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Central Florida Future. 1458. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1458 • Central Florida • • Serving the University of Central Florida since 1968 • A D I G I T A L C I T Y 0 R L A N D 0 C 0 M M U N I T Y P A R T N E R (AOL Keyword: Orlando) www.orlando.digitalcity.com/future Education majors use area schools for their classrooms • By NICHOLE KING the classroom while university instructors "Our interns will be able to take what Staff Writer collaborate with teachers on various pro they are working on in the university class jects. room and apply it," Mealor said. "Our part UCF's College of Education has begun a Dr. Judy Olson, co-chair of the UCF ner schools will allow undergraduate stu partnership with the Orlando Science committee, said faculty members will be dents the opportunity to practice in the Center in preparation for the start of a pro working with area school teachers. classroom setting with proper supervision • gram in the fall of 1998. The program will "The College of Education has been while working with students and teachers." allow UCF and the Orlando Science involved in partnerships with schools pre Some selective graduate programs may Center to work directly with area schools. viously, but this offers more of a struc also choo~e to place interns, Mealor said. It , Photo by MIKE MARSHALL UCF is one of three universities in ture," Olson said. "Some faculty members is not uncommon for partner schools to In allallt:ll Florida accepted into the nationally run will be assigned to schools '!-fld will work hire interns as part of an intervention assis Tom DeLuca had a hypnotizing Holmes Partnership program. together with the teachers. They will· be tance program. effect at the UCF Arena on Feb. 3. The concept behind the program is to learning from each other." Dr. Sandra Robinson, who is the dean of pair universities with area schools from Dr. David Mealor, professor in the school the College of Education, explained how pre-kindergarten to high schools and offer of psychology, said undergraduate students SVA combines education majors real life experiences in will benefit from the program. See PROGRAM, Page 4 serving veterans 1st female Hisaanic aSlllJnaut and having fun By DANIEL F. McMULLAM • Staff Writer launches minds ta Ille heavens Women and men separated from By GWEN R. RHODES America's military service often find Staff Writer the social structure that they were accustomed to is abruptly gone. "Riding the space shuttle through The UCF Student Veteran the first eight minutes of lift-off is Association (SVA) is a group with the like having someone that weighs sole purpose of providing a social out more than you do standing on your let for veterans. There are aqout 1,400 chest," said Dr. Ellen Ochoa, veterans in attendance and many of NASA's first Hispanic female them enjoy fellowship and cama astronaut. "So you spend most of raderie of former service members. that time concentrating on your However, membership is not limited to breathing." veterans. Ochoa was the featured speaker SVA was officially chartered on Jan. for a room full of high school stu 26, 1972, by veterans returning from dents at a Pre-College Day ceremo Vietnam. ny on Feb.4 at the Student Union. "A lot of Vietnam Vets were still very The event was held by the much in the throng of the Vietnam Society of Hispanic Professional War." said Ron Atwell, coordinator of Engineers as part of the 1998 Veterans Affairs. "Their issues were National Technical and Career possibly more political and militant • Conference held Feb. 4 to 7 in but times have changed. Student veter Orlando. an issues have evolved." It was sponsored by the General During the Gulf War, there was a Motors Corporation with contribu vocal anti-war protest on campus. tors including NASA and UCF. SVA made a conscious effort to Though Hispanics are a minority actively support the military. Although in the engineering workforce, the demonstrations did not reach the Ochoa was quick to point out that fever pitch of national anti-Vietnam women play a major role in NASA. War sentiment, SVA felt it was essen "When I came to NASA, I was tial to bring about an understanding happy to see that there was about regarding the separation between the one woman for every five men, service member and the politics, which was different from where I Atwell said. had come from in the engineering Atwell, who is a honorary lifetime field," Ochoa said. member, has been active in SVA since When I was a researcher, I had he was a student.in 1983. • The group has experienced ·brief been the only woman working with Special to the FUTURE episodes of inactivity and has seen a group of 60 men, Ochoa said. Ellen Ochoa became the first Hispanic female astronaut in July 1991. Selected by NASA in January · peaks and valleys of interest, Atwell • 1990, Ochoa became an astronaut in July layer. the Atlantis. As a part of this crew,. she said. 1991. A veteran of two space flights, she One of the highlights of her space mis- studied the energy of the sun to learn how The membership comprises of chil has logged more than 484 hours in space. sions occurred on a flight when she said changes in its radiance affect the Earth's dren of veterans, single veterans and As a mission specialist on the Discovery she was able to operate the robotic arm to climate and environment. student veterans with families. Some space shuttle in April 1993, she helped deploy and capture the Spartan satellite. She was able to again use her skills with of the Veterans with families find it conduct studies of Earth's climate with spe- In her second space flight in November difficult to balance work, family and • cial emphasis on the condition of the ozone 1994, she was the payload commander on See OCHOA, Page 4 See MEMBERS, Page 2 UCF needs "thing" Replacement Killers Knights upset Panthers "Thing" could celebrate tradition. Action packed flick leaves viewers on Stewart, men's basketball team defeats • • the edge of their seats. Florida International in home finale . -Page 11 -Page 14 -Page 28 February 11, 1998 www.orlando.digitalcity.com/future Central Florida Future • 2 Volunteers needed to aid Palmer Hospital By DAWN MYERS blood of impurities, center Neonatal/Extended Care. tions is great, and it would The Central Staff Writer in Central Florida. There is also a large demand look wonderful on a The hospital is run by for volunteers in the Human resume," said Kathleen Florida Future Arnold Palmer Hospital is more than 250 physicians, Resources Department. Connolly, a volunteer direc woul ·ke to the only hospital in Central 450 nurses, 850 support per This is an opportunity for tor at the hospital. Florida that has the ability sonnel and 250 community business or communication The hospital requests each 'ry- to provide numerous special volunteers; however, this is majors to get experience. volunteer to commit 3 to 4 services exclusively for not enough. Volunteers would be help hours a week for a year to ~PPY children. Arnold Palmer is continu ing with advertising cam the position. one These services include ously looking for volun paigns and public relations For more information or to Valentines open heart surgery and teers. within the hospital as well obtain an application for nuclear medicine. It also has It is seeking people to help as externally. volunteering, call ( 407) Day the only ECMO, which is a in many areas varying from "The experiences a student 649-9111 ext. 5932. system that cleanses the Tour Guides to could gain from these posi- • Members enjoy outlet University of Central Florida Campus Activities Board away from school Student Government Association & African American Student Union present • From PAGE 1 of War/Missing in Action flag studying. This causes member flying above the Administration ship to increase and decrease Building. with time. With time and student YOLANDA KING Michele Konecny, former turnover, however, the SVA has SVA president, joined the orga evolved into a purely social Born in Montgomery, nization after her second organization. DISTINGUISHE'D Alabama, two weeks semester at UCF in 1995. Laretta Redus, SVA treasurer, said the group meets frequently. before Rosa Parks re "I was looking for another LECTURE SERIES • social outlet outside of school "We used to have it at the fused to give up her seat acquaintances and classmates," University Grill," Redus said. Konecny said. "People my own "The meeting consisted of busi on the bus and triggered age." ness discussed over hot wings the movement that ulti SVA members come from a and beer." Some of the social activities mately desegregated the widely diverse background that • developed in the close quarters VA has done include camp outs. South, Yolanda King has During the summer of 1997, of military life.