University of Central Florida STARS The Rollins Sandspur Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida 8-16-2005 Sandspur, Vol 112, No 01, August 16, 2005 Rollins College Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida at STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Rollins Sandspur by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact [email protected]. STARS Citation Rollins College, "Sandspur, Vol 112, No 01, August 16, 2005" (2005). The Rollins Sandspur. 1790. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur/1790 ROLLINS COLLEGE • WINTER PARK, FLORIDA anbstou THE OLDEST COLLEGE NEWSPAPER IN FLORIDA AUGUST 16, 2005 FOUNDED IN 1894 WWW.THESANDSPUR.ORG IN BRIEF Campus Makeover Almost Completed Construction fences and dust will soon be a thing in Welcome Home! . the past, as the crews are putting the final touches on three major projects. McK- ean hall has been completely redone this year. In addition to regular maintenance a new entrance and lobby were built. A classroom was also constructed on the first floor, as the building will serve as Living/Learning Community this year. Work­ ers are also working to finish the Cornell Fine Arts Muse­ um, which was completely rebuilt, and the R.D. Keene Hall which was most rebuilt. Golf Team Wins Third Straight National Title This summer the Rollins Women's Gulf took their third straight NCAA Divi­ sion II National Title. Rollins carded rounds of 300, 288, 293 and 304 for a record set­ ting total of 1185 strokes (+17). No Rollins player carded a round above 78 tor the second straight tourna­ ment. New Curator Appointed for Cornell Museum After an extensive national search, the Cornell Museum selected E. Luanne McKin- non as its new curator of ex- hibitions/preparator. Lu­ anne began work on June 1, as the museum staff pre­ pared to move into its new home. Luanne will be in­ volved in the installation of the permanent collection and the organization of fu­ ture exhibitions, the selec­ tion of acquisitions and many other museum activi­ ties. Welcome Letters 3 National News . .4 MARK BARTSCHl / me sandspur A&S Campus News 5 Photos courtesy Crummer Graduate School Photography Orientation Schedule . .6 Holt School News 7 Welcome to the Spanish-Mediterranean beauty that will be your home away from Summer Programs . .8-9 home. Look inside this issue for opportunities to take advantage of all that your Campus Map .10-11 Life & Times 12 campus and community have to offer. The staff members of The Sandspur wish Student Organizations . 13 to welcome both new and returning students by presenting greetings from Phone Numbers 13 Entertainment Dir. ... .14 leaders on campus and in the community We also hope to provide useful Places of Worship .... 15 Theatre & Dance Sched. 16 information and schedules from our various departments, as well as some news Opinions/Editorials ... .17 about what's been happening while you were gone. We will begin our regular Classifieds . > 19 Sports Schedules 20 schedule of producing issues weekly on Fridays on September 2, 2005. THE SANDSPUR ADVERTISEMENT 1 rosoft Internet Fxpioror Ht Edl Vtew Favorite Tools Hop Bad * pSearch ^Favorites # 0* Ait* FPSHOP §r*earthFP Hwrioie »mdU*Saig*iiaos Address j f to:/fubyd8net,com/ EsfeC^k. rar ri©s rom Sofa by Day Parents Live Out of Town? www.futonplanet.com t 'Met DELIVERY AVAILABLE *& %un#f Imtrn,- Better 1 ECo Business Bureau AUGUST 16, 2005 TVeicomc *i¥omef- THE SANDSPUR A Word From President Lewis Duncan Women and men of Rollins College, it is an honor and a pleasure to welcome you for the opening of the 2005-2006 school year. We have been busy preparing for your arrival, as those of you in newly renovated residence halls will notice immediately We hope you enjoyed the sum­ mer break and are ready to commence a successful year. One of our goals this year is to deepen our pride in Rollins. Last year the Arts & Sciences Student Government Association launched R-Fridays, a weekly celebration of school spirit when all members of the Rollins community are encouraged to wear Rollins shirts or Rollins colors. We will continue that tradition, led by our first-year students in their Rollins Class of 2009 T- shirts. Another great way to show our school spirit is by participating in campus activities. Whether cheering for the Tars at this fall's soccer and volleyball matches and other athletic com­ petitions or applauding classmates performing at the Annie Russell Theatre, we signal our pride in Rollins and our respect for each other's hard work. Homecoming (October 17-23), another new tradition started last year, lets us share our pride with returning alumni. As the new year begins, we ask each of you to