University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 6-17-1992 Central Florida Future, Vol. 24 No. 62, June 17, 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. 62, June 17, 1992" (1992). Central Florida Future. 1138. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1138 • OPINIONp. 4 FEATURES p. 7 SPORTSp. 8 • State reps want to sell Holy hype, Batman! Aussies squeak by U.S. public bum lottery idea It's movie promo.time soccer team in Orlando • • • entra uture Serving The University of Central Florida Since 1968 • Vol. 24, No.62 11 1• . WEDNESDAY June ~7, 1992 8 Pages • • ....,....,...,...... hue may give excess • $5.2 million to state hbraries by Ann Marie Sikes Student Government tries to • STAFF REPORTER Legislation underway may funnel about $5.2 mil­ hold open door to education lion from state lottery administration funds to the Jennifer M. Burgess State Public Library system. • STAFF REPORTER According to Pat Chase, _Sen. George Kirkpatrick's legislative specialist, the .Proposed funds were origi­ Students hoping to keep the education door from • nally to have come from the unclaimed prize money slamming in their faces signed a wooden door last collection that has been growing in size since the week as a symbolic gesture to state legislators. lottery's inception in 1987. The door was presented to state Legislator Alzo However, due to concerns about using the Reddick Tuesday for his support of education. An­ • unclaimed prize money for purposes other than pro­ other door will be presented to state Legislator Bob moting the lottery, an amendment was created to -sindler during the fall semester. allow the funds to be drawn out of the state's lottery Mark Dogoli, student body vice president, and • administration account instead. Brian Handshuh, Student Government director of "He [Kirkpatrick] really be- internal affairs, traveled to Tallahassee to present ~ lieves in libraries being the comer­ the door. • ~ , stones of education," Chase said . According to Jason DiBona, student body presi­ Chase added that the sena­ dent, deciding which legislator to honor was diffi­ tor considers public libraries as cult, but Reddick was chosen because ''he has strong "" excellent sources for the unem- convictions for ~ducation." - ployed to seek job training during "By not funding education we're going to be these difficult economic times. closing the door on new students. Those students HURRYING HOUND Chase also pointed out that Florida is one of four are going to be unable to get an education in this "Sydney" walked his owner Will Hall at the states that does not consider public libraries as part state," DiBona said. Doggie Derby Sunday. (Michael 0eHoog1FuTURE) of its overall education program, and that the senator Reddick said he is honored and grateful to be believes the libraries need financial assistance. recognized by UCF students, "I will make every • "I'm sure the libraries may have some problems effort to increase funding for education," he said. and may be suffering to some extent, but I represent He said he is "proud to be considered a leader in Regents approve the education system's priority over public libraries," that area and not a follower." • said Dan Holsenbeck, director of government rela­ Reddick said that if he were grading UCF stu­ tions at UCF. dents on their efforts to increase the education AIDS/lllV policy LOTTERY continued page 2 budget, he would give them a B or B+. He added that although students are now more by Audrea Huff SG urges students to involved than ever, they will not get a better grade CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE until they encourage their "mothers and fathers to • An updated version ofan AIDS/HIV policy first adopted do the same things." in 1986 was approved by the Board of Regents in May. fight education cuts The idea for the door came from the Florida According to Patrick Riordan, vice chancellor of Jennifer M. Burgess Student Association, which is comprised of the nine public affairs forthe board, the 1986 policy was adopted state universities' student body presidents as its STAFF REPORTER • to comply with a state law requiring state agencies to Board of Directors. have policies on AIDS/HIV awareness. Student Government members are visiting class­ Each of the state universities will present a door The university system was the second state agency rooms and getting students to write letters to local to the legislators who have done the most for educa­ to pass provisions complying with the law, following legislators about education budget cuts. tion in their district. Health and Rehabilitative