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Central Florida Future. 928. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/928 ~~ ~-rhe Central Florida Future e 1988 The Central Florida Future Volume 21, Number 66 University of Central Florida/Orlando Wednesday June 21, 1989 \ ' . UCF. ,a1~~ ses voice of freedom l ~~: Students attempt to take up where Chinese left off By Eric Dentel 400 at one time, many people CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE arrived and departed during the course of the two-hour In one of the largest stu- rally. dent-led rallies ever held at Under the watchful eyes ofa UCF, hundreds turned out seven-foot-tall replica of the Monday to protest the recent "Goddess of Democracy" from events in China. Tiananmen Square, the rally Members of the UCF chap gotunderwayatll a.m. when ter of Amnesty International Amnesty International UCF organized the rally with the coordinator Lance Turner help of Chinese students and addressed the crowd. Student Government mem "We're here today to use our bers. voice of freedom to liberate our Estimates of the total num peers and the people of China," bers at the demonstration var Turner told the crowd, which ied, but organizers say they got responded with cheers and more than 400 signatures on applause. their petitions even though Students, faculty, adminis many people did not sign. Al Tom Webeter/CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE trators and concerned citizens though the number of people from around the state had an "Action for Freedom" rally-goers braved the 90-degree-plus weather to march around the reflecting assembled on the Hea1th and pond twice Monday.waving banners and chanting slogans calling tor an end to oppression in Cl1ina. Physics Green never topped SEE VOICE PAGE 3 Prez preps for Knighthood by Eric Dentel is doing some house hunting still just scratching the surface CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE while you were down here. How of the activity and the range of far have you gotten on that? things that are going on here. Steven Altman, president of Altman: We bought a CFF: Are you going to be Texas A&I University, will house. We must have looked at making any more trips down replace Trevor Colboum at 60 or so, and we finally bought here? UCF on July 5. To prepare one in Winter Park. Altman: No, this is going to himselffor his new job, Altman CFF: How many trips have be the last one before I begin has been making short visits to you made down here? July 5. the campus and surrounding Altman: This is my fourth CFF: Have you been follow areas. The Central Florida trip. They've typically been ing the story about the rally Future caught up with him short, just two or three days we'regoingto be having hereon during his visit last week. each time. I've been trying to June 19? pack the sch edule, meeting Altman: I'm aware that The Cent r a l Florida with as many people as I possi there is going to be one. Tom WebsterfCENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE F uture: One of the things we bly can, and learning as much Steven Altman, president of Texas A&I University, will become heard you had been working on as I possibly can. I know I'm SE E ALTMAN PAG E 3 UCF's th.ird president on July 5. FEATURES SPECIAL SPECIAL ·6 • Features talks to Living • The Central Florida Fu- OPINION 8 Colour about breaking ture presents a two-page music's color barriers with photo essay on Monday's COMICS 9 a heavy rock. Also, re- Action for Freedom rally, views of the Radiators' & one of the largest student- CLASSIFIED 10 the tom-tom club's latest led demonstrations in the releases. history of UCF. FEATURES 12 2, The Central Florida Future, June 21, i 989 • iJ ') t , SAVE $200 Expires • on Jone 30, 1989 Sl..l?EriS?o~• ass'M Models 20 & 40 Stop by Computer FJ Q Sales Office t • CCII Room 105 or call SAVE $100 Zenith Student Rep: on • Tony Cianciotto sur=er:?Si=JOrl-; 281-5643 Models 2 & 20 SAVE UPTO $500 ON ZENITH LAPTOPS • l 0 0 t data systems ... ZENITH INNOVATES AGAIN- • . l' • D Q t SAVE $500 • • • • • . '.'' ' .' ....t ' I .' ' ' o • ' ' I ' ' • • • • • , • • j • The Central Florida Future, June 21, 989, 3 IST branches out, targets needs of the civilian .market by R. Norman Moody mental classroom of tomor increase its civilian projects, CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE row," one such project, is al work is continuing in military ready underway. projects. Some of the research being The classroom will use ad Simulator Net working done by UCF's Institute for vanced computer hardware, (SIMNET), one oflST's main Simulation and Training may artificial intelligence and projects, is ·part of a project soon become more than just interactive simulation and designed to provide realistic make-believe, as research ex training to develop an innova battlefield simulation for pands into non-military proj tive instruction techniques Army training requirements. ects and the institute experi tailored to the individual stu The simulator can be pro ences fast-paced growth. dent. grammed to simulate different IST, which mainly does De IST is also working on driver terrain and can hook up with fense Department related training for the handicapped. other simulators around the simulation research, hopes to Just two years ago, the Insti world. increase their work in simula tute, part of UCF's Division of SIMNET logistically and photo courtesy of IST tors for use by civilians. Sponsored Research, operated operationally simulates real Sen. Connie Mack (R-Fla.) tries out one of IST's tank simulators. "One of our objectives is a with 51 employees. Today, IST battlefield conditions and al spin-off of projects into the employs 102 graduate and lows combat teams to practice designed as an arcade game. early stages of development is civilian sector," said Tim undergraduate students and critical skills that are too dan "It's used on military bases an aviation trainer for general, Barto, IST's information spe 61 researchers. gerous or impossible to prac where tank gunners can sit as opposed to commercial, cialist. IST was established in 1983 tice during peacetime. behind it during their spare aviation. Some of the institute's work primarily to do research on Simulation research into time and help to hone their "This is a visual system for has already led to research defense department projects. the "part-task trainer," an skills," Barto said. those who cannot get into a DC into such projects. The "experi- Though the institute hopes to other ongoing project oflST, is Another project still in the simulator," Barto said. FEAR on the protesters since the massacre has only "made Phyllis Taylor, Student Senate secretary, asked FROM PAGE 1 me stronger," he said. Amnesty International representatives to make sure Yin Fei (Peter) Chen, another outspoken Chinese the Chinese students understood the consequences of student, incited cheers as he told the crowd, "Their their actions. • tant director of Informations and Publications Serv [students in Beijing] task will be carried out by us Officials from the university, Amnesty Interna ices at the University of Florida. who are still alive." tional and the U.S. State Department said the deci Another UCF Chinese student from Beijing said But as Chen spoke, University President Trevor sion to participate ultimately rests with the individ he did not want to jeopardize his wife and son's Colbourn, who watched from the green, said, "Peter ual students. welfare. He chose to remain in the shadows as other should think long and hard before going home." "No price is too high for free expression," said students took the stage. Josephine Chen, who defected from China in 1944, Lance Turner, coordinator of the UCF chapter of "I believe the democratic trend will overcome any now serves on the Osceola County School Board. She Amnesty International, who organized the rally. force, but at present, the hardliners are in control," he drove from Kissimmee to attend the rally. "But we need to use common sense and be realis said. "And the Chinese government can do anything "I'm sure the ones that are participating made up tic," Turner explained. "If they [the Chinese people] they want."Undaunted, Tsi led chants and spoke to their minds they won't go home," she said. can go off the record, they should," he added. the more than 300 people from the stage at the Action She said Mondays protest and others in the U.S. "We believe the Chinese students are the best for Freedom rally. are necessary to fuel the drive of pro-democracy dem judges of the dangers involved," Bailes said. "The Tsi said he would not squander the right to speak onstrators in China. individuals have to make that decision." out against the government while in the United She added, however, the students at UCF are "tak "No one said that being brave and courageous was States and that he has an obligation to the students ing their life in their hands l'ke the students in easy," Bailes continued.