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• Beachcombers UCF surf club members • clean up Cocoa Beach - SEE NEWS, A2 • GAMING I I I Student :c killed in I • double homicide· • Friend says suspect is female victim's ex JENNY ANDREASSON News Editor • A UCF student died Monday night in a double homicide in Oviedo. Michael Ruschhl<, 22, was a pending man •• agement infor COLLEGE mation systems major at UCF. Ruschak Oviedo • COLLEGE NERDS Police say Ruschak and AUCTION THEIR Tiffany Barwick • were shot and SKILLS killed in a home Acomputer dub at Washington State on Shady Oak University will be holding a"nerd auction." Lane late Mon The members hope to trade their day night. Barwick computer skills for a makeover or a date Andrew with a sorority girl."You can buy a nerd, Allred, 21, was arrested later in and he'll fix yi>ur computer, help you with front of his home and charged • your stats homework or ifyotfre real~ with homicide in connection adventurou5, take you to dinner," Ben Rlrd, with the deaths. president of the dub, said on its Web site. Another man was shot and COREY MAYNARD I CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE wormded, but his name had not Will Lusk, center, a candidate for the College of Science seat six, speaks with students outside of the Student Union. Lusk is a candidate connected with the Knight Ticket group. been released Tuesday. Allred was booked at the a candidate for COS seat Senators combine efforts on tickets one on the New SGA ticket. PLEASE SEE THIRD ON AB ROBYN SIDERSKY This year, two major TO VOTE: Log onto my.ucf.edu. Junior broadcast major Staff Writer tickets have formed to com Laura Greene and senior Polls close today at 5 p.m. pete for seats in the legisla political science major Voting for the Student tive branch of SGA: The Samantha Sanders were Government Association Knight Ticket and The New MORE INFO: See Friday's issue of the campaigning in front of the Senate will end today at 5 SGA Future for election results. Nicholson School of Com • p.m., and On Thursday the However, not every stu munication Building. 39th session will meet for dent running for a Senate Greene campaigned for the last time. seat is affiliated with a tick be out here and talk about her boyfriend and Sanders, AROUND CAMPUS,A2 Elections started Mon et. our platform." vice president of the Col UCF CAREER SERVICES day at 9 a.m. with several "We've been pretty The tickets comprise lege Democrats, cam candidates scattered busy," said Alex Mancero, students with similar goals paigned for John Martino FALL 2007 CAREER around campus campaign who is running College of and objectives. The Knight who is running for COS seat Ticket platform differs EXPO BEGINS TODAY ing and ~ncouraging stu Sciences seat nine with six. dents to vote. Knight Ticket. "It's good to from the New SGA in its "This is how we make UCF Career Services is holding the Fall calls to improve relation changes to the school," 2007 Career Expo today from 1O a.m. ships and conditions in the Greene said. "It's the most to 3 p.m. in the New UCF Arena. The KNIGHT TICKET PLATFORM Greek community, while effective way." COURTESYJUST IN DE LEON expo provides students with a chance New SGA emphasizes the Advocate Greek Housing, funding for Greek events and recruitment. Sanders said she was Two women stand at the Jena County line holding signs that read ''We are not racist." to meet employers recruiting students Increase awareness and support for athletic and club events. need for more environmen never really active in SGA for possible career opportunities. tal sustainability on campus Schedule bi-weekly meetings with all SGA branches. before, but she hopes that and preserving the Bright Strengthen relations between UCF Police, student and Greek housing and the student body. with these elections, SGA Educate registered student organizations on how to receive funding from SGA. Futures scholarship. will change. Anthony Furbush, the LOCAL &STATE, A2 Provide updates on the Senate via the SGA Web site. She emphasized the Jena Six FOUR BOATERS REMAIN Strengthen communication between SGA and administration. current speaker of the Sen importance of voting, and ate, is sitting out this elec said that people shouldn't MISSING, AUTHORITIES tion, but he is acting as complain about the state of QUESTION SURVIVORS campaign manager for the uniyersity if they don't . ignites NEW SGA PLATFORM Knight Ticket. vote. Federal authorities were questioning Furbush said Knight Alex de Lara, an inde an Arkansas robbery suspect and a Address large class sizes, limited parking, high textbook prices and tuition increases. Ticket spent about $1,500 Send representatives to club meetings to meet constituent needs. pendent candidate for COS talks on second man Tuesday after their rescue on T-shirts and fliers to get seat two, said that there are in the Florida Straits near Cuba. Four Preserve the Bright Futures scholarship by lobbying the state Legislature. the word out about the Promote CLEP testing to ease class congestion. more people voting on crew members who had been aboard group's platform. campus than in the past. a boat with the pair remained lnqease communication between UCF Police and students. "It's a lot of effort, but in campus "We're stressing the missing. The fugitive was identified. Promote environmental sustainability with more recycling and using bio-diesel fuel. the end, I know it's worth Expand student involvement with Senate voting. SHAHDAI RICHARDSON it," said Stephen Mortellaro, PLEASE SEE ON A6 SENATE Contributing Writer
NATION & WORLD, A4 The arrest and trial of six black students in connection CURFEWS IMPOSED, with the beating of a white stu dent in Jena, La., has sparked ASSEMBLIES BANNED Shaky degree programs at risk to be cut talks of racism and injustice IN MYANMAR CITIES DONALD THOMANN Enrollment into the eco students were enrolled as of far,'' said Terry Hickey, around campus and the nation. The black students, dubbed The military go~emment banned Staff Writer nomics Ph.D. program was fall provost and executive vice assemblies and imposed curfews in under par in 2006-2007. The Board is showing a president. ''We have to look at the "Jena Six," are at the center Myanmar's two largest cities on Some degree programs at Administrators reported that . critiGal eye to all new pro specific areas where we of a controversy concerning Tuesday, after thousands of Buddhist UCF are in danger of being faculty are leaving the pro grams in order to determine might cut, including the elim their arrests. Some claim that monks and sympathizers defied orders eliminated, administrators gram faster than they are able where and how to make pos ination of possible programs the students were unfairly·tar to stay out of politics. reported at the Board of to keep up with. sible cuts ifnecessary. if cuts go too deep. geted and prosecuted and that Trustees meeting Thursday. This poses a serious prob Further actions must be "The reality is that in the high school where the attack President John Hitt laid lem for officials in light of the postponed, though, rmtil the times that we are faced with, took place has been a scene of INDEX TODAY'S out a clear-cut, five-point recent budget problems that true extent of the budget cuts budget cuts exceeding what racial tension for black students. guideline regarding how to A group of 51 UCF students Around Campus 2 WEATHER resulted in a uniyersity-wide can be ascertained by the we have seen already, we gauge the programs that will hiring freeze. Florida Legislative Budget have to rmderstand the level attended a rally Thursday in ' Weather 2 be put wider scrutiny. Some Jena to rally in support of the Local & State 2 The business administra Commission, which meets on of producti'vity our programs of the determining factors tion bachelor of arts degree Wednesday. are doing,'' Hickey said. Jena Six. Nation & World 4 will include cost and commu program has also fallen dan If major cuts are neces But not all programs are Trip coordinator Leah Gip Sports 9 nity demand for a program. gerously short of enrollment sary, administrators fear they coming up short. son approached Student Body CHANCE Opinions 12 "One of the main things projections for this semester. may have to limit or com The nonprofit manage President Brandie Hollinger aassifieds 13 T-STORMS we want to determine," Hitt Pre-semester projections pletely eliminate certain pro ment graduate program, in two weeks before the rally. Sudoku 13 89° 72° said, "is if we get rid of a pro anticipated 690 students to grams. particular, received praise for Hollinger allocated $1,000 - Crossword 13 gram, can UCF be UCF with be enrolled by the end of the ''We have 4 percent budg HIGH LOW out it?'' last school year, yet only 235 et cuts across the board so PLEASE SEE DEGREE ON A3 PLEASE SEE SUPPORTERS ON AB A2 www.CentralFloridaFuture.com September 26, 2007 • (enttal jf~ru jufut'e • AROUND • CAMPUS SURFERS BEACH (tnttal .. News and notices for the UCF community Fall 2007 Career Expo begins 1toriba • UCF Career Services is holding the Fall 2007 Career Expo today from 10 a.m. to 3 1uturt p.m. in the new UCF Arena The Student Newspaper at UCF since 1968 The expo provides students with a chance to meet employ September 26, 2007 ers recruiting student for possi Vol 39, Issue 118 • 14 Pages ble career opportunities. For • The Central Florida Future is the independent student more information contact wrilten newspaper at the University of Central Florida. [email protected]. Opinions in the Future are those of the Individual columnist and not necessarily those of the edltorial stiff Surf club gathers to or the University administration. All content is property of UCF cook-off begins today at noon the Central Florida Future and may not be reprinted in part • The Taste of UCF Cook-Off or in whole without pennission from the publisher. will take place today. The cook clean their home turf off will be held from noon to 1 y "'< NEWSROOM p.m. in the Pegasus Ballroom of KARI WILBERG . · \'..;_,. 