The Stetson Reporter

V ERSITY < z o u. life | The Ballet performed March 25 at the Edmunds center attracted an audience of 900 people. Prima ballerina galina Mezentseva and company gave a great performance and portrayl of the story 'Swan Lake.' The St. Petersburg based ballet company worked extensively with the Academy School of Dance to prepare for the ballet. riJ_ [ read this story in Life, cover 1 b ] bgr^TTSjTj wed. apr-95 issue 22 olume 111 rf2ii3£SSiKP 1 - . .S*, by julie gowan | Facilities Mangement worker Lance Westbay was struck by a car last Tuesday around 11:15 p.m. and died the following Thrusday as a reult of his injuries. He was still in a coma with massive head injuries, a broken pelvis, two broken legs and neck injuries. Westbay had been crossing the road on foot and was struck by a car on State Road 44. Two people witnessed the accident and immediately called 911. According to Ron Hicks, Facilities Management supervisor, the driver of the vehicle told police that he didn't see Westbay walk onto the road. Westbay was air lifted to the Orlando Regional Medical Center where he slipped into a coma as a result of massive injuries and experienced brain swelling beyond control. Family members then made the decision to disconnet life support devices. Westbay is survived by two sons who are four and nine. Westbay and his wife, Kristen, were high school sweethearts and would have celebrated their ten-year anniversary this month. Both are 28 years old. She is also employed by Stetson working for the Physical Plant. A trust fund has been set up for his children. As a university employee, his children are entitled to receive full tuition benefits if they "All of us will miss talking to him, seeing him and Kristen together with their kids. He was a friend who would be willing to do anything for anyone at anytime. He became a Stetson family member very quickly and will never leave our hearts." wish to attend Stetson. "Lance had only been with Physical Plant just over a year. He was fresh out of tech school in Lake County when he came here," said Ron Hicks, Facilities Management supervisor. "We hired him as a weekend HVAC technician taking care of iu air conditioning prob- & lems and responding to emergency calls. He worked Friday through Monday, four 10-hour shifts." "He saved a lot of people from having to come in on the weekend. He would do anything that had to be done from repairing the air conditioning to unclogging a toilet, letting someone into their room, or fixing a window," said another maintenance worker, who asked not to be identified. "I got to know Lance really well just before the beginning of the school year and throughout the beginning," said David Noyes, vice president of Facilities Management. "With all of the problems we had in Chaudoin and Emily, Lance and I spent a lot of time together. We all suffered a great loss when he passed away. He indeed was an asset to our Stetson family." "He was there anytime we needed anything fixed," said Paul Marcaurelle, director of Food Services. "I remember he would always be^willing to come help fix the elevator we use for catering, work on the A/C when it would go down, and any other problem we would face at night or on the weekends. He was a great man and will be missed by many." "Lance was a very dedicated employee, he lived the way he preached and he was a very good friend," said Ken Littlefield, a fellow worker. "He was a Christian, who believed in the biblical tradition and lived his life that way." "I started out being his supervisor, but it then progressed into a great friendship I will never forget," said Hicks. "It's tragic. Lance was a good person, hard worker, a good father, and a good friend. He was dedicated to his family and learning the career he chose in the HVAC department and well-liked by everybody. He was someone anyone could count on." "All of us will miss talking to him, seeing him and Kristen together with their kids. He was a friend who would be willing to do anything for anyone at anytime. , He became a Stetson family member very quickly and will never leave our hearts," said Ken Littlefield. [ see WESTBAY page 2a ] - -C"^; ic;ic" o" June 1 . PHOTO BY ANDY DEHNART IS '5.Y- by julie gowan |'Finishing touches are being made on the DuPont Ball Library which is expected to be finished by the end of May and opened to the public June 1. Flagler Hall will continue to'be under construction for the next 10 weeks to repair the terra cotta that fell from-the building last month, according to David Noyes, vice president of Facilities Management. Currently construction is being completed on the group study room and the circulation desk area, and carpet is being installed in the new rooms. Facilities has ordered the last $60,000 worth of electronic equipment that will be dispersed throughout the various rooms of the library. "We are in the final stages now of completion," said Noyes. "Fire systems are being tested and sprinkler systems and computer equipment will all'be double" checked for accuracy and operatioii'before-the release date." * Many students are looking forward to the opportunities the new library will bring. "The presentation room will definitely be beneficial to me I think and many