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TEENAGE SON OF SLAINWOMAN NOW MISSINGIN ORLANDO Orange County Sheriff’s deputiesare asking for the public’s help infinding the missing son of awoman who was fatally shot inAugust.

FLORIDA JUDGE HEAR-ING 6 ELECTION FRAUDCASES A judge is hearing motions todismiss election fraud chargesagainst six defendants, includinga suspended school boardmember in a rural North Floridacounty.

The State UniversitySystem presidents, accom-panied by their studentbody presidents, met onWednesday in Tallahasseeto discuss a proposalrequesting that Floridafund $118 million towardpublic state universities.The presidents have allagreed not to seek a tuition

increase next year if thestate agrees to fund therequest.

President John C. Hittwas in attendance, alongwith student body Presi-dent Cortez Whatley, whodiscussed the importanceof this request and the AimHigher Initiative.

“The Aim Higher Initia-tive consists of many com-ponents and leaders. Stu-dents are key to Florida’s

future and success,” What-ley said. “We are the leadersof tomorrow. It is impera-tive that we adequatelyinvest in higher educationand thus invest in business-es as a whole.”

Aim Higher was createdby students as a way tounite students, businessleaders, community leadersand elected leaders as wellas raise awareness on thepositive impacts of

increased funding for theState University System.

Whatley asked studentsto get involved in this initia-tive by contacting theirelected officials and show-ing their support of thisproposal.

“I am pleased to standunited toward this onecommon goal. Students andfamilies have greatly invest-ed in the university system,”Whatley said. “We encour-age the state of Florida to

Officials request $118M in state fundingVANESSA HORNEDO

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Holiday entertainmentThe UCF choir will be

singing holiday songs at10:30 a.m. Thursday onthe first floor of MillicanHall. Holiday cookies willbe given out to studentsfor free.

For information, con-tact Pam Hanson-Phillipsat [email protected].

Free HIV screeningWellness and Health

Promotion Services haspartnered with Miracle ofLove to offer free rapidHIV testing to studentsfrom 4 to 7 p.m. Thursdayin room 111 of the Recre-ation and Wellness Cen-ter.

For information, con-tact Christine Pugh at407-823-5123.

Midnight mealThe Student Union has

partnered with the Stu-dent Government Associ-ation to host a free meal at11:55 p.m. Thursday in theStudent Union atrium.

Domino’s pizza will begiven to students.

For information, con-tact Destiny Acampora at407-823-3677.

Allies advance workshopThe Allies Advance

Program is an interactiveworkshop conducted toeducate students, facultyand staff about the issuesfacing the LGBTQ popu-lation. The next work-shop will be held at 9 a.m.Friday in room 245 in theRecreation and WellnessCenter.

Participants will havethe opportunity to receivea placard designatingthemselves as an ally.

For information or toregister for the workshop,contact Stephanie Pre-ston at 407-823-2811.

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Sweating in the Recre-ation and Wellness Center,catching the Knight Flightbus to the airport forThanksgiving, payingtuition at the beginning ofeach semester; each part ofstudent life at UCF is influ-enced, if not provided by,the Student GovernmentAssociation. Why, then,does a large majority of stu-dents not know what SGA is,let alone what it does?

“I don’t know muchabout them,” said TrentWood, a general businessand finance major. “I readsomewhere that they weregoing to some board meet-ing with the district direc-tors or something, and theyemailed a bunch of peopleasking if we had any opin-ions we wanted to voice, butI don’t really know whatthey were doing.”

Time after time, studentswere left to wonder if SGAwas anything more thananother club to join. Littledo they know how much ofan impact SGA has on their

quality of life on campus.“Once, someone asked

me if we even had a studentgovernment,” said GabriellaPerez, a junior businessmajor. “Everyone seems toknow that we give out freeScantrons, but there is somuch more that we do.”

Perez became involvedwith SGA as a freshman andnow holds seat 7 as a senatorrepresenting the College ofBusiness Administration.

“SGA provides fundingfor not only the Student

Union, but the Recreationand Wellness Center, intra-mural fields and All KnightStudy I and II. Basically, any-where but the Library andacademic buildings, studentgovernment probablytouches,” Perez said.

In addition to the build-ings and events around cam-pus, the legislative branch ofthe student governmentassists students and organi-zations in finding and pro-

Students see disconnect with SGA outreach

A ringtone goes off in the middle of class,disrupting a lecture. Students chuckle, a pro-fessor frowns and the owner of the offend-ing phone nervously tries to shut it off with-out drawing any attention to himself. It’s ascene that can happen at any university. It’salso the sort of scene three Central Floridastudents want to help others avoid.

Edward Jezisek, Brandon Carpenter andJonathan Wachob are marketing a mobileapp called Ringtone Manager that will sparestudents the embarrassment of a disruptingphone call in class by allowing them toschedule the times during which their ring-tones will be on silent.

Jezisek, a computer engineering studentat UCF and creator of Ringtone Manager,spent last summer developing the app andfixing bugs in the simple-to-use design.

The app allows the user to create up tothree events for which the ringtone is to besilenced. Each event has a name the user can

ERIC QUITUGUAContributing Writer

KAYLA CAVANAGHContributing Writer

LAURA NEWBERRY / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE

Some UCF students express confusion over the function of SGA and the breadth of theorganization’s responsibility on campus.

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Students can use appto silence cell in class

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Since fall 2012, UCF has been a smoke-freecampus. However, at the Wiz Khalifa concertFriday night, this rule was clearly notenforced. Not only was there cigarette smokecovering the Arena, but the performersencouraged students and guests alike tosmoke marijuana. From the smell of theArena, it seemed that many people happilyobliged.

Each one of the performers that nightexpressed a strong affinity toward the illegaldrug, and frequently asked the audience ifthey felt the same. When Juicy J, a rapperwho was previously in the band Three 6Mafia, performed within the crowd, he askedthat someone provide him with a blunt whilehe was doing so.

“I want to get in the crowd and smoke ablunt with y’all,” Juicy J said. After enteringthe crowd he said, “Y’all smell like straight

For student bar-goers willing to headoutside of University Boulevard,Central Florida offers many eclectic barenvironments and drink selections.

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Uncover Central Florida Smokingreported inUCF ArenaStudents say drugs were used

ASHLEY ANNINContributing Writer

MICHAEL CHEN / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE

Juicy J performs as part of Wiz Khalifa’s concert lineup at the UCFArena on Friday, which, according to attendees, was filled withsmoke despite the university’s smoke-free campus policy.

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‘Students arekey to Florida’sfuture andsuccess. We arethe leaders oftomorrow.’

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Teenage son of slain womannow missing in Orlando

ORLANDO — OrangeCounty Sheriff’s deputiesare asking for the public’shelp in finding the miss-ing son of a woman whowas fatally shot in August.

The Orlando Sentinelreports 14-year-old Ricar-do Chang has been miss-ing since Monday. He waslast seen about 7:30 p.m.at the Central FloridaBehavioral Center inOrlando.

The teen’s mother, Jor-gete Acarie, was founddead in her bed lastAugust in southwestOrange County. Noarrests have been made inthat case.

Police say the boy’sfather released a state-ment Tuesday calling forhis safe return.

Florida judge hearing 6 election fraud cases

MADISON — A judgeis hearing motions to dis-miss election fraudcharges against six defen-dants, including a sus-pended school boardmember in a rural northFlorida county.

Defense lawyers wereset to argue Wednesdayin a Madison courtroomthat their clients, all black,did nothing wrong andare victims of an attemptby state authorities tosuppress minority voterturnout.

The charges stem froma 2010 school board elec-tion in Madison County.The winner, by a mere 28votes, was Abra Hill John-son. She’s one of the sixdefendants charged withfelony election fraud in analleged absentee ballotscheme.

Suspended Supervisorof Elections Jada WoodsWilliams, meanwhile, isfacing misdemeanor neg-ligence charges. Her casehas been moved to Talla-hassee.

Older driver safety week inFla. is observed

TALLAHASSEE —Florida officials are rais-ing awareness of theimpacts of aging and driv-ing.

The Florida Depart-ment of Transportationand the Safe Mobility forLife Coalition kicked offOlder Driver SafetyAwareness Week. Thecoalition was created toreduce the number ofcrashes while improvingthe safety, access andmobility for Florida’saging road users.

An FDOT newsrelease says there aremore than three millionadults over the age of 65in Florida, and trafficcrashes are the third lead-ing cause of fatalitiesamong this group.

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Muslims are reminded of their blessings during Eid

Eid Mubarak, ablessed Eid for all

Eid al-Fitr is an importantreligious holiday celebratedby Muslims across theworld. Eid signals the closingof Ramadan, which is theholy month of fasting eachday from sunrise to sunset.

Eid itself concludes thefasting and is the first day ofShawwal, the month that fol-lows Ramadan in the Islamiccalendar. Because of this, Eidfalls approximately 10 daysearlier each year on the Gre-gorian calendar. Eid’s pro-jected date for 2013 is Aug. 7.

There are not many nor-mative traditions for Eidbecause practices differ witheach country and family thatcelebrates the holiday.

