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Seeing starsA UCF alumna attendsOprah’s star-studdedspectacular — SEE News, A2
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SPACEWALKINGASTRONAUTSENCOUNTER TROUBLE A spacewalking astronaut ran intotrouble Sunday while trying tolubricate a joint in the life-sustaining solar power system ofthe International Space Station,losing one bolt and getting awasher stuck in a crevice.
REC CENTER TO SHOWSTUDENTS WHERE TOEAT,HOW TO DIET RWC dietician and nutritionistMeghan Murphy Van Camp willhost a pair of seminars this weekaimed at healthy eating habits.OnMay 23 at 11 a.m.,Van Camp willidentify nearby restaurants thatoffer healthy eating choices.
SOUTH FLA.HOSPITALS OFFER ER RESERVATIONSFOR A FEE Nine South Florida hospitals areoffering emergency room patientsthe opportunity to reserve anappointment online for a fee.
When UCF police officerGregory Larkin was dis-patched to Knight’s Circle,formerly Pegasus Landing,on New Year’s Day, he triedto not let his mind race.
“One of the things aboutbeing a law enforcementofficer, you have to be readyto do what’s necessary at thedrop of a hat,” Larkin said.
It was Larkin’s CPR train-ing and ability to keep a coolhead under pressure thatearned him a Life SavingAward from the AmericanSociety for Industrial Securi-ty on Thursday, May 19, atthe Rosen Shingle CreekHotel.
Larkin used CPR for thefirst time that New Year’sDay when a 19-year-old mannearly drowned in one ofKnight’s Circle’s swimming
pools.“We train for these things,
and some of the training wego through is managingstress, focusing on the task athand and not to let yourmind race because all kindsof things can happen if youstart to panic,” said Larkin,who has worked at UCFsince 2007.
When Larkin arrived on
Honored for saving unconscious man
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KATIE KUSTURAEditor-in-Chief
CFF ARCHIVE
Officer Gregory Larkin was awarded the Life Saving Award from the AmericanSociety for Industrial Security for administering CPR to an unconscious man.
Police officer is a lifesaver
A dental school, new degrees,an increase in tuition and fees, andthe overall budget are all on theagenda for the Board of Trusteesmeeting this Thursday, May 26.
According to UCF News &Information, President John C.Hitt said that the College of DentalMedicine would create opportuni-ties for students who want to staylocal and receive an education indentistry. Additionally, he said itwould be beneficial to people whocannot afford it, but need dentalcare as well as an opportunity tocreate jobs and boost the localeconomy.
TheBOT’sagenda fortheupcomingmeetingstates that“the uni-versity isproposingto expandthe Acad-emicHealthSciencesCenter atLakeNona withthe addi-tion of aCollege ofDentalMedicine.
Con-structionof a build-ing at theLakeNonaCampus would begin in 2012, withoccupancy and arrival of the firstclass of 60 students expected in2014. The College will offer a four-year Doctor of Dental Medicinedegree program. The ultimateenrollment is planned to be 394,100 students in each class adjustedfor attrition. The College is notenvisioned to request state sup-port in the foreseeable future butwill be sustained by revenues gen-erated from student tuition andfees and dental clinical activities.In addition to covering operatingcosts, the tuition revenues will besufficient to repay the loan fromthe university by 2023.”
The construction of the schoolbuilding and start-up funds will be
Board todiscussdentistryschool
KATIE KUSTURAEditor-in-Chief
Degrees, tuitionalso on agenda
PLEASE SEE PROGRAMS ON A6
Cooling off at Charity Challenge
PHOTOS BY SALO STEINVORTZ / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE
Charity Challenge team members cool off in the pool, the newest addition to the annual event held at the Citrus Bowl.
Renee Pool, a UCF alumna,never thought she would be par-ticipating for money in a com-petitive basketball tournamentafter graduating. Nor did shethink that her adversaries at thetournament would be the com-panies she competes againsteveryday in the business world.
But once a year in Orlando, atthe annual Charity Challenge,the hospitality and apartmentcompanies have the opportunityto beat their business rivals tobenefit 86 local charities.
“I noticed that besides peoplehaving a fun time, there’s also a
competitive nature to the event,”Pool said. “People want to win. Iloved how so many organiza-tions and people come togetherand are able to put their livesaway for one day to focus onhelping others.”
Pool, an event managementmajor, attended the event for thefirst time while participating forPicerne Management Corpora-tion, a real estate firm that pro-vides housing in marketsthroughout the United States.
Pool said she was astoundedby the number of people partici-pating at the event, especially
when she kept in mind that allthe people at the event con-tributed to a great cause in someway.
Charity Challenge, an eventthat has supported the CentralFlorida community for 26 years,took place at the Florida CitrusBowl, the former home stadiumof the UCF Knights football.
On May 21, the annual eventattracted the participation of 98local companies within the hos-pitality field or apartment associ-ation from Greater Orlando. Thisyear’s huge turnout demonstrat-ed once again why Charity Chal-lenge is one of the most success-ful charity events in the city.
Some of the participatingcompanies this year included
A Charity Challenge participant races to finishthe obstacle course for his team.
Central Florida companies compete for charity
TAKING UP THECHALLENGE
SALO STEINVORTZStaff Writer
“It’s interesting to see that there’s alot of competition going on here atCharity Challenge. But it’s all positivecompetition that promotes in the endpersonal and team commitment.”
— LT. DAVID HARRISORLANDO FIRE DEPARTMENT
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For more photosof the event:www.UCFNews.com
The members of theUniversity of Central Florida’s(UCF) Board of Trustees willset policy and serve as theinstitution’s legal owner andfinal authority responsiblefor efficient and effective useof resources.
BOARD MEMBERS:
Rick Walsh,ChairTom Yochum,Vice Chair Jim AtchisonOlga CalvetIda CookRichard T.CrottyAlan FlorezRay GilleyMichael J.Grindstaff Matthew McCann Harris RosenJohn Sprouls
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A Pennsylvania woman will standtrial on charges she fed marijuana-
laced margarine to a 12-year-old girlshe was baby-sitting,as well as twoother children at her home.The 12-
year-old’s mother called UpperBurrell Township police after
discovering the drugs in a tub of ICan’t Believe It’s Not Butter in 22-
year-old Stevie Hickey’s freezer.Thewoman tells police Hickey spread thesubstance on two pieces of toast that
Hickey gave to the girl.
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Brazilian police say a thief cut off andstole a woman’s long hair while shewaited at a bus stop.Police say thehair was virgin,meaning it had notbeen chemically treated,and will
probably be sold for the productionof wigs.Inspector Jose Carlos Bezerrada Silva said Friday to Globo TV’s G1
website that the woman waswaiting for a bus in the central city ofGoiania when the man used a knife-
like weapon to cut the hair.
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When UCF alumna Angie Tim-paro Phillips found out Oprah waslooking for “Super Fans” to attendone of Oprah’s final shows, shesent in an email along with pic-tures. More than 150,000 othersdid the same, and 20,000 won tick-ets to a two-part show held atChicago’s United Center. TimparoPhillips was one of those 20,000.Timparo Phillips spoke to theFuture about her experiencesbefore and after going to TheOprah Show.
