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NICOLE KING the Florida Legislature, but more 6.5 percent increase. • NEWS EDITOR than likely will pass . According to Mayeux, there are "My guess is that the governor's two ways the increase may be Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's budget proposal recommendations will have a lot of accomplished. The universities may released on Feb. 2 cuts the Board of weight with the Legislature. This is pay varying amounts of the increase, We should not tuition bas '' Regents' suggested 10 percent the first time in a long time the gov- some schools may have a larger just role over and risen 24 tuition increase for all Florida uni- emor and the Legislature have both increase than others depending on versities to 6.5 percent. Florida's been Republicans," Kevin Mayeux, how the Board decides it should be take it. There are percent tuition has gone up an aggregate of executive director of the Florida divided. 24 percent over the past three years. Student Association, said. Or, universities could stop charg- much better over the The highest increase the BOR This is also the first time a gov- ing a flat rate for all classes and start solutions ... can ask for in one year is 10 percent. emor has given the BOR the option pricing classes depending on what last three Bush considered the BOR's request, to divide the increase among Florida they cost to provide. Mayeux said -Senator David Siegel years passed in July, and included his own universities. If they choose not to do students may see a financial differ- recommendation in his proposal. so, the increase will be longitudinal Bush's budget must be approved by meaning every school will have a SGA, Page 2 Kaplan offers free graduate practice tests
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Students who want to attend graduate school can take a practice GRE, MCAT, LSAT, or GMAT test for free on Feb. 13 at UCF. SGA candidates Kaplan, a test preparation company, will administer the exams starting at 10 a.m. at the Health and Physics Building take questions (HPB). To sign up, students should call 1-800-KAPTEST or 273-1111. The prac tice tests are recommended to juniors but during forum anyone preparing for graduate school is welcome. SHELLEY WILSON A computer will score the tests and STAFF WRITER students can pick up the results the fol lowing Wednesday. The scoring method Student Government president and vice pres breaks the results into sections telling ident candidates had the opportunity to answer students what areas of the test they need SHELLEY WILSON • questions from UCF students last Thursday dur Top, student body president and vice president hopefuls participated in a candidate forum on to study in order to improve their scores. ing a candidate forum. Thursday to address questions ranging from their qualifications to their plans if elected. People will be available to help students Dr. Tom Huddleston, interim vice president Above, audience members took part in the forum by asking questions of the candidates. interpret their scores and determine how of student development and enrollment services, to study based on their results. mediated the forum and asked each candidate the Jason Moyer runs Kaplan's local cen same questions with a one-minute time limit for age they could increase it. I think it's want to hear. ter and graduated from UCF in 1998. He their responses. The candidates then answered ridiculous that our tuition should be going "I will be in favor of whatever will recommends students take advantage of questions from students in the audience. up that much," presidential candidate keep the tuition down, but students still the free testing services. Their feelings about the Board of Regents' Jaime Halscott said. will only pay a quarter of whatever it "A lot of students typically have proposed l 0 percent tuition increase was one of Darin Patton, also a candidate for costs to attend this university," Patton problems with section four of the LSAT, the topics of discussed at the forum. president, said his thoughts about the "The tuition proposal is the highest percent- increase and may not be what students ACTIVITY, Page 4 TEST, Page 8
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FROM PAGE 1 the larger schools to the community col increase at the lowest level possible. "If leges and restrict access to the four-year the BOR's 10 percent increase is passed, ' The Florida Student Association • ence between taking a chemistry class universities to have them be more selec seniors next year will be paying 36 per reported f?Otential effects to students and an English class. tive." cent more than when they started col by Gov. jeb Bush•s Budget Proposal: Mayeux said he doubted the Board Florida Statutes subsection lege." • would break up the increase for this year 204.209(3)(E), commonly known as the Mayeux is encouraging students and •Tuition to increase 65 percent over the because the budget is due by July 1. 25175 law, states that students can pay no parents to call and write members of the current year, instead of the Board of "Since it is so late in the year, I think more than 25 percent of what it costs to House of Representatives' Education Regent's. proposed JO percent. more than likely everyone will have a 6.5 provide undergraduate education to stu Appropriations Committee and the •The Board of Regents{BOR}Js to be percent increase for this academic year dents. According to Mayeux, the state is Senate's Budget Subcommittee for given ''flexibilfty" in terms of differential and the division will go into effect next currently at 23.5 percent. Education to let them know their feelings ·tuition. year," he said. Piccolo said members of the Florida about the increase. Students may also e •An increase of $61.3 million in state • David Siegel, chair of UCF's Student Association suggested to him that mail legislators by logging on to the (< •• Qpera,flonal f!,tnds for t~~ sta:r ,ynJv~rsJty Organizations, Appropriations and the cost of undergraduate education may FSA's website at www.FSAl.org (Don't system. Finance Committee, said the board's 10 be raised by expanding programs and put a period after this because it screws •$57.2 million j,n lump sum funding is gjven • percent proposal was a bargaining posi increasing funding and hiring programs up the address) *to the .SOR for graduate and uhdergradui tion. to allow room for a tuition increase and Mayeux is also orchestrating a ate education. The formula distributing "I don't swallow this that the universi still be in compliance with 25/75. statewide campaign to send information these.fynqs will be determined by the • ty system is broke," he said. "At this University officials are calling the. to key Student Government members BO~ • · point, my position is no more increases possible increase necessary. across the state to organize the campuses. ·~right Futures Schol.arship Program is until we take a good look at priorities. It's "While increases are never welcome, Siegel suggested students write letters fully fynded witj;} an 'extra $ to milllon in time to say 'Stop the madness.' I'm per resident Florida undergraduates at state to legislators and avoid writing the stan lottery funds to maintain funding for all sonally tired of the increases, it has just university system institutions should dard form letters because "they [legisla , .eligible stucf.e11ts duriilg the 1'99-2000 been going up and up and up. understand that they pay less for their tors] just throw them away." academic year. Bush is expect~d to raise "We should notjust roll over and take education than their counterparts in every Other universities have chosen more the standards to the program next year • it. There are much better solutions than a state except Idaho," Dean McFall, direc creative ways to convey their discontent. to limit etigibility. r~ 6.5 percent increase down from 10 per tor of Public Relations, said .. "Even with At the University of South Florida, •Increased financial aid with .$CJ million cent, 'Oh we should be so happy.'" an increase, students will be receiving students will hold a Ramon Noodle Fest, added · t~ the Florida Stiident;;t\ssis~nce Fred Piccolo, director of more value for their dollar than others sending packets of Ramon noodles along Grants Program, increasing the award to Governmental Affairs, said a possible will receive a_lmost anywhere else." with letters to legislators saying that noo $I, 100 per gualified ~pplican~ explanation for three years of increases is University Provost Gary Whitehouse dles will be the only thing they can afford •Adc!ing $200 million ~o caver Public that Florida's tuition is ranked about 48th agreed with McFall. "Florida's tuition is to eat if the increase is passed. Educational <;::apital Outlay shortfalls, in the nation. Piccolo said the BOR is among the lowest in the country and "Hopefully with this sort of grassroots maki(Jg ~.605.~ million ayailab~~Jor edu(;:a concerned about the state system looking increases are necessary to assure contin · involvement, a smaller hike will be tional faetlities. • cheap in comparison to other U.S. uni ued improvement in the quality of our passed, or they will keep it at the same ; •Adgi~$ $7.5 million to state ttniversities versities and they want to raise costs to education. If the increase is approved, it level," Mayeux said. f,m fotctiticat "M~Jntenan~e needs: plus $20 get tuition to be about the average. will be used wisely and will benefit our The Florida Legislature is expected to rriJJlion in non~recur;dogJunds'"'.to iniRrove • Ultimately, Piccolo said, the BOR student body." decide the matter during its next session ~.fh~t;;~l.itv¢rs, jl~f~rJIJ~~s · .~· wants to "divert what they are getting at Mayeux said he is working to keep the in March and April 1999. :.:.·· • want notes?? • •
