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Central Florida Future, Vol. 29 No. 19, October 29, 1996
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Recommended Citation "Central Florida Future, Vol. 29 No. 19, October 29, 1996" (1996). Central Florida Future. 1404. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1404 • entra{ {orida uture VoL. 29 • No. 19 SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA SINCE 1968 OcT. 29, 1996 • . 'Big City Knights' highlights homecoming attack • INSIDE by ABBEY MORROW Games committee director Asst. news editor Kerri Baranoski hopes for a large • ~ws student turnout. Police Beat Homecoming events and Campus organizations all this year's Big City Knights kick have a chance to act out Thursday, pg.3 Oct. 31 with Skit Night, at 8 p.m. • off Oct. 26-Nov. 2 . Student arrested for Tuesday Knight Live fea in the UCF Arena. Friday's events begin with DUI after weaving, tures the juggling antics of Bill Fry, and the comedy of John a pep rally by the reflection pond and throwing a trail of Pinette, whose stand-up routine at 3 p.m., and concJude with the bottles out of his car has graced· the small screen on homecoming concert at 8 p.m., at . window. such shows as A&E's Evening at the UCF Arena. The following acts • the lmprov. Both Fry and Pinette are scheduled to appear: Stabbing will perform in the Student Center Westward, Dishwalla, The Re _1eatures Auditorium at 8 p.m., Oct. 29. freshments, Ash, Drill and Chalk • Homecoming's purpose is Farm . Movie Reviews intended for "everyone to have The concert is free with a pg.9 fun and to promote UCF as a valid UCF ID card. whole," said Jessica Allison, CAB Saturday, the Golden Homecoming Director. Knights battle the Illinois State "Game$ on the Green" will Redbirds at the Citrus Bow 1, at 4 p.m. Prior to the game, the home • puto/SOILEAU be held Wednesday, Oct. 30 all Activities galore give something to cheer about as UCF day. Garnes include human bowl coming parade will take place prepares to celebrate 'Big City Knights' Homecoming 196. ing, d.unk tank and more. downtown at 11 a.m. • Judge outlines hazards, consequences of hazing Arnold is pumped for by JENNIFER LINDSTROM In his presentation Crane told stories about fraternities and so action in.Eraser Asst. news editor • rorities in which these crimes lead · to death and severe injury to col It seems that the safest place lege students. His intent was to REM's Road Movie for college freshmen should be in open the eyes of the Greek students • a campus fraternity or sorority pg. 10 here at UCF so that they can pre house. According to re'tired Judge vent these issues from becoming a Mitch Crane, who spoke to nearly factor on campus. • Stipe and company 60 Greek students last Thursday chronicle life on recent One gruesome story told was at the Wild Pizza, Greek houses about a student at the University of Monster tour in their have become one of the most dan Colorado who played a game in • new video . gerous places throughout the coun which he had to answer questions try. about the history of that chapter. "In order to make Greek life For every answer that was incor- • Sports possible, the way it is supposed to . rect he would have to take a shot of be, we need to eliminate what is vodka. The student ended up tak giving it the perception that many Golden _Knights ing 24 shots in a 30 minute period. • people unfortunately see: alcohol His alcohol level was 0.6, and he pg.12 abuse, hazing, violence and pate died from the alcohol poisoning. rape," said Crane, a former Dis "Students in fraternities and t~i.ct Governor of Sigma Phi Epsi 0 lon. se.e HAZING, page 3
• Premeds probe opportunities through national organization by JENNIFER LINDSTROM 1950, it has served nearly 30,000 sors programs and services such In addition to shadowing the Asst. news editor members including more than as educational films, book and in- hospital/medical environment, stu- • 1,500 premedical students . strument co-op and guest speak- dent-run projects are also carried The American Medical Stu- It is the largest and oldest ers from t.he medical field. out at the local level. AMSA mem- dent Association (AMSA) serves independent medical student as- Guest speakers from sources bers participate yearly in the The Golden Knights such as medical school admission • as a stethoscope for future UCF sociation in the nation. AMSA na- American Heart and Cancer Asso- lost a heartbreaker to physicians to hear the pulse of the tionwide is a grass-roots organiza- committees and practicing physi- ciations' Walk-a-Thons, respec- the Georgia Tech medical career. Through AMSA, tion with local chapters at almost cians have participated in AMSA' s tively. goal to aid in educating pre-med Yellow Jackets these students get a head start on every medical school in the coun- Students can also work in • try and premedical chapters at many students. Representatives from the community as teachers and Saturday afternoon in their medical training as well as grow into a well-informed group universities. around the country have come to advocates of health promotion and Atlanta. The Golden of dedicated future physicians. "Being involved in AMSA speak about what the in 'sand out's disease prevention. In a program • Knights came close to AMSA is a pre-med stu- has generally given me an oppor- of the application process to