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Lockheed reps to speak about work experience Representatives from Lockheed Martin will be at UCF on Friday, July 15 to speak to students interested in their work experience program. The program allows students to obtain professional experience that relates to their majors while still taking classes. The seminar will take place in the Career Services & Experiential Learning building, Room 115, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
‘Late Knights’festivities take place on Friday The monthly event “Late Knights” will take place in the Student Union this Friday night. Students can come out for a safe night of free fun, food and entertainment. Festivities begin at 9 p.m. and end at 1 a.m.
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Knight crowned Miss Florida After her sixth year competing, Kristina Janolo,a senior marketing major and Miss Winter Park,was named Miss Florida.
UCF students claim title three years running JORDAN SNYDER Senior Staff Writer
For the third consecutive year, a UCF student has been crowned Miss Florida. In addition to that, 11 students competed in the competition, a recordhigh for UCF. “UCF really does strive for excellence,” said Stephanie Ziajka, a graduate of the actuarial science
program at UCF and Miss Florida semi-finalist. “I feel like all of the 11 girls are all so talented, and we’re all so different. I think that’s why we did so well. We’re all smart, we’re all beautiful and we’re all extremely talented. I think that any of the 11 girls could have won Miss Florida, and Kristina Janolo did.” On July 9, after her sixth
year competing, Kristina Janolo, a senior marketing major and Miss Winter Park, was named Miss Florida. Janolo was unavailable for an interview. “This is her sixth year in the pageant, and you could just tell last night, this is her night,” Veronica Livesay, co-executive
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Synthetic ‘weed’ scares students
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Screaming fans and mosh pits welcome Taking Back Sunday at the House of Blues
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Marijuana imitators found quickly, legally SHANNON SCHEIDELL
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Andrew Begeot has smoked a number of legal products that elicit the same relaxing effects of marijuana, but nothing has treated him quite like Mr. Nice Guy. “I tried all the other kinds; “Purple Dragon,” “K2.” But, “Mr. Nice Guy” is the only thing that made me trip; like literally, I fell,” Begeot, 21, said. In the U.S., there are several products on the market that contain the cannibinoid that provides these “desired” effects. In Florida, each can be obtained quickly and legally. The shelves of gas stations
LOCAL & STATE Keep local with headlines you may have missed
Fla.docs ask judge to block gag law on guns MIAMI — Organizations representing thousands of Florida doctors are asking a Miami federal judge to block enforcement of a first-in-the-nation law restricting what physicians can discuss about firearms with patients. The doctors say the law violates free speech and is unconstitutional. The state contends the doctors are misreading the law and that it fully complies with the Constitution. U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke heard arguments but issued no ruling.
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Several brands of incense,easily found in stores, contain a cannibinoid found in marijuana.
Malone discusses privatizing state-backed Citizens TALLAHASSEE — The board chairman of the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. wants to look at the possibility of privatizing the state's largest insurer of business and homes. Jim Malone told members of the insurers' Board of Directors during a conference call that going private might be the best answer for everyone. And Malone may already have key legislative support on the idea. — ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Team Tailgate to redefine tradition KATIE KUSTURA Editor-in-Chief
The Student Government Association’s Division of Campus Life is out for blood, but only if it’s black and gold. As of this week, applications for Team Tailgate, a new school spirit-oriented initiative developed by the SGA’s Division of Campus Life, are available. “The main goal behind Team Tailgate is we really want to redefine tailgates and what it means to be a UCF Knight,” Arielle Bardzell, the athletics and traditions coordinator, said. “We really want to establish tradition at UCF and really make people proud to be a UCF Knight.” Bardzell developed
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Team Tailgate members will help organize spirit-oriented events.
Team Tailgate with Chris Pombonyo, the director of campus life. “One of the things I really wanted to revamp for the Division of Cam-
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UCF TAILGATING CONDUCT • All fans are expected to be respectful to university property and all of the fans around them. Drunkenness,vandalism,obscene or harassing behavior and violence (or threats of violence) will not be tolerated and should be reported to the nearest law enforcement official. • Controlled substances:The unlawful possession,distribution or use of any drug or controlled substance is prohibited on the UCF campus.Violators of this policy shall be subject to the full measure of state and federal laws,city and county ordinances and university disciplinary action. • All fans and tailgating participants are expected to clean up their trash.Trash receptacles and recycling containers are provided throughout the campus. UCF is an environmentally friendly campus and fully supports recycling efforts. — UCFATHLETICS.CSTV.COM
Homeless youth gets second chance KAITLYN TEABO Contributing Writer
Kraig Coburn sits on a LYNX bus bench with nowhere to go. He has no intention of taking the bus, just a breather. His messy, over-grown blond hair sways in the wind as he lets out a big sigh. Coburn is 21 and homeless. “The fact that I don’t know where I am going to end up scares me the most,” Coburn said while choking up and pausing to clear his throat. “It really hit me when I realized I was going to be homeless. I started to cry. I just don’t know what is going to happen next.” Coburn said that he did not stay on top of his schoolwork in high school
Do you know anyone homeless?: www.UCFNews.com and fell behind. “I just would have rather hung out with my friends and play video games and have fun. I just didn’t take school as seriously as I now realized I should have,” Coburn said. During his senior year, his mother, Patricia Coburn, pulled him out of school to transfer him to a school closer to their home due to rising gas prices. This made it impossible for Coburn to continue his education at a public school, because he was too old and did not have enough credits to be accepted anywhere in the
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Janolo to compete in Miss USA on Jan. 14 FROM A1 director of the Miss UCF pageant, said. Students who dream of one day wearing a sash that reads “Miss Florida” should get started now. To enter the Miss Florida competition, contestants must have won a local title, such as Miss UCF. Tryouts for the Miss UCF pageant will be held at the beginning of the fall semester. “This is my first year,” Erin O’Flaherty, a junior molecular and microbiology major and Miss Florida contestant, said. “I started because last year I saw Miss UCF, and I saw everything that she was doing in the community, and really looked up to that.” Many contestants said that they gain a lot more than a sparkly crown, a sash and a scholarship from this competition. “Winning Miss Florida changed my life,” Rachael Todd, Miss Florida 2009 and a graduate of the interpersonal communications program at UCF, said. “When you attend high-caliber events, and you walk in and you’ve got this banner on you, all of the sudden you’re on a level playing field with a lot of executives, CEO’s, mayors and governing officials. What you learn as Miss Florida is you don’t have to have that banner across your chest to be the same person that can be competitive in the workplace and carry on a conversation with these individuals.” Sara York, senior event management major and Miss Florida contestant, said she grows a little bit more with each competition. Constantly forcing herself to step outside of
her comfort zone has ultimately made her a stronger person. Women who competed went through a weeklong process that started Monday, when they were divided into groups and interviewed. Then the preliminary competition began and contestants competed in three areas over the course of two nights, including onstage questionnaire, lifestyle and fitness and evening gown. Contestants also had to learn an opening and closing dance routine. From the preliminary competition, the 43 contestants were reduced to 11 semi-finalists, three of which were UCF students. Ziajka said her absolute favorite part of the Miss Florida competition was watching the other 42 contestants perform their talents, as well as being able to promote her platform,
early childhood literacy. As much as she enjoyed competing, one part of competition was particularly difficult for her. “Hands down, it was swimsuit. I had a very rigorous workout routine, and I did a no-carb diet,” Ziajka said. While Ziajka added that the regime worked out well for her and that constantly working on your fitness is beneficial for your health, she was admittedly happy to be off her strict pre-pageant diet. “You don’t even want to know how much I’ve eaten today,” Ziajka said. “I had Wendy’s on the way home, I just had a huge ice cream cone; I’ve been a pig today.” The UCF legacy will continue on Jan. 14 when Janolo heads to Las Vegas to represent the state of Florida and compete in the Miss USA pageant.