Central Florida Future: Tellme a bit about yourself? When didyou attend UCF?
Angie Timparo Phillips: Iwas born and raised in West PalmBeach, Fla. I moved to Orlando in1994 to attend UCF. I had come upwith an AA degree. I attendedUCF and then graduated in ‘96with a degree in Radio and TV. I’vebeen in the TV business now sinceI graduated. I’m a freelance pro-ducer. I love it. I’m married and amother of one.
CFF: When did you find outabout the tickets being offered forthe show?
Timparo Phillips: Last week Iheard that Oprah Winfrey was get-ting ready to have her last show,and I’ve always wanted to sit in theaudience. Last week, I wrote anemail and sent pictures and Ithought, ‘never in a million yearswould I get tickets,’ because Iunderstand there’s people thathave been on the waiting list for 25years since she has been on the air.They were looking for Oprah’smost enthusiastic fan, Oprah’sSuper Fan. I told Oprah that I havebeen watching the show since Iwas a little girl in West Palm withmy mom and my grandma, and Iwas a big fan, and she has alwaysbeen an inspiration being in thebroadcasting field. It’s on mybucket list to meet her in personand/or see a taping of her showand how impressed I am at howmany lives over the year she’sinfluenced.
CFF: When did you find outyou had won the tickets?
Timparo Phillips: On Thurs-day evening (May 5) at 9 p.m., I gotan email saying that I had won thetickets and I had until 5 p.m. thefollowing day to respond, and Idid. Over 150,000 people appliedfor the tickets and 20,000 won, andwe were one of 20,000.
CFF: How did you react whenyou found out you had won thetickets?
Timparo Phillips: I was com-pletely shocked, and at first Ithought, ‘Is this some sort of hoaxor scam email?’. I sent an emailback and got an official emailtelling us what we had to do andthe instructions saying where wehad to pick everything up. I wasallowed to bring one guest over 18,and I picked my cousin.
CFF: Why is it important foryou to see and be a part of one ofOprah’s final shows?
Timparo Phillips: I’ve been inthe business now for over 15 years,and I have had an opportunity tomeet a lot of celebrities and see alot of TV shows … and I think thatthis is just the crème de la crèmeof TV shows and also Americanfemale broadcasters. This is mySuper Bowl. I feel like WillyWonka and the Chocolate Factory;I’ve won the golden ticket.
The CFF also had an opportuni-
ty to speak withTimparo-Phillips aftershe came backfrom Chicago.She gave us theinside scoopabout whathappened onher trip and herexperience atThe OprahShow.
CFF: Whatwas your itiner-ary like whenyou got toChicago?
TimparoPhillips: OnTuesday after-noon when wearrived at theUnited Centerin Chicago at 4:30 p.m. (doorswere supposed to open at 5 p.m.),the lines to get in were miles andmiles long, and it was windy andcold (low 50s), but the sun wasshining and the excitement wasindescribable. We were finallyallowed in at 5:30 p.m. We got toour seats and were amazed at howmagnificent our seats were andhow great the arena looked withall of the Oprah décor – picturesfrom all of her most memorableshows.
CFF: Describe your experiencewhile at the show.
Timparo Phillips: The firstshow taping started around 7 p.m.(Central Time). Oprah took thestage and it was incredible! TomHanks was the Master of Cere-monies, and shortly thereafter, hemade a Mission Impossible refer-ence, and out came Tom Cruise tomeet Tom Hanks and Oprah onstage, and the excitement was out-rageous! Madonna came out short-ly thereafter, and the crowd wentwild! From there, it was the who’s-who of A-List celebrities includingJackie Evancho, Patti LaBelle andJosh Groban doing a wonderfulrendition of “Somewhere OverThe Rainbow.” Beyonce did anexciting performance called “Girls(Run The World).” In between thecelebrity appearances and per-formances were edited “packages”consisting of women telling sto-ries of how Oprah has changedtheir lives for the better – veryemotional! There was a live satel-lite interaction with John Legendfrom a school in New Orleanswhere Target had donated enoughbooks to fill the shelves of theentire library. He also announcedthat Target will be donatingenough books to fill 25 schoollibraries throughout the U.S., notto mention 25,000 oak trees to beplanted for our children and futuregenerations. Jamie Foxx and StevieWonder (who made his appear-ance on stage when he & his pianorose from the floor to the middleof the stage) and they sang “Isn’tShe Lovely.” Dakota Fanning, HalleBerry and Diane Sawyer said won-derful things about Oprah fol-lowed by Queen Latifah and KatieHolmes. The first show was con-cluded by an exciting performanceby Rascal Flatts. There was a briefbreak between shows, and thenout came Will Smith and Jada Pin-kett Smith. Michael Jordan practi-cally brought the house down withcheers. Jerry Seinfeld did a funnystand-up routine. Simon Cowellintroduced Rosie O’Donnell, whodid a cute musical number withDr. Phil, Dr. Oz and Nate Berkus. Itwas Kristen Chenoweth’s songand introduction to the 425 Moor-head College graduates thathelped to illustrate how many peo-ple Oprah has helped to educatedover the years, which was verymoving to see the young, black
men parade out as a few of themtold their stories of how theywould have been on the streetsand never been able to get a col-lege degree if it wasn’t for Oprah.All of whom came out holdingcandles, and they kept coming andcoming and coming as Oprah triedhard to compose herself, but shewas overcome by emotion, as wasthe audience. Maya Angelou recit-ed a poem she wrote for Oprah,and she was accompanied on thepiano by Alicia Keys. Gayle Kingand Maria Shriver honored Oprahfor all of her accomplishments.Stedman [Graham] came out onstage to talk about how proud hewas of Oprah and how much heloves her. Tyler Perry made anappearance on stage to say somekind words about Oprah as well.Aretha Franklin surprised Oprah(as well as the audience) with anoutstanding version of “AmazingGrace.” Usher came out to beginthe grand finale [with] “Oh, HappyDay” and was accompanied byevery one of the celebrities whopreviously appeared on stage.Confetti was released, and it lin-gered for several minutes. Good-byes were said, and all events wereconcluded by 11 p.m.
CFF: What was the experiencelike for you?
Timparo Phillips: To say itwas the best event I have everattended would be a gross under-statement! For me, to be part of atelevision-history-making eventwas a dream come true for thislong-time Oprah fan and televi-sion-production professional. Idon’t know what else to say butthat being at the Oprah SurpriseSpectacular was such a incredible,memorable experience; one that Iwill talk about for years to come,telling Addison and my grandchil-dren. I am one lucky girl!
The shows will debut on May23 and 24. Oprah’s final show isMay 25.
Rec Center to show studentswhere to eat,how to diet
RWC dietician andnutritionist Meghan Mur-phy Van Camp will host apair of seminars this weekaimed at healthy eatinghabits. On May 23 at 11 a.m.,Van Camp will identifynearby restaurants thatoffer healthy eating choic-es.
