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A glimpse into the Oval Office Working White House comes to Orlando ANDY CEBALLOS Staff Writer

With every new presidential family comes a new set of tastes and traditions to the White House. Lyndon Johnson once told his chef, Henry Haller, “if you can't get the strings off the beans, don't serve them to me. Because that's not my job.” Orange County Regional

History Center’s new exhibit, “The Working White House: 200 Years of Tradition and Memories,” explores Johnson’s quirks and gives glimpse into the day-to-day life of the presidency, told by those who knew it best. The exhibit will run through the end of May and is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $12 for adults,

For more photos of the house: www.UCFNews.com $9 for seniors, students and military and $7 for kids ages 5-12. The exhibit is a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and is created with and supported

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“The Working White House: 200 Years of Memories”is on display at the Orange County Regional History Center through the end of May.

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Student competes on WWE TV show

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THE STATE OF STEAM RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

RYAN HOPE Contributing Writer

Recruiting Depot in Parris Island. The ultimate goal is to give teachers the knowledge necessary to help high school and college students make decisions about their potential future in the military. High school students often ask their teachers for advice, while college students may also go back to some of their high school-era mentors for similar help. College students can follow several routes into the Corps: Officer Candidate School, ROTC

Christina Crawford is competing with 13 other aspiring wrestlers on reality TV show Tough Enough for a contract with the WWE to be a Superstar or a Diva. But the person she would like to take the title from is the same person Crawford who inspired her to be a Diva in the first place — her sister, Victoria — better known as current WWE Diva, Alicia Fox. “I would love love love to win that title one day,” Crawford, a senior interpersonal organization communication major, said. “But it would be the best if I could take it from my sister.” Ever since her sister was hired with the WWE, Crawford wanted to follow in her footsteps. She said the show is a once in a lifetime opportunity that she can’t pass up.

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Students from Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics departments at UCF will be demonstrating the current state of these disciplines using posters,art and other showcases.

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2 KILLED,4 HURT WHEN DRIVING STUNT GOES WRONG Authorities in Florida say the driver of a truck was trying to do donut stunts in an empty lot when the vehicle flipped, killing the driver and one of five other people inside.

WOMAN IN SCHOOLS THREAT WANTS VENUE CHANGE Ellisa Martinez, who was accused of making threats that triggered a lockdown of all Broward County schools, wants to keep her federal court case in Miami.

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Staff Sergeant Kevin Brock,a Marine Corps Drill Instructor,tells Central Florida educators how to drill appropriately.

Teachers experience ‘finest fighting force’ EMRE KELLY AND BAILEIGH JOHNSON Editor-in-Chief and Contributing Writer

Scrambling off of a military vehicle in Parris Island, S.C., 41 Central Florida educators looked above the Marine Corps emblem and read, “Through these portals pass prospects for American’s finest fighting force: United States Marines.” The Marine Corps invited 41 Central Florida educators to Par-

ris Island last week to stand in formation and experience what it’s like to be part of one of the most agile fighting forces in the world. The Educators’ Workshops, which are arranged throughout the year, invite high school teachers and faculty from around the country to the Marine Corps

Students celebrate Earth Day at Memory Mall ANDY CEBALLOS Staff Writer

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Julia Watson,vice president of UCF’s Green Team, promotes environmental awareness.

Cornhole games, free food, live music and even face painting were all staples of UCF’s second annual Earth Day Celebration at Memory Mall on Friday. The event, which was organized by the Student Government Association, UCF’s Department of Landscape & Natural Resources, and Outdoor Adventure, promoted environmental awareness and

also provided students with simple solutions to reduce their impact on the environment. More than 20 organizations were present at the event, according to Roberta Nogueira, Outdoor Adventure coordinator for UCF’s Recreation & Wellness Center. Nogueira said that Outdoor Adventure adheres to the ethical principles of Leave No Trace, an educational, nonprofit organization dedicated to the

responsible care and enjoyment of the environment. One of the principles that she

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Science and art come together for demonstration Students in the STEM fields will be combining with students from the School of Visual Arts and Design to create these works of art. Professionals from places such as Boeing, SAIC and Sanofi Pasteur will be available to share job opportunities and give advice. The event will be held Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Student Union Pegasus Ballroom.

Meet with a counselor to reduce stress If you’re feeling overwhelmed with stress or anxiety, you are welcome to meet with a counselor who can teach you tips for stress relief and relaxation. The counselor will also teach you how to do better in school, sleep better and feel more calm and refreshed in your everyday life. The stress relief consultations will be held on Mondays from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Recreation and Wellness Center Room 110. For additional information, contact Valeska Wilson at 407-823-5841 or at valeska.wilson@ucf.edu.

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No one was wearing seat belt during driving stunt NAPLES — Two of the passengers were seriously hurt and taken to a hospital. Two others had minor injuries. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 43year-old Randall Landry of Naples was driving the truck Saturday night when it overturned. FHP says Landry and 28-year-old Jose Castillo were thrown from the vehicle and pinned underneath. Both died at the scene. A highway patrol report says no one was wearing a seat belt.

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RIDIN’ THE DREAM Skim Club @ UCF earns first national title April 25, 2011 Vol 43, Issue 29 • 28 Pages

JOE SALANITRI Contributing Writer

When most college students head to the beach, the main objective is to kick back, relax and have a good time. But last weekend, 12 members of the Skim Club @ UCF took to the warm water of Vilano Beach for a different reason: to win the National Collegiate Skimboarding Association Championship. The club beat out seven other collegiate teams, including rivals University of South Florida and Flagler College, to win its first national title in only its third year of existence. “When we got the trophy, I was pretty speechless,” said Michael Flickinger, the club’s president. “We accomplished our goal.” According to the NCSA, the title is given to the team whose competitors net the most combined points from two events: the Fall Classic, which took place last November, and the National Championship, held April 9-10. The UCF club was dominant, winning both competitions with a total score of 53.25 points. Flagler College finished in a distant second place with 34.25 points. Individually, UCF was led by Erick Rosenberry, who finished in first place in the professional division with five points, and Chuck Wright, who finished second in the competitive division with nine points. The Knights also received strong performances from John Oates, Ryan Williams and Mike Puhalovich. This tournament also saw UCF’s first female competitor, Erica Bickel, who finished third in her division. As a result of the victory, UCF has received more recognition within the skimboarding community. Although nothing is certain, Flickinger stated that

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the club is in talks with Zap Skimboards about a potential sponsorship. While most teams would look at a national championship as the appropriate culmination to a season full of hard work, these boarders believe it is just the beginning. “Winning the championship has given us a drive to push the club in the right direction,” said John Oates, the club’s vice president “This whole year is about getting funding, sponsorships, and new members … Everything is looking up.” Unlike most sport clubs at UCF, the Skim Club is not affiliated with the SGA Sport Club Council, even though it has tried to become an official club in the past. However, the Skim Club hopes its recent success will help it to be recognized by the SCC. The club has been able to practice and attend tournaments, but most of the funding for their events has come out of the students’ pockets. Flickinger mentioned that it is tougher to recruit new members and raise enough money without support from the SCC. “If we did get funding, our

club would take off,” Flickinger said. Obtaining the support of the SCC is one of the Skim Club’s main goals for the near future. “I just think we have a lot to offer the SCC,” Oates said. “We compete really well, have a bunch of great guys and it creates a good image.” According to Jordan Clark, another of the club’s members, the team battled despite the lack of support. “The fact that we went out and represented UCF on our own time, without any help, and competed against the top teams to win a national championship really shows how dedicated we are as a team,” Clark said. When asked why skimboarding doesn’t receive as much recognition as other sports, Clark pointed out that the sport itself is relatively new. “It’s only starting to get big the last few years,” Clark said, “so I think over time that will happen naturally.” In three years, the skimboarding club has increased from just three competitors to more than 85 members on Facebook.

