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~ 191b-2010 University mourns founder UCF's founding president, Charles First president leaves legacy Millican, seen with former President EMRE KELLY nntil his resignation in 1978. Richard Nixon at a Editor-in-Chief After 1978, Millican commencement return to teaching in the ceremony, held an Charles Millican, the College of Business. unmatched fonnding president of UCF, After his term, he contin passion for the university. passed away at his home ued to remain involved in Wednesday morning at the UCFs affairs, even up nntil COURTESY PHOTO age of 94, according to a recently. He had a close ARCHIVES, UCF release from UCF News & working relationship with LIBRARIES Information. the presidents who suc Millican was president ceeded him, including the from the introduction of its first class catalog in 1967 PLEASE SEE MILLICAN'S ON A7
Christmas ASECRET SANTA School DECORATES Increases reaps big Asecret Santa is once again surreptitiously hanging ornaments returns from a large pine tree by the side of looming for the Garden State Parkway inthe dead of night.A gold star was hanging rrom the boughs of the tree for2010 Tuesday morning. It's the fourth year in a row that the ornaments have shown up on the same tree in the decal rates Endowment growth southbound lanes in a sparsely 31 populated area of little Egg Harbor EXPIRES AuGusr rivals best in U.S. TowrAhip. I 'i' Proposal has students KATIE KUSTURA / paying $3 more a semester Iii News Editor A3 Harvard is the oldest institution MICHAEL CLINTON of higher learning in the U.S., but Contributing Writer A32300 UCF beat both the Crimson and Breaking Yale in racking up the most endow Students and faculty at UCF may ~ve to dig deep ments for news on OF CENTRAL F er in their pockets to pay for parking on campus next UNIVE RSITY the 2010 fis 'Weare yourcell year, as the university is planning to raise parking decal cal year. prices by 7 percent, the largest increase in five years. thankful for Get UCF news sent to your cell Last phone. Just text the keyword Under the proposed plan, students should expect to pay week, the our donors' UCFNEWS to 44636. about $3 more for a one-semester decal sticker, and faculty UCF Fonn and staff should expect to pay about $10 more. dation strong John Edison, a junior annonnced AROUND CAMPUS,A2 computer engineering the school commitment DECAL PRICING major, doesn't think raising earned a STUDY UNION BREAKDOWN prices is the right move for 12.5 percent to supporting PROVIDES 24ll the university. He said he return on our students in UNDER PROPOSED always has to park in endow- STUDY SPACE 7 PERCENT INCREASE Garage A because parking ment our classrooms in the other garages near invest As finals approach, UCF students SEMESTER/ANNUAL who find themselves studying his classes is impossible. ments, and research Student decal $47/$94 through the night and into the "If we are paying while Har laboratories morning can visit the"Study Student hang tag $71/$142 more, we should be get vard's Union," a 24-hourversion of the Faculty decal $158/$316 ting better quality," he yielded 11 and on our current Student Union. Faculty hang tag $238/$476 said. percent Motorcycle decal $25/$50 On Friday, the Park and Yale's athletic fields.' ing and Transportation brought Advisory Committee back 8.9 - BOB HOLMES LOCAL&STATE,A2 ~re the pro~o;ed will vote on whether to percent. CEO OFTHE UCFFOUNDATION. maeases fair. increase the parking ''The MAN IN PRANK CALLS © www.UCFNews.com decal price by 7 percent, fact that SENTENCES TO 4 based on the Student donors are Fee Committee's recommendation to increase the contributing more to our annual YEARS IN PRISON transportation access fee by 81 cents per credit hour. campaign is a testament to the qual The Student Fee Committee dictates how much AT3 Aman accused of making prank ity of our students and our academ calls to the Coast Guard and the transportation access fee increases every year. ic programs," said Bob Holmes, reporting a fake space shuttle For the 2010-11 academic year, the fee is $8.19 and is CEO of the UCF Fonndation. "We threat has been sentenced to included in tuition and goes toward all on- and off are thankful for our donors' strong four years in prison. He was campus shuttle services, such as the campus affiliat commitment to supporting our stu ed apartment complexes. dents in our classrooms and sentenced in Orlando Tuesday. UNIVERSITY In November, the Transportation Advisory Com OF research laboratories and on our mittee requested an increase in the fee of 88 cents, CENTRAL FLQ athletic fields." ART BASEL MIAMI PLEASE SEE REDUCED ON A4 PLEASE SEE UCF ONA7 BEACH OPENS ITS DOORS TO v1r Art Basel Miami organizers chose more than 250 galleries I The heavy costs of Light Up UCF to show during the fair, which MARCO FUNK hard to bring winter's kicked off for VIPs on Wed. It Is Light Up UCF Contributing Writer wonders to Central Flori goodforUCF? opens for the public on • da, but the annual holiday www.UCFNews.com Thursday and ends on Sunday. It's a picture perfect attraction is up against a holiday scene: Christmas decidedly subtropical cli Light Up UCF is not fund lights everywhere, music mate. Maintaining an out ed by the university at all. in the air, beaming chil door ice skating rink and The event is hosted and INDEX TODAY'S dren sledding down a an ''.Arctic Glide Ice Slide" managed by the UCF Around Campus 2 WEATHER frozen slope and excited in the Sunshine State is an Arena, which is run by Weather 2 teenagers trying to keep energy-intensive affair, so Global Spectrum. Local & State 2 their balance while ice who is footing the bill? Much like most food Sports 8 skating. Also, how compatible vendors on campus are Variety 11 It's so cold outside that is such an event with operated by the Aramark Opinion 1 14 I SUNNY most people are wearing UCF's efforts to become a Corporation, Global Spec Classifieds 15 short sleeves. The ther more eco-friendly univer trum manages the Arena's Sudoku 15 68° 41° mometer reads a bone sity? own income and expens Crossword 15 chilling 75 degrees; palm According to Melissa es. AMY SIMPSON /CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE HIGH WW trees shiver in the wind. Schaaf, director of market Keeping Light Up UCF cool during occasionally sweltering fall temperatures may Light Up UCF tries ing for the UCF Arena, PLEASE SEE EVENT'S ON AS cause costs to rise, but the university isn't responsible for the bill. A2 www.CentralFloridaFuture.com Dec. 2, 2010 • 6nttal :floriba ~utull 1 AROUND CAMPUS L------
