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Wearing a sign around his neck that read,“Honk if I need an education,” 15-year-old James Mond III stood for nearly four hours on a Tampa, street corner.Fed up with his bad grades, his mother sent him there hoping to teach him a lesson about the importance of an education.Ronda Holder never finished high school and doesn’t want the same for her son.So she sent him out with a sign telling the world about his 1.22 GPA.
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SGA to host formal debate Candidates set to introduce platforms EMRE KELLY
in the Cape Florida Ballroom. Both candidates, Nicholas Gurney and Candidates in this year’s Matthew McCann, and Student Government elections commissioners Association presidential will be formally dressed. campaigns will present difRemarks from an elecferences between their tions commissioner will tickets by going head-to- kick off the event, followed head in a formal debate in by the candidates presentthe Student Union on ing their platforms in five Monday at 7 p.m. minutes or less. The debate will be held The moderator will be Editor-in-Chief
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To comment on the elections: www.UCFNews.com Shane Meckler, the supervisor of elections for SGA. Candidates will be asked to speak in alphabetical order, and similar to the informal debate held March 17, they will be given
STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION TRANSPARENCY Both presidential tickets have acknowledged that transparency in SGA is an issue that they would like to fix by opening up governmental access. STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN SGA Candidates have stressed the need to engage students in the governmental process.In the 2010 elections,voter turnout was lackluster. MULTICULTURALISM ON CAMPUS An issue approached by both tickets at the informal town hall meeting was the growing need for multiculturalism on campus and in SGA.
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Something’s rotten at a city hall in Massachusetts and officials know exactly what it is.They’re just not sure they can afford to do anything about it.City Councilor Dave Hall says in addition to the odor,the carpet is downright dangerous,and he and others have tripped over the bumps. Mayor James Fiorentini agrees,but says the city can’t afford the minimum $100,000 it will take to replace the offending floor covering.
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Adam Brock and Matthew McCann discuss the importance of a diversified Student Government Association.
AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ FORUM COMES TO UCF
SGA candidates break ice on issues
UCF Global Perspectives will be hosting a forum that will feature various speakers and discuss the situations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The event is part of the larger Global Peace and Security series.
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SOUTH FLA.WATER TABLE ROSE AFTER QUAKE The devastating earthquake that shook Japan appears to have caused the water table throughout much of Florida to rise and then fall up to three inches.
POLICE: 2 DEAD,1 INJURED AFTER SHOOTING Two people have been found dead and another injured after investigators say someone fired into a crowd gathered in the back of a West Palm Beach residence.
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The candidates for Student Government Association president and vice president addressed the student body and took questions during a forum at the Pegasus Ballroom on March 17. The event was structured as a casual town hall format where candidates For more photos Matthew McCann and Adam Brock, of the forum: and Nicholas Gurney and Fernando www.UCFNews.com Gonzales, could introduce themselves to students and answer their questions. One hundred people attended the event, according to Hannah Fraher, assistant supervisor of elections for SGA. Questions were submitted in advance and screened for appropriateness. One of the questions posed to the candidates was if they believed that SGA was diversified. “I don’t think that the current SGA administration across the board is adequately diversified,” Gurney said. “It’s not necessarily as open and as transparent a place as it could be, and I think that’s why it doesn’t adequately represent the diversity in our university.” Gonzales followed up on this point, saying that their goal is not just
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When a devastating, 9.0 magnitude earthquake ravaged the northeastern coast of Japan and triggered a massive tsunami two weeks ago, junior health administration major Stephanie Klingensmith was exactly 300 miles from where the earthquake hit. Meanwhile, David Norvell, director of the Department of Sustainability and Energy Management, was in the Tokyo area with two other UCF engineers helping build a power plant for the university. Back at UCF, 20 Japanese foreign exchange students studying English were waiting anxiously for a phone call, text, Facebook message or tweet — anything to let them know their family and friends were safe. The damage has left thousands dead or missing and the lack of water, food and electricity has affected millions. For some UCF students and faculty the incident has hit all too close to home. Klingensmith and her mother went to Japan over spring break to visit her sister, Amy Perry, in the city of Nagoya in the town of Irigaike Koen. Perry’s husband, Justin, is a teacher at a school called ICAN, which teaches students from all over the world English so they can attend U.S. colleges. Klingensmith was at an aquarium in the Port of Nagoya with Perry and her nephew, Noah, when the ground began to shake and the
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PINK aims ‘girly’ art at breast cancer awareness BAILEIGH JOHNSON
Young Survival Coalition to bring awareness to these statistics. Breast cancer is the secThe exhibit featured ond-most common form of original work by local cancer and has the second- artists, including UCF stuhighest death rate affecting 1 dents, graduate students in 8 women and killing 1 in and even children in the 35. Orlando area. On March 17, people Every wall in the room gathered at CityArts Factory was filled with original in downtown Orlando for pieces including paintings, “PINK ART II,” an exhibit drawings, sculptures, photoput on by the UCF Women’s graphs, poetry and one notStudies program and the so-typical type of canvas — Contributing Writer
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For more photos of the artshow: www.UCFNews.com bras. The heart-shaped display made up of crafted, adorned bras was the center of attention at the exhibit. REBECCA STRANG / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE Each bra was different than Jeweled,feathered bras adorn the walls of the CityArts Factory for PINK ART II,a the next; some displayed women-themed artshow aimed at breast cancer awareness. jewels, feathers and all things “girly,” while others former breast cancer awareness not only for were decorated with poetry, patients. painted scenes and names of “I hope the exhibit brings PLEASE SEE PINK ON A5
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Forum discussion is part of larger security series Speakers invited to the Iraq and Afghanistan event will bring speakers who have been involved in the politics and militaries of Iraq and Afghanistan. The event will take place on Tuesday in the Pegasus Ballroom from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. All students are welcome to attend the event, which is free of charge.