“That is the fun part ofliving in America: You areexposed to such a diverseMuslim community that youmight not have had access toin your mother country,allowing you to experience itin a different way,” SaraChamma, a senior communi-cation sciences and disor-ders major, said.

Early in the morning,many Muslims complete theSalat ul-Fajr prayer, alsoknown as the predawn

prayer. Later inthe

morning, special congrega-tional prayers known as Salatal-Eid take place.

It is forbidden to fast onEid. Therefore, the holidayconsists of a large feast of avariety of foods.

“There is no set food forthe event because the reli-gion does not revolve arounda culture. It is meant to breakdown the divisions createdby different cultures in thehopes of uniting all as onecommunity. That being said,in America especially, youwill find anything fromDunkin’ Donuts to Somasavailable to mark the occa-sion,” Chamma said.

In Algeria, almond- anddate-based cookies aremade. Each of the cookiesresembles a different typeof fruit and is made tolook beautiful.

“In Algeria, we makeall types of cookies. It isa custom to take a box

of cookies to everyhouse you go to that day

as a celebratory thing,”Chamma said.

An important tradition ofEid al-Fitr is to give to thoseless fortunate. Before themorning prayers, money iscollected for charity. In somecountries, food is collectedin the last few days ofRamadan to make sure thateven those who cannot oth-erwise afford it have some-thing for Eid.

Family is another impor-tant aspect of Eid al-Fitr.Muslims celebrating the hol-iday frequently purchasenew clothes to wear as theymove from household tohousehold to celebratewith extended family andfriends while reflectingon their blessings.

“The biggest thing isgoing to see family and

spending time enjoy-ing each other’s com-pany. It is typical togo to multiplehouses during theday,” Chammasaid.

A small giftexchangeoccurs amongfamily mem-

bers and members of thecommunity. At each newstop, family membersexchange gifts with oneanother.

“It is similar to Christmasthat you get many gifts whenyou are younger. Growing upin America, with a limitedMuslim population, our par-ents would try to make theholiday season special for usby organizing many partieswhere we would have giftexchanges,” Chamma said.

Henna is traditionallyapplied on the hands andfeet the evening before Eid.Communities meet at thelocal mosque and congre-gate together.

“For me, personally, a bigthing is to get henna tattoosat the mosque the nightbefore. There is a long line,so we are just together mak-ing plans for what to do afterprayers the next day,” Cham-ma said.

Decorations are minimal-istic for Eid. Lights andlanterns are the most promi-nent decoration around theworld for the holiday.

“People like to put uplights or just add minor dec-orations to mark the occa-sion. Lanterns are also acommon decoration in manyMiddle Eastern countriesand can be found in all sortsof colors and decorativestyles,” Chamma said.

Eid is a spiritual holidayfor the Islamic religion. LikeAmerican New Year’s, theend of Ramadan is a time forself-reflection. It is also atime to find a way to imple-ment changes for the rest ofthe year.

“It is a reflective time,where you see all that youare blessed with. It is veryspiritual and is great tospend it with people that youlove,” Chamma said.

Each culture and faith hasits own way of celebrating.Yet, the common threads offamily and honoring tradi-tions around a table of fes-tive food and decorationsintertwine the holidaystogether.

This is the third part of ourHome for the Holidays series.

ABBIGAIL GATELYContributing Writer

MEGAN ELLIOTT / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE

Sara Chamma, above, is a senior communication sciences and disorders major whocelebrates Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday that signals the closing of Ramadan.

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for UCF News and Infor-mation, also said that pre-cautions were taken toavoid smoking inside theArena.

“I’m not sure what youmay have heard from peo-ple who attended, but theuse of marijuana is obvi-ously illegal in Florida, soit would not be permittedif observed at the Arena,”said Kruckemyer.

Veronica Jimenez, 18,said she was offered mari-juana by another concertattendee. Though shedeclined the offer, she saidthe smoke-filled Arenadidn’t bother her.

When asked about theuse of marijuana and itssupport by the perform-ers, Hixenbaugh said,“That is part of [Khalifa’s]theme, if you will.”

On multiple occasions

during Khalifa’s perform-ance, he was joinedonstage by a dancinglighter and a dancing joint.At one point, Khalifa tookthe opportunity to hug themarijuana cigarette. Hemade multiple marijuanareferences in both hismusic and his musings tothe crowd.

“I rolled up about 75joints and smoked all thatKK [marijuana] to theface,” Khalifa said. Theaudience roared withapproval.

Hixenbaugh said that,like most concerts, theUCF Police Departmentwas hired to provide pro-tection for the event.Additionally, Hixenbaughsaid there were Arena per-sonnel positioned bothinside and outside thearena, along with CSC, a

security company com-missioned to check bagsand people before theyentered the Arena. Theseindividuals were broughtin primarily to keep pro-hibited items outside ofthe Arena.

Despite multipleattempts for an interview,the UCF Police Depart-ment did not comment onthe event.

Before entering theArena, attendees’ bagswere searched and theirbodies patted down in aneffort to confiscate pro-hibited items.

Hixenbaugh said pro-hibited items include out-side food and beverages,as the Arena has exclusiveconcession, bottles, cans,coolers, alcohol, weapons,unofficial noise-makersand banners.

Attendees wereallowed to bring in packsof cigarettes, which werechecked by CSC person-nel, even though there isno longer a smoking areawithin the Arena.

“We did used to have asmoking deck when UCFwas not a smoke-free cam-pus that we have sinceeliminated,” Hixenbaughsaid.

Khalifa asked the audi-ence,”Ya’ll want to smokewith me tonight?” Atten-dees held up their lightersin approval for the rapper.

However, Hixenbaugh,who said he was presentduring the concert, said,“It was really just businessas usual as far as enforce-ment of the rules, smokingspecifically.”

weed over here, I likethat.”

Though marijuanahas recently beendeemed legal for recre-ational use in Washing-ton state and Colorado,its use is still prohibitedin Florida.

Smoke began flowingthrough the Arenathrough an over-sizedbong that remainedonstage during all of theperformances. Juicy Jencouraged the audi-ence to smoke marijua-na, take pills and drinkalcohol — all of whichare prohibited in theUCF Arena.

“Do you smoke weed?Do you pop pills … thenyou are definitely invitedto a Juicy J after party,”the rapper said.

Brian Hixenbaugh,the manager of the UCFArena, said even beforeUCF’s smoke-free policy,the Arena didn’t allowsmoking inside. Thereare signs posted on allthe doors in the Arenaaffirming this.

Hixenbaugh said hehelped to coordinate theevent, but it was not aUCF concert. He alsostated that the Arena fol-lows the same protocolsat every concert to keepprohibited materialsfrom coming in.

“There was security,we had ticket-takers,ushers, we have a guestservice office upstairsthat’s staffed … securityon the floor, police pres-ence in the building,parking — our standard

rundown of staffing,”Hixenbaugh said.

With all of these secu-rity precautions, it couldbe assumed that no ille-gal activity took place.However Jordan Don-aldson, a senior businessmanagement major, saidhe witnessed the con-sumption of marijuana.

“I saw a bunch of peo-ple smoking. I don’tknow, you know, if it wascigarettes or whether it’sa joint,” he said. “Every-body was smoking.”

Donaldson said hesaw police officers ques-tioning individualsthroughout the night,but only in the conces-sion area of the Arena.

“They got caughtdoing something, that’swhat it seemed like,”Donaldson said.

Gene Kruckemyer,news editor and writer

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By night, the garages atUCF take on a secret life oftheir own, hosting long-boarders who ride downtogether at speeds of up to25 mph.

Brian Brown, a juniorstudying managerialaccounting, compares theexperience of riding downa garage to surfing on con-crete.

“Adrenaline shotthrough my entire body,”Brown said. “Everythingwent silent save for thesound of my wheelsstretching against theground as I made myturns; the speed was unbe-lievable.”

Longboarders refer to arun down a garage as“bombing” the garage, andon Internet communities,UCF’s garages are consid-ered one of the premierplaces to longboard,attracting students fromValencia, Full Sail andeven local high schools.

Most longboarders pre-fer Garage H in particularbecause the floor issmoothest there andbecause it has two work-ing elevators they can ride

once they’ve reached thebottom.

Longboarders can beseen rolling down GarageH at top speeds, takingwide curves throughempty parking spots andleaning their bodies in tohit the apex of the threeleft turns and either thefinal left or final right. Thefinal turn depends onwhich direction the ridergoes down, as Garage H isdesigned in a one-way-only fashion. Longboard-ers often go down in thedirection cars come up, sothat if they spot a patrolcar, they can keep goingand escape.

“The police showed upand waited at the bottomfor us; [my friend] blewright past him, with me fol-lowing suit,” Brown said.

Using the garage as askate park is against UCFpolicy and is not toleratedby the UCF Police Depart-ment. Officers oftenschedule raids on thegarages to prevent stu-dents from using it for thesport. They have raidedGarage H multiple times inthe past few years, with apatrol car covering theramp while an officer cov-ers the exit stairs on foot.

UCF students usuallyget sent away with a warn-ing. If they keep comingback to the garages, theymay receive a studentreferral. High school stu-dents might receive a tres-pass on first warning, andif they return, they getarrested, said Officer Jean-nette Emert of the UCFPolice Department.

“If we can remedysomething with conversa-

tion, that’s what we do,”Emert said.

