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VOL. XXVI, NO. 6 SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA Dec·ember 6, 1996

j • INSIDE Fall commencement marks a beginning and an end • Eric comments on out-ohtate Since he became president of SLF in drivers on page 2. by samantha sinclair 1994, Glavin h as supervised lawsuits and • F',nd out about Tom Graham's Both a beginning and an end for 104 policy studies on unconstitutional taxes, pri­ ,_ book an page 4. · graduating seniors, fall commencement will vate property rights, affirmative action, • See who won Midnight be held Saturday, Dec. 14, in the auditorium. school choice and parental rights. Madness orrpage 5. "It will be nice to get out of school and Glavin and his attorneys have appeared •· Choose your en~nment on see what the rest of the world is like," senior in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington page 7• . Rebecca Rayburg said. After graduating, Times, The Washington Post and The New York • Get lhe latest on lhe art scene Rayburg will go home to Massachusetts and Times, on ABC News, CNN and other na-. an page 8. . work on her master's degree. tional talk radio programs, and in every ma­ After graduating, Christina Nielsen, a jor newspaper and on the major television . • Get the results of lhe fall athletic awards on page 9. student from Denmark, plans to stay in programs in the Southeast. · Florida until the end of of May and try to Author of the b0ok Reach For The Stars­ get a job h ere. 'Tm eager to go out and get A Proposal for Education Reform in Georgia, some work experience," she said. "I hope I Glavin has written articles and policy papers can get some experience working over h ere on privatization, state spending, _health care Commencement Speaker Matthew J. Glavin Graham conducts Messiah and bring it back home." reform, tax reform and welfare reform. Dr.Janet Graham, visiting instructor For many graduates, commencement is Th rough his work, Glavin has gained the Each graduate received six admission of music and director of the Flagler Col­ the end of their school years and the begin­ reputation as "The Liberal Establishment's tickets. To get extra tickets, students can ask lege Concert Choir, will be conducting ning of the rest of their lives. Worst Nightmare Come True." · the Office ofAcademic Affairs if any are avail­ the St. Augustine Community Chorus in Speaking for the occasion is Matthew J. Dressed in the caps and gowns graduates able. a special performance this month. 'Jile Glavin, preside_nt and CEO of Southeastern received for convocation, they will meet in After the ceremony, graduates and guests chorus will present Handel's Messiah at Legal Foundation, a conservative public in­ the rotunda at 8: 15 a.m. to prepare for the 9 are invited to a reception in the dining hall the Memorial Presbyterian Church, 36 terest law firm. a.m. ceremony. hosted by the alumni association. Sevilla St., this Sunday, Dec. 8, at 3 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. Fre,:,ch internships·offered Gamache. .tests . effects Semester end On Dec. 8, more than 100 French en­ gineers and aerospace workers will be coming to the Grunumn plant in St. Au­ brings closings gustine to observe the practices of their of long stays in space • American counterparts. Grumman will r:_e_•open 1ngs be offering paid internships to Flagler by eric burroughs students interested in gaining experience in an international business environment. Dr. Gerald Gamache, visiting by keri conner Students wanting to submit an applica­ instructor of Psychology, has con­ ducted research for several years The end of the semester is rapidly tion can contact Dr. Louise Hunley, visit­ approaching, so students need to be· ing instructor of French, via campus mail. evaluating human performance in various situations. Now, a new aware of the various end of the term closings and next semester re-openings Don't throw away stuff dimension to his research will be added during the first quarter of which could affect travel plans. ARIEL, the Latin American Studies 1997- space. The Russian Space All on-campus students must vacate club, needs donations for its spring ga­ Federation has bought the cog­ their rooms by noon, Friday, Dec. 13, rage sale. Items such as clothing, appli­ nitive tests Gamache helped to with the exception of approved athletic ances and any unwanted goods can be translate into Russian for his re­ team members and graduates. Gradu­ dropped off at Kenan 322. Anyone want­ search in the Ukraine, and will ates must vacate their rooms by 5 p.m., ing more information can contact be evaluating the results when Saturday, Dec. 14. Consuelo Lippi at campus box 1346. the tests are completed . These All room, closet arid entrance keys Proceeds will benefit homeless children. tests will be used to assess the ef­ mus! be returned to a resident assistant fects of space on the astronauts at the check-out tables in the rotunda or Gallery open for grads aboard the MIR space station. in l;ewis House. Tables will be set up A "Fine Art/ Graduating Senior Com­ These cognitive batteries, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dec. 11 and 12, pilation" exhibit will be a special feature coined ANAM (Automated Neu­ and from 8 a.in. to noon, Dec. 13. in the Carrera Gallery for commence­ ropsychological Assessment In addition, the dining hall will close ment weekend. The exhibit opens Friday, Metrics), have b een used by after breakfast Dec. 13. Dec. 13, from n~on to 2 p.m. and con­ Gamache for his current seven­ Students needing some extra holiday tinues Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sun­ year project in measuring the Dr. Gerald Gamache and Dr. Peter Bidiouk cash also can take advantage of the day 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The show includes cognitive and physical effects of bookstore's buy back Dec. 11 and 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Kenan Hall. works by Tim Parmentier, Lloyd radiation on individuals near Chernobyl, site batteries along with Dr. Dennis Reeves, a Residence balls will re-open for re­ Reynolds, Annie Patten, Lori Marden, of the 1986 nuclear disaster. Gamache and chief psychologist for the Navy who originally Lisa Baumberger and Scott Heynen. Dr. Peter Bidiouk, who taught Russian his­ turning students Monday, Jan. 6, and classes begin Wednesday,Jan. 8. There is no admission charge. tory at Flagler for a semester, translated the see GAMACHE, page four - Page 2 Gargoyle EDITORIAL December 6, 1996 Editf,Ridl Qpinit) I1

It's time for .. us Floridians to defend our thoroughfares domestic sedan had come to a nearly complete stop for, until they realize that the one before this was what they by eric burrough s again, no apparent reason. It wouldn't bother me so much wanted, well, I (we) think Michigan.· 'Tis the season for bad drivers to if they had a reason of some sort; I could handle that. But This whole dilemma came to a head last winter while I come south. I guess if I wanted to obey when they defy reason, seemingly out of pure spite for the was at home in Bradenton for tl1e yule time holidays. Again, the unstated rules of political correct­ individuals who actually live year round in the community traversing another thoroughfare in my vehicle, I happened ness, I wouldn't dare mention the and don't take off when the first hint of summer hµmidity · to i-iotice the Michigan tag in front of me before anything plague that engulfs the state of Florida returns, then I become an unhappy camper. serious could occur. And fortunately for me, nothing did for a few wintry months each year. But My reaction includes the following in no particular or­ this time, but I shouted out an expletive anyway just for good to heck with that, I'm one of the few der. Immediately an expletive ,comes out, then the realiza- . measure. But then something horrifying came to my atten­ natives who have had to deal with these tion of tl1e Michigan tag automatically brings at the very tion. Not only was the car directly in front of me of Michi­ near-death experiences·for most of my least another expletive or two. Then I raise my arms into gan origin, but the car directly aside my own, as well as the pre-driving and driving life. You know exactly what I mean. the air like a bad born-again revivalist minister and shake car in front of that, and the car in front of tl1e car in front of I know you've seen the license plates that will surround your them dramatically in the hopes that this particular individual me. It suddenly became difficult to breatl1e. My worst night­ car from time to time. Last year was the worst experience will see my disgust in his rearview mirror, and then I shout mare had finally come true. Michigan, by sheeJ· snowbird that I've had just yet. another expletive while looking around at other cars to find volume, had taken over the gentle Florida 70-degree winter Unsuspectingly, unassumingly and nonchalantly I was another local chap who can sympathize with my predica­ once and for all. driving down a major thoroughfare back home,just cruis- ment and utter his own disbelief. Alas, I was merely catastrophizing the situation, but still , in.g along in my rusted out vehicle until I had to slam on Not that I want to pick on Michigan in particular. From it was a scary circumstance nonetheless. I beli eve Dave Barry the brakes and then noticed the deep blue Michigan tag what I understand, it is a very fine state. But every time the has a very good point: It's about time that Norwegian Po­ on the back of the car in front of me. What usually happens following occurs to me anytime between the months of No­ lice Sergeant begins exporting the car harpoon, or appro­ after something like thi§ I can neither be held accoun'table vember to April, I would venture to say that at least 98. 