The Stetson Reporter

Inside ^iy ^B U Alor'um, 3 \Jiclest ■ Coiieqiale //< STASA Takes Back the i Night .2 \ CUB Vandalism is Against ! Students.......... 4 Men's Basketball Turns i Around........... 6 ! i "Love's in the Air" .. .. 9 j T feu/dpaper \papt February 15, 1994 Stetson University DeLand, Florida Volume 106, Number 17 Stetson Union Board undergoing consolidation Diane Heritage The Stetson Reporter. For the past couple of years, the Stetson Union Board (SUB) has been run on a committee basis that-put each committee in charge of a particular aspect of student entertainment There was a committee responsible for concerts, one that took care of booking comedians, one that set up recreational activities like day-trips, one for bringing novelty and variety acts to campus, and many more. Each committee was responsible for planning the events that fell under its jurisdiction. The structure tended, however, to encourage segregation between committees. People felt that they belong to their committee and are only needed when it came down to planning and running and running their particular programs and less like they are part of a large organization whose goal is to provide desirable and enriching entertainment for the Stetson campus. SUB advisor Dave Riveness and President John Murphy are excited about the changes that are planned for SUB. One change includes making the ■ entire board responsible for approving - all SUB events. Rather than making concerts the sole responsibility of the concert committee, the committee will propose the event for the full board and then get the board's help with the planning, preparation, and actual conducting of the event This gets everyone in SUB involved in every event and leads to more of a SUB identity than a committee identification. It also means that the same people will not be making all of the decisions. .The other big change that is going to hit SUB is going to hit SUB is the appointment of two Special Events Co- New smoking policy determined Old rules "will be changed because of Florida's Clean Indoor Air Act David Crowder The Stetson Reporter^ "No smoking, please" is becoming more than a polite request. Now it is nearly a command. The anti-smoking policy trend continues with new restrictive measures mandated by public and private institutions throughout the state. A letter from the Chancellor of the State Universtiy System to state universities recently called for "no smoking areas within any .,. educational facilities, specifically including university classrooms, faculty offices, administrative offices, dining facilities, student residential facilites or any other building owned or leased by a university.'" This new hard line attitude comes in the wake of the Florida Clean Indoor Air Act of 1992, which permits a smoke- free environment for all individuals. At Stetson, the greatest repercussion for smoker* involves private smoking. The no-smoking ban will soon cover dorm rooms as well as classrooms and offices. "We are implementing a program to comply with state regualrions and are adopting a no-smoking policy in residence liaHs,1* said Dean James Beasley, Vice President of Campus Life. The Sfeton ruling lakes effect next school year. "In fhe opening of the fall semester we will disseminate the new policy, especially at room sign-up time," said Dr. Dale Tampke, Director of Residential Heme see SMOKING; 2 ordinators. According to Murphy, "SUB sponsors many small events during the year- that appeal to small groups of people and therefore do not get a lot of support. SUB wants to move away from that trend, focusing -more on a few big events in the year that will be interesting' to a larger -portion of the Stetson campus," -The new coordinators will work with the chairs of all of the committees in order to plan two big programs each per year that would not necessarily fall within the neat categories that the committees cover, Again, everyone will be involved in the planning an production -oi each event, and the combined creativity and manpower will allow SUB to put together a memorable event for the Stetson community. ■ The new budget structure will also add to SUB's ability to put on better events. According to Riveness, "In the past, each committee was allocated a certain amount of money for the year. The chairman would then try to plan events that could be covered with the committee's budget This tended to limit creativity." Riveness is encouraging the idea of "SUB money" instead. This will allow the committees to think in terms of a large sum of money available and not have the idea of a budget curbing' its brainstorming. Perhaps the biggest priority SUB has now is getting people involved. Every student is a member of SUB. There are a lot of good ideas out there about the kinds of events that SUB can bring to campus, but they are limited by the number of people who are sharing ideas and doing the work that is needed to bring these ideas to life. The Please see SUB, 2 RA selection process begins New Head Residents interview Resident Advisor candidates Tessa Crowley The Stetson Reporter, With the selection, of Head Residents last week, the Resident Advisor selection process is well underway. It is an anxious time not just for the RA candi- dates,-but also, for the people in- the Residential Life department that must make these difficult decisions of who will be the first line of help to Stetson students. • "Right now, after the first cuts, we have two candidates for evety open position," said Dale Tampke, Director of Residential Life. Although stressful and sometimes non-rewarding, RA's feel that their positions are essential. "I view my job in the highest respect, I am a listener, disciplinarian, a programmer, and most