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Central Florida Future, Vol. 28 No. 55, April 11, 1996 University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 4-11-1996 Central Florida Future, Vol. 28 No. 55, April 11, 1996 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. 28 No. 55, April 11, 1996" (1996). Central Florida Future. 1368. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1368 Golden Knights' baseball team runs out ofgas on the road, hopes to refuel at home- p.16 f cen Flori Future· • Sporls Transfer of $264,140 and suspension related? O A. -, · court ninth circuit court in Orlando, "Not in any direct way." " ..................... t Dr. Levester Tubbs, vice Not in any direct hearing could lift the Other suspended SG officials president for student affairs, also current suspension also believe the protest of the trans­ denied that the transfer caused the way. fer are related to the shutdown. suspension. UCF President John Hilt's of UCF's SGA. "I believe that because one of An assistant to state Sen. response when asked if the by MIKE WHITE the auditing senators (Koenig) dis­ George Kirkpatrick said the trans­ Managing editor covered the transfer, and because he fer is being looked at as part of an transfer was related to SGA's expressed his concerns in a griev­ ongoing state audit of the univer­ suspension For the past sevenil months, ance, Dr. Hitt took it as a personal sity . suspended SG Sen. Kevin Koenig affront," suspended SG Pro Koenig's lawsuit states, questioned the legality of transfers Tempore John Turner said. "Suspension of student govern­ made by UCF's administration with­ "That made it easier for him ment was a direct and proximate out the approval ofSG. Now a lawsuit to shut us down. There is _nothing result of Plaintiff's opposition to ·~ photo/HUNT claims Koenig's protests may have the legislative branch has done and disagreement with the poli­ led to the SG suspension. wrong. Every charge (made against cies and actions of Defendants V' Michael Jordan comes to John C. Hitt, LeVester Tubbs the senate) has beeri untrue,'• Turner and his request for ass{stance from town and helps the Bµlls and the Florida Board of Regents are added. his elected officials." take three of four from the named as defendants in the lawsuit. When asked whether the Magic this season. A motion to lift the SG suspen­ transfer and the suspension were See page 16. sion will be heard by a judge in the related, President John C. Hitt said, see TRAN~FER, page 2 V' UCF drops to 3-6 in the TAAC. See page 16. Rule changes follow state· V' Tony takes it to the hole Power outage leads to again. See page 15. comptroller's i1vesl:gation by l\flCHELLE MARTINEZ sion to use university equipment for cancellation of classes News Briefs Asst news editor personal gain, but not for incidental personal use," the response stated. by SAMANTHA KATES all classes and relieving faculty V' The CREOL center pre­ The UCFPublic Affairs Office A, liso in resporn,c l< > the report, Staff writer with pay. pares to open with fanfare announced changes to university rules the adminis~ration appointed a task "lt was really a ~arety is­ and Nobel Prize winners. and procedures, following an investi­ force to review rules and regulations "I spent an hour looking for a sue," Whitehouse said. ··when the See page 4. gative report on 13 anonymous alle­ related to other allegations agaiJ!Sl parking space, and now they can­ b·attery generators went down it gations against fonner College of Huseman. celled classes?" education major was unsafe for students to be in the V' The Greek Column takes Business Administration dean, Rich­ BecauseHuseinan used35mm Edward O'Brian said Monday. buildings without lighted exit a look at the changes the ard Huseman. slides for outside personal presenta­ O'Brian's complaints were signs, lighted hall ways." IFC made to its constitution tions, the task force will review rules shared all throughout cam pus Mon­ Whitehouse made the deci­ at its first annual president's and procedures related to using uni -= day when UCF was shut down due sion in conjunction with Joyce dinner. See page 3. versity property forpersonal business. to a power outage. Clampett, associate vie~ president The task force will also review At approximately I :30 p.m., for Administration and Finance. Features rules and procedures related to Monday, Provost Gary Whitehouse UCFPresidentJohn Hitt was Mcmme using ~s laptop for consult­ sent out memos as fast as he could in Tallahassee at the time but was V' Bundy gives her 2 cents ing business. He prepared a to inform students,_faculty and ad­ contacted prior to the shutdown. worth about 2 Gents. ~~~~~ four-partreportforthe ministrators that the main campus See page 10. Orlffi\do Utilities was going to shut down, cancelling