The Stetson Reporter

life [ The most successful movie of all time came to video stores last week. The video will try to replace 'The Lion King' as the top- grossing video of all time. The two-video set is now on sale everywhere that videos are sold. Many places are offering special giveaways and discounts. [ see Life page 1b] wed 09 sept issue 3 volume 111 7^#t<7 < sy katie harrigan | Tired of making a trek across campus just to check your e.mail? In about seven weeks, a new computer lab will be open to all students in Sage Hall. With the addition of the Sage Hall computer lab, there will be seven computer labs on Stetson's campus. The new lab, located in room 142, will serve many purposes. It will contain 12 student desks and one instructor station. Biology classes will meet in the lab. When classes are no^itilizing the lab, it will be open to all students, probably for afternoons and evenings. The specific hours of operation for the lab have not yet been determined. The hours will depend on student demand, the availability of student labor and the class schedule set up by the Biology department. "This lab will provide a good backup for the other labs on campus. Because it is in a central location, even non-science majors will find it beneficial," said Grady Ballenger, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Construction of the room is scheduled to begin immediately. The furniture will take seven weeks to be delivered and, during that time room, 142 will be cleared out. The tables will be removed, new lights, power and digital wiring will be installed. The ceiling will be removed and replaced. New carpet, paint and a new air conditioner will also be added. Funding for the lab came in part from the university. In addition, the contractors building the lab have collectively donated nearly $20,000. These contractors include Foley Construction, Aloha Carpet, A.W. Baylor, Mastercraft, Olsen Electric, Weston Coating, CCSI and Strategic Facilities Development. "We are really appreciative and are excited that we have the kind of relationship with our contractors where they feel so strongly about Stetson that they would make this type of contribution," said David Noyes, vice president of Facilities Management. The computer lab will contain Pentium computers, allocated by Vice President for Information Technology Shahram Amiri and will be installed by CIT. The lab will honor Dr. Keith Hansen, a visiting research scientist, for his contributions to Biology. Hansen was a pioneer of using hands-on technology in education. His students enjoyed off-campus educational experiences like sailing on shrimp boats to inspect the quality of the sea floor and traveling to the Galapagos Islands. "In science, much of the research and study is quantitative, and computers will help the Biology department to research and study in a modern fashion. Dr. Hansen tiuly brought the real world into the classroom," said Terry Farrell, chair of the biology department. "Computers provide hands-on learning much in the same way that Dr. Hansen provided unique learning experiences for his students. That is why we in the biology department feel that it is appropriate to honor Dr. Hansen with this computer lab," Farrell said. Faculty promoted by public relations | Stetson University has promoted 12 members of the DeLand campus faculty and granted tenure to nine faculty members. Two associate professors in the College of Arts and Sciences, Michael Branton, chair of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, and Anne Hallum, chair of the Department of Political Science, have been promoted to professor. In the School of Music, Alvaro Gomez and Stephen Robinson have been named professors as well as E. Nicholas Maddox III in the School of Business Administration's Department of Management. Assistant professors promoted to associate professor and granted tenure include: In the College of Arts and Sciences, Phillip Lucas, Department of Religious Studies; William Nylen, Department of Political Science; Michele Skelton, Department of Sport and Exercise Science; Erich Friedman, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science; and Yves Clemmen, Department of Foreign Languages. Also promoted to associate professor and receiving tenure are Routa Kroumovitch-Gomez, School of Music, and Randall Hansen, Department of Marketing in the School of Business Administration. Others in the College of Arts and Sciences awarded tenure are Assistant Professor of Economics Ranjini Thaver and Assistant Professor of English Lori Snook. *■: We should follow i others' lead by emily eisenhauer | Rising tuition costs? Over- '->,' crowded classrooms? Poor facilities and not 1 '■"'■• enough teachers? What is a student body to do? L-~- \ Strike! * T ' We'll cancel lectures, sleep in the hallways, and turn the audi torium into a cafe. We' 11 commander the public transportation, stage demonstrations with thousands students, and raise awareness of the social stratification resulting from the government's cutting of funding for higher education. Sound impossible you say? Not in a million years? Well this, my friends, was the situation '" • last October-December in most of the universities in Germany. The strike started in one academy in Hessen and spread to almost every university and institute of higher education in Germany. [ read this story in Forum, page 3a ] HAN [the trials and tribulations of Chaudoin Hall's a/c] iM "I A/C: To help alleviate the heat, portable air conditioning devices were installed throughout Chaudoin Hall, photo by iulie gowan by julie gowan [ With over 20 million dollars in deferred maintenance stretching across campus, the lack of air conditioning has been the most pressing in Chaudoin HalL As first-year students arrived on August 21, students who lived on the north wing of Chaudoin Hall found their rooms to be without air.conditioning. Maintenance workers and staff reassured students who were already living in the building before the first-year students arrived that the air" would1 be fixed by their arrival. However, it was not. Students living on the north wing of Chaudoin experienced sleepless nights and discomfort from the lack of air. Many students found themselves waking up at unreasonable hours. Mo Ralph, a first-year student said, "I had slept in one of my friend's rooms because the heat was so bad. I could not fall asleep and the hall was unbearable." Maintenance workers were in the building periodically trying to find out what the problem was. On August 26, five days after first-year students moved in, a memo was posted on the north wings of the