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In remembranceHundreds gather to honorfallen Knight, Ann MarieHefferin — SEE Knight Life, A2
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Phi Alpha Theta to host firstmeeting of the semester
The history honor socie-ty at UCF will host its firstmeeting of the semesterThursday, Sept. 1, at 4:30p.m.
The meeting will beheld in Colbourn Hall,Room 534. Bi-weekly meet-ings thereafter will be heldon Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m.
For more information,visithttp://history.cah.ucf.edu/organizations.php#pat.
Get ready for tailgate timeThe Sophomore and
Second Year Center(SSYC) will host a ‘Pre-Tail-gate Rally’ Thursday, Sept. 1from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. atTower III Lobby.
The event will serve asan information session anda chance to interact withcampus offices. There willbe free pizza, refreshments,prizes and giveaways.
Freshmen can earn 1000LINK loot points.
For more information,call 407-823-3375 or [email protected].
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Fla.health officials reportswine flu death
TAVARES — Floridahealth officials say an 80-year-old woman has diedafter contracting the swineflu.
Lake County HealthDepartment spokeswomanSheri Hutchinson con-firmed the death Tuesday.She says the woman hadrecently traveled to Califor-nia so it is difficult to deter-mine whether she pickedup the virus during her tripor in Florida.
Katia gaining strength,couldbecome a hurricane
MIAMI — TropicalStorm Katia is gettingstronger in the mid-Atlantic and could becomea hurricane later in the day.
The U.S. National Hur-ricane Center in Miamisays the storm is still farout to sea and it's too earlyto say if will threaten forany land area.
Katia’s maximum sus-tained winds were near 65mph (100 kph) earlyWednesday, short of thehurricane threshold of 74mph.
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After the sudden deathof 18-year-old Ann Hefferinon Aug. 25, many were won-dering what was next, orwho, if anyone, wasaccountable?
It has been confirmed byuniversity officials thatthere was an unauthorized
party at the Sigma Chi fra-ternity house on campus,and alcohol was deemed tobe present.
Grant Heston, assistantvice president of UCFNews and Information,confirmed that Sigma Chidid not fill out and submitthe required Safety Actionfor Event form.
Additionally, the UCF
Police Department alsoreceives the SAFE Formsubmission and will deter-mine if there is a need forpolice presence if the mini-mum number of people
Are you ready for somefootball? Then don’t missout on UCF’s season kickoffcelebration, Friday KnightLights.
“It’s going to be UCF’sbiggest football seasonkickoff party ever,” saidArielle Bardzell, SGA’s ath-letics and traditions coordi-nator.
Beginning Friday at 4p.m. in Bright House Net-works Stadium, FridayKnight Lights will featureappearances by the March-ing Knights, KnightMoves,the UCF Spirit Squad,Knightro and, of course,coach George O’Leary andthe defending ConferenceUSA champion footballteam.
Students, alumni andfans can also pick up freepromotional items, freefood from Wackadoo’sGrub and Brew and have achance to win season tick-ets and game day parkingpasses. All students inattendance will receive aUCF Athletics T-shirt.
SGA and UCF Athleticscombined forces to createFriday Knight Lights, theinaugural football season
kickoff party that they hopewill become a new tradi-tion. It replaces FreshmanFrenzy, a pep rally thattaught freshmen aboutUCF football traditions.The new event is open to allstudents, alumni and fans.
“We’re going to be therepromoting different UCFtraditions that formerlywould have been taught tofreshmen at UCF FreshmanFrenzy,” Bardzell said. “Butwe’re really expanding it tomake it more of a footballseason kickoff party so thateveryone can unite togeth-er.”
Knights willunite understadium lights
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Sigma Chi, Tri-Delta cease social events
Football season to kick off with rally
KATIE DEES / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE
Both the Sigma Chi fraternity and Delta Delta Delta sorority have been placed onprobation and are barred from participating in any social events.
Greek houses under probation
J.C. SMITHContributing Writer
PLEASE SEE RALLY ON A4
College football season kicks off thisSaturday with UCF going up againstCharleston Southern.
— SEE SPORTS,A6FOOTBALL SPECIAL, B1
Gov. Rick Scott hasbegun to promote an over-haul of Florida’s collegesystem that could recon-struct the way in whichUCF professors receivepay and recognition.
The reform would besimilar to that of Texas’take on higher education,which includes replacingtenure with bonuses basedon student ratings andclass size.
During his recent visitwith the Orlando Sentinel,Scott did not say whichparts of the Texas plan hehopes to implement inFlorida’s system, butexpressed a desire to “getthe conversation going” onthe matter.
Opinions of this pro-
posal are wide and varied,but concerns for Floridacolleges has beenexpressed by those that arefamiliar with the Lone StarState’s way of doing things.
Tom Auxter, presidentof the United Faculty ofFlorida, said Scott has
been trying to levy sup-port for the movement bymasking the reform as a“merit-based” paymentplan for professors, a con-cept that Florida residentshave become acquaintedwith since Scott’s recon-struction of the publicschool system.
Auxter said that inTexas higher education,the only way to receiveincreased compensation isto give up tenure and“compete” for bonusesthat are given to a maxi-mum 25 percent of facultyand top out at $10,000.
“If you’re a professorand your salary is $50,000,you better like that figurebecause that’s going to beit for the rest of your life,”
Beware of ninjas lurkingnear campus.
But don’t be alarmed.These ninjas are serving upsushi at cut-rate prices.
Senior business admin-istration major Teresa Chanand Robert Ly, a 2010 UCFgraduate, opened Sus Hi(pronounced "suss high")Monday in the UniversityCommons plaza acrossfrom campus with a specialmany couldn’t resist: $3sushi rolls.
Customers jammed theninja-themed restaurantand waited in line for half anhour or longer to samplethe new build-your-ownfast food sushi conceptfrom the minds of the cur-rent UCF student andrecent alumnus.
“There are plenty ofsushi places, but there arenot many sushi places thatlet you customize yoursushi roll,” said Steven Holz,a mechanical engineeringmajor who stopped by forlunch after hearing about
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Customers have their picture takenand posted live on Sus Hi’s Facebook.
PLEASE SEE CHEESEBURGER ON A5 PLEASE SEE NEW ON A5
Scott: reforms needed
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Friday Knight Lights is designed toincrease and redefine school spirit.
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott has begun topromote an overhaul of Florida’scollege system which couldreconstruct how professors are paid.
Governor’s proposalhas ‘merit-based’ pay
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Knight Life is a weekly photo feature showcasing the people, places and happenings in Central Florida and on the UCF campus.This week’s photos feature sisters of the Delta Delta Delta sorority gathering with hundreds of fellow students at the Reflecting Pond for the
candlelight vigil on Sunday, Aug. 28 for Ann Marie Hefferin, who died on Thursday, Aug. 25.
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This will be the firstevent SGA hosts in the on-campus stadium since itsconstruction in 2007.
“Friday Knight Lights isthe biggest pep rally UCFhas ever seen,” SGA Presi-dent Matthew McCannsaid. “We’ll learn the fightsong. We’ll learn aboutwhat to do when ZombieNation comes on over theloud speakers. These arethings that will help stu-dents going to their veryfirst game. It will hopeful-ly build an emotional con-nection to the footballteam as well as BrightHouse Networks Stadi-um.”
Associate Director ofAthletics Joe Hornsteinsaid that some previousUCF pep rallies were hit-or-miss, but Friday KnightLights is structured entire-ly different.
“Coach [O’Leary] real-ly got on board,” Horn-stein said. “He authorizedthe use of the stadium.The team would normallygo to their hotel on Fri-days, but before they go,they’re going to go into thestadium and salute thekids.”
Hornstein also praisedSGA for its work to bringFriday Knight Lights tolife.
“First, let’s give creditto Matt McCann and[SGA Vice President]Adam Brock,” Hornsteinsaid. “They really workedhard over the summerbuilding a relationshipwith Coach O’Leary toreally bring tradition tothe forefront of their cam-paign and, hopefully, theirlegacy.”
Both McCann andHornstein urge all stu-
dents to attend FridayKnight Lights and Satur-day’s football game againstCharleston Southern.
“It is extremely criticalfor the UCF student popu-lation,” Hornstein said.“You need to be there. Youneed to come out. Youneed to support the Uni-versity of Central Floridafootball team and reallycreate a tradition. SupportStudent Government andmake this event a success.”
“I would encourage allstudents of all ages andfrom all colleges to comeand interact with the ath-letics program and reallygain a better understand-ing of the traditions hereon campus,” McCann said.
“Not only students butfans and alumni will reallyget a lot out of this. It’sreally great for everyoneto come together...to reallysupport this football teamand show them how excit-ed we are for their gamethe next day,” Bardzellsaid.
As an incentive, fresh-men who attend the eventwill earn 1,500 LINK Lootpoints.
Friday Knight Lights isthe first of several newSGA initiatives designedto increase and redefineschool spirit. Students canalso attend the SGA-spon-sored tailgate revampedby the newly formedTeam Tailgate, anotherevent prior to Saturday’sgame,
“Team Tailgate is acommittee of studentleaders who want to pro-mote and establish tradi-tions here at UCF,”Bardzell said. “The mem-bers of Team Tailgate arethe biggest UCF fans.They truly bleed black andgold.”
Located at the back ofMemory Mall near theStudent Union, the sea-son-long tailgate partieswill also prominently fea-ture every college stu-dent’s favorite “F” word –free. Students can showtheir UCF ID to gainaccess to more free foodand drinks, misting tents,giveaways, tickets, gamesand activities.
“You’re going to see alot of new additions to ourtailgates, as well as a lotmore promotional items.It’s going to be a lot of funfor students,” Bardzellsaid. “We really want tofocus on branding andmarketing the tailgates sothat students are aware ofthe services and the itemsthat we offer them.”
Team Tailgate formedduring the summer, butstudents interested injoining will soon haveanother chance. Bardzellsaid SGA will re-openapplications for peoplewho really want to getinvolved.
“It’s not just for foot-ball. They’re going to behelping and workingthroughout the entire yearon different sports and tra-ditions at UCF,” she said.
As a reminder, Horn-stein said students shouldregister online atknighttickets.com for foot-ball game day tickets.
“It clears your ID to getin the game, and we’ll havethat open through Fri-day...we want to get asmany students as possibleat this game,” he said.“That’s the critical mes-sage. Now if Friday KnightLights can help relay thatmessage to the students,it’s 100 percent a success-ful event.”
