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SGA Senate info session Interested in getting involved with the Student Government Association? SGA will host an info session for students interested in a senate position Monday, Sept. 12, at 1 p.m. in the Student Union. Current members of SGA will be available to answer any questions about your candidate and voter rights and about the process. All students are encouraged to attend; freshmen can earn 500 LINK Loot points.
Powering up with new plant UCF building on-campus power facility KAITLYN TEABO Senior Staff Writer
By the end of February 2012, UCF will become the first Florida university to own and operate its own power plant with control over its greenhouse gas emissions. The power plant will be located on the corner of
Gemini Boulevard and Libra Drive and will be housed in what will look like a brick building. David Norvell, director of sustainability and energy management, came up with the idea of building a power plant on campus to comply with the 2009 Climate Action Plan, a direct result of the American College
and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment, which was signed in 2007 by President John C. Hitt. The ACUPCC is a highvisibility effort to eliminate net greenhouse gas emissions from specified campus operations. It promotes the research and education-
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Fallen BC alumnus honored during UCF football game MEGHAN LINDNER Contributing Writer
Knights fans donned a new color in addition to the typical black and gold on Saturday’s football game against Boston College. Thousands of UCF students wore red bandannas to honor the memory of former BC student, Welles Crowther, who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks after saving the lives of 12 other people. UCF students Neal Surrena and Garrett Weiss created the entire event on Facebook.
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UCF fans wear red bandannas during Saturday’s football game against Boston College to honor former BC student Welles Crowther.
“There’s a big coincidence that it’s pretty much the 10-year anniversary to the 9/11 attacks, and I just
thought it was great to honor a man who gave his life for 12 other people,” Weiss said. Weiss, a 23-year-old
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POLICE SEARCH FOR ELUSIVE STREAKER IN CENTRAL FLA. Police are searching for a streaker in central Florida who has eluded capture for a few weeks.
FBI SEEKS PUBLIC’S HELP IN SEARCH FOR BANK ROBBER The FBI is seeking the public’s help in finding the person who robbed a Fort Lauderdale bank.
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The launch of the GRE revised General Test introduced the heaviest overhaul in the test’s 60-year history. The major revision aims to provide a better indicator of success in graduate school. “There was enough feedback from graduate schools that Educational Testing Services agreed that it was time to make changes to this test,” said Tim Weiss, director of graduate programs for Kaplan Test Prep. As of Aug. 1, the GRE is longer, has a new scoring scale and contains different question types that address graduate schools’ desire for a focus on critical reasoning. Weiss said the GRE is now more appealing to business schools because the changes make it more like the Graduate Management Admission Test, which is the more popular test for business school admission. “In nearly two months, 100 additional business schools have joined the more than 500 already accepting the GRE General Test
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Rosen students cook for a cause LAURA NEWBERRY Senior Staff Writer
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The Mitsubishi electricity production engine,which was assembled in Japan,will provide one-third of UCF’s energy requirements.
GRE test more tasking thanks to new format
The largest on-campus internship/co-op event UCF’s largest on-campus internship/co-op event will be held Tuesday, Sept. 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students of all majors, undergraduates and graduates, are welcome to attend. The fair usually brings in about 35 different employers. Professional dress is required. Bring copies of your résumé. For more information, visit www.explearning.ucf.edu.
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Rosen students are making money off their culinary skills pre-graduation, and their efforts will soon be nationally televised. The Rosen College Student Forum beat the UCF rugby team last week at the “Dining with the Dean” cook-off, a filmed culinary competition sponsored by Brigham Young University
that required each team to whip up a three-course meal for the dean to tastetest. The television program is used to promote Brigham Young football, but the school comes bearing gifts: a $3,000 reward for the winning team, and $2,000 of the prize must go to a non-profit organization of the team’s choice. The Rosen College Student Forum is donating the
funds to Children’s Miracle Network, a cause that UCF supports through several student organizations. Alexis Dempsey, Rosen cook-off competitor and junior hospitality management major, said that she hopes the televised program will bring light to CMN and the Rosen College. “We thought it would be
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The Rosen College Student Forum is donating their $3,000 prize to Children’s Miracle Network after winning the “Dining with the Dean”cook-off.
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Police search for elusive streaker in central FL DELAND — Police are searching for a streaker in central Florida who has eluded capture for a few weeks. DeLand police met with investigators Friday to devise a plan to capture the suspect. WESH TV reports that the suspect has been seen running naked in the area. Witnesses say the man appears to be between the ages of 30 and 40 with medium-length blond hair. Police are also asking for the public’s help in finding the suspect.
FBI seeks public’s help in search for bank robber FORT LAUDERDALE — The FBI is seeking the public’s help in finding the person who robbed a Fort Lauderdale bank. The South Florida SunSentinel reports that the suspect went into the bank Friday morning, demanding money from an employee. No weapon was shown at the time of the robbery. The suspect then left with an undisclosed amount of cash. No one was injured in the robbery.
Man shoots himself in hand instead of snake DAYTONA BEACH — Volusia County authorities say a 75-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the hand while trying to shoot a snake near his home. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports that Garrett Bauernschmidt suffered injuries to his index and middle finger on his left hand. He was taken to Halifax Health Medical Center for treatment. His condition was not immediately known. The man’s caretaker told police a large water moccasin was near the front door when Bauernschmidt got his handgun and shot at the snake. He missed, and as he tried to manipulate the safety to enable the second chamber, the gun went off. Only Bauernschmidt was injured. The snake got away.
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Bill hinders voter registration Organizations may face significant fines ANDY CEBALLOS Opinions Editor
As many students look toward the elections set to take place next year, one bill passed by the Florida Legislature contains many changes that will affect students’ ability to vote. Florida House Bill 1355, approved by Gov. Rick Scott on May 19, contains a range of significant changes that affect the voting process. Under this bill, organizations registering voters must register with the state of Florida’s Division of Elections as a third-party voter registration organization. This includes volunteers who register voters on campus. Deirdre Macnab, president of the League of Women Voters of Florida, said this legislation increases the burden on these volunteers. “What this new law does is it imposes a vast bureaucratic tangle of record keeping and steps that need to be now taken by volunteers who in the past have been able to operate and register eligible voters,” Macnab said. The state defines Third Party Voter Registration Organizations as “any person, entity, or organization that solicits or collects any voter registration application.” The state provides a caveat, stating that this does not include “a person who seeks only to register to vote or collect a voter registration application from that person’s spouse, child or parent.” Harold Hedrick, chairman of the Florida Federation of College Republicans, said this legislation was passed to create fairness in the voting process. “It’s a matter of making it a fairer playing field,” Hedrick said. “It isn’t meant to segregate against anyone. It isn’t meant to not allow anyone to vote.” Orange County Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles said
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Rev.Jesse Jackson speaks during a two-day tour of the Central Florida I-4 corridor in July to protest the changes in state voting laws passed by the Florida Legislature this year.