reaffirm the values that have guided the College over its 120 years: excellence, innovation, and community. We ask you to strive for new levels of personal excellence, to think creatively about how we can make our learning experience at Rollins even better, and to become more involved in the campus community. With more than 90 student organizations, there are abundant opportunities to connect with students, faculty, and staff who share your interests. If you don't find a club that appeals to you, start one! Some of the most interesting activities on campus recently have been sponsored by new organizations. I will continue to hold both day and evening "open office hours" at the Cornell Campus Center and the Cornell Hall for the Social Sciences. (Watch The Sandspur and the College calen­ dar for dates and times.) No appointment is required and there are no set topics; just stop by and chat. I'd like to hear how your term is going. Our faculty and staff join me in wishing you a rewarding year. We are committed to help­ ing you make the most of your life at Rollins and we look forward to celebrating your successes. Welcome to Greetings from Your SGA! On behalf of the current student body I'm truly honored to welcome the incoming students to Rollins College. As the theme of orientation implies, this is the first step on your Winter Park! "expedition" of college. All the challenges you've faced, the Dear Students, decisions you've made have brought you to this point, and from here you launch your future with not only a renowned It gives me great pleasure education but friendships and memories to last a lifetime. All to welcome you to one of the of your journeys have been different but now hold one simi­ finest and most desirable larity, they brought you to Rollins. For over a century our stu­ cities in the United States in dents have gone on to become legendary Humanitarians, which to pursue a college Fortune 500 Company Executives, distinguished Educators, degree. I hope your summer Authors, Athletes, Musicians and much more. What ever months were filled with rest­ you wish to accomplish you can, we have the resources and ful activities that have left you CITY QT CMLTMKE ft J10TO5E history to prove it. energized and eager to begin While you eagerly awaited this day and your new found your college career. We are freedom administration, faculty, staff and students have been proud of our long-standing preparing to help inspire you along your path to greatness. relationship with Rollins As the President of the Student Government Association College, one of America's (SGA) I serve as the voice of the students, a voice that has a history of initiating change and imple­ finest schools, and look for­ menting programs to improve your time at Rollins. If you ever have questions or comments about ward to forming new friend­ what SGA can do for you, my office door (on the 2nd for of the Mills Bldg.) is always open, and ships with all of you. you can always reach me through voice mail or email. In a couple weeks you will be electing sen­ With Rollins College only ators from your residence halls to represent your voice in the student Senate, a vital part of college a few blocks away, we hope governance structure. An informative meeting for those interested in running for a Senator posi­ you take advantage of the fine*! tion will be held the afternoon of Friday, August 26. With the help of SGA Vice President Marc restaurants and unique shop­ Zelina, we're striving to represent the students with an effective and active legislative body. ping Winter Park offers. Already for this year, SGA has arranged for issues of the New York Times and the Wall Street journal to be available every morning. We've also collaborated with the Winter Park Chamber of Considered by many to be the Kenneth "Kip' premier urban village in Commerce to make Park Ave Platinum; a discount card that provides Rollins' students, faculty and Florida, the City of Winter Marchman staff with discounts at 45 stores and restaurants on Park Ave.. You'll be hearing from the SGA a lot Park, with its rich heritage, Mayor, Winter Park this year as we try and get your opinion on the topics that affect you. Last year started the discus­ abundant arts and cultural sion on our impending honor code, and we are as determined as ever to make it a student owned venues, vast parks system, diverse economic base, and process. You can also look forward to a new distraction on the cable system; we're in the contract­ beautiful chain of lakes, provides a very high quality ing process with MTVU to bring you a station created only for colleges and universities whose pro- of life to its residents and visitors alike.