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Central Florida Future. 1509. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1509 SG passes UCF theater 2000-2001 and Civic budget ·· nieatre plan ADAM SHIVER merger STAFF WRITER ANDREA KEEGAN STAFF WRITER Approximately 6.9-million The Civic Theatre of Central dollars is a lot of money, but it's Florida is in debt and in trouble. nowhere near the amount the The UCF Theater Department is Activity and Service Fee in need of more presence in Committee was hoping to be Orlando and more space. The allotted for the 2000-2001 bud equation is simple, troubled Civic get. Theatre plus fast growing UCF It was originally projected equals a merger. that the committee would have In recent years, the Civic approximately 9.4-million dollars Theatre has had problems attract allotted for their budget. They ing audiences and funds. UCF is were not the only ones hoping for in desperate need of space to a large budget this year though. facilitate the large undergraduate Many of the university's clubs program currently housed, not to and organizations had hoped for a mention the MFA Program in large allotment this time around. Theater to be implemented in one "Just about everyone who year's time. So when the Civic requested money from the budget Theatre approached UCF with was severely cut," said PHOI'O BY ADAM SIUVER the proposal for a merger, there Comptroller, Richard Paine. New parking for a price was great interest of course. Paine said that this drop from Meetings and planning soon fol of almost 2.5-million dollars in lowed. the budget is not really out of the Work on the new 8.2 million dollar parking garage is progressing as planned. The new parking fadlity is slat Currently, representatives ordinary. "The budget is getting ed to open in the fal semester of 2000. The new garage will provide additional parking for 1,300 students at from the Civic Theatre, UCF back to a more normal level." approximately $6,300 per space. In the recent past leftover NEW ORGANIZATION, BUDGET, Page 8 Page6 UCF student competes in 'MTV VJ-3 TAYLOR CLARK focus in TV journalism in Wannabes were expected STAFF WRITER high school, being in front to name song titles and of the camera comes natu artists within a compila With $50, two peanut rally for him. This desire tion of a variety of tracks, butter sandwiches and a and comfort propelled in addition to introducing pocketful of patience, him to eagerly pursue this and describing videos. UCF freshman Chris Hart once in a lifetime oppor Technical skills were not waited in line for 16 hours tunity. the only ones tested; to compete in MTV's "VJ- On April 29th, Hart MTV also put them on the 3" contest in North and five others selected streets of New York to test Carolina. from two other nation their people skills. "It was cold, rainy, wide competitions in St. Although Hart did and I only had a sweater. Louis and San Francisco, not win the actual contest, But it was all worth it," auditioned in New York which aired on April 29, says Hart who became on MTV. He was not the experience was not one of two finalists select intimidated by the one of loss, but one of ed from a thousand com prospect of New York. gain. Hart said that he met peting for the spot, which "I'm from New many great people along ultimately landed him in Jersey, so I've been to the way, has gained pub New York on April 29th New York City quite a few licity, experience, and an auditioning on MTV in times. I felt right at even stronger drive to front of millions. home," said Hart. become an MTV VJ. Hart was compelled While in New York, Hart continues to to audition for the part, "I the six contestants had to pursue MTV. "The VJ-3 just felt like I had to do 'jump through hoops' to contest was oniy a taste it," he said. He said he prove their worthiness as that made the flame that knew it was a shot in the an MTV VJ. A few days much bigger. I have a pas dark, but that didn't stop prior to the "VJ-3"compe sion for music and jour this him from driving nine tition, which was aired on nalism. I would love to and a half-hours to take a national television, Hart broadcast news for MTV," UCFWEBSITE chance at living his dream and the others participat says Hart. He is hoping of being a VJ for MTV. ed in many practice exer this passion accompanied Freshman Chris Hart competed in the 'Wanna be a VJ-3' His longing to be in cises to get the contestants by his determination will contest, ending up a finalist and getting the opportunity to the spotlight is nothing warmed up. Among the be the vehicle for attain travel to New York City and appear on MTV. new for Hart. As an exercises was a DJ scrib ing his dream. Radio-TV major with a ble mix, where the VJ- May 10, 2000 www.UCFfature.com Central Florida Future • 2 International Students face multitude of problems HARMEET SIDHU Other problems that interna and their own. The center also helps stu understanding because these stu STAFF WRITER tional students face are social, Ragda Kurdy, coordinator dents find scholarships and other dents come from different back cultural and academic difficulty. for the international student pro forms of financial assistance or grounds. The most common problem Students have difficulty making gram said most students live helps them with paperwork for "Teachers don't call interna faced by international students at friends because of cultural differ away from home for the first time their visas. If the people at the tional students to the board many the University of Central Florida ences. They are not used to the and feel they have too much center cannot help, they refer the times because of the difficulty of is getting financial aid. different social behaviors and responsibility. They are used to students to other people who can. pronouncing their names. As Sometimes family members lifestyles. their parents doing everything for "It's our job to provide service to long as the student can pronounce cannot help international students "At first I felt like this is not them, continued Kurdy. international students and schol the teacher's name, the teacher with financial aid. A scholarship a place for me because it's so dif Academic troubles occur ars on immigration related issues should make an effort to pro may not be large enough because ferent. I felt left out. I felt like I because of a language barrier. and cross-cultural communica nounce the student's name," said students may not show sufficient couldn't live in this country," said "Usually the first semester proves tion matters," said Kurdy. Kurdy. evidence that they need the Qureshi. to be the most difficult period for Shahi and Qureshi said the Many international students money. Students often do not take students because of the many admission process also turned out join the International Student "There are not enough schol the time to learn cultural differ adjustments that need to be made. to be difficult for them. "I got Association, which has an inter arships for us and, with the ences, which affect their own The language barrier becomes the admitted into the university two national festival and fashion tuition so high, it's hard to find lifestyle. They also have a hard biggest contributing factor to the days before classes began show each year. These students the money to pay for college. We time finding out acceptable as students' academic difficulty," because of an error on the univer try to educate UCF by showing can't get jobs off campus because well as unacceptable social said Kurdy. sity's part. Because of UCF's the differences in their cultures. we don't have green cards, only norms. "Initially I didn't feel part The Barbara Ying Center unhelpful attitude in accommo They hope to create more under student visas, said Asiya Qureshi, of the UCF student body because serves as a home for international dating me during the transition, I standing and appreciation of their an international student at UCF. I was not treated as a native stu students. "The Barbara Ying had to wait for six months for my different cultural and social back Rose Shahi, an international dent. Once I took the steps to Center assists students more than transcript evaluation, which kept grounds. student, and Qureshi agree that to begin understanding the anything else, that's our goal. me from registering for my class The Barbara Ying Center help international students, UCF American culture and lifestyle, The people who work there help es," said Shahi. plans to build a multi-lingual cen should give more financial assis making friends became easier," students achieve goals and help Kurdy said teachers should ter for teaching English to inter tance.