40!~;;..Y7,-4558 .. the Student Union. Contributing Writer Editor in Chief The event, which will be Melissa Heyboer x213 With the sound of waves crashing editor@(entro/RoridaFurure.com held for its second year, will fea in the background, members of the • ture cooking from 25 different UCF surf club sifted through the sand News Editors faculty, students, staff and of Cocoa Beach, gathering discarded Jenny Andreasson and alumni. A cookbook of the fea cups, cigarette butts and sandwich Matt Morrison x213 • tured dishes will be available wrappers. news@(entra/RoridaFuture.(l)f11 for purchase as well. For more The club moved carefully Satur Opinions Editor information contact day, collecting trash in plastic bags Natalie Morera x213 [email protected]£edu. that were nearly half full. Cocoa offi opinions@Centra/Floridafuture.rom • cials have promised to put garbage Sports Editor Faculty Senate meeting Thursday cans at the end of the boardwalks so Padiick Brewer x215 The next Faculty Senate people on the beach will have a place sports@(entra!Floridafuture.com meeting will take place Thurs • to toss their trash. Variety Editor day in the Key West Room of Heather Lewis, Ron Jon Surf the Student Union. The meet Coiinne Schuler x214 Shop's director of marketing, said variety@(entro/Roridafuture.com ing will run from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Cocoa has also recently added bins Anyone from the UCF com for cigarette butts, but surf club mem Photo Editor ·- munity is welcome to attend. bers chose to get a head start on the PHOTOS BY VANESSA EZETA I CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE Andy Jacobsohn photu@(entra!Floridafuture.com For more information contactf city by pitching in to clean the beach On Saturday morning, members of the UCF surf club heade~ out to Cocoa Beach, not to surf, but to cleanup the [email protected]. beach that is so important to them. The surf club is open to all students. Meetings are Tuesdays at 9 p.m. in Business that is so important to their activities. Administration, Room 119. The surf team, which is sponsored by Ron Jon Surf Shop, has a limited number of spots. Staff Writers • About 15 club members and a few Brandon Bielich, Richard Bilbao, other volunteers from the communi Donald Thomann, William Goss, ty, including Ron Jon employees, al team each year. sors that allow them to focus on surf Whitney Hamrick, Mary Knowles, Jennifer arrived at 9 a.m. and worked until Although the phrases are used ing and team bUi.l.ding instead ofwor Larino, Lauren Paulauskas, Jeffrey Riley, .. LOCAL about 10 a.m. Each member was given interchangeably, the UCF surf "club" rying about money., Zaileen Roach,Amanda K. Shapiro, his or her own pair of gloves and a and the "team" are distinct. The club Team members said they felt the Robyn Sidersky, Jessica Sunday, Tara Young &STATE trash bag. is not competitive; it is a gathering of surf team does not receive enough Copy Editors Four times year, roughly every people with the same interest. The credit, even though the team has been • Keep local with headlines a Jennifer Heimburg, Biian Murphy, three months, the surf cltib, Ron Jon team is much more competitive and Jamie Salmasian, Megan Speer you may have missed so successful at competitions. employees and Cocoa Beach commu travels the country to compete Laurent Domaingue, an industrial Staff Photographers Four boaters remain missing, nity members get together to. main against various schools throughout engineering major, moved to Florida Biian Bustos, Ben Edelstein, Brian Fieg, • authorities question survivors tain the cleanliness of their beloved the year. from Mauritius, Africa, a small island Shanna Fortier, Jennifer Heimburg, MIAMI - Federal authori beach. But the team is made up of people outside of Madagascar. RaymaJenkins, Amanda Moore, ties were questioning an "Since it's so crowded," Lewis said, from the club. "I looked at Georgia Tech and a Nicole Stance!, Gregory Territo Arkansas robbery suspect and "the beach generates trash, and we The team has placed at least sec bunch of other schools like that, but .. are just trying to make an effort so ond at regionals the past three years, this was the only place with a Web Editorial Cartoonist a second man Tuesday after Spain Fischer their rescue in the Florida when people visit, it's a nice place to competing against teams from site for their surf team,'' Domaingue Straits near Cuba. go." schools such as the University of said. Domaingue said his choice for Graphic Artists •r Four crew members who Lewis was not the only one who Florida and Florida State University. choosing a college was very easy con Cara Cooper. Joseph Mangabat, had been aboard a boat with felt this way. Surf club members were They have gone to nationals in Cali sidering UCF's esteemed engineering Brad Walkover the pair remained missing. also excited to participate and help fornia every year for the past 10 years. program and amazing surf team. Editorial Adviser The fugitive was identified keep their beach clean. Ron Jon Surf Shop sponsors all the Even though the team has a limit Abraham Aboraya ., by the FBI as Kirby Logan "I'm glad we do stuff like this," said entry fees for the team's competitions ed number of spaces, the club is open adviser@(entra/RoridaFuture.rom Archer, 35, of Strawberry, Ark, Hailey Winslow, a senior broadcast and takes care of all travel expenses to all students. Meetings are held and the second man as journalism major and newly elected for nationals, which include airfare, almost every Tuesday at 9 p.m. in Guillermo Zarabozo, 19, of surf team altemai:e. "I feel like I never car rental and hotel costs. Business Administration, Room 119. • Hialeah. They were brought help the environment anymore, and I "We also hold concerts at places The club Web site, www.surfucf.com, BUSINESS back to land and FBI spokes like doing something helpful." like the Liquid Cellar to promote maintains an updated schedule. 407-447-4555 woman Judy Orihuela said After the cleaning ended, mem local bands and help pay some of the Rhoten said that interested stu they were being questioned bers sat down to discuss their upcom expenses so our sponsors don't have dents, even ones with little-to-no Advertising Sales Director • about what happened on the ing schedule of events. to," surf team captain Todd Rhoten, a surfing experience, are encouraged to Mark Lanaris x204 boat. The past two weekends, tryouts civil engineering join the club. The team holds random [email protected] Archer and Zarabozo were have been held to determine major, said. clinics to teach inexperienced surfers University Sales Director ... found in good condition Mon which members will lead the Members said the ins and outs of the sport. Heissam Jebailey x201 day morning floating on a life surf team to nationals. Six they were thankful ·~yone is allowed to come to our [email protected] women and 18 to have meetings," Winslow said. "Just show raft. The two paid a crew of a Classifieds Sales Director Miami Beach charter boat men are gra up at 9 on Tues • given cious day nights." Trisha Irwin x212 $4,000 to drop them off in Trisha/@KnightNewspapers.com Bimini, Bahamas, where they spots op spon- said girls were waiting for the actu- Distribution Manager them, authorities said. Ryan McDonald x211 They were headed toward [email protected] Bimini, then half way through General Manager the trip turned south. "That Ray Bush x220 • leads us to believe that some [email protected] thing happened at that time," Judge said. Fax:407-44l-4556 • The Joe Cool charter boat, a Published by Knight Newspapers 1 47-foot sport fishing yacht, 3361 Roose Rd. Ste. 200 was found Sunday afternoon adrift near the Cay Sal Bank Orlando, FL 32817 with no one on board. A search continued Tues day from just north of Cuba to the Bahamas and South Flori "'UCF • da for the ' captain, Jake Stands For Opportunity* Branam, 27.; his wife Kelley Branam; his half brother, Scott