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A popular piggy bank at Seattle’s PikePlace Market took one on the snout.KING-TV reports that a taxi driver hit

the gas when he was rear-ended andplowed into Rachel the Pig,a 550-pound,bronze piggy bank that hasstood outside the market’s famousfish-throwing stand since 1986.The

crash knocked the pig off her concretebase,which will have to be repaired.The piggy bank collects money that

helps pay for social services.

THIS LITTLEPIGGY WENTOUCH!

A Montana man who took exceptionto someone else giving his dog a

biscuit faces a misdemeanor assaultcharge.The Livingston Enterprise

reports one man had reached over afence to give a dog a bone when thedog’s owner grabbed him and threwhim up against a garage.LivingstonPolice Chief Darren Raney says the

dog’s owner believed the other manwas trying to poison the dog.The

biscuit-giver was not injured.

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CRASH LEAVES 17-YEAR-OLDPEDESTRIAN DEADThe Florida Highway Patrol saysan Orlando teenager is deadafter being struck by a car.According to investigators, 17-year-old Jean Cherilus waskilled while walking.

UCF HEALTH SERVICESTO OFFER FREE FLUSHOTS FOR STUDENTSFree flu shots will be given tostudents who present their UCF IDand donate a non-perishable fooditem to Knights Helping Knights.The shot will protect against bothseasonal and H1N1 flu strains.

FLA.MAN STABBEDBECAUSE HE WASMUSLIMAuthorities say a Florida man isaccused of stabbing anotherman in the neck after learninghe was Muslim during adiscussion about religion.Thewound was treatable.

A woman who wasstruck by a car in front ofthe Recreation and Well-ness Center on Thursdayhas stirred conversationamong students andpolice about safety whilecrossing streets on cam-pus.

The woman, who hasnot yet been identified,

was struck by a white Toy-ota Corolla directly infront of the RWC cross-walk.

An automatic, basemodel Corolla weighs2,800 pounds.

Sgt. Troy Williamson,the public informationofficer for the UCF Police,confirmed that the womancrossing the street did notwait for the signal to walkand was struck in the out-

side lane.Williamson also con-

firmed that the female hitwas not a UCF student.

She received a bleedinghead injury and wasmoved to the OrlandoRegional Medical Center’strauma unit.

Williamson said thatthat intersection, which ison Gemini Boulevard andGarage B, has proven to beproblematic for police.

Williamson said jay-walking is a habit thatneeds to be stopped notonly for safety, but alsobecause the police receivemany complaints fromdrivers.

“The bottom line is thatwe really don’t like writingtickets,” Williamson said.

The 27th annual Miss UCFcrown was awarded to JacquelineBoehmeon Satur-day night.

SGAprovidedthe win-ners with$3,800 inscholar-ships. Thefour run-ners-upwere ErinO’Flaher-ty, SarahDavis,AlexaSchmidtand Kate Judge.

Boehme, a senior molecularand microbiology major, willreceive $1,600 in scholarships andwill compete for the title of MissFlorida in July. She will be a rep-resentative for UCF and makeappearances around the statethroughout the year.

In August last year, 90 womenauditioned for the Miss UCF 2011pageant. It was then narroweddown to 23 contestants, 18 of

When Tyler Moose and afew friends went out late Satur-day night to celebrate his21st birthday, none ofthem knew theirdesignateddriver.

Moose and his friends rodeKnightLYNX, and as of Jan. 28, afew hundred other UCF stu-dents shared in the anonymous-DD experience.

Moose, who was using theservice for the second time,

was one of 368 studentswho used the service

on Jan. 28 and Jan.29, KnightLYNX’s

first week-end in oper-ation.

“We’revirtuallyserving 25percent

of the stu-dent body right

now, as it stands with all thestops that we have all across thecommunity,” said KnightLYNXDirector Adam Brock. “Startingoff like that is just amazing andI hope to expand in the future.”

So far, Brock has noticed thatthe Green Line, which stops atapartment complexes and shop-ping centers off McCullochRoad and Alafaya Trail, isbusiest from midnight to 2 a.m.He said the Blue Line, whichtravels as far as the WaterfordLakes Town Center, varies.

Moose said he liked knowing asafe ride is available.

Boehmewins 2011Miss UCFcrownJacqueline Boehmetakes the crown

EMON REISERContributing Writer

Campus accident stirs safety concerns

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KATIE DEES / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTUREStudents cross Gemini Boulevarddespite the ‘Don’t Walk’ indicator.

Crackdown on crosswalksTo comment onthe article, see:www.UCFNews.com

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ANDY CEBALLOS / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTUREA UCF student boards the LYNX Green Line bus on Friday night.The Green Line stays within the vicinity of campus and begins at Knights Plaza (UCF Arena).

For two carefullyselected students, thissemester will be spent inTallahassee working withFlorida state legislators.

Graduate studentChelsea Anderson andundergraduate studentDiane Suddes were namedUCF Legislative Scholarslast October, and will workin Tallahassee for theremainder of the semester.

As Legislative Scholars,Suddes and Anderson willhave full-time positionsworking in state legislativeoffices until April. WhileSuddes works alongsideSenator Mike Haridopo-

los, Ander-son will beworkingwith StateRepresenta-tive EricEisnaugle.Along withprovided

housing and a $2,500stipend, the students willalso receive academiccredit.

For Suddes, these aren’tthe only perks.

“I think this internshipwill be a wonderful oppor-tunity to further my edu-cation in state government… and also help to open uppossibilities for employ-

KATIE REYESContributing Writer

Florida will learn vari-ous energy efficiencymethods, thanks to aUCF research institution.

The Florida SolarEnergy Center finishedits newest research facili-ty for testing the bestmethods of energyimprovement in homesall over the state.

According to FSECstudies, by the year 2020,it is estimated that everyhousehold in Florida willpay $82 more per monthfor electricity than in2011. This will happenbecause electricity costs

are increasing while elec-tricity usage is decreas-ing.

Robin Vieira, Build-ings Research Director atFSEC, believes that tostop the problem of pay-ing extra in the future,

Floridians must usegreater energy efficiency.

“We developed thenew facility precisely tomodel a typical Floridavintage home and see

Testing energy-saving methods

More than 300 ride KnightLYNX

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Robin K.Vieira, FSEC’s Buildings Research Director, is in charge of conductingthe research for the home energy efficiency project.

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Facilities built like‘vintage’ homes

SALO STEINVORTZContributing Writer

Suddes

Legislative Scholarshead to Tallahassee

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KATIE KUSTURANews Editor

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AMY SIMPSON / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTUREJacqueline Boehme is award-ed the 2011 Miss UCF crown.