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Exhibit features historical artifacts, stories FROM A1 by the White House Historical Association. The exhibit shows what life is like in the White House from the perspective of various staff members of the mansion. Also included in the exhibit are several artifacts from presidents and other officials. One of the items is a necktie that was owned by former president John F. Kennedy, as well as a set of

gloves formerly owned by senator Robert F. Kennedy. Sandra Berry, an employee of Seminole County Community Services, went with her family to see the exhibits and was impressed. “One of the subjects that I love to read about is White House history, so it was very interesting for me to see something I didn’t know and to see something that I already knew,” Berry said.

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Footprints start journey FROM A1 or enlistment. Enlisting, however, will not make that student an officer. The teachers were assigned Staff Sergeant Kevin Brock as a drill instructor for the week. Practicing similar drill tactics used on new recruits, teachers were forced to practice marching drills and walked in formation to each event in the workshop. On the first day of the workshop, teachers stepped off of the military Blue Bird bus at 6 a.m. and onto the yellow footprints, which are the famous first sights of a Marine Corps recruit. The footprints show a new recruit how to stand in still formation. The educators were then briefed on various statistics and were given a question-and-answer session with drill instructors, officers in charge of depot operations, and recruiters. “Seventy percent of those that apply for the Marines do not even qualify, but seventy-five percent of our Marines are ages 17-21,” Colonel Kurt Grabowski said. “It’s not about making robots or war machines; it’s about making better citizens.” After watching a swim demonstration where teachers learned survival techniques for Marines in the water, as well as participating in an ISMT (Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer), teachers had the opportunity to eat lunch with new recruits. Only 10 days into her training, Kahreemah Richardson, a 20-year-old recruit from Orlando and former Valencia student and employee at SeaWorld, told teachers she joined the Marines Corps because she wanted more confidence. “I needed more disci-

For more photos of the training: www.UCFNews.com pline and self confidence,” Richardson said. “If you like to take more than a one-minute shower, you shouldn’t come. It’s not a place to be pretty.” After lunch in the mess hall, teachers were taken to the Battle of Khe Sanh shooting range where they were allowed to fire up to 30 rounds from an M16-A4 service rifle, which is the newest variant of the M16 system. Their targets were popup dummies. “Shooting was an intense moment,” said Kissimmee Middle School teacher, Marc Brigham. “Very exciting.” Educators also toured the Parris Island Museum and talked with museum staffer and Vietnam War veteran Aulton Kohn, who was a Marine in “The Walking Dead” battalion. Out of 36 Marines that he was with in Vietnam, only Kohn and one other Marine survived an ambush at Da Nang. On Thursday, teachers learned about “The Crucible,” a 54-hour long test that recruits must pass as their last step to becoming a Marine. The test involves six main events that challenge the recruits in areas such as strength, duration and teamwork. Recruits get four hours of sleep over 54 hours and only get three meals for the entire test. It is designed as a stress test that spans the challenges of sleep deprivation and hunger while simulating a war environment. Educators were allowed to participate in one part of The Crucible, which involves solving puzzles with various large objects such as barrels and beams. One of the challenges involved moving a container of decont-

aminant over two poles to the other side. Later in the afternoon, teachers were allowed to try their luck at several different courses of the Confidence Course, including the inverted wall and balancing logs. After that, they were given the opportunity to fight a Marine martial arts instructor with pugil sticks. “I think the reason it’s also called a confidence course is pretty obvious,” Sergeant Paul Robbins Jr. said. “The more the recruits perform each obstacle, the more confident they are next time they have to do it.” On Friday morning, the final day, educators watched the “Morning Colors” ceremony, a Marine tradition performed on every base around the world at 8 a.m. with the raising of the flag. This was followed by Company A’s graduation ceremony of Platoons 1024-1030. Recruits who started boot camp on Jan. 28, were ceremonially introduced to the public as Marines. “The week was very informative. It will be easier to be more direct with students about the Marines, like ‘Yes, this is for you,’ or ‘No, it isn’t for you,’” said Liberty High School’s Jaymily Solano. “It’s no longer secondhand knowledge to me.” In addition to the educators who attend, the Marine Corps also tries to bring ROTC instructors to the workshops, as they will continue to work with students into their college years, as well. Former Marine Master Sergeant Milton Clifton of Riverview High School is an ROTC teacher. “For the first time in several years,” Clifton said, “I was doing what they were doing again instead of teaching it.”

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Crawford hopes to share the ring with sister FROM A1 “What started my dream of working with the WWE was when my sister got hired, but I was too young at the time to apply,” Crawford said. “My dream was to go to school and then I would try out for the WWE.” Crawford, 22, is excited that she might get the chance to work with her sister. “She is on the main roster and I haven’t gotten the chance to work with her yet,” Crawford said. “But we do hang out together and it’s great moral support.” The moral support comes in handy when Crawford and the other contestants are learning basic skills and exactly what it takes to be a WWE superstar. The show’s host, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and the other trainers — Hugh Morrus, Booker T and Trish Stratus — test Christina Crawford hopes to earn a spot alongside her sister in the WWE.

the contestants’ skills each week to see how well they’ve been learning the lessons. One of the most important things the trainers teach the contestants is how to avoid getting hurt. Even though wrestling is staged and for entertainment purposes only, the injuries are real. “I am not worried about injuries because

the training environment is always safe,” Crawford said. “The trainers are helping us learn to build and to protect our body.” The three contestants who perform worst are put into the bottom three where the trainers decide which will be sent home. Once someone is chosen, he or she is asked to leave the facility. Austin is known for being a strong personality in

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the WWE, and Crawford said that on the show it is no different. “He is extremely intimidating, but you are just starstruck when you first meet him and you forget all of that,” Crawford said. “It’s amazing for a legend like him to share his knowledge with us.” Crawford’s Zeta Tau Alpha sorority sister

Amber Dumas hopes to see all of Austin’s teaching pay off so she can see Crawford take the stage as a Diva. “I could never do what she is doing and it just proves how much she wants it just by being there,” Dumas said. “I see her in the future as a WWE Diva and I will [be] excited to see when she wrestles her sister.”

Said Stephanie Casas, another of Crawford’s sorority sisters: “Her older sister has been a Diva since I’ve known [Christina] and I know she’s always looked up to her. Christina is an amazing person and I know she has worked hard to be where she’s at.” Tough Enough airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on the USA Network.

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UCF PD calls recent crime ‘March madness’ RYAN LITTLE Contributing Writer

The Honda stopped at the stop sign like any other car would. Tiffany Cooper, a 19-year-old freshman psychology major at UCF, and her five friends didn’t think much of it. But a group of men got out of the car and demanded their money. “Once they started saying, ‘Hey, give me your money and drop your wallets on the ground,’ then it was quite clear what they wanted,” Cooper said. At first it was just a single guy getting out of the car — nothing out of the ordinary. But that changed quickly. “It was really fast,” Cooper said. “He got out of the car and ran at us.” The first guy ran at them, but two more got out behind him. When Cooper saw that the man running at her and her friends had a knife, she ran. “I literally ran, like the fastest ever,” Cooper said. “Like, I don’t even know how I ran that fast.” She ran straight for the Visual Arts Building’s parking lot, which is across the street from her Lake Claire apartment on campus. She didn’t drop her wallet, or hand over the $8 she had left after spending the night at Knight Library, a local bar just across Alafaya Trail from UCF. Cooper said she turned around for a second to see if any of her assailants knew where she was running before she was going to make a dash for her apartment. She knew no one was right behind her, but she wanted to make sure no one was watching her. That’s when she saw Jeff Harper, one of three men she met at Knight Library, being chased by

