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MTV news correspondent and former Video Music Awards co-host SuChin Pak served as keynote speaker for the Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government's annual political science symposium on Monday. Pak capped the daylong event, titled "The Road to the White House: Tough Choices," with a conversation about American politics, race in America and the importance of the youth vote in the 2008 election.
UCF students could help cure heart attack patients, intern at the United Nations or spend their days managing private golf clubs if they choose one of UCF's three new degrees. The UCF Board of Trustees has approved a new master's in the biotechnology program, a golf and club management major and an international and global studies major.
The Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government held a discussion on America's future in a war environment on Monday. The 11th annual symposium, titled "The Road to the White House: Tough Choices," included officials from both UCF and the nation discussing the future of the war on terror and America's place on the world stage.
After an impressive win in its conference championship, the UCF Wrestling team placed third in its national competition. The team won the National Collegiate Wrestling Association Southeast Conference Championship by 48 points, and 18 wrestlers qualified in the Southeast Conference Championship to move on to nationals, where the team was separated from first by 13 points.