The Stetson Reporter

VERSITY 13 < a. 2 O tt u. life | Adam Sandler's latest movie, The Waterboy,' which was partially filmed on campus, was released Nov. 6. Students flocked to theatres to see if their two seconds of fame would come to them. A look at the film, its success at the box office, and the experiences of an extra whose scene I wasn't cut from the final version. [ cover, section B ] wed 18 n o v issue 11 volume 111 <DEK raises $4000 for victimized by Brian kosoy | As many may remember, Hurricane Georges ravaged the Caribbean, parts of Florida, and parts of Louisiana this past September. The widespread devastation caused large amounts of damage to these areas, with the Dominican Republic being hit the hardest by the storm. People were killed and others were left homeless. Phi Sigma Kappa, under the leadership of brother and Dominican Republic native Hans Meijer, decided to help the victims in need. Meijer's family still lives in the Dominican Republic, and he contacted them after the storm. "I had no idea of the magnitude of the damage done until I got in touch with my parents after three days of lost communication," UJ ui- it "We couldn't have done it without the support and generosity of the students here at Stetson. Everyone was very supportive and cooperative. We'd especially like to thank Paul Marcaurelle for allowing us to do the project." he said. "After looking on the Internet sites of the local newspapers and news stations in the Dominican, I realized that the American newspapers and television stations weren't reporting the actual number of deaths and amount of damage; they were actually cutting it in half." Meijer enlisted the help of his brothers to raise money for relief efforts in the Dominican Republic and "Ayuda '98" was born. The Phi Sigs set up a money drive outside of the Commons on Oct 7 and 8 to collect points from students willing to donate. The points were converted into money and will be mailed to an organization in the Dominican Republicknown: as. "Pesos .for .PeOplel'LThis' organization buys food, clothing, and other supplies for people who were affected by.the hurricane's wrath. "There was just tons of money lost. Most of the people over there are very poor, and they really have no way of protecting themselves against hurricanes. Most people live in cardboard boxes or [houses with] tin roofs," Meijer said. "It was a great feeling helping out my fellow countrymen. I wanted to try and do something while I'm here, because I really couldn't do much not being over there and helping them out," he said. The Phi Sigs not only raised money at school, but also set up bins at local supermarkets for food donations. This, however, proved quite unsuccessful. "We didn't get a single item in any of the bins," said senior sociology major Mike Riella. "It was pretty sad." Overall, tlie brothers raised nearly $4,000 for "Pesos For People." "We couldn't have done it without the support and generosity of the students here at Stetson," Riella said. "Everyone was very supportive and cooperative. We'd especially like to thank Paul Marcaurelle of Food Services for allowing us to do the project." The Phi Sigs, along with Marcaurelle, offered students to sign off their points. Marcaurelle then gave food equivalence in dollars to go to the disaster relief for the hurricane victims and to the Red Cross. Brian Kosoy is a sophomore management major. About our production schedule Because pur staff was attending the National College Media Convention in Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 4-8, The Reporter did not publish last Wednesday. This was a scheduled publication hiatus. We have two more scheduled issues this semester, in addition to today's edition. We will publish the day before Thanksgiving (Nov, 25), and then the week before finals (Dec. 9). Deadlines for contributions to those issues remain the same: for editorial content, it is noon the Friday before publication. Advertisements must be received one week before publication. We will resume publication of The Reporter in the spring on Jan. 13. —Andy Dehnart TT"-TH???T»grgzrTTyff-?^^ wgggg © EVERY THING —j^*" 2S&? .