University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 1-25-2008 Central Florida Future, Vol. 40 No. 08, January 25, 2008 Part of the Mass Communication Commons, Organizational Communication Commons, Publishing Commons, and the Social Influence and oliticalP Communication Commons Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Central Florida Future by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Recommended Citation "Central Florida Future, Vol. 40 No. 08, January 25, 2008" (2008). Central Florida Future. 2072. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/2072 FREE • Published Monda s, Wednesda s and Frida s Gamer's Paradise~~. Otronicon took over the Orlando Science Center last weekend - SEE VARIETY,A9 FOOD WOULD YOU Med schoot·gets another donation L~E SOME FROG $160K bring scholarships over halfway point ROBYN SIDERSKY developer and president of raised $3.68 million - more ,, Staff Writer Lake Mary-based Pinnacle than half of what's needed to ABrooklyn shopper was surprised to find Cos., presented Dr. Deborah fund the entire class. a tinx frog in the leaves of the organic Twenty-three students in German, dean of the UCF Col­ "Now that we're past the lettuceshe was preparing to eat.Yvonne the inaugural class of the UCF lege of Medicine, with a check halfway mark, we encourage · Brechbuhler said she bought the lettuce College of Medicine will now for $160,000 Wednesday. others to step forward and help at hert11food co-op and kept it in the refuge or three days before using it last have their tuition and living In order to offer the entire us reach our goal," UCF week. B buhler decided to name the expenses covered when they class scholarships, the school spokeswoman Zenaida Gonza­ \ frog"Curious." step foot on the Lake Nona must raise $6.4 million to pay lez Kotala said. 40 campus in fall 2009. for all students in the inau­ Each student in the inaugu- COURTESY UCFNEWS AND INFORMATION John C. Gray Jr., a commer­ gural class. The College of Medicine is set to open in fall 2009. As of right now, they have had 23 cial and residential real estate To date, the school has PLEASE SEE MED ON A6 scholarship donations. The most recent was from John C. Gray Jr., a real estate developer. RESIDENTIAL ELECTION 200 Union's Qdoba MONEY • APENNY SAVED sprmgs IS APENNY gas leak EARNED Broken pilot light It took Vicki Annstrong almost 19 years to save $550, which isn't much of an possible cause of leak accomplishment- except that she did it one penny at a time.Annstrong was WILLIAM RICHARDS planning to take her 55,000 pennies to Contributing Writer the bank this week.She said saving them helped her reinforce frugal spending A gas leak at the Qdoba habits. Armstrong has been storing Mexican Grill brought police pennies in vases, bowls and shoeboxes. and firefighters to the Student Union on Jan. 11 to prevent a potentially dangerous inci­ dent. "This isn't the first time," said Custodian Supervisor Fior Marrero. ·~ound three or four times this has hap­ pened. Always at night." Marrero and Student SHANNA FORTIER / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE Union Building Manager Sophomore film major Corey Martinez mans the Ron Paul support booth in front of the Student Union last Tuesday,Jan. 1S. Paul, a presidential candidate, stands for no taxation on tips. Karen Chrifman first realized something was wrong around ll:30p.m. AROUND CAMPUS, A2 Chrifman said Qdoba probably closed at 5 or 6 p.m., LATE KNIGHTS IS BACK giving the gas all that time to TONIGHT AT THE build up. ''When you walked by the STUDENT UNION doors, you could really smell The Office of Student Involvement will it," Chrifman said. be hold,ing the next installment of I.ate Chrifman explained that ·, Knights tonight from 9 p.m. to 11 :45 all of Qdoba's incidents have p.m.at the Student Union. The theme apparently resulted from a will be Space Jam. Free Black and Gold broken pilot light. basketball shirts will be handed out. Qdoba's manager said the ) same thing to police, accord­ ing to a police report. LOCAL & STATE, A2 In the past, Marrero has UCF group supports Ron Paul campaign tinez, a always found her key to BOARD OF GOVERNORS major and mem­ Qdoba when she smelled gas. SHAHDAI RICHARDSON nomination. ber of Knights for She would then go into the VOTES FOR FLORIDA Staff Writer One group in particular, Liberty. "We are restaurant and fix the prob­ TUITION INCREASE UCF's new Libertarian organ- knocking on doors lem. Alafaya Trail and the sur­ . ization Knights for Liberty, has every weekend and "This time I didn't find my Florida u'niversity and college students rounding UCF area are