Central Florida Future, Vol. 24 No. 41, February 11, 1992

              OPINION p. 6
COLLAGE p. 9
SPORTS p. 15
Student   Government      Experience life in the      Knights' soccer team
elections — a screw-up      Third World at EPCOT        retires player's number
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Vol. 24, No. 40
Serving The University of Central Florida Since 1968
TUESDAY February 11,1992
16 Pages
Secret taping stirs
election controversy
by Sandra Pedicini
STAFF REPORTER
Police were called into the
Student Government Election
Commission's office Thursday
after complaints that student
body vice presidential candidate Carmine Pellosie was taping conversations with election commissioners without
their knowledge.
Pellosie said he made no
attempt to conceal therecorder.
"We just carried it in,"
said Steven Wick,
Pellosie's running mate.
Pellosie said that one commissioner accused them of hav-
ingapaper on top ofthe recorder.
"There probably was," he
said. "But at this point [in the
interview], we were dealing with
12 sheets of paper.
SG Public Relations Director
Chris Marlin said he was informed by an election commissioner that she thought someone was taping her.
The commissioner called the
police to check on the legality of
the taping, he said, and they
came over to investigate.
Pellosie said he was taping
conversations with the election commissioners because he
and Wick wanted to substantiate information that the commissioners gave them.
POLICE continued page 3
UCF police questioned presidential candidate Steven Wick and his running mate
Carmine Pellosie after they secretly taped a conversation. (John mvera/FUTURE)
'IMBona picks Atwood despite Senate
Ijy Sandra Pedicini
STAFF REPORTER
Although the Student Government Senate rejected the appointment of Kim Atwood to chief election commissioner, Student Body
President Jason DiBona reappointed her Thursday.
"If I think 50 people are stepping out of their roles,,, then
we're going to have disagreement," DiBonasaid
Eleven senators voted for
Atwood on Jan. 30, while nine
voted against her and two abstained. Presidential appointees
must pass the Senate by a two-
thirds vote to be confirmed.
Some senators spoke against
Atwood because they felt she
did not act professional and
approachable while on the job.
Even though the Senate rejected Atwood, DiBona still
chose her to serve as acting
chief election commissioner.
Jodi LaCost is currently serving as acting assistant chief
ATWOOD continued page 3
Dukakis gives pitch
Former candidate supports Democrats
Jennifer M. Burgess
STAFF REPORTER
Michael Dukakis, the 1988
Democratic presidential candidate and former governor of
Massachusetts, spent two days
lecturing on campus.
Dukakis spent Friday and
Monday meeting with groups
to talk about political issues
such as education, the upcoming presidential election and
the economy.
He spoke confidently about the
credentials of the Democratic
presidential candidates.
"They are smart, savvy, seasoned people. All hold or have
held major offices," he said.
He explained the Democratic
loss in the recent elections,
"Democrats keep winning at
every level of government up
until the presidency. What we
cannot do is win the damn presidency. I wish I could tell you an
easy formula, but I can't. If I
could we would all be in the
East Wing ofthe White House
having a good time."
Dukakis said the Democratic
Party is more willing than the
Republican Party to use the
power of the government to
achieve success with economic
and social issues.
"At times this has hurt the
Democratic Party. The people
think we want to spend all their
money," he said.
He also said he is concerned
with the way the accusations
against Governor Bill Clinton
have been handled by the national media.
"What the hell does a
candidate's sex life have to do
with the real problems that
face this country?" Dukakis
asked the students.
Speaking about education,
Dukakis said the problems in
DUKAKIS continued page 5
Politician Michael Dukakis is confident of Democratic presidential candidates. (John Rivem/FUTURE)
Campus boosts
rape awareness
Jennifer M. Burgess
STAFF REPORTER
The second annual Rape Awareness
Week kicked off yesterday on campus.
The Rape Awareness and Prevention
on Campus Network, three area colleges, the Naval Training Center and
RESPONSE, the community rape crisis
center, are sponsoring the event.
"Rape Awareness Week is another
vehicle to make men and women aware
ofthe problem of sexual assault on the
UCF campus," said Maureen Schaeffer,
coordinator ofthe Rape Awareness and
Prevention on Campus Network.
Accordingto Schaeffer, the purpose of
Rape Awareness Week is to make students aware of ways to prevent rape and
to inform them about their options after
a rape has occurred.
"We want to expose everyone to the
resources available in regard to sexual
assault," Schaeffer said.
Rape awareness and prevention activities are scheduled in the Student
RAPE continued page 4
CLASSIFIEDS page 8