The UCF PoliceDepartment’s records andevidence division does notdistinguish between long-boarders and skateboard-ers; they are all referred toas either “skaters” or“skateboarders.” Last year,nine trespass warningswere handed out to skatersin Garage H. Since 2009,two skateboarders on cam-

pus were arrested forassault, two for theft andone for narcotics, accord-ing to the UCF PoliceDepartment’s records. Thelatter had been given atrespass warning 10 daysearlier by the same officer.

Officers are also con-cerned with the safety ofthe students and will oftentalk to them about protec-tive gear such as helmetsand gloves.

“It’s a dangerous hobbyto have, considering theydon’t have brakes,” saidDylan Kelly, a seniorstudying English. “It’sprobably not the safestthing to do, but then again,that’s fun to some people Iguess.”

One student recentlywent down lying flat on hislongboard without anyprotective gear. An officeron her bike asked thegroup to leave, warningthat someone had gottenseriously hurt recently fordoing that and encounter-ing a car on the way down.

“We’ve had injuries inthe past … usually theskateboarders and theirtricks, because they’re theones that we’ve had morefrequently than long-boards,” Emert said.

As long as longboarderswant to go downhill,UCF’s garages will beoccupied by night, and thepolice will be there to dis-suade them.

“I felt a certain form offreedom that I had neverbefore,” Brown said. “As Ireached the bottom, myfriend was there smilingasking how it was; I simplyreplied, ‘Let’s do thatagain.’”

Longboarders ignore garage safety rulesERNEST DUFFOO

Contributing Writer

ERNEST DUFFOO / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE

Junior Aerospace Engineering major Gerald Condon speeds down a ramp in Garage H on his longboard. UCF’s garages areconsidered premier places to longboard and attract local longboarders from several colleges and high schools.

aim higher by investing inour future, in our students.”

University presidentsfrom University of WestFlorida, Florida State Uni-versity, University of NorthFlorida, University of Flori-da, University of SouthFlorida, Florida Agricultur-al and Mechanical Univer-sity and New College werealso in attendance and allhave agreed to support theproposal.

“We recognize theimportance of spendingour tax and tuition dollarswisely. We have eliminatedand consolidated pro-grams. We have saved mil-lions of dollars in efficien-cies. However, we cannotcontinue to tighten ourbelts without impactingour students,” said JudyBense, president of theUniversity of West Florida.

The agreement beingproposed is that the statecreate benchmarks foreach university. Fundingfrom this request will onlybe given if those goals aremet.

“We want to be heldaccountable and increasedinvestment in our universi-ties should be tied to spe-cific goals,” Bense said.

Studentsurged tocontactelectedofficials

Rappers made several marijuana references on stage

viding funding forevents, conferences andfees. Composed of 60available seats for electedsenators, the Senate isopen and available to allstudents to provide men-toring as well as fundingfor certain financial bur-dens related to academ-ics that students mayencounter during theirtime at UCF.

SGA also consists ofthe judicial branch,which is dedicated toprotecting the studentbody’s rights and servingas the appeals court, andthe executive Branch,which represents the stu-dent body as a whole andserves to make sure stu-dents get the best experi-ence and education pos-sible.

“Student Governmentis UCF’s biggest advocatefor students’ rights andresponsibilities,” saidRyan Grail, a senator rep-resenting the College of

Health and Public Affairsand a senior majoring inpublic administration.“We have a lot of differ-ent committees; someare financially based andsome are here just toinform the student body.We work hand in handwith the executive side ofthe house and the judi-cial branch as well. SGAis here for the students.”

The public relationscoordinator for SGA,Oluwafunlola Falade,said steps are being putinto place to create astronger marketing strat-egy for outreach to stu-dents.

“SGA Extra, one ofour online sites, is beingtotally revamped to bet-ter provide informationto students about whatwe do and how weimpact the university,”Falade said. “We alsohave a vision boardonline where studentscan come and write theirown visions for UCF, andit actually posts to the

SGA website and getssent directly to us.”

SGA has started tospread its wings in thedigital world, creatingInstagram, Facebook andTwitter accounts to bet-ter connect with andengage the student body.The number of studentvoters grew to recordnumbers last semesterduring the student gov-ernment election, andthe hope is that growthcontinues.

“As PR coordinator,it’s my job to not only getinformation out there,but to figure out newways to get in touch withstudents,” Falade said.“It’s a challenge that weare tackling, and we havea plan. It kind of hurtsthat some students don’tknow what we are herefor, but we are workingreally hard, and by theend of next semester wehope to see that dramati-cally change.”

Imad Chakir con-tributed to this report.

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Social media used to engage with students

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Community activistand UCF faculty memberLeandra Preston-Sidleraccepted the Florida Cam-pus Compact Service-Learning Faculty Awardon Nov. 8 at the Universi-ty of Tampa. She won forher work and commit-ment to various nonprofitservice-learning projectsand enhancement of stu-dent learning.

“I knew I was qualifiedfor the award, but winninganything on a state levelwith so much competitionis truly an honor,” Sidlersaid. “It’s nice to get somerecognition for the sub-stantial work I put intoteaching, especially withservice-learning.”

She graduated with amaster’s degree in Englishfrom UCF in 1998 and is

currently writing a disser-tation for her Ph.D. intexts and technology. Shehas been teaching at UCFfor approximately 12years. At first she taughtEnglish composition, butbegan teaching women’sstudies full time in 2004.She has proposed or cre-ated many of the classesthat she teaches and hasmade sure every classincluded service-learningcomponents.

“There are so manyissues in our communitiesthat need to be addressed,and all require peoplewho care and who arewilling. I think it’s part ofbeing a decent, compas-sionate human being andwe should all play a part inmaking our communitiesstronger and addressinginjustice,” Sidler said.

Sidler is an activemember of the Domestic

Violence Task Force, achair of the EducationCommittee and a regularjudge for the UCF Ser-vice-Learning Showcase.She has established a largearray of communityactivism initiatives and

created partnerships withmany nonprofit programs.

She has always been anactivist, and mostlyfocused on homelessnessand domestic violence.She hosts benefit showsand other fundraisers,

such as the Take Back theNight march, with thehelp of her students. Theyhave raised thousands ofdollars for domestic vio-lence shelters and theAnimal Safehouse, whichSidler started in 2008 bycombining her love foranimals and social justice.The Animal Safehouse ofBrevard is a nonprofitorganization that fosterspets of women in domes-tic violence sheltersthroughout Central Flori-da.

She helped develop theClothesline Project,which is held everysemester, and introducedthe project to the Orlandoand Cocoa UCF campus-es. It is a student-involvedproject that addressesdomestic violence and is avehicle for women affect-ed by violence to expressthemselves and support

the cause.Sidler encourages her

students and those whowant to get involved withtheir community to vol-unteer somewhere thatdeals with an issue ofinterest to them — oreven organize their ownproject.

“Be creative and startsmall … every little bitmatters,” Sidler said.

If there are any bits ofinjustice, poverty or needsin the community thataren’t being addressed,she hopes people will helpto make a difference.

“To use a famousquote, ‘We must be thechange we wish to see inthe world,’” Sidler said.“We live in a culture thatis about individualism andtaking; we are betterserved by community andgiving, as cliche as thatmay sound.”

Professor awarded for dedication to communityAMANDA FOLKMAN

Contributing Writer

COURTESY LEANDRA PRESTON-SIDLER

UCF faculty member Leandra Preston-Sidler speaks at a Take Back the Nightevent in Brevard County in October. Sidler recently accepted an award for herwork on nonprofit service-learning projects.

change. Below the name is anoption that decides whether theringtone is silenced once aweek, daily or only on certaindays. The user can then choosewhat time the ringtone issilenced and when it comesback on.

“It’s just so applicable to any-body who’s a college student,”said Carpenter, an AerospaceEngineering pre-major at Semi-nole State College who helpedJezisek market Ringtone Man-ager. “You just get busy and for-get [to silence ringtones duringclass].”

Jezisek decided to create theapp during the summer afterhearing someone’s phone go offin class. It reminded him of thetimes his ringtone would dis-rupt a lecture.

“Sometimes my phonewould go off in class and I’d say,

‘This is really embarrassing,’”Jezisek said. “So I put it to silentimmediately and then an hourlater I’d go out of class and I’dforget to put my phone on loudagain. So I’d just go throughoutthe day and then at 5 p.m. or soI’d realize my phone was onsilent and I missed five impor-tant calls I needed to get to.”

To get started on developingRingtone Manager, Jezisekdownloaded an Android soft-ware development kit, known asan SDK, which included adebugger, sample code andtutorials.

Jezisek had previously takena course at UCF that taught himJava, the programming languagethat the Android SDK uses todesign applications, which heused to design the app.

He then signed up withGoogle Developer, a servicethat enables developers todesign an app that gets pub-

lished and distributed onGoogle Play, Android’s platformfor mobile apps, games, music,books, magazines, movies andtelevision.

He then needed people tohelp him market Ringtone Man-ager.

“Ed and I met each otherthrough a mutual friend andfrom that we just got to talkingone night and he was telling meabout his idea,” Carpenter said.“I thought it was incredible.”

