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TAMPA RESIDENTSCELEBRATEMUBARAK OUSTINGResidents in Tampa arecelebrating the ousting ofEgyptian President Hosni Mubarakwith a fundraising picnic.Mubarakstepped down from his positionafter 18 days of protests.

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Most four-year schoolsare experiencing a declin-ing retention rate, accord-ing to a survey conductedby ACT, Inc., but UCFisn’t one of them.

The outcome of thesurvey conducted by theindependent nonprofithas shown that collegeretention rates — the per-

centage of first-year, full-time students who returnto the same institution fortheir second year of col-lege — have dropped totheir lowest in 27 years.

According to the ACTsurvey sent to more than2,500 schools, the reten-tion rate at four-year col-leges has been trendingdown from 75 percent in2005 to 72 percent cur-rently.

In contrast, UCF hasmaintained a stable num-ber of first-year studentsthat keep coming back fortheir sophomore year.

According to AssociateVice President of StudentDevelopment and Enroll-ment Services DeLainePriest, UCF’s currentretention rate is 87 per-cent from 6,400 freshmenstudents each year, 15 per-cent higher than the rate

in the survey.“The retention rate

here at UCF is very prom-ising because one of theprimary things that wereally focus on in terms ofretention is the success ofour students,” Priest said.

She said she believesthat understanding stu-

UCF’s rate remains stable at 87 percent

PLEASE SEE ECONOMY ON A5

SALO STEINVORTZContributing Writer

The White House has anew address, and it’s Mem-ory Mall at UCF.

The 12-feet by 4-feetreplica of the most famoushouse in America was con-structed by the CollegeDemocrats at UCF as partof Habitat for Humanity atUCF’s second annualShack-A-Thon.

Ten groups, includingGreek organizations andregistered student organi-zations, began buildingtheir shacks for thefundraiser at 11 a.m. on Feb.13. Each group participatingin the fundraiser had toraise $300 to participate.

“It’s incredible just to

see all of these organiza-tions come together to[raise awareness for] sub-standard housing,” saidHabitat president KaitlynJeanis.

This year’s Shack-A-Thon is a multi-day event,whereas last year’s wasonly one day.

“We didn’t really knowwhat to expect out of it,”

KATIE KUSTURANews Editor

Nat’l retention rates droppingTo comment onthe article, see:www.UCFNews.com

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■ The retention rate atfour-year colleges hasbeen trending downfrom 75 percent in2005 to 72 percentcurrently.

■ The retention rate atUCF is 87 percent, outof the 6,400 freshmenstudents in the survey.

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While rain would turn off most people froma camping trip, the members of the sixth biannu-al Tent City did not give up.

From Feb. 6 through 12, students joinedtogether on Mem-ory Mall to findpeace througheducation and cre-ativity.

President ofCampus PeaceAction StephanieCooper said manypassers-by andsome studentsmay not haveunderstood whatTent City was asthey walked bywith a look of utterconfusion, proba-bly wondering ifthis was only anew, eco-friendly form of student housing.

“I see them wondering what we are doing,and if they would ask, we would love to tell themwhat we are all about,” Cooper said. “Everyoneis welcome at Tent City.”

Cooper, a sophomore interdisciplinary stud-ies major, first came out to Tent City during the

Tent Cityweathers theweek’s roughconditionsCampers celebrate all week

KENDALL BIERERContributing Writer

Shack-A-Thon sets standards of living

KATIE DEES / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTUREOutdoor Adventure Advocacy Chair Leah Copeland helps John Hampton, asophomore criminal justice major, build their group’s shack on Feb. 13.

On weekdays, Jeanette Bustillo leaves her dorm room in the Towersand walks to class, confident she’ll be ready for the day’s challenges. Likeany other student, she enjoys movies and music in her spare time.

Her boyfriend, Marcus Steverson, also leaves his apartment at KnightsCircle and makes sure that he’s packed the appropriate supplies for anextended amount of time away from home. He’s looked into police andgovernmental options as post-graduation plans.

An acquaintance of theirs, Tremayne Sirmons, drives 30 minutes tocampus to attend educationclasses, hoping to becomea drafting teacher for

TYPE 1 LIVING

NICOLE BLACKALL / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE

Tent City lined Memory Mall for aweek of events.

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Students with diabetes adjust to college lifeEMRE KELLY

Editor-in-Chief

PLEASE SEE LIVING ON A4

Marcus Steverson, a Type1 diabetic, takes a

reading of his bloodsugar level with a

monitor.

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Alcohol Screening Day to provide personalized results

The screening in frontof the UCF Library willprovide confidential, per-sonalized results.

Those who attend theevent also have the oppor-tunity to win T-shirts, keychains or water bottles.

The event will be heldon Feb. 15 from 11 a.m. to 2p.m.

Students can contactStephanie Spies at 407-823-3652 [email protected] formore information.

Majors fair to be held inPegasus Ballroom

The UCF StudentUnion will be hosting amajors fair in an effort toconnect students withtheir current or possiblemajors.

Information on courserequirements for currentstudents in a specificmajor will also be provid-ed by UCF faculty mem-bers.

Those who are unde-cided or need to decidewhat’s next in their aca-demic career can attendthe event, which willinclude free food andprizes in a casual environ-ment.

All students are wel-come to attend the event,which will take place from11:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Feb.16.

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Picnic fundraises for oustingof Egyptian president

TAMPA — The localchapter of the Council onAmerican-Islamic Rela-tions said monetary dona-tions collected at thepotluck-style picnic Sun-day afternoon will gotoward helping with theimmediate, basic needs ofthe Egyptian people.

The gathering at LowryPark is also being billed asa celebration.

Staff still needed for park setto open in October

WINTER HAVEN —Park officials said Fridaythe hiring will ramp up forpositions with park opera-tions now that a seniorleadership staff has beenpicked.

Legoland spokes-woman Jackie Wallace saidthe employees will start inJune so they can be trainedand ready for when thepark is expected to open.

Positions will be avail-able for admissions, ridemaintenance and backoffice workers. Wallacewouldn't give specifics butsaid pay and benefits willbe competitive with otherarea theme parks.

The jobs will be postedonline atwww.LEGOLAND.com/jobs. Applications areaccepted only through thesite.

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UCF Director of Women’sStudies M.C. Santana holdsmany titles and responsibili-ties in her life.

As of Jan. 29, she will addone more. Santana was electedto the Citrus Council Develop-mental Board of the CentralFlorida Girl Scouts, whichservices all Central Floridacounties.

“I was pickled. I was soproud and pleased that some-body would even care to inviteme,” Santana said. “I loveworking with the communityat large. I love working withgirls. I had great mentors andI believe that it makes a big dif-ference in a girl’s life.”