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For the third consecutive year,a UCF student has been crowned Miss Florida.In addition to that,11 students competed in the competition,a record-high for UCF.
“This is our third UCF girl that has won Miss Florida in a row,” Dasha González, senior molecular biology and microbiol-
ogy major and Miss Florida contestant, said. “So we have this saying, ‘Every great queen begins as a Knight’.”
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PAST MISS USA 1953 - Myrna Hansen,Illinois 1954 - Miriam Stevenson, SC 1955 - Carlene King Johnson,Vermont 1956 - Carol Morris, Iowa 1957 - Charlotte Sheffield,Utah 1958 - Eurlyne Howell,Louisiana 1959 - Terry Lynn,California 1960 - Linda Bement, Utah 1961 - Sharon Brown,Louisiana 1962 - Macel Wilson,Hawaii 1963 - Marite Ozers,Illinois 1964 - Bobbie Johnson,DC 1965 - Sue Downey,Ohio 1966 - Maria Remenyi,California 1967 - Sylvia Hitchcock, Alabama 1967 - Cheryl Ann Patton, Florida 1968 - Dorothy Anstett,Washington 1969 - Wendy Dascomb,Virginia 1970 - Debbie Shelton,Virginia 1971 - Michele McDonald, PA 1972 - Tanya Wilson,Hawaii 1973 - Amanda Jones,Illinois 1974 - Karen Morrison,Illinois 1975 - Summer Bartholomew,CA 1976 - Barbara Peterson,Minnesota 1977 - Kimberly Tomes,Texas 1978 - Judi Anderson,Hawaii 1979 - Mary Therese Friel,New York 1980 - Shawn Weatherly, SC 1980 - Jineane Ford, Arizona 1981 - Kim Seelbrede,Ohio 1982 - Terri Utley,Arkansas 1983 - Julie Hayek,California 1984 - Mai Shanley,New Mexico 1985 - Laura Martinez-Herring,Texas 1986 - Christy Fichtner,Texas 1987 - Michelle Royer,Texas 1988 - Courtney Gibbs,Texas 1989 - Gretchen Polhemus,Texas 1990 - Carole Gist,Michigan 1991 - Kelli McCarthy,Kansas 1992 - Shannon Marketic,California 1993 - Kenya Moore,Michigan 1994 - Lu Parker,South Carolina 1995 - Chelsi Smith, Texas 1995 - Shanna Lynn Moakler, New York 1996 - Ali Landry,Louisiana 1997 - Brook Mahealani Lee, Hawaii 1997 - Brandi Sherwood, Idaho 1998 - Shawnae Jebbia,Massachusetts 1999 - Kimberly Ann Pressler,New York 2000 - Lynnette Cole,Tennessee 2001 - Kandace Krueger,Texas 2002 - Shauntay Hinton,DC 2003 - Susie Castillo,Massachusetts 2004 - Shandi Finnessey,Missouri 2005 - Chelsea Cooley,North Carolina 2006 - Tara Elizabeth Connor,Kentucky 2007 - Rachel Smith,Tennessee 2008 - Crystle Stewart,Texas 2009 - Kristen Dalton,North Carolina 2010 - Rima Fakih,Michigan 2011 - Alyssa Campanella,California
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Search for ‘legal’ high comes with health risks FROM A1 and convenience stores are lined with these products passed off as “potpourri” and “incense.” The words “Not for human consumption,” are printed distinctly on the front of the packages of these substances, according to Begeot. The products are often displayed beside tobacco pipes and rolling papers. Unlike his previous experiences with “Spice” or “K2,” Begeot said that “Mr. Nice Guy” (formally known as Relaxinol) caused the world to skip a beat, and then he blacked out. “The whole world was fake, like it kept repeating itself over and over. My uncle came in [the room] and said something to me, but after that I don’t remember anything,” Begeot said. “I woke up around midnight and rinsed my mouth out, and my teeth were all broken.” Begeot’s sordid Relaxinol experience happened in May, and he and his friends continue to smoke synthetic blends. Begeot said you won’t catch Begeot with another pack of Relaxinol, though. Friend Tylor Strachan, 18, said he didn’t feel any of the symptoms that plagued Begeot. Not all strains of the synthetic compound produce the same effects. Users have described dizziness, vomiting and hallucinations. According to regular smokers, however, they experience the same hungry, happy and sleepy compulsions that the real deal produces. “I have known a few people to die from an unexpected overdose from using this crap [Relaxinol],” said Jonathan Davis,
To comment on this story visit: www.UCFNews.com a UCF student and club member for the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws. “No one has ever died from marijuana use — no matter how potent — but on the other hand, this K2 and ‘legal weed’ is killing people left and right, causing seizures, birth defects, and god only knows how it tears up the lungs.” A synthetic alternative to the THC (tetrahyrdocannibinol) found in cannabis was originally manufactured to treat multiple sclerosis and chemotherapy patients. “Mr. Nice Guy” does not have the same chemical compound that the oral spray Sativex and the pill Marinol have, both of which are prescription drugs. However, all three forms of the drug contain the most basic cannabinoid needed to procure the calm feeling that doctors and smokers, alike, aim for. The chemical, JWH-018 produces similar effects to THC and is found in both of these products. It is currently banned from production and sale in 18 states, but Florida legislation has yet to make a decision on the matter. According to a CBS News article titled “DEA cracks down on fake weed,” as long as the prohibition of the drug focuses on a specific strain of the chemical, more and more variations will arise, without actually solving the problems the drugs induce. Begeot said consumers can buy the spray online, which is used to make the locally-bought herbs easier to work with. The herbs are laid out on a baking
sheet, soaked with the synthetic THC spray and baked in the oven. A new chemical, JWH073, became readily available in Germany in late 2009, soon after JWH-018 was banned in January of the same year. Strachan has been smoking for months and now wonders if his recent stomach pains are related to the drug. “Sometimes I throw up after I eat. I don’t know if that’s what it’s from, though,” Strachan said. Strachan said his symptoms started when he began smoking Spice on a regular basis. Fedorah Philippeaux, vice president of College Democrats at UCF, has done a background check on the history of both the legal and synthetic versions of the drug. “I am a pre-med student and I have written research papers before on the effects of marijuana and its positive effects on sick patients, particularly those suffering from cancer and going through chemotherapy,” Philippeaux said. “I don’t see it as dangerous from a medical standpoint, especially in comparison with the synthetic stuff which has been known to cause rapid heart rates, elevated blood pressure, anxiety and vomiting.” The College Republicans at UCF were not available for comment. The dangers of smoking synthetic mixtures of herbs contrast with marijuana’s effects, according to the CBS article. Consumers are reported to experience a decrease in their level of anxiety and depression when taking the drug, but some have also said they have suffered severe consequences
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In the U.S.,there are several products on the market which produce the same relaxing effects of marijuana.In Florida,each can be obtained quickly and legally.
within minutes of consumption. “In some cases there
have been hallucinations and seizures. I don’t know about you, but honestly, I’d
rather people smoke the real stuff instead,” Philippeaux said.
