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An Oregon man has given the Library of Congress a rare and unusual gift:a 120-year-old map supporting the theory that the Earth is flat.Don Homuth,of Salem,Ore., says the map was given to him by his eighth-grade teacher.It was created by Orlando Ferguson of Hot Springs,S.D.
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Snap back to virtual reality Students ‘immersed’ in simulations JENNIFER PRITCHARD Contributing Writer
An army professional sits in a small room at a desk in front of a computer, operating an unmanned vehicle and performing a task: locate a group of people and then find a mosque. As he drives down the unpaved road of a Middle Eastern town, he passes outdoor
markets, palm trees and several burnt-out buildings. It has the look and feel of a real town, but nothing about it is actually real. The car he’s operating is the size of a toy car. The town he’s driving through is a miniature replica of one that might be found in Iraq. Both the toy car and miniature town are sitting in a small room across the
For more photos of the Institute see: www.UCFNews.com hallway from him. It takes minutes, if not seconds, to step from one interactive world into the next at the Institute for Simulation and Training, without ever having to leave Research Parkway.
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Joshua Selzer,a senior digital media major,works with computer software used for medical information gathering at UCF’s Institute for Simulation and Training.
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The driver of a garbage truck found a 6-foot Burmese python on its roof after he emptied a trash bin into the truck at a Cincinnati fast-food restaurant.Hamilton County sheriff's spokesman Steve Barnett says deputies who were summoned arrived to find the snake on the ground with its tail wrapped around a broom belonging to the driver.A deputy lifted the snake into a cardboard box using the broom.
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GRE TEST PREP COURSE OFFERED AT COCOA BEACH CAMPUS The prep course will be offered June 22 to Aug.10 from 6 p.m.to 9 p.m.in Building 3 Room BC 325 on the Cocoa Beach UCF campus.
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SECOND MORMON TEMPLE PLANNED IN FLORIDA Mormons in South Florida gathered to celebrate what will become only the second Mormon temple in the state.The first Mormon temple built in the state is in Orlando.
LOW WATER LEVELS INCREASE RISK TO MANATEES IN FLA. Florida wildlife officials are urging boaters in north Florida to be extra vigilant about protecting manatees.
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UCF’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management is now offering an event management certificate course for those not seeking an entire degree.
Planning for the future Rosen introduces Event Management certificate JORDAN SNYDER Staff Writer
Both current and former students looking to broaden their horizons and get into the event planning industry need look no further than the event management certificate course at Rosen College. The event management certificate program is designed to train students to work in the event management industry and move forward in their career. The six-month course meets one Friday and Saturday per month, and combines web-based learning with face-to face instruction. “We had an undergraduate degree in event management, and we found a lot of people ask-
ing us if we had other educational opportunities in event management,” said Dr. Deborah Breiter, chair of the department of tourism at Rosen College. Breiter oversees the faculty in the event management certificate program and also helped to develop the program. “People who couldn’t come back to undergraduate school, or didn’t want a degree but just wanted a certificate, so we thought ‘let’s have a certificate program.’” Sharon Printy, executive administrative assistant at Puff ‘n
‘People who couldn’t come back to undergraduate school, or didn’t want a degree but just wanted a certificate so we thought let’s have a certificate program.’ — DR. DEBORAH BREITER CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM AT ROSEN COLLEGE
The jury for the Ereck Plancher wrongful death trial against UCF Athletics Association (UCFAA) heard testimony Friday from a former UCF football player and a certified athletic trainer and director of kinesiology at the University of Connecticut. The jury saw Plancher video of former player Cory Minnich’s testimony, which they were instructed by Circuit Judge Robert M. Evans to give the same weight as any other witness appearing in person, according to the Orlando Sentinel. According to Minnich’s testimony, athletic trainers were ordered by coach George O’Leary to remove water from the indoor practice facility — which Minnich said was not uncommon. Minnich also said trainers were not near the players as they traversed an obstacle course or near Plancher when he started to show signs of fatigue. He also testified that he and some of the other players vomited because of the intensity of the workout, though it was not unusual for that to happen. Douglas Casa, who was hired to testify in the case by the Plancher
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Adults, teens start to get creative DREXLER B. JAMES Contributing Writer
For adults and teens attending UCF’s creative writing workshop this summer, the list of required materials is not very long. “We are going to provide the technical aspects and strategies,” Terry Thaxton, an associate professor of the English Department, said in a press release. “All students need to bring is their imagination.” The course, offered in association with UCF’s Literary Arts Partnership, will run from June 16 until
‘We are going to provide the technical aspects and strategies.All students need to bring is their imagination.’ — PROFESSOR TERRY THAXTON ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
July 21, meeting from 6:00 p.m. until 8 p.m. A similar workshop for teenagers will begin Monday, July 11 through Friday, July 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The classes will be held in UCF’s Continuing
Education building in the Central Florida Research Park next to UCF’s main campus. According to Sarah Prevatt, the instructor for the
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GRE test prep course offered at Cocoa campus Students who take the course will have the opportunity to learn about the new GRE exam. The GRE review will make students aware of the different aspects of the exam. The review course fees are $649 for regular registration fees and $519 for UCF Alumni, Staff or Faculty. The review will focus on techniques to help test takers with the verbal and quantitative sections of the exam. For more information contact Continuing Education at 407-8820260.
Find out where to start your job search Career Services and Experential Learning will offer a class about where to start your job search on June 22 from 3 to 4 p.m. in Building 140 at Memory Mall. Attendees will gain information about how to find a desirable job and the process of identifying those opportunities. For more information contact Career Services at 407823-2361.
