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UCF Jazz Ensemble to hostfree concert for students

Free for students and$10 for non-students, theUCF Jazz Ensemble will behosting a concert in theCommunications Building,Room 101.

The concert will be heldon Friday, Jan. 28 at 8 p.m.All students and local resi-dents are welcome toattend.

The UCF Jazz Ensemblehosts concerts throughoutthe school year.

“Decades”event to bring stu-dents to Late Knight event

Late Knights, hostedonce a month, will focus ondecades in for its Jan. 28event.

Students can travelthrough the years andenjoy free food and games,while giveaways will con-tinue to be a tradition.

The event will be heldon Jan. 28 at 9 p.m. and willrun until 1 a.m. on Jan. 30.

All students are wel-come to attend and canfind more information atwww.lateknights.get-involveducf.com

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News and notices forthe UCF community

A safe-ride program atUCF is no longer sitting inneutral.

Friday will be the officiallaunch of KnightLYNX, thefirst-ever safe-ride programto come to fruition at UCF.

From 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. onFridays and Saturdays, UCFstudents can use their stu-dent IDs to access the free

service for safe transporta-tion to and from variousstops in the UCF and Water-ford Lakes areas.

“This is a great momentfor student government anda stepping stone that manyadministrations have triedto conquer,” said the pro-gram’s director, AdamBrock, “and I’m proud to saythat I was a part of theadministration that did con-quer it.”

Each bus will have 28seats with a maximumcapacity of 42 people. Theservice will have two routesfor students to choose from:the Green Line and the BlueLine. The Green Line willstop at apartment complex-es and shopping centerslocated off McCulloch Roadand Alafaya Trail and willnot go past Central Florida

Look inside for a specialsupplement to help you get

ready for the Career Expo.

UCF is now rankedas one of the topresearch universities inthe United States,according to a nation-wide analysis recentlyreleased last week bythe Carnegie Founda-tion.

The foundation,which revises their col-legiate analysis aboutevery five years, award-ed UCF with the statusof “RU/VH,” meaning auniversity with very

high research activity.UCF was one of 108

public and private uni-versities — amongPrinceton, Stanford,Harvard and MIT — toreceive this distinctionfrom the total 4,633 col-leges considered.

Carnegie’s rankingarrives on the heels ofseveral other recenthonors bestowed uponthe university’s researchand development sec-tor.

Last year, UCF wasranked third in thenation for impactful

patents by the Instituteof Electrical and Elec-tronics Engineers andwas the only universityin Florida to appear onthe list. Over the pastyear, research projects

by UCF faculty indiverse subjects likehemophilia, nursinghomes, stem cells,advertising spending,

Carnegie names UCFa top research school

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If good news comes in threes,then UCF has just had its third win.

After becoming ranked in basket-ball and football this year, UCF hasearned a different kind of ranking—one that could mean UCF studentsare getting more bang for their buck.

Kiplinger’s Finance Magazineranked UCF No. 33 in their ‘best val-ues inpubliccolleges’list.

TherankingwasreleasedJan. 5 andselected1100 publicuniversi-ties in thenation.Last year,UCFranked36th onthe listand hasadvanced a total of 12 spots in thepast two years.

The list consists of four-yearinstitutions that maintain high grad-uation rates while keeping costs ofattending to a minimum.

To create the list, Kiplinger’stakes into account SAT and ACTscores of incoming freshmen, stu-dent-faculty ratio and annual finan-cial aid disbursement.

According to Grant Heston fromUCF News & Information, the aver-age freshman SAT score in fall 2006was 1202 and last fall it jumped to1237. In the 2005-2006 school year$198.4 million was awarded in finan-cial aid and in 2009-2010 $345.8 mil-

Studentsget morebang forthe buckUCF ranks 33rd inbest values list MONIQUE VALDES AND JONATHAN BEATON

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Xuhua Wang, Hyo-Yang Ahn and Kevin Belfield research bio-imagingtechniques to help the early detection of tumors.

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With the weather stillbogging down Florida withsporadic thunderstormsand surprisingly chilly con-ditions, northern travel forspring break seems to be nolonger an option.

How convenient that welive where the rest of theworld vacations. Sticking athome isn’t so bad, after all.Florida is home to morethan just Disney and Pana-ma City.

We took a look at somecheap and close destina-tions for your scaled backspring break.

Clearwater/St.PetersburgTThhee bbeeaacchheess:: Clearwater

is regularly rated as one ofthe whitest beaches inAmerica, and Fort Desoto insouthern Pinellas Countywas rated by Dr. Beach asthe best overall beach in thecountry.

Desoto is a perfect mix ofbackwoods camping andtropical paradise, and it’s onthe site of a Civil War forti-fication, if the history nerdinside of you is interested.

TThhee ddoowwnnttoowwnn sscceennee::Downtown St. Pete mightnot look like much from theoutside, but it’s full ofunique dive bars and con-cert venues that give life tothe otherwise sleepy town.Directly across the streetfrom Tropicana Field, Ferg’sSports Bar serves as a greatpost-baseball game drinkinghole.

Bishop Tavern is a regu-lar hangout spot for celebsand out-of-town athletes,and it’s become known asone of the best bars fordrink specials downtown.The State Theatre and Jan-nus Landing are well-known venues in the music

world, and despite theirsmall, roomy sizes, they stillpull in top names in rockand hip-hop.

WWhhaatt mmaakkeess iitt uunniiqquuee::The Gulf Coast is knownmost for its great bars andrestaurants that line thewater and truly give PinellasCounty its “beach bum”attitude. Salt Rock Grill onIndian Rocks Beach is justone of many along the coastthat fishermen’s boats pullright up to after a long day

and dump off their freshhauls.

St.AugustineTThhee bbeeaacchheess:: Obviously,

the beaches aren’t the mainattraction in St. Augustine.But for the record, the city’sbeaches are surprisinglynice for northeast Florida. Itseems in the rush to Cocoaand Jacksonville, the beach-es of St. Augustine haveremained calm and quiet.

TThhee ddoowwnnttoowwnn sscceennee::

History is the key word indowntown St. Augustine.St. George Street, markedby its trademark coquinastone pillars, is a gatewayto ancient artifacts. TheColonial Spanish Quarter,Cordova Street andCastilla de San Marcos area must-see for even thecasual history buff.

WWhhaatt mmaakkeess iitt uunniiqquuee::Clearly, the history of St.Augustine is the city’smost well-known trait. St.Augustine is also home toone of Florida’s best up-and-coming music festi-vals: Harvest of Hope.What began last year withappearances from GirlTalk, The National,Against Me! and LessThan Jake is continuingthis year with The Moun-tain Goats, Broken SocialScene, Anti-Flag and BillyBragg. The festival is abenefit for a unique cause,as well: migrant farmworkers.

SarasotaTThhee bbeeaacchheess:: Once

your feet touch the pow-dered sugar-white sandon Siesta Key Beach,you’ll know the trip wasworth it. You can wadeout into the water for awhile before it gets deep,snorkel on the sandbars,walk along the shore atsunset, get some food atthe snack bar or playsome games of volleyballon the sand courts.

TThhee ddoowwnnttoowwnn sscceennee::At the heart of Siesta KeyVillage, Gilligan’s IslandBar & Grill has loads offood and drink specials,

themed nights, live musicand DJs. Nearby, the pop-ular Daiquiri Deck RawBar has a large selectionof seafood and, moreobviously, a huge menu ofaffordable, frozen drinks.

WWhhaatt mmaakkeess iitt uunniiqquuee::Whether you’re intomarine life, arts or soak-ing up the sun, Sarasotahas something to checkout. It has the bars andnightlife but for a morecultural experience,spend a day at the Rin-gling Museum of Artalong Sarasota Bay. Orcheck out Mote MarineLab and Aquarium’ssharks, manatees, sea tur-tles, dolphins and morethan 100 other species,plus check out the workthey do at the sea turtle,dolphin and whale hospi-tals.

MiamiTThhee bbeeaacchheess:: There’s

nothing like South Beach.Sure, it’s not the “TrueMiami” as CSI and RickRoss portray it, but SouthBeach is the mecca forgreat food, beautiful peo-ple and a dash of culturenot to be found anywhereelse in the country.