7654 priately called "Carpoon," to the state of Florida. It might for or usually remember, because I usually respond in an percent of the time that very car will have a Michigan tag on be the only thing we have to defend our state with! Or at automatic, rage-filled manner that overcomes any conscious the back of it. Therefore, under my logic, it is not wrong to -least our thoroughfares. · •. t . J ... ( > reasoning I might po~s~ss anyhow, and turns into something associate all bad sno:wbird drivers· with the state' 6f Michi­ very primal and .ugly. · gan. Now, there might be some very-.fine drivers froiri' the , (' It wasn't just the fact that they had braked for no appar­ state of Michigan as well, but unfortunately for them, more 0 ent-reason, since the car in front of them was a good half· than a few bad apples have ruined the whole bushel. And mile away, or the fact that they weren't turning even though so, when I ( or most drivers from the state of Florida) think their blinker was signaling. It was the fact that out of the of bad snowbird drivers who go at least 10 miies.under the 0)'le blue, in the middle of a major six-lane road on a h0liday designated speed limit, who either. use their tum signal all Garg weekend "'.ith rich yuppies cruising around in their sporty the time or never, and who can never decide exactly which red cars to look cool, these elder folk in the\r 1-:trze white street they want to turn on and s,o slow down at every one Shane A. Runyon . . . Editor-In-Chief Eric Burrou.ghs enior Designer Se.en and heard-:;Can. theFe even be a1 ,Santa Claus? : -.; ... ' ~ . ·•' ,.. • ) ,f. , l ' . , * ' - •;_} f - , ..,,--1 1) No known species of rem deer can fly. BUT 300,000 species of living organisms· are yet Co>tie classified, .in.cl while most of these are insects and germs, this does not COMPLETELY rule oUl, flying reindeer which only Santa has ever seen. A&E Editor Matt Valarc;, 2) There are two billion children (persons under 18) in the world. BUT since S:p1ta doesn't (appear) to handle the Cameus Life Editor liz Rizzolo I Muslim, Hindu,Jewish and Buddhist children, that reduces the workload to 15 percent of the total-378million\accord­ Feature Editor Bryan Hutchinson; .ing to Population Reference Bl\reau. At an average (census)· rate of 3.5 children per househo°td, that's 91.8, million Photo Editor Scott Constance ' ' t . t. homes. One presumes there's at least one go'od chiltl in each. · • · ' • Sports Editors Lewis Goodnow ' 3) Santa h as 31 ho urs of Chrisunas to work with, thanks to the different time zones and the rotation of the_ear th, Ja-.onHuff l assuming he travels east to west (which seems logical). This work out to 822.6 visits per second. This is to say that for each Staff Writers Samantha Sinclair Christian household with good children, Santa has 1/ lO00th ofa second to park, hop out of the sleigh,jump down the Keri Conner cl:iin1ney, fill the stockings, distribute tl1e remaining presents under the tree, eat whafever sna ks have been left, get1b1ack Laura Meaney . i up the chimney, get back in to the sleigh and move on to tl1e next house. Assuming that each of these 91 .8 million stops Miah Mulligan I arc evenly distributed around the earth (wh'ich, of course, we know to be false but for the purposes of our cal,culations we will accept), we are now talking aqout .78 miles per household,a total trip of75.5 i;nitlion miles, not counting stops to do Photographer Stephanie Gain what most of us must do at least once every' 31 hol.\rs, plus feeding, etc. This means that Santa's sleigh is moving at 650 miles per second, 3,000 tiines the speed of sound. For purposes of comparison, the fas test man-made vehicle on earth, ilie Ulysses space probe, moves at a poky 27.4 miles per second-a conventional reindeer can run , to_ps, 15 mph . Barbara Sac1¥1. .Krem er 4) The payload on the sleigh adds another interesting element. Assuming tnat each child gets nothing more than a Coordinator of Student Publications mediwn-sized Lego set (2 pow1ds), tpe sleigh is carrying 321,300 tons, not counting Santa, who is invariably described as· Deborah K Squires . overweight. On land, conventional reindeer can pull no more than 300 pounds. Even granting that "flying reindeer" Director of Public Infonnation (see point#l) could pull 10 TIMES the normal amount, we cannot do the job with eight, or even nine. We need 214,200 reindeer. This increases the payload-not even counting the weight of the sleigh-to 353,430 Lons. Again, for compari­ son-this is four times the weight of the Queen Elizabetl1. Letters to the eaifwQ. should be no longer than two regular 5) 353,000 tons traveling at 650 miles per second creates enormous air resistance-tl1is will heat the reindeer up in letter-sized pages. The writers student classification or the same fashion as spacecraft re-entering the earth's atmosphere. The lead pair of reindeer will absorb 14.3 QUlNTII.r faculty/staff position should be included at the bot(om, and LION joules of energy. Per second. Each. In short, they will burst into flame almost instantaneously, exposing the all the letters must be signed. Anonymous letters ~1··u not be reindeer behind them, and create deafening ,sOfi\C boori).s in their ~ake. The ~n tir~ r1;i.qdeer t,eam will be vap[>rized published, except under extenuating circumstance f All within 4.26 thousandths ? fa second. Sa~ta, ¥1.. ~i"hile, •will ;be sppj~.cted to oejiJ?ifugfil.fo c;_es 17 ,.500 .:().6 'tin?-es, great~r letters should also include the writer.s campus boliumber than gravity. A 250-pound Santa (which seems 1J:l;fi~ro,us~.i li11}\ w~'!1~J:>e ~in1!ed to ~hl!,):>aff Df his 1slejgh fX f,{! ~,015 so names can be verified. Letters will not be retur d. poundsofforce. ! .\Jr• v ,,,, l ,!••• ·· •1 .ill. ~.J. !, H i. Submit letters to the Gargoyle, Flagler College, P , Box In conclusion-'-If Santa ever DID deliver presents on Christmas Eve, he's dead now. 1027, St. Augustine, FL 32085-1027, or campus box 1376. Page 3 Gargoyle LETTERS December 6, 1996 H~GING OUT J -WI TH -

Moullin says goodbye resident assistants themselves. Although the Dear editor: hiring of the two members of our program /1l'2i!-m~i/ As you may know, I am stepping down has been accepted, the underlying emotions from my position as Head Soccer Coach at and unanswered questions have not been -AND- Flagler. completely answered for the resident assis­ I would like to thank everyone who has tants or foi the student body. We, the resi­ helped me during my 15 happy years. dent assistants, were informed that the fir­ I have thoroughly enjoyed working here ing of the staff members was of no concern thanks to faculty, staff, administration and of ours; -therefore, it would be illogical for most importantly the soccer players whom I Karen Clark to inform the student body of have had the privilege to coach . the reason for the dismissals. I believe I shall always have a positive happy feel­ Rizzolo only highlighted on~ aspect of the ing about Flagler College and while I look firing of the resident assistants. I am curious forward to the challenge of my new job, as to why the previous two resident assistants, there is a part of me that will always remain as well as the current twenty,- were not inter- · at Flagler College. viewed. Sincerely, Disappointed and wondering, Bob Moullin Rachel Wootten, Resident Assistant Head Soccer Coach Editors Note: The article in its original fonn did in fact contain quotes fr-om other resident assistants. RA responds to article However, an administrative decision as to whether they cquld be printed was ,riot made until after the issue Dear editor, went to press. In the original article, fonner Resident This is in response to Liz Rizzolo's article Assistant Tom ColaliUo was quoted as saying, "I on the 21st of November. I could only imag­ completely disagree with the decision. I think thaJ other ine how this article's tone would have dif­ peO'fJle who krww anything about the situation also fered if the two resident assistants who had disagree with it." Sum11er Gray was quoted as saying, "We both disagree with what happened. As f ar as I been "relieved" of their responsibilities had am concerned, I don't/eel that the truth about the been interviewed. I believe that this article incident can be published." was one-sided and- unrepresentative of the It should also be mentioned that the reason the resident assistant program. Karen Clark, the Flagler College administration would not comment on resident life coordinator, is an ·administra­ the incident stems from, the Buckley Amendment. The tor not a resident assistant; therefore, the Buckley Amendment is ,ifederal law which guarantees article did not represent the viewpoint of the privacy Jbr college students. I I I I OnYou. I 1 ! Hey, as a college student, you know working at companies see Disney as a great training Walt Disney World con be a blast. But did you _ . ground for future applicants. Even if you also know that having Disney on your work port-time or seasonal. So coll today. resume con be just as important? Fortune 500 -e pay's great. And so are the benefits.

