University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 3-12-1976 Central Florida Future, Vol. 08 No. 20, March 12, 1976 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. 08 No. 20, March 12, 1976" (1976). Central Florida Future. 254. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/254 With 54 pct. of the vote .LJFF wins bargining election By KERRY FAUNCE name on it. Thompson explained Staf! Writer the challenged ballots did not have to be used since only 2,286 The United Faculty of Florida vot~s were needed to win. (UFF) has been elected the At FTU, the UFF vote was 80 exclusive bargaining agent for per cent. Thompson said all but about 5,100 state university 27 of 314 eligible employes cast employes last Tuesday. ballots. According to Dr. Richard The first UFF action will be a Thompson, FTU UFF president, st.atewide convention at the "This victory by a vacuity union Orlando Hyatt House on March on the first ballot without a 24 and 25. Thompson said run-off is the first time it's been delegates will prepare a finalized done in the United States." . draft of the proposed agreement between the Board of Regents Editoria~ page 4 (BOR) and the UFF. Thursday a membership vote Thompson said the UFF will be cast throughout the State received 54 per cent of the University System (SUS) he said, eligible faculty votes, statewide. and the Public Employes This breaks down to 2,344 votes Relations Committee · (PERC) for UFF, 701 for AAUP and will officially certify the UFF as 1,304 for "no organization." the official SUS bargaining About 221 votes were agent. challenged, Thompson said. The Dr. E. T. York State con tested ballots were the result University System (SUS) of an incomplete list of who was chancellor, explained the elibible. Persons who were not position of the BOR. "We will on the list were allowed to cast a DR. RICHARD THOMPSON "challenged ballot" with their Continued on page 5 Photo by Fred Sommer THE PRESSURES OF EXAMS may be on most of . the people you find at FTU this week, but not this· furry u. campus denizen, whose most strenuous end-of-the-quarter . activity seems to scun-ying up one of the many trees the squirrel community uses for playground equipment. FLORIDA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Vol. 8 Friday, _March 12, 1976 No. 20 Askew proposes increase for university system budget By MYRON CARDEN coordinator of special projects $4. 7 increase over the '75-'76 Associate Editor. and studies, the legislature has budget. been to working in committee Elebash said that while Gov. Reubin · Askew Monday since January on the budget. general tax revenue has been proposed a $272.8 million Besides the raise for projected to incre;i~p. ~r per cent budget for the State University administrators and faculty, for 1976-77, the governor's System in the 1976-77 fiscal Ele bash said, Askew asked for an proposal calls for only a 5 per year which includes a 7 per cent 8 per cent average raise for cent increase in t.ax funds. This raise for administrators and career service personnel. means the university system faculty members. Breaking down his proposal, "wouldn't get a porportionate Askew's budget proposal Askew has recommended $199.4 share of the funds," he said. represents a $27.3 million million for salaries, a $17 million Elebash commented that the increase, 11 per cent, over the increase over this year's reason for the discrepancy is 197 5-7 6 operating budget. projected spending; $18.7 that certain state divisions, such However, the governor's increase million for temporary personnel, as the prison sytem are getting MRS. HELEN CAMFIELD is not as much as that asked by a $400,000 hike over '75-'76 more than 9 per cent. The prison either Education Commissioner spending; $40. 9 million for system is receiving extra funds Ralph Turlington--$310 expenses, hiking this year's to build new facilities, he added. million--or the Board of Regents $38. 9 million; and operating OVER65? st.aff--$324 million. funds totaling $13.5 million. a Ac.cording to Askew; the increase would keep the "open Age is no hindrance ·door policy" in effect at the st.ate universities. His proposal would keep freshman . and -·to FTU's elderly students sophomores enrollment at end with graduation next present levels while increasing by By HOLLY CRISWELL quarter, will include doing 5 per cent junior and senior Staff Writer television and radio advertising. enrollment. Col. George Snyder is retired A 2. 5 per cent increase is Most FTU students are from the Air Force. He is 70 slated for graduate enrollment attending college to obtain a years old and claims his age is no while postgraduate enrollment degree in preparation for earning hinderence to being an active would increase 1.5 per cent. a living. A few, however, are FTU student. · The legislature will consider here mainly for self-improve­ the budget proposal when they ment purposes ...those over 65 "I 'If be a student until they convene in April. According to that is. have to carry me out of Clarence Elebash, BOR RICK WALSH JIM HOLMES "When you 're my age you can't get a job," mused Mrs. class in a box~" Helen Camfield, age 7 3, who has -Mrs. Rachael Maddocks FTU takes clean· sweep been an FTU student since 197 0. ''There are research "I don't intend to utilize my projects I w·anted to do and a education for financial gain ," he knowledge of radio-television explained, exuding more energy at Stetson Model Senate was necessary for me to carry than most students one-third his them out," she explained. age. "I just believe in continual By HOLLY CRISWELL all the awards given for debate actual congressional Mrs. Camfield describes self-improvement." Staff Writer outstanding performances. issues. In every way, the Model herself as "a happy old lady," A political science major, The Model Senate is the only Senate is designed to be an because "I've done my own Snyder was a participant in the The fifth United States Model one of its kind in the nation, accurate scale model of the U.S. thing all my life." recent Model Senate at Stetson Senate held its annual session at drawing students from across the Senate. Although she did not University. He also writes a Stetson University last weekend Dr. William Jervey, p!)litical country. The students, usually expound on the nature of her weekly column for the Winter and three FTU students political science majors, take on science associate professor and research, Mrs. Camfield said the Park Sun Herald called "Feeling came-Jim Holmes, Bob White the role of U.S. senators and sponsor of the FTU model practical application of her -· . and Bob Minnigan-away with attend the sessions prepared to Continued on page 9 college education, which should Continued on page 2 ~~~~~~~~----------------- Page 2-Future-March 12, 1976 I--- -Elder~!.d~o~~1dents--------I the Pulse" in which he likes to Mrs. Maddocks said she began "Once my wife and I got·here, "raise hell with legislators about her lengthly college career when we met a lot of people our age crime problems," he chuckled. her emoloyer suggested she who were taking classes just to Snyder said he feels his supplement her job by taking a pass the time. So I decided to do contemporaries should m~ke a few college courses dealing with the same," he explained. greater effort to involve real estate. themselves in community life. Meyers is a psychology major "So I started taking one night in his third year at FTU. He said "They could provide a course a quarter and just never he decided to study psychology balance in the political spectrum stopped," she said. because there is "so much if they interested themselves information on the more in community life," he Mrs. Maddocks has never psychological aspects of aging." said. "It's a pity more of th received a degree, nor does she He said, "It really helps us old don't get involved." intend to recelv:e one. "Having a folks to understand what's going piece of paper to hand on my on in our heads." Mrs. Rachael Maddocks, a wall just isn't that important. retired insurance underwriter . What good would it do me Asked about his plans after from Detroit, bas been a college now?" she asked. graduation, Meyers said, "At my student for 20 years. age getting a job is an When she retired three years impossibility, so I'll probably ago, Mrs. Maddocks moved to end up in grad school." Photo by Alan Geeslin "I have always teved doing to Florida and has been a part time a university with the kids," she ONE FTU EMPLOYE'S METHOD of celebrating the student at FTU ever since, she Bicentennial has been to paint his car-patriotically. John said, looking a decade younger said. She added · slie intends to th an her 68 years. Four resident Gevers, an operating engineer in the air conditioning and remain "a professional student heating department, says he had some spare time, and since until they carry me out of class in a box." adviser jobs the car needed painting anyway, he decided to use some .