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Day in the life The Avengerz introduce themselves to Orlando’s music scene — SEE News, A2
Plancher case reaches Day 10 Arguments resemble ‘ping-pong game’ BRANDI BROXSON News Editor
Day 10 of the Ereck Plancher wrongful death lawsuit began with objections and arguments between attorneys representing the Plancher family and the UCF Athletics Association (UCFAA). The aggressive behavior between attorneys continued throughout the day.
“It’s a ping-pong game, and it eats up tremendous amounts of time,” Judge Robert Evans said to the attorneys about the amount of arguing. The day started with the remaining amount of video testimony from former UCF athletic trainer Robert Jackson. Afterwards, five witnesses were called to testify by Plancher attorneys on Friday.
During questioning from Plancher attorney Steven Yerrid, Jackson said that he did not know that Ereck Plancher had sickle cell trait until after he died. Jackson was also asked by Yerrid if he had seen Knights head coach George O’Leary go through a profanity-laced tirade before, and Jackson said O’Leary
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Enock,left,and Giselle Plancher react as University of Central Florida football coach George O’Leary testifies in the details surrounding the death of their son.
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With a mind all its own Animal
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Yoda’s short tufts of hair,protruding tongue and long,seemingly hairless legs were enough to earn it the World’s Ugliest Dog title at a Northern California fair.The 14-yearold Chinese crested and Chihuahua mix won the honor Friday night at the 23rd annual contest at the Sonoma Marin Fair.Owner Terry Schumacher of Hanford,Calif.says the 2-pound dog has come a long way since she was found abandoned behind an apartment building. Schumacher says she first thought the pooch was a rat.
One more nod of approval needed LINDSAY HOLMES Contributing Writer
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Above:The Robotics Team with their surface vehicle “Boatname the Brave.”Below:Ground vehicle “Automaton”navigates a course on the national mall.
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FIEA STUDENTS WILL SHOWCASE THREE OF THEIR VIDEO GAMES Students will have the opportunity to play Dead West, Nexus and Scarfell on Monday, June 27.The showcase will be held from 11 a.m.to 6 p.m.in Room 221AB in the Student Union.
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“TRANSFORMERS” SHOWING AT KSC, SITE OF SOME SCENES A military fatigue costume worn by actor Josh Duhamel in the film will be on display at Kennedy Space Center’s Sci-Fi Summer exhibit.Other tie-ins to the robot movie are expected to be announced in coming weeks.
SIX ARRESTED IN FLA.METH LAB BUST Six people are behind bars after police busted a hotel methamphetamine lab in central Florida.
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After spending nearly every day of the last 10 months in the lab, the UCF robotics club finally perfected their latest creation: an aquatic robot capable of making its own decisions. “We basically spend an entire year building these robots that we send to competition,” said Kiran Bernard, recent graduate from the electrical engineering program and member of the robotics club. On June 12, the robotics club traveled to Virginia Beach, Va., and competed against 14 other teams from around the world in the Office of Naval Research and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s RoboBoats competition, where
they ultimately took home second place and $4,000. “It’s an annual event that is sponsored by government agencies where student teams are required to build a robotic vehicle from the ground
To comment on this story visit: UCFNews.com up that is capable of navigating different kinds of obstacle courses without any human intervention,” said Daniel Barber, faculty advisor of the robotics club and research associate for the Institute for Simulation and Training. Students in the robotics club began working on their submis-
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Almost three years after its opening, UCF’s College of Medicine was granted provisional accreditation this month, making the college just one authorization away from full accreditation. The decision came from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education after a survey team visited the college in February and assessed the school’s progress. The LCME, which is a nationally recognized authority in accrediting medical schools, awarded the provisional status after evaluating the college on 132 medical and educational standards. Once granted full accreditation, the college will be able confer degrees to enrolled students. “Right now, we have the fullest accreditation that we can in our point in history,” Wendy Sarubbi, coordinator for the College of Medicine, said. “The committee determined that we’re on track and I think it says a lot about the quality of our program.” Dr. Richard Peppler, the college’s associate dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs, said that with the provisional status, students are now allowed to engage in clinical training. “This recent grant means a lot to the university and faculty, but it really means the most to the students who are training so they can
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Rosen students drink up beer serving program ANDY CEBALLOS Opinions Editor
This fall, UCF will be giving students the opportunity to improve their beer palates. UCF will be offering students the opportunity to take part in the Cicerone Certification Program, a national beer connoisseur program that is the first of its kind in the nation. The school offered this program for the first time last fall, and students can begin taking the course again beginning in August. Students are responsible for knowledge in the
Are you a beer expert? Visit: UCFnews.com areas of beer storage and service, popular styles and culture and the brewing process. Edmund Measom, an adjunct professor at UCF’s Rosen School of Hospitality Management, teaches a course called Seminar in Brewing and Quality Beer, which includes the Certified Beer Server exam as its final exam. Measom has been teaching the course for six years, and has been including the exam as part of his course since the
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Rockey Measom,wife of UCF professor Edmund Measom,pours samples of ales for students during the Cicerone certification course at the Shipyard Emporium.
Cicerone Certification Program began in 2008. Measom found his
inspiration to teach people
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FIEA students showcase developed video games UCF’s brightest young video game developers will allow their peers to play-test their creations on Monday, June 27 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Room 221AB in the Student Union. Students will have the opportunity to play different titles, meet the developers and share feedback. Three games that will headline the event are Dead West, Nexus and Scarfell. Dead West is a survivalaction, role-playing game setin the final days of the Old West. The game’s hero, Jack Dixon, faces the task of defending his camp from relentless hordes of possessed carnival workers. Nexus features thirdperson views as a player explores a mysterious underground city buried beneath an ancient temple. A player will obtain alien powers to assist in manipulating objects’ masses, solving puzzles, traversing the environment and fighting enemies. Finally, Scarfell puts its players in an environment encapsulated by total darkness. As the possessor of the last known supply of light, the character faces the burden of being the city’s last hope for survival. For more information on the event and the games, log on to www.fiea.ucf.edu
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“Transformers”showing at KSC,site of some scenes CAPE CANAVERAL — A military fatigue costume worn by actor Josh Duhamel in the film will be on display at Kennedy Space Center’s Sci-Fi Summer exhibit. Other tie-ins to the robot movie are expected to be announced in coming weeks. The 3D film will be shown at the space center’s Imax theater starting Wednesday through Sept. 5.
