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Kaitlyn Chana received a Congressional Award for her work in volunteer efforts.
Students honored with Congressional Award
Tyler Ashton Marx’s lucky number is going to be one,or 11,or maybe both.The son of Jared and Leslie Marx was born at 11:11 a.m.on Jan. 11,2011,at St.Luke’s Meridian Medical Center in Meridian,Idaho. Jared Marx is serving in Iraq and watched his son’s birth over the Internet.Leslie Marx tells KTVB-TV that Tyler was born just as the clock switched to 11:11 a.m. But Tyler Marx isn’t the only one in the family with a memorable birthday.His older sister was born on Sept.9,2009 — 9/9/09. A Minnesota couple’s daughter was born Tuesday with one less one. Amy Zeller and Codjo Mensah welcomed Flora Mensah to the world at 1:11 a.m.
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Melissa Gregory and Katilyn Chana are only sophomores, but they have already been nationally recognized by Congress. Both students received the Congressional Award, along with 252 others, aged 14 through 23 from
around the country. The Congressional Award, which was first signed into law by Jimmy Carter in 1979, honors high school and college students who commit an extraordinary amount of hours to areas such as public service, personal development, physical fitness and exploration. Gregory volunteered
nearly 1,000 hours at her parent’s assisted living home, the Salvation Army, and Relay for Life. She also volunteered by teaching dance classes at a local studio. “I was in 8th grade when I started volunteering,” Gregory said. “As I got into high school, I
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SPEAKER TO DISCUSS QUANTUM CHEMISTRY UCF will be opening its doors to Henry Schaefer,who has taught chemical physics taught chemistry at Berkeley.He is currently the Graham Perdue Professor of Chemistry.
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BODY OF CAB DRIVER FOUND NEAR ORLANDO APT Police are investigating the city’s first homicide of 2011 after the body of a male cab driver was found at an apartment complex.It was found around 6:30 a.m.on Wed.
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UCF Mascot,Knightro aids (from left) James Wilkening,Maribeth Ehasz,President John Hitt,SGA President Mike Kilbride and Phyllis Klock in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the gym expansion.
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tudents crowded outside the steps of the UCF Recreation and Wellness Center for the new expansion’s ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday. When the doors opened, about 250 students flooded into a newer and greener RWC. “This whole expansion is based on what students wanted,” said RWC director JamesWilkening. “Surveys from 2004-2005 cried fitness, fitness, fitness, and that’s exactly what they got.” The 65,000-square-foot expansion includes a new lap pool, multi-use gym, multi-purpose room, outdoor adventure center, four racquetball courts, office space, conference room and about 15,000 extra square feet of free weights and eco-friendly fitness equipment. This allows the gym to add seven more weekly fitness classes. It also gives intramural sports and clubs, such as floor hockey, indoor soccer and water polo, to house tournaments. A 30-minute workout on one of the 20 new environmentally friendly machines generate enough energy to fully charge six cell phones or power a laptop for one hour. The energy produced by
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“This whole expansion is based on what students wanted. Surveys from 2004-2005 cried fitness, fitness, fitness and that’s exactly what they got.” — JAMES WILKENING RWC DIRECTOR
Amateur slam dunkers will be able to show off their basketball skills and school spirit for a cash prize at UCF’s second annual Slam Dunk Contest sponsored by Cru, also known as Campus Crusade for Christ. The contest will be held Jan. 18 at The Venue on campus and will be judged by the UCF men’s basketball team. Last year the winner walked away with a $200 cash prize, and Cru is planning to give out a bigger award this year. Tryouts for the limited number of spots in the contest are open to all students and will take place on Friday at the Rec Center from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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Habitat’s trip to Miss. lends helping hand KATIE KUSTURA News Editor
Many UCF students spent their last week of break preparing to return to school, but a small group of them installed flooring for a Mississippi family in need. The small group was part of 29 members of Habitat for Humanity at UCF who traveled to Biloxi, Miss. to participate in an alternative break program known as Collegiate Challenge. In addition to the service they provided for the community, they were also the first group to test a smart phone application being developed by the Mixed Emerging Technology Integration Lab at
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Discussion on quantum chemistry’s influence Schaefer has done extensive research in chemistry, computational hardware and theoretical methods, has completed more than 1,200 scientific writings and has also received several prestigious awards. He will be speaking in the Harris Corp. Engineering Center, Room 125 at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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Police chief charged with misconduct WINDERMERE — Daniel Saylor is charged with one count of official misconduct and one count of giving compensation for official business. Saylor was ordered held without bond at the Orange County Jail and couldn’t be reached for comment. Saylor’s agency received international attention in 2009 following the crash of golfer Tiger Woods’ vehicle outside his home. Saylor’s officers were among the first people to respond to the crash.
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Cru hosts contest to boost pride FROM A1 The contest will consist of 10 people and three rounds. Each person gets three attempts and the best dunk will be the one scored. Two dunkers will be left in the final round for a dunk stand-off. Former UCF basketball player Mike O’Donnell will be the emcee for the contest. According to its website, Cru is one of the largest student organizations at UCF. It sponsors campus-wide events, provides retreats and conferences, hosts a variety of small group and Bible studies and finds opportunities to serve UCF and Central Florida. Chris DiDonna, a senior communications major and a Cru member, said Cru’s purpose is to assist people in their spiritual duty and share Christian culture on campus. “The event will help students love their school,” he said. David Pezzoli, the director of Cru, said the purpose of the event is to provide community for campus and build school spirit, particularly for athletics. “We want this to become a tradition that could get our fan-base excited for basketball season every year,” DiWald said. “We worked with Rowdy Knights,
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SGA and the men’s basketball team to really make the event better this year.” “We [Cru] got tired of seeing people wearing Gator stuff on campus when we want them to have pride for our school.,” he said. “We want to get behind UCF athletics and we purposely set up this event before the next home game.” Pezzoli said the contest will be like a high-energy pep rally where students will be able to learn chants and develop school spirit. “The goal of the event is to continue to build school spirit and to continue this tradition that started last year,” he said. Another feature of this year’s contest will be a six-minute spot to promote Cru’s partnership
with an organization called Lespwa Worldwide, which was cofounded by 2008 UCF graduate Jeremy Schurke. Lespwa, which means ‘hope’ in Haitian creole, is a relief organization in Haiti that brings hope to thousands of children, according to Pezzoli. Schurke has been partnering with people in Central Florida to build a trade school and greenhouse in Haiti. “If we are going to create community, we also want to do it for a good cause,” Pezzoli said. Students will be able to make donations toward Lespwa at the event. This year Cru will be doing a lot more marketing for the event. Should someone in a lycra bodysuit run up to you on Tuesday, hand you a flyer for the event and run off, don’t be alarmed—it’s just Cru’s new way to promote the Slam Dunk Contest. Another promo students can expect to see is a table set up with a basketball hoop next to it. Underneath the hoop will be a sign that reads, “Got dunk? What’s your vert?” This gives Cru a chance to tell students about the event and the tryouts. “The idea is to get the event stuck in their minds,” DiWald said.