ALLIES Advance event invites all faculty and students The ALLIES Advance workshop event will invite students to become members of the ALLIES Program, which is aimed at raising awareness about the GLBTQ community. The main goals of the event are to raise awareness about homophobia, explore how GLBTQ can be involved on campus, and how to help those interested in becoming an Ally. Those interested in the event must RSVP due to limited seating in the Student Union’s Garden Key rooms 221A and 221B. For more information about RSVP, those interested can contact Zhaleh Mostofi at zmostofi@mail.ucf.edu. The event will take place on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon.
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Japan quake affected Florida waters WEST PALM BEACH — The South Florida Water Management District says the groundwater level rose for about 34 minutes after the quake struck on March 11. The agency's monitoring network registered a spike from Orlando to the Florida Keys. Susan Sylvester, an official with the district, says the agency was not expecting to see any effect from the earthquake because of the large distance from Japan. Changes in groundwater levels were also observed after the quakes in Haiti and Chile last year.
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UCF’s Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy is ranked second in nation RUF PETIT-HOMME Contributing Writer
In downtown Orlando’s arts district, in the shadows of the old Amway Arena and the Sheraton sits the No. 2 graduate-level video game development school in the country, according to The Princeton Review and GamePro Media. The University of Central Florida’s Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy placed second behind the University of Southern California. This is the first time the Princeton Review has ever ranked graduate-level video game development schools. “It’s a great feeling in the world when what you do every day is recognized, especially when FIEA gets ranked No. 2,” said alumnus Alex Howell. “The people, the teachers I went to school with, just the one thing you can always see is they have a passion for what they do. That’s just the true success of the story.” Howell is one of 191 to graduate from the school since its inception in 2005. The inaugural class of FIEA consisted of 12 students. Many of the graduates now work at heavy hitters in the gaming and entertainment industry companies, such as Electronic Arts, Ubisoft and BioWare. FIEA graduates, earning an average of $50,852 a year, have worked on some of the most popular games including “Call of Duty: Black Ops,” — the best-selling video game of all time — “Rock Band” and “Madden.” In December
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2010, a few other FIEA alumni — Reid Bond, David Blosser, Donald Branch and David Verble — partnered up with the Orlando Science Center and put together a firstplace showcase for the Interservice/ Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference, an annual conference held at the Orange County Convention Center. The product was a game, dubbed Energize, made for the Serious Games Showcase & Challenge. The showcase promotes innovative, game-based solutions to education and training problems. Finalists in each of the three categories — student, government and business — were selected by a panel of serious game leaders from military, industry and academia. Todd Deery, FIEA’s communications and admissions director, said that students admitted into the graduate program have backgrounds in everything from illustration to fine art and from digital media to computer engineering, but the variety doesn’t stop there. “Undergrad degrees can range from theater, English and economics,” Deery said. Deery said that students admitted to the program are coming from other major Florida universities and other schools across the nation. FIEA’s three main tracks include art, programming and production. With FIEA receiving outside validation and national recognition, current students will be more likely to experience successes similar to Howell’s. “I’m a lead designer for “NCAA Football” and in charge of the ‘Road to Glory’ mode,” Howell said. “I did an internship with EA last fall and they hired me right after. They can tell that the FIEA kids are different than the other kids.” While there are other schools in Florida and across the country tailored toward interactive entertainment, Deery is confident in FIEA and that they stand out above the rest. “It’s our quality of faculty,” Deery said. “We have people teaching with 10 to 15 years of industry knowledge and education.”
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Criminal justice students study in the UK SALO STEINVORTZ Contributing Writer
Seventeen UCF students spent their spring break in chillier weather in the United Kingdom studying criminal justice. The students, all pursuing majors or minors in criminal justice, along with Associate Professor Ross Wolf, traveled to the U.K. March 2-14 to learn the system of community policing and understand the fundamentals of how the American criminal justice system was founded. After an extensive application process, which included a personal interview with each student, Wolf handpicked the 17 students that showed the most compelling interest to learn about a different culture so that the trip experience would help them not only as students but as professionals in the future. “I focused primarily on their ability to work with other people, how I felt they could handle stress and their educational standpoint,” Wolf said. “I had students that just wanted to go to the U.K., but the people that I felt were the most interested to learn were the ones to qualify.” This year was the first time the criminal justice program at UCF went to the U.K. and the first time Wolf was in charge of a study abroad trip. In previous years, UCF’s criminal justice students had gone to study abroad in Russia, Costa Rica and Trinidad. “The trip went very well,” Wolf said. “For the first time and not really knowing how things were going to fall together, the trip fulfilled the students’
and my expectations.” One of the main differences between the criminal justice system in the U.K. and the U.S. that the group was able to witness was the aspect of community policing. “There’s a lot of community policing in the UK,” Wolf said. “American policing uses a lot of it [community policing] too, but I would argue that the UK tends to really emphasize the community and its role with criminal justice a little more than in the U.S.” According to an article from UCF News & Information, the U.K.’s police system is composed of at least 40 agencies, but the U.S. has more decentralized police systems with more than 18,000 different law enforcement agencies. That type of policing in the U.K. has been a part of the community since the early 19th century. Karla Amaya, a senior criminal justice major, had no expectations prior to the trip because she had never studied abroad. She said she was surprised how closely the students were able to work with the police system and she was also intrigued in how closely the police work with the community. “The police there use less force because the community police don’t carry firearms,” Amaya said. “Most citizens there don’t carry guns because they aren’t allowed to. At first that was hard to believe. A place where citizens are raised without guns can tell you a lot about a culture.” The criminal justice program at UCF offers opportunities for students to partake in internships and other activities with local police departments,
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said Wolf. The international experience from the U.K. experience also provided students with ways to maintain contacts when applying for jobs. Junior criminal justice major Dylan Crimmins took advantage of the trip not only to experience a new environment, but to learn the most from it. The trip helped him establish connections and network with people in a different country, which he thinks will come in handy in the future. “Dr. Wolf did a great job at setting everything up for us and establishing a lot of contacts for us. As a result, we were able to know people from the U.K. police department on
‘A place where citizens are raised without guns can tell you a lot about a culture.’ — KARLA AMAYA SENIOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE MAJOR
a very intimate basis,” Crimmins said. “I have the contact information of at least two constables over there that I want to keep in touch with because they impacted my trip so much and opened my eyes to a new experience I’ve never lived before.”