TThhee ddoowwnnttoowwnn sscceennee::Downtown Miami, specif-ically South Beach, is notas crazy as the stories maylead you to believe. It’s abit worn down and it’sextremely expensive.Check out Dolphin Mall, agreat outdoor shoppingplaza that lines the beach.

WWhhaatt mmaakkeess iitt uunniiqquuee::What doesn’t makeMiami unique? The week-

end of spring break,Miami is hosting theWorld Golf Champi-onship at Doral. It’s hometo Dwyane Wade and theHeat, it’s got great Cubanculture (and some classycigar shops) and it’swhere you’ll find some ofthe most obscure — andexpensive — fashions inthe country.

Daytona BeachTThhee bbeeaacchheess:: There

really isn’t a more obvi-ous choice than Daytona,for various well-knownreasons. Sand and waterquality are always greatand the selection ofhotels along the beach-line stretches as far as theeye can see.

TThhee ddoowwnnttoowwnn sscceennee::Realistically, downtownDaytona has slowlybecome the area aroundthe beachline. Be sure tocheck out small restau-rants along the water, aswell as ones more inland.Check out Don Vito’sItalian Restaurant andThe Cellar, both of whichare highly esteemed Ital-ian restaurants in thearea.

WWhhaatt mmaakkeess iitt uunniiqquuee::Other than being close toUCF, Daytona’s ability toattract an incredible num-ber of college studentsduring spring breakshould be a huge addedbonus, assuming that’swhat you’re going for.

It would be difficult togo wrong with DaytonaBeach.

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Sixty million peopleinhabit the five countriesthat make up a conserva-tively defined CentralAsia. It is an area with pre-cious oil and natural gasreserves, which all U.S.military troops passthrough in transit toAfghanistan.

And it’s an area thatEugene Huskey, a Stetsonpolitical science professorand head of the RussianStudies department,hoped to inform UCF stu-dents on during the PauleySpeaker Series on Jan. 24.

Eugene Huskey spokeabout the significance ofthese Central Asia coun-tries, the conflict that bub-bles within them and theirdiminishing ties with Rus-sia, at the fifth annualPauley Speaker Series onGlobal Affairs on Monday.

Approximately 100 pro-fessors, students andmembers of the UCF com-munity filled the Fair-winds Alumni Center ball-room to gain someunderstanding of this partof the world throughHuskey’s lecture, “Russiain Central Asia: The wan-ing of a special relation-ship.”

“Central Asia is a rela-tively unknown part of theworld. They kind of fallinto the cracks of the larg-er countries around it,”Huskey said. “Russia hasplayed a major role overthe past few centuries, butthat role is ending, andhow it ends and howquickly, has implicationsfor the region’s possibleinstability or conflict.”

Huskey conducteddoctoral research atMoscow State Universityin 1979-1980 and has writ-ten or edited four booksand authored almost four-dozen academic articles.

“Central Asia is animportant link in the sup-ply chain that connectsAfghanistan with the U.S.and our logistical sup-plies,” Huskey said. “It isimportant not just becauseof its significance to theU.S., but because there are60 million people livingthere and their children,futures and prosperity alldepend on the influence ofpowers around them.”

The lecture was aimedto answer four questions:What is Central Asia? Whyis it significant? What isthe nature of Russia’s spe-cial relationship with theregion? Why is this rela-tionship waning?

Huskey’s definition ofthe region included thecountries Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,Uzbekistan and Turk-menistan. Huskey pointedout the decline of Russianinfluence culturally andeconomically in thesecountries.

In 1959, the capital ofKazakhstan’s populationwas 73 percent Russian,compared to today’s 33percentage.

After the fall of the

Soviet Union, the coun-tries’ shifts toward indige-nization has singled outnon-natives and createddiscrimination and ten-sion, according to Huskey.After the fall of their for-mer empire, these coun-tries now fell the need tocreate their own narrativesand identity.

Unfortunately, the “de-Russification” process ofthese regions can lead toviolence between ethnicgroups, sometimes result-ing in the killings of hun-dreds as in Kyrgyzstan inthe summer of 2009 Hus-ket explained.

Bruce Pauley, UCF pro-fessor emeritus, has pro-vided an endowment overthe past five years for thespeaker series, also spon-sored by the history honorsociety Phi Alpha Thetaand UCF History Depart-ment.

Part of his contributionis also awarded to assistdepartment members totravel overseas to com-plete research or presentat conferences through thePauley Endowment TravelAwards.

“In this age that we live

in, Americans don’t haveenough contact with the out-side world,” Pauley said.“Two-thirds of the membersof our House of Representa-tives don’t even own a pass-port.”

Parameters for lectures inthe series include therequirement that the topicmust be about regions out-side the Western Hemi-sphere. Pauley’s intention is

for these kinds of lectures tomake use of the endowmentin the most effective way andto impact the most peoplepossible.

Pauley said he also fundsthe series to maintain tieswith the university that hetaught at for 35 years.

A brown bag lunch wasalso set up on Monday forstudents to ask Huskey ques-tions one on one and have

open discussion. Kathleen MacDonald, co

president of Phi AlphaTheta, attended the lunchwith eight other undergrad-uate or graduate students.

MacDonald said it was agreat opportunity to talkwith Huskey about historyas a major, its application inthe field and careers andresearch they were interest-ed.

Pauley speaker focuses on Central AsiaSARAH KEZERContributing Writer

MEGAN WILLIAMS / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTUREEugene Huskey talks to students and faculty during his speech called “Russiain Central Asia: The waning of a special relationship” Monday.


and water in space, haveall received positiverecognition.

The high researchclassification means morefunding for research atUCF. In 2009-2010 theuniversity received $75.8million in federal funding.Additionally, researcherswere awarded $133.3 mil-lion in external researchfunding with 41 UCFresearchers earning a mil-lion dollars or more ingrants. That amount rep-resents an increase ofover 9 percent in researchfunding and a 27 percentincrease in federal fund-ing from the year before.

Increased funding hasalso led to increasedresearch opportunities incommunity, undergradu-ate, and graduateresearch.

One of the moreunique programs underthe UCF research umbrel-la is the Business Incuba-tion Program. Accordingto the UCFBIP applica-tion, their mission is “tonurture companies withthe potential to createhigh wage jobs to helpdiversify the CentralFlorida economy.”

Applicants must quali-fy for the program in sev-eral different areas,including strong marketpotential, viability, firststage development, and arelatively permanent

Central Florida location.Once accepted, thesefledgling businessesreceive a variety of bene-fits within the incubator,such as strategic plan-ning, seminars, account-ing assistance, legal guid-ance, and internrecruitment through theExperiential Learningoffice.

The program currentlyassists 100 companies,and 48 companies havegraduated from the incu-bator since its inception.UCFBIP clients as awhole currently holdmore than 286 patents.

UCF also offers signifi-cant research opportuni-ties for undergraduates.The Office of Undergrad-uate Research offersmany yearlong opportu-nities for students to par-ticipate in undergraduateresearch in the way ofproviding mentors, stu-dent research positions,workshops, travel grantsand presentation oppor-tunities.

One highlight is theSummer Research Acade-my, or SRA, a two and ahalf-day programdesigned to introduceUCF students and incom-ing transfer students tothe concept of undergrad-uate research.

Kimberly Schneider,the director of OUR,believes that undergradu-ate research is an impor-tant figure in the develop-

ment of research at UCFand in the considerationof analysis done bygroups such as theCarnegie Foundation.

“In a lot of the researchfields, research is done bya team, so faculty areworking with post-doc-torate, graduate, andundergraduate studentswho do contribute a lot tothe research that’s done,”Schneider said. “Onmany levels, undergradu-ate research supports theresearch focus of the uni-versity, and we alwayshave more and more stu-dents involved inresearch on campus.”

Many of these studentsgo on to appear in publi-cations and presentationsalong with their facultymentors and teams. Theyexpand their resumethrough research andhave the opportunity tobe featured in the elec-tronically published UCFUndergraduate ResearchJournal.

Most importantly, saysSchnieder, the studentsgain invaluable experi-ence.

“Students involved inresearch really expandtheir academic experi-ence at UCF,” she said.“They get the opportunityto work closely with a fac-ulty mentor on an inde-pendent project and it’san opportunity to workthat does not often occurin a classroom setting.”