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Expansion helps gym get greener with ReRev FROM A1 the machines will feed into the building’s power supply, reducing energy costs. The new ReRev cardio machines capture energy while in motion and a central unit converts that energy into the form used to help power the RWC expansion. UCF and the University of Florida are the only universities in the state with ReRev machines. “We realized in 2002 that the number of students coming to the university was more than what the RWC could facilitate,” Wilkening said. After nine years of planning, two separate grants of $10.7 million and $11 million brought the expansion into existence, totaling $21.7 million, which was paid for by student fees and state dollars. Diana Galvin, junior, finds the money worth it. “When I started at UCF, I thought the Rec Center was going to be another nice building I hardly ever use. But when I actually started coming, I found that the atmosphere was amazing and the variety of equipment was perfect,” said Galvin, a journalism major. “I think this is definitely worth the money.” The former RWC directors, Ken Renner and Loren Knutson, also came to the ribbon-cutting ceremony to
see the growth of the program. They remembered the humble beginnings as they toured the new expansion. “If you want to be a ground worker, you have to be willing to work without much,” said Renner, who was the founding director from 1969 through 1977, when Knutson took over the position. He explained how football games were once hosted on other facilities; sometimes players would have to clean up sand spurs from the field hours before their own game. “I also remember the old dome which once was where the sand volleyball courts are now,” Renner said. “We used to play badminton in there until the state declared it condemned from mold and mildew.” “I can tell you one thing,” Knutson said. “The budget we had then was just a speck of the budget they have now!” The new expansion also brought wellness directors from Florida Atlantic University, University of Florida and University of South Florida to the ribbon cutting ceremony. “I can see that many of difficulties fitness centers have with lighting, energy and efficiency isn’t going to be a problem for UCF’s Rec Center,” said David Bowles,
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UCF’s gym expansion also includes ReRev machines,which capture energy while in use and repurpose it for the expansion as a whole.The Recreation and Wellness Center hopes that having these machines feed back into the building’s power supply will reduce energy costs and pay for themselves in the long run.
the recreation and fitness director at UF. “The decisions they’ve made will save them money in the long term and will keep things running smoothly.” The RWC has made conscious efforts for sustainable energy, which has made it eligible for a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification. LEED is a widely
accepted benchmark for environmentally friendly buildings. The RWC sees an average attendance of 13,000 per week. That number is expected to climb drastically with the expansion completion. “I feel that this expansion is going to give students the extra push to get up and workout this spring semester,” said Jonecia Mahan, the student coordinator at the RWC. Roberto Ramos, a senior digital media major, is will be at the newly expanded gym more often. “I’ve been hoping we get racquetball courts since, like, forever,” Ramos said. “Now that we have them, I’ll be here a lot!”
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Volunteering ‘move mountains’ FROM A1 realized I wanted to share my passion with dance with others. It kind of all started there.” Gregory, who began taking dance classes at age 4, started the first chapter of the National Society for Dance Arts in Seminole County at her high school. “My school was mainly focused on a lot of sports and academic clubs, so I wanted to bring awareness to the dance arts,” Gregory said. Gregory’s sister won the award in 2008, inspired her to volunteer as well and ultimately drove her to achieve the award. Today, Gregory still volunteers at her parents’ assisted living home, with a volunteer position at Hospice waiting for her next
month. She plans on using her Microbiology and Molecular Biology major to become a nurse. Chana also dedicated a lot of her time to volunteering while in high school, which has resulted in her name becoming prominent in the public-service world. What began as a school project has now evolved into a national movement, all driven by Chana’s favorite quote, “It only takes one person to move a mountain, and then others will follow.” “I’m a big quote person. I literally have a big book of quotes,” Chana said. Chana was in contact with the woman who gave her the quote, Linda Bremner. Bremner’s organization, Love Letters, delivered hand-made cards to children with life-threat-
ening illnesses in hospitals all around the world. Bremner passed on when Chana was in high school. In hopes of keeping Bremner’s organization alive, Chana started Love Letters: Random Cards of Kindness, Inc. The company has grown to include 16 chapters across the nation, and has delivered over 70,500 cards to children in the United States, Africa, Australia and even Pakistan. “I love things that are homemade. When people take that extra time and energy and hard work and make something that’s tangible, I think it just gives you a feeling of warmth and friendship.”
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Chana, along with receiving the Congressional Award, was also a 2010 Olympic torchbearer. She plans on using her Radio/TV Journalism Major as an outlet to promote her organization. “Everyone has a story to share, and as a journalist, I’d love to be able to learn people’s stories while also promoting my own.” The Congressional Award is an “in-progress” competition against preset goals made by the participant. The award does not honor past achievements, only current goal fulfillments. To learn more about the Congressional Award, visit www.congressionalaward.org.