LOCAL & STATE Keep local with headlines you may have missed
Second Mormon temple planned in Florida MIAMI — Mormons in South Florida gathered to celebrate what will become only the second Mormon temple in the state. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday at the Davie site. The temple is expected to be completed in two years and serve about 25,000 people. Temples differ from ordinary Mormon chapels. They are considered houses of God and are used for occasions like weddings and baptisms. The first Mormon temple built in the state is in Orlando.
Low water levels increase risk to manatees in Fla. GAINESVILLE — Florida wildlife officials are urging boaters in north Florida to be extra vigilant about protecting manatees. Drought conditions have made water levels on the Santa Fe River exceptionally low right now. That means boaters and the endangered marine mammals are sharing a limited amount of water. Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ask that boaters scan the water around them for signs of manatees — swirls, mud trails, snouts or tails. Then if they think they've spotted one, boaters are urged to give it plenty of room because it may not be alone. — ASSOCIATED PRESS
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A DAY IN THE LIFE FOOD BLOGGER
Blog takes thyme and effort Engineer, UCF alumnus runs renowned food blog BRANDI BROXSON
June 20, 2011 Vol 43, Issue 41 • 12 Pages
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The world of food blogging is one that may contract your wallet while expanding your waistline, according to UCF alumnus Ricky Ly. Ly runs a food blog called Tasty Chomps, where he lets his mind unwind after a day of work at a civil engineering firm in Oviedo. The Central Florida Future had the opportunity to speak with Ly about his adventures as a food blogger in the City Beautiful. Central Florida Future: Tell me a bit about yourself. Ricky Ly: My name is Ricky Ly, a proud UCF alumni. During my time at UCF, I was able to serve as SGA Senator for the College of Engineering and Science (Vice Chair of the FAO Committee), SGA multicultural affairs coordinator under Hollinger-Berkowitz, president of the Asian Pacific American Coalition and a charter member of Pi Delta Psi Fraternity. I also had the opportunity to write for the Central Florida Future in the past. Currently, I am the food writer for TastyChomps.com the Orlando Food Blog and have my articles featured in Asia Trend Magazine. I am also a member of the Asian American Journalists Association. CFF: When did you start Tasty Chomps? Why? Why do you enjoy food blogging? Ly: I started Tasty Chomps about two years ago. I love writing, and this allows me to use the creative side of the brain and balance out the reason and logic of engineering work. I love finding new or different places to eat and exploring different cultures through food. I also enjoy highlighting and promoting small mom-and-pop, local-type places that are not well known, but serve great food. There is much more to Orlando than just Disney theme park food and Olive Garden. Just look around, try something new. Who knows? You just might like it. CFF: Where do you work when you aren’t blogging? Ly: I work at a local civil engineering firm in Oviedo, Fla., specializing in stormwater resources. I love my job and love helping find ways to better people’s quality of life through civil engineering and design. CFF: Why are you interested in food? Ly: My love affair with food began when I was quite still a suckling baby. I remember my very first memory as a drooling toddler, taken by my parents to dim sum on Sunday mornings and the sweet taste of the soy sauce on some wet and slurpy shrimp rice paste. I love culture and, a lot of times, we can find the essence of a culture in their foods. Who doesn’t like to eat? CFF: What recognitions have you received for Tasty Chomps?
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UCF alumni Ricky Ly,left,and Don Pham scope out the Oviedo Food Truck Bazaar on Sunday,June 12.Ly runs an Orlando food blog called Tasty Chomps in his free time when he’s not working in Oviedo.
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Got a cool hobby? Let us know. news.cff@gmail.com Ly: I have been voted Best Local Blog by the Orlando Sentinel Best Bets of 2010, Best Food Blog by the Orlando Sentinel Orbbies Web Blog Awards for 2010 and the covetous, yet fickle, No. 1 ranked Orlando Food Blog by Urbanspoon.com. Through my blog, I have been asked to consult businesses and even political figures on how to effectively use social media and blogging. Restaurants and public relations firms also have, on occasion, contacted my blog to invite me to check out their new grand openings or new menu items. I have recently been also asked to speak at the Central Florida Bloggers Conference (http://centralfloridabloggerconference.com/) on July 16, 2011 here in Orlando. CFF: Where do you want to go with Tasty Chomps? Do you hope to one day get paid for blogging? Ly: I am pretty happy with Tasty Chomps right now. I was once asked to interview for a pilot show for Food Network, so that was quite an honor even if I’m not going to be on TV any time soon. I like eating, but as with everything it must be done in moderation. CFF: What are your favorite places to eat in Orlando? What is your favorite meal in Orlando? Ly: My favorite place would have to be Hanamizuki Japanese restaurant off of International Drive, tucked inside a run-down shopping center next to the Sleuth’s Mystery Dinner theatre joint. They have the most amazing shio butter ramen noodle soup and fried rice for lunch. Their food is simple, authentic and, above all, tasty. Near UCF, I would recommend trying out Anmol Indian Cuisine for their lunch combo with lamb or chicken korma (an almond-based curry) with naan bread, lentil soup, basmati rice all for around $7.95 or so. CFF: How much time do you spend blogging and researching food?