open for both group and The (,nm,/ Fiotido /ururE the mdependeot student quiet study, as well as wntten n=pape, al th niversity of Centr>I Aorida. Opinions in the Future re those of the individual extended hours for some columnist and not dythoseofthe e t • • • :MONDAY MADNESS: : $6.95 -16"Cheese Pizza : • , & 6 Br adsticks , : TAIHU( ONlY ~ :r------, .. =='=-~ : 1 I :15% Off ENTIRE CHECK : Jrn~--.~:J:r: w Onecoupon~ched • ~ the falltmester draws to a close, students have a nevy opti n when it comes toL getttng rid of unwanted !Fxtbooks. Instead . of earning an often measly sum through book buybacks, students can donate their books through a campus-wide book drive through Dec.10. Organized by Circle K lnternatio~ a community service cl at UCF, the book drive bin was filled with books early Tues~ay afternoon d continued to fill up as stu ents passed by where the o · tion had set up in nt of the Stu dent Unio The Student Union was flooded with live music and flyers that indicated books should be kept out of land- fills and doited Wynsto Louis, a soph- omore mo cular biology and micro iology major, stopped b the event in front of the Student Union and made a promise to donate h± books before the semest r ends. "I just fi l like education is an important aspect of MANDY GEORGI/ CENTRALFLOR IDAF UTURE human life and that no one You can find UCF Circle K's Better World Book Drive bins all across campus, including in the Student Union, SARC, the Greek Office, Apollo, Libra and Tower Ill. should be inhibited just because they don't have the date and saved more than Academic Resource Cen rations for a book drive somewhere in the world, propeli equipment or the 37 million books from end ter, Multicultural Academic came from her first year on children do not have the proper tools in order to ful ing up in landfills. and Support Services, the campus. opportunity of going to 'We fail to fill that dream that they Circle K is asking for Multicultural Student Cen "When I used to live on school or even owning a realize that have," Louis said "By giv more than just textbooks. ter, the Office of Fraternity campus my freshman year, book," Baialieva said. "By ing books, I'm giving back They're also accepting and Sorority Life, the Stu I could not help but notice participating in the text children do not to the community, and by study guides, workbooks dent Union Information piles of unwanted books book drive, students have the community learning, and their accompanying Desk, as well as in Apollo, and textbooks in the trash the ability to help raise have the they are giving back as CDs. Highlighting or writ Libra and Tower III. cans during the move-out money for literacy pro well" ing is acceptable as long as The profits made of-dorms time at the end of grams, such as Books for opportunity of Circle K has partnered the text isn't obscured through Circle K's book the semester," she said. Africa, and to promote lit with Better World Books, a The organization is also drive will go to Books for Baialieva is overseeing eracy around the world" going to school for-profit project that gath accepting hardcover non Africa, a group that collects the book drive and hopes If students have trouble ers used books and sells fiction and fiction books, and distributes books to Circle K will exceed their finding a bin or have a large or even owning them online to raise money paperbacks, former library classrooms in rural schools goal of 10 boxes of text amount of textbooks they'd a book.' for literacy programs all books and travel guides and children across Africa. books and materials before like to donate, they can e over the world. with copyright dates from Ellie Baialieva, sopho the semester comes to an mail Circle K at - ELLIE BAIALIEVA The project, which the last five years. more pre-clinical health end. [email protected] or PRESIDENT OF CIRCLE KAT UCF offers free shipping to any The club has set up sciences major, is president ''.Access to education is find them Facebook and where in the U.S., has donation bins throughout of Circle Kat UCF. sometimes taken for grant the organization will pick raised close to $9 million to campus at the Student One of Baialieva's inspi- ed. We fail to realize that, them up. Shaping Israel's Future Today For more information and to REGISTER visit www.jnf.org/springbreak or contact us at [email protected] or 212-879-9305 x.245 • JEWISH NATIONAL FUND • • ~ALTERNATI W • S RINGBR K TO ISRAEL Jewish National Fund A4 www.CentralFloridaFuture.com Dec. 2, 010 • 6n1tal :flmba :futun Reduced price to park for Towers res id nts FROM A1 increase in parking costs This rejected request is The university built spaces. K.e~said theproje~t and that the cost should be leading the advisory com- the Towers garages, For 2010-11, students ed cost of that g'.11"~ge will but that was rejected by the absorbed by faculty and mittee to consider increas- which then put them into had to pay $480 for a b~ about $14 million _and Student Fee Committee, staff as well. ing the parking decal by 7 debt. By leasing them to decal in the Towers ~ be ldcated on LI~ra which recommended an Junior biology major percent next year to help Parking and Transporta- garages. Dnve near the Pnnt increase of 81 cents, said Dimitry Maksimchuk does- offset the lost revenue from tion Services, it will be But the decal increase Shop. . John Keena, business man n't support the proposed the original request. cheaper than building and parking garage pay- The ~-king . and ager for Parking and Trans increase. The increase would also two additional garages. ment restructuring, are Transp?rta on Advisory portation Services. "[The decal increase] is help pay for the new park- As a result of bringing not the only things the Co~t~ee II meet Keena said the student messed up. Everything else ing garage near the Psy- the garages into the park- university has planned in agam Fnday t . vote on committee felt that the stu is going up in price, and chology building and the ing system, Towers resi- terms of parking. the 7 pe~cent mcrease. dents should not have to be that is one thing that debt payments on the two dents will be paying $141 Kris Singh, director of The meetm~ be _open responsible for the entire shouldn't;' he said. Towers' garages. for a decal, the same Parking and Transporta- to the pubh~. t will be amount as other housing tion Services, said there held at 9 a.m. Room 3~5 students and will no will be a new parking of Health Public longer r;ceive numbered garage in a year or two. 