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"Compared to other state university term limits, you make continuity harder to Deeb said their ticket's connections to Questions regarding Patton's previous systems, as far as funding goes and the achieve. If someone wants to serve five, six, the students would help carry their adminis administration as student body president in amount of money we pay here, we are get or seven years that's great because we need tration. 1995 arose. There were.questions about his ting the best deal in the nation." that experience in our Senate," Slatton said. "We feel we're in touch with the com alleged cutting of club spending and minor An increase or decrease in the Activity Patrick Dougan and John Deeb are not mon student, not the ones that are in Student ity organizations, which Patton said is a and Service Fee was also a topic addressed in favor of term limits for senators and said Government iight now," he said. "We want rumor. by the candidates. they want to represent the students that they to help the concerns of the common student "I have never made a motion to cut a "I don't really favor an increase, but I feel members of Student Government have and get what they need done." club or an organization. Many minority also don't think a decrease will be doing not been representing. The issue of the organizations had their funding -increased anybody good service," Mike Slatton, a can "We support term possible merger of CAB the year I left office. That was the exact didate for president, said. "If we're not using limits because more and SGA Productions committee I served on," Patton said. "I am the funds every year and the funds roll over students will be getting I don 'f really favor was addressed by all the in favor of funding any organization, minor candidates. The ques ity or otherwise, if it is producing programs for next year that will be fine. Somebody involved and get a feel an increase,'' but I will benefit from the fund next year, but_if of what Student tion of CAB being the that are enhancing student life." you decrease the fee somebody will be cut Government is about. also don't think a original duty and Candidates Slatton and Piccolo were from it." The senators that want decrease will be responsibility of the questioned about their experience for the "I definitely don't favor an increase in to stay can always vol Office of Student job. Neither have served on the Senate. the fee," said presidential candidate John unteer for Student doing anybody Activities was also "I have spent the past three years in Deeb. "There1s a lot of money right now Government because good service. addressed. Washington and Tallahassee lobbying," that's not being spent properly because if it there are plenty of vol "They all work Piccolo said. "I have sat through House of was spent properly there wouldn't be a need unteer opportunities," -Presidential candidate under Student Representative and Senate meetings, includ Mike Slatton to increase the fees at all." Patrick Dougan, candi- Government by receiv- ing here at UCF, so I do know how they're According to presidential candidate date for vice president, ing the Activity and run. I believe that just because you are not Jaime Halscott, a decrease in the fee is not said. Service Fee which is on Senate does not mean you're not quali permitted in the statutes. Huddleston asked the candidates how allocated by the Student Government. l fied to run the Senate." "In the Florida Statutes there's no provi they would foster collaboration between don't think there should be strife between · Students also asked Deeb and Dougan sion for decreasing the Activity and Service faculty, staff, and students of the university these organizations. The bottom line is we how they can serve UCF with little Student Fee. There is only recommendations for an as the first administration of the next rnillen- need to fund good programs," Charlie Lee Government experience. increase," he said. "In a few years we will be nium. said. "We want to take the outsiders approach opening up a multi-million dollar recreation "One of our biggest platform ideas on Halscott and Lee's participation on the and revise the current Student services building that will cost thousands of how to get the University of Central Florida committee for the merger was also ques Government," Dougan said. "We've ana dollars just to run e:'ery year. We're going to .together is bringing in an education and tioned by members of the audience. lyzed the budget and see a lot of funds need an increase eventually." leadership series for each major," -Fred "Whatever is going on between CAB going where they shouldn't be going. The Supporting four-year term limits for sen Piccolo said. "By bringing in leaders from and SGA is going on regardless of me," Student Government now is not as effective ators was a split decision between the candi each field and letting them sit down with the Halscott said. "I'm just a person that sits on for the students as it should be." • dates with two tickets opposing and two majors in that field and work together on a the committee to make sure the merger is Student government elections will be supporting. project will make UCF more known so that smooth. 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Entitlements) Each Activity and Service Fee paying student at the University of Central Florida is entitled to fully participate in the Student Government process including but not limited to voting in Student Government Elections, requesting Activity and Service ICE CREAM Fee funds, and running for any elected office without exception or restriction so long as he/she meets the Receive a lDo/a minimum University of Central Florida requirements as Di5c:aunt with an stated in the UCF Golden Rule and conditions of the 11 11 Student Government Constitution. 1 vated §ticker. February 10, 1999 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future • 5 . The 3 ht Student Senate allot"! To~:0.rr~w's Technology ted $35A4d·on Feb. 4 to nine UCF clubs. The Club$ and Organizations Calt-. Have Your Prints Committe.e~s account contained · only $9.14laccording toe & O Aftl Ove~ It! Chair Chartie"Lee. However, the Senate a. $50,000 bm"g/1w cre0;{.ing ilih01;a/i1 1e software so admnced that there~ is 110 clear out dist~fbµted money f~n1 r~serve competitiq1~~ . 1Jwr$ e:ract/,,,- what we've· done at Citri.'r Pwstems! As the ,accoµnt:.c, The allocaj:ions V'erit :a$ follows: , • . worl If you are working toward a Bachelor~s/Master's Degree jn: • • Cmnputer Science • Computer Engineering • MIS/IT You may qualify for one of the following opportun:ities:lf%;~~@~%~" •Software Engineer• Test Engineer• Technical Writei::l · ,~<>>> •Technical Support Engineer · · ·~::{;{'}, >t· Competitive Salaries *Generous Benefit;-; *Stock Option & Purchase Plans (NASDA<): C1XS) * Casual Workplace x- Onsit"e Fitness Center hers to attencJ a.natjon~I conference·in New York. •$1 ~360 t9 graduate student Maria 4orna Kunnuth to .If you'd like to have a hand in tomorrow's technolog)\ please visit wid1 our atten~ a.o· ii:t;ivnailcmal conference IP. Edinburgh, Scothmd. representative on your campus. 