The Stetson Reporter

\. The Stetson IfiiiJUl II& orter Florida's Obtest Coftegiate 9{ewspaper lilflliilfifliail1' .......... _. ..p in lliillivv^r Iii|S!bws Iriniln'I-low 70lf Tuesday |Wedj«sdg^p;;TJt^jps4q^ Sourcn: Weottwr Channel October 15, 1996 Stetson University * DeLand, Florida Volume ^^^^^S^^S This Week... Street gangs Gang influence penetrates prison system. See page 2a. Flu vaccine Stetson Health Services offers flu vaccine for students. See page 3a. Pepsi or Coke? Food Services may quit selling Pepsi products in the near future. See page 7a. The Hollow A preview of Stetson's I upcoming drama production, \The. Hollow. See page 2b. Dali Reviewed A review of the Salvador Dali museum in St. Petersburg, Fla. See page lb. Hatters win The men's soccer team wins its first game of the Students arrested on drug charges Two Stetson students were arrested Thursday after more than twenty grams of marijuana was found in their room. Students Ryan Maiifke, 22, and his roommate, Tristan Chitty, 20, were arrested late Thursday night. According to DeLand Police Department Commander Steve Edwards, Marifke was accused with possession of over 20 grams of marijuana with the intent to sell, and possession of drug paraphernalia, considered felony charges. Marifke, a former Stetson basketball player, was released after spending one night in jail and posting $2,000 bond. Chitty was arrested for possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana, a misdemeanor. Chitty was released on his own recognizance. Acting with Stetson Public Safety Chief Jim Myers, DeLand Police Department investigator Rick Rodcburn was involved in the Marifke case. According to a DeLand Police Department release, Rockbum was present during several hours of surveillance and investigation of Marifke's room prior to the arrests, and observed hand-to-hand drug transactions, many of which were handled through the north window of Marifke's room. The surveillance began in late August when Myers contacted Rockburn to inform him of the allegations and requested the cooperation of the DeLand Police Department, according to the Police Department. On Oct. 10, a search of Marifke's room was conducted by Stetson security under the direction of Myers. It was at this time that marijuana, scales and other marijuana paraphernalia were dis-, covered and confiscated for evi dence. A hearing will be held next week to discuss judicial processes for the incident. "We are deeply disappointed that this happened," said Athletic Director Jeff Altier. "He is on athletic scholarship, however, it was mutually agreed upon that he would not be participating oh the basketball team." Marifke and Chitty were unable to be reached for comment regarding the incident. Myers said he was unable to comment, since the matter is still under investigation. Compiled from press releases. Ex-basketball player Ryan Marifke was arrested last Thursday on drug charges. Fall Fraternity Rush Computer viruses plague campus A Sigma Nu pledge jumps into the open arms of his new brothers. Fall rush for campus fraternities and sororities took place last week. See coverage on fraternity rush in Accents, page lb. Check out next week's Reporter for a woman's perspective on sorority rush, completed Sunday, Oct. 13. by Davina Yetter the stetson reporter Computer viruses have plagued campus computer labs over the last six months, and have recently infected two academic classes. Versions of the virus "Byway" have slipped past Stetson's virus protection software to contaminate LogicWorks and EconTutor, computer programs used widely in logic and economics courses, according to Brook Monroe of the Center for Information Technology- While remedies to prevent further spread of the virus were put . into place in the computer labs last week, the affected courses are still recovering from the damage. Students in Dr. Rob Brady's Introduction to Logic course began noticing symptoms of the virus in the first few weeks of the semester. This technology-dependent course required students to study and complete homework entirely on computer disks. "It has made it nearly impossible for me to monitor the students' work," said Brady, programmer of LogicWorks. He said that he realized the extent of the damage when the class attempted to take an examination in one of the computer labs and the majority of the computers experienced problems, later attributed to viruses. Student Sheri Hutchinson, had had problems using LogicWorks since the second week of class, since the only computers she had access to for using the program were those in the lab. "Since my disk wasn't working, I couldn't do the homework or study for the test," said Hutchinson. She explained that. when she asked Brady for help, he told her to ask the lab supervisor, and when she asked the lab supervisor for help, he told her to ask Brady. Hutchinson said she will make her third attempt to take the first examination for the class this week, now that she has purchased her own personal computer and has cleaned all of her disks of the Byway virus. All of the computers in the lab have been infected by Byway at one time or another, said Monroe. In addition to corrupting files on the disks and computers