The Stetson Reporter

wed nov-oo $ http://reporter.stetson.edu e SPORTS: Hatters defeat Elon College 75-46 [ page 5b ] issue 11 volume 113 Florida's Number One Private College Newspaper LIFE: Annual student juried art show opens in Duncan Art Gallery [ page 5b ] Art and poetry were discussed in history lecture By Elizabeth Thompson NEWS WRITER Dr. Roberta Favis, a faculty member in the art department, and Dr. Terri Witek, associate English professor, coupled art history with interpretive poetry on Nov. 10 in the Duncan Art Gallery. The Friday lecture was the second in a series called "Conversations with Art and History." Favis treated the audience to a lecture on some of the main themes and northern Renaissance artists. The art history lecture was coupled with Witek's poetry, which was inspired by northern Renaissance artists like Jan Van Eyck and Albrecht Durer. They called the history and poetry dialogue a sisterhood and at other times, a marriage that has existed since the Renaissance. Beginning with Van Eyck's signature painting, the Arnolfini, Wedding, Favis gave the audience a lecture on his technique. She also noted the painting's attention to detail and explained some of the symbols carefully strewn throughout the detailed work. While Favis's lecture rested on the empirical, Witek's poems about the painting took the audience to the blurry space of interpretation between the hard lines of fact. While Favis noted the complexity and layers of Van Eyck's technique, Witek noted the complexity and layers of his symbols and how they, all came together in a never-ending conversation with the audience. While Favis wondered how many bolts of material could be in Mrs. Arnolfini's skirts, Witek wondered how many objects were hidden underneath and in between the infinitesimal folds. The professors also explored works by Albrecht Durer. Favis began with a lecture on Durer's technique and oh his importance as an engraver. Dr. Witek's poems about them lamented that engraving was not the proper space for love—it is too exact. Along with slide images, Favis [see ART, page 2a ] ^Reporter Index iUWSSrfLftanM^vwJ&U* News 2a Opinions 4a Life ib Health ib Classifieds 2 b Sports 5 b Comics 8a Calendar 8a Horoscopes 8a Shout 8a Crossword 8a Contact Us 421 N. Woodland Blvd. # 8409 . DeLand, FL,32720-3751 904.822.7224 ' FAX 904.822.7233 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Students involved in accident, hurt severely By Javier Martinez news writer University students Joshua Strate, a senior biology major from Ft. Lauderdale, and Kelly Corvino, a junior psychology major from West Harrison, N.Y., were involved in a serious automobile accident early Friday afternoon on Nov. 10 while traveling south on I- 95. According to Florida State troopers D. L. Haywood and D. P. Warren, Strate overcorrected after drifting into the median, which caused the SUV he was driving to slide sideways and flip seven times. Troopers,told The News Journal that if Strate and Corvino were not wearing their seatbelts, they would have been ejected from the vehicle, which was destroyed in the accident. "They're the best of friends," said Chris Wulf, a French and psychology double major and Strate's roommate. "They are also the safest drivers I ever knew; Kelly and Joshua would never start a vehicle without their seatbelts on." A possible cause for Strate's over- correcting was the fact that he was driving a rental vehicle that he was not used to. He and Corvino were on their way to Ft. Lauderdale to see Strate's older brother. Wulf said that the two were stuck in the vehicle for approximately one hour before Port Orange paramedics were able to cut them out of the KIA Sportage with the jaws of life. Strate was taken to Halifax Medical Center by ambulance but Corvino was taken by helicopter. . . According to Wulf, the rescue pilot labeled this accident as the most horrific one he has ever seen. Strate and Corvino were both, admitted to ISC (Intensive Surgical Care) immediately. Strate suffered a broken collar bone, collapsed lung and concussion; Corvino suffered from two collapsed lungs, serious head injuries, and a broken wrist. Both students were listed in critical condition. Tonya Hannah, an elementary education major, led a prayer service that [see INJURY, page 3a] Oxfam activities TRASH: The lower class eats with their fingers among trash on the floor while the middle class sits in chairs and uses silverware, photo by valerie futch f< i'. \ xXi ^ ik § .' t 1 fast and fund By John Mills ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR F FIRST CLASS: The upper class was served a full-course meal by waiters and waitresses on the table-clothed head' table, photo by valerie futch unds were raised for starving children last Wednesday.' The Student Religious Life Council sponsored the hunger banquet to help raise funds for OXFAM America. Barbara Mitchell, an elementary education major, was in charge of the banquet because of the role she plays in both groups. The dinner was held in Night Lites in the Carlton Union Building. Participants in the dinner were fed meals as if they were higher, middle or lower class citizens. The number of students in each category was proportional to the number of people in each category in the world. Participants were charged six dollars for the meal but were encouraged to donate more. , Points and dollars were accepted for the dinner. It was not unusuarfor students to give more than the required six dollars. Before the meal Chris Girata, a junior computer information systems major, and Melissa Knight, a senior environmental science major, informed students of economic situations around the world. In their speeches, they included a number of statistics regarding hunger. They went on to discuss the ways OXFAM America was fighting hunger and trying to change the economic situation in many developing nations. According to the infor- [ see FOOD, page 2a] Sexes fight with money for OXFAM charity 'Battle ofthe sexes' penny wars raised money for OXFAM By John Mills assistant news editor The battle of the sexes was fought last week as a fundraising strategy for Oxfam America. Two containers were placed outside the Carlton Union Building marked for each gender. The winner was determined by counting the number of pennies in each sex's container as positive points and the number of cents that resulted from other coins and dollars as negative points. Jonathon Bailey, a history and religious studies double major and a member of Wesley House, said, "It will be a contest measuring which sex will have a less negative total." Money was collected during mealtimes every day last week, and the total points were tabulated Friday afternoon. The girls won with only negative $17.00, while the guys finished with negative $119.78. - The battle of the sexes penny wars raised a total- of $272.14. Father Chris Hoffman, who works with the Catholic Campus Ministry, said, "We hope the battle of the sexes will spark some interest." The Student Religious Life Council sponsored all the activities surrounding Oxfam this week. Other organizations that participated in the fundraising include the Community Service Office, Lntervarsity, Wesley House Ministries, Baptist Campus Ministries, Catholic Campus Ministries and Chi Alpha. v.- -***-i'y-/ v -^s&y $119.78 WINNER TOTAL EARNINGS $272.14 OXFAM Penny War Results SOURCE: BECKY KRUSE Each of the groups took turns running the battle of the sexes and other necessary tasks! According to sophomore Becky Kruse, member of Wesley House Ministries and the Student Religious Life Council, the penny war was done this year in place of the fundraiser normally done for Oxfam America because students can no longer donate points and meals to organizations such as Oxfam America. Kruse, a political science major, said, "We were unsure of how much we would make, but we have had [see FUNDS, page 3a] hto:/^tet>Q^