The Stetson Reporter

fbridaps OM&st Codkgiate fJ\(kivspape, ,. - C \ : .-'_- - - rf _, 'yy ». s - - I- "" '"-" '/'iy -'" .V. « - ' '/" y" 5 ~ ' -•" ' \^ /_-" Ay V-y-y^ • , " ,'<. "- ....- -.-': £ '-* W, '" - -' y Mfeilip|^j|||||ilfi^pB n™ «S*i*»iP»^^ Fail Blood'Drive t© be held The Stetson Fall Blood Drive will be held Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 4 and 5, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the Stetson Room of the Carlton Union Building. Support of the Blood Drive benefits friends, neighbors, and family members dependent upon the Red Cross for blood and blood products. Fooultyieoding Hour The first faculty reading hour will take place at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct 5 in Duncan Art Gallery in Sampson Hall. Anne Hallum, Ken McCoy, Susan Wilson, Terri Witek, James Wright and Mark Young will read at the event. N© ffepotferneid week The Reporter vM. not be published next week for Fall Break. Look for our next issue on Tuesday, Oct 17. Ig0mmmm Al.t\DAR Ol- dS Tuesday, Oct. 3 BSU Lunch, Allen Hall Faculty Recital (Elizabeth Hall Aud.) Wednesday, Oct. 4 Red Cross Blood Drive (Stetson Rm) Wesley House Fellowship Dinner Noon ^' 7:30 p.m 5:30 p.m. © © Thursday, Oct. 5 ■' Red Cross-Blood "'Drive- (Stetson Rm^-;-- -'•-•'■ Flame Outreach Meeting (Night Lites) 6:00 p.m. BSU Vespers (Allen Hall) 6:30 p.m. Faculty Reading (Duncan Gallery) 8:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6 Career Services — interviewing 2:30 p.m. techniques (FL234) Saturday, Oct. 7 CLAST test 7:00 a.m. Women's Soccer vs. CC 11:00 a.m. Sunday, Oct 8. Women's Soccer vs. Davidson 2:30 p.m. Wesley House Celebrates Life 7:00 p.m. CCM Mass (Night Lites) 8:45 p.m. ; Monday, Oct. 9 / Tuesday, Oct. 10 Fall Break Inquiry into bomb threat involves FBI Stacy Gum The Stetson Reporter. The investigation is still in progress on the Sept. 14 bomb threat called into Stetson's Public Safety department, according to Investigator Dave Heinig of the DeLand Police Department. Several leads have already been established. Public Safety obtained the phone number of the call, which was traced to a pay phone at the Hotel Putnam next to two dubs, Good Company and Club Europe of DeLand. According to the Fla. Criminal and Vehicle Handbook, "any person to make a false report, with intent to deceive, mislead, or otherwise misinform any person, concerning the placing or planting of any bomb...is guilty of a felony of the second degree." The felony is punishable by up to $10,000 in fines and up to, but not to exceed, 15 years in prison. If a Stetson student calls in a bomb threat, Acting Dean of Campus Life Dave Bergen said, "Stetson will provide any and all information" to the police department and "as with any type of violation of campus regulations, we would require students to go through the student judicial pro- see l©iyiB. page 2' T® j • o uition ris tl • JPH JL • nan lni I at ion Andrew Dehnart The Stetson Reporter. Tuition at private colleges is increasing faster than the rate of inflation, according to a new College Board survey. Stetson's tuition increased by 7.3% from 1993- 94 to 1994-95. Inflation was, according to USA TODAY, only 2.7%. The annual college ranking from U.S. News and World Report placed Stetson third in the South, behind the University of Richmond (first) and Rollins College (second). Stetson has the lowest tuition and total costs of the three schools. Ih the U.S., the average tuition at a four-year private school is $12,432. Stetson's tuition for the current academic year is $13,700, and has steadily increased over the past few years: from $11,995 in last year to $13,700 this year. That increase represents a total percent change of 14.21%. Rollins College, a private school in Winter Park considered "comparable" to Stetson, increased tuition from $15,950 last year to $17,995 this year, an increase of 12.82%. The University of Richmond, ranked number one in the South, is charging $15,500 for tuition this year. The total cost to attend a four year private school averages $19,762, according to the College Board. For this year, the estimated cost to attend Total cost of attending the top three schools in the South 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0-pk -ine ny 8 i iiunga ST"—-——— — Sf®f son — 1993-94: 16,435 1994-95: 17,435 1995-96: 18,500 — ioSIIns — — Richmond — 1993-94 20,875 1993-94: 16,735 1994-95 22,115 1994-95: 17,940 1995-96 23,550 1995-96: 18,910 S Stetson University D Rollins College E3 University ©f Rielimonel |¥A| Total Cost (93-94) Total Cost (94-95) Total Cost (95-96) t v y-: ■v-rvr y >r ?v-. Source: John K, Schorr, Director of Institutional Research Stetson, including tuition, room, board, and fees (not books or expenses) is $18,500. This is up from $16,435 in last year. Rollins' total cost for this year: $23,550. Total cost at the University of Richmond is $18,910. Also this week, the Chronide of Higher Education, a weekly journal, released the 1994 salaries of private college presidents. The highest: .—, .. „_ John R. Silber of Boston -S ' i University: $564,020. The report shows that 19 presidents earned over $300,000, and the salaries of 76 presidents were between $200,000 - 5=v ,*g$&f**!