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Tuition to spike next year Federal stimulus money ends in July REBEKAH KUBIK Contributing Writer
Everything is going up, your bank account is going down and things might only get worse. As UCF suffers from stimulus money expiring and federal support lessening, students may see a significant spike in tuition pricing to balance the budget, one survey says.
To comment on the tuition hike: www.UCFNews.com In July, the close of the 2011 fiscal year, the school will see the end of federal stimulus money provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that President Obama signed into law in early 2009. Since the ARRA’s introduction, stimulus funding
has amounted to more than $37 million for UCF, including more than $1.3 million specifically. Soon those funds will evaporate, leaving UCF without the extra figures to stimulate its checkbook in the coming fiscal year. Besides directly affecting the university, the end of the ARRA also means
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Are we really learning anything? New study says basic concepts unfulfilled JENNIFER KOPF
Aaron Muth and Joseph Kamel worked with professor Otto Phanstiel on cancerfighting research to present at an American Chemistry Society meeting in New Orleans.
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VETERANS ACADEMIC RESOURCE CENTER TO HOST MEET & GREET VARC recently opened its doors in the new UCF Arena and will provide resources for the student veteran community at UCF. The first of the meet and greet programs will be held on Monday.
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TEEN ARRESTED FOR MARIJUANA COOKIES AT SCHOOL A South Florida teen has been arrested on charges of bringing marijuana-laced cookies to school.
SCOTT FREEZES SUNRAIL CONTRACTS FOR REVIEW Gov.Rick Scott has frozen $235 million in contracts for a planned commuter train in Central Florida.The rail line is slated to link Orlando with Seminole,Volusia and Osceola.
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As consumers, we’re careful about what we spend our money on and take time when making decisions about what we buy. Why then, don’t we put the same amount of time and effort into our education? A recent study shows that basic knowledge and concepts an undergraduate is expected to master are not being grasped. In an excerpt from the new book, Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses, professors Richard Arum and Josipa Roska of New York University and the University of Virginia note that, “[students] might graduate but they are failing to develop the higher-order cognitive skills that it is widely assumed
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When not at the lab burning holes in their clothes, one professor and a duo of UCF students are helping research new ways to battle cancer. College of Medicine professor Otto Phanstiel, doctorate of chemistry student Aaron Muth and undergraduate biology major Joseph Kamel presented their research at the most recent American Chemical Society regional meeting in New Orleans. The team’s research was on polyamines, which are molecules that are present in all living cells that are made or imported to facilitate growth within that cell. “Polyamines are used in almost every compound that looked very similar to other compounds that we were making in our lab and we embarked on the total synthesis of that compound,” Phanstiel said. While Phanstiel knew plenty about polyamines, Muth, as an undergraduate student, began looking for projects to work on and found Phanstiel’s research on polyamine transport activity, which is Phanstiel especially prevalent in colon and pancreatic cancers, the most appealing. “I knew that I wanted to do something with a heavy organic chemistry component, but also have applications to the medical field so his research stood out to me in that aspect,” Muth said. Muth has been working with Phanstiel for more than two years. Alongside Muth was Kamel, who was new to working in a lab and doing research. Together they focused on the organic synthesis of a compound to make it pure and test it biologically with different cancer cell lines. “Going in, I literally had no idea what they were and now I have a much better understanding,” Kamel said. Despite the duo’s initial lack of knowledge, Phanstiel was there to guide the duo, giving them advice along the way and helping th
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From athlete to author: alum gets published KATELYN DOBKIN Contributing Writer
Marcus R. Sedberry rang in the new year by releasing a book he hopes will help people with their resolutions and then some, one page at a time. The 2008 UCF alumnus holds a master’s in business administration and a master’s in sports business management from the DeVos Sports Sedberry Business Management program. “BE YOU! 10 Essential Qualities to Becoming an Exceptional You,” is Sedberry’s first release and is a how-to guide to unlocking readers’ full potential, and putting it to use to achieve their goals in life. Sedberry’s target audience ranges from 18 to 30-year-olds because he wants to have a posi-
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VARC meet and greets reach out to veteran community Open on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., VARC will be providing academic services to veterans at UCF. The first meet and greet will run from 4 to 5 p.m. A second meet and greet will be hosted on Thurs. UCF veterans will be able to meet with staff from Career Services, the Counseling Center and Student Disabilities Services. Students will also be able to tour the facility and learn more about opportunities within VARC.
UCF dietitian explores portion sizes for students One of UCF’s dietitians, Meghan Murphy Van Camp, will be exploring the importance of portion sizes within diets. She will also discuss how to figure out what the correct size is for each individual. Students who attend will be able to enjoy a free, healthy snack while listening to the presentation. Recommended portion sizes for hundreds of foods will be discussed. 500 LINK Loot points will be given to those who attend the class in the Recreation and Wellness Center’s Classroom. It will be held Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Students can contact Meghan VanCamp at mvancamp@mail.ucf.edu for more information.
