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One ticket per student with Stetson I.D. is available in the Student Life Office, room 207, CUB, from Feb. 19-23; 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Faculty and staff members may pick up a maximum of two tickets each in the Human Resources Office from 8 a.m.- 4 p.m., Mon.-Fri., from Feb. 19-23, upon presentation of a Stetson ID. Students, faculty, staff members, or retirees may request additional tickets in writing to Tessa Immich, Campus Box 8356, Attn: Stewart Lecture. Such requests should be marked "student request" or "faculty/staff request" and include a self-addressed, stamped envelope, unless it is a campus box address. Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Calendar of Events Tuesday, Feb. 20 BSU Lunch (Allen HaU) Noon Faculty Rec. (Elizabeth Hall Audit.) 7:30 pjn. Wednesday, Feb. 21 ' Counseling Center lunch (PDR) Noon \ - Wesley House Fellowship dinner-' 5:30 p.m. Baseball vs. S. Florida (Conrad Park) 7:00 p.m. Comedy Show — CSA (Night Lites) 7:30 p.m. I Thursday, Feb. 22 Flame Outreach Meeting (Night Lites) 6:00 p.m. BSU Vespers (Allen Hall) 6:30 p.m. Women's Basketball vs. Mercer (EC) 7:00 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23 Orchestra Concert (EHA) Hedda Gabler (Stover Theatre) 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24 Baseball vs. S.- Illinois (Conrad Park) 1:00 p.m. Women's Basketball vs. Georgia (EC) 7:00 p.m. A&L: Core Ensemble Concert (EHA) 7:30 p.m. Hedda Gabler (Stover Theatre) 8:00 p.m. Black History Tourney (AKA house) 8:00 p.m. AASA Jam (Night Lites) 9:00 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25 Baseball vs. S. Illinois (Conrad Park) 1:00 p.m. Hedda Gabler (Stover Theatre) 3:00 p.m. Wesley House Celebrates Life 7:00 p.m. CCM Mass (Nite Lights) * 8:45 p.m. If you or your organization has information for this column, send it to the Reporter at Campus Box 8409, attention News Department Or contact the Reporter via e-mail. On the VAX, our address is REPORTER. Via the Internet; [email protected] The deadline for submissions is the Thursday before the release is to appear. Stetson spotlight on the issues Flying the world's skies Revenue passenger miles logged by passenger airlines in 1993, in billions of mites: United 1IIIHIIIIH01 billion American IIIIII II IIIIII 98 billion Delta liIIIlHll83 billion Northwest IIIIII 59 billion British Airways IIIIIII49 billion SOURCE: Chicago Tribune k''»y-»- i.? * ? ■> £ > Parking problem to be addressed; shortage at dorms of most concern Davina Yetter The Stetson Reporter^ Campus lighting and parking issues have been acknowledged by administrators following the break- in of a student's car and an open discussion among SGA senators and President Douglas Lee. In last year's Student Satisfaction Survey conducted by Institutional Research, over 80 percent of the freshmen, sophomores and juniors surveyed expressed dissatisfaction with the parking situation. One student responded to the current parking situation near Chaudoin Hall by posting flyers around the building warning residents to not park their cars at the tennis courts, after her car was broken into. Public Safety Chief Jim Myers explained that the parking lot around the tennis courts was not very well lit. He said Facilities Management has contacted Florida Power to remedy the situation. Lee responded favorably to suggestions from SGA senators to improve parking on campus at their Jan. 31 meeting. Lee noted that while student parking at academic buildings was eA^n^HjTnJ....^rrfJV ,■ „.M-~*.*.,J.~.'.^>.*.,.^.- ...~»..t.,. ..' . . 11f| -iS . _ ^hi..,.ii ..T.is..:.-riii^ r's.i.i. s ~ AhI...^.Vi^n.i.)^iVmw^TmsW.,^i.rr( Photo by Jennifer Scott Clint Hendry steps up to bat Wednesday against Jacksonville University. See story on page 2b. Projects completed by facilities management Stacy Gum and Andrew Dehnart The Stetson Reporter_ Over the past few months — especially throughout Christmas break—Facilities Management was hard at work with various projects around the campus. • Several residence halls were re- carpeted. • Elizabeth Hall: The public areas inside were repainted. In addition, the lighting on the second and third floors was upgraded. Three classrooms were redone on those floors, too. • Parking: The parking area on the North side of Chaudoin Hall was surfaced. The parking lot for Presser Hall, located behind Sampson Hall, was leveled and surfaced. Thirty to forty additional parking spaces were identified by facilities management. • Stetson Hall: The air conditioner/chiller was replaced, at a cost of $40,000. Landscaping was added around the new equipment. • Tennis Courts: At a cost of $30,000, the tennis courts