Central Florida Future, Vol. 38 No. 75, July 24, 2006
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University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 7-24-2006 Central Florida Future, Vol. 38 No. 75, July 24, 2006 Part of the Mass Communication Commons, Organizational Communication Commons, Publishing Commons, and the Social Influence and oliticalP Communication Commons Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Central Florida Future by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Recommended Citation "Central Florida Future, Vol. 38 No. 75, July 24, 2006" (2006). Central Florida Future. 1913. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1913 • FURNITURE ONLINE BUILT TO LAST New Web site will link IM Sports begins a complete makeover with the first UCF students seeking furniture to local sellers phase of a $6 million turf-fields project -SEESPORTS,As - SEE NEWS, A6 FREE • Published Monda :s durin summer www.UCFnews.com • Monda} July 24, 2006 UCF ·student charged with Academic-Village arson ABEABORAYA Village building no. Damsky ad:mitted Damsky told Det Paul Paterson that to leave at the spur of the moment." Damsky first stated that he had left Staff Writer to being present for the second fire, but he "thought it was a good way to meet She also said that she would stay up the building an hour before each fire. said the person he was with started the girls, during the evacuation," according until 3 some mornings because she He later changed his statement and .. A UCF student was arrested and second fire. to the charging affidavit. Aoout 160 stu was worried she would have to evacu ad:mitted to setting the first couch on charged with first-degree arson July 12 UCF Police Department and the dents had to evacuate the building ate again. fire, according to the charging affidavit. in connection with two fires in an Aca State Fire Marshal's office have not because of the fire. Paterson first suspected Damsky The first fire was started at 3:30 a.m./ de:mic Village aparttnent buUding. The released the name of the second per Cara Jacob, an 18-year-old psycholo after he received the key card report July'2, in the first-floor lounge ofAcad student told the interviewing officer he son because that person is under inves gy major living in building no, laughed for building no. Each student must use e:mic Village Aparttnents puilding no. "thought it was a good way to meet tigation but has not been charged yet, at Damsky's motive but was relieved to a unique key card to enter the building The fire was started on a couch and girls,'' the charging affidavit said said Corporal James Roop with the hear someone had been charged "I and the information is stored Paterson was put out with a fire extinguisher. Mathew Robert Damsky, an 18-year UCFPD. was really, really scared,'' she said noticed that Damsky had been in and The second fire was started at 3:15 a.m. old pending business major, confessed Damsky could not be reached for 'We kind of went to the extreme," out of the building multiple times July 5, in the second-floor lounge ofthe to setting a couch on fire with a lighter comment despite multiple phone calls Jacob said "We would cover our stuff around the same time of both fires, in the first-floor lounge of Acade:mic over several days. with (plastic) bags just in case we had according to the charging affidavit. PLEASE SEE RESIDENTS ON A7 High schoolers get lessons in GAM.E-DAY TRAFFIC rocket science FEARS AIRED Students work with physicist ·to develop hybrid-fuel rocket Students, UCF officials, CRYSTAL POTTS Contributing Writer local residents chat Six students from the Harlem Children Society about stadium traffic along wi;th a UCF physicist are working on a hybrid LAUREN LAFRANTZ fueled rocket engine. Contributing.Writer Louise Shackelford, Folasade Akeloko, Christian The opening ofa 45,000-seat on-cam Garcia, Kujtime·Muzhaku, Taquazha Fair and Jackie Cortes are building a scale model of the rocket at the pus stadium planned for Fall has many Florida Space Institute-along with Associate Profes community _members and UCF officials sor John Brandenburg. These students along with concerned about traffic and parking dur others from HCS are participating in a summer ing the football season. internship program. In an effort to inform the public about The HCS is dedicated to promoting science edu their plans for gameday, UCF held an cation programs for youth living in under-resourced open house at 6:3.0 pm on Wednesday, and under-served communities and school districts. July 19 in the first-floor gallery of the Visual Arts Building. The best, brightest and most motivated young high school students from these communities are UCF is working closely with PBS&J, a chosen for a highly