Six arrested in Lakeland,Fla. meth lab bust LAKELAND — Six people are behind bars after police busted a hotel methamphetamine lab in central Florida. A tip led Lakeland Police to the Relax Inn on Saturday. Officers found drug paraphernalia and drugs scattered around the room, including “meth oil,” which is part of the meth making process. Authorities arrested six adults who were inside the room, including 36-year-old Jerome Smith. He had outstanding warrants for other meth related charged. — ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Trio makes music their biz Middle school friends open recording studio BRANDI BROXSON
June 27, 2011 Vol 43, Issue 43 • 12 Pages
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Three friends who met in middle school — Julio Espaillat, J.P. Botero and Kyle DenMead — discovered their passion for music early on and later decided to start a business doing what they love. The trio started The Avengerz Production team in 2006 and later opened a recording studio in 2009. Espaillat, who acts as manager, and Botero, who acts as producer and recording engineer, graduated from UCF in 2010. DenMead is also as producer and recording engineer. The Central Florida Future had the opportunity to speak with the team about the Orlando music scene, the celebrities they have worked with and how they fired up the business. CFF: What do you do at The Avengerz Production Team and studio? Julio Espaillat: I manage the producers, Kyle DenMead and J.P. Botero. I try to get my producers as many placements as possible with high profile artists. Placements are getting artists to use our beats for mixtapes or albums that are sold globally. Moreover, I help brand and expose two other talents I manage that are rappers, J Wise and Caskey. Furthermore, I set new clients up with their studio sessions at our studio when they request our services. Lastly, on a daily basis, I am the one that networks with label executives, A&R’s, DJ’s and artists to help improve our company and artist’s careers. J.P. Botero and Kyle DenMead: We are producers for The Avengerz. Producing consists of beat-making and collaborating on making music with artists. I will help the artist perfect his or her sound and help them compose the final product. CFF: What is the goal of The Avengerz Production team? All: The team’s goal is to provide high-quality production and a high-quality recording studio for local artists on a college budget. CFF: How did the studio get started? All: We started it from scratch. We believed in our abilities to run a business, so we saved money for about a year and put our vision into action. CFF: Tell me about a typical day at your job. All: Work starts as soon as we wake up. First, we will each check our phones for missed calls, voicemails and emails. Once that is complete, we meet at the studio. Julio will pay the bills that are due and work on accounting from the previous business day. Kyle and J.P. will work on making beats or recording a client if one is
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Surfer Nicholl wins pair of national awards KATIE KUSTURA Editor-in-Chief
For the UCF Surf Team, the 2011 National Interscholastic Championships held in Salt Creek Beach, Calif., was a weekend of firsts and lasts. During the three-day competition, which began June 16, team captain Amy Nicholl was given two new awards, and three of the men’s short-board contestants, who have graduated or are graduating this summer, participated in their last competition with the UCF team. Nicholl, who has been surfing since she was nine years old, received the Captain of the Year award and the Chuck Allen Memorial Trophy. “Out of all the guys and girls in colleges, they chose me for the first time, which was unexpected and really cool,” said Nicholl, who placed third in the college women’s division. The New Smyrna Beach native was spoken highly of by her teammates and club members. “She definitely works hard, and she’s a great team captain, so we’re stoked about that,” said secretary and risk management officer Josh Baer. “Amy – she gets good grades, she’s a leader, she encourages us all to do good things, so I feel like that definitely makes us stand out as representing UCF in a good way,” John Aylmer, the new president of the club, said. “We’re not the stereotypical surfers.” Other team members echoed similar sentiments about the prevailing surfer stereotype. “The team as well as the club has been a huge learning experience meaning that I’m absolutely putting this on my résumé for grad
school,” said the club’s most recent president, Travis Eubanks. “We’re not a bunch of burnouts. There actually are smart surfers.” The team traveled to California a few days before the competition began to practice and acclimate themselves to the west coast’s waves. Eubanks said it took some time to get used to the cold water. “Coming from just a pair of board shorts to a wetsuit, it’s a dramatic change in weight,” Eubanks said. “It changes your balance completely.” Nicholl agreed. “It’s critical to practice on the waves that the contest was at,” Nicholl said. “At the same time, everyday, the waves are different.” Eubanks said that team practices are helpful, but when it comes to the actual competition, it’s just you out on the water. “You only get as far as you let yourself get,” Eubanks said. “It takes a lot of power and a little bit of luck.” Current club president John Aylmer focused solely on his own abilities, rather than what his competitors were doing. “Before I paddled out in my heat, I didn’t even look who I was surfing against because it really doesn’t matter,” Aylmer said. “It’s not going to make me surf any better or worse, I was going to try my hardest either way.” UCF’s team placed 13th out of 17 teams. “I feel like we represented UCF as best we could,” Aylmer said. “I knew it was going to be a really tough competition because [California-based competitors] surf better waves more often.” Baer attributed the
team’s placement to the increase in professional surfers returning to school for a degree in case surfing doesn’t work out. “In the past, there used to be a couple awesome teams that would just kind of dominate, but now every team is good, every team is well-rounded,” Baer said. “In the future, I would like to do better, but in the end, we still finished top 15 in the nation.” Baer, Eubanks and Travis Gleason, the treasurer, are the three members who have graduated or will be graduating this summer. Aylmer said the three were very welcoming when he first joined. “They brought a lot of laughter to the team, but I feel like they’re still going to be around or we’ll still be in contact with them,” Aylmer said. “Losing them, we’re going to lose some really good surfers.”
