Central Florida Future, Vol. 21 No. 37, January 26, 1989

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Central Florida Future. 898. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/898 he Central Florida Future @ 1988 The Central Florida Future Volume 21, Number 37 University of Central .Florida/Orlando Thursday January 26, 1989 Hundreds attend rally Students debate fee increase pros and cons by Lance Turner rally was not meant as a confronta ASSISTANT NEWS ~DITOR tional forum to address the groups, or the student's opinions. Instead, it was The Student Organization Against meant to inform the student body, to Paying (SOAP) rally drew student and draw support by informing those stu Student Government attention on dents, and to show student opposition Tuesday with a crowd that swelled to to the athletic fee increase by the sign more than 250 at the peak of the anti ing of the group's petition. fee-increase demonstrations. The crowd pulled in toward the stage The U CF athletic fee committee first and appeared to be lassoing in a num voted to increase the athletic fee to ber of passing students. T h e $6.15 per credit hour. On January 12, anti-increase sentiment was strong after a "change of heart", President among the students, but part of the ' Trevor Colboum cut the fee proposal to crowd did maintain their support for an $5.50. increase. This conflict fueled continu SOAP was formed by UCF students ing pockets of debate. as a vehicle to voice their opposition to Student Body President Denver the increase. Stutler, who had been in the crowd SOAP organizer Holly NcNair took since the rally's inception, unexpect the stage on the Health and Physics edly took the stage. He encountered Green at 12:15, saying "the $5.50 deci immedjate criticism. sion was made to soon" and the admini "You don't give a g-damn about stration has ~orced it on the shoulders what the students think" was shouted of the students." out by a member of the crowd. Through her megaphone she "I don't want to hear any crap that I Eric Paraorw/CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE shouted SOAP's intentions to the Students were anxious to stand in this line to sign the petition against the pro small but vocal crowd. She said SOAP's SEE RALLY PAGE 5 posed athletic fee. All total, over 1,200 names were gathered by SOAP. Legislation would tie aid to .military, civil service by Andre Marrou than just an academic experi CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE ence or help in establishing their households," McCurdy The National Service Act, a said. "This bill will restore a bill introduced Jan. 6th by sense of national pride and Representative Dave citizenship to Americans. In McCurdy (D-Okla.) and Sena volvement is the key to a well tor Sam Nunn (D-Ga.) would functioning democracy and force students to serve in civil the factor that has for so long ian work or the military in led our nation into greatness." order to get financial aid. The civilian service option Florida Senator Bob Gra includes work in hospitals, ham, in reaction to the bill, nursing homes, library or rec said, "I have been generally reational services, conserva supportive of the concept of tion, restoration and mainte national service. Although I nance of natural resources and have not become a co-sponsor environmental quality efforts. of the legislation, the idea is For any service job under interesting." According to taken, a subsistence wage of Lynn Grigsby, press secretary $100 a week would be paid. for McCurdy, the measure Grigsby said that a person's calls for an elimination of fi volunteer civic service work nancial aid unless students may be waived if there are fulfill either two years of mili compelling personal circum tary service or one or two years stances. Such circumstances in a civilian service job. would include mental or physi Students who served in the cal handicaps or dire financial military would receive a resources. $24,000 voucher for college, Local Congressman Bill vocational training or a down McCollum (R-5th district, payment on a house. Those in Fla.) "is very supportive of the civilian service jobs would re idea of finding ways to help ceive $10,000 for one year or people gain post secondary $20,000 for two years of serv education," according to his ice. Press Secretary, David Eisner. "By placing the duties of When voting on the issue, citizenship at the forefront of Eisner said that McCollum, the national service debate, our young people will get more SEE NO AID PAGE 4 SPORTS OPINION NEWS CLIPS 3 • With the debt practi • Students support, the OPINION 8 cally paid off, the athletic athletic fee rally and statis program looks to expand. tics are the words that will COMICS 9 Also, Steve Rabb and Paul appear most in this week's Owers tell why they think Opinion section. For these CLASSIFIED 10 the athletic fee is a good and other related words, - idea. turn to page 8. SPORTS 12 2, The Central Florida Future, January 26, ~ 989 • ' , I • ~ .' • ,..... ................ I ............... _ I • I !.._......., ....... .. Your brMer's yeast must come from a carefully In fact, wf!~e more than happy to share the recipe protected, pure strain found only in St Louis. with anyone who wants to try their band at brewing the Of course, you'll need some genuine Beechwood. King of Beer~ For that you'll have to trek deep into the Arkansas forest. Frrst, you'll need the famous Budweiser in~nts. But you'll save time looking for additives and preserva And since your shopping trip will take you around the tives, because we don't use either world, we suggest you charter a plane. Once you've got your ingredients together all you'll You'll need malt from the choicest two-row and need to do is build a sophisticated state-of-the-art six-row barley fields in North A!nerica. brew house, a beechwoOd agil:Ig cellar and 1e... You'll need select hops like the Hallertau from a bottling facili!y. Throw in a feW •'-\.~ ®~ Germany, the Saaz from Czechoslovakia, the Cascade brewmasters who've spent .-yjU".. • from Washington State and the Williamette from the their entire lives in guest 1-\$ ~~~ Oregon Valley: of quality. And in aoout Aft '"V• Your search for the right combination of rice will 100 years, ou'll be breNing ~~ . take you to California, Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana. Bud .with the best of 'em. ' WAYNE DENSCH, INC. ·.. 851-7100 . • UCF REP ERIC ERICSON • 425·7005 • • The Central Florida Future, January 26, 1989, 3 • Amnesty International USA director to speak at UCF by Lance Turner Representatives of crimes or offenses committed. ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Greenpeace spoke at UCF '' We want a world "He [Healey] has spent much of his last-year and drew a crowd life working to make human conditions Amnesty lnternational's Executive of 300 students. without torture, better for the people of the world," says Director, John G. "Jack" Healey, will "Part of our [PAC's] without killing." Nanda Rogers, group coordinator of • speak on human rights at 8 p.m. Jan . responsibility," says Cal local Amnesty International Chapter 30 in the Student Activity Center. lazo~" is to expose students - John Healey 411. Less than a week after the execution to varying sides of the is executive director "I think all people, not just Amnesty of serial killer Ted Bundy, Healey is in sues." Amnesty Intl. USA members, should hear what he has to • Orlando as part of "I Set Before You The death penalty is say about a world we frequently don't Life and Death ... Choose Life," a state just one of many such is This quote comes out of consider." wide death penalty conferenceHealey's sues Healy will explore. an article in Time dated Healey has been instrumental in views on capital punishment, as well Healy's main purpose October 17, 1988. bringing Amnesty's message ~o the as his speech's human rights theme, Monday night will be public by spotlighting the group's ef are expected to electrify the UCF "raising consciousness" forts with the "Human Rights Now!" crowd. and "building moral outrage" about letter writing campaigns. and "Conspiracy of Hope" rock and roll Student Center Director Vic Collazo world-wide human rights violations. Appeals are sent to government tours that have emerged in recent says this type of controversial speaker leaders and to those responsible for un years. is just what the Program and Activities Amnesty International's 700,000 just imprisonment, torture and execu Prior to Amnesty International, Council, which is sponsoring the members work to gain the release of tion of "prisoners of conscience". Healy was director of the Peace Corps speech, is looking for. political prisoners and end human These "prisoners of conscience" in Lesotho, Africa. The Healey speech is part of a con rights abuses around the world. must not be responsible for any acts of He has also served as Director for tinuing effort by PAC to bring socially To accomplish their goal of defend violence.

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