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Coburn moves to Maine, hopes for fresh start FROM A1 area. A year later, in 2009, he earned his GED online and got a part-time job at a McDonald’s inside of a Walmart. He never applied to college, could not afford to buy a car and only worked a few days out of the week. When Patricia Coburn noticed that her son had no drive to do anything but play Call of Duty on the Xbox, she decided it was time for him to leave home and make his own path in life. “I was brokenhearted about the whole thing; that he messed up enough to get thrown out of here to begin with,” said Patricia Coburn, in an email, admitting she was in the midst of crying. “I did agree that Kraig needed some tough love, but it was tough on me too.” According to Patricia Coburn, just thinking about her son puts her in a nervous state. Coburn is not the only teenager to become homeless because of economic pressures within the home. The Covenant House Florida, one of the largest private agencies helping runaway and homeless youth under 21 in Central Florida, has recently seen the numbers
of homeless youth increase. “The number of youth ages 18-24 that are becoming homeless are significantly increasing because of the current economy,” Maria Shorkey, Covenant House Florida’s director of community relations, said. “[As] a matter of a fact, the covenant house of Florida has a waiting list now. It ranges anywhere from 80 to 100.” Shorkey said the most prevalent reason why youth in Central Florida are becoming homeless is family crisis. “With this economy, people are struggling financially, which creates conflict in the home, creating more problems within the family,” Shorkey said. “Even kids who are going to college are increasingly becoming homeless because they do not have the family and financial support that they need.” Increasingly becoming a burden to his family, Coburn started the new year not by throwing confetti, but by packing his belongings into two plastic storage containers and leaving his mother’s home. “I’ve been staying with family members weeks at a time, but now I’ve run out of places to go,” Coburn said,
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Kraig Coburn,left,sits with his mother Patricia.When she noticed that her son had no drive,she decided it was time for him to leave home.
almost two months after moving out of his mother’s house. However, Coburn was not yet on the streets and he was not completely out of options. His next place to stay was the cheap Gator Motel in Kissimmee. Coburn is one of many in “Generation Y” that is left without a place to call home. In a research done by Randall S. Hansen, founder of the award-winning Quintessential Careers, Generation Y believes work should come to them, not the other way around. Hansen said this may be because their parents were willing to give them things too easily. “I would say I’m a very laid-back person, but I do have things that I want to
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UCF Tailgaters dress up as Knights rooting for their team.
Tailgate ideas ‘pure genius’ FROM A1 pus Life and athletics as a whole were the tailgates,” Pombonyo said. “Speaking to directors from previous years, they said that the tailgates were sometimes short-staffed and could be a lot on the athletics director and the director of campus life working them, so I figured why not give students an opportunity to get involved with event planning, school spirit and building that tradition.” Students who become the members of Team Tailgate will have the opportunity to help organize and develop tailgates, pep rallies and other school spiritoriented events. According to SGA’s website, “bleeding black and gold is an understatement for the members of Team Tailgate.” SGA Vice President Adam Brock said they have not set a cap on how many people will make up the committee since it is a brand new initiative. However, he would like to see freshmen students, espe-
cially, get involved in campus life. Brock said when he and SGA President Matt McCann were campaigning, they knew they wanted to instill some type of tradition within UCF’s tailgates, but having a cabinet of passionate students helped figure out the types of things they wanted to do. “Some of these ideas are pure genius,” Brock said. “I think this is just one tradition you can expect from our administration in the many months to come.” Pombonyo said students who join Team Tailgate will have responsibilities that include planning events, setting events up and breaking them down afterward, working with vendors and working with the sustainability specialist to implement recycling projects. While they’re both bringing their own ideas to the table, Pombonyo and Bardzell both said they’re looking forward to hearing students’ ideas for Team Tailgate. “They’re really going to
redefine how people look at different tailgating events and how they look at what it is to be a UCF Knight,” Bardzell said. Brock is also looking forward to a fresh perspective on school spirit. “We have so many other people who we rely on for tailgates, and now we’re creating this separate brand of students that really goes ahead and delves into the life of what it takes to really create a tailgate,” Brock said. Pombonyo hopes that tailgaters who create their own setup at Memory Mall will still visit Team Tailgate’s setup for free tickets, competitions and other SGA goodies. “We really want a strong, dedicated group of people who bleed black and gold,” Bardzell said. “I really feel like they’re going to give a whole new atmosphere to tailgates and tradition here at UCF.” Team Tailgate applications, which can be downloaded from SGA’s website, are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, July 22.