medi- called Health Outreach, the stu- posting an upset, but dent organization that was de- tunity to find out about the admis- cal school is like, as well as about dent members take part in an inter- fell short in the 27-20 signed to aid college students as sion process into medical school as technology and disease preven- active educational project in which • they begin their journey toward a weJI as provide the chance for me tion . they visit public schools in · Or- GT win. career in medicine. Currently, the to participate in projects related to With medical school being lando, and promote HIVI AIDS organization has 50 members and the medical field," said Jon Dreier, one of the most competitive pro- awareness and other disease pre- • has been an active part ofUCF for public relations officer of AMSA . grams in the country, AMSA pro- vention. In this issue: the past five years. The members of AMSApar- vides UCF students exposure to · As a cornerstone of AMSA, the industry and oppmtunity for News 1-4 The UCF chapter of AMSA ticipate in various local chapter, the organization has a comprised -. is a part of a national association, regional and national activities re- active involvement in the local list of 19 issue-oriented Task Classifieds 5 with a 45-year history of serving fleeting their pursuit of premedical region. AMSA students can vol- Forces and Standing Committees. Ol!inion 6-7 the needs of physicians in train- education. With the support from unteer at Orlando Regional Hos- the national office, AMSA spon- pital and/or Winter Park Hospital. SH AMSA, page 3 Features 8-10 ing. Since AMSA was founded in Sports 11-12 Visit the Central Florida Future in cyberspace at http://www.gdi.net/cff /cff.html
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0\ '°0\ • ~ 0\ N • -+->u 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The Central Florida Future • Oct. 29, 1996 • 3 .. DUI charges lead to valued at $80, a Florida driver's kicking, screaming license, and school books valued A 19-year old male was at $250. • charged and arrested for DUI on Oct. 22. An officer noticed the • A lap top computer was reported stolen from the new UCF defendant's vehicle swerving in bottles being thrown out of the Incidents Reported Communication building con • and out of his lane. The officer vehicle. The officer stopped the • It was reported on Oct. 19 struction site on Oct. 15. The lap pulled over and approached the vehicle. When the officer ap that a car stereo was stolen from a top is valued at $1800. vehicle. Alcoholic beverages could proached the vehicle he could gold Saturn parked at UCF. The • be smelled from within the car. smell akoholic beverages in the stereo was a Clatoon cd player, • It was discovered on Oc Sobriety tests were conducted, and car. There were Ice House beer model #6540. It has an estimated t. l 5 that someone tried to break the defendant was arrested for DUI. bottles laying on the front and rear value of $270. into a TV NCR cabinet in the Busi While the defendant was being floors of the vehicle. The driver's • was charged and arrested for DUI ness Administration building, transported to the Orange County eyes were glassy and bloodshot, on Oct. 20. An officer observed • A student parking decal, room 220. The metal cabinet that Jail, he was crying, yelling and and he swayed as he walked when the defendant drive his vehicle #D29350, was stolen from a g~een holds the TV NCR was damaged cursing at the officer. the officer asked him to step out of • through a stop sign. The defendant Ford Bronco on Oct. 18. on the top and bottom corners. thecar. Theofficerconductedfield also drove his vehicle over a curb sobriety tests and the driver was 99 bottles of beer on the while making a sharp turn. The • It was discovered on Oct. •On Oct. 14 a drawing table arrested for DUI. His vehicle was road... 99 bottles of beer... officer pulled over the vehicle and 18 that a truck, parked at the Lake was stolen from the Education • released to a sober passenger. A 20-year .old male was asked the defendant to step out. ~laire Apartments, was broken building, room 137. The table is charged and arrested with DUI on His face was flushed, and he had into. Stolen from the truck were valued at $.5'7 l. Officer curbs reckless • Oct. 20. The defendant was in his glassy and bloodshot eyes. Sobri 12-14 compact discs valued at$ l 0 vehicle with several other passen DUI student ety tests were performed and the each, a pair of Oakley sunglasses -Compiled by Michelle Abram gers when an officcrobserved beer An 18-yearold male student driver was arrested for DUI. valued at $135, Timberland boots Students keep pulse on medicine Former judge urges end to Greeks killing Greeks AllSA, from page 1 their goals together. Activities HAZING, from page 1 nizations on campus because they home, or someone who pressures • that the members have planned create higher standards. a pledgee to accept physical vio- These committees focus on include Canoeing, Bowling, Vol- sororities say 'that will never hap- According to Crane, kill- lence because every pledgee be- areas that will help students be- Ieyball games and many commu- · pen here', but the reality is that it ing and permanently injuring stu- fore him endured it as part of come better ·acquainted with the nity services projects and activi- does happen, and hopefully stu- dent pledges was never