On May 24 at 1 p.m., shewill break down dieting.Van Camp will exploremyths in weight manage-ment and explain the latestresearch in fad diets andweight loss supplements.
Van Camp will also takequestions during her officehours each day.
Students who attendwill earn 500 LINK LootPoints per day.
Career Services wants to givestudents a ‘Foot in the Door’
Career Services andExperiential Learning willco-host a networking tuto-rial titled “A Foot in theDoor” on May 25 at 3 p.m.
The seminar willinstruct students on how toget their names out toemployers early on in theircollege careers so as to beable to compete in the cur-rent job market.
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News and notices forthe UCF community
Spacewalking astronautsencounter bolt trouble
CAPE CANAVERAL —A spacewalking astronautran into trouble Sundaywhile trying to lubricate ajoint in the life-sustainingsolar power system of theInternational Space Sta-tion, losing one bolt andgetting a washer stuck in acrevice.
Mission Control told vet-eran space flier Mike Finckethat he’d have to settle for apartial lube job, after thebolts holding down coverson the joint started poppingoff unexpectedly.
The spacewalk — thesecond of shuttle Endeav-our’s final space stationvisit — started out well,with Fincke and Feusteltopping off a leaky radiatorline. They successfullyadded ammonia to thespace station’s coolant sys-tem, after rerouting jumpercables and opening valves.
South Fla.hospitals offer ERreservations for fee
BOCA RATON — NineSouth Florida hospitals areoffering emergency roompatients the opportunityto reserve an appointmentonline for a fee.
For $9.99 patients withnon-life-threatening con-ditions can make a reserva-tion at InQuickER.com oron the hospitals’ websites.
The Tenet hospitalsguarantee patients’ moneyback if they are not seenby a health care profes-sional within 15 minutes ofthe appointment time.
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OAKLAND, Calif. —The hour of the apocalypsecame quietly and went thesame way — leaving thosewho believed that Saturdayevening would mark theworld’s end confused, ormore faithful, or just philo-sophical.
Believers had spentmonths warning the worldof the pending cataclysm.Some had given awayearthly belongings. Otherstook long journeys to bewith loved ones. And therewere those who drainedtheir savings accounts.
All were responding tothe May 21 doomsday mes-sage by Harold Camping,an 89-year-old retired civilengineer who has built amulti-million-dollar Chris-tian media empire thatpublicizes his apocalypticprediction.
“I had some skepticismbut I was trying to push theskepticism away because Ibelieve in God,” said KeithBauer — who hopped inhis minivan in Marylandand drove his family 3,000miles to California for theRapture.
He started his day in thebright morning sun outsidethe gated Camping’s Oak-land headquarters of Fami-ly Radio International.
“I was hoping for itbecause I think heavenwould be a lot better thanthis earth,” said Bauer, atractor-trailer driver whobegan the voyage west lastweek, figuring that if he“worked last week, Iwouldn’t have gotten paidanyway, if the Rapture didhappen.”
According to Camping,the destruction was likelyto have begun its world-wide march as it became 6p.m. in the various timezones, although somebelievers said Saturday theexact timing was never
written in stone.He had been projecting
the apocalyptic predictionfor years far and wide viabroadcasts and websites.
In New York’s TimesSquare, Robert Fitzpatrick,of Staten Island, said hewas surprised when the sixo’clock hour simply cameand went. He had spent hisown money to put upadvertising about the endof the world.
“I can’t tell you what Ifeel right now,” he said, sur-rounded by tourists. “Obvi-ously, I haven’t understoodit correctly because we’restill here.”
Many followers said thedelay was a further testfrom God to persevere intheir faith.
“It’s still May 21 andGod’s going to bring it,”said Family Radio’s specialprojects coordinatorMichael Garcia, who spent
Saturday morning prayingand drinking two last cupsof coffee with his wife athome in Alameda. “Whenyou say something and itdoesn’t happen, your prideis what’s hurt. But whoneeds pride? God said heresists the proud and givesgrace to the humble.”
The Internet was alivewith discussion, humorousor not, about the end of theworld and its apparent fail-ure to occur on cue. Manytweets declared Camping’sprediction a dud or shared,tongue-in-cheek, theirrelief at not having to doweekend chores or take ashower.
The top trends on Twit-ter at midday included, atNo. 1, “endofworldconfes-sions,” followed by“myraptureplaylist.”
As 6 p.m. approached inCalifornia, some 100 peo-ple gathered outside Fami-
ly Radio Internationalheadquarters in Oakland,although it appeared noneof the believers of theprophecy were amongthem. Camping’s radio sta-tions, TV channels, satel-lite broadcasts and websiteare controlled from a mod-est building sandwichedbetween an auto shop anda palm reader’s business.
Christian leaders fromacross the spectrum widelydismissed the prophecy, andmembers of a local churchconcerned followers couldslip into a deep depressioncome Sunday were part ofthe crowd outside FamilyRadio International. Theyheld signs declaring Camp-ing a false prophet asmotorists drove by.
“The cold, hard realityis going to hit them thatthey did this, and it wasfalse and they basicallyemptied out everything to
follow a false teacher,” theRev. Jacob Denys, of theMilpitas-based CalvaryBible Church, said earlier.“We’re not all about doomand gloom. Our message isa message of salvation andof hope.”
About a dozen people ina partying mood were alsooutside Family RadioInternational, creating acarnival-like atmosphereas they strolled in a varietycostumes that portrayedmonks, Jesus Christ andother figures.
“Am I relieved? Yeah.I’ve got a lot going on,”Peter Erwin, a studentfrom Oakland, said, with ahint of sarcasm. “Trying toget specific about the endof the world is crazy.”
Revelers counted downthe seconds before theanticipated hour, and peo-ple began dancing to musicas the clock struck 6 p.m.
Some released shoe-shaped helium balloonsinto the sky in an apparentreference to the Rapture.
Camping has preachedthat some 200 million peo-ple would be saved, andthat those left behindwould die in a series ofscourges visiting Earthuntil the globe is con-sumed by a fireball on Oct.21.
Family Radio Interna-tional’s message has beenbroadcast in 61 languages.He has said that his earlierapocalyptic prediction in1994 didn’t come truebecause of a mathematicalerror.
“I’m not embarrassedabout it. It was just the factthat it was premature,” hetold The Associated Presslast month. But this time,he said, “there is ... no pos-sibility that it will not hap-pen.”
As Saturday drew near-er, followers reported thatdonations grew, allowingFamily Radio to spend mil-lions on more than 5,000billboards and 20 RVs plas-tered with the doomsdaymessage. In 2009, the non-profit reported in IRS fil-ings that it received $18.3million in donations, andhad assets of more than$104 million, including $34million in stocks or otherpublicly traded securities.
Marie Exley, whohelped put up apocalypse-themed billboards in Israel,Jordan and Lebanon, saidthe money allowed thenonprofit to reach as manysouls as possible.
She said she and herhusband, mother andbrother read the Bible andstayed close to the televi-sion news on Friday nightawaiting word of an earth-quake in the southernhemisphere. When that didnot happen, she said fellowbelievers began reachingout to reassure one anotherof their faith.