when the Legislature passed HB 1355, it failed to take into account the Florida Voter Registration System, which tracks a voter’s participation in an election. He gives the example of a student who is registered to vote in Fort Lauderdale, votes early there and then comes to UCF for school and attempts to vote here for the same election. “The Legislature’s seeing that as an opportunity where a college student could vote twice, but what they failed to take into consideration is that when that student voted in Ft. Lauderdale, it goes on their statewide record that they already voted in that election,” Cowles said. The bill gives the state the authority to assess a range of fines if third-party organizations make mistakes when registering voters. For example, according to the Division of Elections, a fine of $50 would be assessed if a voter registration application was received more than 48 hours after the applicant delivered the completed application to the thirdparty registered voter organization or any person, entity or agency acting on its behalf. The highest possible fine for a mistake is $1,000. Macnab said this may discourage groups and individuals from registering voters. “We think it is going to significantly dampen the num-
bers of groups that are involved in voter registration, and it has a particular impact on campus groups and student groups and minority groups, because record keeping shows that these are groups that in particular do depend on third-party voter registration organizations,” Macnab said. Many organizations have responded differently to this legislation. For its part, Macnab said that the League of Women Voters is not registering voters at this time. At UCF, the College Democrats are currently not registering voters but plan to do so in the future. Dominique Gelin, president of the Florida College Democrats, said this bill has had a significant effect on their operations. “It has already hindered us,” Gelin said. “It looks like we might be able to do voter registration again before the end of the year, but even with that, there’s a lot of paperwork involved, there are a lot of caveats and there’s a lot of risk for people who do want to end up registering voters.” Gelin said they are looking at possible solutions and joining forces with the national Democratic party; they will resume voter registration once they have decided how to proceed. For more information, visit the Florida Division of Elections website at http://election.dos.state.fl.us/.
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CREOL brings new light to infrared detection MANDY GEORGI Contributing Writer
At the rapid rate technology is evolving, it’s hard to believe that TV screens could get any thinner and cell phones are now handheld computers. However, scientists never cease to amaze us. Thanks to their curiosityinspired research, new discoveries and breakthroughs are made daily. UCF’s College of Optics and Photonics researchers have recently discovered an advanced way of detecting infrared light, which was published in September’s issue of Nature Photonics, the No. 1 journal for publishing in optics. Dr. David Hagan and Dr. Eric Van Stryland, both professors at UCF, wrote a paper about the use of extreme non-degenerate two-photon absorption for sensitive mid-infrared detection in wide bandgap semiconductors. Since the early ‘80s, Hagan and Van Stryland have had a theory that two-photon absorption would be strongly enhanced when two beams of very different wavelengths were used. But it wasn’t until about a year ago, with the help of five Ph.D. research scientists, that they were able to jumpstart experimenting. Dr. Scott Webster, a senior research scientist on the team, explained that work like this couldn’t be done 10 years ago. “It’s only through the advancements of laser engineering and laser
development design that have allowed this to really happen,” Webster said. After basic measurements showed the strong enhancement, the team had the idea of applying it to infrared detection. Detecting mid-infrared today requires bulky and expensive Mercury Cadmium Telluride detectors, which get its weight from needing to be liquid nitrogen cooled. This poses the problem of a large, cumbersome body and when it comes to technology, smaller is better. According to Webster, in their experiment the team used extremely nondegenerate photons and a commercially available detector called Gallium Nitride, allowing them to see the same amount of light, if not a little bit better. In the next steps of transforming this from a basic research project to an applied one, the team will try to reproduce these results using continuous wave light. They’re talking with various military-funding sources to pursue this. “There is a need in the military to see infrared light,” Webster said. “They can use it for figuring out what materials are made of from a distance.” Think of the combat soldier in Afghanistan who already has more than a dozen pounds of equipment strapped to him. Does he really need a bulky MCT bogging him down, too? “Right now, it’s still in its infancy, and we believe
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Senior research scientist Dr.Scott Webster toggles with one of the many lasers in the College of Optics and Photonics building.
we can improve the efficiency by designing a better detector,” Webster said. So far, the team is both excited and surprised by the amount of interest shown in the work. The article is featured in this month’s Nature Photonics. Having a high profile publication like Nature Photonics put CREOL’s name out there is huge and deserves bragging rights,
which is something Webster likes. “They don’t publish stuff that’s not a game changer or a paradigm shifter,” Webster said. Aside from directing the spotlight on UCF and reining in the publicity, CREOL’s current graduate students are sure to benefit from a published discovery like this when it comes to hitting the job
market. Having their college’s name and research published in high impact journals establishes the credit grad students seek in today’s scarce economy. “It’s encouraging that research done at UCF is able to make it into Nature Photonics. The research as a whole is just indicative of the quality of the science facilities that we have here,” Lane Martin, a grad-
uate research assistant in CREOL, said. Matt Reichert, another CREOL graduate research assistant, expressed his enthusiasm. “The fact that we can go on the edge of technology, the edge of science, and figure out a way to push it to the next level is very exciting to me,” Reichert said. “I think the paper is just one example of that.”
More schools accept GRE FROM A1 for MBA admissions,” according to a July 13 news release on the ETS website. The graduate program at UCF’s College of Business Administration still prefers the GMAT but does accept the GRE with a competitive score, said Judy Ryder, the program’s director. “We have traditionally accepted competitive GRE scores, but these account for under 20 percent of the scores we receive,” Ryder said. Patricia Bishop, vice provost and dean for the College of Graduate Studies at UCF, said the college will take the new criteria into consideration as it receives applicants. “We understand that the quantitative and verbal sections are more constructed to align with skills that graduate students are likely to use in graduate school,” Bishop said in an email. She added that universities will not start seeing these new GRE score
reports until late November. These quantitative and verbal sections, which deal with math and language skills respectively, make up the bulk of the four-hour test. The analytical section remains, but the essay prompts are now more focused and allow only one half-hour each to respond. Weiss said test takers should practice building up their endurance and mental energy to perform strongly through to the end. Despite its daunting duration, the new GRE offers some appealing additions, such as the ability to navigate between questions within a section. Another bonus is the on-screen calculator for use on the math section. Sharlynn Gabarda, a senior micro and molecular biology major, said the test’s length wasn’t too bad. “I was pretty relaxed,” Gabarda said. “They give you an estimated score compared to the old GRE
scoring, and I did really well on the math.” Gabarda said she used Princeton Review’s online practice test and borrowed test prep books from the library to study. Senior statistics major Erik Lee said he took advantage of the free test prep resources he found online and leaned more toward preparing for the math portion of the test because he plans to pursue a master’s in statistics at UCF. “I took the practice test, and I felt pretty confident, so I’ve just been using what’s available for free because I don’t feel like I need that much extra,” Lee said. Senior psychology major Deandhra Downs, a campus representative for Kaplan Test Prep in the Student Union, said she plans to take the GRE in November. “Definitely prep longer and harder, and with an actual course,” Downs said. “Don’t just go out and get a book.” She also mentioned one of the benefits of
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using Kaplan’s course is the option to retake the GRE for free if students are unsatisfied with their scores, which is under-
standable, due to the more difficult nature of the test. “This new exam is definitely more challenging than the GRE in the past,
but certainly that should not deter any students from taking the test and applying to graduate school,” Weiss said.