the focus initiation." field as well as create student sup- ties. dents can get the message that of a Greek organization, but it is It is a statistic now that al- port networks to help them de- "AMSA has given us guid- these horrible cases can be pre- becoming a common perception most every Greek life hazing in- velop their own skills. ance, networking and exposure to vented, " said Crane. of these organizations as a result jury, rape or death is alcohol- A few of these nationwide the medical field," said Kristin Crane spoke about what he of fatal hazing incidents. related. Crane urged the students committees include: AIDS, Inter- Dalton, an AMSA newsletter edi- had learned from being a member He tried to point out that at UCF to make the necessary national Health, Nutrition and pre- tor. "We are active in both the of a fraternjty, that the main idea is trust is not only very important in changes in their chapters to make ventive Medicine and Computers community and local hospitals, and that you learn about life, commit- Greek life, but often where some- sure that they won't become a in Medicine. with our commitment and dedica- ment, dedication, brother/sister- times these problems occurs. He number in these statistics, and to AMSA also participates in ti on our mem hers' chances of get- hood, trust and friendship in the explains, "Trust is a matter of assume the worst and make sure social activities, so that the mem- ting accepted into medical school Greek system. 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Ac- Happy Hour 7:30 am - 7:30 pm cording to chairperson, Stephanie University researcher OFFICIAL WALLY'S MAP Langston. The committee hopes patents algae inhibitor c Campus Every Day Great Bar & Packaged to Go to raise $10,000 by August 1997. A coating developed by a =i. Celebrate your 21.st Birthday at Wally's Proceeds will go towards scientist at the UCF solar energy ~ beautification of the new Student Q· l--4_3_6 _____, r./) research center makes sunlight an Union scheduled to open in 1997. ally in tasks that can range from ~ c; WALLY'S "We hope this project will 0 MILLS AVENUE LIQUORS improving the taste of municipal 896-6975 promote spirit and build unity drinking water to keeping swim- Mills Ave. amongst classmates," Langston 1001 N. MILLS AVE. ORLANDO, FL ming pools algae-free. A'''-~.. said. "TheSeniotClassGiftgives Dr. Clovis Linkous, a re- 5 blocks north of Colonial Drive us (seniors) an opportunity to (Hwy. 50) on Hwy. 17-92 search associate at UCF's Florida • make a lasting, tangible on our Solar Energy in Cocoa, has been university. We are leaving a awarded U.S. patent 5518992 for legacy for all future students." a preparation of nontoxic chemi- Graduating seniors donat- cals that react with sunlight to kill ing $25 or more to the Senior algae. Class Gift project will receive a The preparation can be UCFseniorclass T-shirt, a senior mixed with cement, paint or poly- class s·port bottle, as well as in vi- mer bindings and then applied to tations to special senior class surfaces exposed to sunlight to events. inhibit algae growth. The Senior Gift committee According to Linkous, the members are; Rico Brown, Eu- preparations of titanium oxide or University Floral & Gift Shoppe is under new gene Manselle, John Trollinger, tungsten, inhibit algae growth by _ Trisha Fehling, Brian Dornbusch, as much as 2/3, greatly reducing management at the University Palms Shopping Center, Christine Largent, Brian the need for toxic and bad-tasting 4250 Alafaya Trail, Suite 124; (407) 366-1177 Glossman, Stephanie Langston chlorine commonly used in swim- and Elliot Carter. ming pools and municipal water Commfrtee members will supplies. Ruth Banks is the new manager, and Bernadine Hull attend various campus events to When added to concrete raise money and encourage se- mixtures, the preparation also can continues as chief floral designer. nior. class spirit. 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Impress your family, -letters Annoy your friends' and Baffle your enemies with: From · Pretentiou;·s ·Readers v ' o~a · b , ularyr The NWO responds ... ! exculpate '" (ek-skull-PATE)- v: Hello there Mr. Roseman, _ 'J 1.To free frorn blame. " example. ' cont. from last week: First of all, let me thank you ~ J 0 E: Okay, maybe you ·· highly on noticing us. I found your ~ didn't leave the cefrigerator story quite entertaining. Now, consider doo·r liex'culpate ing we could just let you think we're a open. you. ,. bunch of dumb wrestling fans and call ~ , W f LL,: ' lsn'~t that going to ·· it a day, we've decided to come forward ~, hurt? ~ ; , , ... ·. · .. . to you. f ' ,JQJ;,-: '':Youreally·,a.re .stupid,· Notice we did no damage to i·, aren',f you? >_ . . . i ... any p[Operty, as stated in the Golden Rule. We don't feel like getting sus pended, and frankly we feel graffiti would be against our cause. f UCF? Why do you always give ...-e the run-aroui'ld? It all started this past Septem ber. I noticed a multitude of signs up on Picture this: you are coming out :~- . . .