Ap ASSOCIATED Campbell, 30; and Samuel COUEGIATE Associated Kairy, 27, all of Miami Beach. PRESS Press. Archer is accused of steal Orie free copy of the Central Florida /:uture' ing $92,620 in cash from a Wal perinitted )lei issue. If available, additional cop}es Mart in Batesville, Ark, where may be purchased from our office with prior • approval for $1 each. Newspaper theft is a crime. he had worked as an assistant V'tolators may be subject to civil and criminal manager. prosecution and/or University d"JSCipline. The cash was found miss • ing shortly after Archer left work on Jan. 26, according to a police wanted poster. Independence County, LET US KNOW • Ark., Sheriff Keith Bowers said the assistant manager was The Future wants to hear brazen in getting the money . from you. If you have a club, out of the store, putting it in an organization or event and want • empty microwave box. ' your information to be consid "He put the money in the ered for the Around Campus box and went to the front act column, send a fax to 407-447- ing like he was paying for a 4556 or an e-mail to editor@cen • microwave and even used his tralfloridafuture.com. Deadlines employee discount,'' Bowers are 5 p.m. Friday for the Monday said. edition, 5 p.m. Monday for the Wednesday edition, and 5 p.m. Jeff Branam, Jake Branam's uncle, told The Miami Herald Wednesday for the Friday edi tion. the boat crew may have been forced overboard or worse. LOCAL WEATHER • "Now, the best-case sce nario is if they gave my · nephew and the others TODAY IN DETAIL Thursday High:88° onboard life jackets and told Today • Today: Party cloudy with a 40 per- CHANCE T-STORMS Low:73° them to swim for it,'' he said. CHANCE cent chance of rain. East northeast Jake and Kelley Branam T-STORMS wind between 5 and 10 mph. have two young children. Tonight: Party cloudy with a 30 per- Friday High:90° • High:89° cent of rain. East wind between 5 and lOmph. CHANCE T-STORMS Low:73° PLEASE SEE LOCAL ON A4 y Low:72° • ~J ~ :J • (emf :Jloriba 1utun • September 26, 2007 www.CentralFloridaFuture.com A3 I> • HD expanding WUCF pro • g New engineer • NATALIE COSTA and a brand new all digital Contributing Writer h facility located within the • • station. This novel digital nunucs eart Many students may rec facility was constructed by ognize WUCF mainly for its Bruce Doerle. jazz motif, but the station has u "Bruce Doerle is our engi AMANDA HAMILTON cally pump WUCF broadcasts a 24-hour schedule of jazz and blues music, along with news and talk, more to offer. from studios in the Communication Building. The station is adding sports coverage to its neer-savant; we have basi Contributing Writer blood enough Right now, WUCF is call lineup this se~ester, and is also looking for ideas for a new student-hosted show. cally enslaved him instead of to allow a per ing for students to submit spending hundreds of thou The College of Engineering son to perform their ideas for their own grass music. "My dream is to have an sands of dollars on a new and Computer Science will any action radio show. Since 1978, WUCF has FM student station instead facility," Whitehouse said. welcome a highly honored without having "If you are a student and been committed "to .provid of using space for jazz and The station has been professor into its ranks this to first adjust • have an idea for a show, high-definition since 2005 ing programming that stale news," Newman said. spring. Simaan the blood flow whether it has to do with enriches, educates and Newman said he would like and is one of the first in Marwan Simaan will be provided by entertainment or sports or entertains." However, with a "more of a mix of what col Orlando that has the ability UCF's first winner of the the device. • whatever, we want to hear 10 percent budget cut, lege students listen to." to broadcast multiple chan National Academy of Engi Simaan said that he has it," said WUCF Director of employees are left to main If WUCF returned to a nels simultaneously. neering award, which he won really enjoyed the connections Student Broadcast Kyle Cas tain productivity with fewer student operation - which "They are like a folder on in2000. he finds within all of his proj sandra. funds. dates back to when the your desktop," Whitehouse According to the award's ects. • Students should e-mail Marketing Director Jan school was known as Florida said to describe the stations, Web site, it is awarded for "Every one is different in its Cassandra their radio show Whitehouse said all univer Technological University - saying that 89.9 serves as the "commitment to advancing the own way, and I have learned ideas to this address: sity radio stations have a what would be done differ- umbrella station in which human condition through great through those experiences [email protected]. National Public Radio for ently? ' the high-definition st;;ttions engineering achievement" from one project things that "We are looking to pro mat. "Everybody would be broadcast under. Simaan, who taught at the helped me in another project," mote student programs, as "It's either classical, jazz more professional than they The broadcasts reach all University of Pittsburgh since Simaan said. well as student news," Cas or information and news," are at Knightcast, a student throughout metro Orlando 1976, said that joining the UCF Simaan has not yet planned sandra said. Whitehouse said. . operated Internet radio net-. including Volusia County, community is "a tremendous any new projects to start at WUCF is a multicast sta Listener-supported pro work. There would be a Seminole County, Orange opportunity and a great UCF, saying that he plans to tion with two high-defini grams are subject to a cultur higher standard of quality," County, Osceola County and honor" for him. "look around and see what tion channels being substa al outreach that prohibits Newman said. Brevard County, with a "The way I see it, UCF is people are doing." • tions of WUCF 89.9 FM. them from playing culturally Conversely, 21-year-old greater concentration on really a gem that, in some Issa Batarseh, professor and WUCF-HDl is a jazz music biased music, such as coun interdisciplinary studies Orange and Seminole coun sense, has not been discovered director of the school of Elec format, while WUCF-HD2, try or hip-hop. Jazz is major Jeff Gore said he ties. by others yet," Simaan said. trical Engineering and Com launched in June, is a news acknowledged to project a enjoyed the music selection. High-definition has Neal Gallagher, dean of the puter Science, was the first to • and talk format. more neutral sound, inviting "I like the DJ who airs in added a new facet to terres College of Engineering and approach Simaan about com This semester, the station listeners from every culture the morning between 8 a.m. trial radio, with more than Computer Science, said the ing to UCF after he gave a sem launched a special program to experience the music. and 9 a.m.," Gore said. 1,500 HD radio stations in university is thrilled to have inar here in 2005. in anticipation of the inaugu Consequently, stations "[WUCF plays] good jazz; the U.S. Simaan join the team. "His prestige, national and ral game at UCF's new stadi such as WUCF can only per it's not snooty like NPR. It's a "The future is bright, we "Being able to attract some international visibility, and um, known as The Pregame form within the constraints different kind of music; the have the capacity to make one here," Gallagher said, contact with people" make Show. placed on them .by their radio is filled with garbage. everyone happy and if we ''who has the international vis him highly qualified, Batarseh • "It covers football and audience, or more specifical Multiple stations are playing have the power, why not?" ibility as a member of the said. "He is very liked by his everything that has to do ly, Metro Orlando. the same music. It's not Whitehouse said. National Academy of Engi friends, peers and colleagues." with UCF," Cassandra said. "We have limited FM fre generic jazz, there's some However, students still neering really does a lot to Simaan said that the NAE They hope to cover volley quency because of the huge instrumental, some Sinatra." share one common desire improve our reputation and award was an honor and that it ball, as well. population," Whitehouse Gore's only protest was despite their music prefer our visibility." also came as a surprise. Cassandra also said that said. "The jazz format allows that it doesn't have as much ence: more student involve Simaan has spent most of "It's a privilege to be induct starting in November, wPCF them to establish a core student involvement as other ment. his career in research, focusing ed in to the academy ... you HD2 will be airing live audience." university music stations, "[The station] is not anti on controls and signal process always hope that some day • women's basketball coverage. Although some students such as Rollins College. student, we're actually ing. you'll be recognized by your '~ything