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Central Florida Future. 1023. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1023 • • • Future Volume 23, Number 19 University of Central Florida/Orlando Tuesday October 23, 1990 • 0 Health fee may ' . incr~ase $7 per semester • Altman must approve the fe.e rise by Pamela Englund into effect. CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE The health fee will continue to cover the cost of the Compre­ The outcome of the UCF hensive Health Assessment Health Fee Setting Committee and Motivation Program on Wed. Oct. 17 was a recom­ (CHAMP test) as well as X-ray mendation to increase the fee credits. from $34.00 to $41.00. When asked if those two This final hearing of the benefits would be cut, Dr. John committee was open to stu­ Langdon, director of Student dents in order to give them a Health Services replied, "Not voice in the committee's deci­ while I am here." sion. Only four students at­ However, laboratory work Jim Ferguson/CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE tended, three of whom work in is no longer covered by the Vice President Lee Tubbs (right) announced Thursday SG statutes were suspended and elections the Student Health Center. health fee. Langdon also said are void. Student body Vice President Jason DiBona (left) and President Jeff Laing look on. The seven-dollar health fee the displaced lab credits would increase must be approved by go to create new alcohol, drug UCF President Steven and AIDS awareness pro­ Altman, Vice President of Stu­ grams, as well as to support ex­ SG statutes ejected to stop dent Affairs Dr. LeVester isting programs that serve all Tubbs and student body Presi- · dentJeffLaing before it can go see HEAL TH FEE page 7 complaints in re-election by Tom Kopacz statutes or validating the election. He said STAFF REPORTER there was no evidence to support invalidating the election. The vice president for Student Affairs sus­ "I had a reluctance to do that [validate the pended Student Government's statutes Thurs­ election] on the basis of the fact that I did inject day. some of my thoughts in an advisory capacity to Vice President Lee Tubbs also disbanded the recently elected student senate. see STATUTES page 6 At a press conference Thursday, he said new elec­ tions will be.held under guide­ lines by himself and student body President Jeff Laing. Tubbs said new elections will be held as soon as possible, but he would not specify a date. In a memorandum to UCF President Steven Altman, he said elections will hopefully be finished by Dec. 1. 'rubbs said he took action after deciding that a new sen­ ate election could not be held under the current election statutes. He said those statutes would not allow SG or Student A GOOD SIGN Affairs to make any decisions in future elections without President Steven Altman recognizes the Environmental Society's complaints. Adopt-a-Highway clean-up work on two miles of Alafaya Trail. Tubbs said he had the choice of either suspending ~he Minority programs pay,off; UCF minorities up 17 percent by Rebecca Evans noricy high school students who had been accepted to dents to spend a week during the summer living in CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE UCF and offered to answer any questions they might the dorms and attending specific presentations by have about financial aid, registration or student the college of their choice. UCF's minority enrollment has increased 17 per­ organizations," Dr. Robert Belle, director of Minority The Bridges to Success program works in coopera­ cent this semester. Student Services, said. tion with Valencia Community College and Lake Minority scholarship funds have increased, too. The Academic Enrichment Program offers minor­ Sumter Community College to give graduating high However, these students would not know this money ity high school students the chance to come to UCF school seniors early o~ientation sessions. is available to them without UCF's commitment to and go through a mock registration process. Georgette Edmondson-Wright, assistant director minority recruitment. "Scholarships are available for the students who of Admissions, has been put in charge of minority Many programs have helped to increase minority choose to attend UCF," Cecelia Rivers, director of recruitment. She is working on ways to keep the rate enrollment this fall. Over the summer, a recruitment Special Programs, said. "This provides extra incen­ of minority enrollment rising. phone-a-thon was held. tive." 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AND . · G.A.M.M.A. -., .., , The Central Florida Future uctot>er 23, 1990 3 • Taylor Dayne will perform at H~mecoming • by Jamie Carte Tickets will be free to students with a valid I.D. 12 credit hours, pays $58.50 a semester in A&SF. EDITOR IN CHIEF They will.cost $8 for alumni and $10 for other guests. Last year's Homecoming concert, which featured The· capacity of the gym is approximately 2,000 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, cost $45,000. • Pop music artist Taylor Dayne will perform at people. Bostetter said that even though the gym was a UCF as the featured performer in the 1990 Home­ No reconpng devices such as video cameras, cas­ - traditional place to have the concert, last year was an coming concert. sette recorders or cameras will be allowed into the exception. Dayne, with special guest The Party, will take the show. The concert last year was moved outside and was • stage at 8 p.m. Nov. 9 in the UCF gymnasium. According to Danielle Czajkowski, president of almost cancelled due to threats of bad weather. Although the Campus Activities Board organizers CAB, $35,000, inclusive of technical expenses, was There was no alternate location in case of rain be­ are waiting for final approval of the performance paid to bring Payne to UCF. · cause the gym was already reserved for another • contract, the concert has been confirmed. Technical expenses include some lighting. and event . Susan Bostetter, Student Center program direc­ sound equipment, a stage, security and other operat­ Bostetter said this year's concert was moved tor, said, ''We [CAB organizers] are 95 percent sure ing necessities. inside so rain doesn't cancel the show. that Taylor Dayne will be coming to campus, pending The Student Government 1990-91 budget allotted Dayne's top ten hits include: "Tell it To My any unforeseen circumstances." $49,400 of Activity and Service Fee money to the Heart," "Prove Your Love," ''With Every Beat of My Bostetter said the "anticipated date" that tickets Homecoming concert. Heart," "Don't Rush Me," "I'll Always Love You," will be available is Oct. 29 at the Student Govern­ Every registered UCF student pays $3.90 per "Love Will Lead You Back," "I'll Be Your Shelter" and • ment Kiosk . credithourofA&SF. The average student, enrolled in "Heart of Stone." Fraternity celebrates its s·tate Conven.tion ·with 9 other -schools c · by Heidi Steiner the fraternity. CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE "We wanted to show the student body what the frat~r­ Alpha Phi Alpha celebrated nity is all about and the activi­ its State Convention with a ties culminated with the State week full of activities promot­ Convention [Oct. 19 and 20]," ing cultural awareness on said Christopher McCray, di­ , campus. rector of Housing and Resi­ The week's activities in­ dence Life and advisor to the cluded a car wash, a church fraternity. service, a Culture Awareness "The topics discussed at the program calle'd "To Know Your convention center were on Future is to Know Your Past" community service projects and Sweetheart Appreciation and the intake process," Day. _McCray said. Other activities were two The State Convention Jam pageants: Miss Alpha Phi (Oct.19) consisted of meetings Alpha and Miss Black and at the Holiday Inn. Gold, a Gong Show, a State There was a public program Convention Jam, a fashion in the morning and a guest TIE ONE ON show, a Step Show and ~­ speaker. other Jam. The colleges represented at UCF Air FOrce ROTC Angel Flight pledges (from left to right) Amy Mercado, Kim Sisto and Sandy "The purp9se of the State the convention were- Florida Erwin gave yellow ribbons away in support of the U.S.