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Casey Anthony trial protesterreceives jail time

ORLANDO — A manwho handed out pam-phlets outside of designat-ed free-speech zones dur-ing the Casey Anthonymurder trial has beengiven jail time by the cen-tral Florida judge presid-ing over the case.

Judge Belvin Perry saysthat 64-year-old contractorMark Schmidter violated apair of his pretrial ordersabout protesting outsidethe Orange County Court-house and sentenced himto just over five months injail for the infractions.Perry’s ruling came after amorning-long bench trial.

Police dog goes missingwhile searching for woman

PORT ORANGE —Officials say a police dogthat went missing whilesearching for a central Flori-da woman has been found.

The German shepherd,named Rex, broke awayfrom his lead Tuesdayafternoon while lookingfor 43-year-old Toni M.Contarino.

Police say Contarinohad left work in a“depressed state” andwas reported missingafter leaving her cellphone and other itemsat her home.

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A UCF alumnus has a 1-in-25 shot at a million dol-lars.

Chris Yarn, who graduat-ed in 2005 with a degree incommunications, enteredthe Gain “Smell Like a Mil-lion Bucks” contest on Face-book just a few days beforethe July 7 deadline.

Contestants were

required to film a 60-secondor less video and say “I useGain and I smell like a mil-lion bucks.” Yarn’s videowas among nearly 500 othercontestants’ videos. Accord-ing to competition rules, thewinner of the competitionwill receive $100,000 a yearfor ten years.

“This is the largest singleprize for an online videocontest in history,” Yarn said.

Finalists were chosen

based on total number ofviews they received, multi-plied by a creative score.

Yarn said he got the callfrom Gain about being in thetop 25 while watching theWomen’s World Cup soccersemifinals at a local sportspub.

“I was just smiling; Icouldn’t believe it,” Yarnsaid.

BRANDI BROXSONNews Editor

For those on the quest tobecome the ideal man, the 21 Con-vention offered a little somethingfor everybody.

Nearly 70 people attended theconvention, including speakersand staff, according to AnthonyJohnson, founder and architect ofthe convention. The event fea-tured a variety of speakers, cover-ing a range of topics from how topick up women, to building confi-dence, nutrition and exercise.

One of the featured speakers atthe event was Adam Lyons, a pick-up artist who has supported thisconvention since 2008.

He said an important factor indeciding whether to pursue awoman is qualification, which hedefined as assessing whether aperson is a potential fit for a prod-uct, service or something some-one has.

“Qualification, essentially, letsus be choosy. And if we’re choosy,we’re in a position of power,because we’re making the choice,”

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From the ‘80s to the ‘90s, ArnoldSchwarzenegger’s name on an action moviebill translated into box office gold. Now, forthe seventh year in a row, former UCF stu-

dents Ryan Boylston and Vinnie Gulisanowill honor the former California

governor’s birthday by hostingArnold Day at Lazy Moon Pizza.

“They can look forward toalmost the entire ArnoldSchwarzenegger collectionfirst and foremost,” said TimBrown, owner of LazyMoon. “A potential ArnoldSchwarzenegger appear-ance, or someone wholooks very much like him,cake and a good bit ofbeer drinking, in trueArnold fashion.”

The seventh annualArnold Day will beheld at Lazy Moon onJuly 30 from 12 p.m. to

3a.m.In 2004, Boylston and Gulisano bellied up to

the bar at Lazy Moon and spent the entire daywatching Schwarzenegger movies on one of therestaurant’s televisions. Now, Arnold Day, whichbegan as a two die-hard Schwarzenegger fanshanging out and eating pizza, has evolved into afull-blown celebration. This year, Boylston andGulisano decided to give back, donating the pro-ceeds from the sale of Arnold Day T-shirts to theGovernator’s favorite cause, The SpecialOlympics.

“The first six Arnold Days we pretty muchthrew for ourselves,” said Gulisano, who graduat-ed from UCF in 2007 with a degree in finance.“We just said we wanted something to do for theweekend. Now it seems cool to just becomemore involved with the community.”

In addition to that, Brown said that he plansto donate at least 15 percent of the profits fromArnold Day to the Special Olympics as well.

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COURTESY CHRIS YARN

UCF alum Chris Yarn entered the Gain “Smell Like a Million Bucks” contest onFacebook and has a 1-in-25 shot at a million dollars.

Former UCF students RyanBoylston and Vinnie

Gulisano will honor theformer California

governor’s birthday byhosting Arnold Day at Lazy

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Dan Layus, lead vocalist, guitarist and piano player of Augustana performs at House of Blues Orlando on Tuesday, May 17 during the band’s tour with The Maine.

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UCF students can sat-isfy their sweet tooth atthe Pegasus Ballroom onThursday when HollisWilder, owner of thewildly popular Sweet! ByGood Golly Miss Hollycupcake shop, speaks tostudents.

Wilder, also known asMiss Holly, was asked byUCF’s Campus ActivitiesBoard to speak to stu-dents and inspire them togo after their dreams. Shehas useful advice for ayoung entrepreneurwanting to run their ownbusiness.

“Work at what you likebecause you love it andare devoted to it and theprocess, not the outcomeof its success,” Wildersaid. “Success will comeif you are committedand consistent withyour product and yourcustomers.”

Before Sweet! wasopened in 2008 in theWaterford Lakes shop-ping center, Wilder had amuch different life in LosAngeles. She was asavory chef who provid-ed buffet lunches on theset of Hollywood’s mostwatched shows, such asWill & Grace, That ‘70sShow, 3rd Rock from theSun and Seinfeld. She hasserved meals at theOscars and the EmmyAwards to the RollingStones. Seven years ago,Wilder moved to WinterPark with her family.Then in 2008, Sweet!opened.

However, Wilder had-n’t always dreamed ofopening a cupcake shop.

“It was my dream to

be open to creating aconcept that I couldbrand and recreate,”Wilder said. “The cup-cake shop was not inOrlando when I arrivedfrom L.A., so I made ithappen.”

Using generations ofcollected family and per-sonal recipes, Sweet!became an instant hit.The shop became such asuccess that in its secondyear, Miss Holly added 12flavors of frozen yogurtto her menu. Popularcupcake flavors, like redvelvet, were now avail-able in frozen form.

Today, Sweet! cup-cakes are well knownthroughout the Orlandocommunity.

