The Stetson Reporter

this week | Greenfeather '99 ended last week and raised thousands of dollars for local charities. Look for this Greenfeather '99 logo throughout out the paper this week to ' c)/~Vf~\ read about this year's events, including Airwaves, the basketball game, and the comedian. green ^-FEATHER wed io n o v • 9 9 [see Life, page 1 b for Airwaves coverage ] issue 09 volume 112 Radio station on probation .BY BRIAN CAMPBELL | Shows for WHAT radio, the university's local digital radio station, were cancelled last weekend. .;. Music school staff informed faculty adviser Dr. Michael DeMurga that due to missing and tampered equip- • ment and other issues, WHAT radio's use of the Elizabeth Hall recording booth would be terminated. After a staff meeting held on Thursday afternoon, DeMurga contacted WHAT student coordinator and network specialist Bryan Batchelder. "Accusations were made to exceeding the room's capacity, playing with the mixing equipment, stealing cassette tapes and leaving the room a mess," Batchelder said. Though it still remains undetermined how the actual prob lems occurred and whether or not WHAT radio was responsible, Batchelder feels the punishment was too severe and sudden. "Those in charge didn't even let us know there was a problem, there was no warning, we were simply kicked out. Plans were in the works to change the alarm code as well," said Batchelder. While a decision was made to cancel shows indefinitely until a new location for the station could be found, an arrangement was reached- that would allow WHAT radio to remain in the Elizabeth Hall booth for the rest of the semester. "Due to previous problems such as the room being too small, a decision had already been made last year that this Fall would most likely be the last semester that the radio station would be in that particular room. This new arrangement [ see WHAT, page 3b ] Auction leads fiind raising by valerie futch | Attendance during Greenfeather '99 events was estimated to be higher than in previous years. Events that drew in large crowds were the bachelor/ bachelorette auction and Airwaves. "It's a Big World...But We've Got it Covered," was this year's theme. The week of fundraising for local charities started Oct. 27 when students were invited to TCBY to buy ice cream at a discounted rate and turn in their receipts for points that went towards their organizations. Participation in and dona- FEATHEft tions for Greenfeather have decreased in the past years, however coordinators believe this year the numbers would increase due to the strong popularity of certain events. One of the most successful events this year was the auction. "The amount of money raised has been awesome thanks in part to the bachelor/ bachelorette auction. There were some people that sold for over $100," said John McCully, co-chair ofAirwaves. Greenfeather is a weeklong event of different organizations competing in various activities to raise money for local charities. A chalk art competition, a bachelor/bachelorette auction, rock-a-thon, penny wars, a [ see CHARITY, page 2b ] GAME OVER: Michael Poole sits on the bench reflecting about the final game of the post season. The Hatters were eliminated from TAAC. after Justin Niemann tipped the ball into Stetson's goal, photo by chris tunno 'Unavoidable' own goal ends men's season 8-8-1 yR 1.4 p BY CHRIS TUNNO | Justin Niemann just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time last Thursday afternoon as Central Florida defeated Stetson 2- 1, in the first round of the TAAC men's soccer playoffs at Jacksonville University's Ashley Sports Complex. With*4:48 left in regulation of a tie soccer match, Niemann had a bad angle on an Ari Nurmi header that died two yards from the goal. In an attempt to clear the ball, Niemann struck the ball into the Hatters' net for an own goal. The play developed when Central Florida striker Heikki Ritvanen crossed the ball to Ari Nurmi, who attempted to head the ball into the goal. Hatter goalkeeper Tim Riek played the shot perfectly except for one thing, Nurmi missed and.the ball glanced off in the wrong direction. Meanwhile, Niemann was racing back to take away a back post opportunity from midfield. By the time he got to the ball, which died at the two, his momentum gave him one unavoidable option. He had to clear the ball. With the aerodynamics of today's soccer shoes and Niemann's momentum, there was'no possible way he was going to keep the ball out ofthe net, except to leap over the ball and hope that a Central Florida sniper wasn't behind for the kill. The ball would have had to been struck at between at 85 -89 degree angle to knock it safely away from the Golden Knights. Needless to say, it didn't happen. Stetson tried to come back in the final four minutes, but time ran out on the Hatters season. The Golden Knights scored first in the 33 rd minute when TAAC Player-of-the-Year, Ritvanen, blasted in a free kick from 22 yards out while the Hatters were in the process, of building a wall. Sean Finn tied the game at 1 -1 in the 42nd minute on a rebounded shot. Joe Schoenbauer took a cross from Chris Fronk and shot the ball at Central Florida goalkeeper Antti Laitenen. Laitenen blocked the shot, but the rebound came to Finn. The first team all-TAAC midfielder finished it off with a powerful to the right upper 90 of the net. No love was lost between the Golden Knights and Hatters as 51 fouls were committed with eight yel low cards and a red. Two ofthe cards came with 22 seconds remaining in the match. One was Niemann's second yellow, giving him a red, which means he'll have to sit out a match next season. The Hatters