Central Florida Future, Vol. 03 No. 02, October 9, 1970

              New Hard Line In Dorms
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We Live in the Present
By the Past, but
for the. . .
FTU Co-Ed
Threatened
At approximately 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday an attempted abduction
of a co-ed occurred on the FTU
campus in an open area of one of
the paved parking lots.
The incident occurred when the
student returned to an automobile
for some textbooks. The assailant
accosted the victim with a knife as
she entered her car and attempted
to force her to surrender the keys.
The assailant was reported to be a
white male about 18 years of age,
clean-shaven, crew-cut, dressed in a
yellow short sleeve banlon-type
open neck shirt. When last seen he
was thought to have fled in an
automobile with a gray top.
University officials are advising all
residential and commuter students
to exercise proper caution.
Has Tech found its long sought after basketball giant? See Page 10 for
the answer.
Photos by Chuck Seithel
A Mascot On The Way?
Committee To Be Formed
By Alan    Tschirgi
President Charles N. Millican announced Monday the emergence of a
three-member committee to take charge of the selection of a mascot.
Unlike the previous committee chaired by student Wayne Leland
which had the task of researching the nearly 80 suggestions made by the
students and employes of the
university, the committee currently
being    selected    will   not    be
responsible for duties of this type.
Members of the committee, to be
composed    of    one    student,   one
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member,, will be selected by  the
both have the process of selection
completed  by  the first basketball
game on November 14 between the
frosh and the varsity.
According to  Option No.  2 the
before the student body and
employees, with the ones receiving
the most votes being passed on to
the next election which would
narrow the field of candidates
down even more.
Eventually the list will be down
to about five and then the final
election will be held to determine
the FTU mascot.
The only criteria which would
allow exclusion of a candidate by
the committee would be profanity,
Vice Presidents of Student Affairs,
Academic Affairs and Business
Affairs, respectively.
According to President Millican,
the committee will be responsible
for setting up "the guidelines and
procedures to be followed in
selecting the mascot." He added
that the committee would be in
charge also of assuring that the
polls are manned by responsible
individuals.
Two methods for the selection of according to President Millican.
a    mascot    were    suggested    by
students   Paul    Sicca   and   Nancy
Smith.
President Millican said that "In
view of the unsuccessful outcome
of the mascot election last spring
and following the suggestion of
alternative methods of renewing
this activity by Paul Sicca and
Nancy Smith, it is my opinion that
we ought to follow option No. 2
which basically lets 'the students,
faculty and staff vote on all mascot
names submitted."
After the three vice presidents
have submitted their suggestions,
the people selected will be given the
last list of names to be used for
references.
Both of the options that were
submitted were similar in that they
The threat of a bomb which
could have affected the safety of
the Administration Building was
received Tuesday by the secretary
to the Dean of Men.
The caller, a male, threatened to
bomb the Building if a certain
Administration Official did not
resign.
According to John Smith,
Director of Security, a search of the
building was made, although it was
not evacuated.
The identity of the caller is not at
this time known, although the case
is now under investigation.
FTU's Student Government will
be expanded by at least six seats
this quarter, informed sources
revealed Thursday.
The College of General Studies,
never before represented, will elect
four senators, one from each class,
to the Student Government Senate.
The College of Education's and
the College of Business
Administration's' graduate schools
will also be represented in the
Senate.
Deadline for applying for
candidacy is Monday.
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Rejection of a bill to provide
recognition of A Resident Hall
Association by the Student
Government Association was
overruled by the Student Senate
Tuesday.
Also passed was a measure
proffered   by   Sen.   Rhyne   which
provided for an outstanding senator
award to be awarded on a yearly
basis.
The RHA resolution will now be
sent to the president of the
university for his final verdict on
the matter.
According to Sandy Whidden,
president of the Women's Resident
Assocaition, the student affairs
office disapproves of the measure
for the four reasons listed below:
1. Leaving the situation
regarding resident government as it
is now would yield a larger number
of leadership positions than would
be possible under the RHA form of
government.
This point was confirmed by Vice
President W. Rex Brown who added
that he favors a form of
government where each individual
dormitory would have its own
governmental body with its own
officers that could represent the
students .living in the dorm.
2. Any move toward
centralization of the government is
a move away from representative
government.
Dr. Brown pointed out that the
house government mentioned above
would bring government closer to
the students.
I     One   member of the WRA who
wished    to    remain    unidentified
' stated that with only 427 residents
it   is   not   necessary   to  have  two
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Calling Hours Explained
During Mandatory Meeting
The enforcement of new and old housing rules prompted a mandatory
house meeting of all resident students September 30 in the Science
Auditorium. The meeting was called to "explain calling hours and make
the   students   aware   of  rules   and
aware
regulations they are going to have
to live with," according to T.K.