the first guy out of the car with a knife. “He was trying to cut him, I guess, or stab him,” Cooper said. “And I saw him catch the back of his shirt. Like that’s how close he was.” Harper wasn’t injured, but the back of his shirt was sliced from about halfway down his back to the bottom of the shirt, Cooper said. The man stopped chasing Harper. Cooper thought it was because he was so far away from his car. Cooper, Harper and the other four made their escape and met up at Cooper’s apartment and called the police. Cooper, her roommate Melanie Dominguez, 18, Brooke Stanley, 19, and Dakota Lewis, 21, all UCF students; and Harper, 23, David Dawkins, 22, who are not UCF students, were safe, and didn’t lose any belongings, Cooper said. But their experience in the early morning hours of March 26 is just one example of what UCF Police spokesman Sgt. Troy Williamson dubbed “March madness.” There were five robberies in the UCF Police’s jurisdiction during March, according to UCF Police. In contrast, there were only five in 2007, 2008 and 2009 combined, according to UCF Police’s 2010 Annual Security & Fire Safety Guide. “January was very quiet. You could hear pins drop on the other side of campus,” Williamson said. “But March has just been highly active. “The detectives have been very active. The patrol division has been hard at it and writing the reports up and the message is out throughout our

office.” UCF Police said that Cooper’s experience came just minutes before another group of UCF students were robbed by the same men after riding a KnightLynx bus back to campus from the Knight Library. KnightLynx is a free, two-route, late-night bus service that was started this semester. It runs from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Police say that the second group, four UCF students, was approached by the same Honda driven by the other group’s assailants, and robbed around Aquarius Agora Drive and Gemini Boulevard. Other robberies in March included a robbery at the Arbour Apartments off Alafaya Trail on March 23, where two men were shot in the leg, and two strong-arm robberies at Pegasus Pointe on March 12. All cases are still open and being investigated, UCF Police said. “Like most students know, they are here by the grace of the student loans, grants, parents; whatever they can gather up to go to college,” Williamson said. “I know that students are not the wealthiest ones at this time and I don’t think that those that robbed our students know that.” Police said they have stepped up their patrols on Alafaya Trail, as well as the school’s parking lots, looking for the green or gray Honda they say was involved in the robberies. But the most alarming facts in the two most recent robberies are the sizes of the groups robbed, that one group rode the school’s late night bus service and that the UCF Police’s Safe Escort Patrol Service, which will transport stu-

dents across campus at night, only operates from Sunday to Thursday, not on Friday and Saturday nights. Williamson believes Friday and Saturday are two of the most active nights for crime each week. “We’ve done it [walked home at night from Knight Library] plenty of times with less people, which is what’s concerning,” Cooper said. “We had six people with us and they still took on twice the people they had.” UCF Police recommend traveling in large groups, but Cooper said she will not trust the safety of large groups when traveling across campus at night. Three freshmen waiting for a KnightLynx bus in front of the UCF Arena said they feel safe on campus at night, either by themselves or with

a group. “I’ll walk across campus by myself and I’m not scared,” said Trish Luksich, an 18-year-old pre-clinical physical therapy major. “Since it’s so well lit and stuff, I feel safe.” Luksich, Kevin Padula, an 18-year-old video game design major, and Jack Giordano, an 18-year old biochemistry major, look to KnightLynx as their main form of transportation to shops at Waterford Lakes Town Center and said they feel KnightLynx is a safe option when traveling at night. But while waiting for the bus on April 2, they said they waited about 40 minutes for a bus on the blue line to arrive. And although they waited at a well-lit bus stop in front of the UCF Arena,

other stops, like the one by Lake Claire apartments, are dark at night, making students easy targets. Victor Siciliano, a Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority transportation supervisor who works on KnightLynx, said the system could be designed better to shorten student’s waits from 30 to 40 minutes to 10 minutes. Siciliano said that changes that could drop the wait times could be made in the summer when the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority and SGA representatives will reassess the line. Luksich, Padula and Giordano, said they would consider using the UCF Police’s Safe Escort Program but the service is unavailable on Friday and Saturday nights.

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Organizations show sustainability support FROM A1 highlighted was the proper disposal of unwanted food. She said that people need to make sure that they are collecting their unused food and not leaving it laying around for animals to eat, because they could become accustomed to eating human food rather than their own food. “A lot of people don’t understand that [leaving unused food around for animals] affects the animal behaviors around there. They’re consistently eating human food and then they don’t want to eat their food, and then now we’re kind of messing up the life cycle of animals,” Nogueira said. One of the groups that attended this event was the UCF Green Team, an organization devoted to educating students on how to make the campus more sustainable. Julia Watson, vice president of the Green Team, said that one of the goals of this group is to get the buildings on campus to be Energy Star certified in order to improve their efficiency. She said that one of the ways that students can reduce their impact on the environment is to be conscious of the products that they are buying to see if they are Energy Star certified.

Watson also said that the use of compact fluorescent light bulbs is also helpful. She also said that being aware of events occurring around the world is helpful to educating people on how to reduce their impact on the environment. “A big thing is staying current in what’s going on, on campus and around the world,” Watson said. “Reducing your ignorance, that’s a big thing.” Aside from environmental groups, non-environmental organizations were also present. Carlyn Edmond, fundraising coordinator for the Total Freedom program, was on hand with other

To comment on this article, see: www.UCFNews.com members of her group. The program is a faithbased initiative that helps people break their addiction through faith in God. She said that her group is not funded by the government and operates strictly out of fundraising and donations. The organization was raising funds at this event through its Water for Life program, offering a bottle of water to visitors in exchange for a $1 donation or a 24-pack of water for a $10 donation. Edmond said the money raised will go toward operating costs for the program, including the nine homes she owns in Ocoee in which Total Freedom members reside, vehicle upkeep and gas. Winners of the “Battle of the Residence Halls,” a recycling competition between UCF buildings held by UCF Dining Services, were announced at the Earth Day celebration.

Tower III and Tower IV won the competition, and senior philosophy major Alexander Kaplan was awarded a Kindle for being the individual that recycled the most during the competition. Daniela Dawson, a freshman humanities major, attended the Earth Day celebration for the first time. She said that she was motivated to attend this event because of her love of the environment. “I’m all about saving the environment,” Dawson said. “It’s everything that I’m into. They have vegetarian food, they have tie-dyeing and painting and arts and crafts.” Alison Adams, a senior biology major, also attended the event. Although she arrived toward the end of the celebration, Adams said that she learned a great deal from the Outdoor Adventure tent. “I learned you can rent kayaks and canoes, and do trips with the outdoor adventure clubs,” Adams said.

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The Earth Day celebration at Memory Mall on April 22 featured a day full of live music,arts and sustainability-themed activities.

The celebration also gave away free planting kits, had outdoor yoga instruction and many other outdoor activities throughout the day. UCF held other greenoriented events leading up to the Earth Day celebration including: rewarding UCF Dining Services visitors who bought or own reusable items, free produce from UCF’s Organic Community Garden, the fourth

annual “Campus Cleanup,” yoga classes at Oak Hammock and meatless menus available at oncampus dining halls. UCF Landscape & Natural Resources, the Recreation and Wellness Center’s Outdoor Adventure Program, the Student Government Association’s Environment & Sustainability Program and the UCF Environmental Coalition co-sponsored all of the activities.