first, second and third floors from David Noyes, vice president of Facilities Management. The memo residents said, "Prior to student check-in, the air conditioning unit that services the aforementioned rooms failed. Two independent contracting firms were contacted and a nationwide search for the equipment commenced." The replacement units were found in Syracuse, New York and were placed on a truck for shipment to an airport. The unit was to arrive no later than Friday morning, August 28. Students were also informed in the letter that they would receive another update by Friday. Ron Roux, manager of campus maintenance and operations, sent out the next memo to residents of the north wing of Chaudoin Hall. The memo informed residents that the replacement units arrived mid-afternoon in Orlando and were currently en route to Stetson. The memo also said that the installation would commence and workers would work through the night until the air was restored. The goal was to have the air-conditioning restored by Saturday, August 29. The air was not restored to the rooms of the north wing. Residents were still living in discomfort. To accommodate students, maintenance workers gave fans, to residents of the south side of the north wings. The students living on the north side of the north wing said that the air was ventilating some, but not on the other side. Temporary spot coolers were placedin hallways of the north wings on the first, second and third floors. Two rooms were used at first on the third and second floors, a custodial closet was used on the first floor. Students living in these rooms were asked to give up their rooms for the weekend in an attempt to cool down the hallways. These students were housed at the University Inn across fromcampus. Three maintenance workers were dedicated around the clock to helping students any way they could in their discomfort. Over 230 work hours were put in during the Chaudoin air conflict. Soozin Lewis and roommate of the third north wing were asked to give up their room for the weekend. Lewis and roommate were to be gone that weekend, so it didn't bother them to give up their room. However, the two were asked to leave earlier in the week to install the temporary coolers. ■....-.- "It was irritating and frustrating because it was the first week of school and we had just moved in and now we had to take our stuff and move again to a hotel room across the street," said Lewis. She didn't mind giving up her room to help everyone on the hall, but she still found it disturbing that the air-conditioning was not working when she arrived and had been told at SOAR that the air would be fixed by the time she arrived and moved in. As temperatures soared with the recent heat wave, the air conditioning unit that supplied air to the rest of the building had shut down. Other halls experienced the same failure: Emily; Conrad and parts of Nemec. Resident assistants could only tell residents that the problem was being worked on and would be repaired soon. Many residents' parents called Dr. Jim Beasley, vice president for Campus Life and enrollment management, with concerns for their children's arrangements. Two.meetings were held with residents of Chaudoin Hall: a town meeting with Beasley and Michelle Espinosa and a good news meeting with Beasley, Espinosa, David Noyes, vice president of Facilities Management and Roux. Before the second meeting was held on Thursday, Sept. 3, Beasley and Noyes frequently toured the building checking rooms for any sign of relief and discussing the problem and possible solutions with residents and resident assistants. At the good news meeting, Beasley thanked residents for being patient and apologized for their inconvenience. The "road to recovery" plan was presented to residents. ■ Noyes had received authorization for a design of the Chaudoin attic and replacement units were located. Energy Systems & Design of Daytona and Strategic Facilities of Orlando are working in corporation with Facilities Management workers on the solution of Chaudoin. Twenty-four hour coverage will still continue in Chaudoin Hall this week, while work on the electrical system and plumbing of the attic will be replaced. Units three and seven will be removed. Direct expansion of air will also be added to the hallways of the north wing. Carpentry will be done to fit the new units as well as booster fans. The failure of the units stemmed from many things: the equipment was 17 years old, there were leaks in the coils, the units were under constant pressure from the rising temperatures and unit six was leaking even before students arrived on Saturday, August 21. The proactive plan was to replace and improve quarters till next May when the problem can be looked at more closely and a plan can be determined. Money for these units are coming from an emergency fund for deferred maintenance. Residents of the north wing on first, second and third floors were offered to reside at the University Inn until the end of the week if they feel discomfort or uncomfortable living in the dorm. Public Safety will be available, as usual, to escort students to and from the University Inn. Parents were notified if their daughters will be staying at the Inn and informing them of the situation. "This is the first time for this type of nature of failure," said Noyes. "Everything is working, it's just that the building has not yet caught up. Residents can help out by closing doors to keep the air inside." Julie Gowan is a sophomore resident of Chaudoin Hall and editor of the News section. ^qM Mi "*t; ^ 5^ a no V. ;'*»■ y* 7*.'7,r^',7 ■'•- \\*^%*»i;7" ■'!,>!• **$ ' '^ll... 'DEAD'BEATS: Mark Paul Gosselaar and Tom Everett star in 'Dead Man on Campus.' photo courtesy paramount pictures [ read this story in Life, page 2b ] NCAA issues new rules for drug testing by julie gowan | As practice starts for all fall sports and conditioning for spring sports begins, athletes are learning new plays and tactics for their season and adjusting to new NCAA rules. The new procedure for drug testing athletes is one of the rules. "Drug testing this year will be random; random can be by sport, season [or] gender," said Glen Brickey, director of sports medicine. The test uses a seven-panel drug screen, which is seven categories of banned or illegal substances. The test does not include anti-blocsteroids. "We do not test for steroids [without] probable cause, for example if we have an athlete bulk up quickly then we would," said Brickey. The program has the right to test for any drug at any tune. [ read this story in Sports, page 4b ]. jJjSSJfijjS ■S(*~} »lS^5Jili?*■