The Stetson Reporter

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Spring Sports Spectacular More sports-six / worth-than you can shake a stick at, page 6a. by Stacy Gum the stetson reporter A newly signed agreement will allow Florida community college students who have associate degrees to transfer into Stetson with "D" grades. Stetson held off signing the agreement, which Rollins and all but two other independent colleges and Universities of Florida (ICUF) have had for several years, until a revised program was in place. Stetson and the last two ICUF institutions have recently followed suit. Under Stetson's present academic policies, associate degree holders who have a "D" on their college transcript would not be accepted. With the new program in place, the Faculty Admissions Committee could determine when and in which courses "D" grades were received, and decide on a case-by-case basis whether or not to admit the student to the university. Would Stetson be lowering its standards by accepting this new program? "No. Our aciministrative standards will not diminish/' Provost Eugene Lubot said. "The same standards will be maintained by the admissions council the same way they've always dealt with transfers. We still have the authority to admit or The Gift of Life deny. We're not required to admit any student with an A.A. degree," Lubot said. What makes this agreement unique is that once Stetson accepts an associate transfer student, the university must accept the entire 60 credit hours earned by community college students, including "D" grades, and allow those grades to count toward major degrees. Other universities, such as Rollins, add another bonus to the articulation program. Under Rollins' articulation agreement, the 60 credit hours transferred count as general education requirements. Beth Lannen, Rollins' regis- " trar, said that with their agreement, Horida associate transfers are not required to take any other general education requirements. All other transfers and freshmen are still re quired to fulfill these courses. Lannen said this program gives transfers from Florida's community colleges "preferential sta- "The adoption of this program is a symbolic thing. We want to say to these students, 'We welcome you.'" -Eugene Lubot tus" over other transfers. Lannen sees this program as a positive move for private colleges. "A lot of folks coming out of community colleges before would not have looked at the private [college] because they'd have to go back and take the general ed's, so they'd go to publics," Lannen said. Stetson would not sign the articulation agreement under these terms. "We stood on principle and refused to sign it," Lubot said. "Rollins wasn't happy with it, but they signed anyway." Lubot said that the articulation program does not change Stetson's academic progress. Students transferring into Stetson will still have to fulfill all general education and major requirements. The advantage, Lubot said, is that all 60 credit hours will now be aiccepted. Lubot believes that making these students take extra courses to fulfill Stetson's general ed. requirements won't deter them from coming to the University because of the See Transfer, page 3a Departures leave Public Safety searching for chief Kirby Boring takes Kristen Thompson's blood Wednesday at the Red Cross Blood Drive in the Stetson Room. See story pg. 2a by Davina Yetter the stetson reporter Several shifts in administrative duties have been made in Public Safety due to the recent departure of the department's top supervisors. Three officers have been temporarily promoted to fill the space left by Chief Jim Myers and Captain Joe Mercado, according to Facilities Management Director David Noyes. Richard Martell has been appointed to midnight sergeant, while Isaiah "Ike" Sewell and Ismael Vega will share responsibilities as acting sergeants during the day shift. Noyes has assumed the role of Public Safety chief, though Sewell and Vega will perform most of the administrative duties. Campus Services Director David Rigsby will be on call for emergencies in Noyes' absence. "I'm spending more time in Public Safety," said Noyes. "Everything's under control. [The administrative changes] should be transparent." The changes in administration ' have not affected the department's patrolling coverage of the campus, said Noyes. Noyes stressed that the chief and captain were not fired. "Both [Myers and Mercado] have left on their own volition," said Noyes. Myers accepted a job in records management in Melbourne. Mercado has accepted a job offer from NASA's security force. A search committee has accepted over 50 applications for the chief position. The list has been narrowed to 10, and preliminary interviews are scheduled to take place in mid-February, according to Noyes. A captain will not be selected until after the new chief begins working at Stetson. Noyes expects to have the chief position filled by April 1. In other Public Safety news... Cars found parked in the fire lane behind the post office at the Carlton Union Building may be towed, according to David Noyes, Not only do these cars blockaccess for emergency