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Gargoyle NEW~ • • • • • • • Graham contributes to new St. Augustine book Never before published sketches of St. ]age founded by Pedro Menendez de Aviles El Escribano is maqe possible in part by Escribano will be available for. purchase on Augustine two years after the Civil War will in 1565. What Morton saw and recorded was Historical Museums Grants-in-Aid Program, Dec. 28. Graham's other published works in­ appear in the 1996 issue of the St. August­ an accumulation of structures1 and. accre­ the Bureau of Historical Resources, Sandra clude, Flagl,e,-'s Magnificant Hotel Ponce de Leon, ine Historical Society's El Escribano. In St tions to structures, made by generations of B. Mortham, Secretary of State. Individual Flagl,e,-'s Grand Hotel Alcaza1; The Awakening of Augustine, 1867 52 drawings by Henry J. Spanish, British an_d United States' inhabit­ copies are available at the Society's Museum St. Augustine, Charles H. Jones and most re­ Morton of Philadelphia are edited and an­ ants, dating from after the destruction of the Store at 14 St. Francis Street for $14.95. El cently Greenberg's Guide to Auroua Slot Cars. notated by Flagler College profe_ssor of his­ town by Carolina invaders in 1702." tory, Tom Graham. The sketch book has been reproduced More than a century after the Episcopal page for page in its original siz,e and pro­ GAMACtfE, from page one minister Morton took his sketchbook out on vides a unique look at St. Augustine in a par­ the streets of St. Augustine, fus work comes ticular time and stage of its development. developed the batteries in their English form. With these translations, dubbed ANAM­ alive as Graham describes the present-day Graham's informative captions for each of Ukraine, the tests' applications are beginning to find new ground. The tests will be administered to the astronauts at regular intervals to determine if l, _locales of the sites Morto n chose for his the drawings provide a detailed interpreta­ I,. sketches. tion. The sketchbook itself has been in the the astronauts' extended stay in space has any significant effect on their cognitive abili­ "The sketchbook of Henry J. Morton Historical-Society's archives for a number of . ties. Some of the cognitive abilities being measured include memory recalf-an:d reaction from the year 1867," Graham said, "preserves years and while it has been used by histori­ · time. Once the data ~ gathered, Gamache will analyze it to determine if there is any images of a St. Augustine that would soon ans, this is the first presentation to a large effect on human cognitive abilities in space and what the extent of it might be. vanish. Already gone was the primitive vil- audience. However, there was just one problem when the Russian Space Federation wanted to have the batteries. ''We didn'_t have any kind of instruction manual because I.had admin• istered the test myself all along by traveling to Russia each summer," Gamache explained. "So Dr. Reeves and I had only seven days to put together the entire manual. For those This is one of the many sketches by seven days, we were rallit!g each other back and forth whenever we came up with an idea Morton that will be included in the at all hours of the day and night. One ~e, I paged him while he was in his car, and he new El Escribano.This picture shows pulled off the road to call me by pay phone, pumping quarters into the machine while I the Catholic Cathedral,as seen by the 1 told him a new idea I had come up with."{ ' artist. Flagler professor Tom Graham Gamache' is excited about the possibilities that have now arisen for the translations. edited and annota~ed the new book published by the St.Augustine Since the Russian Space Federation bas bought the battery, a Russian airline has ex­ Historical Society. pressed interest in using the battery to test pilots for sleep fatigue. "This is a battery of tests that can be used and translated into any language because the exercises it requires are fairly upiversal," Gamache said. ·

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night. Student turn­ by liz ann riz zolo and out was similar to pre­ jen kuzminski viious semesters', she Twenty student teams competed for a said. total of $225 in this semester's Midnight The rules for the Madness on Sunday, Nov. 24. Beginning at game were, according midnight Saturday in the breezeway, the to many, very simple: teams raced around St. Augustine on an No bikes, rollerblades, across-town scaveriger hunt they hoped ca.rs, or other sorts of would lead them toward the first place prize transportation, . be­ of$100. sides foot power, were The four-member team led by Patrick allowed. Also, the en­ DiDomenico came in first place. Team mem­ tire team had to be bers included Tony Caseus, Eric Van Cott and present in order to get Dana Rasch. the next clue. "Midnight Madness was a well-run Teams were re­ event," DiDomenico said. "I think it de­ Chris Boyd and Melissa Machaj give another clue to a Midnight quired to have a mini­ served more publicity than it got; though. Ma,dness team. m um of two mem­ It was a lot of fun, and I think more people bers, but there-was no should have participated." maximum number. The second place winners are Amy 1905" (Columbia Restaurant). Clues were written by the SGA social Witters, Danielle Pitoh and Matt Kraft. The This semester, the boundaries for the. committee, headed by Keyin Pacciano, so­ team won $75. scavenger hunt were USl to the west, the cial chair. · The third place team won $50 and was . bay to the east, the National Guard to the "More students participate in Midnight led byJason Halstead. · south, and Insanities to the north. Midnight Madness each semester/ ' Pacciano said, "and Clues ranged from "Starvin' Mandel" Madness was sponsored by SGA. SGAis happy with that.. We 're going to do it (Hungry Howie's) to "Fake stars are seen Tammi Dickinson, S9A president, said again next semester, and we hope even more here" (Potter's Wax Museum) , to "Since this was the first time the event began at mid- people come out." Series of bicycle thefts on campus calls attention to .security measures .A series of bicycle thefts has put Flagler sued trespass citations. Since the four were on the bicycle. According to Cramer, there security on alert. cited there have been no further reports of .are currently only eight registered bicycles Throughout October and in to early No­ missing bicycles. on campus. These decals are useful for iden­ vember a total of eight bicycles were reported The best way to protect a bicycle from tification purposes onlly. . fairs William T. Abare, Di.rector of Busi­ stolen on campus. being stolen is to use a U Lock. These locks "If somebody is riding a bike on campus ness Services Kenneth Russom, Assistant According to Pete Cramer, director of cost between $20 and $40 and are the most and we think it is not theirs, nothing can be Dean of Academic Affairs Paula Miller safety and security, the last report of a miss­ reliable locks for bicycle protection. None done about it without a decal," Cramer said. and Director of Library Services Marga­ ing bicycle was on Nov. 7. of the stolen bicycles had U Locks, Cramer Typically, when a bicycle is stolen, little ret Dra'skovich. The proposal called for Although no a1Tests were made in con­ said. can be done to recover it. All too often re­ seven hours to be added to the current nection with these thefts, authorities believe . Students at Flagler also have the option covered bicycles are not returned to their schedule and modification of Saturday's those responsible have been identified. Po­ of registering their bikes with campus secu­ rightful owners becaus•e among other tl1ingi;, hours. lice recently stopped four teenage males who rity. To·register a bicycle, a student must fill the bicycles were not registered with the lo­ On Ott. 22 and 23, 'SGA. conducted were thought to be involved in the crimes. out