~ - ~ campus. All these signs had Macintosh of a late night lab, excited to be going home supporting propaganda on them. I and you walk out to your vehicle to find a ~·'t:ft~S:j myself payed no concern at first, until I boot on your tire. There is nothing cowboy noticed they grew in number. Signs about this baby. It's big, yellow, obvious were placed on every billboard, but we and embarrassing as hell. In addition to the started becoming concerned when signs boot, there is a large note on the window tion" (ahem). This is where the fun really hear me, Sir, I am not a hardened criminal, were torn down. People were advertis telling you your car has been booted. (duh?) · began. We went to the station/window. I am I didn't kill ,rape, murder, abuse or rob any- ing for legitimate causes, yet they're The note tells you how to proceed. Okay, standing in front of the glass starring at , one. I didn't get a pm, didn't cause a pub events seemingly weren't good enough time to fess up, this is the true story of what Officer W. Higgins walk back and forth lic disturbance and I didn't hurt anyone. All for the MAC guy. happened to me last Thursday night. The from the computer to the printer. Com I did was park in an undesignated space so It got worse when I noticed note said the boot was put on at 5 :45. In pletely ignoring me, I press the buzzer, .and I could attend class on time. You are get people in the halls ripping these ~igns order to get the boot off you need to con he puts his hand up as if to signal me to ting 150.00 bucks out of me for no work, down, sometimes shedding them and tact parking services, which conveniently · wait. Okay I think, what's another 5 min so I think you could show me a little re leaving them up. Yet, the next day, back closed at 6. I got to my car at 6: 15. So, I utes? A while later he comes to the win spect as a student and as ·a person." In one they were taped up, and other signs called my roommate to come pick me up. dow and stands there, so I.start talking. I swift movement Officer Bill Higgins, who around it tossed in the trash. I felt this While I waited for her, I called the 'ever so tell him my story, he says "Okay it's may I remind you, I am paying as a tax was immature and childish. So, .high on busy' UCFPD. The phone was answered $145.00." I was hoping to fight, or cry or payer, turns the volume down and turns off Mt. Dew, I decided to do something. I by officer Bill Higgins. Bill told me he'd whine or beg to get the price down, but I the speaker system. I guess he didn't like grabbed a marker and NWO'd signs. send a cop out to talk to me. I didn't want didn't think W. Higgins was in the mood, what I had to say. This is where the idea for You will notice, all NWO'd signs are to talk, I want to get my car back, Bill told at this point neither was I. I slid the check the article came into play. I did get my re the MAC ones, take a closer look, me I owed $145.00 in tickets, and until I through the slot and waited for him to print ceipt and I got the boot off my car, but 3 you'll see. paid them I wasn't getting my car back._Not . my receipt. No such luck. He went back to hours and $145.00 later. There is a 2 fold reason as to the nicest man I had ever..s.p.oken to, but I his ,busy job of pulling paper out of the I realize, that I am taking a risk why we choose NWO. One, the NWQ just wanted to go home. My roommate printer. every time I park. in a facuily spot. How on TV is famous for spray painting showed up before the cop (big surprise). At this point my roommate and I ever, as each and every one of the 27,000 wrestlers with NWO. Thus tagging We waited in her car, at 6:50 still no cop. were laughing, I just paid this man 145.00 students here can empathize with me, there them, a common practice for street for basically nothing and h~ was ignoring is nothing more frustrating then paying $60 gangs, such is the NWO. Second, the I called the UCFPD again. Since me. I wasn't getting my car. I wasn't get bucks for a decal, slapping it on your win multitude of signs, the destruction of this is such a highly fast paced and profesr ting my receipt. I wasn't even getting any dow, then still having to run around like other signs, it looked like a New World sional establishment, Bill Higgins answered attention. I was however, getting eaten alive · hamsters in a cage trying to get a spot. If Order of MAC users. I figured I'd do the phone yet again. I told him that I was by the mosquitoe~ o:itside. So I am trying this should ever happen to you (which I them a favor and point it out to every the girl with the red blazer (now you all desperately to get this man to talk to me. hope it doesn't), remember, be weary of one else. know), and I was waiting for the cop. He Finally I place my mouth about I inch from officer Higgins, he has the vDlume control So is this about wrestling? No. said, "Look, we are. dealing with a situa the microphone and I say "I know you can in his hand! . I happen to know people in the busi tfon here, and I will get one out A.S.A.P. ness, thank you. I know it's fake. My " ... all right then'. .. What kind of situation?, friends tagging the signs with me know I thought...maybe someone stole a pencil -central Florida FutureM it's fake. lt's two wrongs not making a from the library, or they found another © 1996 Campbell Communications, Inc. right, that's how I see it. Again, ph~ase Publix milk crate in a dorm room. Still I 11875 High Tech Ave., Suite 250, Orlando FL, 32817 notice the only signs tagged are the waited. After a third phone call to Officer News Staff Business Staff MAC ones, so everyone else is per Higgins, the policeman §'hows up. I tell the fectly safe. If someone other than us cop my situation he