Central Florida Future, Vol. 42 No. 68, November 1, 2010
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University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 11-1-2010 Central Florida Future, Vol. 42 No. 68, November 1, 2010 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. 42 No. 68, November 1, 2010" (2010). Central Florida Future. 2355. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/2355 I Sugarrusl1 Total control Candy Land opens on UCF sits pretty in C-USA standings campus at breezeway after beating ECU -sEEsPoRTs,As locale -SEE NEWS,A2 Halloween Med student aids homeless hand. "I left for a short while I Giving up shoes starts philanthropy to get water for the volun LAURA NEWBERRY less veterans-when a man him to the side, and pro teers. When I got back, Reid I Contributing Writer around his age approached ceeded to give the vet the was volunteering in his him, looking for shoes. shoes he was wearing at the socks, standing on the wet Reid Green, a first year ''His shoes were tom up time. concrete," Smith said. medical student at the UCF and almost falling off his "He actually offered to "Everyone there was College of Medicine, feet. We didn't have any give me his shoes in return." amazed by what he had unknowingly started a thing for him, though," Green said. "He was so done." humanitarian movement Green said. "I felt really thankful, you could tell how When Reid went home when he gave his shoes to a overwhelmed. I needed to much it meant to him." that night, he called his homeless man help him out." Bessie Lamb, a drug mother, Randi Green, to tell On Sept 25, Green was A few moments after the court coordinator for Semi her about what had hap volunteering at the Veterans homeless vet walked away, nole County, volunteered pened that day at the VA Affairs Stand Down-an Stand Down. Green decided to take alongside Green at the VA rlNA RUSSELL / CENTRAL FLORIOA FUrURE event providing food, shel action. Green tapped the Stand Down and witnessed Reid Green volunteered at Veteran ter, and clothing to home- man on his shoulder, took Green's generosity first- PLEASE SEE SWEATS ON A5 Affairs Stand Down in Orlando. Celebrating the Veterans CBAalumni inducted into Breaking news on your cell HallofFame Get UCF news sent to your cell phone. Just text the keyword Three alumni honored UCFNEWS to 44636. REBEKAH KUBIK Contributing Writer AROUND CAMPUS,A2 UCF's College of Business inducted three more ofits most esteemed alumni into the Col INFO SESSION FOR lege ofBusiness Hall of Fame, bringing the total NURSING-PENDING to 56 inductees since its inception, at the 12th STUDENTS annual ceremony Friday. The UCF nursing program will be George Gramatikas, Jeff Lagos and Jeff Lehman were selected to be a part of the CBA'.s hosting an information session for Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame was founded in students interested in applying for 1999 by CBA Dean, Thomas Keon, not only for the nursing program. UCF's reaching high levels of professional achieve nursing program is designed to be JASON GREENE/ UCF NEWS& INFO ment, but for remaining committed to the col- , limited-access. UCF ROTC students place wreaths beside the Veteran Commemorative Site at the end of the opening ceremony Oct. 29. The site, located lege and the university. at the south end of Memory Mall, has been a year in the making. "They are top alums, each of them in their own right," said Joanne Chive, communications director for CBA. "It's not just what they've LOCAL& STA TE, A2 done in their careers. It's what they've done for Veterans UCF as well." SHUTTLE LEAK Keon, who became dean in 1997 when there REPAIRED, LAUNCH honored in were about 6,000 students in the CBA, said he founded the Hall of Fame because he wanted a ONFORWED. "good way to show that we have some top NASA's countdown clocks are on-campus notch people." ticking toward the final launch of space shuttle Discovery. The PLEASE) t.l: KEON ON A7 countdown began Sunday dedication afternoon, two days late, after the shuttle was declared safe. ceremony UCF holds SK for ATLEAST2O KEVIN HERNANDEZ GREYHOUNDS FOUND Contributing Writer pancreatic cancer For more photos DEAD IN PANHANDLE Sherman Perez never nessed just that of the ceremony: AMY FOIST Authorities are investigating the expected UCF to recognize the More than a year in the G WW-N.UCFNews.com Contributing Writer deaths of at least 20 dogs at a work of veterans, but on the