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wed B_SL-i-X-y i N s b 1 D E 1MEWS; Kaleidoscope promotes campus diversity page 2a WHAT'S inside News 2a Classifieds 2a Opinions ib Life 4b Sports 5a Etcetera 6a issue 10 volume 116 1 LIFEs Myths of Stetson football dispelled page lb Blood drive seeks to lessen donor shortage By Crystal Smith NEWS WRITER The Central Florida Blood Bank hosted the university's fall blood drive on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 6 and 7, in the Stetson Room of the Carlton Union Building. The blood drive was a part of Greenfeather, a weeklong event on campus to promote community service, a forty-nine year old tradition. It involves all campus organizations, the Greek system, and the residence halls. Through a series of events, such as Airwaves and Into the Streets, students "were able to impact the community, and really give something back to those less fortunate," said Liesel Winchester, a member of the Greenfeather executive board. The proceeds of these events benefit a variety of organizations, including the Boys and Girls Club and the Humane Society. The blood drive was an easy way for students to perform an act of kindness. In total, giving blood takes about twenty minutes, and makes a huge difference. This reality was what cemented sociology major Heather Krapf s desire to participate in the blood drive: "It takes such a small amount of time, and yet, it can save a life. It's definitely worth whatever it takes." The process of giving included a quick background check, and a screening of a blood sample to check for various things such as anemia that might render your blood unusable. Then, the actual drawing of a pint of blood is performed. Donors must be age 17 or older, as well as weighing at least 110 pounds. There are various other requirements as well. This action of giving is desperately needed nationwide, as America is currently experiencing a blood shortage-. According to the American Association of Blood Banks, sixty percent of the population will need to receive donated blood during their lifetime, but only five percent of the population will donate. Those with blood type O-negative are especially encouraged to donate, because this blood type is universal and therefore, can be given to any patients in need. Ashley Shaw, music education major, said "I feel compelled to give blood more than most people, precisely because my blood type is 0-." Another student, Hollie Jirak, music education major, said that she was giving because "this [is] one way that people our age can make a difference." Contact Crystal Smith at csmithl @stetson. edu. ^Reporter Corrections "Campus finds way to cope with tragic loss," NEWS, Issue 9. Dr. Glenn Pack and Dr. Becky Eades were incorrectly listed as licensed psychologists in the state of Florida. SPORTS, Issue 9. This season marks the women's soccer team's third playoff appearance, not first. Contact Us 421 N. Woodland Blvd. #8409 DeLand, FL 32720-3751 386.822.7224 FAX 386.822.7233 reporterfif, stetson.edu [email protected] opinions (if) stetson.edu lifers tetson.edu etc etera(f?;s tetson.edu [email protected] onhne£f£s tetson.edu advertisefS) stetson, edu By Jamie Kinsley associate news editor On Wednesday, Nov. 5th, Student Government passed a bill that requests Stetson maintenance to change the air filters on a more routine and frequent basis. The vote was nearly unanimous, with high favor and support coming from the Senators present at the meeting. Even while the bill was still in committee, Stetson facilities began to look for a way to act. Whereas before Stetson had been looking into remedying the air filter problem in Stetson Hall and Emily Hall, they now arc willing to begin a more efficient process of changing the air filters starting this year during winter break. Most of the residential halls on campus use a central air unit. However, Stetson Hall, Emily Hall, the sorority houses and the first floor of all the fraternity houses still use fan coil units to bring air conditioning to each of the rooms. The fan coil units have air filters in each of the individual rooms that are currently only about one inch thick are intended to be changed every thirty days. However, the air filters in these buildings are changed twice a year. Jen Tyre, chair of the Residence Hall committee, spoke of her personal experience with the difference between central air and fan coil units. "This is my second year in Conrad, which was changed from fan coil to central this summer. Last year I was coughing all the time, especially at this time of the year with the temperature changing, but it definitely has not been a problem for me this year." Stetson has now purchased a more "It is really neat how much time and energy the university has put into [central air changes], they are really excited about it." efficient air filter that is cardboard lined and pleated with wiring. These filters are supposed to be changed every ninety days. In addition to the new air filters for the buildings that use the fan coil units, Stetson also plans on changing these new filters four times a year rather than two. The new filters will be put in during winter break and then will be changed during spring break. They will be changed again before students come back to school, so that they have fresh filters to start the year with. Then sometime around fall break maintenance will again go into every room and change out the filters. Stetson "has a long-run-plan of upgrading all the buildings to central air units. Until they have the budget for them to