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Speaker to tell story of harming and healing CHELSEA ST. JOHN Contributing Writer
To Write Love on Her Arms symbolizes hope for thousands battling depression in more than 40 countries. Founded in Orlando by Jamie Tworkowski in the spring of 2006, TWLOHA began as a story and a way to help a friend pay for treatment. It has grown into an internationallyrecognized movement. Tworkowski will speak to students on Sept. 26 at 8 p.m. in the Student Union’s Cape Florida Ballroom. Ellen Kessler, speaker director for the Campus Activities Board, said that the CAB decided to bring Tworkowski to UCF because of the impact that he has had on our generation. Tworkowski is a positive role model who encourages us to help each other and have the hope to recover from difficulties we may have in our lives, Kessler said. Untreated depression is the No. 1 cause of suicide, and suicide is the third-leading cause of death among teenagers, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. This non-profit movement is dedicated to illuminating hope and treatment to people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. After the speech, there will be a question and answer session as well as a meet and greet with Tworkowski. There will also be music by Damion Suomi during the event. “The greatest hope is that the speaker will bring positivity to students’ lives, whether it’s motivating them to do something
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Jamie Tworkowski,the creator of To Write Love On Her Arms,will speak to students and answer their questions on Sept.26 at 8 p.m.in the Student Union’s Cape Florida Ballroom.
good for themselves or others,” Kessler said. Kelly Riordan, a senior communication sciences and disorders major and secretary of the TWLOHA club, has been personally impacted by TWLOHA and Tworkowski. “Finding TWLOHA gave me inspiration, told me I wasn’t alone and that there were people out there who cared and who knew what I was going through,” Riordan said. Although not a registered student organiza-
Will you attend the TWLOHA event?: www.UCFNews.com tion, the TWLOHA club has many members that are eager to meet Tworkowski and hear him speak about the organization. “I respect Jamie and To Write Love on Her Arms, and I support everything that it stands for,” said Jennifer Ostrander, a junior marketing major and vice president of the TWLO-
HA club. “Jamie is a very charismatic and inspirational speaker, and he talks about issues that are often kept in the dark.” Tworkowski’s story will be told on the big screen later this year in addition to his success as a speaker. The movie, titled Renee, was filmed in Orlando, and lists stars such as Chad Michael Murray and Kat Dennings. The plot is based on the TWLOHA movement and how the whole ven-
ture began in Orlando in order to help a woman suffering from drug and alcohol addiction, as well as self-injury. The film is currently in post-production with a set release date for 2012. According to the TWLOHA website, it’s estimated in the United States alone that 19 million people live with depression. TWLOHA wants to continue to spread the word that those suffering are not alone and that depression is treatable.
“I am now being treated for my anxiety and depression and have found community and love through TWLOHA and a few other campus groups,” Riordan said. “I haven’t relapsed into any kind of self-harm in about a year.” To find out more about the event, search for An Evening with To Write Love on Her Arms on Facebook and for more information about TWLOHA, visit http://www.twloha.com.
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Thousands wear bandannas to tailgate, game FROM A1 engineering major, saw a video on ESPN.com about Crowther and posted a link to the video on Facebook. After Surrena, a freshman journalism major, saw the video, he and Weiss thought of the idea for students to wear red bandannas to the game. The video describes Crowther’s life and how he lost it that day. When Crowther was a young boy in Nyack, N.Y., he carried around a red bandanna that his father gave him. Crowther’s mother, Allison, said it symbolized the link between Crowther and his father. Crowther went on to attend college at BC and played on the lacrosse team. After graduating from BC in 1999, Crowther moved to New York City and began working in the south tower of the World Trade Center. During the attacks, he saved 12 people. According to witness accounts in the ESPN.com video, Crowther appeared out of nowhere and said to the injured: “Everyone who can stand, stand now. If you can help others, do so.” He helped 12 people make it from the 78th floor down to the 61st floor, where they met firefighters. He made the decision to return to the 78th floor to try and save remaining survivors. Then, the tower collapsed. Crowther’s body was found six months later. In May 2002, Crowther’s mother was reading an article about 9/11 survivors in The New York Times. A survivor in the story mentioned being rescued by a man wearing a red bandanna to cover his face. She mailed a photo of her son to the survivor to see if the man in the red
Did you wear a red bandanna?: www.UCFNews.com bandanna was her son. After looking at the photo, the survivor confirmed that Welles Crowther was the man who saved her. Surrena created a Facebook event for their idea on Sept. 4, and he started by inviting 30 of his friends. Word began to spread and in less than two hours, more than 1,000 guests had clicked “attending.” Surrena said that Welles’ story inspired him because he majors in journalism, and he wanted UCF students to know his story. “It inspired me because he stands for everything that I want to stand for, like determination, bravery and his heart, pretty much. It inspired me more than anything, and I just thought the people of UCF should see the video,” Surrena said. “If they want to wear the bandanna, it’s up to them.” Weiss contacted the Orlando Sentinel once the event began to pick up momentum. Retailers in the UCF area began to run out of red bandannas, and guests began using Facebook to help others find bandannas in the area. Surrena said he went to various retailers in the area to see if they would donate bandannas, but he didn’t have much luck. “That was kind of rough, but then we went to the SGA front office and they actually helped us a lot,” Surrena said. SGA Vice President Adam Brock said organizations within the Interfraternity Council had ordered bandannas to participate in the event and provide them to other attendees. Alpha Tau Omega sold bandannas in front of the Student Union Friday.
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A UCF student uses her bandanna to honor her late uncle who,like Crowther,died during the 9/11 terrorist attacks.Fans wore red bandannas to honor the BC alum.
All proceeds went to the Welles Crowther Charitable Trust, which was established by the Crowther family in 2001 and recognizes and awards young men and women serving their communities. The Student Union provided bandannas in exchange for donations of canned food to the Knights Helping Knights Pantry. The Moat Sports Grille also passed out bandannas to patrons. Surrena ended up having Crowther’s sisters, as well as the athletic director of BC, reach out to him on Facebook. Paige Crowther used the event page to thank everyone on behalf of the entire Crowther family for UCF’s support, and she announced that she and her sister, Honor Fagan, would be attending the game.