“It is well-loved byOrlando and its sur-rounding communities ina 50-mile radius. Ourstore is filled with well-traveled guests who arein search of the best cup-cakes,” Wilder said.

Hundreds of UCF stu-dents are expected toattend this Thursday, July28, in the Pegasus Ball-room for Wilder’sappearance. There willbe raffles for gift cardsand other prizes. Also,the first 700 students toarrive will receive freecupcakes.

Ashley Williams, asenior legal studiesmajor, is a longtimeSweet! fan and is antici-

pating Thursday’s event.“I first learned about

her cupcakes my fresh-man year when they hada booth set up at an eventat UCF,” Williams said.“They passed out freemini cupcakes and I wasinstantly in heaven! Ithen watched her winCupcake Wars on FoodNetwork twice, and I wasso proud! Finally, I hadvalidation for my addic-tion to her cupcakes.”

Students and otherattendees are asked tocome on time for theevent. With cupcakes likeMiss Holly’s, they aresure to run out fast.

Seminar shares sweet successBRITTANY BLACKSHEAR

Contributing Writer

Hollis Wilder, owner of Sweet! By Good GollyMiss Holly cupcake shop, will speak to

students at UCF on Thursday.

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Yarn took time off fromhis job as an insurancesalesman to get the wordout about his video. He alsogot help from UCF digitalmedia graduates TomGrobmyer and James Pflei-derer to make his website –voteyarn.com. He evenfilmed a second video forthe website in which heteaches people how theycan vote and watch hisvideo.

Yarn’s video includes acatchy rap song in which hereaches out to homeownerswho find themselves upsidedown in the housing crisis.

“I’ve got about 20 friendsthat live in Orlando who allgraduated from UCF andstayed here and boughthouses, and I had thethought that I want to deliv-er the message that it isridiculous a lot of young,middle class people withcollege degrees are workinghard and these banks willnot refinance or modify ourhouse loans that we gotwhen we graduated. We aregetting hammered withridiculous interest rates,”Yarn said.

Florida placed third with46 percent of all mortgagedproperties upside down inCoreLogic’s 2011 NegativeEquity Report. Nevadaclaimed the top spot, fol-lowed by Arizona.

Realtor Tom Nestoragrees that the housingmarket is in a crisis.

“The banks do not wantto modify or refinance any-one that is upside down ontheir house. They initiallywill tell people that theywill help them out with amodification, but they saythey have to be 90 daysdelinquent. So, the peoplestop paying their house pay-ment and wait 90 days.

Then they apply again for aloan modification,” he said.

“Only less than 1 percentof all loan modifications getapproved. It is a huge scam,”Nestor said.

Yarn said that if he wonhe would use the money topay off his mortgage. Healso said in the video that hewould like to re-marry hiswife, Michelle.

Michelle, who is also aUCF grad, used herradio/television degree tohelp Chris film and directthe video. According toChris, they filmed the videoin about six hours, whichwas then edited down to 60seconds.

Michelle said that withher radio/television degreeand Chris’ communicationsdegree, they joined forces tocomplete the video.

“We were up againstpeople with professionalcameras, editing equip-ment, sound boards; studiopeople who clearly knowwhat they are doing and dothis on a regular basis. Andthen you have someone likeChris who saw [the compe-tition], had a great idea andwanted to bring it to life.”

The final round of thecontest ends on August 1.Voters can vote once perday for the video of theirchoice on Gain’s Facebookpage under the contest tab.

Yarn inspired byhousing crisisFROM A1

COURTESY CHRIS YARN

Yarn’s Gain video was among nearly500 other contestants’ videos.

unique experience.Phil Roman, an avia-

tion consultant who livesin Ft. Myers, came to the21 Convention for thesecond time. Roman saidhe was originally attract-ed to the first conventionhe went to in the summerof 2010 due to what it hadto offer.

“I looked at the lineupof the speakers that theyhad, the content, and Ifigured that it would be agood impact in my life,”Roman said.

He said attending theconvention a second timewas a good networkingexperience for him, andthat this convention is arefresher for him on whatlife is all about.

“What I take away is anew thirst for life. A lot oftimes, we go through thesame activities day in andday out, you kind of loseperspective on what lifeis all about, and all of theopportunities that itholds,” Roman said.

He said he would liketo attend more conven-tions when his time andfinances permit.

David Wright, a hotelclerk who works at theHammocks at Marathon,attended this conventionfor the first time. He saidhe was drawn to this con-vention due to the poten-tial for self-improvement.

“I was looking toimprove my skills withwomen, also with work,

business, exercise andnutrition,” Wright said.“I’m just looking for ahigher quality of life.”

He said he is going topractice the lessons helearned from DJ Fuji, adating coach who spokeabout dating, lifestyleand seduction at the con-vention.

“I’m going to focus onwhat DJ Fuji told me todo. I’m going to focus on

correcting a few basicmistakes, like leaning inwhen I’m speaking towomen, gesturing withmy hands too much,”Wright said. “I’m going towork on my fitness andmy fashion.”

The next U.S. eventwill be in Austin, Texas inAugust, and the nextoverseas event will be inLondon on June 22-24,2012.


Lyons said.He also said keeping a

woman engaged in a con-versation that they areinterested in is a criticalstep in successfully pursu-ing a woman. He said qual-ification can also be takeninto a darker form, using aconcept known as “pre-loading,” which is theprocess of putting ideas inpeople’s heads throughtheir subconscious.

Stephen Grosch, a pick-up artist who goes by thename “Bravo,” spoke at the21 Convention about self-defense as well as havingonline “game.” He has hisown website,bravopua.com, where peo-ple can request his servic-es. He said meeting womenonline is not a substitutefor having game in the realworld. He recommendsusing plentyoffish.combecause it’s free and allowspeople to quickly view pro-files. He said one importantdetail is the profile picture,something he looks atwhen working with clients.

“When I do critiques,the first thing I’ll say is,‘Dude, your picture sucks.Why are you wearing that?Your clothes are out ofstyle,’” Grosch said.

Grosch said one’s pro-file picture should conveytheir personality anddemonstrate higher value.He also recommends keep-ing the “about me” sectionof the profile brief. He saidthe most effective sectionthat he’s ever had wasmade up of five sentences.He also had tips on what todo when conductingsearches for women on thePlenty of Fish website, suchas carefully scrutinizingprofile pictures.

“If I can’t see a girl’snose, or half of her mouthbecause she photoshoppedit so much, that’s a good

sign that she has somethingto hide,” Grosch said.