says, "There is noth (407) 823-8054 ext 27 (407) 823-8054 ext 21 c starts NWOing other things we will ing we can do for you, that is parking ser Fax: 823-9495 Fax: 823-9495 agree to stop, out of that person's vices deal. I don't know why they called Managing Editor ...... Denise Cullen Publisher...... Steve Norris stupidity. me ," well neither did I. News Editor ...... Ryan Anderson Associate Publisher·-·········· Don Bates Say we stand for Jolt Cola, Great. It's already almost 8 p.m., Sports Editor ...... Tim Springer Advertising Mgr .... Don Bates Jr. (x 22) orange circus peanuts and Cadberry and I didn't care if they called Winnie the Features Editor ...... Dean G. Lewis Business Mgr ...... Ben Thomas (x 23) Creme eggs. We don't care. We basi pooh. I just wanted my car back. So Mr. Opinion/Autos Ed .... David Swartz Jr. Distribution Manager••..•...... Jon Evans cally will stop after the MAC sign guy Big Shot Policeman, calls Mr. Big Shot 19 Web Editor...... Michael Scamehorn Classified Manager...... Brook Bennett stops ripping down other signs or year old parking services man. Parking ser- Photo Editor ...... Bruce Soileau Sales Rep ...... Matt Spalding putting his up, whichever comes first. . vices man asks me to follow him to the "sta- Copy Editor ...... Tracy Webb Long after the NWO. I mean if you Production Mgr ...... Pete Matchett prefer we could write Attica or Turk Staft'Writers...... Brook Bennett, Jeff Dethuin, Brian Gajewski, Samantha Kates, 182. Are you ST ED Ken Jackson, Jennifer Lindstrom, Michelle Martinez, Tony Mejia and Amy Wandel If you need to get a hold ~ f us, post a sign on the boards. We'll keep about something? Opinions expressed in The Central Florida Future are those of the newspaper or its individual columnists and not necessarily those of the university administration or Board of Regents. Mailed letters must be typed looking up ~like Star Hust~er). and include the author's signature, major and phone number and letters are subject to editing for space and Write it down & grammar and become property of the newspaper. E-mailed letters should include the author's name and WCW forever baby ! :) major. The Central Florida Future is a free campus newspaper published twice weekly in the fall and spring. The New World Order send it in. Campbell Communicatio.ns is not associated with the University of Central Florida. Single copies arc free; additional copies may be purchased at the Future offices for $.50 each, • • 0 Will we ever learn to accept unfortunately male-dominated society • } people for who they are? :- •·. [because in a female dominated one, the world would probably be a better place] the view of the men out there is one that • prevails. Most guys are brought up to be all macho and to make comments about There have been a lot of things Or maybe it was just intimida- entered into his relationship, had been women, and anything threatening the way • shaking up our world today. Everglades tion? some of out closest friends and confidants they're brought up is an object of fear for anti-pollution laws are up for election, as There are other forms of intoler fo[ the past four years. them. Curiously enough, they all think is Ross Perot. UCF is in division I-A foot ance in the world. One of the most wide You never think it can happen to that it's the most exciting thing in the • .ball. David Lee Roth is out of Van Halen spread is the intolerance of a parking spot you. You never believe that one of your world to be able to watch two women to (again). But there's one thing going on that isn't right up front. It's kind of funny, friends will become homosexual or bi gether. I figure that "the pot calling the that no one seems to be addressing. It's really. I've seen people circle a lot like sexual, until it happens. And what would kettle black" is an appropriate cliche probably out of fear, but what else is new? sharks, waiting for a close spot. Most of you do? I chose to make it a n_on-issue. here, don't you?) • It has come to my attention that the time, by the time they've found a spot That's not how most people treat I recently read an article, in a there are a growing number of homosexu they could have pa·.-ked farther away, done it, however. Most of them will .ostracize physiology textbook of all things, about als in the world. Let me say right now their shopping and their friend immedi how a group of scientists are trying to • that I do not condemn them, and that I been back to their car. ------ ately. Sure, everyone prove homosexuality is a biological issue, personally have no problem with, them. But we are a lazy so- will be reading this that it's a defect in people, an~ that it can What I am addressi~g here is the simple ciety, and we are intol My friend's change and saying, "No, not be corrected, or at least detected and • issue of intolerance. erant of not befog right me. I'm not like that." avoided in the ~arly years of life. I find The intolerance issue is some there when we get out in lifestyle doesn't But you're wrong. I've that to be the biggest load of male cow thing that has been plaguing the human of our cars. seen it happen, and excrement since the movie Airplane II • race as a whole for most of its existence. The last form bother me. It both I'm not happy about it. (that's BS, for those of you intolerant of And it's not always quite this widespread, of intolerance