Stetson Reporter

..... ...1 .■ Stetson INSIDE • Letters reflect I the controversy [surrounding J homosexuality, STHS and the chalk art Page 3 • Plan t© increase student fee passes scrutiny ©f SGA, now faces faculty senate Page 4 • Featured English professor teaches new class on play and screen writing Pages • The baseball teams loses two in a row this past weekend while the softball teams taps two TAAC conference players Page 10 En>ily HeajResiienOisnS^ By Becky Bridges . _.,«.«., ... By Becky Bridges Assistant-Editor-in-chief Ron Piccolo, Head Resident of Emily Hall, was relieved of his duties last week, according to Dr. Dale Tampke, Director of Residen- nature ofthe violation in policy other ResidentialLifestaff member confronted him in the policy-breaking situation and documented the incident. A few days later the decision was made to relieve Piccolo of his Head Resident duties. Tampke said that for every Residential Life staff member there credibility ofthe student staff member," said Tampke. There have been a number of changes in the Head Resident staff this academic year. Don Matthews was fired last semester for breaches in the Code of Conduct as well. Head Residents and their staffs have already been selected for the 1993-1994 year. Tampke said that all you can do with any staff is to determine Bill to protect homosexual rights passed By Brian McAfee [andj every case is reviewed on its ? Wlth any staff is t0 determine ownmerits. [I am} not willing as an whatyowexPectationsofthemare, employer to give automatic re- conummicate those expectations spouses [toincidentsinvolvingvio- """"fcfewwsty, and hope that they lation ofthe Code]." Tampke said Wlllunderstend and live up to those thatflexibilityisanimportantthing ex^ectations- to keep in mind as an employer In As far as ^ fate of Em% Hall this case Tampke said that, "termi- f°r the reiHainder ofthe year, Amy nation needed to happen "' Radford, the Assistant Director of proceeding ^r™"T"""' When asked if there are differ- ResidentiaI Life in charge ofthe ta££l£^Jx°^ ^cot^quencesforbreakingltf- westarea«" take over the admin- Judkfl Offf h StetS°n'S ^n^^Tampkesaidthat-The lstotlved«tiesofHead Resident of Judicial Officer, according to code is the code. BreakingSi^ Ef? «*■ ^dford will still re- The incident wh»,h i „ breakiRgP<>«cy." Whether or not a ," hf Chaudoin Hal1 apart- Piccotote^n!? o i6d t0 staff member adheres or chooses ment rather thaa mo™ ***> the StS^TwST- «te.adtaBIO,bBQ*5S EmilyHallHeadResidenfs Apart- wcuea mst weekend. An- duct, "strikes to th* i~o- „* ,u- mei«- Tampke saidthatielievingPfc- colo of his duties as a Residential Life staff member was an action he took as Piccolo's employer, not as a disciplinary measure. Likeany other Stetson student who is found to be breaking policy, Piccolo wjli have TTWSl *^ w.-y- \ & --ii i>^.'x ,*jji( n.'.^jfo!*^ j* \. §*b* -Students Transcending Homophobia won their first legislative victory when a bill to proclaim equal opportunity for homosexuals was passed by the Student Govefnment Association Monday;"March 29. The bill proposed by Senator Karen Lazar sought to reword the student handbook and asexual harassment brochure to assure Stetson homosexuals of equal opportunity and protection from liarassment flie bill was passed 19-13, two abstaining, without discussion or committee review as is the custom. It will be'reviewed by administrators and committees before action is taken by the university. Lazar, a member of StudentsTranscending Homophobiaproposedinherbill that the words "sexual orientation or affectional preference" be addedtothesentence "Stetson University.. .does not discriminate on the basis of race, age. color, sex, or national origin" on page two of the student handbook. Lazar's bill also sought to include "homophobic remarks about a person's sexual orientation orperceived sexual orientation" to the definition of sexual harassment in a university-published brochure. 34 of the 52 senators were present at the meeting that ran from 7:39 to 8:55 pm Dean of Students Transcending Houumhnbia mernhM*. v^,. <tr « . (photo by Sean Richter)" .pinion with chalk M^^S^St^lV^ "* *"* **** eXpress ** that STH is not just a groUp for hH«l ™££5r/ "T *° ^^ $mmtS asttf sho- «d engage acceptance, ihe gr»p m7lL Xlk I?Z 7*117*' ^^ '* to fight h°«»opM,ia STH. the opinions sections students present armZZet I ™m4 mmerom Abates on campuiri^ —~«^^ for anrf agai"«t homosexuality based on the Bibl7 ^ *~ ULL-page 4 present along with members of STH. '