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Central Florida Future. 1208. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1208 Florida Future Vol. 26 No. 7 Serving The University Of Central Florida Since 1968 Oct. 6, 1993 Graduate data found incomplete at USF, UF By AMY ADAMS placed," said Marilan Bryant. Florida State University also keeps Contributing Writer data on its graduates through its Career Resource Center. An article in a recent What percentage of UCF gradu­ issue of The FSU Career Connection by ates are placed into jobs, and how does Myrna Unger reads, "FSU's Career this figure compare with that of other Placement Services reported a strong 18 Florida universities? This is a question percent placement rate in 1991-92. When '• to which many UCF students would like compared to national trends, it appears the answer, but, despite the statistics, is FSU on-campus interview activity has not an easy one. stabilized while many other university Perhaps a more accurate question placement offices ~ave experienced de­ is: Why is it such a struggle to gather the cline." data to answer this question? Each ln the cumulative data of 13:4 com­ university has a different way of gather­ panies that recruited on the FSU campus ing these statistics, and each surveys a during 1992-93 academic year, 86 per­ different number of students. cent of the 1,242 ·students registered "In a follow-up of students who with the FSU Career Placement Ser­ used the Career Resource Center at the. vices responded. OJ those students, I 7 University of South Florida, over 85 .percent were placed into positions with percent ... wereemployed," saidMarilan an average salary of $25,055. Bryant. assistant director of USF's Ca­ "These statistics indicate place­ reer Resource Center. "Of the IS per­ ments that were obtained solely through cent not empfoyed, 20 percent were en­ the on-campus recruitment process," said rolled in graduate school. The starting Jeff Garis, director of the FSU Career [yearly] salary at the bachelor's level Center. "These statistics do not refl~ct was $23.289.'' the many other jobs that were obtained These USF statistics may be mis­ by students through various other (Dehoog/Future) leading. however, because they repre­ sources." .. sent only 596 graduates out of 6.000 . The University of Florida was un- During WUCF's fundraiser Monday, DJs tried rath.er innovate methods to "We do not have significant data to get the donations rolling in-such as "Jeff the Wonderboy," above, who tied himself. to the c6ntrol board until listeners met his .fundraising goal. answer how many USF students are Piease see DATA page 3 .. UCF laser shoots research into 21st century By STEPHANIE COPES minum, and fluorine. A laser said.Richardson, "it has an elec­ system of LiSAF is almost tric field strength so strong it Contributing W.riter unique in the world. There's would blow apart any atoms in only one other system like it, its path. This gives us the chance Deep in the heart of Re­ and it's in a government lab." to study many new processes search Park, on the fourth floor The laser has the distinc­ that can be produced in ionized of a blue, glass building, lies a tion of producing very short · material-material that has jumble of mirrors, boxes and pulses of light, pulses that last been blown apart." metal. only I 00 semthoseconds. That The laser could also be At first glance, this con­ is equal to one-tenth of one used for high-resolution, three­ glomerate of scraps spread hap­ millionth of one million parts dimensional imaging ofbiologi­ hazardly across three tables ofone second. The pulses travel cal specimens. These images · seems nothing more than a care­ • at the speed of light and are one­ could identify subcellular phe­ less mess. But once this collec­ quarter the width of a human nomena regarding things like tion of seemingly random parts hair. cancer and birth defects, lead­ tarts to work together, reflect­ The pulses produce energy ing to cures . • ing light and transmitting en­ (A. Socares/ Future) equal to one joule of electric Scientists also suspect the ergy, it becomes a laser. Jason Eichenholz, a.graduate engineering student, works on energy and carry a power of I 0 laser" can produce magnetic But not just any la$er. • a laser in the CREOL building in Research Park . terrawatts. This is equal to