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Centra/FloridaFuture.com A5 Event's profits outweigh the energy used ,,,1 ·' FROM Al \ I patch of ground frozen O'Brien. sity Presidents' Climate with environmental impact numbers published on the OJ for 53 days in flip-flop What may instead be Commitment, an initiative mitigation measures once university's Open Energy Ron Rideout, the weather, Light Up UCF an issue is the fact that that outlines ways in which the decision was made to Information System. ,, Arena's assistant general was able to turn a profit Light Up UCF stands in universities can pursue cli host an event that con Light Up UCF accounts manager, admits that both of the two years it sharp contrast to the uni mate neutrality. sumes so much energy. for a fraction of that, so it ll bringing winter charm to has been hosted so far. versity's many efforts to Ice-skating rinks and According to Norvell, no would be unfair to accuse UCF isn't cheap. Attendance for this become a greener, more light shows aren't men such measures have been the university of environ "Obviously, when years' event is projected sustainable campus. tioned anywhere. enacted, and the decision mental treason. .: you're doing something to increase by 10 to 15 per The UCF Sustainabili According to David to host Light Up UCF was Students and outside ... like that and it's 80 cent from last year, so the ty website lists dozens of Norvell, UCF's director of not made in consultation guests using the event's degrees outside, there's a funding aspect isn't likely energy efficiency proj Sustainability and Energy with the department of facilities are for the most ... significant energy cost," to become a problem. ects the university is cur Management, the universi Sustainability and Energy part unconcerned by any of ~e said. "You're keeping "I think it's a great rently operating, and ty's energy policy includes Management. this. ice cold at 80 de rees; it's idea; it's fun," said fresh President John Hitt is a everything on campus, The only impact reduc "I do like it, especially difficult to do." man environmental engi signatory to the Ameri including the Arena, but he tion effort that seems to the lights," said Ryan Costly as it is to keep a neering major Keegan can College and Univer- is not aware of any viola have been made is the use Schultz, a senior film tions resulting from Light of what Norvell calls "the major. Up UCF's operations. most efficient lighting After all, Christmas Understandably, micro technology we have right lights, ice skating and sled cosms of ice and snow now." ding are part of what makes were not considered when Energy is being saved by the holiday spirit in Ameri .. UCF's energy consumption the event's LED light bulbs ca, whether in Montana or guidelines were drafted. - all 75,000 of them. in Florida. However, it would be Only about 4 percent of "I like it a lot because it's reasonable to expect a uni UCF's main campus energy not as cold as up north," versity this committed to consumption comes from said Connie Harper, a local sustainability to come up the Arena, according to resident. •I l iioW- AMY SIMPSON / CEN TRALF LO RI DA FUTURE The UCF Arena is run by Global Spectrum, which is responsible for running and maintaining the on-campus venue, which means the company foots the bill when the electricity costs for Light Up UCF come in. CHECK OUT OUR FULL FOR SELECTION OF UCF GEAR THE CONFERENCE USA AND MERCHANDISE . I CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! 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As of November, of the worst recessions more than $3 million has ever, the investment deci- been donated to the school sions are starting to pay "We are encouraging off," said Grant Heston, our donors to reach out to assistant vice president of UCF with their support in COURTESY PHOTO ARCH IVES, UCF LIBRARIES Seen in the photo above, p ident Millican looks out from the library's balcony on UC F's new campus, which was still under construction at the time, UCF News & Information. 2011, and we look forward The $104 million is a 37 to building on our success percent increase from the es,'' Holmes said. $76 million earned in Feb- Annual gifts that are ruary 2009, the fund's low- made to the school can be Millie n's influence forever lasting est point. for a particular program, Heston said that where college, department or a FROM Al ued to remain close than all of that, this was a legacy, and a public servant the school is now is a cred- program to aid students friends with Millican up life well-lived. There was whose wisdom and counsel it to the leadership of the who are the first member in president, John until his death. To Pynn, n't anything he ever did continue to benefit us all:' university. their family to go to college. Millican's devotion to indi that he didn't excel at" viduals was an integral Hitt was quoted in the part ofUCF's first years. release, saying "Martha, I "My favorite memory and the university have of Charlie when I was a experienced a great loss." University of Central student was him coming "Few universities have onto campus in the middle enjoyed the kind of life Florida Area of the day and smoke his long passion that Charlie I pipe under a tree and talk Millican invested in UCF," stars." to us students," Pynn said Hitt said "From my earli Ask about our UCF Discounted Rates! Millican did, ho ver, in October. est days as president, I see the need for a co re "Charlie handed me have not only enjoyed his hensive 9.ffering of c s my degree, but he went on friendship but also appre es. At its founding, he o to become not only a role ciated his wise and gener helped to choose the ga model, but a father to me. ous counsel sus as thl university's ffi He was just a very special "We follow in the foot cial seal1 part of my life, and still is," steps of a humble man of Roger Pynn, a 73 Pynn said after learning of strong faith, a private man graduate of UCF, co Millican's death. "More who has created a lasting 11651 University Boulevard 407-513-9000 ResidencelnnUCF.com • 99 Fully Equipped Suijes •Complimentary Social Hour M-TH 6:00pm • 7:30pm • Daily Housekeeping Service •High Speed Internet Access OW HIRING UCF TEST PREP UCF Regional Campuses & A ONAL POSITION _ "'VENDORS ,. • CUSTODIAL ATTENDANTS • AND MANY MOREi X rt 1:WRYONE WO S HIRD BY D£C£MBER 2-2t,ID WILi. 