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Prescription filled College of Medicine hires three professors TIM FREED Contributing Writer
As UCF continues to grow and evolve, the College of Medicine is no different. As part of the UCF Health Sciences Campus, the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences at Lake Nona hired three new professors this past fall so the school could start the new year with experts in ALS, Parkinson’s disease and cancer. The three new hires will join 12 colleagues at the College of Medicine’s Burnett Biomedical Sciences building, a 198,000-square-foot research facility that is part of the emerging biomedical cluster at the Medical City at Lake Nona. By the year 2017, the College of Medicine and the life sciences cluster are expected to create 30,000 jobs and $7.8 billion in annual economic activity. “With our new state-of-theart research facilities and our growing academic programs, we have embarked on an aggressive process to recruit faculty members who are conducting cutting-edge research in the areas of cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic, neurodegenerative and infectious disease,” said Dr. Pappachan Kolattukudy, director of the Burnett School. “These are the diseases that plague humanity.” One such new faculty member is Associate Professor Jihe Zhao, who received his Ph.D. from the Tohoku University School of Medicine in Japan and has done extensive cancer research. “As far as the facilities go, it’s world class,” said Zhao of his new workplace. “It has already attracted such a huge following; there are so many oppor-
tunities here.” Having researched breast and ovarian cancer for several years, Zhao plans on teaching courses related to cancer and cell biology. “Teaching is my favorite thing to do in my whole life,” said Zhao, who first started teaching at a medical school in China. “When I start to see myself in my students, it’s a really great feeling. It makes me feel young.” Associate Professor Alvaro Estévez, one of the three incoming professors, received his Ph.D. in Cellular Neurobiology from the Universidad de Buenos Aires in Argentina and has been studying reactive oxygen and nitrogen speciesinduced death. “I’m studying how cells react to this damage and how the organism is trying to improve its condition,” Estévez said. “I’m trying to find out what makes an organism’s process of trying to heal itself go out of control.” Estévez hopes that by studying the chemistry of how a cell goes from survival mode to death, he will be able to help fight neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS and Alzheimer’s disease. Assistant Professor YoonSeong Kim, who received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Science in New York City, is another incoming professor who is also researching neurodegenerative diseases and has a focus on Parkinson’s disease. These three professors are just the beginning of the Burnett School’s plans for an
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increased number of faculty. Kolattukudy said that the Burnett School plans on adding more than 50 faculty members in the next two years. With the Molecular Biology and Microbiology program being UCF’s secondmost popular undergraduate major, the school currently has more than 2,400 undergraduate students and more than 130 graduate students in its M.S. and Ph.D. pro-
grams. “Though it’s still in its infancy, the school plans on becoming a global medical destination,” said Wendy Sarubbi, coordinator of information and publication services at the Health Sciences Campus. Sarubbi stated that the UCF College of Medicine has made it a goal to be the nation’s premiere 21st-Century college of medicine, offering a full spectrum of education, research and patient care all at one convenient location five minutes from the local airport. “It’s an incredible opportunity to help this new baby grow,” said Estévez, who will teach classes such as Microbial Biochemistry. “The possibilities are amazing and this is just the beginning.” The three professors are currently organizing their classes and getting their labs up and running for the upcoming fall 2011 semester.
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Protesters across US offer support to Egyptians CARYN ROUSSEAU Associated Press
CHICAGO — Thousands of people in Egypt who flooded streets in riots calling for President Hosni Mubarak to step down were joined Saturday by relatives and supporters at protests in major American cities. “Mubarak will go. If not today, then tomorrow,” Magdy Al-Abady, 39, of Chicago, said during a demonstration downtown in front of the Egyptian consulate’s office. The genomics researcher, with an Egyptian flag draped over his shoulders, said his brother and parents were protesting in Egypt and he was speaking often with his brother. Protesters also gathered outside the United Nations complex in New York City, filled the street in front of the Egyptian embassy in Washington and marched through downtown San Francisco to show solidarity with the uprising. Other cities including Seattle and Los Angeles also saw demonstrations. In Chicago, picketers marched and chanted, “Hey Mubarak you will see, all Egyptians will be free.” They held signs that said “Victory to the Egyptian people” and “Freedom and Justice for all Egyptians.” Al-Abady said he wants President Barack Obama to support the Egyptian people. “He must say very clearly that he does not support Mubarak,” Al-Abady said. “Mubarak is not Egypt. The Egyptians are not Mubarak.” The crowd in New York called for the international community to support the popular uprising and abandon Mubarak.
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Hani Moustafa,of Burlington,Vt.,holds a sign while he stands in between a Tunisian flag,left,and an Egyptian Flag during a demonstration near the United Nations headquarters in New York on Saturday against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
Dahlia Ashour, a native of the Egyptian capital of Cairo who still has family in Egypt, said she was disappointed Obama hadn’t made a forceful statement in support of the protesters. “He should be standing by the people, not by the regime,” she said. Obama has issued a plea for restraint in Egypt and called on Mubarak to take steps to democratize his government and refrain from using violence against his people. Ahmed Soliman, of Manhattan, said Egypt deserves a leader who is “completely democratic.” He said the riots and massive demonstrations are the result of genuine popular anger, not the work of a scheming opposition party. “This is coming from the people,” he said. “I’ve
been waiting for this to happen. I left Egypt 18 years ago, and I have been dreaming of this day since then.” In downtown Seattle, protesters carried handlettered signs, saying “We’ll shout until he’s out” and “Down, Down Mubarak.” Dozens gathered in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Mass., to peacefully protest, waving Egyptian flags, holding signs and chanting for Mubarak to step down as they marched toward Boston. In San Francisco, a crowd crammed into a small plaza waving Egyptian flags and raising chants in English and Arabic against Mubarak. Demonstrators said they were not placated by Mubarak’s decision Saturday to name his intelligence chief as his
first-ever vice president. “We want to say to the U.S. administration: Stop supporting terror — terror and dictatorship,” said Omar Ali, 21, of San Francisco, referring to the Mubarak regime. “Either you stand for democracy or not.” College students in Los Angeles used Facebook to organize a demonstration outside the federal building in Westwood, asking for Mubarak to be ousted and a new interim government. In Chicago, 35-year-old student and mother Basma Hassan waved the Egyptian flag and said she wants the Egyptian people to know they have support in the U.S. “We feel their pain,” she said. “We don’t want anyone to think we betrayed them.”
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Self-help book touches lives FROM A1
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Joseph Kamel and Aaron Muth researched polyamines — molecules that are made or imported to facilitate growth within a cell.
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around grants for funding, which Phanstiel is in the process of obtaining so they can continue their research. “In research, it’s kind of a never-ending story,” Phanstiel said. “You’re always looking to improve.” Whatever happens, Muth is happy to have been an integral part of the whole thing. “It’s very satisfying when you see something become a success and it’s something that you did,” he said.
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tive effect on young peoples’ lives, whether they are just starting their freshman year of college, entering the work force or have been employed for a while and are seeking a change. “They are trying to figure out how they are going to make an impact, not just be another employee or another part of an organization,” Sedberry. Sedberry didn’t always see himself as an author. Earlier in his life, Sedberry was completely focused on athletics and wanted to be a professional athlete. However, this came to a halt when an MRI scan showed four stress fractures in his back. Though he’d never been encouraged to do much else besides in athletics, Sedberry knew he had a deeper purpose. Helping people had always been one of his priorities and now he had the time to work on a project to do just that. The creative process for Sedberry began in December 2009, and took about a year to complete. He combined his ideas, things he’s been taught and things he’s experienced, and just started writing until he encountered writer’s block. “There was a threemonth period where I really just got frustrated,” Sedberry said. “I felt like no one would really want to hear what I have to say.” He used this threemonth period to get away from the project for a while to think about whether or not he wanted to do this. The thought that he may not be able to reach anyone was worrying him to the point of considering quitting. Sedberry said that after some deep thought and prayer, he was able to get back to his project. He finished writing in October of last year and spent November editing the book and getting the promotional website up and running. All of his hard work came to fruition on Jan. 1 in his home state of Texas. “People have ideas about writing books and doing different things,
but to be able to make those dreams and thoughts come to reality was kind of breathtaking,” Sedberry said. “To be able to actually hold the book in my hands and to know that all my hard work over the last year has paid off and here it is.” Over the past few weeks, positive feedback has already begun to flow into Sedberry’s voicemail, website and Facebook.