Believers’ reactions mixed to unfulfilled doomsday GARANCE BURKE
Associated Press
DINO VOURNAS / ASSOCIATED PRESS
People in a partying mood, including performing artists the Phenomenauts, gather in front of the closed Family Radio station offices of radio evangelist HaroldCamping, to celebrate irreverently, the non-destruction of the world predicted by Camping, Saturday, in Oakland, Calif..
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CHICAGO — Lookaround a waiting room at auniversity counseling cen-ter and you’ll see studentswrestling with all sorts ofissues: The one who’s fail-ing because of bingedrinking. Another who’sstruggling with a room-mate conflict, or a recentbreak-up. Yet anotherwho’s stressed out andsuicidal.
Many centers are moreswamped than ever, col-lege therapists say, partic-ularly at this time of year,in the frenzy of finalexams and job searches.
Though there’s debateabout why there are morestudents seeking services,there is agreement on this:The increase in demand,those therapists say, hasmade it even more crucialto zero in on the studentswho are in the most dis-tress.
“We used to worryabout there being a stigmaabout coming in for coun-seling,” says Ian Birky,director of counseling andpsychological services atLehigh University inPennsylvania. Now, hesays, they’re “over-whelmed” with studentsseeking help.
To help deal with thedemand, more campuscounseling centers areusing computerized ques-tionnaires, some that gen-erate color-coded charts,to help them flag a seriousproblem more quicklythan traditional paper-and-pencil evaluations.
Though they stress thatthese evaluations are not areplacement for in-depthquestioning or counseling,many counselors say high-tech methods like theseappeal to students, whoare often more comfort-able communicating withsmart phones, iPads and
laptops.These therapists say
these screenings also helpthem do their jobs better,and fine-tune therapy.
One of them is PaulToth, a staff psychologistat Indiana University,where therapists beganusing a computerizedevaluation called theBehavioral Health Mea-sure, or BHM, in Novem-ber. He recalls one studentwhose depression scoreswere improving butwhose overall well-beingscores were not. Staffersthen determined that, totruly get better, the stu-dent needed to deal withacademic issues that hadbeen caused by thedepression.
Evaluations like thesealso shed light on topicsthat students may not ver-balize in therapy, such as alack of trust, or bonding,with their therapist. Insome cases, Toth says he’sfound out that a few stu-dents haven’t liked it whenhe’s suggested trying anti-depressants with therapy.
“So then I can back offon that,” he says.
Perhaps most impor-tantly, therapists say theseinstant evaluations showthem more quickly when astudent is seriously con-sidering suicide.
“I can look at that onmy computer before thestudent even walks intomy office,” says Birky,whose new clients sit atprivate computer kiosks inthe counseling centerwaiting room to take a dif-ferent evaluation calledthe Counseling CenterAssessment of Psycholog-ical Symptoms, or CCAPS.
CCAPS, which has ver-sions with 34 and 62 ques-tions, is used on dozens ofcampuses across thecountry, including PennState, where researchersused national CCAPS datato generate an annual
study on the mental healthof students on campusesacross the nation.
Among other things,the research found thatabout a quarter of U.S. col-lege students sought men-tal health services lastyear.
“So as demand increas-es, you have to be moreobjective about decidingwho’s in the greatestneed,” says Ben Locke, thestudy’s lead author andthe associate director ofresearch and technologyat Penn State’s Center forCounseling and Psycho-logical Services.
The newer BHM wasdeveloped by Mark Kopta,a psychology professor atthe University of Evans-ville in Indiana. So far, it isused on just 15 campuses,from the University ofMinnesota and JohnsHopkins to tiny FairmontState University in WestVirginia.
But those who use itsay it has some advantagesover more establishedevaluations.
For one, it has a 20-
question version thattakes two minutes or lessto complete, so it can beused more easily at everycounseling session.
“It doesn’t take theplace of an interview, butit makes the interviewmuch more efficient,” saysKopta, head ofCelestHealth Systems,which markets the BHMquestionnaires with apackage other tools thatevaluate such things as thebond between counselorand client.
Factors students areasked to rate in the BHMinclude:
—”Alcohol or drug useinterfering with your per-formance at school orwork.”
—”Thoughts of endingyour life.”
—”Powerful, intensemood swings or highs andlows.”
Results from that eval-uation also are divided bycategories, including sui-cide risk, depression, anx-iety and drug and alcoholabuse. Each category iscolor-coded — green for
normal, yellow for milddistress, orange for mod-erate distress and red forsevere distress.
Glenn Hirsch, head ofcounseling services at theUniversity of Minnesota,recalls one student whosesuicide chart was flaggedwith red, but who initiallydenied she was severelysuicidal.
Her scores also indicat-ed that she was mistrust-ful of Hirsch and the coun-seling process, so he usedthose scores — andshowed her her charts ateach session — to get herto open up and deal withher suicidal thoughts.
“Showing that visuallycan really make a differ-ence,” he says.
After initially droppingout of school, he says thestudent client returned tothe university and passedall her classes. She alsohas regularly taken hermedication, somethingshe hadn’t done before.
There are other waysmental health profession-als are using technology tohelp them evaluate clients,
on and off college cam-puses.
A psychiatrist at JohnsHopkins has developed afree service called Mood24/7 that sends a daily textmessage to its users, ask-ing them to rate theirmood on a scale of 1 to 10.The data can then beaccessed by the user, theirmental health counselorand even family andfriends.
Dr. Adam Kaplin, whocame up with the idea,says that typically clientsare unlikely to rememberhow they were feelingbetween visits, or to usepaper and pencil charts tokeep track.
“It’s very simple. Butthere is power in simplici-ty,” Kaplin says of the sys-tem, which now has about3,000 users, from collegestudents to older clients.Among other things, hesays the system helps psy-chiatrists do a better job ofmonitoring and adjustingpsychotropic medications.
All of these methodsare fine for those whoseek help. But there’s alsoconcern that the largemajority of suicidal anddepressed students stilldon’t seek counseling and,therefore never are evalu-ated.
“I’ve talked to graduat-ing seniors who literallydidn’t know that the men-tal health counseling cen-ter existed,” says 23-year-old Jeff Brozena, presidentand founder of PennState’s chapter of ActiveMinds, an organizationaimed at raising students’awareness about mentalhealth.
His chapter is one of afew that hosted a travelingexhibit called “SendSilence Packing,” made upof 1,100 backpacks repre-senting the estimatednumber of college stu-dents who take their ownlives each year.
College mental health screenings going high-tech MARTHA IRVINE
Associated Press
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Northwestern University freshman Jim Sannes in his dorm room in Evanston, Ill. Like thousands of college students this timeof year, Sannes can’t wait to spend time at home this summer. Sannes, 19, is looking forward to relaxing and “just beingaround the surroundings I grew up with, the same house I grew up with.
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Disney’s Animal Kingdom,SeaWorld, Hard Rock CafeOrlando and Comcast.
