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Central Florida Future. 785. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/785 he Central Florida Future c 1988 The Central Florida FutU'8 Volume 20, Number 67 University of Central Florida/Orlando Wednesday June 29, 1988 Senate passes SG budget ; Colbourn's, Tubbs' OK next the new computer lab, which is by Brian Smith • free to all students. CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE In addition to being the largest SG budget ever, it is The Student Senate passed also its first attempt at a line­ its first-ever line-item budget, item budget. Previous budgets a budget which outlines how were written on an SG will operate for the 1988.,89 r - operational basis in which school year. broad operating areas were The size of this $1.4 million allocated a lump sum of budget, the largest in UCF money. history, reflects the additional Under the new line item­ • $297 ,000 raised from the '85- budget, every expenditure is cent increase in the Activity listed separately.The Senate and Service fee. Begin - designed the budget in this ning this fall, students who manner in an attempt to bet­ register for classes at UCF will ter control its expenditures. pay an additional 85 cents per "This budget will allow us to credit hour. This increase will track the spending of funds." change the Activity and Serv- said Fred Schmidt, Senate ice fee from $3.05 to $3.90 per president. credit hour. He added that the tracking The extra money generated of expenditures will allow the this year was used to increase Senate to make "corrections the services that Student Gov- immediately in the event that ernment provides. These im- an area goes over budget." provements include $60,000 In the past, overexpendi­ for lighting one softball field, tures went undetected until a $8,000 for the purchase of new year-end audit of the account­ weightlifting equipment and ing books. Schmidt said this $1,200 for Student Govern- budget "will complement the ment to officially sponsor the professional managing style Alpha Phi Omega book buy that has emerged since the back. hiring of a business manager The Senate also a1located to direct SG operations." $1 7,000 to purchase com put- While the Senate is enthu­ ers and other accessories for a siastic about the new budget, new student computer lab. Student Government will staff SEE BUDGET PAGE 5 UCF Band gets new-director Marching Knights led by former FSU graduate assisistant . UCF, was a graduate assistant the first day of fall classes. by Doris Plister for the marching bands at "There is always confusion CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE Florida State University and during transition, but I'm the University of Northern trying to make things go as A new band director has· Colorado. He recently com­ smoothly as possible by con­ been selected to lead the UCF pleted his Ph.D. in music edu­ tacting students who show Marching Knights marching cation at FSU. interest in the band to see if band this fall. To prepare for the 1988-89 they're interested in joining," The UCF Department of marching season, Greenwood Greenwood said. Although he Music announced that Rick has been contacting students will not have an assistant, he File Photo/Central Florida Future Greenwood, a Kentucky na­ interested in joining band and claims, "fll be getting plenty of tive; will take over as band has been looking for musicians help from within the organiza­ QUIET STUDY director beginning July 1. to arrange songs. Greenwood tion. Jerry Gardner [wind en­ Greenwood has been teach­ has also been preparing for the semble director] has been a Students on campus are spending their time studying now ing in public schools for eight annual summer band camp, that Summer "B. term is in session. · years, and prior to ~rriving at which begins a week prior to SEE BAND PAGE 7 SPORTS OPl·NION NEWSCLWS 3 • Sports Editor Paul • Should the Libertari- OPINIO.N 8 Owers shares some of his ans be allowed on the favorite quotations. ballot? Also, a staff col- COMICS 9 Also, the Orlondo Lions umnist comments on TV continue on the playoff evangelists who claim CLASSIFIED 10 path. · rock music is evil. SPORTS 12 2, The Central Florida Future, June '29, 1988 • .. • •. NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS! ~ • Selling USED textbooks • Reference Books • Study Aids . • Also in-stock bestsellers and half priced trade books HOURS: Monday - Friday 8:30-7:00 P.M. Saturday 10:00-5:00 P.M. • . UNIVERSITY SHOPPES (NEXT _ TO Mc D 0 