University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 2-4-1992 Central Florida Future, Vol. 24 No. 39, February 4, 1992 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. 24 No. 39, February 4, 1992" (1992). Central Florida Future. 1115. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1115 ,, I ~ .. I , • • • • • entr uture Serving The University of Central Florida Since 1968 • • Summer term yanked from budget.qu.icksand • Francis J. Allman some classes, but we can't plan for sum­ wide was $622 million," said Dr. John better idea where it stands financially. CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE mer B at this time." Bolte, vice president (or Administration "Ifthere is less ofa shortfall, we're in • Yes, Virginia, there is a summer se­ A recent rumor said the legislature and Finance. "Our share of that cut was better shape," Bolte said, ''but if it is mester this year - sort of. has provided UCF with an additional $1 $3.8 million. We knew there was a short­ more, the reserve won't cover it." "We are going to offer as many classes million for summer classes. fall, and we were able to keep enough to According to Bolte, the conference as we can," said Dr. Richard Astro, pro­ 'That's not true," Astro said. 'The cut was cover it in reserve.,, will be comprised of representatives vost and vice president of Academic Af­ al:xmt one million less that we feared, but no On Feb. 3, the Revenue Estimating from the legislature arid the governor's fairs. ''We are planning for sum111er A one has given us any additional funds." Conference will be held in Tallahassee, right now; We know we are going to ofter "The original [budget] shortfall state- after which the university will have a SUMMER continued page 4 hnagine a pollution~free world Yoko Ono donates $600 to environmental awareness program Catrina E. Jones CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE Yoko Ono gave a $600 grant to the Florida Solar Energy Center in support ofits Sunlight Insights creative writing competition for Brevard County high-school students. The competition, which focuses on the .environmental problems caused by en­ ergy use, is coordinated by UCF pre-med student Phil Fairey. The goal of the com­ petition is to stimulate students to think both analytically and creatively about environmental problems related to energy use and to encourage creative communication Yoko Ono supports energy convservation for solutions to those problems. Fairey led the first Sunlight Insights through CreatiV8 Writing. (Courtesy/Nishi F. Saimaru) · co mpetition last year with the support mote the competition, provide small cash from a state environmental education prizes to the winning students and publish program. Student and teacher support small literary journal presenting the con­ encouraged Fairey to continue the pro­ testants entries. gram this year. "We've invited Ms. Ono to present the - Unavailability of state funds sent Fairey to awards to the students during FSEC's open 1 what he felt a logical avenue for support: the house on April 26," Fairey said. "1 don' ·John Lennon Foundation. know if she'll be able to attend, but we've le "Yoko Ono and John Lennon both recog­ her know how much we. .appreciate the inter­ nized that apply1ng creativity and imagina­ est she's already shown." tion to universal problems can change how TheWeyerhaeuser Corporation also sup po rte society deals with those problems," Fairey the the competition, donating $15,000. The said. "Since that's also the goal of the Sun­ Weyerhaeuser grant wilJ be used to purchase light Insights competition, I thought Ms. Ono equipment for research and training for ener might be interested." use in buildings. MONKEY BUSINESS Two weeks after sending his proposal to Ono, FSEC is Florida's energy research institute, Dionido Andrade, a senior majoring in humanities, reads the center received a check from her for $600. part of the State University System and is admin- The check covered the amount needed to pro- with "a different perspective" of UCF. {Michael 0eHoog1FuTuREJ istered by UCF. · • New senate pro tem wants to better communication Sandra Pedlclni through bills," he said. Riebold, SG senator Ana Bugdadi rejected Student Body President STAFF REPORTER Riebold said that he wants to said, ''I find that he is very, very Jason DiBona's appointment of • SG senators Thursday voted set up informal meetings to help approachable. People listen to him Kim Atwood as chief election for Chris Riebold to replace Don senators communicate when he is tryffigto say commissioner. Several senators Langley as senate pro tern. with the executive something." spoke against Atwood.because Riebold, who _ran against branch better. He also Riebold, a 22- they had doubts about her pro­ Victoria DelCastillo and John wants to assign bills to year -old junjor ma­ fessionalism when she served Shadgett, told senators that the less active senators. joring in a ccounting, as election commissioner for last he wants to help ease miscom­ 'We have eight to 10 has been a senator year's senate elections. munication and apathy within people in the senate fo r the past year. The senate also granted $1,000 the senate. who do eve:rything. We Last semester he to the UCF Chapter of the Insti­ "Right now, the most com­ have to start spreading bills out, served as chairm an of the or­ tute of Electrical and Electronic I • munication we have within the lettingmore people get invalved in ganization, appropriation and -­ Engineers for the organization to Chris Riebold hopes to build senate and within the two the conversation." fin ance committee. compete in the IEEE Hardware SG Senate. (John Rivera/FUTURE) branches is through mem~s, Urging senators to vote for In other SGnews, the senate Design Competition in April. 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