Rally promotes traditionsFROM A1
The Rosen College ofHospitality Managementrecently redesigned its web-site in order to better repre-sent the college for incom-ing students, making it morevisually appealing and easi-er to navigate.
“We decided it would beimportant to have the web-site online in time for the fallsemester,” said Jackie Toops,assistant director of publicrelations for Rosen, whowas in charge of the project.
Working alongside UCFMarketing, she and herassistant Andrea Vazquezorganized the content of thewebsite before it was finallypublished.
“Jackie came to us towork on a website thatreached out to incomingstudents and communicat-ed the college online,” saidPatrick Burt, web communi-cations director with UCFMarketing. “We wanted aninviting website that por-trayed Rosen.”
Many of the photos onthe website portray theenvironment of the college,providing viewers with amental idea of the schoolwithout stepping foot oncampus.
“With Rosen in particu-lar, we showcased theMediterranean resort-typefeeling of the college,” Burtsaid. “It’s a very invitingplace.”
Among the changesinclude a cleaner navigationsystem, allowing for easyviewing between pages,which has been placedclearly on both the top andbottom of the website.
“We made smarter, intu-itive navigation on our newsite,” Vazquez said. “Weselected key UCF officesthat did similar things andcreated groups for the stu-dents. I love that they canselect one option on our
website and see so manythings about our college. Itmakes it easy for them tofind that information.”
The site also connectswith various UCFresources, including a news-feed for Rosen events,Google Maps and UCFToday, directly on thehomepage. Photos of Rosenstudents and faculty are alsoposted around the site, pro-viding a more personalizedfeeling of the college.
“My favorite part of thewebsite is the photos of thestudents and facilities thatshow what we’re all about,”said Dr. Kevin Murphy, anassociate professor and acertified executive chef atthe Rosen College.
Aline Fenelon, a seniorand dual major in hospitali-ty and event management,said she loves the site’s newlook.
“It’s brighter, more eye-catching and definitelymore user friendly,” shesaid. “The navigation makesit easier to find informationcompared to the old site.The events are posted onthe homepage, and it’s bet-ter associated with UCFwith the black, yellow andgold color scheme. I’m alsolisted on the student direc-tory and that’s really cool.The site is now a lot morediverse.”
Within the first weekonline, the website received
almost 3,900 visits, includ-ing viewers from across theglobe. Through GoogleAnalytics, the college is ableto track the geological statis-tics of visitors to the site,which has been viewedfrom countries includingthe United Kingdom, Aus-tralia, India and China.
“The faculty membersare very well connectedwith associates across theworld. We’re excited to berolling out on a global scale,”Toops said.
Google Analytics alsotracks the most popularpages, allowing for notifica-tion of which aspects of thesite need improvements.The site uses a content man-agement system that allowsedits and changes to betaken care of in-house,instead of depending on awebsite manager. Thisallows the college to updatetime-relevant informationand photos at their ownleisure.
“We’re always collectingfeedback,” Toops said. “Thewebsite is a dynamic tool forstudents, faculty, staff. We’rehappy to be with the times.”
The site also betterappeals to students throughpopular portals such asFacebook, Twitter andYoutube.
“We try to increaseenrollment by targeting aspecific audience, usingwhat drives people based on
the selling point,” Burt said.While no other colleges
are currently editing theirsites, there’s always the like-lihood that other UCFschools will do so in thefuture.
“Colleges are alwaysevaluating what to changewith their websites to helpincoming students,” Burtsaid.
“UCF Marketing hasbeen wonderful to work
with; they were truly profes-sional,” Toops said. “Weappreciate support from thefaculty and staff during theprocess.”
The website is availableat http://hospitality.ucf.edu.
Rosen website redesign more hospitableJAZELLE HANDOUSH
Contributing Writer
CFF ARCHIVEThe Rosen College of Hospitality Management recently redesigned their websitein order to better represent the college for incoming students.
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Auxter said. “This is theopposite of merit pay. Thisis the destruction of meritpay.”
Dr. Patrick Murphy, theUCF English departmentchair and former memberof the teachers union, saidthat elimination of tenurewould cause the universi-ty’s best professors to fleethe state in pursuit ofcareer security.
“Some of the facultythat bring in the most grantmoney for the universityare going to go elsewhereto retain tenure,” Murphysaid. “All the universitypresidents are going tofight against this kind oflegislation. They knowhow disastrous this wouldbe.”
Murphy said thattenure allows professorsmore academic freedom inthe way they instruct theirstudents, as it is more diffi-cult to punish tenured pro-fessors for lecturing onpolitically unpopular view-points.
“The removal of tenurehas a chilling effect on peo-
ple’s pursuit of knowledgethat is outside the main-stream,” Murphy said.
Sen. David Simmons,who is on the budget sub-committee on higher edu-cation appropriations anda Republican representa-tive for both Orange andSeminole counties, saidthat higher educationreform in Florida is anissue worth debating.
“We have to look at theoutput and productivity ofour professors as our pres-ent model exists,” Sim-mons said. “I believe thatthere are factors thatshould be considered incompensation of profes-sors rather than how longthey’ve been at a universi-ty.”
Simmons said thatwhen instructors fail to putin extra effort to bringrecognition to the universi-ty, it should be reflected intheir paychecks.
“Certain professors atgreat universities need topublish works. Publish orperish,” Simmons said.
Wes Jones, a junior whoholds a senate seat in theCollege of Education, also
believes that tenure shouldbe considered with morescrutiny.
“I don’t think anyoneshould be guaranteed anyposition,” Jones said in ref-erence to Florida profes-sors. “If you do 10 years ofgood work, why shouldyou be guaranteed a job ifyou’re doing 20 more yearsof lazy work?”
While Simmonsbelieves that certainreforms may be necessary,he said that paying profes-sors based on how largetheir classes are “wouldnot be a viable methodolo-gy.”
Jones agrees.“I think the most ineffi-
cient classes are the oneswith the most students,like college algebra,” Jonessaid. “An instructor canonly do so much.”
According to Sen.Maria Sachs, Democraticrepresentative for PalmBeach County, evaluatingfunding for state universi-ties based on a businessmodel doesn’t make sensefor Florida.
“Our universities areplaces of higher learning
and education. They arenot factories where wechurn out projective facto-ry workers who are taughtby professors who are onthe same level of a supervi-sor that’s putting out widg-ets,” Sachs said, lending tothe metaphor of “diploma-mills” that some fear Flori-da universities wouldbecome if professors wereto receive increased com-pensation for large classsizes.
In 2007, Florida rankedlast in the U.S. for fundingof full-time students asindicated by CollegeBoard, according to Mur-phy. Texas funding for stu-dents was slightly higher.
Murphy also said thatTexas has the highest rateof minimum wage jobs inthe country, which maypoint to a flawed educationsystem.
“It’s taking one of theworst states for educationin the country as a model.Why would we imitatethem?” Murphy said.“Maybe we ought to belooking at the states thatinvest in higher educationas models.”
New plan models Texas proposalsFROM A1
exceeds 200. UCF PDCommunity RelationsSupervisor Sgt. TroyWilliamson said that they“have not received arequest for police pres-ence in a while,” but whenthey do, two officers aretypically requested andpaid for, and they stay until2 a.m.
Williamson also saidthat the number of officersdepends on a number offactors in addition to thenumber of people attend-ing, including the theme ofevent, live music or a DJ,and if there have been his-torical problems in thepast with this type ofevent.
“We don’t know if toomany people were therethe night when Hefferindied, but UCF PD was notnotified of the event,”Williamson said.
According to Section 8of the UCF Golden RuleHandbook, “serving, pos-session or consumption ofalcohol by individuals oflegal age may be permittedin private residentialrooms in the residencehalls and other on-campushousing.”
Heston said this meansthat alcohol is allowed infraternity houses, but onlyin the private rooms andnot in public areas. Withpermission, which Hestonsaid is a rarity, alcohol isallowed in the publicareas.
In addition to Section 8,any student, organizationor employee must secureapproval in advance beforehosting a potentially haz-ardous event.
The UCF Regulations,Chapter 4.0292, define apotentially hazardousevent as “any activity thatcould reasonably beexpected to create a risk ofharm to persons or of
defacement or damage topublic or private property.”
Examples of potentiallyhazardous events include,but are not limited to:
• Bonfires• Lighting of fireworks• Events involving heli-
copters or other aircraft• Motor vehicle races• Gatherings in excess
of 200 persons, includingunregistered campus ath-letic events
• Marches (includingany organized walks orruns)
• Parades• Any event involving
the distribution of alcohol• Any outdoor event
requiring electricity
In order to secureapproval, the SAFE Formmust be filled out and sub-mitted to the Office of Stu-dent Involvement 15 daysbefore the proposed eventand it must be approvedbefore the event can takeplace.
P.J. Stephens, SigmaChi’s regional advisor,would not confirm or denyif the house received per-mission to host a party.
Depending on the out-come of the investigation,Sigma Chi could face disci-pline from UCF, as well aspenalties from the SigmaChi international head-quarters.
Heston said that SigmaChi face any number ofpenalties, up to and includ-ing the revocation of theircharter at UCF. The finalpenalties depend on theoutcome of the investiga-tion.
While the investigationis ongoing, both the SigmaChi fraternity and DeltaDelta Delta sorority, ofwhich Hefferin was a newmember, have been placedon probation and arebarred from participatingin any social events,according to a releasefrom Heston.
Sigma Chi could lose charterFROM A1
the grand-opening specialfrom someone in class.
“I’ve never seen a placewhere you can get acheeseburger sushi roll,”junior Monica Monticellosaid. “That seems prettyinteresting.”
Co-owners Chan and Lycame up with the idea forSus Hi while brainstorm-ing business ideas.
“It’s something I’vewanted to do for thelongest time, and when Imet Teresa about threeyears ago, she wanted toopen up a business, as well,but she didn’t know whatshe wanted to do,” Ly said.
He said they thought,why don’t we open up afast food sushi restaurantwhere people can come inand customize their roll?
What makes Sus Hi dif-ferent? Customers canchoose either a roll, bowlor wrap before selectingthe contents, toppings andsauce. And, of course, theprices: all items are lessthan $6.
“Nobody’s ever done aconcept like this before –fast food sushi, Chipotle-style,” Chan said.
“We have unique ingre-dients, as well, that youwon’t find in any othersushi restaurant, likeCheez Whiz, a baconcheeseburger roll, a Phillycheesesteak roll and fried
chicken with bacon,” Lysaid.