Joe Hornstein, associate director of UCF athletics, said that he and head football coach George O’ Leary believe Crowther is a true hero. “I certainly would respect any student who would commemorate his legacy in such a fashion,” Hornstein said. On Tuesday morning, Surrena and Weiss were invited to speak on Mike Bianchi’s morning radio show on 740 AM. A local ESPN radio station and Fox 35 also interviewed the pair. By the day of the game, more than 7,000 people had RSVP’d to the event, and thousands of UCF students donned red bandannas and packed Bright House Networks Stadium. UCF alumnus John Gaboian first heard about Welles Crowther through ESPN, and then his brother
told him about the red bandanna event. Instead of wearing his bandanna, Gaboian let his six-month-old Labrador, Toby, wear it for him. “It was supposed to be mine and then I decided to bring him along, and I thought it would be cuter,” he said. Surrena said the turnout at the game was unbelievable and he didn’t expect the stadium to be filled. “Boston College wore bandannas and everything,” he said. “I was so speechless when I walked in. I got goose bumps.” Weiss was equally surprised and said he heard there were 45,000 people at the game. “Everywhere I looked, people had red bandannas. … It was just awesome,” he said. For Surrena and Weiss,
the highlight of the night was meeting Crowther and Fagan. Surrena designed posters for the event and gave one to Crowther. During a third-quarter timeout, Crowther’s sisters were invited on to the field. “When I saw the Crowthers go onto the field, the whole student section just erupted in cheer. It was just so surreal,” Weiss said. “I was just so happy to be a Knight. Happy to be an American.” Surrena and Weiss plan to make the Red Bandanna at UCF event an annual one. Surrena, along with his friend Luke Sarris, created another Facebook group calling for all Knights to wear pink for breast cancer awareness. The event is called “Pink Out at UCF vs. Marshall game” and will take place on Oct. 8.
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Plant to cut $2.5 million from annual electricity bill FROM A1 al efforts of higher education in equipping society to restabilize the earth’s climate and accelerate progress toward climate neutrality and sustainability. “This idea was not solely our idea,” Norvell said. “We follow other universities’ ideas and keep up to date with what the building trade associations are doing, but what makes this power plant different from the rest is that it is owned and operated by the university rather than an outside utility company.” The danger of an offside generation that comes from a utility provider is the utility provider has a lot of freedom on what it is able to use to generate power, commonly using a mixture of coal, gas, nuclear and oil, which produces a great amount of greenhouse gas emissions. “Our plan is 100 percent natural gas and a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions,” Norvell said. The
energy that is produced by this power plant is about one-third cleaner than the energy we currently buy from a utility provider.” When trying to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the power plant, the main focus is on carbon dioxide. It also releases nitrous oxides, NOx and SOx, which are both in small quantities, but very important in obtaining climate neutrality. According to Curt Wade, utilities coordinator of the department of sustainability and energy management, when comparing the new power plant to similar power plants, it will reduce volatile organic compounds by 60 percent, nitrous oxide by 96 percent and carbon dioxide by 93 percent, saving 3,000 tons of CO2 in a fiscal year. “We did everything we could to reduce emissions because it is important to us, so we bought all of the options that were available on the market, exceeding the basic requirements that are
required by law, including a real-time monitoring system that displays exactly what emissions are being disbursed at that moment,” Norvell said. Senior engineering and biology major Broc Scaramella is in favor of investing money to grow closer to climate neutrality. “It sounds like a good idea, although for $12 million I would have liked to see some of that go to lowering tuition, but I guess in the long-run it will help the environment as a whole, and why wait to do that,” Scaramella said. As the power plant is using the latest technology to ensure the most optimum climate neutrality advances, Eugene Roberts, senior projects engineer, would like to see UCF engineering students, like Scaramella, benefit from it. “What I keep hoping for in all of these jobs is that the engineering professors will eventually incorporate some
of this into their classroom work, because an engineering student will probably never get to see one of these,” Roberts said. “If it were a part of the course work to come over and visit it and have an experience that they won’t get from somewhere else, then it would be a tremendous opportunity for them.” For some, the biggest benefit of the power plant is not the technology it uses or the greenhouse gas emission reduction, but the amount of money it will cut from the university’s electricity bill. It is projected to cut about $2.5 million off of the university’s annual $14 million electricity bill, while producing roughly one-third of the university’s electricity and enough engine and exhaust heat to help run the university’s air-conditioning system. Like anything that saves money, it costs money first. The startup cost of the power plant is $12 million, including equipment and building expenses. “The university is completing funding it, using existing funding from the state that was tucked away in the bank for a rainy day kind of thing, from a surplus fund,” Norvell said. With the amount of money the power plant will save, UCF should generate the $12 million start up cost in a little less than six years, depending on the current cost of natural gas.
“It seems like a good investment, because it will reduce the electricity we get from cold fire plants, which blow air our direction that is not healthy to breathe in,” said English department chair Patrick Murphy. “This plant will mean better air quality for all of us.” Senior history major Rebekah Kubik also sees this as a good investment. “Because of UCF’s sheer size, I think having our own power plant is a smart and logical decision. I’ve had serious doubts about some of UCF’s other financial decisions, so I really hope that this venture pays off for the university,” Kubik said. “It may be a bit myopic, but should UCF actually begin saving money after five years as projected, I would love to see more money put into the history program. We desperately need more professors in order to facilitate smaller class sizes as well as broaden the historical subjects offered.” Although Kubik sees the power plant as a great opportunity, with such a large investment, some students are wondering if the university spent its money wisely. “I think $12 million is pretty intense. Small things such as turning off the lights can make a huge difference without the need of a power plant,” said senior psychology major Laurel Counterman. “Tuition
is always increasing, and the grants continue to get cut back due to so-called budgets. I’m all for saving energy, but if it affects students’ ability to pay for school due to a large increase in tuition, I feel that there must be a more economical way to save energy.” Claudia Balarin, senior public relations and advertising major, believes the university should have tried other ways to save electricity and communicate with its students before spending money that could have been used for tuition purposes. “There are so many activist groups around campus that it would be easy to make a drastic change in the power bill and they could even have goals set up of reducing energy to a certain percent by the year and it would bring the UCF community closer together knowing we’re all working for a goal that will benefit everyone,” Balarin said. “I say UCF forgets the power plant and if we decrease energy by 10 percent we should get 10 percent off tuition.” Despite conflicting opinions of the student body, Norvell stays confident in his plan to bring UCF to climate neutrality. “This power plant is sure to benefit the UCF community as a whole in terms of saving money and reducing its greenhouse gas emissions.” The student forum hopes to use the remaining prize money to start a culinary competition team at Rosen. COURTESY ROSEN PUBLIC RELATIONS
Money donated to charity FROM A1 a great charity to donate to because we work all-year around to support it and raise money for it,” Dempsey said. The remaining $1,000 will go to the college itself, although no final decisions have been made as to how it will be appropriated. Dempsey said that the student forum hopes to use the money for the creation of a culinary competition team at Rosen, which will be spearheaded by freshman restaurant management major, Alex Lewine. Lewine said that he was unaware that the team was looking into using the funds for his tentative club but said that the prospect was exciting. Two of the three winning courses were recipes by Lewine, who competed in culinary competitions prior to “Dining with the Dean.” “I felt a little more pressure than I should have, because the experience was like other competi-
tions, but it was really different because it was televised,” Lewine said. “You have that head rush going through you that whole time.” The cook-off was filmed in the Rosen apartment of one of the competitors. Shortly before the competition began, both teams were given guidelines: They had to use an item from the apartment, onions could not be part of any recipe and they had to stay within a $30 budget. Rosen College Dean Abraham Pizam, who served as the judge for the competition, said that he was impressed by the culinary skill of both teams. The judging process was anonymous. Pizam was given two plates at a time, one concocted by Rosen and the other by the rugby team. The dean ended up being partial to Rosen’s appetizer and main courses but preferred the rugby team’s dessert item. Rosen’s menu included a baby arugula salad in a bal-
samic vinaigrette dressing, apple cider chicken with mashed potato pancakes and asparagus and a raspberry cheesecake puff pastry. The cook-off will air Sept. 23 before the UCF at Brigham Young University game on BYUtv. According to Dempsey, “Dining with the Dean” has an average of 50 million viewers per episode. BYU students work in conjunction with LENZWorks, a Utah-based film company, to produce the show. The “Dining with the Dean” crew films at colleges whose football teams will be playing against Brigham Young to increase excitement for upcoming games. Lewine said he wants the show to bring hype to not only Knights football, but the Rosen College, as well. “Rosen is probably the most successful school of hospitality management in the U.S.,” Lewine said. “This means that we can get our name out there.”
