The UCF Report, Vol. 15 No. 16, March 17, 1993

              Volume 15, Number 16
The University of Central Florida newspaper for faculty and staff
March 17, 1993
Clips
Computers easy target
for thieves, police warn
The University of Florida had
approximately $4,000 worth of
Macintosh compatible software
stolen during a recent two-week
span, causing UCF police to warn
computer users here to secure their
machines and software.
The UF thefts were not isolated.
At the University of North Florida,
recently, approximately $20,000
worth of software was taken. On
Feb. 25, about $12,000 in Macintosh
software was stolen from a Jacksonville community college.
UCF police have issued an alert
to remind all computer users,
especially Macintosh users, to
secure software and hardware.
Police also caution members of the
university community to be aware
of strangers in office areas.
Bike ride exercises
the heart, raises funds
Thousands of Central Floridians
are expected to swarm the UCF
campus for Orlando's Heartride,
Sunday, March 21.
Heartride, which features 12-
and 25-mile bike races and a two-
mile fun ride, will begin at 1 p.m.
Funds raised will be used to fight
cardiovascular disease. Cost is $15,
and forms are available at the
American Heart Association office,
the UCF Wellness Center and the
UCF alumni office. Prizes will be
awarded to those who raise various
amounts of money.
Heartride is sponsored by the
UCF Alumni Association, WFTV,
Florida Hospital and SWAT. For
information, call 843-1330.
Photo essay depicts
life in the Third World
A photographic essay depicting
life of the urban poor in the Dominican Republic will be on exhibit
at the library throughout March. It
features works by photographer C.
Jordan Harris. A reception will be
held in the library Sunday, March
21,3-4:30 p.m.
The exhibit focuses on the
people of Santo Domingo, where
more than half of the city's population lives in hillside barrios. The
exhibit is part of a larger project
that Harris is working on in
conjunction with the Orlando-
based Dominican Foundation Inc.
The Foundation and Harris are
working on a book that will
pictorially document the urban
plight and rural beauty there.
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Police impress stranded motorist
Act of kindness convinces mother to send daughter to UCF
An act of kindness by two UCF police officers late last
month turned into more than a good deed when the
motorist they helped pledged to send her daughter to the
university.
Recruitment was the last thing Robert Coch and Jose
McLoughlin had on their minds Feb. 27 when they helped
Lynn Home, her daughter Autumn and a friend make it
safely to a repair shop to have their car fixed.
But a few days after the event, a bouquet of flowers from
Home arrived at the police station. A note attached said:
"To our knights in shining armor. Thank you so much."
Home told officers that the kindness of Coch and
McLoughlin convinced her to send Autumn to UCF after
she graduated from high school. Before the incident, the
family was trying to decide where Autumn would attend
school.
Please see POLICE, page 3
Friends in low places
Kris Whipple, an education coordinator at Walt Disney World's Discovery Island, introduces a snake to a young girl
visiting the education showcase at UCF on March 3. The Disney World exhibit was one of several. Story, page 3.
Marketing fraternity sizzles, collects
12 awards during national convention
The University of Central Florida's Delta Delta Chapter
of Pi Sigma Epsilon collected 12 awards at the PSE 1993
National Convention held here recently.
UCF not only hosted the convention, but received more
awards than any of the other 65 institutions with PSE
chapters. The university placed in 12 of the 14 categories in
which awards were presented.
PSE is a marketing fraternity with chapters nationwide.
The purpose of the convention was to provide workshops
for students in a learning and competitive environment.
First place award winners with ties to UCF are: alumnus
Craig Froehlich, top alumni member; professor Gail Zank,
top faculty advisor; students John Hornbeek, first in Pro-
Am Sell-a-thon, a competition measuring sales ability; the
Delta Delta Chapter, best in PSE's Southeast Region, and
first for the marketing research project competition. Delta
Delta's entry focused on the effect of billboards on Florida
residents.
Second place awards are: student Melissa Stough, Top
Sales Person category, which measured a student's sales
Please see PSE, page 3
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