Central Florida Future, Vol. 11 No. 10, November 3, 1978

              Ftiurs
Florida
Technological
University
Vol. 11
Friday, November 3, 1978
No. 10
Peer advisement wins support
Tony Toth/Future
Peanut Power ■
Just like a chip oft the old block, Jimmy Carter Jr. came to Oviedo's
Townhouse Restaurant to help David Best's campaign for a
congressional seat.
Burns, Reese hold
owniGreat Debate'
by Deane Jordan
staff writer
With lines clearly drawn and
positions pre-rehearsed, liberal Gene
Burns and conservative Charles Reese
met Wednesday noon on FTU's campus for a two-hour discussion and
debate.
The striking contrasts between their
different points of view was accented
by their dual presence on. the same
podium. Burns, who is a radio talk
show host was eloquent and commanded an Orson Wells-like presence while
Reese, a columnist for the Sentinel
Star, was tousle haired, quick and
fighting trim. Their views and approaches fell along the predictable
positions of left verses right and were
well presented.
THE CONGENIAL debate began
with the issue of casino gambling
which quickly established itself as the
major topic of the confrontation. Burns stated that he was for casino gambling and although he didn't per-
sonaljy go to casinos he was for the
proposal for one reason: personal liber
ty. He said he believed whether or not
to gamble is a'personal decision and
not one which the state should make
for us.
"There are certain things," said
Burns, "we want control of and there
ar things in which we want the state to
have no say. One of those is whether
we gamble. Gambling is gambling is
gambling. It is a private matter in
which individuals ought to have the
say about whether they gamble or not.
Burns went on to say that the issues
that are raised by opponents of casino
gambling are as phony as Richard
Nixon's honesty.
"The face of the matter is that we re
hypocrites in this state because we
allow paramutual wagering and make
no attempt to differentiate between the
kinds of people who gamble in casinos
and the Damon Runvon characters
who place two dollars on some nag's
nose at the horse races or dog tracks or
wil bet on some skilled person at
JaipAlai.  No attempt to differentiate
Debate, page 11
by Ann Barry
staff writer
The FTU Faculty Senate has endorsed the basic idea of having a university peer advising program by
unanimously passing a. resolution
which approves the formation of a
committee to examine the issue.
Student Body Vice-President Armando Payas described the proposed
program of training students to advise
other students on their class
scheduling to the senate in an effort to
dismiss faculty reservations about the
program.
PAYAS SAID at the first meeting of
the senate this quarter that he hoped to
gain their good will toward the idea of
peer advising and its implementation
at FTU. He .said'he would like to see
faculty members on the university
committee which will organize the
program.
-  Payas assured faculty members that
the program was designed to enhance,
not   replace  the  existing  faculty   ad-,
visement system at FTU.
"Students will still need their faculty
adivsor's signature on their trial and
advisement schedule to register,"
Payas said. "The faculty itself would
not'be removed from the advisement
program whatsoever."
' NO PROVISION has been made yet
concerning self-advised students and
whether they can use the peer advising
program, Payas said. He added that
the university committee would settle
all details about the program such as
who is eligible to use it, how the advisors will be trained and paid and the
amount of advisors per college.
The faculty senate passed the
resolution with the stipulation that the
fina, complete and specific program be
brought back to them for approval or
disapproval.
Dr. Leslie Ellis, acting vice-president
for academic affairs, said last week
that he would get together with the
steering committee of the faculty senate
and get a committee started as soon as
the senate was informed about the
program.
FTU PRESIDENT Trevor Colbourn
said the program has a great deal of
merit. He thinks the student advisors, if
appropriately trained, can do a superb
job, he said.
"I like the idea and I will be
following the issue with some interest,"
said Colbourn.
In their discussion of the program,
no faculty members expressed
adamant disapproval of the idea.
Many did have questions and comments concerning the detailed operation of
such a program.  ,
ONE FACULTY member wanted to
know if the faculty would still, be
responsible for mistakes the student
advisor or the students make. Another
professor wanted to know what reward
would be given to the student advisors
for their time.
"I don't understand why a student in
more reluctant to approach a faculty
advisor than a student," said Bruce
Pauley, chairman of the faculty senate
and professor of history.
"The system may lead to a high
legalistic view of . graduation
requirements," said one professor,
"although that day may already be
Rick Bermeudez/Future
Oh no Charlie, not again. When WKIS radio commentator Gene Burns and Sentinel
Star newspaper columnist Charlie Reese get together, as they did Wednesday on the
Village Center Green, sparks are sure to fly.
/Today's Future
Norman the who?
Norman the Nine-Banded Armadillo.
thafs who. ' //? honor of National Armadillo Week, (a Future staff invention)
cartoonist Dave Mitchell has produced
£an unusual representative of those small
burrowing manmials. S<'e page 6
Artists eyes
One might expect a biology professor to
have a hobby like insect collecting or
pressing flowers, but on FTU prof has
taken off in a different direction, and is
(juite successful at it. Seepage 12.
Steamroller
Ooh. nothing can stop those Lady
Knights who are building up a big head
of steam enroute to the national tournament held at FTU in December. See
how they crushed their latest opponents,
page 18. »