“I’ve accomplished a lot of things in other aspects of my life,” he said, “But I think this is probably the one thing that I’m most proud of because of the amount of self-will I had to have to finish the task.” While the original task is complete, Sedberry’s career as an author is not. He already has another project in mind for his second book, a leadership book specifically aimed at college students.
“There was a three-month period where I really just got frustrated.I felt like no one would really want to hear what I have to say.” — MARCUS SEDBERRY
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UCF: More cuts will occur in fiscal 2011-12 FROM A1 budget problems for the state, which is the largest single source of university funding, said Fred Kittinger, associate vice president for University Relations and Director of State and Local Government Affairs. In November, the National Conference of State Legislatures estimated that states will have $37.9 billion less stimulus dollars to work with this next year — creating large gaps in more than one state budget. The NCSL is calling this issue the “ARRA cliff.” According to the Florida Board of Governors website, as a result of state and local governments suffering budget cuts reaching as high as 8.6 percent, the State University System has consequently lost more than $500 million in state appropriations in the past four years. The Florida BOG also said that a loss of federal stimulus funds to state governments means that universities are likely to see more severe budget cuts this year than in previous ones since the start of the recession. “UCF has been dealing with state-mandated budget reductions for quite some time, and it is likely that more cuts will occur in the 2011-12 fiscal year,” said Grant Heston, assistant vice president of UCF News & Info. “Moving forward, we will continue our conservative and proactive budget strategy that has helped UCF weather this economic storm.” Since July 2007, UCF has had more than $77 million of state appropriations cut from its budget.
These cuts represent the loss of 27 percent of recurring state support, according to UCF’s Budget Resource Center. According to the Budget Center, the cut is equivalent to $100,000 being slashed from UCF’s budget every day for two years. A survey released last Thursday by Moody’s Investors Service said that with the loss of federal stimulus funding and the cuts in state appropriations as well as tapered private contributions, universities may rely more heavily on tuition pricing to help close budget deficits. “If I'm paying that much to go to school, I want that experience to be quality,” senior political science major Rachel Masri said. “I can't find a parking spot ... I'm a senior and I can't get the classes I want, which is ridiculous.” Florida universities have some of the lowest tuition rates in the country; out of the 50 states, Florida ranks number 48, according to The College Board’s annual survey of colleges. In an attempt to bring Florida university tuition up to the national average, on June 1, 2009, former Gov. Charlie Crist signed Senate Bill 762, which allows universities such as UCF to increase tuition up to 15 percent every year. Three years before the bill was passed, UCF tuition increased an average of about six percent each year. In 2009 after the bill was signed, UCF increased tuition by more than 14.5 percent. Kittinger said every time tuition is increased, one-third of the percent-
‘UCF has been dealing with state-mandated budget reductions for quite some time, and it is likely that more cuts will occur in the 2011-12 fiscal year.’ — GRANT HESTON UCF NEWS & INFO
age increase goes directly into financial aid for student assistance. Although UCF’s budget and tuition increases have not yet been decided for the coming fiscal year, UCF lobbyists in Tallahassee are fighting to keep tuition as realistic for everyone as possible. “That’s always a real life balance we’re trying to maintain,” Kittinger said. During the session, however, the state also has a say in how much tuition is increased, and could propose a higher percentage than UCF lobbyists initially come to the table with. “I am not that bothered by a tuition hike… The main reason for this is that … tuition is comparably low as it is,” said Eric Garrett, a senior philosophy major. “I think most people who complain about tuition do it out of sense that higher education is owed to them… I believe it to be a privilege that is quite worth the cost.”
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Students feel constraints from UCF class size FROM A1 college students should master.” Arum and Roska state numerous causes for the decrease in test scores, but there is one that stands out: a lack of focus from students or professors. “I didn’t consider the size of UCF when I decided to attend,” Erica Bayline, a senior molecular and microbiology major, said. “I feel like I don’t receive enough face-to-face time from my professors.” Bayline said that when she arrived at UCF she was unsure how to study and still feels that class size affects her learning. “Even though I’m in my final year, my classes are as still as large as two to three hundred students,” Bayline said. The other end of this spectrum is students’ lack focus as a result of constant multitasking. In a PBS special titled, Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier, it was revealed that a decrease in focus among students is caused by multitasking. When you’re studying, texting, checking Facebook, playing a computer game and listening to music simultaneously, you can’t truly be focused on all of your activities, according to the report investigated by Frontline. For most students, listening to a lecture while doing the next class’s homework and e-mailing another professor all at the same time is just a part of their day. Just because students can do this, though, doesn’t mean they’re successful college students. A research team at Stanford conducted tests to measure students’ cognitive attention when faced with many tasks. The
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Studies show that students that multitask while studying don’t focus on the concepts.The Stanford research results said that their attention is scattered and lack a clear focus.
results show that their attention is scattered and they lack a clear focus. According to health science major Katie Ahmie, even though professors are well-educated in their field, they sometimes lack the ability to convey information to students. “Basically it’s up to the students to teach themselves,” Ahmie said. While UCF’s size is definitely a reason for less professor-student interaction, is it a cause in the recent drop of learning? UCF junior Lacey Evans
doesn’t think so. She feels that her two online professors are helpful in her learning. “[They] make an attempt to engage with us and answer our e-mails right away,” Evans said. She says that one of her online professors even included a bio page complete with pictures to create a relationship with her students. “I like that, because it makes me feel like I am interacting with more than just a computer screen,” Evans said. CFF ARCHIVE
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UAB 74 | UCF 69
SIX STRAIGHT UAB’s win over UCF makes it six consecutive C-USA losses
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This just can’t be what the doctor ordered. The Knights (14-6, 1-6) are trying to regain their confidence and notch a slump-breaking victory, all while battling Conference USA’s best teams, consecutively. This past week was difficult for the Knights, already coming in to the week on a four game losing skid. The Knights lost to the UAB Blazers (15-5, 52) on Saturday night 74-69. On Wednesday, UCF went to conference-powerhouse Memphis (16-5, 52) and was soundly defeated 77-61. Unfortunately for the Knights over the weekend, UAB’s shooting was lights out, going 50 percent from three-point range. What’s more troubling is that UCF hits the road again, this time traveling to El Paso, Texas, to take on the first-place UTEP Miners (15-5, 5-2). The tough stretch of schedule has combined with the losing streak that started in Houston and has head coach Donnie Jones and his squad continuing their search for answers.
