University of Central Whore Town

I like it when a location that is usually busy is deserted. So, on New Year’s Day I decided to take a run around campus. During my run, I noticed that there are a few nice spots.

The nicest spot is the boardwalk between the Student Union and Health and Public Affairs I. The boardwalk runs through a small forest swamp and is lined with attractive light posts. Hanging from these light posts are tacky banners advertising stuff like Sbarro.

Now, among my complaints against UCF, this one is minor. Nevertheless, these shitty little banners demonstrate that UCF administrators are versatile when it comes to ruining whatever they touch. They are able to destroy academic integrity as well as a pretty boardwalk.

The Dark Side Takes a Physical Toll

So, Hitt is the fourth most powerful person in Central Florida. He beat out a U.S. Senator and three members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Whatever. The thing from the article that caught my eye is that Hitt is only 67. For a wealthy person who has avoided a lifetime of manual labor, he looks like shit.

Memorable UCF Story

From a reader:

For your top stories thread--this one: It shows that UCF has the worst teacher/student ratio of any university in the U.S. I know that the UCF News folks included "growth with quality" or some such on their list, but this sort of growth is not at all a sign of quality.

Great Expectations

From a reader:

Who would have thought that the Lake Nona development would fail to generate zillions of dollars?

The “Experts” Must Be UCF Alumni

At the end of every year, Orlando Sentinel Columnist Scott Maxwell assembles a small panel of experts to determine the 25 most powerful people in Central Florida. The results are amusing. Does anyone seriously think that Deborah German, Dean of UCF’s fledgling medical school, is more powerful than a United States Senator?

They Love You, Terry

In his most recent update, Hickey brags that UCF is going to be able to hire new tenured and tenure-track faculty. From a reader:

You think it is just slightly perverse that he is all excited that we have money to hire t and tt faculty...while the tenured professors and others recently laid off are trying to find new jobs for next year (some after decades of service to the 'UCF family')? What an asshole. And when do we get the list of the administrators who were laid off, anyway?

Memorable UCF Story

From a reader:

The time, at a Board of Trustees meeting, when President Hitt and Board of Trustees Chair Nunis donned Afro wigs.