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But those plans will have to wait until the summer. After announcing his retirement at the end of January, Dr. Lee asked Mm to stay on until his successor was picked. This week the top four of 300 candidates will complete the interview process. President Lee commented; "This is the strongest group of candidates we have interviewed for a position in a long time." The search committee had a difficult time decreasing the field to 125 candidates, and then further narrowing the group of candidates only 75 people. The top four candidates were then invited to the campus ior interviews. The search committee consists of Dr. James Beasley, Vice President for Campus life; Please see EDMONSON, 2 Homecoming festivities please the crowds *j V rfys **• A Onlookers "were surprised-as Synchronicity members rode elephants in the Homecoming Parade. Dawn Kirkwood The Stetson Reporter Hatter Homecoming 1994 is now over and many student chairpersons and organizational presidents are breathing easier as the invasion of Stetson alumni has ended, A plethora of University alumni rediscovered the Stetson campus after years of absence through a multitude of planned activities. A mystery game, was organized in which participants combed campus buildings looking for clues to aid in the investigation of the kidnapping of the President and Mrs. Lee. Alumni and students were charged with the responsibility of locating the culprit of the dastardly deed. From the numerous drawing entries, super sleuth Stetson student Shane Cadden was rewarded with a trip for two to the Bahamas during half-time at Saturday's basketball game. - Besides the detective game, the alumni's attentions were held by a variety of activities. Many shuffled from picnics to alumni/student sports activities. Besides these festivities alumni had a list of entertainment options from which to choose. The list included such events as the Tidbits talent showcase, the decade parties, -a Homecoming dance, the parade, Mardi Gras fun and concerts on Rinker Field, performances of Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, and multiple receptions. Stetson's Homecoming was not geared entirely to alumni, however. The Stetson Union Board organized events both Friday and Saturday, nights geared more towards students. Friday night's entertainment was cancelled when word arrived that comedian Carrot Top was snowed in at the Lincoln, Nebraska airport. Plans to reschedule are now in the works, yet it left many students, alumni and faculty disappointed. Saturday night's Hatter Howl was a great success with many more in attendance than Stetsonpalooza in the fall. Rinker Field was adorned with games and activities tooccupy students before the concerts began. Students participated in sumo wrestling and jousting until around 5:30 p.m. when music group Clang took to the stage. It was almost 7:00 p.m. when The Connells, the featured act for the event, took to the stage for their concert a little behind schedule. The whole event closed with a bang at 8:00 p.m. when the fireworks display was launched. After Hatter Howl alumni, faculty and staff headed towards the Edmunds Center forthe basketball game. The gymnasium was packed and the spirit of Stetson was evident in the cheers of the crowd. The game went back and forth all night long but the.Stetson Hatters came away victorious over Centenary College, ending evening's activities on a positive note. Instead of attending the game, many students, alumni and faculty went to the Stover Theatre production of Twelfth Night The play was performed on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and the audience greatly enjoyed this Shakespearean comedy. Sunday morning there was a special Homecoming Chapel in Elizabeth Hall. Following the chapel service there was a brunch in the Stetson Room, the final event of the 1994 Homecoming. Stetson appears barren now, a stark comparison to the crowds that filled the campus just this past weekend. The rush is over and the activities are past, yet the weekend as a whole was successful. The goal of the weekend was accomplished as alumni and students alike took time to "rediscover" Stetson. SAFAC allocates funds to campus organizations David Crowder The Stetson Reporter. Every semester the Student Government Association student organizations put their money where their mouth is— literally. The Student Activity Fee Allocation Committee, better known as SAFAC, distributes the $60 per student activity fee on a semester basis. All organizations interested in receiving a share of the monies participate through a combination application and interview process. During the five- minute interview, organizations present project ideas to the twelve student members of the SAFAC committee. This semester all seventeen of the applying organizations gained at least a portion of their requested amounts. Allocations ranged from $65 to $1025 for the Spring Term. The various groups have