CFF: How do you describe the Orlando food scene? Ly: The Orlando foodie scene has grown quite considerably in the past few years. With the advent of blogging, social media and smart phones, more and more people find it easier to share their thoughts and views on where to get the best dish or the newest foodie craze in town; whereas before, a locale would depend on just one or two traditional mainstream media personas to share their findings on restaurants. The past few months especially have been eventful as the food truck scene has finally arrived to Orlando with new food truck owners serving up everything from gourmet local cuisine to Korean tacos to barbecue and soul food and much more. (There are weekly food truck meetups downtown and around Orlando, too.) CFF: Have you met any celebrities in the food industry? Ly: I have met both Heather McPherson and Scott Joseph (current and former food critics for the Orlando Sentinel, respectively). I haven’t met him yet, but Andrew Zimmern (host of Bizarre Foods on the Travel Channel) follows me on Twitter. I hope to meet Anthony Bourdain one day. CFF: Do you have advice for future bloggers? Ly: I think the best advice if you are thinking of starting a blog is to make sure you pick a subject that you really love and that you can keep writing about. It takes time and effort to put together a successful blog, and you want to enjoy what you are writing about [and] working on. The most important thing is to start and, once you do, keep up on it on a regular basis. For more information visit: www.tastychomps.com www.facebook.com/tastychomps www.twitter.com/tastychomps
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Med students train using patient simulations FROM A1 “We want to make people feel like they’re immersed,” Randall Shumaker, IST director, said. In order to collaborate the details that go into creating the most realistic simulation, IST has become affiliated with 14 different units on campus, making it the largest and most diverse in the country. IST has also offered internship and career opportunities to a long list of UCF students and alumni. Joshua Selzer, a UCF senior digital media major, is one of 50 undergraduates currently employed at IST. His internship includes a current project centered on flash development. “It’s an internship right now, but it’ll turn into a career once I graduate,” Selzer said. A career or internship with IST will typically involve conducting research by working with a variety of UCF students who test their simulations, and then evaluating these results. “We rely on this human interaction with our products for the most accurate results,” Shumaker said. In the past, IST has distributed fliers at the Student Union, looking for students who are tired, frustrated and wanting to shoot a gun — a simulation gun, of course. If interested, students are then invited to participate for a few hours of playing video games or operating unmanned vehicles. Afterward, there may be a follow-up quiz to test what they’ve learned and students will then be compensated for their time with either a gift card
or cash. “I think people can have a lot of fun with this,” Shumaker said. “They might discover they can do things they never thought was possible.” One project that students may have the opportunity to test at IST is a simulation that timelines the transformation of the Florida Everglades, titled Water’s Journey Through the Everglades. Once the project is finished, it will be showcased at the Museum of Discovery and Science in Ft. Lauderdale in the fall. With the use of an interactive touch screen, museum guests will be able to explore the creation, destruction and restoration of the Florida Everglades over a span of millions of years. “We’re hoping teachers will be able to use this as an educational tool and utilize this into their school curriculum,” Eileen Smith, IST research associate and director of E21 Creative Studio, said. Another current project of IST involves a collection of prototype body parts. In the Interactive Realities Lab, these arms and legs are commonly being used in training to efficiently respond on the battlefield. These severed arms and legs have a velvety smooth touch resembling skin, a beating pulse, and can even emit burning-flesh smells. “These are the same kinds of things you’ll see in car accidents, explosions, or fires,” Shumaker said. “The idea is to help medics become desensitized to this.” The College of Medicine also uses IST to train its students. Its current project involves virtual
patients and the use of 34 unique health cases. Students have the ability to diagnose their patient by asking standard questions and gathering medical history. Shumaker says it’s very similar to what they can expect in their future careers. The virtual characters even age during the duration of a students 4year training. “It’s a different perspective when you see the patient’s progression over time,” Mike Eakins, an IST 3D animation associate, said. IST’s work as a whole offers an entirely different perspective. Simulation may not necessarily be real, but it is changing the way people learn in a very real way.
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Glenn Martin,senior research scientist and lab director,describes how replicas of severed limbs and other body parts are used to determine how to handle different medical situations,such as how a wounded person will be able to breathe.
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Gov. Perry not a 2012 candidate just yet BRIAN BAKST Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS — A candidate in waiting, Texas Gov. Rick Perry is elbowing the Republicans already in the 2012 presidential race as he courts party activists, operatives and donors still shopping for someone to back against President Barack Obama. His appearance Saturday at the Republican Leadership Conference offered yet another tantalizing hint that he’s ready to upend a crowded field of candidates who have worked months to amass name recognition, organization and campaign cash. The longest serving governor of his state drew much interest despite little effort so far to put together a traditional campaign. “I stand before you today as a disciplined conservative Texan, a committed Republican and a proud American, united with you to restoring our nation and revive the American dream,” Perry said during an address that repeatedly drew the crowd to its feet. He sounded every bit a candidate. “Our shared conservative values, our belief in the individual is the great hope of our nation,” he said. Perry has long insisted ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOS he wouldn’t run. But in Republican presidential hopeful Former Minnesota Gov.Tim Pawlenty,left,and Rep.Michele Bachmann,R-Minn.,center make an appearance at the AFP RightOnline Conference in Minneapolis. Texas Gov.Rick recent weeks, he has soft- Perry,right,speaks at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans.In recent weeks,despite presidential run refusals,Perry’s advisers have