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NEW STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM BOOM Welcome incoming UCF freshmen and transfer students. In all the rush and chaos of beginning your first year at UCF and likely relocating to Orlando, you may have missed a few things. The Central Florida Future, your student newspaper at UCF, wants to help you catch up. First of all, take a look around. See that new engineering building going up? That’s for you. As is the new psychology building and, here’s the big one, a brand new medical school and on-campus stadium that are both on their way. UCF is expanding at a monumental rate and there’s never been a better time to be a UCF Knight. With world-class facilities come world-class people. UCF is chock-full of professors, instructors, teaching assistants and staff who want to help you; so don’t be afraid to ask. There are plenty of opportunities to take advantage of the expertise of the various professors at UCF. Lectures and seminars on a variety of subjects are held frequently and will be listed in the Around Campus section of the Future, as well as the UCF Web site, http://www.ucf.edu. College life isn’t something with a solid definition. You create the life you want to live. As you will read inside this special Orientation
issue of the Future, there’s always something going on at UCF and there’s always something to entertain members of all walks of college life. There’s a little bit of everything at UCF. We’re sharing some tips on the places that have found their way into the UCF legacy as well as tips on how to deal with college life. Trust us, it’s worth a few minutes of your time to flip through these pages and discover the places that make UCF the best school in the state. Just remember, you’re a Knight now. Leave the old loyalties at home and pin the black and gold to your dormitory or apartment wall. Get rid of any lingering Gators or Seminoles T-shirts. After all, UCF sports fans will soon have a new stadium to gather at and the teams need your loyalty and support. Most of all, make the most of your time spent at UCF. This is your best chance to define the adult you’re becoming. Whatever interests you, whatever you need to find that adult in you, UCF has it somewhere. It’s a little overwhelming at first, but these pages will guide you through your first days of UCF life. Good luck and have fun exploring. Go Knights! — CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE
FINDING YOURSELF
GOING GREEK?
Learn about SGA, OSI and other UCF organizations, brush up with the last year in review and a synopsis of UCF sports.
UCF’s snarls, successes explained by O-Teamers. Helpful tips on parking, professors, resources and roommates.
UCF’s award-winning Greek community prides itself on leadership, service, scholarship and involvement.
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HOUSING Living right in the UCF area. Check out the housing guide for area apartments and other options. — SEE INSIDE
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INSIDER’S GUIDE 2006
WHERE TO GO
Get to know the buildings you’ll call home PAGE 28
Game on
No matter your taste, club sports and intramurals offer wide range of sports PAGE 47
Shop talk
Where to spend money on Massachusetts Street and beyond PAGE 25
Padding your pockets
Where to find a job on campus or in Lawrence PAGE 11
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First timer or seasoned pro? Either way, stay safe on Facebook with a few tips PAGE 30
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THE DIAMONDBACK WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2006
Fraternity kicked off for misbehavior Greek officials warn that Beta may not be the last to go
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Plan B’s popularity skyrockets SHARAHN D. BOYKIN Staff writer
Use of Plan B emergency contraceptive has soared on the campus — a trend health officials expect to continue with last week’s federal approval to make the drug available without a prescription. The number of new Plan B Uni-
Campus use of the “morning-after pill” grows by more than 70 percent from 2004 to 2005 versity Health Center prescriptions skyrocketed last year by more than 70 percent, health center officials said, making it one of the most popular form of hormonal contraceptives on the campus, second only to the
can prevent pregnancy. Sexual health coordinator for the Health Center Tara Torchia said “there are more educated people on a college campus and they have more access [to the emergency contraceptive pill]. Use of the drug is increasing faster than any other birth control method on the campus. NuvaRing
birth control pill. Officials point to increased awareness and a million-dollar marketing campaign as the cause for the popularity of the drug, which, if taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex,
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BY BEN BLOCK Senior staff writer
Fraternity Beta Theta Pi’s removal from the university in July could be the first casualty in a heightened attempt to penalize misbehaving Greek organizations, officials said. Although incidents contributing to the revocation of the chapter’s charter include a fight with a neighboring house in December and the disclosure of a hazing event last year, Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life Director Mike Hayes said the ban came after a few years of unheeded warnings about the fraternity’s values, not based on specific incidents. “Panoramically, there was a slow deterioration,” Hayes said. “We said, ‘We need to fix this now, and the only way to have a successful and viable group is to not have one.’” University officials announced this week that a fraternity has been approved to take up residence there as early as the spring, but
THE CHANGING FACE OF BYRD ADA ACCESSIBLE Improving ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) seating and installing handrails in the lower bowl
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LUXURY SEATING Building 66 luxury suites and 500 mezzanine seats along the east and west of Tyser Tower (To be done by start of 2009 season)
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Renovating existing part of Tyser Tower by gutting the interior and replacing it with materials akin to those in the east and west additions
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Officials announced this week that a new fraternity will replace Beta Theta Pi, which was removed this summer.