creative plans for the money and hope to use it for the good of all students. Students Transcending Homophobia is among these organizations receiving money, having been allocated $350. "We or dered two magazine subscriptions, The Out gay and lesbian fashion magazine and The Advocate gay and lesbian news magazine, and donated them to the Stetson library," said STH president Donnie Hitchcock, Baptist Student Union will also attempt- to affect the campus as a whole. They were allocated $1025, the most money given to an organization. BSU plans to use much of the money for an all-organization retreat and campus- wide chapel services, to supplement the current Encounter series. "BSU is not just for Baptists but involves Methodists, Presbyterians, Catholics, and other denominations. We are trying to equip the students in order to reach out to Stetson's campus," said BSU president Gerald Brown. Another group plans to add new meaning to a traditional project with the' funding. "STASA's [Students Together Against Sexual Assault] 'Take Back the Please see SAFAC, 2 Senators meet on campus this week Diane Heritage The Stetson Reporter You may see Vice President Al Gore walking around campus at the end of the week. Actually, he will look a lot like Jake Bebber. Stetson is. sponsoring its twenty- third annual Model U.S. Senate March 3-5. For those three days, ninety .students from eight schools will be portraying our senators, working in committees, and introducing and debating bills. Students from five Florida schools will participate in this year's Model Senate: Stetson, University of Horida, University of Central Horida, Jacksonville University, and Lake-Sumter Community College. Three out-of-state schools will also be represented: Goucher College, Baltimore, Maryland; Longwood College, Farmville, Virginia; and Georgia .Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia. . Stetson is proud of its Model Senate tradition, as it was the first college level Model Senate in the country and one that has been the model for similar programs at other schools. Twenty-three years ago a student proposed the idea to Dr. T. Wayne Bailey. Dr. Bailey liked the idea and enlisted the help of Republican Senator Howard Baker of Tennessee to start off the program. Several senators have participated in the program over the years, including Robert Byrd, Lawton Chiles, - Nancy- Kassebaum, William Bradley, Charles Mathias, Joseph Biden, Paul Sarbanes, Thad Cochran, and John Melcher, This year former Senator Wyche Fowler-of Geoigia will be'presiding over the opening session. A Democrat, Fowler served in the U.S. Congress for sixteen years, representing Atlanta's Fifth District in the House of Representatives from 1977-86 and serving in the U.S. Senate from 1986-92. In the Senate he was assistant - floor .leader and served on the appropriations, budget; energy, and agriculture committees. He holds a law degree from Emory University, Atlanta, where he practiced law prior to his election to Congress. Fowler has won numerous awards for his work on behalf of civil and human rights, alternative energy development, and conservation. Another active participant in the program is Floyd Riddick, Parliamentarian Emeritus of the U.S. Senate, The Senate currently operates under Riddick's - Rules of'Order. The faculty advisor for the Stetson Model senate is Dr. Anne Hallum, but-" it is a student-run program. This year's student organizer is senior Jake Bebber. He organized the program last year as well, .making him. the first student to do so two years in a row. In addition to his organizing duties, he will be playing the role of Vice President Al Gore, who is the President of tlie Senate. Any student who has completed at least one American government course is able to participate in the program. Participants are assigned (on a first- come, first-served basis) current senators to portray for the duration of the program (taking on their opinions, expressions, and idiosyncrasies), a commit* tee upon which to serve, and a bill to- introduce to their respective committees. There are awards handed out on the last evening—five to outstanding ' seniors and one to an outstanding committee. These awards are given to students who stay in character and who perform well with parliamentary procedures and courtesies. - Dr. Hallum is exdted about the program. The students experience the same commitment and frustrations that are faced by the real senators and really get involved in what they are doing to the point that many of them want the sessions to be longer than they are scheduled. The best part according to Dr. Hallum, though, is that participation can also be a personal growth experience. "If s always exciting to see students who are too shy to talk in class speak in front of one hundred people because they are role-playing," she says. "They get beyond their personal insecurities." Eric Carr, a three-time participant in the program, agrees that it is a good Please see SENA TE, 2