GREAT FLORIDIANS 5 I I HALLOWEEN MEMORIES 13 I I SOCCER ON A ROLL 26 NON-PROFIT U.S. Postage PAID BULK RATE The Permit No. 64 P. 0. Box 1027 St. Augustine, FL ar 32085 PL.&•L■■ OOLL■•■ VOL. XXXII, NO. 2 SAINT AUGUSTINE FLORIDA October 15, 2002 Convocation celebrates past, future Expert examines by mirva lempiainen honor and a tradition," Miller said. lege and is looking fqrward to the found documents The convocation speaker this convocation. "After all it was my The Flagler College communi­ year is Robert Carberry, former community for many years;' he by john walls Business office ty will gather together to discuss dean of academic affairs, who will said. issues reminders the past, present and future of the be addressing the college after the Miller said she also is very A cache of old architectural Bills for spring semester school at convocation, a ceremo­ president's speech. "Flagler was happy to have Carberry there. drawings and blueprints found a have been sent out. Payment is nial assembly of college members. my home for 27 years," he said. "Our convocation speaker this year ago have brought a speciali.st due prior to Dec. 1. It will be held Oct. 17 in the audi­ year has such a rich history of to campus to solve the mystery Students who work on torium and will start at 3.30 p.m. the college. It will be an honor to they present. campus are reminded to have "The convocation provides an have him address our assembly," The documents were found their time sheets to their opportunity for the president to she said. in the Ponce basement, "and oth­ supervisors by the Monday give a state of the college state­ After Carberry's speech, ,Miller ers were stored in the mainte­ prior to payweek. Timesheets ment," said Paula Miller, dean of will honor"those who have served nance area;' Assistant Director of Development Nicole Pece said. are due to the Business Office academic affairs. "This is President the college in a long-term capac­ Pece was charged with the the same day by noon. Late Abare's second year as president, ity" with an employment recogni­ task of finding the right expert to timesheets will result in stu- · but he has been with the college tion ceremony. Then the convoca­ for 31 years," she said. tion will be concluded. evaluate the documents, to find dents not being paid until the Among other things, Carberry The convocation is mandatory Miller said she anticipates the oµt how old they are and how to next pay cycle. will be talking about the reasons for seniors, but limited seating will he stayed at Flagler for so long convocation to last about an hour save them. also be available for other students. and the quality of the people who to an hour and a half.Those attend­ "Their age is still to be deter­ Set clocks back Seniors, faculty, staff and adminis­ made him stay here from 1970 ing who will not process, such as mined," she said. "There are some Daylight Savings Time offi­ trators will be wearing academic until his retirement in 1997. non-senior students and adjunct that look like they could be before cially ends Sunday, Oct. 27, at 2 regalia and will process from the "It'll be kind of an interesting instructors, who have reserved 1888, and it looks like there's a a.m. Clocks should be set back Rotunda area to the auditorium history lesson;' he said, adding that seating, should go straight to the­ wide range of dates- some from one hour. before the convocation. "It's an he will be talking to the entire col- auditorium around 3:25 p .m. see EXPERT, page 4 Art department to get proceeds from auction A silent auction is being Amendment 9 asks state to pay held Friday and Saturday, Nov. by lisa miller Class Size, initiated the proposal. to take steps to limit classroom 1-2, at the Signature Gallery Meek proposed that the maximum overcrowding. A proposed amendment to number of students be set for pre­ Right now, the Council for located inside the Casa Monica. the Florida constitution is divid­ kindergarten through third grades Education Policy, Research and Dino Rosin, a well-known glass ing the state. The controversy is at 18 students, fourth through Improvement gives the average photo by mlranda mcleod artist, will be auctioning his Average class size at Flagler is 21 over the proposed Amendment 9 eight grades at 22 students, and classroom size in Florida as an piece "Just Friends" valued at students. which has been added to the Nov. ninth through 12th grades at 25. average of 23 students through $3,960. The minimum bid is 5 ballot. Amendment 9 proposes Meek's proposal states, "The pay­ fifth grade and an average of unknown, estimates show it could $2,000. Bids will be taken until to reduce the classroom sizes for ment of the costs associated with 26 students in middle and high be as high as $28 billion just to 9 p .m. Nov. 2. The winner will grades K-12 in public schools. reducing class size to meet these school. Local school districts implement the plan. After the be announced shortly after. According to the ballot summary, requirements is the responsibility determine class size and student­ implementation period, it would Proceeds will go to the Flagler if passed, the amendment would of the state and not of the local to-teacher ratios in their districts. reportedly cost $2.5 billion a year College art department. See then become a constitutional law ·school districts." If passed, the Issues surroundingAmendment just to maintain the set standards. page 5 to view "Just Friends." and require that there would be a amendment would take effect 9 include the cost of implementa­ If smaller classroom sizes are man­ maximum number of students in beginning with the 2003-2004 tion; the ability to recruit the some dated, according to CEPRI, an esti0 public school classes for various fiscal year and require the legisla­ 30,000 extra teachers needed for mated 31,000 additional teachers grade levels by 2010. It would ture to provide sufficient funds to implementation; the link, if any, to and an estimated 30,000 addition­ also require the state legislature, reduce each affected classroom a student's performance and size al classrooms would be needed to Oplnlon ................................. 2 and not local school districts, to by two students per year until of the classroom; and the fact that accommodate the limits. Though More news ...........................4 pay for the costs associated with the maximum number of students there are many school districts the adjustments in class sizes may Campus Llfe ......................... 5 reduced class size. per classroom doesn't exceed the who are controlling the problem appear to only affect the need for Feature ................................13 Arts & Entertainment ......... 17 Senator Kendrick Meek, a original proposed amount. Meek of overcrowding on their own and teachers, in reality, it would set Listen Up ............................ 20 Miami democrat and also the chair­ has said the amendment is needed don't need the state's assistance. off a chain reaction leading to Sports ................................. 23 man for the Coalition to Reduce because lawmakers have refused Although the exact cost is see AMENDMENT, page 12 2 Gargoyle EDITORIAL October 15, 2002 _,,_,,,. ·-EDITORIAL OPINION - Ill A little bit of positive tllinking can make it better learn to master the problems of everyday thinking. stress and a_bad attitude.The basics are quite simple, but by ke l l y bi rch a ll "An attitude of the mind can change lives, win success the outcome takes a lot of practice to master. Here's the in all things and overcome all obstacles," said Norman deal. Whenever you are faced w ith any kind of negative You know those days w hen you Vincent Peale, author of The Power of Positive Thinking. situation, turn it around and make it positive. No matter stop and think about how over­ When the attitude attacks get in the way of your life, he's what the negative may be. Like I said before, it's not easy. w h e lm e d But sooner or later there will be your life is? no more negative because your Or perhaps mind will already think of the those days when you think "Whenever you are faced with any kind of negative positive. everything is impossible and It may sound silly and imprac­ there's no hope for resolution? situation, turn it around and make it positive." tical, but it's not. Try it. See if you How about today, when the can challenge yourself.Test your­ bills you sent out are late, the self. There is always a positive person you like didn't call you side. I figure life is way too short back, three hours of homework is due in an hour, you're the man to check into. There are so many ways to live a to focus on the negative. I want closing the bar tonight at the restaurant where you work happy life through the power of positive thinking. It's so to live a happy life. I want the people who surround me and your animal has some kind of bacteria infection in true. to be happy.And most of all, I want people to know there its ear. Who says being young and in college is easy? Who My mother, an angel from above, was blessed w ith this is a way to find happiness within themselves.