that's not cov enjoy the jazz-themed radio Newman said the all-jazz grooming students," White Simaan used his knowledge peers ... that's the best kind of ered by 740 [AM], we can station, other students pre motif isn't all bad. house said. "When people of controls - the ability to recognition." • cover," Cassandra said. "Such fer more diversity. "[It] exposes students to leave here they have applica manipulate a system to make it It has not yet been decided as softball, women's basket Digital media major and music they wouldn't other ble production skills. There's . do what you want it to do - to what classes Simaan will teach, ball and baseball games that technical director of Knight wise listen to," Newman nothing haphazard." work on a project with the but he said that he is interested aren't selected by 740." cast Eric Newman, 20, said. WUCF is a listener-sup Defense Advanced Research in teaching the beginning elec • WUCF also produces prefers more diversity. Stations such a~ WUCF, ported program that Projects Agency to aid military trical engineering classes, like special programs, such as Newman said WUCF are guaranteed more versa receives its funding from operations. the ones he taught at Pitts live on-air concerts featuring used to be run totally by stu tility with things such as donors and underwriting in Currently, the model that burgh. blues, reggae, Irish and blue- dents. high definition broadcasting lieu of advertising. Simaan created for the DARPA "I enjoy teaching students project is the standard mathe how great this field is," Simaan matical model used. said. Simaan's other area of Simaan said he isn't opposed • research is with patients wal,t to teaching upper-level courses ing for heart transplants. or Ph.D. students and said he For more than seven years, enjoys teaching "the entire Degree programs exceed enrollment using funds from the National spectrum" of students. Science Foundation, Simaan Along with teaching, FROM A1 gram, offered by the Rosen enrolls. A graduate of the pro specialized housing for gradu- has been working to create an Simaan has also used his engi College of Hospitality Man gram was recently published ' ate students and married stu automatic left ventricle assist neering skills in industry, its success. The Board project- agement, exceeded its pro- in Best New American Voices dents. The plans for housing device for the heart, something working at Shell Research Lab tt ·ed the program's head count at . jected head count of 49 in 2006, a yearly collection of fic will be discussed in greater he said has been very difficult earlier in his career. 25 students by the start of the spring 2007, enrolling 226 stu tion stories written by stu detail at a later time. because of how hard it is to Simaan said that his work last school year; however, 99 dents. dents from the country's top "We are in the process of mimic what a heart actually with companies has helped his students were enrolled in the With more than four times writing programs. developing a master plan for does. studies in engineering by work ,. ~ program by last fall the number of students than Also at the meeting, the housing," said Maribeth Ehasz, The plan for the unfinished ing on projects that are applied The nonprofit manage originally predicted, Rick Board discussed further budg vice president of student device is that it will automati- to real-world situations. ment master's degree program · Schell, vice provost for Acade et cuts as they related to uni development and enrollment • is .strictly an online program, mic Affairs, called the Event versity energy consumption, services. "We're trying to only one of two in the country. Management undergraduate departments, staffing and trav . come up with some number or "Being able to attract someone here, who has "This program is the poster program "a destination pro el expenses. some description ofwhat kind child for online programs," gram for UCR" Administrators expect to ofhousing that means. the international visibility as a member of Hickey said. "Since the pro The creative writing Mas have a clearer view of the "We need to enhance the National Academy of Engineering really gram started, there are 12 other ter of Fine Arts degree pro budget situation when they awareness of housing our stu universities looking to start gram was above its expected meet Nov. 29. dents. Student success and does a lot to improve our reputation and our programs like this." head count as well, and was The Board also discussed retention to graduation, we visibility." • Also, the event manage- praised specifically for the the issue of student housing, have found, are related to resi ment bachelor's degree pro- quality of the students it including the possibility of dence on campus:• - NEAL GALLAGHER, DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AN DCO MPUTER SCIENCE .,
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A group of men sit Iranian-American protesters demonstrate against Iranian President Mahmoud or 6pm-10pm ting in the car had just Ahmadinejad during his visit to the United Nations General Assembly in New York. robbed a hotel and were planning a bank robbery, Curfews imposed, assemblies Michael Vick, 3 co-defendants Courtyard by prosecutors said. banned in two Myanmar cities indicted on state charges Marriott UCF They forced Horner to YANGON, Myanmar - SUSSEX, Va - Michael his knees and shot him in the The military government Vick and three co-defen back of the head with his banned assemblies of more dants were indicted by a Comprehensive 62-hr ,, own gun, then slipped the than five people and grand jury Tuesday on state program $845 weapon under his body, imposed curfews in Myan charges related to a dog prosecutors said. mar's two largest cities fighting ring operated on including materials Two other men Tuesday, after thousands of Vick's Virginia property. Christopher B. Gamble, 30, Buddhist monks and sympa Vick, who already plead and Andre Page, 28 - are thizers defied orders to stay ed guilty in federal court to a serving life sentences after out of politics and protested dogfighting conspiracy being convicted in Horner's once again. charge and is awaiting sen (• slaying. Truckloads of soldiers tencing - on Dec. 10, was A fourth man, Charles converged on Yangon after indicted for beating or the monks, cheered on by killing or causing dogs to · Andrew Fowler, 26, who fl investigators believe was the supporters, marched out for fight other dogs and engag trigger man, was indicted by an eighth day of peaceful ing in or promoting dog a federal grand jury on a protest from Yangon's soar fighting. murder charge last week. ing Shwedagon Pagoda, The grand jury passed on The case went unsolved while some 700 others indicting the Atlanta Falcons until 2004 when Gamble, staged a similar show of quarterback and two co serving a 20-year sentence defiance in the country's defendants on eight counts for an unrelated robbery, second largest city of Man of animal cruelty, which pleaded guilty in Homer's dalay. would have exposed them to death and began cooperat "The protest is not mere as many as 40 years in ing with authorities. ly for the well being of peo prison if convicted. ple but also for monks strug Any animal cruelty 11000 Collegiate wav 11801 High Tech Avenue gling for democracy and for charge in Virginia is punish 11651 UniversilV Boulevanl people to have an opportu able by up ·10 five years in 401-211-1616 401-243-6100 - ASSOCIATED PRESS nity to determine their own prison. And in a written plea 401-513-9000 future," one monk told The for the federal case, Vick www.marriott.com/mcoce www.residenceinn.com/mcore www.marriott.com/ mcots Associated ~ress, speaking admitted helping kill six· to on condition of anonymity eight dogs at the Surry fearing reprisals from offi County property. Similarly, • 99 Fully Equipped Suites • 105 Fully Equipped Suites HIGHER cials. "People do not tolerate the three co-defendants in • 123 Spacious Rooms the military government any the case have admitted their w/double Beds in EDUCATION longer." involvement and detailed Most Rooms • Complimentary Jull Breakfast. • Full Cable with Showtime President Bush what they claim was Vick's Buffet What's in the news at announced Tuesday new role. colleges around the country U.S. sanctions against Myan Surry County Common • Courtyard Cafe Open for • Outdoor Heated Pool, BBQ mar, formerly known as wealth's Attorney Gerald G. • Complimentary Social Hour Athletic fund raisin~ leads to Burma, accusing the military Poindexter asked that the Breakfast Daily Area declines in academic donations dictatorship of imposing "a four be arraigned Oct. 3 and M-TH 5:30p -7:00p As the country's biggest 19-year reign of fear" that requested _that each be athletics departments have denies basic freedoms of released on a $50,000 per • Outdoor Heated Pool • limited Maid Service sought ways to pay for multi speech, assembly and wor sonal recognizance bond. and Jacuzzi • Daily Housekeepin9 Service