Santana became associatedwith the Citrus Council a yearago when the Women’s Stud-ies program started an intern-ship with it.

“We had an intern withthem in fall 2009 and spring2010,” Santana said. “Becauseof how well they did, and howmuch they impressed them,they invited me to be a part ofwhat they call Strategic Learn-ing.”

Strategic Learning was anactivity that all councilsaround the nation have beenparticipating in to spruce upthe Girl Scouts’ image, objec-tives and building an insightinto a girl’s world. Santanaworked on the consumer’sgroup from May until June of2010.

“My group wanted to findout what the girls liked, so wedid market research,” Santanasaid. “We focused on why thegirls leave after a certain age,preteen is basically when stu-dents start having other activi-ties such as sports whichdivide their time.”

As the consumer group,Santana and the committeehad to present to the Board ofDirectors of the CitrusCouncil to show themwhat they had discov-

ered.“It was a hard job but it was

worth it,” Santana said.Her efforts paid off. Santana

received a call from the Boardof Directors to be on theDevelopmental Board, whichwill have its first meeting Feb.15. She still has no idea whonominated her.

“It has to do with your com-munity involvement ratherthan your degrees,” Santanasaid. “They do not even callme Dr. Santana, it is not impor-tant to them.”

The Developmental Boardis in charge of getting newpeople to work for CitrusCouncil either as fundraisers,donors, contacts, speakers, orsupporters. They are lookingfor an array of different experi-ences.

This is where they will tellthe members what groups andsubcommittees the board willbe comprised of.

Santana said that it’s impor-tant that she is an alumna ofGirl Scouts and is an Adult GirlScout. She has been working

with her daughter’s troopsince 2007 and is familiar withthe Girl Scout’s new journey itestablished two years ago.

In addition to the GirlScouts, Santana devotes mostof her free time to otheraspects of the community.

She has volunteered withthe Heart Association of Flori-da’s Heart Walk, teaches K-6 atSt. Stephen’s Catholic Com-munity where she is also aEucharist minister, served as akeynote speaker and memberof the Hispanic AmericanBusiness Women Association,a speaker and member of theLeague of Women’s Voters ofOrlando and a member of theLeadership Enhancement Pro-gram and the Legacy Mentor-ing Program.

“I know that Citrus Councilalso wants more representa-tion from the Latino commu-nity. Their numbers are not ashigh for the Latino girls as theywould wish,” Santana said. “Iam sure that the fact that I ama Latino woman had some-thing to do with my nomina-tion, but I think in all honestythat when you like the productyou are a good representative.I like the leadership skills thatGirl Scouts build.”

Santana has dedicatedmuch of her time to doing vol-untary work and gaining expo-sure to UCF.

“I think it connects youwith your society and I hopethat I put the name of UCFextremely high, as I am reallyproud of UCF,” Santana said.

Even with the responsibili-ty as director of Women’sStudies and associate profes-sor of Digital Media, Santanadoes not believe that the posi-tion will be too strenuous onher time and duties.

“I don’t see the position astaking away from me; I think itgives me more than takesawa,” Santana said. “You puteverything in perspective.”

Santana knows that the GirlScouts need her, her voice andher participation.

“You realize that this is notbusy work, it is importantwork. It is a new challenge.They appreciate you.”

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ANDY CEBALLOS / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE

Director of Women’s Studies M.C. Santana isinvolved with various community programs.

Santana elected toGirl Scout board

KENDALL BIERERContributing Writer

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Java Jives returned thissemester and opened themic to UCF’s creativepoets and rhythmic speak-ers in the Pegasus Ball-room on Feb. 11.

Each contestant hadfive minutes to perform apiece of their choice forthe chance to win a Kindlee-reader as the grandprize.

This was the first JavaJives to feature only stu-dent performers. TheCAB Culture and FineArts committee usuallyinvites poets and spoken-word artists to perform atthe event.

The committee hostedthe event and had stu-dents sign up beforehandto compete for the grandprize.

Only student competi-tors were eligible forprizes. Performancescould incorporate music,dance, instruments, orprops to enhance theirverbal performance.Monologues, songs, poet-ry and instrumentals wereall part of the event.

Three students fromthe CAB Culture and FineArts committee judgedthe performances.

“We were judging onhow rich the content was,how steady was theirpace, how creative thepiece was and whetherthey stayed within thetime limit,” said EdwinWilliams, a molecularbiology and microbiologymajor and judge for theevent.

Senior theater majorRyan Grajo was the first toperform and recited twopoems he wrote.

“It’s great getting mypoetry out there,” Grajosaid. “I want to be a pro-fessional a capella singer,so this is a great venue for

me to get my work intoreality.”

Java Jives is typicallyhosted each semester.

After the scheduledperformances, MaggiePerez, the director ofCAB’s Culture and FineArts committee, openedthe stage to impromptuperformances.

Grajo took the stageonce again, bringing partof his collegiate a cappella

group, the Crescendudes,to the stage. They sangtheir own renditions ofthe 1970s hit Up the Lad-der to the Roof and BlackHorse & The Cherry Treeby KT Tunstall.

Sophomore Sara Sohn,a communication sci-ences and disordersmajor, went on stage tosing a Swahili poem thatinspired her.

Other students fol-

lowed, though they werenot eligible for the grandprize and were receivedwith a snapping applausefrom the audience.

“Even though peopleusually stick to slam poet-ry, every performance isdifferent,” Perez said.

Performances areunique and usually resem-ble their folk music, jazz,and hip hop influences.

Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea

Company providedrefreshments for JavaJives’ guests. The CABCulture and Fine Artscommittee also gave awayten Snuggies to randomaudience members.

The judges awardedthe Kindle E-Reader toDerek Estevez. Eventhough he has never per-formed in a spoken-wordcompetition before,Estevez practices his slam

poetry at MeridianHookah Lounge.

Estevez encouragesany aspiring artists to goto the lounge’s new SlamPoetry night every Thurs-day at 9:30 p.m.

For students interestedin joining the CAB Cul-ture and Fine Arts com-mittee and participate inthese events, contactPerez [email protected].

Java Jives contest features student poetryEMON REISERContributing Writer

PHOTOS BY KATIE DEES / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURECampus Activities Board Speakers Director Steven Natale, left, played the piano for the audience at the Java Jives spoken word contest on Feb. 11, where students battled for the grand prize, a Kindle e-reader.


industrial and technicaldesigns.

These three individuals —ordinary, everyday UCF stu-dents — all share a parallelpath. It becomes a unifyingfactor from the beginninguntil the end of each day: Allthree have Type 1 diabetes.

“I feel like it makes [beinga student] a little bit harderbecause I feel like I’m jugglinga lot,” Sirmons said. “It makesme feel more determinedbecause I know I’ve got all ofthis going on and it makes mewant to try a bit harder.”