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WASHINGTON —Moving quickly, HouseRepublicans are takinganother whack at federalspending on the day after aState of the Union addressin which President BarackObama pronounced thecountry “poised forprogress” and beckonedlawmakers of both partiesto make job creation theircommon goal.

“The challenges we faceare bigger than party, andbigger than politics,” thepresident said in a national-ly televised speech at thedawn of a new era of divid-ed government.

Republicans applaudedthe president politely andtempered their post-speechcriticism on a night wherecivility reigned, more thantwo weeks after the shoot-ing in Tucson, Ariz., thatkilled six, left Rep. GabrielleGiffords, D-Ariz., woundedand stunned lawmakers.

“I assure you, we want towork with the president tocut federal spending,” Wis-consin Rep. Paul Ryan saidin the official Republicanresponse moments afterObama spoke.

But the chairman of theHouse Budget Committeepivoted quickly and saidthat in the past two yearsObama had presided over ahuge run-up in spending ondomestic programs.Democrats then “madematters even worse” with ahealth care law stuffed withtaxes, penalties, mandatesand fees that are stifling jobcreation, he said.

“We hold to a couple ofsimple convictions: Endlessborrowing is not a strategy;spending cuts have to comefirst,” he said, the latestindication that conserva-tives in Congress intend toseek deeper cuts in spend-ing and more far-reaching

changes in benefit pro-grams than Obama orDemocrats will accept.

“We face a crushing bur-den of debt,” Ryan said in aspeech from the committeeroom where Republicanswill soon begin writing aplan to cut spending andreduce deficits. “The debtwill soon eclipse our entireeconomy and grow to cata-strophic levels in the yearsahead.”

While Republican lead-ers sought to put Ryan outfront, their plan was com-plicated by the decision ofRep. Michelle Bachmann ofMinnesota, a tea partyfavorite, to deliver a speechof her own.

Newly in charge of theHouse, Republicansalready have made an earlydown payment on theircommitment to cut costs,voting to pare spending ontheir own office and com-mittee accounts by 5 per-cent. On Tuesday, hoursbefore Obama spoke, theywent on record in favor ofreducing most domesticprograms to levels in placewhen Obama took office,and 17 Democrats joinedthem.

Even larger cuts areexpected as winter turns tospring, but another relative-ly small change was on theHouse agenda for the dayafter Obama’s speech.

It would eliminate theprogram of federal match-ing funds that helps financepresidential campaigns,and supporters said savingswould total $520 millionover a decade.

The White Houseopposes the bill, saying thesystem should beimproved, not eliminated.

House Majority LeaderEric Cantor said Wednes-day that the GOP can workwith Obama on programsto stimulate the economyand create jobs, but that sig-nificant spending cuts are

needed immediately. “Weneed to force the budgetdown,” he said on CBS’s“The Early Show.”

For his part, Obama wasfollowing up his speechwith a trip to Wisconsin totout the economy’s recov-ery from the recession sofar, and, as he turns to hisre-election bid, campaignfor the steps he outlined inthe speech.

Obama walked downthe center aisle of a packedHouse chamber in farstronger political shapethan could have been antic-ipated three months ago.

Joblessness remains at9.4 percent, but the econo-my is growing, and pollsplace his approval ratingabove 50 percent, higherthan it has been in almost ayear. One recent surveyrecorded a double-digitincrease in recent monthsamong independent voters,who deserted the Democ-rats and swung behindRepublicans last fall.

In a speech that ranmore than an hour, thepresident coupled his callfor a five-year freeze ondomestic programs with arequest to increase spend-ing on selected areas suchas high-speed rail and cleanenergy.

He said he was open tochanging the health care

law, but told Republicancritics he wouldn’t agree totheir demands to repeal it.

He drew applause fromGOP deficit hawks in hisaudience when he said hewould veto legislation con-taining pet projects knownas earmarks. But then hechallenged lawmakers tomake public any meetingsthey have with lobbyists, astep he said the White

House has already taken.He said Social Security’s

finances must be strength-ened “without slashingbenefits for future genera-tions, and without subject-ing Americans’ guaranteedretirement income to thewhims of the stock market.”That was a message toRyan and other Republi-cans who want to letyounger workers createprivate retirementaccounts as an alternativeto the current system ofgovernment benefits.

Republicans were unan-imous on one point — thatObama’s calls for spendingcuts weren’t strong enough.The party’s leader in theSenate, Sen. MitchMcConnell of Kentucky,said overall the presidenthad “changed the tone andthe rhetoric” from his firsttwo years in office. But, hesaid, “freezing governmentspending for five years atthe increased levels of thelast two years is really not

enough.”Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C.,

who backed numerous teaparty-backed challengers inlast fall’s elections, was dis-missive. “When the Presi-dent says ‘investment’ hemeans bigger federal gov-ernment and higher taxes.Americans sent a clearmessage in the 2010 elec-tions. They no longer wishto ‘invest’ in PresidentObama’s big-spendingplans.”

House Speaker JohnBoehner, R-Ohio, said in astatement: “A partial freezeis inadequate at a timewhen we’re borrowing 41cents of every dollar wespend, and the administra-tion is begging for anotherincrease in the debt limit.Rather than lock in the job-crushing spending binge ofthe last two years, we areworking to carry out ourpledge to cut spending topre-’stimulus,’ pre-bailoutlevels and impose realspending caps.”

Republicans back at work cutting spendingDAVID ESPOAssociated Press

CHARLES DHARAPAK / ASSOCIATED PRESSHouse Speaker John Boehner gestures after being acknowledged by PresidentBarack Obama during his State of the Union address in Washington,Tuesday.


Boulevard. The Blue Linewill stop at apartment com-plexes and shopping cen-ters off Alafaya Trail, Colo-nial Drive and WaterfordLakes Parkway.

“We come from a com-munity where our primarysource of transportation istaking your own car,” saidBrock, who thinks the serv-ice will help teach studentsabout public transportation.“[Students] might have togo to a city where they relyon public transportationand they do have the expe-rience with KnightLYNX toknow exactly what a trans-fer point is, how to get fromone route to another andhow to stop at a stop that’snot part of the same route.”

SGA President MichaelKilbride said the servicewill especially benefit stu-dents who don’t have cars.

“We have a lot of stu-dents who live in localapartment complexes whorely on the shuttle systemduring the day to get to classbecause they don’t have acar,” Kilbride said. “This isreally a connection to thecommunity for the UCFstudents as well as a saferide alternative late atnight.”

Leading up to thelaunch, Brock and othermembers of SGA have beentabling in front of the Stu-dent Union handing outpromotional T-shirts, mag-nets and key chains.

Brock said the best partabout tabling for the pro-

gram is that students aresticking around to ask ques-tions about the programand not just running off toclass after snagging a free T-shirt.

At the most recent Tran-sit Advisory Committeemeeting, John Lewis, theCEO of LYNX, said heunderstands the need forthe service and is excited tobe a part of it.

“One issue that is a veryhigh priority for UCF stu-dents and faculty isenabling the students tomake safe transportationfrom campus to entertain-ment,” Lewis said. “[Anoth-er] of the issues they arevery much aware of is theprevalence of students whohave been driving under theinfluence and some of theissues associated with that.”

Community relationssupervisor Sgt. TroyWilliamson is also hoping itwill reduce the number ofdriving under the influenceincidents.

“I want to see it work,”Williamson said. “If it stopsat every apartment com-plex and people don’t driveoff, that would be an idealsolution.”

Williamson said if every-thing works out, it willallow the police depart-ment to devote more oftheir concentration to otherareas.

For the next couple ofweekends, Brock will beconcentrating on gettingfeedback from studentswho use the service.

“I’m prepared to do

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lion was dispersed. “It’s fantastic recogni-

tion and it’s further recog-nition of UCF’s growingnational reputation,” Hes-ton said. “It’s a credit to thehard work and dedicationof staff the staff and facultymembers who support anoutstanding student expe-rience.”

Other Florida schoolsthat made the list wereUniversity of Floridawhich ranked second,New College of Floridawas 20th, the University ofSouth Florida was 55th andFlorida International Uni-versity was 97th.