Richard Nikoley, a blog-ger who hosts his ownwebsite,freetheanimal.com, spokeat this event. Nikoley’sspeech revolved aroundgetting the most out ofyour 20’s and avoidingwhat he considered to bemistakes. He said many ofthe traditional decisionswe make are not appropri-ate for what he considers tobe a free “human animal.”

“You can always getmarried, have two and ahalf kids, become a Democ-rat, a Republican, go vote,go to church, do all thesethings,” Nikoley said. “Ifthat’s the life you want,you’re welcome to it. But I

don’t think it’s a life fit foran animal. I don’t think it’sa life fit for a free animal.”

He said men need tothink more like animals inhow they live their lives.One example he providedwas changing what we eat.Nikoley said he weighedmore than 240 poundsonce due to not eating cor-rectly. Five years ago, at theage of 45, he lost 60 poundsusing the Paleo diet, a dietwhich advocates the elimi-nation of grains and dairyfrom your diet, and insteadeating wild game and freshproduce. He said this diethas helped him stay healthyand live more like a humananimal.

Attendees all left theconvention with their own

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“Even if we only make100 or 200 bucks, thatshouldn’t go toward any-thing but a foundation,”said Boylston, who gradu-ated from UCF in 2005with a degree in market-ing and mass communica-tions. “That shouldn’t goin my pocket, I do this forfun every year.”

According to Boylston,he has been aSchwarzenegger fan sincebirth. However, Boylstonmade it clear that he was afan of Schwarzenegger theaction hero, not the actorrecently caught in a love-child scandal.

“It’s not about celebrat-ing Arnold as a person, it’sabout celebrating thecharacter that he has cre-ated and the movies hehas created,” Boylstonsaid.

Brown said that sinceits inception in 2004, allthose involved in planningArnold Day have been try-ing to out do the celebra-tion from the year before.

“It kind of became oneof those things to see if wecould escalate it everyyear, to make it more andmore absurd,” Brown said.“Which led to getting acake, and then eventuallydoing drink specials everytime there was an absurdclimax in the movie.”

Two years ago, ArnoldDay founders decided totake it up a notch, hiringan Arnold Schwarzeneg-ger impersonator to makean appearance at the cele-bration.

“We were sitting down,and Arnold Day had beengoing on for about anhour, he didn’t show upuntil 1 o’clock,” Gulisanosaid. “We were debatingwhether or not he wasgoing to show up in cos-tume in character, or innormal clothes and then

go in the back and change.And as we are discussingthat, he kicks the door indressed as Arnold fromTerminator 2, runs inside;everyone is screaming andcheering and he ran overto the first beer he saw andhe just chugged it andstarted yelling. It was awe-some.”

According to Boylston,Arnold Day has been away for him to remembera simpler time, when tak-ing your child to see arated R movie was not atall out of the ordinary.

“When I was younger,it wasn’t taboo to take akid to see a rated Rmovie,” Boylston said.“My dad would take me togo see Terminator and theworst thing I was going tosee was maybe a curseword here and there, andmaybe someone got shot.R-rated movies back thenweren’t ultra-violent likethey are today.”

According to Boylston,action movies these daysaren’t the way they used tobe. There isn’t as much

excitement for the release,kids are no longer beggingfor toys from their favoriteaction movies, and mostlack the staying powerthat movies starringaction heroes such asJean-Claude Van Damme,Sylvester Stallone andArnold Schwarzenegger.

“Its nice to step backinto that era every once ina while,” Boylston said.“Sure, a lot of the moviesare cheesy and the actingsurely isn’t up to the stan-dards of today, nor are alot of the special effects,but it’s just fun.”

For more information,please visit www.Arnold-Day.com

Arnold Day celebrates classic action charactersFROM A1

PHOTOS BY RYAN BOYLSTON / FUTURISTICWOO INC.

Arnold Day attendees can expect,“A potential Arnold Schwarzenegger appearance, or someone who looks very much like him, cake and a good bit of beer drinking,” said Tim Brown, owner of Lazy Moon.

“Its nice to stepback into thatera every oncein a while.”

— RYAN BOYLSTONUCF STUDENTS

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NFL PLAYERS: BACK TO WORKNEW YORK — A big green and white

sign greeted Mark Sanchez as he droveup to the New York Jets’training facilityfor the first time in months.

And, boy, was it a pleasant sight.“Welcome Back!”it blared in block

letters, followed by “Here Come TheJets.”

“It was wonderful,”Sanchez said witha big smile Tuesday. “Now we’re backand we can start playing, so it’s good.”

The gates were up, facilities wereopen all around the league and NFLplayers finally went to work.

Now, they need to get ready for theseason in a hurry.

“It’s good to be back, get everythingover with and just come back and feelwelcome again,”said Brett Swain of theSuper Bowl champion Green BayPackers. “Get back in the roll of thingsand get camp started.”

After a lockout that lasted 4 monthsended Monday with an agreementbetween the NFL and its players, teams’facilities were buzzing with activityTuesday.

During the lockout, the TennesseeTitans had a chain around their closedfront gate to keep players out. Thatchain was gone and the front gate wideopen as rookie quarterback Jake Locker,the No. 8 pick overall in April, andquarterbacks Rusty Smith and BrettRatliff were among the first to arrive.

“It is nice to drive by and not have thelock on the gate and actually get afriendly smile when you come in here,”left tackle Michael Roos said.

Players all around the league wereallowed back in to meet with coaches,work out, take physicals and receiveplaybooks — among other things.

“I came for the free lunch,”quippedWashington Redskins receiver AnthonyArmstrong.

Teams were already starting afeeding frenzy on their drafted playersand undrafted free agents, and wereallowed to start negotiating with freeagents in what will likely be a flurry ofactivity the league has never seen.Players such as Nnamdi Asomugha andSantonio Holmes will soon find outwhere they’re going — or staying —as free agency began.

“With this whole free agencyopening up, it’s going to be crazy,”Redskins quarterback John Beck said atthe team’s facility in Ashburn, Va. “Ourteam’s going to look different.”

Washington has several free agentsto address this summer, includingSantana Moss, Rex Grossman, CarlosRogers and Rocky McIntosh. Oh, andthere’s also the murky statuses ofDonovan McNabb and AlbertHaynesworth to deal with.

