Central Florida Future, February 10, 1999

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Central Florida Future. 1481. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1481 Knights ink excepttonal football recruiiing class - See Sports • Serving the University of Central Florida since 1968 A D I G I T A L C I T Y 0 R L A N D 0 C 0 M M U N I T Y P A R T N E R (AOL Keyword: Orlando) www.orlando.digitalcity.com • Governor cuts·proposed tuition increase NICOLE KING the Florida Legislature, but more 6.5 percent increase. • NEWS EDITOR than likely will pass . According to Mayeux, there are "My guess is that the governor's two ways the increase may be Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's budget proposal recommendations will have a lot of accomplished. The universities may released on Feb. 2 cuts the Board of weight with the Legislature. This is pay varying amounts of the increase, We should not tuition bas '' Regents' suggested 10 percent the first time in a long time the gov- some schools may have a larger just role over and risen 24 tuition increase for all Florida uni- emor and the Legislature have both increase than others depending on versities to 6.5 percent. Florida's been Republicans," Kevin Mayeux, how the Board decides it should be take it. There are percent tuition has gone up an aggregate of executive director of the Florida divided. 24 percent over the past three years. Student Association, said. Or, universities could stop charg- much better over the The highest increase the BOR This is also the first time a gov- ing a flat rate for all classes and start solutions ... can ask for in one year is 10 percent. emor has given the BOR the option pricing classes depending on what last three Bush considered the BOR's request, to divide the increase among Florida they cost to provide. Mayeux said -Senator David Siegel years passed in July, and included his own universities. If they choose not to do students may see a financial differ- recommendation in his proposal. so, the increase will be longitudinal Bush's budget must be approved by meaning every school will have a SGA, Page 2 Kaplan offers free graduate practice tests ERINN FOURNIER CONTRIBUTING WRITER Students who want to attend graduate school can take a practice GRE, MCAT, LSAT, or GMAT test for free on Feb. 13 at UCF. SGA candidates Kaplan, a test preparation company, will administer the exams starting at 10 a.m. at the Health and Physics Building take questions (HPB). To sign up, students should call 1-800-KAPTEST or 273-1111. The prac tice tests are recommended to juniors but during forum anyone preparing for graduate school is welcome. SHELLEY WILSON A computer will score the tests and STAFF WRITER students can pick up the results the fol lowing Wednesday. The scoring method Student Government president and vice pres breaks the results into sections telling ident candidates had the opportunity to answer students what areas of the test they need SHELLEY WILSON • questions from UCF students last Thursday dur Top, student body president and vice president hopefuls participated in a candidate forum on to study in order to improve their scores. ing a candidate forum. Thursday to address questions ranging from their qualifications to their plans if elected. People will be available to help students Dr. Tom Huddleston, interim vice president Above, audience members took part in the forum by asking questions of the candidates. interpret their scores and determine how of student development and enrollment services, to study based on their results. mediated the forum and asked each candidate the Jason Moyer runs Kaplan's local cen same questions with a one-minute time limit for age they could increase it. I think it's want to hear. ter and graduated from UCF in 1998. He their responses. The candidates then answered ridiculous that our tuition should be going "I will be in favor of whatever will recommends students take advantage of questions from students in the audience. up that much," presidential candidate keep the tuition down, but students still the free testing services. Their feelings about the Board of Regents' Jaime Halscott said. will only pay a quarter of whatever it "A lot of students typically have proposed l 0 percent tuition increase was one of Darin Patton, also a candidate for costs to attend this university," Patton problems with section four of the LSAT, the topics of discussed at the forum. president, said his thoughts about the "The tuition proposal is the highest percent- increase and may not be what students ACTIVITY, Page 4 TEST, Page 8 • Job surfing Saints or sinners? Under what conditions Register online to win Career Resource Center Visiting preachers stir would you approve a fre~ movie passes to works to help students