Central Florida Future, Vol. 39 No. 122, October 5, 2007
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University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 10-5-2007 Central Florida Future, Vol. 39 No. 122, October 5, 2007 Part of the Mass Communication Commons, Organizational Communication Commons, Publishing Commons, and the Social Influence and oliticalP Communication Commons Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Central Florida Future by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Recommended Citation "Central Florida Future, Vol. 39 No. 122, October 5, 2007" (2007). Central Florida Future. 2035. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/2035 • () FREE • Published Mondays, Wednesda :sand Frida :s www.CentralFloridaFuture.com ·Friday, October 5, 2007 I) Pirate adventure Knights head to East Carolina looking to extend their winning ways -SEESPORTS,A7 ) Medical ci BREAKS GROUN ) More than 500 attended ceremony ROBYN SIDERSKY university's first building. Staff Writer "It doesn't get any better," German said. "It's a celebra UCF officials broke tion of the birth of our med ground Wednesday at Lake ical city." Nona, the planned home of The Burnham Institute for UCF's College of Medicine Medical Research will house NICOLE STANCEL I CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE and a medical city. UCF's' College of Medicine President John Hitt and Student Government Association President Brandie Hollinger are among others who were part of the dirt-turning With more than 500 Cen and the emerging life sciences ceremony at Lake Nona. The event signified the commencement of construction for UCF's College of Medicine and the medical city. ) tral Florida community lead cluster. ers in attendance, College of The site in Lake Nona is The Science and Technol "This is a monumental day Dyer was honored by UCF Medicine Dean Deborah Ger 600 acres and will have an ogy Park will be home to the for the Central Florida com President John Hitt as an hon man used the same silver Orlando Veterans Affairs medical clu5ter that is project munity," Orlando Mayor orary knight. Orange County shovel that UCF's first presi Hospital and the Nemours ed to bring $6.4 billion per Buddy Dyer said. "It's a cata Mayor Richard Crotty and FOOD dent, Charles J.\1illican, used Orlando Children's Hospital year to the Central Florida lyst for all the activity in th.e when he broke ground for the and Research Campus. economy. medical city." PLEASESEE PROJECT ON A6 THAI SAUCE G~USES CHAOS IN LONDON Library AThai restaurant in London cau'sed quite a disturbance Wednesday when passers-by began complaining that a listed as chemical coming from the restaurant was burning their throats. spot for Police dosed down roads, sealed buildings and gave out special gay sex breathing masks in fear of what it · Men's restrooms was.The a place for 'cruising' culprit- the AMANDA WELCH restaurant's Contributing Writer super-spicy chili sauce Robin Chan, a senior called"nam Llbrary technical assistant at ·" prikpao." UCF, entered a third floor rest room that seemed to be empty. After shutting the door of the farthest stall, he realized somebody was sitting very AROUND CAMPUS, Al quietly in the stall next to him. Bicycle·Society to be new Chan noticed the person's VUCF JOINS GIVE KIDS Tara Snodgrass, junior, paints bikes for the RED Bicyde Society. foot was twitching, and then The premise of the society is to have bikes people can share in he saw the person's hand flash 'THE WORLD TODAY communal bike program order to get from dass to dass. The society has 10 bikes so far. underneath the side of the FROM 4 P.M. TO 9 P.M. provide bicycles for · stu to be able to leave my bike project stems from a stall. AMANDA ZIKE It was then that it occurred VUCF will be participating in Give Kids Contributing Writer dents to use on campus. on campus and thought Regions Bank commercial, the World today from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Students would leave the other people must feel this Snodgrass said. In the com to him what the person might Volunteers who are interested must With an expanding cam bike in the nearest rack way too." mercial, people use neon be signaling him for a sexual meet in the Visual Arts Building at 3 pus and limited time to get when they're done for the Freshman Brittany Mar green bikes and then leave encounter, so he got up and p.m. to carpool. The theme of the from one class to another, next person to use. tin agreed with Snodgrass. them for someone else left. event is pirates