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Flu shots to be offered onfirst-come,first-serve basis

The flu shots, providedby UCF Health Services,will be given in front of theUCF Health Center phar-macy. Students must bringa non-perishable fooddonation to receive thefree shot.

The event will takeplace from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. on Feb. 7.

Students without adonation can still receive aflu shot for $5.

Campus Movie Fest Finale toscreen films

The Campus ActivitiesBoard will feature the topsubmitted films to Cam-pus Movie Fest.

All students are wel-come to attend the event,which will take place inthe Student Union’s Pega-sus Ballroom.

Category winners willalso be announced duringthe event, which will takeplace from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.on Feb. 7.

Islam Awareness Month kick-off begins Monday

Members of the Mus-lim Student Association ofUCF will be marking thebeginning of Islam Aware-ness Month in front of theStudent Union.

A stage will be set up infront of the Student Unionon Feb. 5 beginning at 10a.m.

All students are wel-come to view the entirelisting of events takingplace on the Muslim Stu-dent Association’s Face-book page.

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News and notices forthe UCF community

Car veered off the road forunknown reasons

KISSIMMEE — Cher-ilus was walking on thegrass shoulder of StateRoad 535 in Kissimmeewhen for unknown rea-sons a 2003 Ford driven byRichard Lawson veered offthe road.

The FHP says Lawson'scar entered the shoulder ofthe roadway, striking Cher-ilus. The car then veeredleft, back onto the road,striking another vehicleand ending up in a ditch.

Cherilus was killed inthe crash. Lawson sufferedminor injuries. The driverof the second vehicle wasnot injured.

Stabbed man was having reli-gious discussion

ST. PETERSBURG —According to an arrest affi-davit, the man who wasstabbed told 52-year-oldBradley Kent Strott that hewas Muslim while the twotalked on Saturday. Investi-gators say Strott thengrabbed the man by hisshirt and stabbed him witha pocket knife.

The man who wasstabbed was treated for hiswound, though detailsabout his condition werenot available.

Strott was charged withaggravated battery. He wasreleased Saturday eveningon $15,000 bond.

Dozens of sick raccoonspicked up in Fla.county

DAYTONA BEACH —Dozens of sick raccoonshave been rounded up inVolusia County since Jan. 1.

Volusia County AnimalControl supervisor JoAnnOwen says the agencymight just get one or twocalls a week about a sickraccoon during a normalmonth. Since Jan. 1, 39 rac-coons have been picked up.

Officials say most of theanimals have distemper, aviral disease that is not athreat to humans. Aspokeswoman for theVolusia County HealthDepartment says therehave been no recent casesor active investigations.

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As Valentine’s Day approachesand people seek out chocolates,flowers, and cards for their signifi-cant others, some couples are seek-ing to rekindle their relationship bylearning effective communicationskills.

UCF recently offered such cou-ples an opportunity.

On Feb. 5, UCF’s Marriage andFamily Research Institute held a freemarriage workshop for marriedcouples with at least one child up to17 years old living at home.

The workshop was held at theTeaching Academy, and 36 coupleslearned techniques on expressingnegative feelings, listening skills andresolving conflict.

“I’ve taught different formats andthis is the first time that we’ve donethe big one day workshop; there wasa lot of material to cover,” saidMarisol Tobey, a UCF graduate andone of the four facilitators at theworkshop. “The feedback was verypositive and everything flowed well,so I think it went really well.”

During the workshop, the cou-ples practiced techniques in break-out sessions, learning to how to rec-ognize coping styles, communicatetheir needs, become better listenersand express love and appreciation.Free child care and lunch was alsoprovided for the registered couples.

“They gave us some really goodtools as far as when to step backwhen you’re not able to relate yourmessage or resolve the situation atthe moment. We learned how towithdrawal from the situation andcome back once you’ve cooleddown,” said Gloria Gonzalez, anOrlando local who has been withher husband, Luis, for seven years.

“I absolutely loved it. We havefive girls at home, so it gave us a dayof just him and me to focus on mar-riage and a couple’s relationship.”

Unlike marriage counseling, theworkshop allowed couples toshare as much or aslittle

information as they wanted in agroup setting and had them fill outquestionnaires before and after thesession.

“It’s always good to have some-one professional in the field tell youthat you’re doing the right thing orthat there is something you shouldor shouldn’t do,” Gonzalez said. “Isuggest that they also do it for peo-ple who are going to get married.”

The workshop was part of theOffice of Family Assistance Togeth-er Project, a UCF study that aims tobring marriage education to low-income married couples with chil-dren and collect data using ques-tionnaires.

The project is led by AssociateProfessor Andrew Daire of UCF’sCollege of Education and funded bya grant under the Healthy MarriageInitiative from the U.S. Departmentof Health and Human Services’OFA.

“The whole scope of the HealthyMarriage Initiative is to strengthenthe environment that childrenare being raisedin,”

said Daire, who is also the ExecutiveDirector of the UCF Marriage andFamily Research Institute.“Research shows that children whoare raised in a happy, healthy andnurturing environment have betteroutcomes.”

The skills that couples are learn-ing in the workshop can be appliedto their relationship with each otheras well as their relationship withtheir children in the long run, Dairesaid.

“What we wanted from thisworkshop were tools to help ourmarriage last longer. Marriagesdon’t last as long as they used to,”said Rafael Tejeda, a resident ofWinter Springs who has been withhis wife, Aliya, for about five years.“We have two children, so it’simportant for us to stay together.”

The OFA Together Project wasscheduled to end in September of2011, but has been approved fundingby the federal government foranother year of service. The OFATogether Project, combined withthe Supporting Healthy MarriagesTogether Project that started in thesame year, has reached out to a totalof about 550 couples.

“As humans, we have a biologicalneed for bonding. That bondingneed is met through relationships,”Daire said. “That underscores howimportant the work is that we’redoing. The foundation of everythingis relationships.”

The UCF Marriage and FamilyResearch Institute currently hasother grants that are under reviewand also offers internship opportu-nities, an undergraduate researchassistant program and free counsel-ing to the community.

Those who are interested inthese opportunities can

contact the Institute at407-823-1748 or online

at www.mfri.-ucf.edu.

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Storybooks, letters,paper, pencils and flash-cards were spread out onall the tables at the John H.Jackson Community Cen-ter in Downtown Orlandoon Saturday morning.

On Feb. 5, about 45 stu-dents from UCF’s Collegeof Education’s ReadingCamp program came tohelp children from thelocal Parramore area learna fundamental skill: howto read.

Around 10 a.m., thereading-camp childrencame trickling in, somebounding through thedoors, other clutchingtheir parents’ hands.

As the young studentswere assigned to theirtutors, the UCF studentsstarted their lessons.