reach. I want to go to Valencia for two years and then get my nursing degree at UCF,” Coburn said. “I do like to have fun most of the time though, whenever I can.” Coburn checked into the Gator Motel in Kissimmee. He paid $20 a night, draining up the few hundred dollars he had saved from flipping burgers. He lugged the two plastic containers of what had become his life into the small, white motel room. He sat on the pastel, wishy-washy pattern of the uncomfortable motel bed and watched TV while eating a Stouffer’s frozen dinner. He picked up his cell phone, which his mother pays for to be able to stay in contact with him, and called who he feels is his only friend, Mike Murphy, a computer science major at UCF. “After hearing about what Kraig had been going through, I decided to let him stay at my house for a little,” Murphy said. “I’ve known him since fifth grade. I just felt that it was the right thing to do.” But Murphy soon regretted his decision to help Coburn out. Murphy said he would come home from school and Kraig would be sitting on the couch, barely dressed in a white undershirt and khaki shorts from Walmart, chugging a Coke and playing Call of Duty. “So, Kraig, did you talk to your mom today?” Murphy would ask Coburn. “Yeah, she didn’t answer,” Coburn would respond, still focused on the
game. “What about work, did you call for more hours?” “No, they haven’t given me any yet.” Murphy, at a loss, lugged his school bag upstairs and sat at his computer desk. “I can’t help him, if he doesn’t want to help himself,” Murphy said. “It’s not easy, school and working is not easy, but at least I’m trying. He’s not even trying.” A week passed. Coburn accomplished nothing more than playing an incredible amount of Call of Duty. Murphy dropped Coburn back off at the peach-colored Gator Motel, where he had picked him up from a week ago hoping to change his life. Murphy sat in the room with Coburn as he slowly started to throw some of his belongings away. “If I am going to be on my own, I can’t lug around both plastic containers,” Coburn told Murphy. He looked at his Lord of the Rings DVDs and tossed them in the small motel trash can. He laid out his shirts and, one by one, chose the ones that he needed the most, while throwing out the others. He narrowed down his belongings into one medium-sized, blue, plastic container. “It was the saddest thing I had ever seen,” Murphy said. “I felt bad for him, but at the same time Kraig just expects things to come to him. Instead of picking up extra shifts at McDonald’s he shrugs and says, well they haven’t given me any extra hours.” In a new Pew Research study, the 50 million young adults of Generation Y do not cite work ethic as an important part of their lives at all. Only 5 percent cited work ethic, the same percent that cited clothes. After a couple nights alone on the street and a few more weeks living with anyone who would let him stay, Coburn was invited back to stay at his mother’s house, but not without consequences. Coburn was given a psychological evaluation and diagnosed with atten-
tion deficit hyperactivity disorder, which Patricia Coburn said seems to be helping. “He has made some significant changes, for the better. He has a different outlook on things now. He has learned to manage his anger. He used to snap at me just for saying his name. He seems a lot happier,” Patricia Coburn said. Coburn feels like his lesson has been learned and he is willing to keep on trying to achieve his goals. Just as Coburn’s living situation was getting back to normal, however, the the place he called home one again changed. Today, Coburn is living with his mother and grandmother in Maine, after Coburn and his mother agreed that the solution to living a happier life together was without Coburn’s stepfather. Coburn says his stepfather was never abusive, but failed to treat him or her his mother right and was the main source of tension in the house. Since moving to Maine, Coburn has enrolled himself in a few online classes at the University of Phoenix and has maintained a parttime job at Walmart. “I’m glad to finally be starting some college classes,” Coburn said. “It’s a step in the right direction.” Coburn plans on making Maine his permanent home, eventually buying a house of his own. He also hopes to have a family to share it with in the future. “I actually see this as an excellent change, a chance to start new. I’ve been kind of bummish lately because of just not knowing where to start, but I’m getting there,” Coburn said. For young people that find themselves in a similar situation, Coburn advises that they not be afraid to ask for assistance. “I am glad I asked for help when I did,” Coburn said. “Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. That is what has gotten me through the past few months.”
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U.S.WOMEN ADVANCE TO WORLD CUP FINAL MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany — The United States is in the World Cup final for the first time since it last won the title in 1999, and once again, it was Abby Wambach coming up big in a 3-1 victory over France. Wambach broke a tense tie in the 79th minute Wednesday with a monstrous header — what else? — off of a Lauren Cheney corner kick. Cheney delivered the ball perfectly to the far post, and the 5-foot-11 forward soared over the scrum and pushed the ball past French goalkeeper Berangere Sapowicz. Wambach let out a scream and did a sliding sprint into the corner, where she was mobbed by her teammates. It was Wambach’s third goal of the tournament and 12th of her career, tying fellow American Michelle Akers for third on the all-time World Cup scoring list. Alex Morgan added an insurance goal in the 82nd, the first for the World Cup rookie. When the final whistle sounded, the Americans rushed onto the field. Wambach found U.S. coach Pia Sundhage and gave her a bearhug as the pro-American crowd of 25,676 serenaded the team with chants of “U-S-A! U-S-A!” “Abby, she’s just the best,”Sundhage said. “I’m very happy to have her in our team. Great.” Despite the loss, the World Cup was a resounding success for the French, who made their first appearance in the semifinals and qualified for next summer’s London Olympics. The French didn’t stick around to watch the Americans celebrate — and the party is sure to be even bigger back home. A thrilling win over Brazil in the quarterfinals captivated fans back home, with Hollywood celebs, other pro athletes and folks who’d never watched a soccer game before jumping on the U.S. bandwagon. Ellen DeGeneres wished the team good luck on Twitter before the game, dozens in the Phoenix airport were glued to TVs and Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers tagged one of his Tweets with “worldcupfinalherewecome.” Though the Americans are two-time World Cup champions, they haven’t made the final since Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy and Brandi Chastain won it all in 1999. This American team will now play either Japan or Sweden in Sunday’s final in Frankfurt.
GOALIE SCORES IN EXHIBITION SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Rookie goalkeeper David Bingham scored from more than 90 yards out in his professional debut to help the San Jose Earthquakes beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1 in an exhibition match Tuesday. Bingham scored after corralling an errant through pass from West Brom. The 21-year-old goalkeeper stepped up and unleashed a punt from the top of his own penalty box in the third minute. The ball took one large bounce over the head of new West Brom goalkeeper Boaz Myhill, who was staring directly into a setting sun at Buck Shaw Stadium without the benefit of a hat, and bounced once more before nestling in the open net. “I couldn’t believe it,”San Jose midfielder Simon Dawkins said. “I thought the referee had stopped the game.” The goal came as a shock most of all to Bingham, who was so angry at himself for overshooting forward Scott Sealy with his punt that he missed his first goal since high school. “I didn’t even see it go in,”Bingham said. “I hit it and I knew I overhit it, so I just turned around and walked back. And then everyone started yelling. . . . Sometimes it’s good to be lucky.” It’s the third time an MLS goalkeeper has scored from his own half of the field in recent years. New York’s Danny Cepero scored from roughly 80 yards on a free kick against Columbus during a 2008 league match, and Houston’s Tally Hall drove a kick off the ground from 80 yards straight into the net against Metapan in CONCACAF Champions League play in 2009.
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The Knights men’s basketball team,shown before a game,will travel to Canada to practice and hone in on new skills.
