The Stetson Reporter

November 11... a deie ikstts anporisaee has been ie-sl among ekanging gem-.fs:imm- Bemsmhes- or leant the groat and terrible sigsiifimnes sf&i&e efth? fsorU's most impcrfitat dayx or. page 3. Intramural AH-Stars The intramural feHnihall senaon is over, hm the outstanding players M'i moments have not been forgotten. Pleaav set- page IS for the awards, the all-star* aratf the infsmtsim Top Ten. Vol. 99, No. 5 'Florida's Oldest Collegiate Newspaper'm Stetson University DeLand, Florida Friday, November 7,1988 oipus plagued by By JOHN HUNT Reporter Editor Approximately $600 in cash and personal items were removed from rooms in New Men's Dormitory last month, and the suspect in the case has reportedly withdrawn from the University, according to Tony Schroeder, Director of Stetson Security. Class rings, cash and a master key were found missing from rooms in Lower Epsilon, Upper Epsilon and Upper Gamma during a seven day period, and the student suspected in the incidents has since withdrawn from the University, Schroeder said. According to reports, several room keys were removed from basketball players' lockers in the Edmunds Center and apparently used to gain entry to the rooms. The first incident occured between October 8-15th, where $50 in cash was removed from one room with no signs of illegal entry, Schroeder said. Another key was reported missing from another locker, but nothing was reported missing from the room, he added. A class ring was found missing trom one room in Upper Epsilon on October 14th and was found back in the room on October 22nd. There was no record at local pawnshops of rings being pawned and redeemed, Schroeder said. Four fifty dollar bills were reportedly removed from another room and replaced with four twenty dollar bills, he added. On October 17th, access to the Head Resident's apartment was gained, and a master key and class ring were found to be missing when Jeff Ladinsky returned from the weekend. Schroeder said the string of events were "pieced together" and determined to be related; however a student withdrew from the University who was apparently Continued on p.6 Provost search narrowes By SHERYLBEINKLEY Staff Writer- Out of about'200 candidates for the Provost position here at Stetson, four were chosen to be the most elligible and will be interviewed Nov. 6 through Nov. 20 by the Search Committee for the Provost of Stetson University. The position of Provost can best be described as Chief Acedemic Officer. He will be in charge of coordinating through the Deans, the academic program of the university. He will be second in command and will be Dr. Douglas Lee's, chief colleague. The Provost must be committed to academic excellence; must possess a genuine interest in the goals and purposes of a church-related university; and must have skills in human relations and leadership in order to work effectively with administrators, faculty, and students. The candidate for the position of Provost must present the following qualifications: 1.Strong academic credentials, including the terminal degree 2.A distinguished record of teaching and scholarly activity 3.Successful academic ad- minisl ratine experience, including service at the level of Dean or higncr 4.Experience in program development and 'acuity development 5.A strong background in tong- rangc planning, with an awareness of trends and directions in higher education fi.An ability to communicate wish both interna! and externa) constituencies The following committee was named to serve as the Search Committee for the Provost of Stetson: James H. DeLap, Chairman, CD. Cochran, Darcy Haag, Wendell Jarrard, Jr., Janice B. Kindred, David W. Nylen, and William W.Wright. One candidate for the Provost position is Dr. Robert L. Blocker, Dean of the School of Music at Baylor University. "He's a young andaggressiveadministrator, with a goal of college presidency," says Dr. Lee. Another elligible candidate is Dr. Donald M. Borchert, Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences a$ Ohio University. He's a philosopher with a primary interest in ethics. He comes from a major university, is in his mid 50's and has had experience in developing inter-disciplinary causes. A third candidate being considered is Dr. Louis F. Brakeman, a former Provost at Dennison University in Grandville, Ohio. Dr. Brakeman is in his mid 50's and has served for 15 years as Provost at Dennison. His strong point is that he has been Provost for a university similar to Stetson. And lastly, the fourth candidate is Dr. E. Bryan Gillespie, the Acting Provost for Stetson now. He has served on the faculty for a number of years and in the past he was the head of the English Department. Dr. Gillespie's strongest point is the fact that he knows the university. After the faculty screening, Fri. Nov. 21, the Provost Search Committee will review all comments . Ccmtinusd on p.6 College proposes changes' Renovations are in the finai stages of completion as contractors finish the new fire-proof stairwell on the East-Side of Elizabeth Hall's Chapel. Renovations pass deadline By ALLAN BURNS Associate Editor The Curriculum Committee of the College of Arts and Sciences met this week to discuss proposals for future changes in the requirements of liberal arts majors. The process began with a Long Range Planning Committee trying to determine if the education of those students seeking BA's and BS's could be improved. Faculty members were then polled to determine what changes they thought would be beneficial. The results showed that they desired students to be more familiar wilh foreign cultures and to improve their communications skills. The Curriculum Committee then presented their proposed alterations to the faculty this past Monday, November 3. There were no finai decisions, but a recommendation was made to send it back to the committee in light of the discussion. Dean Mans of the College of Arts and Sciences said, "We're talking, really, about fine-tuning the curriculum requirements rather than a major overhaul." Among the proposals were the following possible changes: a required 200 level proficency in foieign language, designation of a specific required math course, and retracting of the swimming requirement, as has been previously done in the business school Also discussed were methods by which students could be encouraged to take foreign cultures studies and humanities courses pertaining to critical analysis of art and music. There was no discussion con- Continiwd on p.6 By JOHN HUNT Reporter Editor Renovations on Elizabeth Hall are expected to be completed next week, after contractors failed to meet an October 29th deadline, according to Charles Johnson, Director of Physical Plant at Stetson. The decision to delay completion of the project was made after Gulf Seabord Construction, contracted by the University in early June, informed Johnson the work requested would run over the October deadline. 'They pretty well did what we asked them to do," Johnson explained regarding the contractor's project. Workers are currently finishing the two new exit stairways on the South er,d of the building, installed to bring the building up to the fire code. The project consisted of creating a new three-story exit on the North wing, an exit from the second floor to the first floor and-a three story exit on the east side of the Chapel. Johnson said the intent of the project was to place interior fire exits to "get away from the fire escapes and to meet fire codes." Previous exits required some people to exit through classrooms in order to exit the building through a fire escape. Offices in the Math and Political Science department were redesigned to accomodate room for the stairwells. The entire Math department was redesigned due to the interrupted space, and four offices were altered on the third floor to make room for the North stairwell. Johnson noted that some office space was lost in the process, but a majority of offices were rearranged on the third floor, and a previous classroom was used to create additional space on the second floor- offices. The only designated area that was lost was the vending machine room to make room for the men's bathroom, since the new stairwell disrupted that space, in addition to three new fire-rated stairwells, smoke doors were installed on each floor to "retain the monumental staircase in the center of the building," Johnson added. Tire existing center staircase was not fire rated because it is composed of wood and other combustable materials, he explained. The new Continued en b.8