Sirmons, a senior educa-tion major, isn’t the only onewith this condition. Accord-ing to the American Diabetesassociation, 1 in 400 childrenand adolescents have Type 1diabetes.

According to the ADA,Type 1 diabetes is a conditionin which the body’s pancreasdoes not produce insulin.While genetics are believedto play a role, the ADA liststwo factors leading to itscause. One must inherit a pre-disposition to the disease andsomething in the environ-ment must trigger diabetes.

Insulin, a natural hor-mone, is used to convert car-bohydrates such as sugar andstarches into glucose. Glu-cose is the fuel source for thebody’s cellular activities.

Only 5 percent of all dia-betes cases are Type 1,according to the ADA. Thisdiffers from Type 2, which isthe most common form ofdiabetes.

The ADA describes Type2 as the most common formof diabetes. In this form, the

body has built a resistance tothe insulin produced by thepancreas or there is notenough insulin produced.

Because their bodies donot naturally produce insulin,people with Type 1 require anoutside source of insulin. Themost popular long-term solu-tion is the use of an insulinpump.

Insulin pumps can be diffi-cult to spot for most people.

“I usually just clip in intomy pocket and a lot of peopleask me why I have a pager,”said Steverson, a sophomorelegal studies major. “Thenthey see the little tube comingout of it and they realize thatit’s something else.”

Insulin pumps are pager-sized devices that are con-stantly attached to the bodyvia a tube and pump site. Onthe pump site rests an infu-

sion set, which is a patchthat adheres to the skin.The infusion set also has asmall, needle-like device,which goes below the sur-face of the skin to injectinsulin into the body.

Pump sites can bechanged, but the most com-mon sites are the upper andinner thighs, rear end andlower back. Pumps can beattached to belts, put inpockets or placed in othersecure areas.

Bustillo, Steverson andSirmons all share similarexperiences with theirpumps and perceptions ofother students.

“When they see youtake it out because it beeps,some say ‘Man, that’s an oldschool pager,” Sirmons said.“I’ve just grown to live withit, but it’s just my electronicpancreas.”

Students with Type 1 atUCF face the same trials asthe rest of the student body— late-night studying ses-sions, varied meal timesand rapidly fluctuatingschedules as semesterschange.

For Bustillo, Steversonand Tremayne, finding reg-ularity isn’t a difficult task,as they have been workingwith their conditions for solong.

Stress can adverselyaffect blood sugar levels,which has to be monitoredseveral times per day with ablood sugar monitor. Eye-sight can be affected andsometimes permanentdamage can result, accord-ing to the ADA.

“Some mornings, I wakeup and my blood sugar hasaffected my eyesight,”Bustillo said. “Some days,it’s just hard to see thingsfor a while.”

Bustillo, a sophomoreradio and television major,explained that thesechanges to eyesight canmake it difficult to go toclass, but missing work isnot something that she’s

prone to doing, even withher condition.

Both Bustillo and Stev-erson were diagnosed at ayoung age, but Sirmonswasn’t diagnosed until hewas 24 years old, which wastwo years ago.

“It was rough and for thefirst month, I didn’t eatchips, cookies or anythingthat wasn’t salad or meat,”Sirmons said. “I finally hadmy first Snickers in twoyears and it was so good.”

All three students agreethat as time with their con-dition has progress, it’sbecome something thatthey live with. Many of thedaily routines required tostay healthy have becomeautomated.

When discussing howhe remembers to takeblood sugar tests, Steversonsaid that it was somethingthat he does almost as aninvoluntary act.

“It’s something I have todo, so I just go ahead and doit,” Steverson said.

Though many of theirinsulin-related actionsmight be involuntary, stu-dents have difficultieskeeping track of detailedstatistics or makingchanges to the program ontheir own.

The Type I group atUCF, which was recentlycreated by Student HealthServices in Sept. 2010, cur-rently has about 50 mem-bers on paper and 30 whoregularly attend the once-monthly meetings.

Michael Cronyn of UCF

Health Services helps tospearhead the Type Igroup.

“The biggest challengeis to be able to find the timeto devote to the diabetesmanagement part of it,”Cronyn said. “A lot of theseyoung students sometimesend up dropping out ofschool due to the sugarsbeing really out of control.”

Cronyn explained thatUCF’s program offers bothan educational and socialpart of its program, allow-ing its members with Type1 to more easily managetheir condition and keep upwith their health.

Outside of the Type Igroup and classes on cam-pus, social activities alsorequire specific planning.

“Even when we [Bustil-lo and Steverson] go out ona date, we have to makesure that we have insulin,pump supplies in case ondisconnects and sugar incase we go low,” Bustillosaid.

From an outsider’s per-spective, it would be nearlyimpossible to ever knowthat those with Type 1 actu-ally have the condition.

Finding regularity forBustillo, Steverson and Sir-mons doesn’t seem to be adifficult task, as they havebeen working with theirconditions for so long.

As they left their homesfor campus with insulinpumps and emergencysupplies, they eventuallyreturn unchanged, just likeany UCF student.

Living with diabetes a struggle for studentsFROM A1

EMRE KELLY / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTUREInsulin pumps, which are pager-sized devices, distribute insulin via a smalltube to an infusion set, which has a needle that goes below the skin.


dents from their initialarrival is important inorder to provide a richcollege experience thatwill extend beyond theclassroom.

“We work very dili-gently to make sure thatas we bring new stu-dents to the university,we connect with themearly before orientation,”Priest said. “It’s impor-tant to have a very struc-tured program in placewhen students arrivehere for the first time.We are always collabo-rating with other pro-grams on campus tomake sure we can offerthe best services for stu-dents to come back.”

Both Priest andresearch by ACT havecited the economy as thebiggest factor in studentsnot returning to schoolafter their freshman year,but they say that gradesfactor into this, too.

“Some of the studentsdid indicate that theyhad lost their BrightFutures so they neededto move back home, butby far, it was the econo-my,” Priest said.

UCF employs severalmethods to connect withstudents on a personallevel in hopes of keepingthem in school.

One important pro-gram for student reten-tion at UCF is First YearAdvising and Explo-ration, a program that’srole is to serve freshmenstudents with a smoothtransition from highschool to college.

Director of First YearAdvising and Explo-ration Stephen O’Con-nell thinks that a suc-cessful retention story isone where the studentfinds UCF to be the cho-sen university to stayafter the first year.

According to O’Con-nell, there are plenty ofobstacles that he seesamong freshmen stu-dents that contribute tothe small percentage ofthose who decide toleave after their firstyear.

“We have lots ofobstacles that contributeto an unsuccessful tran-sition from high schoolto college,” O’Connellsaid. “There are parentalexpectations, some stu-dents don’t like that.