This shows that despitetuition hikes last year, Flori-da is still one of the cheap-er states to go to school.

Florida universities areamong the most economi-cal in the country. Theaverage tuition cost forpublic four-year universi-ties is $7,605 per year. Flori-da’s average is $4,825,$2,780 lower than thenational average accord-ing to College Board.

UCF’s status among thenation’s universities thatoffer the best value is wel-come news for studentsand parents, particularly ata time when the economyis struggling.

“It feels good to beattending a school withgreat academics at anaffordable price” saidsophomore engineeringmajor Taylor Meche.“This can do nothing buthelp our status nation-wide.”

Tuition stillcheaper in Fla.FROM A1

whatever it takes to get thisprogram to work,” saidBrock. “Once this semesterends, we’re going to evalu-ate the program, see if thereare any problems withthose days, see if we canmaybe expand to anotherday or create a differentroute.”

Monitoring the program

for the next month or sowill help determinewhether or not the $105,000requested Activity and Ser-vice Fee budget for the nextfiscal year is approved.

“Student governmenthas been working for thepast several years to workon a program to providesafe transportation for stu-

dents in the local area atnight,” said Kilbride. “Hope-fully the next administra-tion will be able to continuethis and make it a successfulprogram year round.”

Lewis, who worked forthe GRTC Transit System inVirginia before coming toOrlando about eight weeksago, said Virginia’s system

had a partnership with theUniversity of Richmondand Virginia Common-wealth University.

“I expect nothing lesswith our service with UCF,”said Lewis. “We’re reallylooking forward to intro-ducing the next generationof public transit riders toour service.”

Police hope KnightLYNX decreases DUIs

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CHAD NO-CHOCINCOCINCINNATI — Bengals wide receiver

Chad Ochocinco is putting his unusualname back in the news.

Ochocinco suggested at the end of aninterview with ESPN on Tuesday thathe’s planning to change his name backto Johnson. He didn’t give a specificreason, other than saying he’s “doneenough with the Ocho thing.”

He has talked about changing hisname several times. Leading up to agame against the Jets during the 2009season, he insisted that he wouldchange his name back to Johnson ifcornerback Darrelle Revis shut himdown.

Ochocinco failed to catch a pass, butkept his name. He later said hiscomments were made in fun and hewas never serious about a namechange.

GOODELL WILLING TO TAKE A$9,999,999 PAY CUT

NEW YORK — NFL CommissionerRoger Goodell will cut his salary to $1 ifthere is a work stoppage after thecollective bargaining agreementexpires in March.

Goodell, who makes about $10million a year including bonuses, said ina memo to his staff Wednesday thatchief negotiator Jeff Pash will do thesame. Pash makes nearly $5 million ayear.

Goodell also has asked the league’scompensation committee to delay anybonus payments to him until after adeal is reached with the NFL PlayersAssociation.

“Let me emphasize that we are fullycommitted to doing everythingpossible to reach a new collectivebargaining agreement without anydisruption to our business,”Goodellsaid. “The entire senior leadership teamstands with me in its commitment toresolving the CBA issues with theplayer’s union.

“While several other executives havealso volunteered to make additionalreductions to their compensation, Ihave asked them not to take that stepat this time as we continue ournegotiating efforts.”

NFL owners opted out of theagreement in 2008.

Union chief DeMaurice Smith haspredicted the owners will lock out theplayers after the March 4 expiration ofthe contract with the league.

NFLPA communications director CarlFrancis was not impressed by Goodell’smemo.

“I have been around long enough toknow that this decision is irrelevant tothe process,”Francis said. “He shouldalso guarantee there won’t be alockout.”

NATIONALSPORTSWRAPFOOTBALL

— ASSOCIATED PRESS

Baseball preview

Bats on deck

Replacing Chris Duffyand Shane Brown will beno easy task.

The former Knightsand current MLB playershit over .400 last season,and the Knights baseballteam has a tough roadahead in making up fortheir production.

After a strong end tothe 2010 campaign, theKnights finished 33-22overall and had the mostwins in Conference USAplay (10) since joining theconference in 2006.While the Knights tiedfor last in C-USA stand-ings, they had the sec-ond-best overall recordof the nine C-USA teams.The team welcomed intheir second consecutivetop-20 nationally rankedrecruiting class.

The Knights welcomeback the majority of theiryoung lineup. Last year,UCF was the only schoolin the nation to have fivefreshman start 35 games.

Ronnie Richardson, amember of 2009’s top-4ranked recruiting class,made 45 starts at centerfield as a freshman and isthe only player with a lotof fielding experiencereturning to the outfield.

Sophomore shortstopDarnell Sweeney was theonly Knight to start all 55games last season andbatted .358. He was votedon C-USA’s All-FreshmanTeam.

Chris Taladay won C-USA Baseball Freshmanof the Year for his per-formance at the plate aswell as his defensiveefforts at third base and

catcher.The Knights also lost

key leadership roles inBrown and Duffy. Expectsenior first basemanJonathan Griffin and jun-ior catcher Beau Taylorto lead the team. Griffinwas second on the teamin homeruns with 13.Taylor currently ownsUCF’s third-longest hit-ting streak at 21 games.The streak will carry intothis season.

On the mound, theKnights get back left-handed pitcher JoeRogers, who went 4-2with eight saves on theseason last year. Theteam has depth at pitch-ing with their top sixpitchers in ERA return-

ing, and 18 total pitcherson the roster.

The UCF Baseball FanFest, presented by B2Café, is Saturday at 5:30p.m. at The Venue. The

event is free to everyonebut fans can purchase a$5 ticket to win prizesand eat a B2 Café meal.

Fans are invited toattend an intrasquad

scrimmage prior to FanFest at 2:30 p.m. Fan Festwill end around 6:30 p.m.,in time for fans to attendthe basketball gameagainst UAB at 7 p.m.

MICHELLE DAVIS / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE

Last year, shortstop Darnell Sweeney was the only Knight to start every game en route to a .358 batting average and a spot on the C-USA’s All-Freshman Team.

Two top-20recruiting classes— UCF can havewhatever they likeJESSICA GILLESPIE & ALEX PERNA

Baseball beat writers

As the men’s basketballteam searches to findanswers for their last fewgames, the women’s teamhas quietly remainedamong the leaders in Con-ference USA. Thursday’sgame against Houston willbe a huge opportunity toremain in those ranks.

“In the past, versus[Memphis], we’ve playedwell,” said coach JoiWilliams. “But we need toplay good defense and thathas been the key to oursuccess.”

UCF (11-8, 4-2 C-USA)comes into Thursday’smatchup with the Cougars(15-4, 6-0 C-USA) fresh offa 28-point victory at homeversus Marshall, in whichthe Knights used big scor-ing runs to demolish theHerd.

But the Cougars havebeen red hot in conference

play this season, undefeat-ed so far against C-USAfoes.

In Todd Buchanan’sfirst season as head coach,the Cougars are receivingvotes in the AP top 25 polland during the six-gameconference winningstreak, the Cougars haveaveraged 76.3 points pergame.

Led by 2009 C-USAPlayer of the Year Court-ney Taylor (16.3 points pergame), the Cougars havefour players who averagedouble-digit points pergame. The other three areBrittney Scott (15.6),Porsche Landry (14.9) andLesslee Mason (10.1).

UCF boasts four play-

ers who average double-digit points as well. D’NayDaniels (14.7), ChelsieWiley (14.3), Aisha Patrick(10.9) and Jelisa Caldwell(10.4) are all playing welland will need to have a big

game against Houston inorder for the Knights topull out a victory.

Houston will also beseeking revenge, as UCFhas won the last two meet-ings, including the 2009 C-

USA Championship game.But that’s in the past andHouston is now the huntedin 2011.

“These are the games

Junior catcher BeauTaylor was namedto the Johnny BenchAward Watch List in2010 and ended theseason on a 21-game hit streak.

GEORGE OEHL / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE

Women’s basketball

Red-hot Cougars coming into townAARON CROUCH

Women’s basketball beat writer

PLEASE SEE DANIELS ON A9

NEXT GAME

Thursday, 7 p.m. | UCF Arena

vs. UCF Houston

Senior D’NayDaniels leads theKnights inpoints, field goalpercentage andblocks.

