Rain, Boredom Cause Tensions in 'Tent Cityi
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r The Independent TUESDAY JULY 22, 1975 Florida Alligator VOL.67, NO.160 Pubii.$.d by Campus Comrnunicnfions Inc Go~n.mvlI., Florida Not officially oaaociot.d weib 4i. Un.v.r.mw ol FJondo A Rain, boredom cause tensions in 'Tent City I Dy JOSE SARIEGO AWait. StaffWrite. Albeit Collies Iwo week stay In a 20 x 30 foot tent with 13 other men has stretched to two months. Collie is one of 274 inmates at the Reception and Medical Center-Transient Unit (RMC*TIJ) popularly known as 'tan city,' on the grounds of florida State Prison. formerI~v Raiford. The RMC-TU is a temporary holding plan for nininwn and medium security prisoners awaiting transfer to per- manent institutions. Florida State Prison is the largest state prison, with a capacity of 1.5W. COLLIES "CELL" is a National Guard cot inside a leaky, oIi~e green tent when the temperature reaches the 1W during the sating summer afternoons and floods during the frequent shorten of Central Florida. He ha. seen the ~pulatio. of ~tent city" grow from an orijual 96 to it. present population. He has seen the tension amcq prisotiers and guards rise along with the temperature outside hi. tent. "Therein been a lot mm' tension here because of the longer stay thus was connally supposed to be" he said. "We were told conilq over here that nd be here ,m longer thus two or MORASS OF MUD Its a quortor mil, to liwdining hail (see page twelve) %g. 2, 1%. lnd.p.,d.* Noddo AJIigMV. Yuindy igly 22. 'VS C- SCUBA DYNAMICS 1 Role and scope study scu hits program dup ication I- BASIC B COURSE S By UNDA WISNIEWSKI In the study Was found on page 13. Bryan Aflipte Staff Write said. STARTS JULY27 THE PARAGRAPH STATES that UP and Florida State UniversIty (P5W will serve as MM BEFORE iYIALS Will UF be the Flagship University" or centers for advanced graduate and just another boat in the fleet? pt~&nional studied" Ep~ma pwit The sequel to the Comprehensive The revised role and sa~pe study will be Deveiopnient Plan (CODE I) will determine used to prevent unnecessary duplication of this and more. MASK FINS S SNORKEL B.C. The CODE I will "reexamire and redefine the roles of each ol' the nine universities in 'One main university * WEISUIT s TANK. REGULATOR. AIR TEXTBOOK the university system, but beyond that we lasibS Bat CultS by Prolnabi Au cciii. don't know when we're going or how were would be elitist' going about it." Dr. Joseph Staftbrd. assistant of Diwbig ban's to the chancellor said. -Bob Burton Brown Stafford and Charles Reed, * representative r - - - - - - - - - - - - - ------ ---------- -, trout the Department of Education, visited services within the university system, and will hF last week to obtain input from faculty. be more specific in detenning where new Rq~ administrators, and students on UP'. role in inra~~~s will be added, Stafibid said. MW con the state education system. The first study was only 'a master p1st ThE VISIT WAS ONE of several Stafford which could coutatantly be revised. then-SUS and Reed made to cacti of the nine state Vice Chancellor Allan Tucker said. U universities as part of their facfgathering Deans from each UP coliqe were recently mission. asked for their opinion front Stafford con* OffuExpkmsFdimy.h~25S7~ No date has beet, set for completion of the cetuing UF's role among the other state - - - -- - --- - a- cmwou - ~~~-----a---- study, Stafhrd said. universities. L. Stafford said UFs "role and scope" would Arts and Science Coliqe dean Dr. CA. include the programs and activities that Vanderwerf sad every state should have "at should be available at UP and the type of least one university that has the resources to ~OO9 N.E. 2Otfr~y student UP should serve. attract gifted studetti." are The tint role and scope study in 1969 A university that offered diverse J proved to be a disappointment - at least to educational programs would reduce the one UF administrator. ~brein drain" of students leaving the state to THE STUDY WAS so highly study elsewhere. VanderWerf said. adding the generalized" that UP could not make any ~br.in drain" of gifted students is 'a requests to the state legislature for special hallmark of this state". funds to flnaace new programs, UP Vice However. UniversIty College dean Bob President hr Academic Affairs Robert Bryan Burton Brown called the creation of one or -t twomulti-mourced universities "elitiU.