Other issues involverealizing [how over-whelming it is] to bal-ance the freedom ofbecoming independent.Accepting the role ofadulthood is very toughat first.”

Priest and O’Connellboth mentioned that partof having a prosperousretention is connectingwith people on campus.Whether it’s communi-cating with a professoror an advisor, theybelieve that connectingwith the appropriateresources is extremelyimportant if studentshave trouble adjusting tothe college life.

Berlyn Duclair, afreshman molecularbiology and microbiolo-gy major, said her expe-rience at UCF so far hasbeen interesting becauseshe has learned aboutherself.

“Being a member ofdifferent organizations,I’ve been able to meetgreat friends and alsolearned leadershipskills,” Duclair said.

Duclair said UCF pro-vides good options forstudents having troubleadjusting, but that they

aren’t marketed properly.“If students want to stay

at UCF, they should attendworkshops, but I also feelUCF should promote thesebetter because I knowsome people that don’tknow the amount of helpoffered on campus,”Duclair said. “I know somefreshmen don’t know howto cope with their firstyear.”

Economy, Bright Futures factors in retentionFROM A1

‘The retention rate here at UCF isvery promising because one ofthe primary things that we reallyfocus on in terms of retention isthe success of our students.’

— DELAINE PRIEST ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT DEVELOPMENT & ENROLLMENT SERVICES


said Habitat event coordina-tor Megan Lewis of the firstShack-A-Thon. “It was verysuccessful for its first year.”

This year there will be aValentine’s Day scavengerhunt from 3 p.m. to 6:30p.m., a game night on Feb. 15from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and aconcert from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.on Feb. 16.

Categories for theawards include judges’ pick,fan favorite, most moneyraised and overall winner.Greek organizations will bepitted against each otherand the same goes for theRSOs.

Each group had till night-fall to construct its shack.

College Democrats builta voting booth last year andthis year’s decision to buildthe White House was prettymuch unanimous, accord-ing to the director of publicrelations Fedorah Philip-peaux.

“Last year we didn’t win,but this year I think we havea chance to scratch out ‘fanfavorite,’ ” Philippeaux said.

Philippeaux said that theevent was an easy and fun

way for their organization tomake a difference.

“When we heard aboutShack-A-Thon last year, wewere immediately onboard,” Philippeaux said.“First of all, we knew thatHabitat was a reputableorganization and that it wasfor a good cause, and sec-ond of all, what better wayto have fun, get together andeven recruit new mem-bers?”

Right next to the CollegeDemocrats was I.D.E.A.S.’environmentally friendlyshack. The group was usingrecyclable materials alongwith wood, which wasdonated for all Shack-A-Thon participants byLowe’s.

I.D.E.A.S. founder andcampus outreach for UCF’sSustainability and EnergyManagement DepartmentChris Castro said theirshack will be showcasingdifferent types of insulationand roofs.

One portion of the roofwill be made out of alu-minum cans to reflect thesunlight and keep the shackcool.

I.D.E.A.S. President Sam

Ruiz said they decided toparticipate this yearbecause a lot of membersvoiced their interest in tak-ing part in the event.

“We came together anddecided that it was abouttime that we try to build asustainable shack,” Castrosaid.

Both Castro and Ruiz arehoping to keep the shack forGreen Waves Music andArts Festival.

“We wanted to havesome type of green interac-tive place that kids couldcome check out, so we’regoing to try and actuallykeep this shack for GreenWaves and be able to bringit out for the musical festi-val,” Ruiz said.

At last year’s Shack-A-Thon, Jeanis spent her timevolunteering and remem-bers seeing the groupsstanding around piles ofwood and nails, scratchingtheir heads and wonderinghow they were going buildtheir shacks.

“It was so much fun tosee what people come upwith and create when theywork together and I thinkthey felt that too and that’s

why they’re coming back,”Jeanis said. “The Democ-rats work on raisingawareness for differentpolitical [issues] every-day, but it’s not everydaythat they get to sit herewith hammers and nailsand work with theirfriends and colleagues tobuild something.”

The long-term goal ofShack-A-Thon is to raise

$100,000 to have a housecompletely funded andbuilt by students. So far,about $3,800 has beenraised. Last year the eventbrought in $5,511.

“We want to put a fam-ily in a home that hasmaybe never had runningwater or electricity fromday to day,” Jeanis said.

With a large portion ofcosts left to raise, Jeanis

hopes Habitat for Human-ity at UCF will eventuallyreach the same levels ofsuccess as those of theTexas A&M chapter,which raised $19,097 lastyear.

“Our Shack-A-Thonisn’t to that point yet, butwe hope to integrate itinto UCF’s traditions,”Jeanis said. “It’s some-thing you have to see.”

Habitat at UCF hosts multiple-day event FROM A1

KATIE DEES / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE

UCF alumnus Chris Castro organizes materials for the roof of the I.D.E.A.S. shack at Shack-A-Thon.


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first semester of her fresh-man year. She had beenattending NORML meet-ings and heard about Cam-pus Peace Action throughfriends.

Cooper began attendingthe Campus Peace Actionmeetings and through herexperience, became presi-dent of the organization.

“My first time comingout I thought, ‘This is reallyawesome, it is a big com-munity,” Cooper said. “Iliked how everyone tookthe initiative ... it was themost attractive feature.”

Camping outThe weeklong event

consists of morning yogaclass, workshops, guestspeakers, vegan dinnersand local bands while stu-dents camp out in tents onthe lawn of Memory Mall.

Tent City found its ori-gins back when George W.Bush was elected. CampusPeace Action and a fewother progressive organiza-tions decided to camp outas a form of protest. Theevent lasted about a month.When UCF alumna TerriBaldwin took over CampusPeace Action a couple ofyears later, she decided thatthere needed to be a newapproach.

“I was tired of protestingand doing these rallies thatwe always do. I wondered ifwe could put on somethingthat was kind of fun andinvited people to hangoutrather than polarizingeveryone,” Baldwin said.

“It started out as a musicfestival. We said let’s justcamp out for a week, and allof the local bands will comeout and we’ll invite every-one no matter what clubsthey belong to and no mat-ter what they think orbelieve. It kind of evolvedfrom that.”

Although the rain puta slight damper on thenumber of people whomoved into Tent City, thetemperate weather theremainder of the weekbrought out more andmore people with eachpassing day.

“The rain is interestingbecause it really bringspeople together,” Baldwinsaid. “You have to helpeach other secure tents,put tarps over things, andmake sure everythingstays dry. To the outsideworld this weather is hor-rible, but really, the groupcomes together and itmakes them a lot strongerthroughout the week.”

Tent City activities Campus Peace

Action’s theory is that theonly way for you to reallyunderstand someone is totalk to them, learn fromthem and be friends.