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Criminal Justice Associate Professor Ross Wolf,left,stands with Cheshire Assistant Chief Constable Janette McCormick.
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Diversity, transparency top election issues FROM A1 to have a diverse SGA, but also an inclusive one. McCann agreed that SGA is not diversified and that this is an issue that needs to addressed. “Just based on the four candidates up here, I think it’s very evident that SGA is not as diversified as it should be, and I think this relates back to the approachability of SGA at this time,” McCann said. He said that this issue can be addressed by working with organizations such as the Multicultural Student Center and student organizations at UCF. He said that SGA leaders must engage with students
more. “It’s our responsibility to create that inclusive environment,” McCann said. McCann and Brock discussed their proposal to take the free print lab a step further. They want students to be able to upload documents to a server and then pick them up later. “That’s going to cut down on reduced print times, and it’s going to be highly beneficial for all students,” McCann said. They also proposed the creation of an SGA application for mobile electronic devices and that would provide information to them, such as the wait
times in the print lab. They are hoping to extend the application to as many platforms as possible. The Gurney-Gonzales campaign had some proposals of its own with a focus on academics. They want to expand study space and available technology in the UCF library. The candidates fielded several questions from UCF students. One of the questions asked by Kaylee Wolf, a freshman political science major, asked candidates what they believed is the most important resource available to students on campus and how they can improve upon it. McCann cited effective leadership as the most
important resource. “It’s student leaders that are respected, that do actively listen to students needs and desires,” McCann said. “Without that representation, every other resource is really inferior, it’s not a true resource.” Gurney said that information is the most important resource available to students. “I think that information is absolutely the most vital resource for students across our campus because I think you can have the most effective student leaders in the world, but if they are not effective at communicating directly to the students, then they’re not that most important resource,” Gurney said. Gurney also said that every student who applies to work for student government should be given the opportunity to serve in some capacity, even if they are not able to get the position they originally applied for. “If information is properly addressed and properly translated to students, then we’re going to see a higher influx of student input, student ideas, student concerns,” Gurney said. Candidates also addressed if transparency is an issue in student government. Gonzales said that transparency is very important, and that one of the ways that they aim to do this is by having a current budget always available online. “By posting a live or current budget of student expenditures on the main page of the website, even if it’s not looked at, it’s
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Couches were provided for the candidates to sit down on in the informal atmosphere provided by the Multicultural Student Center and SGA.
available to the students,” Gonzales said. Gurney also believes transparency is important. One way he would improve transparency as president is to remove the door to his office right off its hinges, so that he is more approachable to students. “One of the very small ways that we want to accomplish that is to quite literally take the door off the hinges,” Gurney said. “I don’t think there should ever be a situation where a student can’t freely walk in and approach the student-body president. I truly believe that.” Ryan Garrett, a senior social science education major, said that he was satisfied overall with the event. Garrett was, however, disappointed that more students did not attend the forum. “The actual response from students to show up to the event was unfortunate,” Garrett said. He said that many of the students that showed up were tied to the campaigns in some form rather than just being students trying to get information. “I would like to see student government focus on instead of trying to buy campaigns with money and food, really try to focus on getting student input way
ahead of time rather than just the three days that they’re out there raking in votes.” Wolf said one issue that she agreed with was the proposal from the Gurney-Gonzales campaign to allow people to serve in SGA in some capacity, even if they don’t get the original job that they wanted. “I’m still undecided [on whom to vote for]. I’m a freshman, so this is my first presidential election here. I’m planning on coming on Monday and probably making my decision then,” she said. Wolf said that her interest in politics and government made her decide to attend tonight’s event. “I’m a political science major, and I’m very interested in politics, and I would like to run for office one day, nationally and at the school, so I want to try to get involved early,” Wolf said. The next debate will be on Monday at 7 p.m. in the Student Union’s Cape Florida Ballroom. “I anticipate argument, I anticipate conflict, I anticipate a lot of dialogue. It’s going to be much more formal of an atmosphere, much more structured,” Lusk said of the formal-style debate. “It’s going to be your typical political debate.”