Ly and Chan alsofocused on keeping therestaurant affordable. Lynoted that most of the costassociated with traditionalsushi restaurants comesfrom paying sushi chefs.Therefore, they came upwith easier ways to operatethe business, such as a cut-ting guide and the toppingconcept, to keep it “fast,easy and inexpensive.”
“Eliminating the sushichef is how we can lowerour price. That’s whyeverything is under six dol-lars,” Ly said. “If you canroll a piece of paper, youcan roll here.”
Chan and Ly drewinspiration and ideas frommany different restaurantsincluding Chipotle, Sub-way, Panda Express,
Fazoli’s and Tijuana Flats.But Ly also brought hisown experiences to thetable.
“I was born to a familyof restaurant people,” Lysaid. “My mom and my dadhave been in the restaurantbusiness all their lives.They started out with abuffet restaurant in St.Louis, Mo., and I startedworking when I was ayoung boy, as soon as Icould pick up a phone orwash dishes.”
He also worked in manyother area restaurants,including Amura, Emeril’sand Wolfgang Puck, learn-ing what worked and whatdidn’t.
“I found the best partsof what they have in theirbusiness and I’ve put theminto my business,” Ly said.
Chan also has a family
experienced with Asiancuisine: Her parents ownSaigon Market in down-town Orlando and werekey in helping the coupleopen the business.
“They know that I’vealways wanted to do this,and they were just waitingfor me to be ready, and Ithink I was ready,” she said.
“I had the resources andhe [Ly] had the restaurantexperience,” Chan said.“We combined our twostrengths together.”
For now, Chan and Lyrely on friends and Face-book to drive customers totheir restaurant.
“We wanted to spend aslittle as possible on adver-tising, because we believein our concept,” Chan said.“I think that word of mouthis the most effective way ofadvertising.”
Chan, a former presi-dent of the UCF Asian Stu-dent Association, said herUCF involvement andexperiences also helpedprepare her for this ven-ture.
“My courses at UCFdefinitely gave me a differ-ent mindset,” Chan said. “Irealize that there are somany different opportuni-ties.”
Before studying at UCF,she says she had a mom-and-pop attitude.
“Right now we’re aim-ing to do bigger things,” shesaid.
Cheeseburger roll an unexpected dishFROM A1
J.C. SMITH / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTUREEmployees of Sus Hi (pronounced “suss high”), a ninja-themed restaurant,prepare sushi rolls for customers during the grand opening on Monday.
KATIE DEES / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTUREUniversity officials confirmed that there was an unauthorized party at theSigma Chi fraternity house on campus and alcohol was deemed to be present.
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NCAA: EIGHT MIAMI PLAYERSMUST SIT OUT OF GAMES
CORAL GABLES — For Miami coachAl Golden, there is relief.
And for the Hurricanes implicated inan extra-benefits scandal, there will bea return to the field this season.
The NCAA said Tuesday thatquarterback Jacory Harris and 11 otherHurricanes who accepted benefits fromformer booster Nevin Shapiro may playwith some conditions — the firstsanctions in a scandal thatovershadows the program.
Three players who accepted benefitsas recruits were hit hardest, a six-gameban for Olivier Vernon and four-gamepenalties for Ray Ray Armstrong andDyron Dye.
“I think it was probably fair,”Goldentold The Associated Press in response tothe NCAA ruling. “Clearly, whatevertranspired, it wasn’t as over-the-top aseverybody was initially reporting andall of those things. The NCAA and theuniversity felt there was mistakes made... and I’ve accepted that. And nowwe’re moving forward.”
In all, 12 players must pay restitutionand eight will miss at least one game.
Miami opens its season at Marylandon Monday night.
The Hurricanes still might face manymore penalties as the NCAA’sinvestigation into Miami’s compliancepractices continues.
Miami is one of a growing list ofschools with major football programsto be investigated by the NCAA for rule-breaking in the past 18 months, a clubthat includes Southern California, OhioState, Auburn, Oregon, Michigan, NorthCarolina, Georgia Tech and LSU.
“Our members have continuallystressed that involvement of thirdparties during recruitment will not betolerated,”NCAA vice president ofacademic and membership affairsKevin Lennon said.
The scandal broke days after NCAAPresident Mark Emmert led a group ofuniversity presidents — includingMiami’s Donna Shalala — in draftingan outline for change in college sports.When the allegations against Miamibecame public, Emmert said if theywere proven, they could further showthat the system needs repair.
Around the ACC, a similar sentimentis being shared.
“The Miami thing, that’s a greatexample,”said Georgia Tech coach PaulJohnson, whose team had to vacate its2009 ACC title because it used anineligible player. “If there’s kids therethat did it ... they need to get punished.But if it goes back to 2002 and all thoseguys are gone, nothing is going tohappen to them. What’s going tohappen is to the 80 percent of the kidswho are there who didn’t knowanything about it or the coach whodidn’t know anything about it.”
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NEW YORK — Top negotiators forNBA owners and players are back at thebargaining table for just the secondtime since the league’s lockout began.
Commissioner David Stern, DeputyCommissioner Adam Silver and SanAntonio owner Peter Holt, head of thelabor relations committee, arerepresenting the owners. They weremeeting Wednesday at a Manhattanhotel with union executive director BillyHunter, union president Derek Fisher ofthe Lakers and attorney Ron Klempner.
The sides last met on Aug. 1, despitesaying they hoped to follow that withmultiple sessions before the end of themonth. They remain far apart on majorissues, with training camps scheduledto open in October.
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released their official depth chart for Saturday’sseason opener against Charleston Southern.
Despite some hard-fought battles during pre-season camp, there were no big surprises on thetwo-deep depth chart.
“I would think the guys you would expect onthe field will be out there,” coach George O’Learysaid. “Right now, there aren’t any injuries. Every-body due to line up should play.”
Ronnie Weaver secured the running back jobearlier in the summer in the highly-anticipatedbattle for leading the Knights’ three-headedmonster of a rushing attack. Weaver, along withLatavius Murray and Brynn Harvey, will splitcarries.
Along with the depth chart, O’Leary alsoaddressed the kicking situation at his weeklypress conference.
O’Leary said senior Nick Cattoi will be thestarting kicker come game time on Saturday,with freshman Shawn Moffitt, of nearby Dr.Phillips High School, as the No. 2 kicker. Withregards to punters, senior David Bohner will getthe start with junior Jamie Boyle, a former kicker,as the reserve. The team will travel with a fifthkicker when they go on the road — redshirtfreshman Sean Galvin will make the trips —although O’Leary noted he’s not fond of taking somany kickers.
Place kicking was an area of concern last sea-son for the Knights with Cattoi connecting only57.9 percent of his attempts. Despite that, Cattoihas shown improvement from spring to camp,and he says his difficulties were more mentalthan anything.
Although Cattoi will get the start, O’Learysaid he would like to see Moffitt get some kicksin on Saturday. O’Leary also said that Cattoi willnot have much wiggle room for error.
“Hopefully we’ll get Moffitt in Saturday andsee him under the gun, see how he does,”O’Leary said. “Cattoi has the experience, but I’mgoing to have a very short leash on that one.”
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Head coach George O’Leary released the Knights’ depth chart this week. Ronnie Weaver (No. 35) has been named the official starting tailback for the Knights to open up this season. Kicker Nick Cattoi (No. 16)will be the Knights’ starting kicker this season, but O’Leary mentioned that he will be keeping Cattoi “on a short leash.”
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We’re not exactly a tradi-tional powerhouse likeNotre Dame. Traditiontakes decades to happen.
Knight fans, if you wantto establish some sort oftradition at football games,arrive early, cheer loud anddon’t leave at halftime. Aslong as the football teamkeeps winning and fanskeep showing up to games,tradition will happen.
Over the summer,Knights fans witnessedsomething drastic –maybe even desperate.
I’m talking about UCFAthletic Association’snew marketing campaign:UKnight and get “THEPATCH.”
The campaign, an all-out effort to gain newfans, new season ticketholders and more butts inthe stands on game days,is the brainchild of associ-ate athletic director JoeHornstein and associatedirector of fan develop-ment Torey Brewer.
“It’s been long over-due,” Hornstein said.“Everyone seems to bebehind what we’re aboutto do, which is to tap intothe community for sup-port and fuller stands,fuller arenas, fuller ven-ues.”
Hornstein and Brewerare hoping to see twonew things this season:fans wearing “THEPATCH” and fans, in uni-son, performing theUKnight salute.
You’ve probably seen“THE PATCH” already.It’s a fancy little UCFpatch on a lanyard. Wear-ing it not only makes youlook awesome but it alsogives you sweet discountsat local retailers. “THEPATCH” can be pur-chased for $10 on or near-by campus.
I’m a big fan of “THEPATCH.” Who doesn’tlike to look awesome andreceive discounts?UCFAA has also done apretty good job of pro-moting “THE PATCH” byhaving former UCF play-ers wear it to games andhaving current playerswear “THE PATCH” dur-ing athletic events. Seeingtheir favorite athleteswearing it makes fanswant to purchase it.
But I have a gripe with
UCFAA’s new marketingcampaign.
My gripe with the newmarketing campaign isnot with “THE PATCH.”
My gripe with the newmarketing campaign iswith the UKnight salute.
If you haven’t heard ofthe new UKnight salute,it’s UCF’s way of havingtheir own “hand motion.”
UF has the Gatorchomp. FSU has the tom-ahawk chop. Miami hasthe U.
Now, we have theUKnight salute: UCF’slame, counterfeit versionof the chomp, chop andU.
“Let me paint the pic-ture: It’s September 3.You’re at the kickoff.Coach O’Leary puts hishands up and does it. Theplayers do it. Then youput your hands in the airand you lock hands withyour neighbors and‘UKnight,’” said Horn-stein, a former UMemployee. “Now, I don’twant to tell fans to do theU. That’s confusing. We’renot trying to do theMiami U.”
During the UKnightsalute, fans hold handsand raise them up,“UKnighting” to form abunch of ’U’s.
“You put your arms inthe form of a U and youessentially lock arms and‘UKnight’ with the personnext to you. It’s some-thing for the crowd tointeract,” Brewer said.“You’ve got the universi-ties that have their
motions with the Semi-nole chop or the Gatorchomp and we reallydon’t have anything toembrace. The only piecethat we have is the side-to-side wave.”
The UKnight salutereminds me of being inchurch, holding handswhile saying the OurFather and lifting them uptowards the end.
