University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 7-23-1982 Central Florida Future, Vol. 14 No. 42, July 23, 1982 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. 14 No. 42, July 23, 1982" (1982). Central Florida Future. 478. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/478 Seethe l1JTURE APARTMENT ®FUTURE· GUIDE In this issue! University _Qf Cenfiral Flor1da · Postponem.ent ensures Veroski;s cabinet post . Senate confirms new progrom director position by Mike Griffin Program :Qirector. · Director position was unnecessary. Editor In chief . Debate about the appointment Student body President Tico Perez- The selUlte Elections and Appoint-· began with Veroski te~g the In a controversial turn of events, created the position to coordinate SG ments Conunittee reviewed the legislators that Perez had already en­ the student senate approved Sen. Kim iprojects. The student senate must Veroski appointment and sent it to sured her that she would perform the Veroski's appointment to the new approve all cabinet appointments, the senate floor with an unfavorable ·Program Director's duties. cabinet position Student Government and several senators felt the Program recomme11:dation. Senate, page 3 Loans may Council be harder aiding UCF to come by advisers . by :t\'fichelle Krublit by Michelle Krublit Contributing writer. Contributing writer A conunittee has been formed to educate UCF' s academic advisers to A bill that is expected to pass the scheduling needs of the stuJ).ents, easily in the U.S. Senate proposes to. according to the assistant. dean of . inake the Guaranteed Student Loan Undergraduate Studies. more difficult to .obtain and mor.e Dr. -Beth Barnes said the Academic ·costly for students. Phil Walker, Advising Council represents each assistant UCF financial aid ad­ college along with other groups that ministrator, said. "have a hand in the advisement The current GSL program allows a process." student, whether independent of or Barnes, who is serving as council dependent on his parents, to ob­ chairman, said that the directors of tain a government-subsidized loan the South Orlando, Brevard and of up to $2500. The only Daytona Beach area campuses also requirement is that a student or his act as council representatives. parents have an income of $30,000 Barnes said the council's objectives· or less and that the student be are to foster and maintain com­ enrolled in school at-least part time. munication between the various · There is a 10 year period to pay colleges and offices involved in back the loan after graduation. academic advising; to enhance infor­ Walker said Congressman Delbert mation about advising problems - Latta's (R-Ohio) proposal will double within and between the colleges; to the origination fee, tie the interest see that · information is routinely rate to the Treasury Bill rate and disseminated to all faculty ·and staff make it necessary for the students involved in · advising; and to make to show financial need in order to recommendations about university receive the GSL. ,. advising procedures. The current 5 percent origination The council was originated a full fee is deducted from a student's loan month before the Florida Board of to pay for such things as application Regents stress~ improving academic processing, insurance and taxes. For advisement for the state's university ·example, a student with a $2,500 . system in the May report from_the loan would actually receive $2,375. BOR, Barnes said. Walker said Latta's proposal There are 15 members, including would allow banks to charge studen­ people from Veteran's Affairs, the ts interest rates currently Orientation Team, Minority Student recognized by the U.S. Treasury: Services and the Registrar's Office. ' "This year, the Treasury Bill rate -. The council has already met once, has been about 13 percent," Walker on J"uly 8, said Ed .Knight who is a said. ''If the proposal is passed, then council member and director of on Oct. 1, graduate students Records and Registration. would be charged 100 percent of the Some of the topics discussed were rate (13 percent interest) and un­ required testing and the ·remedial dergraduates will be charged about testing that might follow, general ·90 percent of that Treasury Bill rate The Graduate StudentS planning to graduate next Friday in UCF's final summer ~eremony limited . access courses and the (12 percent interest).'' niay purchase their caps and gowns for $12.50 at the Bookstore. academic probation policy, he said. Students now pay nine percent in-­ . terest on a GSL. One change for advisers that did not come out