According to event’swebsite, since 1985, Chari-ty Challenge has awardedmore than $4 million tohundreds of local chari-ties. It originally began as afour-team backyard eventand has transformed into amultimedia extravaganzawith 200 sponsors and 150volunteers.
Each team features sixcompetitors, both maleand female. The teamcombines to make a $500-minimum, tax-deductibledonation.
Last year alone, CharityChallenge raised a record-breaking $305,000. Thisyear, according to Sen. LeeConstantine, founder andorganizer of the event, it ishard to estimate howmuch money will be raisedcompared to last year orthe amount of people whoparticipated at the event.
However, Constantinesaid that the committeeexpected more people thisyear, totaling 6,000 to7,000 people.
The money raised willbe announced in the nexttwo weeks.
Charity Challenge’ssuccess can be attributedto how it introduces chal-lenging and friendly com-petition for charity amongbusiness rivals in six dif-ferent types of activities: abasketball shootout, canoerelays, obstacle courses,tubing relays, tug-of-warcontests and a volleyballtournament.
For Lt. David Harris ofthe Orlando Fire Depart-ment, the greatest satisfac-tion of being part of theevent comes from seeingpeople come together.
“All the concepts fromCharity Challenge, such asteam building, synergy
and cooperation, trulycompose the essence ofCharity Challenge,” Harrissaid. “By integrating theemployees of each compa-ny into teams that areforced to work together,people begin to under-stand how to give back tothe community.”
Another componentthat makes Charity Chal-lenge appealing to compa-
nies is the ability to pickwho they donate to uponregistration.
“That’s why there areso many charitiesinvolved,” Constantinesaid. “There’s everythingfor everyone.”
Charity Challengeexclusively focuses on theapartment and hospitalityindustries, Constantinesaid, because sometimes
those industries don’t getrecognized for how muchthey give to the communi-ty Also, sometimes theydon’t have the opportunityto give back.
The hospitality andapartment industries,which include resorts,hotels, nightclubs, restau-rants and theme parks,compose the largest sectorof the economy in Central
Florida.When participants
working for Disney andSeaWorld must competeagainst each other in thetug-of-war, for many spec-tators like Harris, the sin-gle events can becomehighly amusing to watch.
“It’s interesting to seethat there’s a lot of compe-tition going on here atCharity Challenge,” Harris
said. “But it’s all positivecompetition that promotesin the end personal andteam commitment.”
“I didn’t know what toexpect, but I love beinghere because there’s sucha positive atmosphere nomatter where you go,”Pool said. “It seems as ifthere is no winner andloser and today we’rerather all just the winners.”
Challenge provides “everything for everyone”FROM A1
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Participants line up for a relay race at Charity Challenge.The event raised more than $300,000 last year for 86 local charities in Central Florida.
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the scene, the man had alreadybeen pulled out of the pool, and hisfriends had tried performing CPR,but hadn’t done so correctly.
Carina Giacomelli, one of theman’s friends, helped Larkin withthe CPR.
“In addition to trying to controleverybody at the scene, radio dis-patch and call my partner, I had tovery quickly explain to [Giacomel-li] how to give a proper breath,”Larkin said. “All kinds of things canhappen if you do it improperly.”
After the EMTs arrived on thescene and were able to stabilize theman, Larkin said the general con-sensus was that he probablywouldn’t make it through the night.
When Larkin made a call thefollowing day, which happened tobe the man’s birthday, to check upon him, he was surprised to findout that he had made it through thenight.
“I’m happy for him,” Larkinsaid.
In addition to receiving theaward from ASIS, Larkin receiveda letter of commendation fromUCF Police Chief Richard Beary.
“I didn’t come into work thatday thinking that I was going to doanything other than show up, domy job and go home,” said Larkin,who was surprised by all of therecognition he received because ofthe incident.
“We’re glad that Officer Larkinand many other officers in theCentral Florida region were able toget the Life Saving Award andother awards,” said Sgt. TroyWilliamson, the public informa-tion officer. “All of our officers areout there to help the students fromorientation, right on through what-ever major they’re looking at,through graduation. We’re there tohelp them.”
Williamson said that the UCFPolice Department goes through alot of training, including how toadminister first aid and CPR.
“If it’s a student, staff or facultymember, we’ll be there first and tryto do what we can to save a lifeuntil paramedics arrive,”Williamson said. “We’ll always bethere for them.”
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comprised of “a combina-tion of philanthropicgifts, Real Estate Invest-ment Trust and an inter-nal loan advanced byUCF from its auxiliarycash balances,” accordingto the agenda.
According to UCFNews & Information, $10million to start the devel-opment will be providedby a private donor whohas chosen to give anony-mously.
The trustees will alsobe discussing three newdegree programs duringthe meeting. The degreesthat will be discussed area doctoral degree in secu-rity studies, a master’sdegree in researchadministration and abachelor’s in Latin Amer-ican studies. The lattertwo will be available thisfall semester and thesecurity studies program
will be available in fall of2013.
According to the agen-da, there is a new pro-gram development planin place that will add newdegree programs through2014. In March 2012 alone,the university plans toadd research doctoraldegrees in criminal jus-tice, hospitality manage-ment, communicationsciences and disorders, amaster’s degree in artsmanagement and bache-lor’s degrees in women’sstudies and photonics.
Junior political sciencemajor and women’s stud-ies minor Kelly Quinterosaid she heard from herwomen’s studies profes-sors about the potentialbachelor’s degree inwomen’s studies.
Quintero said one ofthe issues the women’sstudies department is fac-ing with the proposal istrying to figure out new
courses for the program.“We’re hoping to get
it,” said Quintero, who isthe current president forthe National Organiza-tion for Women at UCF.“[Women’s studies isn’t]just a liberal studiesthing, there’s so muchyou can do with it. Thereare a lot of women’s stud-ies courses that are sea-sonal, so I feel like if itwere a bachelor’s therewould be more possibili-ties to take those coursesand finish a degree fromUCF.”
The biggest tuitionand fee increase will be tothe undergraduate basetuition and the under-graduate tuition differen-tial. Students currentlypay a combined total of$111.55 for those twothings. The proposedincrease for fall wouldbring the combined totalto $128.28, a 15 percentincrease.
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Ryan Breen is willingto do whatever the base-ball team needs him to do.
After earningLouisville Slugger Fresh-man All-American hon-ors last season as theeveryday designated hit-ter and backup catcher,he took a reserve role as acorner outfielder behindfellow award-recipient,Chris Taladay.
Things changed whenthe Knights traveled toUSF, as Taladay broke hiscollarbone in a collisionwith USF first baseman,Todd Brazeal.
Just like that, Breenbecame an everydaystarter again.
“It’s a bummer that
Taladay went down; noone wants that to happen.I’m just doing whateverthe team needs me to do,”Breen said.
Last season, D.J. Hickssuffered a collapsed lungand Breen’s bat earnedhim the designated hitterposition. In 42 games,Breen ranked among thetop five C-USA freshmenwith a .348 batting aver-age.