I don’t know aboutyou, but I’m a littlegrossed out with holdinghands with some grimy,drunk person who canbarely stay upright whilejumping around duringZombie Nation’sKernkraft 3000. Yes, Irealize that not all fans inthe stands are grimy,drunk people, but I justdon’t like holding handswith strangers. DoesUCFAA realize how manygerms will be spread?!What “THE PATCH”needs is one of thoseattachable hand sanitizersto hang from the lanyard.It could even have blackand gold beads inside.
“I know that as analumni myself, we’remissing certain pieces tocreate that lifestyle, thattradition,” Brewer said.“With tradition you haveto stick with it and youhave to ride it out, and itall starts with the studentbody. To get their buy-inis extremely exciting forus.”
UCFAA has the rightidea in realizing that theKnights need more tradi-tion, but tradition issomething that can’t beforce-fed down fans’throats. The UKnightsalute is exactly that —force-feeding traditiondown fans’ throats. Tradi-tion can’t be force-fed; it’ssomething that just hap-pens over the years.
UCF’s athletics pro-grams are all fairly new.
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UCF fans demonstrating the new UKnight salute, UCF Athletic Association’s way togive UCF their own unique hand motion during games.
“Games PeoplePlay:TheEvolution ofVideo Games”features twoclassic pinballmachines.
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With the creation ofXbox 360, Wii and PS3, thegaming industry is at itshighest, catering to thegamers of the technologicalgeneration. But in what isknown as the “Golden Ageof Gaming,” a period fromthe late 1970s to early 1990s,the arcade is what trulyruled the game world.
In the Orange CountyRegional History Center(OCRHC), located in down-town Orlando, a returningexhibit explores this age ofpinball machines, Nintendosand the infamous arcadegames, themselves.
The display, “Games Peo-ple Play: The Evolution ofVideo Games,” was original-ly conceived in September
of 2007, introduced then asVideo Stuff, as a comple-ment to a similar exhibit forold toys. Games People Playwas reintroduced for the his-tory center’s 10th Anniver-sary Exhibition, where aselect few of the center’spast popular displays werebrought out of storage forthe public to explore oncemore.
Curator of exhibits,Michael Perkins, describedthe immense popularity thedisplay showed so far.
“It’s been very wellreceived,” Perkins said. “Itplays to everybody’s age; it’sjust very cool for peoplewho want to try [the games]out or people who grew upwith them.”
Not only will visitorsexplore the history of videogames and the social aspects
to the ever-increasinggaming industry, butguests can literally playtheir way through thisinteractive display. Ahost to arcade gamessuch as Donkey Kong,Pac-Man, Asteroids andtwo classic pinballmachines, the display is asmuch informative as it ishands-on.
“The idea with interac-tives in general within amuseum is that it’s so ridicu-lously easy, anybody can doit,” Perkins said in regard tothe gaming systems avail-able.
Unfortunately for thedie-hard Halo and WiiSports fans, the games areprimarily focused aroundthe “Golden Age of Gam-
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The musical timeline stretches andwinds throughout the room in the formof ancient, memorable and modern gui-tars, dating back all the way to 3,000 B.C.— a tangible and once-in-a-lifetimevisual that is not easily forgotten.
The Orlando Science Center hasbeen most elated to house the very firstand premier showing of The NationalGUITAR Museum’s touring exhibition,“GUITAR: The Instrument ThatRocked The World.”
Who would have thought thereweren’t any guitar museums in Americato be found until Harvey P. Newquistmade the big step to change that in justAugust 2010? Apparently, he was morethan surprised that no one had createdan opportunity to learn and appreciatethe developing history and science ofthe guitar, along with what has made itone of the most iconic symbols of Amer-ica throughout history.
“He had some buddies over at hishouse one night, and they were justhanging out, having a barbeque and a
few sodas,” saidDoug Johnson, theexhibition director.“Someone pointedout to him that hishouse looked like aguitar museum.They started talk-ing about it, won-dering if there evenwas a guitar muse-um, and Harveythought, ‘There hasto be. It’s such anobvious thing; it’ssuch an Americanicon.’”
It wasn’t untilNewquist went togreat lengths ofresearch that hediscovered therewas, in fact, no such
guitar museum in existence. Using themany connections he had built as arenowned author, figure in the musicindustry and the editor-in-chief of GUI-TAR Magazine, Newquist decided totake matters into his own hands andfounded The National GUITAR Muse-um.
People have traveled from as far asChicago and Los Angeles to see thepresentation of this long-anticipatedtraveling exhibition.
One of the best highlights andmost impressive displays themuseum has to offer is the
Guinness World Record-winning largestplayable guitar, which spans a great 431/2 feet long, 16 feet wide and weighs2,244 pounds — the same weight as asmall car.
Junior environmental engineeringmajor Peter Hernandez works at theOrlando Science Center and knowsabout the many guitars that have beendisplayed in a chronological timeline.
“The idea is, you have the strings andthe strings make the instrument, butthere’s been a million different evolu-tions of instruments that use strings andplucking strings to make music," Her-nandez said. "So what is the guitar?What is the grandfather of the guitar?”
That is a great element of whatNewquist wants to expose to the public.Of the 68 guitars, he has collectedauthentic models of instruments such asthe Nyatiti, dating back to 3,000 B.C.from the Leo people of Kenya, and thePipa, dating back to 220 B.C. from theChinese. This tangible timeline showsthe evolution and development of theguitar as it dates across newer models,such as electric 10-string guitars, alu-minum guitars, bass guitars and eventhe well-recognized Guitar Hero con-troller.
Along with the history of the guitar,the exhibition offers several thoroughand hands-on presentations explainingthe science of the guitar.
Wooden xylophones and little mal-lets demonstrate the different soundsand types of wood that are primarily
used in making guitars.There are also
guitars
with the tops and bottoms removed sothat viewers may get a clearer under-standing of the inside construction anddifferent parts of the guitar. There arestrings to pluck and strum and a popularinteractive presentation of a wheel withrope strung across the side shows thefascinating concept of how the frequen-cy of a guitar string is released andmeasured.
Both The National GUITAR Muse-um and the Orlando Science Centerarticulate their passion for the public tounderstand and appreciate the scienceof the guitar.
“There’s actually a tremendousamount of science behind how the gui-tar works," Johnson said. “When youthink about the body of the guitar, it’sabout the thickness of a popsicle stick,but yet, it’s got over two hundredpounds of pressure pulling on it, and itdoesn’t snap.”
The exhibition has proved to be aplace of inspiration and encouragementfor those who are still beginning to learnthe guitar. Nicholas Cook, a high schoolsophomore, is currently learning to playthe electric guitar. After making his waythrough the entire museum, he said,“It has definitely made mewant to learn the guitarmore.”
Orlando exhibitshows the
history, scienceand influenceof the guitar
KAT PORTERContributing Writer
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The exhibit features both acoustic andelectric guitars from around the world.
ADRIENNE CUTWAY / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTUREAt the center of the exhibit is the world’s largest playable guitar.The Gibson Flying V is 43.5 feet long, 16 feet wideand weighs 2,244 pounds, or the same as a small car.The guitar won the Guinness World Record in 2001.
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ing.” Perkins explained that, throughsafety, insurance and potential theftissues, the newer systems could not beincluded without a docent continu-ously on the clock.
However, that doesn’t mean thefun has been spoiled. Quite the con-trary.
The OCRHC offers four retrogame nights a year, with the next oneto take place on Friday, Sept. 23, whereguests get a chance to play with evenmore systems, including an Atari 2600and a Commodore 64; there are alsobasic board games. Because of theimmense popularity shown throughthese night events, the center hasdecided to put on a retro gaming dayon Sept. 17, run through Family Lab,the Orlando-based art and technologycollective.
Sherry Lewis, director of market-ing and public relations for OCRHC,said the upcoming gaming day has alot to offer the UCF community.
“[It’s a chance] to demonstrate andassist people who want to try the
older games,” Lewis said. “We reallywant to reach out because we do havefun things for the UCF crowd thatthey’re just not aware of.”
UCF students are offered a dis-count admission ticket, whichincludes other exhibits within theOCRHC, as well. Students with accessto old gaming systems they no longerwant are also encouraged to donate.The systems can be placed on displayfor the use of the general community.Pictures are also allowed to be takenwithin the exhibit. However, it isstrongly stressed that flash photogra-
phy is prohibited.The exhibit closes Sept. 25, when,
curator of education Paul Wen-glowsky explains, the majority of gam-ing systems will go back into storage.
“[Though] we’ve extended the runtill the 25th, this exhibit will get torndown,” Wenglowsky said. “A lot of itwill be packed away into storage andarchives, but if it gains enough inter-est, maybe it could be loaned off toother facilities.”
Games People Play is an opportu-nity for students to learn more aboutthe culture, the history and the socialconsequences of the increase in popu-larity for video games, as well as achance to play some old favorites. Formore information about the exhibit,check out OCRHC’s website athttp://www.thehistorycenter.org/exhibits/gamespeopleplay.
“Video games have had a tremen-dous impact on our culture and socie-ty and in how we live and how we play,and there is a lot of local componentand element here that relates to videogames,” Perkins said. “They’re just sit-ting there waiting to be played.”
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This exhibition is notjust for guitarists and thoselearning to play the guitar.There is something avail-able for everyone to relateto.
“If they don’t play the
guitar, they have aboyfriend that plays, or agirlfriend that plays, or abrother or sister,” Johnsonsaid. “So within sixdegrees, there’s someonethey know who’s passion-ate about the guitar.”
The “GUITAR: The
Instrument That RockedThe World” exhibition willremain at the Orlando Sci-ence Center until Sept. 11,when it will then travel to12 more cities around thecountry. At the end of thetour, The National GUI-TAR Museum is expected
to announce which ofthese 13 cities it will makethe permanent home forthe exhibition. Both theOrlando Science Centerand the citizens of Orlandoitself are in high hopes thatit will return to the city andbe here to stay.
Six degrees of love for the guitarFROM A8
Art is a universal medi-um of expression. It canrange from an intricatelydesigned tattoo to artworkon the bottom of skate-boards, which was the typeof artwork showcased atthe Chrome Lotus Tattooand Art Gallery event Sun-day, Aug. 28, from 4 p.m. to8 p.m., called “No GripAllowed!”
The art show was puttogether by Tara Renee, theColonial Drive shop owner.Renee started out as a
piercer in her hometown inOrange County, Calif. andhas been tattooing for aboutsix years.