Canada trip will give Knights a chance to practice over summer STEVEN RYZEWSKI Basketball beat writer
This summer, the UCF men’s basketball team will be taking their talents north. North of the border, to be precise. Head coach Donnie Jones, who is entering his second year with the program, will get to run some practices and coach some games a bit earlier than usual this year, as the Knights will be taking an exhibition tour in Montreal, running Aug. 10 through Aug. 14. The tour will feature three games against Canadian college teams over the course of the four-day trip. Ten days of practice with the coaching staff will be allowed before the trip, which is important for a team welcoming in three incoming freshmen and three transfers. “I think this trip is huge for our program. We can add in the new faces and the ones back, and now it gives us a chance in the summertime to bond and have 10 days to practice,” Jones said in a release. “Especially to our new kids, it’s a huge advantage to go to Canada and go play against [three] different opponents.” Normally, with NCAA rules, the Knights would only be able to workout and play pick-up games at the practice facility on their own over the summer, which they are currently doing. Teams do not get to practice and interact with the coaching staff until much closer to the season. However, the NCAA allows for teams to take a foreign exhibition trip every four years, as well as limited practice time beforehand to prepare. The last time UCF took such a trip was in 2005, when the program visited Belgium, Holland and France. With the influx of new faces, the trip could not have come at a better time for a program that saw glimmers of bigger things to come last season, and the players are excited. “I feel like it’s great because I haven’t played in a year, and it gives me a chance to get my little jitters and a couple of the kinks out,” forward Tristan Spurlock, who spent last season on the scout team after transferring, said. “I’ve never been to Canada, so I’m excited.” Point guard A.J. Rompza, who has been a leader on the team and a fan favorite, is entering his senior year and said he recognizes the value of the trip as his his final season approaches. “I think it’s huge just to be able to get those practices under our belt,” Rompza said. “Obviously [the transfers] learned some of the system
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Q&A: DaMarcus Smith talks future with UCF ERIKA ESOLA Sports Editor
DaMarcus Smith is all smiles. His smile beams when he talks about his new school, UCF, and his new teammates and coaches. His smile grew even bigger when his mom called him to see check up on his new life in Orlando. A few months ago, however, Smith wasn’t so happy. The Elite 11 quarterback had difficulty deciding on whether to choose his hometown school, the University of Louisville, or UCF, to play football. After signing with UCF, Smith’s mother, Daytonya Ward, called Knights head coach George O’Leary asking for a release of the signed National Letter of Intent. Smith ultimately decided to follow through with the signed NLOI and arrived at UCF in June. Clad in a UCF shirt and the same black UCF hat that he wore while spurning his hometown of Louisville, Ky., when he chose to sign with UCF, Smith sat down with the Central Florida Future to talk about his experiences so far in Orlando and what he’s looking forward to the most with the Knights. Central Florida Future: Are you happy that everything is finally settled down now and you finally get to play football? DaMarcus Smith: Yeah, I’m very excited. It’s been a rough six months, but it was all worth it in the end. I’ve really learned throughout this whole process. I made the right decision. I’m here now and I’m going to stick with it and see what these next four years bring for me. CFF: What stood out to you about UCF that ultimately made you decide to come here? Smith: There’s a lot I can say. Really, the first thing that stood out was the academics. I remember throughout my whole official visit they showed us a lot of the academic sights and gave me a lot of facts about the school. Just knowing that UCF is one of the top schools as far as academics that really stood out to me. Coach [George] O’Leary, one of the main things he stresses, is to go to school for four years and get a degree. That really stood out to me.
CFF: Coach [David] Kelly mainly recruited you. What stood out to you about him? Smith: He’s unique with his recruiting. He’s really a people-person. I could really trust his words; everything so far that he has said, it’s really happening. I’ve been practicing with the team a lot. A lot of people think that coaches are only nice to you when they’re recruiting you and then things change when you get there, but he’s really been the same guy that I’ve met from day one. My relationship with him has grown more and more every time I spend time with him. Another thing that stood out about him was his beliefs. I’m a Christian and he’s a Christian too, and that really stood out to me. I didn’t have a recruiter who shared my same beliefs. CFF: I know you’re still kind of new to the area, but what has been your favorite thing about the UCF area so far? Smith: I love the campus. I’ve never seen something like this. Being from Louisville, we have a pretty good university. It’s only like 20,000 people. But just being here at the big campus, seeing all the people, it’s like a whole ‘nother world for a guy like me coming from Louisville. Your eyes really open up when you move from a smaller city to a bigger city. CFF: What have been some of the biggest adjustments for you coming from high school to college? Smith: Well first, the biggest adjustment has been time management. Once you get in college, it really becomes like a business, like a job to you. It’s not like you just come to practice and lift weights whenever you want. Everything has a structure and time-frame; just getting used to that. CFF: In terms of football, what’s the biggest difference? Smith: It’s a lot faster. Everyone’s a lot bigger, stronger, faster. Everyone’s athletic; everyone’s good. The way it’s set up, everyone is going to get better because everyone is either just as good as you or even better than you. CFF: What do you think of the athletic facilities? Smith: Well my weight coach isn’t going to like this,
but I don’t like the weight room right now (laughs). It’s intense! But, it’s definitely going to prepare us and prepare me for when the season starts. My favorite place is the indoor facility. That’s where I spend a lot of time, throwing with my receivers and really working out and working on my craft as a quarterback. CFF: Who are the receivers that you practice the most with? Smith: As of right now, I practice a lot with Rannell Hall and Jacques Mackeroy. Those are my two freshmen receivers. We spend a lot of time, especially today, and just on a Monday through Friday basis we work out a lot and throw a lot. CFF: What’s this I hear about your cousin possibly coming here? Smith: Yes, Michael Fluellen. He’s taking a class at Valenica [Community College] and will hopefully be enrolling in January of 2012; kind of like a greyshirt. CFF: Do you know who your roommates are yet? Smith: I’m not in the towers yet, but I’m hoping that it’s going to be my two receivers, Rannell and Jacques. I’ve built a pretty tight relationship with those guys. CFF: How’s your relationship with Jeff Godfrey and Blake Bortles? Smith: Jeff Godfrey is like a big brother to me. He’s really showing me the ropes. He’s taken me under his wing and I’m learning a lot from him. I’ve been a sponge. I’m just looking up to him like a big brother. He’s doing a great job at leading. And Blake Bortles, I actually met him my sophomore year of high school. We competed at a camp together so me and him kind of clicked back up when I got here. We’re on good terms. I love the team camaraderie, and I love how the quarterbacks all stick together. CFF: Do you know what’s going to happen, as far as being redshirted? Smith: You know, I’m just a team player, and I’m willing to do whatever I have to do to play. Of course I’m gonna go out and compete, me being a football player. I understand that this is a business and that coach is going to
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DaMarcus Smith,shown here after signing his National Letter of Intent with UCF,said he “made the right decision.”
