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That's Hot Going deep Solar panels are heating Sharpshooting Knights claim win things up at Tower II l at home again Sunday-sEESPORTS,A9 -SEE LET, A2 ANIMALS WOMAN Damage to Towe·r Ill UCF PIERCES GOTHIC CATS grads Awoman who marketed"gothic caused by grease fire kittens'' with ear, neck and tail piercings over the Internet has been KARI WILBERG The fire was extinguished floors, an incident report pro charged with animal cruelty and News Editor by room 309's sprinkler system. vided by Cpl. James Roop of conspiracy. Damage to the third-floor the UCF Police Department make it Dog groomer Holly Crawford,34, The Tower III grease fire room was caused mainly by said was charged Tuesday by left about 35 students displaced water damage from the sprin Damian Thorn-Hauswirth humane Thursday afternoon, sent one klers. Water flowed from the told police the fire began while officers. student to the hospital and student's room to surrounding he was cooking with grease, the Crawford caused extensive water dam rooms, into the hallways and to inNY. PLEASE SEE ON A6 has said age. rooms on the second and first ROOM shewill Theater company plead innocent. owners recognized KELLY HALPIN Contributing Writer PLUMBING 'KEEP THAT HEART The spotlight shines on the UCF Con servatory Theatre this year as three UCF JUST ACASE OF alumni have been nationally recognized for PLUMB their work in theater production. Joshua Chase Gold, Dena Kology and Ryan Nicholoff were selected by NYThe UCK atre.com as "People of the Year" for found OF SERVING' ing their New York City theater company Counting Squares. "NYTheatre.com is an organization in New York that reviews shows from off Rep. Suzanne Kosmas is Broadway to Broadway," Gold said. He earned his bachelor of fine arts in acting sworn into office at UCF from UCF in 2006. According to UCF News and Informa CARLOS MALDONADO tion, NYTheatre.com annually recognizes Staff Writer the talent of 10 people or organizations from theater professionals in New York Amid an atmosphere of patriotic City and writes about them on their Web music, congressional colleagues and site. Counting Squares was selected for the cheering supporters, Suzanne Kos quality of their inaugural 2007-2008 season. mas was sworn into her new office as which included work by many UCF Con a U.S. Representative on Saturday. servatory Theatre alumni. [ Kosmas was elected to represent Florida's 24th district last November. _Breaking PLEASE SEE COMPANY ON A6 Although Kosmas' term began on Jan. news on 6, she held a formal ceremony for the myour cell public at the Fairwinds·Alumni Center. During the ceremony, many jokes Get UCF news sent to your cell were made about the oath slip-up phone. Just text the keyword between Chief Justice John Roberts [ UCFNEWS to 44636. and President Barack Obama, but Sen. Bill Nelson came prepared with the AROUND CAMPUS, A2 DICK VITALE WILL BE PLEASE SEE KOSMAS ON A7 SIGNING HIS NEW BOOK ON CAMPUS Formorephotos of the ceremony: G www.UCFNews.com The basketball announcer is com ing to the UCF Bookstore on Tuesday to sign his new book high COURTESY UCF CONSERVATORYTHEATRE lighting the 50 best players and The UCF Theatre preforms West Side Story. NYTheatre.com moments in collegiate basketball. recognized three program allumni as "People of the Year."
LOCAL & STATE,A2 . POLICE IDENTIFY TWO Alumna's TEENS KILLED IN MIAMI SHOOTING short film Brandon Mills, 16,and Derrick Gloster, 18, were killed during a shooting in Miami that also premieres at injured seven others. The teens were identified Sunday by police. Sundance NATION & WORLD,A4 KAYLA SMITH HUDSON RIVER PILOT Staff Writer The nine-minute film Rite, which pre SAYS HEWASJUST miered at the Sundance Film Festival on DOING HIS JOB Jan. 15, was born out of a filmmaker's Thousands of people holding signs insatiable desire for society to stop and waving American flags blindly following traditions. cheered wildly Saturday to honor Alicia Conway, who graduated from the pilot who safely landed a US UCF with a film degree in 1998, wrote Airways jetliner in the Hudson the script for Rite after watching a docu • River. mentary about two Jewish couples who considered defying the Jewish custom of • having baby boys circumcised. INDEX TODAY'S In the film, the couples' families were • enraged they would consider not cir Around 2 WEATHER cumcising their children, even though • Suzanne Kosmas Campus 2 the new parents simply wanted to make Weather was sworn in as U.S. 2 t representative for a well-informed decision. Local & State 4 Florida's 24th One of the family members said, "It's Nation & World 4 ... district at the not their job to question, it's their job to Sports 9 PARTLY Fairwinds Alumni obey." Center Saturday Opinion 12 CLOUDY "I kind of lost my mind and started Oas.sifieds 13 ASHLEY INGUANTA / yelling at the TV," Conway said. 78° 56° CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE Sudoku 13 Crossword I HIGH LOW 13 PLEASE SEE HORROR ON A7
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Fabulous SO Players & The Centro! Florida fut/Jfe is the independent, student Moments in College Bas written newspaper ill the University of Central Florida. Opinions in the Future are those of the individual ketball: From the Best Seat columnist and not necessarily those of the editorial staff in the House During My or the University administration. All content Is property of the Central Florida Future and may not be reprinted in 30 Years at ESPN from 3 part or In whole without permission from the publisher. to4p.m. Expert to lecture on China Georgetown University Editor-in-Chief history professor James Natalie Morera x213 Millward will deliver the CFF.editor@gmailcom third annual Pauley Lec News Editors ture on '1\. Highly Civilized Amanda Welch and Country: 3,000 Years of Kari Wilberg x213 Invention China'' News.CFF@qmailcom The lecture will be talc Online News Editor ing place at the Fairwinds Jeffrey Riley x213 Alumni Center Building Onlfne.CFF@gmailcom from 7 to 9 p.m. today. The event is hosted by Opinions Editors the UCF History Alumni Sebastian Church and and sponsored by the UCF JeffWeiner x213 History Department. Opinions.CFF@qmailcom To obtain a complimen Sports Editor tary parking pass, go to Padrick Brewer x215 www.alumni.ucf.edu. Sports.CFF@gmailcom Variety Editor Holi Splash interest meeting Christine Harper x214 Holl Splash is a cultural Variety£FF@qmailcom event that showcases dif Photo Editor ferent dances from India. Rayma Jenkins The meeting is being held GREG TERRITO/ CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE [email protected] Newly installed solar panels line the side of the Engineering I building. These panels are part of a campus-wide solar project to reduce energy costs. today from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 Staff Writers p.m. in the Pensacola Board Ryan Bass, Michelle Dendy, Room in the Student WILLIAM BUCHANAN William Goss, Jillian Krotki, Union Carlos Maldonado, Jen Glantz, ' Contributing Writer Donald Thomann, Stephanie