started laying the groundwork for a campaign in Iowa. ened his refusals and his advisers have started laying isfied with their current dential field remains pizza executive and tea experience to do it?” Boston and then across the groundwork for a cam- options. party favorite who has Pawlenty said, drawing a the border into the state murky. paign in Iowa. They charU.S. Rep. Michele Bach- never served in public polite reception com- the hosts the first nomiPerry’s message to them: acterize it as a coin-toss say what you think. mann of Minnesota, who office. U.S. Rep. Ron Paul pared with the rousing nating primary. She hasn’t said what whether he enters the field “Our party cannot be all used Monday’s debate in of Texas, a favorite one given Bachmann she will do. in the coming weeks. things to all people. It can’t New Hampshire to enter among the libertarian hours earlier. Former House SpeakMuch of the talk this The coyote-shooting, be. Our loudest opponents the race, raised the Min- wing of the party, won tough-talking ex-Democrat on the left are never going neapolis crowd to its feet the New Orleans straw past week about Pawlen- er Newt Gingrich’s camhas never lost an election. to like us so let’s stop trying Saturday at the other end of poll after a rousing ty concerned his self- paign troubles have lackluster helped Perry. Gingrich’s As Republicans try to to curry favor with them,” the Mississippi, referring to speech railing against described determine the strongest Perry said. “Let’s stand up herself as “a very different Washington and the Fed- debate performance and senior aides resigned en his fumbled-then- masse in disagreements challenger to Obama, the and speak with pride about kind of leader.” eral Reserve. party establishment and our morals and our values.” All are trying to spark renewed attack on the with the candidate. Many It’s a pitch similar to that tea partyers don’t seem satThe Republican presi- of Herman Cain, a former interest and capture the health care overhaul that of Gingrich’s top aides imagination of their Romney put in place in are alumni of Perry campaigns and could return party’s most active mem- his state. Romney has assem- to Texas should Perry bers. In speeches tailored for the party’s base, they bled a strong organiza- decide to run. Indications were that hit similar messages tion and is expected to impressive he was leaning that way. about making Obama a produce Gingrich’s former one-term president, fundraising results in the repealing his health care latest reporting period. political director was layoverhaul and lowering But questions about his ing the groundwork for record and authenticity Perry in Iowa. Perry taxes. planned a national day of Bachmann kept at it give some hesitation. Romney finished in prayer in Houston, a Saturday, telling the conservative bloggers in fifth place in a straw poll move seen by GOP insidMinneapolis that Obama of participants here, ers as a play to evangelihas a “morbid obesity behind a second-place cals who are an imporwhen it comes to spend- Huntsman, who is set to tant part of the GOP base, join the GOP field on particularly in Iowa. ing and deficits.” Yet he is starting late. Absent from the Tuesday. Iowa, New Hampshire Such pining for new Southern event were the nominal front-runner, candidates already has and South Carolina tradiformer Massachusetts resulted in disappoint- tionally are won through frequent visits and courtGov. Mitt Romney; for- ment. Indiana Gov. Mitch ing the local officials who mer Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty; and former Daniels and Mississippi deliver supporters, block Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman. Gov. Haley Barbour both by block. Perry has not Pawlenty spoke in Des decided to skip the race. been to Iowa since the Moines, Iowa, on Satur- Donald Trump flirted 2008 campaign when he campaigned in the state day before speaking to early and then left. Sarah Palin, the for- for former New York the online activists at Minneapolis’s RightOn- mer governor of Alaska Mayor Rudy Giuliani. He could make up for and the GOP’s 2008 vice line conference. “The issue isn’t, ‘Can presidential pick, over- his tardiness with toughsomebody stand up here shadowed former Rom- ness: “That mix of arropresidential gance and audacity that and chirp and give a ney’s the Obama speech?’ The issue is do announcement in New guides you have the fortitude to Hampshire with an East administration is an do it? Do you have the Coast bus tour that took affront to every freedomleadership ability and her to his home base of loving American.”
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Casa: Sports medical program design faulty FROM A1 family attorneys, said he learned Plancher was mistreated by UCFAA staff after interviewing the athletes and coaches. “Ereck Plancher was not cared for properly; he was not cared for quickly enough,” Casa said. Plancher’s parents, Gisele and Enock Plancher, filed a lawsuit against the school’s association for negligence, a year after Planch-
er collapsed at football practice on March 18, 2008 at the Nicholson Fieldhouse and later died at the hospital. A medical examiner attributed Plancher’s sickle cell trait caused his collapse and death. Casa said, to his knowledge, Plancher was never notified of his sickle cell trait, which he said was “unreasonable.” “If someone was tested, the athlete deserves to
know the results of their tests,” Casa said. “I would fully expect that person, the athlete in this case, to be informed of the status, whether it should be positive or negative.” He said one of the only people with any knowledge of the 19-year-old’s condition was O’Leary, but even the coach was not aware of what it actually was. “I was never under the impression of any coaches aware of the symptoms
associated with sickle cell,” said Casa, adding O’Leary only new of one symptom, which was fatigue. Casa said he believed the coaches gained some basic knowledge two years later during their depositions. He also told the people of the court that there were some underlying issues at the UCFAA, including the fact that the organization was understaffed at the time, with only six full-time athletic trainers for a total of 15
varsity sports and approximately 400 to 500 athletes. “You could ratio athlete versus athletic trainer, but it’s certainly well below the standard that you would see at the division … in terms of appropriate medical staff,” Casa said. Casa said no one knows for sure how many players were at the Fieldhouse that day, but he said because of that time of the year, he estimated approximately 80. Another issue he refer-
enced was the daily rotation of supervisors among the staff. He said having two primary bosses causes conflict because “they might implement those policies and procedures very differently … especially in light of the fact that you didn’t have a team physician. That just creates chaos.” Casa said that because of these issues, it’s evident that UCFAA did not design the sports medical program in the proper way.