continue summer upgrades of the buildings, the new filters and more frequent maintenance will provide the students in the buildings that still have fan coil units with an estimated 20% cleaner air. There is also the hope, with the new filters, for better moisture control, as well as possibly curbing the leaking boxes found in many, of the rooms. SGA feels that the improved filter maintenance is definitely a step towards getting everyone on central air. SGA also feels that the bill will help to put pressure on the university to keep their plan on track and provide a reason for a goal of continually striving to supply Stetson with clean air in the buildings. Tyre said, "The whole central air idea is definitely the way to go. It is really neat how much time and energy the university has put into it, they are really excited about it." Contact Jamie Kinsley at jkinsley@stetson. edu ART SXHIB3 i__3*_Sw@a hi' Marta Garzon, Sean Erwin receive Best of Show awards for their artwork AWARD: Marta Garzon receives the Ann Hall Best of Show: 2D award for digitally printed tarot cards, photo by ginya goebel ART: Student admires award-winning artwork by Sean Erwin. photo by ginya goebel By Nathan Edwards COPY EDITOR On Friday, Nov. 7, the University held its 14th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibit. -The opening event, which started at six in the evening and lasted until eight, featured the finest student-produced artworks of the semester. Twenty-nine students' work is exhibited in the Duncan Art Gallery in Sampson Hall for the show. The exhibition's opening and' award ceremony was well-attended by stu dents, faculty, and members of the DeLand community. "I was very impressed by the amount of talent that Stetson possesses," said senior voice performance major Rachel Siegel. "Being in the music school, you get used to only being around musicians and you can forget how much fine art talent we have here at Stetson." "As always, I'm truly amazed by the profound amount of talent exhibited by Stetson art students and non-art majors," said senior digital art major Jonathan David Kerr. Kerr also had an exhibit present and won an award of excellence. An hour after opening the show, the judges presented the various awards. Through the generosity of both the Friends of Art and corporate sponsors, the art department was able to increase the amount of prize money this year by a total of $1,000 and was able to present awards to two thirds of the exhibiting artists. At the award ceremony's start, Dr. Dan Gunderson, art department chair, commented on the breadth of media in this year's show. He also expressed hope that future shows would include more digital arts pieces in addition to the more traditional media. Exhibition judge and painter, Jill Cannady, passed out cash and gift certificate awards to student artists of all mediums. The first awards of the night were the Awards of Merit and Excellence, respectively $25 and $50 awards in addition to gift certificates at various local eateries including Papa John's Pizza and TCBY yogurt. Following those awards, Andrew Feldman received "Special Award for Non-Art Major" for his ceramic work. Sean Erwin received the Students' Choice Award, a prize voted on not by the exhibition judges, but rather by the exhibitors themselves. Following these awards, the judges presented five Awards of Distinction, which were cash awards of $100, in addition to gift certificates at many of the same local eateries that underwrote the previous awards. Dr. Gunderson commented on how the art department has, over the show's fourteen year history, been able to increase not only the amount of the individual awards but also the number of them. After these presentations, the only awards remaining were the Ann Hall 2-D Best of Show Award and the Speedway Custom Lab 3-D Best of Show Award. Marta Garzon won the Ann Hall Best of Show Award for her digitally printed tarot deck based that commented on Latin American culture and society. The collection took as its basis the major arcana, but Garzon replaced the traditional figures with figures in Hispanic culture. One particularly poignant card, the Death card, featured Christopher Columbus holding a scythe. The award was presented by Ann Hall, a recent art graduate of Stetson. The award included, in addition to the food prizes that, by this point had become the evening's refrain, a two hundred dollar cash prize and an easel valued at $200. Sean Erwin received the final two awards, both the Speedway Custom Photo Lab 3-D Best of Show Award and the Quintessential Art of Business Purchase Award. Erwin garnered the Best of Show award for a painted ceramic piece in the shape of a fire extinguisher that, in a small cutout window, included a rendering of Jan Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Ear- ring." Dr. Randall Hansen, associate professor of marketing presented Erwin with the final award of the evening, the Quintessential Art of Business Award .This award purchases an artwork at the student show for the art collection of the Lynn Business Center. Erwin was not the only student to have a piece purchased that night. Several times during the night, Dr. Gunderson commented on a student who had sold a work. He called it the highest compliment that an artist could receive. The exhibit will remain open until Dec. 4th. Additional reporting for this article was done by Ginya Goebel. Contact Nathan Edwards at nedwards@stetson. edu. "As always, I'm truly amazed by the profound amount of talent exhibited by Stetson art students and non-art majors."