“It meant a lot,” Breensaid of earning his Fresh-man All-American status.“Coming in last year, at
the beginning of the year,[I] didn’t expect to playthat much. I was a fresh-man; it was an older team.But you know, someinjuries happened thatgot me in the lineup andthe way it turned out, Iwas thankful for [theopportunity].”
Breen opened the 2011campaign in left fieldwhile Taladay was recov-ering from a differentinjury, and he moved toright when Taladayreturned a week into theseason. After a few starts,Breen began sharing therole with Erik Hempe.
Now that he’s back inthe everyday lineup andback in the field, thesophomore is adjusting.
Trailing by three runs andstaring a series loss to rivalMarshall in the face, theKnights saved their best forthe late innings.
UCF (36-20, 12-12) scoredsix runs in the eighth inningto earn a comeback win in a13-10 slugfest on Friday. Fourplayers homered in the sev-enth inning of Game Three,guiding UCF to an 8-1win in the regularseason finale on
Saturday.“It was a great win today,”
head coach Terry Rooney saidSaturday in a release. “Andthe guys certainly bouncedback [from Thursday’s loss]to play two outstanding ball-games.”
The offense backed seniorChase Bradford, who startedthe last home game of his
UCF career in the seriesfinale. Bradford gaveup one run and
struck out a career-high ninebatters.
“Marshall has a greatoffense, but Coach Rooneytold us what to do today and
that was to put them awaywith two strikes, and I wasable to do that,” Bradford saidin a release.
Bradford improved hisrecord to 6-1.
“Chase Bradford threw atremendous ballgame,”Rooney said in a release. “Hedid a great job, and it probablywas his best outing of hiscareer here at UCF. This wasan awesome way for our sen-iors to go out. The entire teamwanted to go out on a strongnote for all of our seniors.They are a great group of
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SERIES ON
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Four homers in seventhinning cap off Marshall series
BASEBALLC-USACHAMPIONSHIPWED.-SAT.PEARL,MISS.
MEMPHISWEDNESDAY10 A.M.(AWAY)
UABTHURSDAY10 A.M.(AWAY)TV:CSS/BHSN
RICEFRIDAY1:30 P.M.(AWAY)
CHAMPIONSHIPGAMESATURDAY8 P.M.(AWAY)TV:CBS SN
TRACK & FIELDNCAAREGIONALSTHURS.-SAT.BLOOMINGTON,IND.
schedule
Stealing thunderBaseball
Breen’s versatilityhelps Knights’ lineup
Jonathan Griffin rounds thebases after hitting UCF’s fourth
home run in the seventh inningagainst Marshall Saturday.
ERIKA ESOLA / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE
JONATHAN VIRGILIO / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURERyan Breen has taken over for Chris Taladay since Taladay broke his collarbone against USFearlier in the season. Breen has been a fixture at left field since Taladay’s injury. PLEASE SEE C-USA ON A9
JESSICA GILLESPIEBaseball beat writer
JESSICA GILLESPIEBaseball beat writer
(THROUGH REGULAR SEASON)
Batting average: Hicks - .338Slugging percentage: Griffin - .618On base percentage: Richardson - .445Runs scored: Richardson - 52Hits: Griffin - 74Runs batted in: Hicks - 59Home runs: Griffin - 16
PITCHING LEADERSERA: Hanson - 3.02Strikeouts : Winkler - 79Saves: Rogers - 8
TEAM LEADERS
NEXT GAME
Wednesday, 10 a.m. | Trustmark Park
vs. UCF Memphis
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guys, and it’s exciting tosee them have their mostsuccessful year since theycame to UCF."
Darnell Sweeney, Ron-nie Richardson and BeauTaylor hit back-to-back-to-back home runs to leadoff the bottom of the sev-enth, marking the firsttime in UCF history thatthree consecutive playershomered.
Marshall (20-31, 7-17)scored its only run in thefirst inning off of two sin-gles but UCF immediatelytied the game when Tay-lor reached base on anerror and scored on a sac-rifice fly.
Sweeney and Richard-son each picked up RBI inthe fifth when UCFscored two runs off offour-straight singles, andGriffin led off the sixthwith his first home run oftwo.
Griffin, who went 3-for-4 on Saturday, leads C-USA with 16 homers.
On Friday, senior John-ny Sedlock earned the 13-10 win after he enteredthe game in the eighthinning and pitched 1 1/3perfect innings, strikingout two.
The lead changed sixtimes in Game Two.
It wasn’t until theeighth inning, when Mar-shall and UCF combinedfor 10 runs, that theKnights finally grabbedthe lead for good.
Down by three, theKnights quickly loadedthe bases, and ErikHempe scored on apassed ball. UCF loadedthe bases again andscored two on Richard-son’s double down the leftfield line.
Sweeney came homeon a wild pitch to giveUCF the lead, Taylor
knocked in Richardsonwith a single and Griffin’sRBI double finished offUCF’s six-run winninginning.
Marshall took GameOne of the series onThursday when AaronBlair and Josh King com-bined to give up four hitsand no runs as the Herdshut out UCF 6-0.
“I felt like we seemed alittle bit slow,” Rooneysaid in a release. “We justdidn’t have the extra steptonight.”
Brian Adkins gave upall six runs and took theloss.
The Herd scored onerun in the first beforeplating four runs on fourhits in the third.
Marshall’s GrayStafford added a solohome run in the fifth forinsurance.
UCF enters the C-USAChampionship as the No.4 seed, finishing in athree-way tie with Mem-phis and Houston with a12-12 conference record.
The Knights will faceMemphis on Wednesdayat 10 a.m. in the C-USAtournament in Pearl,Miss., followed by gamesagainst UAB on Thursdayand Rice on Friday.
The C-USA champi-onship will be held Satur-day at 8 p.m.
Series win over Marshall concludes regular season FROM A7
ERIKA ESOLA / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE
Senior Chase Bradford gave up one run and struck out a career-high nine batters. Head coach Terry Rooney called Bradford’s performance the best of his UCF career.
POD 1
1. Rice
4. UCF
5. Memphis
8. UAB
SCHEDULE OF PLAYWednesday: (5) Memphis vs.(4) UCF,(8) UABvs.(1) RiceThursday:(4) UCF vs.(8) UAB,(5) Memphisvs.(1) RiceFriday:(5) Memphis vs.(8) UAB,(4) UCF vs.(1) RiceSaturday:Championship game
POD 2
2. Southern Miss
3. East Carolina
6. Houston
7. Tulane
SCHEDULE OF PLAYWednesday: (6) Houston vs.(3) EastCarolina,(7) Tulane vs.(2) Southern MissThursday:(7) Tulane vs.(3) East Carolina,(6)Houston vs.(2) Southern MissFriday:(6) Houston vs.(7) Tulane,(3) EastCarolina vs.(2) Southern MissSaturday:Championship game
C-USA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
“The entireteam wanted togo out on astrong note forall of ourseniors.”
— TERRY ROONEYHEAD COACH
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“He has done a greatjob becoming that every-day guy, but Ryan’s agreat player. He’s aswitch hitter and gives usa great option,” Knightshead coach TerryRooney said.