The Jets and general manager MikeTannenbaum have 16 players who areunrestricted free agents.

“It would be interesting just to get acamera in (Tannenbaum’s office) andsee how crazy it could be,”center NickMangold said.

Teams were also greeting players bysaying goodbye, at least for now.

The New York Giants have told centerand player representative Shaun O’Haraand guard Rich Seubert that they willbe released.

At Cowboys’camp in Irving, Texas,Dallas was set to release several high-priced players, including running backMarion Barber, receiver Roy Williams,right guard Leonard Davis and kickerKris Brown.

The Baltimore Ravens told runningback Willis McGahee, former Pro Bowltight end Todd Heap, wide receiverDerrick Mason and nose guard KellyGregg they will but cut.

In Philadelphia, Michael Vick was oneof the first to arrive at Eaglesheadquarters and said he’s ready toreport Wednesday to training camp,even without a new contract.

“Everything happens when it’ssupposed to,”he said. “I put that in thehands of God and this organization tomake it happen.”

But, he suggested DeSean Jacksoncould hold out because the two-timePro Bowl wide receiver is unhappy withhis deal. Backup quarterback Kevin Kolbdidn’t attend the voluntary workoutTuesday, and is on the trading block.

In Cincinnati, Bengals owner MikeBrown insisted he won’t tradequarterback Carson Palmer, who wantsto leave despite having four years lefton his contract. Palmer told the team inJanuary that he would retire if he’s nottraded, and Brown said the team willmove on without its franchisequarterback.

The San Diego Chargers will havetheir big wide receiver back in camp asVincent Jackson will sign his non-exclusive franchise tag on Friday assoon as he is allowed to do so.

While most teams’rosters arenowhere close to looking the waythey’ll be even at this time next week,Tuesday was all about getting back tofootball.

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The NFL got it done.The lockout is a thing

of the past, and while itwasn’t avoided in the firstplace, missed games were.That’s what matters most.

Unfortunately for theNBA, that means fans aregoing to be looking to thesquabbling billionaireowners and millionaireplayers involved in theirown respective lockoutand saying, “If the NFLcan do it, why can’t you?”

Sure, the issues at stakein the NBA’s lockout aredifferent.

While both disputeshad plenty of their ownrespective smaller points,the driving force behindboth lockouts was money.However, the NFL lock-out was based on the dis-

persion of the league’simmense profitability.There was a lot of moneybeing made, and the play-ers felt entitled to more ofit, among other things.

The NBA, however, isdealing with the opposite.Most of the league’s own-ers say they’re losingmoney, and the playersare going to have to dosome compromising forthe league itself to stayprofitable. The businessmodel needs a bit oftweaking in order for theleague to be successful

for the long term. Manywould argue that the play-ers have too much power,especially when it comesto free agency.

But those issues, andtheir validity, are neitherhere nor there right now.

Neither the players northe owners are going tohave much success tryingto make their cases to thepublic. In the NFL lock-out, a good deal of thepublic perception wasthat the greedy ownerswere holding out toomuch of the money the

players earned on thefield. In the NBA, themore frank realization isthat the greedy playersare making too muchmoney, so much so thatthe greedy owners aren’tturning the profits they’dlike.

Good luck telling theaverage fan that themoney he or she spendson tickets, parking, jerseysand concessions isn’tmaking the organizationenough money to go

NBA needs to learn from NFL and end lockout

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STEVEN RYZEWSKIStaff columnist

Joe Burnett has a chipon his shoulder.

After the PittsburghSteelers cut him, Burnettwas out of football for ayear — unsigned andlocked out.

Now, with the NFLlockout officially over,Burnett can look forwardto playing football again.This time, with the NewYork Giants. Burnett is outto prove himself as a start-ing kick returner in theNFL.

“It’s just exciting to getback to football,” Burnettsaid. “When I walked inthe locker room, it just feltlike football and it put asmile on my face. Just see-ing guys working out, talk-ing to the coaches, it justfelt good to be able to talkfootball on that caliber.”

Burnett is beamingwith happiness because ofhis new opportunity withthe Giants. Things weredifferent for Burnett dur-ing the lockout, however.Burnett struggled finan-cially and emotionally.

“Everything was toughbecause you never knewwhat your next incomewas going to come from.At one point in timeI

wasn’t signed,” Burnettsaid. “I didn’t know wheremy income was gonnacome from. I was callingmy agent here and there; Iwas worried and frustrat-ed because I didn’t evenhave a place to stay whenI was back at home.”

The lack of incomealso hurt Burnett’s family.

“My mom was strug-gling at home, and it waslike everything was nega-tive withdrawals comingout of my (bank)account,” Burnett said. “Ittook a stress toll on meand I was panicking at onepoint.”

Burnett still found away to make it work, how-ever. He picked up part-time work as a defensivebacks coach at EustisHigh School, where hewas a former standout.

“They got a win intheir spring game and theDBs played really well.After that game, I waswith those guystrainingthem,”Bur-nett

said. “I held like a two-week mini camp for theDBs every day at 11 a.m.We’d go out there andtrain and do agility drills.There were a lot of peopleout there from the com-munity; [former UCF run-ning back] Kevin Smithactually came out there,too. It was a nice turn-out.”

Burnett also workedpart time at a recreationcenter.

“God worked every-thing out,” Burnett said.“With coaching (springfootball at Eustis HighSchool) and working at arecreation center, I madea little bit of income so itworked itself out.”

Along withfinancial insta-bility, Burnettalso ran into trou-bleoff

the field. He was arrestedand charged with drivingunder the influence onMarch 16, despite passing

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Joe Burnett, shown after a game during his senior season atUCF, has reported to the New York Giants’ facility and will beginpracticing with the team.

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around.It doesn’t take an

overly qualified individ-ual to point out thatboth sides are going tohave to make some seri-ous concessions.

And they’d better doit quick.

All the chatter is thateveryone had betterbrace for a long, hard-ened battle. This couldlast a while. If this endsup being the case, theowners and players mayfind there is even lessprofitability to goaround whenever theyreturn to business.

The NBA has a goodthing going with its cur-rent star-power situa-tion. There are a lot ofgreat players in theleague right now, manyof whom are still com-ing of age. There aresome great storylines tofollow, and players likeLeBron James and hisMiami Heat circus gotpeople watching moregames than they mighthave ordinarily watched.

It’s a great productwith plenty of momen-tum.