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Football beat writer Trump wrote the note on acopy of The Palm Beach Post's Sunday sports TI.e last time this year's sectior., scrawling it over the senicr class took the field newspaper's story announcing Randy at Br.ght House Networks Shannon'sfiring. Stadum, they were dealt University officials confirmed the authenticity of the note Wednesday. theirfirst and only confer ''You made a big mistake when you ence loss by Southern did not take my advice and hire Mike Miss Leach ofTexas Tech ... and you can now 01 Saturday, they'll get get him for the right price;'Trump a chmce to end their regu wrote to Shalala. lar-!eason college careers Trump lobbied Miami to hire Leach in witl a victory - and this 2006, when they ultimately chose tim~. they'll be playing for Shannon. the Conference USA - ASSOCIATED PRESS ionship. ' e're not going to let thi ne slip away," said seru r linebacker Derrick H an. "I don't want my last memory of Bright Hou e Networks Stadium me walking off the with my head down, don't want another celebrating on my Cam Newton cleared to play with a championship in SEC title game vs. USC hy. The way senior day INDIANAP0LIS - Auburn quarterback tu ed out is definitely a Cam Newton is eligible to play in the m tivator to turn the SEC title game this weekend, even t les." though the NCAA says his father broke Hallman and the rest of rules by shopping his son to another senior class were school. mbers of UCF's first C The NCAA released its finding in a A championship team statement Wednesday. The college 2007. sports governing body had concluded "I look at my ring every on Monday that aviolation of Newton's amateur status had occurred. Auburn y," said senior defensive declared Newton ineligible on Tuesday d Bruce Miller. "I'd like and requested his eligibility be other one, and the guys reinstated. t at don't have one defi- Newton has been cleared to compete .tely want one too." without conditions. They'll have their Auburn (No. 1 BCS, No. 2 AP) plays chance against SMU en South Carolina (No.19 BCS, No.18AP) ~turday at noon. The in the Southeastern Conference championship game Saturday.With a PHOTOS COURTESY SMU DAILY CAMPUS victory, the Tigers will earn aspot in the Top, SMU running back Zach Line will be the Knights' most difficult rushing opponent in (-USA. Bottom, defensive end Marg us Hunt has three sacks and 37 tackles. PLEASE SEE GODFREY'S ON A9 BCS National Championship Game. "Based on the information available to the reinstatement staff at this time, we do not have sufficient evidence that Volleybal- Cam Newton or anyone from Auburn was aware of this activity, which led to his reinstatement;' said Kevin Lennon, NCAA vice president for academic and Sweep caps .500 season membership affairs. "From astudent athlete reinstatement perspective, SEAN SIMON Auburn University met its obligation .. . Volleyball beat writer Under this threshold, the student FISHER KILLS COMPETITION, YA DIG? athlete has not participated while The volleyball team KRISTIN FISHER 2010 STATS REPLACING FISHER: ineligible:' Said Auburn athletic director Jay (16-16, 9-11 Conference Kills-495 NEWIN2011 Jacobs:''We are pleased that the NCAA USA) finished their sea Digs - 294 Kayla Keller - San Antonio, Tx. has agreed with our position that Cam son with a perfect series Points - 548.5 Delaina Sarden-Lawrenceville, Ga. Newton has been and continues to be sweep over UTEP on Sat Points/set -4.73 Ashley Gialenios- Johns Creek, Ga. eligible to play football at Auburn urday at The Venue, talc University. We appreciate the diligence ing six straight sets for a and professionalism of the NCAA and its .500 record and their best handling of this matter:' finish since 2003. her 495 kills on the sea to be able to give them Former Mississippi State player Kenny The sixteen victories son, the tenth highest sin some type of reward for Rogers, who has worked with a sports and nine league wins gle season tally in school that was my main goal." agent, has said Newton'sfather, Cecil, history. In the third season asked two Mississippi State coaches for mark the highest total for up to $180,000 at a hotel in Starkville, both win categories since "I have worked so hard under head coach Todd Miss., to secure his son'scommitment UCF joined C-USA in over the last four years to Dagenais' the Knights to the Bulldogs. Rogers says the 2005. help build this program have consistently shown coaches declined the request, and MSU Kristin Fisher, Brit and to have a season that improvement in their has said all of its employees acted tanie Wallace and Sara broke records is really mental toughness, emo properly. Rex were honored during cool," Fisher said in a tional maturity and work Rogers is scheduled to meet with the senior night cere release. ''I will always be ethic on and off the court. officials from the Mississippi Secretary monies and combined for able to say that I was a The Knights had one of State'soffice Dec. 9to discuss the part of that. Just knowing of the strongest RPI rank- recruitment of Newton. 