Guest speakers give valued insight FROM A1 Stuff Events and Catering, recently received her event management certificate from Rosen College. After taking over planning events for her former employer, Paychex, Printy decided to utilize her company’s education dollars, which pay for their employees to further their education as long as it pertains to their job, and study to receive an event management certificate. “It has given me more formal training in event planning,” Printy said. “My company, Paychex, was bought by another company, and our company disbanded. At that point, I was forced to look for a new job and I think that is what gave me a leg up on the competition here at Puff ‘n Stuff.” Printy said she most enjoyed the small class sizes and one-on-one interaction offered by the program. She also enjoyed the wide array of guest
speakers from the industry, recalling one speaker who even brought in a time-lapsed photo presentation of an event from setup to break down. In addition to that, Printy said that she appreciated that the program was set up to cater to students with full-time jobs, only meeting once a month and relying partially on web-based education. “People don’t want to spend that much time in the classroom,” Breiter said. “Some of the people who come to the program work, so they can’t afford to take Friday off from work to sit in the classroom Friday and Saturday. So this way, I think we only have one Friday requirement, so that way they can do all of the course work online, and come in face-to-face on Saturday.” According to Breiter, students enrolled in the event management certificate program should
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The new event management certificate course at UCF’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management combines web-based learning with face-to-face instruction.
expect to be working with faculty who have all worked in the event management industry, who are connected in the industry and know first-hand what it takes to put on a successful event. “They learn all of the nuts and bolts of event planning,” said Suzan
Bunn, an instructor in the event management certificate program. “From food and beverage to transportation to setting goals to actually lay[ing] out an event on paper, all of the aspects of planning and event, they learn in the certificate program. So they can walk out of that
program and feel comfortable planning an event.” The event management certificate program is not just for graduates in a related field looking to move up in the workforce but also for those who may be looking for a change in career and are curious about event management.
“If there are university students who are interested in the event business, but don’t really know what it entails, aren’t sure of what the skills required would be, this is something that they might look into to supplement their undergraduate degree,” Breiter said.
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Writers will learn basic storytelling techniques FROM A1 creative writing workshops, the course allows LAP to expand and offer additional literary opportunities to the community. “These courses aim to help participants build confidence in their writing through teaching the basic elements of fiction and poetry, and providing multiple opportunities for participants to share their work and receive feedback in a supportive environment,” said Prevatt, who has been working at UCF since 2008 and whose work has appeared in
many literary magazines. These basic elements include teaching the students the skills and the techniques that are used by professional writers to create poetry, fiction, and non-fiction pieces. Each class will consist of a lecture, discussion and workshop where students will learn new techniques, create original works and receive feedback. Students will learn how to brainstorm story ideas, structure stories and critique their own writing. In the adult courses, an optional critique enables writers to electronically submit
manuscripts to get their feedback and suggestions for revision. Eight adults, varying in age, sat in the first class, discussing the difference between plot and story, scene and summary, and flashback and memory. They also read a short written piece before taking a break and plunging into writing their own pieces. After writing for twenty minutes, students were given the opportunity to share their work if they chose to do so. “Some of the great teachers of great writing are the great works themselves,” Prevatt told the students.
The students found the class to be highly interesting and beneficial, from a personal and a professional point of view. “This is a great opportunity for professional development and honing the craft,” said Barbara Davis, a sixth-grade teacher in the Osceola County School system. “As a writing teacher, I don’t get the chance for
authentic writing practices often. UCF has provided a perfect option.” Registration for either the teen class or the adult class is $150. There are additional fees for credits, manuscript critiques and late registration after June 10. The registration fees will help fund UCF’s Literary Arts Partnership, a program that
provides free workshops in public schools, prisons, shelters, assisted living facilities, foster homes and community centers. The program teaches the use of creative writing as a positive outlet for self-expression. “I hope students will gain confidence in their writing,” Prevatt said of her goal for those individuals enrolled in the course.
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All-American D.J. Hicks preps for a better season JESSICA GILLESPIE Baseball beat writer
For the first time in school history, the UCF baseball team has had back-to-back All-American players. D.J. Hicks bounced back after struggling through only six games in 2010 because of an injury, earning a spot on the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association All-America Third Team. The honor is the icing on the cake of a season filled with individual accolades for the redshirt sophomore, ranging from Conference USA Hitter of the Week to the NCAA Tallahassee Regional All-Tournament Team to a semifinalist for the NCBWA Dick Howser Trophy, which is given to the nation’s top player. “Obviously it’s a pretty big award for the end of the year, and obviously I’m very excited," Hicks said. "My coach [head coach Terry Rooney] gave me a call, and he’s the one who congratulated before I had any idea. I’m super excited and it’s a good way to kind of finish the year off.” The designated hitter led the Knights with a .351 batting average and chased fellow power hitter Jonathan Griffin in home runs, hitting 14. He earned C-USA and national recognition the week of April 19-24 when he went 10-for-21 with three home runs and 13 RBI, picking up three Hitter of the Week titles. He paced CUSA with 66 RBI on the season. Since Hicks was not selected in the MLB draft two weeks
MARLINS MANAGER QUITS ST. PETERSBURG — Florida Marlins manager Edwin Rodriguez has resigned with his team on a nine-game losing streak. Bench coach Brandon Hyde will manage the Marlins against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, but the club will begin a search for an interim manager. “It’s been extremely frustrating for everyone,” Florida president of baseball operations Larry Beinfest said. “I think everyone here knows what is going on—the way we’ve played, the way we’ve performed. It’s tough on everyone, especially him. “He communicated with me early this morning that this was something he was thinking about, and when I got to the ballpark we accepted his resignation.” Rodriguez was in his first full season as the Marlins’manager. He became interim manager June 23 of last year after Fredi Gonzalez was fired. He was given the job permanently five days later, becoming the first Puerto Ricanborn manager in major league history. Florida went 46-46 under Rodriguez, who had opened the season as the Marlins’Triple-A manager in New Orleans. The Marlins fell to 1-17 in June with Saturday’s 7-4 loss to the Rays. They were 32-39 and in last place in the NL East, 12 1/2 games behind the Phillies. Beinfest said the team would move quickly to bring in an interim manager.