a registration forni at the security office. cal police department or the serial numbers a survey of382 students. Of those polled, Although the possible suspects were not. Once the form is completed, the bicycle were not recorded when the bike was origi- 76 percen-t stated the current library. / caught trying to steal a bicycle they were.is- owner will 1:>e given a metal decal to place nally purchased, Cramer said. · hours are inadequate. Specifically, stu­ dents were asked if additional hom:s on weeknights or longer weekend hours Flagler clubs seeking members for spring would benefit them most. Forty-eight percent responded that the library• Here's an u pdate ·of what some clubs and will appear' in the St. Augustine Christ­ group will discuss deaf issues and will pe1~ should be open later on weeknights, have been up to and a sample of things to mas Parade. form activities within th e deaf community. while 41 percent chose longer.weekend come. Dance Team atten ded a dance at the Anyone interested in the deaf culture is wel­ hours. Phi Alpha Omega gave gift certificates Council on Aging on Nov. 14. Members come to join. .As a result of the research, the SGA. : to needy families in the community to buy danced with the senior citizens and per­ The Sport Management Team was re­ proposed the following.m~difications to Thanksgiving dinners .. formed two routines. The group continues cently issued club status. The club is prima­ the current hours: Monday through Women's Club will appear in the St. Au­ to operate the concession stand at home rily devoted to volunteering in the commu­ Thursday- Remain open up.ti! mid­ gustine Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. men's basketball games. Watch for the dance nity at local sporting events and other activi­ night; Saturday- Change the h c':iurs 7. Also watch for· their rice crispy treats sale team's pe rfo~ance in the Christmas Pa­ ties. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to noon to 4 p .m.; in the breezeway. rade. Members recently volunteered as offi­ Sunday_:_Open at 1 p .m. rather than 3 Catholic College Fellowship is planning One club ha5 recently reorganized and cials at the Special Olympics. Membership p.m. and remain open until midnight. to paint houses in the communiry. another is being formed; both are seeking is open to anyone interested in athletics The four CAC members will now Circle K sold candy-grams. interested students to join. and/ or sport management. conduct their own research and make a Best Buddies will sell goody bags for fi­ The Deaf Awareness Club (DAC) is an For more information about any Flagler recommendation to the rest of CAC, nal exams. All profits will benefit the Spe­ organization designed to further profes­ College club, contact Debbie Baffa at cam­ whic;h will then make a final decision cial Olympics. sional standards and co improve preparation pus box 86. Barra is SGA vice pr:esident and regarding library hours. Spirit performed at the tree trimming of those involved in deaf educaµon . The Interclub Council chair. Page 6 Gargoyle FEATURE December 6,- 1996 St. Francis House helps homeless for holidays b y b r ya n h u t chi n s o.n Residents also are given strict rules they and have no other place to go. because it can mesh with their majors and must abide by. They must find a job or go St. Francis House provides limited coun­ gives them a chance to do homework and Less than half a mile from the bustling each morning in a van to-a day labor agency seling for tlle residents. Not psychological studying: A night manager works from 6 p.m. tourists and quaint antique shops scattered that will find them work for that day. If they counseling, it deals more with helping UJ:!til 7 a.m. Other positions open include about downtown St. Augustine are neighbor­ are found to be under the influence of drugs people make good choices. They get help those· involving computer and office work. hoods of a much more somber and repressed or alcohol, they must leave. After work, they with trying to set tl1eir priorities straight and Another great need is for an accountant to atmosphere. Among tl1em lies a quiet ref­ are free until 9 p.m., and they must be in some basic good advice. handle the deposits and financial records. uge for the poor, St:Francis House. As the bed and have lights out by 10 p.m. The migrant outreach program is de­ Those interested can contact Williams at 829- Christmas season approaches, St. Francis Those who come back are allowed to stay signed to help tlle migra~ts. Most of them 8937 or 70 Washington Street. House expects more homeless to flock to two times a year, with a 90-day hiatus between work near Hastings in potato, onion, cab- their doors in search of help. visits. Last year, 947 people star,ed at St. . bage and cotton fields. During tlle height of · St. Francis House is a privately-funded Francis House. Of those people, approxi­ the migrant season, a mid-day meal is taken shelter. About 80 percent of its contributions mately 50 percent had stayed there previ­ out to them every day. The program begins come from individuals. The remaining ously in the year. As Archie Williams, direc­ around Nov. 25 and lasts until sometime in amount com es from churclhes and busi­ tor of St'. Francis House, describes them, they May. When St. Francis House factors in tlle nesses. Most of its "clients" are from the are "947 people who haven't given up hope." number of migrants fed plus tlle usual home­ Lincolnville area, and St. Francis House is Residents must be at least. 18 years old or less people fed each day, the total can reach usually the only alterp.ative people have to have a parent or guardian with them and around 600 people a day. living on the street and sleeping in the must have a picture ID. Some have been Besides these services, St. Francis House woods. college graduates. The· youngest person to also serves as an emergency cold shelte r. There are three different programs run stay has been four monilis old while the old­ When tlle temperature ·drops to 40 degrees by the St. Francis staff to help the poor: a est resident has been 93 years old. or lower, the house opens its dining hall to soup kitchen, a homeless shelter and a _mi­ Williams classifies the homeless into let some people sleelP there overnight. Some grant outreach program. The soup kitchen three ,categories: chronic, sporadic and situ­ of tlle churches also have started helping serves one meal a day every day of the year: ational. The chronically hemeless are those accommodate the homeless St. Francis lunch. It feeds up to about 100 people a day. who will always be homeless. They have been House cannot handle on tllose cold nights. They expect that number to increase soon homeless for most of their lives and will prob­ It also has some connections with Flagler with the new regulations being placed on the ably remain that way. The sporadically home­ College. Currently, Brent Bechtold, a sopho­ federal food stamp· program. less are those who are homeless during hard more at Flagler, volunteers there. Flagler The homeless shelter is extremely small times. They will find jobs and then will be­ graduates who work there include Mark Congratulations, compared to those found in the_bigger cit­ come homeless when they are laid off or Zappone and Sean Sullivan. Flagler clubs , ) . ies. It has the capacity to house only 16 men other economic factors force them out. The that have volunteered services in the past are December and four women. They are allowed to stay situationally homeless are those forced to Circle Kand Phi Alpha Omega. There are three nights, then are reHuired to find a job become homeless after something totally also several positions open for students who in order to extend their stay. Once em­ drains t:4em of all resources. One of the most want to help the poor. A night manager is grads!! 0 I! ployed, they are allowed· to stay until they common examples is ,of those who get di­ needed. The job does not pay much, but r r · save enough money for housii ng. vorced. They sometimes lose all their money some students have enjoyed it in the past I - { I . - 11