28 kills in the final match on . Saturday. Fisher's that and knowing how CfF ARCHIVl: hard my teammates work, • - ESPN.COM match-high 16 kills gave PLEASE SE£ MURPHY ON A9 Kristin Fisher's team-high 495 kills rank,d third in (-USA and 20th nationally. • • #25 UCF KNIGHTS ,. SMU MUSTANGS . _ • BRIGHT HOUSE NE1WORKS STADIUH , STUDEN1~ FREE AT THE GATE WITH YOUR UCF ID. wttnf 1loriba :Julmt • Dec. 2, 2010 www.CentralFloridaFuture.com A9 Godfrey's involvement came 'little by little' FROM AB The Knights will face tangs know that getting faster team, so we'll see downs. conference championship. the conference's top run past UCF's top-ranked how that works out" "We kept building the This weekend, they'll Mustangs (7-5, 6-2) are ning back in sophomore defensive unit won't be an Quarterback Jeff God package a little bit to take the field as the making their first C-USA Zach Line. Line has posted easy task. Miller set a frey will try to sustain the where we didn't throw out favorites - a big change championship appear six 100-yard rushing school record in career stellar season he's had his a big plate to him and from when the senior class ance. The Knights (9-3, 7-1) games, has more than sacks last week against freshman year. Godfrey expect him to know it all," arrived at UCF back in are hosting their third 1,300 all-purpose yards Memphis and is six tackles was introduced to the O'Leary said. "I think the 2007. championship in six sea and scored IO touchdowns. away from nabbing the offense little by little, and offensive coaches did a "We don't go out onto sons. The Knights will also school record in career the strategy has paid off. good job of not force-feed the field and hear the "The ultimate goal is to have to contain wide tackles for loss. He leads all true freshman ing it but just nurturing announcers say 'Let's see if win your division initially receiver Aldrick Robinson, "Their defense is solid. quarterbacks in pass effi him along as the season UCF can put up a good and then the next game is a semifinalist for the 2010 From what I've seen so far, ciency rating and has accu went through." fight,' " Hallman said. the conference champi Biletnikoff Award. He there's a lot of speed more mulated 529 rushing yards Just three seasons ago, "Now, we're expected to onship,'' said head coach averages 20.7 yards per than size," Line said. and 10 rushing touch- the Knights won their first win every game." George O'Leary. "I think catch and has scored in six 'We've seen a majority of that is the ultimate goal as consecutive games. size this year, but not far as the conference is Despite an impressive speed. They're a team that concerned." offensive arsenal, the Mus- can relate to us. We're a Murphy takes team's reins FROM AB selected to the all-confer improved its passing. ence freshman team. Set Freshman Roxy Mendez ings in turnovers in the ter Rachel Vukson quickly showcased her versatility nation after starting the bonded with her new to earn the third defensive season at 249 and finish teammates after transfer slot ing at ll9, a year removed ring from Tulsa in August "She is a naturally gift from an injury-plagued to finish with a 10.33 ed player and it became season in which they lost assists/set average. evident we needed her on their top three players to "She knows how to the floor somewhere," graduation break a defense down, Dagenais said. "We Captain Kristin Fisher understands opponents, allowed her to dig one-on ended her 2010 season and is confident she can one against some of our with 495 kills, 13 double do it and were a much opponent's best hitters doubles, a C-USA offen more confident team and she really emerged to sive player of the week because of Rachel," said be a special player." award on Tuesday, second Dagenais. Five starters will return team all-conference, all Sophomore Meredith next year and plans to academic conference Murphy solidified her sign another strong team with teammate Tory role as libero this season recruiting class will add Mccutcheon, and a 4.27 playing in 118 sets and more competition kills/set average that was averaging 4.14 digs per set, 'We're either going to 20th best in the nation, 8th best in C-USA be more experienced than and 3rd in C-USA "I never worry about this year or were going to "That's a lot of points her," said Dagenais. be younger and more ath we have to make up, but "[Murphy] is so mentally letic," Dagenais said KATIE DEES / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE I'm confident we have the strong and competitive In Year Four of his Jeff Godfrey has been slowly introduced to a heavier role in the UCF offense, and he leads all NCAA freshman quarterbacks in $)'Stem in place, we have that she is able to pull her overall scheme, Dagenais pass efficiency since becoming the Knights' starter in Week Three. the setting, and we have self out ofanything. That's predicts this is the year the players ready to step a very hard position to the pieces start coming in for those points," said play for a young player together. Dagenais. and I think she's going to "We're going to look Redshirt freshmen continue to get even bet back five or ten years Angelica Crump and Nic ter." from now and say the first hole Riedel emerged in Sophomore Dani Har two years really set up the their first full season and rison was the only Knight third year, and the third proved why they're the to play in all ll9 sets this year was the pivot point future front row attack season rotating in a back when we really turned the leaders with Riedel being row that dramatically comer." There's so much in life worth celebrating: anniversaries, reunions, triumphs - big and small. And Walt Disney World"' Resort makes it easy for you to magnify those moments. Just go to DisneysCelebrationCentral.com today and see what magic is waiting especially for Florida Residents. Make this the year to dream big... wish hard... and celebrate at the place where dreams come true. .,, - , '! ,, ,..j.,, i.' ¥/hat will you celebrate? \ ~YSNEfWorld 'C'frdrt N.,, 1P,,_. ~" to Disney propcrti~twQtlc © Disney I AlO www.Centra/FloridaFutu~~e.::.:co:.:.:m______~De:.::c.