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Ex-UCF player stabbed Brandon Marshall released from ICU after wife stabs him JOHN BERNSTEIN Contributing Writer

Miami Dolphins wide receiver and UCF alumnus, Brandon Marshall, was stabbed late Friday night, according to ESPN.com reports. Marshall, a two-time Pro Bowler, was treated at the intensive care unit at Broward General Hospital, where he underwent abdominal surgery and should recover within two to three weeks. According to a tweet by Marshall’s publicist, Denise White, Marshall was released Saturday afternoon. “He has been released from the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery,” White said. ESPN.com is reporting that his release was against the wishes of the doctors, but Marshall felt well enough to leave. The Future has also confirmed that Marshall's wife,

Michi Nogami-Marshall, 26, has been charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon in relation to the stabbing. Nogami-Marshall was released on $7,500 bond Saturday afternoon. The wife of the former UCF great stabbed him in the abdomen once in selfdefense, according to the police report. The police report also indicates that Marshall initially told police he slipped and fell onto a broken glass vase, but police found no blood or evidence to support that statement and said both Marshall and his wife were uncooperative. A statement has been released by Marshall’s agents Kennard McGuire and Harvey Steinberg in regards to the issue. “This is a very difficult time for Brandon and family, thankfully he will make a full recovery,” McGuire and

Steinberg said. “We simply ask that his privacy is respected.” The Future reached out to Rayshon Williams, UCF football signee and cousin of Marshall, who will enroll in classes this summer. “I don’t know anything that happened,” Williams said. The Future also tried contacting former UCF teammate and longtime friend of Marshall, Mike Sims-Walker, but he declined comment. Marshall has his own history of arrests including drunken driving, disorderly conduct and domestic issues. The first of those dates back to an incident at Denny’s while attending UCF. Marshall was recently spotted Apr. 16 on campus at UCF's annual spring game at Bright House Networks Stadium, signing autographs and taking photos with fans.

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Brandon Marshall was a standout on offense and defense while playing for the Knights from 2002-05.Marshall was released from the hospital Saturday.

Year in Review: Part One BASEBALL

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Most Valuable Knights Godfrey, Jordan headline as Knights’ most valuable athletes ERIKA ESOLA Sports Editor

The UCF Athletic Association had its most successful sports season in school history in 2010-11, highlighted with football, basketball, baseball, men’s and women’s soccer and the track & field team all ranked nationally in top-25 polls. UCF was one of 10 schools in the country with three major top-25 sports and was the only school in the nation to have the six programs nationally-ranked. Much of the Knights’ success, however, would not have been achieved if it wasn’t for such talented rosters. Here are the Central Florida Future’s top 10 most valuable Knights: 1. Jeff Godfrey — It’s not unusual that the quarterback of the football team is considered the most important athlete at UCF. Godfrey, who started 12 games as a true freshman last year, led UCF to a Conference USA Championship and the Knights’ first bowl win ever. Godfrey was named C-USA’s Freshman of the Year, to the C-USA All-Freshman Team and was a Freshman All-American. The Knights haven’t had an elite quarterback since Daunte Culpepper and Godfrey may be the best since. 2. Marcus Jordan — The fact that he’s Michael Jordan’s son is enough to

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Quarterback Jeff Godfrey,who led the football team to its first-ever bowl win,is the Future’s most valuable UCF athlete.

put him in the top 10, but Jordan does bring some ‘star power’ to UCF. The Chicagonative is also the basketball team’s best player. Jordan has emerged as the basketball Jordan

team’s leader and gives the Knights stability at the guard position. 3. Ronnie Richardson — Knights baseball coach Terry Rooney is a huge fan of Richardson

Richardson and said that Richardson “turned down a lot of money” to play at UCF. Richardson, who was drafted in the 11th round of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins, is a do-itall kind of guy for the Knights. He plays center field, leads the team in on-

base percentage and even pitches relief. 4. Keith Clanton — At the time of his signing, the local prepschool standout Clanton was the bas- Clanton ketball team’s first-ever, four-star recruit. He’s been the starting power forward since his freshman year, and has been named to All-Conference teams every season. 5. Darnell Sweeney — Sweeney, the Knights’ starting shortstop, is an excellent fielder and is the baseball team’s lead-off batter. As a freshman, he started and Sweeney played in every game and has also done so this year. He was drafted to the Florida Marlins in the 41st round of the MLB Draft out of high school but chose to play with the Knights instead. 6. Aline Reis — Reis is probably the best female athlete at UCF and the best Knights women’s soc- Reis cer player to grace the field since Michelle Akers. Reis, a goalkeeper, was the first Knights women’s soccer player to be an All-American since 1995. Reis, who is a native Brazilian, was selected to the Brazilian national women’s soccer team camp. The national women’s soccer team is currently ranked No. 3 in the world.

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A year in, Jones proud of Knights’ success STEVEN RYZEWSKI Basketball beat writer

The Knights basketball team managed to taste success on a national level for the first time in program history. But they also experienced failure in the form of a deflating eight-game losing streak and a quick exit in the Conference USA Tournament. The Knights have gone head-to-head with some of recruiting’s top dogs, amassing the No. 16 recruiting class in the nation, according to ESPN.com. Behind it all has been first-year head coach Donnie Jones. Jones caught up with the Future to talk about last season, recruiting and what’s next for the Knights. Central Florida Future: The recruiting class is shaping up to be the best the program has ever had. How has it been putting that class together, and how excited are you? Donnie Jones: Very excited … They give us a lot of versatility, a lot of length, a lot of the athleticism that we needed. The good news is these are five very good freshmen, and we want to build our program with

freshmen; not only for a good team, but for a good program. This gives us a chance to have a good base of guys, to not only help us next year but help us for the future. CFF: Are these recruits more geared towards where the program is heading in terms of style of play? Jones: Obviously we inherited guys that played in a different system and were recruited to play in a different system. We tried to mold them to fit as best we could to what we do but our focus was winning this year as much as we could, however we had to. We were able to do some things, pressing and running some, but not as much as we like. But now, we’re bringing in some young guys here, we’re going to have a relatively new team with six to seven new guys added to the team. It’s going to be new. We’re going to have to be doing a lot of teaching, but they do fit how we want to play. CFF: How does the overall success of UCF Athletics this year and the building of the “UCF Brand” help with recruiting?

Jones: I think it helps, that’s what we’ve been selling, that it’s not where we’re at but where we can get to. What we do have, is you walk on campus and you see commitment. We’ve got great leadership in Keith Tribble and Dr. Hitt. Obviously, you’ve seen we were ranked for three weeks here. We had a taste of early success, that you can come to UCF and be ranked and play against national teams and have a chance to compete. CFF: Is the ongoing situation with Big East expansion at all in the back of your mind? Jones: I mean, you’ve got no control. I think we’re in a great conference in CUSA … The Big East obviously brings a different recognition probably nationally, more television exposure and stuff, but you know what, we can still compete for championships right here and we’ve still got a lot of work to do in C-USA. CFF: Your name has been tossed around in the discussion of some coaching vacancies recently, including the Tennessee and Miami openings. Is it more of a compliment to

you to be mentioned or a distraction? Jones: I don’t know, I don’t really even look at it. Rumors are rumors. No one has called me about any jobs. Every time there’s a job opening somebody puts your name on Twitter, that you’re a candidate, [it] doesn’t mean you’re a candidate. But that’s just the media right now. We’re happy here to be just getting started with what we’re here to do here at UCF, building what we’re doing here and I’m really excited about what we’re doing. CFF: As a coach what do you take away from more, winning 14 straight to start the season or rebounding after the eight game losing streak to notch some significant wins, including over UTEP and Southern Miss? Jones: I think we won seven of 10 to end the year. But I think this is a team that wasn’t a finished product... We got off to a great start. But prosperity and adversity, your team is going to go through it and we experienced it at the highest level. … Found out a lot about our team, a lot about individuals on this team. I thought we grew

together and, at the end, we made a nice little rally. CFF: Did any players, specifically, stand out over the course of the season in terms of growth as a player? Jones: I think a lot of these guys got better. I don’t really think there was one guy who separated himself. Obviously Marcus [Jordan] played well, had a great year. Keith [Clanton] played well and made strides, both of them going from their freshmen to their sophomore year. Both were all-conference players. P.J. Gaynor made good strides, you know we played him at a couple different positions. Marcus played a couple different positions. I thought our freshman, Isaiah Sykes, made strides, especially at the end, started fighting through the freshman early blues. And I think that all those guys now know the system, and I think you’ll see a different team next year. CFF: With all the transfers and incoming freshmen, is it almost going to be similar to before last season when you came in and everything was new? Jones:Well it won’t be as

new because you’re going to return at least six, seven guys who have been in your program and know what you’re talking about. We were just trying to figure who would play hard or who knew how to run a drill or anything at this time last year. A year removed now, guys have been in it and they know what’s expected, and hopefully those guys will help mentor the new guys. We’re all going to go overseas, take a foreign tour, which will give us a chance this summer to practice and be able to play. CFF: Are you looking to any players in particular to step up over the summer in leadership roles? Jones: Absolutely. I mean, A.J. Rompza, Keith Clanton, and Marcus [Jordan] are very important. Those three guys have been in this program. They’re juniors and seniors now. I think that they’re a big part of what’s going on. They know what’s expected. They’ve been through the trenches. Hopefully they can take another step and pick up the rest of these guys,and breathe some life into them and help us make strides.

