Central Florida Future, Vol. 22 No. 62, May 16, 1990

University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 5-16-1990 Central Florida Future, Vol. 22 No. 62, May 16, 1990 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. 22 No. 62, May 16, 1990" (1990). Central Florida Future. 995. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/995 .. OPINION •.•....•............ 8 COMICS ................... 10 CLASSIFIED ............. 10 • FEATURES ......•....... 12 SPORTS •••••...........••. 16 • Future ' Volume 22, Number 62 University of Central Florida/Orlando Wednesday May 16,1990 · UCF, Altman celebrate inauguration Altman honored with a ceremony featuring Mayor Bill Frederick by Melissa Stoker Orlando, said. CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE There were many candi dates for the position of UCF Almost 1 70 delegates of president. People from other various universities and col universities, people who are leges from across the United academically strong, people StatesgatheredApril27 in the who make strong managers UCF gymnasium to celebrate and people with excellent rec the inauguration of the third ommendations had hoped to be UCF president, Dr. Steven appointed to the position of Altman. president of UCF, Frederick The inaugural speeches, said. which followed a week-long "One, however, was a celebration for Altman, em leader," Frederick said. phasized the continued growth As a leader, Altman shines, of the university and the im according to Charles Edwards, port.a.nee of UCF responding chairman of the Board of Re efficiently and effectively to gents. challenges and changes that "Leaders have the almost come in the 1990s. uncanny ability to figure out "It is silly for us to use tech what to do next before others niques of the '60s for problems realize what the problem is," of the '90s," Altman said. Edwards said. "UCF recognizes change, as But Altman must under change has been the most per stand the nature of his posi vasive feature of UCF's his tion, Frederick said. tory," Altman said. In just 22 "[The university president] years of hold'ng classes, UCF must have the ability to make has increased its attendance decisions and take risks," from 650 students to nearly Frederick said. 20,000. "I know that the buildingjob UCF has also experienced will never end, but [I] will be change in the addition of new refreshed by the satisfaction of degree programs and the reaching successively new growth of athletics, as well as heigh ts for [UCF]," Altman the Central Florida Research said. Park and University Boule Even a university president vard. is uncertain, doubtful and Bill Thomsonll.JCF Public Allaiis "UCF has been a catalyst to cautious at times, Altman UCF President Steven AJtman gives his inaugural speech about his goals for the university to an the growth ofour community," audience gathered April 27 in the gymnasium for the inauguration ceremonies. Bill Frederick, the mayor of see INAUGURATION page 4 Founders' Day recognizes UCF achievers by Melissa Stoker CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE The University of Central Florida held a Founders' Day celebration April 26 to honor the original found by Mary Watkins and not 'passive.· . ers ofUCF, then called F1orida Technological Univer CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE . "I like to motivate stuaents to be interested in sity, and to appreciate teachers and students who . research1" he said~ ~ . helped in the development of the university. Dr; BurtPryor.oftheSehool ofOommunications · As a reswt1 Pryor said his students do a lot of ... UCF has had three presidents: Charles Millican, was chos~n from 16 UCF professors honored .for . research. They generate ideas and interpret data~ ·:~ the founding president; Trevor Colbourn, the second · . ex"C:eUence in teaching to become.the UCE Teacher Pryor said many ofhis graduate students have had . president; and President Steven Altman. ·. of the.Year. .. .. their research published. "President Millican literally founded this univer Dr. Charles.Micarelli1 associate \tjce president. · Pryorsaidhechoseteachingasacareerbecause sity, and he did so from the ground up," Altman said. · of academic affairs, presented Pryor's a ward April ... it allows him to do his own research as well ,., In 1964, each of the 89 founders of UCF gave ~ 26 at the Found~r's Day ceremonies. · · ·· · .. This ter~ Pryor will use the textbook that he co-- $10,000 or more to buy a $1 million chunk of land, Pryor, a resident teacher for 19 year~ is the authored ,,yith Susan Andersen, an ~ssociate pro according to Millican. That land was quickly devel coordinator of the communications graduate pro- fessor in communications. The textbookt The Proc oped into UCF. gram. He also teaches undergraduate courses. ess of Speech: A Social &ierice Approach:l will be. PryQr $aid he feels students should be active marketed nationally in 1991. see FOUNDER'S DA y page 5 ::.