Central Florida Future, Vol. 23 No. 62, June 5, 1991
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University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 6-5-1991 Central Florida Future, Vol. 23 No. 62, June 5, 1991 Part of the Mass Communication Commons, Organizational Communication Commons, Publishing Commons, and the Social Influence and oliticalP Communication Commons Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Central Florida Future by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Recommended Citation "Central Florida Future, Vol. 23 No. 62, June 5, 1991" (1991). Central Florida Future. 1068. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1068 ... jt ~.~~~-:-:--:~--:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-.-~~~~~~~~~~~~~-:-~~~~~~~~~~~ Volume 23, Number 62 Se!"Jing The University of Central Florida Since 1968 Wednesday June 5, 1991 Florida' ' asks UC.F to . cut extra $177,000 by em Cushing because it has "the greater chance to CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE find the greater portion because they had the greater amount to start." While Florida's leaders scramble to Smith spent the latter part of the meet-a June 30 deadline to offset a $100 week of May 11 conferring with repre million deficit found at the start of May, sentatives from various departments. UCF officials feel that students here The areas of the university which re will be largely unaffected. searched the problem were: the Presi UCF is expected to cut a total amount dent's Office, Student Affairs, Academ of $177,629 from current operating ex ic Affairs, Physical ..- Plant, penses before the end of June to help Administration and the Solar Research the state end its fiscal year with a bal Center. anced budget. James Smith, UCF bud The group had to compi1e a list of get director, said that each department proposed budget cuts to be submjtted needed to research its current budget to the President's Office. Smith said he and conclude what would constitute a had very direct contacts and meetings fair share of the burden. with these representatives. He posed ''They had to take a look at their the problem and then the group brain resources and decide where it would stormed ideas. hurt the least," he said. The Hst of proposals was handed over Smith said the academic component will see the biggest share of the total see CUTS page 4 ..Volusia can1puses ~ .support manatees by Sandra L. Karr ronmentalist movement to out DAYTONA CAMPUS number the non-environmen ta}ist movement at these public UCF Daytona Campus stu hearings," said Samantha dents are rallying the support Baker, UCF environmental • JPf Daytona Beach Community volunteer. College, Embry Riddle A~ro The manatee has been en nautical University and Stetson dangered for a number of University to aid the endan- years. Currently about 1200 "~ered manatees in their fight manatees exist, with Florida for survival. being their main habitat. The Department of Natural Manatees reproduce once ev JWsources has proposed a speed ery two· years. This slow birth limit Manatee Protection Plan rate along with boating colli of 25 or 30 mph for the St. sions aid in the manatees' low Johns River and other Volusia population. ~ounty rivers and water ways. Heated 'debate between en The VQlusia County Boat Limit vironmentalists and boaters Task Force and Boaters Asso- developed earlier this spring ,.;iation was. originally in favor· due to the boating related of a 45 mph speed limit, but it deaths of three manatees who has recently compromised to 35 died over a period of two weeks mph. in the St. Johns River. _,. Students are supporting A boat traveling at 50 mph Manatee protection through was thought to be responsible various channels: word of for the deaths. Governor ~outh, fliers, phone calls, mail Lawton Chiles and the Cabi Charles K. Morrow/CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE ing lists, petitions and meet net imposed an emergency 25 RIDING LOOPS ,mph speed limit on most parts ings to educate the students on Jeff Coisnard, a 35 year old Engineering major, rides loops every Tuesday tflrough Research Park. the imortance and crucial state of the St. Johns River. No He is a member of Orlando Road Club, based at Bikewiser Bike shop in the University Plaza. "tf manatee protection. "Our goal is to get the envi- see MANATEI; page ,5 ..l)a ytona campus will switch to unleaded water by Sandra L. Karr. together with lead solder. Lead levels in pipes which would not put enough of the contaminated water into ~AYTONA CAMPUS run directly to the water fountains were found to be the body to do any harm. as high as 10.5 milligrams per liter. The Environ DBCC has sued .three construction firms involved in UCFs Daytona campus will finally be getting the mental Protection Agency's safe lead level for water the construction of the DBCC/UCF joint facility including Jead out of the school's drinking water supply system. is .015 milligrams per liter. USF&G, le Cesse Construction Co. and Harper Me The Daytona Beach Community College Board of Depending upon the amount consumed, lead can cause chanical Co. DBCC is claiming the construction firms Trustees decided to spend $93,000 to replace water learning disabilities, brain damage anq even death. caused the problem by using lead solder to connect the pipes in the 5-year-old building shared by DBCC and Water fountains at the DBCC/UCF bwlding were wat.er pipes. The law suit requests that the firrils pay for ."the UCF Daytona Campus. in use for nearly three years before high led levels the cost of replacing pipes and for bottled wat.er . Students have been unable to use water fountains were discovered. The EPA assured DBCC/UCF Day Students were supplied with drinking wat.er by using in the DBCC/UCF building for the past two years. tona that students were not exposed to the water for bottled water coolers which were delivered on a·:weekly J'ests performed two years ago revealed unusually prolonged periods of time and the students were defi basis to the campus. ' nigh levels of lead in the drinking water. Pipes used nitely not in any health danger. According to the Now students are looking forward to drinking uncon to construct the water supply system were joined EPA, a sip here and a sip there from water fountains taminated tap water. 2 The Cent.ral Florida Future June 5, 1991 The Budweiser ·\.e' 1iine lctMties Page. \ King of Beers Checkers! This game is played the sa~e as Puzzles and Beer! 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The Central Florida Future Junes·, ~991 3 UCF engineering stud~nt will study with NASA by Maricar Collantes Anderson also urged Brunk to apply for another Aside from meeting the requirements, Brunk said CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE engineering scholarship, the Florida Space Grant Con he consulted engineers from NASA which helped fa sortium fellowship, which Brunk also won. He will miliarize him with the program. • ,,A UCF graduate engineering student is one of 60 use it to help finance his work toward a doctorate. Brunk had four years of Air Force Training as an stridents nationwide who will receive top-notch, hands "We're all proud of Darrin because he is an out electronics technician and was in the top 5% of the on experience in the aerospace engineering field at standing student ~nd a very good worker," Anderson class.