Above:The UCF Surf Team poses together after the awards ceremony.The team placed 13th out of 17 teams from all over the country. Left:Amy Nicholl took home the First Annual Chuck Allen Award, Captain of the Year Award and the third place trophy for NSSA Nationals 2011 at Salt Creek,Calif. PHOTOS COURTESY OF AUSTYN BYNON
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Wideout Watters claims water, trainers removed FROM A1 used profanity to get the most out of his players. Jackson said that he was the only certified athletic trainer at the March 18, 2008 session. When Yerrid asked Jackson how many times he recalled having a number of athletes on the field with one [certified] trainer, Jackson said that he just remembered this one time. Jackson rode in the ambulance with Plancher and said he knew that Plancher had passed away when he left the hospital later that day. Before the lunch recess Dr. Edward “Randy” Eichner was called to the stand. Eichner has been practicing medicine for 45 years and has studied sickle cell trait for 25 of those years. Eichner testified that he worked as a professor of medicine at the University of Oklahoma for 32 years, where he was also responsible for any internal medicine problem that members of the football team had. While under direct examination by Yerrid, Eichner described sickle cell trait as an inherited condition that increases the likelihood of collapse during exertion. Eichner told the jury how he counseled athletes who had sickle cell trait. Eichner said he told athletes that they should stop at the earliest warning sign. “If you stop early, you’ll
recover early,” Eichner said. Yerrid asked Eichner how long it takes for sickling to occur in a sickle cell trait athlete, and Eichner said it occurs within two minutes to five minutes of exertion without rest. Eichner also testified that the conditioning drill was below the standard of care for sickle cell athletes. “The pace was too fast, rest was too brief and [the] obstacle course was reckless,” he said. Yerrid asked Eichner if UCFAA acted in a manner that was below the accepted manner of care in terms of Plancher’s health and safety. “Yes sir, they did. Coach O’Leary knew he had sickle cell trait and sprang an obstacle course on him,” Eichner said. Eichner testified that an intervention should have occurred before Plancher was released for the obstacle course. The issue of hydration was also broached during direct examination. Eichner testified that athletes continue to dehydrate as they exercise which increases the degree of sickling. On cross-examination, UCFAA attorney Dan Shapiro pointed out how much Eichner is being paid by Plancher’s attorneys for his time. Eichner responded with $500 an hour. Shapiro added up the time that Eichner has spent on the case. The total amount Eichner
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Attorneys Steven Yerrid,left,for the plaintiff,and Dan Shapiro,for the defendant, plead their objections during proceedings in the Plancher v.UCFAA trial in Circuit Judge Robert M.Evans’courtroom at the Orange County Courthouse.
has earned thus far for his time totaled $70,000. Shapiro asked Eichner on cross-examination about how Eichner was “consulting and helping” the medical examiner after the first autopsy was found to be inconclusive. Eichner said he is trying to end deaths of athletes and stood by his decision of contacting medical examiner Josh Stephany about researching sickle cell trait as Plancher’s cause of death. Eichner said he contacted the Orange County medical examiner and suggested he consider exertional sickling as a cause of death after the initial autopsy. A later autopsy by Stephany concluded that Plancher died from dysrhythmia due to acute exertional rhabdomyolysis with
sickle cell trait. Anise Duprat, Ereck Plancher’s aunt, also testified on Friday. Duprat described her relationship with Plancher as very close. “Like a son to me,” Duprat said. Duprat described Plancher as loving, respectful and a people person. Duprat said that her and her sister heard about Plancher’s death on the morning of March 18, 2008 while they were working at Moorings Park nursing home in Naples. Giselle Plancher received the call while at work from UCF officials. Duprat said they told Giselle Plancher that her son was in the hospital. Duprat took her sister home and on the way received a call from Ereck’s father, Enock Plancher. Enock told
Duprat that Ereck had died. “I said ‘Lord give me strength so I can take my sister home,’” Duprat said. Duprat said she helped her sister to the house and put her on the couch where Giselle Plancher passed out. Duprat likened the loss to her sister having lost a part of her body. She testified that the death has had a major effect on the family and that Enock and Giselle no longer celebrate holidays. Former Knights wide receiver Brian Watters was called to testify by Plancher attorneys about the day Plancher collapsed and later died. Watters testified that O’Leary ordered water and trainers out of the Nicholson Fieldhouse during the March 18, 2008 conditioning session. Watters said this was something O’Leary did to “increase mental toughness”. Watters’ testimony contradicted what O’Leary testified to on Thursday. O’Leary said during his testimony on Thursday that he never ordered water or trainers out of the fieldhouse on the day of Plancher’s death. Watters testified wide receiver Anthony Davis helped Plancher get through the run coming back from the obstacle course. Watters described Plancher as looking very tired and looking for the next breath. He also said Plancher’s eyes were
squinting a lot and at one point glazed over. Watters testified that while O’Leary was speaking to players in a huddle, Plancher looked slouched over trying to hold up a knee. Watters said O’Leary singled out Plancher and scolded him for not doing better on the sprints. Watters testified that Plancher was too tired to do “cool-downs” after conditioning and that after Plancher collapsed he was helped out of the fieldhouse by four teammates. Dr. Daniel Spitz, a pathologist, testified on direct examination that his review of the medical files concluded that Plancher died from complications with sickle cell trait. During cross-examination, UCFAA attorney Shapiro attempted to discount Spitz’s expert knowledge by bringing up a failed autopsy conducted by Spitz in Macomb County, Mich. in 2010 after Spitz failed to find a bullet wound in a skull during an autopsy. Spitz defended himself by saying that the body was very decomposed. Dr. Daniel Spitz is the son of Dr. Werner Spitz, an expert who testified in the Casey Anthony trial just 11 floors above the Plancher trial courtroom. On Monday, the jury will take a trip to UCF where jurors will tour Nicholson Fieldhouse where Plancher had his final workout.
Beer courses offered in fall, spring FROM A1 about beer when he took a trip as part of an International Studies course when he was a student at Rollins College. “When I was at Rollins,
we went to Germany for the International Studies class. I drank the beer over there and really enjoyed it.” Measom said. “When I came back, this was 1991, you couldn’t get that imported beer here in Florida. So then
I started making my own beer, so that I could have that kind of beer.” Measom said that Cicerone certifications are becoming the standard in many establishments, such as distributorships.