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Remembering 9/11: ‘You will always be my hero’ LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press
NEW YORK — The names of the Sept. 11 dead, some called out by children barely old enough to remember their fallen mothers and fathers, echoed across ground zero Sunday in a haunting but hopeful tribute on the 10th anniversary of the terror attack. “Hope can grow from tragedy,” Vice President Joe Biden said at the Pentagon. Weeping relatives of the victims streamed into a newly opened memorial at the spot where the World Trade Center stood. They placed pictures and flowers beside names etched in bronze, and traced them with pencil and paper. President Barack Obama and his predecessor, George W. Bush, bowed their heads and touched the inscriptions. Obaa, standing behind bulletproof glass and before the white oak trees of the memorial, read a Bible passage after a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m., when the first jetliner slammed into the north tower 10 years ago. The president, quoting Psalm 46, invoked the presence of God as an inspiration to endure: “Therefore, we will not fear, even though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea.” The New York ceremony was the centerpiece of a day of remembrance across the country. It was a chance to reflect on a decade that changed American life, including two wars and the overhaul of everyday security at airports and in big cities. In a ceremony at the Pentagon, Biden paid tribute to “the 9/11 generation
of warriors.” “Never before in our history has America asked so much over such a sustained period of an all-volunteer force,” he said. “So I can say without fear of contradiction or being accused of exaggeration, the 9/11 generation ranks among the greatest our nation has ever produced, and it was born —it was born — it was born right here on 9/11.” Defense Secretary Leon Panetta observed a moment of silence at 9:37 a.m., marking the time a jet struck the center of the nation’s military. He paid tribute to 6,200 members of the U.S. military who have died in the Iraq and Afghan wars. In Shanksville, Pa., a choir sang at the Flight 93 National Memorial, and a crowd of 5,000 listened to a reading of the names of 40 passengers and crew killed aboard the plane a decade ago. Obama and his wife traveled to the Pennsylvania town after their visit to New York and placed a wreath at the memorial. During the president’s visit, members of the crowd chanted, “USA! USA!” One man called out: “Thanks for getting bin Laden!” This is the first anniversary observance since Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces in Pakistan. The day’s events took place under higher security than usual. In New York and Washington especially, authorities were on alert. Ahead of the anniversary, the federal government had warned those cities of a tip about a possible car-bomb plot. Police searched trucks in New York, and streets near the trade center were blocked. To walk within blocks of the site, people had to go through checkpoints.
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Roses lay on the north pool placed by Dawn Nelson in memory of her sister Ann N.Nelson and Aaron Horwitz at the National September 11 Memorial during a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the attacks at World Trade Center.
In New York, family members began reading the names of 2,983 victims — 2,977 killed in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001, and six killed in the first terror attack on the trade center, a truck bomb in 1993. “You will always be my hero,” Patricia Smith, 12, said of her mother. Nicholas Gorki remembered his father, “who I never met because I was in my mother’s belly. I love you, Father. You gave me the gift of life, and I wish you could be here to enjoy it with me.” Peter Negron, 21, whose father worked on the 88th floor of the north tower, said that in the decade since the attack, he had tried to teach his younger brother lessons he had learned from their father. “I decided to become a forensic scientist,” Negron said. “I hope that I can make my father proud of the young men my brother and I have become. I miss you so much, Dad.” Bush quoted a letter
from President Abraham Lincoln to a mother who was believed to have lost five sons in battle during in the Civil War. “I pray that our heavenly father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement,” Bush said. Obama and Bush were joined by their wives as they walked up to one of the two reflecting pools built over the towers’ footprints, part of a Sept. 11 memorial that was opened for relatives of the victims. Some family members held children on their backs who were not yet born when the towers were attacked. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, opening the ceremony of remembrance, said: “Although we can never un-see what happened here, we can also see that children who lost their parents have grown into young adults. ... Good works have taken root in public service.” As the sun rose, an American flag fluttered over six stories of the rising 1 World Trade Center. The
sky was clear blue with scattered white clouds and a light breeze, not unlike the Tuesday morning 10 years ago. The site looked utterly different than it had for any other Sept. 11 anniversary: Along with the names in bronze, there were two manmade waterfalls directly on the footprints of the towers, surrounded by dozens of white oak trees. Elijah Portillo, 17, whose father was killed in the attack, said he had never wanted to attend the anniversary because he thought he would feel angry. But this time was different, he said. “Time to be a big boy,” Elijah said. “Time to not let things hold you back. Time to just step out into the world and see how things are.” In a taped interview, the president told NBC News that the United States “came through this thing in a way that was consistent with our character.” “We’ve made mistakes. Some things haven’t hap-
pened as quickly as they needed to,” he said. “But overall, we took the fight to al-Qaida, we preserved our values, we preserved our character.” People across America planned to gather to pray at cathedrals in their greatest cities and to lay roses before fire stations in their smallest towns. Around the world, people paid tribute in formal ceremonies and quiet moments. In Japan, they gathered Sunday to lay flowers before a glass case containing a small section of trade center steel, and remembered 23 employees of Fuji Bank who never made it out of the towers. A village in the Philippines offered roses, balloons and prayers for an American victim whose widower built 50 brightly colored homes there, fulfilling his late wife’s wish to help the Filipino poor. In Malaysia, Pathmawathy Navaratnam woke up and, as she has done every morning for 10 years, wished “good morning” to her son, a 23-yearold financial analyst who was killed in New York. “He is my sunshine. He has lived life to the fullest, but I can’t accept that he is not here anymore,” said Navaratnam. “I am still living, but I am dead inside.” The day’s events also included a memorial Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York and a ceremony featuring nine-story replicas of the twin towers on a plaza in Paris. In a reminder of the war that started in the wake of the attacks, 77 American soldiers were wounded when a Taliban suicide bomber detonated a truck bomb outside the gates of a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan. Two Afghans were also killed.
