The Stetson Reporter

U N I I.V E.R SL i-T_ Y life | This week's student spotlight, Lisa Carlson, is a senior majoring in sociology. She also plays the piano and hold a minor in. that subject. Carlson is the current assistant editor for the university's annual literary work, Touchstone. In addition, Carlson runs the weekly poetry reading in the Forest of Arden. [ see story, page 6b ] wed 16 feb-00 issue 17 volume 112 '■':'-.,-.P'*''S%z';r-P c^Rt£^ $10 million donated for LBC rennovation Chi Alpha ter formed t.BY,TERESA SCHWARZ | j ;This month, a new1 \ chapter of the Chi Al- { pha Christian Fellow-1 ? ship formed to. share J ; Christianity among j ^Students. j h "I think it's an organi- j ; zation that's going to be j ?-able. to reach out to the j i Stetson community, just > ■like,the other Christian or-} Jgariizations have been do- 1 1 ing' for^inahy years/' said j [Louise.Less, a junior En-1 fglish major.. •' j jh The local chapter of 3 | Chi Alpha. (XA) which was j fchartered last December,4 I held its first .meeting Feb. > [V ■ -'■ •"■- '' .■■'•! s. -..'. Chuck Rogers, the man ; ? responsible for starting the j '.local chapter, said XA is I [ah international organiza- j itibn.that spreads the. go's- \ Ipel on college and univer-j J sity, campuses; ; '\ I . They, meet in; toom■] f204/*205.;ih the CUB every i ^Tuesday night... : ! • - ."We want., toywork j J with the other established] I groups, on campus to 1 I hopefully reach more stu- 3 f dents and provide a place ] \ for. Pentecostal worship," i [Rogers said.. | :, The group claimed! j {that they are open to all j "religious groups. ' jx. On Feb. 8,, they^ "'.Brought in a band, LEVI, 1 r from the First Presbyterian j ;, Churchtin DeLand. ] *i .. „The 7-member band | I played a mixture of original j f pop-style work and .praise] ■■ and worship for an hour ] [:and a half. . . • .. '„'.• it was their 8th public i s appearance;.-. ',"' ', r * According, to Rogers, \ ! the attendance at the meet- \ ;; ings has averaged about 25 j I to 30 people. x: The audience con-1 : sisted of children to senior \ : citizens. . ' . , j \ ' Students who attended j j were also members of the j i other campus ministries < [like the Baptist Collegian,j i Ministries and the Fellowr \ [ ship of Christian Athletes; .1 r The meeting started at \ '.&. p.m. with an opening \ I prayer, and a welcoming; ! statement by Rogers. J tMembers.offered encour-,3 iagemeht to each other ' [.-through prayer; advice and j •' hymnal singing, • : . . i . "The meetings are ] fcool: They remind me of j Liny own church," said? [ see GROUP; page 3a ].] by katarzyna walosik | A wealthy member of the Board of Trustees announced recently that she will make a gift to the university for renovation ofthe Lynn Business Center. During Stetson Weekend, Christine Lynn donated $10 million dollars in memory of her husband Eugene who died last Nov. The gift will make the renovations possible. External renovations will soon begin to the outside of Lynn Business Center and will be followed by the restructuring and redesigning of its interior. Brian Miller, the executive director of Marketing and Communications, said "'[The gift was] announced Friday morning informally at the committee meeting that Christine Lynn' attended [and later] formally on Friday afternoon at 1 p.m." "It was not an unrestricted gift," said Miller when explaining why the money will be used specifically for the business school rather than for other university facilities. "The connection here is that Eugene Lynn actually gave the money to purchase the business center in the first place," said Miller. "Obviously he was a business person and alumnus of the school, and his interests and connections were to the business school." Goodall to speak to sold- out audience BY VALERIE FUTCH | Dr. Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, is scheduled to address the Stetson community today as part ofthe Stewart Lecture Series. The lecture will take place in the Edmunds Center at 8:00 p.m Goodall will address the issue "Science and Ethics in the 21 st Century." The agenda includes a slide presentation as well as a reception in the Hollis Center. The doors will open one hour prior to the already sold out event. However, those who do not have tickets can attend a dialogue presented by Jane Goodall this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. in Elizabeth Hall Chapel. Dr. Sutherland, director of the Institute for Christian Ethics, contacted Goodall through her Institute (The Jane Goodall Institute) and began the effort to get her to lecture here. At the time, Goodall already had 600 invitations and was booked for 300 days, Sutherland commented. The next step Sutherland took was to send a packet of information concerning the [ see LECTURE, page 2a ] GOODALL: The famous primatologist:speaks tonightatS p.m. photo courtesy marketing Fifty years of research leaves no room for monkey business BY valerie futch | Spending her days on the Gombe Game Reserve in Africa and on planes to various lecture locations, Dr. Jane Goodall leads a life dedicated to raising awareness about the plight of endangered animals as well as researching links to human evolution. Due to recognition from various articles, including National Geographic, Goodall keeps a handful of pamphlets to give out promoting her Jane Goodall Institute with her while traveling. The institute was founded in 1977 and its office is now- located in Washington, D.C. It is a non-profit organization that is run with the aid of a few full time employees as well as many vohrnteers. Some of the goals of the. institute are to increase habitat conservation for primates as well as promote activities for the benefit of all animal welfare in general. Due to Goodall's