Central Florida Future, Vol. 11 No. 26, April 6, 1979

              futura
University of
Central Florida
Vol. 11
Friday, April 6, 1979
No. 26
Petitioners push
UCF bus service
by Mary Wilson
staff writer
' A petition drive has recently begun on the UCF campus as part of a community
effort to obtain busing for the East Orange County area.
The petition effort is being administered by James R. Auffant, staff attorney at
the Orange County Legal Aid office. Helen Camfield, a UCF business student, and
Mark Bender of Centralized Services are spearheading the signature drive at the
university level.
The purpose of collecting signatures is to provide weight to Auffant's presentation before the Board of Public Transportation of the Orange-Seminole-Osceola
Transportation Authority. Auffant hopes to bring a minimum of 1,00Q. signatures
of East Orange County Residents interested in obtaining bus service to the Board's
May 15 meeting.
Two bus routes will be suggested by Auffant - both providing service to the UCF
and East Valencia Community College campuses. The first alternative would
provide service to the areas of Union Park, Bithlo, Park Manor and Bonneville.
The second route would extend as far as Christmas at the far east end of Orange
County. Ideally, any chosen route will provide a direct line from 436 to the UCF s
campus.
A previous attempt to obtain a bus line from the authority met with little success
during the 1973-74 Arab oil embargo. The authority subsidized bv federal funding, provided an experimental bus service during the fall and winter quarters of
that year. The bus delivered students at 8 a.m. and picked them up at 5 p.m. Its
route extended from the main terminal, through Altamonte Springs along 436 and
17-92 to the university. „     0     •        „„„ i <» /
7 Bus Service, page 12/
Cult at UCF?
This man is smiling for a very good reason. He spent 24
very uncomfortable position while most of us were busy
daily routine. See photo spread on page 13.
Tony Toth/Future
hours in a
with our
Officials question religious club's purpose
by Deane Jordan
staff writer
Although the .United Campus
Ministry did not take any action this
week a meeting was called to discuss
the Christian Student Association and
its minister Adrian Carr. Heated
argument occurred over Carr's church
affiliation, his qualifications and
the purpose of the Christian Student
Association.
The UCM, spurred on by numerous
telephone calls and letters from concerned people who had heard the
Church of Christ was starting on campus, met with Carr to discuss his
qualifications as a minister. They also
questioned his involvement with the
Christian Student Association (started
in January at UCF) and Carr's
association with the highly controversial Crossroads Church of Christ in
Gainesville. The Gainesville church
and its people have been accused by a
variety of people of using high-pressure
techniques, scare tactics and "brainwashing" in their evangelical practices.
Carr, who appears to be in his mid-
twenties, cited his completion of a
four-year study-program at the Church
of Christ in Gainesville as his
qualification to be a minister. He
called the Gainesville institution "the
best preaching school in the United
States." Carr also presented a letter of
completion of the Prayer School to the
UCM.
When questioned by ministry members Carr said he did not have a
Master's or Bachelor's degree in
religious studies. The Future has learri-
ed through sources in Gainesville that
contrary to some statements, Carr is
not a graduate of the Physical
Therapy department at the University
of Florida although he has been a
registered masseur.
AFTER DISCUSSING CARR'S
credentials the UCM decided not to adjudicate his qualifications until they
received a transcript of his training
and a list of the school's curriculum.
Under the questioning of W. Rex
Brown, vice president for student affairs, UCM questioned Carr about his
role with UCF's Christian Students.
Association and his affiliations with
the well-publicized Crossroads Church
of Christ of Gainesville.
Carr said he was the minister to the
Christian Student Association and attended their services on Sunday. He
said CSA members were members of
his congregation at the University
Boulevard Church of Christ, a church
which has not as of yet been built.
THE CSA HAS been holding services
on campus, with off-campus people
regularly attending. At these services
the CSA has been collecting money
which was reportedly not for CSA use
but destined for off-campus activities
by non-CSA members.
Carr said he did not know that
religious student organizations could
not collect money on campus and
thought the CSA was operating within
university rules.
Brown maintained the CSA was not
collecting for CSA but for Carr's church
and said that was a violation of
rules - collecting money on-campus bv
a student organization for an off-
campus church.
Brown also charged that Carr Was
trying to establish a church on campus
through CSA members.
"That's over stepping the bounds of
a student organization," said Brown.
CARR SAID that according to his interpretation of the Bible, a religious
student organization constitutes a
church and he therefore has a right to
be their minister. Carr said he didn't
see Brown's point of view on "why we
can't worship on campus, unless this is
a railroad or something. What we're
/'Today's Future
boiling down to," said Carr "is does
the Church of Christ have a right to
exist?"
Brown and Carr agreed that their interpretations of what a student
organization is or can do were different and each discontinued
discussion of this matter when each
hinted at legal action.
Carr  said  Brown   would   find   out
Carr has the right to practice religion
on campus if he would look into the
collection   of   money   by   a   student
organization.
Brown said his office would look into the legalities of the matter.
IN EXPLAINING HIS church affiliations, Can said his University
Boulevard Church of Christ was
"autonomous" and not associated with
the Gainesville Crossroads Church of
Christ. CSA student president Randel
Janka also said CSA was not associated
with the Gainesville church. However,
Carr was trained by a School of
Preaching under the auspices of the
Gainesville Crossroads Church of
Christ, and Carr is currently being
"supported" or salaried by the
Gainesville organization.
Defending his position, Carr said,
"We have been totally misrepresented
Christian Student Association, page 12
Money Madness       ...All That Jazz      Nationals Again?
The Activity and Service Fee Committee
will begin to make cuts in requested
budgets for next year today. Find out
how much money each group is asking
for on page 3.
Future writer Don Gilliland interviewed
nationally recognized jazz guitarist Pat
Metheny when his group played here this
week. Learn about his views on the music
industry on page 14.
There is a 90 percent chance that UCF
may host the national volleyball championships again next year. Volleyball
coach Lucy McDaniels gives her view of
the situation on page 20.