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Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 50, March 18, 2004

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Recalling the media's shift on civil rights; Rally in Tally: 1000 converge on state capital to support student aid; UCF professor diagnoses foreign-accent syndrome; Just like high school but with fewer virgins.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 49, March 15, 2004

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Lyons and Co. score NCAA appearance; Poet compelled by oppression: Marjorie Agosin spins tales of hardship and injustice; Coach O'Leary vows to take a 'sleeping giant'; Spike TV looks to UCF for game show contestants.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 48, March 4, 2004

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Spring Break: Time to cram for a student body to bare; Professors like their time off too. Kerry turns to Florida; Hitt: UCF on track to be bigger and better.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 47, March 1, 2004

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SGA revisits pricey party bill; O'Leary to speak at SGA Senate on Thursday; Unplug 2004 preaches freedom from tech chains; Burn or Brush? As Spring Break nears tanning takes on urgency; How did you spend your leap-year day?

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 46, February 26, 2004

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Peters triumph in SGA runoff; Candidate breaks with Bush on gay marriage; Faculty union files charge against UCF; Atkins' weight at death causes stir among dieters; Dyer: don't expect decision on bar hours for a year.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 45, February 23, 2004

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SGA Senate approves $50,000 for another student party; SGA campaign in home stretch; DUI entangles teacher former student; NAACP plans to march; V-Week launches string of events to stop violence against women.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 44, February 19, 2004

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Peters Talakala in runoff; Student's death changes police chase policy; Violations abound; Queer Monologues auditions draw people out.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 43, February 16, 2004

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Water woe sparks candidate debate; Senate strikes down Patriot Act resolution; Online gambling - don't bet on it; Recount judge defends 2000 election decision; Sign language as foreign language?

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 42, February 12, 2004

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As campus cuts continue literary magazine fends for itself; Health Center begins online house calls; UCF nonplussed: Candidates weigh in on classroom grading scale; Candidate forum planned for noon today at Union; Provost turns publisher: Hickey debuts a newsletter to debunk 'myths.'

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 41, February 9, 2004

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Tuition increase: SGA candidates tackle rising cost of college; Teacher shortage forces scramble; Pricey mural unveiled at Rosen School campus; Teachers working longer hours to stretch budget; Ephedra faces possible ban in March.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 40, February 5, 2004

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Administration OKs student contract; Shuttle struggling to find passengers; Class conflicts: SGA candidates tackle academic offerings; 20 years later UCF still crowning around.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 39, February 2, 2004

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Football players rushing to campus; Off and Running: Three slates vie to lead SGA; What does the SGA president do anyway? Writing Center services gradually disappearing.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 38, January 29, 2004

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Four years and our - finally; In the School of Communication crowded classes push majors aside; Class in the community; Campus campaigns get rolling: Deadline's today for entering SGA contest.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 37, January 26, 2004

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Bush seeks 7.5 percent tuition hike; filibuster delays vote on Patriot Act again; Trustees delay gay discrimination vote; NASA celebrates second landing on Mars.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 36, January 22, 2004

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Second rally takes aim at administrators' actions; Board confronts gay discrimination; Violations could revolutionize combat; Faculty discuss forgiving bad grades; housing rates will jump but not too high.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 35, January 20, 2004

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One School many mascots: This year will see Knightro turn 10; Highest spring enrollment ever; Patriot Act resolution delayed once again; Kerry wins Iowa caucuses after dramatic week.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 34, January 15, 2004

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Homecoming queen surrenders her title; Plus-minus grades still drawing gripes; Progressive Council cleared of charges; School seeking prestigious honor society membership.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 33, January 12, 2004

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SGA allows student laptops in election; Greek students look to rebuild; School can't afford to destroy greenhouse; Senator shocks colleagues with a sudden resignation.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 32, January 8, 2004

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Orsini defends sports budget; Flu outbreaks widened during December; UCF working to improve air-travel safety.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 31, January 5, 2004

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O'Leary Knighted as coach; Coach's hiring has teachers seething; Ready to serve; SAE fraternity suspended for one year after hazing incident.

Of Technology And Apocalypse, Or Whose Independence Day?, Christopher Keep

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

[First paragraph]

The scene is now familiar. The cities of the world are in ruins. The Empire State Building obliterated. The White House reduced to rubble. The remnants of humankind gather in the desert, scrounging together what remains of their air defence systems for one last effort to repulse the alien invaders. Haggard but determined, the last American President prepares to lead his motley crew of resistance fighters into the fray. He takes the hand mic, tests it once or twice, and his voice crackles over the speakers. In less than one hour, he announces, aircraft from here will join …

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 30, December 8, 2003

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Master Plan causes major uproar; Progressive Council accused of misuse; Critics fault head coach candidate; Sexual misconduct rules get modernized.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 29, December 4, 2003

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Tough call: Athletes struggle with money as classmates plan careers; Faculty furious over administrative raises; UCF partners with NASA for spaceport research.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 28, December 1, 2003

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Protest pins blame on Hitt; Rally takes aim at class cuts sports spending; Military tech might boost wireless net; SGA poised for bigger fights.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 27, November 24, 2003

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March in Miami tense peaceful: Students rose before dawn left by dusk; Orsini: Football players need help: Just one-third of team members graduate; UCF tight on network hacking; Campus radio ousts lone student DJ; Anger over campus woes prompts rally.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 26, November 20, 2003

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Free-trade fight draws students south; You CAN take it with you: Cell phone users can keep number change provider. Ethics enunciation on Faculty Senate's agenda; Drug bust nets $5100 of pot in Putnam Hall.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 25, November 17, 2003

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Hitt explains timing of Kruczek's firing; Patriot Act protest draws throngs honks; Tradition takes student to fight in Iraq; GLBSU hosts gay wedding; Lifesaving process seeks student marrow donors.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 24, November 13, 2003

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Kruczek canned: After 18 years and a losing season the football coach's UCF career is over; A college student's guide to eating well; Safety questioned after attack in VAB; Board to consider building med school.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 23, November 10, 2003

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Hickey: If dollars don't come expect cap; Religious group gets SGA's help; Drag show fills Union with a capacity crowd; Florida schools could get unclaimed lottery money.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 22, November 6, 2003

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More trouble on the turf; Off-field fumble costs QB career; Firearms possession puts starting cornerback in jail and off team; Sickness abounds during Phillips Hall construction; Two student stations live obscure lives in shadow of FM jazz mainstay; UCF student entrepreneurs reach for stars.