The Stetson Reporter

Winter Term Trips Inside "Florida's Oldest CWfrjUtie N^spaper' Stetson Wavetsttif Belaud* Florida February t.3, yog*) 9ih inane, I02n*a SXi-is-sit Sampson Gets Facelift ay Pets*. l-Xm Fridays Peh-nery 16*.*-. a -*,4j,i,. ices**-.?, s"e*-emon-: wan held tr. from cf 8an*-pa'u-ii atXi. -., s-e,,; hrate *-■*,,- *at *;-,., a. 14-;-, of the eisthty-two year oia building. The gathering enabled, student, faeutlty members, untversn ty employees, and the public the opportunity te learn about the building's nch. historical heritage and tonr the improved faeilikes A host of people, repmasenting different facets of tbe nntversitv. voiataoc* their ibanks and nraise much-needed about the imymeements. Among thos* speaking were; rt...*,*****"!- j a^ V4tnwu srhairmen of departments, Clyae C, Paul a*t*J Enn afownisas, SGA president. Sampson Hall was designed in 1906 by atehitect Henri* John iOtatthe and cost 340,000. It was a fields of a%t, Aruencar tiitt«nes and Jaoreigri languages. The renovattotis were t**tn- pleied within the $95tM*yt* budget hv McifjhrtTi construction. The changes t«- tha building , - - - —,«w. «was a 1»dw-'e new fire-moof stairwells. library until 1064 and was named ^Jf-^if* and fresh paint. Tbe for CT. Sampson, a Massa- 8»W*ry was moved from the left chuatita shoe manufacturer who helped finance its construction Sampson Hall now hy*.-^ rhe art gallery, classrooms and offices that concentcitt sin the side tai** the right side of the first floor. Tbe building is now brighter saier. and better equipped for academics. Grading System to Change tr v Alu-e Custie St-af-tatens faculty rea,*entlv voted 3-1 to adopt a new plus-'minus .■tra-im** system. At -*a-rding to Dr. Pati* Steves, Chairman of the hducatioj-ia,- Policies Commitfaea the concept has ^been in the air and we fnaiiv captured it out of i-re air." The oa-is, .s-rstem will probablv ****-t go iiii-- ,.*p-s>t ami | ?*er-tembr-- i»9i Ihe 4.0 -r**-duig scale will remain the same and the only ea,«i - dence of change will been student transcripts There will he a ,s.J aitlTerence between each gradi- Ae « 4 l*« Ana d.€T . 0. .s- ,087, ]>* -Steves feels The transcript will gi*-"-- =7 nit-re informative picture of *-hi- perrfortriance of a stntlent."* "Steves alsvhvapes that the nltrX niuius sya-iv-m wil) pj-«ve tienetf- eial not only t-o students hut to faculty members as well, "Sotnr- tmies we *prvfessorsj feel like we havenX- really toid the truth., beeaase there ss not any way* to distinguish between a low B aind a high B. ft will make us ftel that we will honestly be able w isay "hat one student ta better r^-tri -mtotber.'* R.O.T.C. Gets the Boot - 3 ..-;a * ".irlwk Sit-ta - « A-my ftOTC takes a -.ick :""=-.,*ii Pntle Sammy's Army, -*-= t*?v k -t "tank, landing the prog- Wasps pa p.4 p.« %®rt$ jp,# Hr^lfes JPeJl -PPP-papp ram off catenas. I-or 41 'veam commissioned uifiicers have" been graduating from Stetson, hut because the program has been unable to graudnaia* a minimum ]of 16 otlcera tor the past three lyears, the Army is closing -Stetson's camp. The Department ot ftie Amiv loid Stetson Adtramstrait ion a few years ago to increase eon ailment' in military science classes. Stetson worked fo bring the -program bach to life during this **proli- ationary** period and then* expected the A-my to nithdraw tho praagram if ihey *,verv* unable m expand it. Stetson will < em- mission tta last ! ten ten am v ;r May 1,991. Stetson is n-.-.-otisting wAh Emhry Piddle A^-maotieal nnivei-aaity* .--,4-j trh*- irnrverattv ef Centr-d Ph-ritla tn ,ilh.w juniors «*«td seniors in mtlitan* science classes io cross enrol 1. Stetsons ROTC pro-fram hats a.W students enrolled i23 .if which have ROTO scholarships However, moetaif thc-se -ilndenta are only* takiiui miiitarv .sneme classes a-n eai-ettves anil do net plat? on a military career. The Army eon inn-tit with the l-nive.*- sity t,«r s-apae*, „mi pducatiain a.f those irtvi.a|--.*ed Britl.ii?i Hah, ROTC head- ouartera. litis alreadv* been scheduled by vstetsaairi aiffifi-il^ m bt. lemohshed or moved, The sXv •vi 11 beiroihe part <if the second phase of a*a nst ruction far ihe Cultural -\r*- Canter. Trustees Visit hv Alice Custis ^ Stetson X'mversity's Board of timtces met with the Student .-UTa'-na CWnritine and the Campus Lite committee to talk about three maja.r issues. According tta Oarth Jetihins. theee wens ^he studen*- voice tn the allocation of umversita, iini-is, espt4*-iaib* ibe Student Xif« programs." the f"-*esnnian year expenencc, and thejik-iatiol pr.Jicy.** Cuden- the "Freshman e*tpen- t nee' Or Jenkins listed such concerns ais faetdty advising, mere funds for orog-anis and activi ties, and an extended b'Wl -s osnentaticn to continue th*-oue*i- ont the first semester, Br Jenkins stressed r]-;- e^* that ittere was nit anv chr-'a-j-. n the cuiTent alcohol puhe*-. The hoard a]so devist*d .i s-on. oept tc -ye*, into efiecr, tia.vt vea-. «««!-nt.s will pay u >*2** ittudeni' Lite Fa*-i', which will ret as -ct.ul ai? SStkii'-n. F'om tins, f3,:ka::"ift -aiill be nut total a povd in which -i student cemmittaeti will be leirnt-riaafcs to mate recommendations tv tbe adrtiittistration as to now ihe money ;s sim-nt-a