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University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 11-4-1998 Central Florida Future, November 4, 1998 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, November 4, 1998" (1998). Central Florida Future. 1492. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1492 • l.Ook lt1side for your sprit1g South OrlahdO Catttpus class schedule pUllout! CENTRAL i::LDRIDA • .. S'e r v i n g th e • A D I G I T A L C I T Y 0 R L A N D 0 C 0 M M U N I T Y P A R T N E R (AOL Keyword: Orlando) www.orlando.digitalcity.com • Catch Spirit Daze on Wednesdays By GWEN R. RHODES stand at the student gates and hand out pompoms ... Assistant News Editor and megaphones, so if you didn't get your spirit ' items here, you can get them at the game." In honor of Halloweel)., emcee Kurt Pennypacker Kelli Belfatto, director of student government pro • cajoled students into dressing up as mummies as part ductions, puts the pep rallies t.ogether. of the Spirit Daze festivities at the Student Union ''We are encouraging everyone to come out and last Wednesday. become a certified member of the spirit patrol,"_she Pennypacker,- the director of promotions for the said. "We have had the football players and cheer • Student Government Association (SGA), told stu leaders come out and join in. We try to get other dents to "do the monster mash. Just dance and the teams to come out too, like the Women's Soccer people in the crowd will choose the best mummy." Team since they are doing so well. Unfortunately, \ . He ended up with three volunteers who won UCF they have. classes t~at have prev~nted them from sweatshirts for their efforts. participating. Spirit ·Da;le is a_stu_dent Belfatto does expect. the • pep rally . outside· qf ·tbe · _soccer teams·.to . participate ._Student Uiiiori beld· .e'very · .iµ_$pirit Daze on Nov. 18. ,Wednesday from Noon until ·'.'Hpp~flilly, we :wiH be able .2-p.m. before ev~ry , UCF-: · ~to h~lp them -. celebrate. win . ,..... home football ga~e. The · . iµng-t:4~ir cq.nfer~'n.'ce tit_Ie." ev,e.nt_ ·Je-afores ·.mu .sic .~ In' th~ · , pas~ ' few weeks, ... .. games1 .· giveaway~, - .teani .Spirit ':Daie".fras also··includ _ pi~y~rs and.team.i;pjrjj,_ , ~ · · · ed. rriem~d of .the l?.gsket~ · ' ·The pep raliy thi~ }Y-~ek· :·' · ball team, who wer.e ·helping .· was i_n · preparati.on ·for. th~ .· jo promote .U~F's Midnig~t UCF game against the Yourigs,t9wn Cardinals. Madness. ·"You're doing it for the good of the school," "'We plan to do it again in the spririg to include the Pennypacker told the crowd 'of 'onlookers. Some of spring sports," Belfatto said. "This.-will inc:lude the . the contests included a Milli VaniUi lip syncing con- rest of the basketball games as ~ell as for baseball . ,,· ... test, a UCF figtJ_t _song contest and several UCF triv- . ·games._" ia contests. Prizes included hats, t-shirts, sweatshirts Belfatto emphasized that ''we don't expect people • and team flags. ·.· to stay the. whole two hour period;· We think its Near the end of the festivities, the UCF cheerlead- importantfor people to know that th_ey don't have to ers demonstrated cheers as well as various jumps stay the whole time. They can come out for a little • Kevin CoJber Photo and in general danced to the music. while and show their school spirit and possibly win Students use According to Sandy Baker, director of internal a prize too. roofs around public relations for the SGA, "We've done it for "We give out lots of prizes, "she continued, "we Photo by Erin Benit • ·campus to every home game so far. We spend about two hours try to come up with a lot of different stuff to give Suzanne McPherson performs in the Monster watch the trying to get school spirit going and encouraging away. Some of the prizes we give away are shirts, Mash competition during the Spirit Daze Pep shuttle launch. people to go to the ball games. During the games we hats, sweatshirts and movie passes." Rally in front of the Student Union. I 41 Quayle welcomed C-day picnic offers mixer to students and professors by student body By TAYLOR SIKES chance for students and facul Staff Writer ty to mix in an informal By SHELLEY WILSON Arena on Oct. 29. atmosphere. Staff Writer At ·the age of 41, Quayle About 200 students and fac "We wanted