Central Florida Future, Vol. 21 No. 62, May 24, 1989

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© 1988 The Central Florida Future
Volume 21, Number 62
University of Central Florida/Orlando
Wednesday May 24,1989
Parking fees to increase
Student parking decal cost will rise from $15.90 to $18 this fall
by David DiSalvo
and Eric Dentel
CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE	
President Trevor Colbourn
and other UCF administrators
approved a 13 percent increase
for annual student parking
decals Thursday. The increase
will take effect this fall.
Students who park their
cars on the UCF campus will
have to pay $18 for the decal
that cost them $15.90 last fall.
Administrators, faculty and
staff will also pay more for
their parking privileges.
The reserve, or 'A' decals
received the biggest increase.
Deans, vice presidents and
other high-level administrators will pay $120 for their
decals, a 32 percent hike from
last year.
Staff members will have to
pay $21 per year, up from
$19.08. Faculty members received a 13 percent increase,
from $31.80 to $36.
The faculty increase is subject to review by the faculty
union.
Motorcycle riders got a
break this year.Their decals
will only cost $12, down from
$12.72.
Colbourn and the
President's Advisory Staff,
which is made up of UCF vice
presidents and other upper-
level administrators, approved lower increases than
the University Traffic and
Parking Committee recommended.
The committee recommended the university increase the yearly student fee to
$22.50, faculty to $45, staff to
$24, and motorcycles to $26.
Their recommended 32 percent increase for the reserved
SEE DECAL PAGE 3
Comparison of Decal Charges
A cost survey of Florida university parking decals.
UCF parking decal costs will increase
13% in the fall to $18 for students
and $36 for faculty.
SOURCE: UCF Research
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Under Construction Forever
Construction of the UCF Alumni Plaza, the latest in the never-ending series of additions and improvements to
the UCF campus, continues on schedule.
Student arrested on cocaine charges
by Mike Pohl
CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE
UCF business student Pedro Jorge Arcia, 926
Carlson Drive, Orlando, was arrested May 8 and
charged with conspiracy to traffic cocaine.
Lake County undercover officers confiscated more
than 500 grams of cocaine at the arrest site. The
cocaine was*still in its "rock" form from the manufacturing process.
Arcia has been a student at UCF on and off for the
past three years.
He has switched majors from physical therapy to
criminal justice and now is registered as a finance
student in the college of business administration.
The minimum sentence for conspiracy to traffic
cocaine is three years in the state prison with no
chance of parole. The maximum possible sentence is
30 years in state prison and a fine between $50,000
and $250,000. The case is part of an ongoing investigation with ties to UCF and several businesses in the
Orlando area, according to an investigator who
wished to remain anonymous. "We expect more indictments to be handed down in the next two
months," the officer said.
James Freeland, Arcia's attorney, would not allow
Arcia to be interviewed by phone in the Lake County
jail.
Debor«h M. CunningharrV CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE
Florida Senate and
House battle over
education budget
by Eric Dentel
MANAGING EDITOR	
If the Florida Senate prevails, university students
face a 15 percent tuition increase this fall. If the
Florida House of Representatives prevails, students
face the happy prospect—at least in their eyes—of no
tuition increase next year.
Each house has passed their version of next year's
budget. Differences between each version will be
worked out in conferences over the next couple of
weeks.
Student body President Fred Schmidt said he
"heard through the grapevine" the tuition increase
will end up between 8 percent and 10 percent.
Last year the Florida legislature mandated no
tuition increase.
Associate vice president for university relations—
and UCFs chief lobbyist before the legislature — Dr.
Daniel Holsenbeck said the state university system
needs a tuition increase to compensate for inflation.
He said a repeat of last year's 0 percent increase
would be "a disaster." »
"At some point it's going to catch up with you,"
Holsenbeck said.
Other than the possibility of no tuition increase,
Holsenbeck said, this year's budget will probably look
pretty good for UCF.
Both versions have fully funded the UCF projects
that made the Board of Regents' priority list.
The Board of Regents is the governing body for the
state university system. The Board sends a recommended budget to the legislature, which then approves, rejects, adds to or subtracts from it.
The House and the Senate both approved $1.1
million to remodel the chemistry building, $84,000 to
begin remodeling the humanities and fine arts building and $600,000 to begin planning CEBA III. They
also approved $1.4 million for two projects in Daytona Beach: a research center and a UCF/Daytona
Beach Community College joint-use facility.
The Senate also fully funded the $690,000 BOR
SEE BUDGET PAGE 3
SPORTS
■ The baseball and men's
golf teams capture postseason playoff bids. Loni
Anderson and Burt Reynolds team up with UCF to
tackle the athletic department debt.
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OPINION
■ This week, Opinion
takes a look at how the
legislature should spend
lottery dollars. Student
Body President Fred
Schmidt comments on
possible union sites.
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OPINION 8
COMICS
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SPORTS