Painting 'Chevy Chase Bank Field'— the bank's name in white, the word 'field' outlined in red — in the inside of the stadium and on the field, but not on the outside of the facility.
ELECTION | 2006
Finance records show local races will be tight Aggressive fundraising indicates hotly contested legislature race BY OWEN PRASKIEVICZ Staff writer
Intense campaign fundraising by local candidates over the past year has narrowed the financial gap between candidates vying for legislature seats, especially in the race for the House of Delegates seat vacated by retiring Pauline Menes. An analysis of campaign finance records by The Diamondback also revealed that funds available to the two Democratic senatorial candidates are also extremely close, leaving little advantage for incumbent Sen. John Giannetti or former regent Jim Rosapepe. The two have been locked in an intense, sometimes volatile primary battle for most of the summer. The records, publicly available through the Maryland State Board of Elections, show a highly competitive race between candidate for state delegate Ben Barnes and city Councilwoman Joseline Peña-Melnyk. Despite Peña-Melnyk running independently of the two major slates, she has raised nearly as much money as Barnes and has nearly $2,000 more cash on hand.
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POTENTIAL RENOVATIONS To be completed after initial expansion Lowering the field 30 inches to reduce the obstructed views of the first 10 rows of the lower bowl Installing a new FieldTurf playing surface Adding a retractable winter practice bubble Eventually the department would like to enclose the upper deck (around the north end of the stadium) to the new Tyser Tower to create a whole horseshoe.
Stadium to get significant upgrades BY BRENDAN LOWE Senior staff writer
On his first day on the job in 2001, football head coach Ralph Friedgen dreamed of someday expanding Byrd Stadium. When Athletics Department officials toured each ACC football venue, they brainstormed ways to increase Byrd Stadium’s capacity. Even as administrators celebrated new facilities, such as the Comcast Center and the Field Hockey and Lacrosse
Complex, they pondered plans to enlarge Byrd Stadium. “The problem was we could never figure out how to pay for them,” university President Dan Mote said. Chevy Chase Bank solved that issue last week with a rare $20 million naming rights deal to help fund a luxurious stadium expansion project. As part of the deal, Byrd will be known as Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium
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Student voter registration falls short of SGA’s goal BY ALAN J. MCCOMBS Staff writer
Despite a months-long campaign by the SGA to register a wide contingent of students to vote in time for the Sept. 12 primaries, the efforts appear to have fallen flat, according to Prince George’s County Board
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of Elections statistics. For years, students have made up a paltry voting bloc in comparison to regular area voters, exerting little, if any influence over hotly contested Democratic primaries that have elected lawmakers to influential legislative seats holding sway over state higher education
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issues. Student Government Association president Emma Simson vowed to change that this year in her inaugural address, saying: “I pledge to mobilize over a thousand students for this fall’s elections.” According to numbers provided by county election
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board officials, voters registered in time to vote in the primary on-campus at the Stamp Student Union precinct increased by just 35 since Simson’s election in April, with 730 identified as active Democratic voters eligible to vote in the primary.