making, the south end ofMem ' morning of Oct 29, the senior ory Mall now displays a Veter has been in the army since Senior environmental engineering major greyhound park in the Kevin Callahan has been running in 5Ks since the Panhandle. The dogs'trainer public administration major ans Commemorative Site that 2002 and a student a UCF since wit- more than 500 people - veter 2008. "It's not a normal thing sixth grade. was arrested on Friday and In 2004, when his grandfather died from pan charged with animal cruelty. ans, their family members and across campuses. I feel really students included - witnessed good about it.'" creatic cancer, he and his family decided to get the dedication 0£ At the center ofthe site is an involved with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Net "I'm shocked that they actu 80-foot flagpole that flies a 12 work Six years later, the Callahan family is still rais INDEX TODAY'S ally put up a site honoring Vet feet by 18 feet American flag 24 eran's," said hours a day seven days a week. ing awareness by participating in the fourth Around Campus 2 WEATHER Perez, Extending from the center of annual PurpleStride, a 5K run/walk to benefit the Weather 2 who the flagpole are five white mar Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, which will Local & State 2 ble columns that have the seals be held at UCF Sunday. Sports 8 of the Army, Navy, Marines, "I think my story has become a common one," Opinion 10 Coast Guard and Air Force said Callahan, whose grandmother is battling Oassifieds 11 , PARTLY engraved at the end of them breast cancer. "Just about everyone knows some Sudoku 11 I CLOUDY with a quote "Inhonorofall the one who has been affected by cancer." Crossword 11 I 370 660 dedicated patriots who coura- Callahan will be participating with his grand- HIGH LOW PLEASE SEE SITE ON A7 PLEASE SEE EVENT'S ONA6 • • • • LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE ARENA AT THE MEMORY MALL .. A2 www.CentralFloridaFuture.com Nov. 1, 201O • (tut.al :flotilla :fututi AROUND CAMPUS <!tntral News and notices for the UCF comnumity 1Iodba Nursing infonnation session prepares potential students Staff will be there to inform students about the 1uturt application process, The Studmt Newspaper at lKF sina 19'8 including required cours November 1, 2010 es and grades. Attendance is not Vol 42, Issue 68 • 12 Pages required of those who are Toe Centro/ Florida Furute is the independeru, Sl!Jdent. planning on applying, but written newspaper at the University of Ceotral Ronda, Opinions In the Fuwre are those of the individual is strongly encouraged. rof umnist and not necessarily those of the editolial staff The event will be held or the University administratioo. All content is property of the Ctntral Florida FuWre and may not be "P'inted In off-campus at University part or in whole without pennission from the pobllsher. Tower Room 602 from 10 am. to 12 p.m. on Nov. 2. , NEWSROOM 407-447-4558 Allies Advance workshop Editor-in-Chief raises GLBTQ awareness Emre Kelly x213 The Allies Program CFF.editor@gmailcom will be holding a work shop for anyone interested JACKIEGILOV OYI CENTRAL FLORIDAFU TURE News Editors in joining. Sophomore micro and molecular biology major Nicole Lacek scoops chocolate-covered pretzels at Candy Land's new location on campus. Brandi Broxson x213 The group aims to Katie Kustura x213 combat homophobia and News.CFF@gmail com to gather support and raise awareness of the GLBTQ Online News Editor community. Meghan Lindner x213 Online.CFF@gmailcom It will be held Nov. 2 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Opinions Editor Room 316 of the Student Adrienne Cutway x213 Union. [email protected] The event is open to all Breezeway gets a sugar rush with Candy Land's opening students, faculty, and staff Sports Editors who have an interest in JACKIE GILOVOY Danny Aiello x215 joining Allies. Contributing Writer Mike Balducci x215 Please RSVP to Halloween is over, but There's got to be a lot of peo Beginning in mid Novem Sports.CFF@gmailwm [email protected]£edu. when their candy stash starts ple that love candies." ber, Dhanji said the store Variety Editor to run low, UCF students For the next two weeks, would sell cereal for break Jessica Martin x21 4 won't need to leave campus the shop will be open Mon fast. [email protected] to satisfy their sweet tooth. day through Friday, from 9 Students can grab a box, Candy Land, located a.m. to 9 p.m.