extensive research, new ideas have been introduced into the scientific community. Goodall has not only raised awareness about wildlife conservation, she has also introduced revolutionary ideas regarding human evolution. [ see RESEARCH, page 2a ] Author commends non-violent practices of King BY jeff hamrick | One of America's foremost authorities on the Civil Rights movement said that Americans need to develop "a common vocabulary" to discuss racism. In front of a group of 320 individuals, Taylor Branch, author of Parting the Waters, praised the movement's use of nonviolence. "Nonviolence is a determined way of refusing to get on the slippery slope and think of people as enemies," Branch said. Branch said that nonviolence was particularly successful because Martin Luther King, Jr. synthesized his message with content from America's founding documents and the Bible. "King spoke with both the religious and the secular voice," said Branch. "History made him realize just how precious, how audacious the idea of equal citizenship in a country like this is." "It was just as audacious as the idea of democracy in the first place," Branch added. "It was just as audacious as challenging the idea, espoused by the Catholic Church, that there is one God. one pope, and one king." "Until a century ago, a democracy was a crime against God," he said. The author of Pillar of Fire praised student leaders who supported sit-ins during the Civil Rights movement. "Martin Luther became famous for his mass application of nonviolence in Montgomery," said Branch. "He was the only 'adult' leader of the movement to praise the protests supported by young people." "He said 'They have provided leadership that [ see BRANCH, page 3a ] The renovation plans have been drafted by Dale Sparkle of The Sparkle Group. "[The Sparkle Group] have the vision of where the campus is going to go within the next five, ten, and fifteen years," said Miller. "He pale Sparkle] has put together a plan, a seven-phase, multiple-vear plan for the renovation of" the Center." '■ The center of the business school moved to its current location from Davis Hall in 1991. "This building was a failed savings-and-loan that had become available. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn, upon learning about it, [ see DONATION, page 3b ] CONSTRUCTION: Workers repair roof and chimney damage from the October Hurricane, photo by paul davis Repairs completed on Emily Hall roof by julie gowan | Constant mid-morning drilling and hammering are what Emily Hall residents have experienced for the past week. Construction began two weeks ago on a new roof for Emily Hall, made necessary by extensive water damage to the rafters. •• David Noyes, vice president of Facilities Manage ment, and a team of roofing engineers noticed the roof ' had taken "a great beating" from rain, "especially from the hurricane in October," said Noyes. The chimney on the south end of Emily Hall also experienced some trouble; it was struck by lightning and was in need of being repaired. After observing the amount of damage, Noyes called in roofing experts to analyze and survey the roof [ see ROOF, page 3a ] Students help Bush initiative BY TERESA SCHWARZ | A new mentorship organization has started recruiting members to be- come positive role models for children. Stetson's Mentoring for Achievement Campaign's (SMAC) main goal is to give children experiences that they do not have at home. Their slogan is "Empowering a Brighter Future." They presented their program to Student Life for approval. The group has selected these officers: Dave Hannweber, President; Chris Johnson, Vice-President; Ian Franklin, Treasurer; Heather Marrano, Secretary; and Kristi Mount, Organizational Representative. z o V) z X o 11 members. Governor Jeb Bush visited the campus last semester. He gave a speech about the mentorship program to Dr. Bailey's American Government class, of which Hannweber and Johnson were students. "We took the initiative and started planning the group," Hannweber said.. "We slightly altered the program from the governor's original idea though." Stetson will be the second school in Florida to start this type of group since Bush's presentation and the first institution to have the program. "I decided to do this to help under-privileged children to realize that success is very possible for them," Hannweber said. Most of the children are selected because they are at Presently the group has [ see MENTORS, page 3a ] f >, Gomez exonerated » Quotable 'Room' a hit M Hats pound GW15-8 by jeff hamrick | The Tenure and Academic Freedom Committee of the Faculty Senate exonerated a music professor of charges of sexual harassment last Thursday. In its report, this Faculty Senate committee concluded that the Sexual Harassment Grievance Council did not identify sufficient evidence to revoke Gomez' tenure and terminate him. Dr. Paul Langston, the former dean of the School of Music, told The Daytona Beach News-Journal that "the Faculty Senate committee... concluded that the report ofthe Sexual Harassment Grievance was in error." '"There was not sufficient evidence to show that his behavior had in1 any way warranted tlie dismissal pf a tenured faculty member," Langston told The Daytona Beach News-Journal. "[The committee] recommended...that he be immediately reinstated in his position and that the suspension be lifted." [ read this story in News, page 3a ] IN HOT WATER: Giovani Ribisi stars in the Ben Younger's directorial debut, photo courtsey of new une cinema [ read this story in Life, page 3b ] AT THE BALL GAME: Hatter Pitcher Jason Oglesby helped bring the Hatters to their second victory over George Washington University, photo by valerie futch [ read this story in Sports, page 4b ]