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LIVE REGGAE 3PM - 7PM · RAIN OR SHINE Milltop Tave(n-19 t/2 St. George Street Page 7 Gargoyle ON CAMPUS December 6, 1996 Gargoyle New Riders of the Purple Sage are·coming Ancient City Entertainment will host the venture ofPanama Red in .1973. New Riders of the Purple Sage in concert at Considered to be musical cousins to the the Flagler College auditorium Sunday, Dec. Grateful Dead, the New Riders were fre­ 8, at 7 p.m. The Glass Camels, a Grateful quently called on to tour with the Dead as Dead cover band out of Jacksonville, will the perfect double-bill. open the show. This is the second concert Today, the band consists of Dawson still Ancient City Entertainment has brought to on vocals and guitar. Rusty Gauthier on vo­ the St. Augustine area. c;als, guitar, violin, mandolin and lap ste~l. New Riders _of the Purple Sage grew out Evan Morgan, tl1e band's newest member, of Marin County, Calif., during.the late '60s. plays acoustic and electric guitar.Twenty Founded by J ohn "Marmaduke" Dawson, years and millions of records since they this musical alliance ipcluded Jerry Garcia, started, the New Riders of the Purple Sage Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and David Nelson. are known as a band that is true to the times Closely connected to the Grateful Dead, the and authentic to feeling. Their new album, New Riders began touring extensively with Keep On Keepin ' On, was recently released fea­ them, exposing their music to a national au­ turing the song "Friend of the Devil," writ­ dience. Shortly thereafter, their schedules · ten by Garcia, Hunter and Dawson. demanded that the New Riders tour on their Tickets are $12.50 in advance and $15 at own. the door. There will also be some tickets avail­ With their new popularity, Dawson re­ able for Flagler students in the college rela­ mained o n vocals and guitar, Spencer tions office. In order to obtain the compli- Dryden replaced Hart on drums, Torbert . mentary tickets, students must show Flagler took up Lesh's position on bass and Buddy student ID and can pick up tickets on the Cage played the pedal steel guitar in place night of the show. Furthermore, there is a of Garcia. student discount price of $10 on the night New Riders of the Purple Sage will appear in concert on the Flagler College auditorium Columbia Records released their first al­ of tile show. Tickets are also available at stage Sunday, De c. 8, at 7 p.m.The concert is being handled by Flagler alumnus Scott bum, New Riders. of the P11,rfle Sage,-in the fall lnsanitees, Materialistic, Caribbean Connec­ Fechter's promotions company,Ancient City Entertainment. of 1971 which met-with immediate success. tion and all Ticketrnaster locations. Anyone After two more popular releases in 1972, wanting more information can call. (904) New Ride'rs released their Gold LP The Ad- 353-3~09. Conference brings EMMA/Flagler presents Puppet Theater Pulitzer nominee A Pulitzer Prize nominee, a New York editor and an award-winning poet will high­ and opera ligh t The Fiftll Annual St. Augustine Writ­ ers' Confere.nce on the Flagler College cam­ pus in January. come to stag_e Novelist J anet Burroway, who also is a The Emma/Flagler Concert Series con­ children's book writer, playwright and the tinues with performances by a puppet the­ author of Writing Fiction, will discuss novel ater group and ari opera company in the writing; New York mystery editor for Walker Flagler College auditorium. Publishing, Michael Seidman, will focus on Sunday, Dec. 29, Bits 'N Pieces Puppet getting published as his topic; and award­ Theater will present a matinee perfonnance winning poet Peter Meinke will discuss the of The Dinosaur and the Ant, a re-telling of uses of form, the difficulty of poetry, poetry Aesop's oldest fable starring a nine-foot glow­ and humor, writing and rewriting, and where in-th~-dark dinosaur. poems come from. These presenters will The Tampa-based puppet theater conduct two lectures and two workshops group's production: includes unique pup­ eachi pets, original music, full stage sets and audi­ Information about computers will be ence participation. provided _during two sessions conducted by One of the presenters at the w riters' Although billed as children's theater, The Apex Computer Technologies. Newswriting confe rence is Janet Burroway. The author of Dinosaur and theAnt is suitable for audiences is the topic of Flagler C_ollege alumnus and plays, children's books (including The Giant of all ages. Curtain time is 3 p.m. Bits 'N entertainment editor for the St. Augustine Bits 'N Pieces PupJ)etTheater is bringing its Jam Sandwich) and seven nove ls (among Pieces Puppet Theater was founded in 1973 talents to St.Augustine for the first time as Record,Jason Stott. A Jacksonville University them, The Bu zzards, Raw Silk and Opening and travels internationally. This is their first part of the EMMA/Flagler College Afternoo n professor and writer, Patrick McLeod, will Nights) is a Robe rt 0. Lawton Distinguished time in St. Augustine. Tickets are $3. Concert Series. present Nuts and Bolts for Writers. Stott and Professor at Florida State University. On Thursday, Jan. 16, the National Op­ . McLeod also will present two sessions api~ce. make appointments for mini-interviews witll era Company will perform The Barber ofSeville mation can call 797-2880. The all-day confe.rence is set for Satur­ tile presenters. at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $3 Upcoming evenµig concerts include the day,Jan. 18, with registration beginning at 8 Pre-registration is $55. Student registra­ for students. Saint Louis Brass Quintet on Friday,J,m.31, a.m. in tile rotunda. Following a keynote tion is $40, and registration at the door is Tickets are available at the door and at Ballet South on Saturday, March 15, and tile address at 8:45 a.m. by focal writer Jack $70. Breakfasl and lunch in the dining hall Booksmith, Dispatch Depot and the Coun­ Tamburitzans on Saturday, April 26. The af­ Hunter, the conference will feature lecture are included. Anyone interested in register­ try Gingham Gift Shop two weeks prior to ternoon series features violinist Claire Jolivet sessions, workshops and mini-interviews_un­ ing or in obtaining more information about the performance, or in advance tluough on Sunday, Feb. 16, bassist Stephen Saxon til 5 p.m. in Kenan Hall. this conference can contact one of the co­ EMMA .. on Sunday, March 2, and the Miami String A sign-up sheet also will be available dur­ coordinators: Frances Schar at 471-4449, or Anyone want4ig advanced ticket infor- Quartet on Su~day, April 13. v---registration for participants wanting to Cad Homer at 829-6481 ext. 263. Page 8 Gargoyle LISTEN UP December 6, 1996

was clearly generated to make Gavin Rossdale into the new Kurt Cobain, starting with slow whispered lyrics and ending in screaming lyrics and anp.oying lead guitar riffs from Nigel Pulsford. Razorblade Suitcase is a well-written enough album to win over critics, but mainstream enough to keep the public buying their albums. With some more progression as the band matures, Bush will be the only band from the post-gnmge era with enough talent to no longer be classified as mein bers of it. ·