All that good mojocould go down the drainthe moment games startto be missed.

Yes, the NBA has sur-vived a lockout-short-ened season before. Butwith the NFL working

through its own lockoutin time to play games onschedule, this particularlockout will be held to ahigher standard.

Fans won’t, andshouldn’t have to, differ-entiate between theseverity of the rifts ofthe two lockouts. Fansonly have to measurethe success of theselabor negotiations byone factor: whethergames are missed.

The NBA could sur-vive a shortened sea-son. It could survive amissed season. Peoplelove basketball, andthere’s nothing like thegame played at the levelthat the NBA brings it.But make no mistake,tons of casual fans willbe lost. Interest will godown, substantially.And public perceptionof the players as over-paid divas will quadru-ple.

The NBA will likelysurvive whatever nega-tive effects missedgames would bring. Butwhy just survive?

It may just be wishfulthinking, but were theNBA to solve its labordispute before the sea-son is scheduled tostart, it could continueto build on last season’smomentum instead ofjust surviving.

It may be wishfulthinking, but hey, theNFL did it.

FROM A6

Missed pro games likely to happen

a breathalyzer test twice.Burnett failed a fieldsobriety test.

According to courtdocuments, Burnett paida $311.99 careless drivingfine and had to attend an8-hour traffic school.

Because of the lock-out, Burnett was not sub-ject to any discipline bythe NFL and is excited tobe back on the field andput his past behind him.

“My situation is likeanyone else’s,” Burnettsaid. “I have to come in tocamp and compete andearn a spot on the team…The way I look at it, I’mon the Giants.”

The Giants are lackingdepth on special teams aswell as in the secondary,two areas where Burnettplays. Burnett says hewants to prove himself asa legitimate return threatin the NFL, as well as adefensive force.

“With this opportuni-ty and the fresh start Ihave with the Giants, I’mlooking forward to com-ing in and contributingand helping out any waythat I can,” Burnett said.

“I’m coming in with a

chip on my shoulder toprove that I am a returnguy in this league and I

want to establish myselfas that. I also want toestablish myself on the

defensive side of the ballas a nickel or cornerback.”

Burnett thankful for opportunityFROM A6

The dreams of JamarNewsome and KamarAiken became a realitywhen the NFL lockoutended Monday.

Newsome and Aikensigned undrafted free agentcontracts with the Jack-sonville Jaguars and theBuffalo Bills, respectively.

Newsome and Aikengive the Jaguars and Bills

depth at the wide receiverposition. Both playersshould compete for playingtime on offense and specialteams during their rookieseasons.

Aiken and Newsomehave reported to theirteams’ facilities and havealready received their play-books.

The Jaguars’ trainingcamp started July 27, whilethe Bills’ camp is set to kickoff Friday.

Aiken, Newsome inkNFL contracts

CFF ARCHIVE

As a senior, Joe Burnett was an ESPN First Team All-American and was the Conference USA special teams player of theyear.

CFF ARCHIVE

Kamar Aiken, left, and Jamar Newsome, right, have signed undrafted free agentcontracts with the Buffalo Bills and the Jacksonville Jaguars, respectively.

ERIKA ESOLASports Editor

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this weekend

CrossFit Country is notyour average gym. It is awarehouse turned hardcorefitness facility that trainsprofessional athletes, fire-fighters and anyone elsewanting to really put thework in their workout.

Owner Wayne Sum-mers, a former UCFKnights baseball player,designed his facility on theCrossFit brand, known forits heart-pounding condi-tioning involving weightlift-ing, sprinting, gymnasticsand plyometrics. Heexplained that his facilitystands out because thefocus is on real-life move-ments as opposed to the iso-lation movements per-formed on typical gymequipment.

“No matter what you do… or who you are, you’re anathlete at some level,” Sum-mers said. “Anything you doin life, we try to replicatehere. Our whole goal is torestructure the mindsetbehind what fitness really isand what being in shapereally looks like and getaway from a physique pat-tern into a performance-based product.”

Summers keeps CrossFit

athletes guessing on whatany given day’s workout willinvolve by prescribing aunique fitness routine on achalkboard at the start ofeach session. Workouts arescaled based on each ath-lete’s particular level of fit-ness.

Kelsey Bealert, a gradu-ate student at UCF and for-mer Knights track and fieldathlete, started training atCrossFit Country in orderto increase her competitive-ness. Bealert said she has

already seen improvementsin her performance at 5Kraces since she began train-ing there six months ago.

“I know people who Ishould compare myselfwith from earlier classes,and I know I want to beatthem,” Bealert said. “WhenI know I have to put myname on this board, I willcompete until I almostthrow up just to have a bet-ter score than somebody.”

Bealert was referring tothe chalkboard where ath-

letes record their perform-ance score at the end ofeach workout. This is usual-ly counted in “AMRAPs” or“as many reps as possible”within a set time.

“CrossFit is the sport offitness,” Summers said,pointing to the list of namesand corresponding scores.He explained that this com-petitive element is whatcompels athletes to con-stantly improve their per-formance.

David Roberts, a 25-year-

old firefighter and para-medic with the MaitlandFire/Rescue Department,said he trains at CrossFitCountry alongside otherfirefighters because “whatwe do in here almost direct-ly correlates with the stren-uous and physical part ofour job.”

Roberts said the short20-to-30-minute workoutsmatch the type of work hedoes at a house fire, wherebursts of strenuous laborare followed by a briefrecovery time while hisoxygen tank is refilled.

“We’re building up thosefunctional movements,which is exactly what I doon a fire scene,” Robertssaid. He said his training hasincreased the time he canlast on a single tank duringan air-consumption drill byabout 25 percent.

CrossFit Country, whichis located close to UCF at572 S. Econ Circle inOviedo, will soon move intoa nearby 13,000-square-footfacility as Summers plans toexpand by offering newclasses for children asyoung as preschool age.

According to Summers,CrossFit Tykes will teachchildren “basic kinesthetic

Oviedo gym changes fitness mindset

Five powerful femaleartists, headlined by BritneySpears and Nicki Minaj,

brought a mix of hip-hop, pop,rap and techno as the TheFemme Fatale tour made its wayto Orlando’s Amway Center.

