the inflleJpe Ildeiit f1l)id(Ia a'.ISm a-k The year in pictures. Applause Cats scratch out rw" -'""- .' a Nut IA~VY ,16.E , UU MBERsd1 1 111 . -" " 89-81 victory. 12 VOLUME 83, NUMBER 60 Tickets sell out; students sold out The waiting is the hardest part for those camping out in the cold was confusion at the ANTHONY LIDERMAN because there By box office about how many tickets Alligator Writer he wanted and where he wanted to Although the 9,100 tickets for sit, Student Government Produc- this month's Tom Petty concert tions Chairman Raul Mateu ex- sold out within five hours Wednes- plained. During those few second, day, a promise to give students the of discussion, other TicketMaster best seats fell through. outlets in the state began selling Graduate student Lindsey Rei- tickets. der, the first person in line at the Mateu promised Sunday that University Box Office, waited ad- students would get "premiere most 20 hours for tickets - only seats if they bought tickets to get 21st-row seats. through the box office at Constans Just before the tickets went on Theatre in the Reitz Union. sale, Reider, an exercise physiol- "We heard that the Constans ogy major, said the wait for Petty Theatre was the place to get good was worth it seats," law student Chris Puleo "I have never seen him before said "I don't think they know what and I really wanted to see him - the hell they're doing " and I wanted to do it right' he said Students didn't get the best before he got his tickets. seats because the contract be But after leaving the box office tween SGP, the University Box Of- with seven tickets. Reader was fice and TicketMaster calls for 'ivid tickets to go on sale at the same "It doesn't make any sense time throughout the state, Mateu state or reserve good seats for KEVIN WISNEWSKI - ALLIGATOR That's ridiculous. Tat's bullshit!" said. Shows usually aren't so pop- students and "no one would fuss," After a cold night of waiting for Reider said ular and SOP can start selling tick- Mateu said. Tom Petty concert tickets, Reider didn't get front-row seats ets earlier than other outlets in the SGP announced Sunday that John Gargues, above, eats tickets would go on sale at 10 a.m. breakfast while still in line but Mateu aid it decided to move Wednesday morning. He has Extra tickets available the time up an hour Tuesday be- been camping Out since 6 p.M. cause he anticipated a long line. Gainesville native Tom Petty prices are iduced to $12 for the day before. People waited has decided to release roughly studentsand $Sfor thgeral Since the box office is a Ticket- in line for up to 20 hours on the 2,000 additional sets for his public, plus a sevie chrge. Master outlet, the company north side of Reitz UnIon, heft, upcoming campus concert, with .mhe sats right behind the wouldn't allow SGP to sell tickets to got tickets for Petty's Jan. tickets going on ale at9:30 this stage an pretty clog,,' said earlier without telling all state out- 27 concert. The concert sold morning at the Reir Unlon's Mike Delrecso, the O'Connell lets, Mateu said So every outlet out in a little more than five Constans Theatre and other Cant.ers associate director. started selling tickets at 9 a.m. bour. fcketMaster outlets, said Raul ?Tm sure (Petty will) tarn UF sophomore Shira Friedman. Mateu, chairman of Student around frce them."he said. who was about 30th in line, said Government Productions. -Plas, Vol hgsmeI uks her friends at the front of the line The seats areobstructed view facig thefas behind the sage, got bleacher seats and she couldn't and located either behind or to so it should @mund gooCd" believe the floor seats were gone LUAIM the side of the stage, Ticket - ANONY see Tickets, pae 5 Award progi am meets opposition am ong deans what does that say of the quality of their UF's United Faculty of Florida chapter. 'When you produce any sort of a pro- By RONALD DUPONT JR. peers on the judging committee? "It's going to cause problems," she said gram, you don't know how it's going to Writer Alligator " bestmhe teachers, per Se, may not be on "I don't think it has been thought out prop- work," he said. "It's an experiment." We Choosing top professors and giving them the committee that selects the best teach- erly. Good teaching is a part of our job. not planned our job through But it was an experiment thousands of dollars as part ofastate award ers" Lowenstein said, get our reward for doing properly, Lowenstein said. program may not be a good idea, UF instruc- Lowenstein asked the deans at the meet. merit pay increases. Giving people a one- "What studies do they have to show this tor and administrators said Wednesday. ing who would like to be on the committee. shot prize for a single occasion is not the His question was met with laughter. answer. engenders good leaching?" he said. "When fibe new program - which will split they have statelide program calls for students "The Igislature wants to reward good did they talk to us? What right do -$185.000 among 50 UF teachers - oem The to throw good money at something they far too much money and will create disen- and Instructor. In each college to choose teaching. But this is a quick-fix solution " the know Iittle about?" among teachers vying for the award, top teachers for the award, based on past Besides providing too much money, sion eligibil- journalism college Dean Ralph Lowenstein honors, teaching techniques, course exam- state program also has unexplained ccn'ection Inations and outines. UF gives the 50 win- ity requirements for the candidates, said. In 1985, the Hippiodrome State Theatre The comments Lowenstein made at ners $2,500 each, then gives an additional Brockmmnn said. $5,000 to each of the top 10 instructors Keith Legg, interim associate academic was $40,000 in debt. Alo, Larry Strauss is Wednesday deans meeting raised .r.l Honor Court's chief associate jus- silenced hi. chosen from the 50 finalists, affairs vice president and coordinator of the Student questions, including one that tice. 7grAlligaferreported otherwise on this best teachers art the But thats just far too much money for an awards program, said it may cause prob- colleagues If UFs page Wednesday being considered for the award, then award, said Jane Brockmann, president of lems. '4 WHAT'S HAPPENING e Gator says. 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Jr State Park and SO AR. Inc. (Save " Design Markers N (1'rog am Ornlitatlon* a pro- awards clebration Friday night at 7 OurAmenrican Raptnrs) are sponsor *C.thru Cutting Mats 1 11w1: ig Ihdi,!a to get ani Ai the Holiday [n university Cen- ing the Third Annual Run To * Penel Pencil and Leads , it T1 tl 114 m do [ IF hodi, will ocr Tikets are available at little SOAR, on Jan 19.'The 5K fun will ri ' N 114m[hta inlilt Poml Hall Room 452 Call 373-9376 be held at Wekva Springs State Park 'i: llF l I ( Ifor ill Women's soccer- The Womens at 830a.m. Regstraton before race i, lls mrimeront, C III5 ter meets every Tuesday day is $8. and on race day it's $10 40% OFF b~ ~~i o-- (ot m lr imd Ihursday afternoon from 5 to 7 Mail checks made out to S OAR. to 30-33% OFF at Maguire -ield Call 336-4l15 Wckva Springs State Park, c/o Run Stempel eStratchd Canvas Celebrat e Orthodoxy Jiin III, Horwashow. The Florida To S.0 A R., 1800 Wekiva Circle, Chalk *Canvas Panel itur' (11 till St mlsttr l:questrian Club will meet tonight at Apopka, FL 32712.