that I No matter how much euphemisms). Sexual preference is a either. People that·I know are ostracized want to talk about is ers a lot of others, 'you deny it, it's still choice that is made, not something one is for hundreds offeasons, be it for the way that of our growing however. going to happen, and born with. Our own intolerance, and our they look, the way they talk, the way they homosexual popula there's not a damned own fear of the unknown, is funding this act or even their sexuality. It really both tion. One of my best thing you can do about research. We're .afraid that maybe, just maybe, the homosexuals have the right ered me a great deal when I went to work friends is bisexual, and ------ it except prevent it. on Sundays at my temple back home. was recently in a rela- Preventative idea, and that we've been doing it wrong There was one little girl in my class that tionship with a very medicine. The reason kids get the polio 'all these year§. These scientists are do most of the other kids wouldn't play with nice guy. He has come to this decision vaccine when they're kids. The reason we ing research on human fear. Not con • because she wasn't "perfect" like they for reasons that I don't know and, frankly, all go to the doctor and the dentist: The sciously, of course, but for those of tis were. She had a problem that impaired I don't care why. But he has been my reason we see hundreds of videos in the who can read between the lines and infer her fine motor control. She wasn't a leper friend since we were in first grade, and a first 12 years of school about drinking and the reasoning, it's perfectly clear. Until • or a carrier of some exotic disease. So simple change in life-style doesn't bother driving, drugs and sex. Curiously, there there is clear empirical eviden~e proving why did my students nev,er want to play me. aren't too many videos about intolerance that homosexuality is a genetic "defect," with her? It bothers a lot of others, how and its prevention. Strange, folks? I will believe that it is a choice, a choice • The problem is getting way too ever. He told me, in his last letter, that (On a side note, I have a curious made by people who aren't afraid of in widespread for my liking. I was ostra he's getting mixed reactions from our question for those people out there who tolerance. cized a bit in high school myself; I'm not friends. Some of them accept it, like my are intolerant of homosexuals, especially Maybe if we ~ere more like our a perfect physical specimen, and the grad self and the closer members of our little the men who are. Why is it that it is "dis homosexual friends, the ones who are not • ing system said that I was a smart kid. I coven back home. More of them, how gusting" and "immoral" for two men to afraid of who they are, the world would know a lot about computers. For that, ever, don't. About half have ostracized be in love with each other, but it is be a bit better off. more than just a few people were afraid him. Quite a few of them are friends of "kinky" and "exciting" for two women? , Naah. We're too afraid to try. • of me . ours who, until he made this decision and What's the difference? Simple. In our Welcome to the 21st century. • . . • • BACK IN BLACK UCF HOM~COMINO WEEKEND Come out to THE FRAT HOUSE this Friday night November 1~ for the biggest Homecoming Pregame Party EVER! • That is this Friday November 1 at THE FRAT HOUSE on East Colonial, I block west of Alafaya: FEATURING $200 WET TEE SHIRT CONTEST They'll be Drink Specials & Special Guests. Discounts all night with UCFNalencia Student ID's After partying all night, come out Saturday at noon to the Citrus Bowl AKA "The Dungeon" to the biggest Tail Gate Party EVER. The'll be plenty of FOOD and BEER. HOLDUP! After the Knights Eat the Illinois State Redbirds for lunch, Come out to ~hr 1.linight ( ' ACROSS 1 Certain student 60 Ill humor 5 Accused 61 Bridge support 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 10 Adult deer 62 Shopping place 14 A Guthrie 63 Actress Markey 14 15 Martini item 64 "_looking at you" 17 16 Top-notch 65 Termini 17 Ashen t 20 18 Gentleman's DOWN 41 Skirt feature gentleman 24 l Sleeveless garment 42 Phillipine native 19 Climbing plant 2 Not written 44 Slid over a vowel ' 26 27 28 20 Rubber band 3 A Fitzgerald 45 Constraint 22 Entertained 4 Serves a sentence 34 47 Succinct 24 Small fastener 5 Tyro 48 Lane of song 37 25 Operate 6 Alas and_! 49 Control strap 26 Shortage of food 7 Wire measure 50 Indonesian island 40 29 Kind of job 8 Always 51 Not commo'n 9 Inhibited 43 34 Muslim priests 53 Persian Gulf land 35 Academic garb 10 Learned one 54 Rope 36 Bounder 11 Work 55 Insects 37 Put on board 12 English queen 58 Mongrel 38 Lessened difficulty 13 Turned right 56 39 _Xiaoping 21 Thrashes (Chinese leader) 23 Courage 60 40 Greek letter 26 _mignon 41 Driving hazard 27 Valuable violin 63 42 _code 28 Word of address • 43 Eternal 29 Takes a stance 1996 Tribune Media.Services 45 Searches for water 30 Encourage in crime 46 Actress Ullmann 3 1 Cake decorators 47 Veer 32 Cleric's house • 1JllJVJt T.AL~· 48 Referee 33 Rims ' There is nothing like the sight of an amputated spirit. 52 X-rated works 35 Norma and Charlotte 56 Necklace part 38 Nick-of-time hour There is no prosthetic for that •.• '' 57 Mother-of-pearl 39 Computer glitch -AIPacino 59 Press result Scent ofa Woman (1992) see THE ANSWERS, page 10 < CramThiS! 