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Central Florida Future. 140. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/140 ike Va ghn Fund Drive Under Way By Marie Weintz Mike Vaughn w~anFTU student account and until now have been continuously day and night until the the number of dollaJS raised in the the bike all around Orlando to the until he had t.o go $60,000 in debt to concerned primarily with individual number of miles on the meter equals campaign. Original plans were to ride campus but it was felt by organizers stay alive. donations. that an immobile bike marathon Vaughn has been battling a rare In order for the Kappa Sigma might draw more support because kidney disease since he was two drive to generate maximum profits, more people could view it. years old In August he underwent a all costs of advertising and An area Putt Putt golf course has kidney transplant in which his production come out of the donated its green fees for Mike. mother donated one of her kidneys fraternity's pocket rather than the Beginning Oct. 16 and running to him. drive's profits. Ionday thru Thursday for two The Vaughn family owns a house According to John Voelpel, one weeks, charitable duffers ·may play in Titusville but for the duration of of Vaughn's fraternity brothers, the 3.00 worth of golf for only $2.00 Mike's operation and recovery they Titusville campaign has raised some with the full charge going to :Mike. lived in a camper in Gainesville. $7 ,000 to $8,000 and the area Mike's father is medically retired so campaign is getting off the ground The little Sisters of Kappa Sigma every necessity of life became an with $500 raised so far. are giving a Tupperware party Oct. added expense for the Vaughns. Voelpel said the fund drive 12 at the Maitland Civic Center and Vaughn still must return to started as a Kappa Sigma project and 50 per cent of the money raised will Gainesville no less than once a week has turned into a project for the goto Mike. for at least five months. whole Greek system on campus. Projects on the drawing board Vaughn is a member of Kappa "It's a unifying effort," Voelpel said, include a bike rally (to be conducted Sigma f:ratemity. His fraternity "It's not like who's going to win a big like a car rally), and a bicycle race brothers have been working on a trophy. We're working for a between the different fraternities. fund-raising campaign in this area common goal" since June. In Titusville a large fund A number of events are already Complete details concerning all drive, which included a "Mike scheduled and there are more in the events will be announced soon. Vaughn Week," is drawing to a close. planning stage. individuals wishing to lighten However, the campaign in this area is There will be a bicycle marathon Mike's financial burden need not just getting into gear. near the end of October at Colonial KAPPA SIGMA Fraternity brother Mike Pfeiffer, right, sells first wait for the upcoming events. The brothers at Kappa Sigma Plaza. A tandem bike, equipped with ticket t.o benefit bicycle marathon t.o I. Edward Knight, direct.or of Contributions can be sent to P. 0. have sent letters to the fraternity's an odometer, will be fastened to a Box 363, Titusville, Fla., where a records and adtn~ions. Marathon will help raise money for Mike alumni asking for donations to help stand so it can be pedaled without Vaughn, Kappa Sig brother, who has rare kidney disease. (Photo by special account has been set up for Mike. They have also set up a special moving. The bike will be pedaled Henry Popkin) Mike Vaughn. ......_., ............ ,,,llllHM" We Live in the Present Decision By SOR By the Past, but for the . .. Troubles Millican By Sharon Marek Unlike many univer.sity included the order that O'Connell's VoLSNo. 3 FfU, Orlando, Flonda October 6, 1972 presidents who have been plagued new board report to them by by liberal campus newspapers, November 15 with a plan to give FTU's President Charles N. Millican the Alligator full independence this week express~d his "concern" much like the FSU Flambeau which over the possibility the Florida is now operating off campus. If the Board of Regents might eventually plan is accepted the Alligator may 6 Dropped From SG I adopt as its statewide policy the be on its own by January 1. recent decisions regarding the Although U of F editor Randy University_ of Florida and Florida Bellows has heralded the new State campus publications. decision as the beginning of an e:ra "I think the · BOR is seriously of censorship of the campus press, trying to find the best solution and others have said it may be the Misses 'Unexcused' possible to this most perplexing beginning of the end for campus problem,"saidMillican, "but I would publications, Millican is not as Six SG seniors were expelled Automatic expulsion is required simple majority, is required to hold like to see a flexible policy adopted pessimistic. from the Senate Monday after for any Senator accumulating two an official meeting. "There is and not one that would be the same "I think there is a possibility attendance at last week's Senate unexcused absences during one nothing I can do about the lack of for every university in the state." that both papers will make it on meeting reached a near record low quarter, said Constantine. attendance except to expel senators their own." said Millican. of six senators in attendance. According to SG President Steve with more than one unexcused Referring to the BOR's decision ".Although I have no facts or In a memo issued to SG Vice Adamick last week's Senate absence, and that is exactly what I this week to uphold U of F figures, I understand there are President Lee Constantine, Senators meeting which lasted five minutes, have done," said Adamick. President Stephen C. O'Connell's current 1Y sever al campus Martin Dennis, Karen Gay, Bill was not "really even an official The six expulsions bring the proposal for an 11 member publications around the country K.ruskamp, Vickie Rhodes, Mary meeting." total number this quarter to seven, publications board, Millican that have gone independent and are Richardson and Skip Tann were Citing the SG Constitution, reducing the size of the Student commented, "I believe this decision (Continued on Page 3) notified of their expulsion. Adamick said that a quorum, a Senate by more than a third. was the best approach for the Adamick said that the expulsions moment, but I hope in the months BULLETIN BULLETIN now make it possible "for only six ahead a better, more lasting Parking Tickets Issued to 800 senators to comprise a quorum. solution can be discovered." Bill Warden announced his This enables the Senate to pass a Looking to the past he said that resignation from the post of There have been 800 parking three working days. If the ticket large amount of necessary a year ago at this time the issue df director of public information and registration tickets given to remains unpaid for seven days, legislation," including a new bill new dormitory policies for the Tuesday. In his letter of resignation students, faculty and staff since ttie fee becomes $4. concerning the funding of student state's universities was "every bit as to FTU President Charles Millican school started. clubs and organizations. The charge for parking perplexing," and probably far more he stated, "My six years with the Adamick said budget requests volatile. "Time if allowed to elapse, university have been truly John Smith, director of violations works the same way. university security, said there is The original charge is $1, have been piling up on his desk for may provide a solution itself," said educational in many ways and I the last two weeks, but as long as FTU's president. hope you feel my services have no parking problem as far ~.s increasing to $2 and then to $3. the Senate fails to muster a quorum space is concerned and Smith said all fees collected FTU does not at this time need a benefited the institution and the there is nothing he can do about it. pub1ications board, according to encouraged all personnel t.o park for violations are given to the community it serves so well." in proper areas and follow Student Loan Fund. The Student Senate has been Millican, "and I hope we will never In a letter to Warden, President regulations. plagued with attendance problems need to change our present system." Millican said, "In accepting your To date, no tickets have been in the past, and according to For this re~on he said he would resignation, I remember our time The charge for registration given for moving violations.