Top Knights: The best athletes wearing Black and Gold FROM A10 7. Nik Robson — The New Zealander led the Knights with 31 points and was a perfect four-for-four on penalty kicks last season. The Knights played Michigan in the Robson

second round of the NCAA Tournament, and while the Knights fell 2-1, Robson scored the team’s only goal. The winger was named to the All C-USA First Team and recently signed with the Chicago Fire Premier, which is the MLS team’s player development camp. 8. D.J. Hicks — Hicks was the first big-name recruit that Rooney signed.

Hicks was supposed to be the next great pitching phenom for the Knights, but after Hicks injuries sidelined him sophomore year, Hicks bounced back better than ever this season. As the designated hitter, Hicks leads

the team (at press time) with a .603 slugging percentage, has nine homers (including a grand slam) and occasionally pitches in relief. 9. D’Nay Daniels — Daniels led the women’s basketball team to their Daniels

second NCAA tournament in three years and second conference title in three years. Daniels, who was one of two Knights to play in and start every game, was named to the All-Conference team as a senior and led the team in field-goal percentage and points. 10. Jackie Coward — The sprints and hurdles specialist dominated both

the indoor and outdoor track scene for the Knights. As a sophomore, Coward was the first Knight ever to Coward be named an outdoor All-American and is one of the most accomplished track & field athletes in UCF history.

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very year electronics companies create updated versions of their products in hopes that the hardcore techies will abandon their old gear in favor of the newer, sleeker version. Many people will sell their slightly outdated electronic goods on sites such as eBay and use some of the cash to put toward the newest model, but what about electronics that are too old for anyone to waste their money on? Sadly, most of the outdated items end up being discarded and sitting in a landfill. According to the nonprofit Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, e-waste accounts for two percent of trash by volume in U.S. landfills and 70 percent of heavy metals. Electronics contain harmful chemicals like lead, cadmium and mercury that can be dangerous if leaked into the water supply. There are several ways to combat creating more e-waste even if your gadget is broken or outdated. Recycling and donations are great ways to get rid of your electronics that are too old to sell. When a company recycles electronics what they do is harvest the parts that are still

usable. This is where it gets tricky, though: Some companies will send the remnants overseas where they are taken apart and then burned to remove trace amounts of metals. Generally this takes place in poor countries where the workers have little or no safety equipment and don’t understand the harm they’re putting themselves in. On top of that, this work is often done out in the open which leads to toxic chemicals being leaked into the soil and water which can endanger the health of the entire community. You can use a site such as Earth911, E-cycling Central or My Green Electronics to find a location that will accept your old electronics but from there you need to do some research and ask some questions to find out where the remnants of your electronic device will go once all the usable parts are salvaged. Most places will take your old goods off your hands for free while others may charge a small fee. Do some shopping around to find the location that best suits your needs, you may find it easier than you thought, especially considering many popular retailers such as Staples, Office Depot and Best Buy are willing to accept your old

electronics. If you think your device wouldn’t be worth selling but is still in working condition, then donation may be the best option. Goodwill is one place that accepts old electronics and then sells them at one of its many retail stores at a discounted price. Many schools are also in need of electronics to use. We recommend using iLoveSchools.com, which allows you to post a description of your item and then matches you up with a school or teacher that’s in need. For those old cell phones collecting dust, you can use a service like Cell Phones for Soldiers. When they receive a donated phone, it is sent to a place called ReCellullar, who in turn gives them enough money to buy an hour’s worth of talking time on a prepaid calling card which is given to a soldier so he or she can contact family or friends. There are a lot of really great things you can do with your old electronics, so there’s no reason why they should just sit in a landfill and harm the environment. Every time you buy the latest gear, make sure your old goods end up somewhere where they can either be reused or recycled.

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Silent floor or social floor? Keep it quiet Love Boat continued. Looking for a quiet In a study done by place to study? The Alison M. Wolfe, Elmira fourth floor of the College found that 80 library may not be your percent of college stubest option anymore. dents prefer to study in a What was once the quiet place. “silent” floor is now the A New York Times “social” floor. This used article released in Januto be my study refuge ary discussed the new from my noisy dorm room freshman year, but LAUREN HOLLIDAY book, Academically Adrift: Limited Learning now it is the last place I Guest Columnist on College Campuses, will go if I need to get which studied a wide something done. range of college students at a variCouples romancing, cell phone ety of universities, proceeded by a conversations and noisy study standardized test. groups ignore the “SHH, this is the “Professors ... noted that stusilent floor” signs plastered on the dents who spent more hours studywalls. This 226,000-square-foot library ing alone had greater gains on the standardized exam being used as a has three other floors, so if you benchmark,” according to Jacques know you are going to be talking Steinberg in “How Much Do Colthroughout your stay at the library, lege Students Learn, and Study?” go to another floor or another My question is: Where is a quiet building. Do not disturb everyone place to study when people disreelse around you. spect each other, live in noisy My last and final study session dorms or are faced with distracon the fourth floor came to an to end after distractions from a couple tions elsewhere? I discovered my solution from sitting in front of me. Love Boat girl: ear plugs. These The girl was wearing earplugs, so as to not be disturbed by anyone bright orange and rather unattractive, foamy devices have saved my else around her while her studying career. A package of 20 boyfriend’s earphones blasted costs $2.99 and saves you hours of music, which could be heard from distractions. I now study in the tables away. I am not quite sure convenience of my own room, why they were there in the first place because she got up incessant- porch or even the Student Union. Moments before a test or the ly to kiss him, I guess she was trylast few hours before a paper is due ing to make sure he was still there. are vital. I was trying hard to focus on It can leave us feeling irritable Chapter Six of social psychology, and stressed. All we need is quiet to but all I could hear was this girl’s think about social psychology, problems with her grandma. Not only was she right next to my table, finance or whatever, not grandma’s but she was also screaming because soup. All I am saying is have a little her ear plugs were still in. After 30 minutes of listening to her chicken- consideration and a little thought for others in the library. If that noodle soup story, I finally said phone call is really important, step something. outside to take it. “This is the fourth floor of the If you need some romance, stay library. It is quiet study.” in and respect the fourth floor, it The couple did not approve of says “SHH” for a reason. my comment and the episode of