make the best decision for the team and for me. After camp and close to the start of season, that’s when we’ll really know. CFF: What are some of your goals going into fall and practice? Smith: I just want to be the best player that I can possibly be. With me being a people-person, I really want to be a good teammate and I’m looking forward to all of my relationships with my teammates. It’s a new beginning, a new start for me with new people. I definitely want to get that together and make that a go. After that, it’s winning. I wanna win a BCS championship, win bowl games, win Conference USA. I’m looking forward to a successful season. CFF: Besides football, what is your biggest hobby? Smith: I love playing miniature golf and golf. I haven’t played a round of golf here yet, but I played miniature golf over at Congo River. That was fun, but it was pretty easy. I’m going to be bringing my set of golf clubs back down with me so I can play. CFF: Can you drive pretty far? Smith: Oh yeah, I can hit close to 400. CFF: But how far can you throw it though? Smith: I can throw it! I’ve been spotted at 82 yards, first bounce. CFF: Have you picked up the new NCAA video game yet? Smith: All my boys are talking about it, but I don’t even think I want to pick it up because my speed is rated a 66, which is really
Transfers excited to practice, play FROM A6 last year, but it’s different from going over it to actually being in it now.” The returning players also said they are excited to get a chance to play with the freshmen. The Knights recruiting class this off-season is widely regarded as the best in the program’s history. Recruits Rod Days, Wayne Martin and Kasey Wilson
have all enrolled and started working out at the team’s practice facilities. UCF’s most heralded recruit of the class, ESPNU Top 100 center Michael Chandler, has still not fully qualified academically for the fall and is actively working on improving his grades in order to join the program and enroll when the fall semester begins. “For the freshmen, they
haven’t really seen [play at the college level] yet,” Spurlock said. “That’s great for them to be able to get in the fire early.” Jones, in a release, said he will approach the games the same way he would in-season, watching film and preparing like normal. He said he looks forward to using players in different spots and seeing how they respond and hopes the trip will lead to
a team that will “hit the ground running” when the actual preseason begins. “I think it will be good for team chemistry and what not,” Rompza said. “That’s always the most important thing in winning, is not so much the talent, of course you need it, but to me it’s really the chemistry you bring off the court that leads to onthe-court success.”
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DaMarcus Smith,center,with receivers Rannell Hall,left,and Jacques Mackeroy,right.
low. They also made me number 13, but I’m really going to be wearing number 10. CFF: Wasn’t Nico Flores wearing number 10 last year? Did you make a deal with him or something? Smith: I’m not gonna say [whether I took it from him or not], but O’Leary made me a promise! He said if I come back to Orlando, I’ll be wearing number 10. He’s a man of his word. I’ve worn number 10 my whole life. The first team I’ve ever played for in Louisville was called the 10th
Street Cardinals. I’m obsessed with it. CFF: How has it been memorizing all those new plays? Smith: It’s definitely challenging to memorize the plays. I wouldn’t say it’s hard, because when it’s something you’ve been doing your whole life you catch on pretty quickly. It’s what I’m used to. I’m used to facing adversity. This freshman year, I know it’s gonna be tough. But things will start falling into place eventually.
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They’re Back Crowd embraces reunited Taking Back Sunday House of Blues ALLISON HODGES Contributing Writer
As red strobe lights flashed, Taking Back Sunday lead singer Adam Lazzara walked onto the stage to greet a legion of screaming fans. With a single scream, the crowd erupted into a mosh pit bent on destruction. The poppunk quintet took the stage at the House of Blues Orlando this past Friday, following performances by the bands Thursday, Colour Revolt and The New Regime. The lights quickly turned to blue, and TBS started off with one of their most popular songs, “MakeDamnSure.” Lazzara’s voice was nearly lost among the 2,100 fans singing along with him. Lazzara, who is known for his high-energy stage presence, interacted with the audience. He swung the microphone and bent down towards the crowd, close enough where his sweat could hit them. The band welcomed back guitarist John Nolan and bassist Shaun Cooper on this tour, both of whom left in 2003. They performed a number of songs from their 2002 album, Tell All Your Friends, which went platinum. TBS also performed many of their newer songs, including “Liar (It Takes One to Know One)” and “El Paso.” UCF alumni and students packed the floors of the Downtown Disney building. Matt Varone and Ryan Sawko, both of whom graduated from UCF in 2008, enjoyed the performance. “It was a phenomenal concert. All the bands did a great job interacting with the crowd,” Varone, who graduated with a degree in finance, said. “It is great to see people I went to school with here,” Sawko said.
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Taking Back Sunday lead singer Adam Lazzara performs at the House of Blues Orlando this past Friday,following Thursday,Colour Revolt and The New Regime.
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Band makes “Great Escape” to Orlando DARCIE VANCE Contributing Writer
Despite being without guitarist Paul DiGiovanni on Saturday night, Boys Like Girls didn’t miss a beat. Jamel Hawke, who has performed on a number of the band’s tracks in the past, played guitar in DiGiovanni’s absence at Universal Studios’ Summer Concert series. Ashley Erickson, a local Universal pass-holder and Boys Like Girls fan, enjoyed the band’s emergency fill-in, but also wished DiGiovanni a speedy recovery. “I hope he gets better very soon. The show was great but would have been even better with Paul," Erickson said. The band, which formed in 2005 and also features vocalist Martin Johnson, bassist Bryan Donahue and drummer John Keefe, opened the show with the song “Love Drunk," their hit that climbed to No. 8 on the U.S. Billboard Chart in 2009. The band also performed “Two Is Better Than One,” a song that features country music singer Taylor Swift on their 2009 album Love Drunk.
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Boys Like Girls,which formed in 2005,includes vocalist Martin Johnson,guitarist Paul DiGiovanni,bassist Bryan Donahue and drummer John Keefe.
During one of their set exchanges, Johnson announced the band is currently working on their third album, causing the crowd to go wild. Johnson showed an inclination to be close to his fans, often walking off the stage to get as close to the crowd as possible, while also signing several posters during the show. He lent his micro-
phone to the audience so they could sing along to hits like “Thunder” and “The Great Escape” off of the band’s self-titled debut album. The crowd’s awareness of Boys Like Girls’ new music impressed Johnson. “This was a song that was never released, but everyone here knows all the words," Johnson said. “Thank you, Internet.”
The crowd, including local Universal pass-holder Caitlyn McElyea, begged for an encore, causing the band to go over their one-hour time allotment. “I became a Boys Like Girls fan because their music is music that you can connect with and understand," McElyea said. “You can feel their songs and the meaning
behind them.” Boys Like Girls made history by playing at the first MTV World Stage Live concert in Malaysia, and have shared the stage with other music heavyweights, such as Cobra Starship, Good Charlotte, Metro Station and Avril Lavigne. The band also took
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The happiest hour spent at Bar Louie
CAMPUS STYLE Name: Dan Pozniak Year: Freshman Major: Biology
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What are you wearing and where is it from? Hat- Lids Long board- Ron Jon Surf Shop Shirt- Lacoste Jeans- Levi Where do you like to shop? Zumiez Who is your style icon?Travis Barker How do you describe your style? Punk How would you describe UCF’s style? Very different, everyone follows their own style. What is your favorite item to wear? Hat from Lids
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Opening acts create hype FROM A8 Before TBS took stage, the band Thursday captivated the crowd with a combination of both new songs and ones from earlier in their career, like “Counting 54-3-2-1” and “Understanding in a Car Crash.” Lead vocalist Geoff Rickly created hype for TBS in the process, feeding off the crowd and their interactivity. Colour Revolt played second, led by lead vocalists, guitarists and keyboarders Jesse Coppenbarger and Sean Kirkpatrick. The first opener, The New Regime, started the show with energy. Ilan Rubin, former drummer for Nine Inch Nails and Lostprophets, showed off new talents by singing and playing guitar. In all, each band impressed the crowd, such as UCF junior advertising major Paige Goodwin. “All the bands did a
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Bar Louie is not your average watering hole, according to general manager Timm Dumansky. “I like to describe Bar Louie as a high-end, casual dining restaurant,” Dumansky said. “Don’t be fooled by our name. We are a restaurant that also serves drinks." Bar Louie, which was awarded “Concept of Tomorrow” by Restaurant Hospitality, combines a hip club/lounge atmosphere with great food and drink specials. For almost three years, Bar Louie has provided locals in the Dr. Phillips area with oversized food dishes, signature drinks and a laid-back atmosphere. Specials include a Monday through Friday happy hour from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., which features $3 draft beer, $4 glasses of wine, $5 Martinis and half-price select appetizers. Jon Whitmore of the Dr. Phillips area enjoys coming to Bar Louie after work. “The happy hour is a great way to start off my night," Whitmore said. Each Tuesday night
from 5 p.m. until close, patrons can enjoy the fullsize burger on the menu for a dollar. On Thursdays, Bar Louie offers drink and food specials from 9 p.m. to close to anyone in the hospitality industry. “Bar Louie features something for everyone,” Dumansky said. “We have 40 beers on tap and signature Martinis like the S’mores, Caffeinator or Strawberry Fizz. Our food menu features salads, 17 different sandwiches in addition to our large plate entrée choices. Also, all of our burgers can be made into a chicken breast burger, turkey burger or portobello burger.” The menu also features calamari, Bavarian pretzel sticks, fish and chips, chimichurri steak, sesameencrusted ahi tuna, baked macaroni and cheese, tacos, wings and salads. The sandwich section of the menu includes shrimp or fish po’ boys, grilled veggie wraps, bacon and fried egg and blackened chicken muffuletta, in addition to seven different burgers. For those with a sweet tooth, Bar Louie has four different desserts to choose from.
