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Central Florida Future. 11. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/11 In Sentinel's 'Mood of the Campus' Series FuTUre, FTU Misrepresented ByJOHNS.GHOLDSTON,PATJOHNSON,andSTEVEJONES .....__ 6'6'6'lllllllllllllHUI The Orlando Sentinel has been running a series of articles entitled "The Mood of the Campus," written by Miss Peggy Poor. The clipping We Live in the Present, below appeared in this series on Wednesday, January 22. By the Past, but To anyone attending FTU, four gross errors immediately appear for the . within the space of the seven lines. The errors are underlined to help them stand out to persons in Miss Poor's position. That is, not having and administration would had any contact with the FTU be open to .students. The campus in the last ten weeks. still-unnamed campus news- Volume 1 , Number 11 Orlando. Fla. January 24, 1969 In the first case, quite obviously paper, however, is under the FuTUre does have a name tl:!e direction of. a f~tY .. (perhaps Miss Poor doesn't like the name and would rather not accept ~. a situation almost it. The name was first used on sure to provoke trouble November 15, a fact which once the new institution Students to Vote gets over the shock of birth. appeared in Miss Poor's own I newspaper on November 18 in Jean On Constitution Yother's column. Secondly, the FuTUre is run Florida Technological University entirely by the students. The three writers or this article have been the will soon put a constitution to a acting editors since early in October. In fact, the entire paper is not student vote. The recently touched by any faculty member with the exception of Dr. M. T. completed constitution must pass a O'Keefe, the newspaper's advisor. who suggests stories that could be final approval by President Millican covered. The word advisor is underlined because Dr. O'Keefe does not before it can be voted on by the make anyone do anthing. The Fu'l'Ure is as free as the Sentinel to make student body. any mistake once (like asking a person to write a story about young The framework of the people when the person obviously is in the wrong side of the generation constitution is designed to fit the gap). form already sanctioned by the Next it is mentioned that with a faculty advisor there is bound to be students in an election last quarter. trouble. It would appear that any action the student body might take in The constitution will provide for connection with the newspaper would be taken against the ('ditors of the organization of a unicameral the FuTUre. And since the newspaper is the voice of the students it is legislative body. There will be unlikely that the students would rebel against what they themselves an' general elections soon after the saying. final ratification. Finally, Miss Poor mentions a "shock of birth" at FTU. ls she A constitution committee made referring to the easy and relaxed ------------­ FTU students wait outside LLRB during fire drill held last Monday. up of about a dozen interested student-faculty relations which quarter, long before there were any students active in Student make for a virtually trouble.free official "student leaders" on Government last quarter has been campus'? If so, instead of the campus. busy since the Christmas holidays "shock of birth" it could just be Four students were selected by writing FTU's first proposed the beauty of understanding. Dean W. Rex Brown, Vice President Fire Protection constitution. The committee .under -----------------, of Student Affairs, at the request of the chairmanship of Ron Turner Miss Poor. Dean Brown chose the has been meeting at least once a students after explaining to Miss week and has held · over 13 ALL WERE cager to talk Poor that no student government meetings. and talked voluhly with existed at the time. She stated that Undecided at FTU The committee has been working the single exception of "Representive students would (ih closely with Dr. Brown, Vice By PATRICK O'KEEFE student leaders e n c o u n­ the need." The four students President for Student Affairs and Special Correspondent tered at Florida Tech­ selected were Steve Clendenin, Dean Sarchet, Dean of Women to Deputy State Fire Marshal C. W. McPherson visited the FTU campus nological University, who, MRA President, (not pictured); assure that there will be no problem Tuesday, making an inspection to determine exact fire protection needs for undiscerned reasons, Cindy Nyiri, from WRA; Mary Lou getting the final approval from Dr. for the university complex. The results of the inspection were to be appeared somewhat bash­ Rajchel; and Ron Turner, Millican. included in a report to be sent to Tallahassee sometime this week. ful and uninterested. respectively pictured below. Mr. Turner said, "The It is the lack of such protection that made State Board of Regents Mr. Clendenin who is the officials announce last week their plans to bring up the question at their constitution will be presented to equivalent of a building "super" for the students for a vote about the February 3 meeting here in Orlando. first or second week in February . ...,_ _____________ the men's dorms, said "I don't According to McPherson the two main fire fighting facilities available consider myself a student leader as The above article appeared in the to Florida Tech, Union Park's Fire Control District and the State "The reason it is taking so many I was referred to in the article. l Orlando Sentinel Sunday, January Forestry Service, are not properly equipped to fight the type of blaze meetings is that we've been trying have no pronouncements for the · to take time and do a good job." 19, 1969. It was also part of the that could occur here. "The Mood of the Campus" series. world." Ron Turner said, "I want What is needed, he said, "Is protection for high rise buildings, Miss Poor visited FTU's campus the students at FTU to realize that something which Union Park cannot provide. As I understand it their (Continued on /'age :J) equipment is not large enough and adequate only for house fires." He yes 0 s us about half-way through the fall indicated that such multi-story structures on campus as the library and T H Id R h science building could not be adequately protected. Thirty-nine girls will be eagerly In referring to the Forestry checking their mailboxes today as Service, McPherson pointed out TYES sorority announces new that although they could handle pledges. According to Sandi any possible fire within the lnterf rat Whidden, president of the outlying campus they are not organization, "The 39 applications equipped to fight any kind of have been narrowed down to 19." structural blaze. Council TYES held its first rush week When asked about the Jan. 13-17. During the week they availability of Orlando Fire had two rush parties which enabled Department equipment he agreed the 12 original members and their that they probably could answer an Created sponsor, Miss Joyce Clampitt, to alarm at FTl,J, "But their distance is get acquainted with the applicants. at least 25 minutes away. Most The organization of an The club is not currently firemen will tell you that if you Interfraternity Council was begun affiliated with a national sorority don't get to a fire within five Tuesday in a meeting of all but eventually would like to be. minutes it will probably be out of fraternity members in the Science However, they have made no final Mary Lou Rajchel Ron Turner control by then." Lecture Hall. decision as yet. In implying how serious the An Interfraterity Council, or IFC The officers of TYES are: Sandi problem could be, McPherson was formed which will consist of Whidden, president; Mary Lou mentioned two conditions on the two representatives from each of Rajchel, vice president; Nicki Spanish Tour Organizing campus which could make a fire the five major organized fraternities Jackson, recording secretary; Nancy on the FTU campus. more po~ible than under more All en, correspon dl·ng secretary·' The Department of Foreign transferable to Florida Tech. The organization will foil ow a set .ndy Smi"th treasurer· Diana A chartered air craft will depart normal circumstances. Cl ' ' Languages of Florida Techological First, FTU is totally surrounded pattern announced at the meeting. Prevatt, parliamentarian; Frances University is presently organizing a from Tampa on June 30, 1969, for First there will be a temporary ·n and Connie a non-stop flight to Madrid and w1·11 by woods and grass. If a fire should Bender' Chaplal ' summer study program in Spanish start here it could more easily moratorium on all rushing by the Graham, historian. culture and civilization. It is to be return on August 24, 1969. spread to buildings and dormatories fraternities.