importantly, a friend," said Val Ramirez, a Chaudoin Hall RA. The selection process can be long and difficult, especially for a candidate waiting for acceptance.'After applications were tamed in by the deadline of December 10, a first cut was performed to make sure all applicants have a cumulative GPA of 2.20. An RA Candidate Information Fair was held February 7th' for those who were invited to continue the process. Here, the candidates obtained information about each building, and met the Residential Life staff. Interviews with individual head residents were scheduled from Wednesday^ Feb.9 through Friday, Feb. 18. On Saturday, Feb. 19, the Selection Workshop will take place. In one of the two available sessions, the candidates will be observed on how well they can interact with people and how they handle Please see RESIDENT, 2 Student lounge fandalised again Monetary reward offered for information Cynthia DeStefano The Stetson Reporter Upon making rounds at 1:30 Saturday morning, a Stetson Public Safety official discovered a vandalized Student Lounge in the CUB. The large screen TV, worth approximately $3,000, was damaged. The plastic screen which covers the glass monitor and clarifies the picture had been lacerated with what appears to be a knife. The Department of Student Life and the Reporteraxe offering a $100 reward to any person with information leading to the adjudication of the vandals. "I am disappointed in the Stetson community that that kind of vandalism occurs," said Nancy Jones, Associate Dean of Student Life. The student y lounge is "one of the true student areas ; on campus;" it is a place, open 24 hours, where students can go to do homework, watch TV and have meetings. Vandalism in fhe CUB has been ram- ■pant recently. In the past, harmless pranks have been played like switching words around in the glass case displays - sometimes spelling out obscenities. Two weeks ago, orange juice had been splashed on all the lounge's walls. In unrelated incidents, an attempt to steal the VCR caused damage, and there was also an-unsuccessful attempt to steal the television. - Due to these occurrences, the Student Government Association discussed on Monday alternatives to combat the vandalism. One ofthe most obvious solutions is to begin'locking the lounge in the evenings. Stetson Inter-Fraternity Council elects officers for next year 1994-95 IFC officers were elected last week by the IFC Council of Presidents; officers will officially take office after the Greek Banquet this May, Becky Bridges The Stetson Reporter Stetson's InterFratemity Council is preparing for the end-of-the-year changing of the guard with the election of 1993-4 executive board members. Though next year's slate of officers is in place, they will not take office until the Greek banquet in May. Elected to lead IFC for the next academic year is Ray Ravis of Alpha Tau Omega. Dave Benedict, a Delta Sigma PM, has been picked to be vice president of administration. Filling the office of vice president of judicial affairs is Mark Reynolds of Lambda Chi Alpha. Vice president in charge of rash will be Jason Clark of Sigma Nu, while Kevin Haffner of Sigma Phi Epsilon will be president in charge of risk management Rounding out the slate are Josh Nye, Alpha Tau Omega, as secretary and BJ. Pac of Delta Sigma Phi as treasurer. The newly-elected officers will represent Stetson at the Southeast- em InterFratemity Council Conference in Atlanta. Ravis, Benedict, and Clark will travel to Atlanta Febraay 17-20, as will current IFC President Jake Bebber of Phi Sigma Kappa. The president's of Stetson's six fraternities met last week, along with the current IFC Executive Board, to vote on the new group of officers. The only ones allowed to cast votes in the election, however, are the six members of the IFC Council of Presidents. According to Bebber, "the presidents of the six fraternities did an outstanding job of deliberating, discussing, and voting," in the meeting which was a lengthy four hours. It is noteworthy that not all six of the fraternities are represented in the new slate of IFC officers. Phi Sigma Kappa does not have a member on the IFC Executive Board for next year. However, Delta Sigma Phi does not have a member on the current board, says Bebber. It is positive that Sigma Nu, which, "has not been represented well in the past four years," according to Bebber, has a major role on the incoming IFC Board, The IFC Executive Board handles disciplinary problems, disputes between fraternities, and implements IFC programs. The Council of Presidents votes, makes decisions, and represents their chapters' interests. ?,;y.':"'„-;;-;ii Stetson and Walt Disney design prototype school Stetson Is playing a major role in The Celebration Learning and Teaching Center, which will be part of a new community being developed by the Walt Disney Company south of Orlando in Osceola County. A state-of-the-art public school and teaching academy scheduled to open in 1996 is planned as a model of how educators can meet the challenge of the 21st century. The Center is a •collaborative effort by the Osceola County School District, Stetson University, and Disney Development Company. Disney will design the Center, and the district will operate the Learning Center. Stetson is expected to ran the teaching academy, which will give teachers throughout Florida and the nation the opportunity to study and practice the most effective applications in their field. Dr. Larry Rosen, director of the Academy for Excellence in Education and the university's representative on the planning group, sees many opportunities for students: internships in the learning center and teaching academy, on-campus speakers from the academy, contact with national education experts.