The day began for theUCF students with an ori-entation and a tour of thefacilities conducted byTimothy Blair, an educa-tion professor at UCF, andhis assistant, Dana Vaugh-an.

“[The children] willsurprise you,” Vaughansaid to the UCF students.

Vaughan and Blairsplit the UCF studentsinto groups, directing stu-dents to rooms set asidefor different grade groups.

“Introduce yourself tothe parents, explain howthrilled you are to betutoring their child,” Blairsaid to his students.“You’ll learn the ropesfrom the reading-campchildren.”

The reading camp pro-gram is in its tenth year.

“It’s his [Blair’s] littlebaby, his project,” Vaugh-an said.

Blair started the pro-gram because he was dis-satisfied with how teach-ers are prepared to teachin diverse schools, espe-

cially low-incomeschools.

“It's a priority. A lot ofour future teachers will beteaching children fromlow-income families,”Blair said. “This is a greatexperience for them.”

According to Blair'sresearch, at least 33 per-cent of the children thatcome regularly raise theirreading rate by one level.

The UCF studentshave the option of optingout of the lecture portionof the class in exchangefor participating in thereading program.

The tutoring sessionslast one hour and 15 min-utes. Although the aver-age is 60 to 70 childrenper week, Saturday’s ses-sion had 120 on the roster.

Jessica Ryan and EdithFlores, both junior ele-mentary educationmajors, were looking for-ward to starting their firsttutoring sessions with thechildren.

“I’m looking forward tothe ‘I get it’ moment — ‘Iunderstand; I can read,’ ”Flores said. “Reading canbe fun, so often it isviewed in a negative lightby the kids.”

Ryan said she beggedfor an override to get intoBlair’s class. She loves thearea, stating the kids inthis area need it the most,and are trying to betterthemselves.

Latoria, a 10-year-oldfourth-grader at LakeComo Elementary, saidthis was her second timeat the reading camp.

“We get to play games,”Latoria said. “They teachus how to read. If you canread, you can tell what thefull price[ of something]is.”

Latoria enrolled in the

program because herteacher said she needed toimprove her readingskills.

Blair believes learningin small groups is one ofthe most effective waysfor students to learn.

“Small group instruc-tion, nothing beats its,”Blair said. “Schools knowthis as well.”

Vivene Scott andArlene Bridges, both par-ents of students enrolledin the program agree.Bridges’ son has beenenrolled in the programfor three years.

“I like the one-on-one.I see improvement in hisreading,” Bridges said.

Originally fromJamaica, Bridges has beenliving in Orlando for 11years.

“I wish a lot more par-ents would take advan-tage. Schools are crowded,18 students to a teacher.Here it is two to three stu-dents in a group,” Bridgessaid.

Blair said the UCF stu-dents love it as well, andthat it helps them to growin confidence and doaway with myths.

“It's a hands-on, multi-cultural experience,” Blairsaid. “They do everythingthat a real teacher does. Sowe train them to do every-thing.”

Blair spoke about theimportance of culturallysensitive teachers. Thereare 130 languages spokenin the Orlando area alone.

“Teachers need to careabout students, not justthe students in their care,

but all students,” he said.Eric Cessor, an employ-

ee of the Jackson Center,has worked for the city ofOrlando for the last 13years. He grew up in thearea and has assisted Blairwith the program for thepast eight years.

“It's all about me givingback to the kids,” Cessorsaid. “This is an awesomeprogram, I see the pro-gram is growing more andmore every day.”

Cessor shared a suc-cess story about a studentwho was enrolled in thereading program wholater received a scholar-ship to a Florida college.

“Just the fact that youknow a couple of wordskept them going,” Cessorsaid. “I still come backhere and work because

this is where I know andfeel at home.”

As the sessions came toa close, the young stu-dents start to fill the lobby.They line up for snacksand a special treat fromBlair: UCF folders.

“These have beenblessed by President Hittand Coach O’Leary,” saidBlair, as he passed outfolders to the graspingarms of grinning students.“My students can’t evenget these.”

As Latoria waited forher mother to pick her up,she shared how her tutor-ing session went andplans to be back nextweek.

“It was really fun,” shesaid. “I learned [about] alot of books I didn’t knowabout.”

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REBECCA STRANG / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE

Junior education majors Michael Davidson, left, and Renee Dufresne, right, practice reading aloud with children at the reading camp on Feb. 5 in Downtown Orlando.

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what are the best methodsto save energy in singlehomes, in communities,and in the state” Vieira said.

The two finished facili-ties are how regular homeswere built in Florida priorto 1975, hence the term “vin-tage home.”

The significance is thatvintage homes make up 63percent of Florida’s morethan eight million existinghomes, which represent asubstantial influence on thestate’s energy consumptionand cost, according to anFSEC report.

The new facilities willuse retrofits, or home ener-gy improvements, such asefficient air conditioningsystems and fluorescentlights instead of candescentlights.

The facilities consist oftwo side-by-side homesthat will help researchersevaluate a variety of elec-tricity factors that can hap-pen in a typical Floridahome that make a differ-ence in how much the elec-tric bill is. The homes havescheduled computers thatwill control the tempera-ture, moisture and theappliances.

The monitored resultsfrom “playing” with theappliances will demon-strate all the factors thatcontribute to energy mis-usage here in Florida, Vieirasaid.

When conducting theresearch to build thehomes, Vieira took in con-sideration all the detailsneeded to make them themost energy efficient, andas he said, even the smallestactions can have the biggestimpact.

Vieira first began withthe buildings’ design, mak-ing them the appropriatesize. Both buildings werealso perfectly oriented sothat the sun didn’t comethrough them at certainhours.

After the design, Vieirafocused on efficiency,which means retrofittingthe homes.

“Solar energy, unfortu-nately, is very expensive,but it can also be the mostuseful, cheapest and themost environmentallyfriendly,” Vieira said. “How-ever, if you don’t have theright materials, your homewill not generate goodsources of energy efficien-cy.”

Vieira has a few tips for

college students on howto save energy andmoney.

“Everything that canbe turned off, should beturned off,” Vieira said.“TVs and fans, believe itor not, can consume themost energy.”

At UCF, students havethe opportunity tobecome active in organi-zations committed to takecare of the environment.

Chris Castro, the cam-pus outreach coordinatorof UCF’s Department ofSustainability and EnergyManagement, believesthat it’s never late to takeinitiatives to becomeenergy efficient.

“My first initialthought is for students toget involved,” Castro said.“There are at least ten dif-ferent environmentalorganizations on campus,as well as campaigns anduniversity departmentsthat focus on sustainabili-ty and offer opportunitiesfor experiential learning,student involvement andimportant networking, allwhile taking care of theenvironment.”