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Domestic partner benefits get SGA nod amount of students and UCF is considering everything else we bring whether to give domesto the table. tic partnership benefits If we need to hire the to their faculty and staff best professors and staff in the LGBT communithat we can, there ty. should not be anything On April 14, the Stupreventing us from dent Government Assodoing so, as we should ciation Senate showed try to obtain the highest its support for these possible quality of edubenefits by passing a AUBREY MARKS cation. resolution that officially Guest Columnist On a more individual expressed their support level, students should for domestic partnersupport the offering of domestic ship benefits at UCF. partnership benefits to UCF faculThe passing of this resolution ty and staff simply because we are was supposed to symbolize the the reason that UCF exists — we entire student body’s support for are the students that pay thoudomestic partnership benefits. sands of dollars in tuition each Domestic partnership has health- and dental-insurance bene- year to the university, and we have the right to believe that every sinfits that are given to employees in gle dollar that we pay to this same-sex partnerships and are extended to both individuals in the school will go toward bettering our education. partnership. Students should continue to Domestic partnership benefits support the staff, faculty, and feldiffer from traditional insurance low peers in the LGBT communibenefits as the coverage from traty, as they make our campus more ditional insurance benefits only diverse, and as students, we extends to opposite-sex spouses should be more than happy to proand children. vide an accepting, tolerant enviI truly hope that the rest of the ronment for them — as well as student body supports having anyone else that walks onto the domestic partnership benefits at UCF campus. UCF, as they will draw in highMost importantly, the fact that quality professors and staff, which UCF has decided to offer domestic will further strengthen UCF’s outpartnership benefits to its faculty standing quality of education; as well as diversify the UCF commu- and employees means that UCF has taken yet another step to supnity. port the LGBT community. UCF is the second-largest As “community” is a part of the school in nation — bigger than UCF creed, all UCF students most of the other schools that already offer domestic partnership should be accepting of all of the people in our diverse community benefits. I believe that UCF needs of 56,235 unique students, as we to do everything in its power to are all attending UCF for the same further strengthen and promote reasons — to get a high quality our reputation so that in the near education in order to better ourfuture, UCF’s name will more selves and better our futures. powerfully represent our massive

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either....statistics can still be manipulated even with these laws. It still relies on the ethics of the people responsible for publishing “The “company” may support the data. The University has a strong influence on the reported anti-gay legislation, but you see data and it is in their best interest don’t their restaurants spewing to make it look as good as possihatred or showing propaganda ble. against gays and lesbians.” The best solution is to remove No, they just donate money to the police departments at college orgs that do that for them. Look, if a company donates money to anti- campuses from the Universities control. They should be separated gay organizations than it is antiand controlled by the state, not the gay rights. Period. There is no middle ground in this. If you care University. FHP, FDLE, or some other group should be responsible about gay rights but eat at a for law enforcement on college restaurant that donates money against that cause, than you are a campuses and leave the security guard business to private security hypocrite. or campus security officers. Fast food is not more important than justice and equality. — ANONYMOUS As for the guy that made the comment about all the other pressing issues in the world: Have you ever heard of a thing called “multi-tasking?” I’m willing to bet that if you surveyed the people who protested against Chik-fil-A The word was an insult long you’ll find many that protested before it was applied to homosexhave also protested these issues as well. Far more than the people on uals, stands to reason that over time it has the ability to distance here telling them to “shut up.” itself from that connotation.

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UCF boasts plenty of options to remedy homesickness Out of the many hours you’ve spent networking, preparing for graduation and looking for jobs, nothing will be more useful than some basic knowledge on the current and future job market. As someone who is graduating this semester, I’ve found several sources to be particularly helpful for the transition. UCF Career Services offers a variety of helpful sources. The Virtual Career Center affords students the opportunity to participate in online workshops and listen to podcasts from major employers like Target and Enterprise. Career Services also offers group workshops on networking, how to navigate the graduate school application process and how to nail a job interview. Attending one of these, or even stopping by their office and asking general questions, will never hurt you. In short: don’t forget about the opportunities that UCF provides to you. Even

EMRE KELLY News Editor asking your former professors might make some headway. In terms of raw job hunting, there’s nothing more obvious than using the Internet. There are several websites that are designed to help users finding gainful employment, but some are more

effective than others. Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com are fantastic websites for finding job listings, but on such an open platform, it boils down to a numbers game. There’s a distinct possibility that hundreds, if not thousands of people, have applied for the very job that you think you’re the perfect fit for. A resource often overlooked by soonto-be graduates, however, is USA Jobs, the official employment website of the U.S. government. USA Jobs is a fantastic resource for many entry-level jobs and internships around the country and the world. Prestigious internships agencies such as the Department of State and Central Intelligence Agency – post information and application links on the website. Creating an account doesn’t cost a dime. After filling out the form with the

required personal information, you can view listings, most of which will take you to an external link, depending upon the specific branch or department of the government. Here, you want to make sure that you’ve entered into your résumé the KSA’s – knowledge, skills and abilities – that the system will search for. For example, if you’re applying for a position as a software engineer, then you need to list your programming language and computer skills in your résumé. The system will scan your résumé for these KSA’s and bring your résumé to the forefront of the group of applicants. If you don’t have enough of these key words within your personal information and résumé, then your application may never meet the eyes of the employer. Without knowledge of the future of the American job market, you’ll have a hard time navigating these rough waters. In terms of the future of the American economy and job market, there are some interesting shifts in the education and technology fields. With retirement approaching for many workers, openings will make their way into the market well into 2018, according to The College Board. Some of the openings from 20112018 for graduates with bachelor’s degrees, according to The College Board, include: - Elementary school teachers: 597,000 - Accountants and auditors: 498,000 - Computer systems analysts: 223,000 - Construction managers: 138,000 Keep in mind, however, that those numbers do not include jobs that may be created in the future as new ideas materialize. New companies, ventures or initiatives could potentially bring new kinds of jobs to the forefront of the market that you might hold one day. Also, be sure to keep up with news and trends. If you do, you might be able to tackle a job in a developing market before it becomes popular, giving you the edge you need to stay in control of your career.

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College students get hard lessons in finance CONNIE CASS Associated Press

In these tight times, college students are getting a lesson in economics no matter what their major. Students say money influences everything from what school they attend and what career they pursue to how quickly they complete their degrees - or whether they graduate at all. Money problems, not bad grades, are the reason cited by most college students

who have considered dropping out, an Associated Press-Viacom poll finds. Almost 6 in 10 students rely on loans to help with college costs, and nearly half who do say they’re uncomfortable with the debt. A majority of students at fouryear colleges say they routinely feel at least a little worried about having enough money to make it through the week, according to the poll, conducted in partnership with Stanford University. Scrimping has long been part of the

college experience, of course, but tough times in the real world mean even tighter money on campus. Recession-battered parents have less money to spend on their kids’ tuition. Jobs that used to be waiting upon graduation aren’t there anymore — consumed by the nation’s 8.8 percent unemployment rate. And college prices keep going up, as states struggle with budget deficits. Average tuition, room and board rose to about $16,000 at in-state public schools this year

and $37,000 at private schools. Most college students — 84 percent need more than one source of cash to keep up, the poll of people ages 18 to 24 found. About two-thirds say they work parttime or more to help pay for college. That’s supplemented by another popular source of funds: Mom and Dad. Six in 10 get help from parents. The same number rely on scholarships for part of the bill.

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April 25, 2011 • Rutgers University announced that it will pay Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison $30,000 to be the commencement speaker. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Speakers cash in during grad season There are few occasions in life more idyllic than college graduation. Steeped in ceremony, it is the moment of triumph after years of work, a time for parents to beam proudly and gowned students to receive their hard-earned diplomas. However, graduates aren’t the only ones earning something on commencement day. Some colleges and universities are paying exorbitant fees — not just expenses — for graduation speakers. Public speaking has been big business for years, and finding a great speaker for commencement day is a competitive business, particularly for a school burnishing its image and trying to boost fundraising. Rutgers University, which is planning a bigger ceremony this year, recently announced that it will pay Nobel Prizewinning author Toni Morrison $30,000 to be the commencement speaker. “An honorarium was required to attract a stellar speaker of Ms. Morrison’s caliber,” said Rutgers spokesman Ken Branson. Morrison is only one example. In 2006, CBS news star Katie Couric got $115,000 to speak at the University of Oklahoma’s ceremony - although she did donate it to a cancer center at the University of Virginia in honor of her late sister. And Rudy Giuliani’s 2005 address at High Point University in North Carolina reportedly cost the school $75,000 in a contribution to a foundation of his choice. Some speakers who command astronomical fees will discount them for commencement speeches - it’s possible that Morrison usually gets much more than

