The Stetson Reporter

The Stetson Reporter 93rd Year, No. 3 'Florida's Oldest Collegiate Newspaper Stetson University DeLand, Florida Friday, September 19, 1980 aroundi Anderson can! John Anderson CAN win! If you support John Anderson for President, join our grassroots campaign on the Stetson campus. Your enthusiastic support CAN make a difference in this crucial campaign. Work for ,the man yoif want for President. Contact Jennie Boldish, ext. 414. Book returns Today is the last day to return fall semester books at the Hatter Bookstore. Refunds will be handled through the window opposite the Post Office between the hours of 10-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-3:00 p.m. A cash register receipt is necessary to return books. Additionally, all returned books must be in new, resaleable condition. Computer open The Academic Computer is now in operation and the Academic Computer Center in the basement of Flagler Hall is open for use. Normal operating hours will be: 8:30 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. Monday thru Thursdays 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Fridays 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Saturdays Interns All prospective interns for the spring 1981 semester should attend a meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 24 or Thursday, Sept. 25, 1980 at the Intern lab, Room 100, Flagler Hall at 3 p.m. Spring interns will receive application forms to complete for processing. Those who plan to intern during the spring semester,1981 must receive this information as it is imperative that these forms be completed and returned to Mrs. Margaret W. Horton, director of student teaching, no later than Oct. 10,1980. On the Inside Editorials P.2 Letters P.3 New Faculty P.7 Springs P.9 Nexus P.10 Sports P.12 Bulltn. Bd. P.16 Trustees announce massive fund drive University officials today announced the opening of a comprehensive, 10-year financial support campaign aimed at garnering $50 million for which advanced. gifts of more than $12.5 million have been received. The announcement was made jointly by Stetson President Pope A. Duncan and the Rev. John L. Pelham, chairman of the school's board of trustees, following the annual fall meeting of the board on campus. The campaign has two phases. The first extends into the university's centennial year, 1983, with a goal of $20 million. This interim goal includes $8 million for operating gifts, $8.5 million IS MODEL SENATE already underway? Not quite, but the committee overseeing the running of the mock U.S. Senate has started planning next February's sessions. See page 5 for details. for capital and endowment gifts and $3.5 million for deferred gifts. Phase II of the campaign has a goal of $30 million and is scheduled for the five years following the Centennial. "We have an excellent small university. We're not seeking to increase our size," Duncan stated. "Our first priority in the campaign will be to maintain our current, high-quality program. "It is necessary for us to take steps to maintain what we have, and yet, we want to improve. We must improve selectively, and this must be a goal which is always in the context of an emphasis upon what we can do for people.'' The $12.5 million received during the advanced gifts portion of the program includes gifts from trustees totaling nearly $6 million. Not included in the $12.5 million is more than $100,000 pledged by Florida Baptist churches who have responded to that portion of the comprehensive campaign which seeks $750,000 to endow a Chair of Christian Studies in the university's department of religion. Doyle E. Carlton Jr., who chaired the general campaign, said, "A great heritage has been established at Stetson. We would be poor stewards if we did not preserve and even add to it. "That challenge is immense. We have established a $50 million goal, and I am confident that we will reach it because what we are doing is good and right." Officials stated the operating gifts portion of the campaign has a 10-year goal of $20 million which will allow Stetson to maintain its current academic programs at' full strength. The capital gifts and endowment section, totaling $20 million, has earmarked $17 million for endowment projects such as professorships and library acquisition. The campaign for the Chair of Christian Studies is included there ■ Some faculty members unaware of book costs By RIK SCARCE Editor in Chief This is the first of a two-part series dealing with the high cost of textbooks and what is being done - throughout the university to combat their ever-escalating costs. Many students throughout the university were stunned at their textbook bills this fall, estimated to average $100 by Bookstore Manager Joe Dowdell. While students were rather rudely awakened to just what the "ravages of inflation" means when they paid their book bills, some faculty members were caught unawares or ignored cost considerations when selecting their texts. Political Science Professor Gary Maris said, "I usually don't know the exact cost of a text, though sometimes I have the bookstore call the publisher to check it. Normally I will try to keep in mind a ball park figure, though, for the books I'm considering for a class." He added, "I think faculty members are conscious of the costs. We know, for instance, that prices vary between presses." One method of helping students save money on books, Maris pointed out, is to use texts written and printed at the university. He noted this is already done by the Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, for one, and could possibly be extended to other departments. Judson Stryker, an accounting professor, commented that to him, price considerations are secondary to the content of the text. "If two texts are similar, then I look at the price," he said. "One thing I do watch for is the availability of a text in paperback," he added. "I do use paperbacks in lieu of hard covered books when I can get them." Maris and Stryker agreed that professors should at the very least be aware of the cost of a text to their students. Sometimes high costs are unavoidable, as pointed out by Dr. Bruce Bradford, professor of geography and geology. "The escalation of costs in recent years has been tremendous. The text I am iking in my cartography class, a 400-level course, this semester sold for $4.95 in paperback for the second edition several years ago. Now, the fourth edition is costing my students $28.95 in hardback for the fourth edition. "I was dismayed at the cost of the book, but unfortunately it's essential for the class." Bradford added that he takes both cost and student reaction to a text into consideration when ordering texts for basic classes. WT story correction The faculties of the three colleges of the university have voted to end the one-hour credit given for taking or teaching self- enrichment courses during Winter Term. Last week's Reporter incorrectly attributed to Dr. Gary Maris a statement that credit for the courses was abolished by the deans of the colleges. The Reporter regrets the mistake. Sex education lectures set ByRENEEHUNT News Editor Sex education lectures will soon be offered to Stetson women by the Stetson Health Service, according to Health Service Director Janice Hess. There will be two lectures given with the women attending divided up by residence halls, Hess said. The first lecture will be given Sept. 30 for the residents of Emily. Hall and the Universi ty Inn. It will be held in the banquet room of the University Inn at 9:30 p.m. The second lecture will be for those women residing in Choudoiji, Conrad and Stetson Halls. It will be held in Choudoin Hall on Oct. 2, also at 9:30 p.m. Hess said the lectures will deal chiefly with birth control methods but will also cover breast exams and pap smears. Hess said the Health Service will be conducting the sessions because she feels that women should be aware of their bodies and its functions. The lectures will be basic but on a college level. She added that a film will be shown that will explain the various methods of birth control and the pros and cons of each. Hess said the methods will be described in detail. Continued on page 4