PERSPECTIVES "V\ * V ' H • * / '£# REF L 11 .F6 1996--97 c. 2 FLAGLER COLLEGE LIBRARY P 0. BOX 1027 ST. AUGUSTINE, FL 32085 REF Flagler College. 378.05 The towers F574y 1996-97 C.2 FLAGLER COLLEGE LIBRARY P. 0. BOX 1027 ST- AUGUSTINE, FL 32085 Above right: From the tower-a view of the Proctor Library. Above: Of the tower at dawn. 74 King St St nttytudme, iKima u Heather Leon and Sean Plaut complete their basic acting class assignment by dressing as mimes. Acad CJpqanizat Dr Murray Harris, assistant professor of communication checks the library catalog file. "In my short two years at Flagler," he said, "things have changed so much— especially in technology. We have made good and significant advances, but think part of our challenge now is to be sure we don't leave humanity and integrity behind in our pursuit of technology." Mike Donnelly, Nicole Peltier and Erin Hearne spend their XT afternoon cheering on the women's soccer team. Looking at the year as it unfolds, the view can sometimes be a little uncertain. Freshmen begin the school year not knowing what to expect about college. Returning students Bonnie Nichols pauses to look at the score expect everything to stay the same as it during the Flagler Alumni Basketball Game. was the year before. Soon things change. Students interpret events, activities and issues differently because of their interests and perspectives. Everyone has his or her own perspective. Everyone sees things a different way. In the end, it's our perspectives that make us all different and college life so interesting and unforgettable. The Lewis Memorial gives a new look to the west lawn. XT Moving into • •• On Sunday, Sept. 1, the campus returned to life as some 500 freshmen and 50 other incoming new students moved in, the biggest freshman class making for the highest enrollment ever, at more than 1400 students. Instructors reported larger class sizes fall semester, parking spaces became even more scarce and the dorms filled to capacity. Many accompanied by their parents, the new students began orientation at 8 a.m. at the welcome station in the auditorium, received their keys and were led to their new home by their orientation guides. After unloading their belongings and meeting their new roommates, they ate their first meal in the dining hall. That afternoon, students registered for classes, and after dinner they attended their first hall meeting before going to the social. Throughout the next week, orientation continued, with returning students arriving Monday, followed by advisor and other meetings and the Disney World trip before the beginning of classes on Wednesday. Above: (left to right) Tom Colalillo, Jim Kragh, Kristinn Petursson, Tim Broderick and Jamie Belz take a TV- watching break in Lewis after moving in. Right: Pointing out the flaw in the Rotunda floor, Pat Blair shows a student and his parents that a black tile is where a white one should be. Far right: First in line for the orientation lunch, SGA members, orientation guides, new students and parents help themselves at the dining hall's buffet. a new lifNIG, Left: Helping their daughters move in to Ponce Hall, parents get familiar with using the freight elevator Right: Chris Rolandelli takes his belongings for a walk. Under (construction: thegaz ebo , Kena n , Markland and Ponce.. As the Proctor Library opened for busi­ ness, the construction trailers and equipment occupying the west lawn tennis courts were taken away, but workmen continued to populate the campus. Heavy machinery moved in, scraping the tennis court surface into a pile of rubble. Within days, a structure began to take shape, but we all wondered what it would be. Pretty soon the Gargoyle came out with a photo titled "It's a gazebo, that's what" and answered the pressing question. After that, it was only a question of when the memorial to Lawrence Lewis, Jr., would be finished. Meanwhile, students were discovering the new language labs, writing labs and classrooms in Kenan, while faculty took advantage of their new lounge. A fence soon surrounded the work area outside the art building to give students privacy when creating projects. Markland's paint job looked nice, and Ponce Hall finally got its wheelchair ramp. Above: Where the library had been on third flc Kenan, a lecture hall took shape during fall semester and opened for use in January. That's Kena n Naomi Simpson on the left with Cindy Hymes. Left: Kenan Hall lost the library but gained a brand new faculty lounge. V7QZGaZGDDO With a dedication ceremony set for Oct. 24, construction on the Lawrence Lewis, Jr., Memorial proceeded rapidly. The west lawn remained blocked off for the nearly two