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Central Florida Future. 837. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/837 I n ' J Central Florida Future c 1988 The Central Florida Future Volume 20, Number 47 University of Central Florida/Orlando Thursday, March 3, 1988 UGF 4th .and rising Top 5 Statewide University Tag Sales in school tag game thought." by Samantha J. Griffin The tag sales have been CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE in effect since October, when a new law allowing UCF is up with the pack in ·the sale of special license its hunt for collegiate license plates for each SUS univer­ tag buyers. Statewide, it is sity went into effect. ahead offive other universities Holsenbeck noted that and is only a shadow behind people can only get one of Florida A & M University. 'fhe the plates during their birth University of Florida, and month. He said, ''You wait Florida State University are until you renew. It's a con­ the leaders. tinual kind of thing, so sales Dr. Daniel C. Holsenbeck, will keep growing as the old associate vice president of ones [tags] are renewed. University Relations, said The renewal fee is $25 that the reason the other uni­ plus a $2 handling fee. versities are doing so well is "Basically it's a $25 dona­ due to the number amount of tion that goes back to the supporters they have. university foundation, the He said, ''They're the oldest - entity created to receive SOURCE: UCF University Relations Scott/CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE universities and their alumni donations for the univer­ come from all over the state. sity," Holsenbeck said. They have many more alumni State law specifies that than all the other institu­ money through sales· of the Campl.IS Democrats favor tions." university tags can only be Holsenbeck said that he used for academic purposes. thin~s UCF is doing very well. Holsenbeck said the Dukakis, Jackson·on Tuesday He said, ''The latest figures money UCF has received show us sneaking up to third from the sale of collegiate They say they also worry conservative Demos will cross over place." license plates is all in Tal­ He said, "We felt like over a lahassee. He said, "At some in favor of Robertson in November's general election full-year's time period we point, it will all be trans­ would sell between 1,500 and ferred and we'll eventually president, because we had a large 'Jackson for 2,500." He said, "We had noth­ get our share of the funds." by Keith Porter President' sign-up. We were shocked and an:­ NEWS EDfTOR ing to go on. That was basically He said the $2 processing swered that the College Democrats advocated an educated guess." He added, fee goes back to the Depart­ all Party candidates." "If that kind of rate keeps up ment of Motor Vehicles and The UCF College Democrats say that stu­ "He said we should take it down,"said Beth during the year, we'll [U.CFJ is used "for printing and all dents stopping at their information table in McGee, a member of CDs. come close to what we , that jazz." front of the library are putting Michael Dukakis "It's his right to say that, but I think he's a and Jesse Jackson in' the front runner positions bigot," saiq McGee. on campus among Democrats. Another student at the table, Helen Peery, But ail incident sparked by one student's said that the man was "very intense" and that reaction to a prominent Jesse Jackson cam­ it woke her up. paign poster raised the specter of racism on "It's scary, because you don't think those campus, according to the UCF College Demo­ kind of people exist. You think we've come a crats. long way, but we actually have a long way to The College Democrats have an information go." table to acquaint students with the various Those at the table were asked who students Democratic candidates running in the Super seemed to ~upporting and the resounding an­ Tuesday primaries.:._ coming up on March 8 - swer consisted of two names - Michael and to publicize a debate between the College Dukakis, with the most support, and Jesse Democrats and the College Republicans the Jackson, a close second. night J:>efore the primary. Information concern­ "Dukakis is ahead for two reasons," McGee ing Dick Gephardt, Albert Gore, Michael said. "Dukakis is money and organization. Dukakis, Jesse Jackson, and Paul Simon is Money is the reflection ofhow organized he is." available at the table. Peery concurs. "He is very well finaI).ced with "We are having a lot ofinterest in the last two the matching funds and he is very accessible to days with five people signing up for. member­ the public with his traveling everywhere." ship," said Jenifer Callahan, president of the Like many Democrats across the country, College Democrats, "And I think that just hav­ McGee is concerned about the "electability" of ing a table has generated interest." Democrats running for president. According to those manning the table, an "The problem with the Democrats before is incident that brought up a ghost from the past that the candidates were too liberal f~r the that the students had thought was laid to rest country at large," she said. occurred Tuesday morning. But. support was also brandished .for Jesse "We were just sitting her when this tall white guy asked ifUCF advocated Jesse Jackson for SEE DEMOCRATS PAGE 3 SPORTS CONFETII NEWS CLIPS 3 • The UCF Baseball • Homosexuality is in- OPINION 8 team beat Bethune­ vestigated by Editor Cookman 24- 1 and 15-0 Logan Belle. Lo_ok fort~e COMICS 9 at the UCF baseball field answers to almost any Monday. For the com­ question you've ever CLASSIFIED 10 plete story, see Sports, had. All this and more back page. inside. SPORTS 12 2. The Central Florida Future, March 3, 1988 • {' . • • • • • • ~---------------~------------~-----------------~----,"Yes, as a UCFstudent, I support Student Government's efforts to make I the Student Union a priority and seek state funding for the building." • _. • • • The Central Florida Future, March 3, 1988, 3 . Guest walks with loot Dorm thief claimed to be SAC performer fied the victim. by Doris Pfister It is also believed the man CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE stole an portable Walkman­ type stereo valued at $60 and a An unusual theft occurred gold bracelet from the room. in a UCF dormitory Feb. 18 The total estimated cost of • when an invited guest walked the stolen items was $272. off with his hosts' belongings. The victims said that if they According to the incident saw the man again that they ~ report completed. by Sgt. San­ could identify him; however, dra McClendon, fourfreshman he is not a student and there­ girls allowed an unknown man fore may not return to campus. to sleep in their suite. He was seen Saturday night • According to one of the resi­ at Scats, a local dance club, dents, the 18- to 19-year-old and was approached by friends man began "hanging around" of the victims. The friends said and talking to her through the that they accused him of steal­ • window of the dorm. ing their friends' possessions, The man told the students but the man denied the accusa­ that he was in Orlando on tion and said that it was some­ (" vacation with his rap band and one else. that they were going to per­ One of the victims said, "We form in the Wild Pizza. knew him, but we didn't know The girls went to the movies him. We really learned a les­ cs with the stranger on Tuesday son from all of this, that's for and went dancing at the Wild sure." Pizza on Wednesday. When The victims assume that DEMOCRATS didn't have a chance," said McGee. " they returned to their dorm the thief is still in the Orlando FROM PAGE 1 CDs say Democrats are being haunted this room at approximately 5 a.m., area, but the police feel unless year by conservative and religious members the man asked them ifhe could he can be identified on campus crossing party lines to vote for Pat Robertson, stay in their room because he there is a slim chance of catch­ Jackson and Peery explained why. but McGee says its very hard to assess the ~ needed a place to sleep. ing him. "Jackson is very charismatic and he cilways damage. The girls ~1ere skeptical The last time the suspect about letting him stay but felt was seen, he was wearing blue says the right thing," Peery said. "We've had '"It's hard to quantify. There are a lot of safe because one the jeans with a blue and light blue many people express interest in Jackson - and southern conservative Democrats, fundamen­ " roommate's boyfriend was also striped polo shirt. not all of them black. We probably had more talists, who will vote Republican if Albert Gore tllere.