~2,~2::.0..:..:10_·_cc(e'--'utnl~~"-•-·-:Juturt_ 11th Heaven: Sims-Walker still reps UCF MICHAEL CLINTON as well as an infection he got Staff Writer while in Hawaii with the team at the bowl game. As the National Football It seemed as ifhis prom League executive ising future was coming to a approached the podium at screeching halt the 2007 NFL Draft, Mike But in 10 short months, Walker waited to hear his he was back on the field, name called. The former suited up and ready to do UCF receiver had waited battle. hours to hear a team call his "He is a warrior," said name. Tim Salem, UCF special Midway through the team's coordinator who third round, with the 79th coached Walker in 2006. overall selection in the "You wish you could have a draft, the Jacksonville hundred Mike Walkers on Jaguars took a chance on your team." the Orlando native, signing No struggles on the field him to a four-year contract can compare to the loss of His hard work had paid his father, who had lost a off, but it did not happen two-year battle with colon overnight cancer in December 2008. Two years prior, Walker Compounding the loss of would be found in the UCF his father was the murder of weight room pushing and his close friend less than fighting through a workout two weeks earlier. with the rest of his team He found ways to cope mates, each preparing for a with the loss ofthose whom 2005 season that showed he held so dear. promise. "I picked up bowling;• he The Knights were on a said. "My stepfather was a CFF ARCHIVE REINHOLD MATAY / ASSOCIATED PRESS roll, despite a few early big bowler, so I bought a ball Mike Sims-Walker, who wore No. 11 as a Knight and as a Jaguar, has not forgotten his roots at UCF, returning this summer to award his scholarship to high schoolers. bumps in the road, and and some shoes, and I go a were poised for a trip to the few times a week now. It is the chance to see an NFL division-rival Tennessee first-ever Playmaker ll interest in the football pro inaugural Conference USA really good for me." football player that's mak Titans, but was benched Scholarship ceremony, gram at UCF and thinks that championship game. He changed his last ing a living doing some one week later for breaking where he awarded 10 final O'Leary has the team mov Walker, then a junior, name to Sims-Walker just thing we all think is fun'' team curfew during a Week ists with a $100 book ing in the right direction. was proving to be a game before the 2009 preseason, Since becoming a bigger Five game in Seattle. He stipend and one with a "We might not be a BCS changer and was skyrocket to honor his father, Michael part of the Jaguars' offense responded well, catching a $1,000 stipend Top-10 team, but we are ing up the UCF record Sims. in 2008, Sims-Walker has season-high nine passes for During his 2009 summer sending players to the books. He ranks third in Walker found an escape become a favorite target for 120 yards the following visit, he walked the halls of league,'' Sims-Walker said, school history in receiving in bowling, and he also did Jaguars quarterback David week the athletic buildings chat ''And with players in the yards and fourth in recep some traveling and visited Garrard This season, Sims-Walk ting with everyone he NFL, that is motivation to tions, holding the single sea with family. Through all of With the Jaguars' er has struggled and has could the young guys when you son receptions record with his endeavors, he found defense in shambles, the battled some injuries as What he really misses, come back and workout 90in2006. time to give back to the offerue found itself playing well as the emergence of though, is his former team with them." But then something hap community. from behind more fre team-leading receiver Mike mates. Nobody is happier to see pened that would throw a He found the time to quently and that has led to Thomas. "We all worked hard Sims-Walker's success than wrench into all of his plans. come down to UCF during an increased passing game. But he has contributed together and did everything Jaclq;onville Jaguars head With two games left in the summer of 2009 and "It feels good to have a with sure hands and key on and off the field togeth coach Jack del Rio, who is the regular season, Walker put in work in a very famil bigger role,'' he said. "I'm third-down catches, to the er,'' he said. "We become ecstatic to see him finally got the news that he rup iar setting. still working and trying to tune of 36 receptions for like brothers after so long. I break out of his shell and tured his ACL and would be "It is always good when create as big a role as I can.'' 466 yards and four touch made a lot of friends and come into his own out for the C-USA title any of your former players Sims-Walker started the downs. met a lot ofpeople, and I got "We knew from Day game as well as the first can come back and gets a 2009 season at a fast pace, Even though Sims-Walk even a best friend out ofcol One that he had to potential bowl game in UCF history. chance to lift some weights breaking 80 receiving ·yards er has graduated to the NFL, lege:' to be something special,'' he .• Walker went through in the weight room or go in four of the first six games he hasn't forgotten his roots. Even though he is said ''He has overcome a lot three surgeries in the span out on the field to catch of the season. He set a He is still a Knight at heart swamped with meetings on and off the field and has of one month, mostly some balls with the younger career high with two touch This past summer, he and practices in Jack really matured as a player because of excess swelling guys;' Salem said "They get down teceptions against the was on-campus to host the sonville, he still has a vested and an individual." 88T1H6 B8U. IN me CUP 8ND wtNrnemze 8TlH6 BOTTOM! oec 6-13 facebook. * BUY WITH US * .. * SELL WITH US* • • OOT More WITH us • • -~~~------425 ill: a a------Trail Suit 240 o i o, FL .gra------· sbook .. com • Ahandful of helpful hints for those low on cash, time JESSICA MARTIN Variety Edi.tor D-1-YGifts day-centric with Christmas tree The best gifts are free, or at least they can be brownies or Menorah-shaped cook when you make them yourself. D-1-Y or home ies. made gifts are personalized and allow you to be as creative (or as lazy) as you want to be. 