of the council but had The bill also eliminates the six­ Dump cleared to meet code been started months before the idea. month after graduation grace period, wherein ·a student does not for such a group is the formation of an of state environmental codes for . Advising Manual. "This idea came have to start repaying the loan. by Michelle Naspinski Assistant managing editor nearly 20 years. from the Faculty Senate and was ap­ Repayment under the Latta The massive clean-up effort began proved by the Office of Academic Af­ Proposal begins while the student is Final ground w~rk to bring UCF's l;lfter an· article in the March 19 fairs,''.Barnes said. still in school. backwoods dump site up to state edition of the Future uncovered The bill would also leave a few , "This is a book that says, 'Here are standards has been completed, a violations of Department of En­ serious repercussions, according to the requirements for students, in a physical plant spokesman said Wed­ vironmental Regulation codes. Walker. practical and- orgamzed manner,' '' nesday. "You ·(the Future) were harsh on us, He explained that Latta's she added. Don Lee, director of UCF's physical but it brought to light the fact that proposed increases would The Academic Advising Council . plant, said maintenance workers have people are n~t supposed to be dump- meets monthly, except before gone "as far as we are going" to clear GSL,page4 registration periods when the council the site, which has existed in violation Dump, page 4 meets more frequently, Bames said. ~age 2 Future-July 23., 1982 j~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T ---------·AtA Clance Update• Update• Update• U.pd.ate ~open forum on the stat.e of higher education in Florida l I wa: conducted by the B0ard of R~~~-~ts yesterday at UCF. The session, which was held in the UCF engineering auditorium featured a review and update of higher education in the state by Regents, followed by .questions and answers. : · · The Thursday forum inaugurated two days of local ac- l tivity scheduled by the Regents, who will meet in theirJ Call us: Morse Insurance Agency egular session Wday at 9:30 a.m. at the UCF student cen' 869-4200 CF job openiiigs are published and posted weekly by the' sonnel Office on the ~econd floor of the Acmumstration · Building. Although the state university system imposed a hiring freeze during the first half of the summer, any critiqil positions that open will be advertised. · The personnel division at UCF will continue to accept all employment applications in any category. The applications Live with an Irish family, pursue Irish studies in are kept on file for six months in the event a future position the hear~ ofDublin. should open. Many professional positions are advertised on the Per­ sonnel Bulletin in front of the office. A recent listing in­ Rollins Co.liege invites you· to come to Ireland with cluded openings for: automotive servicemen, electricians, us and foll-ow in the footsteps Qf such famous people custodians, clerk typists and office aides. as St. Patrick, James Joyce and Brendan Behan. In addition to the bulletin board job postings, a~re­ rded Career Opportunity Line can be dialed 24 hours at 778. - - . f . .Events •Events• Events• Events• Events• For more information contact Kathleen Reich, Assistant Dean of the .Faculty. 646-2466, m-f, 9-5. r-::. Communications Department will offer an Englishl I pr~f~clency examination on four dates in August. Com­ munications students are required to take and pass the exam. Scheduled testing dates are: Aug. 16 at 9 a.m., Aug. :J7at · m., Aug. 18 at 2 p.m. and Aug. 19 at 4 p.m. The exam COMIJ. be given in Engineering Room 109. ICE .CREAM SU.PERMARKETS r-;;.e dance ·school of Southern Ballet Theatre is accepting' I ~~~~cations for the second ~ession of the school's first · professional dance seminar - an intensive summer workshop designed for int.ermediate and professional dan-' cers. The workshop features men's classes, partnering, variations and choreography structured for. youths and · adults. The final four-week session will begin July 26. Class size is limited. nUe to the success of thO first session, immediat.e J ·l application is recQmmended to ensure a place. Call Southern Ballet Theatre at 894-0133. r:i.e <?range County Dep~~ent Of Community Affairs"' I !9~2 Hire-A-Teen program 1s m search of jobs for youths between the ages of 13 and 19. The job development portion of Hire-A-Teen provides on­ the-job experience for youths. The program attempts to find permanent, as well as temporary employment for ·unem- ployed youths by actively soliciting jobs.