In 2007, UCF Presi-dent John Hitt signed theAmerican College andUniversity President’sClimate Commitment,which stated the universi-ty’s dedication to creating

a sustainable campus andachieve carbon neutrality,meaning eliminating ourgreenhouse gas emis-sions and environmentimpact by 2050.

In addition to thatmandate, Hitt requestedto achieve a few othergoals on campus, includ-ing meeting LEEDrequirements of all newbuildings and raising theenergy usage fromrenewable sources to atleast 15 percent by 2020.

Although Florida maynot be the greenest state,when it comes to homeenergy improvements,there’s always one goal inmind, and one that

researchers at the FloridaSolar Energy Center arecurrently working on.

“The ultimate goal —not just for Central Flori-da, but for the state — isfor all homes to be ‘ZeroEnergy Homes’,” saidJames Fenton, director ofthe Florida Solar EnergyCenter.

A ‘Zero Energy Home’is one that produces thesame energy that it usesby using retrofits to saveenergy.

“It may take a fewyears for this to happen,but as the numbers indi-cate, Florida is movingslowly towards the rightpath,” Fenton said.

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One of the two facilities built by the Florida Solar Energy Center.The facilities were built with the same architecture of“vintage” Florida homes prior to the 1970s to test energy-efficient methods.


whom competed on Sat-urday. The show wasstreamed live on the SGAwebsite for the first timein the pageant’s history.

“It was important toget the show onlinebecause of how manyfamily members were outof state and could notattend,” said Chris Pom-bonyo, director of theCAB Spectacular KnightsCommittee. “There’s sucha large turn out and wewanted people to be ableto watch it from theirhomes as well.”

More than 1,000 guestsfilled the ballroom towatch the contestantsperform. The competitionincluded an on-stageinterview in which eachwoman was asked a ran-domly chosen question,and a lifestyle and fitnessportion in which the con-testant showed off herphysique in a swim suit.

The talent showcasewas the largest part oftheir final scores. Contes-tants performed speech-es, songs, instrumentalsand dance numbers forthe judging panel. Thewomen then donnedevening gowns for thefinal judging portion andwere expected to exhibitthe poise, charisma andcharm expected of MissUCF 2011.

“I've learned so muchabout myself and I am so

thankful of the experi-ence,” said competitorJonecia Mahan.

The audience got achance to vote for theirfavorite contestant anddonate to the Children’sMiracle Network Hospi-tals, a sponsor of theevent. Guests raised$2,400 for the cause.Barnes & Noble and theBlue Man Group of Uni-versal’s CityWalk werealso sponsors of the event.

At the end of the nightthe votes were tallied andthe non-finalist awards,such as Best Interview,Best Talent, and MissCongeniality were pre-sented to the contestants

who did especially well ina specific segment of thecompetition. Miss UCF2010 Sara York thenpassed the title and thecrown to Boehme.

“Take the moment andstart right away,” Pom-bonyo said, as advice forBoehme. “Don't wait. Shehas big shoes to fill forthis year.”

Boehme will join JaredMasucci, the winner ofMr. UCF 2011, in theiractivities for the year, inaddition to preparing forthe Miss Florida competi-tion. Should Boehme winthe state title she will goon to compete for MissAmerica.

Boehme to compete in Miss Florida pageantFROM A1

“We are taking thebus so we’re all safe andwe can all party at Dun-geon Lounge,” saidMoose, a junior interdis-ciplinary studies major. “Iknow a lot of times col-lege kids go out andthey party and theydon’t reallythink aboutthe designated-driversystem.”

For at least theremainder of the springsemester, the buses willrun only on Friday andSaturday nights, whichbus operator SolomonHeard, Jr. sees as theprime time for studentsto go out.

“Friday and Saturdaynights you’re going toget people that’s going tobe partying, but I guessthey owe it to them-selves since they’re hit-ting the books Mondaythrough Friday,” Heardsaid.

Heard, who has beenworking for Lynx sincelast July, was first madeaware of UCF’s safe-rideendeavor when heworked for AmericanCoach, one of the transitcompanies that lost outon the contract to part-ner with the second-largest school in thecountry.

“Lynx offered us thebest price, but they alsohad the experience tohandle the situations thatthey would handle withthe KnightLYNX pro-gram,” Brock said.“They’re people whowe trust and we wantto build an everlastingpartnership with. I fully

trust their opinions ona lot of things, but wealso need to thinkabout students andwhat they want.”

Brock said the major-ity of the feedback he’sbeen getting has beenpositive.

“People are just notused to public trans-portation,” Brock said.“They’re not used to thefact that they have to siton a bus for five minutesand wait. Overall, therehaven’t really been toomany dislikes.”

Cousins Tim Alvarez,a sophomore hospitalitymajor, and NicoleAlvarez, a freshmanengineering major, usedthe service for the firsttime Feb. 5, to go toFUBAR with somefriends.

“We’ve got friendsthat left maybe five min-utes before us and theywere able to take thebus pretty much rightaway, and then we cameout here and [anotherbus] was showing upagain,” Tim said.

“I was surprised that

we [didn’t have] to waiton it very long at all.”

Nicole, who lives atthe Towers, was alsopleasantly surprised bythe service.

“It’s a lot nicer than Iexpected and it’s reallyeasy to find, which isnice and convenient,”Nicole said.

She said if she couldmake any changes, shewould add additionaldays to the service.

Brock said though nomajor changes will takeplace this semester, he’llspend the next fewmonths observing theservice and gatheringfeedback from studentsto determine whatchanges could be madein the future.

One of his hopes isthat current studentswill come back afterthey graduate and usethe service when they goout.

“There’s seniors onthere that say, ‘I’ve waitedthree years and now I’mgetting this and I’m leav-ing in three months,’ ”Brock said.

Lynx service to continueFROM A1

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Travis Wolfenberger, Rebekah Pope, Samantha Talbert and Heather Herreraride the KnightLYNX on Feb. 4.

Jacqueline Boehme iscrowned Miss UCF by2010’s Miss UCF SaraYork at the 2011pageant in thePegasus Ballroom onFeb. 5.

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“But if I drive up to theintersection and I have agreen light and you’rewalking across the inter-section, I’m going to stopyou.”

Citations are $62.50 fora traffic control deviceviolation.

“Don’t get mad,”Williamson said. “I’drather give you a citationthan having to call firerescue and have you sentto ORMC’s trauma unit.”

Mary Davis, a senioranthropology major, fre-quently walks across theGemini intersection andsees students disobey the

walking signal.“The crossing signs are

there for a reason,” Davissaid. “I walk my dogs upthere and I use them[crossing signs] everytime because if I jump outand get hit by a car, thenit’s my fault.”

Davis also said that sheoften sees students dis-tracted by texting on theircell phones while crossingstreets on campus.