“I wanted to do some-thing youthful and some-thing fun since summerwas coming to a close andschool was just beginning,”Renee said. “I thought theskateboards would be a fungimmick to attract a widevariety of people because Iwanted the event to be fam-ily friendly, too.”
Chrome Lotus usuallytries to host art events oncea month to showcase theother talents of their tattoo
artists.This event showcased
more than 25 hand-paintedskateboards by in-housetattoo artists, and the sub-jects varied from HelloKitty to Mario to Vlad theImpaler.
Some of the staff was outfront grilling burgers, pass-ing out beers and blastingmetal through some ampli-fiers to announce the festiv-ities.
The effort to make anevent like this usually takesthe teamwork of the entirestaff and the kindness ofsome of Renee’s close
friends, who volunteertheir time and talents tohelp. Faithful patrons andcurious passersby stoppedby the shop to admire thework.
“I heard they were hav-ing an event and wanted tocome check out the artworkand show my support sincethis is the place I got my tat-too and nose pierced,” sen-ior art history major TraceyCole said.
The gallery also featuredsome original prints byKristal Serrano. The themein Serrano’s boards depict-ed faceless female figures
dealing with the effects feltfrom society’s obsessionwith body image and boyproblems.
Eddy Arg has been a tat-too artist at the ChromeLotus for about six months,but has been tattooing for 13years. His skateboardsreflected his tattoo style ofnew school and realism.The subjects on Arg’sboards ranged from themesof the well-known phrase“hear no evil, see no evil,speak no evil” to vibrantmermaids.
“I painted some inacrylic, but most in oilpaints,” Arg said. “It didn’ttake me too long to create, itcame easy for me.”
Each artist has their ownstyle and message thatbecomes apparent afterstudying the wall of boards.Iulian Maceac’s boards dis-played a haunting, intricatestyle with characters likeFrankenstein, FreddyKrueger and JasonVoorhees painted in oils.
“I like horror movies,which you can see isreflected in my paintings,”said Maceac, who has adegree in art and has been atattoo artists for six years.
The Chrome Lotus spe-cializes in traditional, newschool, tribal, fantasy andAsian design tattoos, andthey offer student dis-counts with an ID.
Tattoo artists trade needles for paintbrushesNICOLE SCHOEN
Contributing Writer
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The “No Grip Allowed!” event at Chrome Lotus Tattoo and Art Gallery showcasedmore than 25 hand-painted skateboards by in-house tattoo artists, and thesubjects varied from Hello Kitty to Mario to Vlad the Impaler.
NICOLE BLACKALL / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTUREVisitors can explore the history of video games andplay their way through the interactive display.
Retro gaming day to be held Sept. 17
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nline classes arebecoming more pop-ular than ever, and
many university presidentsseem to agree.
New survey data releasedby the Pew Research Centershow that delivering coursesonline has gained accept-ance among college leadersbut that the general publicstill remains unconvinced.
More than half of the1,055 college presidents whowere questioned believethat online education offersa value to students thatequals that of traditionalclassrooms. In contrast,however, 29 percent of 2,142adults who were surveyedbelieve that online educa-tion measures up to tradi-tional teaching.
College leaders are cor-rect in embracing onlineeducation, as it is becominga popular medium for edu-cation in the Internet age.This wasn’t always the case,as just 10 years ago, few col-leges actually taught courseson the Internet, according tothe Chronicle of Higher Edu-cation. Now, we are finallyturning a corner with onlineeducation. UCF has madesignificant strides in thisarea, recently adding a doc-toral degree to the Collegeof Nursing that is entirelyonline. According to UCFToday, more than half ofUCF’s 56,000 students willtake an online or blendedclass this year.
Online classes providestudents with busier sched-ules to educate themselvesaround their own schedules.The window that professorsfor online classes providefor taking tests and quizzestends to be more flexiblethan that of a traditionalcourse, which can be verybeneficial to someone whohas a heavier work scheduleand requires this type offlexibility.
According to the Chroni-cle, Frank Mayadas, founderof the Alfred P. Sloan Foun-dation’s online-educationsupport program, said thatcollege presidents “shouldbe more visible in makingthe assertion” that onlineeducation is of high value.
“There’s a huge amountof misunderstanding ofwhat ‘online’ is,” Mayadassaid. “You ask the man inthe street, ‘What do youthink of online learning?’and they’ll say, ‘You can’tjust learn by yourself.’”
Changing the perceptionregarding online classes willbe critical in continuing toget more universities toembrace online education.Russell Poulin, deputy direc-tor for research and analysisat the Wiche Cooperativefor Educational Technolo-gies, makes the same point.He points to an episode ofthe TV show “Glee,” inwhich a character wasinsulted for having a degreefrom an online institution,
according to the Chronicle.“You still have a lot of
people who grew up in anera where there was very lit-tle or no technology in theirclassroom, so it’s very hardto relate to taking a courseeither partially or fullyonline,” Poulin said. “It’sgood to see that the presi-dents — who also did notgrow up with technology —are seeing at least somevalue in online education.”
Online classes remain apopular mode of education,and college presidentsbelieve that this type of edu-cation will experience sig-nificant growth in thefuture. According to theChronicle, about half of thepresidents surveyed in thePew poll say that in 10 years,the majority of college stu-dents will take at least onecourse online. They alsosaw a bright future foronline educational tools. Inthe survey, 62 percent ofthem said that more thanhalf of students’ textbookswill be digital in 10 years,according to the Chronicle.
Online classes are animportant medium for stu-dents for a variety of rea-sons. Some may requirethem due to a busy workschedule, and others maysimply find it to be an easierway for them to learn. Uni-versities must embrace thismedium, as it is a popularan effective method of edu-cating students.
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Congratulations! Youjust started a new semes-ter in the most dangerouspedestrian city in theUnited States.
Recently, Transporta-tion for America releasedits yearly report on themost dangerous cities inthe country for people towalk in. Orlando took theprize, followed by Tampa,Fla., Jacksonville, Fla.,Miami and Riverside,Calif.
An astute reader might notice acommonality among the top fourplaces on the list: They’re all in Flori-da. So this begs the question: whatmakes Florida so special?
The study points out that it’s notour large pool of retirees, as they onlymake up 22 percent of deaths. It’s alsonot our tourism industry, whichbrings in roughly 52 million visitorsto the area every year, as most deathsdon’t occur near tourist destinations.No, the real issue, the study says, ismore deep-seated and insidious: Ourroads are in dire need of upgrade.
And dire need is right. In the lastdecade, 47,700 pedestrians werekilled, according to the study. That’sthe equivalent of a jumbo jet full ofpassengers crashing every month.
Just look around next time you’redriving in our city. There is a severelack of bike lanes, sidewalks and pub-lic transportation. This, the studysays, is the main source of Florida’sdangerous streets.
The fact is that Orlando just was-n’t designed for this kind of popula-tion. When Disney World firstopened in 1971, the city was just asmall town of 560,000, according tothe University of Florida. In fortyyears, we’ve seen the populationexplode, shooting up to more thantwo million in 2009, not to mentionthe 52 million tourists that visit us
every year, making it the27th largest metro area inthe country. With popula-tion growth like this, roadshad to be built very quick-ly, cheaply and sadly,unsafely. So what can bedone about this now?
The first thing, theaccording to the study, isuse federal funding tomake sure that streets areupdated in safe and sus-tainable ways. This was
done with great avail in New YorkCity, which invested in low-costupgrades, like more turning lanes andcurb extensions. Pedestrian fatalitiesdecreased across the board, from aslittle as 9 percent in some areas to asmuch as 60 percent in others. It isnow one of the safest cities to walk inthe country.
In Florida, however, we’ve takenthe opposite track. When $2.4 billionof federal funds came into Florida tocreate a high-speed rail line betweenTampa and Orlando, effectively get-ting more cars off the road, Gov. RickScott nixed the project. On top of this,instead of increasing spending onmaking safer streets, the legislatureactually cut huge amounts of infra-structure spending last session.
Not all is lost, though. MayorBuddy Dyer recently announced a $2million investment that will createmore sidewalks for the city, accordingto the Orlando Sentinel. This is a greatstart, but this amounts to roughly 18miles of walkways, just a drop in thebucket of a massive problem thatneeds fixing, and fast.
As an avid biker and runner, itpains me to see my city, the CityBeautiful, tainted by such terrible sta-tistics. I’m proud of my city, andevery day I wake up happy that Ichose UCF as my university. Butthere’s a serious problem here, andit’s not being taken very seriously.
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BRETT STORYBiology, junior
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ERICA BUCKLEBiology, junior
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GIO GONZALEZSociology, junior
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BRYAN EASTMANGuest Columnist
Have you heard theembarrassing news? ThePrinceton Review hasrecently ranked UCF asfourth in the nation for“students who studyleast.” Many explanationshave been offered for theranking. Maybe the stu-dious students didn’t takethe survey because theywere too busy studying.Maybe students aren’tfocused enough on theirfuture careers. Maybe the StudentAcademic Resource Center doesn’tteach good study habits. While theseexplanations might be partially cor-rect, I would like to suggest that ourmisguided educational philosophy isthe cause of our embarrassing rank-ing. I’m going to suggest that we maynot understand the reason why weare at UCF.
Why should we take this seeming-ly absurd suggestion seriously? Let’sstart by highlighting some facts thatshould raise some eyebrows: Accord-ing to the Princeton review, UCF’saverage GPA is 3.72. That is higherthan Carnegie Melon’s average GPA,and Carnegie Melon is ranked 17thfor students who study the most.These facts suggest something thatwas already mentioned in a previousCentral Florida Future article aboutthis same issue: Many students don’tstudy because it is possible to do wellin many classes at UCF withoutdoing much work. That’s why ouraverage GPA is higher than CarnegieMelon’s, even though we study a lotless.
Now, at first, it may seem like thisis the university’s fault. A closer look,however, reveals that this mess is ourown doing. So, let’s ask this question:why are our classes so easy? Answer:Because that’s what we demanded.Some may find it difficult to believethat we actually have that muchpower, but you don’t have to take myword for it. Consider what two soci-ologists, Richard Arum and JosipaRoksa, report in their new book Aca-demically Adrift: Limited Learning onCollege Campuses.
Arum and Roksa report that uni-versities across the U.S. rely most
heavily on student surveysfor faculty evaluation.Interestingly, these surveys“tend to coincide with theexpected grade that thestudent thinks he willreceive from the instruc-tor.” In other words, if Billythinks he will get an “A” ina class and gets a “C,” he islikely to evaluate that pro-fessor negatively, even ifthat professor performshis or her job well. Clearly,
this creates incentive for professorsto give us what we want: easy classes.