Basic acting class takes the stage Tonight, Friday, Dec. 6, the Basic Acting writes the connective lines between mono­ Bush-Razorblade Suitcase class will take the stage as a final require­ logues. ment for the class. Their play, Century 20, Century 20begins with a real estate agent Seven years after "grunge" music exploded out of Seattle, bringing bands such as Nir­ consists of 20 drrt:erent monologues chosen showing a couple a house and they want to vana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Smashing Pumpkins into the mainstream, the once by the students and put together by a script · know about who lived there before. innovative style that swept the nation is now dead. These bands which defined our genera- group into one connected story line. Throughout the show, members of the class - -tion have all progressed tl1eir styles, are recovering from hefoin addictions, or had their "I never know what they'll end up with," represent the different people who have lead singer shoot himself in the head. · said Phyllis Gibbs, associate professor of lived in the house. Around this time, the music industry was blossoming with ht1cndreds of bands filled drama. "It makes tht; kids think creatively "My feeling is that you can't take an act­ with prospective disgruntled rock stars, looking to be the next Kurt Cobain or Eddie Vedder. and put something completely together on ing class, no matter how basic, without aim­ Silverchair,_Better than Ezra, Sponge and Helmet all had hit singles and respectable album their own, including costumes, props and ing toward a performance," Gibbs said. "By sales, but were quickly forgotten by the mainstream. The one band to survive the post­ programs." the end of the class, the whole effort pays grunge era, however, was Bush. Quickly cloned as an Eddie Vedder wanna-be, singer and After the mid-term, the class must off for an audience." guitarist Gavin Rossdale powered his band to be an MTV favorite, spawning five hit videos, choose a central theme for their show and The show beg1ns at 8 p.m. in the Flagler most notably "Glycerine." monologues which connect together in the College auditorium. There is no admission With the help of producer Steve Albini, the mastermind behind Nirvana's In Utero, story line. In addition, the script group charge. . Bush has recorded a more mature second effort. Razorbl,ade Suitcase, a title which origi­ nated from a line in the song "Synapse," is a hard-hitting album filled with the elements which made their debut album successful: an excellent singer, distortion-filled guitars and Annie Patten exhibit closes fall ·season pounding drums. What this album lacks, which inevitably makes it more sincere, is less The Carrera Gallery is closing its fall §Ca­ A native ofWest Hartford, Conn., Patten catchy vocals. Where Sixteen Stone had five hit singles and two or three songs which could son with a showing by sculptor Annie Patten. has spent four years ·studying art at Flagler have been .equally as popular, "Razorblade Suitcase!' as only four or five potential hits. The exhibit features nearly two· dozen works and discovered a natural aptitude for three-­ "Greedy Fly" and "Swallowed," two songs which combine Rossdale's more understand­ in stone _and clay, and more than 30 pieces dimensional work when· art professor Enzo able vocals and catchy power chords, are sure to be hit singles. "Cold Contageous" is the of silver jewelry. Torcoletti handed her a piece of stone and best song on the album, comparable to the hit "Comedown" on their debut, due to the "Stone is my preferred medium," Patten said, "Carve tltls." emotion portrayed in Rossdale's vocals: ''You have no right to calm me down, you were said. The senior fine art major specializes in "I didn't discover sculpture until a couple never that around .. .y ou will get yours." "Moutli" is another one of the better songs on the abstract forms, particularly the female form, of years ago, and when I did, I knew it was __ album, carried by bassist Dave Parsons 'catchy rhythm track and a catchy chorus: "All your although other works are purely abstract. meant for me," Patten said. mental armor drags me down/ Nothing hurts like your mou·th." "I've been doing art since I was ·really Patten graduates _this month and plans The one song on the album which is a definite sure-fire miss is "Insect Kin." This is little," she said. "My mom was an artist and to continue studying sculpture in graduate where producer Steve Albini goes too far, trying to rekindle his In Utero fame. This song always encouraged me." school.

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The senior forward had a break-out Castle. "But she was also a leader for the team Thursday night Flagler College honored year for,the Saints scoring 16 goals and dish- both on and off the field." its outstanding athletes at the Fall Athletic ing out three assists. Sh e .was the leading Freshman Elizabeth Mould took home men's basketball Awards Ceremony. In addition to Most Valu- scorer in the Florida Sun Conference and the volleyball MVP. able Player awards, one athlete was also pre- was named to the All-Conference Team. She "She was the one that set the tone for the sat 12/ 7 christian faith away 3 pm thurs. 12/12 florida college away 7 pm sented with Athletic Director's Award. was also named Conference Player of the team," explained head coach Bob Bush. "She sat 12/ 14 knox college home 6:00 pm Junior Paul Tomaro received the men's Week and Regional Player of the Week twice. played at different positions and produced christmas break soccer MVP. The midfielder finished the year "Sixteen goals and three assists speaks at every spot. She did eve'rything we 3:5ked." fri.~at.1/ 3-1 / 4 tropicalinip1-essi9ns with eight goals and seven Mould collected some im- tourn·amen home 6:00/ 8:00 P.hi assists, ranking him second pressive statistics throughout (carroll college, robert morris college, on the team in botih catego- the year. She ranked first on felecian college} , , Fies. Tomaro was named ro the team with a .239 killing mon. 1/ 6 t~ll\lilssee temple home 7:30 pm the Florida Sun Confer- percentage, and was second in - · fri. 1/ 10 st. thomas away 7:30 pm ence All-Conference team kills per game at 2.6. Her .941 sat. 1/ 11 florida memorial away 7:30 pm tues. l / 14 embry-riddle away 7:30 pm for the third consectutive serving percentage was tops fri. 1/ 17 warner southern home 7:30 pm year. on ·the team and her 42 aces fri. 1/24 nova southeastern away '7.:30 pm "I t goes beyond stats," ranked second. Mould also led sat. 1/ 25 palm beach atl'antic away 7:30 pm Coach Bob Moullin said, the team in digs and digs per tues. l / 28 warner southern away 7:30 pm "He was consistent in every game totaling 338 for the year, game during the year, and a 2.7 average. then.in tl1e post season he For the first time Bush women's basketball was able to raise his level of gave a Coaches Award, with pl~y. His attitude i; ~so top- --'--''---'-.;;;;..- senior Jen Alvarez claiming sat. 12/ 14 knoxcollege (ii) home 3:30 pm notch. He's the kind of Outstanting athletes were recognized Thursday at the prize.Alvarez led the team christmas break , fri .. 1/ 3 robert morris (ii} home 3:00 pm . player that would rather the Fall Athletic Awards Ceremony.At left, in aces (51)' assists .(951) and volleyball MVP Elizabeth Moul.d.Above left, men's sat. 1/ 4 u. of alaska/ anchorage home 3:00 have two practices a day soccer MVP Paul Tomaro.Above, Paula Doran, assists per game (7.2). mon. 1/ 6 rhode island college home 5:00 than-none." see AWARDS, page ten tues. 1/ 7 wiscorisin lutheran home 7:30 pm sat. 1/ 11 fiorida memorial home 5:30 pm mon 1/13 cardinal stritch (wi) home 5:30 Men'~ ·basketball drops third straight wed. 1/ 15 edward waters home 5:30 pm · tues. 1/ 21 southeastern college away 6:00 of sportsmanship when he faked to run out ing center Nichols rnmmitting ari unheard sat. 1/ 25 florida memorial away 5:30 pm. b·y j on - mi ch a e 1 pears on · ~ on. 1 / 27 wesleyan college away 5:00 pm the clock and dunked with a second left. of five offensive fouls, thus disqualifying him The Flagler men's basketball team lost thurs. 