it infects, Byway also plays the Venezuelan national anthem every three hours when the numeric value of the date is twice the number of the month plus two—for example, May 12 or Dec.26. Monroe said he has taken proactive measures to prevent further spread of the virus. .Computers in the labs now automatically check LogicWorks and EconTutor for Byway before LogicWorks or EconTutor are operated, and remove the virus if it is found. Monroe said he is currently working on a program which users can run on their home computers to clean them of the Byway virus. "The only thing we can do is update the (virus) protections as often as possible and wait for some- " ing to break," said Monroe, round 100 new viruses are creed every month, and virus pro- ction software is only effective in moving viruses known to exist t the time the program is created, lid Monroe. Viruses spread when infected programs or files on a computer or disk are used. It is easier for computers to infect disks than for disks to infect computers, said Monroe. Since the files on the LogicWorks and EconTutor disks were used, he said, the infected disks spreadthe virus to every computer they were placed in. Former Naval officer speaks about being homosexual in the armed forces SAFAC funds allocated j Y ( l I I I i by Melissa Gardner the stetson reporter Keith Meinhold, the first openly gay male armed forces member to be reinstated into the United States Navy, came to Stetson last Friday to talk about his military experiences. „ ' ■ "Most people in the service, commanders included, really don't care if you're gay or not, but it only takes one homophobic person to ruin your career," Meinhold stated. . -. , On May 19, 1992, Meinhold announced publicly on the ABC network that he was gay. The next morning, after the show aired, Meinhold was informed that he was not on the flight schedule for that morning, and the next month he was discharged after twelve years of service. Meinhold took his case to the Supreme Court, and was reinstated to active duty. The Navy resisted his reinstatement, however. According to Meinhold, before each flight class he taught the students were asked if they objected to having an openly gay man teach the class. After a month of this questioning, he said, no one ever raised their hand to ob ject and the questions were no, longer asked. When asked if he recommended the military service, Meinhold said, "I do recommend service in the military, and I even recommend service in the military for homosexuals, but I recommend it only if you are informed about what you are getting into, because the new policy requires you to keep your sexual orientation a secret. "And one of the problems with keeping your sexual orientation a secret is, it puts you in a/vulnerable position. It makes it easy for someone to attack you," he said. If military personnel admit to or are suspected of being a homosexual, and an investigation reveals homosexual conduct, those people may be discharged from the military under certain circumstances. According to Meinhold, the military's new "don't ask; don't tell" policy is a fallacy, stating that the military does ask about individuals' sexual orientation. Meinhold added that help is available to homosexuals currently serving in the military. The Service Members Legal Defense Network, he said, is available to help members of any military service receive all the rights that they are given under military regulations. by Layne Stringer the stetson reporter The Student Activity Fee Allocation Committee (SAFAC) has released the results of the funds to be allocated to student organizations for this semester. . According to the SAFAC handbook, the committee "governs the distribution of a portion of the activity fees paid for by undergraduate students." After reviewing campus organizations' applications for funding at the beginning of each semester, SAFAC allocates funding to the organizations, primarily for campus events open to all students. SAFAC, affiliated with the Student Government Association, is intended to allow students, to directly evaluate and fund activities they feel are important to their community, according to the handbook. SAFAC includes the SGA president, who serves as the committee chair; the SGA vice-president; the SGA executive secretary/ treasurer; five SGA committee chairs; four students representing each class level; the director of student life and the faculty chair of the University's Campus Life Committee. . SAFAC funds totaling $8,767 were allocated to: Former Naval Officer Keith Meinhold made an appearance at the Private Dining Room last Friday before speaking that evening at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. African American Association S350 Baptist Student Union $700 Caribbean Qub $445 Catholic Campus Ministry $200 Chess Qub $135 Circle K $200 Club Latino $1,090 College Bowl $650 College Republicans $950 Gamma Theta Upsilon $345 Jewish Student Organization $500 Multicultural Student Council $200 Phi Alpha Delta $130 S Club $250 Stetson Commuter Association $210 Students Transcending Homophobia $930 Surf Qub $272 Two other applicants, A Magic Gathering and Stetson Accounting Association, were denied funding.