The Stetson Reporter

wed S_X.-E_.T.-S_Q_N _U_m_Xly_-E_.R_S_J_X--y issue 6 volume 113 Florida's Number.Orie Private College Newspaper e SPORTS: Chris Fronk breaks TAAC record [ page 5b ] OPINIONS: Why are Christmas tree lights against the rules? [ page 6a ] Telephone calls concern Public ^Safety, students JBy Teresa Schwarz :'news editor Amusement, annoyance, vengefulness—all these emotions can occur over rone common element in the average student's dorm room: the -phone. ; Phones have become an issue over ;the last month. There have been four ■reported incidents of harassing phone ; calls. ; "This is a concern because last ;year we had only five reports of harassing phone calls," Jim Lockwood, ^director of Public Safety, said. "So far •we have had four reports and we assume that it happens more than it is ►reported." » The phone system used to allow * students to trace such calls by dialing *8 after hanging up with the caller. Unfortunately, CIT has recently changed the system, and this no longer works. Public Safety T did not find out ;about the new policy until recently •when CIT informed them of the change. Before that, Public Safety had been telling students to use the obsolete system. The new system works similarly to call waiting. With the caller on the line, the student should press the button he or she would when switching lines for call waiting. After the student is on the other line, he or she should press *8 and it will mark the call, then note the date and time of the call. The next step is to call Public Safety and file a report about the incident. ■ The next business day, the student should call CIT to let them know that he or she wants to trace a call and give the day and time of the call and inform them that the call had been reported to Public Safety. Lisa Carlson, a senior majoring in sociology, said that she and other students in Chaudoin Hall have been receiving harassing phone calls. [see CALL, page 3a ] ^Reporter Index News 2 a Opinions 6a Editorial 6a Life ib Health 2 b Classifieds 3 b Sports 5 b Comics 8a . Calendar 8a Horoscopes 8a Shout 8a Crossword 8a Contact Us 421 N. Woodland Blvd. # 8409 DeLand, FL 32720-3751 - 904.822.7224 FAX 904.822.7233 reporter® stetson.edu [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] advertise® stetson.edu Safety inspections conducted by Residential Life By Jeff Hamrick editor-in-chief ' . Department of Residential Life officials conducted spontaneous life and safety inspections in Stetson and Chaudoin Halls last week. The inspections, which were conducted by an assistant director of residential life and the safety and inspections manager, were held early last Monday morning. "Even before the incident in Emily Hall last week, we have really become increasingly concerned about what we perceive as an increase in the use of candles and incense," said Acting Dean of Students Michelle Espinosa. "During my walkthroughs on the night of the storm, I found people burning candles," said Assistant Director of Residential Life Dan Ofstein, who conducted the spontaneous safety inspections. "We always announced ourselves," said Ofstein, who said that he inspected a total of nine rooms in Stetson and Chaudoin Halls. Ofstein has confiscated over 24 candles over the past week during various inspections. Some residents at Stetson and Chaudoin Halls were angered by the inspections. "I really don't appreciate someone who might be a potential rapist or murderer coming to my room and basically forcing his way in without identification," said a female resident at Stetson Hall who asked to remain anonymous. Ofstein said that he and Morgan verbally identified themselves but said that he would carry identification with him in the future "if that's a concern." Other students said that Morgan and Ofstein arrived for the inspections too early. "I could easily have been in my nightgown or stepping out of the shower," said the female resident at Stetson Hall. "We found 15 candles in nine rooms during our inspections," said Ofstein. "Obviously, there is some reason for us to be concerned. We were just doing random checks." "I have to be concerned about [see INSPECT, page 3a] theater news overw ating fairy tales The School of Music and Stover Theater are working together to create Woods' BREAD: Wesley Whatley, as the Baker, and Jamie Gagliano, the Baker's Wife, practice for the upcoming performance, photo by dr. kenneth mccoy By Katarzyna Walosik NEWS WRITER nto The Woods, a musical organized by music school members and the theater department, began rehearsals in August. "There were a lot of people at auditions, more than we normally have," Dr. Kenneth McCoy, professor of theater arts, said. "I-think about 50 people tried out when we normally have only 30." "Since the musical replaced the music school's opera, the majority of the students who auditioned were music majors," said junior Wesley Whatley, who plays the Baker. "In general, most people [music students] were prepared in both areas [acting and singing]," Candice Wilmoth, a music education vocal major, said. "They could sing, but they could also do a decent cold reading. The same goes for the theater people, they did an awesome dialogue, then sang well, too." "I heard comments from some of the theater people during auditions like 'I'm not going to audition now because I can't sing like that,' yet I know I along with some of the other music students thought T can't act like that' when we saw them perform," said voice major Jamie Gagliano. "We were thinking 'Wow, these people can act' and we were just as intimidated by the theater people as they were by us," Gagliano added. Some students felt the music was very difficult. "This is not your normal music," said Whatley. "It's a challenge. The characters are so three-dimensional. You have to be a good actor or actress and a good vocalist. You have to be really intelligent to be able to understand the music and perform it well." "We are music students and we are struggling with the music because it is really difficult," said Gagliano. "I think it's hard," said music educational major Kim Sanford who will be playing the clarinet in the orchestra pit. "The tempo is really fast and that's the big thing." "I really wanted to play," said Sanford. "I was...disappointed when I found out the university wasn't doing it and the Orlando Philharmonic was going to be playing instead." "Music majors on campus who may be interested in performing in a musical pit are not being given the chance to do so," said Sally Carter, a music education major. "I think that [hiring an outside orchestra] defeats the whole purpose of having the musical on a college campus with the students performing in it." Students involved w iih Into the Woods expressed anticipation over participating in the musical. "I have acted before [but] I am excited because this is my first theatrical performance here at Stetson," said Cedric Leiba, a voice major who will play the wolf. Whatley said, "This musical gives performance majors more experience in the genre they will most likely work in when finishing Stet son. [ see THEATER, page 5a ] VaJlfl ttees give update By John Mills news writer President Doug Lee presided over the Sept. 25 Values Council meeting in the private dining room of the Carlton Union Building. In attendance were leaders from all parts of campus life. Representatives from the Religious/Spiritual Life Council, the Ethical Decision Making Council, the Diversity Council, the Gender Equity Council, the Environmental Responsibilities Council and the Community Service Council were all present. Also in attendance were interested students and other faculty, a representative from the business school, a representative from the President's Advisory Council and a representative of the Environmental Responsibilities Council. Chairman of the Religious/Spiritual Life Council Dr. Donald Musser brought up the idea of changing the name of the council because he be-, lieved it to be a redundant title. Dr. Musser jokingly suggested "the God Council" as a new name for the council. According to a report submitted by the council, it planned to "support the Chaplain and the campus ministries within the mission of the University and Values council." Dr. Bob Sitler, chairman of the Environmental Responsibilities Council, summarized the environmental accomplishments of the university and outlined future initiatives of the council. Included in this report was the signing by Lee of the Talloires Declaration—the outline of the environmental goals and commitment of the university. According to Sitler, President Lee's signature on this document is "setting the tone from the top down" regarding [see UNC COMMITTEE: Dr. Kimberly Flint-Hamilton, Dr. Donald Musser and Dr. Leonard Nance listen to committee reports during the first Values Council meeting, photo by ■ ,LLRIL I ""'II *http:M£fell^