million-dollar facility expan ship. None of the defendants nor • Pet Friendly sions, coaches' salaries, and their lawyers were in court. • Room Service by Pizzeria other rising costs, their U.N.Secretary-General pushes The charges are the first • 2 Meeting Rooms for fundraising operations have for peace in the middle east leveled against Vick in the Uno's Restaurant experienced enormous UNITED NATIONS - cotinty where he built a up to 40 People · • High Speed Internet Access growth. But contributions to U.N. Secretary-General Ban · home on 15 acres that was - sports programs are eating up Ki-moon pledged Tuesday the base of the dogfighting • High Speed Internet Access • High Speed Internet Access ·~· an ever-larger share of dona to push for lasting peace in operation. tions to colleges, Chronicle the Middle East and an end research suggests. to the conflict in Darfur in Shareholders approve $19 .S The country's largest ath the coming year, calling it billion buyout of Clear Channel -All 3 locations within 1/2 mile from UCF letics departments and boost one of the most challenging SAN ANTONIO er clubs ·raised more than in the U.N.'s history. Clear Channel Communica located on University Blvd! $1.2-billion in 2006-7, a At the opening of the tions Inc. shareholders Chronicle survey has found, U.N. .General Assembly's approved on Tuesday a $19S with some programs more annual ministerial meeting, billion buyout ofthe nation's than tripling their gifts in the Ban took the podium for the biggest radio station opera "The Marriott Way" past decade. first time as U.N. chief and tor, more than 10 months Growth in· new facilities called for "an internal cli after the deal was proposed. ' has fueled much of the mate ofchange" at the world The offer from a private increase: Between 2002 and body to address the growing equity group led by Thomas { ) 2007, colleges in the nation's number of issues requiring H. Lee Partners LP and Bain six premier athletics confer collective action. Capital Partners LLC was ences raised more than $3.9- "Looking to the coming first announced in Novem billion for capital expendi year and beyond, we can ber but was sweetened sev tures alone. foresee a daunting array of eral times after some large Over the next few years, challenges to come," Ban shareholders signaled they big-time athletics programs said, "They are problems would oppose earlier offers. hope to raise an additional that respect no borders - The latest offer was $2.5-billion for new buildings, that no country, big or small, $39.20 per share in cash or the survey found And many rich or poor, can resolve on stock. Current shareholders programs are expanding their its own." could end up with as much fundraising staffs to solicit big Venezuelan President as 30 percent ofthe new, pri gifts. Hugo Chavez, who captured vately held company. But the sports fuil.draising the world's attention at last Of the shares voted, success has come at a cost: year's General Assembly about 98 percent were in ( I While donations to the coun meeting by calling President favor of the buyout of the try's 119 largest athletics Bush "the devil," instead San Antonio-based compa departments have risen sig sent his foreign minister. ny in a preliminary tabula nificantly in recent years, Chavez said he regretted tion, Clear Channel said. overall giving to those col not being able to attend the The company said more leges has stayed relatively flat, meeting "in the very cave of than 73 percent of the total according to an article in the the empire" where leaders shares outstanding and enti April issue of the Journal of can unmask U.S. hostility tled to vote at the meeting Sport Management, which toward other nations. were in favor the deal. analyzed fundraising figures Ban said peace in the Two-thirds of sharehold · reported by colleges to the Middle East is vital to the ers were needed to approve Council for Aid to Education. stability of the region and the buyout, and previous Among the surveyed insti the world. He also said the offers of $37.60 and $39 per tutions, athletics departments U.N. would "leave no stone share were deemed too low brought in an increasing unturned to end the tragedy by some and weren't expect THE SUMMER OF A LIFETIME share of the colleges' overall in Darfur" and urged the ed to pass. donations. Sudanese government to Clear Channel, which In 1998 athletics gifts live up to its pledge to imple also has an interest in the I I PLUS .. HOUSING, STUFF, FOOD, accounted for 14.7 percent of ment a cease-fire and join outdoor billboard business, overall gifts. By 2003 sports peace talks on ending the has been divesting some of donations had reached 26 conflict in the war-ravaged its broadcasting operation. AND WE EVEN PAY YOU T0011 percent. region. Its 56 television stations The shift has frayed rela The high-level session were sold in April, and sales r • tions among fundraisers opened with speeches by deals have been reached on soliciting the same donors Ban, Bush and Iranian Presi 402 of its radio stations. It and has led to broader con dent Mahmoud Ahmadine- . plans to keep about 675 sta ( ) cerns about the growing jad. tions, mostly in larger metro importance of sports as over Both Bush and areas. The deal is expected all funding for colleges has Ahmadinejad were in the to close before the end ofthe stagnated. General Assembly chamber, year. The buyers will also r, sitting behind the plaques of assume $8 billion in debt. their nations, for the secre tary-general's speech. - ASSOCIATED PRESS - CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION ( • (entnl :Jlorlba :htun · September 26, 2007 www. Centra/FloridaFuture. com AS
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Luzunaris, Roushandel score late to defeat Wofford 2-1 on Sunday
ZACH PARDES second tournament champi page before halftime, but many games with a goal in opposed to just six for the Staff Writer onship this season. The both teams came ready to the 85th minute. Senior Terriers. Knights traveled to Albu play. James Georgeff assisted UCF's defense was For the second time over querque, N.M from Sept. 7-9 Right before the half, Rouihandel, who sent the backed by another great the weekend, the UCF Men's and won both games of the Wofford freshman Armin ball just inside the far post of game in net by freshman Soccer team came ·back in New Mexico Invitational to Kinigadner gave the Terriers the net. goalkeeper Sean Johnson, the second half and grabbed earn that title as well. a 1-0 advantage in the 44th ·~lot of[our late success] who made five saves on the a late victory. "The goal going into the minute of play with a per is due to our fitness and night. The Knights took home weekend was to win both fectly placed free kick into focus in the preseason," "Wofford really made us the UCF Fall Classic title games,'' Cunningham said in the top left corner of the net. Cunningham said. "If you earn the win," Cunningham Sunday after defeating Wof a press release. "This is our Cunningham said that put yourself in position to said in a press release. "They ford 2-1. second tournament victory being behind going into the score, you're going to score." are an organized and disci UCF junior Ryan of the year, and it helps lend half is not a situation he Roushandel scored a plined team. It was up to us Roushandel scored his sec our players some confidence wants to be in. But his team deciding goal in a siniilar to persevere and push ond game-winning goal of as we enter the midpoint in was able to respond. manner Friday night agaillst through in order to get the the weekend to secure the our season." UCF freshman Matt the College of Charleston. result." victory for the Knights. It A bout of inclement Luzunaris took a pass from His goal in the 79th The Knights are now 4-3- was his fifth goal of the year. weather caused delays the junior Chris Andaur and minute gave UCF a 3-2 win. 1 on the year, including an 0- "Ryan is one of the lead entire day. The first match of slipped a header past Wof Of his five goals this year, 1 record in Conference USA ers of the team," head coach the day between Stetson and ford goalkeeper Joey Taylor three have been game-win- Wofford dropped to 2-4-1. Bryan Cunningham said. College of Charleston was in the 64th minute. · ners. The Knights' next match I, "He has exceptional charac canceled due to rain. Then it was time for The Knights earned a is on the road against Saint ter and exceptional work The start of the Knights' Roushandel to step up again. well-deserved win, out Louis University. The match ethic." · match was delayed and there Roushandel scored his shooting Wofford 22-10, and will take place Saturday at The win gave UCF its was also a 20-minute stop- second game-winner in as put up nine shots on goal 8:30 p.m. in St. Louis. Volleyball sW.ept I
• for a second time UCF can't complete comebacks in games two and three, beaten by Rice for second straight Conference USA sweep