Since the incident,some students have beencommenting on the ideaof building pedestrianbridges over busy inter-sections on campus.

John Poulard, a juniorchemistry major, said that

he thought the bridgessounded like a good idea,but that UCF wouldn’tfind it practical to buildthem.

“Statistically speaking,if there are enough acci-dents, then yeah, they’llbuild a walkway,” Poulardsaid.

Poulard said that mostpeople know that theyshouldn’t cross intersec-tions without a “walk”light.

As traffic increasesthrough the morning andthe afternoon, studentscan expect the UCF policeto station cars at busyintersections to enforcethe use of walk signals.

UCF Police to startticketing jaywalkersFROM A1

possibilities for employ-ment in the juvenile jus-tice system — an area Ihave great interest in,”Suddes said.

As a self-described“non-traditional” stu-dent, Suddes is the moth-er of three grown chil-dren and her interest ingovernment started aftershe was laid off from a jobas an office manager for amagazine in 2008.

“After being unsuc-cessful at finding a jobafter six months, I decid-ed it was time to go backto school and get adegree in social work,something I always want-ed to do,” Suddes said.

After attending LobbyDay in Tallahassee lastApril and learning aboutinternship opportunities,Suddes’ curiosity in thelegislative position ledher to apply.

Stephanie Krick is aninstructor and internshipcoordinator in theDepartment of PublicAdministration at UCF.

Krick plays a part inthe reviewing process forthe scholar applicants,and sees great benefits inthis internship.

“This internship givesstudents an opportunity

to work side by side withlegislators and their staff.These students take onreal responsibilities,”Krick said. “They willhave a behind-the-sceneslook at how the legisla-ture works.”

Anderson sees thisexperience as a usefulpart of her future too.

“In the short term, Iwould like to be a legisla-tive aide to a state repre-sentative or senator,”Anderson said. “Aftercompleting this intern-ship I will have acquiredthe skills and trainingnecessary to excel at thatjob.”

When an AmericanNational Governmentcourse sparked Ander-son’s interest in govern-ment her freshman year,she decided to doublemajor in political science- international relationsand theatre study. Sincethen, she has been gettingas much experience aspossible.

“I interned, networkedand got to know bothelected officials and theirstaff,” Anderson said.

According to Ander-son, this played an impor-tant part in getting thisfar. For others interestedin taking the same pathAnderson recommends

interning as much as pos-sible.

She advises to startinterning as soon as pos-sible because staying inone office several semes-ters in a row will help.

“You will buildstronger relationshipswith people who wantyou to succeed and willbe ‘promoted’ and givenmore responsibility,”Anderson said.

Both Suddes andAnderson were involvedin the political atmos-phere before receivingthis internship. Kricknoticed this effort whilereviewing them for theposition.

“These students wereselected because theystood out amongst theirpeers,” Krick said. “I haveno doubt that each ofthese students will beexcellent ambassadorsfor UCF.”

The students will beexpected to support leg-islative members withresearch, constituentrelations, bill trackingand other daily opera-tions.

This January wasspent training for theduties and both studentsare prepared to start thejourney to Tallahasseethis week.

Capital city to host KnightsFROM A1

COURTESY CHELSEA ANDERSON

Chelsea Anderson stands with her thesis chair professor Hutch Pollock at the Honors Graduation Banquet.

KATIE DEES / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE

The crosswalk sign in front of the Recreation and Wellness Center informs students when it is safe to cross the street.

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On Wednesday’s Nation-al Signing Day, head coachGeorge O’Leary said that hewas hoping for three moreplayers. He got his wish.

UCF added to theiralready impressive recruit-ing class by adding the Den-ver duo — RayshonWilliams and Leilon Will-ingham — on Thursday, and2010 Elite 11 quarterbackDaMarcus Smith, whobailed from Louisville onFriday.

The Knights’ 2011 signingclass, by the numbers, is thebest in school history.

“The key to any recruit-ing class is, one, identifyingyour needs, and, two, secur-ing those needs,” O’Learysaid. “I think the coachingstaff did an outstanding jobin both areas. It is an out-standing recruiting class inthat addressed our offense,defense and kicking game.”

Williams, a three-starwide receiver whose play-ing style is a lot like hiscousin Brandon Marshall,and four-star recruits Will-ingham and Smith. TheKnights’ signing class nowfeatures three four-starrecruits and 20 three-starrecruits.

New signings• Quarterback DDaaMMaarrccuuss

SSmmiitthh (6’1”/180 pounds)chose UCF over hometownschool Louisville, as well asTennessee and Kentucky.Smith is the first Elite 11prospect ever to sign withUCF.

“With DeMarcus’ deci-

It wasn’t forty minutes ofthe same old story Saturdayevening in Greenville, N.C.

As the Knights continuedto look for a way to win andpull themselves out of theirnosedive, all it took was tenminutes of an inability torespond to a big run.

But for UCF that ten-minute stretch and the 22-5tilt it produced was morethan enough to propel theEast Carolina Pirates to a 68-61 win and season sweep ofthe Knights, who have nowdropped seven consecutive.

It was especially difficultto take in for UCF (14-7, 1-7)because they came out andplayed well in the first half,going into halftime up 39-34.

“I thought we played hardin the first half. I thought wewere right where we needed

to be,” UCF head coach Don-nie Jones said in a release.

The halftime lead wasquickly erased, though, as thePirates (13-10, 5-4) went onthe big run. When it was allsaid and done, ECU foundthemselves up 56-44 midwaythrough the second half.

The Knights worked awayat the lead, cutting it to as lit-tle as three, but a lack ofdefensive execution allowedECU to score four consecu-tive, taking a 59-56 lead andextending it to 63-56 with 2:41to go. That four-point swingwas enough to silence theKnights.

Marcus Jordan had agame-high 24 points for theKnights, with only A.J. Tylerregistering double digits with10 points.

“I thought Marcus reallydid a good job of keeping usin the game,” Jones said. “Weneeded somebody else attimes tonight, and it wasunfortunate we weren't ableto get that.”

Standout-sophomoreKeith Clanton was quiet forthe night, scoring only sixpoints in a game where histeam desperately neededmore production from the bigman.

The Knights poor three-point shooting continued aswell, with UCF going 2 of 13from beyond the arc.

Jontae Sherrod led ECUwith 23 points, an impressiveeffort the Knights seemed

Men’s basketball

Streak continues with loss to Pirates

Three toprecruits signand improvehistoric class

MarcusJordan’sgame-high 24points weren’tenough forthe Knights toovercometheir seven-game losingstreak. UCFfell to ECU 68-61.