de Sousa, Volunteers to dance and William Perry, Mary Cristobal, act are being sought, but UCF is helping change Florida Jonathan Hohensee, Allen Levin, there is no experience into the Sunshine-powered State. John Murphy, Shaun Bevin, required. Hot {annen Carroquino During the first week ofJanuary, wa-terout For more information UCF implemented the use of two contact Lauren Senninger Staff Photographers solar panels as part of a pilot pro Caitlin Bush,_Corey Maynard, at 407-823-3294. + \'Varm Greg Territo, Amanda Moore, gram to continue the goal of ener w;iter in gy efficiency on campus. Reema Desai, Liana Cole, Sharon Weaver The first of the two panels was Copy Editors installed on Tower II, a residential t Caitlin Battersby, Andrea Canterbury, hall populated by 500 students. Ashley Camifax, Stephanie Endn, The thermal solar panel harnesses Eric Fershtman, Kelsey Hinton, LOCAL Chris Hoadley, Virginia Kiddy, the sun's heat and uses it to warm Kayla Smith students' water. &STATE Kept in reserve tanks, water is A<,x;rsaty heat Columnist (el<-<;tric <>< 94'1) Ben Badio Keep local with headlines maintained at a constant tempera you may have missed ture of 125 degrees. That's not Graphic Artists enough to boil an egg but far too Cara Cooper, Police identify 2 teens killed in warm to splash around with a rub Joseph Mangabat, Brad Walkover Liberty Crty shooting ber ducky. Cold water is mixed in Editorial Adviser MIAMI - Police have for consumption Matt Morrison identified the two teenagers On average, 12,000 gallons of MattMorrisonOO@gmailcom who died in a shooting in water are consumed daily in a 500 DIRECT SYSTEMS Miami that also injured student style tower; that's enough for every resident to talce a shower, Adirect system, also known as "open water into the solar collector, where it is BUSINEss•:~: seven others. loop," heats the water directly by the sun. heated. The solar heated water is then 407-447-455~: Police identified the brush teeth and cook a bowl of teens Sunday as Brandon ramen each day. Those gallons The water is the same water used by stored in a conventional hot water tank. It Advertising Sales Director Mills, 16, and Derrick - were previously heated by boilers building occupants. Athermometer and is typical, especially during high use or Mark Lanaris x204 Gloster, 18. using natural gas costing the uni- controller sense when the solar collector is periods of little sun for the water to be [email protected] warm and ready to heat water. The kept warm through supplemental gas or Authorities were still versity $65,000 last year. · University Sales Director searching for the person or Dave Norvell, director of sus controller starts a pump that moves cold electricity. Heissam Jebailey x201 people responsible for the tainability and energy manage [email protected] ment at UCF, said the primary goal shooting with an assault Business Manager rifle. Authorities said the of this pilot is energy efficiency. for UCF. Solar panels require a value. Renewable energy is a close sec large up-front investment with a "This project is economically Trisha Irwin x212 group was playing a dice [email protected] game outside a store in the ond. long payback period. reasonable," Albert said. Liberty City neighborhood The other solar panel was The thermal panel for Tower Il Along with energy efficiency, Distribution Manager when the shooting started installed on the Engineering I saves enough money that it will Norvell said reducing UCF's car Joseph Crandall x211 Friday. building for just that purpose. essentially pay for itself within five bon footprint is the· overall goal. [email protected] Police are asking anyone Termed photovoltaic, or PV, this years. The PV panel is much more Because solar power burns zero · General Manager with information to call solar panel generates electricity expensive, however, having a 20- fuel, no carbon dioxide is released Raymond G. Bush x220 Crime Stoppers at 305-471- from the sun's energy. So instead of year payback based on today's dol into the atmosphere. [email protected] TIPS (8477). getting a sun-kissed, bronzed body lar value. Along with other universities from sunlight, students get lighted Jennifer Albert, the senior infor nationwide, UCF joined the Amer Group raising money to find hallways and cooled classrooms. mation specialist for the depart ican College & University Presi Fax: 407-447-4556 missing WWII soldiers The panel only produces ment of sustainability and energy dents Climate Commitment. Published by Knight Newspapers MIAMI- A World War enough to power approximately management, said we may never get ACUPCC sets standards and goals 11825 High Tech Ave. Ste. l 00 II-era plane flying over two average houses, but not quite away from buying energy. However, for universities to follow to eventu Orlando, FL 32817 Miami this weekend is on a enough to power the engineering with the cost of energy rising and ally eliminate carbon dioxide pol mission: raise money to building. Instead the PV solar the cost ofsolar being fixed or drop lution find missing World War Il panel will supplement the energy ping, the investment only grows in For further information on ways soldiers. being consumed with clean, UCF is shaping up, or to monitor A nonprofit group based renewable energy. UCF's energy consumption, "1ucF in Marathon called History Norvell said this is just a go to www.sustain Stands For Opportunity"' Flight is offering to talce preliminary test to malce able.ucf.edu. people up in a T-6 Texan, a sure it's economical vintage war plane used to £RAP COLLEGIATI Associated train combat pilots. The PRESS Press money the group raises will then be used to pay to search for soldiers missing in action during World War II. 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FHP head: no more free tags for troopers' marked cars TALLAHASSEE - No more free license plates for Florida Highway Patrol troopers' marked cars. That's the rule from FHP director Electra Bus tle. Bustle made the state ments after The Miami Her ald and St. Petersburg Trmes questioned the free-tag deal. Bustle inherited the free plate arrangement from her predecessor. When the cur NOAH BERGER/ ASSOCIATED PRESS rent plates made by 3M Chesley"Sully"'Sullenberger, the.US ~i"":'ays pilot who landed_ in New.York's • wear out she says the Hudson River, attends a celebration m his honor on Saturday, m Danville, Calif. agency will pay for new ones. The company said the Hudson River pilot: We were Afqhan president sars that arrangement, which began just doing our jobs U.S. forces killed 16 civilians in 1999, helped it test its DANVILLE, Calif. KABUL, Afghanistan license plates in the Florida Thousands of people - -President Hamid heat and humidity. The holding signs and waving Karzai condemned a U.S. company, however, also American flags c}:l.eered operation he said killed 16 was seeking contracts with wildly Saturday to honor Afghan civilians, whjle the state. the pilot who safely land hundreds of villagers Bustle said the arrange ed a US Airways jetliner denounced the American ment