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Reception .Five CoUNe Moo.I ~ ,p' • This week, 1•o toys aro Oae4 '" tow1e Ar1elo llox•s •Is #t1tselos lor t•• world Aloe Baldwl1t swoats a pi.ddl• TOY STORY (Disney) Graduate Programs: Voices by Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles -Master of S(:ience in Management- • directed by John Lasseter -Master of Pubic Administration- **** (out of four) -Master of Science in Counseling & Psychology- • Toy Story is the first ever feature length computer-a~imated film . -M.P.A. in Health Care Administraion- That fact, along with the Disney label, should have been enough to guarantee its success. Fortunately, the filmmakers didn't stop there. Much has been written about the making of this newest Disney The TSU Advantage! • treat. In these computer-savvy times, everyone wants to know how many megabytes it took to make Buzz Lightyear fly. Sure the film is a technical • Degree completion obtainable in as little as one year marvel, and much of its charm is in its fresh look. 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Al 13 • 1151 Grace Hopper Ave. Orlando, FL 32813-8410 • Buzz and Woody duke it out in Toy Story courtHy/DISNEY ERASER (Warner Bros) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams, James Caan • directed by Charles Russell I ** (out of four) I I I Arnie plays an agent in the Federal Witness Protection Program hired · to protect Vanessa Williams, who stumbles onto a sinister plot involving some really bad guys, including James Caan. What the hell Caan is exactly doing in this picture is beyond belief, yet I can imagine the old guy's just about history in Hollywood these days. Eraserrefers to what Arnie actually does. He "erases" all traces of the subject's past. Vanessa, in order to live, finds out the hard way. The bad guys catch on early, and the chase begins . • This mildly amusing thriller closely resembles earlier Amie flicks like Commando and Re.d Heat: light and inane action blow-ups that don't give • the big guy much room to act. For vintage Arnie, go rent both Terminator pies, or see his other collaboration with sci-fi genie James Cameron in True Lies. •Dean G. Lewis • HEAVEN'S PRISONERS (New Line) Alec Baldwin, Mary Stuart Masterson, Eric Roberts directed by Phil Januou *1/2 (out of four) • One of our five Baldwin brothers gets himself caught up in the Big Easy spice of Louisiana's bayou country in Januou's misguided slosh fest, Heaven's Prisoners. Alec Baldwin plays a cop who retires to the peaceful swamps in hopes of a new life. Things go out of hand when he witnesses a suspicious plane crash. The pie's full of twisted plots, political ploys, murdered corpses, steamy sex, and oh. Eric Roberts . • Fonner MTV director Januou should go back to his days when State of Grace was playing in multiplexes. Or better yet, go farther back to find his chronicle of U2's Rattle and Hu111 tour. All these titles arc already • on video. •Lou Nead Other new releases: Moll Flanders, A11ne Frank Remembered, The Adventures of Pinocchio 10 • The Central Florida Future • Oct. 29 1996 On the road with R.E.M.' s new concert film by STEPHEN UNGER concert, R.E.M. couldn't have picked Staff writer a better song than "It's the End of the World as We Know It, (And I Feel Road Movie arrives in the fall along with her Fine)." counterpart - Ne w Adventures in Hi-Fi . She leans The songs are nice Iy choreo on the shelf at your local music store in a bright graphed with the songs' beat. It is yellow box. especially noticeable in "It's the End Road Movie is a film from R.E.M' s Monster tour. It of the World." The scene switches to follows the band performing on stage. The 90-minute film is each of the band members and the edited to perfection. The images are crystal clear, while the crowd before the end of the song. sound is excellent. Throughout all nineteen songs you feel as There is, however, one flaw in if you have been beemed down to the concert's front row. Her the movie. The group left out one of texture fills the air with a sense of hype. At first, I expect the their best songs, "Drive." I feel that the movie to rush into the first melody. Instead, it begins and ends tour would have been a stronger show from a fan 's point of view. if they included it. Unlike the rest of the Road Movie was first premiered at the Edinburgh Film songs, it is performed entirely differ Festival in Scotland. Most of the songs are from the 1994 ent live than from its version on Auto Monster album. Four songs were composed during the tour, matic. and the rest represent the band's past albums. R.E.M. takes time out for a snapshot courtesy/WARNER BROS Michael Stipe comes out in the first For tour film lovers and R.E.M. fans, I recommend this song, "I Took Your Name", wearing a long · as a top spot on this Christmas' shopping list. R.E.M. defined coat, with a hockey jersey tied around his waist. the word "tour" in the 8bs, and it is a great opportunity to see His sunglasses reflect the lights from above. them live. They 're not expected to go on tour for another two They make this song enjoyable even for those years, so this will be your only chance to catch a glimpse of t > who have not heard it before. them live for awhile. The fourth song is represented by Hi THE ANSWERS, from page 8 Fi 's mysterious sound: "Undertow."Itsounds STA Travel is the world's largest really interesting Ii ve-a bit faster and in more control ." travel organization specializing Three songs are taken from Automatic in low-cost travel for students. for the People (1992). "Find the River" is performed brilliantly, and it sounds like the • St11cl1•111 ,\ 11· 1";i 1·1•s •JI ) C:; 1rrls & version from the album. They use no drums, just a tambourine, and they use a violin. After • l l111111·st 11 I l ist., Jtl 1 t!s watching this song, the mind becomes truly • J·:llrnil l 'ass1•:; • :\l"UllllCI i llf' Worlrl • l' ( u c ·F Sunday November 10 at the University of Central Florida Orlando's Sand VolleybaH! first annual in-line skating event! 