RYAN BASS back." Staff Writer NEWS TO NOTE The dynamics didn't show for the Knights in game one. After suffering through its SWEEPS WEEK COMING UP After a kill by senior Cassie toughest loss of the season The Knights have UCFwillface Ramaekers pulled the Knights • against Houston on Friday; the been swept in Conference USA to within five at 9-4, the Owls UCF Volleyball team was look two straight foes in 14 of its answered back with a 21-13 run ing for a chance to rebound matches. next 15 matches. to close out the game, sparked against Rice on Sunday. by Jessica Holderness, who had The' result wasn't exactly a match-high 11 kills and 15 digs. what the Knights were hoping to open up leads of 6-0 and 5-1 in "If we just keep playing as a for. games one and three, respec team, then we will succeed," Despite strong play in games . tively. sophomore Tricia Scott said. two and three, the Knights (8-8, "I think sometimes we forget 'We have to start trusting each 0-2 in C-USA) were swept 30-17, to just risk [it], and we play it other and start trusting the 30-27 and 30-24 by the Owls. It safe those first few points,'' said teammate next to us." was the second straight match sophomore Erin Campbell, who The Knights did a little bit in which UCF was swept. tallied a team-high 13 digs. more trusting in games two and Junior Jenny Heppert regis "We play timid, and that is three. tered a team-high nine kills for why we get behind. But I think After a Heppert ace gave the UCF, which hit a season-low we have enough faith in our Knights their first lead of the .016 in the match. The Knights selves that if we make one, two match at 4-3, the Owls went on a had only two more kills, 29, then or three errors that we are ANDY JACOBSOHN /.CENTRAL FLORIDA fUTURE errors, 27, and allowed the Owls dynamic, and we can come Blaire Brueggemeyer, 11, and Kerry Brown attempt a block during UCF's win over Montana State on PLEASES EE KNIGHTS ON A11 Sept. 8. They combined for 10 kills and seven errors in Rice's 3-0 sweep of the Knights on Sunday. AlO www.CentralFloridaFuture.com September 26, 2007 • (entraf '1odba ~re • Saints fall to 0-3 with a 31-14 loss to the visiting Titans .
PAUL NEWBERRY Not that he showed a lot of going ahead 14-10 midway ·~ lot of people keep trying to Bush's at USC, powered over to the decisive score. Associated Press gratitude on the field. through the third quarter on make this a rivalry between on the next play to put the The second-year quarter Young threw a pair of Bush's second I-yard touch me and Reggie. I have so much Titans (2-1) ahead to stay. back completed an 18-yard NEW ORLEANS - Vmce touchdown passes and the down run. respect for the guy because of ''When it's time for us to get pass to Roydell Williams, ran Young is tired of talking about Titans kept up the surge that But Young brought his what he does." that drive," Young said, "I want for 11 yards and capped the his supposed rivalry with Reg started last season, beating the team back. While running backs to do whatever it takes to win drive with a 3-yard pass to Bo • gie Bush. winless Saints 31-14 Monday Just don't bring up Pasade LenDale White and Chris a ballgame." Scaife that put the Titans up Heck, the Tennessee quar night before a Superdome na again. Young is more con Brown handled the bulk of the Drew Brees, who had 24-14. terback even called up Bush crowd that showered boos on cerned with keeping up the workload on the go-ahead another miserable game, got Young also hooked up with when he needed tickets for the the same players who provid momentum from last year's 8- drive, Young threaded a key the ball knocked away on the Brandon Jones on a 35-yard game against the Saints. ed such a pick-me-up to the 3 fmish after the Titans started 10-yard pass to Eric Moulds, first play ofthe fourth quarter, touchdown and fmished off an "He came through for me," devastated city a year ago. 0-5. who was shoved out of the second of his five efficient performance 14-for- Young said. "That was a good The Saints (0-3) rallied "I'm tired of it,'' Young said bounds at the Saints' L turnovers. Young seized on 22 for 164 yards. He also ran • deal by Reg. I appreciate that." from an early 10-0 deficit, of the continuing link to Bush. White, a teammate of the fumble to drive Tennessee three times for 23 yards. Federal agents t secure millions of steroid doses ERIC TUCKER front is the Internet, rather Associated Press than the street comer, the peo ple who engage in the smug PROVIDENCE,Rl-Fed gling and distribution of these eral authorities announced the substances are drug dealers, • largest crackdown on illegal plain and simple, and we will steroids in the nation's history treat them accordingly," said Monday, arresting more than Robert Clark Corrente, U.S. 120 people and raiding dozens attorney for Rhode Island. •. of labs that manufactured Federal prosecutors in San growth hormone for sale on Diego, New York, Houston, the black market Kansas City, Mo. and New Agents seized 56 labs, many Haven, Conn., made similar of which were located in dirty announcements. basements, and recovered ll.4 The labs' customers could million doses of steroids, include high school athletes, • according to the Drug bodybuilders and ordinary Enforcement Administration. adults who simply want to "We were a little bit look better, officials said. stunned at the amount of labs ·~ we start to dig into this, • we found as a result of this I would have to believe that investigation," DEA we're going to find customers spokesman Garrison Court who are in fact high school ney said. 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It's hard to point out which season began. greater room for error when Greco might be the hot item Saturday. facet of the UCF Football team I tend to use facts and num using Greco, and he will proba now, but he proved himself But I am afraid that I am was best in the Knights' 56-20 bers to cmne to my decisions, bly come into the game with against the ninth-best rushing wrong, and that Israel will have win over Memphis on Satur but I am going to get a little UCF ahead most of the time. defense in C-USA to continue yielding time to day. emotional for this one. The two-quarterback He won't surprise anyone Greco, who is an unproven com Junior Kevin Smith ran for I don't see how jerking approach is one that thrives in going forward, and teams will be modity. 124 yards and three touch Israel's chain around helps this college football, but UCF will able to focus on his running. And that shouldn't be the downs in little more than a half, team. It may not mean much, have to rely on the stability of I don't expect any more 77- case. Israel deserves more; he backup running back Phillip PADRICK BREWER but I think that Israel paid his Israel and Kevin Smith when yard games once the Knights fin deserves a chance to prove that Smith almost had 100 yards Sports Editor dues in 2006, when he and the team faces one of the best ish off. Louisiana-Lafayette on he is for real. himseli Steven Moffett seemed to split defenses in the nation, USF, And Michael Greco had a Knights the best chance to win. time at O'Leary's whim. Oct.13. fabulous debut: 151 yards pass It was Israel who hit a wide Israel played poorly against Even after the pounding ing along with 77 yards and two open Aileen early in the third a Longhorns' team that is 32nd that UCF gave Memphis, the touchdowns on the ground quarter to give the Knights a in the nation in total defense. Tigers still have a better pass But as head coach George 49-0lead With the exception· of South defense than five of the • O'Leary said after the game, Greco had just two passes Florida, he and the Knights will remaining seven teams that the this is still Kyle Israel's team. for more than 20 yards, and he face no tougher opposition this Knights will face in Conference And he deserves it. benefited from a huge lead and year. USA Look at his line from Satur a defeated and dejected Mem Looking at the past two Israel is a better passer - day; it doesn't really scream phis defense. games, UCF could actually be which he proved last year - amazing. But in a game in Israel had just two passes too good to see the kind of and Kevin snµth, ifhealthy, will which he saw less than half of that went for fewer than 10 numbers that would justify an keep any defense in C-USA the offensive snaps, Israel still yards, and he only played in 30 increase in Israel's playing honest. managed to go 6-for-9 for 137 ofthe team's 80 offensive plays, time. I mean, Smith accounts for yards, including an absolute and those 30 came in UCF's The Knights face three chal almost 44 percent of the rush bomb to Kamar Aileen for a 72- first 48 snaps. So Israel was lenges for the rest of the sea ing yards that Texas has yard touchdown. already splitting time with son: USF, Southern Miss and allowed this season; he will run The backup quarterback is Greco before he was taken out SMU. roughshod over all C-USA always the popular position on completely. The offensive line is able to comers. a football team, so Greco will IfIsrael sees l~timate play dominate anyone, and the What UCF and its season receive praise, most of it ing time against some of the defense has been amazing of will boil down to is how Israel deserved, until he starts mak poorer teams in Conference late; just look at the 57 first-half plays in those games. He has =~'.;..~.'Jumbom• °"<'>tkl