“Distributors are really wanting people to have this because then they know the product that they’re selling to the retailers,” Measom said. Measom teaches his course in both the fall and the spring at Rosen, but he currently is teaching an abridged version of his course to employees at the Shipyard Emporium on Fairbanks Avenue. The course involves sampling a variety of beers, such as ales, stouts and lagers. He said that, although beer sampling is part of this course, he monitors the consumption very carefully. He used the example of his course on Saturday to emphasize his point. “They got one-ounce samples over an hour of time. That’s roughly a little more than one beer, and the body can process an ounce of alcohol,” Measom said. “It’s the equivalent of having one beer over an hour’s time.” Ron Raike, a brewer for the Shipyard Brewing Company, assists Measom in teaching his course at the Shipyard Emporium. Raike has been a brewer for 22 years, and said that finding local breweries is much more commonplace than it used to be in earlier years. “It’s like getting your
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Measom,who teaches the Seminar in Brewing and Fine Beer class at Rosen, gives Shipyard Emporium employees a crash course in beer.
bread from a fresh bakery. You don’t have to go to Milwaukee or to Colorado to get your beer. You can get your beer, just like bread, from a local brewery.” Katie Linn, a senior hospitality management major, has taken Measom’s course at Rosen. She successfully passed the Cicerone Certification Exam and is now a certified beer server after learning an “incredible” amount of information. She also took a course in wines to determine if she wanted to become an expert in wine or beer. “I’m doing the tourism track and I’m very interested in good food, fine wines and good beers, so I also took the wine class as well, just to kind of see if I have the mouth for it, and the taste.” Linn is not planning to move beyond the Certified Beer certification, because her career will be
focused outside of the brewery industry. Mandy Protheroe, a junior advertising and public relations major, is a bartender at the Shipyard Emporium who is enrolled in the summer course at the Shipyard. She said she felt that improving her knowledge of beer would be important to her work. “When guests come in and they want to know about the beers that you serve, you can’t just be like, ‘Oh, I don’t know,’” Protheroe said. “I want to be able to have that knowledge and share that so people can learn, too.” Protheroe brews her own beer at home and said that obtaining this certification could possibly help her achieve one of her dreams. “There’s always been that childhood fantasy of mine of opening up a bar, and I guess this definitely would help.”
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Med school hopes for accreditation in 2013 FROM A1 be awarded their M.D.,” Peppler said. Full accreditation for the college will be decided on in 2013, when 2009’s charter class is in its fourth year of the program. Before then, the faculty expects the survey team to make another visit, likely in the fall of 2012. Peppler said each verdict is based on how the College of Medicine meets educational criteria. “The team that came on site were the eyes and the ears of the LCME, and for them to say, ‘Good job, you’re doing things well,’ and that we can continue, that’s a nice a feather in the cap of all of the faculty and the students,” Peppler said. To be granted full accreditation, Peppler said the college must meet the same standards as they were evaluated on previously. In addition, the survey team will look at the college’s use of elective courses and programs that fit the needs of students. “There will be no slacking off,” Peppler said. “We’re going to be working as hard as we can up to fall 2012 when the school is evaluated for the final time.” Second-year College of Medicine student Avianne Mills feels this latest step in accreditation is a validation of her decision to attend the school. “Over the past year, I’ve had such an innovating experience [studying at the college],” Mills said. “For each one of us, it was sort of like an investment, choosing to come to a school where full accreditation hadn’t yet been received. I feel that this recent step in accreditation is really more of a confirmation how great this program is.” Sarubbi said the college
‘There will be no slacking off. We’re going to be working as hard as we can up to fall 2012 when the school is evaluated for the final time.’ — DR. RICHARD PEPPLER COLLEGE’S ASSOCIATE DEAN
is expected to grow by 80 students this fall. By the time accreditation is expected to be granted in 2013, the college will have an estimated 120 new students with more than 100 preparing to graduate. Students graduating from the college will be entering the workforce with an advanced skill set, but will also get hands-on experience and provide health care for residents in the area who need it. Recently, the American Medical Student Association awarded the College of Medicine the Paul R. Wright Award in acknowledgement of its volunteerism. “Community service is a big part of the College of Medicine,” Sarubbi said. “In a big way, the surrounding community helped to create the college, so the students are always giving back in recognition of that.” Mills agreed, noting hands-on volunteering helps to shape the learning process. “A medical school is really there to serve its community, and it’s definitely a key ingredient in our learning process,” Mills said. “We’re given ample opportunities to do that here which is one of the reasons why I chose
UCF. The volunteering we do really instills the understanding of what we’re going into medicine for — which is to serve others.” However, it isn’t just the award-winning service projects that attract students, Sarubbi said. She credits the college’s hightech facility as a sizeable factor in their progress as an up-and-coming medical school. “The technology in our college really allows us [as faculty members] to prepare our students to be doctors in the 21st century,” Sarubbi said. With her first year under her belt, Mills is confident that UCF’s College of Medicine was the right choice for her and will only continue to grow as a competitive medical school. “I’m confident that it is really going to prepare me to be the best physician I can be,” Mills said.
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UCF’s College of Medicine was granted provisional accreditation this month,making the college just one authorization away from full accreditation.The college was given this status after being evaluated on 132 medical and educational standards.
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Robotics members learn to build, win together FROM A1 sion to the RoboBoat competition late last August. Their task was to build a small boat capable of guiding itself through a series of challenges without the help of its creators; in other words, a completely autonomous robot. “There are actually several different challenges,” robotics club vice president Michael Scherer said. “The main challenge, which is called the autonomous challenge, is where the robot must drive through these lanes; so its almost like a road except with a ton of obstacles. So they have to dodge these obstacles while still staying in the lanes, which is actually a bit more challenging than you’d think. The robots themselves are all autonomous. So that means there is no remote controls, or anything like that; there is a computer on the robot itself that we program and that makes all the decisions.” Scherer, a senior computer science major, went on to say that some of the obstacles that the robot had to overcome included putting out a small fire with a squirt gun, as well as retrieving a tennis ball that was underwater. While there are standards in the competition that the robot must meet, the rules are kept loose so students can show their creativity. While some teams deployed a small object to retrieve the tennis ball, the club’s robot used a long arm. “Our main focus when we designed this robot was to design a very solid platform,” Scherer said. “We weren’t too worried about the software; we were worried about
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Robotics Club Ground Vehicle Team (from left) Captain Michael Scherer,David Adams,Jacob Carr,Jonathan Mohlenhoff and adviser Daniel Barber participated in a robotics demonstration on the national mall.
designing something that would have no hardware problems, no electrical problems, that would just work.” Within the robotics club there are three subgroups, referred to as the big teams — the ground vehicle team, boat team and submarine team. Having already taken home second place in both the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition and the RoboBoat competition, the robotics club is preparing for their
upcoming submarine competition in San Diego. Barber is hoping they can learn a few lessons from their previous competitions. “Specifically, we are going to simplify some of the electronics that we have on the boat,” Barber said. “We are going to change the types of motors that we are using to make a more sturdy platform because we were having a lot of hardware issues and would like to improve those for next
year.” Not surprisingly, building robots is not a cheap hobby. According to Barber, a single robot can cost upwards of $20,000. Members of the robotics club find motivation to excel in competition not only for the glory, but also because much of the funding for the club comes from money won in competitions. In addition to their winnings, funding for the club comes from various sponsorships and SGA.