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PINK art showcases female empowerment FROM A1 women, but men also,” said contributing artist Kelly Quintero, a sophomore political science major and vice president for the UCF chapter of the National Organization of Women. “Breast cancer happens and people need to be informed and know how to check for it.” Quintero had two pieces in the exhibit, one of which sold almost immediately upon opening. Her other piece was a sculpture of a vulva. Maria C. Santana, director of the Women’s Studies program, said the works being sold were selected with particular guidelines. Proceeds from the works and donations would go toward Women’s Studies and YSC. “To get in the show, you had to submit original work that respected women and reflected female empowerment,” Santana said. “We want to celebrate life and promote breast cancer awareness and art is the most personal and creative way to express a message without writing it down.” Guest speaker Linda Schulte’s message centered on the importance of women checking themselves for breast cancer and how finding people her age for support who were going through the same thing was difficult. “It does take a lot of volunteers and money to do this which is why this exhibit means so much to me,” said Schulte, a UCF alumna who was first diagnosed with breast cancer at 37. Six years ago, after being declared cancer-free, Schulte decided to join forces with the YSC. Schulte’s work with the
‘We want to celebrate breast cancer and awareness and art is the most personal and creative way to express a message...’ — MARIA SANTANA DIRECTOR OF WOMEN’S STUDIES
YSC has resulted in monthly support meetings that include activities such as yoga and pilates. Since 2006, Schulte and her cause have come across more than 600 people battling cancer. Schulte’s hope, like Quintero’s, is that the exhibit reminds women REBECCA STRANG / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE and men of the prevalence Women’s Studies Director Maria C.Santana introduces the opening of the PINK ART II gallery on March 17.The gallery is open through April 10. of breast cancer and the “The exhibit here is measures they should take beyond words,” said Maria to protect themselves. “Remember, touch your Ford, co-founder and vice boobies once a month,” president of Ribbon Riders, a non-profit organizaSchulte said. Each original work at tion made up of women the exhibit included a with a passion for motorstatement by the artist, a cycles and assisting breast personal touch that San- cancer patients in Central tana said is not found at Florida. “The support for most other museums. breast cancer is just amazGuests were encouraged ing. Absolutely amazing.” Santana said the exhibit to browse the exhibit and read the artist statements will be featured again next to give the exhibit not only year for a third time. “We will absolutely be a more personal feel, but also to stress the impor- doing the exhibit again,” tance of the cause at stake. she said. “I would love to The statements see more sculptures and explained each artist’s con- more of a variety in genernection to the cause, al next year.” The exhibit, which whether they themselves were a victim of breast opened this month in cancer, have a relative or honor of Women’s History friend who was affected, or Month and the March as a general sign of respect Month of Women, will be to anyone who has been a on display until April 10 at the CityArts Factory. victim of the cancer.
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Face-to-face questioning follows formal debate FROM A1 time to interact with students once the event has concluded. William Lusk, an SGA Elections Commissioner, said that he welcomes the candidates to stay after the event and interact with the crowd. “I’m very insistent upon personal connections,” Lusk said. Both tickets have confirmed that they will stay after the event ends to speak with students in a face-to-face environment. Lusk said that the elections commissioners would be compiling questions to be presented to the candidates about their platforms and ideas for UCF. The Future will also be
submitting questions composed by its editorial staff as well as questions collected from students. Students will be asked to write down questions on notecards before the event, but they will only be presented to the candidates if time permits. Questions submitted to the Future by students may be read at the debate. Candidates will be given two minutes to answer each question and responses will also be two minutes. Rebuttals will be limited to one minute. Lusk said that he hopes for an interesting debate that answers many of the commissioner’s questions. “I hope that we have great discussion,” Lusk said. “I also hope that we’ll be able to highlight the dif-
‘I hope that we have great discussion and that we have great arguments. I also hope that we’ll be able to highlight the differences between the two tickets.’ — WILLIAM LUSK SGA ELECTIONS COMMISSIONER
ferences between the two tickets.” Both tickets have long prepared for the event, which is the only formal debate that will be held during the course of SGA elections. Gurney, who is running on a ticket with Fernando Gonzales, said he is excited
for the debate and the formal atmosphere it will bring. “[The students] are able to really see the nuances and the differences between the candidates,” Gurney said. “This is the perfect forum for them to see that.” Gurney also said that he
wanted to avoid trying to sell his platform and instead speak on the issues more so than anything else. Candidates will not see or know what the questions are before of the event. McCann, the presidential candidate for the McCann / Adam Brock ticket, said that he had faith in the election commission’s ability to ask questions that are indicative of UCF’s needs. “It seems as though the big issues of the past year were that SGA was not transparent enough and also that student leaders were not approachable enough,” McCann said. “We want to mend and rectify those issues.” McCann also said that he and Brock enjoyed the
informal atmosphere of the town hall forum, but that they look forward to the formal debate and its preparation. “It’s not something that you can cram for the night before,” McCann said. “It’s something that we’ve been educating ourselves on.” The event, according to Lusk, is expected to last about an hour. Music will be played and small snacks and beverages will be provided during the time provided for candidates to interact with students. A second town hall forum will also take place on Wednesday in the Zeta Tau Alpha house at 8 p.m. Students may submit questions to the Future for consideration in the debate can email them to CFF.editor@gmail.com.
