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wed I oct-04 ^^MMMmP^iMMt School of usiness earns top FL Princeton Review places the University in the top ten for four categories. Ali Aster STAFF WRITER The Princeton Review recently published an article ranking business schools throughout the United States. The School of Business Administration was ranked within the top 10 for four ofthe 11 categories listed. Its highest ranking was first place for Best Campus Facilities, beating such universities as Cornell University, Emory University, and Rollins College. It also placed for Most Family Friendly, Greatest Opportunity for Women, and placed seventh for Best Administered. Dean of the school of business, Dr. Paul Dascher, said, "I'm really pleased by the rankings in total and was very impressed with the high levels of recommendation for Stetson," when asked about his reaction to the article. He continued to say, "If you look at these areas, they relate to issues that are a focus of Stetson University. I see Family Friendly and Opportunity for Women as an extension of our commitment to students and faculty working together." It is easy to see why the dean is pleased. The Princeton Review also ranked the school number two in Most Family Friendly alongside Dartmouth University, Stanford University, and other highly-acclaimed schools. For Greatest Opportunity for Women the school placed seventh. Dean Dascher believes that the See BUSINESS, 3A Flu vacdnation shortage turns into reality at university Andy Hummel staff writer Each year five to 20 percent of the United States population contracts the flu virus, more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu complications; and approximately 36,000 people die from flu, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control. This year that percentage may be higher due to the recent shortage of flu vaccines. Chiron Corporation, a manufacturer of Fluvirin influenza virus vaccine, announced in August that its shipments will be late due to a possible contamination to the vaccines. Chiron wanted to delay the shipment- so further tests could take place to determine what to do with the vaccines. In a press release given back in August, John Lambert, president of Chiron Vaccines, said "Chiron is committed to protecting people. These extra checks will ensure that the quality, safety, and effectiveness of our product See FLU 3A CARLOS VERNEY / THE REPORTER Senator John Edwards encourages the crowd of primarily African Americans to vote early while giving his speech at the Greater Friendship Baptist Church in Daytona Beach. is» A^* v*> ■?*#!» -Va-Tva s-a» . * .J "" *** aVv™ A^'-fjA President George W. Bush speaks to the crowd during a rally in Daytona Beach Saturday during which he spoke against the possibility and rumours that a draft is returning, saying that "Our all-volunteer army will stay an all-volunteer army." Edwards reaches out to African Americans Robert Presley editor-in-chief DAYTONA BEACH -Senator John Edwards (D-NC) greeted parishioners of the Greater Friendship Baptist Church on the morning of Sunday, Oct. 18 with request that African-American voters help the Democratic Party attain their "march toward justice and equality" and that Floridians vote early. Edwards came down to Daytona Beach as part of the Democratic Party's Florida tour. The Democratic Party is looking to prevent loss of support among their core party voters while also encouraging them to vote early, as Florida is allowing residents to vote starting Monday, Oct. 19. Speaking from the pulpit to a nearly-full congregation comprised of a majority, of African Americans, Senator Edwards stressed the ideas of keeping jobs within the nation, rather than exporting jobs oversees, helping to increase jobs, and eliminating tax breaks for the upper class. See EDWARDS, 24 President Bush makes play for votes in Democratic areas Jamez White staff writer DAYTONA BEACH, FL.- With a slim lead over his democratic adversary, John Kerry, President Bush campaigned through the state on Saturday. Speaking to thousands at events in West Palm Beach, Daytona Beach, and Gainesville, Mr. Bush spoke to largely supportive crowds, with very few undecided voters turning out for the speeches. Having just a razor-thin lead in the Sunshine State, Mr. Bush has been making a play for votes in largely Democratic areas, pushing not only his own record, but also criticizing his opponent's. Mr. Bush continually referenced the Senator's "Flip-Flopping". "He [Senator Kerry] can run from his record, but he cannot hide." said Mr. Bush. In his speech before the Daytona crowd, Mr. Bush mentioned all of his key issues, without going into much detail about any particular one of them. The economy, tort reform, energy, education, Medicare, Social Security, the possibility of a reinstated draft, the War on Terror, the successes in Afghanistan and Iraq, and even anti- Semitism all got attention over the hour-long speech. Mr. Bush seemed to tailor much of his speech to younger voters, particularly when talking about a possible draft, wherein he referenced "rumours out there on the Internet" and soundly See BUSH, 2A izaiions start fundraiser for local cnaraties Sophia Couzo staff writer "Ready, set, dodgeball!" was the commonly heard phrase at the Dodgeball tournament this past Sunday, Oct. 10. Sorority Alpha Chi Omega and fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon joined together in-order to create a recreational fundraiser for their separate philanthropic projects. The theme was taken from the motion picture Dodgeball staring Ben Stiller, which was the center idea for the promotional flyers made. Just recently, both have completed their philanthropic weeks and therefore decided to join together for a grand finale. The Alpha Chi girls worked toward stopping domestic violence and have currently raised around $1,000 at their Singled-Out Night and have participated in other activities supervised by Janelise Gastell. Sig Ep has raised almost $2,000 at their Rock Against Cancer concert. All of the money will be donated to the American Cancer Society. The dodgeball tournament was organized by Andrew Parr (Sig Ep) along with Blair Thompson, Catherine Ciak, and Desiree Maira (Alpha Chi).These individuals worked together to sign up the 12 teams that participated, made flyers, sent out campus- wide e.mails, purchased balls for dodging, and also asked Publix for water and ice donations for game day. See DODGEBALL, 28 Wednesday's Forecast Isolated thunderstorms^ High. 86, Low 66 Sunrise: 7:30 Sunset: 6:50 Precip: 30% Humid: 80% Forecast on page*6A CALENDAR 3B NEWS 2A CARTOON 2B NEWSMAKERS 3A CROSSWORD 2B OPINIONS 4A HISTORY 2B RUMINATIONS 2B HOROSCOPE 2B REVIEWS 3B LIFE IB SPORTS 1C LETTERS TO EDITOR 4A THE FINISH LINE 2C MOVIE LISTINGS 3B WEATHER FORECAST 6a Midnight Madness Basketball programs host pep rally to kick off the upcoming season. STORY 1C Michael Moore College Democrats sponsor showing of Michael Moore's controversial documentary. STORY 1B Movie Listings Get showtimes and theatre locations for the upcoming weekend. MOVIES 3B