The Stetson Reporter

Th 1 he A StetsonflReporter <f(bridalsOldestCo^Ue.aiate.Nezusvaver JL fftorida's Oldest Cotkgiate 9{ezvspaper Extended Forecast Highs in the 70s, lows in the lowtomid 50s Tuesday .„,.,„<_—„.■'"■.. Wednesday Thursday Source: Ngw»Joumol January 21, 1997 Stetson University • DeLand, Florida Volume 109, Number 13 This Week... Floorlamp ^ fire hazard Consumer groups warn against 500-watt halogen bulbs, page 2a. g Chess team competes in Baltimore Team places second in ^^ffij-StaL national ^K^&^r onships, ^^r page 3a. Former student sues Stetson, Bergen for expulsion, damage to reputation The Ebonic Plague? Columnist Jeff Pointe strikes down "Black! English," page 4a. tjeff Basketball wins by Stacy Gum 1he stetson reporter A former Stetson student is suing Stetson and Associate Dean David Bergen for more than $15,000. The lawsuit by Natalie Leo says that an alleged incident involving Dr. David Rauschenberger at Stetson's Health Services facility on April 26,1995 cost Leo medical bills, severe emotional distress, damage to her reputation and expulsion from school. Leo was expelled based on the criminal complaint she filed with the DeLand Police Department and the State Attorney's Office, the suit says. In October, a Volusia County grand jury refused to indict Rauschenberger for Leo's complaints. On May 11,1995, Leo and her parents told Stetson officials that during a gynecological examination Rauschenberger fondled Leo while masturbating. According to the suit, Leo's parents told Stetson officials that the incident caused their daughter to cut her hair and stop going to her classes. At the time, the parents said, their main concern was their daughter's academics because, due to her mental state, Leo had been unable to attend her classes or take any of her final exams. After receiving the sexual assault complaint from Leo, Stetsox. officials instructed her to file a report with the DeLand Police Department so they could investigate. The suit says that Bergen deliberately planned Leo's dismissal by contacting the DeLand Police Department, which conducted an inadequate investigation, and that the DeLand police investigator assigned to the case never took statements from workers in the health clinic, including a nurse who claimed she witnessed the examination. When the police investigation Natalie Leo Stoll Center Dedication Z?*%u'%* -^vvwrn \\ Both men's and women's basketball teams claim wins last Saturday, page 6a. Mandy Stoll A look at the person whose life touched many hearts, page lb. Arts & Entertainment The new year brings concerts, art exhibits and new movies, pages 2-3 b. Tom and Mary Stoll, parents of the late Stetson tennis player Mandy Stoll, appear with President H. Douglas Lee at Friday's dedication of the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center. See story, page lb. Library catalog system computerized by Stacy Gum the stetson reporter Sims Kline, director of the duPont-Ball Library, thought it was time to update the library's cata- pholo courtesy of Sims Kline Bob Ervin andfosh Manning label library books with barcodes during Winter Break. logue system. So over Christmas break, Kline and several students, along with the library faculty, worked to prepare for a new library barcoding system which should be up and running within a month. The new system will provide a unique barcode label for every book in circulation in the library collection. One advantage of the new ^ system is that library patrons will be able to log into a newly added computerized system and find out which books they currently have checked out. The computerized system will also enable patrons to find out which books are already checked out by others, and the due dates. The new barcodes will also make it easier for the library staff to generate over due notices. "We will also be able to figure out which parts of the collection are being used most heavily," Kline said. "Once we know which books have been heavily used, we can decide to possibly get a second copy of it, which is something we were unable to do in the past." Once the new system is in operation, when a book is brought to the circulation desk to be checked out, a library staff member will scan the barcode on the book and the barcode on the identification card with a laser scanner, which will create an electronic record of the transaction. The barcodes used are called "smart barcodes" because they contain information about the exact title and call number of the book, which is "read" by the scanner. Some books may not have the new barcodes when the system begins, but can still be checked out. Books without a new barcode will be issued a temporary barcode when they are checked out and will receive a permanent one when returned. Kline said he is pleased with the current progress of the program. "So ijar we have completed about 140,000 barcode labels, which equals about 60 percent of the circulation," he said. The library's catalogue database is available on the Web. Now library holdings can be accessed from outside the library. The address is: www.cat.stetson.edu. Kline spoke highly of the staff who worked with him over Christmas break. He noted that he tried to help the