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Biofuel station opens Sen. Ron Wyden attended the dedication of the West coast’s first retail biofuel station, located in Eugene BY edward oser news reporter
Oregonians don’t usually pump their own gas, but when Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) filled two cars with ethanol and biodiesel at the dedication ceremony of the West coast’s first retail biofuel station, located in
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Eugene, the politicians, professionals, farmers and environmentalists in attendance cheered wildly. But before ceremoniously filling the tanks on Aug. 23 the senator stood with a biodiesel Volkswagen and an ethanol-capable Ford and heralded the SeQuential
Biofuels station, located just north of the 30th Avenue exit on Interstate 5, as a sustainable bulwark against what he called America’s “addiction to oil.” Biodisel, a cleaner-burning diesel fuel created by processing vegetable oil, and Ethanol, an alcohol-based fuel derived from the sugars and starches of certain biological crops have both been recently touted biofuel, page 18A
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THE MEMORIES OF AUTZEN STADIUM Freelance columnist Lindsay Schauer talks about her childhood experiences at the stadium. PAGE 1B
SPORTS SECTION C DUCK’S FOOTBALL SCHEDULE It’s one of the toughest head coach Mike Bellotti has seen in his UO coaching career. PAGE 4C
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CITY TIES | 1C The city of Eugene has four sister cities.
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SOCIAL SMOKING: HOOKAH TOBACCO Smoking the hubbly-bubbly is growing in popularity, as are concerns about the dangers of the tobacco. PAGE 1E COMMENTARY | 5E Pulse columnist Matt Tiffany has the craziest summer ever.
NEST SECTION F BUY A BOOK AND DECORATE Caitie McCurdy uses the new book “ReadyMade: How to Make {Almost} Anything” to craft with a low budget. PAGE 2F
designed in 1999 for the Athletics Department by Nike, Inc., the official logo the reaction on campus
n the spring of 2002 a small debate roiled with-
Thousands gather for the 15th annual ‘Relay for Life’ to raise money. PAGE 4D
For almost a year University student Chris Swires worked hard at a campus job he loved: employed as an administrative assistant at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. He was well-liked by his co-workers and received promotions. Until the museum administration uncovered his past. Now in his early thirties, Swires still sports the same slicked-back hairstyle and largelensed eyeglasses as he does in his mug shot taken eight years ago, in May of 1998, when he was convicted on four counts of felony sexual abuse — two for each young boy he molested. They were brothers and his neighbors. “I was a fucked-up person,” he said. “I created a lot of heartache and a lot of pain in two young men’s lives that they’re probably still dealing with.” But from September 2005 until early August, no one at the museum had any knowledge of Swires’ past or his status as a convicted felon. During the hiring process his background was not checked and there was not even an attempt to ask him outright. Swires’ past has been available to anyone with Internet access on the Oregon Sex Offender Inquiry System (http://sexoffenders.oregon. gov) since July when the site began posting location-based profiles of convicted sexual
As state funding reduces, higher education relies heavily upon private donors By Steven R. Neuman
RELAY SUPPORTS CANCER VICTIMS
Administration fired student Chris Swires after discovering his past as a sexual predator BY edward oser
Only 13.6 percent of UO students identify as minorities, whereas 27 percent do so at colleges nation wide. PAGE 1B
VOLLYBALL | 1C Sonja Newcombe bears the weight of leading Vollyball.
Convicted felon fired from UO art museum
was strong.
in the University over an unlikely topic — the school’s “graphic identity” was at stake.
At University Senate, members of the law school faculty protested replacing the University’s tradi-
At the time, the University had four official im-
tional seal with a corporate logo and student leaders
ages; Donald Duck, the interlocking “UO,” the
said the move would only further the perception that
University’s seal and what was then known as the
the University was beholden to the whims of private
Nike “O.” When the administration announced that
donors such as Nike.