Breen practiced in leftfield during the fall andhas worked all season toget back in the lineup.The sophomore wasinstrumental in UCF’s 9-0, 10-inning thrilleragainst UAB on March14. He also scored in thesix-run eighth inning thatled to UCF’s 13-10 victoryover Marshall on Friday.
“Coming in this year,you have a lot of expecta-tions [to] try to fill theshoes I built for myselfmy freshman year, butI’m starting to relax a lit-tle bit, starting to getback in the swing ofthings now this year afterI struggled earlier,”Breen said.
Breen and the Knightsnow head to Pearl, Miss.for the C-USA Champi-onship.
As the No. 4 seed,UCF will play at 10 a.m.on Wednesday againstNo. 5 Memphis, at 10 a.m.on Thursday against No.8 UAB and at 1:30 p.m. onFriday against No. 1 Rice.
UCF, Memphis, UABand Rice are in Pod 1 ofthe tournament, whileSouthern Miss, East Car-olina, Houston andTulane are in Pod 2. Thetwo teams from each podwith the best composite
records will advance toSaturday’s championshipgame at 8 p.m.
Projected PitchingRay Hanson, Chase
Bradford, Danny Win-kler and Brian Adkinscould all start during theC-USA Championshiptournament.
— Hanson leads thestarters with a 3.02 ERA
— Bradford has ateam-best 6-1 record
— Winkler leads thepitching staff in strike-outs with 79 in 71-2/3innings pitched
— Adkins has the sec-ond-best ERA of thestarters and a 6-4 record
Notes— UCF won all three
series it played againstMemphis, UAB and Ricethis season. The Knightsswept UAB.
— Rice has a 16-8 C-USA record, tied with
Southern Miss for thetop mark in the confer-ence. Memphis and UCF
are tied at 12-12 and UABhas a 9-15 conferencerecord.
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C-USA tourney is UCF’s first stop on the road to Omaha
JOSH GIVEN / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE
Breen and the Knights will head to Mississippi for the C-USA championship. UCF will take on Memphis, UAB and Rice on Wednesday,Thursday and Friday, respectively.
1.Ronnie Richardson,CF
2.Beau Taylor,C
3.D.J.Hicks,DH
4.Jonathan Griffin,1B
5.Derek Luciano,3B
6.Erik Hempe,RF
7.Ryan Breen,LF
8.Travis Shreve,2B
9.Darnell Sweeney,SS
PROJECTED LINEUP
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alifornia is currentlyconsidering legislationthat would change the
privacy protections of manysocial networking sites, suchas Facebook and Google. Thebill, Senate Bill 242, was cre-ated as an effort to ensurethat that the personal infor-mation of users of these siteswould not be shared withouttheir consent.
To achieve this goal, thebill would require users tospecify their privacy settingsas part of the process forsigning up for an account. Itwould also force these com-panies to institute default pri-vacy settings that don’t giveout more than a user’s nameand place of residence.Although there have been notalks of passing this type ofbill in Florida, this legislationwould be the wrong move forthis state and should also notbe passed in California.
In a letter to State Sen.Ellen Corbett (D), an allianceof Internet companies, tradegroups and other technologi-cal organizations rightlypointed out that this wouldincrease the operating costsfor these groups. Under thebill, companies must removeany information that a userwants removed within 48hours or face a $10,000 fine,according to the Huffington
Post. This could potentiallyforce sites like Facebook tobegin charging for their serv-ice, which will probably beunpopular with users. Itcould end up suppressing thegrowth of these sites andinstead decrease the amountof people using them.
The bill also empowersparents to request that socialnetworking sites removeinformation that a minor hasposted online. It essentiallymakes these sites play therole of social worker, actingas the middle man betweenthe parent and the child.While it may sound righteousto give parents this powerover websites, the reality isthat these sites could be inun-dated with an avalanche ofrequests from parents.
Opponents of the legisla-tion claim that there is apotential First Amendmentviolation with this billbecause it restricts the users’ability to “continue speakingas desired.” The FirstAmendment prohibits thegovernment from restrictingmany forms of speech, withcertain exceptions, such ashate speech. This law is apotential violation of thisamendment because it forcespeople to hide most of theirinformation until they havechosen otherwise. This is due
to the provision that requiressocial sites to institute defaultprivacy settings.
It could also have a slip-pery slope effect. The gov-ernment could feel evenmore empowered to institutestricter privacy standards,possibly determining on itsown what information a useris allowed to provide to thepublic. Passing this law inCalifornia could set off atrend, where many otherstates decide to follow suit.
This legislation shouldnot be passed in Californiaand should not be consideredin Florida or other states. It isan infringement on the indi-vidual liberty of citizens.Social networking sitesalready provide privacy set-tings for users, and individu-als should be held account-able to learn how to adjustthese settings when they signup for an account.
It is not the role of thegovernment to come in andtry to be the mother hen byforcing social networkingsites to implement defaultprivacy settings in the nameof protecting users. This leg-islation unfairly singles outand cracks down on socialnetworking sites and restrictsthe ability of individuals tospeak freely; it should not beactualized.
OUR STANCE
Social networksface privacy bill
We have a basic righthere in the United States.
It’s called voting. It might sound famil-
iar to you. It guaranteesthat each individual,regardless of age or sta-tus, has a say in his or hergovernment.
Does this ring a bell?Well thanks to Gov.
Rick Scott and theRepublican legislature,that right is now a privi-lege. Last Thursday, Scott signed abill into law that dismantles theDemocratic process in Florida, andwill undoubtedly disenfranchisemany voters, especially students.
Republicans claim that the legis-lation, House Bill 1355, was passed inorder to prevent voter fraud. Howev-er, supervisors of elections fromacross Florida say those fears areunfounded. Their statewide associa-tion released a statement that saidthe changes could cause chaos andconfusion at the polls next year,according to an article in the MiamiHerald.
Orange County Supervisor ofElections Bill Cowles contends Flori-da already has a system proven toprevent voter fraud, according to theHerald. Every voter has a uniqueidentification number and mustpresent a form of photo identifica-tion before receiving a ballot.According to Cowles, this systemwas never mentioned in the legisla-tive debates on the bill. Instead, thedebates revolved around who shouldbe allowed to vote.
Rather than a given right, Repub-lican State Sen. Mike Bennett arguedthat voting is a “hard-fought privi-lege” that we should fight for,according to Politifact.
And fight we did.According to a review of records
from Scott’s office by the OrlandoSentinel, they received 15,443 e-mails,calls and letters through May 12 – themajority urging the governor to vetothis bill. The bill makes it harder toregister to vote, cast your vote oreven to have it counted.
Under the law, third-party groupsand volunteers that register voters
must register with thestate and use voter regis-tration forms specificallymade for their organiza-tion. These forms must beturned in within 48 hours,versus the current 10-dayperiod. Those who regis-ter voters face fines of upto $1,000 if they cannotget the forms turned in ontime. The risk of fines hasplaced a heavy burden oncivic and youth groups
that often register voters; so much sothat groups such as the League ofWomen Voters, Florida SouthernEnergy Network and the FloridaCollege Democrats have stated thatthey will no longer register voterswith this law in place.