Why do we demand easy classes?Here’s where our philosophy of edu-cation comes in: We demand easyclasses because we often only ascribeextrinsic value to our education. Inother words, we only value our edu-cation because of what it can get us.
But if that is how we view oureducation, then it’s no surprise thatwe want easy classes. Within this par-adigm, why should I care at all aboutlearning anything in my electivehumanities course? I’m only interest-ed in learning something if it willhelp my future career. Perhaps, how-ever, we should see our education inanother way that we used to knowbut have somehow forgotten.
Remember when you used towonder about how things worked?Remember when you bugged yourparents with endless questions ofwhos and whys and whats? If youremember what that was like, thenyou’ve seen this older way of viewingeducation. This older way sees edu-cation as something that results froma beautiful curiosity about life. It seesit as a result of recognizing that weare caught up in something fantasticand bigger than ourselves.
I know this all sounds more than alittle lofty. But isn’t lofty languageappropriate for such a lofty endeavor?Isn’t it really a fantastic opportunityto be at UCF? Isn’t it really a wonder-ful blessing that we have theresources to learn, for learning’s sake?UCF really does stand for opportuni-ty, and it is my sincere hope that youand I will begin to realize that learn-ing itself is an opportunity worthseizing.
Dismal rank due todesire for easiness
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Sept.2 vs.CharlestonSouthern
AAnnaallyyssiiss::The Knightsopen up theseason against
the Buccaneers of the FCS BigSouth. Charleston Southern strug-gled last season, finishing 3-8. Thisis the first meeting between thetwo teams. Like the Knights, theBucs have a dynamic, youngquarterback who can make plays
and change the game.PPrreeddiiccttiioonn:: Win. The
Knights are going to be just tooathletic for Charleston Southern. More
importantly, they are focused and appearto not be overlooking this game. UCFwins big.
Sept.10 vs.BostonCollege
AAnnaallyyssiiss:: Thisis the second timethe Knights willface the Eagles,with Boston Col-lege having taken
the first game in Boston in 2008.Things should look a little differentthis time around, though. Despitebeing a BCS program from theACC, the Eagles struggle in a fewareas, most notably offense.
PPrreeddiiccttiioonn:: Win. This will be agreat opportunity for theKnights to improve upon theirlackluster record against BCS
teams. Despite the fact thatthis contest is, in all likeli-
hood, the big home gamethis year, the Eagles area very beatable teamand if the Knights canmove the ball andavoid three-and-outs,they should take thisgame.
Sept.17 @ FloridaInternational
AAnnaallyyssiiss:: Despitestarting off 0-4 lastseason, the GoldenPanthers finishedstrong in 2010, makinga bowl appearance in
the Little Caesars Bowl, beating Toledoand finishing 7-6. This is the first meetingbetween the two programs, and this con-test should be all about the Knights’defense and what kind of problems theycan make for FIU. Last year, the Pantherswere one of the better teams in the coun-try at running the ball, ranking No. 27 at187.5 yards per game on the ground.
PPrreeddiiccttiioonn:: Win. But that’s not to saythis game might not be surprisinglytough. This one will be circled on FIU’scalendar and, with BYU on the horizon,the Knights will have to do their best tostay focused. UCF wins in a tight one.
Sept.23 @ BrighamYoung
AAnnaallyyssiiss:: TheKnights play their firstweekday game of theseason at BYU, and itwill be broadcast onESPN. It’s the first
meeting of the two teams that were bothled by true freshmen quarterbacks lastseason. BYU was nothing special last sea-son, finishing 7-6, but it is always toughgoing on the road against the Cougars. Abig factor could be how BYU does intheir first three games, a brutal stretchagainst Ole Miss, Texas and Utah.
PPrreeddiiccttiioonn:: Loss. But this one couldjust as easily be a win. BYU is a toughplace to play, but at the same time, if theCougars drop their first three games, theycould be too deflated to compete with theKnights. My guess, though, is that if theKnights are going to falter early in theseason, it will be here.
Oct.8 vs.MarshallAAnnaallyyssiiss:: The
Knights will be wellrested and returninghome after a bye weekto face the Thunder-ing Herd. UCF is 6-3all-time against Mar-
shall, and it beat the Herd 35-10 last sea-son on the road. No reason the Knightsshouldn’t handle their business again this
season.PPrreeddiiccttiioonn:: Win. UCF comes home
after two games on the road and a byeweek and wins big.
Oct.15 @ SMUAAnnaallyyssiiss:: The Mus-
tangs will be lookingforward to this onefollowing last year’sloss to the Knights inthe Conference USAtitle game. The
Knights lead this series 3-0. Make orbreak could end up being how UCF’s sec-ondary plays, because SMU quarterbackKyle Padron is a beast and one of the bet-ter quarterbacks the Knights will face thisseason.
PPrreeddiiccttiioonn:: Win. Despite Padron’s effi-ciency, the Knights’ depth on defenseshould afford them the opportunity tothrow some different schemes and differ-ent looks at the Mustangs. Knights win atight one.
Oct.20 @ UABAAnnaallyyssiiss:: Five days
after their game atSMU, the Knights willbe at Legion Field inBirmingham, Ala., tak-ing on the Blazers.
The lack of rest and time for preparationcould definitely hurt the Knights. On theother hand, UCF is 7-1 all-time againstUAB, and the Blazers had one of theworst defenses in the country last season.
PPrreeddiiccttiioonn:: Win. Knights go to UABand win big, building momentum as theyprepare to head down the stretch.
Oct.29 vs.MemphisAAnnaallyyssiiss:: The
Knights are 6-1 all-time against Mem-phis, and Jeff Godfreyhad his way with theTigers last season in a37-17 win. Fact is, last
year the Tigers were just flat out awful.And while they couldn’t have gottenmuch worse and probably have improveda bit, it shouldn’t be enough.
PPrreeddiiccttiioonn:: Win. Big. Knights againreturn home after two road games, andthey should be excited and ready todestroy Tigers. UCF wins by a lot.
Predictions
Weak schedule should give Knights double-digit winsSTEVEN RYZEWSKI
Football beat writer
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Homer Simpson said it best: “We’renot here for the game. The game is noth-ing. The game is crap. The game makesme sick. The real reason we Americansput up with sports is for this: Behold, thetailgate party, the pinnacle of human
achievement. Since thedawn of parkinglots, man hassought to fill hisgut with food
and alcohol inanticipation
of watch-ing others
exer-cise.”
It’sbeensaidthattail-gat-ingdatesbackto1869,when
fanstraveled
to gamesby horse-
drawn car-riages,
grilling at the“tail-end” of the
horse.
According to Brobible.com, 95 percentof tailgaters cook at the stadium, and theaverage American annually consumes23.1 gallons of beer.
If you are looking for something tomake or a drink to mix (if you’re over 21,of course) for tailgating, try some of therecipes off drunkentailgate.com. The“Hop, Skip and Go Naked” punch recipemight be something to look forward to.The site also has a page that has the ulti-mate tailgating gear available, from beerkoozies with built-in bottle openers torecyclable flasks (if you’re into goinggreen this semester).
One thing that is key to a good tailgateis making sure you’re not one of the 30percent of fans who never make it insidethe stadium.
The UCF lottery is now open for thefirst game, and tickets are still available aswell to see the Liberty Bowl championstake on Charleston Southern at 7 p.m. on
Saturday. Parking passes for studentscan be picked up in the StudentUnion at the SGA Ticket Center witha valid student ID.
Now, let’s get to the boring, not-so-fun, UCF tailgating rules.
You can start tailgating after 12p.m. on game days if a game is after 6p.m. If a game is before 6 p.m., thenyou are allowed to start at 8 a.m. Noglass containers, funnels and kegs arepermitted. Also, no partying in theparking garages — only in designatedareas on campus.
Any type of drinking game is com-pletely prohibited; you are stillallowed to play certain games,though, like cornhole. That’s right, nobeer pong. Any other game thatdoesn’t involve alcohol is acceptable.
If you are planning on tailgatingwith children, you might want tosteer clear of Memory Mall; it gets alittle rowdy. If you are looking toparty, then Memory Mall and its sur-rounding areas is the place to set upshop.
The Student Union and all storeson campus are open for business ongame day.
A few steps to prepare beforeheading to campus: Be prepared forweather. This is Florida and it does rain.Next, make sure you have aresponsible driver. UCFPolice are cracking downon drinking and will notput up with
any nonsense this season. Finally, ice upthe cooler and enjoy a great tailgate at
UCF!
CFF ARCHIVE
Tailgating at Memory Mall is becoming a favorite tradition ofKnights fans.
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Have fun tailgating, but be sure to arrive at the game
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Nov.3 vs.TulsaAAnnaallyyssiiss:: Another
short-preparationweek for the Knightsas they again play on aThursday night, thistime at home. Whatwas once a budding
rivalry is renewed, with the series split attwo games apiece. The Golden Hurricanewere an offensive juggernaut last season,and will figure to be once again this sea-son, but was also very bad on defense. Abig factor could be if UCF’s defensebends, but doesn’t break, and how wellUCF’s offense is gelling by then.
PPrreeddiiccttiioonn:: Win. UCF is at home, andtheir defense is able to handle Tulsa’soffensive attack.
Nov.12 @ Southern MissAAnnaallyyssiiss:: The Gold-
en Eagles own thisseries, 5-1, and rippedthe then newly-rankedKnights last season atBright House. USMoffers another oppo-
nent with a strong offensive attack and aso-so defense. Knights will be on theroad, though, and winning at Hattiesburg,Miss., has been difficult for the Knights.
PPrreeddiiccttiioonn:: Loss. For some reason, theGolden Eagles have just had the Knights’number in the past, and that continuesthis season. USM will hand the Knightstheir second loss of the year.
Nov.19 @ East CarolinaAAnnaallyyssiiss:: This is
the second leg of whatwill end up being avery difficult road trip.ECU is another teamthe Knights havestruggled with histori-
cally, with the Pirates owning the series 8-2. UCF may have exercised some of thosedemons last season by beating the Piratesat home. Pirates ran the ball horribly lastseason, but pass with the best of them,and the Knights’ secondary will be onalert.
PPrreeddiiccttiioonn:: Win. East Carolina is atough place to go on the road and get awin, but the Knights, especially the olderguys, are aware of the program’s recordagainst the Pirates. UCF gets hyped up forthis game and steals a win on the road.
