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Student ShotsUCF photographerssubmit artistic photos tothe Future — SEE NEWS, A2

Knights continue their road tripagainst Rice on Friday — SEE SPORTS, A9

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Movies on the Plaza to bring‘True Grit’to the screen

Movies on the Plazainvites UCF students towatch free films in an out-door environment duringthe weekends.

The event takes place onSaturday from 9 p.m. to 11p.m. in front of the UCFArena. This week’s film isTrue Grit, which is about aU.S. Marshall who helps agirl track down the personwho killed her father.

The event is open to allUCF students and is free ofcharge.

Financial Series hosts MoneyMatters event

Part of the FinancialSeries, the Money Mattersevent will help studentsefficiently manage moneywhile offering advice onways to increase income.

All students are wel-come to attend the event,which will be free of charge.

It will take place ontoday in Room 220 of theStudent Union from 4 p.m.to 5 p.m.

Students wishing toattend should RSVP withTara Johnson at [email protected].

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News and notices forthe UCF community

Police say unrequited loveled to woman’s arrest

OCALA — A 92-year-old Florida woman is jailedafter police say she firedshots at a neighbor whorefused to give in to herdemands for a kiss.

Police say HelenStaudinger of Fort McCoywent next door Monday tovisit her neighbor, DwightBettner, 53, and grew angrywhen he wouldn't kiss her.

She then allegedly firedfour rounds into Bettner'shouse from a semiautomat-ic pistol, shattering a win-dow. No one was hurt.

Fla.Gov.Scott orders stateemployee drug testing

TALLAHASSEE —Florida Gov. Rick Scottordered drug testing Tues-day of new hires and spotchecks of existing stateemployees under him, butcivil rights and labor lawyersquestioned whether thedirective was legal.

Scott issued an executiveorder requiring each of hisagencies to amend its drugtesting policy within 60 daysto require pre-employmentscreenings of all job appli-cants and random testing ofthe existing work force.

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Transparency in studentgovernment and academicinitiatives were some of thehighlights of the StudentGovernment Association’selections for president andvice president formaldebate.

The debate was held inthe Key West Ballroom ofthe Student Union onMarch 21 at 7 p.m. For thefirst time, the debate wasbroadcasted on the SGAwebsite.

Presidential candidateNicholas Gurney and run-

ning mate Fernando Gon-zales kicked off the debateby discussing their sevenkey platforms, the first ofwhich being a focus on theimprovement academics.

“Students don’t come toUCF for SGA or events likethis, they come to UCF,first and foremost, for aneducation, so that’s why wemade this the first priorityof our platform,” Gurneysaid.

If elected, Gurney andGonzales said they wouldlike to implement theirown library project thatwould expand study spaceand make the library more

advanced.Presidential candidate

Matthew McCann and run-ning mate Adam Brock alsohave similar ideas when itcomes to a transparent stu-dent government and over-all student involvement.

If elected they say theywould like to implement anonline budget that’s cur-rent and has all of the dif-ferent student expendi-tures so students can log on

As election nears, competition is tough

PLEASE SEE CANDIDATES ON A7

MONIQUE VALDESNews Editor

PHOTOS BY ANDY CEBALLOS / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURECandidates Nicholas Gurney and Fernando Gonzales, top, debated topics such astransparency and fiscal issues with Matthew McCann and Adam Brock, bottom.

Formal debate gets specific For a video recapof the debate:www.UCFNews.com

Uncover Central Florida

Former UCF student Diplo returned to his

old stomping grounds to perform at

Deko Lounge on March 20.

— SEE VARIETY, A12

It’s “Week of the Women,” butthe National Organization forWomen at UCF is hosting anevent on the night of March 24that they hope everyone, not justwomen, will participate in.

From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., startingin front of Millican Hall, NOW atUCF will host “Take Back theNight,” a march through thebreezeway to the Student Union’spatio stage, travel around theUnion and head back to MillicanHall through the breezeway.

Vice president of NOW at UCFKelly Quintero said they’ll bechanting as they march, lettingpeople know that they’re there totake back the night and stand upagainst violence against people.

“For us it’s a really big eventbecause we want to make surethat students at UCF know thatthere are resources available tothem,” Quintero said.

The event will feature speak-ers, survivors — one of whom wason Oprah—acoustic performanc-es, spoken word and informationregarding resources for victims.

Quintero said victims of vio-lence and certain types of abuse

NOWTakesBack theNight

KATIE KUSTURANews Editor

For most 10-year-olds,college is a concept thatseldom crosses theirminds. The fifth-graderswho attended the Achievea College Education DayMarch 21, however, seeuniversity life as a far-away, yet attainable goal.

Hosted by the BurnettHonors College and spon-sored by WORKFORCECentral Florida, the ACEevent allowed more than500 students from fiveOrange County public ele-mentary schools to spenda day at UCF, tour thecampus and participate invarious hands-on activi-

ties.“We want them to

understand that they cancome to college and studyall different types ofthings,” said Kelly Astro,director of Research andCivic Engagement at theBurnett Honors Collegeand ACE coordinator.“The focus of this event ison STEM — science, tech-nology, engineering andmath — but we want themto walk away knowing thatthey can study whatever itis they want.”

Students were splitinto large groups withnames like “Discovery”and “Pride,” each of whichwere assigned volunteersfrom the Burnett Honors

College and the LEADScholars program.

Mickey Kmietowicz, asenior molecular andmicrobiology major andBurnett Honors Collegestudent, said he sees thisevent as positive rein-forcement for the kids.

“It’s fun to see themcome here for a day andsee what a day in our life islike; walking around cam-pus, showing them wherethe classes are,” Kmietow-icz said. “For many ofthem this is the first timethey’ve even heard aboutcollege.”

Volunteers led thefifth-graders around thecampus for STEM activi-ties, such as model build-

ing with DOTS candiesand toothpicks in the Har-

Kids spend day at UCF, learn about college life

March stands upagainst violence

To Write LoveOn Her Armsreturns to itsfounding cityfor Renee.

Plus:Movie site in Orlando

LAURA NEWBERRYContributing Writer

LAURA NEWBERRY / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE

500 fifth-graders from all over Orange County visited UCF for Achieve a CollegeEducation Day.The students got a tour of campus and mingled with Knightro.

For more photosof the event:www.UCFNews.com

PLEASE SEE STUDENTS ON A4

PLEASE SEE EVENT ON A6

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