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Central Florida Future. 1218. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1218 Administration and local business interest demand equal spending per student , page 5 Future Vol. 26 No. 17 Serving The University Of Central Florida Since 1968 January 19, 1993 ( UCF to have third-highest A&S UCF football coach resigns in wake of ticket scandal Fee in Florida in fall of 1994 D Questions over A breakdown ofwhere students' $55 per credit-hour goes the possible by REBECCA GILBERT misappropriation of Staff writer tickets sparks an Ever wonder, w~ile standing investigation. in the Cashier's line, exactly where the $55.39 per credit hour of tu­ by TIM DADY ition goes? Stiff writer Ector To begin with, $38 per credit hour, the largest portion, is the After nearly a decade of investigation led to the suspected Matriculation, or enrollment, fee. being involved with the involvement of at least four individuals, one of which was The Student Financial Aid fee is University of Central Florida footba11 team, assistant football identified as Robert Ector. The $1.90. The Capital Improvement coach·Robert Ector has resigned release also said that no other and Building fees are each allot­ after being named in an current UCF empolyees, players· ted $2.44 and $2.32, respectively. investigation of ilegal sales of or coaching staff are involved in An additional $5.50 constitutes UCF football tickets. the incident. The police the Athletic fee, leaving $5.15 as Head coach Gene McDowell submitted their investigative the Activity and Service fee. told The Orlando Sentinel that findings to the State Attorney's Ector had requested office, and a decision will be Why an increase complimentary tickets to give to made within a week to determine a charity. However, Ector did if charges will be filed against In October, UCF's A&S fee not go through the appropriate Ector. Ector began his career at UCF review task force recommended channels to obtain the tickets, which were never given to as a player in 1984. In 1987 he an increase of $1.80 per credit charity. Ector told UCF officials was team captain, top scorer, hour beginning in the F~ll 1994 that he gave the tickets to a friend, top rusher, and was leading the semester. Ifapproved by the Board iilstructing the friend to take Knights to their first ever playoff of Regents, the increase would some for himself and to throw game. bring the A&S fee to $6.95 per away any he did not use, Before graduating in 1989, credit hour. UCF' s current A&S acoording to theSentinel article. Ector continued to work with fee is the second lowest in the Ector has been out of town and the team as a student assistant. state university system. A&S fees, unavailable ~or comment. In 1990 he took over fu11 time _McDowell told the Sentinel : duties as wide-receiver coach as of Fall 1993, for the University increased -in 1988. Committee How much '·'Ijustdon't believeRobertEctor and remained in that position of Florida, Florida State Univer­ members felt that an increase is until resigning last week. sity and the University of South The A&S fee increase will gen­ is a thief. He made a foolish warranted. because of inflation. Athletic Director Steve Sloan Florida are $5.95, $6.74 and $7 .10, erate an estimated extra $1.24 mil­ mistake, then resigned because Other reasons given were the need he thought it was the best thing has began interviewing poten­ respectively. According to Chris lion by ~he Summer of 1995, thus for new student programs, an ex­ for himself and the school under tial replacements for Ector. At­ ., Tompkins, treasurer of the Stu­ raising UCF' s A&S fe.e to the pected increase in enrollment and the circumstances." tempts to contact Sloan about dent Government Association at third highest in the state. The A&S on-campus residency, and the need_ A news release by campus possible replacements for Ector the University of Florida, SGA to repair many student buildings fee increase wil1 r~e tuition to police stated that an extensive were unsuccessful. • budgets for all nine state universi­ which have not been properly $57 .19 per credit hour. ties originate entirely from the maintained, according to Damon A&S fee. Mason, SGA comptroller. Wliere the money goes SGA's share • Of the