Central Florida Future, Vol. 41 No. 86, November 9, 2009
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University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 11-9-2009 Central Florida Future, Vol. 41 No. 86, November 9, 2009 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. 41 No. 86, November 9, 2009" (2009). Central Florida Future. 2247. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/2247 ' FREE· Published Mondays and Thursdays ~~~s;;w:--w_w.(entra/FloridaFuture.com • Monday, November 9, 2009 The art of spin ' Sign spinners find work } in being human directionals -SEE NEWS,A2 Servi~ Day kicks off Homecoming Students unite.through volunteering EMRE KELLY and a brief on what would Formorephotos Staff Writer be taking place in the from Service Day: .'I On Monday: camp, the students arrived G www.UCFNews.com Operatakesthe-stage As roughly 400 UCF in the well-forested camp stuq.ents wruted in line to on the outskirts of town. dei;bird is a facility that by Olivia Ortega register for the 2009 Service Day is an event ) After being cancelled last year cr(;!ates a summer camp Homecoming Service Day held annually as a part of experience for individuals due to budget cuts, the UCF event, 10 full-sized buses Opera took the stage Saturday. the UCF Homecoming with special needs such as were prepared to take Week to have UCF stu autism and Down syn them to Camp T~under dents give ,back to the drome. The camp's loca- Climate change forum bird in Apopka. community. GEORGE OEHL/ CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE by Ian Bell After a 30-minute ride Quest's Camp Thun- Heather Vance, sophomore event management major, and Jessica Wenson, The Office of Global Perspectives PLEASE SEE STUDENTS ON AS senior communications major, manage bus-loading duties prior to departure. brought in experts to speak about the link between global warming and national security. ·, QnTuesday: S700k given to HPA . UCF Homecoming 2009 NewIM · by Raisa Camargo the College of Health & Public Affairs received scholarship fields money for 90 students from the federal government. • ) Movie Knight recap coming by Matt Reinstetle ) On Wednesday: Skit Kniqht recap soon by Viloc Pnam Turf fields will be Comedy Knight recap by Mike Balducci open for use on Fri. KERRI ANNE RENZULLI Check out our Facebook page Staff Writer and UCFNews.comforWeb exdusive content, as well as UCF students looking for ~ photo galleries and videos from place to play soccer or toss a Fris the Homecoming Week events. bee around on campus will soon have three new intramural fields to play on, available in sand, rub ber and turf. Work on the fields· is set to be Breaking completed Friday. L)__ _ news on ''.As soon as all the permits are myource 11 approved, we will allow the fields to be played on," said Gary Get UCF news sent to your cell Cahen, assistant director for phone. Just text the keyword intramural sports. UCFNEWS to 44636. The turf has been installed, leaving only minor details such as security camera installation, sod :., AROUND CAMPUS, A2 ding, landscaping and scoreboard VETERANS CAN FIND programming to be finished up, said James Wtlkening, the Recre OUT ABOUT OPTIONS ation & Wellness Center director. 1 AROUND CAMPUS The fields will serve intramu ral sports, sports clubs and gener There will be an informational al recreation. The additional session today in the Student Union fields will allow intramural sports from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. It will have teams to grow, giving mor~ stu campus offices that provide services dents a chance to participate, for student veterans. Call 407-823- Cahensaid 3100 for more information. They will also help students looking for space on campus to casually play sports such as Fris bee or soccer. LOCAL &STATE, A2 "When we had grass, we bad · DAYTONA TEEN to chase students off the _fields when there wasn't a game or STABBED TO DEATH AT practice because of the wear on BEACH BANDSHELL the grass," Cahen said 'We had to ADaytona Beach teen was stabbed to death and two others PLEASE SEE RECREATIONAL ON AS were injured at an amphitheater. Authorities