NERVO, a group comprisedof twin sisters Mim and LivNervo, opened the show onWednesday, July 20. This DJduo brought the crowd’s energyup upon entry, as they playedremixes of Katy Perry, 30 Sec-onds to Mars and Cobra Star-

ship.For the first time on tour in the

United States, Jessie and the ToyBoys performed new singles,“Push It” and “Money Makes TheGirl Go Round.” Jessie Malakouti,who leads the band, said all shehas ever wanted to do was makehappy pop songs, and she is doingjust that.

She moved out on her own at ayoung age and decided to pursueher music career in the UnitedKingdom for almost two years.But, she wanted to come back tothe U.S. to compete in the up-and-coming pop music scene, givingher an opportunity to be a part ofthe tour.

“It is amazing to be on tour, tobe up on stage singing songs that Iwrote,” Malakouti said. “I am a

AUSTIN CASTLE / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE

CrossFit Country gym is a warehouse turned hardcore fitness facility that trains anyone wanting to put the work in workout.

AUSTIN CASTLEContributing Writer

PLEASE SEE COLLEGE ON A9

Britney Spearsreturns to Orlando

with a slew offresh talent

ASHLEY SIKANDVariety Editor

PLEASE SEE TICKET ON A9

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Jessie and the Toy Boys leader JessieMalakouti, upper right, and her band openedfor Britney Spears during The Femme Fataletour stop in Orlando at the Amway Center.

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CAMPUS STYLEName: Alise Vick

Year: Junior

Major: English

What are you wearing and where is it from?Hat- Forever 21Shirt- Forever 21Shorts- BeallsNecklace- Farmers market standRings- Forever 21 and hand-me-downs frommomPurse- JCPenney

Where do you like to shop?Forever 21 and Charlotte Russe

Who is your style icon?Alison Goldfrapp

How do you describe your style?Victorian and edgy

How would you describe UCF’s style?Pretty diverse, laid-back

What is your favorite item to wear?Silver jacket from clockworkcouture.com COMPILED BY ASHLEY SIKAND & KATIE DEES

concepts” such as how to walk in a straightline, how to roll and how to get up afterfalling. CrossFit Kids will prepare childrenfor sports and “teach them to move like anathlete.”

Summers also said he is planning col-lege-specific classes and will provide dis-counts, such as one week free, for collegestudents. He currently offers a class onSaturday mornings as a free trial class forthose interested in joining. Saturday work-outs typically involve small team-basedgames.

To find class schedules, nutrition infor-mation and more, visit www.crossfitcoun-try.com.

College classes coming soonFROM A8

When I walk outside,it’s as if heat and humiditywage war on my body. Ifeel lethargic, dehydratedand, occasionally, I getheadaches from thechange in temperature ofoutside heat to insidecool.

The media is usingwords like “brutal” and“oppressive” to describethe heat wave, and they’renot far off.

Recently, the heatindex of Washington, D.C.reached 121 degrees. Iimagine people were col-

lapsing on sidewalks andbusting open firehydrants.

I think we all knowthat the extreme heat ofsummer can make us sick.However, most people

assume heat stroke affectsonly athletes and con-struction workers.

The scary fact is thataround 400 people die ofheat stroke each year inAmerica, according to areport by WLWT inCincinnati, Ohio. Themajority of them are peo-ple not engaging in stren-uous work or exerciseoutdoors.

In fact, you could sit onyour front porch in theafternoon heat and stillsuffer a heat stroke.

A heat stroke occurs

when the body’s tempera-ture rises too rapidly andit cannot rid the excessheat fast enough. Thecooling system, such assweating, breaks down;Internal organs begin tooverheat and, withenough heat, they stopworking altogether.

Extreme heat alsomakes your heart beatmuch faster. So even ifyou’re sitting in the shadeoutside, your heart ispumping more rapidlythan normal because yourheart has to work harderto push blood to the skinand muscles.

Blood on the surface ofthe body is another mech-anism of cooling the body,and aids in sweating.

Heat stroke can causeconfusion, seizures, per-manent disability andeven death if medicaltreatment is not provided.That’s why it’s so impor-tant to take the necessaryprecautions this summer.

Heat exhaustion comesbefore a heat stroke. Ifyou feel dizzy, faint, aresweating heavily, havemuscle cramps, aheadache, rapid heartbeat,nausea or cold and clam-my skin, get out of theheat immediately anddrink water.

If ignored, heatexhaustion turns to heatstroke.

On hot, humid days,environmental pollutionlingers in the air and

causes plants to releasemore pollen and spores,triggering an asthmaattack. Additionally, someasthma medications makeit hard for the body tosweat.

The end of the swelter-ing dog days of summerseems to be far off.

It may seem obvious,but the simple precau-tions are commonlyignored. If you’re going toexercise outdoors, do it inthe morning or evening.Stay hydrated. Reapplysunscreen every two orthree hours.

Most importantly,make the best of it. Whatbetter excuse than a heatwave to hang out by thepool all day with friends.

JESSIE KRISTOFColumnist

major Britney Spears fanand Nicki Minaj fan. Ihave to pinch myselfeveryday being on tourwith them.”

She said her biggestinspirations are Madonna,Missing Persons and NoDoubt.

“My fans have been sopatient with me and sosupportive, I would not behere without them,”Malakouti said. “Mybiggest goal is to have‘Push It’ become a No. 1record around the worldby the end of the tour.”

Nicki Minaj, who isknown for her unique,out-there styles and multi-colored wigs kept it a littleless wacky on the tour.She sported a blonde wigas she opened with“Roman’s Revenge.” Shealso sang “Moment 4Life,” “Did It On’em,”“Super Bass” and manymore.

“My favorite momentof the concert was whenNicki left the stage andthen came back for anencore to sing “SuperBass,” Ashley Kohrt, aUCF graduate in pre-clin-ical allied health science,said. “It was a great songto end her set on, and Ithink it got everyonepumped up to see Brit-ney.”

She said before theconcert she was a biggerfan of Spears, but afterseeing Minaj perform she

downloaded her albumoff of iTunes because shewas so impressed withher performance.

Full of glitter fromhead-to-toe, Spears tookthe stage about two hoursinto the show. With plentyof backup dancers andstage props galore, sheplayed songs from previ-ous albums, but mostlystuck with her seventhstudio album, titledFemme Fatale, which wasreleased on March 29,2011.

Fans screamed as sheperformed “Womanizer,”“If U Seek Amy,” “(DropDead) Beautiful,” “GimmeMore,” “Till the WorldEnds” and the lead singleoff Femme Fatale, “Hold ItAgainst Me,” which hasbecome Spears’ fourthU.S. No. 1 single. Thealbum debuted on top ofthe Billboard 200 chartand made Spears the onlyfemale artist ever to have

six albums debut at No. 1,and have seven albumsdebut in the top two spots.