is legal. but she wants in the Hudson River. He military during an angry to do things "by the book." told them he and his crew demonstration Sunday. The tags are on 1,723 were only doing their Karzai said the killing vehicles. The last batch jobs. of innocent Afghans dur arrived in 2006. Chesley "Sully" Sul ing U.S. military opera lenberger was given a tions "is strengthening Two men die in crash with hero's homecoming, com the terrorists." ambulance early Saturday plete with a marching He also announced DUNNELLON - The band, in Danville, the San that his Ministry of Florida Highway Patrol Francisco suburb where Defense sent Washington says two men died in a he and his family live. a draft technical agree crash with an ambulance. Sullenberger said he ment that seeks to give Killed·in the crash were was grateful for the out Afghanistan more over two 27-year-olds: Justin L. pouring of support since sight over µ.s. military Corey of Beverly Hills, the Jan. 15 emergency operations. The same let Cali£, and Ryan S. Doyle of landing, and that he and ter has also been sent to Danielson, Conn. his crew were only doing NATO headquarters. The crash happened at their jobs. Karzai in recent weeks about 2:30 a.m. Saturday "Circumstance deter has increasingly lashed north ofDunnellon in north mined that it was this out at his Western back Florida. Troopers on the experienced crew that ers over the issue of civil scene reported that it was scheduled to fly that ian casualties, even as U.S. appeared the driver of the particular flight on that politicians and a top Honda Civic CRX failed to particular day," he told the NATO official have pub stop in time at a stop sign crowd. licly criticized Karzai for and collided with the "But I know I can the slow pace of pri;:,gress ambulance. The ambulance speak for the entire crew -here. workers tried to tend to the when I tell you we were The back-and-forth two men in the car but pro simply doing the job we comes as the new admin nounced them dead at the were trained to do." istration of President scene. . Sullenberger's brief Barack Obama :must Alcohol was not comments were his first decide whether to sup believed to be a factor inthe since he brought Flight port Karzai as he seeks re crash, but at the time ofthe 1549 to an emergency election later this year as accident heavy fog was river landing in New York part of the United States' reported. City. All 155 people on overall Afghan strategy. board ~urvived. Karzai's latest criti - ASSOCIATED PRESS The pilot's wife, Lor cism follows a Saturday raine Sullenberger, said raid in Laghman province through tears that she was that the U.S. says killed 15 amazed at the warm treat armed militants, includ IIlGHER ment the family has ing a woman with an received. She said she was RPG, but that Afghan offi HAIL 0 HE CHE EDUCATION not surprised by her hus cials say killed civilians. band's heroism. Two women and three To help hon· these momentous times J0tl can get ,our a n copy What's in the news at . "I have always known children were among the Central' Florida Future colleges around the country him to be an exemplary 16 dead civilians, Karzai of the front p · and sp.edal pull-out, as well as Stimulus: School money will pilot. I knew what the out said in a statement. Obama: The Historic Fro.nt Pages and Collectors Edition Obama. Poster:. be hard to cut later come would be that day In Laghman's capital, WASHINGTON because I knew my hus hundreds of angry Democrats want to use the band," she said. "But demonstrators big spending package mostly for me, he's the denounced the U.S. mili designed to jump-start the man that makes my cup of tary Sunday and demand staggering economy to tea every morning.~' ed an end to overnight send billions to long-term raids. U.S. military lead programs to help poor and US Senate pick starts get-to ers, victims' relatives and disabled school children. know-you tour in NYC Afghan officials President Barack NEW YORK - Sena including two top Karzai Obama's recovery plan tor-designate Kirsten advisers - met at the amounts to the biggest Gillibrand started her governor's compound to increase ever in federal statewide ''listening tour" discuss the issu~, Gov. money for schools. Many Saturday in the urban Latifullah Masha! said. Republicans say it is not a heart of Harlem - far short-term boost but an from the · upstate farm Some global adversaries immense expansion that lands she represented as a ready to give Obama chance will be impossible to roll congresswoman. . In his inaugural back. A day after Gov. David address, President Barack "What will happen two Paterson named the cen Obama signaled concilia years from now when the trist Democrat to fill tion to America's foes by Democrat spending spree Hillary Rodham Clinton's using the metaphor of an comes to an end?" asked empty Senate seat, Gilli outstretched hand to an California Rep. Buck McK brand began introducing unclenched fist. eon, top Republican on the herself to her new down Already, there are House Education and state constituents by signs that some of those Labor Committee. appearing at a weekly foes were listening, sens "It'll never go away," rally held by the Rev. Al ing an opening for said Oklahoma Sen. Tom Sharpton. improved relations after Coburn, a Republican on Sharpton introduced eight combative years the Senate Health, Educa her to the crowd by mak under President George tion, Labor and Pensions ing note of their political W. Bush. Fidel Castro is Committee. "You're talk differences; Among other said to like the new Amer ing about a permanent things, Gillibrand has a ican leader, and North increase at a time when we record of opposing gun Korea and Iran both are in the worst financial control. Her voting sounded open to new shape we've ever been in." record in Congress ideas to defuse nuclear The measure making earned her a 100 percent tinged tensions. its way through Congress rating from the National Unclear is what they wov.ld achieve a long Rifle Association. will demand in return sought goal of Obama and But Gillibrand, show- . from the untested Ameri other Democrats. For the ing political aplomb, can statesman, and • first time, it would fully looked for common whether they will agree to fund No Child Left ground and quickly found the compromises the U.S. Behind, former President it: disgust with Wall is likely to insist on in • George W. Bush's educa Street and the sinking exchange for warmer • tion program. Democrats economy. relations. ' • complain Bush never pro "It's a very serious and Are the Castro broth vided enough money for sad time," she· told the ers really willing to move the kindergarten-through- audience. "Every time toward democracy? Can 12th grade program. you hear about what's Russia and the West heal Not a coincidence, crit happening to these finan their widening estrange ics said. cial institutions, the first ment? Will Venezuelan thing you're reading is the President Hugo Chavez number of layoffs. And stop being a thorn in the layoffs are the people America's side? from this community."
