The Reporter

Thursday November 1, 2012 Vol. CXX Issue 6 Stetson University | DeLand, Fl Stetson downs Flagler in first basketball exhibition JD Diehl Staff Contributor The men's basketball team scored a 79-71 victory over Flagler in the first exhibition game of the season at the Edmunds Center on Monday night. The Hatters came out strong and shot the ball with great accuracy, commanding a 13-4 lead over the Saints five minutes into the game. Opening with a great drive, junior Willie Green had a hard layup off of an assist from junior Chris Perez. Stetson was off and running from there. Green added two more points on a dunk later in the run, and Perez capped the stretch with a driving layup off an assist from freshman Logan Irwin. The two teams traded dunks, layups, and baskets for the next few minutes as the Saints cut the Stetson lead to 19-14 with about 13 minutes left to play in the half. A streak of 3-pointers from the Hatters extended the team's lead to 39-20 with just over four minutes to play in the half. In fact, at one point, eight straight baskets from Stetson came from beyond the arc. Junior Aaron Graham poured in three, as senior Liam Mclnerney connected on two during the stretch. This helped the Hatters build a comfortable lead in the first half. However, an 8-2 run by the Saints to end the half cut Stetson's lead to 41-28 right before the break. The Hatters were 9-for-19 from the three-point range during that frame, but just 15-for-33 overall. They only got to the free-throw line for two attempts. "I think we did a lot of good things, the team is looking really good with the new freshman and the older guys as well," sophomore guard Dennis Diaz said after the game. "We are in the right direction and are confident for the tournament coming up and all of our games; we will continue to work hard to win." The second half started in a similar fashion to the first. Perez opened the period with a layup off of an assist from senior Joel Naburgs, and Green added a put-back dunk to increase the Stetson lead to 17 at 45-28 with less than two minutes into the half. The Stetson lead grew to 21 points on a number of occasions. The last of which was at 65-44, when Naburgs stole the ball in the Flagler backcourt and fed freshman Leke Solanke for a layup with about nine minutes left to play in the game. This was when the Saints started to fight back, especially with their coach pushing them. Flagler used a 22-8 run late in the game to cut the Hatter lead to seven at 73-66 with just under three minutes left on the clock. Flagler sophomore Matt Clark scored 15 points, including a trio of 3-pointers, during the stretch. A pair of free throws late in the game by Irwin, a put-back layup from Naburgs and a fade-away jumper off of a tough post move by senior Adam Pegg let Stetson hang on for the 79-71 victory in front of its home crowd Monday evening. Graham and Pegg led the Hatters in scoring with 16 points each. Green added 12 points, but led the team in rebounding with nine boards and two blocks. Naburgs gave Stetson four players in double figures, adding 10 points and five rebounds. Junior Hunter Miller led the Hatters in both assists and steals, with six and three respectively coming off the bench. Stetson men's basketball regular season opener is at University of Miami on Friday, November 9th at 5:30 pm. SGA is considering a Flip Barth Editor-in-Chief SGA is considering a bill that would seriously limit the areas in which students would be allowed to smoke. The bill under consideration, titled S.13 Sensible Smoking Policy Resolution, is the fourth of its kind in as many years. The bill itself is currently being debated in the Campus Life committee within SGA. The Campus Life committee chair, Matthew Mc- Cann, stated in an email that, "The last three years, SGA has failed resolutions dealing with the smoking policy. My understanding is that the university administration is looking to ban smoking outright." McCann further explained that, "The last two years, the Office of Health and Wellness has backed resolutions banning smoking. If this resolution is passed, the university might justify a complete ban (as SGA's vote would officially indicate student support behind the move)." McCann's concerns are not without war rant. The current smoking policy states that students must be 50 feet from campus buildings in order to smoke. However, the original smoking policy passed by SGA in 2008 only called for a 20 foot zone. The administration adjusted the policy in order to increase the smoke-free zone. According to McCann, SGA in its current form is more of an advocacy group than it is a government. At the end of the day, the administration is making the decision. One of the authors of S.13, Gil Wildridge stated that making campus, "smoke free is definitely not [his] goal." Wildridge describes this bill as a compromise, and explains that the only way it can succeed is, "if the community accepts it and follows it willingly." Wildridge also understands the concerns that have been raised. "I understand the concern, but I believe the administration has seen several times that the student body does not want to completely ban smoking." The bill still has to pass through the Campus Life committee, and pass the senate before any resolutions are put into affect. Theoretically, the bill could pass before winter break. that limits smoking Although this seems unlikely, considering that the bill is in its developmental stage. According to Wildridge, he is currently trying to make the bill more practical, and is, "speaking with administration to see if it's feasible." Some controversial parts of the bill, that are subject to change as it evolves, are its proposal to build enclosed smoking areas and its fine system. As of Oct. 17, S.13 reads, "Each designated smoking zone will be clearly marked with signs and provided with an enclosed, polyure- thane gazebo with air filtering technology." On the fining system, the bill reads, "Students caught smoking in no smoking areas will be fined five dollars, to be charged to their student account. Revenues from fines will be divided evenly between Public Safety and SGA. After no fewer than three and no more than five repeated instances of violating the policy, violating students will be directed to clean smoking zone gazebos once." The bill continues to state, "Be it Further Resolved that a portion of SGA's revenue from fines collected goes to the funding of lung can cer research and treatment via charitable donations." However, this does not specify what percentage or how much the portion would be. STETSON STRAW POLE TAKEN ON OCTOBER 24th *