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A new cartoon strip that stdrts tOday . • confetti February 15, 1985 Volume 18 Number 21 • University of Central Florida/Orlando , .___I------ " • • Mccollum favors· • funds for ·rebels· by Tim Ball. Central America, McCollum made the major FUTURE STAFF WRITER topic of his discussion the current, political • and economic situations in that region. In particuliar; he was concerned with the On Wednesday, U.S. Congressman Bill Mc­ possibility of a mass emmigration of Latin Collum spoke to the College Republicans, Americans to the United States if the Con­ UCF students, and guests about current tras, a rebel group trying to overthrow the . topics including funding to rebels in Central Marxist-Leninist regime of Nicaragua, America, raising the legal drinking age, and should fail and fall subject to the policies of cutting financial aid to students. the Nicaraguan government. In an attempt . On the issue of financial aid for college to aid the Contras, the United States actively _ students, McCollum said that he supports supports them with monetary aid. • President Reagan's "ideals" in proposing McCollum said that if the Contras fail to tighter restrictions for those applying for liberate Nicaragua, many in the U.S. would guaranteed student loans. He said the real feel ~orally obligated to aid the 150,000 to • issue is 'establishing a ·"fair test" of the·ac­ 200,00 refugees fleeing from Central tual need of each student applying for fincan­ America. As a result, the United States could cial aid. He supports the Reagan proposal find itself supporting many of these refugees. that aid would be restricted to families which McCollum made it clear where he stands on have a combined total income of less than the issue. In referring to the Contra.s, he said $30,000. McCollum indicated that many mid­ "I think they're the good guys." If the dle class families are taking advantage of the Qnited States fails to give substantial present loan requirements and added ''Mid­ monetary aid to the Contras, McCollum Bill Mccollum, Republican congres~man from Florida dle class AmericB.]ls will have to suffer along revealed a possible scenario that could result. visited UCF Wednesday. He spoke on several important with everyone else." issues including funding to rebels in Central America. He Having recently ret~ned from the a tour of fielded student's questions on raising the drinking age, and SEE REPUBLICANS PAGE 7 financial .aid r~stdctions Graham Senators walk out stabs students to save measure by Ted Young ti on. A vote was taken·and a decision to by Mike Rhodes FUTURE STAFF WRITER * FUTURE STAFF WRITER reconsider was passed. At this point business senators; Steve Phillips, On Tuesday, six senators. walked Therese Hamilton and Jim Combs; The Board of Regents out of the senate meeting in order 1to arts and sciences senator, Alan Pathway to Excellence prO* prevent a vote from being taken on TraWick; liberal studies senator, Tim gram came into question the reconsideration of the resolution Puthoff; and education senator, Kelli Thursday morning when passed ~ving funding for qusiness Hartley, all of whom were ag~nst the Florida Governor Bob day. reconsideration or reduction in funds Graham's budget proposals Near the end of the senate meeting for business day, walked out of the for the universities were made Senator Bill Tucker, chairman of the meeting. This action left t.he meeting public. The budget deals a Organizations, Appropriations, and .Without a quorum and the remaining serious blow to students' Finance Committee, brought up the senators were unable to vote on the pocketbooks with close .to a reconsideration of a resolution. This reconsideration. 13 percent tuition increase for resolution had been passed the week "This was an abuse of parliamen­ next year and over 25 percent before by a 12-6 margin and alloc~ted tary procedure by senators who increase the year after that. $1400 to Business Day. "None of us desire to satisfy their individual opi­ ''All I can say right now is were prepared for the reconsideration, nions rather than represent their con­ that Graham's proposals are it was a complete surprise to me." stituen:ts and the student body as a devastating. and insensitive," said Steve Phillip, Senator of whole," said Patty Pynes, chairmen said Tom Abrams, executive Busi'ness. of Services Committee, college of arts director of the Florida Stu­ During the midst of debate the and sciences. - , dent Association. meeting had to be moved from the col­ The senators left the· meeting in a The Regents' Pathway to Of the faculty that teach at UCF, only 22.6 lege of engineering to the student disruptive fashion, yelling and Excellence program called for percent are professors: 34 percent are senate workroom. The engineering laughing. Later that evening, educa­ some increases in funding to associate'professors; 33 percent are assis­ room had 'a class scheduled to meet at tion senator Hartley, who walked out support achieving its goals, tant professors. 