The Knights head to El Paso,Texas,to try and snap their dreaded sixgame losing streak and escape from the bottom of Conference USA standings.
EAST CAROLINA SATURDAY 5 P.M.(AWAY) The Knights are seeking revenge against the Pirates as they face ECU for the second time this season,this time in Greenville,N.C.The Knights dropped their last contest against the Pirates earlier in the season.
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TULSA SUNDAY 2 P.M.(AWAY) The Knights travel to Tulsa to take on the lowly Golden Hurricane. With a win,UCF will stay near the top of the C-USA standings.
Looking back This past week was a tale of two very different games for the Knights. UCF was hanging tough and competitive Wednesday night at Memphis for all of about 10 minutes before falling behind big in the first half and never really threatening to recover, with another sub-par shooting performance and no answer to Memphis’ scoring attack. The FedEx Forum is a
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FLORIDA FRIDAY 3 P.M.(AWAY) Coming off a win at Jacksonville,the Knights head to Gainesville to take on the in-state foe Gators.
FGCU SUNDAY 11 A.M.(HOME) UCF returns home to face another in-state foe as they take on the Eagles.
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Despite Tom Herzog’s career night of 20 points,eight rebounds and four blocks,the Knights couldn’t pull together a victory Saturday against the UAB Blazers.
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BETHUNECOOKMAN FRIDAY 2 P.M.(HOME) The Knights try to bounce back from a loss at Florida as they take on the Wildcats of B-CU at home.
Skladany, Seamonson to lead defense ERIKA ESOLA & AMY FOIST Sports Editor & Staff Writer
UCF football announced Friday the hiring of John Skladany as the new defensive coordinator and Al Seamonson as the new linebackers coach. Skladany served as UCF’s defensive coordinator in 2007. Last season, he was the linebackers coach and a special teams assistant for the Knights. “I look at the results, he came well recommended,” said head coach George O’Leary. Seamonson, who previously coached linebackers at Maryland, will join Skladany’s defensive staff. Seamonson helped coach Maryland to seven bowl games in his 10 years there, as well as a 2001 ACC Championship. Seamonson has helped coach some of the top defensive NFL players in their collegiate years, including three-time NFL All-Pro linebacker Shawne Merriman.
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John Skladany (left) is introduced as the Knights’new defensive coordinator and Al Seamonson (right) is introduced as the new linebackers coach.
“I've known Central Florida for a long time. Always felt it was a gold mine opportunity,” said Sea-
monson. In 2010, Skladany returned to UCF as a defensive assistant and helped the
Knights become one of the top NCAA teams defensively. Skladany previously served as defensive coordi-
nator at Ohio (1988-89), Iowa State (1996-06) and
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Scrimmage and Fan Fest kick off preseason JESSICA GILLESPIE & ALEX PERNA Baseball beat writers
This Knights baseball team is already different from past teams. More team unity and talent are the reasons catcher Beau Taylor knows this team is different. “It’s not like last year,” said Taylor, who said the team is acting as one big group as opposed to the smaller, different groups from past seasons. “We have the top talent in Florida and around the nation. This could be our year to do it.” The Knights started off the season with practice on Friday and an intrasquad scrimmage Saturday. The 5-2 ‘home-team’ victory was followed by Fan Fest, where the team signed autographs and met with hundreds of fans to preview their Omahahopeful season. “[The] highest expectation is Omaha,” Taylor said. Head coach Terry Rooney helped lead LSU to the second round of the
2008 College World Series in Omaha before they were eliminated. Rooney came to UCF right after that LSU campaign. In the Conference USA preseason rankings, UCF is ranked fourth with one first-place vote. Center fielder Ronnie Richardson thinks the Knights can do better than fourth. “With the talent we have there is no reason we shouldn’t be on top of our conference,” Richardson said. “We can compete and play with anyone in the country.” Richardson played with some of the top players in the country when he played in the Cape Cod League over the summer and said he thinks that every UCF player could compete with any of those top players. “The players that came in, we have a lot of chemistry together,” said shortstop Darnell Sweeney. Sweeney was part of last season’s No. 4-ranked recruiting class. This season’s nationally ranked No. 20 recruiting
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Darnell Sweeney connects during Friday’s scrimmage as his ‘home’team was victorious against the ‘away’ team,5-2. The season starts Feb.18 against Siena.
class as well as the returning players look ahead to play in-state powers Florida and Florida State, and
perennial powerhouse Rice. The Knights’ nonconference schedule also includes home games
against Boston College, FAU and rival USF. UCF will play in a tournament at South Alabama, where
the Knights will match up against Alabama. “We’re gelling together,” Sweeney said.
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Daniels’ 16 not enough to stop ECU AARON CROUCH Women’s basketball beat writer
As the end of regular season draws closer, the Knights continue to drop in the conference standings. A win at East Carolina could’ve stopped the bleeding a bit. However, the Knights fell to the Pirates 65-58, dropping UCF (11-10 overall, 4-4 Conference USA) to 0-6 all-
time in Greenville, N.C., and 2-8 on the road this season. At one point ECU led by a margin of 17 points and after that, the Pirates maintained a lead for the entire second half en route to the victory. ECU (9-11 overall, 34 C-USA) shot 44 percent from the field to UCF’s 36 percent. The Knights now sit with a .500 record in C-USA, which more than likely will
send them down to the middle of conference standings with just eight games left. The bright spot for UCF was senior D’Nay Daniels who nearly recorded a double-double (16 points, 9 rebounds). Sophomore Gevenia Carter, one game removed from a career high in points, had 9 points off the bench. Seniors Chelsie Wiley and Jelisa Caldwell chipped
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in with 8 points apiece, but were a combined 4-20 from the field. The Knights were only 11-20 from the free throw line, missing 8 free throws in the second half alone. Three ECU players scored in double figures against the Knights. Ashley Clarke had 12 points. Crystal Wilson and Kim Gay recorded 11 points each. Shala Hodges was 36 from behind the arc for 9 points. The Knights will try to raise their conference record as they travel to Tulsa to face the Golden Hurricane for their next game Sunday at 2 p.m.
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D’Nay Daniels led UCF with 16 points and had 9 boards in a 65-58 loss to ECU.