01· you may forward a resume to: CITRI.X, . KUnnuth wilf'pres.e11t her :research pa1ier to attendants of Human Rcsom·c(~s, 6400 NW 6th Way, Fi. Lauderdale, FL 33309; the confereh<:e; · Fax: 954-267-2565; E-mail: [email protected] e CITRIX® - e Ladies first, in his·case VICKI DESORMIER The freedom to ere.ate, t11c tools to grow, the power to succeed STAFF WRITER www .citrix.com An equal opportunity employer. Bill Hannah said it•drives him crazy when he hears people say women are the ones who have to give up educational opportunities for their husbands. Hannah said he has been working the last decade so that his wife could complete both her bachelor's and her master's degrees. Now it's his turn. "I don't begrudge her that time at all," he said, "but when peo ple say that women are the only ones who ever put their education on hold, I just cringe. I ~~~nt ;i~~n~~e:u~e~ ®l~JE~ ANil WI§lER the credit in that area." The 40-year-old father of two says he and his wife decided she should get her education first because she would have greater Where UCF potential earning power with a degree than he would. She recently earned a master's degree in electrical engineering. He, on the other hand, wants a bachelor's degree in English. students "I'll start off making, maybe, $20,000 or $25,000 a year," Hannah said. "She's making $78,000 now ... with the potential of want making a lot more." For now, he said, he is working at Universal Studios making "decent" money, but he wants to teach and, for that, he needs a to be1 degree. Other Floorplans Available "I know I seem old to be thinking about a career change or about going back to school, but I believe we all do things when the Sand 4 bedrqqfit apartments * '" : time is right. It was right for Sally to get her degrees first. It's right ,. T .·:· .,\ '< ·• • ,., ·:· . ··• ·• :: :· '.. ) ··•.·. . ··•··· '> , . 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"I can bring them the 2 clubhouses, computer Jab, and so much more knowledge of how they can apply what they learn in my classroom in the real world because I've done it." fa· Rent includes: furniture, electrjcity, cable & HBO, monitored Hannah said he and his wife have a very successful marriage alarms, water, sewer, pest control and use of all of our facilities because there hasn't been any academic or professional jealousy between them. 6 Assigned parking spaces "I think I've been very supportive of her and she has been very supportive of me," he said. "I think that's been very important." He said their experiences have taught their son Josh, 11, and Located on McCulloch Road their daughter Lisa, 8. ·about how men and women need to work just outside the new UCF N011h Gate! together to. make a relationship work. Hannah said they've also learned -.ome valuable Jei.,<:.on~ about nut making gender <:.tereo For ~ore Info Call: r _p e-.. -r n1'1k thi ha· een 1~ he t th,ne for the , _,. he ad... nd "t' 366- 47 t','n re t .l ( t r 10. ft r I t t. 1 ))e 1 i c t • I h) u Career Resource Center Alook at the Y2K crisis and UCF ALEX M~LENDEZ It was a valid strategy in saving STAFF WRITER memory space. The only problem was that no one anticipated what Every era during this century might happen when the year became posts jobs on the net has been accompanied by a fear. 2000. Because of the compressed DuJing the late 1990s it is the Y2K fashion of programming, a comput TAYLOR SIKES The CRC, located in the Student Resource computer glitch. er will recognize '00' as 1900, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Center, also offers several other programs We've all heard about it, we've instead of 2000. designed to help students find and get jobs. all talked about it, and now, on the According to UCF computer Students looking for jobs can utilize the "The emphasis of the Career Resource eve of a new millennium, we are programming Professor Dr. Joel Career Resource Center. which allows you to Center is to help students and alumni with any about to face it. But does this seem Bassiouni, systems that rely on post your resume on the Internet. career problems," said Russo. ingly modest programming error dates may or may not be affected if • The service is free to UCF students and In addition to being posted on the Internet, merit concern? they are not Y2K compliant. It alumni, of up to one year after graduation. The jobs are listed on a 24-hour Some experts fear that there depends on what the computer uses system makes your resume available to phone line called will be a major infrastructure break- · the date for. employers, allows you to view current job list KnightLink. About 1,500 down as a result of this glitch. The "For example, if the computer ings and schedule on-campus interviews. employers and 24,000 stu only way to determine whether the is set to send a check to every person Corinne Russo, associate director of dents used KnightLink last Y2K bug is a fantasy or a reality is in its database born before 1970, and Employer Relations for the CRC, said using year. to examine the facts. the year is after 1999, and the sys • the Internet makes resumes more available for The center also has What is the Y2K bug? Those of tem is not Y2K compliant, checks employers to view and for students to post. jobs posted on hard copy. us not fluent in computer jargon · will be sent to everyone born before "They can instantly access all that infor Last year 96,281 full-time may ask this question. There is no 1970, and after 1999, because the mation," Russo said. "It is based on when they jobs, 8,556 part-time jobs easy explanation, but explained computer will recognize '00' as can use it, not our office hours, which makes it Russo and 389 internships were briefly, it started in the 1950s. 1900, which is before I 970. more user friendly. posted. When scientists first began to "Only time will tell how· UCF "'. "As far as I know, we are the only univer Russo also said the CRC offers career ref delve into the realm of computers, is affected. The glitch may affect sity in the state to offer this free. The erence books, counseling, mock interviews, there were several obstacles to over loans or schedules, or it may do University of Florida charges $35 to students." career strategies and salary statistics. They also come. nothing. We really can only guess at Russo said the key rs for students to regis sponsor special career-related events. Programmers were faced with what is going to happen, and ter and be on the website at least two semesters Recently, the CRC held the Career Expo at the task of programming computers because of the highly skilled and before they graduate. the UCF Arena. According to Russo, it featured with little memory. One way pro labor-intensive work inv9lved in "People are coming in and if students are about 550 recruiters and 200 employers. gramming was accomplished was correcting the error, we can't go not online, then they are missing opportuni 'This is our most well-attended event," she by cutting off the first two digits of searching through all of our systems ties." she said. said. "This is the most students we've ever had, the date in the lines of the program now. We're literally in the eleventh Julie Suroski, a 21-year-old business man as far as I know." ming code. For example, to program hour. We'll just have to wait and agement major, has worked as a student assis .. The Career Expo is a good place to talk to the years I 950 to 1999 would see." tant at the CRC since summer 1998. employers a little Jess formally," Suroski said. require fifteen bits of binary code. Some UCF students take the ''I have learned a lot about different jobs "Employers know they are getting students However. if the one and the potential of the problem very seri • and professions out there that I didn't even right out of school." nine were eliminated, the amount of ously. know about," Suroski said. ''A lot of students Upcoming events planned by the CRC binary code bits needed would be Vincent Ordallani. a freshman, get frustrated when they graduate and can't include a part-time and summer job fair on reduced to seven. So instead of said, "Come December 31. I'm find jobs. March 31. a!l education job fau on Apnl 13, being prqgrammed as 1950 and withdrawing all of my money from 'The counselors here are excellent. They and a statewide job fair on May 12. 1999, the computers were instead the bank. buying some canned food. get you started putting your resume online. 