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Friday, March 3, 1978 No~ 23 BOR views Policy 26 once more Monday meeting to be held at Tallahassee Final action on Policy 26, the- last and most controversial part of the Role and Scope study, will be taken when the Board of Regents meets Mond~y at Florida State University. The regents voted to delay action on Policy 26 at their Feb. 6 ·meeting at FTU. The policy has met opposition from officials at the University of South Florida who feel' that the policy would restrict their growth. ~hancellor E. T. York said the policy will encourage the nine state universities to· follow their own "dif­ ferentiated missions." York also said the policy will give Florida a chance to develop at least one university which Linda. Holm (right) grimaces in disgust as Ric Invalid." See review and more photos, page 9. could be ranked in the top 25 in the nation. Eberle (left) makes a display of affection in the (Photo by Tony Toth) The policy assigns University of University Theatre's production of "~e Imaginary Florida and FSU as full~range in­ stitutions. These universities will be given stale-wide responsibilities and will also offer most of the doctoral programs in the state. Petition to·widen FTU Boulevard The other state universities, in­ cluding FTU, will be assigned specific, geographical service areas. These universities will operat~ under the hopes to solve commuter woes assumption that more part-time and life-long students will attend these in­ stitutions. FTU's annoyed commuters may SQOD find relief from the WITH THE ENROLLMENT at the university increasing Dr. C. B. Gambrell, vice pl"esident early morning bumper-to-bumper traffic on FTU Boulevard each year, motor.ists may wonder if they can make it until for Academic Affairs said FTU has "no. if a Student Government sponsored petition has any then. problem" -with the controversial impact on the Orange County Traffic engineers. The petition (printed below) is an attempt by Student Body policy because FTU's service area will Approximately 1,300 cars use FTU Boulevard between 7 President Bob White and Willie Collins, his executive be expanded. and 9 ·a.m., ·according to an Orange County traffic count assistant, to raise the project's priority above several smaller Currently FTU's primary service conduct.ed in January. Students have described the drive to projects. They ,hope the students, faculty and staff members area is limited to East.Central Florida. campus as tedious and slow. who commute using FTU Boulevard will support the If the regents approve Policy 26, FTU's A project to tour-lane FTU Boulevard from 4;36 to Alafaya petition. service area will expand to include Trail is included in the orange County Commission's five­ "Any input from the FTU students will influence any counties on Florida's west coast. year improvement plan. Although it is the first massive changes made in the improvement plan," said George Cole, The Board will also consider a project scheduled for this area, the proposed year of con- acting traffic engineer for the county. proposal submitted by FTU's faculty struction is 1980-81 . · · THE FiVE-YEAR IMPROVEMENT plan was proposed to have an updated faculty con­ lite last year and must be approved by the Board of County sititution approved. j\ccordfrig to Dr. Commissioners. Cole said, however, the plans would be sub­ John ldoux, chairman of the Faculty ject to chan~e in the next six months. Senate, most of the changes were­ Petition to four-lane FrU Boulevard -Road improvements that are financed by ·state funds will .. cosmetic." be re-evaluated, he said. Likewise, county programs may "There were no revolutinary become the state's respo~sibility. changes, just evolutionary changes," · We the undersi~ed stud~nts, faculty and staff In the FTU area, there are three smaller, but high priority Idoux said Wednesday. iof Florida Technolo~cal University in order to projects planned for this year. The county plans to widen ;insure availability and ease of access to FrU for Most of the changes that were sub­ Old Cheney Rd. from Highway 50 to Sunflower St. and to mitted deal with the Faculty Senate's the Orlando Cornrnunicy.