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Central Florida Future. 2303. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/2303 www.CentralFloridaFuture.com • MondaY, April 26,2010 Helping hands Student-donated food Form UCF DT Torell Troup pantry still in demand icked by Bills in draft -SEESPORTS;A9 on campus -SEE NEWS;A2 Food scraps no longer trash Composting bins placed in Union ' · \ JACKIE GILOVOY on electric and water for This composting tech- Contributing Writer years, but in February, it nique serves dual purposes. \ started Black, Gold & Green It will keep trash from being There's no need to trash as a marketing campaign to dumped into a landfill and those leftover food scraps; keep ~tudents, faculty and the worms' excrement will students· can let the worms · staff aware of the initiatives. be turned into organic fertil- do the job at the Student Although the worms will izer, Falco said. · Union. not eat the compost from "I think that everybody Composting is part of the entire Student Union, it loves the fact that we're the Union's green initiative is part of an experimental going to be cbmposting," program, Black. Gold & process, according to Rick Falco said. "You just kind of EMRE KELLY / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE Green. The Union has been Falco, associate director of Compost bins are now connected to the other recyding bins in the Union. Food recycling and saving money the Student Union. PLEASE SEE COMPOST ON A7 scraps are emptied into the bins and processed by worms to create fertilizer. Athletics hopeful UCF Dining _Services offers ways to celebrate our planet · ADRIENNECUTWAY for lower Contributing Writer If tofu and vegetables weren't enough to bring students fee usage together, the goal to be green on Thursday was. ,-1Polid!1Trolrimnero·cu1.ctt,,.bavea Students at both the Marketplace and Knightro's wamingfbrl!ightdubpatrons:Don't- ~g halls lined up next to green balloons and $14.6 million in fees call911foralidehome.NewHaven Eartli-themed decorations to enjoy vegan and poli<E~that's~28-year:ild vegetarian options as part of UCF Dining Ser- used in 2007-2008 .. ) ~{KWAN-dree-ah) _Ball~y vices "Happy bEARTHday Earth Day'' celebra- dld,calling theeme,g_ency line SIX tion. ' CARLOS PINEDA limes to a ride home. Thursday marked the 40th anniversary . Staff Writer .t of Earth Day, a holiday that is me,:Jnt to raise awareness of environmental issues UCF Athletics Association spent and celebrate the beauty ofthe planet. In about $17 million in covering the honor of the event, the Marketplace and costs of scholarships, sport opera­ tions and support operations for the I Knightro's both served vegetarian and vegan food. 2007-08 fiscal year. Breaking Both locations·usually offer at least · With the student athletic fees news on one vegetarian option, but on Thurs­ totaling $14.6 million, UCF Athletics day there was some sort of vegetarian had to find nearly $2.5 million from myour cell other sources to offset what the fees cuisine at every' station. The Market­ Get UCF news sent to your cell place went vegan during the lunch did not cover. phone. Just text the keyword ESPN released an online data­ ') hour while Knightro's did so during UCFNEWS to 44636. dinner, allowing students to eat ani­ base on Dec. 17 last year, and point­ mal-friendly all day long. ed out in a related article that UCF collects more money from student LOCAL &STATE,A2 fees than any other public colleges. However, the reason that UCF FELON CHARGED brings in so much from student fees WITH BEATING MIAMI is because it has the third largest POLICE OFFICER enrollment in the country, David Authorities say convicted felon Chambers, executive associate ath­ Michael Paul Robertson attacked letic director at UCF, said in a prior officer Carlos Castillo with a cinder interview. block. The attack took place Friday The UCF Athletics Association night in the Liberty City goes in front ofthe student fee com­ neighborhood of Miami. mittee each year to request the allo­ cation of student fees, according to ' Brad Stricklin, the associate athletic director for business and finance with the Athletic department. AROUND CAMPUS,A2 For the ·2008-09 year, athletics used $15.6 million in student fees, $1 CAB HOSTS END OF million more than the previous SEMESTER B-B-Q year. ' ) Green, vegan-friendly foods are set out for The athletics association gener- AT LEISURE POOL students on Thursday. UCF Dining Services put together a special vegan and vegetarian menu to Celebrate the end of the semester celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. by attending"CAB-B-Q"forfree SIERRA FORP / CENTRALF LORIDA FUTURE Pl.EASE SEE ATHLETICS ON A3 food and prizes on Monday.The event is sponsored by the Office of Student Involvement at the Leisure Pool, from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. Bright I.D.EAS. shine on U.S. Dept of Energy home page LEARN HOW TO EAT COURTNEY _GILMARTIN DOE's division of'Energy Effi­ · StaffWriter ciency and Renewable Energy in HEALTHY WHEN OUT D.C. last summer, where he ON THE TOWN UCF's green initiatives have helped write proposals and sup­ received national· spotlight this port the clean energy revolution. Health Services is giving students month in a video that highlights the opportunity to learn about · "When I was up there I was campus energy saving efforts and kind of plugging· I.D.E.A.S. and eating healthy when eating out. appears on the U.S. Department This event takes place from 1 p.m. UCF wherever I could," he said. of Energy's website. Upon returning to the univer­ to 2 p.m.atthe Recreation and President Hitt and staff from sity, Castro continued his work at Wellness Center. UCF's Department of Energy & the Department of Energy & Sus­ • Sustainability Management tainability Management. appeared in the video, but its real Part of his job duties include • INDEX TODAY'S star is Chris Castro, president being involved with UCF's annu~ • and co-founder of I.D.E.AS .• al Kill-A-Watt contest, an energy • Around Campus 2 WEATHER · "I don't think we could get any efficiency challenge for students Weather 2 bigger than being on the home living in campus dorms. The Local & State 2 page ofth e DOE like we are;"· Cas­ fourth annual contest underwent Sports 9 tro said. "That was our max goal a face-lift this year, being extend­ SIERRA FORD / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE Opinion 14 and we somehow reached it." ed from one month to two and a Senior I.D.E.A5. President Chris castro and senior Mike Carrington converse at the I.D.E.A5. table. Classifieds 1S "But it's not stopping here," he half months and offering educa­ Sudoku 1S said. tional seminars to make students improved contest with the DOE. internship required of him, and Crossword 1S Castro was a driving force more aware of how much power According to Castro, the DOE decided to make a video high- behind the university's national they use. was excited to see an intern go attention. He interned at the Castro shared the news of the above and beyond what his Pl1ASE SEE STUDENTS ON A8 Al www.CentralFloridaFuture.com A ril 26, 2010 • • \ AROUND CAMPUS ,e~ al . i News and notices for the UCF comnumity 11orba· End of year CAB-8-Q CAB is offering a back-· yard style barbecue to enjoy . the end of the semester. jut ft Held at the Leisure Pooi it is hosted by the Office of Stu­ dent Involvement. April 26,, 010 It is today from I p.m. Vol 42, Issue 28 • 16 Pages until7p.m. The Central FlotkJa Future~ the independent student­ Contact Kim Gordon at written nt'WSf)aper at the Univel5ity of r.entral Ronda. Opinions in the Future are those of the individual cabevent@mailucfedu. columnist andnotne(f$arilythose of the editorial staff' 01 the Unive"ity adm~istlation. An content~ property • of the Cenlnll FlotkJa Future and may not be reprinted In Publishing tutorial teaching part or in whole without perm"?"n from the publisher. 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