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Allogy Android app keeps students connected FROM A1 UCF’s Institute for Simulation and Training. “I really didn’t know what to expect because I knew we were going to Biloxi, which had been hit by Katrina,” said senior mechanical engineering major Lee Smith. “So I didn’t know if we were going to be working on refurbishing houses that’d been destroyed or building new houses.” Smith, who is also the vice president of UCF’s chapter, decided to join last year after being approached during the club’s “Act! Speak! Build! Week.” Though he didn’t join in time to go on last spring’s Collegiate Challenge, he wanted to go because of all of the positive things he’d heard about it. “I heard that it was a great bonding experience and a great way to get to know the people involved in Habitat,” Smith said. “From Day One of the fall semester, I was raring to go on Collegiate Chal-
lenge.” Like the other members on the trip, Smith was able to test out Allogy, an Android application being developed by the METIL Lab that will allow students to work on their online courses and look into other educational interests with a smart phone. This trip was the first time the application had been tested. “Word for word, all the safety instructions we would need and everything we’d need to be aware of on the job site was presented,” Smith said. Galal Elsayed, one of the chapter’s founders, served as the research coordinator for Allogy during the trip. “People really enjoyed the fact they were able to use software on the go,” Elsayed said. Feedback from the questionnaire filled out by the participants indicated that they’d all recommend it to other students.
Colin Forward, one of the chapter’s founders and the technical director for Allogy, was unable to attend this trip, but received plenty of constructive feedback from those who attended. “Everyone really liked Allogy,” said the senior computer science major. “We made sure that they were aware they could at some point eventually be used on tablets and not just mobile phones.” In addition to how the application was able to serve Habitat, Forward said the program would be of use to those in the military. “Let’s say you have a soldier who’s in between tours and they need to do reading,” Forward said. “We can use Allogy so that they can be introduced to the material beforehand and actually get to spend more time with their family.” One of the features that will work well for students is the ability to take notes on videos.
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UCF students put up the first wall at one of the work sites in Biloxi,Miss.,for the Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Challenge,an alternative break program.
“You can actually stop a video you’re watching, take a note and it’ll pin it to the progress bar on the video so you can go back and review
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your notes when you watch the video again,” Forward said. Forward, who attended two other trips including one to Lafayette, Louis., said his favorite moment was working with one of the future homeowners who had beat breast cancer, became widowed and survived Hurricane Katrina. “She was just the most happy-go-lucky, enthusiastic woman that took plenty of time to give us hugs and take pictures with us and tell us how much she appreciated the work that we were doing,” Forward said. Though he was unable to attend this trip, he said it’s important that newer members have the opportunity to go. “We do try and make sure that we have a lot of new members and young members that get to go on the trip because it’s such a good recruitment opportunity and it really brings
people back passionate about doing work for Habitat,” he said. Kaitlyn Jeanis, the president of the chapter, agreed. “That’s the kind of experience you’re constantly getting while you’re there,” said the sophomore environmental engineering major. “People who may have been in and out of a few meetings come out of this trip so inspired and ready to give their time and effort to our chapter and the work that we do,” said the sophomore environmental engineering major. Even though the group was unable to work with the future homeowners on this trip, Jeanis felt everyone had a great experience. “We were able to walk away feeling like we’d done a lot,” Jeanis said. “It was just an incredible group of people, everyone got along and just made fantastic connections.”
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On the rebound
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BY THE NUMBERS STATS ENTERING HOUSTON
Points per game:76 3-point percentage:37.3% Field goal percentage:49.6% STATS AGAINST HOUSTON
Points scored:71 3-point percentage:21.4% Field goal percentage:39.2%
LEBRON’S TWEET: “KARMA IS A B-----”
UCF looks to bounce back from first defeat
CLEVELAND — LeBron James has tweaked Dan Gilbert — and the Cavaliers owner’s miserable NBA team — with a pointed tweet. As James’former teammates were absorbing a 55-point loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night, the player fired off a message on his Twitter account that seemed to be directed at Gilbert. James wrote: “Crazy. Karma is a b---.. Gets you every time. Its not good to wish bad on anybody. God sees everything!” The 112-57 loss to the Lakers was the Cavs’11th straight and their most lopsided since joining the league in 1970. His social network message was poorly received in Cleveland, where fans still feel betrayed by him spurning them. It’s bad enough the Cavs are struggling, but James decided to kick them when they’re down. The Akron native was rudely received by Cleveland fans when he returned on Dec. 2. The Heat demolished the Cavs 118-90 that night, and both teams haven’t been the same since. Miami has gone 19-1 after their visit to Cleveland, while the Cavs are 1-20.
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this squad one of the top shotblocking units in the country. UCF is tied with UConn for second in the nation averaging 7.1 blocks per game. Arkansas leads the nation with 7.4.