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Not valid 1or Autotrain, peak Metrohner or Canadian portion of ViaRall. -, . • February 10, 1999 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future • 8 Test prepares students FROM PAGE 1 Car burglaries total 8 in a week Sentz said he liked the TAYLOR SIKES logical games," Moyer said. idea of a free practice shot at In her meeting with UCF Police, the victim ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR "Students can use the feed the tests. "I haven't even said she is not sure but suspects three people she back so they have a clear cut begun to research what score •According to police reportsi eight students had class with. She said all three suspects have access to her email, address and phone number. idea of what they need to can get me into where. I were victims of car break~ins during the week of work on." would go just for that infor Jan. 18 through Jan. 25. Five of the burglaries The victim is willing to When students come to mation," Sentz said. were committed in parking lots around the Lake prosecute. pick up their results, Kaplan Andrew Eitington, a Claire Apartments, two in parking garages) and workers will help them deter 1994 UCF graduate who now one occurred outside the Humanities and Fine •Travis Alton Holt, 21, mine what schools accept attends law school at the Arts Building. All victims arc willing to prose was arrested on Jan. 3 and their type of scores. University of Pennsylvania, cute. charged with driving under "We have people who recommends taking advan the influence and driving take these exams and realize tage of the free test and con •On. Jan. '2-7 a female student Jiving at the with, a suspend,ed license. they don't need a course," sultation. Eitington said the Collegiate Village Inn .. met with police about Police noticed an expired tag on hi~ vehicle aJJ,d Moyer said. "A practice test practice test helped him receiving anonymous threats during the last . called him over to talk with them after seeipg can help students look in the focus on what he needed to month, On Dec. 6 she received three threatening him get out of the driver ~s side of the car. right place for graduate study to get into the school of phone calls. The caller wa,s male and sfated"he According to police Teports, officers .then noticed that his eyes were glassy and bloodshot and that schools." his choice. ''I'm studying in a was at the victim~s front door and that he was Several UCF students very well respected school. I going to kill her and her roommate. Accordin,g to ·he had a ljgl)t to mQderate odor ~n hi~ bre~h. said taking a practice exam couldn't have done it on my p9li¢e reports, the victim sajd the caller said he would help them prepare for own." had a re.ct piekup, was in.classes with her and that k •On Jan. 28, Ca.tl9$ ])avid Grasales~ 34, was the real test. Kaplan has a testing and he followed and watched her. charged with possession of drug paraphernalia "I've purchased books counseling center at On Jan. 25 the victim received an email from and with possession of marijuana. Grasales was and software. They also offer University Boulevard and an unknown sender while in the library. The stopped after violating a traffic control device. classes, but they are very Rouse Road. Students can email said, "Sweetheart, You'll never know According to reports, (:he officer then detected an odor of marijuana and searched the car. expensive," Ryan Sentz, a sign up in person or by who's watching you!!! You know~ Who I am!!" senior at UCF, said. phone. ------ .....,.--.._...-...... ,. .. 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MCMULLAN Miller of Tampa, in response to placing homosexuals in the elec Some people listened and They take the attraction rather STAFF WRITER offending his passersby. Miller is tric chair and executing them is · some people antagonized him. than promotion method. They on campus to preach the Gospel. just a bit too offensive. Seriously, Unfortunately, I became one lead by example, not by words. Like the swallows returning to He talces advantage of the Free that's what he suggests. of them, if only briefly. The more Anyone can spout platitudes and Capistrano, or the Snowbirds Speech Green between the This evangelist reminded me vocal antagonists shouted swear read loudly from Scripture, but it descending upon Florida's retire Library and the Health and of a Marine recruiter I met 14 words and mocked him. This, I takes real determination to prac ment communities, so do the Physics Building. And some of years ago. Anyone who wasn't a think, had the effect of reinforc tice the principles, rather than evangelists come to UCF. his comments and interpretations Marine was marked with a scarlet ing his point that we are all sin preach them. "If. they are not in sin, they of Scripture are inflammatory. letter "C'' for civilian. ners condemned to an eternal hell To me it's just the old cliche, won't be offended," said David I am sorry but the thought of But, back to frying gays and from whence we shall never 'You can't draw flies with vine lesbians in "Old Sparky." return .... Whoa, time to lighten gar.' "I'd be the first one to try Or, in this case, vitriol. to save them," Miller contin One observer commented on ued, "through repentance." BHRDCAGE LTINER Miller's ability to change What exactly was he doing faces. here, trying to tum people up. "He'd get more vicious when away? I mean if he really wants "Look there's ·someone listen ever we were talking one-on to attract people to the Gospel of ing to rap," shouted one observer. one," said Carlos Poysky, a 27- KNIGHT PUBLISHING, INC Jesus Christ-a message I read Pray for that man walking by lis year-old psychology major. "It 120 ALEXANDRIA BLVD, SUITE 17 of love, tolerance and peace tening to rap Miller declared. seemed like when people gath OVIEDO, FL 32765 why is he so full of hatred? Miller's colleague, Gary ered around, he became more "I represent the one who sent Birdsong, of Raleigh, N.C., controlled ... more politically cor News and Sports Desk (407) 365-7656 me-Jesus," Miller said. "God's comes down to Florida to preach rect. Advertising & Classifieds (407) 977 -1009 eternal purpose is to make all on campuses during the winter. "But he was having trouble men one under Christ...Men He does this full time as part of containing his rage," Poysky said. Fax (407) 977-0019 have created denominations." the Sword and Shield Ministry. Fortunately for us, they have Email [email protected] But Christ also preached love, Ministry, I thought to myself. the right to free speech like the Publisher ...... Scott Wallin tolerance and forgiveness. Hrnmm. I don't mean the indus rest of us briquettes-even though Writers: Jeff Case, James Combs, News Editor ...... Nicole King Shelley Wilson, Vicki DeSormier, Nothing I heard in the hour or so trial rock group-which I listen what they have to say isn't very Assistant News Editor ...... Taylor Sikes Sports Editor ...... Tony Mejia Stacey Copeland, Forrest I hung around spoke of those to-but the United Campus-type. popular. These two men are doing Crumpler, Mercedes McElmurry, Entertainment Ed ...... Corbett Trubey Steve Unger, Todd McFliker, eternal qualities. Instead the 100 So I walked over to United more harm than good. And when Photo Editor...... Mike Marshall Sarah Sekula, Dan McMullan, Production & people present when I was there Campus Ministries to get another they're gone, how will we know Distribution ...... Brian Linden Alex Melendez, Travis Bell, Maria heard most about eternal damna point of view. They take a differ if they follow the word that they Chandler Sales ...... Mark Lanaris tion. ent approach to their mission. proclaimed? Opinions in the Central Florida Future are those of the individual columnist and are not necessarily those of the University Administration or Board of Regents. Mailed letters must be typed and include the authors signature and phone number. Letters are subject to editing for space and grammar and become property of the newspaper. The Central Florida Future is a free campus newspaper published weekly. Knight Publishing, Inc. is not associated with the University of Central Florida. -t~· gg The February Freaks that are bringing UCF scme Take a Free Test Drive and find out! 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Budget Escapades, January 27, 1999). changes for the departure date (although flying Many students are unaware of the many •Non-refundable stand-by you may not m$e it until after It amazes me that for such a large, options offered to them apart from sim •No customer service support once the break ends) and found a $398 round growing university, with ever-increasing ply backpacking, I was equally intrigued you're in Europe to make changes or ask trip to either Brussels, Amsterdam, tuition and ever-decreasing parking, us • after reading further you made' a question Paris, or Dusseldorf from either Miami students know little to nothing about where STA Travel sound like a 1ast re§ort for a •A service charge and mailing fee apply qr Orlando, After tax, maiUng, and ser campus activities. For all the work Jes$ e{Cpepsive ticket to Europe. l al.ways •Mwo~ttaxes that will be collected vke fees, the total was $477.00. STA C.A.B. people put into planning events ,, enjoy researching my competition to upon departure are not disclo$ed When Travel offers confirmed round-trip travel on campus, there seems to be no com ensure that STA Travel remains competi ~ou l{llrchase the ticket to any of these destinations for $408.00 mittee for advertising. I'm tired of hear tive, so I of course contacted the.Airtech taxes included. In fact, STA prices were ing about big name personalities coming web site. I must say I was not at all At STA Travel student tickets are: cheaper on every destination I entered. on campus three days prior to the event. shocked by what J found. 