The Stetson Reporter

^■.^•sSasftm-iM^^ ■!. AbUJUfciiU. JWBWB—WIWW ■ww The Stetson Reporter Friday, March 6, 1981 'Florida's Oldest Collegiate Newspaper Stetson University DeLand, Florida 93rd Year, No. 19 around 'Messiah' "The Messiah," by George Fredeick Handel, will be presented by the choir of St. Paul's Catholic Church this Sunday, March 8. The oratorio will begin at 3 p.m. at the church, which is located on U.S. 1, four blocks south of U.S. 92, in Daytona Beach. There is«no charge for admission. Hist. Honorary Phi Alpha Theta History Honor. Society is currently considering new membership. Initiates must have had a minimum of 12 hours of history with a 3.5 average and a 3.0 overall academic average. Qualified, interested students should contact Lewis Oliver, Box 108, before next Friday, March 13. Formal initiation will be on Friday, March 20 at 8 p.m. " ' Joni' showing Come join the Wesley House gang in seeing a fine Christian movie. "Joni" is the true story of a young woman who went from despair to renewed faith and joy following a tragic accident that left her a quadripalegic. Her faith in God enabled her to overcome her affliction and find new meaning in life. The meeting at Wesley House is at 6:30 tonight.. Bring your car if you have one so we'll be sure to have enough transportation. S.A. meetings The Student Assembly meets each Monday night at 7 p.m. in Room 204, CUB. Meetings are open to all students. On the Inside P. 2 P.3 P.3 P.4 P.4 P. 8 P. 9 P.12 P. 16 Editorials S.A, Burke Wellness Nuclear Spyro Gyra Model Senate Sports Bulletin Board Student input on speakers accepted By JOSEPH NEGRON Associate Editor University President Pope A. Duncan announced Thursday that he is now in the process of trying to select a commencement speaker with the aid of a list of possible names given to him by Senior Affairs Chairman Vince Lopresti. However, Duncan emphasized that the decision concerning who would deliver the commencement address would be made by the university. 'President Duncan said he could work with the list (of suggested commencement speakers) and is now in the process of contacting some of those people ... He is showing a willingness to work with the student body in the selection process.' -- Vince Lopresti - "I presented him with a list of possible speakers last Tuesday/'Lopresti said. "He has looked over that list. Some of the pople are financially impossible to get or are already booked. "President Duncan said he could work with the list and is now in the process of contacting some of those people. The president is being very cooperative. He is showing his willingness to work with the student body in the selection process. I would also like to thank the seniors for their cooperation (in suggesting names for the list of possibilities)." Duncan said yesterday he is willing to cooperate with students on this issue and and on other issues that may arise in the future. He said, "I am happy to have input from students, faculty and others and we are happy to to use it in any selection process.'' Boo! 'GhostStory' here next weekend By JOSEPH NEGRON JR. Associate Editor Next Saturday, March 14, a crew of 150 from Universal Studios will arrive in Deiand to film portions of the upcoming movie, "Ghost Story," joining about 500 students who will be used as extras in the production. Stetson was chosen to introduce one of the men's sons, who is attending a quaint university in Florida. The the producer wanted a rustic looking town to film the love scences involving the boy. According to Casting Director Sandy Dawes, the Stetson students will be needed as extras in the three or four days of actual shooting on the campus. The extra parts include mostly walking and no acting talent is required for the job. The basic extra pay rate is $3.50 an hour for the first eight hours with a guarantee of at least 4 hours. Dawes advises that a filming day can last anywhere from 8-12 hours, sometimes longer. If any students are interested in playing the part of an extra, they should apply in CUB 204 by 4 p.m. today and bring with them a recent picture." According to Dorie Rockefeller, assistant director of the Stetson News Bureau, the film is a suspense story about four men in a small New England town who sit around once each week to tell scary stories. The spooky stuff starts when they each experience - separately - one of the stories! The movie stars Fred Astaire, John Houseman, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Patricia Neal and Melvin Douglas. None of these people will appear on the local set in Deiand. Dal Ritchie, executive vice president of the DeLand Area Chamber of Commerce, seemed pleased that DeLand had been selected as a filming site. "The filming will probably bring approximately $250,000 into the economy of our city. We're just delighted," Ritchie commented. The 150 people from Universal will be staying in De- Land for almost a month. The C.O.C. expects that they will spend $150,000 on motel accommodations and over $40,000 on food alone. Universal has already paid the city over $8,000 for the use of warehoue and office space. , Graves Edmundson, vice president for Finance and Planning, said Wednesday the university would be reimbursed 100 percent for any cost incured by Stetson in the filming production. He also noted that in addition the university would recieve a honorarium,, based on the length of stay by the production crew. Edmundson declined to reveal an exact figure, but did state that the honorarium would be at least several thousand dollars. Housing options weighed By RIK SCARCE Editor in Chief For the third year in a row the univeristy is expecting an overflow in the women's dormitories and plans are now being developed to handle the expected increase in coeds applying for on-campus housing. According to Kemper D. Smith, director of Residential Housing, "Due to the increased participation of residents in (dormitory activities) and the worsening economy", more students are expected to stay in the dorms next year than ever before. "Next year we plan to continue the 40 triples in the women's dorms," Smith said. "Some^omen now residing in triples have expressed a desire to continue rooming there. Incoming students who are the last to apply will also go to triples. "That leaves 72 beds to be filled next year. Thirty-two of those will go to West University Hall. That means we'll be 40 spaces short." Smith said several options are available to fill the expected demand. One possibility receiving considerable scrutiny involves excluding new and returning female students from the DeLand area from the dorms. Smith said this will account for about 21 residents. Ninteen more beds will be created with the conversion of the University Health Service to housing space. While Smith said the takeover of the present infirmary space is immanent, he said the administration did not know where the Health Service would be relocated. Smith said he had talked with both dorm staff members and students to get their input into the decision-making process. Along with inflation, Smith cited the Reagan administration's expected cuts in federally insured loans to students and financial aid programs to universities as economic villans. HOLD EVERYTHING! The Stover Theater production of "Stop the World, I Want to Get Off" will be presented as this year's Parents' Weekend play next weekend. Tickets can be picked up beginning next Monday at the theater's box office. An ID is necessary to get tickets.