ALEX

SCHIERHOLTZ /CENTRAL FLORIDAFUTURE

STEVEN RYZEWSKIMen’s basketball beat writer

UCF vs. ECU61-68

SCOREBOARD

PLEASE SEE LOSSES ON A9

National Signing Day

Thrice as nice

ERIKA ESOLASports Editor

PLEASE SEE SIGNING ON A9

New UCF signeesRayshon Williams

and LeilonWillingham stand

with assistanthead coach David

Kelly.

COURTESY OF RAYSHON WILLIAMS


Football

Jamar Newsome was astaple at wide receiver forthe Knights for the pastthree seasons, leading theKnights in receivingtouchdowns and yardsper catch in 2010.

Newsome started atwide receiver in the slotfor The Nation in a 13-7loss against Texas in theTexas vs. The Nation(NFLPA) game on Satur-day.

Although Newsomelost a fumble on a kickreturn in the first half, hedisplayed fluid route-run-ning skills throughout thegame and impressed NFLscouts all during theweek.

Newsome was evenmentioned by SportingNews writer Russ Landeas leaving a ‘good impres-sion’ on NFL scouts dueto his quick feet, athleti-cism and sharp route run-ning.

After the game, New-some caught up with theCentral Florida Future andtalked about his road tothe NFL draft in April.

CCeennttrraall FFlloorriiddaa FFuuttuurree::How would you describeyour experience in Texas?

JJaammaarr NNeewwssoommee:: Well,today didn’t go asplanned. We lost. A lot ofit was because we onlyhad a week of prepara-tion. You got to learn who

the guys are, a whole newplaybook, and play withguys you’ve never playedwith before. I had a reallystrong week, but the gamedidn’t go as planned. I’mgrateful that scouts gotthe chance to see me per-form throughout the weekand the weekend. I justwish things could havegone better today. I’mmoving on to the Com-bine [in late February].

CCFFFF:: It seems like theball didn’t really comeyour way.

NNeewwssoommee:: Yeah. Not atall.

CCFFFF:: What about thatfumble? You never had afumble at UCF.

NNeewwssoommee:: Never. Ithink I might have fum-bled one time at practice,but never in a game situa-tion. It was tough, and Iwas really upset aboutthat. I was just hoping toget the ball in my handsagain just so I can makeup for that. It was just anunfortunate play. I’m notgetting down about it. Youjust have some plays thatyou wish you can takeback and that’s one ofthem. I’m really happyabout my week as a wholethough, so I’m not goingto let that fumble get tome. I’m just going to con-tinue to push forward andget back to UCF to train.

CCFFFF:: You’re training atUCF?

NNeewwssoommee:: Yes, I’m tak-ing a different approach

from my teammates[Bruce Miller and JahReid]. I’m one of thosepeople who are blessedwith natural talent whenit comes to testing andstuff. I think I have astrong vertical, my 40 isreally good. So what I’vebeen doing has alreadybeen working for me. So Idon’t want to go any-where to change anythingup. A lot of guys go awayto train so someone canpush them. My drivingforce is myself. I knowexactly what I need to doto get results.

CCFFFF:: What would yousay are the advantages oftraining at UCF?

NNeewwssoommee:: Well, it’sdefinitely comforting.Plus we have the Pro Dayhere in March and I’ll becomfortable and familiarwith where I need to per-form. I just thought I wasonly going to have a ProDay and then I got aphone call from Indi-anapolis and I found outthat I was going to thecombine.

CCFFFF:: So was the Com-bine invite a surprise toyou?

NNeewwssoommee:: Yeah, itwas. Coach [George]O’Leary said I was one ofthe guys that was on the“bubble list” to get invit-ed. Something happenedand it worked out in myfavor. Getting that callfrom Indianapolis was ablessing.

CCFFFF:: So where’s your40 time at now?

NNeewwssoommee:: Well lastweek, me, Brian Wattersand Kamar Aiken wereout there at UCF gettingtimed. I ran two 40s, andboth times I ran it Iclocked at 4.31 [seconds]and had two differentpeople timing it. It washand-timed and all, so itmight be a little off. Hope-fully at the Combine I runa high 4.3 or a low 4.4.

CCFFFF:: This is a randomquestion, but your nick-name is ‘Konfess.’ Why isthat?

NNeewwssoommee:: Haha, ‘Kon-fess’ is my line name formy fraternity. You get it bythe type of person you areand I’m really truthful andblunt about things.

CCFFFF:: Interesting. Sowhy with a ‘K’ and not a‘C’?

NNeewwssoommee:: I’m a Kappaand everyone’s line namestarts with ‘K’. Like I haveline brothers named‘Khaos’, ‘Krush’, and‘Kasual’. It’s cool. So that’swhy ‘Konfess’ is every-where. It’s actually mylicense plate.

CCFFFF:: What was yourbiggest highlight of theweek?

NNeewwssoommee:: I had theopportunity to interviewwith ten NFL teamsthroughout this past weekbased on my practices.That was my biggest partsof the week — the NFLteams getting a chance to

meet you and spend timeto meet you. They evalu-ate your personality andcharacter and test yourknowledge of the game.

CCFFFF:: Which ten teams?NNeewwssoommee:: I’d rather

not say. It’s kind of confi-dential for both our sake,but I will say that I turnedsome heads this week and

it was definitely an expe-rience.

CCFFFF:: But I thought youwere ‘Konfess’?

NNeewwssoommee:: Haha.You’re good. I’m justgoing to say that my goalis to just get the opportu-nity to be on a team andshow them what I have tooffer.

Newsome ‘konfesses’: ‘I’m turning heads’

KATIE DEES / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE

Jamar Newsome’s career at UCF ended at the Liberty Bowl, with the St.Petersburg native racking up 986 yards and seven touchdowns from 2008-2010.

ALEX SCHIERHOLTZ / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE

A.J.Tyler’s 10 points were second to Marcus Jordan’s 24. UCF had trouble defending the Pirates, who hit nine threes.


I was looking overthe top 50 signing dayclasses over the week-end and I noticed acouple of schools weremissing.

I didn't see Big Eastchampion UConn. Ididn't see BCS-busterBoise State. I didn't seeUSF.

But I did see anunfamiliar set of let-ters: UCF.

I also saw anotherunfamiliar sight: Miamididn’t crack the top 30.Miami — “Tha U” —got out-Miami’d byUCF. While neitherschool had a five-starrecruit, the Knightshad more four-starrecruits, twice as manysignings, and dominat-ed in the area that the'Canes have alwaysowned: in-state recruit-ing.

For the first timeever in Florida’s richcollege football history,UCF has a top-3recruiting class.

Maybe the Big Eastneeds UCF more thanUCF actually needs theBig East.