Christmas employees enjoy the experience of handing the tedious task of barcoding. During break, Kline hired a band, gave out prizes, held a raffle- ticket drawing everyday, and provided food for the "barcode party" workers. He also gave everyone who participated in the project official "barcode supervisor certificates" on the last day when he took them all to dinner at Holiday House. "We built up a real team effort and had fun doing it," Kline said. "It was fun while it lasted." Kline reminds students to make sure their identification cards offer the barcode on the front in preparation of this new system. was complete, Bergen began investigating the case, the review proceedings state. During his investigation, Bergen found out that Leo had stopped attending her scheduled classes on or around April 18. In September, Rauschenberger wrote a letter to Bergen requesting that a judicial hearing be held at Stetson to determine whether any disciplinary actions should be taken against Leo. The doctor wrote that Leo's accusations were false and that she had threatened him personally. Stetson's judicial review board hearing on the case took place on Sept 21,1995. In a letter to Stetson officials, Leo's attorney requested a student judicial council decide the matter. But, according to the records, "there is no provision in the Student Code regarding a student being able to select who would sit as the judicial body in any case." Due to the sensitive issues of this case, "specifically about allegations of a sexual nature, sexual misconduct," the records say, Bergen chose a council consisting of David Riveness, then associate director of Student Life, and Jane Bradford, Associate Professor on the library faculty, to hear the case. According to a transcript of Stetson's judicial review hearing, a nurse said she was present for the duration of the physical examination, stating that nothing in a see LEO, page 2a Marifke expelled, charges reduced by Davina Yetter THE STETSON REPORTER Former Stetson basketball player Ryan Marifke was not allowed to graduate from the University in December after being expelled for two years over drug charges. Marifke, whose drug and theft charges were recently reduced to misdemeanors, lost a court injunction in a last-ditch effort to force Stetson to allow him to attend his last six classes and finals so he could receive his business degree. Marifke, 22, was arrested in October after drug paraphernalia and 14.1 grams of marijuana was found in his room in Emily Hall. Investigators also found rolling papers, a bong pipe, and a scale. Marifke was later arrested and charged with the theft of a digital scale valued at $375 from the biology lab. The scale was originally reported stolen on July 19,1996. Originally, the Student Judicial Council decided to permanently expel Marifke. Upon appeal, the expulsion was reduced to two years. After two years, Marifke will be allowed to reapply to the university. Defense attorney David Disney claimed that Stetson did not allow Marifke enough time to Ryan Marifke review the evidence against him at the judicial hearing. Stetson attorney Mack Cleveland responded that Marifke did not request any evidence and that he could question the. witnesses at the hearing. Disney also argued that Stetson did not identify the person who reported Marifke's actions, nor did that person attend the judicial hearing. Circuit Judge John Doyle denied the injunction, saying "it wouldn't be in the public interest for me to interfere with the relationship between the student and the university." Marifke's trial date for the petty theft charge has been set for Feb. 5. The trial date for the drug charges will be reset since the charges have been reduced. Marifke's roommate, Tristan Chitty of Miami, was also charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, and was released on his own recognizance. He was not expelled by the Student Judicial Council. Pledge admits to writing newsletter by Davina Yetter the stetson reporter A Delta Sigma Phi pledge came forward to admit that he wrote a controversial newsletter circulated around campus last fall, according to Vice President for Campus Life Jim Beasley. Copies of the profanity-laced publication, titled "Delta Sigma Phi Newsletter," were posted in women's residence halls and distributed to female faculty and staff members in late November. A derogatory joke against women in the newsletter was highlighted in these copies by the distributor. The pledge, whose name was not released, told administrators that he was not acting in any official capacity for the fraternity and did not intend for the newsletter to be released. The student said that he wrote the newsletter as a joke and thought he destroyed it after showing it to two other pledges, according to Beasley. "We know that the newsletter was not produced and distributed by the same person," said spokeswoman Jackie Kersh. The pledge will face charges in the campus judicial system, said Beasley. Delta Sigma Phi is also considering taking actions against the student, he added. In a response to the newsletter, Delta Sigma Phi fraternity claimed that it "in no way reflects the beliefs of our chapter or our national office."