Services. The purpose of the program is to educate stu­ Ann Jackson, a special education major, said she The policy allows AIDS and the HIV vims to be treated dents about what is going on in Tallahassee and signed the door "because I think we need some help • as a disability in the state university system, according to encourage them to get involved in education. with education." Health Affairs Vice Chancellor Patricia Haynie. She said · "It's mostly about the bud­ She said she is not as discouraged as some educa­ 1 the policy "balances the obligations of students ... with the ·r · · d .t 1. t d . ,, tion majors because "they're hiring more of us [spe­ • obligations of individuals" affected by the virus. i1 ··-~ · ~ ;/? ~ ! ;::~ri~~ ~::~s~~' ;-~a~:~:~- cial education majors]." ;: ;}1 /.;z .(/A . ~ - : tor of internal affairs. The AIDS/HIV policy was developed from Florida Inter­ . ~-~a; ..,;; "It's what I want to do, so I guess I have to hope national University's policies concerning AIDS. FIU was '. , ~ ~ ~--- Students are encouraged to it gets better," Jackson added. • the first state university to adopt an AIDS/HIV policy after .. ~Student write letters to legislators. Let- Dena Rashkover, a psychology major, was re­ Florida passed the law requiring provisions on AIDS. _·G_ove_m_m_en_t _ ters written are then mailed in cently hired at Cypress Elementary in Osceola The revised 1992 AIDS/HIV policy is virtually un­ · bulk to Tallahassee. County to work in special education. changed from the 1986 policy. However, it adds impor­ According to Student Body President Jason "I got ajob and I'm grinning from ear to ear," she • tant provisions relating the virus to the American DiBona, the purpose of the letterwriting campaign said. She sees the new buildings and the construc­ Disabilities Act and the 1992 Civil Rights Act. The new is to "keep flooding the legislators' office." tion on campus, and wonders why she has difficulty version ofthe policy also prohibits discrimination against He said he hopes that when it comes time to vote 'ihey getting classes. people afllicted with the virus. [the legislators] will vote the way the people want" "It makes me wonder where the hell our money is Because of the growing concern about AIDS, all "We are making legislators aware that 18 to 21 going," she said. state institutions are now required to provide students year olds do vote," Handshuh added. Mark A Parsons, an anthropology major, plans with AIDS education programs. DiBona said he wants students to know that SG to teach in the future. At UCF, the Wellness Center provides students with is making an effort to help students during the "We need to stand up for the fact that we're being programs, pamphlets, and support for students af­ sh-- on as far as education," he said. fected by the virus. EDUCATION continued page 2 CLASSIFIEDS page 6 2 The Central Florida Future • June 17, 1992 LOTTERY One ofthe conflicts thathasbeenraisedis that in cutting advertising funds, ticket sales may decline, which would Health Fee provides FROM PAGE 1 reduce the overall education intake for the year. Another The administration account fund is typically used to consideration is th.at the money should have gone directly Wellness Program cover advertising and day-to-day administration ex­ to Florida's ailing education system. penses. Twelve percent ofthe lottery's intake is allotted "I think we have had much difficulty in convincing by Andrea Herndon for these expenses, two percent of which accounts for the public of what the lottery is really for," Holsenbeck CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE the $5.2 million. said. He said he believes th.ere was never any question as to where th.e excess reserves from the lottery intakes Each semester, students pay a $41 health fee, but should have gone: education. what does it entitle th.em to? However, David Bessire doesn't th.ink the $5 million The answer is the Wellness Program, a center pro­ is a substantial amount of money when he considers viding students with services such as stressbusters, how thinly th.e money would have been dispersed massage therapy, a stop-smoking program, a CPR among the many Florida schools. course and a weight loss program. Bessire, executive director of Charlotte County The Wellness Program tries to increase student Community and the Classified Teachers Associa­ awareness of substance abuse through fun events and tion, said he routinely visits Florida schools and has workshops. The PARTY program, Promoting Alcohol a broad overview of how they are faring the budget­ Responsibility Through You, encourages students to • ing problems.