others," said Emily Castillo, a first-year student. "Group projects and meetings can be held in a professional manner and practicing for presentations will be possible in the new setting. The new audio room where students can work on their own video projects will give us, the students, a great advantage in learning." Natalie Aponte, a sophomore business major, is happy about the new library, but admits that the current state of the library is distracting. "I know all of this is for the best, but the rearrangement of things has been difficult when I have been doing research papers this semester." Various stacks that were located on the lower level catty corner to the circulation desk were moved to the upstairs level so construction could begin on the new carpet, shelves, and study rooms. -" Last minute details to be taken care of include painting on the upper level, restoration of the parapit, and other deferred maintainance that the library has. Scaffolding has not only been seen at the library, but also at Flagler Hall. Noyes believes much of the deterioration is from the old age of the building. Flagler Hall was constructed inl 902 and is "a vital part of the Stetson Campus National Register Historic District," said Noyes. "We are currently working with Professional Restoration (of Jacksonville) who restored the front facade at the Athen's Theater in DeLand. They will restore the deferred maintenance on the entrance of Flagler Hall. This should take about 10 weeks for completion," said Noyes. Members of the restoration team partially dismantled portions of the deteriorating terra cotta columns at the top of the building where the piece fell off to investigate and stabilize the condition. Workers believed the columns were temporally stabilized with steel bands in the 1960s but have deteriorated over the years to cause the crumbling and the current state of the columns. Noyes has authorized Professional Restoration to dismantle and restore the decorative columns and to replace the deteriorated central steel column supports with new hot-dipped galvanized steel members. The original terra cotta sections will be carefully removed, restored, and replaced in the originallocations, as will as the terra cotta beam enclosure above the columns. "We are also repairing, tuckpointing, and sealing the ornamental terra cotta. entry surround and roof pediment above the entry," said Noyes in a letter to Walter Marader, preservation architect of the Bureau of Historic Preservation. "All restoration work will be completed to the best of our abilities and in compliance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Historic Preservation. Stetson's historic campus buildings are a vital part of the campus, and we are dedicated to preserving and maintaining these buildings for the future," said Noyes in the letter. Other construction projects that will be starting soon, according to Noyes, are: the roof of Nemec Hall, 609 and 611 on Bert Fish Avenue will be restored to house offices for career counseling and the ALANA Program, and both of these offices will also be wired for all network services; and room 104 of Flagler Hall will be turned into a training classroom for administration on the SCT banner software program. In early May, the Presser Hall parking lot will be restored for better use and the Hat Rack will also have work done over the summer as well. Phase one of the residence hall restoration process will begin within the next two to three weeks beginning with the fraternity houses. Julie Gowan is the News editor of The Reporter. \\ is^lw&sJssaa Double standards exist in vocabulary by emily eisenhaur | There are certain people on this campus we label whores — men and women both, but most often the women are branded with this' mark of contempt. And as a woman, I cringe every time I hear words like whore, hoochie, and slut. Which is why I don't understand why I hear them the most out of the mouths of other women. Fortunately, I don't hear "slut" so often — educated students seem to prefer the more classy "whore," or the cutesy "hoochie." But regardless of the words, the idea is the same — sexual promiscuity is not acceptable for women. study ative BY sara cotner | You glance at your watch and realize you're late for class. Grabbing your books and research paper; you dash out the door. You cross Woodland Blvd. without waiting for the light to change and bound up the stairs. Once, you get there, the professor is the only person waiting for you. This scenario could be several things: a Friday morning class, the day before Spring Break (or winter break, or fall break, or Easter break), the day an onerous final paper is due, or just a regular nightmare. Th. PY VA; IS s-y*f% % -* a A l 1ST J St Cb rA an * H i \ - & je-llt/j- ^ ■ I'Wfc.. i i * 1% RESTORE; :olumns on tne entrance of Flagler Hall .j e being iep?'*ed due to deterioration. OlOS Ui IZ OF PROFESSIONAL RESTORATION, ir; JUMPING: Skim boarder, lames Kaspe catches a wave at Indian Rock Beach near his home, -i n - courtesy of jame? kasper [ read this story in Opinions, page 4a ] | read this story in Life, page 1b ] [ rsad this story in Sports, page 4b ] "t ~ SX*lix i->j.* 'cfc>: S.T Js .11" a1 x9T^"*#i*"ii-'ii^:"***(i%»l=Ts iPP^n^'d^M',