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Central Florida Future. 1478. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1478 • • Mera lose Ira f AAC Cha"1ploraship, woi\tert take fheir turra - See Sports • • • · S e r. v i n g t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f C e n t r al F 1 o r i d a s i n c e 1 9 6 8 • A D I G I T A L C I T Y 0 R L A N D 0 C 0 M M U N I T Y P A R T N E R (AOL Keyword: Orlando) www.orlando.digitalcity.com Patton/Cupicha win run-off elections Winning ticket receives 1,447 votes, opponents, 1,198 .. SHELLEY WILSON campaign worker for Freshman Karen .STAFF WRITER the Halscott/Lee tick­ Rodriguez voted last • et. "There is hardly week for who she Darin Patton and Andrew Cupicha any negativity from thought would make won the run-off elections last week to the students and if they the best ticket, but become the next Student Government have any questions, I still saw the elections • president and vice president. try to direct them to as a popularity con­ Their ticket received 1,447 votes, the candidates." test. while the Jaime Halscott/Charlie Lee tick­ Sophomore Chuck "They seem to be l • et received 1,198 votes. Giallombardo helped Patton · Cupicha more interested in The campaign staff for both tickets campaign for the making people wear tried to inform students about the candi­ Patton/Cupicha ticket. their stickers and ...... dates and encouraged them to vote. "I want to make sure that people voted influencing their friends than concerned "The students have been very respon­ because these are their elections," he said. about the campus," she said. PHOTO llY SARAH SEKULA sive to the elections and usually take the "I briefly answer some platform ques­ Senior Anthony Lombardo agreed with • Election winners, Patton and Cupicha, greet advertisements and brochures about the tions, but a lot of information is in the students on election day. candidates," said Dallas McDonald,. a brochures, which I also hand them." PRESIDENT-ELECT, Page 3 State passes student UCF celebrates • government budget March-Women's • SHELLEY WILSON STAFF WRITER History Month The addendum budget passed in October by the • NICOLE KING Student Senate was passed last week by the State NEWSED/TOR University System of Florida. The budget was sent signed to the University A speech about homelessness, a forum on T._he add,;ndum btKtp{ Budget Office on Feb. domestic violence, and a panel discussion hosted by allocated was liste<fas 24. Budget Office offi­ three Puerto Rican activists, two who have been foUows:· , cials are yet to review jailed for their efforts, are just a few of the events . $25,QOO for ~alari~~. the proposal. planned for March in honor of $85,000 for an etec~rdnic "We saw there was Women's History Month. marquee addition sufficient funds for the "The overall purpose is to • ' $75,000 for reflection projects the university make visible the presence of pond lighting .w wants to do at women in history," said Dr. $50,000 fot campus' . $750,000. It was signed Shelley Park, director of the ' benches • and is on its way to the Women's Studies Program. "Up $ l 00,000. for a spring . university," said Ron until the last decade, textbooks concert ,i. Stubbs, the director of used in schools didn't give $50,000 for a spring • entertainer Budgets for the State much visibility to women . $50,000 for campus ~di- University System. "The events are largely Park tions addition , , _, An addendum budget about raising awareness about $315,000 rbr college ~foi is not an addition, but a women's contributions and grams s~ as furni­ means to use all achievements in history. The Puerto Rican panel ture/study area enhance­ resources for additional will bring awareness to issues not normally recog­ ments and personal projects that were not nized like activism." dev,toJ)meot faeiliti~J • allocated in the yearly Dr. Nadine Barlow, a chair on the Women's budget. James Smith Studies Executive Committee, said even the adver­ explains the comparison to a personal budget. tisements for the events will raise awareness among ·- "If you had a bill you were expecting to pay and students. then you turned in the merchandise, you would "Even if students don't get to go, they will see have extra cash to spend," he said. "The budget is what women are doing," Barlow said. "It's time for • PROPOSAL, Page 4 PROGRAM, Page 3 • Campus with a view Think I'm sexy? Studenl Spotlig~t Exponded Potential students shown Female mascot, Glycerine, Our question of the week Entertainment UCF through tours too girlie for one Lady • (pg 5) is also featured program. Knight. More reviews, comics, and -PAGE 2 -PAGE9 online at ucffuture.com a larger UCF calendar! March 3, 1999 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future • 2 UCF honors top freshmen SHELLEY WILSON hard and then some. STAFF WRITER "Don't learn enough to make an 'A' in class, go for mastery UCF hosted the Freshmen because when you get into your • Scholars Convocation on Feb. professional life, it's the ones 19. The convocation is an award that mastered their ceremony dedicated to all UCF craft and then some that make freshmen who achieved a 3.0 the difference." GPA or better during their first Karl Hodges, president of the semester. UCF Alumni Association's ·• Dr. Tom Huddleston, interim Board PHOTO BY KEVIN COLBER vice president of Student of Directors, announced that up Prospective students and their families take advantage of tours. Development and Enrollment to 40,000 scholarships a year are • Services, welcomed the students given by the association to and their parents. reward students. Campus tours offer look at 'Knight' life "This past year, 4,000 fresh­ Elisa Waysenson, of the BETH SHAW Tour guides are UCF stu­ may provide newcomers with a man enrolled at UCF. This fresh­ President's Leadership Council, CONTRIBUTING WRITER dents who are trained to know chance to sit in on college class- men class has been the brightest gave the address for the convoca­ about the school and its activi- es. class this school has ever attract­ tion: "Life is about changes and Many students entering col­ ties. They are given a special "We can always use addi­ ed," Huddleston said. "One out how you can lege are unaware of the pro­ tour guide manual. The guides tional help and there are no min­ of three freshmen students, make a difference. Don't get too grams that their university has also learn more .about UCF at imum hours that must be which equaled 1,327 students, comfortable now. Keep challeng­ to offer. Freshmen and transfer retreats, which they attend three worked. There is no huge com­ made convocation this year." ing yourselves and make the • students are often lost and con­ times a year. mitment and this allows stu­ Huddleston said the average right choices now." fused on the first day. These Rick Bolling\f, campus tour dents to take pride in the GPA in high school made by this Out of the 1,300 students problems can be solvedwith the advisor and assistant director for school," Bollinger said. class was a 3.7 on a 4.0 scale and there, 135 achieved a 4.0 GPA. • help of the UCF Campus Tours undergraduate admissions, said, The Campus Tours Program the average UCF GPA made was "I hope we see this many stu­ Program. "We know they won't know holds special events throughout a 3.4. dents our senior year making The Campus Tours Program everything, so special informa­ Florida as well, including going UCF President John Hitt gave · good grades," said Fred offers tours to students Monday tion sessions are given after the to high schools during spring both encouragement and praise Douglass, one of the students through Friday at 11 a.m. and 2 tour with an admissions officer." break and speaking to students to the students there. there. "It took a lot of time to p.m. No appointments are need­ The program is recognized about UCF. They also help out "There was a prominent obtain a high GPA in college." ed and tours are seldom can­ as an official organization at with open houses, scholarship salesman asked to explain his Joanna Ebberwein is another celed. These tours provide a UCF. To apply for this position days, and other UCF events. success in three words. Those student who was recognized for way for parents and students to students, can go to the "It gives us the opportunity words were ... ' and then some'. academic excellence. Ebberwein • ask questions about the univer­ Administration Building and fill to make students want to come The top people do meet their said she felt honored to be there.