The Stetson Reporter

£JLE..LS-O..IL _U-N.I.iV E R.S I T_ Y life | D'Angelo's second album, Voodoo,' fails to live up to the precedent he established with 'Brown Sugar,' according to our reviewer. While D'Angelo still avoids the canned and cheesy R&B sounds of Will Smith, but many of the songs on 'Voodoo' lack lyrical imagination and the 'necessary * power.' [ see Life, page 1b ] wed mar*00 issue 19 volume 112 ^:'^>'-;:-?^^ ..^.l.^-^,.^^^^^ Student-announce discontinued, replaced by newsletter .BY TERESA SCHWARZ | The Stet- ■son Today newsletter replaced .the existing email announce sys- ' tern, university officials said re- '' cently. The newsletter is compiled by the Of- . ;fice of Marketing and Communications and ■replaces the faculty-, staff- and student- announce emails. ■P The biweekly newsletter was sent out to the faculty and staff Tuesday and Friday last week as a test run. X The newsletter has been compiled in . ;two versions—a faculty/staff edition and a student edition. The first student edition was mailed yesterday. "We have two' versions, not to hide things from students," said Valerie Anthony, director of Internal Communications, "but to get people the information that is most pertinent to them." "Eighty to ninety percent of the information will be the same in both editions but the staff are not interested in the bus to the Smashmouth concert and students do not want to see the reminders about faculty meetings," said Brian Miller, the executive director of Marketing and Communications. Both versions of the newsletter will be posted on the Intranet but the admin- cc m istration still has other ways of getting "sensitive" information to faculty and staff* eyes only. "The newsletter will provide the most current information in a very professional format where all the words are spelled correctly and the stories are written in journalistic style," said Miller. "I think it's an improvement because it's easier to read in a single, consistent format," said Dr. Margie Hale, associate professor of math ematics. The old system was controlled by three different offices and they reviewed but did not rewrite the announces before sending them, said Miller. Announcements of pie sales and puppy litters were often sent on the faculty- and staff-announces, leading to clogged inboxes and people automatically deleting announces. . "I especially like the summary of announcements included at the beginning," said Dr. Karen Kaivola, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. "It tells me whether or not I need to read on." Students' submissions will be Speakers discuss trafficking of women BY BETH BERTRAND | Martina Vandenberg and her husband, Alan Cooperman, spoke and attended classes Mar. 8 and 9 at Stetson University. - Question: What connects tampons and truth? ., " Answer: Martina Vandenberg ' and Alan Cooperman would say i feminism and journalism. While at Stetson, Vandenberg gave a speech entitled "Trafficking - of Women for Forced Prostitution" on Mar. 8. The pair gave a presen- " tation Mar. 9, entitled "Feminism . and Journalism in Russia Today: . Tampons and the Truth." At her first ; lecture, . Vandenberg talked about the traf- - ticking of women, what she calls a ' "modern form of slavery." Trafficked women often are told that they can get a job in another country. Upon arriving in the new ■ country, their passports are . prompdy taken from them and they are sold to a man. They are then forced to work, in a brothel or a sweatshop, to earn back their purchase price. However, they must also pay for their room, board and keep. The women can be resold at any time, and are often beaten. "I think it was one of the best [presentations] I've been to at Stetson," said Melissa Miskovsky, a junior sociology major. "Martina Vandenberg is one of - the coolest people I've met, really inspiring. She co-founded the first rape crisis center in Russia. I also talked with her after the lecture and she was more than helpful in giving me information about my senior research topic," Miskovsky said. For the second presentation, Vandenberg and Cooperman gave their talks separately. • Cooperman talked about jour- . halism in Russia when he first went there in 1985. "■ Cooperman said that "The in- . ternal censorship didn't end, even vi*hen the censors were gone." -i When Cooperman returned in ., 1990, he observed a change. The press was now, "free, but for sale."- .; Due to a drop in circulation and money owed to prominent So- - viet party members, the press were v willing to sell positive stories to [ see RUSSIA, page 3a ] Orr: University should 'design ecologically' by jeff hamrick | An environmental education expert told university community members that they should support "ecological design" for university buildings and programs. Speaking to an audience of fifty in the Elizabeth Hall Chapel, Dr. David Orr said that universities must "design so well that they impart the idea of connectedness with one's surroundings." "This generation of students is a generation focused on shopping malls and the Internet," said the chair of Oberlin College's environmental studies program. "The great challenge that this generation will face will be ecological design, which is about making things fit in context." "When we get the design of things right, nature becomes the standard," said Orr. "We link up with something- very- ancient in the human mind, an elegance between our techniques and technologies." Orr described in detail the creation, funding, and operation of Oberlin College's well- known Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies. The building has been called the "world's most environmentally sound campus building." [ see WASTE, page 3a ] ORR: Orr's lecture included slides detailing impending environmental crises and the Adam Joseph Lewis Center at Oberlin College, photo by jeff hamrick . THE ADAM JOSEPH LEWIS CENTER: Orr spoke about this "ecologically designed" building, below, which he says is a form of "crystallized pedagogy," in great detail, graphic courtesy of oberlin