On weekend nights Bar Louie also features live entertainment, including DJ Brian Boughamer, who typically performs on Fridays. “Bar Louie is [a] chill crowd. There are always a lot of people that come to dance and have fun,” Boughamer said. Boughamer said that the club consistently brings in an eclectic crowd, much like his music mixes. The restaurant features an outdoor patio complete with its own bar and bigscreen television. Inside, patrons will find a sleek décor, bolstered by comfy bar chairs and light green booths. The wood panel walls are adorned with large pictures of iconic figures, such as The Rat Pack. The atmosphere, Dumansky said, is meant to welcome guests at all times. “Bar Louie is a neighborhood restaurant where people feel comfortable no matter what time of day,” Dumansky said. Bar Louie is located at 7335 Sand Lake Road in the Dr. Phillips area, and is open from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily. A detailed menu can be found at www.barlouieamerica.com.
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Lazzara,who is known for his high-energy stage presence,interacted with the audience at one point.TBS began with their popular song,“MakeDamnSure.”
wonderful job,” Goodwin said. “I love going to concerts at the House of Blues, I always have a great time.”
To check out more performances at the House of Blues Orlando, go to www.houseofblues.com.
Fans thank Boys Like Girls FROM A8 part in the Vans Warped Tour in 2007, which also included Avenged Sevenfold, Paramore and Straylight Run. Many of the concert
attendees expressed their gratitude that Boys Like Girls added Universal’s Concert Series to their busy tour. John Malone, a film major at UCF, was excited to attend his second
live Boys Like Girls show. “I came to see them again because they always put on a great concert. They are very entertaining, charismatic and talented individuals,” Malone said.
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Top:Bar Louie,which was awarded “Concept of Tomorrow”by Restaurant Hospitality,combines a hip club/lounge atmosphere with great food and drink specials.Above:Bar Louie has 40 beers on tap and flavorful signature martinis.
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Maintain money for Medicaid D
espite all the talk of cutting entitlements, one program remains particularly popular among Americans. Many Americans agree that Medicaid makes a big difference in people’s lives, according to a new study cited by National Public Radio. According to the study, researchers have found that compared to those with no insurance, those with Medicaid used health care more often and had better access to it. They were also less likely to experience problems with unpaid medical bills and more likely to report being in good health. These findings stand in stark contrast to the criticism from Republicans, who say that this program badly serves its target population, according to NPR. Although the program may not be perfect, it presents a viable alternative to many uninsured people. Amy Finkelstein, an MIT economist and one of the study’s authors, finds that the odds of having received outpatient care go up for those with Medicaid compared to those who are uninsured and paying cash, according to NPR. “We see that the chance that you’ve gotten any outpatient care increases by 35 percent if you have Medicaid, relative to if you have none,” she said. “The chances that they report having a regular office or clinic for their pri-
mary care increases by 70 percent. And the likelihood that they report having a particular doctor that they usually see increases by 55 percent.” These numbers clearly show that Medicaid is a program that is worth protecting. The program provides significant benefits for seniors, low-income families and disabled people, to name a few. One woman, Lucy Peck, recently wrote a column for NPR in which she described how Medicaid was able to help her pay for the cost of having her baby. In the column, she said she filled out an application online and received a letter within a week telling her what documentation she needed to send in. Through Medicaid’s plan for pregnant women, she was ultimately covered until the end of the month that her baby was born, and her baby was covered for the first year of his life. Peck said that without Medicaid, she would not have been able to start her family. Governor Rick Scott (RFla.) has complained that “Medicare costs are getting out of control,” according to NPR. Former governor Ernie Fletcher (R-Ky.) has said that Medicaid consumes about 22 percent of state budgets. Once federal contributions are subtracted, though, that number drops to about 12 percent, according to Benjamin Sommers, an assistant professor of health policy and
economics at the Harvard School of Public Health. Once federal contributions to Medicaid are factored in, spending for Medicaid falls to No. 2 or 3 in state budgets, behind K-12 and higher education, according to NPR. Twelve percent of state budgets seems like a reasonable amount to spend in order to be able to help out people like Peck and others who could not otherwise afford insurance. New revenues will have to be put into place in order to preserve this program. Implementing cuts to this program and Medicare over the next 10 years would only shift the cost of medicine to public hospitals, states and individuals, according to the Wall Street Journal. This would do nothing to tackle health care costs themselves, which are continuing to rise and are a long-term driver of our national debt. Medicaid is a program that is one of the hallmarks of progressive government. Many Americans rely on the program for health insurance, and any cuts in this program could be very painful for people who are currently unemployed or underemployed. Republicans and Democrats should be focusing on increasing revenues for this program and seeking efficiencies, rather than proposing cuts. The American people will end up feeling the pain if they do not act.
