Central Florida Future, Vol. 08 No. 22, April 9, 1976

              FTU land requested
Sportsman's Club proposes shooting range
By KERRY FAUNCE
Associate Editor
The FTU Sportsman's Club, a
conglomerate of 14 chapters
whose activities range from
Scuba divine to parachuting,
plans to submit a request for a
shooting range on campus.
Club President Tom Brauer
met with university
administrators Friday to discuss
the feasibility of the project.
Brauer said the proposal will
include plans for rifle and trap
shooting ranges to be
constructed on a section of FTU
land.
To be usable, a portion of
land would have to be cleared to
allow access to the traps and
target areas. A suitable backstop,
such as an earthen mound, is
necessary for the rifle range. At
least one idea calls for lockable,
permanent structures for the
traps. In addition, a portion of
land must be reserved for shot
fallout.
Brauer said various area gun
clubs have expressed an interest
in donating equipment and
manpower for the project.
"There is always a possibility of
getting assistance," he said.
Brauer said the club wants to
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open the range to the public to
aid community-university
relations, but students would
still have first priority, he
explained.
"I would like to see us get
involved in international
competitions (such as with
Canada)," Brauer said.
Vice president for Business
Affairs John P. Goree said the
project looks feasible if a few
pjioblems can be resolved.
Since the facility involves use
of land on FTU's master plan,
there is a proximity problem,
Goree said. Eventually, a
university buildings may be
constructed near the range and
the question of how much
distance is needed between the
range and the buildings is raised.
There is even the possibility of
university   construction  on  the
site, he explained.
Goree said a third problem
involves access to the facility.
Much of FTU's unused land is
swampy or covered with thick
underbrush and roads to the
sites would have to be
constructed and maintained.
Nevertheless, though Goree
said he feels the project is a good
idea, he added it is the first time
a situation like this has come up
where a permanent location is
needed.
The club's next step is to
submit the proposal in writing to
Goree's office. Then Goree and
campus planners will study the
proposal and recommend a
possible site. The final decision
will be made by President
Charles N. Millican.
Buckley Amendment adopted
despite lack of clarification
By MYRON CARDEN
Associate Editor
Despite a lack of clarification of certain aspects
of the Buckley Amendment, new federal guidelines
designed to give students the right to inspect their
personal files and to restrict the numbers of other
people who can see the files, have been
implemented at FTU.
According to the 1975-76 edition of the
"Student Rights and Responsibilities" for FTU,
information in student records may not be disclosed
except for the following: student's name, address,
telephone listing, date and place of birth, major
field of study, dates of attendance, degrees and
awards received, date of graduation and the most
previous educational agency or institution attended
by the student.
W. Rex Brown, vice-president for student affairs,
commented on the amendment. "When the student
rights pamphlet was published in November 1974,
the Buckley Amendment (proposed by New York
Sen. James Buckley) came up. We put in (the
pamphlet) the information we could provide and
that we couldn't provide."
There is still some confusion over the material
that can be given out. Brown said, "There is still
some doubt, it's not clarified yet, as to whether or
not that information is allowed to be given out."
Brown added his office is still waiting on
clarification long forthcoming from federal officials.
The vice-president also said other information is
not released unless there is written consent from the
student. However, certain university officials and
special delegated representatives are allowed access
to the records.
Seven different records are kept on campus, each
with different custodians. However, Brown said, "I
delegate responsibility for the records. But I have to
answer to the president for everything except
academic records."
Students may also have access to their own
records and files except financial records of parents,
and confidential letters and statements of
recommendations, which were placed in the records
prior to Jan. 1, 1975, if such letters or statements
are not used for purposes other than for which they
were intended.
Brown said his biggest problem with the Buckley
Amendment is in relation to job opportunities. "A
signed statement by the student permits the release
of information to employers. When somebody calls
in and we can't verify if it is a legitimate
arrangement, it poses a particular problem when we
can't get in touch with the student for his
permission."
One way of providing both confidentiality and
information to students is the use of blind code
numbers. A social security number is used as a blind
code number in some instances. "A blind code
number can be used in posting grades," Brown
explained.
Photo by Fred Sommer
THESE CAMPUS ARACHNIDS just can't seem to rid
themselves of a few sticky hangups. One can only hope,
however, that our eight-legged friends will soon get their
lives untangled, and that the road to their future will be as
smooth as silk.
Deadline April 12
Four more hopefuls file in SG election
By DANA EAGLES
Editor-in-Chief
Four more names were added
to the list of students hoping to
be elected student body
president and vice-president in
the March 22 and 23 elections
during the first two days of
filing, Monday and Tuesday.
Sue Mitchell and James
Garrison declared their
candidacies for president, and
Bob White and John Kelley
tossed their hats into the
vice-presidential ring.
Miss Mitchell, 18, a junior
majoring in accountancy and
marketing, is serving her second
term as a senator, most recently
elected -to represent the
sophomore class in the business
college. Her and Garrison's
entries in the race brought the
number of declared candidates
to four; Rolfe White, a senator
from the junior class of the
College of Social Sciences and
SUEMITCHELL
Files for president
JOHN KELLEY
Files for veep
BOB WHITE
Files for veep
Student Body Vice-President
Rick Walsh declared their
candidacies earlier.
Miss Mitchell, who as a
senator serves on the Elections,
Appointments and Services
Committee and was chairman of
the Bookstore Investigation
Committee, said one of her
prime concerns as president
would be promoting student
involvement in campus
organizations and activities.
Reestablishing the publication
of a yearbook would increase
school spirit and student
involvement, she said.
Miss Mitchell said she favors
the reinstatement of advance
registration and would "fight
tuition increases" as president.
She said she would launch a
drive for the building of an
auditorium on campus and more
indoor and outdoor study areas.
The installation of self service
gasoline pumps on campus to
sell fuel at discount prices,
campus banking facilities, and an
improvement in food service
would also be concerns of her
tenure as president, Miss
Mitchell said.
If elected, she said shw would
institute "open office hours" for
students' discussion with their
student body president.
M i ss Mitchell, who is
employed by FTU in the
Accounts Receivable
Department, said she plans to
use on-campus greeting, flyers,
banners and pennants in her
campaign with the slogan, "Let
me be your vocal cords." She
said some of her campaign
workers will come from Phi Chi
Theta, the women's professional
business organization of which
she is a member.
The candidate has also been a
member of the Village Center
Speakers Committee for two
years and serves on the campus
Bicentennial committee.
Garrison, a senior majoring in
business, could not be reached
Tuesdey for comment.
Kelley, a candidate for
vice-president,  said he has
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