about fields up to 50 times higher than This scrambled heap of 20 times the annual energy pro­ ever before produced, magnetic mirrors and boxes becomes The laser, part of a project with a new laser-building mate­ duced by the United States, and fields so high that the·only other what may be the most powerful funded by the National Science rial called LiSAF," said Dr. makes the laser the most pow­ place they may exist is on the laser of its kind, a laser so pow­ Foundation and . the state of Martin Richardson, who, along erful of its kind. surface of neutron stars. This erful it produces in a fraction of Florida, is the culmination of with Dr. Paul Beaud of Swit­ The laser is expected to capability should allow scien­ a second 20 times the annual three years of research and de­ zerland, Jed the team that devel­ have many uses in the future. tists to perform new fundamen- • energy produced by the entire velopment. oped the laser.. "LiSAF is com­ "Because the laser has a United States. "'The laser is produced posed oflithium, strontium, alu- specific color-extreme red, '" Please see LASER page 3. • • • • • • • • MONDj\-Y OCTOBER 11 ~ • Black and Gold Day starting at Noon Games on the Green (airball, obstacle course) • lp.m: to 4p.rn. TUESDAY OCTOBER 12 - • Garnes on the Green (pizza eating contest, • musical pies) 1 la.m. to 4 p.m. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 13 - • Skit Night in the Aren_a. Banner Competition 3 p·.m. Skit Competition 7p.m. THURSDAY OCTOBER 14 - • Free day. Promotional items on the green. • FRIDAY OCTOBER 15 - Concert/Pep Rally on the green. 3p.m. to ? Pep rally, local band Alter Ego, Skits by division winners, headline band • fm! free! free! Saigon Kick! free! free! free! SATURDAY OCTOBER 16 - • 8:30 a.m. Alumni breakfast. 10:00 a.m. Parade. 11 :30 a.rn. tailgate party. • 1:30 p.m. Game. After the game: awards in the Cheye~ne Saloon!. • ~ • ~-"(~ " • , Oct. 6, 1993 The Central Florida Future 3 UCF graduates' • data lower than Thieves steal UCF flag News Bits other state ftom Admin ,Building universities o UCFs Unive~sieyflM1 the damage was de ... •The UCF Dive Club is tional symposium , Arboretum was taken from .the flag­ scribed as a 24-inch gash having a "Scuba Discovery" nature trail tours, a plant , ale, From DAT A, page 1 pole on the west side of in the material of the chair. Saturday, Oct. 9 at the Recre­ storytelling and a $1 raffl e with • the Administration Build... ational Services pool. It will prizes. Additional event are able to answer how many of its ing Sept. 26. UCF police · D Someone attempted begin at 4:30 p.m. Anyone in­ planned for the day. For more tudents are placed. otti~er ·· Kyle D~ P¢t~r~on to.break·lnto the Studeot terested in trying scuba diving information call Karina ' How does UCF compare discov~rAd '· ~11~ · ffc1g.Jl'.tfs~~. ·Governme·nt ·KIOSK .oh is welcome. The club's vice Veaudry at 831-1674. to these otheruniversities in job ing. The time.of lhe·theff Sept ..:· · 23. · Zad . hy~ .. president, Don Draper, will be was deter- ' · ·· Moharfuned;; placement? conducting the session, which mined ~o ·be ,----------. KIOSK :·:.. em~ • "We get a listing from the will also include a refresher ses- •The Nontraditional Stu- Alumni Association and send a b e ·t w·e en pl9ye~, .. di~~· a.nd . sionfreetotheclub'spaidmem- dent Association will begin survey to every graduate of 8~30 covered "·· tr • to: 40 ····· P . ~ m. gta.ss '.·· p~QF. bers. For· further information weekly informal briefings in UCF," said Jim Gracey, direc­ No evidence . Uo n··· ,f'tiaCI: call Don at 321-9745. For in- Room 214 of the Student Cen- tor Of UCF's Career Resource was fdiJncf b' e ·.. e·· -..:: n formation on the Dive Club call ter from I 0:30 a.m. to noon Center. ··we are in the process ·ih'' ''t · .:::. ··· 1d .cracke&iintf Andrew, the club's president, beginning Thursday, Sept. 16. • of completing the I 992-93 sur­ .... as······ :..·· s_ tw1·n'~u. t... h. e.·<:. ...... •. -'.·'.·. ·'.·'.·.. ·'.>.:•:-:•:·• as 1 8 1 9 1 at 382-8007. For more information call 381- · ..... :.d· ... .. .•! .·.·. r····.·.. •.,•·.; vey. I am not aware of anyone .f.lag's ·r~~ov~ :_:: · ~1Pv·. .·· .~. d)te:: .· ~....· r .~e·.··~· ;· :.L.:.::_ 1584. else in the State University Sys­ ery, an~ . a~ · . ..n ·oved.frC>.tfi •The United Faculty of tem of Florida who does as so- ofy· e.