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Central Florida Future. 867. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/867 ·1 he <Dentral Florida\ ·Fl re C 1988 The Central Florida Future Volume 21, Number 6 University of Central Florida/Orlando Thursday September 8 1988 Filming ·begins on _'Superboy' at- UCF Is it a bird? No. ls .it a plane? No. It's a television crew from Hollywood! bring him into contact with situations by Doris Pfister requiring action from Superboy, the THE CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE series will also feature his good friend from Smallville, Lana Lang. Played by The University of Central Florida Stacy Haiduk, Lang is a student who campus has been transformed into the often lands herself in difficulties that center stage for the filming of require help from Superboy. Superboy's college life at Shuster Uni­ Jim Calvert plays as T.J. White, versity. Daily.Planet editor Perry White's son. Starring in the role of the young White is Clark Kent's roommate and Clark Kent is film newcomer John fellow journalist in the Siegel school of Haymes Newton. Superboy follows the Journalism. Lex Luthor, Superboy's adventures of the 19 year-old Super­ arch rival also will appear from time to man who is a journalism major at time as a senior at Shuster University. Shuster University. According to Filming for the half-hour series Viacom Enterprises sources, "The se­ began Aug. 15 and will continue until ., ries will combine the humor and spec­ November. The series, scheduled to tacular action sequences that genera­ premiere Oct.3, will be broadcast on tions offans have come to expect from 150 stations, including all of the top 20 Superman with a sense ofrealism that markets representing92 percent of the is consistent with 1ife today." country. In addition to Clark Kent, whose Hard at work is the cast of the new TV series, Superboy, whcih is being filmed at activities as a student reporter often UCF and is scheduled to premiere Oct. 3. SEE'SUPERBOY'PAGE5 GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY This groundbreaking ceremony, held during thts past Spring semester, marked the beginning of UCF's 25th Anniversary and was attended by many of the people that helped UCF get its start. Senate race attracts ·many Robert Bliss. "I'm expecting to 7 p.m. both days. by Benjamin B. Markeson every seat to be contested by Up·for grabs are 40 Senate COPY EDITOR two or three people." seats:ll from the College of Bliss added that "Most Arts and Sciences, nine from With a little more than two people are going to wait until the College of Business, seven days left, 62 people had picked the last second [to turn in peti­ from the College, of Engineer­ up candidacy petitions for the tions] to see who they run ing, five from the College of annual Student Senate elec­ against." People interested in Education, two from the Lib­ Tom Webster/CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE tions, as of 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. running have until 5 p.m. to­ eral Studies Program, one at­ "Right now a lot of people day to turn in their petitions. large seat from the main cam­ VANDALISM STRIKES AGAIN! have taken out petitions, a lot pus, and one each from the This sign, orginally by the Phi Delta Thetas, shows the work of more than usual; and we're The elections will be held Brevard, South Orlando and the local neighborhood sign-vandals. really happy about that," said Tuesday, Sept. 20 and Wed­ Chief Elections Commissioner nesday, Sept. 21from10 a.m. SEE ELECTION PAGE 4 SPORTS CONFETTI NEWS CLIPS 3 •Can the Knights make it ~-- •Find out how running in OPINION 16 2-0 this weekend, when 'The Race For Time' could . ~ they play West Georgia, a rescue the world's chi I- COMICS 17 a- ... s --saa;;;:;- = team anxious to avenge -.....n ==-=- -= dren from disease and last year's 52-14 loss to deprivation. Also, check . 18 .) CLASSIFIED UCF? Also, soccer star out Confetti 's selection of Michelle Akers is profiled. silver screen sensations. SPORTS 20 ' ~ f ' ~ I ' ~ ' 2, The Central Florida Future, September 8, 1988 COMING SEPTEMBER Sth & 9th , • TO THE UCF GYM . .