The Stetson Reporter

The GSssa \~ etson Florida's Oldest Collegiate newspaper Greek Stats 3 Roscoe T. Gort Returns 4 Timecop Movie Review 6 Women5 s soccer triumph 8 September 27, 1994 Stetson University DeLand, Florida Volume 107, Number 4 New faculty adjust to and enjoy Stetson life Deidre Michels The Stetson Reporter. The Stetson University community welcomes five new faculty members to the DeLand campus this fall. Though they are all sharing in the experience of being new faculty members, they come from diverse backgrounds, and each brings along his or her own goals and visions for what they hope to accomplish in the years to come. Dr. Ken McCoy, assistant professor of communication studies and theatre arts and the new director of Stover The- McC atre, earned -' his doctorate at Bowling Green State University. He is truly surprised at the hospitality shown at every level, and is impressed with the quality of students he sees here. "Everybody is more responsible [and they] take things more seriously. [That] makes it worthwhile." McCoy finds himself drawn to theatre not only because he enjoys the applause, but also because there is something he can accomplish. "There is something you can say [and] get across that you think people are in need of hearing." . Though the fulfillment for the director is not as immediate as that of the actor, McCoy loves to do both. Lend Me a Tenorby Ken Ludwig is his favorite play of those which he has directed. "[It's] absolutely hilarious. Every once in a while everything comes together. Out of the five performances, [this play] received four standing ovations." McCoy hopes to bring Latin American plays into the spotlight while at Stetson. The only difficulty in that is, "A lot of Latin American plays, are the product of a culture that's in revolution. A lot of times we miss the point since it doesn't fit with our experience." He recently casted The Good Woman from Szechuan, which will open in November; also in the works is She Stoops to Conquer, which will be performed during Family Weekend, October 21-24. Peter Shipman, circulation/inter- library loan librarian and instructor, moved to Stetson from Wake Forest University in North Carolina. Though he is still adjusting to the wet, muggy weather of Florida, he is quite happy to realize that the beach is so close, and is relieved that there is no threat of snow. Since he is becoming more "water-oriented" he has quickly adopted a love of the manatee, and eagerly awaits the animal's return to Blue Springs. "You want to see something survive," he explains. Though.the change in climates has been quite a shock, Shipman feels quite comfortable here, since Stetson reminds him very much of Wake For-, est, the college where he studied and worked. A budding golfer, Shipman also enjoys involvement in various church activities but is a family man above all; his wife and 8-month old daughter are the true joys of his life, he says. Since he is more than happy to assist others, he encourages all students and faculty to call or visit him if they have any concerns. "The number one advantage I see to this job is that I get a chance to meet just about everybody at Stetson. Stetson is a nice, small, intimate school." Brian Doherty, music librarian and assistant professor, finds Stetson to be a "good, quality institution." He was drawn to music out of curiosity, and didn't begin to enjoy music until his senior year of high school. As an undergraduate at Westminster Choir College he studied organ, a dramatic change from the high school rock bands he participated in. His graduate study was completed at Rutgers University, where he also worked for a time. "The reason I'm in academia is my concern for the students. The job marketis so crazy that every little advantage that a student can gain [as an] undergraduate is very important, be it knowledge about music or people." To keep pace with today's society, Doherty intends to emphasize the importance of computer literacy. "There are things that will be. changing somewhat, and the library needs to react to these changes and needs to address curriculum, issues," he explains. There's so much out there to do, so many things you need to see," he says. $t~ Gary Moser, assistant professor of education, is a doctoral candidate at the University of Central Florida and See FACULTY, Page 2 Doherty Students elect new class of SGA senators Angela Furnari The Stetson Reporter. On Wednesday, September 21, around 200 students voted for Student Government Association senators to represent residence halls and commut- ers. The new senators are Jeff Tanner and Christina Camarada, Emily! Hall; Grace John and Shelby Bond, Conrad Hall; Gabrielle O'Boyle and Carla Hill, Nemec Hall; Michelle Dittmart and Robert Masucci, Carson/Hollis Hall; Kari Johnston and-Glennys Oitega, Chaudoin Hall; Heather Coleman, Stetson Hall; Cory Rhoads and Wolfgang Niedert, Smith Hall; Leland Taylor and Robert Dempster, Gordis Hallj and Jamie Puckett, Jennifer Eckhardt and Meghan Konczewski, commuters,. "I want to listen to what students at Stetson want and see what we can do about it."' -CarlaMU SGASenator "Senators are elected in two ways," says Nancy Jones, SGA advisor and director of Student Life. "For student organizations, the organization itself can elect or select internally who they would like to.be their SGA senator. They [organizations] must have a senator in SGA if they want certain things, like money through SAFAC [Student Activities Fee Allocation Committee] funding. You must have an SGA senator in order to be eligible for SAFAC funding." Organizations must also be registered in order to have a senator. As of yet, only a few of the organizations usually represented in the senate have turned in their applications for student government senators. But what kind of person makes a good senator? ; Jones says, "I think someone who will challenge the process of the system, to think this is what we have,jbut this is what we could have, or this is what we could envision or what it could be, someone who's willing to1 work for changes, someone who's willing to work diligently to affect change for all students. "I think someone who's honest, dependable, competent, cooperative, someone who helps empower other students through committee work to get things done, and' I think that Mike [Holbein, SGA president] and Andy [Whittaker, SGA vice president] both will! do good with that arid have the talent necessary to make that happen." As to what makes a good, senator, Holbein siys, "Dedication, triat's the number one thing. Age surely isn't a quality at all, just dedication, just being given an assignment and being willing to take thatl from step one to the] nth step.. If a person can do that, then th^y can be a successful senator." Holbein klso feels very privileged to be president of SGA. "I think wej're dealing with some of the most volatile issues ever to come to the campus community, and it's a great honor to have the responsibility of everyone's concerns and the implications surrounding all the stuff that's gbingon." Jones enjoys working as advisor for SGA because it gives her a good opportunity to rejally listen to students when they, are