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thurs mar-o6 .lLi!__J_S_-E..a_.S. http://stetson.edu/reporter l_^s3^S^^^|^^^^|Ml|^ Doyle E. Carlton award given to Dr. Fant Marie Villard news writer Dr. Clyde Fant is a man of many talents and many interests. He has spent over 20 years at the university bettering the life of higher education through teaching and preaching to the young, the old and to university students. With his experience, there is no surprise that he is 2005's recipient, of the Doyle E. Carlton Award. Yearly, this award is given to those individuals who demonstrate a passion for higher learning within the life and development of the university, as well as for the City of Deland and the State of Florida. The Doyle E. Carlton Award is one of the highest honors bestowed by the university and it is given in honor of the former Florida Governor and university alumnus and trustee, Doyle. E. Carlton. Fant grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana and was a student at Baylor University and Eberhard-Karls University in Tubingen, Germany. He has always had an interest in preaching and pastoral work and has written many texts on preaching, such as A Treasury of Great Preaching, but for his undergraduate studies he decided to major in German. He is an internationally known scholar and professor of religious studies. One of his recent areas of interest is the suffering and politics surrounding Hurricane Katrina. In the midst of the storm surrounding our country, he wrote a Lamentation for the city of New Orleans, which he holds close to his heart. Lamentation has been republished since then by various organizations, nationwide and worldwide. Dr. Clyde Fant has published many books in different areas such as Bonheoffer: Worldly Preaching and his latest with Professor Mitchell Reddish Guide to Biblical Sites in Greece and Turkey. Fant came to the university in 1985 as the Dean ofthe Chapel and the O.L. Walker Professor of Christian Studies. With the burning passion that he has for higher education, Fant took over the Stetson. University Pastors School, which is a leader statewide and nationally for Christian higher education. "When I came here to Stetson," he recalls, "I revamped Stetson's Pastors School. When I took it over there was a small school in the summer, and for the summer of 1985 only six people had signed up, so they had to cancel it. I decided to change the date from July to February; honestly, who wants to roast in the humidity in July when they could come and have some R&R in beautiful February?" The first year he ran the school he had an attendance of 68 people. Since then, Fant has had to put a cap on the attendance at a lean 250,, and still has to turn away dozens of Pastors. People from all over the country and Canada come and from all denominations, and almost 60 percent of the pastors return to the program year after year. The topics discussed range from biblical studies and theology to evolution and ecology. When Fant learned of the award he was to receive, it was late fall of 2005. It was then agreed that he would be presented with the award at the end ceremony of the Pastors School, where all of the pastors receive their Continuing Education Units, , which are accreditations for their pastoral work which are needed by some denominations. "I was very pleased;" he says about the award, "surprised; it was not one of those predictable things, not something I worked toward receiving; it recognizes a body of work and overall involvement with Stetson and the wider community." ' Although he retired in 2000, he still See CARLTON, 2A ecent car v Cody Stapleton NEWS WRITER ■ The weekend of February 17th' marked the third in a string of parking lot car vandalisms. The vandalism occurred in the parking lot located just south of the soccer fields across from Smith Hall. Several cars were keyed, tail lights were broken, and a tire on one car was punctured according to Public Safety. Just a matter of days prior a similar occurrence of vandalism occurred in the Emily north parking lot. A few weeks before the Emily incident several cars were vandalized on- Fraternity Row. However, it is unclear whether these events are related. "It could be the same people, because of the M-O. It is unlikely they are students," J.D. Hess, Director of Public Safety said. "The doors on both sides of my car were keyed. I don't know if it was a student or not, but I doubt it. I don't have any enemies," Creston Jackson, senior biology major said. Public Safety suspects the offenders are not students because of the nature of the vandalism. It is rare that multiple fraternities are hit on one night or that several cars in one lot are vandalized at one time. If the vandalism were the result of a conflict between students then a single car would be the target. Public Safety often escorts trespassers off campus including skateboarders, bikers, and suspicious people. "We contact the police and escort them off campus. There is some resentment and some run away," Hess said. Whether these actions portray the resentment these trespassers may feel. The Deland Police Department was contacted by many of the students who wanted to file