Jeff Godfrey UCF secures home opener UCF Junior gets his Bortles propels 251 yards first shot at new position and two touchdowns 11 10 Volume 17, Issue 2 www.ValenciaVoice.com Sept. 19, 2012 Valencia alumni Clubs on chopping block still giving back Low turnout could mean vanishing organizations Funds raised for scholarship By Jeremy Williams By James Tutten [email protected] [email protected] The Student Government Association Former firefighter and Valencia alum- (SGA) had this semester’s first Inter-Club ni, Tina Collyer, passed away in 2008. The Council (ICC) meeting on Sept. 12 to dis- donations received during this year’s cuss Valencia’s upcoming club events, “Tina’s Turn Out” event will be used to but nearly two-fifths of the clubs did not create an endowment in her name for have representatives at the meeting. students who meet the Valencia Founda- The ICC has two meetings a month to Shannon Scheidell / Valencia Voice tion scholarship qualifications once the discuss, with SGA inclusion, which clubs Former President Clinton delivers remarks, appearing on behalf of President Obama in Orlando. $25,000 goal is achieved. have been doing what and which events “Her whole life was about giving,” are upcoming on their schedules. Each said Shannon Omark, best friend of club receiving funding from student de- Collyer. “She was all about helping Clinton rallies Democrats velopment must attend these meetings. If other people.” Former president speaks to voters in Central Florida a representative from the club is not pres- Many people knew Collyer from her ent then a warning letter is drawn up by charitable work with nonprofits such as By Shannon Scheidell American humanities teacher at Va- the SGA. [email protected] Central Florida Burn Camp and Dream- lencia, said “I am a fiscal, moderate-to- “A lot may be getting suspended,” Lawrence Laguna / Valencia Voice flight, which flies terminally ill children conservative associate liberal so I sup- said Mario Stevens, SGA vice president, SGA uses the ICC meetings to discuss club from Great Britain to Orlando, allowing “Paul Ryan: he wants to cut educa- port Obama 100 percent,” with a grin. about clubs ignoring these mandatory spending for Valencia events and activities. them to spend a week at our local area tion, cut welfare, and give tax breaks to While Ryan may downplay the im- meetings. A portion of every student’s tu- theme parks. the rich!” portance of the role that college students ition is paid to student development each able to be viewed anywhere online and Her work and community service Congresswoman Corrine Brown, play in the overall progress of the na- semester towards each club’s budget and the information cannot be verified. with the Orlando Fire Department also who was elected alongside former Pres- tion, Clinton brought the topic into the these meetings are set in order to find out “The SGA Constitution is currently allowed her to take charge of the “Ex- ident Bill Clinton in 1992, spoke out on foreground of his campaign for Obama. how the clubs are spending these fees. being revised,” said Stevens. If, where plorers” program for over 10 years. This Paul Ryan’s policies at the Obama for “More and more professors are con- The letters are being sent out based on and when this SGA Constitution will scouting program started back in 1976 America assembly last Wednesday. ducting research in this area [regarding the guidelines of the SGA Constitution. be available to the student body is cur- — See “Tina’s Turn Out” on Page 3. Christina Ramirez, part-time Latin — See “Bill Clinton” on Page 2. These guidelines, however, are not avail- rently unknown. www.valenciavoice.com NEWS Sept. 19, 2012 2 receive the coverage they deserve under the new Bill Clinton law,” said Clinton. This applies to those who meet the criteria which — Continued from Page 1. assesses the income bracket of said families in order flight simulators] and every time they make a new to qualify them for Medicare and Medicaid. discovery, they can license it with one of these com- Speaking of the money, healthcare and the defi- panies and when they get paid, that money is put cit overall, Clinton said “I was told, when you’re in back into the university to educate more students a hole, you stop digging.” This statement drew the on the subject,” said Clinton. crowd to rounds of applause that filled the confer- Hundreds of Democratic voters sat, or stood, ence room at the Rosen Plaza Hotel. in the presence of Chief of Police Val Dennings, He is suggesting that problems caused in the Brown and Clinton himself; filling the space to the past by former presidents will be rectified as a re- brim with enthusiastic citizens of the state. sult of Obama’s re-election. Dennings said, “If you work hard and play by Avid voters were not the only people to attend the rules, you can be what you wanna be and do the meeting. what you want to do.” The attention surrounding the event drew ven- The Republican campaign rallies for its side in dors to the scene, who were hastily ushered off the a way which emphasizes the ideal that the lower- premises by security. Kyle Fludd, of Rocky & Bullwin- middle class may overcome their misfortune with a kle Enterprises, said his crew drove all the way from See what Webster University has for u! touch of hard work and a bit of discipline. Charlotte, N.C. to see Clinton and promote his wares. The group of speakers present at the conven- The Limitless Five, an up-and-coming acapella tion in Orlando on Sept. 12 used this as leverage to group from Olympia High School, also showed up, make their point. performing intermittently throughout the convention. 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After receiving this training, gradu- Alexa Rydelek/Valencia Voice ates are provided with the opportunity An estimated 60 people showed up on Sept. 15 to support Valencia’s “Tina’s Heart EMT Scholarship.” to work as a firefighter anywhere in the state of Florida. students the means to finish their EMT daunted and continue to focus on what this Continuing Collyer’s work with the training and certification while still at- scholarship will do to honor her memory Explorers, Mark and others created a tending classes. and continue her work for local children. scholarship in her honor called “The Before this can be finalized and stu- “If it involved children she didn’t just Tina’s Heart EMT Scholarship” at Valen- dents can take advantage of this charita- help out, she ran it,” said William Col- cia. The goal of the scholarship was to ble outreach, the fund has to reach an en- lyer, Tina’s brother. provide financial aid to young Explorers dowment of $25,000. A grassroots effort “She left a legacy of service and now of charitable walks and yard sales has it’s going into this scholarship, so her helped to raise over half this amount, but memory lives on.” there is still more work to be done before After she passed in her sleep at home this dream becomes a reality. Tina was found by her brother William, “Tina’s Heart Walk” is the group’s succumbing to a three-year ordeal of largest event and the second annual fun- pancreatitis, that progressed to gastropa- draising walk to be held in her honor. resis, which affected her stomach’s abil- This event took place at Lake Eola park ity to function. on Sept. 15 with an enthusiastic gather- If you would like to donate to “Tina’s ing of friends and family coming out to Heart” or volunteer for future events, in- show support and help raise money. formation can be found at the Valencia Though the level of local corporate Alumni Association’s website at https:// sponsorship is gaining ground, the num- donate.valencia.org/tina. Alexa Rydelek/Valencia Voice ber of participants in this year’s walk was More information on the Orlando Ex- William Collyer, Tina’s brother, and his kids slightly less than in its inaugural year. plorers program can be found at www. There is no spokesperson with a catchy phrase to wait for the beginning of the walk at Lake Eola. Collyer’s family and friends are un- cityoforlando.net/fire/Explorers.htm.