and princesses. students may soon have an "I ride my bike to cam "I live off campus," Mar when they reach their desti This is not the only report alternative to walking. pus," said Snodgrass, an tin said. "To bring a bike on nation. ed incident of "cruisers," or Tara Snodgrass, a junior education major who lives campus everyday would be Snodgrass is also the sec people meeting for anony LOCAL &STATE, A2 at UCF, is creating a new iri University fiouse off a big hassle." retary of the Outlanders mous gay sex, in the UCF program called The RED campus. "I thought it would Part of the idea for the Club atUCF. Llbrary restrooms. POLICE OFFICER ·sHOT Bicycle Society. be nice The Outlanders Club is , I DEAD IN SUSPECTED The project's goal is to devoted to climbing, hik PLEASE SEE GROUNDS ON A3 ATM ROBBERY ing, camping, canoeing, An off-duty police officer was shot PLEASE SEE PROGRAM ON AS dead at a bank early Thursday, the victim of a suspected ATM robbery, Red Homicide authorities said. Alfred L. Gordon Sr., • an Orlando police veteran, was discovered just before 1 a.m. by an Orange Country Sheriff's deputy. victims' are NATION &WORLD, A4 lives CARGO PLANE CRASHES IN CONGO CAPITAL, honored AT LEAST 19 DEAD EASTSTANDS . JESSICA SUNDAY ) Staff Writer ACargo plane crashed in a residential . 1 1 1~ 16 neighborhood near the main airport in 600 USF tix up for grabs G G~ GP GA. GATE He would have been Congo's capital on Thursday, plowing friends with anyone, even -- " into homes and killing at least 19 Game is second straight sellout for USF No tailgating activi you. people, officials said. Several destroyed ties are allowed. This But for those who were and 13. Those gates are oppo homes near a market were ablaze. MATT MCKINLEY includes, but is not lim closest to him, Michael Staff Writer site of the tower where the ited to, grilling, drinking skyboxes are located. Ruschak was so much more and parking at the stadi than just a forthcoming INDEX TODAY'S Six hundred fortunate, Tickets will be first come, um. and devoted students will first served and limited to charmer. Around Campus 2 WEATHER "Students must park If his Italian "cappy hat" receive a free ticket to the one per person. Students in the designated lots ) Weather 2 did not draw you in immedi sold-out game against the must present their valid UCF and garages that their Local & State 2 ately, his smile certainly University of South Florida ID card. The tickets are for decal allows for on nor Nation & World 4 Oct. 13, courtesy of the Stu Section 329 in Raymond would mal school days," Friends and family have Sports 7 dent Government Associa James Stadium in Tampa. Delanois said. said that anyone who knew Variety 10 SHOWERS tion. "Get there early, as The UCF Police Ruschak knew that he did not Oassifieds 13 LIKELY The ticket giveaway will campers are anticipated," Department will be on deserve to die on Sept. 24 in Sudoku 13 take place at Bright House said Brandon Delanois, the regular patrol and doing Crossword 13 89° 75° Networks Stadium at 7 a.m. Athletics and Traditions HIGH WW Monday, between gates 12 PLEASE SEE FRIENDS ON A3 coordinator for SGA PLEASE SEE USF ON AS Al www.CentralFloridaFuture.com October 5,2007 • ~nmd :Jloriba 1utun • AROUND CAMPUS (tntraf News and notices for the UCF community 11oriba VUCF joins Give Kids the World Volunteer UCF will be par • ticipating in Give Kids the World today from 4 p.m. to 9 1uturt p.m. Volunteers who are inter The Student Newspaper at UCF since 1968 ested must meet in the VISual • Arts Building at 3 p.m. to car UCF political groups discuss Iraq War October 5, 2007 pool. The party has a pirates Vol 39, Issue 122 • 14 Pages and princesses theme. TARA YOUNG The Central Florido Future is the independent, student • Staff Writer written newspaper at the University of Central Florida. Who's Who applications available Opinions in the Future are those of the md1v1dual columnist and not necessarily those of the editorial staff Applications for Who's Who The Student Union's second floor or the Unive~ity administJiltion. All content is property of Among Students are now avail the Central Florida Future and may not be reprinted in part buzzed with political debate on Wednes or In whole without permission from the publisher. able. The honor is given to stu day as College Republicans, College dents who show exceptional Democrats and Students for a Democra NEWSROOM ·. leadership, service and scholas tic Society took center stage to share and 407-447-4558 ' , tic achievement. Student's who discuss their viewpoints on the Iraq War.