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Taking flight Knights continue hot start, down BC 30-3 STEVEN RYZEWSKI
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The Knights’ (2-0) defense has a pretty simple philosophy. “We don’t want anybody in our end zone,” cornerback Josh Robinson explained after Saturday’s 30-3 thrashing of visiting Boston College (0-2). “Regardless of if they get down in the red zone, we’re always thinking deny points … not one point.” It seems to be an effective policy. Through two games of the 2011 season, the Knights’ defense has allowed three total points. It was another dominating effort by the UCF defense, which held the Eagles of the Atlantic Coast Conference to only 141 yards of total offense on the night. The team rode the momentum on that side of the ball through three quarters until finally the offense clicked for a 21point fourth quarter, and the blowout was on.
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Above: Jeff Godfrey rushes past a Boston College defender. Right: The Knights’ offense celebrates after a touchdown.
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Offense With 4:15 left in the game and the Knights with a first and goal from the Boston College 4-yard line, quarterback Jeff Godfrey kept the ball on a keeper. Standing between the sophomore standout and the end zone was Eagles All-American linebacker Luke Kuechly. Despite Boston College’s struggles, Kuechly was having an absolutely beastly night with 17 tackles, 12 of which were unassisted. Apparently, Godfrey didn’t get the memo not to put his head down and plow forward. “It was symbolic of my
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Grassroots movement by students starts tradition On Saturday, Bright House Networks Stadium played host to a sold-out crowd of 45,671, witnessing the Knights’ historic 30-3 victory over Boston College. Something got the message across to UCF fans to fill the stadium, and it wasn’t a patch or a salute that got butts in the seats. It was a red bandana. It was nice to see fans lug over to the stadium after a day full of tailgating. It was nice to see fans actually stay after halftime. But the nicest thing about Saturday’s sold-out crowd? The grassroots red bandana movement that swept UCF nation. Even ESPN’s College Football Gameday took notice. For a school that couldn’t even sell out the Conference USA Championship game last year, the grassroots movement started by two UCF students got people in the seats. The Knights don’t need a marketing campaign, a patch or a fabricated salute to get people in the stands. What worked? A grassroots movement, started by students. Not a marketing department. UCF Athletics Associa-
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tion’s attempt at establishing some sort of tradition, the UKnight salute, has been an absolute bust. Seeing as how the crowd has responded, it’s obvious that the whole idea has been a failure, considering that none of the players, coaches, cheerleaders or fans perform it. Well, fans perform it … mockingly. Imagine that. A forced tradition not working? UCF fans: keep doing what you’re doing. Keep rejecting the dumb idea of the counterfeit hand motions. Keep rejecting force-fed traditions. Keep doing what you’re doing — starting your own traditions. That’s the way tradition happens. The students and fans start it, not a marketing department. Let this be an example of how grassroots traditions can happen.
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Thanks to a grassroots movement started by UCF students through social media,fans packed the stands wearing red bandanas.
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McKauly Tulloch brings experience, goals ANDY ZUNZ Men’s soccer beat writer
Sophomore McKauly Tulloch is known for many things. Some people know him for his theatrics when he misses a close shot, or his speed that helps him leave defenders in the dust or maybe even for his success on the field, scoring six goals in four games. But one thing Tulloch brings to the team that not many people know about is experience. Tulloch has been there, and he most certainly has done that. Tulloch transferred to UCF this year as a sophomore. He played his freshman year at the University of Akron, also known as the 2010 NCAA National Champions. While he only played 10 games at Akron, Tulloch has used the experience to better himself as a player. “Winning last year, it’s a great feeling," Tulloch said. "I’m much more experienced; I know what it takes right now. I got [to] the highest level and got to perform at the highest level. It was a great experience.” Not only does Tulloch have a NCAA Championship on his résumé, but he also played for the U-18 and U-20 Jamaican national teams. Tulloch was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and does not take this honor lightly. “To play for the Jamaican national team is a special thing because there is so much talent across the island,” Tulloch said. “I got the exposure, and I was seen by a lot of scouts there.” Tulloch has used these experiences to improve himself as a player, which
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Sophomore forward McKauly Tulloch currently leads the Knights with six goals,accounting for more than half of the goals (10) the Knights have scored this season.
can be seen by his stats so far in the 2011 season. Tulloch has scored at least one goal in every game so far and was named Conference USA offensive player of the week for his efforts against UMass and Belmont. Tulloch’s recent success has not gone unnoticed. Coach Bryan Cunningham said after the
game against UMass that he is not surprised by Tulloch’s performance. “He’s just playing within our system, he’s working hard in practice and he’s using the players around him like he did tonight on the second goal,” Cunningham said. “He’s an extremely coachable kid; he just works tirelessly, and the team
around him is giving him the ball in some threatening positions.” As for Tulloch’s future plans, he wants to keep doing what he loves. “Soccer is what I want to play," Tulloch said. "I want to get a degree as well, but soccer is what I feel is going to carry me through life, so that’s where I’m heading.”
‘Soccer is what I want to play. I want to get a degree as well, but soccer is what I feel is going to carry me through life, so that’s where I’m heading.’ — MCKAULY TULLOCH, SOPHOMORE
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Defense stays strong in front of sold-out crowd FROM A8 whole night,” Godfrey said. “I was thinking ‘How am I going to get in this end zone?’ but I trusted my legs … Put my head down, shoulders down, and I got in the end zone.” Once again, Godfrey keyed the Knights’ offense, passing for 187 yards, completing 20-of-25 attempts and adding another 69 yards with his feet. The 20 completions were a career best for Godfrey. Following a three-andout on the game’s opening drive, UCF was able to move the ball well, racking up 422 yards of total offense. The Knights did, however, have trouble turning those drives into touchdowns. Instead, they settled for field goals and led only 9-3 through three quarters. The Knights’ final drive of the third quarter, however, changed things. Godfrey found receivers A.J. Guyton and J.J. Worton on consecutive plays, setting up a first and goal. The acrobatic catch by Worton may well have been the play of the game. The third quarter ended with the Knights on the Eagles’ 1-yard line, and Godfrey promptly punched it into the end zone on the first play of the fourth quarter. UCF again took advantage of its depth at running back, with Brynn Harvey, Ronnie Weaver and Latavius Murray all getting carries. The consistent supply of fresh legs came in handy late when Murray came alive in the third and fourth quarters. Murray led the Knights with 72 yards on the ground and was especially effective on UCF’s second drive of the fourth quarter, which, sans one Godfrey keeper, was all Murray and ended with the redshirt junior in the end zone. Guyton seemed to be Godfrey’s favorite target
Saturday night and led the Knights in receiving with five catches for 45 yards; Quincy McDuffie was a close second, picking up 41 yards on five catches.
