Central Florida Future, Vol. 25 No. 01, August 25, 1992
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University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 8-25-1992 Central Florida Future, Vol. 25 No. 01, August 25, 1992 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. 25 No. 01, August 25, 1992" (1992). Central Florida Future. 1145. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1145 • OPINION p. 12 FEATURES p. 20 SPORTSp. 25 • The new year brings Writer P.J. O'Rourke Predators fall to De- • changes for the Future gives war a chance troit in ArenaBowl VI • • entra • Serving The University of Central Florida Since 1968 Vol. 25, No.1 TUESDAY August 25, 1992 . 28 Pages · • UCF campus chosen as site for political conference • Jennifer M. Burgess Student Association and will According to Chris Marlin, He added that a final copy •to publicize important stu bring together students and director of public ~elations for of the agenda will be sent from dent issues. STAFF REPORTER political leaders from around Student Government, a FSA in at least a week. • to educate the students • The UCF Arena has been the state Sept. 24-25. spokesperson from the Demo Pieter Swart, director of gov and leaders of this state . chosen as the site for a state Florida leaders such as Gov. cratic Party is also scheduled ernmental relations for the FSA, •to formulate a list of people wide conference designed to Lawton Chiles, Sen. Bob Gra to attend. said, "We will definitely have who have promised to support , make politicians sit up and ham-D, Sen. Connie Mack-R, - "At this point we're pulling someone from the national level, student issues. ·take notice of Florida's univer . Board of Regents· Chancellor in all the contacts we possibly a household name." Marlin said the main pur sity students. Charles Reed and State Com- can," Marlin said. The four objectives of the pose of the convention will be Vision '92: Empowering missioner of Education Betty He said SG is still trying to conference are: to "form the first substantial • Florida's Future is a project Castor are expected to attend get a commitment from the. • to solidify a non-partisan being sponsored by the Florida the conference. republicans. student platform. VISION continued page 5 · Student government reintrod~ce •• hopes to yearbook to µCF students • cent of the student population. Jennifer M. Burgess "The book will pay for itself STAFF REPORTER and then some," Marlin said. • Student Govemmentismak- The yearbook staff currently ing another effort to combat consists of seven people. apathy and promote school spirit Sophomore Tiffany O'Brien • by produci.ng the 1992-93 UCF will edit the yearbook. O'Brien · -·Yearbook. was the assistant editor of the Director of Public Relations yearbook at Armwood High for SG Chris Marlin said he School in Tampa. • hopes "that people who aren't O'Brien got the position after involved will want to get in- calling the SG offices and ask volved. I think a yearbook can ing about making a yearbook do that." just as Marlin and Student Body The 256-page yearbook is President Jason DiBona had scheduled to be avail- . b~en discussing the I ub' • able at the end of April. , . -~ ~ : s ~ect. , . Students will be able to ·: ~ -~ ~ ~~ " : 0 ~nen will be Student Shahriar Rahmani joins others in a search for classes. As usual, many order the books later ~~- ~:t. :f theonlypmdstaffmem- students expressed frustration with the registration process. CMtcha•1 o.HoowFuruREJ . tth h' r' r .... ""-.. ~.... • her. • th1syeara ecas 1e s ,,.i. ~ "Sh . be 'd · th Ad · · \5 t~nt e WI11 pru on offi ce m e mm1s- G~.::!mmcnt h · th tration Buildin_,g smd flt- · · t e ~ntmg~ncy ~f e Students express frustration in using campus eventS. , . book,. Marlin srud. viarlin.said that SG is doing . 0 Bnen smd_ the book will touchtone registratiori but Hnes move everything possible to keep the mclude ~up pictures and fea- by Jiii Krueger day before 8:30 a.m. was typi- give students convenience, but rice at $20 ture stones on campus clubs cal of the lines in departments some said they don't ~rust P "You pay.more than that for and school ~ctivities: ~~ther CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE throughouttheuniversity, stu- phone registration and prefer a hardback book at Walden the book will have mdlVldual Administrators said regular dents said. to register in person. Book:.,," Marlin added. seni~r p?otographs isn't settled registration was a little easier But at general registration, Christian Long, a junior ma- The yearbook will be mainly at this time. on students last week than in the line moved quickly once joring in communications, said supported by money raised by UCF had year~oks m the the past, but not all students the door opened at 9 a.m. she used to have problems reg advertisements and sales. Ac- pa~t, but poor qualit! led to lack agreed. University Registrar John isteringuntil she decided to_by tivity and Service Fee money of m.terest m:1d t~err eventual While additional phone Bush said the university added pass the phone system and stand • will be ·used to market the year- demise, Mar~ srud. lines, classes and printers have 24 phone lines this in line instead. book Studentsinterestedin work- eased some of the load, stu semester to the "From now on M~lin said he hopes to raise ing on the staff of the yearbook d-ents still had complaints original 24. "This is probably rm registering in $11,000 in ads and sell 2,000 shouldcontactMarlinorO'Brien about phone registtation, Asofthethirdday one of the better person," Long yearbooks, enough for 10 per- at ext. 2191· closed classes and overrides. of regular rmstra- said. "I'll never "They should be able to tion, Bush said, al- registrations. " rely on the phones . make it a little easier," said · most20,000students again." Kay Harrington, ajunior .. She were registered. Some students wondered why computers "The system it- ·Linda Springer said they had couldn't ease the horrors of self has been per- UCF EMPLOYEE problems calling • registration. forming up to ex- in from out of Some student complaints pectations," Bush said. state to register. When they were just as long as the lines The only problems that oc- did so, they said, they were • during regular registration curred were a 45-minute de- hung up on. Even some of those last week. lay due to lightning and a mi- who tried to register locally The line of students snak nor problem with printing out reported difficulties. • ing around the School of Com fee invoices. 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