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Central Florida Future. 1465. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1465 Central Serving ~he Universit·y of Central Florida since 1968 A DIGITAL CITY ORLANDO COMMUNITY PARTNER orlando.digitalcity.com • AOL Keyword: Orlando UCF eXlends Is reach i•Olller By BRIAN SMITH Ron Phillips, Florida Space "There could be video confer­ pass over the Florida Space sent messages by light, turning News Editor Institute director, said the satel­ ences while flying. While it has Institute at Kennedy Space · the source on and off," Phillips lite will improve telecommuni­ military applications, our main Center five times a day for 11 to said. "We are sending messages cation service. focus is commercial use." 13 months. by changing the frequency of the U CF students and faculty are • "For example, a new way of The $11.2 million satellite will A laser will track the satellite laser, a leading edge technolo­ working with NASA to design communicating with airplanes in be 20 feet by 20 feet and weigh and a second las.er will be aimed gy." and construct a laser communi­ flight," Phillips said. "Pilots about 150 pounds. It was built to at reflectors and bounced back to "It's wonderful when we can cation satellite scheduled to could get weather information, these specifications so it could a sensor array at the test site. The showcase the existing talent in launch from the Space Shuttle in each passenger could watch their be launched as a "Hitchhiker" second laser will contain mes­ the space industry here, and the 2000. own live television channel since canister on the shuttle or a small sages and will not be disrupted partnerships between govern- The satellite's purpose is to a laser beam can carry a billion rocket. by atmospheric turbulence. send messages from space by the TV signals. Once in orbit, the satellite will "Since the Greek wars, we have See SATELLITE, Page 4 use of laser beams. H.E.R.O.s Students in are found debt find help .. atUCF to pay bills · By MAYERLINE MICHEL By GWEN R. RHODES Staff Writer Staff writer "Credit cards are pure evil," Twenty five UCF Honor stu­ education major Catherine Brown dents are coordinating after­ said. hitting her desk with her fist. school club activities for kinder­ Usually quiet, Brown became garten through fifth grade stu­ During expansion construction excited and used her hands to ges­ • dents in the University Honors' ture as she explained ~he had a H.E.R.O. program (Hillcrest all Student Services Bldg. "mini-nervous breakdown" when Elementary Reach Out). units are open creditors begun calling her and • Clubs sponsored by the Honor pressuring her to pay her $5,000 students range from the Art Club, Bookstore . Clip Joint credit card debt. Brain Bowl, Dance Club and "My parents had to take over my International Club to the develop­ Credit Union payments for a while," Brown ment of a Drama Club. l Great Escapes said. "I make $10,000 a year, and "Volunteerism is not a require­ I owe half of that to credit card ment of the Honors program, but ma~e qnk Copy Sho companies not counting the inter­ is important from the perspective ·Office Supp/ s· P est." that these students have a gift and r . y tore According to _the National that gift could be shared with oth­ i;;nter opp , Credit Research Foundation, col­ ers," said Dr. Allyn MacLean a d os1te Student U . lege students account for almost Stearman, professor and director n Computer S . mon half of the $285 billion credit card of the University Honors pro­ c1ences debt in the United States. .. gram. "One of the things I wanted Brown and students like her to see happen was to be able to struggle with their mounting debt find a project in the community alone. However, there are that we could participate in and Constrilclion continues .. ·. resources to help manage and pay give something back to the com­ off debt. munity. One of those resources is The UCF bookstore "It was fate that we received a Consumer Credit Counseling is now being operat­ • phone call from Leadership Services of Central Florida Inc. ed by Barnes and Orlando the very same week that (CCCS), a non-profit United Way Noble. It will expand we decided to locate a project that supported agency. by 25,000 feet. we could identify with, put Barbara Morton, vice president resources into and keep as an of hou§ing and research of CCCS, ongoing project." said parents often send their stu­ Kathleen M. Bartlett, assistant dents to college to learn a profes­ director of the Honors' program, sion, but no one ever teaches was assigned the task of research­ young adults how to manage their ing the opportunity Leadership money. Orlando offered to develop and "A lot of students graduate col­ coordinate the H.E.R.O. program. lege with a $30,000 loan debt and • "When they called us, the pro­ a $20,000 credit card debt," ject seemed to suit us perfectly," Morton said. "That's a rough way said Bartlett. "We wanted to find to start out." See HONOR, Page 5 Photos by AMBER BOWERS See CCCS, Page 4 He's staying Drag Diner NCAA bound Cheers· to Daunte Culpepper for A review of Monday nights at Union The vopeyball team faces Clemson in passing up the NFL. Restaurant. tournament opener. -Page9 -Page 11 -Page20 • December 3, 1997 Central Florida Future • 2 Condoms, education highlight World AIDS Day By OLIVIA K. CURNOW the virus. Managing Editor "I think [the class] should be a requirement and I think "You look like you could use a it should be targeted to fresh­ condom," said Tony Marlow to a men," Marsiello said. student walking by the Student Between shouting 'free Union. The student looked at the condoms!' to students pass­ co-captain of the men's basket­ ing by, Marlow said the ball team who was dressed like a class has taught him a lot. condom and reached in the bas­ "The class is great," he ket for a handful of free con­ said. "I've learned a lot doms. about practicing safe sex." Students in the class HIV Other tables held con, Disease: A Human Concern tests and games, testing hosted the World AIDS Day students' awareness on Photos by MIKE MARSHALL Basketball player Tony Marlow, left, helps pass out con­ activities in front of the Student HIV and AIDS. doms during World AIDS Day. Union ~n Dec. l. For 25 percent Restaurants such as Taco of their grade, the students, in Bell, Rio Bravo, Boston groups of 20, had to create a pro, Market and Fazoli's . · ject pertaining to AIDS for the donated gift certificates event. as prizes. Each group had its own table, "There's an outpour of mostly providing statistics about students getting the disease. involved," said senior One group let students know Heather Whipple. "It's a great every 30 seconds someone dies opportunity for students to look from AIDS by ringing a bell and at the statistics and the prizes changing the number on a chart. draw in the students." "Seeing numbers will affect A live broadcast from radio people more than just telling station 102 JAMZ and a race car them," said James Stein, a senior belonging to NASCAR driver in the class. David Russell also drew in the Psychology major Larissa crowd. Marsiello said the class is educa- "This is a great way for peo­ tional and much needed for col- ple who have. unanswered ques­ lege students. 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