Central Florida Future, Vol. 21 No. 34, January 17, 1989

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© 1988 The Central Florida Future
Volume 21, Number 34
University of Central Florida/Orlando
Tuesday January 17,1989
Colbourn reduces
fee increase proposal
by Leslie Jorgensen
EDITOR IN CHIEF
President Trevor
Colbourn cut the athletic fee proposal
Thursday from $6.15
to $5.50 per credit
hour,but he may have
trouble passing that
figure at the Board of
Regents meeting
January 27.
"The last few weeks
I had a change of heart
(and) think my initial
reaction (that the fee
increase was too high) was correct,"
Colbourn was quoted in the
Orlando Sentinel as saying. "There
is a limit on how much we should
crowd in on the shoulders of our students."
Trevor Colbourn
Board of Regents chair Joan Ruffier said that while she supports
Colbourn's proposal to
decrease the fee, the
record states that UCF
students supported
the $6.15 fee.
'The board tends to
support increases that
the students agree
with," she said.
Student Body President Denver Stutler
said about 100 students attended the
hearing. He said two
students spoke out
against the increase and two spoke
for the increase.
Stutler, who signed the proposal
in October, agreed that the new
SEE FEE PAGE 4
Comparison of university athletic fees
The UCF athletic fee committee proposed an increase in the athletic fee to $6.15/credit hour.
President Colbourn recently proposed to raise the fee to only $5.50/credit hour.* Under either
proposal, UCF would still have the highest athletic fee in the state.
6.15   	
Initial proposal i      i      New proposal ___■        Current fee
351  IT 3.18  ■  3.15 Bfe
UCF
Florida
A&M
Florida        Florida South West North Florida Florida
Atlantic    International        Florida Florida        Florida Slate
What would you pay?
Credit
Hours
Current
Fee
$6.15/hr
Proposal
Percent
Change
$5.50/hr
Proposal*
Percent
Change
3
$21.76
27.52
33.28
39.04
44.80
50.56
$18.45
-15%
$13.50
-38%
6
36.90
55.35
+34%
+66%
33.00
+20%
9
49.50
+48%
12
15
18
73.80
92.25
110.70
+89%
+108%
+119%
66.00
82.50
99.00
+69%
+84%
+96%
* $4.50/hr for students taking less than 5 semester hours
SOURCE: Sentinel and CFF research
R. Scott Horner/CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE
Students praise increase
by Leslie Jorgensen
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Another athletic fee petition has
been circulated on campus, this time
in favor of the proposal.
The petition, which was signed by
252 students, supports raising the
athletic fee from a $16 flat fee plus
$1.92 per credit hour to $6.15 per
credit hour.
The petition is backed largely by
Student Government senators, athletes,   coaches  and  Lambda  Chi
Alpha fraternity members.
Mark Lewellyn, a senior majoring
in business administration and a
member of Lambda Chi Alpha,
wrote and circulated the petition.
In a letter he included with the
petition, Lewellyn wrote: " A 1 -
though the increase is extensive, I
feel that this small investment will
be well worth its return of increased
student morale and alumni support,
public donations, national recogni-
SEE PETITION PAGE 6
Eric P»r»on_yCENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE
RUSH AND WAIT
Sigma Chi member Rob Lebeau sits at the fraternity's display table while Kelly
Leider and Bill Stagner check out the pictures behind him.
New UCF chief of police
to attack parking problem
by Debi Nelson
CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE
UCFs new chief of police, Richard
Turkiewicz, has almost twenty years of
campus police experience and is planning to make the lack of parking spaces
his top priority.
Turkiewicz, who has been in his office since Thanksgiving, began his career in campus law enforcement at the
State University of New York in Buffalo as an investigator. From there, he
advanced to the Director of Public
Safety at the State University of New
York in Alfred.
Turkiewicz then moved to Young-
stown State University in Ohio, where
he was named Director of University
Police. During this time, he obtained
his BS in Sociology and later his MA in
Social Sciences.
Turkiewicz stated three main reasons for his moving to UCF. "UCF is an
exciting, growing educational institution," the new chief of police stated. The
other two reasons were the climate and
a quality life change for himself and his
family.
Turkiewicz is making the parking
dilemma his top priority. He would
like to make registration of vehicles by
students easier, as well as improving
the existing parking lots.
"I want to improve the quality of life
for the University, and not just in law
enforcement," Turkiewicz said. He
wants to make people feel good about
their college experience at UCF.
While Turkiewicz admits that the
potential for serious crime is present on
campus, he believes the attitude of
UCFs police officers and students will
help prevent this. His officers have a
sense of pride in the university, and
this helps them maintain as safe an
environment as they can.
Turkiewicz believes the biggest
problem is theft. He blames this on a
lack of simple precautions that students should be taking, such as locking
doors and windows.
"UCF will remain an oasis in what
could become a crime ridden area,"
Turkiewicz said.
He believes UCF has a good student
body, an excellent administration, and
a caring attitude.
"Everyone works to make UCF better. That's what helps keep crime low.
A positive mental attitude will also
help keep crime low," added Turkiewicz.
He advises UCF students to take an
SEE CHIEF PAGE 4
SPORTS
■ UCF men's and
women's basketball teams
both lost games last week.
Also, a new weightlifting
facility has been opened in
the gym. The Dome has
been refurbished.
OPINION
■ This week's Opinion
section finally includes the
"controversial views on the
new UCF Gay Club" thaf
we promised last week, as
well as more discussion of
the athletic fee increase.
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