were completely repaired and resurfaced. New signs were installed, as was a new exterior water fountain. A handicapped parking area was added, and posts for six new tennis courts were set. Facilities Management encourages students to drive on paved areas, because they replace hundreds of irrigation heads a year, due to people driving on the grass. The tennis courts were resurfaced and restriped, and new signs were added. not a priority, resident parking near the dormitories was a legitimate concern for the administration. The biggest problem area for parking is around Stetson and Conrad Halls in the center of campus, according to Myers. Currently 163 residents in the two buildings have vehicles registered, while there are 141 resident spaces in the area. Administrators expect parking around the Carlton Union Building and the surrounding residence halls to get worse this summer, as Hollis. Center construction begins. Facilities Management officials will evaluate the current parking conditions over the next few months, and may re-allocate spaces or create new ones before August, according to Myers. Myers said that his department did not see the parking situation as "desperate," but is an issue that should be considered. "Students are the customers and they are the ones who have to walk from their cars at night," said Myers. "We see it as a safety issue." Students are encouraged to use the blue-light telephones to call for escorts from parking lots at night, added Myers. Students may also park in any space after 4:30 p.m. on weekdays and on weekends. Resident halls to stay open for TAAC tourney Davina Yetter The Stetson Reporter- « The residence hall hours have been extended into spring break to allow students to stay on campus for the final game of the TAAC tournament, Residential Life announced Friday. The buildings will stay open March 2 until 3 p.m., rather than the original time of Friday at 6 p.m. Students will not be required to file a request to stay on campus for the tournament, which Stetson will host in the Edmunds Center. The final game will be televised on ESPN, and the winner will advance to the NCAA tournament. "We encourage students to come to the game and support the TAAC conference," said Michelle Espinosa, acting director of residen ce encourage students to come to the game and support the TAAC conference. -Michelle Espinosa- tial life. The extension of hall hours was made possible by resident advisors who volunteered to stay an extra day, Espinosa said. Students who need to stay on campus for the rest of Spring Break will be consolidated into Stetson and' Emily Halls, and are required to file a special request from Residential Life. Photo by Andrew D. Dehnart Republican Lamar Alexander - PROFILE - Name:Lamar Alexander Age: 55 Current Occupation: Political Experience: Gov. of TN (/79-'87); Secretary, Dept. of Education ('91-'93) Education: Vanderbilt University Married to: Leslee 'Honey' Children: 4 Religion: Presbyterian On Crime: "Aside from a handful of federal responsibilities, most criminal justice issues are a local matter and the Congress in Washington should let state and local governments deal with them. If the Congress wants to do more about crime, it should lift the federal tax burden on the states and let them raise money for law enforcement and prisons. I'm in favor of truih-in-sentencing, but I think ... governors can run their own prison systems. If Members of Congress want to set the length of state prison sentences, they ought to resign and run for state legislator." On School Prayer: "I signed a bill permitting a moment^ of silence in schools in 1981 and I would sign one again today. We should remember that on the. first day ofthe very first session of Congress, the House and the Senate adopted the'Bill of Rights. On the second day, they adopted a national day of prayer called 'Thanksgiving.' " On Education: "Abolish the Dept. of Education in order to liberated parents and schools. On Jan. 26, I testified before the U.S. Congress and argued that it should take each activity currently housed in the Department of Education and do one of three things with it: (a) send it to the states and communities; (b) entrust it to another federal agency; or (c) terminate it and return the money to the taxpayers." On Drugs: "The last thing we should do is make drugs legal. That would only make them more available, dramatically increase the number of babies bom having been exposed to drugs when their mothers were pregnant, increase the number of children and co-workers who use drugs, and make it almost impossible for addicts to quit. We made great strides in the late 1980s in reducing drug use and we should keep at it. " fejJjwAlS