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VOL. XXVI, NO. 7 SAINT AUGUSTINE, January 22, 1997 . . Florida passes new drunk driving laws for minors INSIDE • Eric fights Mr. Arachnoid on page 2. average 20 percent drop in such crashes an- students off the road. "I tliink that definitely by paula youn g nually in the first 12 states to adopt "teen a shuttle or taxi servirn is a good idea. Every • See who made the As of Jan. 1, Florida toughened its laws zero tolerance". "I think it is too drastic be- college should have something like that," President's and Dea.n's against underage drivers who drink. The law lists on page 4. cause under certain circumstances like Hernandez said. lowers the legal blood alcohol level from 0.08 graduation or a wedding ~here alcohol is is actively taking part in • Find out what's to 0.02 for anyone under the age of 21. The offered to you, then one or two drinks will providing students with a ride home. "Flagler happening to Flagler bill unanimously passed the state Senate and Fieldhouse on page 5. not affect you that much," sophomore is associating /tselfwith Yellow Cab which will the House of Representatives during the Mauricio Hernandez said. enable students to call from a bar or party • Students talk about 1996 legislative session and was signed by their New Year's ·Florida ranks third in the nation behind and receive a ride home for half price. Basi­ Gov. Lawton Chiles in May. resolutions on page 7. Texas and California in the greatest mun- cally the cab driver pays for the rest of the One beer, shot ofliquor, or glass of wine • Get the latest on the ber of fatal teen drinking and driving tab," said Cindy Martin, president of Stu- will raise anyone's blood alcohol level above art scene on page 8. crashes. dents Against Drunk Driving (SADD). 0.0~, regardless of the person's size or The number of underage drivers in- Some 10,000 brightly-colored posters • Check out the latest weight. Those who violate the law will have sparts news on pages volved in alcohol-related crashes increased warning underage drivers, "U Drink, U 10, 11 & 12. their licenses suspended for six months. in 1994 to 1451 from 1405 the year before. Drive, U Walk," are being distributed to more ''You shouldn't ever be drinking and driv­ Many colleges and universities across Florida than 3000 high schools and middle schools ing, and if you want to take the chance, you are taking part in helping students arrive throughout the state, as well as colleges, uni­ should face the consequences," sophomore home safely after having too much to drink. versities and other locations such as public Turn yourself in Molly Reitmeyer said. UCF is providing a free taxi ride for students. libraries and teen centers. These posters are Assistant Dean of Student Services The law is estimated to result in at least Called Provide-A-Ride, it is funded by pri- being distributed by the Florida Prevention Pat Blair wants to remind the campus that 21 fewer fatal teen DUI crashes every year, vate contributions. The program joins a Association. MothersAgainstDrunkDriving _she is still recording projects for the cam­ based on a study by Dr. Ralph Hingson of number of on-campus shuttle services na- (MADD) Florida will distribute the posters pus community service book. Students, Boston University. Hingson's study found an tionwide focusing on keeping in toxicated to its chapters throughout the state. faculty or staff invo\ved in volunteer work in the St. Johns County area are asked to notify Blair. Her office is located Head of Independent College Fund teaching at Flagler in Markland House, ext. 240. by eric burroughs Help awaits in K-342 On Feb. 1, Gerald Horton will be an­ The Writing Center is back in busi­ nounced as the head of the Florida Inde­ ness for the spring semester. Students pendent College FUl).d, a non-profit organi­ seeking help for course work, CLAST zation designed to support the 22 member_ preparation and research can find expe­ and associate higher education institutions rienced peer tutors in K-342. The Writ­ served by the Fund. Horton also joined the ing Center is open Tuesday, Wednesday faculty at Flagler in December to teach a class and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in small business management and a semi­ Roxanne Williams,junior, and Shawn nar in promotion campaigns and planning. Bingham, senior, have been_appointed These duties, which spread his time from St. "Master Tutors." The pair will be respon­ Augustine to Tallahassee and all across the sible for coordinating the Writing Cen­ state, keep him a busy man. ter staff. Horton came to Flagler after serving as executive professor at the University of Geor­ Colloquium set for Feb. 3 gia, where he was on the faculty of its MBA A colloquium in English studies will program. His career experience spans from be held Monday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the legislative arena and academia to the the library second-floor lecture room. business world. After graduating with hon­ ors from Harvard College, Horton served Gerald Horton, standing next to some of the American folk art he collects, is teaching a According to Associate Professor of course in small business management and a seminar in promotion campaigns and planning. English Dr. Carl Horner, "The collo­ in the Navy, and afterward, started his own quium is a research forum~ which fac­ company, The Research Group, a social sci­ wide Public Relations Group, the third larg­ lege Fund. ulty, guests and students can experiment ence research company which consulted est such firm in the world. For the Independent College Fund, with their research papers or essays." The with state and federal governments as well Aside from his work in the business Horton's work utilizes these very skills he topic of the essay or paper then becomes as the private sector. Yet, Horton is quick to world, Horton has had a position in brings to the classroom: to raise money, pri­ open for discussion or debate. point out it was his experience while writing academia throughout his career, first as a marily from corporate sources, and to de­ The readers are selected by a com­ for Atlanta Magazine, a magazine he helped faculty member at the New·School for So­ velop programs such as drop-out prevention. mittee on the strength of their research, found, that helped him in these diversified cial Research in New York, then at Georgia He is setting up a grant for computer utili­ prior to the colloquium. The colloquium areas of work. ''I'm a man without a talent," Tech 's School of City Planning, and at At­ zation at , St Leo College and presents the writer with the chance to put he jokingly concedes. "It was my writing and lanta University's School of Social Work. the . He is also setting the research together, make a presenta­ speaking skills that helped me to make the During his tenures at these schools, he has up a professional management seminar for tion, defend the idea, and receive insight transition from the Georgia State Legislature published several books, research papers the University of Florida and Flagler for the from others. to Georgi.a Power and then Ogilvy and and articles in social planning and policy, business community. The names of featured faculty and Mather." His expertise in strategic manage­ corporate communications and philan­ His simple words echo the wisdom that students were not available at press time. n;ient and corporate communication at thropy and arts marketing. has led to his varied career, "If you live long Anyone is welcome to attend. Georgia Power led to his appointment as It is this experience that Horton brings enough, and breathe hard enough, you can chairman of the Ogilvy and Mather World- to both Flagler and the Independent_ Col- accomplish quite a bit."

J ....., . Page 2 Gargoyle EDITORIAL January 22, 1997 E-ditt-,Ria l

.I Qpinjt) 11 • ---,. Live and let die: Me vs. Mr. Arachnoid my business day after day knowing the entire time that Mr. cipitated his decision to desecrate my dear bed. Again, I ran by eric burroughs: Arachnoid still lived in my room? to the kitchen, hoping to make use of the very same large­ There are some people you recog­ "Of course not!" I screamed. First, I ran to the kitchen cup·contraption. While this occurred, the blood ran swiftly nize for a long time without ,ever know­ to grab the biggest cup I could find and a pape~ towel. My through my veins and I became a little queasy, sensing the ing them, and then there are others goal was to scoop him up and chuck hiniinto the great out­ finality that surrounded this encounter. you've just met and feel as though doors where he really belonged. Sure, I appreciated the fact Attempting another slow, deceiving approach, I watched . you've known them your whole life. I that the cockroach population within our apartment had in horror as he scooted behind a map on the wall right next recently had one such instance occur dropped significantly in recent months, something more to my bed. Recognizing this opportunity, and realizing I to me, except I'm not talking about any than likely attributable to him, but I still considered Mr. might never get any sleep if I didn't resolve this situation kind of human being here, No, my Arachnoid a threat, fearing that, while asleep, unaware and once and for all, I carefully picked the spot on the map un­ friend in this instance was another spe­ defenseless, he would come a crawling over my bed. When der which he lay, Saskatchewan, and slammed my fist on the cies quite far removed from Homo sapiens. This little guy was I returned with my makeshift contraption, I tried to be as spot. Mr. Arachnoid, in all his glory, was immediately crushed a spider- not some little piddly thing either; one I could've quiet and nonchalant as possible as I sneaked up on him. and dropped to the floor. I sincerely hope it was quick and easily squished without a second thought. He (ot she- how For some reason, we humans think we are quiicker and painless for him. I felt guilty afterward, taking away his small does one really differentiate?) was a fairly large arachnoid, sneakier than bugs, not acknowledging the fact that they spider life for my own selfish desire for sleep. At the very with a big, broad body which apparently concealed a large survived a heck of a lot longer than we have. There is a rea­ least, I afforded liim a proper final service, flushing him supply of venom. son for their surviyal, and it has to do with their dexterity. down the toilet with all the other creatures whose fates have Now, I am not one to be necessarily squirmy about icky, As I inched forward, waiting, waiting for just the right mo­ been rewarded in the same ceremony. crawly bugs. As a child brought up near the woods of podunk ment to plop him in the cup, he scooted across the floor And although I can pick out clothes and sleep with com­ Florida, I became quite accustomed to niy fair share of them. and jumped into