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Thanksgiving weekend, giving Swan" centers on a veteran ballerina (Portman} who finds herself locked Gift Basket- For the White tulle is a great fabric retailers a much-needed boost. in a competitive situation with a rival friend who seems to live on 2. Typically, the tallest to hold small items dancer, with the stakes and twists coffee alone, this gift makes item should always go in because it is partially see 2009 2010 increasing as the dancers approach a sure they don't go broke at the back of any gift basket, tbrough, allowing the gift big performance. But it's unclear the same time. however with this one, all recipient to get a 'hint' of At stores and online whether the rival is a supernatural the items are virtually the what's inside. Tie the tulle apparition or if the protagonist is Supplies: same size. In this instance, with a ribbon and place it Total shoppers simply having delusions. the coffee cup should be inside the coffee cup. 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JdPnt program • • ~ j{ofiba "1tUt'e 1n1ons www.CentralFloridaFuture.com •Thursday , December 2, 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Student Newspaper at UCF since 1968 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OUR STANCE Give grad school a chance s finals approach, students are opting for grad Definitely something to A chances are you're uate school to make them keep in mind when deciding scrambling around selves more appealing to what you want to do after trying to find all the neces employers. graduation. sary materials to prepare for Research done by Nathan Graduate school isn't for your tests. nell, the director of research everyone, and some For many students, this and policy analysis for the employers may not deem DON WRIGHT /TRIBUNEMED IA SERVICES will be the last time they Council of Graduate higher academic degrees as cram for finals before walk Schools, found that between a necessity. ing across the graduation fall 1999 and fall 2008, the We do want you to keep stage in two weeks. rate at which students your options open; don't For some this will mark applied to graduate school blow off graduate school Don't let co-workers the cessation of their life in increased by 4.8 percent per because you think it's too academia, but many others year. much time or effort, still have a long way to go to Between fall 2008 and because for many, the extra achieve their dreams. fall 2009, that number near academic devotion really get under your skin Earlier this week, the ly doubled to 8.3 percent, a pays off. Future published an article rather large increase. In any case, you should concerning the alteration to Not to mention those plan on taking the GRE so Almost everyone who This will make your the GRE, the test graduate several extra years in school that if misfortune strikes has ever had a job has had co-worker think you school hopefuls are - five to six for a doctorate and you're unable to find a to deal with a problem aren't interested in hear required to take. and two for a master's - job after graduation, you'll co-worker. ing what they have to say. The changes - such as can lead to a significant have an alternative to flip Nine times out of10, Thus, giving them the new questions and format increase in annual income. ping burgers at a fast food those problem co-work impression that they ting revisions - are A survey conducted in joint in your hometown. ers are the ones who don't bother you. designed to better reveal a 2008 by the U.S. Census Today's job market is despise their jobs so However, when it student's likelihood of suc Bureau found that the medi frightening, and it's not a much that the only way becomes almost ritualis cess while striving to earn a an income for a person surprise that some students they can relieve their hate tic for your co-worker to master's or doctorate. holding a bachelor's degree are literally afraid of life for their job is by taking it JORDAN SWANSON disrespect you, action Those of you who is $55,656. after graduation. out on those around Guest Columnist needs to be taken. haven't contemplated grad Not a bad living by any We don't want you to them. There's nothing wrong school should seriously con means, but for professionals enter the real world unpre I've dealt with two types of co with standing up for yourself to an sider doing so. holding a master's degree, pared. workers like this: the younger co "adult" figure. For so long, I thought The current state of the that number leaped to Do your research, speak worker, normally around 16 to 22 that I didn't have the place to do this, economy means that for $67,337. with one ofUCF's many years old, and the "adult'' co-worker, but now I see otherwise. many recent or upcoming The real high rollers, advisers and keep all your in their 30s and older. They are no better than our graduates a bachelor's however, were those who options open to ensure that You'd think the stubborn "I'm bet youth. Even though they should treat degree simply isn't enough spent the extra time to earn the transition across the ter than you" attitude or the lazy us with all the respect that we are to earn them a job. their doctorate; those indi stage and into the real world work ethic of most teenage co-work taught to treat them with, it doesn't Because of this, many viduals earn $91,920. is as smooth as possible. ers would be the more challenging necessarily mean that they will, as of the two types to deal with in the most of us have learned workplace, but it's the total opposite. So, I'll live up to my own advice With teenagers, or those in their and hope that others can do the early 20s, you still have one thing in same. common: your age. Don't allow your co-workers to The Future encourages comments from readers. In order to be considered for publication, This minute detail really can facil treat you disrespectfully. letters to the editor should not exceed 300 words; we may edit for length. Submit them on line itate a work-related relationship. Don't give them the power or sat at www.CentralFloridaFuture.com or fax them to 407-447-4556. Questions? Call 407-447-4558. People who are the same age tend to isfaction of thinking they're allowed get along more easily at work. to try to make a fool of you because Unlike those with largely differ they have nothing better to do at ing ages, when one extreme, work. whether it be the younger individual If you can't completely ignore or the older individual, is always their uninvited presence, then do feeling the need to treat the other yourself a favor and let them know like they're useless. that even though they are old I've learned from experience that enough to be your