#j 13-enera1=,, and in order two-lane Mil~ocket Lane. They also plan to wi~en Dean and committees, Idoux said. ''We to insure the safety of facutty staff and Forsythe Rd. which intersect FTU Boulevard. students, believe that FrU Boulevar'd.should be. eliminated. one and. expanded some four-laned at the earliest possible date. Collection boxes for the petitions have been set up in others," he added. student lounges around campus, in the cafeteria, the Village The Board will also consider a Center main desk and SC office room 206 in the VC. revision in the minimum requirements NAME--------------­ Petitions have been distributed by student senators in for admission to graduate programs at classes and given to Greek and campus organizations. the state universities. S.S.# ~---------------- "If we can go to the commissfon with a list of students, it will hopefully outweigh the needs of other constituents.. ~n· the county," White said. If the spirit moves you A Dees~ent musician Tonight's the Knights'· Psychic-medium Anne -Gehman claims During the day. Dr. David. Dees serves as Tonight the FTU basketball team throws that the capability to qommunicate with an ass~stant professor of soCiology. But, in out the reco.rd, the accolades and the ac­ the 'spiritual world' is within -everyone. his spare time he is an accomplished ban­ complishments in its quest to win their Her comments came in a lecture Tuesday jo player who performs with other­ first Southern ' regional tournament in in the V9AR. See storfl., page 3. musicians in Oviedo. See story, page 7. their own gymnasium. See story, page 10. ·Final Exam Schedule Classes Which First Miet Final Examination Period· 8 am Monday 8- 9:50 am Mon., March 13 9am Monday 8-9:50 am Wed., March 15 10 am Monday I0-11:50 am Tues., March I4 Baker to represent lI am Monday 10-I 1:50 am Thurs., March 16 I 2 noon Monday 12- l:SOpm Mon., March I3 I pm Monday 2- 3:50 pm Tues., March I4 FTu-in Pledge· Walk ·2pmMonday 2- 3:50 pm Thurs., March 16 3pmMonday 4- 4:50 pm Tues. March I4 4pmMonday 4-5:50 pm Wed., March 15 FTU Homecoming King Bob Baker will be among the thousands who will be SpmMonday 6- 7:50 pm Mon., March 13 participating in the Super 78 Pledge Walk of the March of Dimes Saturday. 6pmMonday 6- 7:50 pm Wed., March I 5 Appearing on Channel 9 WFTV's Dialing for Dollars Movie, Baker announced 7pmMonday 8- 9:50 pm Mon., March 13 that he would be representing FTU in the 21-mile trek. Benefitting from the Pledge 8pmMonday 8- 9:50 pm Wed., March IS Walk will be over 200,000 children born each year with birth defects. Baker will 8 am Tuesday 8-9:50 am Tues., March 14 be covering the route in his wheel chair. 9 am Tuesday 8- 9:50 am Thurs., March 16 To participate, walkers must obtain sponsors to pledge a donation for each mile 10 am Tuesday IO- 11:50 am Mon., March 13 walked. Forms for this purpose are available· from Student Governme.nt, area 12 noon Tuesday 12- 1:50 pm Thurs., March 16 schools, and the Central Florida Chapter of the March of Dimes. 1 pm Tuesday 2- 3:50 pm Mon., March I3 Also participating from FTU are walkers and volunteers frmp. the Pa.nhellenic 2pm Tuesday 2- 3:50 pm Wed., March 15 Council and the various FTU sororities. Sorority volunteers will be manning the 3 pm T~esday 4-IS:·s_o_ pm Mon., March I 3 Walk's registration at the Florida National .Bank, 830 N. Orange Ave., Orlando, 5 pm Tuesday 4- 5:50 pm Thurs., March 16 from 7 to 9 a.m. 6pm Tuesday 6- 7:50 pm Thurs., March 16 Refreshments, first aid stations, law enforcement and civil defense com­ 7pm Tuesday 8- 9:50 pm Tues., March I4 munication and patrols will be on hand to insure the comfort and safety of the 8 pm Tuesday _ 8- 9:50 pm Thurs., March I6 walkers. At the finish, rock band Full Moon is scheduled to perform. In addition to walkers, runners from local clubs have made plans to run th,e 21- mile course. Anyone wishing to run may do so by registering before 7 a.m. Banking no longer a quiet profession: speaker New committee formed to study retention "Banking is fun," said Jim Kraigh to an audience of women from the FTU business fraternity, Phi Chi Theta.