Sure, it would bereally nice if theKnights could get intoan automatic-qualify-ing conference, but just

in case that doesn’t happen,it’s not the end of theworld. UCF doesn’t need tobe in an AQ conference towork their way into thenational spotlight. TheKnights are on their waywith a combination of lastseason’s success and theirtop-notch recruiting class.

“The exposure that UCFgot from the national TVand bowl games helped,”said head coach GeorgeO’Leary in a release.

TV exposure definitelyhelps. So do top-notch ath-

letics facilities that featurethe only indoor practicefacility in the state. So doluxurious student-athletehousing.

“It’s a great testimony toour ability to attract theattention of people outwest,” O’Leary said. “ThenUCF sells itself once peoplecome on campus and seewhat’s available to themhere.”

Is UCF going to becomethe next BCS-busting pro-gram, such as Boise State,Utah or TCU? Only timewill tell.

But in order for UCF tobecome the next BCSbuster, they need to keepwinning (even if they onlyhave the chance to play inmediocre bowl games) andkeep out-recruiting othertop-flight programs.

And maybe paint theirfield gold.

unable to stop. Twelve ofSherrod’s points came offof three pointers. ThePirates, in stark contrast totheir opponents, as a teamhit nine three pointers, asthe Knights perimeterdefense continues tostruggle following theUAB loss last week inwhich UCF allowed theBlazers to shoot 50 per-cent from long distance,totaling 30 points.

Looking ahead to Memphis

UCF now heads intothe biggest home game onits schedule without anymomentum: The Knightswelcome the MemphisTigers (17-6, 5-3) to theUCF Arena on Wednes-day.

The last time these twoteams met, nearly two

weeks ago, UCF never putup much of a fight afterthe first ten minutes andthe Tigers easily handledthe Knights 77-61. WillBarton, the leading scorerfor the Tigers this season,led all scorers with 17points.

UCF will have theadvantage of home courton their side but howmuch else remains to bedecided, with the moreathletic Tigers posingmultiple match-up prob-lems for the Knights. Lasttime they met, UCF couldnot slow a potent Mem-phis scoring attack thatcreated 47 points worth ofoffense in just the firsthalf.

The losing streak is aproblem Jones and hisstaff say they are preparedto address.

“We continue to coachthem positively,” Jones

said. “We’re trying tobuild a program here notjust a good team this year.”

While the Knights arecoming off another loss,the Tigers are coming offa 62-58 win over Gonzaga.Memphis pulled out aclose win Saturday in agame where their benchoutscored Gonzaga’s 44-19. Should Memphis’reserves make anothersuch effort, it could spellbig problems for theKnights, who have strug-gled to find productionfrom its role players inrecent games.

The Knights had only12 bench points Saturdaynight.

UCF has never beatenMemphis. Tip-off is setfor 7 p.m. at the UCFArena. The game will bebroadcast nationally onCBS College Sports Net-work.

Losses continue to pile onFROM A8

sion, it is a great addition toa solid recruiting class,”said O’Leary in a release.“He has so many greatquarterback skills that willmake him a very produc-tive player at UCF.”

He provides much-needed depth at the quar-terback position and willcompete for the No. 2 spotagainst Blake Bortles.

• Mullen, Colo., widereceiver RRaayysshhoonn WWiilllliiaammss(6’1”/ 190 pounds) followedin the footsteps of hiscousin and chose the

Knights over ColoradoState, Utah and Washing-ton.

“Obviously we knewabout Rayshon from hislegal guardian, BrandonMarshall,” O’Leary said.“I’m very happy to havehim in the program and Ithink that he will be a veryproductive player in ouroffensive scheme.”

Williams is a three-starprospect on Rivals.comand is a physical receiverwho can also return kicks.

•Williams’ Mullen HighSchool teammate LLeeiilloonnWWiilllliinngghhaamm (6’2”/ 240

pounds) is a four-star out-side linebacker who canmake an immediate impacton defense.

“I saw him on film andhe is a very impressiveplayer on film but evenmore impressive when youget a chance to sit downand visit with him,”O’Leary said. “He comesfrom an outstanding highschool program. We’revery fortunate to acquirehis talent.”

Willingham chose theKnights over Boise State,Colorado, Michigan andOregon.

Signing class cracks top 50FROM A8


UCF: Next BCS-buster program?

Opinionswww.CentralFloridaFuture.com • Monday, February 7, 2011


rowing up, our parentsalways tell us to lookboth ways before we

cross the street. Why doesthat cautious advice seem toescape us after our elemen-tary school years?

Last Thursday, a femalewas hit by a car and injuredwhile crossing Gemini Boule-vard by the Recreation andWellness Center.

Although there is a cross-walk located at that intersec-tion, the woman did not waituntil she had the right-of-wayto cross.

The woman was con-scious at the scene and takento the hospital. The woman’sname and condition have notyet been released.

It’s sad what happened tothe woman and we hope for afull recovery, but at the sametime we can’t say we’re sur-prised.

It’s far too often that wesee pedestrians entering thestreet when the stoplight isred either because they’re notpaying attention or he or shetoo impatient to wait a fewextra seconds for the light tochange.

Although walking againstthe light may seem like apetty offense, it can beextremely dangerous — asthe incident last week proves.

Just because the way looksclear doesn’t mean you

should cross against the light. Orlando is known for its

traffic and bad drivers andyou really shouldn’t assumethat if a car does approachwhile you’re illegally in theintersection that the driverwill see you in enough timeto stop.

As a pedestrian you needto be much more vigilant totraffic rules because you areharder to see and because if acar hits you, you’ll fair a lotworse than the car and driver.

We’re lucky enough atUCF to have a condensedcampus that makes walkingto class safe and easy withonly a few areas where stu-dents have to cross any majortraffic — one being by theRecreation and WellnessCenter and the another beingby the Arena.

Some people have com-mented on the Future’s articleabout the accident saying thatUCF should build pedestrianbridges over that intersection.But we really don’t thinkthat’s the answer.

UCF already has enoughprojects underway and withrecent budget cuts, addingsomething like this doesn’tseem feasible, especially con-sidering it’s really not neces-sary.

If you’re in such a rushthat you can’t wait at thecrosswalk, then leave ten

minutes earlier. And really,pay more attention. Whenyou’re crossing or waiting tocross, put down your cellphone and your iPod untilyou’re safely on the otherside of the road.

As strange as this statisticsounds, 1,000 pedestrians hadto go to the emergency roomin 2008 because they werepaying too much attention totheir cell phones and notenough attention to theirpath, according to a studydone by Ohio State Universi-ty.

Sgt. Troy Williamson ofthe UCF Police Departmenttold the Future that many stu-dents are distracted by elec-tronic devices and that inlight of this incident, the UCFPD will pay more attention topedestrians crossing at busyintersections and start hand-ing out more tickets for vio-lating traffic laws.