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Students, faculty share quake experiences FROM A1
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aquarium tanks looked like they might shatter at any minute. “The whole place was shaking, the water in the tanks was choppy and then the gate to let the dolphins in and out was ripped off,” she said. “Because it was my first earthquake experience I really had no idea what was going on and being in a country where I didn’t speak the language made it difficult to really know what to do or what was actually happening. It was a very surreal experience.” It was around this point that Klingensmith and her family felt a culture shock for the first time during their trip. “What’s weird was the Japanese people with us in the aquarium looked confused too because Japan is an island that experiences a lot of small earthquakes. The people tend to just ignore them and carry on with their day, however, this time you could tell there was something very wrong,” she said. “I remember being in the subway after we were trying to get back to my sister’s house and a young high school boy found out about his parents dying in the earthquake. He was screaming and crying and running around the subway so helpless.” “Culture shock was definitely setting in and my family did not know what was going on or what to do in this situation,” she said. It took Klingensmith three days to get home after a mass panic to evacuate the country. Since two airports were not functioning, everyone trying to evacuate was sent to the airport she would be flying out from.
“I was only there for 12 days but that was enough to feel heartbroken for the people of Japan. [Japan] was the most extraordinary country I have had the privilege to visit,” she said. “The videos can't even capture the damage and the pain these people are going through.” Norvell was in Japan with two other UCF engineers in the city of Yokahama. He was on the sixth floor of an office building when everything began to tremble. Although he wasn’t close to the tsunami, he was near a petrochemical plant when it erupted in flames. The incident was one of the earliest damages reported. “We were really scared and confused,” Norvell said. “When we walked out of the building there A man searches for a family member in the ruins of a tsunami-hit area in Onagawa,Miyagi prefecture,Japan,on Sunday. was fire all around us on the horizon. We were They were really good train station in Ichikawa. He was so worried she could wasn’t sure if he would still barely manage to type an afraid of a tsunami but did- people.” Teruhisa Souma, one of have a job when he got back email to her family asking if n’t want to go back in the building either because the the 20 Japanese foreign since the train is no longer they were OK. “I was lucky that I heard ground was still shaking. It exchange students that running. “I’m still just shocked and back from them that same was nothing but confusion came to UCF in February to learn English, wasn’t nervous to go back,” Souma evening,” Suzuki said. and fear.” Transportation was sure what going back said. “The thing I want to “Everyone is OK, but my nonexistent and it took home would be like. know is which cities are mom lives in Fukushima and three to four hours for Souma lives with his going to have power. I’m also currently can’t get out.” Suzuki lives by herself in Norvell to make it back to grandmother in a town very nervous about the radiahis hotel where there was a called Noda Village in the tion spreading in cities from the Chiba prefecture and was nuclear power plants. Going hoping to see her family lobby full of stranded peo- Iwate prefecture. “I was speechless when back to school will also be when she got back. She’s not ple. Lucky for Norvell, he I found out,” he said. “I was hard. All the roads around sure now if that will be a posuniversity were sibility. was able to leave the coun- speechless as I was looking my “I want to go straight to try the next day as he had at the videos on YouTube.” destroyed. I still want to go Fukushima [to see my mom], Souma couldn’t contact back though.” originally planned. any of his family when the Mami Suzuki, another but there’s no electricity or Tough minds in tough times earthquake happened. It one of the students, said she roads,” she said. Amid the chaos and wasn’t until a few days confusion there, Norvell later that he got a call from noticed how resilient his mother with the good Japanese people could be news that everyone was alright. Iwate was affected in this panic. “The Japanese people by the tsunami, but we dealt with were Souma’s grandmother was extremely professional OK because of the elevaand kind,” he said. “They tion of her house on a hill. Souma works part time put us before themselves to make sure we were safe. at a convenience store in a
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Akito Shimizu, another of the 20 students, thought his friend was joking when he was told about the about the earthquake. “When I found out it was real, I quickly checked YouTube and Japanese news,” he said. “I immediately sent an email to my parents and did not hear back for two days.” Shimizu’s parents are OK, but he was frustrated he couldn’t just go and see them. “I really want to see the rest of my family and know if they’re OK or not. I’m trying not to have any expectations.”
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More postseason basketball is coming to the UCF Arena. The Knights (20-11) found a way to weather an aggressive attack from the visiting St. Bonaventure Bonnies on March 16, winning by a comfortable 15point margin, 69-54. The win, UCF’s first in the postseason, moved the Knights along to the second round of the College Basketball Invitational. The win also gave the Knights their first 20-win season since 2006-07. UCF has been selected to again be the host team in the tournament’s second round, and the Knights will be hosting the Rhode Island Rams on Monday at the Arena with tip-off at 7 p.m. The Rams (20-13) defeated the Miami (Ohio) Redhawks 76-59 in their own opening-round contest, and will provide the next test for a UCF team with its sights set on continuing forward in the CBI.