see POWER, page 4 V' Those Darn Impulse Commission and Buyers--who else but The received Swartz. See page 13. $28,465 in "Inci­ compensa­ Freshman lifeguard looks . Opinion dentalpersonal tion, the report use of univer­ said. to make splash at Olympics V' Letters speak out on sity equipment, Though religion and SG suspension. such as comput­ the univ~rsity al­ by JENN WELCH See page 6. ers that do not lows employees Contributing writer cause the state to to usec9mputers for incur additional consulting, McHone Cortney Kemmerer, a UCF costs or require the pur- did not complete the fonns freshman from Cape Coral, Fla., has chase of additional equipment or up­ to report his outside consulting or to been selected to represent Cape Coral • grades of software, does not adversely request use of the computer - a vio­ Aquatics as a lifeguard for the 1996 affect the interests of the state," the lation of university rules. Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. report stated. McHone has resigned but will Kemmerer has been involved In the report, Huseman and remain associate dean until August. with aquatics since she was 5-years­ Associate Business Dean Warren The university stated the administra­ old, but this is only her third season McHone were accused of using state­ tion does not believe McHone's con­ lifeguarding. .·.·.·.-:::::·:::::.:. ,,,\'-•rfr , 12, :. ,, 4~.-~P.nf ::-,:::-.=:1::::"·:.:::,:::.:: issued laptops for personal use. The sulting activity needs to be forwarded She was trained by the elite investigation revealed Huseman used to the Florida Commission on Ethics. Ellis & Associates, who prepares -!:~~~·: !. •:. p~~'.i := ~3~ :1:1:~!.!l!i,.. ~.. :·!::1~'!!·.!:::::::::: his computer for a family budget, After its review of rules and lifeguards for assignments nation­ selected to compete in skills tests :::::;:;:; :; :.. ·.·. ·.. :::'.. ~:~:= ::.; ·::::::·: ::::· .. ... ·:·:·:· ;. :·:: :: :·:·:· .. and personal interviews. Kemmerer ':::~i:!fi! . 1S. .. , · £9~4v; ;:: : :·,·:::::·:::::,:::~:::;,:.:::: among other uses, and McHone used procedures, the task force will prepare wide, including Walt Disney World. his laptop for his consulting business. a booklet with guidelines forreporting The Cape Coral program was was chosen as the top perfonner and 11 However, the university stated outside activity, possible conflicts of one of only 10 tha! .won a coveted was informed last week she would ~1~~~f:~ i~ be . ' . :·:·. ·... : ···-:;~:~~- :.·;. :: :·'.: ::: ·=· ... ::::::: :: ;:· in a response, issued to The Central interest and procedures for obtaining Platinum award from Ellis & Asso­ going to Georgia. ·::AP~il -~-7.,~·::~a , .~~:·:,:::·':.::::: · ;;::: Florida Future at the end of March, pennission to use university facilities, ciates. These 10 programs were per­ After some additional train­ ing here in Florida, Kemmerer will ~fspeaker ' Yaron · Si6ray ., .,,,_ that using the computer for consulting equipment and services . mitted to choose one of their life­ leave for Atlanta in July where she .;~: ~peaks on·hi~· ' infiJ~a- '=' · did nut 'liolatc university rules. Using ''We're working on research guards to participate in the Olym­ .. will undergo two days of intense .:tion of the .Neo-Nazi the C•)mputer for a family budget or and drafting (a booklet) to have the pics. training in line with her assignme~t. i:triovement in the other incidental uses did violate uni­ whole committee look at," said Mary Cape Coral evaluated more Kemmerer will spend a total ·= Sfudent Activities versity rules. Beth Liberto, general counsel. than 1I 0 lifeguards, and 40 achieved of nine days living with a host fam­ · cent~r ~ta ·P~m. ''It seems illogical that univer­ The task force will report to a perfect score. Those 40 were then sity employees may obtain pennis- President John Hitt by July 1, 1996. judged by applications and three were ily during the Games. 2 •The Central Florida Future• April 11, 1996 Discovery of transfer results in exchanges between state legislators, UCF counsel .. from TRANSFER, page 1 tions. (See Example B) The invoice proper purchases which already oc­ Torregrosa said for five con­ ment, and would do so along with shows this is a transfer from an curred - especially the more per­ secutive months prior to this, Hitt Hitt. Hitt said he originally planned Sometime in December, unallocated account for $264,140. sonal and self-serving ones. had cancelled scheduled meetings to announce the suspension March • 1995, the Student Affairs office dis­ between Hitt and Torregrosa. 8. covered money was running out of Hitt says there were no for­ But, after hearing Torregrosa the Student Union Operations ac­ mal meetings scheduled; and that would sign the transfer document, • count.
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