Defense Boston College just couldn’t do much with the ball. The Eagles had absolutely no success running the ball, picking up only 57 yards on the ground. They didn’t fare much better through the air, with Chase Rettig amassing only 70 yards passing on 10-of-23 attempts, with two interceptions. A.J. Bouye and Josh Linam each had an interception for the Knights. Linam had a solid night all around, picking up six tackles and a sack, as well. “It’s teamwork,” Linam said. “It’s the line getting a great pass rush and the secondary and linebackers having great coverage.” After allowing only six first downs in their first contest, UCF allowed Boston College seven first downs. Specifically, the Knights were dominant on third down. The Eagles were only able to convert on third down once in 12 attempts. “Third down is our down, we take pride in that especially on our home field,” defensive end Darius Nall said. The domination didn’t stop at third down, though. Boston College went for it on fourth and one on its first drive of the fourth quarter, but Nall and E.J. Dunston were there for the Knights. The turnover on downs seemed to deflate the Eagles, who were unable to do much with the ball after that point. “We don’t let down for nobody, and we take any challenge,” Nall said.
Special teams Senior placekicker Nick Cattoi has had his troubles
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Latavius Murray,No.28,led all Knights ball carriers with 72 yards on 10 carries with a touchdown in the fourth quarter.
with consistency in the past. You’d hardly know it,
though, after his performance Saturday night. Cattoi was a perfect three-for-three on field goal attempts from 36, 35 and 32 yards. Cattoi accounted for the Knights’ first nine points, all of which were extremely important in what was a very close game through three quarters. “I thought [Cattoi] kicked with authority; you could hear the click, and anytime you can hear the kick on the sideline he’s putting his foot to it,” said head coach George O’Leary. “So I was pleased there.” Punter David Bohner
also did well, with one punt in particular going for a career-long 52 yards.
Final word Before the game, O’Leary had a message for his team. “I said that when you play games, you usually have to win two out of three areas. You gotta win defense, offense or special teams,” O’Leary said. “I told them [beforehand] tonight’s a game, let’s go out and see if we can get all three done. I just congratulated them because I think they got all three done tonight.” With the win, UCF improves to 2-0 for the
first time since 1998. The Knights have looked stellar on defense and have yet to allow a touchdown this season. The offense continues to look very capable, especially Saturday against what is generally regarded as a very good Boston College defense. The Knights, who through two games have outscored their opponents 92-3, likely won’t savor the win for long though. UCF has a date with FIU this Saturday on the road, with the Panthers fresh off a win over Big East-opponent Louisville on Friday night.
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Knights fans earn redemption with red bandana victory UCF notched two big wins Saturday night. The school’s football team had a huge victory, defeating Boston College 30-3. A packed house of 45,671 watched the Knights beat a BCS opponent for the first time at Bright House Networks Stadium. The bigger victory, though, was won in the stands Saturday night and around campus all day during tailgating. The stands, Memory Mall and the rest of campus were the usual sea of black and gold Saturday. On this particular Saturday, though, the day before the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, there was also a lot of red. Hopefully by now everyone knows the story. Welles R. Crowther was a Boston College lacrosse player, and he always wore a red bandana. It was that same red bandana that would help survivors of the attack on the World Trade Center identify Crowther as an American hero and as a man who selflessly helped lead others to safety before losing his own life. We are sometimes reminded that there are things so much bigger than football. That was evident all around campus Saturday. The online campaign started by UCF students to wear red bandanas and honor Crowther and others who died that day was an inspiring success – a bigger success than the Knights allowing only Boston College 141 yards of offense or Jeff Godfrey going head on at an All-American linebacker. It showed a better side to UCF’s
Knightro is seen wearing a red bandana during Saturday’s game against Boston College. KATIE DEES / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE
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fan base. You see, I’m not sure if everyone is aware of this, but UCF fans have a bad rap. Around Conference USA, UCF’s fans are generally regarded as the least hospitable to opposing fans who visit campus to follow their team. The UCF nation has developed a reputation for being mean and probably a little too vulgar. On message boards, UCF fans are generally regarded as having an undeserved sense of entitlement. Saturday, though, this student body and fan base showed that it can prioritize where it counts most. The overwhelming amount of red bandanas in the stands showed that. “I think it’s great to honor an American hero,” said Knights head coach George O’Leary. “It’s something we should be proud of.” In his playing days, Crowther wore a jersey that said Boston College. His legacy, though, is that of an American hero, and his true colors were red, white and blue. Mostly red. Some things are bigger than sports. Saturday, UCF showed we get that.
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Success will come from consensus A
s our federal government continues to debate what steps to take to lower unemployment and improve the health of our economy, one particular committee is becoming the center of attention. The Debt Super Committee, a committee formed under the federal debt-ceiling agreement to seek ways to reduce the federal deficit, recently held its inaugural meeting. This 12-member committee, which is a joint committee formed by members of the United States House and Senate, is charged with finding $1.5 trillion in cuts over the next decade. Their work will be vitally important going forward, because if they do not find the $1.5 trillion in cuts that are required, automatic “debt triggers” will kick in. This would mean immediate cuts in education, health and Pentagon spending, to name a few. Our economy remains in a very fragile state, and spending cuts need to be looked at very carefully. They will need to work quickly, as they only have until Thanksgiving to find an agreement on these cuts. The committee has noted
that they need to work even faster than that in order to give the Congressional Budget Office time to score its proposal. According to ABC News, they plan to have their work done by the end of October. Members of this committee will have to set aside politics in order to succeed. There is no doubt that pronouncements from presidential candidates will come forth, musing on what this committee should or should not do. Both parties will need to come to the table in a spirit of consensus and work through their ideological differences to produce an agreement that can pass both chambers of Congress and be signed by the president. According to ABC News, Republicans have called for changes in entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare. ABC News said Democrats continually used the word “balanced” and essentially called for increases in tax revenues. One member of Congress, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) noted the need to find consensus in such a short time frame. “We have just 77 days left to complete our work,” Van Hollen said. “The clock is tick-
ing. There are plenty of ideas out there for reducing the deficit that have been thoroughly debated, and we have a menu of options. So I think all of us would agree that if the committee were to fail, and I’m confident it won’t, but it would be not for lack of ideas, but for a lack of political will.” This committee must succeed where others have not and find sustainable ways to reduce our deficit. Given the time frame that this committee faces, it is not likely to solve all of the problems that are driving our federal deficit. However, this committee can take a significant step forward and create a framework upon which Congress as a whole can deliberate and work on. The members of this committee need to seize this as a unique opportunity to get something done that can be a catalyst for improving the long-term health of our economy. Both sides will be required to make a sincere effort to set aside their ideological entrenchments and work toward real, sustainable solutions to the fiscal problems our government faces. Only through consensus will these efforts succeed.
