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wed e OPIHIOUSl Student whoring stopped by policy [ page 4a j JL OPINIONS; Should off-campus eateries accept student I.D.s? [ page 4a j i Policy changes ■were discussed i at last meeting ] By John Mills - NEWS WRITER ex and money were on the minds of the trustees during their last meet- A grievance and related policies procedure statement was ratified by the Board of Trustees Friday, Sept. 9. The Executive Committee, a subcommittee of the Board of Trustees, adopted the policy on Sept. 7. The policy \ relates to the enforcement of the 'sexual harass- : ment policy, con- ; sensual relation- '. ships between ; faculty and staff ; members, and '. faculty and staff grievance procedures. The ratified policy defines sexual harassment as "any unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favors or any conduct of a sexual nature," according to Jim Beasley, vice-president for administration These conditions involve making . the workplace or learning environment ; hostile or when the submission to this ; harassment is either implicitly or explicitly a condition to employment or academic status. The consensual relations implementations procedures that were ratified by the Board state a dean or vice president will separately interview the par- [ see TRUSTEES, page 3a ] Corrections —Liiia^^^^ — Griffith Hall, the Carlton Union Building, and the Hollis Center, -which were discussed in "\fater loop construction is complete" in The Reporter's Aug. 30 issue, are connected to the main -water loop. These buildings can be run on a smaller, independent -water loop in case of a large-scale power outage, according to Vice President for Facilities Management David Noyes. The Environmental Task Force of the Values Council is now called the Environmental Responsibilities Council. The Reporter apologizes for any confusion or misunderstandings. News 2a Opinions 4a Editorial 4a Life ib Health 2 b Classifieds 2a Sports 5 b Comics 8a Calendar 8a Horoscopes . 8a Shout 8a Crossword 8a Contact Us B^^'<**y'^'jVWhJn|ai^^..A.,;^,aJ^ 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] advertise® stetson.edu community news Proposed changes to avenue discussed at community forum By Jeff Hamrick editor-in-chief Last week, local residents received the university's plan to modify an avenue with approval and some concerns. At a meeting on Monday, Sept. 11, university officials presented a plan to modify Amelia Ave. to approximately 30 DeLand residents. David Noyes, Sr., vice president for Facilities Management, said that the university is trying to slow down the traffic on Amelia Ave. Noyes said that the university was committed to minimizing the disruption that the modifications would have on the university and local community. Noyes said that the plan would cost around $2 million and be completed in several phases over the next several years. The university is willing to fund most or all of the project, according to Noyes. The vice president then invited Richard Conant, president of Foster, Conant, and Associates, to present the details of the plan to the residents. "Amelia Avenue is a very straight road and allows traffic to move at a very fast pace," said Conant. The plan calls for modifications to be made to Amelia between Ohio Ave. and University Ave. According to Conant, four bifurcations—tree-covered islands in the middle of the road—will be added should slow down, in this area. The pedestrian signal light currently "You will no longer have a clear located at Minnesota Ave. will be sight all the way down Amelia," said eliminated, said Conant. Conant. Additionally, an ornamental gate and free-standing monument will be added at Ohio and University Ave. At each intersection brick pavers, intersection "At each intersection, we're talking about using a full pool of. lights." The simple fact of the matter is that if you're going 40 to 45 miles per hour, you're less likely to yield to a pedestrian," said Conant. Conant also said that the new design would encourage planting, and streetlights will be added, students to cross Amelia at intersec- Conant hopes that the different tions, rather than areas between inter- color and texture .of the bricks will sections, subtly suggest to drivers that they "At each intersection, we're talking about using a full pool of lights," said Conant. "This will suggest to students that these are safer areas, and students will be inclined to cross there." The consultant also said that the sidewalks before the intersections would include ball-and-chain guides to discourage diagonal crossings. Residents at the meeting expressed concerns about students not being ticketed for violating jaywalking ordinances. "Why aren't the campus police writing tickets to students who [ see AMELIA, page 2a ] rixtiiTf* Si-lri'Mop Section Thru Minm'^oU Avenue Section Thru fr'nti'v Con id: _ Typical Mfiiun Section • fsl - '■ ■ fc* . Tvpical t'olumr. McYiWinni A NEW AMELIA: Foster, Conant, and Associates, an architectural firm, created this plan for the university's modifications to Amelia Ave. Highlights of the plan include brick pavers at six intersections, free-standing monuments and an additional gate to the university, source: office of marketing and communications Senate-working to enhance academic rigor and quality By Kaitlin Bellerose managing editor he Faculty Senate unveiled a new annual agenda last Monday night for the new academic year. Academic quality and faculty compensation will be the foremost issues tackled by the Faculty Senate said Faculty Senate Chair Dr. Michael Branton. The Faculty Senate will focus on finding out ways to improve the quality of educational programs and overall education at the university, said Chair of the Education Policy Committee Dr. Eugene Huskey. Faculty Senate will examine the strength of the academic departments, admissions process, and resources for buildings and labs among other things, said Branton. "If we make progress in this area it has to be a widespread joint effort by the faculty, administration and the Board of Trustees," said Branton. The evaluation process will help to determine how the university can increase its prestige.. "I think Stetson has an historic opportunity to merge with Rollins College as widely recognized private institutes of distinction in Florida," said Huskey. "The university must commit itself to racheting up the quality of the institution," said Huskey. The university must "attract the best students from Florida and excellent students from other parts of the country," Huskey added. "Stetson is Division I in athletics," said Branton. "It can also be Division I in academics." The faculty compensation portion of the new agenda will entail faculty merit pay and evaluations said Branton. Faculty merit pay is currently used to reward those professors who have shown outstanding ability in the classroom. "There is merit pay, but it tends not to be a lot," said Branton The Senate would like to develop a program based on the different propose als that will be presented by faculty [see SENATE, page 3a J facility SENATE TERM TITLE CONSTITUENCY EMAIL NAME Larry Belcher 00-01 Business School Ibelcher Cindy Bennington 00-01 A&S At-Large cbenning Robbie Boerth 02-03 A&S At-Large rboerth Michael Branton . 01-02 Chair A&S At-Large mbranton Mike Bitter 01-02 Secretary Business School mbitter Toni Blum 00-01 A&S Social Sciences tblum Patrick Coggins 02-03 A&S Education pcoggins Barbara Costello . . 02-03 Library bcostell Tandy Grubbs 00-01 Vice Chair A&S Natural Sciences wgrubbs Anne Hallum 02-03 University At-Large ahallum John Hague 00-01 Retirees jhague Gene Huskey 00-01 A&S At-Large ehuskey Boyd Jones 01-02 Music School bjones Camille King 00-01 Non-tenure-track eking Gary Maris 01-02 Univ. At-Large gmans Lynn Musco 00-01 Exec. Comm. Music Icholka Elisabeth Poeter 02-03 A&S Humanities epoeter John Rasp 02-03 Business School jrasp Mollie Rich 02-03 Music School mricM Mercedes Tichenor 00-01 Exec. Comm Univ. At-Large mticheno SOURCE: SECRETARY OF THE FACULTY SENATE i^i&i^%£iS^^S^^^miamt