1/ 30 savannah college away 5:00 pm Alexy led the Saints' second half come­ from the game. Pete Rhoden led Flagler with their third consecutive game to Rollins Col­ back with a game high 27 points and nine 23 points. lege on Tuesday, Nov. 26. The NCAA Divi­ rebounds. Nichols added sion II Tars won a hard fought contest 86- 17 points, eight rebounds Dizzyb3:1} 75. Rollins jumped out to a 16 point half time and two blocked shots. lead 46-30. In the first half, the Saints shot a Sangster- added 13 points Championships dismal 37.5 percentfroin the field, w4ile the and played tremen dous Tars were scorching the nets, shooting 63 defense throughout the percent from the_fie ld. The Saints lacked game. Flagler played a The first annual "Dizzyball emotion and played flat in_the half, while great second half an_d Championships" took place during j unior point guard Chad Keller sat on the were expected to ·carry halftime of the Saints vs. LaGrange bench after picking up a technical foul. that into their next game basketball game Dec. 2. The point The ·second half did not start out very against LaGran ge on well as the Tars scored the first 4 poin~. of the "Dizzyball Championships" Monday, Dec. 2. Flagler's Ronnie Nichols/scored a bucket and It was also good to see coµtest _is to spW: around a ·baseball the few Saints fans there began ~o go n uts. the dozen or so Flagler bat ! 0 times, then attempt to shoot· That somehow lit a spark under the Saints fans who made the trip · and successfully make one basket. and they started to play with emotion. With alon g with th e Flagler The first 'team to have all four play­ about 10 minutes left, Bruce Sangster drew cheerleaders. There were ~rs get at least one shot in wins. This a foul on a 3 point shot, a technical foul was also two f(>rmer Flagler year pitted Dr. Harris' Communica­ called on Rollins, and the Saints received five stan d outs at th e gam e , tion Commandos against Dr. Evans' foul shots. Flagler sank three of them and Dariu s Washington, Policpnakers. The crowd cheered with a DougAl_exy basket the Saints cu t the Flagler's all time single Rollins lead to 9. The teams traded baskets for the competitors, who did their season scoring lead er, until Martino and Daniel Parke hit consecu­ and Larry "Scooby" best to m"1ce the basket. Teams were tive 3-point baskets to establish a 15 point Quinn. picked by Dr. Murray Harris of the lead. Flagler seemed to be out of gas, but On Wednesday, Nov. communications department and Dr. they continued to play solicf defense, and 20, Flagler lost to Thomas Steven Evans of the business depart­ with three minutes to go the Saints went on College 89-72. Flagler ment. Nicholas Panepinto was one a tear. In the next two minutes the Saints_ could not overcome a hot of the competitors for the Evans cut the lead to 5 points with 55 seconds left shooting nigh t by three Policymakers, and Flagler in the game. Flagler set up a full court press Thomas piayers. Brian Fieldhouse producer Rob Sairo was and had numerous chances to foul Ash, wh~ Scrogham, Nico Salters _had just missed two foul shots. Instead, the o~e of the participants for the Har- . and_ Brian Smith com­ ball ended up in Parke's hands and he calmly bined for 63 of Thomas' ris Communications Commandos. - sank two fre~ throws to ice .the game. Parke ·· 89 points. Flagler was also T.J Gooden dumps in two as ,-' • LaGrange defenders look.on. led the Tars with 23 points but showed a lack in foul trouble, with start- ✓ ,;----- / ,! _,.

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.. . t Women's basketball pulls even AWARDS from page nine her 334 digs _and 2.5 digs per game both victory. Kelly Blackwell led the Lady Moes by jon-michael pearson ranked second on the team. Fuentes played the remainder of the game, with 21 points on 10 for 14 shooting. The Senior Gina Scarpitti was tb,e recipient On Sunday, Nov. 24, the Flagler women's had four assists and played great defense. Saints' lone bright spot was freshman guard of the women's cross country MVP. She basketball team evened their record at 3-3 Other stars for the Saints included Rosie Tara Teague, who led the team with 15 was also named the Florida Sun Confer­ with a 72-62 victory over Brewton Parker. Glenn, who had a game high 14 rebounds points. Teague shot five for seven from the ence Runner of the Year. Scarpitti led the The Saints were led by Cindy Martin who to go along with 11 points. Junior transfer field, and three for five from the 3-point line. Saints to Nationals, held earlier this month had 21 points and six assists. Martin shot Brianna Sweat, who played the last two years Flagler turned the ball over 40 times. in WJSConsin. four for seven from 3-point land and moved at Brewton Parker, scored 11 points on four On Sunday, Nov. 17, the Saints went to The men's cross countrywas given to the ball around extremely welL BrewtoQ of six shooting. Jacksonville to play the University of North senior Rick Courtney. Courtney has been Parker kept the game close until mid-way On Tuesday, Nov. 19, the Saints hosted Florida. Flagler was defeated 52-77. UNF a consistent performer on the men's team through the second half. At that point, sel­ Florida Southern for their home opener. The took a 41-23 lead at the half, but Flagler for four years. dom used guard Gina Fuentes was inserted NCAA Division II powerhouse clearly had too outscored UNF 8-2 to start the second half Volleyball senior Natasha Irwin won in the game, and the Saints went on a run. much talent for Flagler, cruising to a 76-44 and had several opportunities to cut the the Athletic Director's Award, an award lead. The Ospreys managed to wear down based on character, leadership and aca­ the Saints by playing 12 players for at least demics. Irwin has been a leader on the vol­ eight minutes. Flagler was led by Jennifer leyball team for four years. Her overall Conley who had a te;;µn high 15 points and GPA is close to 3.9. seven rebounds. Martin also put in a solid performance with six assists and six re­ bounds. Teague added 10 points for the Saints. On Saturday, Nov. 16, Flagler outscored Edward Waters 87-78 in an offensive shoot­ .out. Flagler was led by Glenn who scored 22 points and grabbed six rebounds. Glenn shot 9 for 13 from the field. The Saints had three other players score in double figures, "Fill your gut for a buck" including Shannon Fisher who had 13 points and a team high seven rebounds. Teague A Street Surf Shop and Jill Stefano each added 12 points. A Street and AIA On the season, Glenn has led the Saints BBQ Pork Sandwich $1.00 in scoring and rebounding with 9.8 points Hot Dog $1.00 per game and 8.1 rebounds per game.Jun­ Black Beans and Rice $1.00 ior point guard Martin is leading the team Red Beans and Rice $1.00 with 3.2 assists per game. She is tied for sec­ Burrito $1.00 Shannon Fisher had 13 points and a team high seven rebounds in the game against ond in scoring with freshman Teague, both Nachos $1.00 Edward Waters. averaging 9.3 points per game. Chili $1.00

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Page 11 Gargoyle SPORTS December 6, 1996 Athlete Spotlight Surf Club competes Scarpitti ends outstanding career . . . . in first meet of year . h f f . the beginning of the year. her she was gomg to wm; Scarp1tt1 was not by b y Jason u Scarpitti. pointed out several highlights as sure, b ut one m il e mto. th e n~ce s h e too k miah mulligan Gina Scarpitti, F1agler College senior and of the past season . She stated that the big- the lead and ended up winning by 1 :30. "It's The F1agler College Surf team com­ captain of the Lady Saints cross country ger meets are a great challenge, such as the a great feeling to know that you won," peted in their first competitio~ of the '96- team, has had a marvelous season to cap off ones against teams like Florida State Uni- Scarpitti said. '97 school year, held at New Symrna Beach her career at Flagler. · versityand the University of Florida. "Those There were also disappointments this in south ·Florida. Two teams from F1agler Scarpitti, a psychology major and deaf meets really push me," she said. season. At the University of Florida Invita- competed. Team A placed third and team education minor, came in first in the Florida But a specific highlight, Scarpitti