have not yet released any details of what happened early Sunday morning. Veteran memorial underway on Mall Former judge backs MEGAN 6ARARD MAN ROBBED WHILE Staff Writer GETTING HIS BIBLE , weed legalization · When UCF alumna FROMHISCAR Evelyn Tonn approached MATT GRASS Contributing Writer ADelray Beach maii who wentto professors during the fall LEGAL STATES grab his Bible from his car was of 2006 about hanging a Although alcohol and 1.Alaska plaque honoring veterans robbed at gunpoint. Authorities tobacco are far more dan 2. California were-searching Sunday for the in the UCF Student gerous than marijuana, they Union, she did not expect 3.Colorado robber who they say also kicked have become America's . 4.Hawaii the man in the face. it would lead to the cre drugs of choice, said Don I ation ofa veterans-specif Jones, a retired municipal S.Maine ! ic commemorative site. judge from Miami who 6.Michigan · Construction is came to speak during a ?. Montana INDEX TODAY'.S ! already underway for the NORML event Wednesday. 8.Nevada COURTESY NICOLA STAGITTI 9. New Mexico Around r.ampus WEATHER $250,000 Veterans UCF students .and 21 The design for the Veterans Commemorative Site is being made by Don guests gathered to listen to 10.0regon Weather Commemorative Site that Reynolds, an artist in Sanford. The site will be located on Memory Mall. will be located at the representatives from Law 11. Rhode Island Local & State Enforcement Against Pro Sports south end · of UCF's it humbling that we were to be in those cl~ses tak 12.Vermont Memory Mall. The site sitting in classrooms in ing those notes." hibition, a 15,000-member 13.Washington Variety group of law enforcement Opinion VERY will be a place for stu the seats that those who Al Harms, UCF vice 12 dents, faculty and guests are serving overseas president of strategy, and government officials Classifieds WINDY who believe marijuana salaries. Half of the states Bj to honor and remember should have been sitting marketing, communica Sudoku should be legalized. would go bankrupt if mari 13 those who served in the in," Tonn said. ''.And it's tions and admissions, Crossword 13' 84° 70° "The fight against mari juana was legalized." IDW U.S. military. because of them that we juana is an industry," Jones ''.As a student, I found PLEASE SEE COMMEMORATIVE ON A4 are guaranteed the ability said. "It pays too many PLEASE SEE LEAP ON A3 1 A2 www.CentralFlaridaFuture.com Nov. 9, 2009 • (entnf '1-oriba 31ttuce AROUND • Stuqents find_ (entral' CAMPUS part-time work News and notices for Jforiba the UCF communit)t, through the art Veterans have options at UCF Juture There will be an infor of spinning signs ' • mational event featuring DOCTORS The Student Newspaper at I/CF since 1968 campus offices that pro November 9, 2009 vide services to student MICHAEL PALMER are encouraged to bring some sort Vol 41, Issue 86 • I!_Pag~ veterans such as Disabili Contributing Writer of MP3 player, as well as plenty of The Ctntra/ F/arlda Fun,r, is the independent, student- • ty Services, Career Ser wn;:~7.;ri:;~~h~:r~i~:~~= water, as a shift can last up to five ~ not ne<e<sarily those of the editor~! staff or the vices, First Year Advising Unl,ersity administration. All content ls property of the Joe Roettgen cracks a smile as or six hours, Ortiz said. 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News Editors Call 407-823-3100 for AArrow Advertising and has held The Orlando branch meets at Justine Griffin and Jennifer Ross x213 • more information. jobs spinning signs outside of UCF every Monday and Wednes News{FF@gmailcom businesses for a little more than day at 5 ~.m. to practice. Roettgen Online News EditOf Tear down a replica of the wall two years. said the practice meets are open to Ashley Camifaxx213 At noon today, the Col "It's a positive force now when anyone who wants to give it a shot Online.CFF@gmailmm <'I lege Republicans at UCF there are a lot of negative forces and a sign is not required. Opinions Editors will be broadcasting the out there. Plu~ it's a lot of fun," "You can sign up at the Web Samuel Struckhoff and famous Berlin Wall Roettgen said.