parents, they're Wikileaks releases more most of the time it's the older people not, and they have no right to talk disrespecting the younger ones. down to you and try to make you This makes me laugh hysterically feel inferior. because too many "adults" (why I I'm not saying to go off on a tan awkward than dangerous still call them that when I myself am gent and yell at your co-worker or a legal adult, I'll never know) think call them foul names. That would they possess the right to treat those On Sunday, WikiLeaks released investment in Kyrgyzstan, eventu solve absolutely nothing. younger than them with contempt. more than 250,000 documents per ally leading to a discussion about Just remind them that you When something like this hap deserve to be respected just as much taining to discussions between the Americans' understanding of pens in the workplace, it's pretty U.S. Department of State and U.S. geography. as anyone else in your workplace. much a waste of time to worry embassies in various countries "No surprise there;' said a duke It's about time young people around the world present at the meeting. "The about make a name for themselves in the As Sunday drew near, many Americans don't understand geog Ignoring the person defying you work environment and stop "adults" governments and agencies around raphy. Never have. In the U.K., we in front of other co-workers and cus short on convincing themselves that tomers is the most effective way to the world braced for potentially have the best geography teachers they have the right to be rude and attack the situation. catastrophic consequences due to in the world." inconsiderate toward them. the release of the cables. What EMRE KELLY Other cables included more really ended up happening, howev Editor-in-Chief discussions on the same comedic er, was probably a lot less danger level as this. Some were analysis of ous than many originally thought. foreign leaders or actions, while others were Cables about the Middle East, relations simply chitchat between the State Depart with Asian nations and even remarks about ment and embassies around the world MAN ON THE STREET world leaders were made. What many feared Reuters reported on a few of the more about putting American troops or civilians in embarrassing cables released by WikiLeaks. THE WORD AROUND CAMPUS grave danger, though, didn't seem to come to In one, the American ambassadors fruition. described French President Nicolas Sarkozy If anything, it seems like people expected as "thin skinned." In another, a 2008 cable WikiLeaks to have obtained top-tier classi explains the relationship between Dmitry 'Should you eat before fied documents about massive government Medvedev, Russia's president, and the coun scandals or little-known defense initiatives. try's prime minister, Vladimir Putin. If anything, the information released just It describes Putin's more powerful stance created a really awkward situation. and says that Medvedev "plays Robin to you drink alcohol?' Governments lie. They cover up certain Putin's Batman." aspects of an incident and blatantly reveal The question that I'd ultimately like to ask others in an effort to construct a positive is: What happened to professionalism? view of their efforts. This isn't me bashing I can understand wanting to be laid-back governments and saying they're all terrible. and not wanting to write official reports all Actually, this just goes to the root: govern the time, but let's be serious: These people ments do these things because it's how peo work for the government People that control ple are. relationships with foreign nations read their Yes, some interesting information was communications. On top of that, it's almost 20ll. People are BRETT JARNAGIN JENNIFER INNOCENT MELISSA GARCIA uncovered, such as the U.S. relationship with Art history, senior Psychology, sophomore Turkey. CNN reported that the U.S. cables more connected than they've ever been. We Comm. science & disorders, junior claimed that Turkey was slipping more can send transmissions full of data across the "No, because you get drunker "No, because you get fuller "Yes, because you won't feel toward a religious state and that a rumor was world in seconds, so people should assume if you don't." faster." the alcohol as much." • spreading about a possible coup attempt by that any communications they're involving Turkey's military. themselves in might be compromised at one The report by CNN said, however, that point. overall, the U.S. values its relationship with Ultimately, it makes me happy that politi Turkey and sees it as the most important cians still have a sense of humor. What's kind • power in the Middle East; if anything, it is a of awkward, however, is that our diplomatic counterbalance to Iran's growing influence. officials are using government cables to say • While some of the cables were serious, things that aren't very constructive and that others were actually pretty hilarious. should probably be phrased a different way. In one cable, an American ambassador These people are smarter than that They met with Prince Andrew, the Duke of York. should expect that, one day, they won't be the SLOAN HAGERTY Concluding the meeting, the prince extended only ones reading these messages. Civil engineering, senior Psychology, senior Civil engineering, sophomore WikiLeaks isn't dangerous. For now, it's his respect and seemed cordial, but the fol "Yes, because you don't get "Depends on if you want to "Yes, you don't get as messed lowing information in the cable quotes a just showing what some people say while drunk faster if you do." get drunk quicker." up." duke on the power of the U.S. versus the U.K. others aren't listening. Isn't that something we all do on a daily basis anyway? - The discussitn was about U.S. and British ( HOW TO PLACE AN AD SUBMISSION DEADLINES PAYMENT METHODS CLASSIFICATIONS RATES 24 Online hrs/day: Online, phone, fax, Rate Rate Rate A RateB Rate C www.KnightNewspapers.com/classijieds VISA, MC, AMEx, in person: Discover, Cash, Check 100 Help Wanted: General C 325 For Sale: Automolm! B First issue: s9 $}3 SJ.9 By phone: 407-447-4555 125 Help Wanted: Part-Time C 350 For Sale: General A 10 am. 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