Central Florida Future, Vol. 09 No. 26, April 8, 1977

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Vol. 9
Friday, April 8, 1977
No. 26
BOR reduces summer living costs
The Board of Regents (BOR) at its meeting Monday approved a request submitted by FTU to reduce summer housing rental rates and the summer eight and 14
meal plans.
Dormitory rent will be reduced by $35 in the summer. The eight meal plan will
be cut from $208 to $187.2.0 and the 14 meal plan will be reduced from $229.32
to $218.40.
These reductions, along with the cut in tuition for this summer at FTU can result
in savings of up to $100 for stuents who take advantage of the offer, Dr. W. Rex
Brown, vice president for Student Affairs said.
The Board also voted 6-3 to keep the quarter system in the nine state universities.
The question of changing to a modified semester system like that of the 28 community colleges in the state had been discussed at the BOR's March 7 meeting. It
had been referred back to the Planning & Program Committee for further study
with the Division of Community Colleges.
The Regents also urged the Florida Legislature, which convened April 5, to
create a tax increase for the funding of higher education and other state services,
such as prisons and welfare agencies. The Board recommended the increase come
from a one cent hike in the state sales tax. They charged that the decline in funding
for education has resulted in the loss of quality and morale in state universities.
In other action, an administrative rule concerning graduation requirements was
.passed, which will affect students graduating in June of 1980 or after] The rule
states that universities may establish minimum graduation requirements for any
approved degree program, and that each state university shall develop and administer exit competency exams to students enrolled in undergraduate teacher
education degree programs.
House Education Committee
to receive Walsh proposal
RICK WALSH
By BARRY BRADLEY
Managing Editor
In an effort to thwart legislation that would take control of
Activity and Service Fee (A&SF) money away from the students, FTU Student Body President Rick Walsh will submit an
amendment to the present A&SF law to House Education
Committee Chairman James L. Redman.
The problem with the A&SF law arose last year when the
president of the University of South Florida vetoed portions
of the student government budget and reallocated those funds to areas other than those which are guaranteed by the
present law.
Since that time, several proposals have been introduced
Discovery by FTU researchers
may aid search for cancer cure
including one which would have split up the activity portion
and the service portion with student government and the
university president having responsibility for one of the portions. This move would, in effect, reduce student government
control over the A&SF money that has been paid in by the
students.
The present law states that the university president may
veto a portion of the budget and reallocate those vetoed funds to three areas: health center, intramural.athletics and outstanding bond retirement.
Walsh's proposal would grant the president power to veto
and reallocate in the same three areas with the addition of
reallocation power to the university resident centers up to 80
per cent of the fees contributed by that resident center
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Today's Future)
By MARY DEHNER
Staff Writer
Amidst the beakers, bottles and clutter of the laboratory, Dr. David Kuhn,
associate professor of Biological Sciences, and Dr. Glenn N. Cunningham,
associate professor of Chemistry, have
been conducting research on normal
cell growth. Working in this area, the
two hope to provide just another bit of
information that may bring scientists
closer to discovering a cure for cancer.
Each   began   separate   projects   in
Dr. David Kuhn, associate professor of Bioligical Science (front), and
Dr. Glenn N. Cunningham, associate professor of Chemistry search
for another link in the chain of what will someday he a cure for cancer. (Photo hv Alan Geeslin)
1964 and 1965, Kuhn in the area of
genetics and Cunningham in
biochemistry. Having a stock of fruit
flies that would lend themselves to the
situation, they united their efforts in
the fall of 1973. The normal and
deformed flies they are using in the experiment are helping them discover
what factors signal a cell to start and
stop growing. Both men believe normal cell growth must first be understood before abnormal growth patterns
can be investigated and repaired.
The most.important link they have
discovered is that the presence of an
enzyme seems to be one of the early
symptoms or warnings that an abnormality may be present. Diligent in
their research, the pair spends 25 to 30
hours per week working on the project
in addition to their duties as full time
teachers. Often burning the midnight
oil, Kuhn and Cunningham can be
found in the lab on weekends and
evenings.
Does research cut in on a better
relationship with their students? Not at
all. "I don't think you can separate
teaching from research," Cunningham
says of his dual role. His attitude is that
the more up to date information you
have to offer the students, the better instructor you are to them.
The basic research scientist's efforts
have not gone unrecognized. The
American Cancer Society (ACS) accepted their grant proposal that suggested
abnormal developements could be further aided if more was known about
what stimulated normal growth. Their
okay came in the form of a two-fold
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• The Village Center is having
an Easter egg hunt for children
of staff, faculty and students,
Saturday. See story oh page 7.
• Saga Food Service goes to a
divided cafeteria line. One line
will be for cash customers and
the other for meal card users.
See story on page 3.
• How do graduates do when
competing for places in law
school or med school? Find out
on page 8.
• Jack Sexton, FTU baseball
coach, will resign at the end of
the 1977 season and blames
the athletic department for the
decision. See story on page 14.