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The NCBWA selected designated hitter D.J.Hicks as a finalist for the Dick Howser Trophy and as a third-team All-American.Hicks is now preparing to play first base in time for next season. JONATHAN VIRGILIO / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE
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ISNER-MAHUT 2.0 WIMBLEDON, England — The longest-match rematch is coming to Wimbledon: John Isner and Nicolas Mahut will play each other in the first round. Last year, the pair played the longest match in tennis history, with Isner winning 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3), 7068 in a first-round match at the All England Club that lasted 11 hours, 5 minutes stretched over three days. A gasp followed the announcement at Friday’s draw, followed by laughter. “It’s going to be pretty nuts,” Isner said Friday. “I couldn’t believe it. I joked with him earlier in the week, last week, and said, ‘Watch us play each other.’ And he said, ‘No, there’s no way. That’s not even funny.’” The two players have become good friends since their historic encounter a year ago. They were to practice together Saturday but canceled those plans once they learned the rematch was on. “We might do dinner (afterward),” Isner said. “We’re really good friends now, but obviously we both want to win. But we’re going to enjoy it and laugh at it at the same time.” Isner couldn’t let go of the oddity, later tweeting a joke: “anyone seen the wimby draw? Who do I play?” He was not the only one buzzing about this on Twitter. “Isner vs mahut drawing each other in the first round after last year is the most amazing thing I’ve seen in tennis! Centre court anyone?!”fourth-seeded Andy Murray said. Former U.S. Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe borrowed brother John’s famous catchphrase in a posting: “you cannot be serious!!!” The match last year was played on Court 18, and a plaque this year commemorates the epic contest. Isner said he didn’t mind which court they played on. “I don’t care what they do,” Isner said. “It’s going to be crazy, they might put us on a bigger court, (or) put us back on that court (18).” This year’s match is to take place — or begin at least — on Tuesday. Their first-round match was held over twice because of darkness last year. With rain forecast for the opening week of Wimbledon, there is a chance they could be delayed again. — ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Johnson storms from Miami to UCF ERIKA ESOLA Sports Editor
Various media outlets have confirmed that Miami Hurricanes sophomore running back Storm Johnson will transfer to UCF in the summer. Johnson, who was heavily recruited by the Knights out of high school, will have to sit out this year due to transfer rules, but will compete for the Knights’ starting running back role in 2012. Miami head coach Al Golden
granted Johnson’s request to transfer, but prevented him from going to any ACC or SEC school and any non-conference opponent. The Knights were the most logical transfer option for Johnson. The Loganville, Ga., native was rated as Rivals’ No. 7 running back in the nation out of high school and the No. 8 prospect overall out of Georgia. Johnson should provide an immediate upgrade to the offense and will benefit the scout team while sitting out this year.
Miami Hurricanes running back Storm Johnson will transfer to UCF. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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With Big East timebomb ticking away, is UCFthe school? Don’t look now, but it’s the middle of June. It may take a moment to draw any significance from that statement, so here’s a hint: Isn’t UCF supposed to have been invited to the Big East by now? It seemed like one of those things bound to happen for a while now. Any minute now — and yet, no invitation has been extended. So what does it all mean? Well, the Big East is trying to figure itself out, and to be fair, there’s a lot going on there. There are basketball schools with their interests, football schools with theirs, and then there are some television contract options to be sorted out; the gist of which is, the waiting game continues. Except, it shouldn’t be looked upon solely as a waiting game. Enough with the “we’re not in a real conference” excuses. Yes, a conference upgrade is the best possible outcome for the Knights. At the end of the day it means more money, more exposure and a chance to play in a BCS bowl, via a slot reserved for the best team in what’s always been a pretty weak football conference. And yes, everybody vaguely familiar with the situation is aware UCF would jump at an allsports Big East membership, so there’s no real suspense about that. But for right now, the Knights are members of Conference USA, and it’s not all “doom and gloom,” as some would suggest. UCF just had easily its most successful year across the board. And yes, it did so while in C-USA. What’s more is all the programs, despite their achievements, have plenty of room for improvement. That is to say, none of these programs have peaked. The football team was ranked, won the conference and beat Georgia in
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the Liberty Bowl. But, the Knights got off to a slow start and dropped games early in the schedule they may not necessarily have lost as the season went on. If coach George O’Leary and his staff can prepare their team to hit the ground running this fall, there’s a good chance the Knights could make some real noise, possibly even “BCS-buster” noise. At this particular moment, UCF has no control over whether it gets into an automatic-qualifier conference. It does have control over whether the program builds on last year’s successes and can continue to build a national profile. The formula is really simple: recruiting and winning. Across the board, for all sports, winning is the solution for everything; and recruiting breeds winning. For the way some people talk about C-USA, you’d think the Knights had won conference titles in every sport, every year, since they got there. You’d think UCF had dominated the conference from day one. But that’s not what’s happened, is it? Men’s basketball and baseball haven’t even come close. The football team has two conference titles and is in position this season to assert itself as the dominant team in the league by going back-to-back. And for an athletics department with such lofty aspirations, that’s exactly what they should be doing. If UCF wants respect on a national level, the program will have to become bigger than its
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UCF quarterback Jeff Godfrey,who finished 12th in the nation in completion percentage,has become the face of the Knights’BCS-buster-hopeful football program.
conference. Memphis basketball, for a while, was bigger than Conference USA. The conference tournament was essentially the Tigers’ warm-up for the NCAA Tournament. Boise State has been bigger than its conference for years.
And as for baseball, CUSA is actually a very good conference. In what other sport would beating Rice be a big deal? Nevertheless, the Knights should aspire to be the conference’s marquee program, which they are far from at this point.
If a Big East invite comes, fine, UCF should absolutely jump at the opportunity. But enough with the waiting mindset. This past year, longtime Knights fans were rewarded with a glimpse of what the school is capable of. Whether it
was an anomaly or the start of something big, only time will tell. But being in Conference USA is not enough to hold UCF back from bigger things. Not dominating Conference USA, however, might be.