6 p.m. When the meeting reconvened, of the meeting, said, ''I did not like but nowhere near the almost the absence of several senators, who this and felt really bad about walking 40 percent tuition increase Source: 1982 Fall APF/State University System had supported the bill the week out. I almost stayed because I felt it that Graham has proposed. before, caused the numbers to sway·in SEE SENATE PAGE 7 SEE GRAHAM PAGE 3 Jeff Glick/Future favor of those opposed to the resolu- L_I 0 PAGEANT AWARDS 0 WOMAN FORGES The Miss UCF pageant will A UCF student's credit award a total of $2,500 in union account was forged by scholarships to the winner her roommate, according to and runners-up of the 1985 campus police. An investiga­ campus pageant. tion by police revealed that More than a dozen women the forgery suspect, who com­ 0 ENGINEER FAIR attending VCF will compete mitted the crimes in January, Feb. 20, the Joint Council of for the crown on Feb. 15. The was the 18-year old student's Engineering Student winner will receive a $1000 roommate. Formal charges Societies will present the scholarship, and will also go are not being pressed at this Engineering Fair which will on to compete in the Miss time. · feature contests, prizes, ex­ Florida pageant. hibits and displays. · The pageant will be held in The opening ceremonies the Student Center will start at 10 a.m. and the Auditorium at 7 p.m. Admis­ final competition will be at 3 sion is $4 for adults, $2 for p.m. children under 12, and free to The theme of the fair is UCF students with validated "Engineering: Turning Ide::is ID cards. 0 ALUMNI RELATIONS Into Reality." The guest 0 SPEECH ON ISRAEL Tom Watkins, formerly the speaker will be Bob Gunter, A free lecture entitled director of alumni programs director of NASA's Future 'Forces of-Change in Israeli for James Madison Univerisi­ Aerospace projects, -at noon Society, Jewish and Arab' ty. in Virginia, has been ap­ in the Student Center will be given by Professor pointed director of the annual Auditorium. All students are Eliezer Rafaeli on Feb. 18 at 8 fund and alumni relations at welcome to co:rpe. For further p.m. in- the Engineering UCF. information call Mary Auditorium. A reception will In his new position, MacArthur at 678-7 444. follow. Watkins will be in charge of Rafaeli, an authority of the the alumni fund raising and sociology and history of budgets, and any major gift 0 FUTURE SUBMITS AUDIT Israel, is the, Chancellor of - clubs with donations ranging The Future's financial audit Haifa University. The lecture from $100 to $10,000. He will for 1983-84 ,was submitted to will be the second one offered also be responsible for Dr. Colbourn February 6. by the 1985 UCF Distinguish­ overseeing the alumni coun­ Any Takers? Tim Barto/Future The audit, which was sub­ ed Speakers Series in J udaica. cil, improving communica­ Found: one woman's brassiere! Passersby took a double. mitted by Toney W. Bryant, For additional information, tions to alumni, and increas­ ·take as they noticed this "no parking" sign clothed in a director of Internal Auditing, call Dr. Shmuel Bolozky at ing participation of graduates woman's undergarment. The article can be claimed at the concentrated mainly on pro­ 275-2476 or Dr. Joan in special alumni programs. lost and found desk if accurate description is given. cedures in billing and record Johnson-Freese at 275-2608. keeping. · 0 WEEK OF MUSIC Other recommendations The UCF Department of tinued serving her son, a inadequate high school concerned safeguarding of Music will present two events minor, after he was "visibly preparation compounds the • assets and better organiza· during the week of Feb. 17. intoxicated.'' The complaint problem, according to the ~ tion of the business office.