the University would make the now ubiquitous “O,”
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Ancient shoe tells story about society National Geographic featured the Ore. sandal in an article connecting footwear and culture by jobetta hedelman freelance reporter
When fellow passengers asked Pam Endzweig what was in the tool box occupying the airplane seat next to her, she simply said she was carrying botanical samples. While technically true, her white lie concealed the priceless cargo she was delivering from the University to Washington D.C. Endzweig, who is the Director of Collections at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History, was the traveling companion of an ancient
and valuable shoe. The sandal, which is the world’s oldest known example of footwear, had a date with a National Geographic photographer. National Geographic Magazine wrote about the sandal in its September is-
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City makes terror crisis safety plans Eugene and the University train employees to be prepared in case of raised terror alerts in the city BY edward oser news reporter
sue as part of a larger article on the stories shoes tell about society. The sandal is one of several found in 1938 buried under volcanic ash inside Fort Rock Cave in southeastern Oregon. Constructed of woven sagebrush bark, the shoe is unique because of its distinctive style — a woven sole with a toe flap
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When British officials announced in August that they had foiled a plot to bomb U.S. bound airlines with liquid explosives, law enforcement and emergency management agencies around the country kicked into high gear when the federal government raised its threat level. Airport security was stepped up and major metropolitan areas like New York City and Los Angeles increased patrols, and smaller cities like Eugene and institutions like the University also have contingency plans for terrorist attacks. In the years since Sept. 11, 2001, Eugene has taken unprecedented steps to prevent similar tragedies and to manage them in the event that they do occur. Were an attack to take place in Eugene — or on campus — it would be one or two days before the federal government moved in and commandeered the scene and in the crisis, page 14A
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Celebrities duke it out to crown summer’s best, worst, drunkest
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FALL 2006 REGISTRATION ISSUE
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Halloween plans near completion King expects council vote Tuesday will finalize ‘rebranding’ of annual celebration, $5 charge BY
LYNN HEIDMANN City Editor
Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz’s plan to charge a $5 fee for admittance to State Street on Halloween is scheduled to face a final vote by the City Council Tuesday night. While the plan has undergone several changes since it was first introduced earlier this summer, City Council President Austin King said he still has concerns with the potential safety hazards involved in fencing off State Street.
“I think overflow onto Langdon Street is a possibility, and it is my No. 1 concern,” King said. “I remain unconvinced [the plan] will increase public safety, and that’s why I voted against it.” King also said he is concerned that a final vote Tuesday would significantly decrease the opportunity for student input on the plan, an element he noted is crucial for a successful celebration. Both King and Ald. Mike See Halloween, page 17A
New budget could limit tuition hikes more college graduates to the state and improve the economy by increasing jobs. “The governor is on board,” Walsh said. “He’s ready to make BY TOM SCHALMO a reinvestment in education. He College Editor sees us as part of a great economic The University of Wisconsin engine.” Board of Regents has proposed a 2007-2009 biennium budget that, if approved, would dramatically increase funding to the UW System over the next two years. “Our challenge is As part of the university’s proposed Growth Agenda to convince the for Wisconsin, the regents are requesting a $144 million increase Legislature to reinvest in their operating budget to “reinvest” in the state’s public in the UW System.” university system, and to limit tuition increases to approximately 2.5 percent per year. David Walsh “Our challenge is to convince President the Legislature to reinvest in the UW Board of Regents UW System,” Regent President David Walsh said. Walsh said the university’s budget is split between tax dollars and tuition and that this year’s board is asking for more than it The growth of the university has in the past to accommodate its system is not everyone’s top reinvestment plan. According to the UW System, priority, however. The United the increase in funding would Council of UW Students, a allow more students to attend and graduate from UW schools, attract See Budget, page 19A
Regents request $144 million in funding for 2007-2009 biennium
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An angry protester flips the bird to the National Socialist Movement as they board their ‘special’ bus Aug. 26.
Nazis sound off at Capitol Socialist Movement met by 1,000 spectators; police arrest 4 for disorderly conduct BY
LYNN HEIDMANN Wisconsin Leader, said the current policies, will “get the by the counter rally. The
City Editor major purpose of the Madison rally was to educate people Members of the Nazi about the Nazi movement. “A lot of people have Party drew a vocal crowd of supporters and hundreds of something to say about protesters when they spoke [the NSM], and we wanted against immigration laws at everyone to come out and hear us,” he said. “But we the Capitol Aug. 26. According to the National also want people to listen Socialist Movement’s Rally to what we have to say, not Report, the event was a prejudge what they think we “huge victory” for the are going to say.” In addition to educating group, drawing 80 party members and about 40 about the NSM, Johnson NSM supporters. But those said the goal of the rally supporters were met by an was to speak about stopping estimated 1,000 spectators, all illegal and non-white some of them engaging in a immigration to America. He also said the party has counter-rally of their own. Kris Johnson, the Nazi set procedures to stop Socialist Movement’s immigration which, unlike
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Dangerous ground UW junior latest victim in series of attacks BY
KATE MATERNOWSKI turned with a quick glance Features Editor
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Sketch courtesy of MPD
A UW junior says she was attacked at her Langdon St. home Aug. 23. At right is a police sketch of the suspect.