Nov.25 vs.UTEPAAnnaallyyssiiss:: Knights
end their regular sea-son at home againstthe Miners, withwhom they hold a 1-1record against all-time. Last season
UTEP didn’t do anything particularlywell, but the Miners should be improvedthis season. There will likely be confer-ence-title game implications, so expectthe Knights to keep their focus.
PPrreeddiiccttiioonn:: Win. If the Knights are in aposition to play in the C-USA title gameand are ranked at this point, as manyexpect they will be, then there is littlechance of the Miners sneaking up onthem. The Knights close out regular sea-son at home with big win.
Tough road stretch in November could be big testFROM B2
It’s looking more and more like 2011 isgoing to be the year of the quarterback inConference USA.
Six C-USA quarterbacks have beennamed to the Davey O’Brien Watch List,the award for the nation’s top quarter-back. The list includes Southern Miss’Austin Davis, East Carolina’s DominiqueDavis, Houston’s Case Keenum, South-ern Methodist’s Kyle Padron, Tulsa’s G.J.Kinne and UCF’s very own Jeff Godfrey.
In addition to having a substantialnumber of players on the O’Brien WatchList, Keenum is once again considered adark horse for the Heisman Trophy.
The surplus of talented quarterbacksmakes sense for a league that once againpromises to be high flying and high scor-ing. Hopefully someone plays somedefense.
Here’s the rest of our 2011 C-USA Pre-view:
Conference USA is stacked with talent at quarterback STEVEN RYZEWSKI
Football beat writer
CFF ARCHIVE
Head coach George O’Leary will look to lead the Knights toa third Conference USA championship in five seasons.
West DivisionWith a healthy Case Keenum under
center, Houston was picked as the presea-son favorite to win the West in the C-USAPoll administered by Tulsa World. Still,the West figures to be a three-headedmonster and a race to the finish, withboth Tulsa and SMU likely to have strongseasons as well. Barring some unforeseenoverachieving, Tulane, UTEP and Ricedon’t figure to threaten much. Tulsa istaking on the toughest out of conferenceschedule in the West, hoping to pick up asignature win against either Boise State,Oklahoma or Oklahoma State.
East DivisionDespite some departures on the
defensive side of the ball, the Knightswere still picked to finish first in the Eastin the preseason poll. Not far behind invotes is Southern Miss, with East Caroli-na coming in third. Dynamic ECU quar-terback Dominique Davis will look tolead the Pirates against a rugged out-of-conference schedule that features SouthCarolina, Virginia Tech, North Carolinaand Navy. The East winner will likely bedetermined between Nov. 5 and 19, athree-week stretch where ECU, USM andUCF all play one another. Marshall,Memphis and UAB figure to be non-fac-tors.
Conference reputationIt seems like C-USA is the “almost”
conference, given how many games itsteams have squandered against BCS pro-grams over the years. The league is com-petitive, but one of the biggest thingshurting its image over the years has beenpoor performance by C-USA teamsagainst BCS opponents. That doesn’t stopC-USA teams from scheduling tough out-of-conference slates, and this season is nodifferent. Florida, South Carolina, Vir-ginia Tech, BYU, TCU, Oklahoma andothers will all face C-USA programs thisseason. How the conference performs inthose games will go a long way in bolster-ing its image and validating any C-USAteams that are vying to be ranked or evenmake a run as a BCS-Buster.
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If I had to choose anychildren’s story characterto metaphorically repre-sent UCF’s 2011 footballteam, I would have plentyof options. I could choosePrince Charming, a daringhero who saves theprincess; Robin Hood, avaliant man who stealsfrom the rich and gives tothe poor; or maybe, if Iwas feeling pessimistic,Humpty Dumpty, a klutzwho falls from a greatheight and can never beput back together.
But I think UCF is the ugly duckling.That’s right, I said it. UCF is the ugly
duckling. But in my twisted college foot-ball fairy tale, being the ugly duckling is agreat thing.
Amidst Conference USA’s lineup ofhigh-flying offenses (Houston, East Car-olina, Southern Methodist, to name afew) the Knights’ old-school, defense-first mentality sticks out like a sorethumb. That contrasting style of play hasonly won the team two C-USA titlessince 2007.
Not too shabby for your grandpa’splaybook.
In 2010, UCF, a team that only lostone conference game, was ranked fifth inC-USA in scoring offense. This may notseem too high for the conference cham-pions, but the key stat in the Knights’success was scoring defense. The defen-sive unit only allowed 17.1 points pergame in an offense-dominated confer-ence. No one came close to the Knightsin defense. The No. 2-ranked scoringdefense was SMU, which trailed UCF bya whopping 8.5 points allowed.
It’s plain to see why the team suc-ceeded last year, but despite what all ofthe so-called experts say, the 2011 team iseven more primed to dominate C-USA.All you have to do is evaluate the team tosee why.
There is no doubt about this team’sstrengths and weaknesses.
On the defensive side of the ball, theKnights boast a skilled secondary. Actu-ally, skilled is an understatement. Thissecondary, with their speed, experienceand raw talent, is making it hard foropposing offensive coordinators to sleep
at night. Putting pressureon the opposing quarter-back will be anotherstrength of the Knights.
The defensive lineremains stable, despite theloss of fan-favorite BruceMiller to the NFL, thanksto pass-rushing specialistsDarius Nall and TroyDavis. The biggest ques-tion mark on the defense isat the linebacker position.While very talented, thelinebackers are a bit thinon experience and depth.
On the offensive side, this team willhave no problems running the football.UCF is returning four rushers who haveaccounted for 10 or more rushing touch-downs in their last season of play. This isa huge stat. Besides UCF, only Wiscon-sin had three players rush for 10 or moretouchdowns last season. With this rush-ing attack, even the Knights’ thin receiv-ing corps won’t be able to slow theoffense down.
So there it is. UCF is a team with astrong rushing attack and pass defense.But will the weak points of the team out-weigh the strengths? No way. Why?Because UCF is the ugly duckling, ofcourse.
Picking UCF to win C-USA is as sim-ple as looking at both sides’ strengthsand weaknesses. As a whole, the confer-ence is known for being pass happy andposting huge offensive numbers. Well,the Knights have the strongest second-ary in the conference. But can theyscore? Of course. Quarterback Jeff God-frey will have even less pressure to pro-duce this year with a stronger runninggame.
Looking at things this way can obvi-ously be flawed. It’s hard to generalizethe conference into one category and sayUCF rules. And besides, it only takes oneteam (Southern Miss, maybe?) to beatUCF and take its spot in the title game.
But the season looks bright for theKnights, and you can’t argue with thislineup. The Knights are stacked.
George O’Leary and the coachingstaff clearly subscribe to the line ofthinking that defense and a consistentrunning game wins championships.
Last time I checked, UCF has both.
ANDY ZUNZContributing writer
Defense-first team makes UCF C-USA’s ugly duckling
BREAKING IT DOWNERIKA ESOLA & STEVEN RYZEWSKI
Sports Editor & Football beat writer
RETURNERSKick returner: Quincy McDuffie, Khymest WilliamsPunt returner: Josh Robinson, Josh Reese
RRuunnddoowwnn: Two All-Americans will bereturning kickoffs for the Knights thisseason, which will give UCF a hugeadvantage with field position. McDuffieand Robinson will help out Godfrey andthe offense, setting them up with idealfield position to score.
KICKERS/SPECIALISTSKicker: Nick Cattoi, Shawn MoffittPunter: David Bohner, Jamie BoyleLong snapper: Charley Hughlett, Scott TealHolder: David Bohner, J.J. Worton
RRuunnddoowwnn: This is probably the groupwith the biggest question mark. Cattoineeds to prove to O’Leary that he canconsistently connect on his field goals.It’s unacceptable for a starting kicker tomake only 57.9 percent of his attemptsand to miss PAT attempts; O’Leary wasquick to say that he is keeping Cattoi on ashort leash this season. Moffitt, a truefreshman, is not much better of an option.
SECONDARYCornerback: Josh Robinson, A.J. Bouye, JarrettSwaby, Jordan OzeritiesStrong safety: Clayton Geathers, Jarrett SwabyFree safety: Kemal Ishmael, Lyle Dankenbring
RRuunnddoowwnn: Robinson, one of collegefootball’s most-talented shutdown cor-ners, should have another All-Americanseason. The safety group looks a littleinexperienced, but a strong group of cor-nerbacks and versatile players like Swabyand Ozerities should immensely help thesecondary.
LINEBACKERSOutside linebacker: Jonathan Davis, LeilonWillingham, Troy Gray, Ray ShipmanMiddle linebacker: Josh Linam, Terrance Plummer
RRuunnddoowwnn: Davis played linebackerand safety in high school, so his adjust-ment from running back should be easy.No surprise seeing Willingham start.Even though he’s a true freshman, GeorgeO’Leary has not been hesitant to compli-ment the Denver product. Linam, a sen-ior, brings leadership to a young group oflinebackers.
DEFENSIVE LINEDefensive end: Darius Nall, Troy Davis, TobyJackson, Cam HendersonDefensive tackle: Victor Gray, E.J. Dunston, BarrySnider, Jose Jose, Josh Wofford
RRuunnddoowwnn: Even though there are quitea few new faces on the defensive line, itshouldn’t be too much of an adjustmentfor the Knights. Nall, known for being afighter, brings experience and shouldbring leadership to the defense. Davis hashad a phenomenal offseason and shouldcarry momentum over into this season.The recruiting department did not slackthis year, filling pass-rush holes that wereleft by Bruce Miller graduating.
OFFENSIVE LINELeft tackle: Chris Martin, Torrian WilsonLeft guard: Justin McCray, Jordan McCrayCenter: Jordan Rae, Rey CunhaRight guard: Theo Goins, Cliff McCrayRight tackle: Nick Pieschel, Tony Jacob
RRuunnddoowwnn: In the past, the Knights’offensive line has always been an area ofconcern, but this year the linemen havetwo things going for them. There is agood amount of experience and a goodamount of depth on this line. With suchstrong running backs and two verydynamic quarterbacks, it will be up to theline to hold it down and let talented skillposition players create.
TIGHT ENDAdam NissleyJustin Tukes
RRuunnddoowwnn: Nissley’s receptions weredown last year from the year before, butwith Godfrey hopefully staying in thepocket more and letting plays develop,his number should go way up this season.Nissley is a senior and one of the leaderson the team.
