The Stetson Reporter

wed issue 12 volume 113 Florida's Number One Private College Newspaper LIFE: The good and the bad of Christmas lights [ page 1b ] JL OPINIONS: Departing editor-in-chief shares ao pieces of wisdom [ page 4a ] Professors go to assembly to better sciences By Katarzyna Walosik news writer Dr. Michael King, a.biology professor, and Dr. Wayne Staats, a computer science and mathematics professor, left the university on Thursday morning to attend the Kaleidoscope National Assembly in Oracle, AZ. Project Kaleidoscope began in 1994, when many professors nationwide investigated "exploring ways to integrate technologies and incorporate new pedagogues into the learning environment," according to the manuscript sent to the seminar's attendants. Statts and King were selected from a national pool of faculty to attend the conference. "I had to write an essay. Dr. Terry Farrell and Dr. Grady.Ballenger had to write recommendations, and they actually submitted the applications," said King. In the letters King and Statts submitted they discussed their visions and goals. "One of our main goals as college science teachers should be to give undergraduate students with an interest in science the opportunity to practice being a scientist. Another critical opportunity that we must give our undergraduate science students is to participate in faculty-mentored research," King wrote in the letter he submitted. Staats wrote, "I have undertaken the task of building a curriculum that integrates computer science, software engineering, and practical experience into a research rich undergraduate curriculum." Staats also focused on the difficulty of finding a faculty that had "the qualities (ability, desire, ambition, etc.) to build a top-notch curriculum" because "in today's job market, there are just not enough faculty members who want to work at a small, liberalarts university." The conference was held Friday and Saturday. "From my viewpoint, there are two sessions that will be helpful to the' issues We face here at the university: Incorporating New Interdisciplinary [ see SCIENCE, page 2a ] ^Reporter Index jaiiisMas«fti»»,jsik'w«~f~^ News 2a Opinions 4a Editorial 4a Life ib Health ib Classifieds Sports Comics Calendar Horoscopes Shout Crossword 3b 5B 8a 8a 8a 8a 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] Student charged for possession of marijuana By Teresa Schwarz NEWS EDITOR A Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity member was charged with a misdemeanor by DeLand Police Department (DPD) on Tues., Nov. 21. The brother was given a charging affidavit for possessing 11.6 grams of cannabis and a package of J&B rolling papers. The DPD will investigate the matter further to see if it is necessary to pursue the case. The student's charging affidavit is a form, used by the State's Attorney's . Office to file criminal charges against an individual. The responding DPD officer could not arrest the fraternity member because the offense did not occur in the presence of the officer. The senior finance major claimed that the substances discovered by the Sigma Phi Epsilon House father, the Chief of Public Safety and the Director of Student Life during the room search were his as well as the rolling papers. The student's room was searched by James Budke, the house father; James Lockwood, the chief of Public Safety; and Darald Stubbs, the director of Student Life after two students and fellow brothers reported the situation to Budke. Two anonymous students reported that the defendant was in possession of "weed" and hard liquor. The three men searched the room and discovered a baggie of a green leafy substance, hai;d brownies and a package of rolling papers in the defendant's dresser drawers. • Budke reported the situation to Stubbs, who is authorized to approve room searches, and to Lockwood. They proceeded while following the university procedures governing room searches. The fraternity member's contraband was taken to the Office of Public Safety until DPD responded to the call. The DPD officer met with Lockwood, who advised him of the incident and sent him to meet with Stubbs and Budke. * The officer then met with the stu-, dent in Budke's room in the Sigma Phi Epsilon house. They discussed the matter and the officer conducted a field test on the green leafy substance, which tested, positive as cannabis. They brought in the student, and in front of Budke and [ see DRUGS, page 3a ] health symposium just for the HEAL Health symposium provides career information By John Mills assistant news editor Recruiters from, several different graduate pro grams came to the university Saturday to strut their stuff at the health professions fair. . The recruiters came as the second part of the health professions weekend. The programs represented were health-related but excluded medical schools. Graduate programs varied from veterinary school to doctoral programs in clinical psychology to chiropractic schools. An Air Force recruiter discussed scholarship possibilities for medical students. According to organizers of the fair, it was a random gathering of all types of medical programs. "The fair provided a good representation of the professional health schools in Florida," first-year pre- med student Heather Brown said. American Medical Students of America (AMSA) sponsored the event. The primary coordinators of the event were Steve Hernandez, president of AMSA and Amber Dechambeau, vice-president of AMSA. "Organizing these events [the forum and the fair] was like having an extra four-credit class," Hernandez said. Students interested in the field of medicine were strongly encouraged to attend. Pre-health first-year student DISCUSSION: A recruiter from the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine talked with students from local high schools as well as college students. The fair provided information on many medical professions, photo by valerie futch Jamie Raether said, "The representatives were great about being honest about the cost of attending their institutions, as well as providing a lot of other information." Amber Dechambeau, a junior, said, "The health professions fair is a great way to expose students to the right people and a variety of medical programs." Dechambeau continued, saying that this is the first time the university has had an event like this, but a similar event is offered at the University of Florida on a much larger scale. According to Hernandez, a junior, students from.many area schools attended the fair, including Bethune- Cookman College, Rollins, University of Central Florida and University of North Florida. He also said that a few high school students attended the program. According to the coordinators, the event was difficult to organize with, AMSA sponsor, Dr. Mike King, out of town, but they thought it was successful. John Mills is the assistant News editor.. Forum helps prepare students for medical career AMSA and SGA plan a forum for students going into medicine By John Mills assistant news editor American Medical Stu dents of America and the Student Government Association sponsored a forum of several medical schools in the state of Florida. Representatives from Barry University, Nova-Southeastern University, University of Florida, University of Miami and University of South Florida attended. Students from several area schools attended, including University of Central Florida, Florida Institute of Technology, Bethune-Cookman College and Jacksonville University. In the past, this forum was held at the University of Florida. This is the first year that the foruih has ever been held at the uni- . versity. Jay Layman, representative of University of South Florida, enthusiastically thanked the university for holding such a forum. He described it as most helpful to pre-med students. The forum allowed students interested in pursuing careers in medicine to listen to the representatives give a pitch for their school and ask the representatives questions about their particular school and medical school in general. Each school varied in what it had to offer. Medical schools with representatives present varied in their specialties from neurology to podiatry. Florida State's New College of Medicine's representative, Helen Livingston, said, "Our mission is to train physicians to serve the under- served." This approach is unique to Florida State's school. According to Livingston, Florida's legislature passed the bill for the funding of this school in May of 1999. She went on to describe the [ see HEALTH, page 2a ] TALK: Bob Hinkley, from the University of Miami, spoke at forum, photo by valerie futch Ihttpr^Zreporter.stetson.edu