Central Florida Future, Vol. 03 No. 06, November 6, 1970

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You'd Never Guess Who I Spent The Night With
They look like any five young men. Their hair
length ranges from medium short to shoulder length.
They like to work on weekends so they can spend
more of the week at home. They like to know a girl's
opinion of Women's Liberation.
They performed for a crowd of about 2,800 in the
Orlando Municipal Auditorium. Collectively, they are
called the Guess Who.
Individually, they are Burton Cummings, lead
vocalist, who also plays flute, harmonica, guitar and
piano; Kurt Winter, who plays lead guitar; Greg
Leskiew, also lead guitarist, Jim Kale, bass guitarist
and Garry Peterson, drummer.
Before the concert, Cummings, who has shoulder
length dark hair, played a medley of songs on the
piano, from a big band-radio routine, The Marches,
Cummings wants to go into the African jungles during
By Beth Weilenman
the group's vacation time in January and February.
He enjoyed Hilo, Hawaii, which he found refreshing
after New York, Chicago and Detroit, and was
impressed with the fact he could walk right out -into
the Hawaiian jungles near his hotel.
Winter spent most of the pre-concert time in the
dressing room tuning his guitar, but after the show,
he explained the group's plan to visit Europe during
January and February to a fan. Currently the Guess
Who is performing most of their concerts during the
weekends. This allows them to return home
frequently to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and the
group prefers the weekend shows to long road tours.
Tall Greg Leskiew noticed this reporter's key chain
which has a large rhinestone ring attached, and he
commented that "Big Bertha" of the Royal American
Shows, could wear one that size. Later, he asked this
reporter's opinion of the Women's Lib Movement.
Kale was one of the few members of the group who
thought "American Woman" would be successful as a
single. And of the group's recent experience in
working with Johnny Cash for his television program,
he said, "It was a real experience. They really go out
of their way to make you comfortable."
Peterson, during the show, walked backstage after
his American Woman drum solo, and grinned at
Winter, who was concentrating on -a complicated
guitar progression. "He's crazy — you know that," he
said. Speaking more seriously, about the President's
Ball, when he and the rest of the group performed for
Prince Charles and Princess Anne, he said, "It was
more like a dinner dance. Gary Puckett was better,
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Ten Mascots Enter Semis
We Live in the Present,
By the Past, but
for the. .
Rock Springs Park and Wekiwa
Park, two favorite weekend retreats
for FTU students and their families,
were closed last Sunday by order of
Orange County Commissioner Ben
Benham.
The official reason given was that
a "peace" gathering of more than
1,000 young people in Rock
Springs the Sunday before had
threatened to turn into a riot.
Acting on rumors that the Sunday
happening would happen again last
Sunday, the parks were closed and
guarded throughout the day by
armed lawmen from the Orange
County Sheriff's Dept., Florida
Highway Patrol and local constable
officers.
The officers turned away
everyone, including some irate
out-of-state tourists.
Since the county has previously
stressed that FTU and the
community in which the university
operates are integrally interrelated
and since the Rock Springs
situation involves mostly students,
some of which were FTUers, the
FuTUre decided to investigate.
The probe revealed nothing but
questions, paradoxical situations
and contradictions.
Benham was called the night
before the park was supposed to be
closed. He said it would indeed be
shut, and that it had been the
sheriff who suggested it to him.
The sheriff's office later insisted
that it had been the county
commission's decision.
Sheriff's deputies said there was
considerable drug use and sale going
on during the previous gathering
and that the "hippie types" were
well stocked with rocks and bottles
for an all out confrontation.
Several FTU students who were
there reported that it was the
"cleanest" get-together they had
seen locally.
The FuTUre also asked several
attorneys about the
constitutionality of closing public
parks on nothing more than rumor
of a rumble. The lawyers opined
that it appeared the closings were
legally unjustified.
To see for itself, the FuTUre went
to Rock Springs early Sunday
morning. The day was clear, perfect
for an outing. Early fog was
dissipating quickly along the narrow,
rural road leading west from
Apopka toward the park.
Suddenly, an Orange County
Sheriff's car roared past doing more
than 70 mph, crossing a yellow "no
passing" line in the process.
Action must be picking up at the
park. The smoking cop car was
followed (as closely as possible) to
the park entrance. Once there, the
deputy driver casually pulled up to
a half a dozen other officers, got
out and socialized.
Road blocks were thrown up
several hundred yards in front of
the entrance and all traffic was
turned away. There were very few
young people with long hair making
a bid to get in, so there was very
little for the lawmen and other
assorted onlookers to do but stand
around, talk about guns, tell jokes
and look at car engines.
The only real action came when
one of the deputies pulled out an
M-80 firecracker, lit it and tossed it
into the woods.
Later, the same deputy, horsing
around with an officer in a car, lit
another firecracker and exploded it
beneath the first deputy's car, after
which the driver playfully tried to
run the first deputy down.
Fireworks are illegal in the State
of Florida, and the powerful M-80
explosives have been outlawed
generally throughout the U.S. ]
More teenagers arrived, but were
told they would be violating the
county regulations if they tried to
enter the park.
One long-haired radio station
newsman approached a senior
deputy, tape recorder in hand, for
an interview.
