Stetson Reporter

. ■p'^:-::::a-^:'i-M!::-:::::--::: i^CK-fe-: &■ ■'• Stetson University November 17,1992 Volume 105, Number 11 INSIDE • Associate Provost, Roscoe T. Gort, returns to the Op/Ed section again this week. The subject of his satire? The battle over Winter Term, of course! Page 2 • New Faces in Residential life: a look at East Area Assistant Director Rich Martins PageS • The Student Government has kept itself busy in these final weeks of the fall semester. A summary of S.G.A/s work for the past week can be found on Page 7 WINTER TERM BATTLE UPDATE: Students say "Status Quo" in landslide Eric J. Carr Special to the Reporter The Student Government Association has released the results of the Winter Term survey, and it appears that the students want to keep Winter Term - in a big way. Ofthe 2031 surveys distributed, 764 were returned. That's a 38%retwninonlythreedays. What is even more significant is that 71.4% ofthe students chose option #1 - to keep the status quo. to keep Winter Term. 80% of students demonstrated general support for Winter Term Using the method employed by the Provost in analyzing the faculty surveys he sent in September, 80% of students demonstrated general support for Winter Term. The highest support for the status quo was in the music school, where 77% chose that option. What does this mean? It seems that the faculty does not share that support for Winter Term. In the Provost's survey, the faculty's general support for Winter Term was only 34%, and it appears that most faculty want to do away with the 26-year program. The faculty Academic Affairs Committee will vote by correspondence on which option to recommend to the Faculty Senate. From there, the Senate will discuss and vote on the proposal either in their December meeting or in January. Should they approve the proposal, it will then be presented to the entire faculty for a final vote. Many students are concerned that the faculty will attempt to resolve this issue over the Christmas break. S.G.A. President Gayle Littleton met with the President of the University last week, and Dr. H. Douglas Lee assured her that it would not happen this way. The students would be here for the vote. Most faculty want to do away with the 26- year program Some students are discouraged by the faculty's high level of opposition to Winter Term, but most are optimistic. The S.G.A. survey results will be distributed to all faculty, and in many classes, students have initiated a discussion with the professor on Winter Term. The largest opposition to the alternate Winter Term proposals was to option #2, to adopt a calendar similar to the one used by the state university system. It received less than 5% support on the survey, and to quote several students, "If we wanted a state university calendar, we would have saved $7000 and gone to a state university. (Winter Term) makes Stetson unique. It makes us special.'' S.G.A. Wilier Term Poff.ftesiiifs 2031 surveys sent out 764 surveys returned -71.4% of Stetson students chose to keep Winter Term - 77% of music school responses chose to keep Winter Term - the highest of any schools - 34% of the Stetson faculty support Winter Term - Less than 5% of students supported Option #2 which involved adopting a state university calendar Elizabeth Hall celebrates 100 years Elizabeth Hall, Stetson University's signature building, is celebrating its 100th year and a small birthday celebration is planned in the main foyer afler 10 a.pi. Chapel Service this Wednesday, November 18. A special cake, baked as a replica of Elizabeth Hall, willbe served as part ofthe festivities, according to Nancy Jones, assistant dean of campus life and director of student life. Elizabeth Hall was builtin three sections by John B. Stetson and named for Ms third wife. The center part, completed in 1892 at a cost of $45,000, is a replica of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Mr. Stetson's home city. The Colonial Revival design was done by architect George T. Pearson of Philadelphia. The building's asymmetrical wings were added in 1897. The south wing ofthe building contains the chapel, with its Beckerath organ, the first of its kind installed in an American university7. The chapel is dedicated to Stetson's youngest son, Ben, who died in childhood. Built under the tenure of Presi See Birthday- page 4 m ijjj ^^^^^^^M'V.l' ''-X-> ' '^^^^^^S W xx\m liisW~>.... -~J HH '": !nilllllll§ mm, ^^^m i^^^^S ■ISllllllli*^ ■Bill flJJ~K' - - '■■ >»*'0'''m §11 Hi mm Elizabeth Hall celebrates its 100 years of service to Stetson