controversy among tuition increase at UCF? Playing by Heart find a job. student body. -PAGE 7 -OPINION PAGE 10 Our weekly Q&A. www.UCFfuture.com February 10, 1999 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future • 2 • SGA leaders calling for l_etter writing campaign • FROM PAGE 1 the larger schools to the community col increase at the lowest level possible. "If leges and restrict access to the four-year the BOR's 10 percent increase is passed, ' The Florida Student Association • ence between taking a chemistry class universities to have them be more selec seniors next year will be paying 36 per reported f?Otential effects to students and an English class. tive." cent more than when they started col by Gov. jeb Bush•s Budget Proposal: Mayeux said he doubted the Board Florida Statutes subsection lege." • would break up the increase for this year 204.209(3)(E), commonly known as the Mayeux is encouraging students and •Tuition to increase 65 percent over the because the budget is due by July 1. 25175 law, states that students can pay no parents to call and write members of the current year, instead of the Board of "Since it is so late in the year, I think more than 25 percent of what it costs to House of Representatives' Education Regent's. proposed JO percent. more than likely everyone will have a 6.5 provide undergraduate education to stu Appropriations Committee and the •The Board of Regents{BOR}Js to be percent increase for this academic year dents. According to Mayeux, the state is Senate's Budget Subcommittee for given ''flexibilfty" in terms of differential and the division will go into effect next currently at 23.5 percent. Education to let them know their feelings ·tuition. year," he said. Piccolo said members of the Florida about the increase. Students may also e •An increase of $61.3 million in state • David Siegel, chair of UCF's Student Association suggested to him that mail legislators by logging on to the (< •• Qpera,flonal f!,tnds for t~~ sta:r ,ynJv~rsJty Organizations, Appropriations and the cost of undergraduate education may FSA's website at www.FSAl.org (Don't system. Finance Committee, said the board's 10 be raised by expanding programs and put a period after this because it screws •$57.2 million j,n lump sum funding is gjven • percent proposal was a bargaining posi increasing funding and hiring programs up the address) *to the .SOR for graduate and uhdergradui tion. to allow room for a tuition increase and Mayeux is also orchestrating a ate education. The formula distributing "I don't swallow this that the universi still be in compliance with 25/75. statewide campaign to send information these.fynqs will be determined by the • ty system is broke," he said. "At this University officials are calling the. to key Student Government members BO~ • · point, my position is no more increases possible increase necessary. across the state to organize the campuses. ·~right Futures Schol.arship Program is until we take a good look at priorities. It's "While increases are never welcome, Siegel suggested students write letters fully fynded witj;} an 'extra $ to milllon in time to say 'Stop the madness.' I'm per resident Florida undergraduates at state to legislators and avoid writing the stan lottery funds to maintain funding for all sonally tired of the increases, it has just university system institutions should dard form letters because "they [legisla , .eligible stucf.e11ts duriilg the 1'99-2000 been going up and up and up. understand that they pay less for their tors] just throw them away." academic year. Bush is expect~d to raise "We should notjust roll over and take education than their counterparts in every Other universities have chosen more the standards to the program next year • it. There are much better solutions than a state except Idaho," Dean McFall, direc creative ways to convey their discontent. to limit etigibility. r~ 6.5 percent increase down from 10 per tor of Public Relations, said .. "Even with At the University of South Florida, •Increased financial aid with .$CJ million cent, 'Oh we should be so happy.'" an increase, students will be receiving students will hold a Ramon Noodle Fest, added · t~ the Florida Stiident;;t\ssis~nce Fred Piccolo, director of more value for their dollar than others sending packets of Ramon noodles along Grants Program, increasing the award to Governmental Affairs, said a possible will receive a_lmost anywhere else." with letters to legislators saying that noo $I, 100 per gualified ~pplican~ explanation for three years of increases is University Provost Gary Whitehouse dles will be the only thing they can afford •Adc!ing $200 million ~o caver Public that Florida's tuition is ranked about 48th agreed with McFall.

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