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Central Florida Future. 895. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/895 ·UC FUS ~ ARCHJVE • he Central Florida Future e 1988 The Central Florida Future Volume 21, Number 34 University of Central Florida/Orlando Tuesday January 17, 1989 Colbourn reduces / fee increase proposal by Leslie Jorgensen Board of Regents chair Joan Ruf­ EDITOR IN CHIEF fier said that while she supports Colbourn's proposal to President Trevor decrease the fee, the Colbourn cut the ath­ record states that UCF letic fee proposal students supported Thursday from $6.15 the $6.15 fee. to $5.50 per credit "The board tends to hour ,but he may have support increases that trouble passing that the students agree figure at the Board of with," she said. Regents meeting Student Body Presi­ Janua:ry 27. dent Denver Stutler "The last few weeks said about 100 stu­ I had a change ofheart d en ts attended the (and) think my initial hearing. He said two reaction (that the fee Trevor Colbourn students spoke out increase was too high) was correct," against the increase and two spoke Colbourn was quoted in the for the increase. Orlando Sentinel as saying. "There Stutler, who signed the proposal is a limit on how much we should in October, agreed that the new crowd in on the shoulders of our stu­ dents." SEE FEE PAGE 4 Eric: PanOMICENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE Comparison of university athletic fees RUSH AND WAIT The UCF athletic fee committee proposed an increase in the athletic fee to $6.15/credit hour. Sigma Chi member Rob Lebeau sits at the Traternity's display table while Kelly President Colboum recently proposed to raise the fee to only $5.50/credit hour: Under either Leider and Bill Stagner check out the pictures behind him. proposal, UCF would still have the highest athletic fee in the state. 6.15 Current fee c:::J New proposal - New CF chief of olice Florida Florida Florida South West North Flonda Florida to attack parking problem UCF A&M Atlantic: International Florida Florida Floe lda SU11e What would you pay? by Debi Nelson the existing parking lots. Credit Current $6.15/hr Percent $5.50/hr Percent CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE "I want to improve the quality of life Hours Fee Proposal Change Proposal* Change for the University, and not just in law UCF's new chief of police, Richard enforcement," Turkiewicz said. He 3 $21.76 $18.45 -15% $13.50 Turkiewicz, has almost twenty years of wants to make people feel good about ~~~l1:!l~1:il~l~~~\1m; r~m~:~i: ?.7ls,?~r~¥:\~!~~ Mh '.: it~P ,: :::,~i;; ,~ ~34"4. campus police experience and is plan­ their college experience at UCF. 9 33.28 55.35 +66% ning to make the lack of parking spaces While Turk.iewicz admits that the ]l:!l!:l:~~~l~[tmI rnr~f~~'.9.f.t;~~:;~;f -5;~;:z7i.;a9 ~;~;_;;:,, ~~j··· +a~~ his top priority. potential for serious crime is present on ;_;: · Turkiewicz, who has been in his of­ campus, he believes the attitude of 15 44.80 92.25 + 108% fice since Thanksgiving, began his ca­ UCFs police officers and students will l~~r~::~:ll!§ll!l::i= ~ML:§&s~{:::,;~r :~:~::: >r 10.za· ·.::~~?~ ~4·1 ~% reer in campus law enforcement at the help prevent this. His officers have a * $4.50/hr for students taking less than 5 semester hours State University of New York in Buf­ sense of pride in the university, and SOURCE: Sentinel and CFF research R. Scott Horner/CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE falo as an investigator. From there, he this helps them maintain as safe an advanced to the Director of Public environment as they can. Safety at the State University of New Turkiewicz believes the biggest Students praise increase York in Alfred. problem is theft. He blames this on a Turkiewicz then moved to Young­ lack of simple precautions that stu­ stown State University in Ohio, where dents should be taking, such as locking by Leslie Jorgensen Alpha fraternity members. EDITOR IN CHIEF Mark Lewellyn, a senior majoring he was named Director of University doors and windows. in business administration and a Police. During this time, he obtained "UCF will remain an oasis in what Another athletic fee petition has member of Lambda Chi Alpha, his BS in Sociology and later his MA in could become a crime ridden area," been circulated on campus, this time wrote and circulated the petition. Social Sciences. Turkiewicz