That’s a huge loss to studentshere at UCF. In 2008, student organ-izations registered over 11,000 stu-dents to vote; in 2010, they registeredover 2,500 students, according to theHerald.
Those who are registered alsoface restrictions. This law cuts earlyvoting down from 15 days to eight. Italso removes a four-decade-old poli-cy that allows voters to change theiraddresses at the polls. Cowles saidthat in 2008, 8,000 Orange Countyvoters updated their address onElection Day; about 3,000 of thoseindividuals had moved from anothercounty, according to the Herald.
Now, only those who have movedwithin the county can change theiraddresses at the polls. This meansthat students who have recentlymoved from another county toattend school cannot change theiraddresses at the polls. They have tosend in provisional ballots, whichoften go uncounted.
These new voting laws restrictyoung people from voting; a demo-graphic with enormous potentialthat historically votes Democrat.Apparently, our voting power isinconvenient to the party in power.Rather than making voting moreaccessible to citizens, Scott and theRepublican legislature have restrict-ed our basic right and our voice ingovernment.
But the fight’s not over yet.
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Voting is a right, nota restrictive privilege
NATE BEELER / THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
IDA ESKAMANIGuest Columnist
The Florida legisla-ture recently approvedthe state’s $70 billionannual budget. The newbudget, which passed onMay 7, closes a $4 billionbudget shortfall, accord-ing to First Coast News.One program that took ahit in the process is theEverglades Restorationproject, which is a proj-ect that needs to be pre-served. The budgetwould cut some $30 million fromthis project, according to an articlein the website of National PublicRadio.
Governor Rick Scott said thatthis was his “Jobs Budget” aimed atgetting Floridians back to work,but the budget would cut the fund-ing to a project that created nearly3,000 jobs in 2009, according to theEverglades Coalition. Without thisfunding, it is likely that most ofthose employees will either losetheir jobs or see drastic pay cuts.
This project not only createsjobs, but also helps protect one ofFlorida’s most vital resources. TheEverglades is the United States’ 3rdlargest national park, and gives ahome to most of Florida’s endan-gered species, including rare birds,alligators, and panthers. If the gov-ernment doesn’t give the restora-tion project the funding that itneeds, then many of these nativespecies will die out.
Cutting Everglades funding willalso affect tourism, which is Flori-da’s most important industry. Themost recent figures from theNational Park Service show thatthe Everglades had 822,118 visitorsin 2008. By cutting funding for thisrestoration project, it is likely that,over time, the rate of tourismbrought by this site will steadilydecrease every year. Furthermore,Florida’s main tourist attractions,its beaches and coastlines, are keptclean in part due to the mangroves
in the Everglades thatact as natural water fil-tration systems. Becauseof budget cuts to thisproject, tourism in Flori-da could suffer as aresult.
Everglades fundingshould be preservedbecause of the work thatit accomplishes and thejobs that it creates. Forexample, this project hasdone a number of
important things, including elevat-ing the Tamiami highway. TheEverglades Coalition projects thatthis project will create 1,212 jobsbetween 2010 and 2012. Cuttingfunding for this project will nothelp our economic growth.
According to the Asbury ParkPress, the budget cuts $30 millionfrom the corporate-income tax.Instead of making these types ofchoices, maybe we should considerinvesting in projects like this oneas a way to spark Florida’s eco-nomic growth.
Last October, the EvergladesCoalition released the results of ayear-long study that estimated thatthe economy receives a four-to-one economic benefit for ever dol-lar invested in restoration projects.In a different study completed byMather Economics, it was estimat-ed that investing nearly $12 billionin Everglades restoration wouldbring more than $46 billion inreturns and create 400,000 jobsover 50 years.
Corporate tax cuts should nottake priority over protecting ourenvironment. The Florida Ever-glades are a natural wonder thatshould be an important fundingpriority for our government. Sacri-ficing real jobs and the restorationand protection of the Evergladesfor tax cuts and hypothetical jobgrowth is a short term solution andrisks our long term economic pros-perity and environmental stability.
Everglades fundingshould be protected
MICHAEL MCCOMBIEGuest Columnist
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Sorry World, you’renot going anywhere
I think most Christians woulddisagree with Harold. It contra-dicts the scriptures. The Biblesays that even Jesus doesn’t knowwhen it’ll happen because it hasn’tbeen revealed to him by theFather. The scriptures also saythat people will say “Jesus is here!Look!” but we shouldn’t believethem because, as you quoted, Heis coming like a thief in the night.As Christians, it’s our duty to beknowledgeable about our faithand what the Bible says. Thismeans we have to sit down andread the scriptures for ourselves(not from preachers - they aren’tGod, they’re the small supplement
and help to organize fellowship).Otherwise, as it goes with allthings and as it has been seenthroughout history, we can be eas-ily manipulated by our lack ofknowledge.
— MICHAELLE BENYEHUDA
There is no absolutereason for cheating
Calling a man a “pig” for cheat-ing is extremely simple minded.Even in the extreme case of TigerWoods, there is so much involved.Life can be very complicated,obviously he has major issues,they can be summed up into aninsult.
— A GIRL
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IN THE CIRCUITCOURTFORSEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: ESTATE OFGEORGE PAULDEEB, deceased.
File No. 11-CP-862
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate ofGeorge Paul Deeb, deceased,
whose date of death was August2, 2010, is pending in the Circuit
Court for Seminole County,Florida, Probate Division, theaddress of which is P.O. Box
8099, Sanford, FL32772 8099. The names and addresses of thepersonal representative and the
personal representative’s attorneyare set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent andother persons having claims ordemands against decedent’sestate on whom a copy of thisnotice is required to be servedmust file their claims with this
court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OFTHE FIRSTPUBLICATION OFTHIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS
AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICEOF ACOPYOF THIS NOTICE
ON THEM.All other creditors of the decedentand other persons having claimsor demands against decedent’sestate must file their claims withthis court WITHIN 3 MONTHSAFTER THE DATE OF THE
FIRSTPUBLICATION OF THISNOTICE.
ALLCLAIMS NOTFILED WITHINTHE TIME PERIODS SETFORTH
IN SECTION 733.702 OF THEFLORIDAPROBATE CODE WILL
BE FOREVER BARRED.NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIMEPERIODS SETFORTH ABOVE,
ANYCLAIM FILED TWO (2)YEARS OR MORE AFTER THEDECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH
IS BARRED.The date of first publication of this
notice is _______________, 2011.
Attorney for PersonalRepresentative:
A. Scott Toney, EsquireFlorida Bar Number: 982180804 Northwest 16th Avenue
Pecan Park, Suite BGainesville, Florida 32601Telephone: (352) 376 6800
Fax: (352) 376 6802E-Mail: [email protected]
Personal Representative:Alberto S. Bustamante III
200 South Orange AvenueSuntrust Center, Suite 2300
Orlando, Florida 32801
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