AMY SIMPSON / CENTRAL FLORIDAFUTURE


The Knights bolsteredthis year’s football recruit-ing class by adding fiverecruits this week.

— Cornerback BruceDukes (Tyrone, Ga.) com-mitted to the Knights onMonday, turning downoffers from Auburn,Cincinnati, Indiana, Ken-tucky and Mississippi State.Dukes is rated a three-starprospect by Rivals andcould be an asset ondefense and special teamsfor UCF.

— Linebacker TroyGray (Kennesaw, Ga.) tookan official visit to UCF overthe weekend and commit-ted after he saw what theKnights had to offer. Gray isa Rivals three-star prospectwho had offers fromArkansas, Mississippi State,Kentucky and Virginia.

— Safety Jared Henry(Jacksonville) decommit-ted from South Carolinaand made a commitment toUCF on Monday after tak-ing a visit to Orlando over

the weekend. Henry is athree-star prospect onRivals.

— Kicker Shawn Moffitt(Orlando) decided to stayclose to Dr. Phillips Highand committed to theKnights this week. Moffittcan compete for immediateplaying time next season, askicker Nick Cattoi connect-ed on only 57.9 percent ofhis field goal attempts lastseason.

— Linebacker TerrancePlummer (Orange Park)chose UCF after taking avisit to campus this week-end. Plummer, who pickedthe Knights over Big Eastschools USF and Connecti-cut, is rated as a three-starprospect by Rivals.

In basketball, theKnights landed a big-namerecruit on Monday.

— Shooting guardShawn Smith, ranked as afour-star prospect byESPN, chose UCF overCincinnati, Florida, FloridaState, Kansas State, Missis-sippi, Missouri, South Car-olina and West Virginia.

Knights landsix recruits

Recruiting

ERIKA ESOLASports Editor

Bruce Miller, who wasthe NCAA’s active sacksleader while at UCF, hadno problem standing outon the field in his playingdays with the Knights.

Now that he’s movedback to his homestate ofGeorgia, Miller has plentyof time to train for hisnext adventure— the NFLDraft. The Central FloridaFuture caught up withMiller on his move backhome and his journey tothe pros.

CCeennttrraall FFlloorriiddaa FFuuttuurree::What have you been up tolately?

BBrruuccee MMiilllleerr:: Well, Iactually just moved in tomy new apartment today.Where I’m training at waslike, about an hour andhalf away from my par-ents’ house [in Canton,Ga.]. My new apartmentis right next to the train-ing facility so I don’t haveto leave two hours earlyfor training any more. It’spretty cool because I canliterally run over there.

CCFFFF:: Where are youtraining at?

MMiilllleerr:: CompetitiveEdge Sports in Duluth,Ga.

CCFFFF:: Last Saturday youwere at the East-WestShrine Game improvingyour draft stock. What’snext on your road to theNFL Draft?

MMiilllleerr:: I got a Combineinvite, so I’m training real-ly hard for that. That’s atthe end of Februarystretching into the begin-ning of March. Then Ihave our Pro Day, whichis two or three weeksafter the Combine so Ihave a little bit of timeafter the Combine to getready for that.

CCFFFF:: When did youstart training?

MMiilllleerr:: I started train-

ing here two weeksbefore the Shrine game. Iweigh 258 pounds now. Iwant to play linebacker atthe next level. I feel fasterand more explosive.

CCFFFF:: You looked a lit-tle slimmed down at theShrine game.

MMiilllleerr:: Haha, I actuallygained some weight —about eight pounds — butI look slimmer because Icut a lot of body fat. I’mleaning up and I’m tryingto run as fast as possibleat the heaviest I can be.Right now, I can run fasterand I’m lighter on my feet.

CCFFFF:: It seems like thebiggest knock on youplaying on the defensiveline is your size. Is thatwhy you want to make theswitch to linebacker?

MMiilllleerr:: The positivething for me is, I’m soconfident in my play atdefensive end. I do thinkwith my body type mostteams are going to bringme in as an outside line-backer, stand-up type ofguy. In fact, instead offocusing on Combinetraining, for the first cou-ple of weeks I was focus-ing on position drills—just practicing standingup and getting into cover-age. Linebacker stuff. I’mworking on my tech-niques.

CCFFFF:: Why were youlined up at defensive end

during the Shrine game?MMiilllleerr:: You know, I was

planning on playing mysnaps at linebacker at theShrine game but theywere short on D-linemenso I was at defensive endthe whole game. I don’tmind playing either posi-tion.

CCFFFF:: You seem to havea natural ability to just getto the quarterback.

MMiilllleerr:: First of all, I’veworked with some amaz-ing people. I’ve beencoached so much to helpme polish my game.There’s a lot of effort andhard work that goes intogetting to the QB. I’mexcited about moving tooutside linebacker. Guysmy size use that extraspace between the offen-sive line to their advan-tage [to get to the QB].

CCFFFF:: Have you givenany thought about playingmiddle linebacker?

MMiilllleerr:: Most of theteams that I spoke withwant me to play line-backer. They feel like Ican play in the middle oron the outside. It’s a com-pliment to play on theinside and direct traffic atlinebacker, to be the quar-terback of the defense. I’dlove to play any of thosepositions. I just feel like Ihave a better shot as lin-ing up as an outside line-backer.

CCFFFF:: Do you see your-self fitting into a 4-3 or a3-4 defense better?

MMiilllleerr:: The game ischanging, offenses arethrowing the ball more.That’s why 3-4 defense ismore popular. I seemyself as more of a 3-4guy, but I believe I can fitinto either defense.

CCFFFF:: You said thatyou’re trying to get faster.What’s your 40?

MMiilllleerr:: Haha. I actuallyhaven’t timed it yet. I feela lot faster and lighter onmy feet though. Last timeit was timed, I ran a 4.69in spring practices. I can’tremember the last timeI’ve ran 40 yards on thefield, though. To me, it’sall about getting to the QBand that’s what I can dobest.

CCFFFF:: What’s your dietlike now?

MMiilllleerr:: I’m taking inabout 300 grams of pro-tein a day in shakes alone,and that’s not includingfood that I’m eating. AndI’m eating a lot of chickenand fish and steak. Mytrainers said that I need toeat a lot because of all thetraining I’m doing. Mybody is definitely chang-ing, it’s in shock. My goalweight is to play ataround 245-250. I feelcomfortable with that sizewith my body type.

CCFFFF:: How many days aweek are you training?

MMiilllleerr:: Six days a week.Just a lot of running, lift-ing weights, and positiondrills. And eating.

CCFFFF:: Where do youthink you will go in thedraft?

MMiilllleerr:: You know, I’veheard everything frombeing a second-roundpick to going undrafted,but my goal is to make aroster. I just want to be onthe team, and make a ros-ter and contribute. Even ifI’m just playing specialteams, I just want to play.

Back in Ga., Miller preps for NFLERIKA ESOLA

Sports Editor

ALEX SCHIERHOLTZ / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE

Bruce Miller, pictured here with his mother Lisa on senior day against SouthernMiss, moved out of his parents’ house in Georgia to train for the NFL draft.

we wait for,” Patrick said.“You always like to play thetoughest competition, sowe are going to go out anddo what we always do.Push the ball, play good Dand get the win.”

UCF currently sits atthird place in the confer-ence standings and givingHouston their first C-USAloss would be a big step in

getting UCF hoops back inthe right direction.

“It’s just another oppor-tunity to show the leaguewhat we’re about, and leteveryone know UCF isback, and this will be a real-ly good game,” Daniels said.

The battle tips off at 7p.m. at the UCF Arena.

The game can beheard on either WAMT1190 AM or WHOOESPN 1080 AM.

Daniels, Wiley lead UCFFROM A8

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this weekend

UCF student races professionally formuscular dystrophy cure funds

A win on the track for one UCF student could help gain in the searchfor a muscular dystrophy cure.

Shea Holbrook, a junior communications major, combines her pro-fessional racing career with fundraising for Duchenne muscular dystro-phy, the only fatal form of muscular dystrophy.

“My goal is to be like Danica Patrick,” Holbrook said. “If I could everget to some type of celebrity status in my racing career, I could help

raise money for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.”Holbrook and her sponsors — K&N Filters, Lucas Oil and

Wine Country Motorsports — never have a goal amountwhen fundraising, she said.