Many may think that members of the robotics club walk in to their first meeting already knowing how to build and program a robot. In fact, it is quite the contrary. “When I first got to robotics club I didn’t know about any form of robotics whatsoever,” Bernard said. “It was kind of nice. They don’t have any requirements for the club, you just join. If you’re interested, they take you.” Scherer said that when
he first attended a robotics club meeting his freshman year of college, he had a vague interest in robots, but the closest he had ever come to actually building one was when he played with Legos as a child. According the Scherer, as long as individuals have a genuine interest and are self-motivated, they do well in the club. “We like to say, ‘No matter how much you know, you can come in,’” Scherer said.
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DESPITE 2-0 LEAD,U.S.FALLS 4-2 TO MEXICO IN GOLD CUP Pablo Barrera scored two goals and Mexico rallied to beat the United States, 4-2, in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final last night at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. Andres Guardado and Giovani Dos Santos also scored for Mexico, which has won two consecutive Gold Cup titles and six overall. The victory qualifies Mexico for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, a preview of the 2014 World Cup. Michael Bradley and Landon Donovan scored to help the United States build a 2-0 lead. Donovan became the Gold Cup’s all-time leading scorer with 13 goals. Barrera put Mexico ahead to stay in the 50th minute, slipping a 10-yard shot underneath the right hand of diving goalkeeper Tim Howard and inside the left post. The attendance of 93,420 was the largest for a Gold Cup game in the United States, but the crowd was decidedly in Mexico’s corner. The Americans responded with an early burst. Bradley put the United States ahead in the eighth minute with a 10-yard header off Freddy Adu’s corner kick. Donovan’s 11-yard shot inside the left post made it 2-0 in the 23d minute. Clint Dempsey’s pass between defenders freed Donovan for a breakaway.
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FLORIDA-SOUTH CAROLINA RIVALRY HEATS UP FOR CWS OMAHA, Neb. — Florida and South Carolina don’t immediately come to mind when conversation shifts to Southeastern Conference rivalries — unless you’re talking about baseball. The Gators (53-17) and defending national champion Gamecocks (53-14) will play their biggest series to date when they meet in the College World Series finals beginning Monday. Last year, the Gators traveled to Columbia, S.C., the final weekend of the regular season and won two of three to edge out the Gamecocks for the SEC title. Three months ago, South Carolina went to Florida and won two of three, and the teams ended up in a three-way tie with Vanderbilt for best record in the league. Florida will start Hudson Randall (113) against South Carolina’s Forrest Koumas (6-1) in Game 1 of the best-ofthree series.
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In Terry Rooney’s short tenure as head coach of the Knights baseball team, UCF has made major strides. The Knights earned a top-25 ranking. Then, they swept national championship contender Florida and beat ranked teams Florida State, Alabama, Rice and Stetson en route to the team’s first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2004. Following the memorable season, eight Knights were offered big-league opportunities when they were selected in the MLB Draft or when they signed free agent contracts. Last week, UCF lost another key component of its team when associate head coach Cliff Godwin left the Knights and accepted the position of hitting coach at Ole Miss. The Central Florida Future caught up with Rooney to discuss what losing Godwin and these players means for the Knights. Central Florida Future: What does it mean for the UCF baseball team to lose Coach Godwin? Terry Rooney: Coach Godwin did a tremendous job in his time here. He is an extremely big reason for our success, serving as our recruiting coordinator and our hitting coach. Coach Godwin and I personally were together for six years and there’s no question that he’s one of the best hitting coaches in the entire country. Obviously, he is going to be missed. He did a great job while he was here. CFF: Do you have any plans for his replacement so far? Rooney: Yes, I’m searching for somebody. I’m in the process right now in finding his replacement. CFF: Do you expect anything to change in recruiting by losing Coach Godwin? Rooney: No. CFF: After coaching with Coach Godwin for six years, how different will it be for you with him no longer on your staff? Rooney: Coach [Godwin] was a very good friend of mine, and
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For more sports: www.UCFNews.com Twitter:@CFFsports he’s an outstanding coach and he certainly did a great job recruitingwise, coaching-wise; [he] certainly did everything. So obviously when you’ve got somebody that’s been with you for that long, it’s a certain comfort level. But obviously we’ve got a great staff with Coach [Jeff] Palumbo and with Coach [Brandon] Romans, and I feel confident with the direction of the program and where we’re going. We’ve established ourselves and we’re back in the national spotlight. We’ve established ourselves as a top-25 baseball program. Coach Godwin certainly had a lot to do with that, and I feel like we’re going to go out and find an outstanding candidate to replace him.
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INDIANAPOLIS — The basketball coach for an Indiana high school standout who survived a Friday plane crash that killed his father says the 16year-old is in a drug-induced coma as he struggles to recover from his injuries. Canterbury School basketball coach Dan Kline told The Associated Press on Sunday that doctors at a northern Michigan hospital plan to bring Austin Hatch out of his coma Monday. He says he received the update from a cousin of Dr. Stephen Hatch — the teenager’s father, who was piloting the plane and died in the crash. A spokeswoman for the hospital Traverse City, Mich., says Austin remains in critical condition. Friday’s crash was the second he has survived. A 2003 plane crash killed his mother and two siblings.
