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Movies on the Plaza to bring ‘True Grit’to the screen Movies on the Plaza invites UCF students to watch free films in an outdoor environment during the weekends. The event takes place on Saturday from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. in front of the UCF Arena. This week’s film is True Grit, which is about a U.S. Marshall who helps a girl track down the person who killed her father. The event is open to all UCF students and is free of charge.
Financial Series hosts Money Matters event Part of the Financial Series, the Money Matters event will help students efficiently manage money while offering advice on ways to increase income. All students are welcome to attend the event, which will be free of charge. It will take place on today in Room 220 of the Student Union from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Students wishing to attend should RSVP with Tara Johnson at tarajohn@mail.ucf.edu.
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Formal debate gets specific As election nears, competition is tough MONIQUE VALDES
ning mate Fernando Gonzales kicked off the debate by discussing their seven Transparency in student key platforms, the first of government and academic which being a focus on the initiatives were some of the improvement academics. highlights of the Student “Students don’t come to Government Association’s UCF for SGA or events like elections for president and this, they come to UCF, vice president formal first and foremost, for an debate. education, so that’s why we The debate was held in made this the first priority the Key West Ballroom of of our platform,” Gurney the Student Union on said. March 21 at 7 p.m. For the If elected, Gurney and first time, the debate was Gonzales said they would broadcasted on the SGA like to implement their website. own library project that Presidential candidate would expand study space Nicholas Gurney and run- and make the library more News Editor
For a video recap of the debate: www.UCFNews.com advanced. Presidential candidate Matthew McCann and running mate Adam Brock also have similar ideas when it comes to a transparent student government and overall student involvement. If elected they say they would like to implement an online budget that’s current and has all of the different student expenditures so students can log on
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Candidates Nicholas Gurney and Fernando Gonzales,top,debated topics such as transparency and fiscal issues with Matthew McCann and Adam Brock,bottom.
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Police say unrequited love led to woman’s arrest OCALA — A 92-yearold Florida woman is jailed after police say she fired shots at a neighbor who refused to give in to her demands for a kiss. Police say Helen Staudinger of Fort McCoy went next door Monday to visit her neighbor, Dwight Bettner, 53, and grew angry when he wouldn't kiss her. She then allegedly fired four rounds into Bettner's house from a semiautomatic pistol, shattering a window. No one was hurt.
Fla.Gov.Scott orders state employee drug testing TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Rick Scott ordered drug testing Tuesday of new hires and spot checks of existing state employees under him, but civil rights and labor lawyers questioned whether the directive was legal. Scott issued an executive order requiring each of his agencies to amend its drug testing policy within 60 days to require pre-employment screenings of all job applicants and random testing of the existing work force. — ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Former UCF student Diplo returned to his old stomping grounds to perform at Deko Lounge on March 20. — SEE VARIETY, A12
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It’s “Week of the Women,” but the National Organization for Women at UCF is hosting an event on the night of March 24 that they hope everyone, not just women, will participate in. From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., starting in front of Millican Hall, NOW at UCF will host “Take Back the Night,” a march through the breezeway to the Student Union’s patio stage, travel around the Union and head back to Millican Hall through the breezeway. Vice president of NOW at UCF Kelly Quintero said they’ll be chanting as they march, letting people know that they’re there to take back the night and stand up against violence against people. “For us it’s a really big event because we want to make sure that students at UCF know that there are resources available to them,” Quintero said. The event will feature speakers, survivors — one of whom was on Oprah—acoustic performances, spoken word and information regarding resources for victims. Quintero said victims of violence and certain types of abuse
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Kids spend day at UCF, learn about college life LAURA NEWBERRY Contributing Writer
For most 10-year-olds, college is a concept that seldom crosses their minds. The fifth-graders who attended the Achieve a College Education Day March 21, however, see university life as a faraway, yet attainable goal. Hosted by the Burnett Honors College and sponsored by WORKFORCE Central Florida, the ACE event allowed more than 500 students from five Orange County public elementary schools to spend a day at UCF, tour the campus and participate in various hands-on activi-
ties. “We want them to understand that they can come to college and study all different types of things,” said Kelly Astro, director of Research and Civic Engagement at the Burnett Honors College and ACE coordinator. “The focus of this event is on STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — but we want them to walk away knowing that they can study whatever it is they want.” Students were split into large groups with names like “Discovery” and “Pride,” each of which were assigned volunteers from the Burnett Honors
For more photos of the event: www.UCFNews.com College and the LEAD Scholars program. Mickey Kmietowicz, a senior molecular and microbiology major and Burnett Honors College student, said he sees this event as positive reinforcement for the kids. “It’s fun to see them come here for a day and see what a day in our life is like; walking around campus, showing them where the classes are,” Kmietowicz said. “For many of them this is the first time they’ve even heard about college.”
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500 fifth-graders from all over Orange County visited UCF for Achieve a College Education Day.The students got a tour of campus and mingled with Knightro.
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