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Looking back at St.Bonaventure The Bonnies did not appear intimidated by the Knights. The scrappy team from the Atlantic 10 Conference rode star forward Andrew Nicholson’s team-high 20 points, and hung tight with UCF for about three-quarters of the contest. But with the game tied at 44 midway through the second half, the Knights rattled off a 16-5 run to finally create some distance and put away the Bonnies (1615). The turning point for the Knights came with 9:39 remaining, as a pair offsetting technical fouls were handed to both teams, with Marcus Jordan receiving a technical as well as St. Bonaventure’s Ogo Adegboye. The sequence seemed to fire up the Knights and the next time down the court, center Tom Herzog delivered a thunderous dunk. “The heat of the moment in the game, it just happens,” said Jordan of the exchange that led to the technicals. Jordan led the Knights with 18 points. Jordan set the tone early for the type of
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Spring football starts up for Knights ERIKA ESOLA Sports Editor
The Knights’ outdoor practice fields were buzzing with energy over the weekend as UCF opened up its first spring football practices of the season. “You got [play] installation and you don’t have pads on,” said head coach George O’Leary on Friday. “I was just looking for assignments and alignments.” It’s an important spring for the Knights, coming off the most successful season in program history. Some major changes are taking place; junior-college transfer Toby Jackson is taking over for former All-Conference USA selection and NFL Draft prospect Bruce Miller, John Skladany is calling the plays on defense instead of Dave Huxtable, and former
For more football: www.UCFNews.com Twitter: @CFFsports quarterback Rob Calabrese is lining up as a wide receiver. “Today was my first day playing wide receiver and it was hard at times,” Calabrese said on Friday. “I had [wide receivers coach Dave] Kelly and some of the other receivers helping me out. The hardest thing for me is just learning the position.” Calabrese stood out to O’Leary when he made a few nice plays in drills. “He’s a good athlete,” O’Leary said. “I think he is going to help us at that position. Plus, he can still keep his hands at the quarterback spot.” The Knights lace up their cleats on Tuesday for their first practice in full pads.
“Tuesday is when we put the pads on and I think that's when you get to break down in terms of contact and speed,” O’Leary said.
Quick Hits — Quarterback Jeff Godfrey completed two pretty deep balls on Friday: one to A.J. Guyton and the other to his former Miami Central High School teammate Josh Reese. Reese was a fixture on the scout team last year, but is expected to be in the mix more at receiver this season. — Defensive end Troy Davis looked explosive in drills and impressed coaches. He is listed on the depth chart as a starting defensive end alongside Toby Jackson. — Cornerback Josh Robinson had a pick-six off backup quarterback Blake Bortles Friday which made the defense erupt in loud
cheers. — Saturday’s highlight of practice was an intense tugof-war matchup between offensive and defensive players. The crowd’s favorite matchup, however, was between quarterbacks and kickers. Godfrey and Bortles won. — In one of the most important position battles of the spring, there was a fieldgoal kickoff between last year’s shaky starter Nick Cattoi, sophomore Jamie Boyle and walk-on Sean Galvin from Cork, Ireland. — Former Knights Bruce Miller, Chance Henderson, David Williams, Jah Reid and Sha’reff Rashad were on hand to watch practice. Rashad recently signed a contract with the Washington Redskins. Miller and Reid, who are prepping for the NFL Draft, will be show-
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Jeff Godfrey is set to start for the Knights at quarterback for 2011-12.
casing their abilities to different NFL coaches and scouts on campus at UCF's pro day on March 23.
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Ohio State knocks Knights out of tourney AARON CROUCH Women’s basketball beat writer
The Knights were riding high into the NCAA tournament. Winners of 11 straight games, UCF met Ohio State in the round of 64. Though they were viewed heavily as underdogs, the Knights held tough throughout. However, the No. 18 Buckeyes proved to be too much and defeated UCF 80-69.
Most often, the women’s tournaments run chalk (favorites win all games), but UCF nearly upset the 4th seed Buckeyes. Turnovers, however, proved to be too much to overcome for UCF, as they end their season with a 22-11 record. The Knights got as close as five points early in the second half and were in the game with little time left, but errors caught up to them.
“We outrebounded them and that was a huge part of our game plan, but we didn't count on having 18 turnovers,” UCF coach Joi Williams said in a release. “We had done a better job with [turnovers] lately, but we didn't do a good job of it tonight. We kind of got rushed.” But the season was not a failure by any means. The Knights were crowned Conference USA champions just six days earlier. The Buckeyes had an 18-point lead with four minutes to go, but UCF never gave up, chipping away at the margin with clutch shooting and great
defensive stops. UCF scored 10 points in a row to get within 73-65 in the final two minutes. But junior guard Aisha Patrick missed a key layup, the ball seemed to sit on the rim forever and Ohio State’s Samantha Prahalis countered with a three point play, the proverbial dagger it seemed. Patrick finished with 8 points 8 rebounds and 6 assists. UCF had no match for the Buckeyes key player on Saturday. All-American center Jantel Lavender, the four-time Big 10 Player of the Year, torched the Knights for 30 points and 11 rebounds. She was 13 of 22 from the field and even double and triple
teams were not enough. Junior forward Ashia Kelly had 16 points for UCF, while senior forward D’Nay Daniels added 16 points and 10 rebounds in her final game while also trying to guard Lavender. Senior guard Chelsie Wiley scored 11 points and became the school's alltime leader in 3-pointers made with 214. UCF outrebounded Ohio State 3933 though it seemed that the Buckeyes had the bigger team. UCF will graduate five seniors from this team but with the pieces left and a solid recruiting class, fans could see the Knights open as the preseason
favorites to repeat as CUSA champs. “It's incredible to be associated with these young ladies and especially these five seniors,” Williams said. “They started as freshmen and for them to go out with two championships under their belts and winning two of three years, it's phenomenal. It's tough for them right now and it's tough for me, but we'll look back at it when it's all said and done and be proud of the legacy that we've left. We've got to build on it next year because we've got a lot of good players coming in. I'm just excited about the future of UCF basketball.”