started out the sea- [ see MEN in Sports, page 8b ] Lady Hatters fall 2-1 BY becky kruse | The Lady Hatters were shot down in the first round ofthe Trans America Athletic Conference Thursday, in their first ever TAAC Tournament appearance. The Ladies fell 2-1 to Jacksonville, with the lone goal being scored by Jackie Catania. Jacksonville came on strong right up front when Marit Foss took a cross from Brook Ade and slammed the ball into the top right side of the net past Hatter keeper Genevieve Roy. The goal came just 1:27 into the match. The next 39 minutes were back and forth, both teams playing strong defensively. At 24:24, Hatter Jackie Catania scored on a direct kick from 22 yards after a foul. The goal brought a flame of hope back into the team as they neared halftime. , . . „ „, „ \ [ see LOSS in Sports, page 8b ] ALANA issues discussed at annual conference by jeff hamrick | Students from the university and Florida Southern College met last weekend to discuss common problems and issues among during the ~ Fourth Annual Multicultural Leadership Retreat.. The group of approximately 30 . students also engaged in leadership training supported by personnel from the Department of Student Life, the Department of Career Services, and the Counseling Center. "All ofthe activities were run by people from Stetson University," said Brandi Ankum, a senior at Florida Southern College. Ankum said that this is her fourth year participating in the retreat. The leader of Shades of Color, the Multicultural Student Council's counterpart at Florida Southern College, said that the conference "was definitely worth the visit." "It was very educational," said Ankum. "We can see that both uni versities have many ofthe same problems, and it's good to know that other people are striving for diversity." Ankum said that in many ways, Stetson University is more attentive to issues of diversity. "It was interesting to look and see... some ofthe things that she said Stetson's doing, we're not doing at our school." Every year, either Stetson University or Florida Southern College hosts the retreat. Last year,- Florida Southern College—a university with about 1750 students—hosted the retreat. Lashinda Bois said that the theme of this year's conference— School Dayz: Expect the Unexpected—helped the students focus their efforts on "talking about everyday life at our schools." "We spent a lot of time talking about our physical and emotional well being, our wellness," said Bois, who is also a student at Florida Southern College. "There are a lot more students involved here with diversity," said Benita Petitdos, a student at Florida Southern College. Petitdos said that the two days of training focused on the seven dimensions of wellness and "the total self." Members of Shades of Color and several international students represented Florida Southern College, although there were few Asians, Hispanics, and Native Americans involved with the events. "These training activities were open for all students," said Brenda Lewis, the Director of Multicultural Affairs and the adviser to Shades of Color at Florida Southern College. "When we bring our students, we get a. chance to come to Stetson and see what's going on here and interact with each other. It's a great opportunity to compare notes," she said Lewis said that one of the rea sons for the leadership training is to bolster self-esteem among the ALANA leaders. "That's why we do it. We need to inspire more of our students to be leaders." "Part of being in college is learning leadership," said Lewis. "That's frequently lacking in a lot of places. All of these students have the potential to be leaders." . Lewis said that she was "very satisfied" with the university's hosting of the event. According to Bois, it's difficult for ALANA individuals to assume [ see RETREAT, page 2a j Installation of voice mail will occur soon by BRIAN Campbell | With plans to activate the long awaited voice mail system over the next few weeks, students will no longer require the use of answering machines to retain their messages. Not all students, however, will be immediately pulling out the toolbox and bidding their recording devices goodbye. As previously reported, the voice mail system was originally scheduled to be implemented in September, but due to unforeseen problems, the activation of the system was postponed. While assurances have been given that the system will be implemented soon, some students are skeptical. "I'm not expecting the voice mail to be ready any time in the near future," said freshman Brett Bore [ read this story in News, page 3a ] 'Bachelor' all fluff D !'■ i D E BACHELORHOOD: O'Donnell stars as a man who must marry to inherit money: photo courtesy new line [ read this story in Life, page 3b ] Fieldhouse plays host to basketball tourney by becky kruse | Rinker fieldhouse was slamming Friday afternoon as students battled it out on the basketball court for Greenfeather points, trophies, and of course - bragging rights. Fourteen teams in three divisions played 3-on-3, first to reach 21, games. The sororities, the fraternities, dorms, and organizations competed in their respective category for first, second, and third place, with points being rewarded 30,20,10. In the first division, it was decided that the sororities were taking too long, so their mission was lowered to first to reach fifteen. With only three teams in the competition -Alpha Kappa Alpha, Zeta Tau Alpha, and Delta Delta Delta forfeiting - ACW, PBF, and AXD were left to battle it out. The Alpha Chi's fell hard to the Pi Phi's in the first match, losing 21 -4. [ read this story in Sports, page 7b ]