reports. Public Safety also requested that the Deland Police Department make extra patrols of the university's parking lots. Public Safety is on extra alert for strangers on the campus. Students also must keep their eyes open and report these strangers. The university's on-campus population according to Residential Life is 1,529 students. Many students consider the campus to be a close-knit and social community where people know each other. "I can usually tell the difference between someone who is and isn't a Stetson student," Brittany Frasure, sophomore integrative health sciences major said. Still, some students maintain that it is hard to discern. "I'm a senior and I live off campus, so I don't know the campus as well anymore. It might be hard to tell who is a student and who isn't sometimes," said Wes Hammons, senior finance major. The steps Public Safety has taken in working with students and the Deland Police Department may help to stop the vandalism. "If someone sees it happening there's a better chance it will be stopped," Jill Beddoe, first-year general _Mril_-& DILI Student's car vandalized while in student parking lot. business major said. "The more people watching the more likely it will stop altogether." Some feel that the prevention measures may be too little, too late. "This is the second time my car has been keyed. I don't think anyone is doing a good job preventing it from happening or from happening again," said Marc Galizia, first-year general business major. "Public Safety has given me roughly 22 parking tickets and towed my car twice, but were nowhere to be seen when my car was keyed and my license plate got tore up," Justin Frimmel, sophomore business management major said. The incidents of vandalism have also moved some students to question the university's on-campus housing policy. "How can Stetson expect anyone to live on campus and not guarantee the safety of the dorms or parking lots?" Colleen Fasold, junior general business major said. With the construction of the new dorms this may become a bigger issue to more students. "Vandalism is a crime of opportunity. It's hard to prevent," said Public Safety Director Hess. Since Public Safety and the Deland Police Department have been on heightened alert an incident has not occurred. The prevention measures should prevent strangers from wandering on campus and causing any more vehicular damage from happening. Contact Cody Stapleton at cstaplet@stetson. edu >GA contends with SAFAC reform and a resignation Bryan Funk sga reporter This week the Student Government | Association contended not only with i the resignation of its vice-president, but with the proposal of significant reforms for both the Student Activity Fee and its disbursement to campus programs and student organizations. With elections upcoming, several major bills were put before the senate. The meeting began with President Peter Urscheler's announcement that Stetson had been elected unanimously to serve as vice-chair of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida. The University of Miami was elected as chair. Stetson will succeed to the position of chair next year, helping to lead an organization of 28 private institutions enrolling over 120,000 students in Florida. This news was followed by the announcement of the resignation of- SGA vice-president Crystal Ellis, a senior political science major. Ellis had been suffering at length from a severe case of mononucleosis, and felt she was no- longer medically able to perform in her position. After a lengthy ovation, Urscheler nominated Senator Christina Schafer, sophomore biochemistry major, for the vacated position of vice-president. Schafer was confirmed unanimously by the quorum present and soon after sworn in. The move to old business brought a resolution to raise the Student Activity Fee from its current level of $67.50 per student each year to $100.00. The resolution was presented by senators Kristina Morgan, a first-year political science major, and Will Stoetzer, sophomore humanities major. Though presented as old business, this was the senate's first viewing of the resolution as it had previously passed through committee. The resolution, however, required immediate action as its presenters cited that it must be passed at the current meeting in order to go into effect next year. - - The resolution would enable SGA to award more funds through its SAFAC committee to student organizations which requested them. The inspiration given for the legislation was last semester's SAFAC hearings where, while over $60,000 of funding was requested, only $16,000 was available, to the committee. Morgan, in introducing the bill, said that the burgeoning number of student organizations and the increased level of their activity demanded greater funding that wasn't available with the current fee. As the regular yearly increases of $2.50 were insufficient for the growth, a greater increase was necessitated. Even if passed, however, the resolution would still have to go through either the president's staff or board of trustees for approval. Questioning and debate of the resolution were spirited, with senators speaking for and against. Senators Kevin Winchell