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Four saving words: ‘pass this jobs bill’ Unemployment now The American Jobs Act stands at 9.1 percent, there would help Americans facare 14 million Americans ing foreclosure refinance currently out of work and their mortgages with there are four words that record-low interest rates, the College Democrats at helping them keep their UCF believe can help allehomes in desperate times. viate these dismal statisIt would also provide tax tics — “pass this jobs bill.” credits to employers who That phrase was hire the long-term unemrepeated by our president ployed, helping to end disIDA ESKAMANI eight times in his speech crimination by potential College Democrats at UCF on Thursday, Sept. 8. The employers. bill he is referring to is a According to Politico, bold and necessary proposal to get some economists say that if passed Americans working and ensure this the job plan can add 1.9 million jobs nation can keep moving forward. It’s and grow the economy by 2 percent. called the American Jobs Act, and it Mark Zandi, chief economist at turns a tremendous challenge into a Moody’s Analytics, said this plan new opportunity for the United could even cut the unemployment States. rate by a percentage point. The American Jobs Act, according We at the College Democrats at to President Barack Obama, includes UCF can only repeat the same phrase proposals “supported by both stated by our president – “pass this Democrats and Republicans,” and jobs bill.” will invest $447 billion in the AmeriWe often forget that our elected can infrastructure, economy and peo- officials are not only “politicians,” but ple. According to the president, that they are also public servants. everything in this bill will be paid for They are hired by the American peowith a combination of spending cuts, ple to serve the American people. responsible reforms to social pro- They were not elected by us to do grams and tax reform. This ensures what is popular in their party or what that the middle class does not carry will bring them the largest donors. the burden of this recovery and that They are elected to work for the the wealthiest of Americans pay their American people, and what the fair share in taxes. American people want right now is This proposal transcends political for Congress to pass a jobs bill. parties and ideologies. It is a proposal Public servants are put in office to designed for the American people protect those that often times do not and the future of this nation rather have the resources to protect themthan the future of any politician or selves: students, teachers, veterans, party. It’s designed to serve small minorities and the unemployed. The businesses, veterans, students, teach- American Jobs Act does exactly that. ers, police officers, firefighters, con- It has developed strategies to help struction workers and the long-term struggling small employers and strugunemployed. The American Jobs Act gling employees. It sets goals that can is a bill designed to serve everyday move this nation in a new direction, Americans, not the politicians or the creating jobs and a sustainable infratop-2 percent. structure for continued growth. It would provide a payroll tax cut We urge you to call your members to employers with an emphasis on of Congress and deliver the same small businesses. The bill proposes to message as Obama: pass this jobs bill. modernize our nation’s crumbling The American Jobs Act puts people infrastructure, including modernizing before politics, provides common at least 35,000 public schools, as well sense solutions to exacerbating probas roads and even investing in high- lems and finds opportunities to keep speed rails projects. These proposals moving forward in every challenge. would get Americans back to work Congress should pass this jobs bill, and create a forward-moving Ameri- and they should do so as soon as posca for future generations. sible.
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Choose Reaganomics over Obamanomics As young Americans, did promise that at some ages 16-24, grapple with undetermined date in the unemployment at 25 perfuture he would present a cent, President Barack bold plan for deficit Obama spoke to a joint reduction. session of Congress to Sounds awfully famillay out his new “jobs iar. plan” to the nation. If the president were However, rather than serious about job creseizing the occasion to ation, he’d take the folsupport bold, free-marlowing common sense HAROLD HEDRICK ket solutions to the jobs steps: first, repeal the jobCollege Republicans at UCF crisis, the president reitkilling, cost-inflating, regerated a repackaged, ulatory monstrosity downsized retread of his failed 2009 known as Obamacare. $787 billion stimulus package. A Second, reign in the Environpackage that, according to the mental Protection Agency and the White House, without passage National Labor Relation Board as would result in 7.5 percent unempart of a broader regulatory moratoployment; but he promised that rium. This will promote the level of with passage we would currently be certainty job creators need to get at about 6.5 percent unemployment. America back to work. It is inexcusThe president promised that this able that the president stands idly stimulus would “create or save 3.5 by as the NLRB single-handedly million jobs over the next two kills thousands of high-paying jobs years.” When the president signed in South Carolina in order to please this on Feb. 17, 2009, unemployment their union cronies. stood at 8.2 percent. Third, stop cow-towing to Big The president has called for Labor and pass the pending free more infrastructure spending. I trade agreements with Colombia, guess the “largest new investment Panama and South Korea, with no in our nation’s infrastructure since strings attached. Eisenhower” just didn’t do the trick, Fourth, end the Interior Departand the “Shovel-ready wasn’t quite ment’s war on offshore drilling. as, uh, shovel-ready as we thought.” Instead, launch a real energy indeThe president called for tempopendence initiative that puts Amerirary tax breaks, which will not procans to work harvesting all of our duce permanent new hires, but domestic energy resources. An iniinstead it gives incentives for busitiative of this magnitude could put nesses to hire temporary workers to literally millions of Americans back gain from the short-term benefits. to work while reducing the cost of The president’s mortgage refinancfuel at the pump and building the ing program would translate into a foundation for a clean-energy $14 billion loss to responsible future. investors, according to the nonpartiThe president, however, is not san Congressional Budget Office. likely to take any of these steps. Moreover, it would create a moral This is because he is surrounded by hazard and encourage the same academics and career bureaucrats irresponsible behavior that led to who have never worked in the prithe housing bubble in the first vate sector. place. It’s up to us to take action and Not surprisingly, the president take our message to every corner at was long on poetry and short on the country: Obamanomics have prose. He offered few specifics of failed. Reaganomics work. Keynehow to pay for his new plan, which sian-style stimulus does not work. is estimated to cost $450 billion. He Freedom always works.
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Is it good for UCF if the big XII falls apart? You act like the ACC is this superior conference compared to Big East, frankly they're both not great. Since 2005 when Miami, BC, and Virginia Tech went to ACC, the ACC is 1-6 in BCS bowls and that one win was from Virginia Tech. BC was good, never great in football and Miami has tanked since going to the ACC due to instability and sanctions. I think their move has backfired, but not due to the ACC being a great conference. During that same timeframe the Big East is 3-4 in BCS bowl games, alot better then 1-6. UCF needs to get in ANY conference it can. It needs to act now.
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