<}$* %*v%*. IhJ^S x4^ r/. U7 -. %&'< A ■#« "*s 7^7 H\. \i§^r In Its 44th year, Greenfeather raised over $7,000 for local charities. CHALK ART: Members of EN draw their interpretation of the Greenfeather theme, photo courteseyofthe hatter by kaitlin bellerose | One week out of each year, Stetson fraternities, sororities, residence halls, and student organizations join forces and work together through Greenfeather to raise money for local charities. In order to bolster participation by the various student groups, the progenitors of Greenfeather gave it a competitive edge-.- -- -— -- Greenfeather began 44 yeais ago when Stetson students decided to give back to the community. This year the Greenfeather committee set a goal of $ 15.000. At press time, exact final numbers wei e not available, but the committee raised over $7,000. After expenses (which were lower this year than last) are taken out, the money will be distributed to the 13 charities Friday during a reception in the Hollis Center, Greenfeather officially began on Oct. 19 when representatives from each student group began competing for the title of Mr./Ms. Greenfeather. Each representative raised money by soliciting alumni, local business owners, and paients. How much money each representative raised factors into his or her point standing at the end of Greenfeather week. With the slogan "Image is Nothing/Service is Everything," Greenfeather officially kicked off the festivities on Nov. 2. Greenfeather week, which ran through Nov. 7, included such activities as Chalk Art. -a Bachelor and Bachelorette Auction, Rock-A-Thon, Airwaves, and a basketball tournament. Student organizations, residence halls, sororities, and fraternities are the categories in which the respective student groups compete. The student groups were given points accoiding to how they placed in each competition. Certain events like airwaves, the lip-sync competition, received great support from the Stetson community. Andy Dehnart, this year's Greenfeather chair, said, "Greenfeather is the quintessential example of cooperation and competition working together to help other people. The committee has worked tirelessly to benefit local charities and has once again been successful." The local charities that benefit from the money raised during Greenfeather include the West Volusia Humane Society, the First United Methodist Children's Home, the Neighborhood Center, the Rape Crisis Center, and Headstart. These organizations and the other sponsored by Greenfeather will re-. ceive checks from the Greenfeather coordinating committee. Greenfeather is open to all Stetson students who are involved in a student organization. Kaitlin Bellerose is a history major. AIRWAVES; Members of *EK participate in Airwaves, photo courtsey of the hatter CONSTRUCTIG: Members of ZTA draw their logo for Greenfeather '98. photo courteseyofthe hatter Fraternities: EN 2173 AXA 438 £<ME 916 ATQ 841 *£K 713 ITK# 770 Organizations: Circle K 361 Phi-Alpha Delta 586 SAI 578 AMSE 3^3 Alpha Kappa Psi 1040 Residence Halls: Conrad 767 Carson-Hollis 333 Stetson 1323 ATTITUDE: A member of AKA competes during Airwaves, photo courtesey of the hatter I f K S n tir X * Students shouldn't be babied at college by andy dehnart | You want to register for 19 hours next spring. You want to study for a test at 2 a.m. in your room with a member of the opposite sex. You want to cook pasta and pizza rolls in your room and avoid the cafeteria. But you can't do any of this, because the university says no. - We hear - sometimes endlessly - that the university has abandoned the "in loco parentis" ("in the place of a parent," according to Merriam- Webster) model of administering. In reality, however, we're still babied. from orientation to graduation. fI Still Know' is back ii' -■■$ V ;4'- __i Ll- [ read this story in Forum, page 4a ] „»,3W PEAR.: Mekhi Phiferand Brandy co-star with Jennifer Love Hewitt in the sequel to 'I Know What You Did Last Summer.' PHOTO by sidney Baldwin of mandalay • [ read this story in Life, page 2b-] Men's soccer finish their season 9-9-1 by chris tunno | Stetson took the first game but dropped the second in the Trans America Athletic Conference playoffs at Jacksonville University's Ashley Sports Complex, to finish their season at 9-9-1. The Hatters won the first game 2-0 behind a great effort by goalkeeper Todd Cooper who recorded his fourth shutout of the season. Kjell Aasheim scored the first goal of the game in the 68th minute. Stian Tobiassen tapped a through-ball to Michael Poole who shot the ball toward the upper right corner of the goal. 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