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MasquerAID is brought to you through a generous grant by the Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando to the Jewish UNION Student Union/Hiltel 1 and through the support of the Soref Fund. February 10, 1999 Central Florida Future • 14 www.UCFfuture.com 'Rushmore' star Jason Schwartzman no pro, but just right TERRY LAWSON actlVlty at Rushmore Academy, but who last year in New York and Los Angeles to without guile. Raised in a family that "put COLLEGE PRESS EXCHANGE couldn't conjugate a verb if you held a gun qualify it for the Academy Awards and crit creativity above anything else," he attended to his fuzzy head. ics' Top 10 lists. private schools in Los Angeles that were DETROIT - ·As is usually the case And although it's true that it took The second film by Anderson, who also nothing like uptight, tradition-bound with great stories, if you pick at this one, it Murray a while to warm up to Schwartzman directed and co-wrote the underappreciated Rushmore. "It was real laid-back," he says. unravels a bit. Yes, it's true that Jason "mostly because he was showing off, trying "Bottle Rocket," made more than a few Top His initial artistic impulse was music, Schwartzman, who gives an unforgettable to impress Bill," says Anderson, "By the 1Os _ including those in Rolling Stone and and his rock band, Phantom Planet, released performance as the overachieving prep fourth day of shooting, the two were as in Time_ and Murray is a front-runner for sup its first album, "Phantom Planet Is Missing'' school pariah in the droll, original comedy sync as those characters are supposed to porting actor in the Academy Award nomi on the Geffen label last July. The band had "Rushmore," had never acted before being get." nations, to be announced Tuesday. just finished recording the album when his cast in the film. ("Well, I had thought about "The thing about Schwartzy," says Anderson and Wilson are a long shot for cousin, Sofia Coppola, introduced him to it, sure. Everybody thinks about it. But I had A.nderson, who has helped create this teen an original screenplay nomination, but the casting agent at that fateful party. She never thought I really would," says age Frankenstein, "is that he's an unreliable Schwartzman probably will have to settle told him she was looking for for someone to Schwartzman.) narrator." for being praised, in one critic's memorable play "this really eccentric screwed-up kid • And yes, it's true that Schwartzman was Maybe, but he is also a pretty irresistible phrase, as a combination "Holden Caulfield, who likes older women." discovered at a party by a beleaguered cast one, and watching Schwartzman, now 18, Huck Finn and young Woody Allen." "I said, 'Whoa,_ that's me,' and a few ing director who was beginning to fear that scarf down an almond chicken salad ("Just "He got better '!fld better every day ... to days later, he was reading for Anderson. director and co-writer Wes Anderson could hold the almonds, OK?"), it's easy to see the point where right now he's just unbear Just right for the role • never be satisfied. ("He had auditioned why Anderson halted his search when able," Murray told Interview magazine. "I guess we could have made the movie 2,000 people, and they were going to have to Schwartzman "He's an arrogant without him,'' says Anderson, who filmed shut the movie down if they didn't find arrived for his superstar, and "Rushmore" at the same Houston, Texas, somebody quick," says Schwartzman.) audition wearing a God help his prep school he attended. "But it certainly And yes, there was some initial friction school blazer he agents or the next wouldn't have been the same movie, and it's between Schwartzman and Bill Murray, had personalized with his own homemade director who works with him because he's hard to imagine anyone else being so right who plays his melancholy mentor in Rushmore patch. certifiably crazy and dangerous." for it now, in retrospect. Owen and I are "Rushmore," after Murray arrived on the set "I needed someone who was really The Schwartzman sitting in the booth writing a role ·for Jason in our next film, and discovered, according to Schwartzman, smart but really strange," says Anderson of here isn't arrogant, and he describes himself which is about this family of dysfunctional "this freaked-out kid who didn't know what his protagonist, who is thrown out of his as "permanently nervous," which would at geniuses. I feel a little responsible for him he was doing. I was going to quit before I beloved Rushmore for building an unautho least explain his twitching. Sans the blazer, now. Like I need to keep an eye on him." got fired. It was pretty bad." rized aquarium on the baseball diamond in horn-rims and braces he wears in the film, Schwartzman sheepishly allows that his But hey, let's get a grip. Yes, an effort to impress the first-grade teacher he does in fact bear a striking resemblance new agent has received a bunch of scripts Schwartzman was not a pro, but he hadn't (Olivia Williams), with whom he has fallen to the young Hoffman, though it's hard to since word got around .about his perfor just fallen off the onion truck. His father, in love. imagine Hoffman accessorizing a Hawaiian mance in "Rushmore," but he says he wants Jack, is an established show business "Schwartzy fit that bill. But what Owen print shirt with a New York Metropolitan to be careful about his next move. lawyer, and his mother, Talia Shire, is a (Wilson, his writing partner) and I had in Museum badge, "just because I thought it· "Definitely no teen comedies," says director and actor best known for playing mind when we wrote the script was a young looked cool." Schwartzman. "I'm looking at a couple of Adrian, the woman who answers when Mick Jagger, and Jason wasn't Mick by any Schwartzman had accompanied things set in the '30s, which I think could be Rocky calls "Yo!" stretch. So after I saw him, I started reassess Anderson, with whom he had been touring cool. Maybe a supporting role in a drama, The paity where he was discovered was ing to accommodate him. Npw I was think the country in a customized bus, to the and then I could come back with some off at the home of bis uncle, Francis Ford ing maybe a young D_ustin Hoffman." museum the day before. Asked what art he beat comedy in which I played a really Coppola. And for the record, says Anderson, It is a comparison that has been made by liked best, Schwartzman says he wasn't weird character. It would be pretty easy for he had looked at only l ,800 candidates for just about everyone who has seen really looking: "I was just hanging out with me to get typecast, I guess, if anybody could the role of Max Fischer, a kid who serves as "Rushmore," which opens in major cities Wes." actually figure out what type I am. Maybe I .. president of every-non-sports extracurricular Friday, after being given a one-week run late Schwartzman, though, is -not entirely can keep them off balance." "If you take any reasonably smart person and tell them t~ • spend a year researching an industry, they can become an expert. .if they wor k a t I•t •" ChristyHaubegger approached. she couldn't shake che magazine idea from her of your contacrs. you should." she says. Tunis oul that Christy's • head. so she decided to devote a year lo chasing her dream. classmare·s au ms neighbor (follow chat?) knew the editor of "My friends choughc I was crazy."' she recalls. "Bue I figured the Ec;sence. a women's magazine aimed at African-Americans. worst thing chat could happen would be that the business Christy convinced rhe magazines president w mee( wi[h her. wouldn'r fly and I'd end up being a lawyer after all ... and his company agreed ro help fund her mn-up. Christy launched Lacina magazine in 1996. and ir was an immediate hit. As President of her class at law school. Chrisry already Today. il has an impressive circulation of almos( 200.000. but it possessed rhe leadership skills [hac entrepreneurs need. Her wasn't easy getting there. One of the hardest things about publishi1~~ experience: however. \-Vas limir~d being a young entrepreneur is simply the fact chac you are to ed1t111g the Stanford Law Review. Snll. young. Potential business parmers often assume you are inex- . ~t s u cc es s· s er ·1 es !:~~~~;:~d"~~~~~~ ~~:~ ::r~v~~~~~~; :t Nome: Chri$\Y Th e Sec..I. ~ a magazine publisher. But I persevered. You for someone . --~; Houpe(Jgf!r who is only 30 brings you information designed to help you achieve your personal and career goals. have w be prepared to gee over your pride years old. magazine Watch for the rest~! this series in future Issues of your school newspaper. and fake your confidence when you need