and Ryan Hutson, both junior political science majors, spoke for the bill, citing its necessity for the continued growth of student activities. Senator Randall Judt, a junior political science major, questioned the bill in light of the fact that SAFAC results were not widely published. Urscheler responded that while SAFAC may not be published widely, they are available upon request and with explanation. Senator Nina Savas, a first-year political science major, also questioned the resolution, specifically the lack of time that the senate had been given to study it and the onus to pass it immediately. After a call to vote by Winchell, the resolution was passed with 46 votes in favor and 3 against. See SGA, 24 Vandalized windows leave victims annoyed. Trista Etheridge news writer Since the fall, a number of broken windows have been reported in the area of Gordis, Smith, and Nemec Halls. The largest contributor to this bashing binge is Gordis Hall, with three to four windows being shattered every week. Public Safety and university administrators are left scratching their heads as to what can possibly be done to prevent further damage. Captain Kerry Davis of Public Safety stated in ah interview that "the midnight shift is usually a time that we focus on the area of Gordis and Smith and Nemec." The concern seems to be that underage drinking is a culprit in this matter and Captain Davis mentioned that it was likely at times for "a concerned student or R.A. to call in and inform us of anyone bringing a twelve pack or something into a hallway and then generally we focus on that particular hallway. That way, if we get a call for loud music or a disturbance we can go check the call and look around while we're in there. Mainly we want our presence to be felt not only for a feeling of safety but also to make the opportunity to break the rules or circumvent the rules not present as often." Captain Davis insisted that while this matter is not out of hand completely, he would like to see them be able to get a handle on it. Regular patrols are posted, but "we can't post an officer at every door." Further inquiry reveals one student's patience wearing thin under this onslaught; one incident in particular occurred last semester that put her out greatly. As a resident of Lower Four, first-year student Kim Walker was a frequenter of the.study area designated for that hallway. Apparently a vandal had broken one of" the panes and the room was inconveniently chilly for several days while waiting for repairs. Unfortunately, just the next week it was broken again and disgruntled students were left shaking their heads. Walker has observed that the incidents usually take place late Thursday evenings. Walker reported another incident, this one involving the Deland Police Department occurring two weeks ago. Apparently, it seemed that there were a couple boys fighting and some more broken windows. "We've gotten to the point where we just ignore them...[because] it happens so often in Gordis. I don't think it's a mistake that Public Safety is right across from us," said Walker. Most of the ^broken windows are located in the corner of Gordis halls four and five—closest to Public Safety's headquarters. Much of the blame has been handed around and denied but one thing is certain—the' behavior is unacceptable. Assistant Director of Residential Life and overseer of the east side of campus, Patty Henke admitted that while many culprits have been caught and charged for the damage, several have not. "I think that there are people who know who did it and have not come forward," said Henke. When asked what steps are being taken to ebb this onslaught, Ms. Henke stated that some resident assistants' have organized hall programs focusing on community and respect. "This is your home away from home for what, nine months? Ten months? I really think that respect needs to be instilled for this community," said Henke. "I think a lot of [the damage] deals with drunkenness...if you look at the timing you see that a lot of it occurs on the weekends. Whether it is because people have visitors that are rowdy or whether it's that everyone goes out and comes back...there are a lot of factors involved as to exactly why," said Henke. The fact that most of these breakages occur late at night on weekends makes it more difficult to determine who is doing this. Some windows reported broken were legitimate accidents—Frisbee and football accidents that were remedied by the offenders. Unfortunately, a greater majority has not been seen to and therefore remains a broken eyesore to the residents of the hall. Efforts on the part of the resident assistants are being made, the dorms are under an almost constant supervision, and yet the damage continues. Contact Trista Etheridge at tetheridge@steison. edu Thursday's Forecast: Sunny High 77 Low 55 CALENDAR 3B NEWS 2A CROSSWORD 2B NEWSMAKERS 3A HISTORY 2B OPINIONS 4A HOROSCOPE 2B RUMINATIONS 2B LIFE IB MOVIE REVIEW 3B METRO REPORT 2A STUDENT G0VERNMENT3A MOVIE LISTINGS 3B Vagina Monologues Katie Geroux reviews the annual production. PAGE 1B Slowie Rewiew Movie critic Blair Townley checks out "Rent" on DVD. PAGE 3B University baseball team beats UNF. PAGE 1C