There is a lot to be learned this Saturday in Hattiesburg, Miss. Who would have thought that the No. 22 Knights’ (14-1, 1-1) contest Saturday against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles could very well be the game that defines the season? In a season that has so far been defined by a historic 14-game winning streak, which was snapped after a 76-71 loss to the Cougars in Houston, the defining moment could be Saturday when we find out how this previously unblemished team responds to its first loss. “The game against Houston gives us a chance to learn,” said head coach Donnie Jones in his blog. “Usually when you lose, guys listen differently.” Indeed, for a team that has handled adversity well all year, whether it was rallying to beat Princeton, Miami or Marshall, the biggest test could be how the Knights handle this game. The last thing the Knights want is one loss to turn into two, then three and possibly more. And conference play is a place where that can happen, given the intensity of every game. Losing multiple conference games could compromise a spot in the March Madness tournament for the Knights. The Golden Eagles (13-3, 1-1) are having a good season. Senior forward Gary Flowers is scoring 21.2 points per game for Southern Miss, going 52.1 percent from the field and 47.5 percent from behind the arc. The Knights will still be playing on the road, still with a target on their backs. When UCF comes to Hattiesburg, at least for the moment, it’ll be an opportunity for the home team to notch a big win. One of the most impressive things about the Knights this season has been their ability to take Jones’ adjustments, whether given at halftime or in a timeout, and make them work. “That’s who these guys are, they’re a unique group,” said Jones. “They don’t panic. They just really stay focused in trying to find a way to win.” Will that same in-game poise they have demonstrated be able to translate to this rebounding from a loss situation? One thing is for sure, they cannot afford to start as slowly as they did at Houston. The Knights went down 24-8 early against the Cougars and trailed by as many as 18 in the first half and never took back the lead
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AP FOOTBALL TOP 25 FINAL POLL 1. Auburn 2. TCU 3. Oregon 4. Stanford 5. Ohio State 6. Oklahoma 7. Wisconsin 8. LSU 9. Boise State 10. Alabama 11. Nevada 12. Arkansas 13. Oklahoma State 14. Michigan State 15. Mississippi State 16. Virginia Tech 17. Florida State 18. Missouri 19. Texas A&M 20. Nebraska 21. UCF 22. South Carolina 23. Maryland 24. Tulsa 25. North Carolina State
AP MEN’S HOOPS TOP 25 WEEK 10 1. Duke 2. Ohio State 3. Kansas 4. Syracuse 5. Pittsburgh 6. San Diego State 7. Villanova 8. Purdue 9. Notre Dame 10. Connecticut 11. Brigham Young 12. Texas 13. Kentucky 14. Texas A&M 15. Missouri 16. Illinois 17. Washington 18. Louisville 19. Temple 20. Wisconsin 21. Kansas State 22. Georgetown 23. UCF 24. Georgia 25. Cincinnati
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Forward Keith Clanton,who leads UCF in playing time with more than 30 minutes per game,is averaging 15.7 points,8.8 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game.
Herzog finds a home in Florida with UCF STEVEN RYZEWSKI Men’s basketball beat writer
Sometimes you have to look in odd places to find what you’re looking for. In the case of Knights center Tom Herzog, he had to go farther away from home to find his home. The Michigan State transfer and Flint, Mich., native seems to have found a home here in Orlando. “I’ve got a whole new attitude about basketball,” Herzog said. “I’m excited to be a part of this team.” So far it’s shown. Herzog is averaging an impressive 2.8 blocks per game, in addition to his 6.2 points per game. His ability to swat away shots has provided a spark for the Knights at multiple times, most notably against Bethune-Cookman earlier in the season. Herzog, who didn’t play the first half of the contest because of an injury, came off the bench wearing a soft cast on his left wrist and immediately blocked a shot, one of what would eventually total to be eight blocks for the night. That tied a school record. He also added 14 points that night. When he walked off the floor that night he was greeted by a standing ovation, the first of his college career. It’s the kind of game both Herzog and Knights head coach Donnie Jones envisioned when he transferred during the offseason. “That’s why I came down here, to get the opportunity to play,” Herzog said. “I’ve known I have the ability, I’m just really thankful to UCF and Coach Jones for the opportunity.” Herzog missed two games from the wrist injury and wore the soft
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Center Tom Herzog is averaging 6.2 points,4.5 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game since transferring to UCF.
cast on his left wrist for six games. The injury caused Herzog’s minutes to be limited, with Jones trying to only go to the seven-footer when absolutely necessary. Despite the injury and limited minutes, Herzog has still been able to make a splash and help make
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Expansion crunch time: UCF is the best fit for Big East UCF coaches and players won’t admit it. The athletics department won’t admit it. But I will. Being a member of Conference USA is embarrassing for our entire athletic department. It’s time to move on. UCF has been an attractive target to the Big East since 2003, when the Big East announced plans for expansion after getting raided by the ACC. The conference ultimately decided against adding the Knights and opted instead for USF and four other CUSA teams. Now that the Big East has decided to expand again, making their expansion plans public by announcing that they will add two football teams to the conference, the Knights are an even more attractive candidate. The Big East has already announced that they will add TCU as a member in all sports, and has a spot for one more team.
ERIKA ESOLA Sports Editor
Could this finally be the year? UCF’s 2010 athletic season, which was highlighted by the football and basketball teams earning their first national Top 25 rankings, a C-USA football championship, football’s first bowl win ever, and a 14-0 start for the men’s basketball team. The accomplishments have made 2010 the most successful year in UCF athletics history. UCF has come a long way since 2003, when the football team finished 3-9 while playing in the Citrus Bowl as a member of the MAC conference. The Big East conference held a nine-hour legislative meeting on Tuesday in San Antonio at the 2011 NCAA
Convention. I’m not exactly sure on what else you can have a legislative meeting for nine hours other than the topic of conference expansion. The million-dollar question, or the $40 million question — the average amount of athletic revenue brought in by Big East schools in 2009/2010, is: Has UCF done enough to prove that they belong in the Big East? When USF entered the conference in 2005, the Bulls didn’t have an oncampus football stadium (they still don’t), didn’t have any conference championships, didn’t have any bowl wins, and didn’t have a competitive basketball team. Besides potential, the only thing that the geographically challenged school had going for it was the 14th-largest media market in the nation and a giant student body. On the other hand, when TCU was extended an invite this year, the Horned Frogs had a much
more accomplished athletic program. Throughout the course of its lengthy history, which dates back to 1896, TCU football has won 2 national championships, 16 conference championships and 12 bowl victories. Add in being in the fifth-largest media market in America, a decent enough basketball team and a historic oncampus stadium that is going to receive $105 million in upgrades, and you have a very deserving candidate. Will UCF finally be seen as good enough to join a BCS conference? The Knights’ main competition in Big East expansion is Villanova, who has a standing invite to join the conference. ‘Nova is already a member of the Big East in all sports besides football, and having the Wildcats join for football would be an easy transition for the Big East. The transition for Villanova, however, is easier said than done.