-. • THE CAREER RESOURCE CENTER'S • A CHANCE FOR UCF • STUDENTS AND EMPLOYERS TO. GET TOGETHER TO " DISCUSS CAREER ,.,,, - .. • AND EMPLOYMENT • OPPORTUNITIES. c ONE PM TO FIVE PM ONE PM TO FIVE PM • THURSDAY SEPT. 8 FRIDAY SEPT. 9 • NON-TECHNICAL MAJORS TECHNICAL MAJORS • (All Business Majors, Liberal Studies, Humanities (Engineering, Computer Science, &Fine Arts, Social Studies, Etc.) Natural Sciences, Health) PARTIAL LIST OF EMPLOYERS: PARTIAL LIST OF EMPLOYERS: • FBI Allstate Insurance Co. FBI General Bectric company NCR Wallace Computer NCR NASA United Telephone Mutual Of Omaha United Telephone Lockheed Space Operations EDS Toys "R" Us EDS Strom~rg Car1son ORMC Haverty Furniture Co. ORMC Sentinel Communications CM Financial Group Sentinal Communications .. U.S. Navy U.S. Treasury, Bureau of A. T. & F. U.S. Navy Crossroads Hospltal Stuart James Crossroads Hospital U. S. Office Of Personnel Management 9 West U.S. Office Of Personnel Management Nielsen Media Research Quaker Oats Co. Nielsen Media research • Harris Semiconductor Peat Marwick Main & Co. Harris Semiconductor American Pioneer Telephone State Farm Insurance Co. Harris Government Systems Norrell Servcies Auditor General - State Of Florida Harris Controls &Composition • Arthur Andersen Davgar Restaurants, Inc. American Pioneer'Telephone Arthur Young Premier Industrial Corporation Pratt & Whitney Touche Ross Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc. Southern Bell Koivu, Ruta & Company Wal-Mart $tores, Inc. Martin Marietta Lovelace Roby Florida Power & Light Seidman & Seidman Florida Power Corporation Ernst & Whinney AT&T Barnett Bank Naval Training Systems Center Sun Bank Intergraph Corporation Florida National Bank NOAA Officers Corps First Union National Bank Concurrent Computer Corp. Citizens & Southern National Bank Norrell Services Southeast Bank UPS General Electric Lighting Post Buckley Schuh & Jernigan, Inc. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc. State Farm Insurance Co. • LOCATION: UCF Gymnasium • Education Building TIME: One PM to Five PM Both Days . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT JIM GRACEY IN THE CAREER RESOURCE CENTER• ADMIN. 124 • 275-2361 • The Central Florida Future, September 8, 1988, 3 Duke's educ. record mixed . Staff Report trated by what they see as.a bias to­ COLLEGE PRESS SERVICE ward private institutions, by scandals that pushed several campus presidents out of jobs and by Dukakis's failure to If he's elected president in Novem­ maintain adequate operations budgets ber, <rt>v. Michael Dukakis will take for state colleges. with him eduaction policies that have Jenifer, for one, said operating Which presidential candidate do you think will do the most for left students in Massachusetts with · budget costs have almost paralyzed the education? more financial aid and campuses with state higher education system. more buildings, but that have also got­ Public campuses will receive $638 "I think Bush will strive for greater strength in education because he's ten the state's public colleges in deep million this year, $21.3 million less trying to establish a young generation image, and he wants a strong budget troubles. than last year. Current operating following from younger citizens." This fall, for example, some schools budgets are "not conducive to main­ -Joe Parris, 21, advertising /pr are turning away students, replacing taining programs," said Jenifer. teachers with computers and raising Fitchberg State President Vincent "The Bush/Quayle ticket appears very concerned with education, how­ tuition 8.5 percent; a higher hike than Mara called the reductions the most ever, I am concerned that this money will be used for defense instead." the national average of 4 percent, to severe blow to public institutions since -Amy Rowan, 21, communicative disorders cope with deep budget cuts. the state's fiscal crisis during In general, the Dukakis administra­ Dukakis's first term in 1975. "Bush. I feel he will continue some of Reagan's policies on education." tion has been both a boon and a bust for Several schools say they'll accept -Glenn Matchett, 23, electrical engineering colleges and universities. fewer students this year because of 'fhe boons have been financial woes. To save money, they'll "Bush is apparently concerned with youth in this election, yet his priority considered:Since beginning his second cut back on teaching assistants, freeze would still be defense spending." term in 1982, after a four-year ab­ faculty hiring and tap maintenance · -Kelly Gardenhour, 19, occupational therapy scence from the governor's office and a funds to try to provide the same level of stint teaching at Harvard, Dukakis has services as last year. "I think that if Dukakis was elected president, he would raise the salaries .. raised student aid, faculty salaries and The University of Massachuetts at for education, but inflation would probably go up so much that it wouldn't the budgets of other programs on pub­ Amherst, the state's flagship public matter." lic campuses to promote his high tech university with more than 20,000 -Kelly Elwood, 23, math education agenda for the state's economy.