said, tional, Scarpitti_came around a corner near B placed fifth out of nine schools. The Sun Conference and named runner of the was the team's meet against Warner South- the finish of the race and did not judge the teams were led by Travis Fraley, who placed year. She entered the season as the top run­ em at Lake Wales earlier in the season. It distance _to the finish line correctly. She did 4th in the m~n 's division, Bridget Carlson, ner for the ·Saints, and team coach Phil stands out in her mind because Lechner not give her usual final kick at the end _be- 1st in the women's division, and Roberta Lechner named her captain of the team at came up to Scarpitti before the race and told cause of this, and could have finished better Nadar, who earned 5th place . in --:;;; than she did. She did come in l 6tl1, how­ bodyboarding. Luke Bryant and Brandon ever, an admirable finish against the good Fraley also placed high in their first two competition. heats. The next competition is to be held Scarpitti looks back on the season with Sunday; Dec. 8, at New Symma Beach. fond memories. "The practices were really Anybody who would like to compete good and challenging," she said. She also should contact Miah Mulligan at the Gar­ wants to thank Lechner for a great coach- goyl,e. ing job. ' This year's success is nothing new for In the spring, the cross country team will the Flagler Surf team. The 1995-96 team, practice two· times a week, and will partici­ although not even recognized as a te~ pate in one road rate per month. 01· a club at Flagler, had an excellent year When she graduates, Scarpitti plans to surfing in the National Scholastic Surfing enroll in the Intense Interpreters Trairung Association (NSSA). They placed se.cond Program at the Florida School for the Deaf at th<; East Coast.Championships held in and Blind in the summer. She hopes to be­ Sebastian Inlet, and as a tearµ- Flagler come an interpreter for the deaf. She will nmked third overall on the East Coast in continue to run and participate in road races final point standings. Bridget Carlson won and plans to join a traveling running team. first in-the women's division in point stand­ The women's cross country team, which ings. Roberta Nadar earned second com­ competes in the Florida Sun Conference, did peting in an open body boarding division very well this season, eventually traveling to (men and women) . Flagler qualified for the Nationals in Wisconsll\, · They were un­ NSSA Nationals last year but was unable .. able to place in the top ten at the Nationals, to attend. I . . see SURF CLUB, page -12 Gina Sc~rpitti, fourth from the left, poses wi:th the women's' cross country team before a but did represent Flagler College with a meet. strong showing against tough competition.

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Mr. Huff examines basketweavi.ng SURF ,~LUB, ,fr«:?hl,RPge 11 by jason huff holding weekly meetings, and competing they were the best college team in the US. It has been well noted o~er the last two issues of the Gargoyle that again.st, opposing Florida coll_e'ges, such as Flagler College has qualified for Nationals six my esteemed colleague Lewis GoodnC:w has been traveling with the University ofFlorida andStetwn College. By out of the last 10 years. The SurfC lub will also be intact this year, with meetings being held bi- men's and women's soccer teams. He has been provided insight by 1989 the club was FlagJer's largest dub with more than- 50 members, and a team of l 7- weekly at A Stteet in St. Augustine Beach. these teams and at the same time has been somewhat of a good luck surfers, who participated in.beach dean-u Tl;ie club · will be involved in several charm, with both teams undefeated when he travels with- them. days and a crouping trip d environmental causes. More information about In no way am I jealous of his good fortune-to be traveling with ofFl.orida. The team also "' tlie ·surf Cluhwill be posted on the bulletin these teams. I just wish the assignments that I am sent on would be " SSA)l boards around campus. given the proper space in the newspaper, and not cut at as they al­ ways are for a more "important" piece like.Lewis' columns. For instance, I would like to cite the time I traveled with the Flagler Coll,ege basketweaving team. It is true that this sport does not get as much coverage as does soccer or basketball, ut to the athletes who participate it is just- as important." My trip with them took me to Boniecki places in tournament their meet in Miami against the Florida Institute of Technology. Unlike the soccer team, He won the regional qualifier Sept. 29 which took busses and vans, we had to hitchike. Along the way I learned important by sally sakacs to advance to the national tournament. basketweaving techniques, as well as the correct angle to point my thumb if! wanted to be On Wednesday, O ct. 23, Thomas Although only a freshman, Boniecki has picked up by the traveling bikini team as opposed to the traveling circus. Boniecki and Michael Mogensen repre­ already captured Flagler's top spot. Born Once we arrived in Miami, we unloaded our belongings in the alley we were staying in, sented not only Flagler College but north and raised in Torun, Poland, he began play­ and headed for the meet. Once at the meet, I was allowed to sit in the front (and only) row, Florida as well in the Rolex National Tour­ ing tennis eight years ago. Four years ago and I watched intently. Unfortunatly, the Saints were edged out by FIT. nament held in Memphis, Tenn. he moved to Primus, NJ, and began play­ The team was rather somber after the meet, and the trip back to the alley was quiet. Boniecki and Mog_ensen won the first ing tennis competitively. He has played on The night passed rathc;r quickly, save for the occasional sirens and gunfire. I spent most of game of doubles play, lost the second, but junior and national tennis levels through­ the night talking to senior standout (and Florida Sun Conference MVP) Mikel France!, gained fourth place overall. The team had out high school in the U.S. He commented who is a native of Moscow, Russia, at Flagler on a basketweaving scholarship. He pointed earned a spot in the tournament by defeat­ on the game of tennis as "requiring a lot of out the finer points of the sport, telling me that many times a meet will hinge on the ing a pair from Webber College in the Sept. work, but after the work it is a lo_t of fun and athletes ability to do a "double loop" and not let go of the basket. 29 regional qualifier. quite enjoyable.".After high school, he was We headed home the next day: and I realized that I was not the same good luck charm Boniecki also competed in singles action recruited by Flagler, and eventually decided that Lewis had been. I spent most of the trip back singing the "name game" song with the on Saturday, Oct. 26. Although hampered to attend. team, at times glancing over the book "Basketweaving by Bruno" that France! had given to by back pain and a sprained ankle suffered Boniecki's back is still injured, but he is me. (Bruno was a weightlifter that turned professional basketweaver, saying that he now in an intramural basketball game, Boniecki practicing lightly. He encourages everyone finds "true fulfillment" in the sport.) As we got back to Flagler, I thanked the guys for a won two of his three matches to receive third to come out and watch the men and women wonderful time, and told them I would do my best to get their story in this issue. place overall. In the final match Boniecki on the courts this spring, as .the teams be­ It is fairly obvious why the Gargoyle decided to send me, the more talented, less appre- was leading 5-3 in the first set when his op­ gin to pave the road to another national 1)ated of the sports editors; out on this extremely important assignment. So next time you .ponent had to discontinue the -match due tournament in April. 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