University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 11-7-1980 Central Florida Future, Vol. 13 No. 11, November 7, 1980 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. 13 No. 11, November 7, 1980" (1980). Central Florida Future. 412. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/412 SG fight.ing regents' proposa_I by Doug Marks AHoclate editor Service F.ees and administered. The the two, in this example a i 5-hour fee, would be $18 and the limit would be proposals will have to be approved by said Marcos· Marchena, student body $20. The plan originaly called for a · Student Government will fight three the regents and the state legislature, vice president. $37.50 pet semester fee but it was proposals being considered by Board then be signed by Gov. Bob Graham This would lower the tuition for amended Marchena said the two of Regents' committees, which could before they would take effect. students taking more that the median proposals are "roundabout ways to affect tuition. , The first proposal would set !;>lock m.rmber of hours but students raise tuition." One prop9s~l wo':ltd· have stu.d'erits,. tuitio!l fees. Although the .range of registering for the minimum w~uld .. - The third•. proposal would do away registe~ing for different numbers Of nours for th~ •,b}oek has not been pay Bjore than t~ey deserve to-, Mar~ wifll the_statutory $'2.49. per credit-· ·... ~ . hours in ·a biock paying the same decided, it c~mld- have a student cfrena said. hour Activity and Service Fee apd let tu-ition, another would raise the registering for hours pay the ..same ii The second proposal wqufd raise the the administr~tion . of each state maximum health· fee and the third tuition as a student registering for 18 Hmit of health fees. Under the semester university set and apportion its own would change the way Activity ·and hours. The fee wou_ld be set between system · UCF's $12 per quarter fee fees. University.of· Central Florida Volume I3 Friday, November 7, I980 No. II Faculty.senate approves new studies program by Kathleen Foronda many loopholes. Future staff Under the present system students are required to earn a total of 49 quar-· UCF's new environmental studies ter hours. The semester plan requires a program for the 1980-81 semester total of 49 hours. There are ap­ system has been passed from the pro':'-imately 11 weeks per quarter. A Faculty Senate to Vice-President Leslie semester has about 16 weeks. Efl is for f ina I approval. Whe~ asked if students who have Ell is refused to comment until he has already received credit on the quarter thoroughly examined the report. "It system might lose credit hours, Cook said, "Until all students in the quarter system graduate, we will continue tQ Cook said the semester make adjustments." program may lack the Ellis said, "You do lose credit hours, flexibility of ·the quarter but the semester hou;s are worth more." system, yet doesn't Though one -quarter hour is equal to have. as many loopholes. two-thirds of a semester hour, Ellis said, "If a student needed 20 quarter has good potential a lot of work was hours to graduate, he would only be put into it," Ellis said. required to take two-thirds _of 20 According to Dr. Graeme Baker, an semester hours. ad hoc committee had been for­ The semester plan calls for credit in mulating the program for the past two both_ the upper and lower divisions. years. Baker was the chairman of the The lower division includes English committee. composition and speech, cultural and Baker said the program was not historical foundations, mathematics, formed to turn present quarter system social sciences such as political science courses into semester courses. Instead, a,nd economics, science and electi es of a whole new ~emester system of courses either computer sCience and statistics was devised. <1r a foreign language. Dr. Ida Cook, president of the Faculty _Senate, said the semester The upp r division requirements are program may lack the flexibility 6f the for 3000 level courses putside the quarter system, et does not have as students' ma.i_ors. The carnival came to UCF this H~mecoming week. Themed "Ka-rib­ bean Knights," homecoming '80 h~s featured jugglers, Tapestry jazz -Iu·-the Future---....... and carnival rides. The traditional king and queen will be crowned at the game tomorrow night. See page 9 for more. (Future photo by Kevin Mason). · Row,RoW ucrs crew squad came out strong in national Faculty receive raise competitions in Boston. They. were part of the <;ompetition that was . made up of 3,000 UCF will receive $441,4 70 for The funds tor educational and schools. The event was called the ere .n tjersion faculty -salary increases but nonve of gE:neral Faculty shall be expended by of the .Boston Marathon. See page 14 . the ft;nds will be used to hire more rank and discipline category to assure facultv. · that each continuing faculty member's ln August, a ruling of the 2nd Cir­ salarv is a least 85 percent of the cuit Court frC'ed $8. 