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INSIDE
• Even non-
Greeks are worried about the
fact that the
Greek life Is
disappearing
Pages
• David Rigsby,
member of
Stetson Physical
Plant is running
for mayor
Page 6
• Stetson Bas-
ketball-Whafs
going on in the
Athletic Department
Pages 12-13
• Spring Fashions. What1 s Hot
and what's not!
Page 14
• Steson soft-
ball, on a roll or
is that an error?
Page 20
Commons to be renovated for next year
By Kent Meckley
Editor-in-Chief
Recognizing the need to upgrade Stetson's dining facilities, an
ambitious project is now in the
works to completely renovate the
commons in time for the start of
next school year.
Thanks to a $300,000 gift from
the Morrison's corporation, students
next year will have access to one of
the most modern and efficient college diningfacilities in the country.
The entire project is estimated to
cost $650,000. The other $350,000
not provided by Morrison's was recently approved by the Board of
Trustee's to come from Stetson's
own funds.
E. Dudley Howe, Associate
Vice-President for Physical Plant
E. Dudley Howe goes over the architectural plans with the -
company hired to renovate the Commons in the Garden Room
commented that the charges were ally sound, the infrastructure has
necessary because the Commons
eating area is based on a 1956 plan
that has since become antiquated.
While the building is stractur-
worn out. Moreover, several student surveys have been taken that
indicated students had a strong desire to see the commons renovated.
Theproject will be completed
in two phases. The Garden Room
will be closed on or around May
8. Shortly after graduation the
dining area will be closed; it is
scheduled to reopen by June 19.
The finishing touches on everything should be completed by the
third week of August. The new
design of the commons will be
based on a "scramble" or "scatter" system that is popular at other
schools.
In the main dining area, new
tables and chairs are planned.
Booths will be added along all the
walls. The current serving lines
will be combined into a large
room-like area where different
See Commons—page 16
Grand Opening of Russian Center a "home-coming"
By Derek Ashworth
Campus Life Editor
"The center has become a home
to Russian Studies majors. It has
become a regular meeting place.
Most of all it gives the students and
faculty a sense of unity."
The meeting place to which
Russian Studies major, Laura
Hutson referred, was the recently
dedicated Russian Studies Center.
Stetson President, H. Douglas Lee
presided over last Tuesday's ribbon-cutting and plaque unveiling
ceremony for the center, located at
249 E. Mchigan Avenue.
Among the Stetson administrators, faculty, students and friends
ofthe university attendingthe dedication was one surprise guest, Vera
Tolstaya, the granddaughter of
Russian author Leo Tolstoy.
Tolstaya, 89, a resident of New
Smyrna Beach was 13 when she
fled the country with her mother
and brothers in fear that the Bolsheviks would arrest them as members ofthe Russian aristc
In 19S9, Stetson was informed
ofthe approval of its application for
a grant for major development of
the Russian Studies Program from
the John S. and James L. Knight
Foundation. After receiving a
matching grant from the Jessie Ball
duPont Fund, the Russian Studies
Program appointed Dr. Guy Houk
in 1990 as a Russian language professor, increased its holdings of
Russian Studies sources in the
duPont-Ball library and installed
an antenna system for receiving
television signals from Moscow via
satellite.
Dr. Gary Maris, Dean of the
College of Arts and Sciences, who
spoke at the dedication ceremony,
said, "Students will not only have
library resources, but also a link to
the world through the electronic
networks of satellite technology."
Maris also praised the efforts
of Dr. Paul Steeves, Chair of both
the History department and the
Russian Studies Program. Steeves,
who joined Stetson in 1972 was
credited with.his vision forthe fii-
Dr. Paul Steeves at the opening of
tore ofsuchaprogramandplaying
a critical role in organizing and
combining efforts of faculty with
Russian specializations to give the
program cohesion.
The center contains a classroom, seminar and reading room,
photo by Garret Granroth
the Russian Studies Center.
library and resource laboratory,
television viewing lounge, and
three faculty offices.
Dr. ?Lee concluded, "The Russian Studies Program has found a
permanent place at Stetson University."
