Central Florida Future, Vol. 26 No. 25, March 9, 1994
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University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 3-9-1994 Central Florida Future, Vol. 26 No. 25, March 9, 1994 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 Newsletter 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. 26 No. 25, March 9, 1994" (1994). Central Florida Future. 1226. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1226 Lady Knights begin TAAC tournament play tomorrow- see sports, page 28 entral -Florida Future Men win TAAC, on to national toumament • UCF basketball has been void season until this year. However, has ever gone before. which he brought from his tenure as D Men's basketball of excitement since the team with the addition of Speraw this "This is what all of us are in this assistant coach at the University of team wins right to go entered Division I in 1984. The year and some transfer players, the for," said Speraw. Florida, boosted the team this season. to NCAA Tournament.. Knights have not had a winning team has gone where no UCF squad Speraw's emphasis on defense, Speraw ~so brought his experience from PensacolaJuniorCollege where hewent82-21 overthreeyears,earning by TONY HUTCHESON National Junior College Coach of the Staff Writer Year honors in 1990. "I've been very fortunate to In the spirit of Dick Vitale: have good players," said Speraw Get your tuxedos ready Central '\ on his head coaching success. "It's Florida, because UCF is going to .,J important to have people who are the "Big Dance," baby! willing to be unselfish." • Before a crowd of 2,389 at the "'·· The Knights had to win two UCF Aren~ and in front of a live, games to get to the T AAC national television audience Championship Game. Thursday watching the finals on ESPN, the they played solid defense against a • UCF Golden Knights made history bigger Mercer University and by defeating Stetson University in cruised to a 90-68 victory. the Trans America Athletic Friday was not so easy as they • Conference championship faced Centenary College, the Saturday70-67. With the win, UCF number four seed. In the up-tempo earned its first ever spot in the mode that both squads like to play, ' NCAA Division I tournament. UCF led by as much as 16 points. "In the past few years we haven't The Gents, however, did not give . had this kind of excitement," said up and closed the gap to four points junior guard Darryl Davis. "This is with 41 seconds in the contest. what you dream about as a kid." But, the Knights held them off for "It's obviously exciting. It's a 93-89 victory. great for the school," said head DeHoog/ Future Chuck Roberts, center for UCF's men's basketball team, celebrates the Knights' 70-67 victory over coach Kirk Speraw. See NCAA, page 24 the Stetson Hatters Saturday. With the win, UCF advanced to th_e NCAA tournament. Hazing a national problem O Hazing has evolved Edith Davis, told reporters. because of hazing. As of Feb. 23, seven fraternity As the recent incident shows, from physical to members had been charged with . hazing is alive and well in mental abuse. involuntary manslaughter and American colleges and hazing, three others face hazing universities. Although physical College Press Service charges, and six alumni fraternity punishment actually has been on • members were charged with the wane in recent years as a result CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - hazing, said Ann Hayes, the of increased awareness and Michael Davis hoped one day to university's news bureau director. prosecution, more insidious, win a Pulitzer Prize for_reporting, Police are continuing their "invisible" mental abuse of a dream that was cut tragica11y investigation. fraternity and sorority pledges short by a beating allegedly administered by his own fraternity .,, brothers. ·Things have gone underground on many Davis, 25, a junior in journalism campuses because national fraternities and staff writer at Southeast Missouri State University's student have taken very strong, positive steps to ' newspaper, The Capaha Arrow, eliminate in [hazing]. died Feb. 15 of blunt trauma to the -Larry Lunsford head. Kappa Alpha Psi pledges director of student affairs, University of Florida told police Davis had co11apsed while running through a gantlet of A Feb. 22 memorial service was continues. punches at a footba11 field. Instead held on campus. "I think the whole Stiffer, anti-hazing regulations • of being taken to a hospital, he was campus here is mourning the in recent years - 38 states outfaw carried to an off-campus apartment death," Hayes said. it - have made a difference in where he died. Davis was a dedicated student deterring physical abuse ofpledges, • Family members said it was not hoping for a bright future in said Larry Lunsford, director of the first time Davis had been beaten, newspapers. "He seemed to know student affairs at Florida and they had begged the young where he was going and what he International University in Miami. man to give up pledging for the was doing in journalism," Hayes Until the last 20 years, incidents in fraternity after he returned home said. which pledges were publicly one day with a scratch on his nose. University President Kala humiliated, paddled, forced to "When I asked him why he Stroup ordered the Kappa Alpha consume often deadly amounts of wanted to pledge this fraternity, he Psi chapter permanently banished alcohol, beaten to death, or said, 'Ma, when you're pledged, from campus. The group had been you have to take it,"'his mother, suspended in 1988 for a year See HAZING, page 8 In Features In Opinion News 1-9 Classified 10 • Who's going to win an Banning beer commercials Oscar? Who knows, but won't do anything to stop Opinion 11-12 here are our picks ... drinking ... Features 15-22 Page R7 Page 11 Sports 23-28 Central Florida Future Hilt answers student body questions at open forum Questions asked at faculty members. comment adequate professional attention occasional error. so he ad ·i ed open forum ranged Provost Whitehouse was that in no from the faculty. that's a problem the person to report the • asked about a professor from way did he and I think we have to address discrepancies. Whitehou e want to see that." commented that the student from more parking to engineering who seemed to be a student Another question, which should definitely let the better teachers. more interested in research than • a c c e p t also involved the engineering department chair know about it, in teaching. The student asked inferior department, stated that one of because this is something very l]ow the university could condone teaching the professors simply read from important to them. such a practice. Whitehouse, who due to the a book and did not actually teach Additional questions were • byDEBB KANE was the dean ofengineering prior Staff writer Hitt emphasis on the class, and was unable to, or asked about the feasibility of to becoming provost, responded research, would not, answer the students' additional courses at UCF, which that most professors in that area but also added he felt that UCF' s questions. Hitt responded that was answered by saying that if • The questions flew fast and do a lot of research because they faculty was a quality one. "We the first thing that should be done more money becomes available, furious at UCF's Wild Pizza are involved with the university's never want to lose the emphasis was to talk to the chair of the UCF will see additional courses. where President Hitt and Research Program and there are on high quality undergraduate department or the dean about it, Also questions about the • members of his administration many graduate students who education at UCF," he said. "So "because if what he is suggesting placement of the Arboretum, gave students an open participate. He stated that this if there is a high level of interest is that they do not know their which is still being debated. Most opportunity to quiz them o~ fact is one which sets UCF apart in~ research and in students, I material, then that's pretty of the questions were answered • various issues. The hot topic for and makes it unique, and that he guess it doesn't matter that much serious." He said that he felt most by saying if the legislators give this session was based on two would try to turn the students if it's 51-49, OK, but if what the faculty members were very UCF more money, then the main issues: the UCF Arboretum around and show them the student is implying is that he and selective about choosing their necessary additions can be • and the competency of UCF positive aspect. Hitt was quick to other students are not getting peers, but that there could be an addressed. Until there's a cure, there's the American Diabetes Association. • .-. ..,I ----·--·------- ----~-------~--------~-~--------~----------------------,. I Alafaya McDonald's Supports 1 • UCF Knights Buy Ahy Large Sandwich & Get One Free • (Free Sandwich Must Be of Eaual or Lesser Value) _ Valid Until March 3), 1994 Not good in conjunction with any other offer.· One coupon per person per visit. Offer good only at these McDonald's: • 12305 University Blvd • 10413 Colonial Dr.