Tent City offers aplethora of events to helpbring knowledge andunderstanding to the sur-face, such as live musicfrom 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.,where even professorscan perform..

Athia Choudhury, aninterdisciplinary studiesmajor, performed poetry;NORML tie-dyed T-shirts; Knights HelpingKnights brought aware-ness to the food pantry;philosophy professorRonnie Hawkins spokeabout his project, Reality;and students were able toparticipate in Buddhistmeditation and muchmore.

“Everyone is talkingabout different issues andlearning from the others,together working to reachthe common goal,” Coop-er said.

The vegan dinnerswere provided by theBody of Animal RightsCampaigners and werefree to any student want-ing to have a bite andmake conversation.

One of the members ofBARC, philosophy juniorBen Feistmann, com-mented on the communi-ty and the importance ofbringing people together.

Feistmann’s band,Sleazy Cheese, was partof the local band lineup.

“It is always entertain-ing here,” Feistmann said.“Although the days arelong, there is alwayssomething to do.”

Tent life The Tent City

campers do not get achance to sleep in.

“We wake up prettyearly; sometimes wewake up to the ROTCdoing morning drills,”Cooper said. “But the day

is full and entertaining.We make stencils,‘Objects in Motion’ areout here juggling andamusing everyone, reallyit is a lot of fun.”

Since Tent City ismore of a grassrootsproduct, there is notmuch advertisementinvolved throughout thesemester, and at best it isminimal. Campus PeaceAction tables for theevent and passes outfliers.

“It’s not that we don’twant everyone to come,believe me, we wanteveryone to come,” Bald-win said. “But if you arewalking by and decidedto come out, you areprobably going to fit inwith the crew. We don’ttry to be gimmicky wedon’t try to get big bandsor whatever, and we don’ttry to get sponsorships.We are just studentshanging out. If you wantto hang out then do it.”

Members explainedthat sometimes Tent Citygets a bad reputationfrom people makingassumptions about whatthey’re doing.

“Some students andthe UCF Police speculatethat we sit out here andsmoke pot the entire day,”Cooper said. “But that isnot the case.”

Campus Peace Actionfollows the strict GoldenRule of no drugs or alco-hol on Memory Mall.Baldwin explained thatthe organization and UCFPolice are very coopera-tive with one another.

“They have full accessand permission to searchany of the tents at anygiven time,” Baldwin said.

Bringing students together Tent City is meant to

be a haven for thosewanting to learn from oneanother’s opinions andexperiences.

“You don’t have tocamp to be part of TentCity,” Baldwin said.“Camping is more for thehardcore. If you’re sleep-ing out there the wholeweek and trying to go toclass, work and stayingshowered, it’s a lot ofwork.”

There is talk of TentCity VII taking place atthe end of the semester.Campus Peace Action hasseen a large group of peo-ple who do not want towait until Fall 2011 for it totake place again.

“If you’re willing tomake new friends, we arewilling to have you,”Baldwin said.

“We don’t push anysort of ideology. We areabout building a commu-nity on campus.”

Peace, not drugs, the keyFROM A1

NICOLE BLACKALL / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE

Students gather around Mark Winwood to hear about Buddhist meditation on Feb. 11 during Tent City.

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UCF 58 | TULSA 57

STEVEN RYZEWSKIMen’s basketball beat writer

Thirty eight days later,the Knights are winnersagain.

The Knights (15-8, 2-8)snapped their eight-gamelosing streak, beating theTulsa Golden Hurricane(13-11, 6-4) 58-57 on Satur-day night at the UCF Arena.

A Tulsa three-pointattempt at the buzzerevoked eerie reminders ofWednesday’s loss to Mem-phis, but this time, the shotdidn’t drop.

“I had flashbacks in myhead,” said a relieved Mar-cus Jordan, of the last sec-ond attempt.

UCF used a toughdefensive effort to get backinto the win column. TheKnights held Tulsa to 36percent shooting from thefield. Tulsa was led byJustin Hurtt and his game-high 23 points, but Hurttwas the only Golden Hurri-cane player in double digits,as UCF limited input fromhis supporting cast.

“Definitely, defense wonus the game,” said headcoach Donnie Jones.

The Knights were led inscoring by forward KeithClanton. Clanton totaled 16points for UCF, 12 of whichcame in the second half, asthe sophomore standoutcame up big down thestretch.

Jordan added 15 pointsfor UCF, and P.J. Gaynor ledthe team with eightrebounds. B oth Gaynorand Jordan played impres-sive defense throughout thegame.

The Knights, who wentinto the half trailing 29-25,used a 10-0 run early in thesecond half to take a leadthey would not relinquish.

UCF did not fare muchbetter from the field thenTulsa, shooting 38 percent,

The ball hung in the airforever.

It was the second timein four days that an oppo-nent had a shot to win thegame as time expired.

But this time it did notgo down and the Knightsare finally winners again,beating Tulsa 58-57 on Sat-urday.

And you could just feelthe exhale from nearlyeveryone in the Arena.

But what does it reallymean, aside from the peaceof mind that the Knightswill not match their four-teen-game win streak inlosses?

Well, it’s a win and areason for confidence forthe team moving on, espe-cially with a three-gameroad trip coming up. Notonly that, but Tulsa cameinto the game havingrecently beat both Mem-phis and UTEP, two of thebetter teams in ConferenceUSA.

What’s interesting,though, is that the Knightsprobably should have wonthe game by double digits.UCF’s shooting wasn’tmuch improved againstTulsa, going 38 percentfrom the field. In fact, theyactually shot the ball muchbetter Wednesday againstMemphis in a losing effort.

What was improvedwas the team’s defense andmental toughness in going

First win in38 days helpsKnights getback on track

38 Days LaterSTEVEN RYZEWSKIMen’s basketball beat writer

KATIE DEES / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE

Marcus Jordan had 15 points and 7 assists in UCF’s 58-57 victory over Tulsa.The Knights’ eight-game losing streak was snapped thanksto a valiant defensive effort led by Jordan’s 6 defensive rebounds and UCF holding Tulsa to shooting 36 percent from the field. PLEASE SEE CLANTON ON A11PLEASE SEE SHOOTING ON A10

Track and field

The women’s indoortrack and field team had arecord-setting weekend inArkansas at the Tyson Invita-tional. Senior ChampelleBrown, junior Jackie Coward,and freshmen Afia Charlesand Aurieyall Scott broke aschool record in the 4x400-meter relay on Saturday, run-ning a combined 3:36.03.

The record-setting per-formance was just anotherhighlight of an already-stellaryear for the indoor trackteam, ranked No. 17 national-ly. The record time was goodenough to finish fifth in thetournament, and it’s thesixth-fastest recorded time inthe country this season.

