Central Florida Future, Vol. 06 No. 27, May 24, 1974

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Over  950 Sign SG Petition
Students Protest Fee Hike
By Glenn Padgett
Over 950 students expressed
their opposition to the proposed
new fee structure by signing a
Student Government (SG)
prepared petition May 15-17 on
the FTU campus.
The petition reads:
"Dear members of the Florida
Legislature:
We the undersigned students
of Florida Technological
University, wish to voice our
opposition to State Senate Bill
908 and concurrent State House
Bill 3959. The problem with
these bills is that they would do
away with the maximum tuition
ceiling. Charging $13.00 per
hour, as these bills stipulate,
would mean that it would cost
$260 to take 20 hours, or $299
to take 23 hours. This does not
include the additional $10.00
health fee. This proposal has a
number of disadvantages:
1.    Abolishing   the   tuition
ceiling removes an incentive to
take a heavy load and graduate
sooner; thus costing the state
more money in the long run.
2. If you are undecided as to
your major, removing the
possibility of trying courses
without paying for them may
pressure you to declare a major
without adequate
experimentation.
3. No tuition ceiling will
discourage students from taking
enrichment courses. Only those
who have money on hand will
take additional experimental
courses. (It would cost $42 for a
four hour course.)
4. People on fixed incomes
will be hurt more than the rest.
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VOL. 6, NO. 27       ORLANDO, FLORIDA        May 24. 1974
Police Visit FTU
By John Becker
Representatives from local
law enforcement agencies
gathered at FTU's Village Center
Green yesterday to participate in
this school's first Criminal
Justice Day.
Featured in the day's
program   were   Orange  County
Sheriff Mel Colman who spoke
on professionalism in law
enforcement, demonstrations by
the Orlando Police Department's
K-9 division, the OPD's karate
training program and exhibits
from each agency.
The special day, sponsored by
Lambda Alpha Epsilon, the
criminal   justice   fraternity   at
University Presidents
Asked To  Resign
By Alan M. Crouse
Two student organizations at different state universities
recently asked for the resignations of their respective university
presidents.
At the Florida State University (FSU), the campus newspaper,
"Flambeau," said in a front page editorial that University
Pnsident Stanley Marshal had brought discredit to FSU because
of his alleged padding of enrollment figures to boost budget
allocations.
On the campus of the University of South Florida (USF) in
Tampa, a student group originally calling themselves the "Dump
Mackey Committee" then the "Caucus for a New University"
bought a full-page advertisement in the USF "Oracle" with the
banner headline, "Why Cecil Mackey (university president) Must
Resign."
According to an Associated Press article, Rep. Marshall Harris,
D-Miami, who originally made the enrollment padding charges
against FSU, termed the "Flambeau" editorial "childish' and
praised Marshall.
The editorial states, "President Marshall has steadfastly denied
that any padding existed at FSU, despite information collected
by the House Education Committee which directly contradicts
this assertion."
According to an article in the USF "Oracle" the "Caucus for a
New University" were to set up tables at various buildings on
campus to encourage students to fill out the coupon-like petition
on the bottom of their full=page advertisement. The completed
petitions are to be presented to the Board of Regents meeting in
June.
Some of the statements made in the full page advertisement
include:
"Mackey is.. .under investigation for his alleged violations of
the Omnibus Education Act which outlaws the adherence to the
'publish or perish' dogma in granting tenure to faculty."
"Mackey has refused to listen to the proposals by Student
Government and the Faculty Senate which would create an
all-university academic grievance committee.'
"Academic actions have violated the spirit, if not the letter of
the 'Government in the Sunshine' law. Meetings, such as the
Council of Deans, are held behind closed doors."
"The Mackey administration halted the 'Free Speech Podium,'
a weekly event scheduled on Wednesday free hour which allowed
students to assemble and openly express grievances."
''The disciplinary process has been fashioned so that Mackey
himself, appoints the members of the University Disciplinary
Board and University Appeals Board."
'His administration has constantly hindered efforts by
students to create a day care center.
"Under the Mackey administration, there have been made
drastic changes in the budgetary process for the 1.7 million dollar
Student Activity and Service Fee Account.''
FTU, was initiated in order to
show students, faculty and the
community that today's police
agencies are more than the
club-swingers of the past.
Professionalism is stressed today.
P. J. Doyle, president of the
fraternity, explained that
criminal justice is three phased:
courts, corrections and law
enforcement. "We're trying to
show the public that we are
professional, that we do have
sophisticated equipment and
training, that it is not only
important to know how to do a
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Two black belts from the Orlando Police Department
demonstrate fighting techniques of Goju karate as part
of Lambda Alphi psilon's Criminal Justice Day
Thursday. (Photo by Walt Morris)
If "Eye Tiank Week"
doesn't make sense and the
"SCEUD" can't be found
on the FTU campus map,
the realization that "Braless
Tuesday" is someone's
tranformation of "Tieless
Tuesday" will clear up the
mystery on this entryway
sign. (Photo by Mike
Padgett)
Robert Van Etten (above) cries "whoo
knows" as the owl in Winnie-the-Pooh, the
FTU Theatre Department's latest
production. The show, now traveling to
seven elementary schools, will be presented
at FTU June 1 and 2 at 2 p.m. both days.
General public admission will be 50 cents
for children and $1.50 for adults. FTU
students, staff and faculty will be admitted
free . (Photo by Mike Berman)