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Central Florida Future. 1365. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1365 Daunte Culpepper and company A Knight out on the town .. lead UCF into Division I-A 0-Town style Sports, page 19 Features, page 13 • Central Florida Future" • by DORIS BLOODSWORTH •Attention Stargazers News editor UCF Community gets a chance to view the stars The University of Central Florida will open its doors Aug. 26 at the newly opened to a record enrollment expected Robinson Observatory. to reach 27,300. See page 3 "If Orlando had grown at the same rate UCF had, Orlando would now have a population of 6.4 million-5 million more than they actually have," said director • Survival 101 of public affairs Dean McFall. Three students share Florida's fastest growing tips on how to make the university will continue to be un­ der construction, as it works to most of your first year at meet the growing demands of its college. students. See page 5 The following is an update on some of the buildings sched­ uled to open in the coming aca­ demic year. STUDENT UNION The new student union building has faced many delays but issetto open in January, 1997. Located at the geographic center of campus, the facility will encom­ pass more than 130,000 square feet upon completion. Here is a Enrollment and school spirit are growing at the University of Central Florida. UCF is the sneak preview: fastest growing university in the state. The Knight football team will move into Division I-A. The student union will in­ clude the following: fast food res­ by the first of July. When com­ COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING art television and movie technol­ ' taurants, a pub and gameroom, a pleted, the facility will add 1,324 The Communications Build­ ogy. video rental store, four ATMs, and parking spaces to the UCF cam- ing was dedicated May 1. much 'more. pus. The $14.6 million, two-story Other facilities on the draw­ PAR-KING GARAGE Temporary lots have been facility will be completed by fall ing board include bookstore ex­ A much needed parking ga­ added while construction is in 1997. The 84,000 square foot pansion, a second parking garage and additional student housing. • Extra! Extra! rage is scheduled to break ground progress. building will feature state-of-the- A review of UCF's big­ Pageant will gest headlines from the Ambassadors provide leadership past year. by MICHELLE MARTINEZ tion were selected forthe program. SOAR program. These students will feature three See page 7 News editor Applicants were required to have a be selected on the basis of academic GPA of 3.0 or better, leadership risk. skills and a full-time college status. Ambassadors will be mentors UCF students • The new Knights Ambassa­ The position, open to all students, in the academic as well as social dor program will provide mentors also required that applicants be aspects of college. They will monitor by DALE WILLIAMS for first-time-in-college freshmen juniors and able to attend a sum­ their student's academic progress Staff writer next fall, as well as promote lead­ mer training workshop. throughout the year. ership. The 1 O ambassadors will Ambassadors are required to Jennlfer Alvarez, 22, and "The program was estab­ begin training on June 7, and will attend weekly meetings to choose Becky Dedo, 20, and Laura lished to focus on retention, lead­ receive their first assignment in assignments for that week. Assign­ Templeton have more in common ership and community service," August. Ambassadors will be ments will range from mentoring stu­ than beauty and brains. said Delaine Priest, coordinator, trained in various areas including: dents to participating in community All three women attend UCF academic support services, • Communication skills activities. and will compete for the Miss Multicultural Student Services. • Leadership training skills The KnightsAmbassadorpro­ Florida title on June 26-29. "It was an idea we tossed • Projecting a positive image gram is sponsored by the Division of Alvarez is a voice student of around for a year and we decided •Time management Enrollment and Academic Services, Louis Roney. Last year, she won to move forward with it," During the fall term, ambas­ Academic Development and Reten­ the talent portion of the contest for Cheerleaders ranked 3rd in the Ten of 20 applicants who sadors will pair up with a student tion and Multicultural Student Ser­ non-finalists, as Miss Mount Dora. nation. One of the headlines from applied for an ambassador posi- who participated in the summer vices. This year she is the reigning Miss 1995-1996 school year. Orlando. Dedo won the Miss UCF contest in March. She is majoring in public relations and volunteers Get involtJedJ to help the elderly. The Campus Activities Laura Templeton will repre­ sent Miss Sumter County. Board is currently creating The Miss Florida pageant is the activities schedule for affiliated with the Miss America the fall semester. scholarship pageant. CAB welcomes input from So far, Alvarez said she has won $7,000 worth of scholarships all students. through winning beauty pageants. Call 823-2611 Like Dedo, Alvarez volun­ or teers time to work with the elderly. stop by the CAB office She started a program at UCF called HEART, which stands for or Helping the Elderly and Retired S?ECIAL TO THE FUTURE check out -0ur home page: Today. http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/ Knight Ambassadors for 1996-1997: L to R-- John Randazzo, Jessica Abrew, Chantel The Miss Florida pageant -cab Williams, Ben Lesson, Patrick Clermont, Tonya Mayfield, Seung Hi Xi, Eric Jones and will be held in Orlando at the Bob Dionne B ant. Not ictured is Rodne Kell . Carr Theater. 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Staff writer In August the observatory will Barlow has been working to close temporarily so that the sec­ strengthen the astronomy division • The UCF community can ondary mirror, which bounces light of the physics department since look at the skies through the sec­ from the main mirror back to an December, when she joined the ond largest telescope in Florida eyepiece, can be cleaned. The pro­ UCF faculty. She is a professional due fo the opening of a new obser­ cess is expected to take a month. astronomer and previously worked vatory. According to UCF astronomy at the Johnson Space Center in The Robinson Observatory, professor Dr. Nadine Barlow, the Houston, Texas. Barlow's experi­ located on Neptune Drive (across addition to the university is just the ence includes galaxy and comet • from the UCF police station), is beginning of many plans to make data research. open from sunset until 10:30 p.m. the astronomy and physics pro­ The opening of the .observa- on the following dates for public gram even stronger. - tory marks a two-year combined viewing: "The observatory is an ex­ effort of the university and the Cen­ June 11, June 25, July 9 and cellent way to get students and tral Florida Astronomical Society. July 23. members of the community inter­ Members of the CFLAS found the The observatory first opened ested and excited about as- 26 inch lens in a storage room at the University of Florida where it had remained for two decades. Most colleges in Florida have 14 · ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ inch lens telescopes. Depending on atmospheric conditions, the new UCF telescope will be able to view galaxies, plan­ ets and nebula clearly in the East.