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WASHINGTON The White House warned Sunday that the country could face a long and painful financial recovery, even with major govern ment intervention to stim ulate the economy and save financial institutions. ''We're off and running, but it's going to get worse before it gets better," said Vice President Joe Biden, talcing the lead on a theme echoed by other Democra tic officials on the Sunday talk shows. . At the end of the Obama administration's first week, the party in power at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue sought to lower expecta tions for a quick fix despite legislation expected to pass by next month that would pump billions of dollars into the economy. :Democrats also opened the door for even more government aid to strug gling banks beyond the $700 billion bailout already in the pipeline. Congress has given President Barack Obama permission to spend the second $350 billion of a Wall Street bailout pack age even though lawmak ers have . criticized the Bush administration for the way it spent the first half. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Cali.t:, said she is open to additional govern ment rescue money for ALEX WONG / MEET THE PRESS banks and financial institu Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner appears on Meet the Press Sunday, at the NBC studios in Washington, D._C. tions. But she said taxpay ers must get an ownership nomic recovery package grams will revive the econ if united, have a large stake in return. ever enacted; the White omy in the short-term. enough majority to pass it Biden said Obama's House says the scope rivals .. I just think there's a lot without GOP backing. But choice for_Treasury secre the construction of the of slow-moving govern-, Obama is seeking biparti tary, Timothy Geithner, interstate highway system ment spending in this pro san support on this critical will recommend whether after World War II. gram that won't work," early test ofhis presidency. more.,..money is needed for Its success or failure House Republican leader Senate Republicans could the banks. Geitlfuer could could define the first years John Boehner of Ohio said. block the package but they be confirmed by the Sen of Obama's term. On Sun "We can't borrow and would have to be united to ate as early as Monday. day, Democrats sought to spend our way back to doso. · Congress is working on temper expectations, at prosperity." Summers said Obama an $825 billion economic least in the short term. The administration has has inherited the worst recovery package that ded "These problems pledged to spend three economy since World War icates about two-thirds to weren't made in a day o:r a quarters of the proposed II, coupled with a federal new government spending week or a month or even a money in the first 18 budget deficit of more and the rest to tax cuts. year, and they're not going months after it is than a $1 trillion and soar Separate proposals making to get solved that fast," said approved ing costs for entitlement l their way through the Lawrence Sumrn.ers, a top Obama met with programs such as Social House and Senate would economic adviser to Republican and Democra Security, Medicare and combine tax cuts for indi Obama.. "So even as we tic congressional leaders at Medicaid The nation lost viduals and businesses, move to be as rapid as we the White House last week a total 2.6 million jobs last help for cash-strapped can in jolting the economy to listen to Republican year as the housing market state governments, aid for and giving it the push for concerns about the pack contracted and financial the poor and unemployed, ward it needs, we also have age. Obama plans to meet markets collapsed. l I · and direct spending by the to be mindful ofhaving the with more Republican The government he feder~ government. right kind of plan that will lawmakers this week, said, can afford to spend The goal is to infuse carry us forward over though Boehner said there more than $1 trillion to money directly into the time." is little support among boost the economy · and economy in the hope of Republicans want the House Republicans for the save financial institutions. bringing the nation out of recovery package tilted package in its current But he warned that fiscal recession, while creating 3 more toward tax cuts and form. discipline will be neces million to 4 million jobs. It have questioned whether A House vote is expect sary once the economy would be the largest eco- government spending pro- ed Wednesday. Democrats, recovers.
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"Our gresswoman Kosmas, or job is all about serving as like my grandchildren the people and those like to say, 'congress who made this a great grammy."' nation." She then spoke of Before Mica's speech political unity, recogniz and Kosmas' swearing in, ing Rep. John Mica of the Nelson gave Kosmas seventh district, a words of encourage-. Republican, for his ment. efforts of "reaching "It is a great privilege across the aisle." for us to be public ser "I am thrilled to have vants," Nelson said. "I Congressman Mica here, want to tell Suzanne to as a friend, but as a sym keep that heart of serv bol of the bipartisanship ing. Serve the people and we need to have," Kos not yourself." mas said. In the crowd there Kosmas didn't wait were many politicians until the public swearing from all spectrwns of the in ceremony to get to political field, including work. a few College Democ "I am proud to say my rats. first speech on the floor Biology major Thi ASHLEY INGUANTA / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE was about the State Chil Nguyen came to learn Suzanne Kosmas takes the oath of office from Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) Ceremony attendants joked about having a copy of the oath td prevent any inauguration-like slip-ups. dren's Health Insurance more about Kosmas Plan." Kosmas said. "In "I'm part of the really familiar with her," Ariel Dansky came to see Suzanne Kosmas, and I and we all believed in her. Florida's case, it will pro College Democrats and I Nguyen said. the results of her hard work interned on her campaign." I really feel she's going to vide health care to wanted to see what she's Psychology and during Kosmas' campaign. Dansky said. "She's a great do great things in Con 290,000 children of all about because I'm not political science major "I'm a big supporter of person. We worked hard, gress." Horror film challenges ritual and tradition at fes ti val FROM A1 films, also known as quality was amazing. Rite is categorized as a call it a horror film or a Conway hopes the film shorts, can either be Conway said that horror film because of its thriller, I'd say it almost will spur conversation, but The rough draft of the shown in a series with even though the film disturbing scenes. works on a very subtle she said it is impossible to short film Rite was writ other shorts or before a was not intended to be Conway said half of the level as a satire on a lot of gauge how. people will ten and rewritten over feature film. silent, the audience audience members rituals all around us," he respond to a film. four years, until Conway "It's really hard to thought they were instinctiveiy covered their said. , "I feel like once you completed the final drive an audience to go watching what they faces during the more . The short played four make something and put it script in November of see shorts, but all my were supposed to be graphic scenes. times at Sundance and will out in the world; it doesn't 2007. screenings have been watching. But Rock sees it as more play again in March at the belong to you anymore,'' She found her pro sold-out because the fea When she got up to than just a film with shock Florida Film Festival host she said. "So you just have ducer, Aaron Goldstein, ture is so great,''. Conway tell the theater manager value. ed by the Enzian Theater to trust that people will get in the spring of 2008 and said. "It was like, 'This is that the sound wasn't "Even though people in Maitland. something out of it." began shooting in great. All the people I working, someone in the August. Several other would have wanted to audience told her, "I Orlando natives and see it totally got to see know this is every film UCF alumni worked on it."' maker's worst night the film, including editor The feature film that mare, but just look at the and associate producer followed Rite was of a audience-no one's even Ben Rock, who is also similar dark genre, coughing." Conway's husband. which Conway called Later, several individ Conway's goal for the brilliant programming uals told Conway that film was to challenge the on Sundance's part. the film's visuals were 407-704-8911 ideas of rituals and tradi "I think my film is strong enough that it tions in today's world. really weird and it kind still held people's atten "Somebody else made of primes the audience tion without the audio. this decision genera nicely for the feature, And even through -~--ilflli!J]]JjJ tions ago or decades ago, which is also a little bit that first setback, Con or even a couple of years twisted. So that worked way saw a strong GlDmJp-~ fl1I] =n1lB1J \!i!filHffil Iffi® ago, and we just trust out well," she said with a response to the film. that it's the right thing to laugh. After the screening, do because it's what The first time the film guests were given time we've always done," she showed at the festival, to meet with the produc said of the way people Conway hit what she tion teams in the lobby often see traditions. ''All called a big, scary hic of the theater. I want is for people to cup: the video played ''.A lot of people came ask questions, and to get without the audio. up and talked to her for a them to think about "Technical glitches really long time," Rock things they wouldn't are not what Sundance is said. "The movie really otherwise have thought known for,'' Rock said, got under people's skin. about." but added that sound or It was awesome to see it At Sundance, short no sound, the projection that way."