UCF junior politicalscience major, GinaHuber said, “My favoritemoment of the night wasthe opening song andbeginning of Britney’sperformance, the adrena-line started to pump, thefeeling was awesome.”

Being such a big fan ofSpears, Huber said shereceived the concert tick-et as a birthday gift fromher friends and it was oneof the best nights she wasable to share with herfriends.

“Britney will alwaysrock the stage, she evenbrought fans on the stageto dance with her and theenergy at that momentwas priceless,” UCF jun-ior marketing majorSamantha Blanco said.“The ticket price wasworth it and the show wasamazing.”

Ticket price was ‘worth it’FROM A8

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Nicki Minaj, left, Britney Spears, center, and Jessie Malakouti of Jessie and theToy Boys performed at the Amway Center during The Femme Fatale tour.

OVERDOSE OF HEALTH

Ride the heat wave: avoid heat stroke with hydration

AUSTIN CASTLE / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE

Wayne Summers, right, shows junior english major DavidFenstersheib how to perform a squat with proper form.

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ast Friday was a water-shed moment for allgay Americans serving

in our armed forces.President Barack Obama

and military leaders certifiedthat the military is finally pre-pared to implement therepeal of the “don’t ask, don’ttell” law, which set the stagefor a 60-day review by Con-gress. The law will officiallybe repealed on Sept. 20,according to Obama.

The battle to repeal thislaw has been a long timecoming. This law has unjustlydiscriminated against a groupof individuals simply becauseof their sexual orientation.

It appears, however, thatthis repeal has taken placedespite the wishes of someconservatives.

According to MotherJones, Republicans in theHouse of Representativespursued a laundry list ofmeasures that were meant toput the brakes on this legisla-tion. Some prominent Repub-licans, such as Sen. Kay Bai-ley Hutchison (R-Texas), eventook to the airwaves to voicetheir reservations with therepeal of this law, accordingto Mother Jones.

“I really don’t think weshould be putting people whoare in harm’s way, in veryclose quarters, in any kind ofuncomfortable position,”Hutchison said.

Since when does being

gay mean that you can’t keepyour hands to yourselves? Wefind it hard to believe that gaysoldiers would have any trou-ble conforming to the stan-dards of conduct expectedfrom a member of our armedforces.

A poll conducted last yearfinds that most United Statestroops are just fine with gaysserving openly in the military,according to USA Today.Some service members, suchas Sgt. John Miller, a 37-year-old serving with the 3rdBrigade Combat Team of the25th Infantry Division inAfghanistan, have expressedno concern with the repeal ofthis law, according to MotherJones.

“As long as everyone doestheir job, it’s cool,” Millersaid. “There hasn’t been a lotof talk about [certification].People are people, and we allhave a lot of work to do.”

The damage done due tothis law has been very signifi-cant. According to the Ser-vicemembers Legal DefenseNetwork, more than 14,500service members have beenfired under DADT since 1993.Many of these service mem-bers may choose not to re-enlist, despite a repeal of thepolicy.

The Log Cabin Republi-cans, a group of gay conser-vatives, chose to go againsttheir own party and chal-lenge this discriminatory law.

Repeal of this law mayeven have a potential second-ary effect that has not beenconsidered. According toMother Jones, Vermont LawSchool announced on Fridayin an email statement that “itwill rekindle its relationshipwith military recruiters,banned from campus since1985, in the wake of the Penta-gon’s DADT repeal certifica-tion.” This decision followsrecent decisions by Harvardand Columbia University torestore ROTC programs thathad been banned for quitesome, as well as on-campusmilitary recruiting.

This development couldrepresent a significant boostfor military recruitment. Thesoftening of relationsbetween educational institu-tions such as this one and ourmilitary is a significant victo-ry that could be a benefit forall of us.

Gay people should haveevery right to serve in ourarmed forces without havingto hide who they are. Gaypeople will not cause any dis-turbance or discomfort toother service members, andwe must continue to supportthe repeal of this legislation.

Ending this policy couldpotentially increase recruit-ment and improve thestrength and flexibility of ourmilitary. The repeal of thislaw is the right thing to do forour country.

OUR STANCE

Repeal of DADTwill benefit U.S.

Our country’s nationaldebt stands at a startling$14.5 trillion – and politi-cians from both sides ofthe isle have providedtheir own answers toreducing the deficit andgetting our fiscal house inorder. However, the bulkof these proposals arerooted in ideology andpolitical self-interest —not what is right for theAmerican people.

The College Democrats at UCFbelieve that public servants are elect-ed to serve this nation, not their ownpolitical ambitions. The only solutionto cutting the deficit will stem from ashared sacrifice — both sides comingto a compromise and making boldand difficult decisions. This includescuts to spending, increasing revenue,yet still investing in the future.

We must first dispel the myth thatgovernment spending “kills” jobs.Alan Blinder of the Wall Street Jour-nal says it best — noting the absurdi-ty of the Republican proposal thatcutting funding for public workerswill actually create more jobs. Yes,inefficient projects and programsmay need to be reformed, butbecause they are inefficient, notbecause they are “killing jobs.” Oureconomy is still in a fragile state andinvestments in the American peopleare an integral part in achieving a fullrecovery from the 2009 recession.The same article cites the nonparti-san Congressional Budget Office asestimating the stimulus package cre-ated at least 1.3 million new jobs in2010 and perhaps as many as 3.3 mil-lion; that doesn’t sound like “job-killing” to me. Yet despite that, westill have high levels of unemploy-ment.

So we have quite a challengebefore us: a weak economy and amassive deficit. Therefore, we mustfind balanced solutions that include ashared sacrifice to ensure our gov-ernment lives within its means, andour economy can continue to grow.We need to cut defense spending andwars abroad; according to the Con-gressional Budget Office, defensespending comprises an unsustainable20 percent of our national budget.We may also face reforms to entitle-

ment spending, but wecannot reduce the deficiton the backs of the elderly,poor and disabled. Theycarry a heavy enough bur-den; they’re facing unem-ployment and having topay the taxes of thewealthiest of Americans.And that’s the next step:raising revenue.