However, Pro Racing World Challenge Series for theGrand Prix of St. Petersburg held by the Sports Car

Club of America, will be her first opportunity toraise $10,000.

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy is theonly nonprofit organization that directly bene-fits finding a cure, she said.

She also said she chose the organizationbecause they understood her vision for com-bining racing with fundraising and awareness.

“Shea is amazing and I think every boy inthe world loves cars and racing. When sheapproached me, I was thrilled,” said Pat Furlong,CEO and president of Parent Project MuscularDystrophy. “Racing and fundraising seemed aperfect match.”

Holbrook said she has a deeper connectionwith the disease because of her cousins, Jordan and

Matthew, who have been affected by the disease.Matthew was the same age as Holbrook when he suc-

cumbed to the disease in 2008.“Matthew’s death made me realize I wanted to do some-

thing about it. I knew if I could do something for Jordan my fam-ily would be really proud,” she said.

“When your son is catastrophically ill, it is easy to feel isolated andalone, that very few people in the world understand. Shea’s interestchanges everything for her family and for all of us. She is a bright light,”Furlong said.

Duchenne is the predominant and most common type of musculardystrophy and the most common lethal diagnosis of childhood, Furlongsaid.

“Until there is a treatment/cure for this disease I will never seeDuchenne any differently. The organizations that are raising money tosupport research are what gives those families affected by Duchennehope,” Gwen Klapp, Holbrook’s aunt, said. “Shea wanting to raise aware-ness through her racing gives us hope. I know that her cousin [Klapp’sson] Matthew would be very proud of her. Matt’s brothers sure are.”

Duchenne is a disease few people know about but is rapidly growingin the United States, Holbrook said.

Eventually, young boys, the only ones affected, will lose strength intheir legs. Then one day they won’t be able to move and the disease willstart to take their life, she said.

“It’s a humbling disease because I don’t think twice about getting outof bed but they have to,” Holbrook said.

“PPMD’s approach is based on the word RACE (research, advocacy,care, education). Shea’s RACE is our RACE,” Furlong said. “Her enthu-

UCF student SheaHolbrook made her

professional racing debutin 2010. She races to raise

money to help cureDuchenne muscular

dystrophy.


CAMILLE THOMASStaff Writer

PLEASE SEE HOLBROOK ON A11

I always remember thescene from Runaway Bride(not a classic, but goodenough) where JuliaRoberts tells Richard Gerethat the way she prefers hereggs cooked has alwaysdepended on who she is ina relationship with at thetime. She was still not surehow she truly liked themcooked.

Last week, I changed theoil and air filter in my car,added coolant and madesure my tire pressure wasjust right.

I did this all by myself.It is something I have

known how to do for years,

but recently stopped prac-ticing. It was not out of lazi-ness or forgetfulness. Sim-ply put, I expected myboyfriend to do it. He is theman, right?

In today’s world, womensay they want to be treatedas equals. The truth is, wewant to be treated better

than that. We want ourhappiness to be ourknights’ sole purpose.

In the process, however,the need for chivalry seemsto allow over-dependencyto settle in.

Think about it. Howmany times have younagged your boyfriend fornot doing something thatyou are perfectly capable ofdoing? Eventually, the tasknever gets done or is doneafter excessive bickering.

I still consider myself tobe quite an independentwoman, but much of mylifestyle — my love fordancing, my schedule, my

friendships with the oppo-site sex — has been altered.

He did not thread theneedle on this one, howev-er. The alteration was start-ed and completed by me.Only me.

If I did it subconsciously,unconsciously, willingly orwhatever other “-ly” word Ican think of, it still does notchange the fact that it wasdone independent-ly.

In many of the modernromantic comedies, like themovie He’s Just Not ThatInto You, the female charac-ters realize that they areunlucky in love becausethey chose not to value

themselves the way theyshould.

Putting your best footforward in the beginning ofa relationship is normal.However, allowing yourimperfections and differ-ences with your mate tostill be a part of that “hon-eymoon” phase should beyour objective. Should theydisagree that these charac-teristics are acceptable,believe that they will even-tually accept them or atleast provide a healthycompromise.

Should they chose not

SEX & THE CAMPUS

PLEASE SEE SPEND ON A11

JENNIFER RIOSGuest Columnist

Don’t let ‘the one’ dictate how you like your eggs


As college freshmen,we’ve made a transition(hopefully) from carelesshigh school kids to well-rounded individuals whoare globally aware andhave the knowledge totouch on topics of religion,politics and the environ-ment.

I like to think I’vebecome globally aware.Yes, I care about the planetnow. I unplug my phonecharger when I’m notusing it, turn off lights thataren’t in use, and best ofall, I ride my bike to andfrom campus four milesevery day — except whenit rains.

My bike has become ahot topic, and it’s no secretI have a newfound appre-ciation for bikes. Maybeit’s the child inside me,maybe the frugal collegegirl who wants to savemoney at all costs. What-ever the reason, there aremany pros and so littlecons to going green.

I must admit, riding mybike from home to campuseach day didn’t exactlybegin as me trying to makea green revolution, it was amove for convenience andeconomy.

The sneaky workoutand the saving of the plan-et are just an added bonus.I know as college students,convenience is somethingwe swear by, and like thegreat philosopher Kermit,the Frog once said, “It’s noteasy being green.”

In that spirit, I’vedecide to compile a list ofthings to make the greenprocess for us much easier.

1.Make it a goal to shower infive minutes or less.You’llsave time you can put intodoing your really hardmath homework.

2.If you live off campus,tryriding your bike to school.Ifyou live on-campus, skate-board, ride or walk yourway to class.

3.Buy a thermos! Ditch thewater bottle and refill yourthermos whenever.

4.Switch to compact fluores-cent light bulbs.Great light-ing, great savings.

5.Unplug your phone,youriPod,your Nook,whatever.Turn off your computerbefore bed.

6.Wash laundry in cold waterinstead of hot.The majorityof your clothes won’tmind.

7.Get yourself a nice,greenrecycled tote for groceries.I’ve heard Publix sells niceones.

8.Print on both sides.Someprofessors are okay withthis and even encouragestudents to reuse paper.

9.When you clean,keep itgreen.You’d be surprise atthe many uses of vinegarand baking soda.

10.Recycle your clothes.Donate them to SalvationArmy or Goodwill. You’llbe doing good and feelinggood.

Are you up for thischallenge? If you are,, getinvolved with the clubI.D.E.A.S., which strivesto create a self-sustain-ing, proactive university.

There you have it,now it’s up to you tomake the change. Gogreen.

to and you continue tomask your natural charac-teristics and tastes, youmay eventually come tofind out you no longer haveyour own favorite way toeat eggs.

In the end, all you willbe left with is a shell ofwho you could havebecome.

For men, following thefootsteps of your first reallyhot girlfriend may lead tothe desertion of yourfriends, familyand self-con-trol. Makesure thatreally hotgirlfriend iswilling tospend

time with your family andfriends in between the flat-ironing sessions.

For women, supportingthe first boyfriend you con-sider to be “the one” maylead to the desertion ofyour friends, family andself-regard. Make sure theboyfriend you consider tobe “the one” is willing tosupport you just as hardand just as intensely as youhave for him.

So, shake it up and nomatter how you like themcooked, make sure thereare two eggs in that pan.

Scrambled. I like myeggs

scram-bled.

Spend time withfriends, familyFROM A10

siasm, commitment and dedicationhave helped PPMD accelerateresearch and treatment. Shea andPPMD are racing together towardthe finish line.”

Her interest in racing beganwhen she went on the drive-along atthe Richard Petty Experience inDaytona. Though she started herprofessional racing career from thebottom up, only having fundingfrom friends and family, Holbrookgained sponsors in 2010 who willcontinue to fund her, she said.

“I started to excel at a ratenobody saw coming, not even me. Ihad that natural feel. I never feltafraid or scared; it was just in myblood,” Holbrook said. “After twoyears of racing, people would comeup to me and tell me I should go pro.I thought, ‘No way!’, but once I real-ized I had enough talent, I thought, ‘Ican do this’ and 2010 was my debutfor professional racing.”