“This weekend was agreat test for our team,” saidhead coach Caryl SmithGilbert in a release. “Webroke several school recordsand ran against some of thebest teams in the UnitedStates.”

The same quartet also setthe previous school record,3:40.15, last month at the Ken-tucky Invitational.

“The ladies did a great jobtoday,” said assistant coachJeff Chakouian. “The last fewmeets have been challenging,but they never gave up. Theycompeted well and madetechnical adjustments duringthe meet. It was a big step inthe right direction and theyneed to keep improvingevery day over the next twoweeks to be where we want

to be at the C-USA meet.”Sheila Paul, junior, also

had an impressive perform-ance over the weekend. Thejunior set a new personal-best record in the 200-meter,finishing 12th with a time of23.68.

“Sheila Paul’s 200-metertime improved dramaticallyand the mile relay team ran acompetitive race against veryreputable teams,” SmithGilbert said.

The Knights have a fewweeks to prepare before theytravel to Houston for theConference USA Champi-onships on Feb. 26. After theC-USA Championships, theKnights will set their sightson the NCAA Indoor Cham-pionships in March.

“I am pleased with the

way the team competedtoday and all weekend,”Smith Gilbert said. “Thismeet was a great preview forthe NCAA Championships,

but now we have to go backto Orlando and focus ourpreparation on the C-USAChampionships in twoweeks.”

Records set over weekend in ArkansasERIKA ESOLA

Sports Editor

COURTESY UCF ATHLETICSSheila Paul set a new personal-best record in the 200-meter, finishing 12th with atime of 23.68.The Knights’ indoor track and field team is ranked No. 17 nationally.

Eight-gamelosing streaksnappedagainst Tulsa


out and getting a win.They held on down thestretch, and consideringan eight-game slide, that’simpressive. It was a grind-it-out victory reminiscentof when UCF was win-ning early-season games.

Yet, you couldn’t helpfeel down the stretch thatthe Knights were just abetter team, and that theyshould have put the gameaway by converting a fewof those buckets down thestretch.

It was a thrilling win towatch. Any last-secondgame usually is, but itcould have been a littlemore. Saturday’s win hadthe potential to be a state-ment game.

The Knights couldhave done more than beatone of the better teams inthe league, they couldhave done so comfortably.

Yes, they won. But theyallowed it to come downto the final shot afterclearly being the betterteam all night, which is abit concerning.

And while I’m sure noone is going to complainmuch about a badly need-ed win, it will be interest-ing going forward to see

what this win really endsup amounting to. TheKnights still have a lot ofwork to do, and the play-ers and coaches wouldprobably be the first onesto tell you that.

The Knights can beatanyone in ConferenceUSA. It’s hard to believethat if you look at theirleague record, but consid-ering what’s been goingon in C-USA this season,perhaps not.

It’s an interesting con-ference that likes to beatup on one another, andthe Knights will get anopportunity to clear somethings up about what kind

of team they really arewhen the C-USA Tourna-ment approaches.

At 2-8 in league play,the Knights will have alow seed, and will surelyget a chance to play someof the leagues betterteams.

After starting off so hotand striking up NCAATournament dreams thatseemed thrashed duringthe losing streak, theKnights can now look for-ward to another way intothe Big Dance, winningtheir conference.

It could happen.Just not with 38 per-

cent shooting.

Shooting must improveFROM A9

I’ve come to the con-clusion that February isthe worst month ever.

First, there’s Valentine’sDay, which is overrated.Flowers are nice, but theydie. I don’t need thechocolate. And I hatestuffed animals because allthey’re good for is collect-ing dust.

The weather is awful,especially in Florida. Justwhen you think it’s gettingwarm again, bam! 40degrees.

Then, there’s the SuperBowl. I love football, butthis year, the Super Bowlsucked. The game was allright, but it wasn’t excit-ing. The only thing coolabout the halftime showwere those weird lights onthe Black Eyed Peas’ cos-tumes. And the commer-cials were not funny this

year. Hey Go Daddy, yourSuper Bowl commercialsused to be cool five yearsago, but it’s time to comeup with a new idea otherthan showing near-nakedchicks on TV and thentelling people to go toyour stupid website.

Maybe my monthwould have been better ifmy New York Jets pulledout a victory in Pittsburghand made it to the SuperBowl. I wouldn’t haveeven cared if they won or

lost at that point, but itwould have been nice to atleast see them get therefor once in my life. I’m notgetting my hopes up,though, because it proba-bly won’t happen.

But I think the real rea-son why I hate Februaryso much is that it’s theworst month for sportsout of the year. This pastSunday was the first Sun-day in five months with nofootball at all. No pregameshows. No games. Noth-ing. I wanted to die.

I can’t even turn onESPN anymore withoutseeing an overabundanceof NASCAR and women’sbasketball highlights. Notthat there’s anythingwrong with NASCAR orwomen’s basketball (ifthat’s your thing), but I’dmuch rather be watching

some football.Hockey is going on, but

I’ve never been able to getinto it. Maybe because Icould never take a sportwith most of its majorgames aired on Versusnetwork seriously.

Sure, it’s basketball sea-son. But the NBA doesn’tget entertaining untilaround May when theplayoffs start. Who wantsto watch the ClevelandCavaliers’ star-studded

cast led by Mo Williamslose 26 games in a row? I’drather just watch the top16 teams battle it out for achampionship.

As far as college bas-ketball goes, I was actuallygetting excited about thisseason, because I thoughtthat this was finally UCF’syear and they make thetournament in March.Then came eight back-to-back conference losses. So,barring a miracle, it’s not

happening.Oh well. At least February is the

shortest month out of theyear. So, the pain only hasto last a few more weeksuntil the NFL Combinestarts up, NCAA confer-ence basketball champi-onships and then theMarch Madness tourna-ment.

Until then, I’ll try toenjoy NASCAR andwomen’s basketball.

Valentine’s Day and a lack of sports make February awful

KATIE DEES / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTUREEven though the Knights won Saturday against Tulsa, they shot a dismal 30percent from the field during the first half and 37.7 percent in the game.

ERIKA ESOLASports Editor


but it proved to be justenough to get the jobdone.

An announced crowdof 7,008 gave the team anovation as they resumed apostgame tradition fanshadn’t seen in 38 days: apostgame lap around theArena.

“We’re going to cherishthis for tonight, and then

get ready for Tulanetomorrow,” Jordan said.

It was an opportunetime for a slump-buster,with the Knights headingout on the road for threeconsecutive away games.

“We’re going to be trav-eling across the worldhere soon,” Jones said.

Back in the win col-umn, the Knights can lookahead to finishing whatcan still be a successful

season. The win tied lastseason’s win total at 15.

But don’t ask anyoneabout the possibility ofanother win streak.