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10-5 run capped off by a kill from Caroline Gill that gave Rice a 13-9 lead. Four straight Rice errors sparked a 16-11 run by the Knights, but a couple of UCF errors and a Holderness kill gave the Owls game two. "I think that in crunch ti.ID.e, we tend to make little errors," Campbell said. "Other than that, if we cut down those errors, then we can hang with anybody in conference, and game two showed that." Despite committing a match-high 15 errors in game three, the Knights were still within five points after a freshman Kerry Brown kill made it 29-24. But another UCF error ended the hopes of a comeback and handed the Knights their second straight Conference USA loss. "I think we made smarter blocks [in games two and three], and our defense really made better setups in reading the outside [hitters]," Camp bell said. "I think we did a ANDY JACOBSOHN I CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE really good job in the third Sophomore Erin Campbell, 6, attempts a block in UCF's 3-1 win over North Florida on game of really predicting Sept. 6. Campbell had three kills and eight errors in Sunday's loss to Rice in Houston. where they were going to hit, but we couldn't get over the hump." being the first athletic event The Knights will play their [in the New UCF Arena] is third consecutive conference going to help us start over." match this weekend when Even though UCF is win they welcome East Carolina less in C-USA through two to the New UCF Arena on matches, Campbell knows Friday. that it is a long season and The Volleyball team will there are still a lot ofimprove be the first UCF team to play ments that the Knights need in the new Arena, giving the to make. She and the team Knights a cl:µmce for a fresh hope the improving starts start after their rough two against ECU this weekend.
match stretch. 'We were all kind offreak I• "One of the things that we ing out a little bit [when we I I talked about after the game is lost the first two matches in I how we want to have a new conference], but it's such a •I beginning, and we are going long season and those are just I to start over," Scott said. "I the first two matches in con WllEAT GRASS! • think having a new place and ference," Campbell said ·------····-··-----······-·-···- • •
found for Jena ,. l--r orty-five years ago a brilliant man It is expected that Bell will have a larg F named Martin Luther King Jr. er sentence compared to the other five inspired a nation to ignore the boys given the circumstances. • color of their skin and love their neigh Many, who are defending Bell, believe bors. King promoted peace and spoke he was given an unfair trial to begin with. against violence. Sadly, King died at the No witnesses were called and no evi hands of violence. dence was submitted Bell also stood • Just a year ago, in Jena, La., a group of before an all white jury and was found six young black men, who would come to guilty of the charges. He now faces 22 be known as the Jena Six. beat a white years in prison. male student to the point of unconscious In 2004, a black youth was killed by a - ness. The white student, Justin Barker, group offive white males in Pasadena, Md was hospitalized and released three hours The victim, Noah Jamahl Jones, hit one of later. This happened three months after the white males with a gun across the face, nooses were found hanging from a tree which began the fight leading to his death. on school property. The event is believed Jacob Tyler Fortney, was one of the five WAYNE STAYSKAL /TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES by many to have sparked the crime. and was charged with manslaughter. An We can't ignore the facts. The fact is all-white jury later acquitted him. His the Jena Six beat another teen to the point acquittal is an example of how a single READER VIEWS of unconsciousness. raced jury in a racial crime could sway the For the six to receive punishment for a outcome. His crime was no different from • violent crime is not unjust at all. What is theirs and for it he should have received a be charged with a hate crime, so the act was dis unjust is their charges that should be prison sentence. Portrayal of Jena is unjust missed as a prank. The Jena Six were harassed in reduced even further than before. Ifyou We don't know the town ofJena nor other ways by these boys, and from what I've commit a crime you must expect reper do we know what kind of people the six Editor's Note: This letter refers to the Sept. 21 arti learned, some of that harassment should have cle titled "50,000 defend the Jena Six." cussions. young men are. We don't know what resulted in suspension and/or juvenile court for In a time where segregation doesn't Justin Barker did to deserve it. It is said Your facts are just a bit off. the antagonists. These incidents of harassment The fact is there was no "school yard fight." exist and social relations are improving, that Barker defended the nooses hanging were the real issue here. the nation is tom over a racially driven from the tree and that's what set the stu Mychal Bell and his friends hit the [Justin] Barker What Jena really needs is more bullying inter boy in the back of the head, without warning and case. We do not doubt that they were set dents off. It's their word against his. vention programs in their schools. Students need off by a series of racist events, but vio The nooses on the tree were a disgust continued to hit and kick him while he was uncon to be clearly informed of how to handle bullying scious - he never swung a punch. lence is never the answer. King's words ing display. It was a hateful ''practical and harassment from other students. Parents also should still be held close to heart. Nothing joke.'' The students got their punish The reason Mychal Bell is still in jail is because need to get involved when problems like this arise. when this happened, he was already on probation justifies a hate crime or this kind of vio ments, and though we believe they should The point here is that preventative action should lence - nothing. have been expelled, they were suspended for four previous charges that had happened in the have taken place, and the situation should never past year and a half - two for battery and two for All six young men were arrested and The students didn't physically harm any • ) have gotten to this point. But now that it has, the charged with second-degree murder and body. The Jena Six did Ifyou commit a criminal damage to property, as a juvenile - in his Jena Six are going to have to deal with whatever own neighborhood Obviously juvenile probation conspiracy to commit murder. The crime you have to suffer the conse punishment is meted out to them from their charges were reduced for five ofthe six to quences. is not working for him. impartial jury, and all the schools in Jena ought to This young man is not a saint and these other aggravated battery. No weapons were The charges need to be reduced and review and revamp their bully-prevention pro used in the fight, but lawyers insist their Bell needs to be given a new, fair trial so five boys made a bad cho~ce in following him. The grams. truth is the Barker boy had nothing to do with the tennis shoes were the weapon. A tennis he can receive a proper sentence under noose hanging. The three boys, who were associat HEIDI RAE HOSMER shoe is not a weapon; it's simply an article the proper charge. ed with that act, were suspended from school and PSYCHOLOGY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE SOPHOMORE of clothing. The charge should be assault. Mahatma Gandhi brought down an hopefully got straightened out at home. I "heard" Mychal Bell, 17, is one of the six and is entire empire without violence. King still they had to do cleaning duty at school and go the only one left in jail. Bell's family hasn't inspires us till this very day. Both would through counseling. Also, the tree was cut down to been able to bail him out. He faces the be disappointed to see violence erupting. avoid further hurt feelings or discord. Keep tradition: shake the keys largest sentence because of a criminal his The only thing that matters in this case The reason this has gotten national attention is tory including two simple assault charges .is justice. Violence has consequences and the misinformation reported by the media, includ Editor's Note: This letter was written in response and two for damaging public property. trials need to be conducted in a fair man ing your report. The people ofJena believed that to Sean Kelly's letter to the editor on Sept.19. Bell was on probation at the time ofthe ner. they