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The Stetson Reporter Florida's Oddest CoBegiaU 9{e.zuspaper aiiaaimaiMamtBaiBtBaBEfliuaaBBaH Mlffsssm'.isOWv^J-"1'."t-T,q For Yodr Information Resident Assistant selection to begin Applications for 1996-97 Resident Assistants will be available as of Dec. 4 in CUB 217. For more information and an application, attend one of the following information sessions in the student lounge: • Dec. 7 — 4:00-5:00 p.m. • Dec. 8 — 3:00-4:00 p.m. •Jan. 18 —12:00-1:00. p.m. • Jan. 22 — 7:00-8:00 p.m. Annual Christmas Pottery sale held The Annual Christmas Pottery sale will be held Dec. 7-8 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. in the front of the CUB. Proceeds of these works of art, hand crafted by Stetson students and faculty, enable the ceramics department to build kilns and helps to supplement the department's financial needs. No Reporter r\®x\ week The Stetson ReporterwiH. not be published next Tuesday, Dec. 12. Publication will resume after Christmas break. Calendar of Events Tuesday, Dec. 5 BSU Lunch, Allen HaU Noon Youth Motivator's Christmas Party 3:00 p.m (Stetson Room) Annual-Yule Log Lighting (Hulley Tower) 6:15 p.m! Wednesday, Dec. 6 Counseling Center lunch Noon Wesley House International Student Dinner 5:30 p.m| Thursday, Dec. 7 Last day of classes Flame Outreach Meeting (Night Lites) 6:00 p.m BSU Vespers (Allen HaU) 6:30 p.m Friday, Dec. 8 Stetson's ChUdren's Choir Concert 7:30 p.m (Elizabeth HaU Auditorium) Saturday, Dec. 9 Men's BasketbaU vs. ERAU (EC) 3:00 a.m). Youth String/Chamber Music 7:30 p.m Program (EHA) Sunday, Dec. 10 Wesley House Celebrates Life 7:00 p.m CCM Mass (Night Lites) 8:45 p.m Monday, Dec. 11 - Friday, Dec. 15 . Final Examinations 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: reporter@suvaxl,stetson.eda The deadline for submissions is the Thursday before the release is to appear. auasaasBaBagBawB HSESSSSSSSSSSZ Goin'to tlie store %%i fcanveftteftca stores, as a p&t&rrt oltotai Male student wins first sexual harassment case; accused boss Julie Siefkas The Stetson Reporter. A U.S. District court has recently judged in favor of Stetson student David Papa in a precedent-setting lawsuit charging a female supervisor of sexual harassment and discrimination. Papa, a non-traditional student majoring in English, took legal action against Domino's Pizza after he was repeatedly subjected to the unwanted advances of Beth Carrier, corporate area supervisor, when he worked as store manager for a Port Richie store. The harassment began in January 1988 and continued through the latter of May 1988, when she fired him for allegedly mishandling paperwork. Papa, then 25, had just divorced and had been granted custody of his three year old son. He stated that Carrier would put her arms around him and rab-his shoulders. "There were times when she would reach down and grab my butt with her hand. That upset me," he stated. Once, while she was slapping pizza dough, she told Papa that her bra had slipped, and asked if this "turned him on." In addition to physical advances, "She talked about marriage. At one point, she said that she should stay home with my son and that I could do the work and she would basically raise my son." Papa stresses that each time Carrier made such a physical or verbal approach, that he would tell her "no," that he was interested in a professional relationship only. How- NEWjyiA^OKREWEMEbl Photo by Steve Nicks The new mascot was revealed at the pep rally last Thursday night. See SPORTS, page 8. Marketing abroad program approved Steve Barnett Special to The Reporter- SOURCE: National Association of Convenience Stores; research by PAT CARR Stetson administrators recently approved a new marketing department program to be offered in the * summer of 1996. The Stetson Marketing Major Abroad Program (SMMAP) will serve to create a European Stetson Marketing Department summer school extension program, to market a program that meets the needs of undergraduate students that wish to study business and travel abroad, and to position the marketing department as an international major. The one month summer program is made up of regular, fully- accredited, and transferable marketing courses and is taught by Stetson marketing faculty. The courses meet business school requirements. EuroAmerican Educational Programs, a company used by the university for the past seven years for winter term abroad courses, has been assigned to manage the logistics of the program. The SMMAP curriculum consists of four of marketing courses taught by Stetson faculty members Michelle DeMoss, Randall Hansen and Steve Barnett. Program courses meet for 2.5 hours, four days per week, for four weeks. The courses wiU be taught in two major European cities, London, England, and Florence, Italy. "This itinerary gives the students and faculty more exposure to various cultures and opportunities for weekend travel, a major feature of the Stetson Marketing Major Abroad Program," said DeMoss. The program package includes optional weekend trips that are coordinated with faculty arid designed to support the objectives outlined in their syllabi. The program offers four courses: principles of marketing, consumer