months the project went from start to finish. The last day, stacks of sod arrived and were laid like pieces of carpet into place, an instant landscape. That mound at the left is the old tennis court. See pages 16/17 for the dedication ceremony. After a long fight with the city and the preservation r^riPC board, the college got permission to build a handicap P IL-t. access ramp in the Ponce courtyard. MapkUd got a facelift as new paint went on and its carport got a new roof. Support Service's hardware technician, Danny Stilwell, services one of the computers in the library's research L lab. He and Allan Albee spent weeks hooking up the Internet lab. I B Below: In the Gargoyle/Towers lab, Samantha Sinclair and A.J. Niederhofer work on newspaper P Above: Jeffrey Langbein helped senior Gina Scarpitti be one of the and yearbook layout. In the third first students to access the internet when the lab opened. floor lobby sits one of the library's new debit card copy machines. It finally happened. After correct­ ing all the problems, the Internet lab opened for business Friday, Nov. 8. A The lab, which was supposed to be ready Sept. 30, had a delayed opening due to technical problems. According to reference librarian Michael Gallen, once word spread that the lab was open, there was a notice­ able increase in the number of students P entering the library. "It's been very busy in there. It's exciting. Many of the students are already familiar with the internet, so they train the ones who aren't," he said. "We're excited to see the students in the lab exploring web sites and Y exchanging e-mail with their friends and family," William Abare, dean of academic affairs, said. Sophomore Amy Seal, like many students, was excited about the arrival of the internet. "We've been waiting for this lab for a while, and now that we have it, it's really great. I've already used the World Wide Web to get information to finish a report. I think the lab is a great asset for the school," Seal said. Petur Bjarnason prefers the overstuffed chairs for studying. These sitting areas also included dark green leather chairs and proved to be popular with students working on group projects. omTij airs VGPlJwhGPG A Gargoyle survey turned up the surprising fact that one of the most popular features of the new library is the new chairs. Students enjoyed spinning on computer lab chairs, relaxing as they studied in over-stuffed chairs, and sitting in comfort in study rooms as they worked on group projects. >ove right: Chad Czerwinski finds the new study tables and chairs ideal for homework. These wooden chairs, o ordered for the study carrels (also called "isolation booths" by some students), did not arrive in time for the ginning of fall semester, so the manufacturer leased metal chairs for use in the interim, such as the one Becky Person (left) is sitting in. When the wooden chairs arrived, they filled the lobby (inset top right) until they could be placed in their proper locations. 7W **H nqlG i ***! *: ; fiR'- &0 *#* : ; Dr. Peter Lardner leads the way for the cademics upcoming 1996 graduates at the fall convocation processional. rw >.«?» m S*fe %- 'lk p#" _ Academics took a different angle as changes took place. Students found new ways to do their studies and show their talents. In the new Proctor Library, students gained access to the Internet, more computer labs, study group rooms and classrooms. Students found a new place to hang out and do their studies in the Lewis memorial. The creative writing workshops alternately met at Barnes & Noble Mi. rfc Bookstore and in the library lecture room. In honor of April 1996 graduate Jenny Sadow who died after being injured in an automobile accident involving a drunken driver, a concert was held and a scholarship was awarded to a deaf education major. The education department also received a digital camera for use in Lou Greco's instructional design class. S&& fyu' Eric Seeger and Jennifer Young use a new trfr study room in the library for a group meeting. Stephanie Gain fits a mat to one of her photographs. SGA guest speaker Jan Hargrave explains to Kevin Pacciano about dominant handshakes in the social and business world of today. Guido Gonzalez and Rebecca Hendricks have time to study while they perform their work grant duties in the library. enting his speech about hockey, John eszoff uses Sarah Woods as his model to smonstrate what an ice hockey goalie wears. U.S.MGW S ranginkinag : Ho. 1 mosteff iicie nt . 3rd bestvalu e TAKE IT FROM THE To be considered a potential best value, Flagler College first had to rank in the top 20 percent for academic quality among all Southern liberal arts colleges.