"Look out, there's a tape recorder
behind you," shouted an officer in
warning.
"It's not on," the newsman
protested.
"No comment," was all the
fellow got when he asked why the
park was being closed.
The general discussion among
onlookers and officials who were
standing around waiting for the
confrontation that never came,
concerned how bad it was that the
young people were having "orgies"
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Organizations Asked
To Back nominations
The mascot committee received 203 suggested names for the FTU'
mascot. The committee screened these and found the following ten
selections to be in its opinion the best choice for the semifinalist
position:
Golden
Golden
BOYS WILL BE BOYS, especially when there aren't any wrong doers  to arrest and lawmen have time on
their hands. Actually, this Orange County sheriff's deputy had an illegal M-80 firecracker in his hand and
was about to heave it at the car of another deputy. Scene was Rock Springs Park where lawmen had set
up barricades to keep out a   rumored influx of "hippies". The horseplay helped pass the time.
(Photo by Chuck Seithel).
Save The County - Close The Park
Hawks,    Conquistadors,
Paladins,    Barracudas,
Novas, Scorpions, Centaurs,
Comets, Argonauts, and Knights of
Pegasus.
The next step in the process of
selecting a mascot for the school is
"Campaign Week" which begins
Monday, November 9 through
Friday, November 13th. During
campaign week, organizations on
campus may put posters, build
floats, or put on acts around the
university to make students aware
of the mascots they will be voting
for on November 16 and 17.
If a fraternity, sorority, club, or
group on campus would like to
show school spirit by promoting a
mascot during campaign week, send
one representative from .your
organization to the FuTUre
newspaper office, room 118
Administration building at 12 noon
on Friday, November 6. Each
representative will have a chance to
draw from a hat one of the
semifinal mascot selections.
Before posters are put in place,
acts or floats are demonstrated,
Mrs. Mary Davis, a member of the
mascot committee should be
notified. She may be reached at
2661. The committee will then be
informed of what is about to
happen and they will be on hand to
evaluate the groups' efforts.
The organization which does, the
IFC Dismisses
TAU Charges
Charges that Tau Fraternity
violated rush procedures were
dismissed Sunday by a 4-2 vote of
the Inter-Fraternity Council
Judicial Board.
This action was approved
Tuesday morning in the regular
meeting of the IFC.
Charges filed by Kappa Sigma
Fraternity alleged that Tau
Fraternity allowed rushees to
attend a football practice during an
IFC-proposed moratorium. Judicial
Board Chairman Scott D'Amato
said Tuesday that the charges were
dropped on the basis the
* moratorium rule was not in effect
"because IFC Rush Chairman Terry
Gwinn had suspended the rule
concerning moratorium and
notified both Tau and TKE
fraternities. Apparently he could
not contact the other fraternities to
notify them also. KSA, upon seeing
two rushees at the Tau football
practice, filed charges to the effect
of the broken rule."
At   the   hearing   the  prosecution
moved to dismiss the case on lack
of  evidence   (no-rule-it   had   been
.   suspended   by   proper   authority),
most to support a mascot (even if   and the board voted 4.2 t ^
*
Besides   D'Amato,   chairman,   the
this mascot is not chosen in the
voting to be FTU's mascot) will win
the "Outstanding Group Effort
Trophy" which is on display in the
Library lobby display case.
Vandals Are Out,
Sign Boards Swiped
Pranksters, vandals, thieves really,
made quite a haul on campus last
week.
More than a half dozen large
wooden signboards, erected by
Student Government around
campus during the elections, were
stolen.
Physical Plant reported that a
number of traffic signs were also
reported torn from their moorings
and spirited away.
According to SG President Jim
Stringer, the materials for the signs
cost $120. The cost didn't include
labor of making them.
"I'm not accusing any individual
or group on the campus," Stringer
.said, "but they were definitely
stolen. No one had permission to
take them."
Stringer said SG was
investigating.
The road signs were being
replaced this week.
other judges on the board were:
Chris Wilson (XA), Jeff Junkins
(KSA), Steve Stein (XA), Don
Jacobus (TKE), Wayne Evans
(PAE) and Brian Poole (SSX).
Head prosecutor was Ralph
Bundy.who was assisted by Kevin
Wadsworth. The executive board,
made up of Dick Powell, D'Amato,
Gene Armstrong and Lloyd
Richardson, accepted the judicial
board's recommendation.
(Continued on page 12)
Sebastian, Brooks
Winners In Run-off
Student Government run-off
elections were held Monday for the
offices of Freshman Natural
Sciences Senator and Freshman
Social Social Sciences Senator.
Winners were David Sebastian in
Natural Sciences, and John Brooks
in Social Sciences.
Of a total of 384 freshmen
eligible to vote in Natural Sciences,
24 exercised their right, giving
Sebastian a majority of six over his
near opponent. Thirteen of the 318
eligible freshmen voted in the
Social Sciences contest, with
Brooks winning by one vote.
It's In The FuTUre
Great TKE Kidnap . . . .' page 4
Dormitory Hotbed .page 3
Enrollment Hits 5,. 11 9. Page 7,
Frat Launches POW Letter Drive     * . . .page .9
Sentinel Columnist Speaks . .page 10