Central Florida Future, Vol. 39 No. 32, November 3, 2006
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Central Florida Future. 1947. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1947 FREE ·Published Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays www.CentralFloridaFuture.com ·Friday, November 3, 2006 IT TAKES A VILLAGE Pirates attack .Winter Park fair trade store supports art from Golden Knights face ECU Pirates in Third World countries homecoming showdown-sEESPORTs,A1 - SEE NEWS, A2 Spirit Splash to SAE pledges found 'sobbing,' in costume feature Big 10-4 MELISSA PATIERSON Alpha Epsilon, which was the SAE house shortly after mid following policy, refused to dis deny police entry because they Students will have a News Editor upheld Thursday. night Oct. 26 andheard "agitated cuss the investigation in were performing a "ritual," but chance to wade in The 3 p.m. hearing called by and aggressive screaming,'' pro progress. But the report was "fearing for the safety ofthe peo the cool waters of "The inside of the common the Office of Student Conduct · fanity, and "weeping and moan somehow circulated at UC:f to ple inside," police entered the the Reflecting area reeked of beer, urine and determined that the office was ing.'' non-law enforcement offices house. Pond today at vomit.'' justified in suspending SAE, and UCF officials had refused for and groups; UCF's media rela Inside, police found men 2:30 p.m. Apep that the fraternity will remain on a week to release the police inci tions released it to the press for "sobbing,'' "practically naked," rally, featuring This and other startling state ments were included in a UCF suspension until the next hear dent report and even denied its the first time Thursday. and dressed in costume, includ Knightro, the ing. existence. They cited confiden In the report, UCF police ing one man wearing a rainbow band, athletes, Police Department . report released Thursday. The report UCF police reported that tiality concerns under federal gave the following account of colored wig and diaper, and cheerleaders and state education privacy the incident: and dancers, will d~tailed the Oct. 26 incident that officers responding to a call precede the concert. led to the suspension of Sigma about possible hazing arrived at laws. Meanwhile, UCF police, SAE members at first tried to PLEASE SEE INVESTIGATION ON A3 ELECTION 2006 Highly anticipated Borat opens today Sascha Baron Cohen's latest project hits theaters today · • after months of anitcipation. Cohen is featured as his Borat character, a Kazakh journalist whose lack of . familiarity with American customs results in hilarity. AROUND CAiVlPUS Acclaimed art critic Jerry Saltz to speak at UCF The senior art critic for Village Voice will speak in the Art Gallery of the Visual Arts_Building today from 11 :30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. He has lectured and taught at schools around the country and has twice been a Pulitzer finalist. PLEASE SEE AROUND ON A2 JOE BURBANK I ORLANDO SENTINEL Rep. Katherine Harris and Sen. Bill Nelson answer questions from moderator Tim Russert,of NBC's Meet the Press, in the Pegasus Ballroom, Wednesday. UCF students were able to ask the candidates questions after the debate. LOCAL & STATE I Orlando boy MEET THE CANDIDATES band mogul used Known best for her role during to getting sued the voting controversy of the 2000 presidential election, Lou Pearlman, founder of the Hitting the issues state Rep. Katherine Harris Backstreet Boys and 'NSYNC,says gained the Republican nomi that lawsuits come with being Nelson and Harris face off in debate, make use . have the support of the American nation despite a lack of sup successful. Now he might face people, we've got to stop this .non-· port from the Republican of last chance to reach voters before election · sense of 'stay the course,'" Nelson . Party and Gov. Jeb Bush. the strangest legal challenge in said. Harris his particularly litigious career: a TROY HILLIER AND ABEER B.ABDALLA their minds. Nelson supported the long-term suit filed by a deceased professor. Editor in Chief and Senior Staff Writer Russert wasted no time in goal of splitting Iraq into Shiite, Sunni After serving in the U.S. House approaching the big issues, asking and Kurdish .sections as a way to end of Representatives from 1979 PLEASE SEE LOCAL ON A2 With the 2006 midterm elections Nelson what he made of Sen. John tensions, but in the short-term would to 1991, incumbent Sen. Bill just days away, UCF played host Kerry's recent remarks aimed at stu listen to the military commanders Nelson was elected to the U.S. Wednesday to the final Florida U.S. dents that "if you don't [study