vehicles, but they also block delivery trucks and cars trying to exit the existingpark- ing spaces, said Noyes. To compensate for the loss of 15-minute parking behind the CUB, short-term parking spaces have been added to the area in front of Griffith Hall, he added. Stetson law school wins competition The Stetson College of Law captured first and second places in The Florida Bar's Chester Bedell Memorial Trial Competition Stetson alum wins U.S. Senate seat by Davina Yetter the stetson reporter Now entering his first term as a United States senator, Max Cleland (D-Georgia) has become the Wghest-ranking politician ever to graduate from Stetson. A triple-amputee, Cleland is the first multiple-handicapped person to serve in the U.S. Senate. To accommodate Cleland in the Senate, Congress must now carry out their own legislation to make the building handicapped-accessible. The 1964 graduate succeeds Democratic Senator Sam Nunn of Georgia. On the issues, Cleland considers himself as a member of the "sensible center." Cleland does not want to abolish the Department of Education, but rather merge it with Labor. He has come out against gays in the military and is in favor of term limits, the balanced-budget amendment, stronger national defense and abortion rights. Senator Cleland attributed his victory partially to the "extremist" Republican agenda of the past Congress. "The people voted for change—What they got was radical change and a shutdown of the government, and the people said, 'Wait a minute here," said Cleland. "A lot of voters felt like the drunk on the Titanic: 'I ordered ice, but this is ridiculous.'" Despite his record as Georgia's top statewide vote-getter, earning more than one million votes in his years as Secretary of State, Qeland's electoral victory did not come without obstacles. Cleland was criticized for using his office for political purposes and for requesting the parole of a convicted murderer, who killed again after his release. In his memoir, Strong at the Broken Places^ Cleland describes his Stetson years as a time of self-discovery. He was involved in Army , ROTC, intramurals and his fraternity, Lambda Chi Alpha. A Washington internship was a turning point in his life, instilling the de-. sire to pursue a career in politics. "I didn't graduate summa cum laude; I graduated laude come help," said Cleland. "Ifs a miracle I graduated." Upon graduation, Qeland was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He delayed his service in the military to earn his master's degree in U.S. history at Emory University. "The story of Max Cleland is the story of his recovery," William Chapman, Qeland's closest friend, told The Atlanta Journal/Constitution. After losing two legs and an arm to a grenade accident in Vietnam, he came back to the U.S. to battle indifferent health care, bouts of depression and social rejection. In his 14 months of recovery, he found strength and meaning in his suffering. With no organized campaign plan and little money, he worked hard after his recovery to run for the Georgia State Senate in 1970. At age 28, Cleland unseated the incumbent to become the youngest person ever to be elected to the Georgia Senate. In 1976, Cleland became Administrator of Veterans Affairs as President Jimmy Carter's first appointee. After Reagan's election, Cleland returned to Georgia, where he easily won the office of secretary of state in 1982. He remained at this post until October 1995, when he announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. "I believe the purpose of politics is to generate hope," Cleland has said at campaign events. As the corn- men cement speaker at Stetson in August 1995, Cleland summarized his outlook on life. "Survival counts, but my goal is to thrive. Keep on mustering courage to face each day...Keep on preparing; keep on believing; keep on moving through the valley. I walked the valley of the shadow U.S. Senator Max Cleland (D-Ga.) of death; the psalm doesn't say to camp out there." Cleland will speak to students during Stetson Weekend at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22 in the Lynn Business Center lobby. which was held in Miami at the Bar's Mid-Winter Meeting last week. The competition is sponsored annually by ihe Trial Lawyers Section of The Florida Bar. Student advocates on the first place team were Chasity Brooks, Tiffany Koogler and Greg Huber. The second place team members were Bob Lange, Jennifer Perrone and Todd Miller. Trial team members Garvin Bowden and Creighton Shafer served as witnesses, along with Chandra Klipstein and LeAnne Latize. , Koogler was selected Best Advocate and received a $1,000 scholarship prize. For the first place finish, Stetson will receive $4,500 for its trial advocacy and scholarship programs. The awards were made by Horida Bar President John Frost at a reception following the competition. The teams were coached by Stetson alumnus and former trial team member John Grant, an assistant state attorney in Hillsborough County. This was the thirteenth first place finish for Stetson in the fifteen years the Bar has sponsored the competition. Courtesy Stetson College of Law.