could take care of their own business and not Just because you don't like the shaking of the incident, which is why his sentence may Violence is violence and nothing speaking out sooner didn't help matters. keys doesn't mean everyone should stop and/or be larger than the other five boys. excuses it. By the wa}'; there was an estimate from state change. I must admit when I attended my first police oflS,000 at the Jena rally- not 50,000. I UCF football game two years ago I thought it was wonder how many of them would have actually a silly tradition, but after being in the student sec shown up if they had known Mychal Bell's crimi tion this past Saturday I have to say that I hope the nal history. I was very impressed with the rally. shaking of the keys is one tradition that stays. Did you notice there was no violence? The town Maybe I'm imagining things but I do believe at Don't blame us if the folks closed everything down and let the marchers one point during the game even the coach was do their thing in peace. Nobody wanted a con shaking his. It's not so much about the actual act frontation. If they could have offered a welcoming of shaking the keys that makes me wish it stays, committee for that number of people, they proba but the fact that everyone gets their keys out in news is bad news bly would have. Remember, we're known for unison and on point to somehow send our good Southern hospitality. luck or spirit to the players on the field. Let me clear something up. What I find most offensive is f , If you are truly interested in'the chronological Why not stop hating on UCF traditions and just Our job, as the media, is to that the only example that could order of events from the local newspaper - The go with it anyhow? Negativity isn't needed in the report the facts. Ifthose facts be mustered was about our spe- Jena Times, you can go to their Web site new stadium so ifyou don't like the keys then in tum hurt someone's feel cial issue from the Texas-UCF (http://www.Ib.eJenaTimes.net). While you're at kindly walk down the stairs and get a refreshing ings, I'm sorry, but that's just game. We dedicated an entire l) The Jena Times web. site, check out the photo beverage during kick offs. the way it goes. section to that game and how gallery. Does this look like a racist, backward I must say though I do agree with you when With that being said, I'm special it really was. The e-mail town? Country people in a rural area don't have to you say some of us need to get the fight song and writing this in response to an complains about o:µe column - be racist. · . hand gestures down, but hey, at least they're trying e-mail I received complaining out of eleven stories - by our Also, everyone is saying the district attorney of and not sitting down or leaving when they realize about our sports section, sports editor, which stated that the town is not speaking, but his address to the we can't win the game. which, according to them, is MELISSA HEYBOER our loss to Texas was not a public on Sept. 19 can be seen on But to those bandwagon fans, I say your team too negative. Editor-in-Chief moral victory. http://www.CNN.com. didn't quit on you, so don't quit on your team. I'm I understand we're a stu What's funny about this is Yes, Jena is my hometown and I can tell you it sure the students who left with five minutes to go dent newspaper, and we the fact that the author of the e- is nothing like it is being portrayed in the media. in the game would be the first to run out and tell should love our school and our athletic mail points out that the other articles Please take the time to look at both web sites and everyone they are UCF students and they were at program. And don't get me wrong, I do. were very positive, but goes on to say ... then make an educated opnrlon of these events. At the game! But unfortunately, that doesn't mean that the column itself was what was neg I'm going to put a positive twist on to ative. least you will know "the rest of the story." KRISTINA BELLOFATTO Please don't leave any of my statements out of everything I write about. A column does not represent an INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES JUNIOR P) this "opinion." Misinformation is how this all got We are not here to be cheerleaders entire paper. It's very hypocritical to started! for UCF Athletics. point out the sections negativity and Editor's Note: This letter was not edited for space. Why? then tum around and attribute that nega UCF should ban animal acts Because that would negate the entire tivity to a column and a column only. TEREASA CLARKSON, As a graduate of UCF, I was very disappointed purpose ofour job. Which is to be unbi You're negating your entire point. SR. PROPERTY MANAGER AND ACCOUNTANT AT UCF to learn that the UCF administration has decided ased It would be unethical journalism. And, honestly, I think that's the point to continue to allow abusive animal acts at the Regardless of our beliefs, of our aft1li of this rant. new on-campus arena· ations and aside from how much we Ifyou as the reader are only finding Jena shows effects of bullying With all the new construction, it is remarkable support and respect our athletic teams. negativity through our columns then you how backward the school leaders can be in regards We have to report what happens - the are essentially missing the point behind to what forms of entertainment will be allowed. facts. a newspaper. I would like to commend the UCF students Games are full of errors, mistakes and For those of you who don't know, a who demanded justice and participated in the Universities are supposed to be a place for broad ening your mind, not a throw-back to antiquated bad calls. Most of the time, teams score column ·is an opinion article. It doesn't march in Jena, La., this past week. I, however, due to mishaps or miscues from players represent the view ofthe entire school, believe the charges against the Jena Six are just. I and barbaric entertainment like animals in the cir cuses. The most recent decision to keep leasing and coaches. Not reporting on that nor does is necessarily represent the believe the real injustice here is in what was never would essentially be depriving our read view of the entire staff. done to their antagonists. the arena to the Shrine Circus is offensive to any one who cares about animals. The animals in the ers of complete coverage. Do we stand by what our columnists Regardless of race, when one boy is beaten More often than not, people are too say? Absolutely. Do we back up their unconscious by six other boys, it is grounds for circus are not willing participants in the show; they are forced to perform and often pay the ulti quick to point out the negative and don't right to think whatever they want? Of sending juveniles 'to the [Juvenile Assessment focus on the positives that actually make course. But one opinion shouldn't be the Center] for at least 30 days, and filing criminal mate price. The USDA report on the animal circus that it into the paper. basis of an entire generalization about charges against adults. The fact that this crime was I say this because, if you go back the entire sports section. aggravated does not imply racism on the part of comes to the arena tells the truth behind the hype, lights and glamour of the show. But of course, if through the Future's archives, you will I apologize if I'm coming off a bit too ·-;- the judicial system, nor does it justify what the find features, game stories and even harsh. I'm sure many of you think this Jena Six did in any way. The boys who hung noos the administration of the new facilities does not have enough vision to see the need for water foun some columns that point out the posi topic shouldn't even be that big of a deal. es from the tree may have offended these black tives about UCF Athletics and about the But, as the former sports editor ofthis tains in the Florida heat, I guess I was hoping for ~ students, but they never actually hung anyone athletes that represent it. paper and a huge supporter of UCF Ath- from the nooses. too much when I expected them to make a com passionate decision about animal acts at the arena. But somehow, we never get e-mails letics, I take this very personally. Those boys weren't suspended, contrary to the saying "great article." It's always com My goal here is not to call anyone out. claims made by the Central Florida Future, because BRYAN WILSON, UCF ALUMNUS '92. ments on how we could have done bet My goal is to help everyone understand .,, according to Louisiana law, they were too young to ter, or what we should do differently. that our job here isn't to hurt our ath- The majority of the time, our game letes, our teams or our university. It's to The Future encourages comments from readers. In order to be considered for publication, recaps only highlight what UCF does in report the facts, and to do it unbiasedly. le~rs to the editor should not exceed 300 words; we may e
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