hard], and give them what they needed. Senate in 2000, defeating NATION & WOHLD Senate debate between incumbent you get stuck in Iraq." Harris said that she thought Vice Republican candidate Bill Nearly 11,000 Sen. Bill Nelson and Rep. Katherine "I believe he apologized, and he President Dick Cheney and Secretary McCollum. Nelson currently Harris. should have,'' Nelson said "It's impor of Defense Donald Rumsfeld had leads polls by a large margin. snared in fugitive Moderated by Tim Russert of tant that we support our troops.'' done "adequate jobs" and Was "afraid Nelson NBC's Meet the Press, both candi Even still, Nelson did not approve of what the future would look like if roundup dates argued strongly for their cam of how the administration was going we cut and run." Sex offenders, gang members paigns, knowing that undecided. vot about the war. ers had less than a week to make up "You can't fight a war unless you PLEASESEE CANDIDATES ON A6 and other fugitives were swept \ up in what the'Justice . Department on Thursday called a stingtargeting the"worst of the worst'' criminals on the run. The Robbers target Cheerleader roundup took place in 24 states. School water fails acid test ·dies, cause PLEASE SEE NATION ON A4 female students This ~snot an emergency - FDEP ombudsman JESSICA POUCHER emic Village gets its water from Orange unknown Contributing Writer T-ODAY'S 'VEATHER around Alafaya County and is, therefore, unaffected. How A UCF ever, the rest of the campus water is treated Campus water contains a potentially can cheerleader, JESSICA SUNDAY by the Physical Plant. 20-year-old High:74° Contributing Writer cer-causing chemical, the Florida Depart In order to ftx the problem, the Physical ment of Environmental Protection said. William Hyde, Low:60° Plan,t contacted Dr. James Taylor, the direc was found Several UCF students have fallen victim "Titls is not an· emergency," said Jeff tor of the Environmental Systems Engineer dead in his to late-night robberies at apartment build Prather, F'DEP ombudsman. ''The water is ing Institute at UCF. Taylor and his team SCAT.SHOWERS ings on A1afaya 'Thill. safe to drink. We are not asking you to get an UniversitY conducted a study to help determine what House apart The robber is said to be a large man, alternative source of water.'' was causing the acetic water. William Hyde between the ages of 16-20, wearing a dark The water contains high levels of ment on Taylor recommended the creation of a Wednesday. INDEX colored hoodie and dark pants. In at least ' haloacetic acids, and prolonged exposure to design that would create an "injection sys .His roommate discovered he Around Campus 2 three reported robberies, the ropbe}:' wore a this chemical can cause cancer and other tem to neutralize the acid," Paradise said was not breathing, and res hockey mask. health risks, he said Weather 2 Boyle Engineering is in the process ofcre cuers detected no vital signs Lauren Chamberlain, an early childhood ''You would need to drink two liters a day -----------··---Local &State 2 ating blueprints, which are scheduled to be when they responded to the Nation & World 4 development majoi; was attacked at Victoria for 70 years, and if you did that, you would released at the beginning of2007. ---···-:---····-·-····-·-·-·-.. ··-·-·-··--·-··-·--··-·····--· .. -··-·-- call, according tO an Orange Place apartments on Oct 20 after she was fol have a l-in-100,000 chance of seeing unsafe SPllrts 7 The haloacetic acid violation is not County Sheriffs Office. lowed home by a white Honda Civic. eff~' Prather said Variety 9 uncommon. Prather said that around 30 spokeswoman. The cause of ''My first thought was .'who is trying to . Dr. Richard Paradise, director ofthe UCF ClasSifieds , 2 other companies in Central Florida violated death is undetermined pend scare me now that it is almost H.alloween?' I Physical Plant said that the water at UCF has Sudoku 13 been in violation for about two years. ing an autopsy, but foul play is Crossword 13 PLEASE SEE DIFFERENT ON A6 The south part ofcampus near the Acad- PLEASE SEE PUBLIC ON A5 not suspected. A2 www.CentralFloridaFuture.com November 3,2006 • (euttaf '1oriba '1rture • AROUND "I truly believe in the mission of the Ten Thousand Villages of Orlando, Inc. LOCAL and hope to continue my involvement with this cause in the future." • CAMPUS - DANIELA BLANCHET, UCF STUDENT &STATE News and notices for Keep local with headlines the UCF community you may have missed • Fitness orientation Orlando boy band mogurmakes The Recreation and Well millions - and a few enemies ness Center will be holding fit ORLANDO - Lou Pearl ness orientations today from 11 man likes to say he won't ever a.m.