Throughout this entiredebate, the RepublicanParty has defended tax

breaks for companies making recordprofits, and advocated the cut andremoval of programs crucial to thefirefighters, teachers and students.We need to remove tax loopholes forthe wealthiest Americans and take abalanced approach toward taxes thatcall on the wealthiest Americans andspecial interests to pay their share.Even President Ronald Reagan knewwhen to raise taxes; according to CBSNews, he did so 11 times. We cannotexpect to pay off the deficit withoutincreasing government revenue andwe certainly cannot ask our firefight-ers, teachers and the rest of the mid-dle class to pay the taxes not paid bythe wealthiest of Americans.

As College Democrats, we don’tsee a problem — we see solutions. Inevery challenge, there is an opportu-nity to move this country forward.The Republicans have chosen to“gamble our country’s good name” asThe Economist puts it, essentiallyholding our nation’s economyhostage. Rather than be bold andserve their constituents, they areusing our country’s fate as a politicaltool. We need to make tough deci-sions and substantially reduce thisdeficit. That means cuts to spending,reforms to crucial social programs,raising revenue through the removalof tax loopholes and an increase intaxes for the wealthiest of Ameri-cans.

We find ourselves in an extraordi-nary dilemma. We have a weak econ-omy and a massive deficit. But theCollege Democrats at UCF refuse toallow the middle class and the hard-est-working Americans to carry theburden of this deficit. As a people, wemust all make a shared sacrifice.Only then can we keep moving for-ward.

L

Democrats have thestronger deficit plan

SEDERIA WASHINGTONHealth services admin, sophomore

"I think it should always be upto the parents."

REGGIE WEAMSHospitality, senior

"Definitely.They have the rightto watch TV and see someoneget killed."

PAUL COUCHMANMicro & molecular biology, senior

“I think that the system wehave in place right now isfine.”

HEATHER MARINELLOBiomedical science, junior

“No, because when I was 16, Ihad the maturity to play agame that might be deemedgraphic.”

MAN ON THE STREET

‘Should there be a lawagainst minors havinggraphic video games?’

T H E W O R D A R O U N D C A M P U S

SAHEEDA ABDULPsychology, sophomore

"I don’t think it matters, thekids will still get a hold ofthem anyway."

KEVIN O’MARADigital media, senior

"I've worked at many gamestores,and it comes down toparents.”

IDA ESKAMANICollege Democrats at UCF

The next time you goto a UCF football game,imagine the entire fieldcovered with $100 billsstacked as high as theStatue of Liberty. That isroughly $14 trillion, orthe size of our nationaldebt.

Congressional BudgetOffice Director DouglasElmendorf recentlywrote that, “Under cur-rent law, the federalbudget is on an unsustainable path,because federal debt will continueto grow much faster than the econ-omy over the long run.”

This, along with an economythat isn’t growing, is our genera-tion’s greatest challenge. With thebaby boomer generation gettingolder, health care costs willincrease while the taxpayer-to-enti-tlement recipient ratio will fallbelow sustainable levels. With thisreality, we will have to increaseannual deficits to cover the costs,and increasing interest rates willconsume more and more taxpayerdollars. Currently, we borrow $4billion a day, and half of that debt isheld by foreign investors, mostlyChina.

According to the CongressionalBudget Office’s estimates, the costof these entitlement programs willcontinue to grow at a rate thatmakes this problem get even worsethe further into the future we look.The CBO estimates that by 2020,Social Security, Medicare and Med-icaid will make up a combined 45percent of all federal spending. Italso predicts that defense spendingwill make up 16 percent of the 2020federal budget. This really startsbecoming a problem when youlook 40 to 50 years down the road.

According to the CBO, some-time around 2060, spending onSocial Security, Medicare and Med-icaid alone will exceed the total ofall money that the governmenttakes in. Even if the federal govern-ment would be able to forgo allother spending, it would still reacha point where it is unable to raisethe revenue needed just to pay forthe big three entitlement programs.The federal government spendstrillions of dollars a year in defenseand discretionary spending. Thismeans that out of control entitle-ment spending is likely to lead to afinancial crisis well before 2060.

All together, this creates anunsustainable future for our gener-ation. Without significant change,we will be paying a lifetime’s worthof higher taxes and fees only to see

a reduction in benefits.As then-Senator BarackObama said in 2006,“Increasing America’sdebt weakens us domes-tically and international-ly. Leadership means that‘the buck stops here.’Instead, Washington isshifting the burden ofbad choices today ontothe backs of our childrenand grandchildren.America has a debt prob-

lem and a failure of leadership.”This deficit problem is an ice-

berg, and we’re headed right for it.But Obama’s agenda does nothingto turn the steering wheel. Instead,it chooses to slam down the accel-erator. Fortunately, the Republicanhouse has offered two plans to puton the brakes and move us backfrom the deficit cliff. One is “CutCap and Balance” and the otherproposal is from Congressman PaulRyan (R-Wisc.). Ryan’s plan, alsoknown as the “Roadmap for Ameri-ca’s Future,” is just that — a com-prehensive method for righting thebalance sheet and making sure thatour generation is put on a pathtoward financial stability.

To give you an idea of what theRepublicans’ plan for deficit reduc-tion looks like, let’s take a look atthe Ryan Plan. The all-encompass-ing roadmap tackles everythingfrom health care reform, Medicareand Medicaid, to the tax code. Theplan would freeze all discretionaryspending, except national defenseand veteran’s health care for fiveyears. It would also simplify theincome tax code by creating a two-tiered flat tax — 10 percent forincomes up to $100,000 and 25 per-cent on higher-income earners.

Corporate income taxes, whichare currently the world’s secondhighest, would be replaced with aconsumption tax of 8.5 percent.The plan would also overhaulMedicare to give seniors premiumsupport through vouchers for pri-vate insurance to draw more peopleinto a competitive market. It wouldindex the retirement age for SocialSecurity to today’s life expectancy,and make the tax cuts of 2001 and2003 permanent.

Republicans cannot do it with-out our help. We are the ones whostand to lose the most if entitle-ment reform is not enacted. Theseprograms face a future of insolven-cy. Unless something is done, wewill pay a lifetime’s worth of highertaxes for reduced benefits. Standwith us in our fight to tell Washing-ton “Don’t Put It On Our Tab.”

Republican ‘roadmap’is best deficit solution

HAROLD HEDRICKCollege Republicans at UCF

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Presley hit with“glue” in the lyrics

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