Carpenter told his friend,Wachob, a business administra-tion student from the AmericanMilitary University, about theapp. Wachob liked the idea, andthe two brainstormed on howthey could tell a wide audienceabout Ringtone Manager. Thetwo initially turned to their pro-fessors, asking them if they’dadvise students to download theapp at the start of a semester.

“A couple of the professors

had very great feedback,”Wachob said. “They said, ‘If youguys have this out there, I willtell my students to download itbecause I don’t want phonesgoing off.’ That kind of createdthat mindset that if we bringthis to the media at colleges —bring this to the college news-papers — from there we couldbring it to college professorsand once college professorshave it, they can tell their stu-dents to download it.”

Carpenter and Wachobreached out to college newspa-pers and even Fox 35, hoping tolet students know about Ring-tone Manager. The app, whichis priced at 99 cents on theGoogle Play market, has had 52downloads, Jezisek said. How-ever, the creator says he is nottoo concerned with the num-bers.

“While it’d be nice to get tonsof downloads, I’m fine without

Ringtone Manager created by UCF stu-FROM A1


As lines of peopleinched closer and closer tothe registers, ready to checkout their items, they pre-pared their responses forthe inevitable question:“Do you have a rewardscard with us?”

Rewards and loyaltycards are offered at manystores as a means to pro-mote the business andreward customers, but notall cards are the same.Some require the buyer tospend time filling out anapplication, providing per-sonal information or a cred-it check, while others arefree and require nothingmore than an email addressor phone number.

“I just think that peopleare skeptical about givingtheir phone number away,”said Heather Leibowitz, aloyalty-card holder and jun-ior marketing and entrepre-neurship major. “But if Iforget mine at home, thenthey just say, ‘Can I haveyour phone number?’ And Iget to use it that way.”

The average householdin the United Statesbelongs to 18 loyalty pro-grams, according to the 2011Colloquy Loyalty Census,but it only actively useseight.

Senior accounting majorAshley Olving said shenever used the rewards onher student Discover card.

“It’s such a smallamount that I’ve had thecard for years and it’s toolittle of an amount to doanything with,” she said.

So which cards arestress-free savers andwhich are the best to havein your wallet? Here’s a listof some of the most popu-lar and rewarding.

CVS – EXTRACARECVS led the way in

drugstore loyalty cards,

launching its program in2001. The card is easy tosign up for, requiring onlyyour phone number instore or creating an accountonline.

“It’s one of the moresimple ones because theydon’t spam you and I don’tget crazy emails or any-thing,” Leibowitz said. “Ithink it’s the best one [loy-alty card].”

For all ExtraCare cardholders, the store offerspersonalized coupons, in-store deals, two percentback in ExtraCare rewardson every purchase and $1back for every two pre-scriptions filled. CVS alsooffers double rewards onweekly qualifying purchas-es and during certain timesof the year, and $5 back onevery $50 worth of beautyproducts purchased.

“I definitely use[ExtraCare points]. I proba-bly get about $5 everymonth for the amount ofbeauty supplies I get there,”Leibowitz said.

STARBUCKS — MY STAR-BUCKS REWARDS

Recently, Starbucks’loyalty program was givena major overhaul. The pro-gram, which once requiredan upfront fee of $25 toreceive a 10 percent dis-count on purchases, hasbeen revamped. Now, cus-tomers simply pick up acard for free and register itonline. They can then addany amount of money theywant to the card and use itfor in-store purchases,such as a gift card. Afterregistering the card, cus-tomers receive a free drinkor food on their birthdays,and every purchase givesthem one star. After col-lecting five stars, coffeedrinkers advance to thegreen level, which allowsthem free refills onbrewed and iced coffeeand tea. After earning 30

stars, the gold level isreached. At this level, cus-tomers get one free drinkafter every 12 stars earnedand personalized deals intheir inboxes.

OFFICE DEPOT — WORKLIFEREWARDS

This loyalty programcan help with the cost ofitems such as ink, toner andprint services, which oftenhave daunting price tags forcollege students. Handingover a phone number is allit takes to start receiving 10percent back in rewards forpurchasing these items, and$2 back for every ink ortoner cartridge recycled instore during a purchase.Buyers can also earn bonusrewards on select purchas-es. Rewards are distributedfour times per year in theform of a certificate thatcan be used toward anypurchase.

BEST BUY – REWARD ZONENot to be confused with

the Reward Zone creditcard, this loyalty programonly requires a valid emailaddress to sign up. Afterregistering in store oronline, customers receiveone point for every $1 theyspend. If customers earn250 points, they get a $5reward certificate in theiremail.

UCF — LINK LOOTThe university jumped

on the loyalty card band-wagon by offering LinkLoot to first-time collegestudents who participate inLINK events on campus.The program was createdas an incentive to get stu-dents involved.

“I think it will definitelyencourage people to go toevents if they’re gettingsomething back,” Lei-bowitz, who had never

heard of the program, said.Of 10 students randomly

stopped on campus, nonehad heard of LINK Loot.Students can collect LINKLoot throughout the semes-ter and use it to win prizesat the LINK Loot auction inthe fall and the LINK Lootlottery in the spring andsummer semesters. Theauction is held in the Pega-sus Ballroom, and studentsbid on prizes with theLINK Loot they’ve collect-ed. The raffle is an eventwhere students trade theirLINK Loot for raffle ticketsand take their chances onitems of their choice. Prizesinclude Blu-ray players,TVs, laptops, movies, videogames, digital cameras, giftcertificates, event tickets,UCF spirit items and more.

PANERA – MYPANERAThe MyPanera loyalty

program was created a little

differently than most pro-grams. There are no pointsto earn and nothing to keeptrack of. Customers presenttheir cards at the time ofpurchase and the comput-ers track the visits for them.They also keep a record ofwhat items each customerprefers, but junior financemajor Luke MacWilliams, aMyPanera member, saidthat feature may need somework.

“It’s nothing that I everwant,” MacWilliams said.“It’s all cookies and pas-tries.”

A Panera customer willnever know when a loyaltyreward will be given tothem, but rewards includecomplimentary bakery-cafe items, exclusive pre-views and tastings, cookingand baking tips, invitationsto special events, ideas forentertaining and recipebooks.

ALICIA DELGALLOSenior Staff Writer

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CVS launched its ExtraCare reward card system in 2001, which offers cardholders personalized coupons, in-store deals and 2 percent in ExtraCare rewards on everypurchase.

Store rewards cards come with perks, bonuses


Women’s Soccer

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UCF lands 14 all-conference spotsThe Knights tied a school recordTuesday, when six players were namedto the All-C-USA First Team. UCF led the conference with six first-team honorees. A total of 14 playersearned some sort of honor, rangingfrom first team accolades to All-Freshman Team honors. First team members include seniors TroyDavis, Kemal Ishmael, Quincy McDuffie,Latavius Murray, Jordan Rae andsophomore J.J. Worton. Senior A.J. Bouye, along withsophomores Blake Bortles and TorrianWilson were named to the secondteam, while junior Jordan McCray andsophomores Justin Tukes and RannellHall were given honorable mentions. Rounding out the awards for theKnights are freshmen Deion Green andBreshad Perriman, who earned spots onthe All-Freshman team. The six seniors who were given all-conference honors helped lead agraduating class that is tied for the all-time lead for wins in UCF history. The team is scheduled to take on BallState on Dec. 21 in the Beef O’BradysBowl.

Matt Williams earnsFreshman of the Weekhonor Freshman guard Matt Williams wasnamed the C-USA Freshman of theWeek Monday, two days after a careernight. In his collegiate debut against FloridaTech, Williams accounted for 21 pointson seven 3-pointers, a game high in just13 minutes played. Williams missed the first five games ofthe season recovering from anappendectomy. “This is a wonderful honor for Matt,”head coach Donnie Jones said in arelease. “Matt showed great courageand determination to come back afterhis illness, and everyone was so happyfor him and his family when he steppedback onto the court Saturday.”Williams and the Knights are scheduledto hit the court next to take onBethune-Cookman on Wednesday at 7p.m.

UCF’s graduation rateranks highly amongbowl teams The football team’s graduation rateranks highly among bowl-qualifyingteams, according to a study conductedby Richard Lapchick, director of UCF’sInstitute for Diversity and Ethics inSport. The Knights are ranked eighth and 11thin graduating African-Americanstudent-athletes (78 percent) and allfootball student-athletes (81 percent),respectively.

- compiled by Andy Zunz

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In 2009, Kemal Ishmael andA.J. Bouye made their way to UCFto further pursue their academicand athletic careers. Head coachGeorge O’Leary had recruited thetwo players with the understand-ing that they would get theirdegrees and contribute on thefield when they were ready.

“When we came in, we alwayswent everywhere together, play-ing around like kids,” Bouye said.

Now seniors, they have growninto All-Conference USA players.Ishmael was voted onto the All-Conference First Team and Bouyewas voted onto the All-Confer-ence Second Team.

Ishmael has contributed ateam-high 116 tackles, three fum-ble recoveries and three intercep-tions in 2012. Bouye has sevenbreakups and is second on theteam with two interceptions.