w." '> (Age: 30 magnate Christy she figured she could learn what she needed to know pretty Corti!er. Entrepreneur*'" Haubegger has already put While rhere is a certain glamour associaced with being the founder& Publisft~r quickly. "If you cake any reasonably smart person and cell rhern together a pretty impressive publisher of a major magazine. Christy still relishes the role of :Latina Magozfne resume. She's \·von an award to spend a year researching an industry. they can become an underdog. "Each milestone means so much more when you're • expert if they work at it." she says. '"All the data I needed from che Ms. Foundation (also was a start-up." she says. '"A major retailer jusr advertised with us for given to Oprah Winfrey and Madeleine Albrighr ). and Tom in the public library. Census data. information abom rhe che first time. To a larger publicalion. it wouldn't be such a big magazine industry. books on how to write a business plan. it Brokaw named her one of the "most influential people of the deal. Bue when rhey agreed to be in our magazine. we jumped • year" in 1996. was all rhere:· In rhe meantime. she lived on the cheap in San up and down and cried and hugged. Then. "she laughs. "'we ate Francisco's Mission Discrict and did legal research to pay ice cream." So how did she end up in company like that? Turns om it all the bills. started with one simple question. "I took a few business class As an owner of a growing company and Publisher of Latina. es in school with some great professors. and they always talked Once Chriscy's business plan was done. she started to show it Christy has continued ro nurture her dream magazine inro a aboUl the search for that mythical big idea: she recalls. "As a to people who might be willing to invest the millions of dollars leading lifestyle publication. read by thousands of dynamic. Mexican-American. la always wondered why no one had ever she would need ro launch a glossy publication. -192 people educated young produced a magazine for Larina women. Then I wondered if I told me no. I counred.~ she says. "BU[ mosr of them didn·l slam \-VOmen just like her could do ic myself." rhe door in my face. and I was able ro learn a lor by asking · self. She says thac chem how l could improve my business pitch." she hopes ro inspire ~ Christy graduated from the University of Texas in 1989 wirh a ocher young women philosophy degree and immediately headed off co Srnnford Eventually.- some good old-fashioned networking led her to her to pursue their Secret firsr big invesmr. "If you don'r believe chat sruff about using all University Law School. But as law school graduation dreams as well. ·s1rong enough for a Man. But Made for a Woman: .Februat1' 10. 1999 Central Florida future • l:; www. l TCFfu tu re. com Lets go to the living room 1· JONATHAN PRICE solely concerned with the produc STAFF WRITER tion of a work of art. The muse um/ gallery is not a neutral space. In contrast to the intuitive And yet I don't feel comfortable feeling that an art gallery or saying that we need to rethink this museum is a specific kind of "art-space," seeing as how, for place, where one is in the sacred quite some time avant garde presence of an objet d'art, the artists and experimental curators found objects and trash art of the have been doing just that. This is post-modem canon problematize nothing new, folks. The diverse the question of what sort of arti anti-gallery statements of this facts belong there, instigating a century alone exhibit an involved conflict between the object and its and relatively fruc;tive lineage: .a environment. In its varied forms, The Jrascibles, Warhol's Brillo the public bric-a-brac of contem Boxes (which I always took to porary art unflinchingly direct the say: Look at this silly building viewer's attention towards that and all these silly people!), the grandiose public space. that para Watari Museum of Contemporary digmaticall y sterile and imper Art's "Let's Go to the Living sonal construction of normalized Room" that opened this fall in value that surrounds them: the Tokyo. These disputes are based gallery/museum. In the case of on both politics and logistics, a the current show at the U.C.F. art recognition of power and p1ivi SPECIAL TO THE FUTURE gallery, Flying Horse Edition Robert Rivers is one of the artists featured in the current exhibition at .UCF's art gallery. lege in the art world and the com Artists, a similar (however unin mon-sense view that, regarding tentional) parody of the tradition the diverse nature of contempo al museum/gallery space results figure rabbit ears, is also a per painted, white highlights of torn had been opened to a single page rary art, the traditional gallery from the amputated intimacy of sonal favorite. flesh that recall the Japanese and placed in a plexi-glass case. space has limited applications. hand-made books enclosed in But I am particularly smitten seascapes of Katsushiku Hokusai Now, one of the corollaries of the What sort of critical mass of cap glass. with Robert Rivers' work, which and literally dance off of the exponential growth of hypertext ital and influence do I need to The thirteen artists that par focuses on the body as a whole paper. A stark contrast to this and electronic media is that it has meet to be allowed the privilege t~cipated in the show have either and not just the face as the locus attention on the full figure is become generally accepted that of sitting in a chair with a Flying done work at the U.C.F.-based of expression. He employs pat Rivers' ceramic work, which print media are dying (or already Horse Edition book in my lap, press or are planning to. In the tern, rather than traditional mod explores the expressive capacity dead, depending on who you talk reading a page at a time, and turn case of the. artists who have eling, to .endow the human and of the disembodied human head, to). In conversation with Ke ing those pages with my own worked with Prof. Ke Francis, the animal figures of his drawings, and definitively conveys his ver Francis, I got the impression that grubby proletarian hands and not " director of the Flying Horse etchings, and paintings with a satility as an artist. this epochal transition was crucial (the traditional form of alienation) Editions, their Flying Horse prints corporal presence, a presence I liked most of the work in to his personal reappropriation of a pair of white cotton gloves? or books are shown alongside which vibrates with energy and the show, but there is something bookmaking as an art form. And Especially because, on aver samples of their work in other reaffirms the hegemony of ges very wrong with the presentation yet the mode of presentation cho age, the Flying Horse work that mediums. Tony Eitherong's offer ture, pantomime, and the tableau of the books -arguably the most sen reflects none of this philo I've seen is so strong, I hope that ings are marvelously unsettling vivant. The headless female torso fascinating contributions. The sophical vigor, in fact it stands in with subsequent shows, Prof. and clever and Fred Burton's and lion's head that are the sub single-edition, collaborative blatant opposition to the view that Francis will surprise me and dras- - "Tattooed Hare and Teapot" jects pf his drawing "The Wisdom effort of Francis and Rivers, print is more tangible, linear, and tically alter the chosen mode of which reinterprets an early 19th of God," are delineated on three "Hunting the Crested Snipe," and textural than electronic media. presentation, to (if I may be century drawing of the Maori distinct surfaces, a water-color that of Janet Nyholm and Jerome What gives? allowed the cliche) think outside Chief Tupai Kupa by giving the wash, a penciled sketch, and Kaplan, "A Housewife's Diary,". The artist can no longer be of the box. 407- 679-0018 Owned and operated by bso.lute UCF Alumni members Photo · Studios • We Are Close To You ·~ .! February 10, 1999 Central Florida Future • 16 u·ww. 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C,r-er-..( r-..dvl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 282--1900 • Fax 282-1905 • Located in the UCF Student Union r ebrua () 199) u 1u·u .