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Adkins gets start against Canes JESSICA GILLESPIE Baseball beat writer
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UCF had a tough time defending Ohio State’s four-time Big 10 Player of the Year Jantel Lavender,who torched the Knights for 30 points and 11 rebounds.
The Knights baseball team will travel to Coral Gables on Tuesday to face the Miami Hurricanes. Miami (11-8, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) has split two games with Florida Atlantic, lost a game to South Florida and was swept by Florida. In the midst of the in-state rivalries, Miami beat the Florida Marlins in a spring training exhibition game 98 in February. UCF and Miami met twice last season and split the games. The Knights beat the then-No. 12 Hurricanes 6-3 and earned their first win over Miami since 1995. Earlier in the 2010 season, however, Miami, then ranked No. 13, routed UCF
at home 19-2. Brian Adkins got the loss in that game after 3-2/3 innings where he gave up eight runs. Adkins had the chance to pitch again against Miami when he pitched two innings of relief in UCF’s win at Miami. He gave up one run off three hits but struck out four; two of the four strikeouts came with runners at second and third. “[Adkins is] doing a terrific job with staying down in the zone and getting ahead,” head coach Terry Rooney said, comparing Adkins’ performances last year to this year after his game against USF.
Starting pitcher Last season, Adkins started against Florida, Miami and Tulane. This
season, Rooney has told Adkins that he needs to start beating them. The weekday starter has thrown two shutouts in his perfect 3-0 season so far, one of which being the 18-0 rout of Boston College on March 9. Adkins threw an impressive game last week against South Florida and gave up only two runs on six hits. The southpaw gave up his first and only walk of the season in the game.
What to watch for — D.J. Hicks is on fire. The designated hitter hit two home runs against South Florida last week and one on Saturday against Columbia, bringing his count to five for the season.
PROJECTED LINEUP 1.Travis Shreve 2B 2.Darnell Sweeney SS 3.Chris Taladay 3B 4.Ronnie Richardson CF 5.Beau Taylor C 6.D.J.Hicks DH 7.Jonathan Griffin 1B 8.Ryan Breen LF 9.Erik Hempe RF — Nick Cicio. The lefty out of the pen pitched the final inning against South Florida and struck out the side. He also earned the save on Saturday against Columbia with three scoreless, hitless innings of relief. If Adkins gets into a jam and the Knights are inclined to put out another lefty, Cicio could very well be the one they look to.
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Strong pitching helps Knights sweep series JESSICA GILLESPIE Baseball beat writer
With a 4-2 victory on Sunday, the Knights (16-4) swept Columbia (7-6) in the final weekend before conference play begins. Junior Ray Hanson pitched seven innings and gave up two runs in his second win of the season. “I was feeling good, I just wanted to go out there today and just sweep this team and pick up another
‘W’ for the team,” Hanson said. Sophomore Joe Rogers closed out the game with two scoreless innings for his third save of the year. UCF out-hit Columbia 9-6 despite a strong wind blowing in from the outfield; however, the Knights only hit singles. “We made some great adjustments, I really thought, as the game went on,” said head coach Terry Rooney. “At the end of the
day we got a few more hits, we got some clutch hits and manufactured a couple of times.” The Knights had a 2-0 lead in the fifth when Darnell Sweeney, Chris Taladay and Ronnie Richardson hit three consecutive singles to score two more. Taladay advanced to second on the throw to home where Sweeney scored and Richardson advanced to second on player interference.
Bonnies ousted, Rams next FROM A9 night he would have, making his first two attempts from the field, both three pointers. UCF got solid productions off the bench, with the reserves totaling 37 points for the game. Guard A.J. Rompza had 13 points for UCF, and Herzog added 10. “Everything just seemed to go right for us tonight,” said Rompza, who also had seven assists. Freshman Isaiah Sykes had one of his best games of the season to add to the energy from the bench. Sykes had 9 points in 22 minutes, but more importantly, four of his six rebounds were offensive. He also added in two steals and an assist. Sykes also had the play of the game, a breakaway dunk over multiple Bonnies that brought the crowd to its feet. Sykes’ dunk appeared on ESPN’s SportsCenter Top 10 plays. “I told him, ‘You’re not
a freshman anymore. You’ve played way too many games and way too many minutes, you’re a sophomore now and it’s time for you to take that next step,’ ” said head coach Donnie Jones. “And he did that tonight.”
Looking ahead to Rhode Island The Knights were not the only team to pick up their twentieth win of the season in the CBI’s opening round. The Rhode Island Rams, too, entered CBI play at 19 wins, looking for their twentieth. They were able to do just that, riding senior forward Delroy James’ triple double on Wednesday to defeat Miami (OH) 76-59. With 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists, James achieved the first triple double in the school’s history. It was a fitting start to the postseason for the senior and second team All-Atlantic 10 honoree, who leads the Rams in points per game (17.3) and rebounds per
game (7.8). With the win, James and the rest of the Rams’ senior class became the winningest class in school history with 90 during their tenure. James will represent the second game in a row in which Knights power forward Keith Clanton will have to guard a star player, after matching up against Atlantic-10 first team honoree and NBAprospect Andrew Nicholson. UCF is going to want to capitalize and build on any leads they should get while playing the Rams. Rhode Island has done quite well in close games this season, with a record of 7-1 in games decided by five points or less and 106 in games decided by 10 points or less. Their appearance in the CBI marks the fourth straight postseason appearance for the Rams, who played in the NIT last season and advanced to the semifinals where they lost to North Carolina.
