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Central Florida Future. 1529. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1529 • UCF volleyball team falls in TAAC Tournament final - Sports • • S e r v i n g t h e "Un i v e r s i t y o f C e n"t r a I · F 1 o r i d a s i n c e 1 9 6 8 A DIGITAL CITY 0 R LAND 0 C 0 MM UN IT Y PARTNER (AOL Keyword: Orlando) www.orlando.digitalcity.com • · Get the most· out of your internship SHELLEY WILSON though there was a drop in credit hours and a co-op is that an internship usually experience. • STAFF WRITER from 6,041 credits to 6,011. lasts for one semester and is either paid or In a poll taken by the magazine, The College with the most internships unpaid, while a co-op typically involves "Planning Job Choices 1999 Four- Year Long before Monica Lewinsky made this year was Arts and Sciences with '777 multiple semesters and the work is always College Edition," having an internship or • the word "intern" infamous, many college students enrolled. paid. Another difference is that not all co-op experience rated 3.77 and 3.37 students have used the internship and The number of students participating departments in the five colleges offer respectively on a 5.0 scale of desired expe­ cooperative education programs to benefit in the co-op program also increased. internships, but any student (with 20 or riences that employers look for. • their college experience. During the 1998-1999 school year, there more semester hours) can apply for a co­ Why students choose to do either an More than 1,800 students enrolled this were 633 students enrolled in a co-op, op. internship or a co-op depends on the needs past academic year for undergraduate while there were 232 students enrolled the Many students decide to participate in of the student. In a co-op, college credit • internships at UCF. This year's number is previous school year. an internship or a co-op because it can pro­ up from 1,746 interns last year, even The difference betwee_n an internship vide a future job, networking and hands-on DISNEY, Page 5 ' Dancers raise awareness for culture • LISA CERICOLA _,,_ participate in two of the dances, STAFF WRITER including the Snake Dance, where audience members linked hands and In honor of Native American Sometimes we joke wove around the stage like a human Heritage Month, the Piscataway serpent. Nation Dancers gave the UCF com­ that we have a Other dances included the Grand munity a cultural presentation. Entry Dance, men's Grass Dance, • The four-person group, led by Reebok on one foot Crow Hop Dance and Eagle Dance. Mark · Tayac, includes William and a moccasin on "Our dances are not war dances, Reeves, Sun Bear Coe and Urie contrary to what people believe. • Ridgeway. the other. .. Many were created to honor animals The members refer to themselves and birds. The animals were our as an "internation group," represent­ neighbors; they gave us life. So we • ing over . 500 different Native -MarkTayac created these dances to honor our American nations. Piscataway Nation Dancer neighbors," said Tayac. The UCF performance was held Senior Alicia Scott, who attended Nov. 18 in the Visual Arts the performance, said, "I thought it Auditorium. "The only way we can educate the was a really good performance, but it The group has traveled for 20 rest of the world about our 'culture is would have been cool if they had years throughout the United States to go where they live - to their done it outside, in nature." and E_urope, performing traditional homes, their churches, their schools." In between dance numbers and Native American music and dances in It was the group's first visit to drumbeats, Tayac also spoke about colorful ceremonial dress. UCF, and Tayac was pleased with the the great divide between the tradition­ Educating the public about experience. al and modern world for Native Native American cultural practices "We've had a really warm recep­ Americans. and defying "John Wayne" stereo­ tion in Florida," he said. "It's been "We live today in two worlds," he PHOTO BY PATTY CANEDO types is one of Tayac's main goals. really good." said. "Sometimes we joke that we The Pis<ataway Natioll" Dan<ers perform a traditional Native "Our dances and . music touch Seven dances were performed in have a Reebok on one foot and a moc­ Ameri<an dan<e. The group shared its <ulture with the UCF <om­ people's minds and hearts and put an the hour-long program. casin on the other. But we have adapt­ .. munity Nov. 18 as part of Native American Heritage Month • end toward racial attitudes," he said. The group asked the audience to ed, we have survived, we are here." Disappearing sorority seeks a return to its once-popular status Inside ... KRISTA ZILIZI according to Barbra Broudy, a Instead, national represen­ many responses from interest­ STAFF WRITER collegiate development consul­ tatives were' called in to orga­ ed young women. tant for Delta Gamma. nize a reconstruction program The cost of Delta Gamrria + Blink182, There are constant "It's not that people have a to revive the near-defunct is $600 to $700 a semester, reminders of Delta Gamma's negative or positive notion sorority. which is comparable to most Silverchair and once affluent prominence at about Delta Gamma, they don't "We couldn't be competi­ sororities at UCF. UCF. have a notion at all," she said. tive in a formal recruitment, so Dues will most likely go FenixTX plav sold out A faint pattern of its letters "So while Delta Gamma has we let the numbers get low pur­ down as membership grows. is still visible on the Delta always been viable, it never posely and the fraternity decid­ " As a new m,ember, it UCFArena Gamma house (now occupied caught on as much." ed we would come in and revi­ tends to be more expensive by the Alpha Xi Delta sorori­ In the early 1990s, Delta talize by recruiting in October," because of several one time -Entertainment ty). Gamma recruited to total Broudy said. fees," Broudy said. The anchor still sits before capacity and continued to for In mid-October Delta "We would also love to • No place to sit in the house, serving its symbolic the next couple of years. Gamma began its campaign to have a house again, but the tim­ the Comm. Building status. Gradually its numbers recruit enough new members ing just wasn't right. There are And despite Delta began to decrease until the fall and reach total capacity once ups and downs to having a -Opinion Gamma's absence from this of 1997, which proved to be its again. house, but with plans for a new year's Homecoming events, most devastating fall rush in Through newspaper adver­ Greek Park, it is something the Nation .............................. 6-7 Delta Gamma colors were still UCF history. tisements, posters and- tents Delta Gamma's are consider­ Opinion ............................... 8 evident among the crowds of With 19 members remain­ around campus, and formal ing," she said. Entertainment... ........... 10-14 Homecoming spectators. ing, Delta Gamma declined to invitation letters to LEAD Delta Gamma membership Classifieds ........................ 16 Delta gamma membership participate in fall rush this scholar and honor students, Sports .......................... 17-24 at UCF has never been steady, year. Delta Gamma was met with DELTA, Page 3 November 24, 1999 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future • 2 • LEAD hopes to find new home in OSA office ADAM SHIVER size of the OSA office," said LEAD grad­ retically, give the student body a "student right now. They've had to move money STAFF WRITER uate Bob Williams, who holds positions on leadership center." from a different account, so I can't be several committees _of the Campus "Our area, the Office of student exactly sure where it is coming from." • The Leadership Enrichment and Activities Board. Activities, Greek Affairs and Campus "We're very unhappy with the Academic Development Scholars program "OSA's office space would be dramat­ Ministries are all coming under a new divi­ prospect of LEAD moving in," said has been looking to move out of its current ically downsized, allowing for LEAD sion of student leadership programs .. Williams. office that ~as grown too small to house scholars to move in, dominating the office. we're a student leadership program our­ The LEAD program is focused on tal­ the program. This drastic reduction of space would limit selves so this would be a great advantage," ented, first-year students who are interest­ Recently, the program has discussed [OSA's] effectiveness," he said. Lloyd said. ed in leadership programs, scholarships • the possibility of moving into the Office of Lloyd disagrees. "We would be divid­ With offices in the Student Union and service projects Student Activities, a larger office located ing up the space between us, Office of being a high commodity item on campus, The time when the move will take on the second floor of the Student Union.