Villanova would have to shell out millions of dollars to construct a legitimate football stadium. Villanova Stadium has a capacity of 12,500, but averages about 7,000 fans per game. The university is a tiny Catholic school in a media market that doesn’t care about college football. Only 8.1 percent of homes in New York, which is less than 2 hours away from ‘Nova, tuned into the BCS National Championship Game on Monday night, according to Nielsen overnight ratings. Scary, right? If it accepts their football invitation, Villanova would become another Temple to the Big East. When Temple was a member of the Big East from 1991 through 2004, they had a 14-80 conference record. They were booted from the conference after 13 years because of consistent losing seasons, lack of potential and lack of support from fans and the university. Both Temple and Villanova are both basket-
ball-first schools in Philadelphia, and neither would work as Big East football programs. UCF is licking their chops for an all-sports offer from the Big East, and would say yes to it in a heartbeat. They have everything that they didn’t have in back in 2003: An on-campus football stadium and brand-new arena, ranked football and basketball programs, two football conference championships, a bowl victory and fans. The only dilemma for the Big East in adding UCF is adding another basketball team to an already monstrous conference, which currently sits at 17 teams with TCU. Why not make it an even 18? If a conference is already at 17 teams, is adding one more going to hurt? An invite to the Big East for UCF makes sense. Now it’s time to wait and see if the Big East made any sense out of their nine-hour legislative meeting.
Next test is Southern Miss Zog’s blocks a huge asset FROM A7 in the game. It proved to be too much ground to make up. “Obviously we know that when we play teams, they are going to play at a high level,” said Jones. “And we need to match that inten-
sity from the start.” The Knights can’t afford to have both of the team’s go-to guys, Marcus Jordan and Keith Clanton, have an off night. While Clanton’s 13 points and Jordan’s 10 points certainly weren’t awful numbers, they shot a combined 4 of 15 from the field
in Houston and neither stepped up in the way that has been typical of the two stars this season. Saturday’s game will tell us about the team’s character. With a rebound win over a good Southern Miss team, the Knights could speak volumes.
FROM A7 Jones said that Herzog is going to be a huge asset for the team as the Knights enter conference play. Chemistry is everything and the Knights seem to have found a nice connection between Herzog and standout sophomore Keith Clanton. When the two big men share the floor, it creates a tough dynamic thanks to Clanton’s superb passing ability, with Clanton often finding Herzog for easy buckets. “I can definitely tell, at
least I can see, there’s definitely a bond between a couple bigs,” said Herzog of the budding combination. Clanton, who felt the pinch of not having enough big men on the roster with him last season, definitely appears to appreciate Hergzog’s contribution. “He's meant a lot … He helps if I can’t guard a bigger dude sometimes,” Clanton said. “Tom's going to block the most shots. Without him, I don’t think we’d be [where we are]. He’s just a big help.” For Herzog, perhaps
the hardest thing was that he was leaving home. As a Michigan native, Herzog saw Michigan State as a perfect destination. But Herzog never truly thrived in the Spartan’s system, and took his opportunity to come down to Florida and make a new home. “Everyone’s done a really good job helping me get used to [the move to UCF],” said Herzog, who notes that the most difficult part was sacrificing the comfort of being so close to his family. “I’m loving it down here.”
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New year brings new goals for students ADOLFO CEBALLOS Staff Writer
With a new year ahead of them, many students are setting their sights on starting anew with their personal goals. Nine months ago, Christina Agosto, a junior psychology major, was on a whole grain diet. She regrets having given up this diet, because it has prevented her from making more healthful decisions. She said that her resolution is to be healthier, and that the whole grain diet will allow her to make better choices. “I eat way too many sweets,” Agosto said. “I don’t eat any vegetables, any fruits and it’s extremely important that at 20 years old, I am eating healthy.”
Agosto is one of many students looking towards the new year with high hopes and great ambitions. Whether it’s losing weight, committing to be outdoors more, or simply eating better, students like Agosto see 2011 as a fresh start towards goals that they have wanted to achieve for a long time. Agosto lives at home and said that her problem lies with what she eats at home, not outside. She said that diabetes runs in her family, which prompted her to make this resolution. She said she usually craves something sweet right after meals. “I have to have a dessert after every meal.” Agosto said. “I can have potato chips and then have something sweet
right after it.” Agosto says that her family will be joining the WeightWatchers program, which will help to keep her on track. She will be eating WeightWatcher’s meals as part of her whole grain diet. Michael Reif, a sophomore pre-clinical major, also plans to improve his diet. He wants to lose 20 pounds by the end of the year through diet and exercise. Reif has had this goal since a year and a half ago, and will be doing cardiovascular exercises and weight-lifting at the Recreation and Wellness Center to reach his goal. Reif plans on a lot of cardio and a few weight-lifting exercises. He said that shedding the pounds will make him feel better and healthier. He will
do this on his own by buying healthier foods and using his UCF meal plan to make better choices. Although it won’t be easy, he feels that he is ready for the challenge. “It will be harder, but nothing comes easy, right?” Reif said. While Agosto and Reif have diet and fitness goals, Jennifer Agosto, freshman interdisciplinary studies major and sister of Christina Agosto, seeks to commune with nature once again. Agosto used to go on nature walks in high school to stay fit. Last fall was her first semester at UCF, and she said that the stress of that semester forced her to give up her cherished nature walks. She said that this was a good form of exercise for
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Michael Reif and Christina Agosto have new year’s resolutions that emphasize fitness and proper diets.
her. “It doesn’t feel like a workout, but it is,” Agosto said. “It’s good for you.” Agosto said that she plans to do more walks
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Jeff Bridges,left,and Hailee Steinfeld are shown in a scene from True Grit.
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Staff Writer
True Grit If a film includes the Coen brothers in the credits, the film carries extra expectations. The Academy Award-winning duo took a crack at making a western with their remake of the 1969 John Wayne film. The Coen brothers’ remake of True Grit is shot beautifully and there are moments of great dialogue, but the film falls short of the standards set by other Coen brothers films. The film is about a young girl who hires an over-the-hill U.S. Marshall to find the man who killed her father. The film features a handful of moments with action but in typical Coen brothers fashion, the cinematography and actors is what carries the film. The standout performance is by Hailee Steinfeld, who plays Maddie, the little girl who hires Cogburn. What makes Steinfeld’s performance compelling because she has to be twice as smart to stay ahead in an untamed adult world while trying to compress her vulnerability being a 13-year-old.