HALFBACK/FULLBACKDontravius FloydBrendan KellyBilly Giovanetti
RRuunnddoowwnn: Although the Knights willpredominately utilize running backs, Floydhad a strong preseason showing. Giovanet-ti, at fullback, may not have gotten the balla whole lot last season but has played a bigrole for the Knights helping clear holes.
WIDE RECEIVERA.J. GuytonQuincy McDuffieJosh ReeseKhymest WilliamsJ.J. Worton
RRuunnddoowwnn: Guyton will bring a lot ofexperience at the wide receiver position.On the other hand, McDuffie is someonecoach O’Leary has mentioned more thanonce needs to get the ball in his hands dueto his great speed. The Knights are veryfast at wide out.
RUNNING BACKRonnie WeaverLatavius MurrayBrynn Harvey
RRuunnddoowwnn: The Knights will be takingadvantage of the depth here. ThoughWeaver worked his way to the top of thechart and won out, displaying a knack forpicking up extra yards, the coaching staffhas never shied away from the fact that allthree ball carriers will get reps.
QUARTERBACKJeff GodfreyBlake BortlesRonnie Weaver
RRuunnddoowwnn: The Knights have an inter-esting situation at quarterback. StarterJeff Godfrey is a fan favorite and, by mostaccounts, he has matured greatlybetween his freshman and sophomoreseasons. That maturity plus his ability tomake plays will make him, once again, funto watch. Bortles has had a great presea-son camp, and he is slowly but surelybecoming a very good quarterback lead-ing the second-team offense. Due to aninjury to Rob Calabrese, the Knights’ bestthird-string option is using the “WildKnight” formation, utilizing Weaver astheir third-string option in an emergency.
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Jeff Godfrey enters this season as the Knights’ starterbehind center and on the Davey O’Brien award watch list.
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Ronnie Weaver has secured the Knights’ starting runningback job, leading UCF’s three-headed rushing attack.
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A.J. Guyton brings senior experience to the offense andwill likely be Godfrey’s favorite target this season.
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Josh Linam brings senior leadershipto a young group of linebackers.
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Troy Davis (No. 58) had a stellaroffseason and has propelledhimself into the starting defensiveend spot.
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Josh Robinson will look to haveanother All-American season atcornerback.
OFFENSE DEFENSE
SPECIAL
TEAMS
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Despite connecting on only 57.9 percent of attempts lastseason, Nick Cattoi will be UCF’s starting kicker this year.
Here is a position-by-position breakdown of the Knights offense, defense and special teams unit going into the season. Starters are in bold.
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Will the Knights win another C-USAchampionship and repeat as Libertychampions? Or will they do more?
AAnnddyy ZZuunnzz:: Despite all of the buzz,hype, wishful thinking, whatever youwant to call it around UCF and a poten-tial conference upgrade, one thing is forsure: This team needs to win in Confer-ence USA. That means winning boringold conference games is more crucialthan the sexy games such as Boston Col-lege or Brigham Young.
EErriikkaa EEssoollaa:: Who said conferencematchups like those against Memphisand UAB are boring? If all goes to plan, itshould be pretty fun to see UCF beattheir C-USA opponents by double-digitscores. If the Knights can’t win the easyC-USA games, they don’t deserve to be atop-25 team. Plain and simple. If theKnights want to be considered to be thenext TCU and play in a BCS bowl (likeJeff Godfrey was talking about on mediaday), they need to go undefeated and runthe table. Convincing wins against BCand BYU will help.
AAZZ:: We both can agree that the teamneeds to win every game possible, butI’m saying UCF can benefit more from
sweeping its conference schedule thanits non-conference schedule. Take a lookat last year, for instance. UCF went 11-3,beat Georgia in a bowl game and wonthe C-USA championship. All of thishappened after losing its two criticalout-of-conference match ups againstKansas State and NC State. Now, imag-ine if UCF had won those two match upsbut lost two in-conference gamesinstead. Same amount of losses, muchless-impressive outcome.
EEEE:: But does UCF really just wantanother Liberty Bowl win again? Sure,last season was great, but how far willUCF get if it keeps winning the LibertyBowl every year? To go to bigger andbetter places, the Knights either have tomake a jump to a BCS conference or goundefeated against their cake-walk of aC-USA schedule.
AAZZ:: It’s great to be ambitious, but I’lltake another 2010. Although it may notbe as immediately gratifying as an unde-feated season, another double-digit winyear is just what UCF as a programneeds. Consistent winning will eventu-ally turn heads whether they are confer-ence commissioners or local recruits.There’s no doubt UCF could benefitfrom beefing up the schedule a little bit,but for now the program needs to makewinning consistent.
ERIKA ESOLA & ANDY ZUNZSports Editor & Contributing writer
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Is a BCS bowl game possible for the Knights this year if they make an undefeated run, or will it be a Liberty Bowlrepeat?
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champions. Better than finishing the sea-son ranked No. 25 in the Bowl Champi-onship Series.
And 11-3? One loss would be a disap-pointment this season. Liberty Bowl cham-pions? Sure, but winning by more than fourpoints. Finish the season ranked? With oneloss or fewer, the Knights are looking at atop-15 finish.
Needless to say, where last season wasbig, this season is bigger, and every seasonwill continue to get bigger after this one.What I am talking about is momentum —the mistress you love to play with in sports.The Knights have her standing on herdoorstep, and they need to take the rela-tionship to the next level by going steady.
Steady. Steady like a machine, executingthe game plan week after week, regardlessof the opponent. Steady in that they don’twitness the rubber band snap in a confer-ence upset to Southern Miss. Steady so thatan aura radiates from the black and goldand permeates the conscience of the oppo-sition.
Grab your torch and pitchfork, and join
the mob. Grab your rally towel. Grab thatridiculous black and gold wig and yourbody suit, and witness the momentum atwork.
Watch the organized chaos of Jeff God-frey scrambling for another UCF firstdown. Watch Ronnie Weaver lower hisshoulder into the inadequate defenses of C-USA. Watch Josh Robinson pick off anoth-er pass and Darius Nall show quarterbackswho is boss.
Watch for that momentum. Watch itbuild as the Zombie Nation chants growlouder. Watch it build with the fan base.Watch it build until it is steady like a con-stant influx of fans into Bright House Net-works Stadium.
Watch until the Knights suffer a lossthat sucks the air out of the lungs of 58,000thousand strong.
What happens then?You come back and watch again,
because that is when you’ll tell if thatmomentum is steady and if the fans ofOrlando are true and if the Knights — ath-letes, students and alumni — are better.
The dominos never fell. No, notwhen Utah went to the Pac-12 andNebraska joined the Big 10. They didn’tfall when TCU moved to the Big Eastand the conference failed to expand.Texas A&M may join the SoutheasternConference, but it is doubtful much willhappen soon after that.
The conference realignment to endall realignment hasn’t happened, and theKnights remain in ole’ Conference USA.
Knights fans may have lost hope thattheir team will one day automaticallyqualify for a BCS bowl game. The UCFAthletics Association may have missedout on the riches found in an automatic-qualifying conference. But what theKnights didn’t lose is the chip on theshoulders of the 58,000 strong whomake up the UCF student body.
This season is even bigger than thelast. Despite what you hear, it’s not
about THE PATCH, it’s not aboutrepeating as conference champions andit’s not about selling out Bright HouseNetworks Stadium. Simply put, it’sabout the Knights getting better. Betterthan 11-3. Better than Liberty Bowl
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In order for the Knights to improve on their historically-significant season last year, UCF must win more than 11games and win them by a much bigger margin.
WES GOLDBERGStaff writer
To get better, improve on 11-3 season and win bigger
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Senior tight end Adam Nissley saidhe was jealous of the way last year’s sen-ior class went out.
What he was jealous of was that theseniors ended their careers with an 11-3record, a Conference USA Champi-onship, Liberty Bowl victory and a top-25 ranking.
“To me, like I said it before, that’s oneof the best ways you can go out as a sen-ior,” Nissley said. “Now it’s our turn.”
The seniors on the UCF football teamare aware of expectations, and they wantto rise to the occasion. They’re alsoaware that their time here is coming toan end. It hasn’t been lost on anyone thatthis is their last time preparing for a firstgame as a Knight.
“I remember the first day of camp
thinking, ‘Man, camp’s going to be solong,’” senior receiver A.J. Guyton said.“But now, it’s like four days away fromgame day … The season will go by quick;it will be December in no time.”
Guyton is on the same page as Niss-ley when it comes to envying last year’ssenior class.
“We want to leave with that samelegacy,” Guyton said.
This group of seniors is entering aseason ripe with expectations and highhopes. The Knights are facing a sched-ule where they could legitimately beatevery opponent they face, a fact thatboth the media and the fans are aware of.
At the same time, UCF is not rankedto the start this season, and that is some-thing that hasn’t been lost on the players.
“I think people see us as a one-hitwonder last year,” Guyton said.
But that level of doubt toward the
program is something many Knights,seniors especially, are hoping to feed offof as motivation.
“That’s always a motivating factor …It’s like they’re doubting us, so as a teamwe’re just ready to come and prove our-selves once again,” senior defensive endDarius Nall said.
The doubting is something that isn’tnew to this senior class, a class that hasseen a variety of seasons while on cam-pus. Seniors on the team now were herefor the 2008 season, where, following2007’s Conference USA Championship,the Knights fell to a lackluster 4-8. That4-8 outing in 2008 is something that isstill in the back of the minds of some ofthe seniors.
“There’s nothing worse than goingfrom [being] 2007 conference champi-ons to 4-8,” senior offensive linemenNick Pieschel said. “I would say it was
the worst season of my life, pretty much.You never want to go through thatagain.”
Things got better in 2009, with an 8-4record and an appearance in the Beef ‘O’Brady’s Bowl in St. Petersburg. It waslast season, though, in 2010, when every-thing seemed to come together in UCF’sbest season to date.
On the eve of their final season,UCF’s seniors are hopeful and confidentthat last year’s season was not a one-hitwonder and that they can go out on ahigh note of their own in 2011.
“Playing for four years, starting myfifth year, I want to be able to end mycareer at UCF on a high note,“ Nissleysaid.
Nall simplified it further.“We’re just ready to do our part,” Nall
said. “Go out with a bang and keep win-ning.”
Seniors
Seniors want to go out with similar legacy
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Redshirt senior tight end Adam Nissley wants to repeat last year’s success with a Conference USA championship and a Liberty Bowl victory.
STEVEN RYZEWSKIFootball beat writer
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