Hicks puts UCF ‘in a better position to win’ FROM A8 ago, he will return to UCF as the potential first baseman. Though Griffin started every game at first base this season, Hicks has experience and he’s adding to it. He’s playing the position this summer for the Bourne Braves, a team in the prestigious Cape Cod League. “I’ve played two games up here at first base; so far so good,” Hicks said. Hicks hopes he’ll have the opportunity to play first next season. “Whatever will put UCF in a better position to win would be what I’d like,” he said. Also a relief pitcher, Hicks doesn’t think he’ll pitch in Cape Cod. His focus is on working out to get his strength completely back. First baseman, relief pitcher or not, he’ll return to UCF as a leader, especially since the Knights have lost a handful of upperclassmen to
graduation and the MLB draft. “Coach Rooney has put that on me this year as well," Hicks said. “But guys like me, Darnell Sweeney, Ronnie Richardson, we try to lead the team in the best direction on and off the field.” Sweeney and Richardson are also in Cape Cod for the summer, where the three will meet on the diamond again — on opposing teams. Sweeney, Richardson and Hicks will also face lefthander Joe Rogers, who is a member of the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox. “I think it’ll be fun,” Hicks said about playing the Harwich Mariners, Sweeney’s and Richardson’s team. "Playing here you play against a lot of guys. I’ve got a couple of guys from Tulane on my team. A few summers ago I had guys from Memphis. So it’s always fun. You get to see how other people play and you get to see what Darnell’s like
D.J.HICKS’ ACCOLADES IN 2011 - C-USA Hitter of the Week - NCBWA Hitter of the Week - Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week - All-C-USA Second Team - C-USA All-Tournament Team - Tallahassee Regional AllTournament Team - NCBWA Dick Howser Trophy semifinalist
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Knights designated hitter D.J.Hicks hit 14 home runs and led the team with a .351 average and 66 RBI during the 2011 season.
and what Ronnie’s like outside of UCF and it’d be a good time, not weird at all.” While Hicks has a handful of accomplishments to choose from, he said that the support he received in coming back from his year off was the most important part of his season. Meanwhile, his All-America status fuels him to make himself
and his team better. “I have very high standards for myself so this sets the bar,” Hicks said. “I’ve got to set it a little higher next year and make sure that we accomplish everything we did this year and more. Next year, our goal is to host a regional rather than travel somewhere and that’ll just help us on our way to Omaha.”
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recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education discusses how several university presidents are now coming together to save the Perkins Loan Program. This program provides low-interest loans to help needy students finance the costs of their post-secondary education. According to the U.S. Department of Education, students can receive Perkins loans at over 1,800 participating post-secondary institutions. The problem is that this program is set to expire in 2014, and it must be preserved. For many students, this loan fills the gap between the costs of college and other financial aid. Rev. Charles L. Currie, president of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, discussed the importance of this program to students in a recent meeting of college presidents, Education officials and others, according to the Chronicle. “In a real sense, the Perkins loan is the last chance not to say ‘no’ to a student who wants to go to school,” Currie said. Congress is currently at
work trying to reduce its federal deficit. According to the Chronicle, the Perkins program may lose many of its attractive features. These include low-interest rates, an in-school subsidy and a loan forgiveness option, in order for it to be saved. The loan forgiveness option in particular is one that must be preserved. Many people who join the Peace Corps rely on the partial cancellation benefit that is provided exclusively to those with Perkins loans in order to serve. Four full years of service in the Peace Corps is equal to a 70 percent cancellation of a Perkins loan, and this benefit no doubt allows the Corps to take advantage of well-educated volunteers. Students with other federal loans, like Stafford loans, can only defer payment rather than have it forgiven. Terry W. Hartle, senior vice president for Government and Public Affairs of the American Council on Education and one of the panelists at the meeting, laid out several possibilities to saving this program. According to the Chronicle, he said that to have the program survive the way it is right now
would require an act of “divine intervention.” Hartle said that the best approach is to get on board with the Obama administration’s proposed program overhaul. This approach would bring the program to more college campuses, change the terms of the loans and save money that could be used to support the Pell Grant program, according to the Chronicle. Hartle described this approach as the “last, best hope” to preserving this program. States all across the country are facing budget cuts, and education is often an area that ends up taking a hit. It is critically important, however, that everyone comes together to save this important program. America stands as a beacon of hope and opportunity, specifically because it offers people the means by which to work toward that success. The Perkins program is one of many tools used by the government to provide those with less means a shot at a quality education and potential future success. It is important that we preserve this program to continue give people the opportunity to achieve their goals.