True Grit is a film that was entertaining enough to finish but will fade to oblivion as time passes.
Black Swan Black Swan is easily one of the most bizarre films of 2010 and it’s also one of the year’s best. If you know anything about director Darren Aronofsky, you know that most of his pictures are dark and bizarre, such as Requiem for a Dream and The Fountain. The film is about an aging ballet dancer Nina (played by Natalie Portman) who earns the role of the Swan Queen in the play Swan Lake. Problem for Nina is that she is perfect for half the role. She can play the White Swan, but must work to become the more reckless Black Swan. As the film progresses, the added pressure put on Nina by the people around her and herself to be perfect causes her wonder if she is losing her mind or if something
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Natalie Portman in Black Swan.
much greater is happening to her. This film oozes sex without showing any nudity. Her ballet director (played by Vincent Cassel) realizes that in order to get the best out of Nina, she’s going to need to loosen up sexually. It is not hard to see why Black Swan is a front runner at the Golden Globes and I’d be surprised if this film walks away without winning some Oscars.
Tron:Legacy
The 1982 Disney movie Tron has grown into a cult hit. Now Disney has finally delivered a sequel: Tron: Legacy. The plot centers on Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), the son of a computer corporation giant who goes missing when he was a boy. Now 27, Sam gets sucked into the digital world, called the Grid, which his father created and must find his father while avoiding the programs that have turned against Sam’s father. The film’s visual effects are simply stunning. It tastefully builds off of the classic set pieces of the original, light cycles and disk battles have been given a next generation update. Unfortunately what holds Tron: Legacy back from being a great film for the masses is what held back the original — explaining the universe and the plot. The audience must be willing to have a high suspension of disbelief level. If the audience is willing to forgive a few uncertainties with the plot, Tron: Legacy is an audio and visual thrill ride that will blow you out of your seat.
In sci-fi, before there was The Matrix, there was Tron.
CAMPUS COOKING
Healthy recipe for the new year in just minutes Long gone are the guilty glutinous days of cheeseburgers and doughnuts. New Years has rolled around, and I am beginning to be more conscious of what I eat. Like most college students, my main food weakness consists of two, very nasty, four-letter words: Fast food. Although I believe that everything should be in moderation, I think that gradually weeding fast foods out of your diet is something to get used to considering it’s the among the lowest grade of nourishment possible for your body. Of course, who really cares the second those hot French fries hit your mouth, right? But eating healthy on the go is just within your arm’s reach.
Salt and black pepper, to taste
Vegetables: 2 large carrots 2 cups fresh baby spinach 2 tbsp. chicken or vegetable broth 1 garlic clove, minced 1 tsp. salt 1 tbsp. olive oil 1 tbsp. butter 1/2 tsp. black pepper
DANIEL RALLEO Columnist
In the time it took you to schlep all the way down to McDonald's, wait in the drive-thru line, and gorge yourself in the parking lot, you could have made a healthy serving of salmon and vegetables in half of the time. Delicious and exceptional in nutritional value, salmon is full of omega 3 fatty acids, vitamin D, and protein. Consuming healthier foods not only keeps the pounds off, but it also results in a higher amount
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Broiled salmon makes for a tasty and nutritious choice of protein.
of natural energy. This is because you are consuming non-processed food that your body responds to naturally. With the right choice of fast-cooking vegetables in a sauté pan, the following well-balanced meal takes just under 10 minutes to prepare and is delicious,
simple, and fantastically easy. This week’s dish: Sockeye Salmon atop of julienned carrots and sautéed baby spinach.
Broiled salmon: 1 Sockeye Salmon filet 1/2 tsp. seafood seasoning
Instructions for salmon: 1. Place the salmon skin-down on a greased baking sheet lined with tin foil. The tin foil is for a fast clean up. 2. Sprinkle top of the salmon filet with seafood seasoning and salt and pepper to taste. 3. Place in 450-degree oven on broil setting for 6-
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THE DILEMMA (PG-13) Since college, confirmed bachelor Ronny and happily married Nick have been through thick and thin. Now partners in an auto design firm. With Ronny’s girlfriend, Beth, and Nick’s wife, Geneva, by their sides, they’re unbeatable. But, Ronny’s world is turned upside down when he inadvertently sees Geneva out with another man and makes it his mission to get answers. Directed by: Ron Howard Starring: Kevin James, Vince Vaughn, Winona Ryder, Channing Tatum, Jennifer Connelly
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Finances, health FRESHMAN LIFE Starting out fresh after the top resolutions FROM A10 around campus in-between her classes this semester. She said that being outdoors more often will allow her to get back to being herself again. Graham Grover, a senior double majoring in French and Spanish, said that his resolution this year is simply to finish his degree. Grover joined the military in 2001 with an associate’s degree from Seminole Community College and ended up becoming a linguist in the military. Grover said he now misses the routine and consistency of this job. “Being in the military, I had a job that was consistent and I was doing something that was actually helping people,” Grover said. When he left the military in September of 2007, he chose to build on his linguistic skills by majoring in French and Spanish. Grover said that his wife will be helping him with his goal, but also added that his boss at Books-A-Million in
Casselberry is helping him get the hours he needs to stay afloat this semester. “He’s interested in keeping me afloat financially as well as employed,” Grover said. Grover’s goal with this degree is to be of service again by becoming a foreign service officer with the State Department. He hopes to be stationed in a country where he can utilize his French and Spanish multilingualism. Grover sees the new year as the opportunity to finally fulfill his long-standing goal of working professionally again. Jennifer Agosto sees it as an opportunity to be herself again and connect with mother nature. Christina Agosto looks at this new year as an opportunity to be fiercely committed to her old goal of eating healthier. “Right when you stop a diet, you know you’ve got to get back on it, you just lie to yourself,” Agosto said. She feels that this new year is a good time to achieve her goal and turn things around.