behavior, retail management and global marketing. "Some may wish to take the just the introductory course, others may have decided on marketing as their major and wish to get an additional three or six hours credit," said Hansen. "Students must have enough time to learn from Europe and still get a top quality college course." The cost of the thirty-day trip is $3,500 plus tuition. ever, Carrier did not stop these actions, and "When I told her to stop, she became more aggressive, so it became very unbearable," he said. At this point, the work environment became hostile. Papa said, "I no longer felt that I was in control of my profession, my career. I felt that someone else had control of it." During a meeting in Papa's office, Carrier said that she loved him. He reacted by telling her to get out of the office and that her supervisor Would be contacted. She retaliated by saying, "We'll see about that. I'm going to get you." Six days later, Carrier returned to Papa's office with her supervisor to terminate him. Papa states that both an area supervisor and senior area supervisor showing up to fire an employee is an uncommon prac- "There were times when she would reach down and grab my butt with her hand. That upset me/' -David Papa tice. He was fired on the basis of manipulation of paperwork, which could not be proven by Domino's during the trial. However, only weeks before, Carrier nominated Papa for top manager in her area. He had been nominated for Manager of the Year see HARASSMENT, page 2 Four construction projects announced Davina Yetter The Stetson ReporteL. Stetson administrators announced the beginning of a three- year building program on its DeLand campus at last Tuesday's Construction Kickoff in the Stetson Room. Campus officials expect the proposed program to change the focus of student life, set the duPont-Ball Library on the information superhighway, and significantly expand resources for the sport/exercise science program and for athletes. Administrators estimate that the four DeLand campus projects will cost approximately $9.5 million. "This is the most construction we've done in many years and we are excited about being able to make such substantial improvements for our current and future students on both campuses," said President Douglas Lee. Approved by the university's trustees and funded by donors, primarily Stetson alumni, are four projects: the Hollis Center for recreation and weUness activities, a major renovation and expansion of the duPont-BaU Library, an expan sion of the Edmunds Activities Center for both academic and athletic needs, and the first phase of the Mandy StoU Tennis Center. University planners expect that the projects will be completed by the summer of 1998. Rogers, Lovelock & Fritz of Winter Park will be the architect for the four DeLand projects. Firm cost estimates and timetables are still being developed. • HOLUS CENTER One of the most visible of the four projects will be the Hollis Center, to be built east of Griffith Hall, adjoining Rinker Field. Costs of the projected building, to be completed in September 1997, are estimated at $3.5 million, with an additional $1 million needed to endow its maintenance. The building will be named after Trustee Chair and alumnus Mark Hollis, and his wife, Lynn, of Lakeland, who donated $2.5 miUion to the project. The field house portion of the facility will be named for M.E. Rinker Sr., a former Stetson trustee, who has contributed $800,000 from his foundation. see CONSTRUCTION, page 2 Mica: government needs to do less Andrew D. Dehnart The Stetson Reporter- Representative John Mica (R- 7th, FL) believes that "government does very few things effectively." As one of the members of the new Republican 104th Congress, Mica is working to advance items from the Contract With America, as weU as other social and economic programs. In an interview in the Capitol in Washington, D.C, Mica spoke about the future of the country. He said that government needs to bring spending under control: citizens will "be taking home nothing if we don't start bringing costs under control." "We don't do anything really successful through government programs ... they are very temporary." When asked about the effect of budget proposals on student aid programs, Mica said that "Congress is looking at all programs ... EXCLUSIVE [but] we're not putting anyone out on the street ... we are trying to be reasonable." All things are being considered, including charging interest after the six month grace period. According to Mica, much of government is repetitive: the over 500 welfare programs "trip over" each other; as do the 154 federal job training programs and the 250 drug prevention initiatives. "So many [programs] are duplicative," he said. On working with Democrats, Mica said that "we welcome their alternatives, options and ideas — we'll work with them." The solution to some of our nation's problems? Emphasis on "free enterprise, private sector initiatives" and the like. They are "aU crazy ideas...but [they] work," Mica said. Mica is currently serving his second tenn in the United States House of Representatives. He can be reached in Washington at (202) 225-4035. i TEffiBBSvSS^SSESSS^SE tU^wriw>a&ifaii^«Lfca£i