“[Ishmael’s] well-respected notbecause he talks a lot; I think he’s avery quiet individual,” O’Learysaid. “I think he’s respectedbecause of what he does. He’salways where he belongs and heunderstands his responsibilities.”

On Dec. 21, the duo will play itsfinal game against Ball State in the

Beef O’ Brady’s Bowl in St. Peters-burg.

The game may provide one ofthe toughest tests for the defen-sive pair. Ball State offers a bal-anced attack, throwing for 257yards per game and rushing for214 yards per game.

Ball State junior quarterbackKeith Wenning has completed 65.5percent of his passes, thrown 22touchdowns and earned a 134.6quarterback rating this year, pro-viding a threat to UCF under cen-ter.

But Ishmael and Bouye aren’tswayed by numbers, they have afew accolades themselves.

Ishmael, who was also namedto the All-Conference team as asophomore, was named to the JimThorpe Award watch list prior tothe 2012 campaign, which honorsthe nation’s top defensive backs.

Bouye entered the season with

high expectations, taking over forJosh Robinson who left for theNFL draft. Bouye has scored twotouchdowns and is one of onlythree UCF players of all time toreturn a fumble and an intercep-tion for a touchdown in the sameseason.

Bouye was named the confer-ence defensive player of the weekfor his performance against Mem-phis, during which he returned afumble for a touchdown, and hadan interception.

To top it all off, both playersmade the cut when league honorswere announced. Ishamel wasnamed the C-USA DefensivePlayer of the Year and to the All-C-USA First Tean and Bouye wasgiven second team honors.

“It’s a good chemistry backthere; Kemal and A.J. are the lead-ers,” redshirt sophomore safetyClayton Geathers said.

The leadership of Ishmael andBouye has been critical in theaccelerated success of their youngproteges Brandon Alexander andGeathers.

“They know me and B.A.[Alexander] are young, but likeKemal always says, ‘You’re not [a]freshman. Play like you’re a sen-ior,’” Geathers said.

Alexander and Geathers repre-

sent the future of the Knights’ sec-ondary. Geathers has excelled inhis sophomore season, finishingsecond on the team with 107 tack-les and two forced fumbles.

Alexander started five gamesas a freshman when Bouye wentdown with a knee injury, and in2012, he returned to the startinglineup and flourished.

“I think Brandon has done agood job and is solidly the startingcorner over there,” O’Leary said.“He’s another 6’1” guy. You can’tfind those guys with range. Allthese guys have these 6’4”, 6’5”receivers. You need some rangeover there to combat that.”

The secondary has grown atight bond, and that play has trans-lated onto the field. Geathers andAlexander know that in just a fewmore games, Ishmael and Bouyewill no longer be in the samemeeting room and practice field,as they will graduate and pursuetheir NFL dreams.

“We watch film together all thetime to get little edges on ouropponents; that really helped alot,” Geathers said.

If both Geathers and Alexan-der can remember the lessonsthey have learned from the upper-classmen, their futures could be asbright as the gold on their helmets.

RYAN GILLESPIEFootball Beat Writer

UCF leans on a veteran core of defensive backs as it prepares for a potent Ball State offense

No-fly zone

Tishia Jewell, one of the2012 women’s soccer team’smost decorated athletes,became the first Knight towin the prestigious SeniorCLASS Award on Friday.

The Senior CLASSAward focuses on excel-lence of community, class-room, character and com-petition.

“To win this awardmeans a great deal to me. Iam honored, and I knowthat there were excellentstudent-athletes listedalongside me. I am veryexcited to be able to end mycareer on such a high noteas this,” Jewell said.

Jewell is the first Knightand the second ConferenceUSA athlete to win theaward.

“When I found out Iwon, I was stunned [andhad] a huge grin on myface,” Jewell said. “All mycoaches and teammatescongratulated me, and mycoach told me what anhonor receiving this awardis. My team is very support-ive of each other and we allwish the best for eachother.”

The winner of the SeniorCLASS Award is selectedout of 10 finalists. A third ofthe votes that count comefrom an online poll. Fanscould vote in the poll everyday for a month. Jewell won

the fans’ vote with 24.18 per-cent. The other two-thirdsof the votes came fromDivision 1 women’s soccercoaches and the nationalsoccer media.

“We have many out-standing candidates for theSenior CLASS Award. It’struly incredible how wellrounded women’s soccerplayers across the nationare, so it takes a special stu-dent-athlete to stand outamong that group,” ErikMiner, executive directorfor the Senior CLASSAward said in a release.“Tishia had a fantasticcareer on and off the field.She is a deserving winner of

UCF’s crown Jewell wins prestigious award

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Seniors Kemal Ishmael and A.J.Bouye bring down East Carolinareceiver Jabril Soloman. BothIshmael and Bouye earned all-conference honors.

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Senior forward Tishia Jewell makes a move past a North Florida defender. Jewellbecame the first UCF player to win the Senior CLASS Award Friday.

Senior forward Tishia Jewell named recipient of 2012 Senior CLASS Award

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‘It’s a good chemistryback there; Kemal andA.J. are the leaders.‘

— CLAYTON GEATHERSSOPHOMORE SAFETY


It may not be the 2010Liberty Bowl againstGeorgia, or even the lastBeef O’ Brady’s Bowlagainst Rutgers.

But the upcomingbowl game against BallState in St. Petersburg isstill a bowl game, and theKnights should treat itthat way.

The good teams don’tcare what the game is,they show up. And if theyfeel they are much betterthan the bowl they wereplaced in, they prove it onthe field.

What did an 11-1 BoiseState team do last seasonwhen it was placed in theMaaco Bowl in LasVegas? It destroyed itsopponent, Arizona State,to the tune of 56-24.

The fact is, UCF was12 points away from beingin a BCS bowl.

Northern Illinois (12-1)will play in the OrangeBowl against FSU as anat-large team. UCF wasclose to having the seasonNIU did.

A four-point loss toMissouri, two-point lossto Tulsa and then a six-point loss to Tulsa wereall winnable games. IfUCF won those threegames, it surely wouldhave been 12-1, in the top

16 and in a BCS bowl.But it is too late to

dwell on what could havebeen. If the Knightsbelieve they are thatgood, they need to actlike it.

Of the 35 bowl games,the Beef O’ Brady’s Bowlin St. Petersburg is con-sidered to be in the bot-tom tier in terms of noto-riety.

Ball State is a goodteam, though. At 9-3 andcoming off six straightwins, the Cardinals arenot a team to scoff at.

But it shouldn’t matterwho the opponent is —UCF needs to show up.

I do not doubt thathead coach GeorgeO’Leary will be ready. Idon’t doubt the seniorswill be ready. But theyneed to be more thanready. In order to buildmomentum for next sea-son, the game needs to bea convincing win.

Unlike the close gameagainst Georgia in 2010that produced so muchmomentum for the begin-ning of next season, UCFcannot afford a nail-biteragainst Ball State.

With three more wins,Ball State may even be abetter team than 2010’sGeorgia. But that doesn’tmatter. It’s all in a namein college football.

Since the shaky BigEast won’t provide asmuch momentum as theuniversity hoped when itaccepted an invite, UCFneeds to win — and winbig — if it wants momen-tum going into its debutseason in the Big East.

Like the football team,fans need to show up, too.

Athletic Director ToddStansbury said on theradio this weekend that itis important for fans totravel to bowl gamesbecause it adds to thenational profile of theprogram.

There is a silver liningin everything, and if wecan find one with the lossin the Conference USAChampionship game, it’sthat the Knights are goingto a bowl that is easilyaccessible to students,alumni and fans.

For me, it will be my

last game as a UCF stu-dent. Personally, I wouldrather attend the game inSt. Pete — a game I canafford to go to — thanhave UCF play in the Lib-erty Bowl in Memphisagainst Iowa State.

Iowa State. Ball State.What’s the difference?

For the team and forfans, it is important totreat this game as a privi-lege and take full advan-tage of it.

When one door closes,

another opens. With astrong showing, theKnights have a chance tobuild momentum and thefans have a chance toincrease UCF’s nationalprofile.

So show up.

Knights need to relish postseason opportunity despite disappointing opponent, season

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Redshirt senior Latavius Murray works his way through defenders in the Conference USA Championship Game. Murray wasnamed to the All-C-USA First Team despite missing three games with an injury.

this award.”Head coach Amanda

Cromwell has coached Jew-ell all four years at UCF.

“Compared to a lot ofstudent-athletes around thecountry, she set herselfapart, but she was in greatcompany with the list offinalists. We are very proudof her,” Cromwell said in arelease.

From a competitionstandpoint, Jewell is welldecorated. The Satellitenative was named NSCAAAll-American in 2011. Jewellis also a three-time all-con-ference honoree and the2010 Offensive Player of theYear.

Jewell led the Knights tothe Elite Eight in the 2011

season for the first timesince 1987.

As one of the captainsthis past season, Jewell ledthe Knights to the pro-gram’s highest nationalranking in more than 20years.

This past season, Jewellalso left her mark in theUCF history books bybreaking the Knight’s shotrecord (243) and careerassists (36).

In the classroom, Jewellhas excelled. Jewell is cur-rently working on two mas-ter’s degrees. She earnedher bachelor’s degree inpsychology in fall 2011. Shecurrently carries a 3.75 GPAand was named UCF’sscholar of the year in 2011.