[,<.ffutz re.l ) 1 Williams will compete for action in UCF backfield FROM PAGE 24 five players will have a year to develop before they figure into the terback in the future." mix on defense: Brent Bolar (6-3, Tailback Terrance Williams (5- 235), Larry Brown, (6-2, 303), 9, 185) was another outstanding Jason Hollins (6-4, 245), Ryan pickup for the Knights from Hinds Huffman (6-5, 225), and Elton JC in Mississippi. He was referred Patterson (6-2, 252). to as the "Heisman Trophy winner Dwight Perkins highlights the out of junior college." He is an signings at linebacker. Perkins (6- elusive runner, but he can run 2, 210), who originally committed through defenses as well. He will to Clemson, went to prep school provide immediate improvement before joining UCF. He is expect in the backfield and will challenge ed to help fill the void left by Edward Mack and Omari Howard Mike Palmer and Deon Porter. for the starting job. Kenny Arnold (6-2, 195) likely "I would compare him to John will drop from safety to outside Avery of the Dolphins," Kruczek linebacker. Brandon Greenlee (6- said. "He has tremendous hands in 1, 205) was the other signee. the open field, and he can take it 'The }?est signee that we had is the distance with his great speed." Dwight Perkins." Kruczek said. Corey Baker (5-10, 185) aver '~He will probably do a lot of play aged lQ.6 yards per carry in high ing this season. He's a seasoned school, and he should be a nice guy, and a very mature individ addition to the Knights backfield, ual." although he'll probably redshirt Travis Fisher (5-10, 185) com due to UCF's running back depth. mitted to UCF in December. Sean Gaudion (6-2, 245) is the spurning Alabama. He runs a 4.31 first true fullback recruited by and will step in at cornerback for UCF UCF since Page Sessoms, and he the Knights. Commer Rucker (5- Arena will allow the Knights to go into 9, 170) is smaller, but will also power sets for short yardage. play comerback. Asante Samuel UCF added four players at the (5-11, 187) played corner in high positions that they have the deep school, but could be moved to est returning core of players: wide safety. receiver. However, the new addi "Travis Fisher is probably the .l tions will be able to learn to -sys best coverage guy in the JC's,'' For ticket information calJ: (407) 823-6006 tem from Charles Lee and Kenny Kruczek said. "He will play Clark. Thad Ward (5-10, 195) and immediately next year, probably ,) . Ellis DeBrow (6-4, 185) are the in Paul Miranda's spot." two key additions. Ward, a WCO Gabe Leavitt was ranked as transfer who runs a 4.4, has big high as ninth by some recruiting ------~-·- · -·-M••-•••w···-~•M•-••·------play ability and should fit into the magazines as a kicker. He kicked l Knights offense immediately. and punted in high school, much Meanwhile, DeBrow scored 16 like current UCF ·punter Xavier touchdowns last season in high Beorlegui. He was signed to school and earned All-Southeast replace the graduating Fred honors. Jimmy Fryzel (5-11, 175) Waczewski. and Derek Ponder (6-1, 180) were Two players were signed but also key receiver recruits. probably will not come to UCF "Not only did we sign quality until January. Antoine Poe, a line athleticism, but tremendous speed backer who originally signed with in our skill position," Kruczek Florida State, will take time to said. "Ward will play receiver for rehab an injured knee. Chris us (right away), and Ellis DeBrow Weeks, a defensive lineman, will is a big time receiver." wait a semester to join the The Knights also got a lot big Knights. Both will have the bene ger and stronger with the offen fit of going through two spring sive line and tight ends. Amariah practices and a red-shirt year with Farrow (6-5, 309) chose UCF over out it affecting their eligibility. Auburn and Alabama because he This year's recruiting class is thinks UCF can help him win the an indication of the impact that Lombardi Award. John Wimberly Culpepper had on this program. (6-6, 300) adds more size for the Previously, top athletes would Knights, while Ernest Holley (6-6, consider UCF, but then choose 240) is small and quick. Late addi another school. Now UCF's for tion Jesse Schiele (6-6, 320) prob tunes have been reversed due to a ably won't qualify and will be 19-14 record in Division I-A. placed in a junior college by UCF. "At this time last year and UCF added three tight ends years in the past, we didn't know with Taylor Robertson (6-6, 265) who was coming," Kruczek said. probably being converted to a "Kids had four of five other places tackle. Robertson was an early to go, and most of the time they signee and is joined by Chris went to those places. I feel real Decker (6-7, ·240) and Mario good about what we got accom Jackson (6-2, 230). plished. We recruited against "Another issue that we had to some great schools and some very d face was graduating three very tal prestigious programs." ccr~ ented offensive linemen," UCF has put itself on the map Ticket Prices Kruczek said. "At tight end, in the eyes of many high school UCF students $4 for adults Mario Jackson brings tremendous players, and that was evident in $2 for kids 6-17 strength and athleticism to the this year's recruiting class. free with position. Chris Decker is a gifted "I don't know how many (of valid 5 and under free athlete." the new recruits) are going to con ID Similar to the situation at tribute to next year's success,'' For more information call: (407) 823-2807 receiver, the defensive line returns Kruczek said. "But we set a stan all four starters but signed five dard that we are gonna be held to new faces. Each- of the following in the future." February 10, 1999 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future • 20 • Not only are we there for you when you graduate ... UCF loses 2 of 3 to Nicholls State The Knights baseball team entered the three-game weekend U~F series on a high from their performance in the Olive Garden Classic ALUMNI the previous week. However, UCF struggled in in every aspect of its game in dropping the first two games of the series due to poor ... We are here for you when you are a e;tudent too. pitching, poor fielding, and lack of hitting. "We kind of scrambled around a couple of nights trying to find ourselves," Coach Jay Bergman said. "Early in the season you're gonna experience that. We had to shuffle the lineup around and give U~F some guys a chance to play that hadn't played." The Knights ran into a problem they had yet to have face SAA defensive struggles. UCF committed 10 errors this weekend, result Get plugged into the "Real World~. ing in seven unearned runs. "This has to be a team that plays good defense," Bergman said. "And we're not really gonna hit the ball out of the ballpark." However, after consecutive losses, Sunday proved to be a whole new ballgame for the Knights. They got a solid start from Troy Satterfield - minus the seventh inning - and four home runs from three different players. They also got clutch hitting for the first time in four games. "I thought it was a must (win) game for us," Bergman said. "I think we were a little more relaxed and in the flow. 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UCFfuture. com Central Florida Future • 22 • Despite cqaching change, ,,, UCF tennis remains strong Women's soccer signs eight to DAVID MARSTERS The men's team looks to improve on last year's letters of intent for 1999 season STAFF WRITER second-round loss to Florida International in the TAAC Tournament. Gone from last year's team are University of Central Florid Chariya Davis became the first TAAC woman to earn three Player-of the-Week honors when the conference awarded her the honor this past ·Monday for her play last week. Davis, a 5-foot-7 senioF, averaged 16.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 6.5 assists in two UCF victories last week. She recorded her third double-double of the season by scoring 22 points and grabbing a season-high 13 rebounds in Davis a victory against Troy State. The UCF women's basketball team is 9-1 in conference play, two games ahead of their closest r pursuers in the conference race. If the Golden Knights hold The u(F liconse'' plate •• , on to their lead, they would win their first ever TAAC reg mab the thun9e'! ular-season crown. -TONYMEjIA February 10, 1999 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future • 23 • Knights look to avenge • sits atop TAAC prior loss to Gents pcF FROM PAGE 24 place. FROM PAGE24 JSU won the first game against twice as hard.'