it to be a non became the youngest to serve as ulty came to Lake Claire oh academic environment for stu "I know America today is vice president and has also Friday, Oct. 23 for "C-Day," dents and professors to inter focused in on John Glenn mak served two terms in both the the School of act outside of class," said Lisa ing history. He is a good friend House of Representatives and Communications' annual pic Tessier, 25, the Quotes direc of mine and a great hero. But I the Senate. Fred Piccolo, the nic, which features free food, tor of Community Relations. know where I am and I know Campus Activity Board's speak drinks, music and sports. Tessier worked with local who the real hero around here er director, introduced Quayle in The event was put on by the businesses to get the food for is ..... Daunte Culpepper." his opening speech as one of the Photo by Kevin Cother Quotes club, of the school's "C-day" donated. Food given This was the opening line Dan most active vice presidents in Dan Quayle speaks at the Arena Advertising/Public Relations included pizzas, chicken Quayle, the 44th vice president, amid speculation he will run for program. Their main goal for stated to an audience at the UCF See QUAYLE, Page 6 president in 2000 . the gathering was to provide a See FROM, Page 6 .. Homecoming events Abug that won't bite Place your FREE Respond online to our announced Veteran's benefits not to Classified Ad on question of the weekl Movie, carnival, and pep be delayed by millennium rally plan to build spirit. virus. our website! New each Wednesday. -PAGE 4 -PAGE 1 www.UCFluture.com www.UCFluture.com • November 4, 1998 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future • 2 • Students join forces with UCF Library presses charges • By GWEN R. RHODES There was police to collect toys for needy Assistant News Editor still product in the • By GWEN R. RHODES sored a toy drive on campus able to the idea. We weren't UCF Police responded to the cam- machine but Assistant News Editor which targeted primarily the · going to change anything, we f?USJibrary on Oct. 27 after library no money UCF faculty and -staff, accord would be adding a new element . worker Yvette Monroe reported an was found. · Beginning Nov. 2, a huge, ing to Carla Cordoba, coordina and getting more people to par · fittell;lpted theft of lib:rary magazine gift-wrapped refrigerator box tor of the Alumni ticipate." · pages. •Student vehicle decals continue will be placed beside the infor Student/Parent Program which According to Cordoba, The suspect was attempting to to be stolen from cars parked on mation desk on the first floor of is a part of the Alumni "Jeannette is used to working . le~ve the library when he set off the campus. ~ on Oct. 26, Philip J. Ryan • the Student Union for a Holiday Relations Office. The SAA is with the various departments secµ,rity alarms at the entrance to ill, reported his vehicle parking Toy Drive. one of the many programs run and I am used to working-with : the library. He returned to the circu~ decal was stolen from his maroon, The toy drive will run from by the Alumni Relations Office. students so it would make a . •lafion desk' where he took' all of his two.do.or Nissan while it was ' ::!:::c-:(· ...... - .? -'- ' - -. -- ·:·:-: ->~ Nov. 2 through Dec. 11 and will "We had come up with a sim good joint combined effort." 1 • p0oks out of his book bag. When he parked' ~n the ~oUrth level of the ih . !> benefit radio station XL 106.7's ilar idea of having a toy drive There will be three drop-off attempted to gMhrOuth: tile security West Parking [email protected], Christmas Baby DJ Fund. The based on a school in locations: the gift box in the . g~te a' seccmd time, he again set off The decal was stolen sometime . UCF end of the toy drive is Mississippi called 'Stuff the Student Union, in the police ' the security alaI1IJS. When he went between the' hours of 10 ' a.m. and ' being jointly sponsored for the Stocking' which had gotten department lobby and in Room )jack to the circulatim:i qesk, be took 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct.19. He is · first time by the Student great student participation," 340 of the Administrations . 40'pages which had beentorn out of willing to prosecute~ Alumni Association (SAA) and said Cordoba.