National signing day looms FROM A7 Houston (2008-09). “We’re keeping the same system, it will stay as is,” said Skladany of former UCF defensive coordinator Dave Huxtable’s defensive system. “If it's not broke don't fix it.”
MORE SIGNINGS TO COME WEDNESDAY With National Signing
Day (Feb. 2) looming, UCF is rounding up another solid recruiting class. According to Rivals.com, the Knights are expected to rack up the top recruiting class in Conference USA (having already signed a four-star commit in Toby Jackson), and the secondbest recruiting class in the nation out of mid-major schools. A player on UCF’s wish list is three-star wide
receiver Rayshon Williams (Denver), who happens to be the cousin of former UCF standout and All-Pro Dolphins wide receiver Brandon Marshall. Williams’ teammate, Leilon Willingham, a fourstar linebacker, also holds an offer from UCF. The Denver duo visited campus over the weekend and could be a part of a surprise package deal for the Knights.
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Pinegger, Fontaine lead win over Kent State NICOLE SAAVEDRA Women’s golf beat writer
Valentina Fontaine and Carolin Pinegger led the women’s golf team to an upset victory over No. 21 Kent State on Saturday at RedTail Golf Club in Sorrento, Fla. The sophomores shot final-round 69s in the dual match. Pinegger finished one-under with a 143 and claimed the individual title. Fontaine shot 145. UCF finished the first 18 holes tied with Kent
State at 301. Kent State’s Martina Gravier had the best round of the morning and finished with a oneover 73. Pinegger finished the morning round with a 74 and freshman Isabelle Bachtiar had a 75. Pinneger’s individual title was the first of her collegiate career. Fontaine’s final-round score tied her career low. “I am very excited with how well we played today,” head coach Courtney Trimble said in a release. “We had been
working very hard all winter after a disappointing fall focusing on starting the spring off right with this match today. We came out and played some great golf and, if we keep the hard work at practice up, things hopefully will look good for the UCF Challenge.” The UCF Challenge will be played at RedTail from Feb. 13 through 15. The 54-hole tournament is ranked among the nation’s 15 best spring tournaments in Golf Digest.
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Marcus Jordan,who started at point guard in place of the injured A.J. Rompza,had 15 points in the loss to UAB.
Losing leaves Knights searching for answers FROM A7 tough place to win and the Knights are now 0-9 all-time against the Tigers. Saturday’s game with visiting UAB, however, is going to likely be seen as one that got away. The Knights shot much better, going 48 percent from the field, 29 percent from beyond the arc, and 85 percent from the free-throw line. The Knights allowed the Blazers 10 of their 20 attempts from three-point range, accounting for thirty points. UCF was at a loss on how to stop UAB’s potent sharp shooting from outside. “We tried to go zone, we tried to play some match up, we tried to do some things and it seemed like every time we did that they got wide-open threes,” Jones said. The Knights could not take advantage of a career night from center Tom Herzog, who had 20 points, eight rebounds
and four blocks. Marcus Jordan had 15 points and Keith Clanton had 13 points, but the rest of the team went only eight for 21 from the field and UCF received only seven bench points. The Knights held a five-point led with just over five minutes remaining but were outscored 15 to five the rest of the way. “You got to get rebounds, guys got to make plays on those loose balls,” Jones said. “We didn’t do it. We played well enough to win the game tonight but that’s not what happened. “You got to finish the game.”
Looking ahead The Knights will be on the road to take on the Miners on Wednesday night and will have to hope they fare better than their first trip to Texas, which included a loss to Houston that began their current slump. In their way will be Miners star Randy Culpepper.
Culpepper is averaging 19.6 points per game and shooting 44 percent from the field, making him a player opposing coaches lose sleep over. UCF players and fans should remember Culpepper. The stand-out player torched the Knights last season on their home floor, lighting up the UCF Arena for 39 points on 13 of 20 shooting, including nine 3-pointers. UCF is 3-4 all time against the Miners. Despite the recent losing efforts, Jones says he is confident in his player’s ability to be focused mentally and not let the losses wear on them. “We continue to coach them positively,” Jones said. “We’re trying to build a program here not just a good team this year.” Marcus Jordan voiced a similar sentiment after Saturday’s game. “We just got to grind it out,” Jordan said. “We’re not quitting, we’re not putting our heads down.”
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Carolin Pinegger led the women’s golf team to an upset victory over No.21 Kent State on Saturday at RedTail Golf Club.
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eeing as UCF is a public university, our school is permitted to set up rules and regulations that its students must follow while simultaneously following guidelines for all universities enacted by the state of Florida. For the most part, we feel that the university’s rules are realistic and befitting to the college lifestyle without being too stringent. One major stipulation that applies to universities across the Sunshine State is the total ban of guns on campus, but it’s quite possible that could change in the near future. In December, Sen. Greg Evers, R-Baker, filed Senate Bill 0234 and if passed, it would allow students to bring concealed weapons to campus and permit those with a concealed weapon permit to carry their guns openly. Evers and others who support the bill believe that allowing students to have guns would serve as a protection mechanism against robbers or criminals who target college students knowing that they’re unarmed. Others cite incidents like the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007, arguing that the gunman could have been stopped if other students had been armed. We understand the logic behind these arguments and safety is a huge concern on campuses all across America, but we do not agree. Guns are extremely dangerous weapons and more than once have we seen incidents where young lives are taken due to carelessness. It was only a few weeks
ago when Florida State University student Ashley Cowie was accidentally shot and killed while a fellow FSU student showed her the accessories he’d recently purchased for his rifle. On top of that, students aren’t trained to handle shooter situations and adding another gun into the mixture could make the situation even more volatile. A courageous student may step up in that type of situation hoping to be a hero, but instead end up killing innocent bystanders if his or her aim isn’t on spot or if they don’t know how to properly negotiate with the shooter. Students shouldn’t feel scared while on campus, but there are ways to combat that fear without buying a gun. UCF offers self-defense classes, which some argue is even more effective than a weapon when it comes to protecting yourself. There’s also the Safety Escort Patrol Service, especially for students who would prefer not to have to walk around campus alone and several emergency buttons located around campus if a student needs police or medical assistance. With all these measures, we simply don’t believe guns are necessary on campus and think that allowing students to carry them into class, at football games or otherwise could cause more harm than good. Shooting incidents like the one that occurred at Virginia Tech are extremely rare, and we don’t believe students should be armed in
preparation for rare incidents like that all the time; it can only create paranoia and fear. In fact, we feel that if students knew several of their classmates had guns it could create uneasiness in the classroom and may even prevent students from coming to class. Simply put, school is a place for learning, not weapons. We’re not the only ones with this sentiment — currently Utah is the only state that allows guns on campuses and that’s the way most campus police and officials prefer. “You have young people still learning how to be adults, and unfortunately alcohol and drugs are part of that equation on campus,” FSU Chief of Police David Perry said in an interview with the Miami Herald. “This is a place of learning and nurturing and you shouldn’t be put in a position where you feel intimidated by someone walking around with a gun.” Guns may be able to provide extra safety for those who have the exceptional skill and knowledge pertaining to firearms, but that does not reflect the majority of students on college campuses. There are many alternative ways to protect yourself without carrying around a loaded weapon. If, however, the bill is passed, we hope politicians require colleges to have a database of all the students and staff carrying weapons on campus as well as provide them all with gun safety and protection classes.