.' UCF 77-70 on Jan. 21 in selected as the Player-of-the-Year. The next improvement for the Jacksonville, Ala., but the "Certainly, I'm a little surprised that they've Knights may be defeating Samford Gamecocks may not be as strong as played so well, but they do have a solid team in and JSU. The Samford women's they were in January. place," Speraw said. "McCollum is a terrific shooter basketball team has improved from The Gamecocks are still among and one of the best players in the TAAC, while in Ed last season's dismal 3-23 campaign the best shooting teams in the La Toya .. Dotson, they have probably the conference's top and is trying to lock up a spot in the TAAC, as they are second in field Graham and freshman." conference tournament. Samford's goal shooting (43.9 percent) and Dotson scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds her UCF (5-15, 4-6 TAAC) record may not first from the free throw line (72.4 in the earlier meeting between the two schools, while teammates show much improvement, but it has percent). JSU also shoots 33.7 per McCollum, who is ranked second· in the TAAC in will look to gone from a TAAC pretender to cent from three-point territory, but scoring with a 20.0 points per game average, also put clinch the contender, thanks to leading scorer ·allows its opponents to shoot 30.7 • up 24. UCF was without Traina and Granberry for school's Jodi Morris . percent against it. the game, as they have been for most of the last three first-ever Morris, who averages 17 .8 "We've had that game circled weeks, while the game marked the first contest in TAAC regular points a game, has taken some of on the calendar since they beat us," which the Golden Knights were affected by a flu season the scoring burden off Aimee Howard said. "That's the game that virus that struck the team late last month. crown at Cochran from a year ago. Cochran, we need all our family and fans at. Traina remains a game-time decision in every home this who led SU in scoring in its first They are the only team to beat us contest he plays in, while Granberry, although still week. year of Division I play, is averaging and we resent that. We have to bothered by shoulder problems will probably be able 12.2 points a game, second on the defend our home court." to play. However, the virus is gone, and barring any FUTURE FILE team. Junior college transfer The Knights have every reason unforeseen injuries or illness (which is very possible PHOTO Clarissa Tomlinson caps the to believe they can defeat JSU. In the way things have gone this year), the Knights Bulldogs high-scoring front court, the Jan. 21 loss, UCF shot only 43.7 should be in better shape this time around that they as she is third on the team with a percent from the field while JSU hit were back in the first meeting in Shreveport. 12.2 scoring average. 50.9 percent of its shots. JSU was "We've had to deal with a lot of unexpected If the Knights take care of busi outtebounded by UCF by a 41-33 I If things this year, injury-wise, but we haven't used it as ness against their lesser opponents, margin, but beat the Knights inside an excuse," Speraw said. "That shows good charac a perfect home slate ·will be in their with 23 free throw attempts and had ter on the part of this team. They've kept plugging · grasps. It will be twice as sweet the perimeter game working, as the away at it." with Jacksonville State, the lone Gamecocks hit on 45 percent of This will be the Knights next-to-last home game TAAC team to defeat UCF this sea their three-point attempts. of the season, and UCF has taken advantage of its son, standing in the way. The upcoming week should home court. It has lost only once at the UCF Arena, · JSU led the TAAC standings for give Bria one final look at the like dropping a non-conference game against Ohio most of the season, but UCF's five ly contenders her team may face for University on Dec.28. UCF heads into the game 9-1 game win streak combined with the TAAC Championship. But, in "the Dungeon", .including a perfect 6-0 record JSU's three-game losing streak knowing Bria, she won't be satis against TAAC competition. helped propel the Knights into first fied with just one last look. ..- - . . F ·1 T N E S S C.E N T E R S . . • .. 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It resulted in three ber of quality programs because of the suc- Meanwhile, freshman Brian Miller (6-5, "What a difference a year makes." signings in December, cess of Daunte 225), a quarterback from Johnson City, Those were the sen ti men ts of UCF followed by 26 more Culpepper and the Tennessee, signed with UCF after visiting football coach Mike Kruczek when he announced last Knights since joining Clemson, Florida, Kentucky, and announced the 1999 recruiting class. Last Wednesday. Overall/ by far and Division 1-A in 1996. Tennessee. Miller will probably redshirt season, the Golden Knights were victim "We had some crit "I know that one of the next season to learn the offense while ized by a lack of stability in their coaching ical areas that we had away this is the biggest questions is Penn, Kelvin Robinson, and Brad Banks situation. However, with UCF President to fill athletically due best recruiting who's gonna take over man the Knights offense. John Hitt removing Kruczek's interim tag to graduation," for Daunte Culpepper," "What h~ (Penn) brings to the table is prior to this year's recruiting period, com Kruczek said. "We class we have Kruczek said. tremendous experience against great oppo ) peting schools los~ their advantage over the have 20 seniors gradu ever had. Two quarterbacks were nents. He's a seasoned quarterback UCF program. The move paid tremendous ating, and we feel as -Mike Kruczek signed who can ade mechanically," Kruczek said. "He. (Miller) dividends. though we've filled quately fill the void left throws a 93-mph fastball and can throw a "Overall, by far and away this is the each one of those by Culpepper's depar football 80 yards. He has run our offense best recruiting class we have ever had," slots." ture. Victor Penn (6-1, 175) was "one of the (in high school). I think he'll be the quar- Kruczek said prior to announcing his new Of the 29 · players signed by the critical signees" according to Kruczek. He signees. Knights, 15 are slated on the offensive side, got big game experience against Clemson, \VILLIA:M:S,Page 19 Knights aim for Men play to TAAC perfection break second at UCF Arena place tie JEFF CASE STAFF WRITER TONY MEJIA SPORTS EDITOR The UCF women's basketball team (13-9, 9-1) is sitting atop the TAAC standings with six games left in Heading into play this week, the Samford men's its conference schedule. The Knights have all but basketball team remains undefeated, leading the assured themselves a seed in the TAAC Tournament TAAC by a comfortable margin and looking forward March 4-6, but refuse to be content with their success. to February's TAAC Tournament. For now, they have "If you' re happy where you are, things start to go been put out of UCF's minds. down hill," said coach Lynn Bria. "There's always Coach Kirk Speraw can't change the past and is something to work on and improve upon. I'm never not one to look too far ahead. So what if he ended his satisfied." encounter with the Bulldogs with only five players. First on the list of improvements is finishing the That loss, one of UCF's three conference defeats this home TAAC season without a loss. The Knights are season, is long forgotten. Currently, another of UCF's 4-0 this season at the UCF Arena and close out the defeats takes center stage. .• home schedule this week against Florida Atlantic on Centenary, who after upsetting Georgia State is Feb.11, Samford on Feb. 13 and Jacksonville State on even with the Golden Knights in the loss column for Feb. 15. second place in the TAAC, comes into the UCF Arena The Knights have never finished a season unde this Monday night with sweep on the brain. The feated at home and will need all they can muster to. Golden Knights, who were missing leading scorer keep their home court advantage. FAU (3-17, 1-9) is Brad Traina for the first time all year in that 87-80 loss having a difficult season and is likely looking for on Jan.23, played Stetson on Tuesday night and have ward to the season's end on Feb. 27. The Owls rank just three games remaining on the regular season near the bottom of the TAAC in scoring defense, schedule. With the regular-season crown already allowing 77.8 points a game, while also ranking last wrapped up by Samford, UCF will play for second in free throw percentage (60 percent) and field goal place. percentage (38 percent). "We're playing for seeding in the conference tour But what the Owls lack in scoring they make up nament now," Speraw said. ''There are four of us for in defense. FAU is third in blocked shots per game playing for second (Georgia State, Centenary, Stetson, (2.6) and fifth in steals per game (9.4). UCF defeated and UCF) and none of us wants to face each other. In FAU 77-62 in Boca Raton on Jan. 4 and should be fact, facing the seventh seed (which the second-place able to take advantage of the Owls shooting and scor team does) looks to be a lot more of an advantage then ing woes. The Knights average a third-best 69.2 facing the sixth seed." points a game and hold opponents to 66.6 The fact that the Gents are in the same position points a game. UCF is in comes as a surprise. Billy Kennedy's team "We're confident, but we can't afford to have big was picked fifth in the TAAC pre-season poll, even egos," center Camille Howard said. "We have to play FUTURE FILE PHOTO Davin Granberry has played through shoulder problems all season and is though sophomore guard Ronnie McCollum was questionable for this week's games. 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