“I’m tired of streaks,”Jones said. “I just want tofocus on one game at atime.”

The Knights’ roadswing will start Wednes-day night at Tulane, fol-lowed by a trip to UAB onSaturday.

Clanton shines in victoryFROM A9

Softball

The softball seasonteed off on Friday in LosAngeles at the StaceyWinsberg Memorial Tour-nament, where theKnights went 1-3, defeatingUtah State and falling toSan Diego State, No. 1-ranked UCLA, and NorthDakota State.

The Knights defeatedUtah State 9-6 to opentheir 2011 season on Fridayafternoon.

With great pitchingefforts by Lacey Dinneyand Diana Rojas, theKnights went seveninnings allowing only ninehits and four runs.

Catcher Abby McClainhad five RBIs, going 2-for-3 with a home run, a singleand a walk. McClain alsohad the game-winningRBI, who had five on theday.

“It’s always great to geta win on Opening Day,”said head coach ReneeLuers-Gillispie in arelease. “I thought ouroffense looked reallyimpressive, which isn'tusually typical so early inthe year. Let's hope this is

just a glimpse of how ouroffense will producethroughout the season.”

After facing Utah State,the Knights took on SanDiego State and UCLA onSaturday, falling to 1-2 inthe tournament after los-ing back-to-back games.

The Knights had sevenhits, and Allie Jest went 3for 3 but UCF couldn’t putenough runs on the board.

Jest stole two bases, hada double, walked once, andscored the only run for theKnights. Junior NatalieLand and senior TawnySwan had hits,and MarissaMenendez had a sacrificefly that drove in the run byJest.

The Knights had run-ners in scoring positionand had opportunities toput runs on the board inthe third and fifth innings.With less than two outs inboth, UCF stranded fourrunners on base.

The Aztecs added twomore runs in the sixth, tofinalize the score 5-1.

The Knights took anearly 2-1 lead against thetop-ranked Bruins. TheBruins, however, cameback and got seven runs onsix hits, including two

home runs in the fifthinning. The game endedearly due to the eight-runrule. Rojas pitched the firstfour innings, allowing onlythree runs on two hits witha pair of strikeouts.

With the defeat againstUCLA, Rojas is 1-1 overall.She gave up 10 runs oneight hits, walked sevenand struck out two in 4.2total innings of work.

The Knights finishedthe tournament on Sundayagainst North DakotaState, falling 2-1.

Pitchers Lacey Dinneyand Haley Douglas heldNDSU to a one-hitter, butafter four errors, UCF fellshort.

Dinney only allowedone earned run on one hit,walking two and strikingout three in 5 innings. Dou-glas closed out the gameby allowing no runs, strik-ing out two and walkingtwo.

Tiffany Lane, MarissaMenendez and VanessaPerez each added to theeight hits UCF had.Menendez had her seconddouble of the season.

UCF jumped out to anearly lead for the thirdtime in the first four

games, but errors set back theKnights’ chance of coming outon top.

The Knights host their 2011home-opener on Wednesdayagainst North Florida at theUCF Softball Complex.

The game starts at 6 p.m.and head football coachGeorge O’Leary will throw outthe first pitch of the game.

Knights wrap up L.A. tournament going 1-3AMY FOIST

Softball beat writerAbby McClain had fiveRBIs in the Knights’ 9-6 win over Utah State.

COURTESY UCF ATHLETICS

Opinionswww.CentralFloridaFuture.com • Monday, February 14, 2011


It has recently cometo my attention that mosthigh school biologyteachers don’t endorseevolution. What!? I findthis completely absurd.

In light of the whole“evolution v. creation-ism” argument that willno doubt plague ourpublic school system formany years to come, theWashington Post ran anarticle that stated “the central theo-ry of biology is evolution, yet a newstudy shows that most high schoolbiology teachers are reluctant toendorse it in class.”

How can an educator, someonewho dedicates their lives to devel-oping the minds of our youth, notendorse evolution!?

This just further solidifies thealready horrific stereotype that K-12teachers are 20-something-year-old,single, church-going prudes.

According to the WashingtonPost these teachers are trying avoidcontroversy.

There seems to be a fine linebetween avoiding controversy andimpeding the education of childrenyou have been previously deemedfit to educate.

I am an education minor and amcurrently taking a class which dealswith teaching ethics.

My take on this issue is, onceagain, to leave the church out of theschools. It should be a parent’s/religious organization’s responsibil-ity to teach children their ideasabout how the earth was made.

It is the job of our teachers tostick to what they know and whatthey have been trained to do. Teachthe facts.

Some people argue that evolu-tion is simply a scientific theoryand has yet to be proven. It’s morethan a theory, but not quite a facteither.

Evolution runs directly counterto most major world religions,

which teach that a godcreated the world insome form or another.Teachers have lost theirjobs for teaching onlycreationism, rather thanteaching both theories.

I understand thispoint of view. However,evolution is the bestexplanation we have ofwhere our species camefrom and how it got to

this point.With the negligence of our

teachers comes the ignorance ofour students. According to the 2009National Assessment of Education-al Progress, only 34 percent offourth-graders and 30 percent ofeighth-graders were deemed profi-cient or better in science.

Denying our students the rightto learn what is necessary is hin-dering them as a whole. For a lot ofstudents, biology is the only sci-ence class they’ll take while they’rein high school.

What happens when they get tocollege? They’re supposed to knowabout evolution by the time theyget to where we are. If they don’t,they fall behind, get discouragedand do poorly on exams.

It all boils down to teachersdoing what they’re supposed to do.Teach, don’t preach.

If I had been in a science classin which my teacher started sayingsomething to the tune of “... and onthe seventh day,” I would havewalked out.

I’ve never been a very religiousperson, maybe because my parentsweren’t.

But the fact remains, if a teacheris going to teach biology in a publicschool, they should teach biology.They shouldn’t go off on tangentsthat have nothing to do with thescience they’re presenting. Be sci-entific, not religious. It’s their job toleave that at home and do it ontheir own time.

Teach, don’t preach,in the classroom

NATE BEELER / THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER

hoosing whether or notto have an abortion isone of the most difficult

decisions a woman can faceand requires deep thoughtand consideration.

Resurrection Medical Cen-ter, a Catholic hospital inChicago, has taken the perma-nency away from the decisionby introducing a new proce-dure that allows a woman tochange her mind part waythrough an abortion.

However, there are certainmedical uncertainties and eth-ical questions surrounding theprocedure and until theseproblems are solved we donot approve of this practice.

When possible, abortionsare performed during the firsttrimester of pregnancybecause the fetus is less devel-oped so the procedure posesless health risks.