said. in favor of the proposal. In a letter he included with the Turkiewicz stated three main rea­ He believes UCF has a good student The petition, which was signed by petition, Lewellyn wrote: " A I - sons for his moving to UCF. "UCF is an body, an excellent administration, and 252 students, supports raising the though the increase is extensive, I exciting, growing educational institu­ a caring attitude. athletic fee from a $16 flat fee plus feel that this sma11 investment will tion," the new chiefof police stated. The "Everyone works to make UCF bet­ $1.92 per credit hour to $6.15 per be well worth its return of increased other two reasons were the climate and ter. That's what helps keep crime low. credit hour. student morale and alumni support, a quality life change for himself and his A positive mental attitude will also The petition is backed largely by public donations, national recogni- family. help keep crime low," added Turk­ Student QQvemment senators, ath­ Turkiewicz is making the parking iewicz. letes, coaches and Lambda Chi SEE PETITION PAGE 6 dilemma his top priority. He would He advises UCF students to take an I like to make registration of vehicles by /,' students easier, as well as improving SEE CHIEF PAGE 4 SPORTS OPINION NEWS CLIPS 3 • UCF men's and • This week's Opinion women's basketball teams section finally includes the OPINION 10 both lost games last week. "controversial views on the COMICS 11 Also, a new weightlifting new UCF Gay Club" that' facility has been opened in we promised last week, as CLASSIFIED 12 the gym. The Dome has well as more discussion of been refurbished. the athletic fee increase. SPORTS 16 \; · ~·,'., . ··~·1·;1, ..... -.......... 1· .......,,. ' ... ~. 2, The Central Florida Future, J°anu'ar}t 17, 1.989 \ • • • TM • WAYNE DENSCH, INC. .. 851-7100 UCF REP ERIC ERICSON • 425-7005 The Central Florida Future, January 17, 1989,.3 BSU to sponsor King march, tribute by Lance Turner Before taking over as pastor ASSIST ANT NEWS EDITOR of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, King Sixty years ago, the infant attended Crozer Theological Martin Luther King Jr. could Seminary, Boston University not have imagined that a na­ and Harvard University. It tion would one day honor him; was at Crozer that he first or that twenty years later he encountered a detailed study would grab the world's atten­ of Ghandi's philosophy of non­ tion as the leader of the violence and acquired a deep Montgomery bus boycott. appreciation for his pacifist The Black Student Union techniques. will honor his memory with a King went on to apply this march and tribute starting at idea of non-violence at the bus 12 noon today. boycott and throughout the The tribute to his life and South. · legacy will be entitled "The On February 1, 1960 two Dream: A Terrible Thing To black students from North Waste." Carolina Agricultural and Starting at the Education Technical College first used Building, the march will pro­ the "sit-in" at the all-white ceed to the Student Center lunch counter of a Greensboro Auditorium, and the tribute Woolworth department store. will began at the SCA when The sit-ins and King-style the marchers arrive. marches would continue to be Dr. Levester Tubbs, Vice­ used to fight the racial injus­ president of Student Affairs. tices of the South. will open the tribute with a Later, King moved on to welcome to the crowd. Lloyd remembers attending Continuing with the theme, contend with problems of ra­ A film, "King from civil rights demonstrations at UCF student Gail Golden will cial inequality in the urban Montgomery To Memphis", the Florida Theater in down­ approach the King legacy from settings of the north. He con­ will highlight the event. Trib­ town Tallahassee. Although a woman's perspective with a fronted the political machine ute coordinator Nathan Tallahassee doesn't come up in speech entitled "What He Has of Mayor Richard Daley and Brooken hopes the tribute and many of the history books, he Made Possible." literally moved into the pov­ film will "show that what considers it just as much a part Also speaking will be the erty of the city by renting a Martin Luther King Jr. did of the movement as Montgom­ Rev. Arthur Sims of Mt. Zion slum apartment. was not just for black people, ery, Selma, Birmingham or Baptist Church who will pro­ Before his assassination in but that he sacrificed his life Albany.