Don’t let TV shows be sex-ed class for teens ized female ideals was An increasingly large linked to lower self-esteem, number of teenagers on telnegative mood and depresevision are shown in oversive symptoms among adosexualized scenes. lescent girls and women. This increase has caused The over-sexualized the Parents Television images of girls may also lead Council to launch a protest young boys to objectify against the sexiness of teen women and treat them with girls on TV. less respect than they Many parents feel that deserve. the television shows porAIJANA JOHNSON Not only is there a risk traying teenagers in such a Guest Columnist for boys objectifying girls, way corrupt the innocence there is a risk of girls objecof young people and cause them to engage in premature sexual tifying themselves. The APA also concludes that selfactivity. Highly sexual images shown on tel- objectification “has been linked directevision are a bad influence and may ly with diminished sexual health very well play a role in how early some among adolescent girls as measured by teens decide to engage in sexual behav- decreased condom use and diminished sexual assertiveness.” iors. There are also some who believe I don’t believe it is the sole cause of early sexual activity, but it is not that the over-sexualized nature of some television shows have greater conseexempt from all accountability either. Among researchers there is some- quences for society as a whole; such as increase in sexism, increased rates of thing called cultivation theory. This theory suggests that individu- sexual harassment and sexual violence, als believe that what they see on televi- and an increase in demand for child pornography. sion is indicative of the real world. These are all valid reasons to be When teenagers are constantly bombarded with images of others their concerned about the sexiness of girls age, or actors playing their age, engag- on television shows aimed at teenagers ing in sexual activities, it may cause and young adults. Not everyone with high exposure to them to feel as if everyone is doing it and there is something wrong with these types of images will be affected negatively, but the potential risk associthem if they are not. Many critics of the PTC suggest ated with such television is enough to that the organization is somewhat warrant a protest. At the same time, if parents are so overzealous in its efforts because teenagers are having sex and whether concerned with their children being we show it on TV or not, it is still going exposed to sex on TV, maybe they should make it a priority to monitor to happen. While this point is true, early sexual what their children are watching. Another solution would be for paractivity is not the only negative effect that can stem from young adults view- ents to have open discussions with ing large amounts of sexual images in their children in an effort to educate them on what to do and what not to do, the media. According to the American Psycho- so that television is not their main logical Association, exposure to sexual- source of guidance.
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US health care reform a necessity luxury that only the rich Oh, U.S. health care should afford. When reform, what a roller there is an incentive for coaster it has been. our ‘health care system’ Unless you’ve been to not care for our peoliving under a rock for ple, something is clearly the past few years, you wrong. have probably heard President Obama and quite a bit about the most of the Democratic Democrats’ desire to Party agree and have update our current spent the better part of health system and natuBRENT WEBER the past two years workGuest Columnist rally, the Republicans’ ing out a new bill that desire for its repeal. would replace our current mess of Yes, you heard me correctly; the a system. left and right do not agree with Fortunately, that new bill was each other about something. I was signed last year and reform was on just as surprised as you are. But what really shocks me is the the way but the Republicans are fact that this issue is still even being already deep into the process of repealing it. debated. Our current system is With this new universal health vastly flawed and needs to be dealt care system, our government would with immediately. Don’t believe have been able to regulate the me? Our present health care arrange- health insurance companies and place stricter regulations on how ment is extremely expensive, costthey run their businesses. For ing the average American about example, the new bill would not $3,000 per year. This is due to the allow companies from denying covfact that it is run by private, forerage for those with pre-existing profit insurance corporations. conditions and abolish absurd rules Those who can afford it pay a such as “lifetime limits” on covermonthly premium to an insurance age. company and in return, the insurThe U.S. is one of only three ance company will support this developed countries in the world client with benefits when in need. The problem is, these are corpo- that has yet to implement a universal health care system, the other rations we’re talking about. Their two being Turkey and Mexico. So aim isn’t to be some sort of savior why haven’t we gotten with the of all Americans. Their goal is to times yet? make a profit. Among a few other ideological And the way to make the big issues, conservative politicians bucks in that type of industry is to claim that the new bill would cost charge a high premium and limit too much to implement and that it the benefits they promised. would add to our deficit (not unlike For example, many insurance a certain unnecessary war). There companies refuse to serve Ameriis no public evidence of this claim, cans with pre-existing conditions, and advocates of the bill say it will whether it’s asthma, diabetes or actually save taxpayers around $230 cancer. Why would they want to billion in the next decade. pay for them? Republicans need to stop being The people who don’t receive so stubborn and realize this is coverage are likely the ones who what’s best for our country this need it most. issue is much too imperative to be Even those of us who are lucky postponed by these childish playenough to be in the oh-so safe ground mentalities. We’re talking hands of health insurance are payabout human lives here. ing a ridiculous amount of money In his State of the Union address to do so. Over the past decade, last Tuesday, Obama reached out insurance premiums have doubled and let it be known that he’s willing in price, and continue to grow. The five largest health insurance to work and compromise with the other side. companies in the United States If anything’s certain about this have increased their profits by 56 issue, both parties need to set aside percent in 2009 alone. their differences and find a way to So, while these companies are make this thing work. swimming in millions of our dolOur nation is in a critical period lars, common citizens are filing for in history, and it’s time to get this bankruptcy in the U.S. for having health problems they cannot afford country rolling again. It can be done. In Obama’s own words, “Let’s to properly insure. fix what needs fixing and let’s Fair treatment for health condimove forward.” tions is a right; it’s not just some
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Things I’ve learned from going to new gym Wow I don’t think the author made this to pick on anyone at the gym, or hurt the feelings of people like Mr. 11:37. It’s a crowded place and you usually see a lot of the same faces doing a lot of the same things. It’s a joke. Nothing more. If you don’t like it, don’t laugh. — JAMES