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10 minutes, depending on thickness and preference of temperature.
Instructions for vegetables: 1. Peel carrots and slice into thin match stick-sized pieces. This process is referred to a julienning. It is important to slice the carrots thin so they cook faster. For a time saver, purchase them sliced in the store. To save money and get more carrots, do it
yourself. 2. Sauté the carrots and minced garlic clove in butter and olive oil under medium heat. Add salt and pepper to taste. 3. When the carrots become soft, turn up the heat to high and add chicken or vegetable broth. 4. Allow the broth to simmer for 2 minutes and then stir in baby spinach leaves. The combination of oil, butter, and broth results in a flavorful sauce.
first-semester mistakes When I first started college, I expected many things, such as harsh teachers, classes with hundreds of students, a heavy workload, lots of responsibilities, the Freshman fifteen, meeting new people, classes that actually interested me, being part of something greater, and fun clubs and organizations, namely the Chocolate Club, which I will be looking into in the near future. However, now that my first semester is done, I still have a lot to learn, but I feel wiser nonetheless. I learned college really is what you make of it. I am a commuter, so meeting people in dorms or in a housing community was not an option. Getting involved on campus was essential for getting to socialize and for the health of my resume. Thanks to this, I met great people and got chances to experience things and get out of my comfort zone. As a result, I have concluded that college is just the time to get out of your comfort zone and discovering yourself and what you want to do, however cliché that might sound.
CYNTHIA FLORENTINO Guest Columnist
Spring semester is upon us. The start of a new semester is somewhat of a second chance for students. Different classes, new people, the chance to do what you didn’t do last semester or to stop doing what you did last semester, if you must, but overall a fresh start. Yes, spring semester will be glorious. However, I will never, ever forget everything I went through last semester. On my first day of college I managed to get lost trying to find a building and ended up in one of the parking garages. In my
defense I wasn’t wearing my glasses. Lucky for me, I spotted my O-Teamer and asked for help, and had it not been for that I’d probably still be wandering around campus. I wish I could say that was the only time I got lost, but that would be a lie. Not to mention the times I sat in the wrong class, I learned to exit the class as soon as I heard it’s wrong, instead of sitting through the whole thing to avoid the embarrassment. I know that on my part the change has already started. For a freshman like me, spring term is more mature than fall term; you can find your way on campus, have an established group of friends (hopefully) and have been inside the library at least once. This semester for example, I arrived at all my classes an hour early to locate them and avoid getting lost. By the way, purchasing the books after you’ve sat in a class for at least two days is a good idea too. You might need to drop it, or the book might be irrelevant, so save time and money. I had to learn this one the hard way. Here’s to a great semester to my fellow freshmen and all of us trying to survive college.
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Scott’s policy excludes gays J
ust following the start of the new year our recently elected governor, Rick Scott, was officially sworn into office. Shortly after his inauguration as Florida’s 45th governor on Jan. 4, Scott signed several executive orders on topics such as ethics and immigration. Although it’s nice to see a productive politician, one of Scott’s newly signed executive orders doesn’t sit so well with us. Executive Order 11-04 targets non-discrimination in the pay or employment of state employees. “It shall be the policy of my administration to prohibit discrimination in employment based on race, gender, creed, color, or national origin, and to ensure equal opportunity for all individuals currently employed in, and individuals seeking employment in, my administration,” Scott wrote in the order. Notice anything missing? The order fails to grant protection based on sexual orientation and identity, handicap, marital status, age and pregnancy. This law does not trump the Florida Civil Rights Act, but it is expected that each newly inaugurated governor sign a non-discrimination policy to set the tone for their administration. Just because he may not support the actions of certain
groups of people, specifically homosexuals, doesn’t mean he should bar them from serving in his administration. In fact, to exclude so many groups nearly negates the whole concept of a nondiscrimination policy. These individuals may live an alternative lifestyle, but that doesn’t make them any less capable of serving our government. It wouldn’t be totally fair if we didn’t point out that it’s not just Scott’s administration that refuses to recognize the needs of certain groups, the scope of the FCRA doesn’t expand much further than that of Scott’s non-discrimination policy. The FCRA includes all the groups mentioned in Scott’s executive order, as well as marital status and handicap. The Palm Beach Human Rights Council pleaded Scott to include sexual orientation and expression to his policy but clearly Scott fell short. They’ve also been fighting for the same additions to the FCRA but again these demands were not met. It’s time for the state to grant rights to so many deserving individuals. An article published in the South Florida Sun Sentinel in 2008 references a poll taken around the time residents were voting on Amendment 2. Although the passing of the amendment added a ban on gay marriage to the state’s
constitution, the poll showed that 89 percent of Floridians still believe that lesbians and homosexuals should have the same rights as the rest of the public in terms of housing, job opportunities and public accommodations. There is no reason for this lack of an all-inclusive discrimination policy for both the state as a whole and Scott’s administration. On a related note, we are glad our university has a much more favorable policy of diversity. “Becoming more inclusive and diverse is so important to me, professionally and personally, that I made it one of the university’s five goals when I came to UCF in 1992,” UCF President John Hitt wrote in a newsletter for staff and faculty. It was only last semester that the Board of Trustees voted and decided to add gender identity and gender expression to the university’s non-discrimination policy. Although it would have been nice to see this addition sooner, we couldn’t be more proud that the day has finally come. We really hope our state government adopts ideals like that of our university and President Hitt. It’s simply intolerable that in this day and age we are still forced to beg for the rights of various groups of deserving people.
