University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 7-24-1991 Central Florida Future, Vol. 23 No. 68, July 24, 1991 Part of the Mass Communication Commons, Organizational Communication Commons, Publishing Commons, and the Social Influence and oliticalP Communication Commons Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Central Florida Future by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Recommended Citation "Central Florida Future, Vol. 23 No. 68, July 24, 1991" (1991). Central Florida Future. 1075. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1075 0 ( ") ( () . Future© Volume 23, Number 68 Serving The University of Central Florida Since 1968 Wedne~day July 24, 1991 Students will pay more ,., for delaying registration by Tom Kopacz The new late fees will be set student regent Ross Wolf used ) l CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE between $50 and $100 each, de­ a procedural trick to get them pending on the school. Previ­ off a blanket approval list. Students who wait to regis­ ously, a blanket fee of $25 was The board had placed the fee ter until the last minute or assessed. increases on its consent agen­ don't pay their fees on time will The fees at UCF will be $50 da, meaning they would have have to shell out more money for late registration and $50 for been passed with little debate. beginning in the fall. late payment. The new fees are Wolf, a UCF graduate stu­ Wolf worked with the Flori­ Wolf also tried to return the The Board of Regents voted not in the current schedule of dent, placed the increases on da Student Association's Coun­ financial aid fee to $1.40 per June 27 to impose higher, sep­ classes. the action agenda for further cil of Presidents to attempt to hour because the Legislature arate fees on students who reg­ The B 0 R also agreed to discussion. lower .the fees and did get a had increased the state student ister or pay their-fees late. charge a transcript fee to stu­ He said the new late fees are compromise on the transcript financial aid fund earlier this The B.OR also approved a dents who request- more than seen as an incentive to register fee. year: new transcript fee and a high­ five transcripts. early. Originally, students would However, his motion was de­ er financial aid fee. ·Each of the nine state uni­ ''They [the other board mem­ have been charged up to $5 per feated when none of the other The BOR's actions came at versities may set its own fee bers] felt that the $25 fee was transcript requested. regents seconded it. the close of a fiscal year which up to $5. not a large enough deterrent," Wolf said he has heard that DiBona said he plans to saw approximately $4 million The financial aid fee was he said. the University of Florida may meet with UCF Registrar John cut from UCF's budget. also increased 20 cents per Half of the late fees would not charge a transcript fee. _ Bush, Interim UCF President 0 Student body President Jas­ credit hour to $1.60 per hour. go to the Incidental Trust Fund, ''They think it might be too Robert Bryan and Dr. John on DiBona called the increases The BOR discussed the in­ with the rest being retained by much of a hassle administra­ quite unexpected. -creases for over an hour after the university. tively," he said. see FEES page 3 UCF gets high-tech . computer software ) ., The $25,000 computer package Alias will be used to teach 30 animation by Rebecca Falcon don't offer, however, the major CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE advantage is that Alias is wide­ •, ly used in the work force and The UCF Institute for Sim­ when our students graduate, ulation and Training now has they will be trained to use it," -, ~ the same software used to cre­ she said. ate the T-1000 in ''Terminator The software was donated 2" and the water creature in by Alias Incorporated, a Tor.on­ ''The Abyss." to based..company. The maker of the software "I've been trying for months gave IST the $250,000 pack- to get the software donation but. age. it wasn't until Image Resourc­ This package, Alias, is a two es, a local computer vendor, fold system that has a three stepped in, that we got the do­ dimensional modeling and ani­ nation," Morie said. mation package and a two di­ Eric Smith, vice-president of mensional high quality print Image Res0urces, said Image used for advertising. The Alias Resources had·a two fold plan system will be used by students for their involvement in the do­ who are majoring· in film ani­ nation. mation. "Uµiversities usually get "Students will be required to equipment that is ten years be­ take a class offered through the hind the times, and with the Film Department before they Alias software system it gives - can use 'Alias," said Jaquelyn students a chance to learn on Laura werderit:t:NTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE Ford Morie, who teaches class- state of the art equipment," - GIMMIE A BREAK . es in film and ·animatiop. Smith said . Tracy Andrachick, an education major, waits in line to register. Advanced registration started July 15 "This class will cover 3D He also said that because the and ends July 24. Andrachick registered July 17. Students can also register over the phone. computer animation tech­ students are being trained on niques and applications, teach Alias Image Resources his com­ students to model and animate pany, as well as other compa­ on a high-end animation sys­ nies, will be able to find trained tem and be required to produce people once these students have UCF.helps mother of murdered boy short, finished co.mputer ani­ graduated. Morie said the new software by Jennifer Burgess stepfather, Robert Votaire. The are all responsible for each oth­ mations," Morie said. Students are required to system will give students a STAFF REPORTER stepfather said he killed his son er in some way," s·aid Lee Ray­ chance to practice with their because he didn't want his wife am, assistant of special pro­ have Intermediate Computer Animation and/or permission of creativity. When Lee Rayam, an em­ to return the boy to his birth grams in undergraduate the instructor. "Our goal is to train students ployee of UCF, ·heard about a father in New York. studies. Morie said the Alias system not so they will oe able to work "The mother, who has two Rayam decided to start a tragedy in the commw:iity, he will round out the film depart­ in Hollywood, but to train them did something about it. younger children, has suffered program to help the distraught ment. to be innovators so they can be David Votaire, a five year old enough. I wanted to do some­ "Alias has some features the next Steven Speilberg," Mo­ thing for this family. I feel we see RAY AM page 4 boy, was recently killed by his that other software packages rie said. •• 2 The Central Florida Future July 24, 1991 •• Jhe Budweiser •• e1iine lctMtil'i Page. • • •• King of Beers Che~kers! This game is played the same as Puzzles and Beer! We've cut up this familiar beverage ... ordinary checkers except that one player uses Bud bottle caps, the other uses caps label into seven pieces. See if you can fit the pieces back together so ., from an ordinary beer. The Bud player has a decided advantage, as his pieces are that they can reveal the name of this popular product. automatically kings. The loser has to buy more Bud. .. •• •• •• •• Hydraulic Flow Quiz! (1) There are 12 ounces of beer in a Bud Longneck. If the beer is chilled to 50 degrees Fahrenhei4 with an ambient temperature of 88 degrees Fahrenhei4 and you hold the bottle at a 45-degree angle, at sea level, with an atmospheric pressure of 15 p.s.i., how long will it take to empty the bottle? (Answer .below.) ' . State Caoital Quiz! (2) Can you name a state where Budweiser isn'tthe best-tasting beer? (Answer below.) • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • Baseball 'Di.via! (3) If you can answer even one of the following, • you qualify as a Sports genius! A. What was Babe Ruth's hat size? B. Dizzy Dean • once struck .out 17 Cubs in one game. Name those Cubs. C. In 1919 Eddie • Ciccotti pitched for a notorious World Series contender. Who were they and why were tl)ey notorious? D. How many stitches in an American League baseball? How many in a National League baseball? E. Whafs the best b~er to.have while watching a game? (Answers below.) ·a){of ou s1 SJlp pm '.Ias1aMpng: ·a ·iv aas) iunoJ oi A.mm 001 ·a ·sa1Jas PPOM atg.. .. MaJtp A.aq1 ·xos ai11.1M o'aBJJqJ aq1 ':J :rap1aH l.JCll lap1aH JaiuaJ '.Iap1aH · lq~ 'mwaseg p.1£ 'doisuoqs 'mwaseg puz 'uewaseg is1 laqJlBJ '.1aq::>l!d ·a ·aZJS peaq s1q SB ClUIBS "\f (£ 'ClM p1noJ lCllp1ClN (z ·.r-eaA. SJlp'UOpBJBA moA. Cl){Bl Ol m1d noA. .1aAa.1aqM lO ffE?MBH lO BJUlOJ!IBJ UJ All Ol lUClUlpadxa iea~ B 3){11 spunos (I :SJa.MSU\f PLEASE RECYCLE OUR ALUM INUM CANS BUOWEISEF!®•KIHO Of BEERS®-0 1987 ANHEUSER-BUSCH , INC.•ST. LOUIS. MO RYAN FISH WAYNE DENSCH 380-0064 851-7100 The Central Florida Future July 24, 1991 3 • _ Police News ' _ • From.