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• • • A6 www.CentralFloridaFuture.com January 26, 2009 • ~ '1orilla :future I Scholarships~ private loans become less available DAVE CARPENTER walloped. Associated Press Administrators at Ohio State University see no big CHICAGO - Finding immediate impact on aid financial aid for college this from the economy but are year promises to be concerned about what may tougher than any final happen over the longer r exam. term, said Bill Shkurti, chief The quest for money financial officer. The
rI that begins for students school's endowment has r and parents every January fallen by as much as 30 per has taken on new urgency cent from $1.5 billion a year t in 2009 amid fears that ago but accounts for just 2 loans and grants will be percent of operating rev scarcer than in the past due enue, he said. to the recession. The University of North "The financing system Carolina at Wilmington, for college is in real crisis," with a much smaller enroll said Barmak Nassirian, ment and endowment, sim associate executive direc ilarly has taken a hit. In a tor ofthe American Associ scenario likely to be repeat ation of College Registrars ed on many campuses, and Admissions Officers. financial aid director Emily "Every one of the partici Bliss says the school is pants in the system is expe bracing for unpleasant con riencing hardship - higher versations with parents education institutions, about next year as it relies states, aid donors and fami more on loans in its aid lies all are cash-strapped." packages and eliminates Federal student loans some of the "free" money. remain readily available - "Grants and scholar with some funding even ships won't all come increased recently by Con through," she said. "It's dif STEVE JAHNKE/ THE SOUTHERN gress. But the prospect that ficult for us to tell families For the past 20 years, student numbers at Southern Illinois University have languished. Chancellor Sam Goldman submits, might be that would-be students from Illinois bolted grants and scholarships that, because our heart is to-other states that promised them sweet tuition deals. m,ay be cut at many breaking for them knowing schools, combined with the what they're going as they set rates for next College." "But students get it," Kliphuis said. "So · scary as people might shrinking availability ofpri through." year. with high need and lesser my husband and I are think," said Lauren Asher vate loans, has fueled wide Private student loans Scholarships from civic credentials are going to jumping through the of the California-based spread angst at a time when are especially hard hit. Last groups and local compa have to brace themselves hoops." Institute for College Access more people than ever are year, 60 private lenders nies across the country also for less aid." The key to success in and Success, an independ seeking help. Applications provided $19 billion to stu are likely to decline, Jean Kliphuis, 46, of the "convoluted" financial ent nonprofit group. for federal aid for the cur dents. Now, 39 of those Bugarin said, although it's Huntington, NY., is con aid process is good infor Among the encouraging rent academic year already have stopped lending to too early to know the cerned about the tighten mation, she said, and developments for parents are running 10 percent students and the remaining extent. ing vise ofcollege costs and there's lots of it available and students: . above last year's record firms have made it harder What it all means is that how to pay for them as she through schools' aid offices The government . pace, according to the to borrow, according to families and college coun studies aid prospects for and online at such sites as broadened student bor DepartmentofEducation. Finaid.org, a Web site that selors are having to hold daughter Katie, a high Collegeboard.com and rowing in the midst of the Savings held in Section tracks the industry. difficult conversations school senior who has Princetonreview.com. credit crunch, ensuring the 529 plans - the state-spon "The stress level is about reduced savings and applied to six schools. Jean Indeed, the news isn't all continued flow of federal sored investment funds for high," said Rod Bugarin, the need to take on more is a librarian and her hus bad. The federal govern loans that families depend college that are popular for financial aid adviser for the debt and lower sights to band Tim is self-employed ment has authorized some on ahead of costlier private their tax breaks -,., have New York-based college focus on more affordable in the office equipment $95 billion in grants, loans ones. Among other been depleted by the worst consulting firm IvyWise. schools. business. As middle and work-study assJ.Stance changes, annual borrowing bear market in decades and Numerous revenue- "There are no sure income parents of three to help almost 11 million limits for unsubsidized home equity values have short states are likely to answers because we're in children, their tab for col students and their families Stafford loans, which stu plummeted. That has consider cutting aid in one new territory," said Bruce lege could be overwhelm pay for college this year, dents can take out regard sapped two sources most way or another, and public . Hammond, a Washington, ing if they didn't do all their and its recent commit less of income; were raised __ tapped by parents to fund colleges and universities D.C.-based college admis homework on aid options. ments mean that total will by $2,000 and ·parents can their children's higher edu are expected to raise sions consultant and co "There is money out all but certainly be exceed now defer repayment of cation. Colleges' endow tuition - in some cases by author of "The Fiske Guide there, but you have to jump ed next year. federal loans until after ments have been similarly double digit percentages - to Getting into the Right through a lot of hoops to "It's scary, but not as their child leaves school.
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It was an impressive showing from 3-point range for the UCF Men's Basketball team in its game against Marshall on Sunday at the UCF Arena The Knights (13-6 overall, 3-2 in Conference USA) shot ll-of-15 from behind the arc for the game, including an 87.5 percent clip in the first half as the Knights cruised to an 87-69 victory over the Thundering Herd (9-10 over- all, 2-3 in C-USA). . UCF had a run in which six of its final nine possession points were from 3-point range to end the first period. "We have a whole bunch of shooters on this team," said Jer ma:ine Taylor, who scored 27 points on 9-of-18 shooting in the • game, including 5-of-7 from long range. "From the fours all the up to the point guard. We just have to shoot it with confidence and when we do that I believe we can have many more nights like this." Late in the first half, there was a stretch in which 13 3-pointers • were made by both teams.
Taylor had 13 points during that GREGORY TERRITO / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE run in which the Knights turned a UCF g1-1ard Jermaine Taylo~ had a hot hand again on Sunday, scoring 27 points on 9-of-18 shooting from the field in the Knights' 10th victory at the UCF Arena. 26-25 lead with 8:25 remaining, into a nine point lead at the half. For more photos throws. the Knights, scoring 15 points on UCF finished the first period ofthegame: 'We knew that we had to come 6-of-7 shooting and bringing shooting 70.4 percent from the a www.UCFNews.com out and play harder," Taylor said down seven rebounds in 26 min floor, but were only up 50-41. of their play after the half. "In the utes on the -court.· "I thought we had good offense first half, we gave them forty or "We have to have A.J. ·Tyler and good movement," UCF head age dropping in the second half, something points. We knew that step up and do that, especially coach Kirk Speraw said. 'We were the Knights defense helped build we had to change something." tonight with [Zondervan] in foul shooting things in rhythm for the the lead for good. One of the reasons for the trouble," Speraw said. "He has that most part in the first half. I was UCF held Marshall's top two Knight's success was the play of ability we have just got to get that scared to death that we were scorers - Tyler Wilkerson and their bench, most noticeably Isaac and keep pushing him and getting shooting 70 percent and it was Damier Pitts - to a combined 4 Sosa and A.J. Tyler. him to step up and realize the I close. Normally you shoot 70 per points on l-of-6 shooting. Sosa scored 10 points on a per potential he has." i. cent and you have an insurmount The Knights also reeled off a fect 3-for-3 from the field, with The Knights· opened the game I able lead, and that wasn't the 26-7 run from the 17:48 mark in the two of those makes from beyond on. a 9-4 run, capped off by a Ken- r case." second half to 5:50 remaining the arc. Despite that shooting percent- when Tony Davis sank two free Tyler was the bigger story for PLEASE SEE UCF'S ONA-10