^^3r£. .v.. By Andrew Dehnart and $300,000. Stetson's president, H. Douglas Lee, earned $167,888 in 1993-1994, an increase of $12,677 from 1992-1993. He also received $14,700 in benefits, according to the report. In comparison, Rollins College President Rita Bornstein received $167,260 in pay and $16,177 in benefits. Richard L. Morrill, president of the University of Richmond, received $192,375 in 1993-1994. His benefits totaled $40,108. The total expenditures for many schools were also contained in the report. Stetson spent a total of $54 million in 1993-1994. Rollins' expenditures were $47 million, and the University of Richmond's were $87 million. ed as cause : Davina Yetter ; The Stetson Reporter- Photo by Davina Yetter What are all these officers doing on campus? See page 2 for the story behind the cycling cops. Julie Siefkas The Stetson Reporter. Details concerning the Sept. 14 fight involving two students and five non-Stetson students have been disclosed by Public Safety Chief Jim Myers. The fight occurred around midnight between Chaudoin Hall and the Hat Rack when two male and two female students, who wish to remain anonymous, were approached by a group of off-campus individuals. The females called Public Safety from the Hat Rack. University officials arrived at the scene soon after the fight ended, but the five suspects had already fled Stetson grounds. Originally, the two males involved declined to press charges against the individuals, who have been identified, but have recently decided to cooperate with the DeLand Police Department. The five white males have had confrontations with the law before. "After finding out who these suspects were, we decided that these suspects were bad players," stated Myers, "and they need to be pursued." The suspects were on campus visiting an acquaintance who worked in the Hat Rack. The non-students started an argument which resulted in the fight, said Myers, who added, "Our students weren't doing anything wrong, they were certainly in the right, they have the right to be safe..." One of the victims was able to fight off the assailants. However, the five tore the other victim's shirt, ripped off his necklace, and took his hat. He also sustained a bruise to his left bicep. During this time, the females were contacting Public Safety for help. "It's the male students who are our victims," said Myers, who noted that there is currently a criminal investigation going on in conjunction with the DeLand Police Department. As reported previously, when one of the female students called Public Safety, she was put on hold by the dispatcher seemingly without consideration to the situation's importance. Myers stated that Public Safety "had a bomb threat going on over there at the same time, and the dispatcher received several calls in reference to this fight...Several calls, on the same call, is what happened. So tlie call was actually being attended to, it's just that the person was on hold didn't know that the other person the dispatcher was talking lo was talking in reference to the same incident." Myers said he expects Public Safety dispatchers to ask callers if their situation is an emergency. Calls of this nature cannot be put on hold. Nonemergency calls are processed in order of priority. "The minute they [dispatchers] get a call that something's going on, they get somebody dispatched and en route to that position...[and] could still be on the phone gathering more information," Myers said. Due to lack of student interest, this year's homecoming parade is cancelled, according to Kathy Burley, associate director or Stetson's alumni association. Declining student participation and interest in the parade was expressed by student organization presidents in a series of meetings with homecoming coordinators last year, said Burley, which led to the alumni association's decision this summer to not include the parade in this year's events. A group of around 15 student leaders, the campus life staff and homecoming coordinators reached a consensus to stop including the parade, Burley said. "The parade is the most time and labor-intensive event to put on," said Burley, who explained that if students weren't interested in the parade, it wasn't worth the effort. The alumni office has to get state approval to close Woodland Blvd., work with DeLand Police Department to close the road, work with participants, and do an extensive plan to lineup the floats and oars around the parade route, said Burley. While parade attendance from the community has increased over the last few years due to a downtown promotion, participation has steadily decreased since the parade was reinstated in 1990. Thirty-five floats and cars were included in the Homecoming 1995 parade lineup, as opposed to 55 participants in 1994. Burley said that although participation decreased, the parade was fun for those who did participate. The Homecoming parade was a tradition through the 1940s through the '60s, and was aban doned in the '70s and '80s. When the parade was brought, back in 1990, student, participation was high because it was a "novel" idea, Burley said. "Homecoming 1995: Home is Where the Hat Is," will have student events including a banner contest, nights Out, King and Queen competition, a dance at Holiday Inn, a picnic, women's basketball versus Florida Atlantic University, and CSA-sponsored entertainment "Homecoming has evolved into a time when groups with specific interests can renew friendships and enjoy the campus," said Burley, who said that Homecoming coordinators are trying to create a less structured schedule to allow for time for participants to enjoy the event. Homecoming theme selected "Home Is Where The Hat Is" was the winning idea elected by Student Government Association to serve as the Homecoming 1995 theme. The idea originated by Rachel Ward, who did not vote in the SGA election of fhe theme. Ward has won a two-night stay in one of the six Oceans Seven Resorts on Daytona Beach hotel for her idea. Nineteen entries were received by Homecoming coordinators, with ideas ranging from "Been There, Done That," to "Surfin' High in the Stetson Sky." The contest was part of an effort by Stetson's alumni association to allow for more "student input and ownership in Homecoming," said Kathy Burley, associate director for the alumni association. In the past, the Homecoming Hostesses had chosen the theme. — Davina Yetter