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Stetson University DeLand^ Florida
Volume 104, Issue 18
March 3, 1992
Tennis Seminar Held by Arias 21st Model Senate
An exhibition featuring tennis
pro Jimmy Arias will lead off
"THE Tennis event," a tennis
extravaganza benefiting Stetson
University tennis scholarships,
scheduled for March 9:
Set 1: Tennis Clinic with Jimmy Arias, 3:30 p.m., Stetson Courts, West University Avenue. Free
to spectators.
Set 2: Tennis Exhibition, Arias
v. Stetson's top player, 4:30 p.m.,
Stetson Courts; Free to spectators.
Set 3: Reception with Arias;
Dinner buffet, Silent auction, 5:30
p.m., The Cultural Arts Center,
North Woodland Boulevard.
Set 4: Live Auction with reserved seating; 7 p.m., The Cultural Arts Center; Admission to
sets 3 and 4 plus an opportunity
to participate in the Clinic is $25.
However, students, faculty, and
staff can come to the live auction
at 7 p.m. for only $5. Tickets will
be available at the Edmunds Center Ticket Office on March 3.
"It is a great opportunity to
have Jimmy Arias on campus,"
said Katfay Barnard, director of
tennis. "We hope the students will
come out to watch the matches,
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Auction items include a 1988 Lasorda worth $180 and a Micky
Buick Century, donated by Kaiser Mantle (MVP) card worth $900
Auto Leasing, Inc.; a tandem also will be auctioned. A trip for
parachute jump from SkyDive
DeLand, and a.helicopter ride. See Arias-page 4
About 90 students from six colleges and universities are looking
into national legislative proposals
and studying the lives os some
prominent U.S. Senators in preparation for Stetson's 21st Model
Senate March 5-7.
Students from Stetson, the
University of Central Florida,
Jacksonville University, Embry-
Riddle Aeronautical University,
Goucher College in Maryland, and
Brandeis Universities in Massachusetts will assume the roles
of actual U.S. Senators and debate
current legislation during Stetson's
Model Senate, the oldest in the
nation at the university level.
Stetson student Mike Sabine,
a junior political science major
from Longwood, heads the legislative research effort for this year's
Model Senate; and Barry Beau-
champ, a Stetson senior political
science major from Chiefland, will
preside in the role of Vice President Dan Quayle.
Students often assume the
mannerisms as well as the politics
of their real-life counterparts,
adding color to the event.
Last year, for example, Sabine
spoke in the deep Southern drawl
of the Senator he was representing, J. Bennett Johnston of Louisiana.
Each participant serves on a
committee, researching and presenting one bill.
After committee review, the
bills go to the floor of the fall
Model1 Senate for debate.
Dr. Floyd Riddick, parliamentarian emeritus of the U.S. Senate,
will be on hand to help with
parliamentary procedure, said Dr.
Anne Hallum, Stetson political
science professor and Model Senate advisor,
Hallum said that many of the
students involved are political
science majors, and the Model
Senate offers a good way to learn
how government works, but others
get involved just because the
experience is interesting and the
sessions are enjoyable.
Alumni Support Surprisingly High Compared to Nation
By David Alvin
Staff Writer
Your involvement with Stetson
doesn't have to end when you
graduate.
Many former Stetson students,
now alumni, continue to support
the university by becoming involved in a variety of activities.
According to Gary Meadows,
executive director of the Alumni
Association, about 40% of all
alumni currently continue to
support Stetson University and its
programs in some way.
However only about 33 to 34
percent of that' support comes in
the form of dollar donations.
Although those amounts may
at first glance seem small, they
really aren't when you consider
that the national average for
alumni dollar donation is between
15 and 20 percent.
And, there are many other
ways alumni on continue to be
involved at Stetson.
1 For instance, alumni can get
involved in Reunion Weekend,
Homecoming, and various travel
programs throughout the year.
Alumni can also gain an Affinity Card (a Stetson VISA) that
provides travel bonus savings,
travel and auto rental insurance
at no extra cost, and a rebate to
Stetson of a half percent.
A "Quest" Travel Card provides
alumni with travel discount opportunities at hotels and motels
throughout the United States,
Canada, and several foreign countries.
If the alumni are willing, Stetson can remain with them
throughout their lives.
Besides direct financial support,
their are several other ways that
Stetson alumni can support Stetson.
Networking is a great help for
new graduates.
By keeping a record of general
information in areas where alumni
are concentrated, young and new
alumni can gain valuable information about career opportunities,
job placement and other vital
statistics necessary for a post-
university life.
Alumni also help to recruit
students and actively promote
Stetson in their hometowns.
Finally, they can all volunteer
their time in some way to help
prospective new students and new
graduates.
The 40% of alumni actively
supporting Stetson today is more
c ., o A National Alumni President-Elect, Ron Hansen and his wife
bee Alumni-page 4 participated in Stetson's'-1992Homecoming Parade.
