Central Florida Future, Vol. 08 No. 03, October 10, 1975

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FLORIDA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
OCT. 10,1975
Local delegates have mixed reactions
Legislators divided on BOR bill
By RANDY NOLES
Contributing News Editor
If the feelings of Central
Florida legislators echo those of
their colleagues around the state,
a bill to add a student member to
the Board of Regents faces an
uncertain future when it comes
before state lawmakers in early
April.
House Bill 395, introduced by
Rept. Bill Nelson, a Melbourne
Democrat, would place an
additional ' member, a State
University System student, on
the BOR for a one-year term.
THE STUDENT would be
appointed by the governor,
approved by three cabinet
members, and then confirmed by
the full senate. The position
would be rotated among Florida's
nine state universities so that no
school could be represented more
than once in any nine-year
period.
A spokesman for Nelson was
optimisitic about the
controversial proposal's future,
predicint it has "a good chance,"
of passing. Local legislators,
however, seemed less
enthusiastic.
Of six Orlando area
representatives contacted, two
said they supported the proposal,
two others were against it, and
two lawmakers were
non-committal.
REP. DICK BATCHELOR
(D-Dist. 43), an FTU graduate
and sponsor of a similar bill to
place a student on the board of
trustees   of   the   Communitv
College System, is a supporter of
the bill, according to a spokesman
at his Orlando office.
But Rep. Harvey Matthews,
(R-Dist. 39) gave the bill "a
qualified no."
Matthews said, "I might
support the proposal if the
student were a senior, appointed
for a two-year term, but unless we
can get some input from this kid
during his transitional period
after graduation, I can't see that it
would do any good."
MATTHEWS SAID he felt
underclassmen serving on the
BOR would be "ineffective," and
because of this he would not
support the bill.
Rep.   Bob Hattaway (D-Dist.
33) rejected Matthews' exclusion
of    underclassmen    as.
"unnecessary,"   adding   that
seniority "need, not be an
advantage in this case."
"A conciensious student from
any level could give the BOR
excellent input," he stated.
"IT'S OBVIOUS that the
educational system today just
isn't working, We need to work
for a new system with new
answers."
HATTAWAY ADDED that he
believed the bill would pass
"because many house members
are sympathetic to the problems
of education.
Rep. Bill Fulford (D-Dist. 40)
firmly opposed the proposal.
HE SAID that talks with BOR
members and university
presidents had convinced him to
oppose its passage.
Fulford added that he believed
he echoed the sentiments of most
of his colleagues, and predicted
the bill would be voted down by
the house.
Rep. William Gibson (R-Dist.
38) said he is remaining
non-committal until he saw the
final version of the bill, noting the
amendatory process could
"greatly alter" the proposal's
present form.
HE SAID, however, "in
theory" he is not opposed to the
idea of a student serving on the
BOR.
Rep. William Gorman, (R-Dist.
42)   also  said  he is remaining
neutral on the issue.
"This is quite a departure from
the unusual procedure," he said.
"It's never been one before-I'd
have to think about it further
until I made a decision."
Rep. Fred Hagen, (R-Dist. 41)
could not be reached for
comment.
Student senate candidates
increase   over   last  year
Seventy-seven student senate
candidates are vying for 24 seats
in the campus election being held
today. Polls are located in the
library, the Kiosk, (the
information booth between the
library and dorm B) and near the
snack bar.
Gary Andersen, student body
president, was pleased with
student response, noting
candidacies are up by 40 per cent
over last year.
"On election day there will be
no campaigning within fifty feet
of the polling areas," said James
Monroe,   commissioner   for
elections.
Candidates may not exceed a
$25 campaign spending limit,
according to election commission
guidelines. "This and all
campaign rules will be strictly
enforced, said Monroe.
Full page candidates platforms on
page 13
All candidates must file a
campaign expenditure form
listing gifts, costs and donations.
"The election commission
reserves the right to challenge
deductions," said Monroe.
Rick Walsh assured the
candidates that the polls would
be held at the university police
station overnight; and that
students would not be involved in
the transporting of the booths.
"In the past, students did not
know who was running,"
Andersen said. "That is why we
initiated 'Meet the Candidates'."
Wednesday on the Village
Green, students met the senate
candidates in a question-answer
forum.
Vending   fund   expenditures  revealed
Profits from FTU's vending
machines totaled about $27,000
last year. Of that sum, the largest
UNIVERSITY PARKING PATROLMEN Ron Salvaggio and
students' car jumped. The two new patrolmen were hired to
violations and to assist students.
Photo by Fred Sommers
Tom Gorbas aid in getting
help FTU police in parking
expenditure was nearly $7,000
for President Charles Millican's
"official entertainment."
Aid for students in the form of
scholarships and loans totaled
only $1,500.
THE TALLAHASSEE
DEMOCRAT reported last week
the "extravagant" use of vending
machine profits by some
members of the Board of
Regents, and Florida State
University President Stanley
Marshall.
THE DEMOCRAT story
singled out Marshall and former
SUS Chancellor Robert Mautz.
Both men entertained frequently
and expensively, using vending
machine funds to pay the bills.
Use of the money in such a
manner prompted criticism from
Auditor General Ernest Ellison,
who "doubted that the interest of
higher education was served" by
unexplained banquets at plus
hotels and restaurants.
AT LEAST one state
university president has not
found it necessary to use any
vending profits for
"entertainment purposes."
THE DEMOCRAT reported
that Florida A&M President
Benjamin Perry spent no vending
money on entertainment, and
used over one third of the
school's funds for student
scholarships and loans.
The FTU Campus Concession
report is divided into 14 general
categories. John P. Goree,
vice-president for business affairs,
explained   some    of   the
expenditures in detail.
-CONFERENCE and meeting
refreshments $1,639. Goree said
that this fund was primarily used
"to buy refreshments and meals
for members of advisory boards
— people brought in from all over
the country to assist in the
various colleges within the
university."
GOREE EXPLAINED the
vending kitty also takes care of
luncheons honoring visiting
dignitaries, and refreshments for
BOR members when they hold
meetings on campus.
He flatly stated liquor was not
among the "refreshments" the
university purchased with
vending funds.
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