She said she has always beencompetitive and was a nationallyranked water skier before she beganracing as a hobby with her father.

Holbrook believes it takes an

adrenaline junkie to love racing andthat once a person starts racing theybegin to crave the need for speed.

“I was impressed immediately byhow she handled herself at the track.It was not only about the racing, butthat most of her extended familywas there watching her race, manyof us for the first time,” Klapp said.“There were also several other fam-

ilies there with boys who haveDuchenne. I immediately noticedher grace and poise. I was veryproud of her.”

Holbrook says it is hard to bal-ance racing and being a student, butthat like raising money forDuchenne and racing professionally,graduating with a degree is a goalshe intends to accomplish.

Holbrook races for the MDFROM A10

FRESHMAN LIFE

CYNTHIA FLORENTINOGuest Columnist

Kermit must not have gone to college: It is easy being green


Holbrook stands in front of her crew chief Mike Kern’s car at her race shop in Longwood.

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avesdropping seemslike a silly thing to besent to jail for, but

apparently it becomes a lotmore serious when itinvolves a police officer.

A man and woman in Illi-nois will soon be sent to trialafter both used recordingdevices to tape their separatenon-violent encounters withthe police.

The two face 15 years injail if convicted.

Just like in Florida, Illi-nois’ law makes it illegal torecord a public or privateconversation without theconsent of all partiesinvolved.

If convicted of recording acivilian conversation orencounter without the otherparty’s approval the accusedcan face up to three years injail, but that’s still five timesless than the jail time forrecording a cop.

Tiawanda Moore — oneof the two accused of record-ing an Illinios police officer— had legitimate and justifi-able reasons for audiorecording her encounter.

Last August, Moore hadan exchange with a policeofficer where she claims hewas sexually harassing herby fondling her and leavinghis personal number. Whenshe went to Internal Affairsto speak to two officers, she

says they were extremelyuncooperative.

The two IA officers triedto discourage her from filingthe complaint, saying that theaccused officer would neverharass her again.

Realizing the IA investiga-tors were not behaving ethi-cally or professionally,Moore started to record theconversation on her Black-Berry, but when the twoinvestigators noticed theyarrested her on an eaves-dropping charge.

As admirable it is to serveas a police officer, it’s alsovery easy for an officer toabuse their position ofpower. This goes for a lot ofpositions in the work force.

Incident’s like Moore’s areexactly the kind of occur-rences that could be prevent-ed if this law were repealed.

Although there is onemajor stipulation: citizensmay record an encounter ifthey have “reasonable suspi-cion” that a crime is about tobe committed against them,and in Moore’s case thisdefense may fly.

However, there areinstances where an officercan abuse their power with-out necessarily breaking alaw or violating any kind ofrules placed upon them bythe police department.

Our government cannot

go unchecked. Officers of thelaw need to be monitoredjust like any other politicianor public official.

Officers participating inunsavory behavior while inuniform need to face conse-quences if they violate a citi-zen’s civil rights.

Many police cruisers havecameras mounted in thedashboard, but if an officerknows the placement of thecamera he or she can easilystep out of its view, leavingthe violated citizen with noevidence.

Cameras and audiorecording equipment don’tlie, unless of course they’retampered with.

Recording interactionsbetween citizens and thepolice should be standardprocedure, not punishable by15 years in jail.

When in public, individu-als can take photos or videoof anything they want; itcould be for art work or justas a hobby. Why is it, then,that recording someone whoserves in a sensitive positionis illegal?

National security is not atrisk because of a recordinginvolving harassment. If thepublic can be monitored 24/7in airports, malls and even inschools, why can’t publicofficials that don’t work withsensitive information?

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Police refuse tobe recorded

So how many of youwatched the State of theUnion address last night?Or did MTV have anotheramazing show of theirsthat involved fist pump-ing, which probably costthem absolutely nothingto produce, yet somehowgets a loyal following?

Well, if you didn’t, andI understand, watchingpeople fist pump withtheir shirts halfway unbut-toned is definitely one of the moreintriguing things in peoples’ lives thatunder any circumstance shouldn’t beskipped, here is what you missed …

For starters those of us who didwatch the State of the Union addressprobably noticed that even those whoare the most critical of the presidentstood up and clapped for him whenhe entered, and this year Republicansand Democrats sat together.

Now they’re not getting weak inthe knees because they are in thesame room as him, they’re clappingbecause of the institution of the pres-idency.

When it comes to the Presidentand the State of the Union address,we don’t care what party they’re affil-iated with, we’re just glad there isn’t amonarch running the show.

The State of the Union address isheld yearly by tradition, starting withGeorge Washington, who took timeout from being awesome to let therest of the country know what wasgoing on, and has continued eversince, although many times takingdifferent forms.

Sometimes there would be aspeech by the president, other timesthe president would simply write aletter to congress and have someoneread it off for him.

This year, as with past presiden-cies and past State of the Unionaddresses, President Obama tooksome time to talk about some of theaccomplishments the United Stateshas achieved and what’s ahead.

A few of the main points I sawand noted included President Obamatalking about Rep. Giffords and thetragedy in Tucson, and although herefrained from using the words ‘polit-ical rhetoric’, he did mention that heenjoyed the debate between Republi-cans and Democrats and thought itwas healthy.

One of the main points he madewas that of the changing job marketand what America needs to do tocompete with other countriesthroughout the world.

Obama talked about how we’removing from an industrial economyto that of an innovation based econo-my.

He stressed the importance of

education, noting that wehave dropped to ninth inthe world in terms of per-centage of the populacewith college degrees —roughly 25 percent —especially in mathematics,science, engineering andtechnological fields tokeep our innovationstrong and to keep pro-ducing some of theworld’s best companies,including Google and

Facebook. Obama also managed to squeeze

in some points about immigrationinto his speech about education.

He made a particularly good pointin the fact that we bring people fromall over the world to learn at our col-leges and universities, and when theygraduate, we send them back homepacking, instead of keeping themhere and having them create jobs orgo work for American companies.

Obama spoke about boostingAmerica’s infrastructure by buildingnew highways and high speed rails.

He quoted a somewhat scary sta-tistic that our own engineers havegiven the United States a “D” ratingin terms of our infrastructure whichshows that we are seriously lackingbehind other major world powers.

Lastly, Obama talked about thegiant elephant in the room: America’sdebt problem, which happens to be apretty big one.

He laid out plans to reduce gov-ernment spending in many forms,including some which will prove tobe unpopular, namely cutting militaryexpenses, community action pro-grams, and reducing Medicare andMedicaid.

One positive remark that he madewas his plan to veto any bill that hadearmarks in it. Obama, who I’m notsure even reads the bills end to end,would make a huge step forward ifthe plan is successful in limiting thepower of interest groups in our legis-lation.

On an international side note,Obama threw his support, and thesupport of the United States behindthe popular revolt in Tunisia that hasled to the end of an authoritarian rulethat has lasted decades, which hope-fully other countries in the MiddleEast and North Africa will followsuit.

Although this situation is stillplaying out, it’s nice to know that theleader of the free world has vocalizedhis support for democracy in a regionof the world that sees so little of it.

And for those keeping track, JohnBoehner cried again last night whenObama mentioned Boehner’s journeyfrom sweeping floors in Cincinnati tobecoming Speaker of the House.

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State of the Unionlooks at jobs, deficit

EMILIE ROPERHospitality, freshman

“There is a lack of needed inter-action.You can’t ask any ques-tions and get the full response.”

JENNIFER DIGREGORIOMolecular bio and micro bio, senior

“Face-to-face instruction helpsto motivate the student byfeeling the pressure of theother students.”

TREVOR BROSSEAUEnglish, sophomore

“Face-to-face is better becauseit can be tailored more to thestudents. It is easier to keeptrack of students.”

SHEENA HSUHospitality, freshman

“You don’t get to meet people,who wants to be stuck in a roomall day? Having a face-to-faceclass adds to your social life.”

MAN ON THE STREET

‘What’s more beneficial:online or traditional

classrooms?’

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

COLIN RICESports and Exercise, senior

“I would say online classes.Students can go at their ownpace and it forces students toreally teach themselves.”