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"Three or four years ( out punch, but it stung UCF and put support of the young UCF football getting stung, but almost paid the countless, unsolicited compliments from now.we might be going on the them on the ropes. Trailing 20-6 in squad made their presence felt pre, price for judging the competition after the game.- And the UCF back road and coming home with [wins) the third quarter, backup quarter during and post game. before taking the field. ers that made the trip saluted their and playing in bowl games. Our back Jason Thorpe (20 of 35 179 After the Washington touch- "I don't think their coach had warriors as they left the.field. Chants fans have a lot to look forward to." It's not about winning ... It's about what if by DALE WILLIAMS about the ways that we walked "You don't get any kudos for n1 he lns1 he Coqtributing writer away with class. coming close." Through the first five road The words of the exhausted, As a spoken words man once games of our virgin D-I season, yet accomplished McDowell de Head Coach Gene McDowell has faced criticism for replacing said, "Itdon'tmatterwhereyou're we hoped to last four quarters fined the bittersweet 27-20 loss to Culpepper with Thorpe in previous games. ·going, if you don't know how to with these bigger than I-AA foes. the heavily favored Georgia Tech. get there." We seemed outsized on the line, The NFL prospect Todd I - · "All of my main critics probably realize after today·~ game why I put Thorpe in those games. Today(vs Ga. Tech) theysawwhatThoTM, And as the Division I-A outsized at the corners and Cleveland explains, "We should freshman prance through their ini is capable, of doing. Now I think we can feel confident if~ have to go outsized everywhere else. But on have beatthis team ... Like we should to Thorpe again." tial bigtime dance, the opponents the field, as headcoach Gene have beat so many of these teams." -Gene McDowell joke about the outcome. They con McDowell said, "We have not And according to McDowell sider this "small school" from been outclassed all year." it may not be long before the Florid_a to be a tune-up for their Although this season has 'Whatifs' and 'Should'ves' are gone. The streak of 10 consecutive winning seasons officially ended Florida State's and Florida's. been considered somewhat of an "Give me two more Division I re after the 27-20 loss to Georgia Tech. How important was the streak? Well, this squad seems to be experiment, the Golden Knights cruiting classes. and we heat this "It was vety important for the program as a whole. If we would much more prepared for their level have passed all of the litmus tests. bunch." have had a winning-season this year it wou Id helped recruiting because of cmmpetition than given credit. everyone wants to come to a winning program. But eventually the bridge In South Carolina and New will break if you stand on it too long. " Mexico they played six quarters -Todd Cleveland of upset football. In Atlanta they performed as much like a top 30 team than their Yellow Jacket Quarterback Daunte Culpepper injured his non-throwing competitor's. shbulder in the first quarter after rushing 16 yards to the Georgia "It's always going to be a dogfight with these guys out Tech nine yard line on third and 17. ( ' ''I hurt it (non-throwing shoulder) in the first quarter. It was a there," -Quarterback Daunte terrible feeling, but I had to play through it. I couldn't go in the second Culpepper said. halfand I didn't want to get injected with the medicine so Thorpe stepped Th~ armchair quarterbacks in and did a great job." were much more speculative than -Daunte Culpepper the injured Culpepper, though: "Well, you take away that 96 yard touchdown.and we might < Entering the season the Golden Knight defense was consid of..." One Knight fan said. ered to be the weak point of the UCF football program. Since the "If we just hadn't fumbled season began the defense has continued to play tough against each on the goalline, then ... " Another opponent this season. Still one linebacker is not satisfied. responded. "We gave up two big plays in the second half(vs Georgia Tech) "Yeah, if Todd Cleveland had've played ~he whole game ... " that were crucial in man coverage. We have to come ·u.p with those plays. ( We' re playing okay, but we' re not playing as good as everyone says we So many "What if' s" from the hindsight-head-coaches. are. I think we' re capable ofplaying a whole lot better than what we' re playing." _ Maybe if we had scorect here, or -Nakia Reddick stopped them there ... Naw, Naw, photo/Springer it's not about the close misses. It's The Yellow Jackets squeaked by against the underdog Knights.