When Jewell is not onthe field or in the class-

room, she’s volunteering inthe community.

In past years, Jewell hasvolunteered for the Havenfor Children, SzubaGuardian Care Solutions,Women’s Center in Brevardand Relay for Life.

“I hope that my mark atUCF is more than just ath-letics, but that it encom-passes academics, commu-nity and other aspects thatare important as well. I amhonored to have had theopportunities that UCF hasgiven me and I hope thatmy time here was spentshaping the program for asuccessful future. I hopethat every player who stepson the field feels the senseof family that we are andmakes their own mark onthe program.”

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Senior forward Tishia Jewell moves the ball upfield in a game against North Florida. Jewell leaves UCF as the all-time leaderin shots and assists, and was a two-time preseason All-American, according to Soccer America and College Sports Madness.

You could call him oldschool, and you would beright.

Don Shula, formerMiami Dolphins headcoach, was celebratingthe 40th anniversary ofthe 1972 undefeated Dol-phins season with playersMercury Morris, LarryLittle and Earl Morrall atShula’s Steak House atthe Swan and DolphinHotel at Disney.

To him, the NFL lacksrespect.

“I have always tried tohave respect for myopponents. I want to win.I want to beat ‘em. But Isure don’t want to embar-rass him because I’vebeen on that other end ofthe embarrassment. It’snot fun; it’s not pleasant,”Shula said.

Morris, who playedrunning back for Shulafrom 1970 to 1975, recalledan example of howimportant respect wasfor Shula, who neverwanted to run up thescore.

Morris told a story to aroom of reporters aboutwhen the Dolphins werebeating the Patriots 37-0and Shula put the backupquarterback in the gameand told him to keep theball on the ground.

The backup threw onthird and long and, afterthe Patriots missed atackle, the receiver ranfor more than 60 yardsand scored a touchdown.

“Everyone is scream-ing and yelling ‘Yay, yay!’and he’s on the sideline.Coach Shula goes ‘I toldyou to keep the ball onthe ground! Keep it on

the ground!’”Shula then put the

starter, Morrall, back inthe game and told him torun the ball, Morris said.“Because he didn’t wantanybody to ever think itlooked like we were run-ning the score up.”

Shula and the othersdo not mean disrespectwhen the team comestogether to celebrateanother anniversary ofthe historic ‘72 season.

“That’s probably oneof the most misunder-stood things people thinkabout us, is that we’re abunch of angry old guysand we cant wait for thatlast undefeated team toget beat, and we have abig champagne celebra-tion,” Shula said. “Thatdoesn’t happen.”

The coming togetherat Shula’s Steak Housewas more of a celebrationof the team’s own perfectseason. The Dolphinswent 17-0 in 1972 and wonthe Super Bowl.

No other team hassuccessfully completed alossless season since.

There was no mentionof the NFL’s last unde-feated team this season,the Atlanta Falcons. TheFalcons lost to NewOrleans on Nov. 11,becoming the last team tolose a game.

Morris said many ofthe players now don’tcare about winningchampionships like play-ers did when he played.He also talked about howthe lossless season was ateam accomplishment,not a record.

“I would like for it tobe this thing about ‘this iswhy we did it’ and all thatcrap. But it’s because we

practiced harder thanother people, our workethic was tops — this guy[Shula] made us work —I mean it was a job,” Mor-ris said.

Around the lounge,which branches off of thesteak house, pictures ofthe 1972 team hang on thewalls.

“You look around; yousee these pictures; youdon’t see anybody smil-ing and cheeking it up,man. Because nothingwas funny. This was a joband a job that you had todo,” Morris said.

In regard to today’sNFL, Shula does notbelieve the league is com-pletely absent of respect,but does remember atime when the league didnot need to levy fines tokeep players, coachesand teams in check.

“You don’t think abouta fine when you do some-thing. And if you getfined, that’s not going tokeep you from doingsomething,” Shula said.

“I think it’s just theway that you’re broughtup. It’s just the way thatyou practice and that’sthe way you play.”

For the legendarycoach, it always comesback to respect.

“I think the mostimportant thing isrespect for the game,respect for your team-mates, respect for youropponents,” Shula said.

But, for Shula, respect-ing opponents was a bet-ter when it came with awin.

“You know, win thegame. I want to win thegame, but by the sametoken, you want to do itwith a lot of class.”

WES GOLDBERGStaff Writer

Members of 1972 Dolphins talk perfect season, current state of football

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From left: Members of the 1972 Miami Dolphins Larry Little, Earl Morrall, Don Shula and Mercury Morris share atoast to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their perfect season at Shula’s Steak House at Walt Disney World Swan andDolphin Hotel.

Respect key for legends

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A ChristmasCarol @ TheatreDowntownthru Dec.238 p.m.$20

34th AnnualChristmas inthe Park @Winter Park’sCentral Park6:15 p.m.- 8 p.m.free

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College IndieNight @IndependentBar10 p.m.free - $5

Brawl for All @SAK ComedyLab11:30 p.m.$7 - $10

SATURDAY

St. LuciaFestival @Museum ofSeminoleCounty History1 p.m.- 4 p.m.free

Tyrone Wells @The Social6 p.m.$15

SUNDAY

The VampireDiariesConvention @Hilton in theWalt DisneyWorld Resortthru Dec.9$25 - $230

FilmSlam @Enzian Theater1 p.m.$5

this weekend

Garlands adorned withholly, Christmas trees,lights and other holidaydecorations are up allaround buildings, rides,restaurants and shops atUniversal Studios. In otherwords, Universal Studios isin full holiday mode as itprepares for its annual hol-iday events.

The Grinchmas Wholi-day Spectacular and theMacy’s Holiday Parade aretwo of the grandest eventspresented this year. Both ofthese events, as well asmany other special holidayevents, began running atUniversal Studios on Dec.1.

The stage is set in theIslands of Adventure parkfor Universal’s annualGrinchmas WholidaySpectacular show, com-plete with a set designresembling a mini Who-ville town with snow-capped roofs over littlehouses, a decorated Christ-mas tree in the center andlights throughout. Grinch-mas, which is directed byLora Wallace, is a live showthat tells the story of the

Dr. Seuss classic How theGrinch Stole Christmas.

“This year there are afew differences in chore-ography, but it is still thesame story and samemusic. There are 12 to 15performers and overall 30people, including cast andcrew,” Wallace said.

Wallace described her

method for directing thisyear’s show as quite sim-ple.

“It’s all about heart andyou have to love what youare doing so that youractors will love what theyare doing,” she said. “Ifthey love what they aredoing, then they will proj-ect that to the audience.

The audience needs to feeland connect with theactors and story.”

The director stressedthat the story is still basedon Christmas being aboutlove and family.

“My favorite part of thewhole show is when all theWhos gather around theChristmas tree and sing

after they’ve realized theydon’t have any presents. Itshows the real meaning ofChristmas,” Wallace said.

The show will beaccompanied with musicby Mannheim Steamroller.Mannheim Steamroller isone of the largest Christ-

Universal brings familiar fare to holidays

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Giant balloons, performers and Rockette-style dancers will be featured in Universal Studios’ Macy’s Holiday Parade as part of the park’s holiday-themed attractions.

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With so many corporate chains and prevailing brands found in popular downtownWall Street Plaza and on Church Street, finding a good independent bar can be like finding a

needle in a haystack. For students looking for the quintessential party scene, popular to locals and the night owls, the Tilt-

ed Kilt Pub, Knight Library and Buffalo Wild Wings on University Boulevard aren’t too hard to find. But forthose searching for an environment that is more eclectic, innovative, charming, beat, artistic, savory and musical,

the best bet is Mills Avenue.

Mills Avenue andWinter Park bar scenes

offer a refreshing mixof old and new

Mills is considered the cream of thecrop by those in the know of bar culture;it is bar kingdom, the mecca of all youneed to know about Orlando, the secretquarter inhabited by those daringenough to thrill themselves away fromcomfort zones and babysitting restau-rant experiences.

More than that, Mills Avenue is atight-knit community, and being a part ofthat community will provide those insearch of something new with otherlesser-known, but equally unique, estab-lishments on the outskirts.

Ready to get acquainted? Here are thethree can’t-miss starting points of MillsAvenue for curious barflies.

WWiillll’’ss PPuubb1042 N. Mills Ave., Orlando

Located in the corner of Mills Avenueand Canton Street, this bar started 15years ago as a neighborhood bar. Today,with an occupancy of up to 200, it is acornerstone and incubator for “every-thing,” according to its website. Asidefrom the varied selection of beer, friend-ly staff and Will himself, Will’s Pub isknown for its nightly shows of live musicof all kinds.

“We get a pretty diverse crowd. Wedon’t get a lot of people from UCF, but

we’re trying to reach out to them,” saidAmber Tencher, one of the bartenders atWill’s.

Lindsay Smith, who frequents Will’sand other bars in the area such as Lil’Indies (also owned by Will of Will’sPub), Wally’s, The Peacock Room andThe Falcon, said Will’s is her favorite.

“The thing that keeps bringing mehere is that there is an excellent selectionof beer, but also the people and the senseof community that exists within this par-ticular landmark,” Smith said. “I’m a cabdriver, and when people get in my caband tell me they just want to come to abar and have fun, this is where I takethem.”