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US mishandling exchange visas T
he United States is known for being a land of opportunity, so it’s not surprising that many foreign college students come to the United States hoping to learn something new about our culture. After meeting certain criteria, these students are granted a J-1 visa, which allows them to stay and work for a designated period of time, determined by the length of the job. The main purpose of the J-1 visa is to promote cultural exchange. In theory, the idea of young minds from other countries coming to America for a chance to broaden their cultural knowledge sounds great, but a recent investigation conducted by The Associated Press has found that it’s not all rainbows and butterflies for foreign students with J-1 visas. These students are lured to the States by job brokers who promise employment upon arrival. Although many of the students do receive jobs, they are not at all what they should be. After interviewing close to 70 students residing in 10 different states, the AP found that these students are working subservient jobs for very little pay — that is, those who are even able to receive the jobs they were promised by thirdparty recruiters.
These same labor recruiters then charge the students ridiculously high rent for dilapidated, filthy housing where they are forced to sleep in shifts, a practice known as “hot bunking,” because there are too many people packed under one roof with not nearly enough beds. As horrible as these conditions are, it’s a lot worse for some others. These foreign exchange students are tricked into working for strip clubs, and in the most extreme cases, they are sold into sexual slavery. In one instance, a Ukrainian woman identified as Katya was told she would be working for the summer as a waitress but was instead violently forced to strip at a club in Detroit. The man handling her work accommodations then confiscated her passport and started demanding tens of thousands of dollars for travel arrangements and work documents. Katya protested, telling the men that is not what she expected in coming to America, but the two men were indifferent and bluntly told her that if she refused to pay she would be sold as a sex slave and her family in the Ukraine would be murdered. Luckily, Katya’s abusers are now in prison, but people of their kind are still out
there. According to the AP, 100,000 students pay to come to the United States on J-1 visas every year, but for the past 20 years government auditors have been preaching the problems of the program. The State Department is in charge of managing J-1 visas, but clearly they aren’t doing a very good job. In fact, they’ve neglected their duties almost entirely; it was only last year that the State Department began keeping tally of the number of complaints from the students. The State Department doesn’t even monitor the working or living conditions of the students, they leave it entirely up to the companies who sponsor the students — in Katya’s case, her abusers. These students come here with high expectations for success and those who are lucky enough to leave, are left thinking this country is a deprived, miserable place full of awful people. No foreign student should come to the United States on a J-1 visa if there is even the slightest chance they will end up in conditions like those uncovered by the AP. The State Department needs to get its act together and provide refuge for all the unsuspecting foreign students who have been forced to endure such atrocities.
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Obama wins free world and Twitter been able to come up Watch the news lately? with such a perfect The CNN Ticker, the comeback. It would have news titles that scroll been age appropriate to across the bottom of the be sure, but never as screen, reads, “Obama sharp as Obama’s. edges Bieber on Twitter,” I found this Twitter immediately followed by, war most disturbing, so I “Biden Chief of Staff leavdecided to research furing White House.” ther than my imagination, This is all the informaas in the past it has tion given so I simply LACY PAPADEAS Guest Columnist proven to be slightly imagine what it means. inaccurate. I see President Obama My exhaustive research began sitting behind his desk in the Oval and ended in my bed, as I exhausOffice. His girls are on the lawn just tively searched through my comoutside the window playing with forter and sheets in order to find my their dog, Bo. BlackBerry so I could Google it. It’s adorable, but the president is I found that Obama is actually unaware of this because he’s on his the No. 1 most influential person in cell phone in some kind of Twitter the world of Twitter, followed much war with Justin Bieber. The death too closely by the young Bieber, threats to Selena Gomez (Bieber’s with the bronze medal going to the new flame; yes this story was also Alaskan that thinks she stands a featured on the grown up’s news) chance at becoming the next were not left by preteen fans of Bieber, but really by the secretary of POTUSA. I’m actually hoping that defense trying to throw Justin off his Sarah Palin does indeed run for president because then Obama game. won’t even have to break away from The president will have the last his Twitter war in order to win the word even if it’s the last thing he election. does while in office. I feel this breaking news signifies Then I see the chief of staff storm one thing and one thing only: Young in and tell the president of the Unitadults (Obama fans) are the most ed States, the leader of the free avid Twitter users, followed by chilworld, that if he doesn’t stop this dren (Bieber fans) and then last but infantile behavior he is leaving the not least, well actually in this case it White House. is the least, the elderly (Palin fans). I Obama fails to look up from his am very much in touch with Palin’s phone and simply raises his index elderly fan base because I get efinger, signifying “gimme a minute,” mails from the Tea Party on a regubecause he just thought of the perlar, almost daily, basis. I’m involunfect 140-character slam for the 16tarily on their mailing list, along year-old heartthrob. with everyone else in my grandThis subsequently causes the mother’s address book. Chief of Staff’s blood pressure to I would follow Obama on Twitter shoot through the roof. So, with a beet red face, he inhales deeply as he in order to increase the gap between him and the runners up, but I’m slowly turns around and leaves the White House for the last time, exact- waiting until I feel I’m lacking in the nervous energy department before ly as the headline had described. launching myself into the TwitterIn our president’s defense, verse. George W. Bush would have never
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‘Was Arizona shooting an act of terrorism?’ ABDULLAH ZAINOL
ALLISHA CAMPAIGNE
EMILY DANIELS
Theater, junior
Psychology, junior
Studio art/painting, senior
“I don’t think so.But I’ve only read a couple articles about it. I just think it’s some dude with an issue.”
“I don’t think it was an act of terrorism.I feel like he didn’t agree with her views or the party’s beliefs.”
“Not how we immediately think of terrorism,no.Just some people who really don’t agree with them [the politicians].”
YEKATERINA SORSHER
JOHN MOCKRIDGE
Mech. engineering, sophomore
History, junior
SARA DEAVILLA Anthropology, senior
“No,he’s an anarchist not a terrorist.He obviously had a problem with the way things were being run.He’s just the one that was willing to speak up.”
“I don’t think it was terrorism. He was a crazy guy.I think it’s interesting that the politicians are using this tragedy to fight against each other.”
“If you’re going to shoot someone in public,you’re trying to say something.It was an act of rage and terror.Not quite like blowing up a mosque.”
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