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CFF: Now that UCF has made it back to the NCAA tournament, despite getting knocked out at the regional level, how does this help motivate the team to get even further next season and work hard in the offseason? Rooney: First and foremost, I think in many ways the hardest
Nik Robson, UCF’s New Zealand-born goal-scoring sensation, is focusing his summer on getting better and preparing for his sophomore season with the Knights. After playing with the MLS’s Chicago Fire Premiere Development League, Robson is now training at Performance Athletix in Minneapolis, Minn., an elite training facility that trains professional athletes. The Central Florida Future caught up with Robson to see how his training was going. Central Florida Future: How was everything in Chicago with the Chicago Fire PDL? Nik Robson: Well, Chicago wasn’t what I thought. I don’t want to talk [bad] about another team, you know what I mean? But like, they had a really good group of players from a lot of schools around the country. There was a lot of top 25 teams [represented] and about two or three players from each team. But, it kind
of made me realize how our team (UCF) is really close; and when you try to throw together a bunch of great players, it might not be good straight away. You know what I mean? CFF: How long did you guys practice for together before playing in a game? Robson: A week. CFF: How did the season go? Robson: Well it’s still going on right now. I didn’t get a goal, but I had a few assists. They were playing me in a different position than what I was used to. CFF: They weren’t playing you as a striker? Robson: They played me further back. But it wasn’t my game; I was kind of playing out of position. I mean, I’ve played there before, but I don’t think that’s where I’m supposed to be playing. I don’t think that’s where my skills lie. CFF: So where are you at now? Robson: I’m in Minneapolis now, training for two weeks at an elite facility. I’ve
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Rooney looks to fill holes in pitching staff, infield FROM A8 part is just getting there. Now that, for the first time after seven years we’ve gotten there, everybody knows what the expectation level is. We’re not just satisfied to have gone there. The most important thing is we’re trying to win a regional and get to Omaha. CFF: What does it mean for UCF to have eight players drafted or sign a freeagent contract, going up from just three last year? Rooney: I think it is outstanding to see all of those kids to get opportunities to play professional baseball. You know, one of the reasons that you come to school at UCF is to try to fulfill individually your goal of playing professional baseball, reaching the major leagues. I want that to be a goal of all of our guys so that’s awesome. Obviously it means we’re going to have to replace a significant amount of those guys and I feel like with our recruiting class, hopefully we’ll be in good shape with that. CFF: After losing a handful of players to graduation and the draft, how do you feel about the team going into the summer, the fall and next season? Rooney: I think we have one of the top 10 recruiting classes in the entire nation coming in. Some of that will be contingent upon our signing class and if they enroll. We had several of our recruits drafted and obviously a lot of those guys will also have an opportunity, so it just depends. But I feel right now that we have one of the best recruiting classes in the country. CFF: Tell me a little bit
about Chris Matulis. You drafted him out of high school and now, going into his junior season, he’ll finally get a chance to play for you. Rooney: Obviously, I recruited him to LSU. He had Tommy John surgery, so he was really rehabbing this year. He was drafted, that shows you the potential of him; he didn’t throw a pitch this year but he was still drafted. Obviously he has a very bright future ahead of him and he’s somebody we’re going to be counting on tremendously next year. CFF: There are some big shoes to fill in the infield, especially at the corners and especially at first base. I know that it’ll be determined through the fall and start of spring once the team is together, but D.J. Hicks is playing at first this summer up in Cape Cod. Can we expect him to step up and be a contender for that position? Rooney: Yeah, I definitely think so. I talked to D.J. at the end of the season and told him that he’s going to have an opportunity to play every day as a position player in the field. Jonathan Griffin was an outstanding first baseman and that’s why D.J. DHed last year, but D.J.’s going to have every opportunity to win our first-base job. CFF: What about Chris Taladay? When Derek Luciano was knocked out of the 2010 season with an injury, Chris took over third base. Once Chris is fully recovered, is he a possible chance for everyday third base? Rooney: I think that once Chris Taladay is healthy, he will be an every-
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day player for us; I know that. Chris Taladay has proven himself as one of the best players in Conference USA. He can play a lot of different positions, so I feel very confident that as long as his rehabilitation continues and he gets through his injury that he’ll be an everyday player for us. Third base is certainly an option but he can be in the outfield or catch. We’re going to have to use a lot of guys at catcher this fall. CFF: There’s always been depth at the catcher’s position, but Beau Taylor’s always won that spot. What are your plans for that position?
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C-USAtitle is Robson’s goal FROM A8 decided I needed to prep for the fall season and just train all the way through. With (Chicago Fire PDL’s) team training, I wasn’t going to improve individually. I have the option to where I want to train. CFF: What is this training thing that you’re doing now? Robson: It isn’t even soccer. It’s for professional and collegiate athletes trying to go up to the next level. The guy I’m training with is really wellrespected and considered to be elite. CFF: What are some of the things you do? Robson: Well, at the moment, I’m currently destroyed. It’s incredible.
Like, we do two training sessions a day. This morning, I was on a treadmill. I ran for a minute, and [my trainer] kicked up [the RPMs]. And then he kept doing it. And then I was doing interval sprints on the treadmill. He had me sprint until I couldn’t do it anymore. I did that 24 times; sprinting as fast as I could, for as long as I could, until I fell off the treadmill. I don’t think I’ve ever trained as intense as that. I’m dead right now. CFF: Seems like you’ll be prepared for next season then. Where are you headed after Minneapolis? Robson: Back to Orlando where I start training. I can kind of start focusing on myself. Also, a lot of the team will be
there as well, so we can push each other. CFF: What are some of your goals for next season? Robson: Well, teamwise I think everyone wants to win the conference and I think that’s a realistic goal considering how we did last year and the new players we got. And we didn’t lose any players. For me, I want to score 20 goals. And I want to be an All-American. CFF: What do you think about the soccer stadium being expanded? Robson: I think everyone is pretty excited about that. We had like 2,000 people at the SMU game last year and it really helped us out a lot. I think we can get more of that at the new stadium.
Rooney: We have several returning players who have caught and we’ve got some of our incoming signees are also catchers, so I feel like we’re going to have enough of a collection of guys to replace Beau Taylor. CFF: UCF lost Nick Cicio and Johnny Sedlock, two-thirds of its key lefty-relieving trio that everyone had come to rely on. How hard will it be to rebuild the bullpen in that respect, and how important is it to do so? Rooney: I thought that we pitched a lot better last year as from the year prior, so the
biggest thing is that we need to continue that progression with our pitching. We’ve got a few left-handed pitchers coming in, in this recruiting class. CFF: With half of the team scattered around the country playing summer ball,
what are you doing this summer? Rooney: Actively recruiting. Obviously the summer is an extremely busy time for us from a recruiting standpoint, so obviously we’re on the road quite often. No. 1 is recruiting and No. 2 is preparing for the fall.