Smith also recommended Will’s forits seasonal drink called Wake n’ Stout,an oatmeal coffee stout.

“It’s delicious. It’s my favorite drink,”she said.

WWaallllyy’’ss1001 N. Mills Ave., Orlando

Located just down the road fromWill’s Pub on Mills and Weber Street.,Wally’s has been around since 1954 andis one of the few mom-and-pop placesleft in the area — a true neighborhoodbar.

Open from 7:30 a.m. to 2 a.m., Wally’shails itself as having the longest hours ofany bar in town. Wally’s is not only a“bar, a party, an Orlando tradition,” as itsred, white and blue flier states, but it iswell established and best known for theowner, Walter “Wally” Updike.

Diane Allen has worked at Wally’s asbartender for three years and said shebest remembers Updike, who passedaway in 2008, for his community spirit.

“Wally was very supportive of veter-ans, the military, Americans,” Allen said.“He loved to support the community,and even though he’s not around any-more his spirit still lives. His urn is stillup there with his ashes — a true neigh-borhood entrepreneur — and that’s oneof the things that keeps Wally’s doorsopen,” she said.

Wally’s bond to the communityreaches as far back as the ‘80s and all theway from Mills to UCF, when studentsused to visit Wally’s more often.

“If you look around, there’s still a lot

JUAN DAVID ROMEROContributing Writer

PLEASE SEE WINE ON A11

KALEY LAQUEA / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTUREWill’s Pub features a varied selection of beer andnightly live music and open mic shows of all kinds.

KALEY LAQUEA / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTUREWally’s is an old downtown Orlando bar and was asocial staple for UCF students in the 1980s.


As the holidaysapproach, UCF studentsprepare to celebrate intheir own unique ways.From family gatherings tospecial family traditions,students from all walks oflife are excited to celebratewith those they love themost.

For many students,Christmas is the holidaythat is celebrated. Christ-mas celebrations ofteninclude big family dinners,

presents under the Christ-mas tree and traveling andvisiting family and friendsfrom back home. ForNNiiccoollee BBaakkeerr, a graduateinterpersonal communica-tions student, Christmashas always been a travelingholiday, split between visit-ing her mother’s side of thefamily on Christmas Eveand her father’s side of thefamily on Christmas Day inDaytona Beach. But thisyear, it will be a little differ-ent for her.

“I’m engaged now,”Baker said. “So I splitChristmas Day betweenmy fiance’s family and mydad’s.”

Along with visiting herfamily and her fiance’sfamily, she also visits herfriends from high schooland celebrates a traditionof baking together andexchanging “secret

Santa” gifts.

Sophomore SSuunnnnyy LLuuuu,a medical lab sciences stu-dent, also enjoys celebrat-ing with his family. In hisfamily’s culture, large fami-ly gatherings are common.

“We usually have a fam-ily gathering and cook bigmeals,” Luu said, addingthat they enjoy eating andopening presents togetheraround midnight.

Luu and his family alsocelebrate the Chinese NewYear together, whichoccurs at the first new

moon of the lunar year.They celebrate the sameway they celebrate Christ-mas: cooking together,playing games and gather-ing the family together.

“We just love havingfamily gatherings,” Luusaid. “In the Chinese cul-ture, we’re very close.”

Luu is very excited tosee members of his family,most of whom still residein California, and plans toleave right after finalexams.

Other students also cel-ebrate the Christmas holi-

days with multiculturalcelebrations. Junior psy-chology student KKaayyee--AAlleessee GGrreeeenn said her fami-ly gathers together to eatand celebrate with a tradi-tional American andJamaican Christmas dinnerwith about 30 to 40 mem-bers of the family.

DDeenniissee FFeerraaddoovv, a sen-ior micro & molecularbiology student, said herfamily also incorporatesWestern European andBulgarian cuisine into itscelebrations. One of herfamily’s favorite Bulgarian

foods to eat at Christmas isa special dessert pastrycalled banitsa. This dessertis special in the Bulgarianculture because in the mid-dle is a small fortune on apiece of paper wrapped intin foil. Some of the pas-tries also have a coin insidethat symbolizes good for-tune for that person for theyear.

Another traditional Bul-garian cuisine that isserved is a stew calledguvech. It is a vegetablestew made with peas, egg-plants and potatoes, as wellas other vegetables andbeef.

No matter how studentscelebrate, many are justgrateful to get away fromschool, enjoy time withfamily and friends andenjoy the holidays.

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mas recording groups of all timeand has an essential role in theshow. Wallace said MannheimSteamroller tells the story of theGrinch through music.

As usual, the Grinch isunhappy about the upcomingChristmas celebrations, continu-ing to play the sarcastic, mean,funny and hairy character thatmany visitors of the park loveand look forward to. Max, theGrinch’s dog, will be alongsidehim as well. The organizers ofthe show hope to bring out theholiday spirit in the audiencethrough the combination of theGrinch’s performance,Mannheim Steamroller and therest of the Whos.

Universal Studios will alsopresent a version of the Macy’sHoliday Parade through thestreets of the park. Men andwomen dressed as candy canes,nutcrackers and many more hol-iday favorites will be on stilts forthe parade. Women dressed asRockettes and holiday orna-ments will be marching downthe streets as well.

The balloons used in theThanksgiving parade in NewYork will be used in this year’sholiday parade. The Big ManSanta and Nutcracker are just afew of the many balloons thatwill be paraded. Universal repre-sentatives hope that this will beone of the most entertaining andfestive parts of this year’s holi-day events.

Not only will there be giantballoons up in the air, but giantballoons on bicycles will also befeatured in the parade. Theseballoons are a new aspect of thisyear’s parade. There will be twogiant Macy’s balloons that willstart and end the parade.

John Piper, vice president ofMacy’s Parade Studio, saidMacy’s parades always start andend with the Macy’s star balloon.Unlike the yellow balloons usedin the Thanksgiving parade,however, the balloons at Univer-sal will be green to evoke theChristmas spirit.

Piper said he selected themost festive balloons of thewhole collection of balloonsfrom the Macy’s ThanksgivingDay Parade. When asked howthese giant balloons actuallymade it down to Florida from

New York, Piper said, “Magic!”Park visitors can experience

Universal’s own brand of holidaymagic with the purchase of parkadmission. UCF students canpurchase up to two one-day, one-park passes to Universal Studiosfor $60 with a student ID at theSGA Ticket Center in the Stu-dent Union. For more ideas onthings to do during winter break— including events at Universal— check out our complete list oflocal holiday events online atwww.centralfloridafuture.com/variety.

Attractions feature Grinch, Macy’sFROM A10

of UCF paraphernalia, but it wasmostly back in the ‘80s when theyhad the Citrus Bowl down there;it was a huge UCF hangout. Nowthat UCF has their own stadium,they don’t come here so muchanymore,” Allen said while point-ing out the walls and the wallpa-per.

Yes, the wallpaper. “People come to see our wall-

paper; it’s got the naked ladies onit. But it’s classy, not slutty ortrashy,” Allen said.

Every Monday, Wally’s has $3Jameson whiskey shots and $2PBR tallboys. On Wednesdays, ithas feature microbrews for $3,and that alone brings crowds.

“That’s what [is] also neatabout Wally’s,” Allen said. “It’s avery eclectic crowd. You couldwalk here any day of the week ornight and anything goes. Youhave the working man sittingnext to the judge, sitting next tothe housewife, sitting next to theunemployed, sitting next to theyoung kid, the trustfund next tothe doctor. So we don’t reallycater to any specific crowd. Butno rookies allowed,” Allen joked.

TThhee WWiinnee RRoooomm270 S. Park Ave., Winter Park

Located on South ParkAvenue and New EnglandAvenue, The Wine Room isexactly what its moniker states,and though it isn’t a traditionalbar like Wally’s or Will’s Pub, it isa must-see location for UCF stu-dents.

The peculiar thing about TheWine Room is its use of Enomat-

ic dispenser machines. You buy awine-tasting card, which oper-ates through a smart-card system.It is $3 to purchase the card, andcustomers pre-load the card inincrements of $5 or howevermuch they are planning to spend.

“It’s a huge wine-tasting store.There’s 19 machines, 148 differentwines and we’re actually thelargest single-floor installation ofwine-tasting in the U.S. So youcan see more wines here in anygiven day than pretty much any-where else. It’s a single owner,single store; we imported themachines from Italy,” said JosephIreland, a Wine Room employee.

The Enomatic machinescharge by the ounce, giving visi-tors the flexibility to try anythingfrom a tasting to a whole glass onany of the machines.

“It’s a great concept; it’s a newidea and people don’t see thiskind of thing being used veryoften and it’s relatively new, sopeople are very intrigued by it,”Ireland said.

In fact, The Wine Room fea-tures such a unique concept thatTravel Channel’s SamanthaBrown decided to do a segmentabout it, which can be found onYoutube.

And despite the fact it doesn’thave any student-specific deals,The Wine Room always offers $3mimosas.

Others who frequent the MillsAvenue area suggested The MilkBar as well as Eden Bar at theEnzian Theater. No matter whereyou decided to start, if you’retired of the same old UniversityBoulevard scene, do not hesitateto check out Mills Avenue and itssurrounding areas.