selective summer and year-round contracted fin:n that is planning how the hands-on research program. The students perform traffic will be directed in and around advanced research with nationally and international campus during the games. Their goal is to minimize the impact of the traffic on ly acclaimed scientists, doctors and engineers in the game attendees as well as the resi leading institutions and organizations of higher dents of communities surrounding the ' learning, according to the HCS Web site. UCFarea Brandenburg is a visiting professor researcher at At the open house, community mem Florida Space Institute, having come from The Aero bers were able to speak with representa space Corporation. tives from PBS&J, Gameday Manage The project uses a "new type of rocket system,'' ment, the UCF Athletic Departtnent and Garcia said There are two types of rocket fuels, solid members from the UCF 'fransportation and liquid Their system will use a combination of Management Program. the two. There were five separate stations set The fueL a gelatin propellant, is a combination of up in the gallery addressing how traffic solid alcohol and nitrous o:Xide. will be handled when the stadium "Those two types of fuels put together is a new opens. thing," Shackelford said . "We are here tonight to get input The students were assigned different jobs for the from the community," said Abra Home, project. Akeloko is researching the che:mical aspect Senior 'fransportation Planner of PBS& · of the project. Shackelford is researching the basics J. ''Nothing is set in stone yet." of hydro rockets and the others will be working on As for controlling the traffic, the the equations for the project. 'fransportation Management Program is The rocket will hopefully be launched in a parking discussing giving ticket holders a sug lot within the next few weeks, Alceloko said gested driving route at the time they On Friday, the students visited and toured UCF's purchase their game ticket. This way, campus along with the Institute for Stimulation and drivers will stick to state and local road Training and the university's on-campus labs. The ways, instead ofcutting through residen tour was arranged by UCF's Minority Engineering tial areas. Another way they are plan and Computer Science Programs Office. ning to direct . the traffic out of the Sponsors of the students' trip are the UCF residential areas is by placing "Local Women's Research Center, Burnett Honors College, TI:affic Only'' signs. the Office of Undergraduate Studies and Sigma Xi, a The UCF Shuttle system will also be national scientific research society. in use on gamedays, taking fans to and Leslie Sue Lieberman, director of the Women's CHARLIE BENN ITT I CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE {°· lnnel Wheeler, left, talks with Gary Cartin, Transportation Planning Program Manager for PBS&J. Wheeler is concerned about traffic problems, illegal parking and her University Estates neighbors allowjng fans to park on their lawns on game day. PLEASE SEE SOLD ON A7 PLEASE SEE INTERNS ON A7 New policy requires undeclared majors to see an adviser after 45 credits ERIC GRIMMER major once the li:mit of 45 credits has students information about the majors what you want to do with the rest of already taken place and she is unable Contributing Writer ·been surpassed. Students need only themselves and placing the students your life," Roberts said "It can be very to firmly declare public relations until · meet with an adviser to discuss the stu on the right path to declaring a major. stressful" she has earned 60 credits. Overall, "it's UCF students who have not dent's current acade:mic and major sit Interested students can log onto the Roberts sees the policy as having an inconvenience but it's for the best," declared a major will have holds uation to have the holds removed SSC Web site to view a schedule of both positive and negative effects on she said placed on their records after earning 45 As director ofFYAE, it is Laureano's upco:ming events and announcements. students such as herself. Being Stefan Kane, 20, is an undeclared credits, according to a new policy responsibility to ensure that all first Laureano stressed that the goal of involved in UCF freshman orientation UCF student who does not echo being implemented by the university year students have the opportunity to the policy was to help students, not as an 0-Team member, Roberts has Robert's positive sentiments. "It kind beginning this fall. obtain counsel and information about harm them. "It is not meant to be a known about the new policy for ofsucks, forcing people to decide what "The goal of this policy is to really all the majors on campus so that stu punitive policy and being undecided is months.