··············································································································································································. ················································································································~ ················· Women can't buy bucket vs. Houston PADRICK BREWER turnovers. ' Sports Editor The Knights had a tough time hitting any Turnovers have thing from the floor in the plagued the UCF first 5 minutes, but strong Women's Basketball dur 80-65 rebounding and perfect ing its struggles in the first Houston vs. UCF free-throw shooting kept part of the season.· them in the game. •• Against Houston in the But then they started to Hofheinz Pavilion on Sun shooter, started off the fall apart. day, it was no different, as game going 0-of-3 from With 11 minutes left in the Knights turned the ball the field in the first 7:34 the first half, the Cougars and finished 0-of-5 for the over 24 times in an 80-65 took their second lead of loss. game with her 2 points the game at 13-12, and UCF (6-13 overall, 4-2 coming from the free that's when they started to in Conference USA) shot throw line. pull away. just 32.4 percent in the Sophomore forward Houston went on a .9-0 first half, including 5-of-17 Emma Cannon had anoth run in the middle of the er double-double, but her f COREY MAYNARD/ CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE in the first 11 minutes. first half that was stopped Guard Chelsie Wiley, 14 points and 10 rebounds Ii UCF guard Marshay White, seen here against Rice on Thursday, came off the bench were buffeted by four in Houston on Sunday to score 8 points and dish out two assists in the loss. normally the team's sharp- PLEASE SEE HOUSTON'S ON A11
I · rack field '[ ,I Records continue to fall Class: Junior • ANDREW KENNEDY with a time of 7.70 seconds "Obviously, it was anoth Contributing Writer and Coward, with a time of er good weekend for us," In Gainesville: In Gainesville: 7.83, closely followed in UCF head coach Caryl Finished in eighth James posted an Junior Tiki James posted eighth place. Smith Gilbert said in a place in the 55-meter NCAA qualifying mark hurdles and set a UCF in the 55-meter hur • an NCAA qualifying mark Coward's 7.81 time in the release. ''The throwers did a freshman record in preliminaries was one of good job with personal bests dles at the Tom Jones for the second consecutive '---'------'"""-'___, the preliminaries. L3.~---='"'--"----....., Memorial Invitational. • week after being named the two freshman records that and Kelsey [Poljansek] set • Conference USA Athlete of were set. ting a school record and the the Week for her perform After 11 personal records distance runners did a good Rzepecki combined for a Junior Kelsey Poljansek, • ance last week in Kentucky. . and five school records job in their events setting time of12:2433. who set a school record last Freshman Jackie Coward were broken last week at the personal bests." Rzepecki also set a per week in the shot put, broke joined James, also posting Kentucky Invitational, the The Distance Medley sonal best in the mile, finish that record this week with a an NCAA qualifying mark UCF Women's Track and Relay team was the only ing in 5:17.52. toss of 47-0.25 meters and r two weeks in a row, this time Field team broke 17 personal event winner for UCF. Junior Erica Weitz and took third place in the event. in the Florida Invitational. records this week along Senior Shantile Blackburn, senior Allison Palmer set Freshman Sheila Paul set Both athletes qualified in with two more school sophomore Lizzie Harris, personal bests in the 3,000- the other freshman record the 55-meter hurdles. James records at the Tom Jones freshman Aisha-Maree Fra meter with times of 10:39.84 finished fourth in the finals Memorial Invitational. zier and senior Jamie and 10:43.46, respectively. PLEASE SEE PENN ON A10
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_ (AlO- www.CentralFloridaFuture.com January 26, 2009 • ~mttaf :Jloriba :.future UCF's Taylor rocks Herd Knights blanked on road FROM A9 ·"' CARLOS PINEDA rick Zondervan dunk. GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT The Tp.undering Herd Contributing Writer MAKE ITTHREE WELCOME BACK then reeled off a 10-4 run The Knights beat the Thundering Drew Speraw, reported to have The UCF Women's and took a 14-13 lead with stopped playing, played 2 minutes. 15:55 remaining till the Herd in Orlando for the third Tennis team went on the consecutive time dating back to -road to take on the 7th- half. Feb.10,2007. SITTING OUT -ranked Florida Gators on Marshall and UCF PJ. Gaynor and Will Weathers were kept it close over the next =saturday and were TYING ONE ON suspended for this game for'not :blanked 7-0. 12 minutes of the game, handling their academic until UCF put on a shoot Forward A.J. Tyler scored 15 points " :. The Knights were shut and had 7 rebounds off the bench. responsibilities,' Kirk Speraw said. : out and evened their ing clinic to close the half record to 1-1 after opening on an 11-3 run. ' up with a 7-0 wiri. against What impressed Sper · Florida A&M on Thurs aw the most with his day. Knights in the game was offense but each other as The Knights have won The Knights lost all their ability to distribute well." three-consecutive C : ~"three doubles matches, the basketball. With the win, the USA games since playing :"'" with the duo of senior UCF dished out 20 Knights moved to 10-1 at those two teams and : Elvira Serrot and fresh assists in the contests and home and have won both seem to be playing their : man Andrea Yacaman are starting to play more games on their current best brand of basketball • : falling 8-0 to the 18th comfortable as a team. three-game home stand. right now. ;-ranked team of Megan "What· I really like is UCF hopes to extend "In a funny way, not , Alexander and Marrit you score 28 baskets on that to a three-game win that we are happy at all :hBoonstra in the No. l spot. 20 assists," Speraw said. "I ning streak at home in with what happened at c • The No. 2 spot also saw think that's a sign that you their game against SMU UAB, but I think it gave :-a loss for the Knights: are moving the ball well on Wednesday. them a sense of confi : Sophomore Jenny Frisell and certainly unselfish. Speraw sees more con dence," Speraw said. : and freshman Alexis We have got some fidence in the way they "They are building on ., .... Rodriguez fell to Jessica unselfish guys and they have been playing since that and we just have to ~ Alexander and Anastasia are starting to get a better their losses against Mem continue to work and get AMANDA MOORE/ CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE feel for not just our phis and UAB. better." : Revzina 8-1. UCF freshman Alexis Rodriguez, seen here before the match against FAMU on In the No. 3 spot, junior Thursday, lost 6-3, 6·2 to Florida's Joanna Mather in Gainesville on Saturday. Katie Orletsky and senior Kenza Balbacha came action after rmssmg to Mather at the No. 4 ' closest to victory, losing 8- Thursdays match with an spot, freshman Christy 5 to Barbara Pinterova and injury, lost the first set at Core lost 6-2, 6-1 to Jessica Penn State National up next , Joanna Mather. the No. 2 spot but won the Alexander at the No. · 5 The three-game sweep second, sending the match spot and, despite a late FROM A9 ished second this week going to get ready for : in doubles gave Florida to a third set tiebreaker rally, Belbacha lost 6-1, 7-5 with a leap of 12.04 Penn State where the ~ the doubles point and a 1-0 against Revzina. to Pinterova in-the No. 6 this weekend crossing the meters. competition will be more lead heading into singles Revzina won the spot. finish line in 7.11 in the 55- ' Thomas also came in from the east coast and play. tiebreaker for a 6-4, 4-6, l The Knights will look meter dash, a personal fourth in . the long jump give us an understanding The Knights did not o (10-1) victory. to bounce back when they best for her. with a distance of 5.81 of where we are against fare much better in singles At the No. 3 spot, 70th hit the road their next two Senior Dione Thomas meters. different competition." play. ranked Yacaman. the only games, first against the also had a personal best in "This week the staff is The Knights will travel In the No. 1 spot Serrot ranked player for UCF, Florida Atlantic Owls on the 55-meter dash with a better able to recognize to Penn State on Friday fell to 34th-ranke~ Boon-/ lost 6-1, 6-3 to 78th-ranked Feb. 7, and then against the time of 7.20. Thomas, who the things that need to be and Saturday, to partici srra (UF) 6-0, 6-1. ., Megan Alexander. University of Miami Hur came in fourth in the worked on." Smith Gilbert pate in the Penn State Frisell, who was back in ' Rodriguez lost 6-3, 6-2 ricanes on Feb. 8. triple .jump last week, fin- said in a release. ''We are National.