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lished and for those of us who genuinely view going to the gym as a time to reduce stress, build muscle, and become a healthier person, it really doesn’t do much to encourage students to do that. We have a brand new, beautiful wing of the UCF Gym (and the RWC is probably the only real thing I get for my ASF fees). This article should be much more about that and less about the author’s own personal gripes with the gym culture. If you don’t like, don’t go. And get fat. — ANONYMOUS
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Job fairs are exciting and can be fun. The open air market atmosphere produces a relaxed environment where you can interact with employers and sharpen your interviewing skills without the anxiety associated with the closed door, one-on-one formal interview. Job fairs can be extremely beneficial for candidates who know how to “work” them. In today’s super-competitive job-market, there is no more efficient way to promote your availability to employers. Where else can you find such a concentration of potential employers in one place? Where else can you interact with hiring officials and company executives, identify available opportunities, collect company literature and business cards for future networking and possibly get a lead, application or an invitation for an interview? These events are good not only for the job seeker, but also for the employer. Where else can they see such a concentration of potential candidates in one place? It is essential that you study the job market. Having an understanding of your field of interest can help you in approaching a job fair table even if you know nothing about that employer except that they have a function you are qualified for. As an example, if you are pursuing a career in retail management you should approach all employers at the fair that are in that field. In the 30 or so seconds that you have to make a positive and lasting first impression, approach with a firm handshake and introduce yourself. Demonstrate your enthusiasm through a quick, convincing, one-sentence statement about your intent to pursue a career in retail management and your desire to learn more about company X’s management training program. You have to be able to hit the right button with that representative very quickly, convincing them that you can be useful to the company. Now is when you present your resumé with a smooth, confident motion. Compare this approach to “What do you have to offer me?” which is what most job fair attendees say. Imagine for a moment that you are an employer at a job fair lasting about six hours. Anywhere from 300 to 1,000 job candidates could stop at your display. That’s about 50 to 150 per hour! Some candidates will demonstrate their initiative, job experience, training, enthusiasm, confidence and job search preparedness; however, others will present themselves passively and be guaranteed instant failure. Listen very carefully to what the recruiter says, whether there is hope for further discussion and how you can follow-up. Now is the time to pick up their literature — annual reports, brochures, etc. Being prepared is the key to getting the most out of a job fair. Let’s assume that you know all about dressing for success. Remember you may have only 30 seconds to make your case. Imagine how important that first impression must be to the employer. If we are talking non-technical fields here, the employer has to assess the personalities and obvious strengths of potential candidates. Your resumé will be your strongest and most useful tool at the job fair. Prepare a crisp and eye catching, one-page resumé that starts with a well defined career objective. Make sure that you establish a firm linkage between your goals and your experiences. Your resumé must reflect your excellent communication skills as well as your attention to details — no typos, misspellings or bad grammar. It is up to you to get what you want out of a job fair. If you want it to be more than just wandering from table to table with empty handshakes, you should plan a strategy and be prepared.
All Majors http://www.aerotekcareers.com
CAE USA Inc.
Advanced Micro Devices
All Majors http://www.chrobinson.com
Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.amd.com
C3TS
Allstate Insurance Company
Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.cae.com
Accounting Majors http://Allstate.com
Carmax
Allstate Insurance Company
All Majors http://www.carmax.com
All Majors http://www.allstate.com
Cellular Sales
Altria Sales and Distribution
All Majors http://www.cellularsales.com/opportunity
All Majors http://www.altria.com
Central Intelligence Agency
Apex Systems,Inc.
All Majors http://www.cia.gov
All Majors http://apexsystemsinc.com/
Certon Software,Inc.
Avante Group,Inc.
Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.certon.com
All Majors http://www.avantegroup.com
CHEP
Averett Warmus Durkee Osburn Henning Accounting Majors http://www.awdoh-cpa.com
AXA Advisors All Majors http://www.axa-equitable.com
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.ballaerospace.com
Bank of America Merrill Lynch All Majors http://www.bankofamerica.com/careers
Bankerslife and Casualty Company All Majors http://www.bankers.com
Becker Professional Education Accounting Majors http://www.becker.com
All Majors http://www.chep.com
Chrysler LLC All Majors http://www.chrysler.com
Cintas Corporation All Majors http://www.cintas.com
Circle K All Majors http://www.CircleKFlorida.com
City of Lakeland All Majors http://www.lakelandgove.net
Coggin Automotive Group All Majors http://www.cogginauto.com
Consolidated Electrical Distributors,Inc.
Belk Department Stores
All Majors http://www.cedcareers.com/careers
All Majors http://www.belk.com
Consolidated Graphics
Bibb County Board of Education
All Majors http://www.cgxoncampus.com
All Majors http://www.bibb.k12.ga.us
Cubic Simulation Systems Division
Disney Worldwide Services,Inc. Accounting Majors http://WWW.DisneyInterns.com
DiSTI Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.disti.com
EDX Electronics,Inc. All Majors http://www.edxelectronics.com
Embanet-Compass Knowledge Group All Majors http://www.compassknowledge.com/index.php
Enterprise Rent-A-Car All Majors http://go.enterprise.com
Ernst & Young LLP Accounting Majors http://www.ey.com
Evolution Auto All Majors http://www.evolutionauto.com
Fastenal Company All Majors http://www.fastenal.com
FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS All Majors http://www.usajobs.gov
Ferguson,a Wolseley Company All Majors http://www.ferguson.com
Fidelity National Information Services Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.fisglobal.com
First Investors Corporation All Majors http://www.firstinvestors-careers.com
Fiserv All Majors http://www.fiserv.com
Florida Department of Corrections All Majors http://www.fldocjobs.com
Florida Office of Financial Regulation Accounting Majors http://www.flofr.com
Florida Virtual School
Biomet Orthopaedics
All Majors http://www.cubic.com
All Majors http://www.biomet.com
CuraScript,An Express Scripts Company
All Majors http://www.flvs.net/areas/employment/Pages/def ault.aspx
Bridgestone Retail Operations,LLC
All Majors http://www.curascript.com
Frito Lay,Inc.
All Majors http://ww.brso.jobs
Cybis Communications
All Majors http://www.fritolayjobs.com
Buckeye International,Inc.