In the second trimester anabortion can be legally per-formed but it is more compli-cated than a first-trimesterabortion. It’s a two- or three-day procedure where a typeof seaweed called laminaria isinserted to help soften anddilate the cervix. Upon return-ing the next day, the fetus canbe aborted if the cervix isready, if not more laminariacan be inserted.

The new reversal allowsthe woman to have the lami-

naria removed so that, in theo-ry, the cervix will close on itsown and the abortion proce-dure will be stopped.

This sounds simpleenough, but the issue is muchmore complex.

For one, medical profes-sionals aren’t sure this proce-dure is entirely safe.

In 2009, New York Uni-versity conducted a study onabortion reversals like thoseperformed at Resurrection.Of the four abortion rever-sals, two resulted in pretermbirths and the babies did notsurvive.

Because this medical cen-ter is Catholic-run, it’s clearwhat their motives are. Resur-rection will not perform abor-tions, only reverse them.

But it’s not just their beliefsthat come into play here; sev-eral of the women who havehad their abortions reversedhave come to the conclusionbecause of “sidewalk coun-selors” who try to dissuadewomen from having abor-tions.

The fact that women areletting complete strangershave such a significant influ-ence on a decision that willimpact the rest of their lifedoesn’t seem proper.

Women choose to haveabortions because they arenot financially, emotionally or

physically capable of having ababy — they’re doing it out ofnecessity.

Although everyone has theright to express their opinion,we don’t believe anti-abortionopinions should be expressedpublically to women who arein such a vulnerable state.

It’s extremely intrusive tothe women who wish to havethe procedure done privately.

Right now, the circum-stances surrounding Resur-rection’s abortion reversalsraise some red flags.

When it comes to abortion,we’re concerned most aboutthe emotional and physicalhealth of the woman involved,not her compliance with theTen Commandments.

This procedure couldbring on a whole slew ofproblems for the fetus or themother, as the NYU studyshowed.

We don’t believe Resurrec-tion or any other medicalestablishment should be per-forming abortion reversalsuntil the medical conse-quences are better under-stood.

We also think that “streetcounselors” shouldn’t beapproaching women who areconsidering abortion or aremid-way through the decision;let her do what she wantswith her body and her life.

OUR STANCE

Risks too high toreverse abortionC

The UCF Arboretum.Our back yard. Our giant,natural water filter. Ourgreat, green liver.

Boundless educationalopportunity, about to bechopped at the root byadministrative hypocrisy.

Does UCF even stand foropportunity anymore?

It’s become opportunityqualified, like “separate-but-equal,” without the intensityof racial discrimination.

This is real. The UCF Arboretum,the pine flatwoods, the wetlands, thewatershed, the sole community garden,the unparalleled hands-on environ-mental education program: those arereal opportunities for educationalgrowth.

UCF’s desire to become “sustain-able” and slap it on a list of accomplish-ments is an illusion.

It does not cease to perturb environ-mentally conscious students, faculty,and staff that the administration hasbeen so underhanded and unfair in itsquest to be rid of the environmentaleducation center at the UCF Arbore-tum.

Bill Merck, vice president of Admin-istration and Finance, and Lee Kernek,associate vice president of Facilitiesand Safety, this admonition is directedat you.

Two forums were granted by theUCF administration, two pitiful oppor-tunities for students and faculty tovoice their rationale and defense forthe Arboretum. Separately.

Divided and conquered. Well done,Mr. Merck and Ms. Kernek, you playedyour students and faculty like pawns.

It would be awfully besmirching ofyour reputation if the UCF communitywas made aware that you did not showup to that faculty forum, that you didnot have the decency to meet your fac-ulty, your researchers and youremployees eye-to-eye.

And no further cooperation hasbeen offered to students since the stu-dent forum in November. No response.No transparency. No democracy.

The Student Sustainability Alliancewrote respectful e-mails inviting youfor more elaborate discussion aboutthe conflict. The Green Team helpedgather more than 1,500 petition signa-tures in solidarity with the Arboretum.Intellectual Decisions on Environmen-tal Awareness Solutions spreads aware-

ness of the conflict throughmedia and social campaigns.Students for a DemocraticSociety published pam-phlets on the Arboretum’sbehalf.

These are but a fewefforts of student organiza-tions you have denied.

Surely you will recognizethe efforts of professionalorganizations that havebacked the Arboretum?

The Florida School of Holistic Liv-ing and The Sierra Club of CentralFlorida created websites in oppositionto the lift of the conservation easement.The Florida Wildlife Federation offi-cially endorsed the SSA and its effortsin protecting the UCF Arboretum.

Google any of these pages and beaware of the true nature of this conflict.

Be aware of the weight of theseendorsements. These are some of themost prominent environmental stew-ards of Florida.

And this says nothing of the St.Johns Water Management District,which ought to be lambasted for itsinexplicable compliance with the UCFadministration.

How can the very agency chargedwith protecting our watershed, ourhealth, be the very agency that doomsit?

There are more locations on andaround the main campus that can bedeveloped into parking garages andstudent housing.

You won’t say it, but we know youneed these structures to keep this uni-versity on a course of exponentialgrowth. What you fail to realize is thatthis institution will crash if that path isnot curbed.

Exponential growth is not sustain-able.

Why do you insist on carving such aprofound educational opportunity outof the academic circle, land so criticalfor the education and health of yourown community?

Let the Arboretum perish, and UCFwill no longer stand for opportunity.Let the Arboretum perish, and UCFwill stand for hypocrisy.

I think it’s time we stop. Knights,what’s that sound? What’s going down?The environmental education center atthe UCF Arboretum.

Timber.For what it’s worth: be conscious,

my friends. Be conscious.

Arboretum deservesan equal opportunity

DEBRA SCHULZGuest Columnist

Vegan diet benefitsThere are so many scientifical-

ly unproven claims in here it ishilarious.

— S&W

I think this is great! Keep it up!:)

— NIKKINICHO

Smokers should takethe habit off campus

Wow . . . do you not realize thateveryone has rights? Including thesmoker? Yes, it’s true, secondhandsmoke is bad for you, but that’swhy designated smoking areasexist. And if a non-smoker decidesto walk directly in front of some-one who’s smoking in a designat-ed smoking area, then whose faultis that? You don’t see people light-

ing up next to the coke machine inthe student union, or puffing theircigarette in the bookstore. No,they actually take it outside intothe open air. Now you want to banit entirely?

We know how bad smoking isfor us (and I’m talking abouteverybody). So now it’s simply achoice we choose to make. I don’tthink the government, schools,jobs, or any other formal estab-lishments need to continue moni-toring and limiting our rights. Weget enough of it as it is. And that’sespecially true on college campus-es; we’re not children here; we’reconsenting adults.

— ANONYMOUS

Valentine’s day tips

Talk about gender stereotyping,geeze... lol.

— ZONONYMOUS

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