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Houston's Taylor dominates UCF lutraft INldlta .... ••• lllt11Mwltlt•te M·F Nton·3pm .., ...... FROM A9 the Knights knew they second half, the Knights All BASIETS COME WITH FIIES would have to watch out continued to pull away when D'Nay Daniels for Houston's Courtney with the help of some made a layup with 9:30 Taylor, the conference's strong defense. ~ left before the break. leading rebounder. Cannon registered ANY FAMILY MEAL The Cougars held a Taylor proved to be another double-double PLUS2SIDES massive edge in points off too much to handle, lead with 15 points and 17 31WIHS , ll' ' turnovers, 41-17, and their ing all scorers with 27 rebounds in 28 minutes of 21WIN'511 SHIIIP lead ballooned to 38-18 points and grabbing playing time, and Kirk 21 WIN&S 5Fll&EIS with 4:40 left in the half. seven rebounds. patrick had a career-high 15FIHEIS The Knights were able It was a tough loss that nine rebounds to go with to make some headway followed a dominating 8 points. into that deficit, but they home victory days earlier. Wiley led the team went into the half trailing On Thursday, the Knights with 19 points, and 45-28. throttled the visiting Rice Patrick added 10. UCF battled back in Owls 77-52 in the UCF The Knights held a dis the second half, getting as Arena The game was tied tinct rebounding edge, COREY MAYNARD/ CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE close as 70-63 with 2:40 at 2 shortly after tip-off, besting the Owls 56-33 in Emma Cannon, seen here against Rice remaining, but Houston then UCF started to run that category. Thursday, had a double-double Sunday. hit nearly all its free away with it, building a Next up for the throws down the stretch 41-20 halftime lead. Knights will be a four against the East Carolina to seal the victory. Although there was game homestand that Pirates on Thursday at 7 • Heading into the game, some sloppy play ~n the starts with a matchup p.m. • • C, ~nna,~~~" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Student1n1ons Newspaper at UCF since 1968 ~~~~~~~w~ww.~.G~en~tri~al~Fl~or~ida~Fi~ut~ur,~e.~co~m~· ~M~on~d~ay~,J~an~. 2~6,~2~00~9 OUR STANCE High-tech or high Experience lost quality: Your choice • Last week, the Acade costly and difficult to uti • my of Motion Picture Arts lize. and Sciences announced Skip ahead about 10 Ill the nominees for the 81st years and see how much online classes things have changed. Tech annual Academy Awards. Earlier this month was the nology has been advancing ' bile UCF surges the online courses from the a virtual one, meant for Golden Globe Award cere at an exponential speed, ·W through the imme social experience that experiencing tangible real mony. Many of those cast prices for technology are diate information accompanieslearning,save world phenomena, not cold and crew members will comparatively low, and age, now piloting a program checkup calls from their data. None ofus are Sims, receive multiple awards summer blockbusters are with Florida Virtual Schools FLVS instructor. No wonder nor do we live in that pixi this year, as well as the BEN BADIO selling out faster than the (FLVS) to teach education auditorium-sized classes at lated world, so enough pre films they took part in Contributing Writer theaters can pop their corn. majors how to instruct mid UCF that employ these par tending as if students can producing. But what about the quality dle school and high school tial online courses .fill less learn effectively in socially The majority of these of the movies? online courses, there needs seats on a daily basis than a isolated circumstances. films are just now being released to Because CGI is now so cheap, so to be a boundary acknowl Florida Marlin's home However, there is credit theaters in order to cash in on their easy to use, and so popular, films edged by administrators, game. to be given to FLVS and outstanding recognition. Every year with mediocre characters and pre faculty and students as for But students like the their partnership with UCF. January is undoubtedly the finest dictable plots can rake in loads of where learning should adversary that a computer The cooperative effort will month in 'film. cash simply because the effects are occur - in a classroom or offers. Participating in an definitely encourage educa However, It's quite disdainful that really cool Producers and directors in front of a computer. online course is much like a tion majors to understand so many of these truly spectacular excrete sequel after sequel and ' Students and faculty are game, working within the the volatility of education films are overshadowed by those remake after remake, painting on collectively dependent on rules and jumping through methods and to enter the largely popular, largely expensive, more and more CGI, and somehow technological mediums like the loopholes offered by field with a resourceful largely uninspiring summer action every year they successfully woo Webcourses, and we wel Internet access. Google is a open-mindedness, much films that the general population so millions. come the academic coexis tab away. It's a farce to think required in the face of a desires. I watch quite a lot of films The most unfortunate part of the tence of paper and PC. all students are genuinely budget crisis that plagues from a variety of genres, and I've CGI-obsessed era we are currently Clicking hyperlinks has sub growing academically from the state. seen the work of many different in is that technology is only getting stituted flipping paper, not these online courses. Since it is the administra filmmakers from America and better and better. Yes, technology . to mention a syllabus can't "The initial stage of that tion that ultimately decides abroad. advancing is actually a bad thing. be lost if it's online, and one developing experience whether online courses like Frankly, based on what I've seen, Think of it like this: In 1999, . could even say it's a sound which is called thinking is MyMathLab are sewn into this decade marks the end of quality Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow environmental policy for experience," John Dewey classes, it is on them that filmmak:ing, and you can blame it all Pictures released Deep Blue Sea, a professors to skip the print said in his monumental the responsibility of tech onCGL sci-fi thriller about a terrifying shark er and post documents over work Democracy and Edu nology rests. Computer-generated imagery Back in 1999 that CGI-produced the Internet. cation. Vernacular interpre As an enhancement to had humble beginnings, first used in shark seemed incredibly real and Even so, partial online tation: You can't think if you classroom learning, online the mid- to late '70s in movies like incredibly terrifying. courses like MyMathLab aren't experiencing. Cours supplements have the Star Wars. During the early '80s, However, 10 years later, a person that administer homework, es online neglect the human potential to advance the small advances were made in this watching Samuel L Jackson getting quizzes and exams abuse variable of experience, classroom experience even new field of animation. Films like devoured by a silly looking comput the role of technology as a which in turn sabotages the more than they currently Tron used CGI in an almost gim er-animated mako shark is no longer scholastic and bureaucratic process of learning before it do. Merely replacing the micky fashion. But the peak in quali- terrifying; it's simply laughable. ,. convenience by limiting the even begins. classroom with a Web site . ty, CGI-enhanced films, came during In the same way, The first Spider professor's involvement in Thus, are students think alienates the original need the early- and mid-'90s. man looks frightfully wimpy in com the student's academic ing critically, on their own for students to be immersed The realistic melting sequences pap.son to the incredibly amazing growth. and in new ways, when they in an environment created in Terminator 2, ferocious dinosaurs Spider-Man of the third film in the Instead, these courses take an online course? No. for the purpose of learning. in Jurassic Park, and living play series. attempt to remove the Here is something else to Classrooms