$30,000 — or waive them. Bill Clinton, who was scheduled to speak at UCLA in 2008 before canceling because of the university’s dispute with a union, did not request a fee. Nor would UCLA have offered one. (It never pays.) Neither President Obama nor the first lady are paid for their commencement addresses. This year, the president will deliver the address at Miami Dade College’s North Campus, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the public high school that wins the White House’s Race to the Top Commencement Challenge. Michelle Obama will speak at Spelman College, the University of Northern Iowa and the high school that serves children of members of the military on the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Va. We know it’s a struggle for lesserknown schools to find a speaker a cut above a dreary dean talking in cliches about the challenges to come. But it’s disappointing to see a tradition so wrapped in idealism become yet another vehicle for commercialism. A commencement address is not a gig at a corporate retreat. Even though it takes time and effort to craft a good speech, it is honor enough to be chosen to impart some words of inspiration to newly minted graduates. We’d like to see influential figures go out of their way to speak at smaller institutions for free. Commencement day is one time when accomplished people should share the wealth — not increase their own. — LOS ANGELES TIMES

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• April 25, 2011

Universities must do more to improve student-athlete graduation rates U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has been speaking up lately about low graduation rates for student-athletes at some colleges and universities. We applaud his effort to bring attention to the problem, but there are better solutions than his proposal to bar basketball teams with graduation rates below 50 percent from the NCAA tournament. Mind you, no school should be proud of a rate like that. It’s just that the system is more complex than most realize. There are three ways to measure graduation rates - the federal rate, the graduation success rate and the academic progress rate - and they have varying results. Interpreting each is a challenge since the figure covers such a small number of student-athletes; teams sometimes bring in just two or three players a year. Each method is flawed, because a numerical formula can’t easily account

for all the variables affecting a basketball team. (The formulas are more reliable for football teams, which are much larger, and for athletic departments as a whole.) Players transfer. Coaches leave and arrive, sweeping players out with them. Kids leave for the NBA - should that choice be considered a failure for the school? And some teams with low rates actually do better than their schools as a whole; punishing them seems unfair. Colleges and universities must do more to ensure academic success for student-athletes, tying coaches’ compensation to student performance and adequately funding academic support. And the NCAA must demand accountability, particularly for the worst offenders, rather than imposing Duncan’s onesize-fits-all solution. — SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS

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Explore your options to explore the world ABIGAIL DONALDSON Contributing Writer

As graduation rapidly approaches, you’re faced with the notion of “going out into the world” and finding a job, but how about the concept of actually going out into the world? According to a survey distributed by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, employers were planning on hiring 13.5 percent more new graduates

than last year. Despite this information, students are still having trouble finding jobs in this poor economy. If you are anything like me, the idea of immersing yourself in a mountain of deskwork, a boss like Office Space’s Bill Lumbergh leaning over me saying, “Oh, oh, and I almost forgot. Ahh, I'm also gonna need you to go ahead and come in on Sunday, too...” is not how I would like to spend my days. There are other options for graduates outside of the traditional “real world”

workforce. Gap years have been popular in other countries for a while now. According to The Times, more than 130,000 students in the United Kingdom chose to take a gap year last year alone and the concept is gaining traction in the United States. A gap year can be defined as a period of time taken by a student to travel or work, often after high school or before starting graduate school, as a break from formal education. Glorified yearlong vacation? Not neces-

sarily. Most individuals who take a break from academia or the workforce choose to do volunteer work in another country, an experience that is gaining favor in the eyes of major employers. Companies such as Shell, Accenture and HBOS approve of individuals who have taken gap years. HBOS Human Resources Head Mark Johnson told The Guardian that a gap year

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Looking beyond coursework to ID ‘college-ready’ skills SARAH D. SPARKS Education Week

As federal pressure intensifies to ensure students graduate ready for college and careers, researchers are beginning to go beyond identifying the subject-matter classes students need to succeed after high school and home in

on the cognitive and noncognitive skills that also contribute to success. College and career readiness has become a hot political topic for education under the Obama administration. The president has set a national goal to have the highest proportion of college-

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Gap year can help you become well-rounded FROM B6 could add tremendous weight to a resume. “Individuals who have taken a gap year can add a lot to a role,” Johnson said. “During their gap year they would have no doubt found themselves in situations forcing them to go out of their ‘comfort zones.’” Even Britain’s future king pursued a gap year. Before attending the prestigious St. Andrews in Scotland, Prince William took a gap year and traveled to Chile with Raleigh International. The prince volunteered his time teaching English as a second language and doing construction. If you want to work and play, organizations such as International Student Volunteers, Inc. offer participants the opportunity to volunteer and explore. Spend two weeks in Thailand volunteering in an orphanage to teach and nurture children or work in a wildlife sanctuary to help with maintenance and feed the bevy of exotic animals. Then spend two weeks exploring the country, trekking through the jungle, rock climbing and snorkeling. The Peace Corps is another option for adventurers. With 77 countries available for placement, participants are sent off into the most remote parts of the world to volunteer their time to those in need. The program last for 27 months and offers numerous benefits, including reduced graduate school tuition, health insurance and even student loans deferment or cancellation for those burdened with debt. Not to mention the experience and skills gained look nice on a resume and an interviewee will have a great answer if a future employer says, “Tell me about a challenging situation you have faced.” In fact, a poll of 10,000 students conducted by The Business Insider placed the Peace Corps at #11 on its “The 11 Most Desired Jobs Of Young Professionals,” behind companies such as Apple and Google. If your interest lies in furthering your education, why not consider graduate school in another country? Studying abroad allows you to experience learning in a fresh environment and gain connections that you would not otherwise have. According to Reuters, many students find overseas internships or employment opportunities while studying abroad.

UCF offers several programs and the number of outside programs are numerous. If you are worried about the cost, Bright Futures will cover one semester of graduate school and UCF offers thousands of dollars in scholarships. For those interested in teaching, overseas demand for English teachers is higher than ever. According to i-to-i TEFL, one of the leading companies for teaching English as a foreign language, the demand for English teachers in China has skyrocketed, increasing 152 percent in the past few years. UCF offers a Teaching English as a Foreign Language certification program. The TEFL certification consists of a 12-credit hour program that takes most students, on average, two semesters to complete. The deadline for fall 2011 application is July 15. If sitting behind a desk in a tiny cubicle isn’t your thing, explore your options. If you’re feeling burned out, a wellplanned gap year, study abroad or teaching in another country might be the cure to your monotonous schedule. Studies have shown that most individuals who take a year off venture into the workforce with a stronger sense of responsibility and enthusiasm for the job at hand. So, go ahead and take some time off. The Lumberghs of the world will still be waiting for you when you get back.