The Lions scored their only runs in the seventh. A UCF error led to a double, a single and two runs scored. Ben Lively and Nick Cicio held Columbia to three hits in UCF’s 5-2 win against Columbia (7-5) on Saturday. Lively (4-0) gave up both of the runs and all three of the hits but struck out five and got the win in his six-inning performance. Meanwhile, UCF out-hit Columbia 11-3. Cicio picked up his third save of the season in three scoreless innings of relief. “Just being able to close the game out and having the guys behind me and being able to shake hands on the mound is a great feeling,” Cicio said. Saturday’s lineup was different than Friday’s altered lineup. Taladay started the game at third base for the first time this season. Last season, the Conference USA Freshman of the Year spent
most of his time at third. Taladay went 2-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and a run in Saturday’s contest. A career-high fiveinning outing from reliever Bryan Brown launched the Knights (14-4) past Columbia (7-4) with a 9-8 victory on Friday night. “Story of the game: Bryan Brown,” Rooney said. “Bryan Brown did an unbelievable job for us, MVP of tonight.” Brown (1-1) entered the game in the third inning and the UCF offense heated up in the fifth in a come-from-behind win. Brown struck out seven and walked none in his first win of the season. “A couple days ago, me and Coach Rooney had a bullpen [session] together and we made some adjustments and I felt really good about my stuff,” Brown said. “Obviously we made plays when we had to and I got out of some big jams but for the most part I felt good out there.”
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Chris Taladay had two RBIs and three runs in the series against Columbia.
UCF’s starter, Danny Winkler, pitched only two innings and gave up four runs off four hits and a walk. Columbia’s starting pitcher, Pat Lowery, was the 2010 Ivy League Pitcher of the Year. Lowery (02) pitched five innings, struck out seven, walked five and picked up the loss. Friday’s lineup featured a big change. Richardson, who moved from the two hole to batting cleanup, was 1-for-2 with three RBIs and two runs; he also walked twice.
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rlando is known for its careless drivers, numerous collisions and long traffic jams. One way state officials have tried to combat these problems and others statewide is through red light cameras, but it doesn’t solve the problem. On March 18, a Florida House committee voted to outlaw the red light cameras, which were only installed last year. Although many doubt that the law will pass through Legislature, we hope for its success. Red light cameras seem like they would be a good measure to prevent motorists from running red lights and cut down on the number of traffic accidents, but there are several other factors to consider. Studies have found that — aside from rear-end collisions, red light cameras actually do reduce the number of traffic accidents, especially fatal ones. We’re obviously not proponents of running red lights — it’s extremely dangerous and downright stupid, but we would prefer if the state would take different measures to ensure our safety at intersections that don’t invade our privacy or
levy outrageous fines. Most people don’t intentionally run red lights. It’s generally someone who thought they had enough time to make the light but it changed color when they were almost safely across. The reason most people dislike red light cameras is because they feel it’s an invasion of privacy to have your photo taken while you’re in your car. Oddly enough, this is also one of the main reasons drivers have the tickets successfully thrown out in court. If the photo is blurry or the driver can prove that he or she couldn’t have possibly been behind the wheel at the time, then they are not forced to pay the ticket or reveal who was driving. In West Palm Beach, for example, so many motorists disputed their tickets in court that they were actually forced to hire additional members of their legal staff who represents red light ticket cases in civil court. For most cities, the cost of court cases is hardly a bother considering how much profit these devices rake in. According to an Orlando Sentinel article, between July 2010 and February 2011,
the state has gained $8.4 million from tickets issued by red light cameras. We must also add that only $83 from each $158 ticket goes to the state. Some speculate that these large numbers have inspired city legislators to up the ante and add red light cameras in non-dangerous intersections in order to cash in even further. There’s no excuse to intentionally run a red light. If you’re really in that much of a rush you should plan some extra time for your daily commute. A few extra minutes at a stop light isn’t worth risking your life. The law to remove red light cameras at intersections is still working its way through the legal system but we hope to see it pass. As much as we hate the crime, we do not support the use of red light cameras and we feel that creating a longer all-red interval at dangerous intersections would be a better alternative. As opposed to the lessthan-two-second interval between green lights at intersections, extending the length by a couple of seconds is a safe and cheap way to reduce incidents.
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n't really like the way he worked and that includes Brock his own fraternity brother. — 6D6PW
This election is a pretty easy call. We can continue what Kilbride started if McCann and Brock are elected President and I am sure they will do a fine job. I'm voting for them. On the subject of Kilbrides cabinet, Taylor left because he got a real life job offer (you know the kind you go to school for in the first place) Shane left because of grades I think, Alva got married, and Peterson graduated. The whole Matt Smith situation was dumb. He didn't want to be there. No one wanted him there. And Kilbride didn't really have anyone else to do the job originally. They never really saw eye to eye on SGA anyway. Most the people I know who knew Smith during his time in SGA did-
New bill ignores Roe v. Wade Remember — rich people will always have access to abortions no matter what trimester they are in. Laws curtailing access only penalize those who cannot travel to other countries. Too bad there is not as much effort put toward preventing rape and other predatory behavior — or birth control. These are the efforts that would reduce the demand for abortion. Aren't we supposed to be focused on supply and demand? Isn't this a capitalist country? — PROUD58
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