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Cigarette labels could be trouble T
he Food and Drug Administration is coming after big tobacco in a major way. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that the FDA will now require cigarette makers to carry graphic imagery on their products that depict the harmful effects of smoking. Some of these images include a man exhaling smoke through a hole in his neck, a baby near a cloud of black smoke and a dead body, according to the Journal. These images will be accompanied by warning labels that include messages that say, “smoking can kill you” and “cigarettes cause cancer.” Although it is necessary and proper for the FDA to ensure that cigarette consumers know the entire truth regarding the product they are inhaling, this step has the potential to overemphasize the harmful effects of smoking. If a consumer picks up a package that has a man puffing smoke through a hole in his neck, one could quickly assume that something like that could happen to them next month, or possibly next week. It represents an oversimplification of what happens when an individual begins smoking cigarettes. There is no doubt that
there are very serious and potentially deadly effects to smoking cigarettes. The government ranks it as the leading cause of preventable and premature death in the United States, linking it to an estimated 443,000 deaths per year, according to the Journal. The National Cancer Institute also finds that it is responsible for many types of cancer, such as cancers of the lung, larynx, esophagus, mouth and throat. Some type of imagery might even be helpful, but the images required by the FDA, however, such as a dead body or a man with a black shirt with the words “I quit” written across his chest, may be a step too far. This step has the potential of setting a precedent where government agencies can now feel empowered to go after other products and services they dislike in a similar fashion. There are several organizations that speak out forcefully against the harmful effects of alcohol, for example. A recent study by London’s Imperial Colleges Chair of Neuropsychopharmacology finds that alcohol is the most dangerous drug on earth. It also happens to rank tobacco as the sixth most dangerous drug, far behind alcohol. Alcohol has been blamed for many car accidents, as
well as deaths across this country. No one is expecting the government, however, to place images of dead bodies or totaled vehicles on cases of beer, bottles of wine and liquor. These new images required by the FDA could easily make other government agencies feel empowered to go after beer, wine and liquor companies. It would also be very easy to pick on gambling, given the dangers that have been associated with compulsive gambling. It is not a far stretch to think of images of strung-out gamblers placed along the walls of casinos while walking toward the doors. This may sound ludicrous to some, but the mighty hand of government can do many things if not kept in check. The government has a clear responsibility to make sure that smokers are fully informed regarding the choice they are making when they buy cigarettes. The surgeon general’s warning is a clear example of this. However, these new images may have gone too far in the effort to inform smokers of the inherent dangers in smoking. We should all take a step back and carefully re-evaluate the step that the government has taken here.
Scott deserves pink slip for new plan Here’s a riddle for you: result in both a reduction of How do you balance a revenue for the FRS and a budget without raising reduction in the quality of taxes? The answer: Taxaeducation that our students tion without representation will receive. — and that’s exactly what is With that said, you happening in the state of might argue that public Florida. employees are already Thanks to Gov. Rick working for low wages and Scott, Florida’s new budget are willing to do so because is being balanced on the they receive benefits ANNA ESKAMANI most vulnerable of groups, through the state. This is a Guest Columnist middle class included. valid point, and if you ask Probably one of the newest Scott, he’ll tell you that this issues engulfed in heated debate is the factor within itself is unfair to the prilegislature’s decision to require state vate sector. employees to contribute to their own “Very few private sector employees retirement accounts. This sweeping have a pension plan that is 100 percent. pension overhaul bill mandates that all It’s the right thing to do for our state,” 655,000 members of the Florida Retire- Scott said on June 20. ment System contribute 3 percent of Point taken Scott — but you’re their salary to their pension plans. missing the larger picture at hand. According to supporters of this leg- Individuals have a choice to work as islation, this move should save the public or private employees. No one is state close to $1 billion. Though I forced to be a teacher and certainly no appreciate strategies that will save one is forced to work in the private Florida some cash, I do not appreciate sector to cover his or her retirement our public employees being discrimiplans. If you want to be a member of nated against. Opponents of this plan the FRS and join the noncontributory referred to it as an income tax on pub- system, then do it. There’s nothing lic employees — and I could not agree unfair about it if you have that choice. more. Don’t be surprised if you start seePublic employees include teachers, ing good teachers leave Florida. No firemen, police officers and so forth. one appreciates big government, and They are the individuals who provide there is nothing bigger than the govus with services that we rely on, and ernment mandating where 3 percent they do it on a very small salary. of your paycheck should go. Take teachers into consideration: Fortunately, public employees are Teachers are already near the bottom taking action; last Monday the state’s of the totem pole when it comes to largest teachers union filed a lawsuit to hours worked and money received. In stop this plan from going through. The fact, as of last year teachers were main argument at hand is the issue of already earning a meager average constitutionality. In 1974 the Florida salary of $46,708. Now compare this to Legislature established FRS as a nonthe national average of $55,202, and contributory system, meaning that you’ll see why Florida is quickly dipmembers need not contribute. The ping to be ranked No. 47 in regards to lawsuit explains that mandating new teacher pay. FRS members to contribute the 3 perIt should also be noted that Florida cent would be acceptable, but it is teacher pay, which is set at the district unconstitutional to force the old memlevel, has been stagnant for several bers to do the same. years now, so the majority of our The current Republican leadership teachers have not seen a pay raise in in our state is practicing an ideology of quite some time. convenience. They only tax those who Supply-side economics will tell you are convenient to tax, and unless we that when you tax someone’s income, sue, we literally have no way to stop they begin to lack an incentive to earn. them. Ergo, quality and productivity levels What we need to do is pink slip decrease, resulting in an overall Scott before he pink slips all of our decline of income and tax revenue. public employees. If Florida is to “get This philosophy can be applied to the back to work,” maybe we should stop middle class too — it’s not just a trickfinding ways to “get our country back” le-down concept. When you’re taking and start thinking of ways to keep 3 percent of a teacher’s pay, it will moving forward.