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• April 25, 2011

85 percent of students, grads say college is worth it FROM B3

Most college students say cost was a big factor in determining where they applied and which school they ended up attending. A hefty majority — 86 percent — say it’s worthwhile to switch programs if you’re not getting exactly what you want from a school. A third said they added another major to increase their options after graduation. Three-fourths say it’s more important to take the time to get exactly what they want from their education than to finish within the traditional four years, and a quarter who have finished took extra time. On the other hand, lots of students are racing to the finish in order to save money. About 4 in 10 college students hope to graduate in less than four years. To get a jump start, 58 percent of students took college-credit courses in high school. And about half earned credits at a community college before moving on to a more expensive bachelor’s degree program. That’s what Falma Habbaba is doing. Once she’s finished two years at Cuyamaca College, she plans to transfer to nearby San Diego State University. Half of the college students surveyed, including Habbaba, hope to continue their educations beyond a four-year degree. In

“For a while, I couldn’t find a job, and it was like, ‘How am I going to eat? And how am I going to get to school if I don’t have gas?’” said Allyson Bure, 20, a nursing student who works two part-time jobs, as a clerk at a Fashion Bug store and as a hotel housekeeper. Like 57 percent of college students surveyed, Bure depends on student loans. Including debt she racked up at another school, she expects to owe about $52,000 by the time she finishes her associate’s degree at Trocaire College in East Aurora, N.Y. Then she hopes to transfer to a university. Many students are uneasy about borrowing, with good reason. The U.S. Education Department says 7 percent of borrowers default within two years of beginning repayment on loans that can stretch for a decade or more. Average student loan debt tops $23,000. Bure’s confident that she’ll earn enough to pay off her loans. She’s studying to become a nurse anesthetist, a job that can pay well over $100,000 per year. “I’ll be secure,” she predicts. Despite the rising costs, 85 percent of students and recent grads say college is worth the time and money. In overwhelming numbers, they express satisfaction with the education they’ve received. And they have wide expectations for that education: Most say it’s very or extremely important that colleges broaden students’ knowledge and expand their minds, help them gain life skills, expose them to new experiences and train them for a career. Nine out of 10 expect to find a job in their field. And for most, that’s the bottom line. Fifty-five percent say an education that focuses on success in the working world is more valuable than one focused on general knowledge and critical thinking. With that pragmatic attitude, many treat eduASSOCIATED PRESS cation like a commodity Falma Habbaba,a student at Cuyamaca College,at her post as hostess at the to be shaped to fit their Tabu Sushi Bar and Grill in El Cajon,CA.Habbaba plans on transferring from the small Cuyamaca College to San Diego State University and finally to law school needs and budgets. at San Diego University.

her case, it’s law school that beckons. Habbaba, 18, has been relying on grants and a part-time job as a restaurant hostess to pay her way, and she worries about finding enough money to finish her schooling. But she’s optimistic that she’ll achieve career happiness. So are 94 percent of the college students surveyed. For half of college students, money was a big factor in choosing what career to pursue. But more than one-fourth say that didn’t enter into their thinking at all.

“If you do what you love, you’ll be all right in life,” Habbaba said. The AP-Viacom telephone survey of 1,104 adults ages 18-24 was conducted Feb. 18-March 6 by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. Stanford University’s participation in this project was made possible by a grant from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Get your finances in order before the real world (ARA) — Graduation means no more classes and no more books, but you may find those items being replaced by bills and loan statements. In college, students learn the things that will help them prosper in their careers, but many also leave without a clear understanding of what it means to be financially responsible. Whether you’re entering the real world or you are the parent of a child who is on the verge of graduation, here are a few things new grads need to understand about

their finances after leaving college: * Student loans. These days, it’s rare for students to graduate from college without student loan debt. What’s more common are students who don’t entirely know what they owe, how many loans they’ve taken out and the best way to go about paying off their loans. If you have government loans, examining consolidation options may allow you to lock in at a specific rate, and make pay-

ments to fewer places. If you, like many graduates, have private loans to supplement your government loans, review your repayment options with your provider. It’s always a good idea to check with your loan provider to see if you can set up an automatic repayment option from your account, since many providers, such as U.S. Bank, will give you a lower interest rate if you enroll in this option. If you haven’t secured steady employment after college, you might want to check with your provider about your loan’s repayment grace period. For example, U.S. Bank student loans allow borrowers six months before they must begin repayment. To learn more about student loan repayment or to find information about private student loans if you are planning to continue your education, visit www.usbank.com/studentloans. * Insurance. Another thing that tends to sneak up on recent college grads is the fact that they are now in charge of paying their own insurance - most specifically car and health insurance. Most insurance companies allow students to be covered under their parents’ policies, but once graduation passes, it will likely be time to find your own coverage. Ask your parents when your coverage on each of these items expires and plan accordingly. Also plan for rental or homeowner insurance expenses — especially if you don’t plan to live at home with your parents.

Check first with your new or potential employers, as that’s the most common place to receive health insurance. If you are unemployed or aren’t covered by an employer’s plan, visit www.healthcare.gov to check out different options in your state. You may wish to check with your parents’ auto insurance provider to see what types of policies they can offer you. At the same time, it’s never a bad idea to shop around to find the best coverage at the lowest rates. * Plan for the future. Earning a steady income can be a welcome change if you were barely scraping by in college, but it can also lead you to overspend. It’s always a good idea to keep your credit card use in check and if you are carrying over any credit card debt from college, it should be the first thing you pay off since credit cards usually carry the highest interest rates. Making full use of your employer’s 401(k) program and starting an individual retirement account (IRA) are also great investments to make early in your career. Investing with these types of tools when you’re 22 or 23 instead of waiting a few years to begin investing can make all the difference in the world when it comes time for you to retire. With your diploma in hand, you’re ready to move on to the next chapter in your life. Start that period off right by making sure you have your finances in order so you can enjoy the income you’ll earn at your new job.

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• April 25, 2011

Biggest predictor of success is a student’s conscientiousness FROM B7 educated adults in the world by 2020, and it's one of the four guiding goals of the economic-stimulus package's education grants. Yet at the same time, research shows an average of two out of five traditional college students and more than half of nontraditional ones will take at least one remedial class, and higher education administrators report incoming students frequently are not equipped to cope with the greater academic, financial and social responsibilities of college and work. More and more, research shows young people need the same cognitive and social-emotional skills to complete school and progress in the workplace, and, moreover, that those skills can be taught and tested like any other subject in school. “The problem is college eligibility was what we focused on previously, not readiness; we haven't really defined what 'readiness' means,” said Elena Silva, a senior policy analyst with Education Sector, a Washington think tank, at the Building a Better Student research seminar held in Washington last month. “We focused on whether they have the course credits, the time spent ... and that's important, but we haven't figured out if they have what they need to be really college-ready,” she said. Students are “getting through high school graduation and even then, they're not ready.” While 43 states, Washington and the U.S. Virgin Islands have adopted the common-core academic standards as a benchmark for helping students to be considered ready for college or work, research also points to five key noncognitive indicators that a student will need to be able to complete college and become successfully employed, according to Paul R. Sackett, a psychology professor at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. He was one of 21 researchers discussing the issue at the seminar, held by the Washington-based American Educational Research Association, the Princeton, N.J.-based Educational Testing Service and the New York City-based College Board, which administers the SAT college-entrance exam.

Across education and industry, research by Sackett; Neal Schmitt, a psychology professor at Michigan State University in East Lansing; and others shows the biggest predictor of success is a student's conscientiousness, as measured by such traits as dependability, perseverance through tasks and work ethic. Agreeableness, including teamwork, and emotional stability were the next-best predictors of college achievement, followed by variations on extroversion and openness to new experiences, Sackett found. “If you take a close look at these commercial tests (given during job interviews), they are compound traits of the top three traits” predicting posthigh school success, he said, and the top three traits are also closely associated with a student's ability to perform well on a task and avoid bad work behavior, such as theft or absenteeism. Each student's personality is different, of course, Sackett said, but, “we have to differentiate between that and behavior.” “You can learn to behave contrary to your disposition,” he added. “You can learn to behave in dependable ways. For some people, it's second nature, for others, it's a real struggle.” Either way, he said, schools can teach and measure noncognitive, college-readiness skills just as they do reading or mathematics - and they may be just as important. Most schools do not teach or measure nonacademic readiness indicators directly, though they do pop up through conduct reports, attendance, team-project evaluations and other areas. However, several groups are developing more-comprehensive assessments they hope will help school administrators predict a student's academic and socialemotional readiness trajectory. Roger P. Weissberg, a psychology and education professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the director of the university's Social and Emotional Research Group, is building “common-core standards for socialemotional learning,” while Steve Robbins, the vice president for research at ACT Inc., said the Iowa City, Iowabased testing company is integrating academic achievement, behavior and career planning into its K-12 programs.

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