working through the senate, or even on a more informal basis, listening to what students' needs are and what they're doing, to go about changing things. "I'mjan administrator inj Student Life, so it sometimes gives me anadvance chance to hear what students are wanting and needing. Even as they're discussing other issjues, other things kind of pop up," says Jones. There w(ill be an election held in the spring to vote for the positions of president and vide president. The secretary is appointed by the president and vice president arid then confirmed by;the senate. ' ' ; , One of the responsibilities of the president arid the vice president is to make sure that people get elected to represent residents and commuters. "Over - the summer] we had posters printed up, and I just got the word out to people that there's work to be done in SGA and there are positions that are available. Through information sessions and the Organizational Fair, [we] got people interested and had them fill out applications," says Holbein. Gabrielle O'Boyle, a senator for Nemec Hall, says, "I thought it would be a really good way to get involved. I had done it in high school and was in the school leadership program. 1 like to be involved. If I don't like something, I don't feel right complaining about it if I'm not involved." "The role we always want to play is .to preserve the students' voice on campus. It's our motto. It's our goal. It's our means and our end." Carla Hill, another senator for Nemec Hall, was also active in student government at her high school, and wants to be active in student government here at Stetson as well. "I want to. listen to what students at Stetson want and see what we can do about it," says Hill. "I'm a political science major, and politics is what I want to do later. It's a good way to get involved. I realize that a lot of people don't have time, and "I want to be their voice," says Glennys Ortega, a senator for Stetson Hall. "This weekend [September 24-25], we're doing a Student Government retreat with all the new senators. I'm not sure what the agenda holds until Mike and Andy have all their senators, and they meet with them and discuss goals, expectations, a vision for this year and what they want to tackle and accomplish," says Jones. "The role we always want to play is to preserve the students' voice on campus. It's our motto. It's our goal. It's our means and our end," says Holbein. "I want the senators to come to under-* stand their position as a senator, theirj capabilities as well as their responsibilities, and as with any planning session, _ to get some ideas, something to work|- with. It's no use having a machine if it doesn't do anything." Alcohol proposal meets the law: What are the legal ramifications? Photo courtesy of Hatter Yearbook Mew Greek members were chosen this week during fall informal rush. Details on page 5. David Young and Davina Yetter The Stetson Reporter , The release of the Alcohol Task Force's proposal has heightened discussion about alcohol use on campus over the past few weeks. One part of this debate revolves around the enforcement of the proposed guidelines. Some predict that the revised alcohol policy will result in local law enforcement increasing their presence on campus. However, according to campus officials, the policy will remain for the most part as it has been—enforced by Stetson's own agencies. Since the Stetson University campus is private property, it is not under the jurisdiction of the DeLand Police Department or state authorities. Therefore, those authorities cannot'enter private property unless asked to do so, or unless they know that a crime is being committed. Director of Public Safety Martin . Workman says that enforcement of the policy would largely be the responsibility of Public Safety, with other departments responsible for some of the enforcement of the policy in residential areas. "The higher courts have recognized that college campuses can ad- . judicata some of their problems," Workman says. He notes that univeisity self- enforcement aids other enforcement agencies because, "It takes some of the burden off the criminal justice system when it comes to these minor situations." He adds, however, that any penalties for violations of the alcohol policy would be handled by the Judicial Affairs office. Workman says the new policy, if it is enacted, would require a "new type of enforcement" on the part of Public Safety. The fact that alcohol would be allowed on campus in some instances, he notes, would create the need for more frequent "judgment calls" on the part of Public Safety officers. Enforcement would perhaps include identification checks of students possessing alcohol in areas such as parking lots, if there is suspicion that those students are under 21. However, Workman emphasized that any such system of enforcement would aim to harass students as little as possible, and he hopes that students would understand that identification checks might occasionally be necessary. "It's not a situation where we're going to be going in rooms and knocking on doors," Workman says. He adds that he expects more manpower to be necessary under the proposed system, particularly for social events, at which wristbands would be used to identify those of drinking age. - Workman says that while much of ' the responsibility for enforcement would still belong to Public Safety, other departments, such as Residential Life and Campus Life, would also be involved. Workman emphasizes that well-trained alcohol servers would be important to maintaining order at social events, and says that cooperation between organizations holding social events and Public Safety would also be important. "We all will share a good bit of responsibility in whatever we do," he says. Workman also notes that "outside authorities" might need to step in; perhaps through undercover operations, if violations such as underage drinking and public intoxication on campus become "out of control." Both local and state authorities would monitor the environment that a new campus alcohol policy would create. "There has been drinking going on at Stetson as long as I remember," says Commander Steve Edwards of the DeLand Police Department. According to Edwards, a morelenient policy would simply resultin student consumption of alcohol coming "out of the closet." He notes that city police would not increase their patrols of areas such as fraternity row if the proposed changes take effect. Edwards also emphasizes the need for self-enforcement at Stetson. "Stetson is going'to need to police themselves if they want to prevent state involvement concerning underage drinking." - Lieutenant Jimmie Powell of the Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco Commission says, "If there was a problem, we would address it." He adds that, upon implimentation of the policy, the state agency would increase enforcement of alcohol sales restrictions among local distributors. Workman, however, emphasizes that no matter how the policy changes, Public Safety will enforce it. "No matter what our personal beliefs are about. whether alcohol is good or bad, it's the policies that we have to enforce that really count." ■ ,