N ALD' S) _ 12299 University Blvd. ~~ 0 r I and o, F -L 3 2 8 1 7 -~ Student Government would like to extend its " - • • 1st Prize Gil Chavez ---------$150.00 2nd Prize Gaelyn Wolf ---------ucF Cross Pen .... ., , 3rd Prize Cathy DeWitt ~ ~ ' ---------$10.00~iftCertiftcate from Kelsey's Pizzeria· .. C«ldratiaw ,.,..2'J y.,.. ofSnvice The Central Florida Future, June 29, 1988, 3 Expressway extension ahead· of schedule Expressway Authority-$433 million project should by ready for motorists by 1990 is the Eastern Extension. This simply · - David Schlenker by stretches the already established Ex­ EDITOR IN CHIEF pressway six miles eastward, connect­ ing with State Road 50 approximately The 26-mile extension of the East­ two miles east of Alafaya Trail. • West Expressway is on budget and This project, as well, is strictly on ahead of schedule, according to the schedule and budget, costing $106 Orlando-Orange County Expressway million and opening to traffic around Authority. April, 1989. The $433 million project, described According to the Expressway Au­ by the Authority as the largest road­ thority, "A new interchange on the building program in the state and one Expressway, west of Econlockhatchee ofthe most ambitious in the nation, will Trail, will link a connector to State be open to traffic by 1990. Road 50 and the Northeast and South­ With direction and help 'from the east beltways, as well as permitting Authority, the completion of the East­ traffic to go to a new State Road 50 West Expressway extensions have interchange near the Central Florida been ·moved ~ead by. more than a Research Park. This interchange, east -, decade. In 1983, the construction of the of Woodbury Road, will become the extensions were to start well after the Expressway's eastern end." year 2000. The only problems that students The hot weather has not hindered the progress on the Northwest Beltway. "Until we came on the scene, it (the foresee center on increased traffic completion) was more like 2005 or throughout the area. University Blvd 2010," said Jewell Symmes, manager is a major concern. of communications fo_r the Expressway "It all sounds great, but my only Beltway and East-West Expressway Construction Authority. "That was the original worry is that it is going to increase • plan." traffic in this area, especially on Uni­ The road-building program, called versity," said Tom Davis, a Science Current construction on the 26 mile Expressway system will consist of a "The Expressway: The Best Way," Education major. Northeast Beltway, Southeast Beltway, Eastern Extension, and Western consists of five separate projects: According to the Expressway Au­ Extension. It will cost a total of $433 million and should be completed by 1990. Northeast Beltway, Southeast Belt­ thority, however, ·traffic will not in­ Construction on the Northwest Beltway will not begin until 1990. way, Eastern Extension, Western crease, and the extensions will only Extension and more than $1 O million benefit common Orlando road conges­ worth of improvements to the existing tion. East-West Expressway. The projects "We anticipate that the expressway that will directly affect the UCF area will relieve traffic," Symmes said. are the Northeast Beltway and the The logic behind the extensions is Eastern Extension.· slated toward giving the bulk of city The students of the University of traffic faster and easier alternatives. Central Florida are certainly no Another area of concern is the extra strangers to road construction. As stu­ money that residents will be paying in dents travel west on Univer~ity Boule­ tolls for the new roads. The Express­ vard, they can't help but notice the way, as it stands now, has two. major overpass evolving about two miles east · toll booths at 50 cents per booth, as well of Goldenrod Road. This part of the as exit ramps at 25 cents each. With extension is the-Northeast Beltway. more toll roads comes more toll booths. The Beltway picks-up where the The number of extra toll booths ' . east end of the Expressway leaves-off. planned for the new beltways is un­ This six-mile stretch that connects to sure, but according to Symmes, "there State Road 426 (Semorari Blvd.) will be will be a lot!" completed around January, 1989. Con­ The construction company handling struction on this section, costing $89 the project is Hubbard and Co. Every million, began last July. effort is being made to expand the As far as Orange County is con­ Expressway without inconveniencing cerned, the Northeast Extension is Orlando motorists.