All Majors http://www.thinkcybis.com
Gables Residential Services Inc
All Majors http://www.buckeyeinternational.com
Cymer,Inc.
All Majors http://www.gables.com
Engineering/Technical Majors http://cymer.com/
GEICO
Buckle All Majors
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Kraft Foods
Granite Construction Company
All Majors http://www.kraftfoodscompany.com/Careers/in dex.aspx
Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.graniteconstruction.com
Grant Thornton LLP Accounting Majors http://www.GrantThornton.com
Graybar Electric Company,Inc. All Majors http://www.graybar.com
Hajoca Corporation All Majors http://www.hajoca.com
Harris Corporation Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.harris.com
HD Supply Electrical All Majors http://www.hdsupply.com
Hertz All Majors http://www.hertz.com
Hewitt Associates All Majors http://www.aonhewitt.com
Home Pro Realty All Majors http://www.homeproinvestments.com
Honeywell Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.honeywell.com
Insight Global,Inc All Majors http://www.insightglobal.net
Intersil Corporation Engineering/Technical Majors www.intersil.com
ITT Educational Services,Inc All Majors http://www.itt-tech.edu
Jackson Therapy Partners All Majors http://www.jacksontherapy.com
James Moore & Co.P.L. Accounting Majors http://www.jmco.com
Keller Williams Advantage Group All Majors http://KW.com
Kingsview Financial All Majors http://www.kingsviewfinancial.com
Kohl's Department Stores All Majors http://www.kohlsoncampus.com
KPMG,LLP Accounting Majors http://www.kpmgcampus.com
All Majors http://www.nextech.com
NextEra Energy
L-3 Insight Technology Incorporated
All Majors http://www.nexteraenergy.com
Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.insighttechnology.com
Niagara Bottling,LLC
LarsonAllen LLP
Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.NiagaraWater.com
Accounting Majors http://www.larsonallen.com
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Liberty Mutual Group All Majors http://www.libertymutualgroup.com/lookinside
Lockheed Martin Corporation Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.lockheedjobs.com
Macy's Credit & Customer Services All Majors http://www.macyscollege.com
Masco Contractor Services All Majors http://www.mascocs.com
Mattress Firm Accounting Majors http://www.mattressfirm.com
McGladrey Accounting Majors http://www.mcgladrey.com
MetLife All Majors http://www.centralfl.metlife.com/
MICROS Systems Inc Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.micros.com
MISource Inc All Majors http://www.misource.net
Morrison,Brown,Argiz & Farra,LLC Accounting Majors http://www.mbafcpa.com
Moss,Krusick & Associates,LLC Accounting Majors http://www.mosskrusick.com
National Security Agency Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.nsa.gov/careers
NAVAIR Engineering/Technical Majors http://jobs.navair.navy.mil
NAVSEA Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.navsea.navy.mil/nswc/panamacity/ default.aspx
Nebraska Book Company All Majors http://www.nebook.com
New York Life All Majors http://www.newyorklife.com
NexTech Systems,Inc.
Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.northropgrumman.com/careers
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Protiviti
T.Rowe Price
Accounting Majors http://www.protiviti.com
All Majors http://www.troweprice.com/careers
Prudential
Target Corporation
All Majors http://www.prudential.com
All Majors http://www.target.com
Qgiv Inc
The Krystal Company
Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.qgiv.com
All Majors http://www.krystalcareers.com
Raydon Corporation
ThyssenKrupp Elevator
Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.raydon.com/
Remington Colleges
B3
All Majors http://www.thyssenkrupp.com
Tires Plus Total Car Care All Majors http://www.tiresplus.com
All Majors http://www.nmfn.com/meieragency
All Majors http://community@remingtoncollege.edu
NVIDIA
Rockwell Collins
Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.nvidia.com
Engineering/Technical Majors http://Rockwellcollins.com
Orlando Sentinel Media Group
Ross Stores,Inc.
All Majors http://www.sentinelcareers.com
All Majors http://www.rossstores.com
Overdrive Direct Marketing
RS&H
All Majors http://www.overdrivedirect.net
Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.rsandh.com
Packaging Corp Of America
Ryder System,Inc.
Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.packagingcorp.com
All Majors http://www.ryder.com/
PediaVision Holdings,LLC
Save-A-Lot Food Stores
All Majors http://www.PediaVision.com
All Majors http://save-a-lot.com/
PepsiCo
Sherwin-Williams
All Majors http://www.pepsico.com/careers
All Majors http://www.sherwin.com/mtp
Pernod Ricard USA
Siemens Corporation
All Majors http://www.pernod-ricard-usa.com
All Majors http://www.usa.siemens.com
Pershing,LLC.
Signature Flight Support
All Majors http://www.pershing.com
All Majors http://BBAAVIATION.COM
Picerne Management
Skanska USA Building Inc.
All Majors http://www.picernerealtygroup.com/
Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.skanskausa.com
Pink Sneakers Productions
Solstice Enterprise Software,Inc.
All Majors http://www.pinksneakers.net
Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.gosolstice.com
PLS Logistics Services
Sprint
All Majors http://www.plslogistics.com
Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.sprint.com
Pool Corporation
St.Cloud Regional Medical Center
All Majors http://www.poolcorp.com
All Majors http://www.stcloudregional.com/
POWER Engineers,Inc.
SunTrust Bank
Walgreens
Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.powereng.com
Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.suntrust.com/campus
All Majors http://www.walgreens.com
PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP
Superchips Inc.
Walsh / Archer Western
Accounting Majors http://www.pwc.tv
Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.superchips.com
Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.walshgroup.com/
Progressive Insurance
SurePoint Lending
Warner Robins Air Logistics Center
All Majors http://www.jobs.progressive.com
All Majors http://www.surepoint.com
Engineering/Technical Majors http://www.robinsjobs.com
Total Quality Logistics All Majors http://www.tqljobs.com
Travelers All Majors http://www.travelers.com
Trussway All Majors http://trussway.com
Tyco International All Majors http://www.jointyco.com
U.S.Army Recruiting All Majors http://goarmy.com
U.S.Marine Corps Officer Programs All Majors http://www.osoorlando.com
U.S.Navy Officer Programs All Majors http://www.navy.com/officer
United States Drug Enforcement Administration All Majors http://www.dea.gov
Universal Orlando All Majors http://www.universalorlandojobs.com
Valencia Community College All Majors http://www.valenciacc.edu
Vestal & Wiler,CPAs Accounting Majors http://www.vestal-wiler.com
Wachovia Bank,A Wells Fargo Company All Majors http://wellsfargo.com/careers
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