Central Florida Future, Vol. 09 No. 04, August 13, 1976

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Photo toy Barry Bradley
TAPING NEXUS SCRIPTS are. Sens. Steve Williams,
Tammv Bernard and John Coonfield. The NEXUS program
will provide students with advice about frequently
experienced problems as well as information about
campus activities, programs and services.
Legislative hopefuls
meet on campus
By KERRY FAUNCE
Editor-in-Chief
Three candidates for the District 15 State Senate seat addressed
students, faculty and public at the FTU Student Government's first
"Meet the Candidates" session last Thursday.
Candidates included Representatives Bill Gorman, R-Orlando, Sid
Raehn and J. B. Rogers. Gorman has served as the Florida House District
42 representative since March 1967. He is unopposed in the Republican
senate primary. Raehn, a Winter Park realtor, is a 1968 graduate of
Florida State University who will face Rogers, a former attorney, in the
September Democratic primary.
The issues which dominated the sessions were the student on the
Board of Regents (BOR) proposal, education funding and quality of
Florida's education system.
Gorman led the discussion stating he sympathized with Gov. Reubin
Askew's decision to veto the student regent bill. "There are difficulties
as to what they could do," he explained.
Gorman said he had the impression students had adequate
opportunity to address the BOR at meetings, and that electing a student
regent would not improve communication.
Student Body President Rick Walsh argued that students are often
not given the opportunity to speak on issues before votes are cast, and
decisions sometimes lack predetermined.
Gorman said he was unaware of the communication problem and
promised to investigate Walsh's charges before the issue returns to the
legislature.
Raehn, the most outspoken on education, declared, "I will vote for a
student on the BOR because I don't think the governor knows what a
student is. Students are people between 18 and 65. The question is how
you choose these people."
Raehn said he felt students should elect the student regent. "You
know on this campus who you can trust to give up a year (of classes)."
Rogers said students deserved to have affective lines of
communication with the BOR. "Before hearing these students, I would
be inclined to agree with the governor."
Educational funding was the next topic discussed by the candidates.
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SG corrects oversight;
votes to fund pep squad
ByBILLPIEPER
Staff Writer
FTU's cheerleading squad
almost dissolved because of a
communications breakdown
between the Student
Government (SG) and the
Intercollegiate Athletics (ICA)
program.
According to Student Body
President Rick Walsh, it was
originally agreed that the SG
would provide the ICA funds to
distribute to the cheerleaders.
Walsh said the problem
concurred because the agreement
was not written. After the
Activities and Service Fee
(A&SF) budget was ratified, the
ICA stated it could not fund the
cheerleaders because it lacked the
money.
Sen. Deb Sammons said
although it was agreed the ICA
would channel funds to the
cheerleaders, the SG forgot tp
write it into the A&SF budget.
Sen. Steve Williams said after
he found out the cheerleaders
were fundless, he contacted Pam
Hindman, assistant dean of
women and advisor to the
cheerleaders.
Williams said Hindman gave
him a breakdown of cheerleader
expenses and Williams then wrote
a bill that would allocate $594 to
the group.
Williams said although
Hindman asked for over $1,200
It was partly the senate's
fault for not writing the
agreement with the ICA into
the budget and for not
allocating the ICA all the
funds they needed, partly
the ICA's fault for not
sticking to the agreement,
and partly my fault for not
catching the error.
for the cheerleaders, he had to cut
three out-of-town basketball
games in Memphis, Atlanta and
Miami. He felt the senate would
not approve all of Hindman's
requests.
After Williams defended the
bill on the senate floor, Sammons
asked that the bill be revised to
grant the cheerleaders $1,000 to
cover expenses.
Some senators protested that
the SG was on a very tight budget,
With little in the SG emergency
fund. They felt $1,000 was more
than they could give away. On a
roll-call vote, the senate passed
the bill 14-6.
Before the bill goes into effect,
it must be signed by Walsh. He
said before he signs, he wants a
revised cheerleader budget from
Hindman to make sure the money
is well spent.
Walsh said, if approved, the
funds would be distributed via
the ICA. He said Dr. John Powell,
chairman of the physical
education department, has agreed
to Walsh's plan for the fund
distribution.
Walsh said he backs the
cheerleaders 100 per cent and
leans toward signing the bill, but
he wants to inspect the budget
first.
Williams anticipates the three
"away" games will be put back
into the budget, but he could not
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Amateur photographer wins
with canine companion's leap
DEEDELOY
-Wins photo contest
By BARRY BRADLEY
Staff Writer
"I just thought I'd send one in
but I had no idea I'd win," says
Dee Deloy, one of four winners of
the black and white division in a
recent Sentinel Star photo
contest. "In fact, my father was
the one that talked me into
sending it in," he adds.
Deloy, 20, is also the
cartoonist for the Future
newspaper staff and has only
recently become interested in
photography. "I was the
photographer for the high school
yearbook," said Deloy, "but I
really didn't know what I was
doing." While a student at FTU,
he has had a class in photography
and is majoring in graphic design.
The winning photo is just one
of many he has of his dog, Eric, in
humorous situations. In
explaining how the photo was
taken, Deloy said Eric has been
jumping hurdles for a long time.
So he decided to lie on the ground
under the hurdle and catch the
dog in the middle of the jump.
Deloy said he and Eric were both
startled when Eric landed on his
chest.
"I was really surprised when I
won since this was the first photo
contest I ever entered," he said.
The photo of Eric will be
entered in the Kodak National
Competition along with others
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SG presents 'Meet the Candidates^J
local politicians  address  students
ByBILLPIEPER
Staff Writer
The Student Government (SG) is providing
students a chance to meet local candidates for public
office Thursday afternoons. The program, called
"Meet the Candidates," will last until the elections in
November.
Student Body President Rich Walsh said the
meetings begin about 1 p.m., after the SG meeting in
the Village Center Assembly Room (VCAR).
Candidates appearing will be mainly from the
Central Florida area.
Rep. Bill Gorman, Sid Raehn and J. B. Rogers,
contenders for the Florida State Senate District 15
seat, and Lew Earle and Dick Batchelor, candidates
for the State House 43 seat, have already appeared.
Walsh said possibly U.S. Senate contenders Lawton
Chiles, Walter Sims and John Grady may attend in the
future.
At least one more meeting is scheduled before the
September 23 primaries. Walsh said after this there
will be meetings until November 2, the week before
the elections.
The format includes a brief introduction of the
candidates, followed by a question and answer period
where student participation is encouraged.
Walsh stated one of the main purposes of the
program was to inform the candidates of students'
views.
He said he wants to dispel any notion that the
majority of students are "barefoot radicals," a
stereotype held by some because of student .riots in
the late 1960s.
Walsh wants candidates to realize the majority of
students at FTU are respectable citizens concerned
with getting an education.
He hoped the candidates, once elected, will
remember FTU's willinginess to cooperate and
sincerity, and will represent students' interests in the
legislature. f?
For further information about the program,
contact Tom Larson at the SG.
ONE OF THE WINNING PHOTOS in a recent Sentinel Star
contest was submitted by FTU student Dee Deloy. The
picture will be entered in Kodak's international competition
which could earn additional cash prizes for Deloy.