75 million for Oklahoma State Univcrsitv 1979-80 ·steepy Movie faculty salary increases at Florida's sa lar~ · survey for that .rank and nine state universities. Jim Parry, cat<'gory. DirC'dor of PersonnC'l P"rograms and "Th<'S<' funds can nof be used to hire Reviewe.r Lee Elliot recently took in the new Labor Relations for Florida's univer­ new fac:ultv ," said Frank Jug<', movie, ''The Awakening." It_ was somewhat of sity svst<'rn, said "'The authorities at associatl' vit:e pr<'sident for acadC'mic: a rude awakening, to say the least. Read what th~· v;~rious instituions mt.Jst dC'trrmirw aH;iirs. "This mrnw\· must h<· 11sPd to the uw.mmy does to Charlton Heston, Page ho individual salaries at thl'ir univc•r­ mis<' I hl' salaric•s of <;ur facull~." 10. sit i<'s wil I lw affl'c:ted. Th«rl' is a fix<'d The rnurt ruling was finalii.l'cl Jv1on­ formula to l>l' applied." d<t\ in lhl' ahs<'l1C<' of an appeal. ~ . .. ....... .. .. .. ,.,, •• ,Cl •fC.ft1't•••- c Page2 Future-November 7, 198'0 Landlordlte·nant rights: security deposits f;l deposit to "notify the tenant in writing tenant from any poss ibl e loss of funds lease, how long does the landlord have of the manner in which the deposit is by the landlord. to return my security cl po it or give .. LEGAL held, and when applicable state the Question: Can I coll ect interest on me noti-ce that he w ishes to impose a LINES· name and address of the depository; my security deposit, and if so, under claim? disclose th ~ rate of interest, if any, what conditions? The la ndlord has 15 days to either: which the tenant is to receive; and in­ Whenever the landlord shall require retur'n the total security despos it and ~ form the tenant of the tim~ of interest a security deposit or advance rent where required, together with interest, payment." · which is held in excess of six months by orb) by certified mail, impose a claim STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES Changes in the manner or location in a landlord or his agent, it shall ac­ against the deposit. If the landlord does not meet the 15 day notice period, by Samuel Falzone which the landlord is holding the cumulate interest at the rate of 5 per­ tenant's deposit should be made within cent per annum, simple interest. he forfeits his right to impose a claim contributing writer 30 days of the change; and interest However, no interest. shall be required on the deposit. The tenant, then, has Fo1:1rth in a series payments, when required, shall be to be paid t.o the tenant when such 15 days "from the time he receives the paid at least once annually. Monies are held in separate account notice" to object to the landlord's . The· law defines a security deposit as Deposits held by a landlord for less for the tenant's benefit and not com­ ·claim on his deposit. The landlord "any monies held by the landlord as than three months need not be mingled with the landlord's other fun­ may deduct the amount of his claim . security for performance of the rental deposited in any. specified manner. ds. If commingled funds are deposited when no written objection is received agreement including, but not limited Where deposits are held in excess of in an interest-bearing account the from the tenant during this period, and to monetary .damage to the landlord three months, the landlord must either tenant shall ·recieve and collect at· must then. return the balance of the caused by the tenant's breach of lease put·the money into.a seperate account, least 75 percent of the interest payable deposit to the tenant within 30 days af­ prior to the.expiration thereof." or post a surety bond with the clerk of on such a~count in lieu of payment of 5 ter his original intention to impose a · The landlord is required, within thir­ the circuit court of the countv where percent interest by th~ landlord.