college The roof of the building uses solar cells that will eventually be replaced with more efficient cells. Orr anticipates that the building will eventually generate more electrical power than it needs. The north side of the building is protected by an earthen berm and tree grove. No pesticides are used on the gardens, orchards, and restored forest on the east side of the building. The solar design of the building includes overhanging eaves and shading trusses that shade the summer sun while allowing winter heat gain. The interior of the building is, according to Orr, designed to change and adapt over time. The carpeting in the building is leased from the manufacturer, which will recycle the carpeting in the future. The wood in the building comes from a sustainable forest. Seating material used for the chairs in the auditorium is biode- . gradable. The pond is used to store irrigation water. Water slowly seeps into the ground, is purified by plants, microorganisms, and the soil. The "living machine- is a waste water purification system similar to the organic food process found in nature's ponds and marshes, according to Orr. Using sunlight and a managed environment, these organisms thrive on waste water from which they break down and digest the organic material. All non-drinking needs for the building are met this way. screened by Student Life and sent to the Office of Marketing and Communications where the information will be edited and condensed by Anthony. The newsletter has links that will lead to the full story on the Intranet. Miller and Anthony said that the newsletter will remain small, concise, and condensed. The newsletter has deadlines on Mondays and Thursdays at noon, said Anthony. "Surveys will be coming in a few weeks to hopefully get informative feedback," Miller said. "So far we've had really good feedback from the faculty and staff." Teresa Schwarz is the co-editor of the News section. » Former umpire speaks about living in a box' by beth bertrand | For years, Dave Pallone was trapped in what he called a "dark and lonely closet." At age 27 he was the third youngest umpire in the major leagues ever. He was at the top of his profession. However, Dave Pallone hid his life from the world, because he was gay. During his Common Ground-sponsored presentation, "Who's Really on First?" Pallone talked about his life during and since baseball. "Do I give up my childhood dream and be who I am, or do I put my personal life on the back burner and live my childhood dream?" Pallone said of the dilemma he faced as a gay man in baseball. To illustrate his point about the restriction baseball placed on him, Pallone held up a tiny box and said, "Baseball has been a wonderful thing for me. The unfortunate part about it is baseball, like society, makes you live in a box." In 1983, Pallone decided it was time to socialize in the gay community. He had to lie about his profession, because he did not want baseball to _J find out he was gay. However, only five years later, he had no choice. In 1988, Dave Pallone was "outed" by the media and was fired. Soon after, he decided to write his autobiography, Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball. Now he lectures nationally at schools and businesses. This year marks the tenth anniversary of his book, and to date he has received over 100,000 letters from people of all walks of life. Pallone is not bitter toward baseball. "Baseball has given me many things," Pallone said, "I don't mean it sarcastically when I say that baseball has given me the opportunity to speak here." "I was impressed...by his directness, honesty, and courage in speaking out publicly about his personal experience. It was the kind of presentation that has the . potential to reach a very broad audience with diverse views on GLB issues, because it was both informative and non-threatening," Dr. Karen Kaivola, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Pallone reminded students of the importance of courage and speaking up for other people. "If someday you don't speak up one day you may need someone to speak up for you, and they won't be there," said Pallone. "I liked the fact that he [Pallone] took sex out of it, that we're human beings, not sexual beings," said senior Karen Khan, a sociology major. Beth Bertrand is a first-year student. O > M < SC ■1.1- Faculty bring an end fo Hollis leadership minor by jeff hamrick | By an overwhelming vote, the university's faculty formally eliminated the Hollis Leadership minor recently. The minor, which was never supported by more than approximately ten students, ended for a variety of reasons, said Dr. Diane Everett, chair of the Faculty Senate. "There wasn't really a faculty member who had a vision for it," said Everett. "It wasn't a cohesive program like so many of the other interdisciplinary programs, like Latin American studies or Women and Gender studies." Both Everett and Dr. Grady Ballenger, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said that the minor was a "hodgepodge" of courses with no particular emphasis. [ read this story in News, page 3a ] w fi ext Best Thing' a flop THE MATERIAL GIRL: Rupert Everett and Madonna in 'The Next Best Thing,' which was directed by John Schlesinger. photo courtesy paramount pictures [ read this story in Life, page 1b ] I p ■n g Lady Hatters lose at I past minute to Knights e | by sports information | With 15:26 left ofthe J game the UCF Knights led by 16. The Hatters )1 whittled away at that lead until a three-point by ,_,,~ Amy white with 15 seconds left ofthe game tied 7 ™the score at 60-60. \X The deciding factor was a two-point shot by UCF player Ili'Z LaDonna Larry with two seconds left of the game. The final score ~xx was 62-60. "V* On March 8, the women's basketball team traveled to Pelham, ~ZZp Alabama to play in the TAAC tournament. Since the Hatters x.\ ended the season with a 6-12.TAAC record they took the sev- -;1.., enth seed in the tournament. ; *p.p' Their opening foes were the UCF Knights. . $ [ read this story in Sports, page 4b ]