Don’t expect high score from cuts to education Experts in education like to quality among educators. In stress the need for longer fact, the first bill Gov. Rick school years in the United Scott signed into law was a States. According to the New teacher merit pay bill. The bill York Times, however, there’s a faced much opposition among trend in the opposite directeachers and their statewide tion. union, the Florida Education The Times reports that Association. schools have been forced to Now, I, like every other sturemove summer programs, dent have had horrible teachimplement four-day school ers — teachers that do not IDA ESKAMANI weeks and cut days off the deserve that title, nor their Guest Columnist school year in reaction to pay. However, I have also had budget cuts — as if education incredible teachers that rates in the U.S. were not weak enough. deserve all of the recognition and money The Huffington Post reports that the in the world. I agree we need some type U.S. ranks “average” in international of merit pay system, but it cannot be tied educational rankings. Specifically, out of directly to standardized test scores, and 34 nations, the U.S. ranks 14th for readit cannot be implemented while the ing skills, 17th for science and 25th for Florida legislature is simultaneously cutmathematics. We consider this country ting education funding. How can they the greatest nation on earth – yet we expect teachers to reach these standards rank “average” in these international rat- while also cutting their resources? ings. We live in a state with great budget The solution? — Apparently to shortfalls, but I feel that Scott and the repeatedly cut education and shorten legislature are balancing the budget on school days. the backs of students. Politicians always The case here in Florida is equally speak about the importance of creating a dismal. According to the West Orlando better America than the one they inherNews Online, our Republican-led legisla- ited. A press release by Scott mentions ture cut more than $1 billion from educa- the “burden that our national debt is tion in this year’s budget. This amounts passing to future generations.” If the to a drop of almost 8 percent in educagovernor believes this, why is he denytion funding, which comes out to $542 ing future generations the educational per student. tools required to overcome this burden? The cuts have affected Florida’s 67 In my mind, education is the core school districts in varying ways. Fortusolution to all of this nation’s problems. nately, Orange County passed a local It is the primary means of children from property tax to bolster school funding. low socioeconomic backgrounds to Other counties have not fared so well. overcome inherit inequalities, the source According to the West Orlando News of our civil society and a home for innoOnline, Broward County let 1,400 teachvation and imagination. It pains me to ers go, and Duval County has been see this valuable resource taken away forced to eliminate some sports profrom future generations. grams. Miami-Dade County has slashed Schools should not be created to genthe salaries of 400 top administrators, erate a profit; they are not businesses. principals and assistant principals. Mari- They are an investment in this nation’s on County is considering four-day human capital. Properly funded schools school weeks. ensure that future generations will keep With this in mind, it’s no surprise that moving forward, and find opportunities the Florida Current reports Florida’s in future challenges. graduation rate ranks 44th in the nation. Balancing the budget is important, What’s even more shocking is that with but cutting education funds and the days these cuts, the Florida government still students are in school are short-term expects high standardized test scores solutions that will lead to irreversible from students and increases in teaching damage and a generation lost.
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Austerity measures could create unrest Bloody acts of social York Times. violence and billows of And in what essentially tear gas have yet to maniamounts to a fire sale of fest in America’s streets the nation’s infrastructure, since the financial crisis, about $70 billion in but the growing disparity Greece’s state assets will between the plutocracy be privatized. Even worse, and the lower middle none of these measures class in the United States guarantee that Greece will could trigger the type of escape default in the long turmoil seen in other run. AUSTIN CASTLE Western countries. Like Greece, the U.S. is Guest Columnist Amid a supposed ecoswamped with debt and is nomic recovery, we are again on the verge of credreally seeing just the opposite. it default. The IMF and the U.S. TreaUnemployment, inflation, cuts in sury are increasing pressure on Conwelfare and rising food and healthgress to raise the debt ceiling, care costs are more than mere thorns according to reports by BBC News in the sides of D.C. politicians. and Reuters, respectively. James Carville told Fox Business Feigned efforts at recovery like the last month that civil unrest in this Obama administration’s “stimulus” country is “imminently possible” if package did nothing to put Amerithe financial crisis does not end. cans back to work and instead Notably, Carville isn’t nearly the most worked to stimulate the national debt influential voice admitting American by over $4 trillion since the president society could be in for upheaval. took office. Zbigniew Brzezinski, former A recent report issued by the National Security Advisor, discussed White House’s Council of Economic the issue of class disparity on Advisors, cited in The Weekly StanMSNBC’s Morning Joe on Wednesdard, admitted the stimulus package day, July 6. cost taxpayers an astounding “I think we’re going to slide into $278,000 per job saved or added. intensified social conflicts, social hosPoliticians continue to embrace tility, some forms of radicalism,” policies that actually increase unemBrzezinski said. “There is just going ployment and devalue our currency, to be a sense that this is not a just while austerity measures like those in society. This is not a society of Greece are placed on the backs of opportunity, but a society of discrimi- American citizens. Obama is now nation.” willing to cut Social Security and So, what created this society of Medicare entitlements in exchange discrimination? Who should the disfor Republican support to raise taxes, paraged blame for their plight and according the Washington Post. poverty? Moreover, megabanks that were The turmoil seen in advanced handed billions of taxpayer dollars to nations, struggling to recover from cover their “troubled assets” in 2008 economic collapse, is primarily are now seizing opportunities on aroused by the shift of control from “distressed assets,” privatizing everyordinary individuals to an organized, thing from water treatment plants to small population of big-time capitalschools to toll roads. ists who use immense wealth to conAs reported by MSNBC’s Dylan trol the systems that govern societies. Ratigan, Goldman Sachs is interested A key problem is that citizens in in the “ownership and operation of democratized nations have lost reppublic services, such as airports, toll resentation in dealing with monetary roads and shipping ports, as well as policies. Because their political voice power generation facilities, physical is oppressed, the people of nearcommodities and other commodities default countries like Greece and infrastructure components, both Spain are uprising, demanding their within and outside the United governments listen before accepting States.” more loans from the central banking While multinational banks are system. gobbling up our roads and bridges, a Greece now faces austerity measNew York Times/CBS News poll finds ures, legislated so the country could that 39 percent of Americans believe accept another bailout from foreign “the current economic downturn is lenders, the International Monetary part of a long-term permanent Fund, the European Union and the decline, and the economy will never European Central Bank. fully recover.” These austerity measures include As the American standard of liv“cuts in spending on health and ing continues its decline and the defense, tax increases on heating oil American dream begins to crumble and the self-employed, and reducin the hands of the nation’s youth, tions in the number of public social unrest and violence may be employees,” according to the New more of a matter of when, not if.
MAN ON THE STREET T H E
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‘Was it a good idea to retire the space shuttle program?’ MADI FURLONG
THOMAS HELLINGER
Legal studies, freshman
Computer science, junior
‘Yes,I don’t think it should be government run.’
‘No,I think it’s important for scientific progress and employment in Florida.’
BRIGIDA FERNANDEZ Psychology, freshman
‘No,because it’s important.We shouldn’t stop going to space and doing research.’
KRISTEN HALL
YOLANDA MEANS
TIM KINKOPF
Nursing, freshman
Legal studies, freshman
Public administration, senior
‘No,because we need to keep learning about space.We are this little planet in this big universe and we should keep researching.’
‘No,it may not be beneficial to everyone,but we shouldn’t limit ourselves in gathering information about space.’
‘Yes,because I don’t agree that space travel should be government run.It should be transferred to a private company.’
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