~ The study o.tlincd the need for additional One or two universIties that catered to the programs in the State University System, but giftedd" student would prohibit "lea titan did in specify whid. ualversIties should add gihC nudest. ft. attending univaslties' the programs. he said that offer niasy diver. pwams. Dron The only specific statement conning UF said. Brothers charged with scalping tickets to Rolling Stone! concert ALLEN AND JERRY the SIC tickets toe 520. an offense for any UP OSDRACH. two Mimi SCALPING is a second student to resell - attempt men. were charged with degree misdemeanor to resell for a price Knott iraud by the Alachua punishable by 60 days in titan that which the original County Slnifrs Depart- jail and a 500 fine or seller charged." ment for scalping tickets both. Or the vIolator could any ticks to any UP to the Rolling Stones be ordered to pay a fine related activity." Concert last week, a that was double hi. illegal OFFENDERS must go 'pokesuten br the before the UP Student gain or the victim's loss. Conduct Committee Byron Sherrifi'sDepi.rtment sad. Scalping tickets to UP Petenoc. The brothers wete eveutti is also itt violation UF Honor Court arrested by an Alachua of the UP Honor Code. Chancellor. said. As far as County Sherifrs in. The Student Body Con- he knows. UF has never ~estigator after they sold stitutios, says. "It shall be had a case of scalping. Petting said. multi The Stew Fken~ M bbwhStt We me amy 41% -- - - - *u. fl. S. In Th. Gainesville Mall 2ECOQOS '1 Gainesville Florida IISW a in bs 317-Mi The lnd.p.ndeflt Roddo MlIgtov. Tn.d.y. July 22. 197$, P~. 3 3771090 S11,P ?~ Ortgjnal Donation provides initial funding ~~II'SCUBANA returns as for propo sed mass seating facility IAflhI By LINDA WISNIEWSKI Free Debesy AIIIgahr St.ff Writ., of dIe rilest A 510,1300 donation from suldwicIlu It the (IF Foundation puts plans for LJFs proposed mass More millionaires die in the state sadlmfles ii town. eating lacilizy well underway OPEN MON-THURS B anli pin LiE President Robert 0 of Florida than in any other stat.' Marston, who wi' FRI-Bmn-Ipm SAT-Bani-Zpm vacationing in Virginia. said he was 'convinced ol the need Robert Q. Morsten and committed to a no'. ~1~? N. Main 311-1090 mass seating facility at IIF. provided the Board of Regents decides to allocate approximately $14 million REM BIRD 'lAW' vo from a state wide student building fund to UP. Manton allocated 110.000 Marston said. adding he theater for the performing mass seating facility and from the foundation to the feels confident the money arts, and an indoor swimming should last no longer than Committee on the Mass 'an be obtained through oniplex - is estimated at the end of the summer. Seating Facility to cover the private sources. apprexirnately 121 milbon. Roberts said. cost of site visits and initial A committee was formed Marston said he plans to After the programming architectwaj sketches. last week by Student Body obtain the additional 57 stage is completed and the The SIO.~ was donated to President Jim Eaton to million needed to build the 114 milbon is allocated, the the Foundation to be used determine student opinion facility from private architect for the mass seating speci&allyfora man seating toward the mass seating sources throughout the facility must be approved by facility project. Marston said. facility. country. the state Department of THE MASS SEATING Committee member Laura "MORE MIlLIONAIRES FACILTY planning corn- General Services. 0 STAG Blackmon. ILW, said the DEE in th. state of florida Three irchitectural stages mittee will meet next week to committee is currently than in any stat. in the union must be reviewed and ap- discuss pleas for the 510.0W collecting informatIon - the the.e millIonaIres leave proved donation, committee by the Regents before mass seating facility and In money In their wills to such the facility is built. Roberts chairman Dr. Kenneth Finger SALE: all probability" student state institutions as ours.' said. said. surveys concerning the facility Manic, said. The Regents will decide on will be conducted in the fall. Plans 6w site development TIlE THREE STAGES the allocation in September. IN A RECENT and architectural renderings mauns the 'wl.insi~ Marston said he plans to ALLIGATOR SURVEY 56.5 art scheduled hr faa quarter. stage which shows the ask Studejit Government in per cent of those surveyed once the Regents allocate the development of the facility September for $IW,000 from believed the 14 million UF 514 mIllion. through single-line drawings. DANCE CONTEST! COSTUME PRIZES! their reserve fund to hip may receive from surplus Plans fbi the UP nas the "design development covet the 20O.~ coot of site student building fund seating raCility are cnnently stap' which describe the plmanings and architectural rervn should be spent on in the pro~anrnsisg stage." facility u, detail. and the mderlngz If the 514 miiljon academic buildings rather UP pinning consultant bidding document Stage." ASUE tI is allocated to UF. than an activities center. Canton Robert.