Obama’s diet design too simple, flawed more detail, but having Almost everyone is to go online to access the familiar with the food information, rather than pyramid — that seemjust having it right in ingly impossible food front of you like the food guide that many nutripyramid’s diagram, may tionists have expected seem like a bit too much us to follow for the past work for some. 19 years. But how many “The first part of the people really consume campaign will encourage 6-11 servings of the bread, cereal, rice and JORDAN SWANSON people to make half their plate fruit and vegetapasta group, 3-5 servings Guest Columnist bles. Later phases will of the vegetables group urge consumers to avoid and 2-4 servings of the the oversize portions, enjoy their fruit group every day? Not many, I food but eat less of it and drink imagine. water instead of sugary drinks,” Michelle Obama, an advocate for a healthier America, turned the according to the Times. I understand Obama’s hopeful government’s food pyramid over to the “sands of history” on June 2, as expectations for this change in the she unveiled a new image of a plate guide to nutrition, and I appreciate her care for the health of our coundivided into the five basic food try’s people, but the plate comes groups. with a few faults. “The new design, called For example, even though peoMyPlate, was conceived as a crucial part of Mrs. Obama’s campaign ple know better, most will still against obesity, designed to remind elect to take advantage of the fact that no specific plate size is menconsumers about the basics of a tioned. Therefore, they can follow healthful diet,” according to an the plate’s food group guide, but at article in the New York Times. the same time, forget about portion “The plate is split into four seccontrol. The article states that this tions, for fruit, vegetables, grains will be a later phase in the camand protein. A smaller circle sits paign, but this needs to be estabbeside it for dairy products." lished now, not later. Portion conThe plate was created by the trol is everything. At least with the Department of Agriculture, with food pyramid, the number of daily advice from Obama’s anti-obesity servings is listed on the chart and team and federal health officials. serving sizes for foods are conveThe Nutrition Plate possesses niently listed on nutrition labels. potential, but it’s too simple to be According to the Times, Obama successfully utilized for the hopeputs emphasis on the importance ful purpose that Obama has in of the fruits and vegetables secmind. Although I admire the plate tions of the plate, yet the protein for its simplicity and easily-fathand grains sections take up the omable design, I feel that it’s too same amount of space. Obviously, far of a stretch from the detailed certain food groups are more food pyramid. A happy medium essential to our health than others would be efficient. and need to be emphasized in this The fruits and protein sections new design. share the same amount of plate The first lady’s motivation space in the diagram. The grains toward a healthier America will be and vegetables sections are also depicted as the same size, but are a contagious to some. However, given the current status of the little bit larger than the other secNutrition Plate, I don’t see many tions on the plate. The dairy section is set apart from the rest of the people willing to conform to the new layout when there is too much plate and is the smallest section of possibility for error, and I don’t them all. That’s it. Just a picture of a plate with these labeled sections, know who would react well to the word “error” when it comes to filled in with varying colors. their health. ChooseMyPlate.com is a website that discusses the plate in
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Congress should end US action in Libya the views of top lawyers At what point, in at the Pentagon and the regards to the conflict in Justice Department” and Libya, is the current adopted the legal analyadministration acting sis of senior members of outside the law? A lawhis own legal team, suit filed this week instead. against the president The Obama adminisshows Congress is pretration has set precedent pared to ask this quesby declaring an ongoing tion. high-tech military strike On Wednesday, the AUSTIN CASTLE involving remote-conAssociated Press reportGuest Columnist trolled weapons does ed a bipartisan group of not constitute actual 10 lawmakers filed suit warfare. The operator of a Predaagainst President Obama for “taktor drone, comfortably seated in a ing military action against Libya swivel chair while killing targets without war authorization from on a computer screen, may agree, Congress.” The plaintiffs include but people on the ground in Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) Tripoli, in the midst of daily bomand Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.). The president’s 90-day deadline bardments, likely beg to differ. The continued hawkish behavfor use of military force expired ior from the White House seems Friday, June 17, in accordance with to support the desires of the U.N. the War Powers Resolution. and other Western interests, not Obama has yet to seek approval the will of the American public from Congress for the military intervention in Libya, even though nor their elected representatives. Recent CBS and Fox News polls it appears that the objective of that found that roughly 60 percent of mission has now changed. Americans oppose U.S. military Although the United States is offiinvolvement in Libya. Two weeks cially abiding by a United Nations ago, the U.S. House passed a bill mandate that limits NATO to prodemanding that Obama “provide tecting civilians; a senior U.S. offidetailed information on the cial recently said that the U.S. and deployment” to Congress within its NATO allies “are stepping up military operations against Muam- fourteen days, according to the Washington Times. mar Gaddafi, hoping for a final Congress should seize this ‘squeeze’ to drive him from power moment as an opportunity to exer— or possibly kill him,” according cise a check on the president and to Reuters. put an end to the spread of conEarly on, the U.S. held a lead flict in the region. Further interrole in the extensive operation in Libya, though NATO holds official vention, such as a U.N. resolution on Syria, will only weaken relacommand granted by the United tionships with countries such as Nations Security Council’s resoluRussia and China. Presidents tion to establish a ‘no-fly zone.’ The bombing, code-named Opera- Dmitry Medvedev and Hu Jintao issued a written warning, this tion Odyssey Dawn, began March 19, on the eighth anniversary of the week, against Western interference in the region, according to an Iraq War, aka Operation New Agence France-Presse report. Dawn. The likelihood of an escalated So far, the Libyan war effort has military commitment in Libya is included targeted daytime bombshameful, considering the U.S. ing of the densely populated city economy hangs in such a perilous of Tripoli and air strikes on condition — on the verge of lowGaddafi’s residences; yet, the ered credit ratings and a possible administration fights criticism by shift in status as the world’s debating whether there is even a reserve currency. ‘war’ at all, as administration “The first day of Operation lawyers cite some semantic arguOdyssey Dawn had a price tag that ment over the word ‘hostilities.’ was well over $100 million for the “U.S. operations do not involve U.S. in missiles alone,” according sustained fighting or active to a report in the National Journal. exchanges of fire with hostile This is a cost the U.S. clearly forces, nor do they involve U.S. can’t sustain at a time when the ground troops,” the White House Treasury is tapping into federal argued in a 38-page report to lawmakers, according to the New York retirees “ pensions to help fund a bankrupt government. Times. A victory for Congress on this In a later report by the Times, matter is a victory for the Ameripublished online Friday evening, can people. the president reportedly “rejected
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Mature Female. 6 min from UCF. Private Bath, W/D, Internet, Fence for outdoor pet, $115/WK, $450/month. 407-247-1610 2 Rooms avail. in 3/2 home on lake. Males or Females welcome, Close to UCF. $500/mo incl. util. Non-Smoker, sec sys, pool & tennis. Call 239-707-4448 Avail. Immediately
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