·:··. :.· . ....· '' ,• .·• ..... · ..... ·.· .. · Committee proposes changes for WUCF-FM by Tom Kopacz among several made in the WUCF James E. Fletcher, University of Geor The committee made the following STAFF REPORTER review committee's report to President gia; and Robert J. DuBord, University specific recommendations: Steven Altman. of Miami-was formed by Altman in •Appoint a general manager to over Fixing what ails WUCF-FM will The report, dated May 6, also recom March to study the format and see WUCF's operation. Clevenger, take $125,000 in new equipment, a new mended adding student-oriented pro operations of WUCF. writing for the committee, said the management structure, and--eventu gramming during late afternoon and He formed the committee after stu position should be with 24 hour respon ally-a second station for student pro early evening. dents rallied and signed petitions ear sibility. gramming only. The committee - Theodore lier this year protesting WUCF's lack of Those recommendations were Clevenger, Florida State University; student-oriented programming. see WUCF REVIEW page 4 2 The Centr~l f.}oridafuture May 16, 1990 • FAMOUS EUROPEAN VIDEO DISCO --·----------'-'-------~---~ ·· -,.:....:...;...___;..___ _..____ ~------ -" The Central Florida Future May 16, 1 ~90 3 • Dorm residents • trying to recycle · Group needs funding for receptacles, more • students to participate in collection effort by Rick Baker the receptacle boxes located in CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE the lobby. • The trash collection lasted Orange Hall residents for two months, with Bushe started a pilot group for a taking loads of trash to a campus dormitory trash recy nearby recycling plant every cling project. few weeks. According to Margaret Jen "The project has made nings, a dorm resident major $2.30, which was donated to ing in journalism, the idea for the IHC," Jennings said. the trash recycling project was "Two weeks ago, the boxes originally started by Amy were taken back to the housing Bushe, a resident assistant for office because of complaints Orange Hall. about flies and the mess the Bushe spoke with Jennings boxes caused," Case said. and Allison Case, an elemen According to Jennings, the tary education major, about housing officials told her the forming the pilot group to boxes were only temporary. make the recycling project a The group is now looking for reality. an additional source of fund The group set up four la ing to purchase permanent re beled cardboard boxes in the ceptacles. lobby of Orange Hall for collec Student government has of tion of materials that could be fered to buy six of these con recycled. tainers. The boxes, which were do "Next semester a core group nated by the housing office, of old and new residents will be were used to hold collections of formed to tackle the recycling aluminum, plasbc, glass and project and get more people paper. involved," Jennings said. Jennings said after -they The members of the current received the boxes, flyers, pilot group are looking for courtesy of the Inter-Hall ward to educating the new counsel, were distributed to all residents about the impor residents of Orange Hall. The tance of recycling and the ef flyers asked the residents to fects it will have on the envi bring their recyclable trash to ronment. .,., '-q.ue tc{a reporter's error, the Ap~il 2S.article 11Staeger cflarged R. Scott Homer/CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE ::=:=?Nab second-degree murder" incorrectly cited Hot Shots Bil PAINT BY NUMBER -:,:')fards .& Games as the site whe(e Bryan Charles Staeger George Morris, a subcontractor hired by the post office, puts the finishing touches on the campus >:=<=allegedfy attacked Wayne Steven Austifl. T~e incident a,ctu; post office building. The building was refurbished by the beginning of the summer term. ,.,.. ally qcctwed in the parking lot ::::.:··· .•. :-:··· ::::::. ·:'"· ::·· •GRADUATION FORMS skills, with emphasis on SSAT those queried do not want to considered, the scholarships and chairman of LNBA's Edu The deadline to file an in skills, will be mixed with aca live near a hazardous waste are not awarded solely on a cation Committee. tent to graduate form for demic and cultural field trips, treatment plant, yet see the need basis. This is the first time college Summer 1990 is Thursday in recreational activities and need for such facilities. But The scholarship is to reward students will be allowed to the registrar's office in the arts and crafts at the Callahan nearly half see the plants as non-traditional students who enter the contest. Until now, administration building. Neighborhood Center Monday poten tia] health and safety are committed to higher edu the competition was only open through Friday.

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