Wine bar customerscan pay by the ounceFROM A10

COURTESY OF UNIVERSAL STUDIOS FLORIDAUniversal Studios Orlando opened its holiday attractions, including the Macy’s Holiday Paradeand Grinchmas Wholiday Spectacular, on Dec. 1. The attractions will continue until Dec. 23.

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ast week, data releasedby the U.S. Departmentof Education showed

K-12 graduation rates for 47states. Of these 47, Florida’sgraduation rates ranked at thebottom, surpassing only fiveothers at 74.5 percent. Defen-dants of Florida’s educationsystem and its effectivenesspoint to the 18 percentincrease in graduation ratessince 2003, a commendableimprovement. But whenexamining the state’s K-12progress in relation to its eco-nomic standing among otherstates, it becomes clear thateducation remains low onFlorida’s priority list.

A report published earlierthis year by the EducationLaw Center and Rutgers Uni-versity examined various cat-egories of public educationand fair funding. It assignedrank to each state, with Flori-da among “low-effort, regres-sive states” such as Missouriand North Carolina.

Money is usually the firstexcuse for poor educationrates, but Florida doesn’t getto use that one. In 2010, TheSunshine State’s gross domes-tic product was estimated at$748 billion, the fourth largestin the United States. Whenper capita GDP was com-pared to state spending, Flori-da received an F for overallstate effort on the nationalreport card. It also ranked40th in the nation for overallfunding level, which com-pared each state’s averageper-pupil revenue with oth-ers.

These numbers show verylittle money is going to publicschools themselves, but whatabout jobs? Hiring freezes andlayoffs have dominated manydistricts in recent years, leav-ing schools a skeleton crew offaculty to work with. But jobsaren’t the problem either. AFlorida TaxWatch reportreleased last year found dis-trict school boards to be the

first or second largestemployer in more than 60Florida counties. Florida onlyhas 67 counties.

The equation should be asimple one. The money isthere. The desire for employ-ment in the education field isthere. If this is the case, thestatistics beg the question:Why are we performing sopoorly?

The Florida education sys-tem doesn’t need construc-tion and new achievementstandards guidelines, it needsfunding reform. This encom-passes livable wages for expe-rienced and effective teach-ers, proper materials andsuccessful programs in placeof useless standardized test-ing. Although these numbersare not surprising, they clear-ly attest to the gap betweenreality and the deluded mind-set that the FCAT and mini-mal funding will lead toimprovement in publicschools.

OUR STANCE

Funding reformfor Fla. education

The philosophybehind biocentrism givesequal value to the life ofall organic things, not justhumans. Although socie-ty as we know it today isa far cry from being con-sidered biocentric, theethics of such a point ofview are vital to a sustain-able future, one thatencompasses a cruelty-free outlook for all ani-mals.

The old adage “out of sight, out ofmind” especially rings true whentalking about animal cruelty and ani-mal testing. If every household andcosmetic product you owned saiddirectly on the label it was tested onanimals, you might reach for a differ-ent brand of soap next time. Manypeople are unaware of how extremeand unnecessary a majority of testingis. There is a disconnect between themoral implications of purchasing abottle of Pantene and someoneintentionally harming an animal.Most people would be outraged ifthey saw someone kick a cat, butwhen a cat endures pain and suffer-ing and unnecessary tests in a lab soyour hair can have that perfectsheen, it’s somehow fine. Consumersare ignorant to the extensive andcruel nature of animal testing, butthere are so many resources foralternative products that are compa-rable in price as well as cruelty-free.

The Animal Care division of theU.S. Department of Agriculture’sAnimal and Plant Health InspectionService is responsible for maintain-ing standards of care and living forresearch animals, as designated bythe Animal Welfare Act of 1966. Butenforcement of the AWA is laugh-able, as experienced by manyresearchers. In 2000, APHIS inspec-tor Isis Johnson-Brown quit becauseof the conditions she was forced towork under.

“More than once, I was instructedby a supervisor to make a personallist of violations of the law, cut thatlist in half and then cut that list inhalf again before writing up myinspection reports,” Johnson-Brown

said. “My willingness touphold the law during mysite visits at the PrimateCenter led to me being‘retrained’ several timesby higher-ups in theUSDA.”

So when the safe-guards put in place to“protect” these researchanimals from unnecessarysuffering have failed, whois concerned with theirwell-being? Where does

that responsibility fall?Many cosmetic and cleaning

companies have aligned themselveswith the animal rights movement,but this isn’t enough. The history andreality of animal testing deserves aplace in biology textbooks. The issueis swept under the rug as people turna blind eye to the reality that nearlyevery single product in their medi-cine cabinets and under their kitchensinks was tested on a laboratory ani-mal at some point during its produc-tion. These animals endure outra-geous and cruel tests despite the factthat alternative methods are morehumane and more effective.

The nonprofit organization Physi-cians Committee for ResponsibleMedicine advocates non-animalmethods in research and educationand has conducted extensiveresearch to support the view that notonly is animal testing cruel andunnecessary, but often unreliable.Several factors affect the outcome ofresearch, including the stressincurred by lab animals and the lapsein human and animal anatomy.Research and testing using donatedhuman tissue and blood cells yieldsmore accurate and ethical results.

The time has come to end all ani-mal testing. Consumers should edu-cate themselves on the products theybuy and companies support.PETA.org has an extensive list detail-ing cruelty-free companies that isconvenient to use. As Anthony Dou-glas Williams advocates in Inside theDivine Pattern, “When we under-stand that all animals are our rela-tives, perhaps then we will treatthem as our brothers and sisters.”

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or many UCF students, thename Student GovernmentAssociation conjures visionsof the amateur versions of stu-

dent government we had in highschool. In reality, the organization ismuch more involved than posterboards and painted T-shirts.

Unfortunately, many studentshave little or no idea what SGA isactually responsible for and what itdoes to improve life on campus.However, SGA is, for the most part, aself-governing entity, and this factplaces responsibility on its membersto educate and inform studentsabout everything it does. There is alack of communication about theseresources that should be rectified.Oftentimes students miss events oncampus, largely due to poor advertis-ing efforts on SGA’s part, which issomething that reflects poorly onUCF as a university and may deterother artists or speakers from com-ing to campus.

In other respects, SGA is missinga large demographic of transfer stu-dents and those who live off campusor are not actively involved inextracurricular activities, yet thesegroups of students still benefit fromvarious services available to them.Even incoming freshmen whoreceive a thorough orientation andtour of the campus are still potential-ly missing information about SGA’sservices. A stronger web presenceoverall, especially within socialmedia networks, will rectify this toan extent, but a more thorough out-

reach during mandatory events suchas orientation or even registering forclasses would benefit students great-ly. Although SGA isn’t perfect, creditwill be given where it’s due. SGAtruly is an organization vying for thebest interest of UCF’s student body,one that provides importantresources that contribute to a bettercollege experience.

True democracy, unfortunately,involves a large amount of thanklesslabor. Much of the behind-the-sceneswork to create campus services goesunnoticed by students who benefitfrom them. Beyond campusresources, SGA’s judicial branch is anadvantageous outlet for students thatdeals with student rights, one thatcan be used as a liaison between stu-dents and university officials. SGA isa microcosmic representation of gov-ernment on a larger scale and shouldserve as a reminder that we as stu-dents have a say in the way our uni-versity is governed.

Just like state and federal govern-ment, however, involvement is cru-cial to an effective system. If studentsdo not put forth the effort to informthemselves and vote for their repre-sentatives, then there is no room tocomplain, but also no space in whichto start a dialogue about positivechange at UCF. As the second-largestuniversity in the nation, UCF has aresponsibility to lead by example,and having an efficient student gov-ernment that has a good rapportwith the student body it governs is anoble start.

OUR STANCE

Communicationvital for SGA

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Ban on animal testing,research long overdue

DON WRIGHT / THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER

KALEY LAQUEAOpinions Editor

KELSEY KRAMERSociology, senior

“If they didn’t mean to take creditfor work that wasn’t their own,they should take an ethics classand learn how to cite properly ...”

MAGGIE SHEAPsychology, senior

“If someone is guilty of plagiariz-ing and is being respected andrevered in textbooks and jour-nals,they deserve to be removedfrom their position ...”

JAMES CARYComputer science, junior

“For professors and researcherscaught with plagiarism,I think itshould be more of a slap on thewrist because there should be amuch more intensive peer review.“

JORDAN OZERITIESInterdisciplinary studies, junior

“I don’t think the penalties shouldbe so severe that professors couldlose their jobs ...I feel like theydon’t intentionally plagiarize thesame way students do.”

MAN ON THE STREET

‘What consequencesshould be given for

those who plagiarize?’

T H E W O R D A R O U N D C A M P U S

JACKIE ZEMBRONForensic science, junior

“I don’t think their jobs should bein jeopardy because a lot of timesthings might seem like the workis plagiarized,but maybe the cita-tions are just not correct.“

KYLE HUDSONCriminal justice, sophomore

“If it’s unintentional, then it’s amistake and you shouldn’t loseyour funding.”

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Central Florida Future Dec. 6 issue