current fee, $1.00 is specifically designated for the Stu­ Overa11, A&S fees at UCF to­ • dent Union Operations Trust Fund, tal $2.6 million, which is SGA's the only money SGA receives for budget for 1993-1994. Of this, the building of the new Student the Student Government office at Union. An additional $0.25 is re- the Orlando campus retains erved for the Parking Shuttle $466,075,or 17.66percent, which Trust Fund, which funds the Pe­ pays forofficeoperations, the Mac • gabus Shuttle. The remaining lab, Kiosk and free telephones . $3.90 funds all Student Govern­ The remainder is distributed to ment services: the Student Center Student Legal Services, CAB pro­ and its programs, Recreational gramming, a scholarship fund, as Complex and Recreational Ser­ well as to various clubs and orga­ vices, and Student Legal Services. nizations such as the Greek Coun­ The $3.90 operations and pro­ ci 1, the Student Escort Patrol Ser­ grams portion of the fee was last vice and the UCF StudentAlumni. In Features In Opinion News 1-8 Dead Milkmen bring Clinton's handling of Opinion 9-10 their Methodist Coloring Whitewater Scandal Classified ff Boob to The Station extremely poor Features 14-19 Page 18 Page9 • Sports 20-24 • • WCPX-TV PRESENTS II . 0 • • • : l j ' ?. ! -------:--........:rr-p i ~ .-- ~ ~ ~- ,_NNYHMff,.-IN __. W~ n . 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"The extensive media Located on -Aloma at St. Andrews : by llarlanne Freemon further swing to left coverage focused people's Contributing writer in the Crealde Executive Mall for college students. attention on this issue as one of 2431 ALOMA AVENUE • SUITE 130 great significance." WINTER PARK, FLORIDA Faced with the Six out of seven freshmen CALL (407) 677-9285 OR 1-800-392-8253 restrictions of the current job • Natlontl Student News Service (87 ..l percent) disagreed with market, the Industrial the proposition that "racial Engineering Department at DEfltlfl'S SKlrt filtT STUDIO As the nation heals from discrimination is no longer a UCF continually strives to . TATTOOS major problem in America," up broaden the horizons of their the divisive Rodney King trials Licensed, Award ~mnmg Individual expression with from 79.7 percent in 1991. A Female Artist - . students. This year, senior and riots, a recent survey of clear majority of freshmen, DEANA LIPPENS a hfetnne guarantee design students have been college freshmen indicates 61.2 percent, al so believe that • given the chance to practice sharp increases of student Fine Line Designs, Freehand or Cover-ups i "colleges should pro hi bit their consulting skills on interest in racial issues and racist/sexist · speec~ · on several non-traditional campus activism. campus." clients. College freshmen for whom 14180 E. Colonial Dr. One such client, N.Y. "helping to promote racial The trend toward activism Orlando, FL 32826 281-1228 Nathiri, the Executive understanding is an essential and politics also enjoyed an Mon-Sat 12-8 Director of The Association or very important goal" upswi.ng last year, when to Preserve the Eatonville increased from 33.7 percent in youthful voters surged to the ...---------------------­ Community, has enlisted a 1991 to 42 percent in 1992, pol.JS to support the Clinton- ATTN: team of five industrial according to .norms compiled Gore ticket. engineering students in her by the National Cooperative A record two out of five University of.Central Florida ranks of volunteers, to help Institutional Research Program freshmen participated in an her host the Fifth Annual at the University of California- organized demonstration in FREE CHECKING • Zora Neale Hurston Festival 1992, which continues a pattern of the Arts and Humanities. of renewed involvement by at Nathiri, recently named students in protests and other one of Central Florida's top " Six out of seven forms of social activism. In 1[Natiott.al ten "movers and shakers" by freshmen disagreed fact, that figure more than J 8f8aq_k The Orlando Sentinel, with -the proposition doubles the levels recorded of Cntr-1 Florida envisions a bright future for during the late 1960' s, 15 .5 and Sometimes tryirig to figure out the cost of a bank account African-Americans, and this that racial 16.3 percent in 1966 and 1967 festival is one of the ways discrimination is no respectively.