ALEXIS LAHMHospitality, freshman

“For most students I believe itis easier to learn via interac-tion.To be able to listen andimmediately ask a question.”

NATE BEELER / THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER

CHRIS GAHAGANGuest Columnist

LETTER FROM AN EDITOR

Things I’ve learned fromgoing to the new gym

Hi, you might recognize me. I’m that kidwhose New Year’s resolution was to startgoing to the gym.

There were a few thousand of us threeweeks ago. Now, I’m one of the few dozenremaining.

During my short time at the newlyrevamped UCF Rec and Wellness Center, I’velearned a lot.

For instance, gym fashion. When I firststarted going to the gym, I wore an old UCFgiveaway T-shirt and a ball cap. Boy, was I outof place.

I quickly learned that it’s all about thesleeveless look. There’s an art to cutting thesleeves off your T-shirt. I’m not a master yet,but it involves just enough from the sides toshow your lower ribcage, and just enoughfrom the front to show a little bit of nipple.

Greek letters on the front of your shirt area must. It’s important to establish your frater-nity’s presence in gym, just in case someother fraternity thinks yours is soft.

For girls, don’t even bother using theupstairs treadmills unless you’ve got enoughmakeup on to double as an aXis Magazinemodel. Remember, the gym is more than justa place to work out; it’s a place to look hot.

I’ve also learned how important it is tostare at yourself in the mirror when curling.

Pull the bench as close to the mirror aspossible, grunt loudly so everyone can seehow much weight you’re lifting, and practiceyour curl poses as often as possible.

As for curling, it’s by far the mostimportant exercise at the gym. Some peo-ple use the squat rack to squat. Those peo-ple are wrong. The squat rack is for curls.

Curls get girls.I learned that the gym, despite blaring Top

40 radio all day, respects quiet time.One day while deadlifting, a helpful gym

attendant informed me I was making toomuch noise. I respect all my fellow gym-goers who were reading books or studyingcalculus while weightlifting, so I stopped myexercise.

Gym attendants are always there to help.When a machine breaks, they make it theirfirst priority to fix the problem. One of theassisted chin-up machines broke last weekand it only took the staff eight days to get itback in working order. Talk about efficiency!

The employees also warned me of thedangers of overhead pressing. Forget bench-ing with a thumbless grip, or dumbbellOlympic lifts in the middle of a crowd, or legpresses in the Smith machine. The overheadpress is clearly the most dangerous weightlift around, and we’re fortunate that the gymhas outlawed the exercise altogether. Justanother instance of UCF looking out for oursafety.

Speaking of safety, proper weight-liftingform is mostly unnecessary. Angrily jerk yourback on most lifts, and make sure your buddyspots you more than 50 percent of theweight. A key tenant of weightlifting is not tosettle for what you’re actually strong enoughto lift, but to cheat in order to lift a weightclearly outside your ability.

With all the wisdom I’ve gained in lessthan a month at the gym, I leave you withsome parting tips:

Use machines as often as possible. Carryyour protein powder everywhere. Neverwipe down your weights when finished.

And most importantly, call everyone“bro.”

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It is essential that you study the job market. Having an under-standing of your field of interest can help you in approaching a jobfair table even if you know nothing about that employer except thatthey have a function you are qualified for.

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Listen very carefully to what the recruiter says, whether there ishope for further discussion and how you can follow-up. Now is thetime to pick up their literature — annual reports, brochures, etc.Being prepared is the key to getting the most out of a job fair.

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Your resumé will be your strongest and most useful tool at thejob fair. Prepare a crisp and eye catching, one-page resumé thatstarts with a well defined career objective. Make sure that youestablish a firm linkage between your goals and your experiences.Your resumé must reflect your excellent communication skills aswell as your attention to details — no typos, misspellings or badgrammar.

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NextEra EnergyAll Majorshttp://www.nexteraenergy.com

Niagara Bottling,LLCEngineering/Technical Majorshttp://www.NiagaraWater.com

Northrop Grumman CorporationEngineering/Technical Majorshttp://www.northropgrumman.com/careers

Northwestern Mutual FinancialNetworkAll Majorshttp://www.nmfn.com/meieragency

NVIDIAEngineering/Technical Majorshttp://www.nvidia.com

Orlando Sentinel Media GroupAll Majorshttp://www.sentinelcareers.com

Overdrive Direct MarketingAll Majorshttp://www.overdrivedirect.net

Packaging Corp Of AmericaEngineering/Technical Majorshttp://www.packagingcorp.com

PediaVision Holdings,LLCAll Majorshttp://www.PediaVision.com

PepsiCoAll Majorshttp://www.pepsico.com/careers

Pernod Ricard USAAll Majorshttp://www.pernod-ricard-usa.com

Pershing,LLC.All Majorshttp://www.pershing.com

Picerne ManagementAll Majorshttp://www.picernerealtygroup.com/

Pink Sneakers ProductionsAll Majorshttp://www.pinksneakers.net

PLS Logistics ServicesAll Majorshttp://www.plslogistics.com

Pool CorporationAll Majorshttp://www.poolcorp.com

POWER Engineers, Inc.Engineering/Technical Majorshttp://www.powereng.com

PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLPAccounting Majorshttp://www.pwc.tv

Progressive InsuranceAll Majorshttp://www.jobs.progressive.com

ProtivitiAccounting Majorshttp://www.protiviti.com

PrudentialAll Majorshttp://www.prudential.com

Qgiv IncEngineering/Technical Majorshttp://www.qgiv.com

Raydon CorporationEngineering/Technical Majorshttp://www.raydon.com/

Remington CollegesAll Majorshttp://[email protected]

Rockwell CollinsEngineering/Technical Majorshttp://Rockwellcollins.com

Ross Stores, Inc.All Majorshttp://www.rossstores.com

RS&HEngineering/Technical Majorshttp://www.rsandh.com

Ryder System,Inc.All Majorshttp://www.ryder.com/

Save-A-Lot Food StoresAll Majorshttp://save-a-lot.com/

Sherwin-WilliamsAll Majorshttp://www.sherwin.com/mtp

Siemens CorporationAll Majorshttp://www.usa.siemens.com

Signature Flight SupportAll Majorshttp://BBAAVIATION.COM

Skanska USA Building Inc.Engineering/Technical Majorshttp://www.skanskausa.com

Solstice Enterprise Software,Inc.Engineering/Technical Majorshttp://www.gosolstice.com

SprintEngineering/Technical Majorshttp://www.sprint.com

St.Cloud Regional Medical CenterAll Majorshttp://www.stcloudregional.com/

SunTrust BankEngineering/Technical Majorshttp://www.suntrust.com/campus

Superchips Inc.Engineering/Technical Majorshttp://www.superchips.com

SurePoint LendingAll Majorshttp://www.surepoint.com

T.Rowe PriceAll Majorshttp://www.troweprice.com/careers

Target CorporationAll Majorshttp://www.target.com

The Krystal Company All Majorshttp://www.krystalcareers.com

ThyssenKrupp ElevatorAll Majorshttp://www.thyssenkrupp.com

Tires Plus Total Car CareAll Majorshttp://www.tiresplus.com

Total Quality LogisticsAll Majorshttp://www.tqljobs.com

TravelersAll Majorshttp://www.travelers.com

TrusswayAll Majorshttp://trussway.com

Tyco InternationalAll Majorshttp://www.jointyco.com

U.S.Army RecruitingAll Majorshttp://goarmy.com

U.S.Marine Corps Officer ProgramsAll Majorshttp://www.osoorlando.com

U.S.Navy Officer ProgramsAll Majorshttp://www.navy.com/officer

United States Drug EnforcementAdministrationAll Majorshttp://www.dea.gov

Universal OrlandoAll Majorshttp://www.universalorlandojobs.com

Valencia Community CollegeAll Majorshttp://www.valenciacc.edu

Vestal & Wiler,CPAsAccounting Majorshttp://www.vestal-wiler.com

Wachovia Bank,A Wells FargoCompanyAll Majorshttp://wellsfargo.com/careers

WalgreensAll Majorshttp://www.walgreens.com

Walsh / Archer WesternEngineering/Technical Majorshttp://www.walshgroup.com/

Warner Robins Air Logistics CenterEngineering/Technical Majorshttp://www.robinsjobs.com

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