and those things in Toy Sto.rywowed film - While the story and characters · interactive element from consider: Location, location, damned desks exist, have makers and audiences alike. remain the same, CGI changes the the process of learning, pin location. The concept of an existed and will exist until This was a short era in which way films are viewed overall It's ning students against the "online learning environ education looses its sense filmmakers did the absolute best starting to become apparent that the blind judgment of a micro ment" is about as realistic of purpose. Until' then, stu they could when using computer short-term success of CGI-glossed chip. The same goes for as clean coal technology. dents will keep playing the generated technology in an effort to features is guaranteed to be coun secondary school courses Coin the term and it exists, games handed to them and ensure they were getting their tered by digital deterioration in the I like the ones developed by but is there really such a will continue wondering money's worth. Back then, GGI was long run. ' I FLVS, which remove stu thing? A learning environ why they had to take that dents who choose to take ment is a physical place, not course in the first place. READER VIEWS The Future encourages comments from readers. In order to be considered for publication, letters to the editor should not exceed 300 words; we may edit for length. Submit them online Obama's presidency Huge online business at www.CentralFloridaFuture.com or fax them to 407-447-4556. Questions? Call 407-447-4558. inspires liopeful future classes inadequate ; The eloquent soliloquy of the I am writing on behalf of the inadequate attempt of the school to hope and change on November 5th ,t by President-elect Barack Obama truly educate business majors. filled my heart with bliss and I do not know ifyou are aware clouded my eyes with tears of joy. that the College of Business holds 16 As he took command onstage, I online courses each averaging 1,000 ., Med school gives drew closer to the television, students a class. turned up the volume, and I lis I realized recently that this is I I tened closely to words of promise pretty terrible not only for those and hope. With each resound4J,g taking the course but even those statement, I pumped my fists, join who have nothing to do with UCR ing millions in jubilation, and UCF is in the process of eliminat a reflected on our new leader's rise ing the diversity, the character and to prominence and the future. the true le.arning process of a colle . Goosebumps swarmed my body as giate education. Teachers enlighten, magine going to the decade and could create up That is what the UCF I coiled beneath the comforter lis instruct, contruct and motivate to I: doctor for a checkup to 30,000 jobs, according to College of Medicine repre tening to his message: "This is our list a few. Learning arises b eyond (I and seeing a medical a study released in Decem sents: an investment. moment. This is our time-to put what is reviewed in a book, for p.egree hanging on the wall ber. It's not just an investment our people back to work and open example learning to stay away from with a Pegasus logo and the The study, published by in the students and future doors of opportunity for our kids; a business from your teacher's per words "University of Cen the consulting firm Arduin, doctors who will begin their to restore prosperity and promote sonal experience in the past. I feel tral Florida College.of Medi Laffer & Moore Economet studies in the fall. the cause of peace; to reclaim the anyone can teach from a book, but cine" emblazoned across the rics, shows a 20 percent It's alS:o a huge invest American Dream and reaff"rrm that it's the diversity of teaching methods top. increase in the economic ment into an economy that fundamental truth that out of and techniques that truly matter. The dream that was the impact of the College of desperately needs it. many, we are one.... " His calm con Something needs to be done UCF medical school will Medicine when compared It's an investment in the fidence invigorated those who about the way the school of business finally become reality this with a previous study from image of a university that is stood by his side, awakened those continues to educate. Two to three fall, when the M.D. degree 2006. slowly emerging into who were ignorant, and embraced , thousand students learn exactly the program is offered for the With the recently nationai prominence. all who doubted. I quietly echoed, same material, listen to the exact first time to 40 students. announced budget cuts like For every one student "Yes, I can" to myself as I thought same instructor and learned the • The opportunity that ly to be handed down by the . that graduates from the Col about my life, future endeavors, exact same way. Let's begin with program represents for State Legislature to UCF lege of Medicine, hundreds and goals. learning styles, we have learned ( , those stu_µents is very tangi and other state schools in of jobs will be created, and While President Barack from numerous classes that people ble and clear. the coming months, UCF · thousands of dollars will be Obama's emergence to the White learn in many different ways, but the What is easily forgotten and other schools may be generated for the local econ House is remarkably historic, I school obviously does not care: It is the opportunity that left looking for places to omy. have been most touched by his does not matter that the marketing UCF's new school repre slash spending. That's good news for humble leadership and selfless teacher caters to audio learners or sents for the university, the The university has Orlando, and for the many service. The road he has taken and the quant teacher just shows you local economy and the already taken steps to cut unemployed workers des what he has given to his communi examples with no audio explanation. r ti Orlando community. spending. perate for a way to pay the ty is a paragon of what I hope to The point of this letter is that exemplify. As an active member of 11 It's no secret that the Earlier this year, Terry bills. something needs to be done, and local economy, much like Hickey, UCF provost and How do you cope with a the Minority Association of Pre this is where I knew I could start. • the national economy, is in executive vice president, frail economy and with state Health Students (M.AP.S.), I hope To me I feel it is not a lot to ask the , I .. bad shape. announced a budget cut budget cuts? to mirror his endeavors by helping school for more teachers. After all I For those still scratching totaling $11.4 million. For UCF and Orlando, unify our group and heighten that is why I pay good money to I I their heads, still looking for At the time, Hickey indi part of the answer is to community involvement. I hope to come to this school so that I can I pave my own path of prominence I I • solutions and ways to cated that UCF would likely spend and to build: choose instructors that match my improve the Orlando econo eliminate some academic The day that UCF gradu by being steadfast in believing in learning style, lifestyle and even my my, here's a question. programs and activities. ates its :first class of doctors my dreams and working hard for a personal ethics. But instead I feel How does creating Maybe the answer is not will be a day of victory for greater good. Thank you, Mr. Pres like a machine that is being generi 30,000 jobs sound? to cut spending, but to the school. ident for showing me how to shift cally informed and thrown out into The construction and spend wisely. More important, and eas my mantra from ''Yes I can" to the world for the benefit other than staffing of the medical The answer is to think of ier to forget, is the fact that "Yes we can." my own perseverance. school and the so-called spending in terms of making with each new job created JEB WALDO HARRILAL medical city being built an investment in the univer and filled, a small victory is I MICAH GREGUS around it could generate $7.6 sity, the community and the · made for the community, SCHOOL OF BUSINESS billion dollars over the next students. the city and the economy.
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