lit­ taken time to regularly table in giving Ron Paul litera- could pay about $400 more per year in key,'' Marrero said. "I don't tered with signs and bumper front of the Student Union. ture to registered to know who took it or where it tuition starting next fall under a proposal They pass out bumper stick­ Republicans." ' ) stickers promoting Ron Paul. vote." disappeared to." approved Thursday by a state education With the Florida ers and literature about Paul's The organization gets most They committee.Almost a third of the money Chrifman then tried to presidential primary less than politics and show their sup­ ofits material and information have also been campaigning contact the store's manager brought in by the tuition increase would a week away, a significant port of him for president. from the national Ron Paul for Paul through their go to need-based financial aid. but was unable to reach him. number of UCF students are The Knights for Liberty campaign Web site. Facebook group, "University With no way to gain access to showing their support for the will continue this promotion "We go to big events and of Central Florida Students for the restaurant, the situation Texas congressman who ran ofPaul until the Jan. 29 Florida move signs," said Nik Ritchie, Ron Paul." became increasingly volatile. NATION & WORLD, A4 as a Libertarian for president primary. a music major and president "Ron Paul is not your At that point, . Chrifman in 1988 and is now shooting for 'We are also doing a lot of ofKnights for Liberty, "and we canvassing," said Corey Mar- CHINA LASHES OUT AT the Republican presidential have helped people to register PLEASE SEE STUDENT ON A5 PLEASE SEE FIRE ON A6 DALAi LAMA, OTHER OLYMPIC CRITICS In a blast of harsh rhetoric, China lashed out Thursday at the Dalai Lama Cracks at Knightro's 'not structural' and critics of Beijing's support for KARI WILBERG "The planning and con­ throughout the dining facility, Sudan, saying attempts to link political StaffWriter struction work for added stu­ not just in one kitchen. issues to the Beijing Summer Olympics dent-friendly features - and "There are no problems," betrayed the spirit of the games. Knightro's, UCF's new not the presence of concrete said Jack McGowan, project meal plan option on the north cracks - is why Knightro's is executive for KUD Interna­ end of campus, will not open opening later than anticipat­ tional, the developer oversee­ INDEX TODAY'S as scheduled - but cement ed," Binette said. ing the entire north end of Around Campus 2 WEATHER cracks are not to blame. These "student-friendly campus. "Changes were made • Weather 2 The debut of the eatery on features" that are prolonging to benefit the project after • Local & State 2 East Plaza Drive was Knightro's opening include UCF decided to not open Nation & World 4 originally thought to be ventilation ducts, electrical Knightro's in January." Sports 7 delayed because of major connections and sinks . The floor cracks may not Variety 9 MOSTLY cracks in the floors. Chad throughout the facility. be causing the delay, but aassifieds 12 SUNNY Binette, assistant director for Binette said these additions they're not pretty. UCF News and Information, are being made because "The cracks in the floor are Sudoku 13 SARAH ROGERS / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE Crossword 13 64° 47° said that the cracks are not the Knightro's calls for food to be Knightro's was set to open the first day of the spring semester, but the "student-friendly" HIGH lDW culprit. prepared at several stations PLEASESEE FEW ON A6 features have delayed the opening, not the cracks in the foundation as originally thought. " J • Al www.CentralFloridaFuture.com January 25, 2008 • (tnttal '1oriba 1utufe AROUND (entral • CAMPUS • News and notices for the UCF community 11oriba Late Knights is back tonight • The Office of Student Involvement will be holding the next installment of Late 1uture Knights tonight from 9 p.m. to The Student Newspaper at UCF since 1968 • 11:45 p.m. at the Student Union. The theme will be Space Jam January 25, 2008 and will be a mix of your night Vol 40, Issue 08 • 14 Pages_,,. • club atmosphere with a little bit The Central Rorida Future is the independent, student­ , of basketball on the side. written newspaper at the University of Central Florida. Opinions In the Future are those of the individual Free Black and Gold basket­ columnistandnotnecessarilythoseoftheed~orialstaffor ball game shirts will be handed the University administration. All content is property of the Central R()(/da Future and may not be reprinted in part • out as well as free food.