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Central Florida Future. 2039. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/2039 • • • FREE • Published Mondays, Wednesda s and Frida s • 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 .