Wetherell, Assistant to the Dean for
Housing.
Also announced we re new
visitation hours, dorm maintenance,
and the rationale behind weekly
dorm maintenance checks. In
attendance   were   W.   Rex   Brown,
They were: a) a number of male
and female residents complained of
the traffic in the halls; b) The
Housing office found it difficult to
enforce calling hours because they
were being taken advantage of; and
c) because of the University's
concern for the lack of privacy in
the resident halls.
The decision to abolish calling
Vice President for Student Affairs, hours was made in earl September.
Wetherell, Jim Stringer, Student WethereU told the FuTUre that
Government President Resident students were not conferred with
Staff    members    and    resident
students.
Wetherell refused to allow the
meeting to be used as a
question-answer forum because of
the large number of students
attending. Instead he directed them
to present questions and differences  Wethereirtha"fvlsitatior
of   opinion   to   him   in   his   office
because the decision was made
between academic quarters.
"I think the calling hours are
good. Once they get instituted, the
students are going to like them."
said Wetherell.
It    was    also    announced    by
been curbed. The new hours are 3-7
p.m for males to visit females
Monday through Thursday, 3-9
p.m. on Friday, 3-11 p.m. on
.  Saturday, and 2-9 p.m. on Sunday.
^!?^^I^:J^fe?! Women ™y visit men from 5-9
p.m. Monday through Friday, 2-11
during office hours.
In his statements, Wetherell
announced that calling hours had
been abolished. Calling hours was a
the opposite sex to visit each other
in the resident halls without
entering the suite. According to
Wetherell, in an interview with the
FuTUre, there were three reasons
for the revocation of calling hours.
p.m. on Saturday, and 2-9 p.m. on
Sunday.
Wetherell    said    that    visitation
hours   were   changed   due   to   the
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Same Seating Trouble
In SCAUD And Engr.
FTU's Physical Plant has encountered a problem in the downstairs
Engineering Building auditorium similar to the one which necessitated
alterations of the seating arrangement of the Science Auditorium
(SCAUD).
Last winter the FuTUre learned
that the sealing arrangement in the
SCAUD constituted a safety hazard
in the event of a fire, due to
insufficient spacing between seats.
It had been recommended that the
tablet arms be cut by four inches to
provide suitable room for
movement, and word from the
National Fire Prevention
Association (NFPA) headquarters
in Boston was pending at the time
the FuTUre made its report.
The seating in the Science
Auditorium was modified later in
the winter quarter to allow for
approximately 20 inches of space
between the lowered tablet arm and
the seat back directly in front of it.
Fred E. Clayton, director of
Physical Plant, said that the
problem with the SCAUD was
actually ''a matter of
interpretation"   of  the   fire  codes.
According to the 1969-70 NFPA
code book, a space of
approximately 20 inches was
necessary for suitable movement in
the auditorium aisles. This 20
inches was interpreted by FTU to
apply to times when the seats are
folded up and the tablet arms are
down. The NFPA interpreted the
20 inches to apply to times when
the tablet arm is up in the writing
position. Thus, the rows in the
SCAUD had to be spaced to allow
for additional room to comply with
the NFPA codes.
This same problem applies to the
auditorium of the Engineering
Building. The seats for the two
upstairs auditoriums have been
approved and ordered; they will be
similar to those in the lecture hall
of the General Classroom Building.
However, the downstairs
auditorium poses the problem. The
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When Will It All End?
Editorial
Tension among both students and administration is mounting to
the point of no return due to events which unfortunately led up to a
bomb threat this week. Whatever is causing this tension must be
stopped before it goes any further.
The events began with the hanging of the Dean of Men in effigy,
uncomplimentary signs in dorm windows, a meeting with resident
students, and a bomb threat, ending up with an attitude of students
toward the administration and vice versa which leaves a great deal to
be desired.
It is time for both sides to open all possible channels of
communication. It is time for both sides to start listening, and stop
thinking about what they are going to say next or how they will
rebutt one another.
There has to be a lot of giving on both sides. The students have the
right to disagree with and question rules and policies made by the
University, but they must make an attempt to present their opinions
in a mature manner and dispense with these childish pranks.
On the same token, it is the duty of the Administration to listen
and to concede when they are in the wrong. Until we learn to live
and work with one another, nothing of value can be accomplished.
And if we don't, a bomb threat will someday be considered mild
when compared to what could happen.
We issue a call for reason. The two forces must meet on common
ground NOW and resolve their problems.
Linda Mettel