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Oddballs are the leaders of innovation As America falls one normally would not deeper into the depths be able to relate because of despair — more their subconscious specifically financial unwisely told them ruin — we start scramsome of the pieces of the bling to find the puzzle were superfluous. answers. Political bickerAnd piecing things ing escalates, while together in new ways is those with a brain look exactly what someone for the cure. must do in order to creOne of the resoundate. LACY PAPADEAS Guest Columnist ing themes, in the news The article illustrated and from the mouths of that another common our most successful business leadtrait of inventive individuals was a ers, is innovation. It is, and always preference for solitary activities, has been, America’s saving grace even preferring work to socializing. and undoubtedly the only thing I don’t have to reach far into my that can keep us a rung or two past for an example of my solitary above our eastern competitors. lifestyle preference. I recently Their growth is now exponential, wrote a donation letter as a favor while ours is, at best, stagnant; our and when I was thanked, I replied, overindulgent way of life caught up “No problem, I would actually preto us. fer to do something like this for a While I may be lacking the friend than actually socialize with answers to most of our problems, I my friends.” do know how we can all become Oh yeah, and “mild paranoia” more inventive. also qualifies me, according to CarI was made aware that I knew son, along with being “hard to get this when I was scouring Barnes close to.” and Noble for what I should write It is officially called a schizotypnext. I stumbled across Scientific al personality, schizophrenia’s far American Mind Volume 22, Numless threatening cousin. It is a perber 2, page 22, and according to sonality that most eccentric people Harvard University researcher have. While it lends itself to the Shelley Carson, inventive people same unconventional ways of proare prone to “fanciful ideas or para- cessing information as schizophrenormal beliefs.” The fact that I was nia, it does so without inheriting on the lookout for an omen placed the debilitating disease. me in the exclusive normal-needThough I will not be uttering not-apply club. the words “schizotypal personaliWhat initially attracted me to ty” during a job interview, these the magazine was the man on the odd and sometimes lonesome qualcover with a crazy hair-do, similar ities truly do produce good results. to mine, and a mad, as in “starkMany students at Harvard raving,” look on his face. According scored well above average on to the words across his forehead, schizotypal scales; so if you too are the pertaining article was: “An an oddball, don’t worry, we’re in Unfiltered Mind. Creativity flows good company. best when barriers are down.” My advice to you is this: in I was pleased to read this order to invent, don’t deny your because my mental barriers have natural tendencies like at least one always been just a big pile of rubof your elementary school teachers ble that I swear does nothing more bullied you into doing and stop for me than take off one of my flip- mentally flogging yourself when flops if I step on it wrong. you have an “out of place” thought. The article stated that When you fully indulge your researchers now know why highly eccentric brain, it will hand you creative people seem weird. many more “Aha!” moments. Carson states, “Creativity and You will help pull America up eccentricity may be the result of from the dried-up well we’ve stumgenetic variations that increase bled into when you dive, head first, cognitive disinhibition — the into the intoxicating pool of crebrain’s failure to filter out extraneativity. Just try to do so gracefully; ous information.” even though I’m already soaking For a positive spin, it’s the wet, I hate it when people splash brain’s ability to relate things that me.
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2 Story Towhouse with 2 master bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Conveniently located in Alafaya Trail 1/2 mile from UCF. It comes with all the appliances. $700/month + security deposit. Call 407-310-6583 for viewing
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2/2 Townhome Available Aug. 1 $800 month 5 min to UCF includes W/D, fenced backyard, tile floor Call Patti 407-341-6369
Rms available townhouse Avalon Park. Only 10 min from campus. Fully furnished, very clean. Ladies only. Some rooms w private bath. Elec, water, incl. $515-550. 813-380-7533
3B/2Ba; 2 carage; screened porch; washer/dryer; tiled floors; fenced backyard; pets welcome; UCF students welcome; $1200/month, $1200 deposit. Ready now!! Call 407-948-8409 Ashington Park (near UCF). Avail. Aug. 1st. 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, 2 car garage. Large backyard with screened-in pool. $1800/mo. 407-482-8598 Beautiful fully furnished 3 bed, 2 1/2 bath home available near UCF beginning on 8/1/11. To view, contact Maria at mariasalome.galindo@gmail.com. Beautiful 3/2 custom duplex, 2 mi to UCF. 1150 sqft. Appliances incl. Non-smoking, pets ok. $1200/mo + Sec Dep. 407-359-5001
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UCF - SE ORLANDO MEDICALSCHOOLAREA 4/2.5 house 10 min to UCF new Kitchen and new Baths must sign a 12 mo.lease must have a 1 mo.dep Rent$1350.00/mo. Call 407760-9660 Beautiful home, gated comm. 3 mi. to UCF. 4/2/2 Avail Aug. $1700/mo. Lawn, HS internet, cable, phone incl. Call Marlene @ 407-895-5514 3/2 Duplex in Sherwood Forest. $850/mo. Close to UCF. Lawn care, W/D, dishwasher incl. Call 407-919-8390
Why Are You Still Renting? It may be less expensive for you to buy then rent in this market. Call today and lets see if we can save you some $$$. Mark Kelley 407 538 5914 Keller Williams Realty www.MarkKelleyRealtor.com 3/2/1-14819 and 14837 Sussex Dr. 3 mi. S of UCF. $975 first/ last mo. + $800 sec. dep. No smoking, no pets. Small, older, clean, nice yard, w/d hook up, sliding doors to back deck. Call Ellen for appointment 407-421-7344. No application fee; bonus if lease signed before July 15.
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Studio apt w/ appliances in Waterford Lakes. 2 mi to UCF w/ private entrance. Comm. pool, etc. $550/mo. 1st & last. $100 dep. All util incl. Call 407-373-9826 Grad student renting 2 rooms of 3/2 home in River Park. 3mi from UCF, 2c garage, sec sys, updated kitchen, new appliances. Rent $550 + utilities, avail July 1. Call 954-914-6026. 2 Rooms avail. in 3/2 home on lake. Males or Females welcome, Close to UCF. $500/mo incl. util. Non-Smoker, sec sys, pool & tennis. Call 239-707-4448 Avail. Immediately
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