We’re in college now. Stu-dents need to take moreresponsibility for their lifeand pay attention to traffic.

It’s almost pathetic thatthe university is being forcedto take extra precautionarymeasures because studentsare too distracted or hurriedto cross at the proper time.

The crosswalk light isthere for our safety. Obey itand you won’t have any prob-lems.

OUR STANCE

Be cautious,wait for signals

“Drunk Bus,” or partybus? I guess it dependson what time you ride.

KnightLynx gives stu-dents the option of mak-ing smarter decisionsregarding their weekendnight frivolities and I’mall for it.

I wasn’t so acceptingat first. Anyone who hasbeen riding a city busmore than a day knowsnot to travel late if theycan avoid it. I thought I was goingto be walking onto a mobile LadyGaga video or possibly a less fabu-lous version of Soul Plane.

I was relieved when no scantily-clad men in fishnets and heelsgreeted me at the doors — only avery kind bus driver who told me itwas his first night on the KnightL-ynx as well.

I was especially grateful that theservice was not exclusive to UCFstudents. A Lynx bus pass or theregular fee of $2 sufficed for thosenot in possession of a UCF ID. Thisnot only benefits those who wantto party late into the night, but alsothose in the community who mustwork late.

The KnightLynx buses have allthe qualities of a Lynx bus. They’reclean, comfortable, and have a fewscheduling issues. They tend to fillup quickly as well but passengersdon’t seem to mind and the atmos-phere is friendly.

I appreciated how easy it is todifferentiate between a regularLynx bus and a KnightLynx busbecause the top marquee reads‘Green Line’ or ‘Blue Line.’

KnightLynx serves its purpose ofgetting students under the influ-ence off the road and any projectwith that goal has two thumbs upfrom me.

Riding the bus is an event inand of itself. Before studentsarrived at their destinations, the

bus seemed to buzz withexcitement. It was greatto see UCF studentslaugh, chatter and takephotos with anticipationof how well their nightwould go.

I felt proud to seesome of those same stu-dents stumble back onthe KnightLynx and headhome from what I over-heard to be a very funnight.

However, when it was time toget off, there seemed to be someconfusion as to where the drop-offspots were situated.

The stops on the one side of theroad were not situated in the samearea as the stops on the other side.Though I was aware of the GreenLine and Blue Line route maps, Ihad trouble knowing where to getoff as well.

My only suggestion is that anannouncement be made for themajor stops on the KnightLynx busroute as they are made daily on theLynx buses so that students will notget lost.

These buses are running at nightafter all, and it’s hard to see whereto get off even if a student knewwhere to go. Once familiar with theKnightLynx, this is less likely tohappen, however, a recording oreven a friendly reminder from thebus driver as to where the stops arelocated would suffice.

It would be a shame for a stu-dent to make the responsible deci-sion of riding the KnightLynx busand then have to walk back homebecause of the absence of a simplefeature, which I feel could be inte-grated easily.

The KnightLynx bus is definitelyfor the responsible student. Notonly is riding it exciting — it’s free.

For more information on theKnightLynx bus routes, go towww.ucfsga.com/knightlynx.

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Late nights startwith KnightLynx

DON WRIGHT / TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICE

EMON REISERGuest Columnist

It’s that time of thesemester again, ladies andgentlemen.

Raise your hand if youare waiting for your finan-cial aid refund.

This is the time whenwe’re all anxiously check-ing our bank accounts forthat long-anticipateddeposit and thinking,“Please, please, please bethere! I need to pay [insertname of overcharging companyhere].”

I know where you’re comingfrom. I got my refund last week andinstantly started entering my debitcard number into all those websites.

Cell phone bill: check. Rent:check. New computer: check.

It’s fun to check those things offmy list every semester, until it’s timenext semester for that same list torear its ugly green head.

For some of us though, thatdeposit hasn’t been made. What doour fellow students do until theyreceive those refunds?

Basically, it boils down to wheel-ing and dealing. Forcing students tocall service providers and ask formore time to pay a bill or calling par-ents and asking for more money.Either way, it’s a pretty painful andembarrassing process.

This is my first semester here atUCF. I started my college career atTexas State University, whose finan-cial aid office, in the form of expedi-ency and overall customer service,left a lot to be desired.

I moved on to Valencia last fall forone short semester, and they madeTexas State look like a dream. Valen-cia took almost a full month of class-es to get me a refund and when I didget it, it came in the mail by check.

My sister recently told me Valen-cia has changed its refund procedureto include some kind of pre-paiddebit card.

She didn’t opt into the program,

she just received a card inthe mail one day. I’m notsure if that’s going to workout for most of their stu-dents.

I have to admit, UCFhas one of the best turn-around times for financial-aid processing that I’vehad the pleasure of work-ing with.

It took them less than amonth after the semester

started to deposit my refund. I was part of that whole Valencia

fiasco that prevented most of theirDecember graduates’ transcriptsfrom being sent out and because ofthat I wasn’t even accepted to UCFuntil Jan. 5, just five days beforeschool was supposed to start.

It was only three days into thesemester that I received my awardinformation and was granted thedeferment I needed to keep myclasses and not be charged any latefees.

While the deferment was nice, it’snot uncommon for schools to dothat. Valencia doesn’t drop or chargefees for students with financial aid. Ithen received my refund on Jan. 22.

All in all, working with the UCFFinancial Aid office was a painlessprocess. The lack of wait time mademy first semester here less stressful.

The office staff is nice enough tonot get irate after my third visit inone day — which happened morethan once.

Of all the schools I’ve beenthrough and all the financial aidoffices I’ve worked with, UCF’s wasby far the least stressful.

I hope everyone else has had asgood of an experience as I have had.It’ll only be a matter of time until weall have to go through it again.

Hopefully, our financial aiddepartment will continue to stream-line their processes and make thisimportant aspect of our lives an easyone.

UCF financial aid officeis a welcome relief

DEBRA SCHULZGuest Columnist

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Student struck by car at crosswalk

If we could get the traffic sig-nals to work properly and not staygreen when there are no carscoming we would not have thisproblem. I can't tell you how maytimes I'm at a UCF traffic signaland the other direction is greenand there are no cars coming!

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They need to build crossingbridges for crossing Gemini, thoseare the busiest because studentswho live in Towers or AV have tocross in large groups all day to getto class. It would be much safer ifstudents could cross over the traf-fic, not through it.

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Funny how when tea-partiershit the streets in a completely non-violent manor they are called anti-government radicals, racists, Nazis,etc. but when they go rioting in thestreets in Egypt it's all aboutdemocracy and free-expression.

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....or the US could mind its ownbusiness and not meddle in othercountries affairs.

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