“I won’t spend a minute alone. I have to relearn when I can feel safe. I don’t want to live like this for the rest of my life.” That is the harrowing reflection of a University of Wisconsin junior who thought she would never be the victim of a violent assault — especially here in Madison. Though disinclined to share her name in consideration for her own safety, she is more than willing to share her story out of concern for fellow students who, she fears, too often neglect the warnings. In the early morning hours of Wednesday, Aug. 23, she was on her way to a friend’s apartment from her Langdon Street residence when she noticed a man crossing to her side of the street — fixated, anxious, trying to seem low key. She continued on to her friend’s apartment for a short visit and began to walk back, almost immediately hearing footsteps behind her. She
and crossed the street into the security of a nearby streetlight. Approaching her apartment building, she noticed the outside doors were propped open by cinder blocks, but proceeded inside en route to her apartment. As she climbed the stairs to her floor, she heard the stairwell door slam shut and saw the man she recognized from outside running up the stairs. He passed by, whispering, “Hi,” and went on ahead to check for anyone who might be around. “He turned around abruptly and began to hit me. Somehow we ended up on the landing, and he continued to pull my hair and hit me on the left side of my face,” she recounted, adding she and the police have since concluded her attacker’s intention was to either knock her out or hurt her badly enough to prevent an alarming scream. “I was on my back, kicking him and screaming ‘help’ See Assaults, page 7A
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job done.” Yet, many of the spectators at the rally, including Jesse Zarley, a member of the No Nazis in Madison Coalition, attended to send the message that immigrants are welcome here. “[The NSM] are coming to intimidate the immigrant community specifically … and to strike fear into a community,” Zarley said. “I think they are coming as a show of strength that they can march to liberal Madison and spew their hate.” Despite the loud chanting and gesturing from spectators, Johnson said the NSM was unaffected
party worked with police to separate the speakers from the crowd, which allowed the rally to run peacefully, he added. “A lot of people don’t bother to take a look at what we’re trying to say, and we expect there’s going to be people like that out there,” Johnson said. “But we’re prepared for it, and in working with the police we arranged a situation where we got our message out and where people could make an intelligent decision on what they think about it.” Even though the NSM See Nazis, page 19A
Changes abound in voting this fall need not be presented, only the license number recorded, an ID from a university, college or technical college requires a photograph as well as verification BY DAN POWELL of a local address. “We can verify residency only State Editor if the university provides us A number of significant with a certified list of students changes will take effect with the in [university] housing,” said commencement of the Wisconsin Maribeth Witzel-Behl, interim city primary elections Sept. 12. Most clerk in the city of Madison. “This notably, the changes feature a particularly concerns freshman consolidated list of accepted students living on campus and documents in proving residency students in the dorms.” Though the city of Madison is to vote. The new list replaces the familiar with registering voters, previous system of using pieces of as it is a larger municipality, mail and now includes Wisconsin- the updated registering system issued driver’s licenses, particularly affects more rural paychecks and university-issued areas in Wisconsin. With a total population of about photo IDs. “We need an ID number, one million possible voters, either a Wisconsin driver’s 1,539 of Wisconsin’s smallest license or the last four digits of municipalities have never been your social security number, to required to register voters. “We had to bring people up to register,” Kyle Richmond, public information officer for the State speed mostly in the northern and Elections Board, said. “But after western parts of Wisconsin, which you register, we need a document are mostly rural,” Richmond said. But Mike McCabe, executive from the new list to make sure you live where you say you live.” director of the Wisconsin For the first time, voters are Democracy Campaign, said many being asked for identification. And though the driver’s license See Elections, page 10A
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