my closet. Unfortunately, I had not planned fort, knowing I will no longer be bothered by Mr. Arach­ It is not hard to get used to cockroaches the size of small on him escaping in this direction, and now I realized I would noid, I still think about his personality and verve for life, · animals running around the house, snakes lurking under have to deal with him for a much longer period of time. and pray that there aren't any relatives waiting behind my disguise in the yard, and spiders weaving their cobwebs across He remained, with ample deftness, in the shadows of boxer shorts for revenge. the garage. Frankly, that's a part of the Florida wildlife that my closet. I gradually grew to respect his personality, ofwhich will be around until this state sinks under melting polar caps. he had plenty despite his limited neurostructure. I think he However, this fellow persevered with an;i.azing persis­ . would plan his appearances with great deliberation, waiting tence. My first sight of him came as I was quietly reading until the exact moment when I had completely forgotten and in my bed listening to music. In the midst of this peace, he was still in there. Then, he would just appear, comfort­ I happened to notice a movement.out of the corner of my ably sitting on a t-shirt or socks or something, playing this eye. It was almost as if he had just come out, and with his cruel game of surprise on an unsuspecting human who had Giirgoyle own little sense of humor, decided he would introduce him­ just awakened. Shane A. Runyon self to me for the first time. At first, I did not have immedi­ This game continued, increasing my personal paranoia Editor-In-Chief ate plans to execute Mr. Arachnoid. The wisdom of my fa­ to the point where I would carefully inspect my clothes ev­ Samantha Sinclair ther from those frontier bug encounters of my youth still ery morning, with the fear I would put something on just to Assistant Editor echoed in my head. "Remember," he had said, his voice re­ find Mr. Arachnoid in place where I didn't want him to be. Eric Burroughs sounding with colloquial wisdom, "Spiders eat cockroaches Finally, one evening, very late at night after my roommates Senior Designer and for the most part won't bother you, so unless you have had already gone to sleep, I retired from playing a com­ to, don't kill them." With great awe, I accepted these words puter game and went to my room to find Mr. Arachnoid A&E Editor Laura Meaney of truth. After all, was this arachnoid really any threat to perched upon my very bed. Of all the places and of all the Music Editor Matt Valaro me? Was I really in any danger? Could I survive, go about times, I realized once again the deliberation that: had pre- Campus Life Editor Liz Rizzolo · Photo Editor Scott Constance Spotts Editors Lewis Goodnow Jason Huff StaffWriters Keri Conner Sandy Davis Jen Young Ali Chirdon Michelle Whipple Jen Kuzminski

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A spoof is a spoof is a spoof Dear Editor, I was very shocked to see the vast amount of personal opinion in Mr. Huff's Dec. 6th commentary, if you can call it that. What happen[ed] to the facts? It is supposed to be a sports commentary, not a venting session for the editor. Mr. Huff say~, "in no way am I jealous of his good fortune to be traveling with these teams. I just wish the assignments that Plan now for an I am sent on would be given proper space in the. newspaper, and not cut at as they always are for a more 'important' place like Lewis' column." I truly doubt the issue is importance exciting weekend of of the article; the problem is quality. If Mr. Huff is concerned about his stories being cut, he activities, including ... should start going out and getting stories instead of writing fiction. Dissapointed reader, King Cake P~rty Jennifer Kerzel/[email protected] A long-standing Mardi Gras tradition, the King Dear Editor, Cake Party features desserts and cordials. This letter is in reference to an "article" in the sports section of the Dec. 6 edition of The Gargoyl,e. The "article," Mr. Huff examines basketweaving, while interesting is_more in place in W hoever gets the sl ice of King Cake hiding the an anthology such as the Flagl,er Review than a college newspaper. In it I found no factual plastic baby doll will be crowned king of t he information . The student Mr. Huff talks about, one Mikel France!, doesn't even exist. His party, and will lead the Reunion Parade of name is not in the,studen t listing found.in the mailroom. Classes of 1972-77! This is- not the first problem I've had with an article by this reporter. He claims to be "the most talented ...s ports editor." If this is true why did he print the wrong score for a Alumni & Friends volleyball match in the early October edition. As a reporter, he should've put the right score in the article; as a "talented" editor, he should've spotted the mistake before the Zulu Golf Scramble paper went to the press. In days gone by, t he.Zulu parade would If Mr. Huff wants his.articles to get the "properspace" he feels they deserve, maybe he wander wherever the drivers chose. For the should report the sports news. Or if he were to write a humorous piece like I guess this was Alumni Zulu GolfTournament, we hope your supposed to be, have it based on actual events. The basketweaving article makes Mr. Huff driver will choose straight up the fairway! look stupid, and our fine institution look like it doesn't care for their.students. This year's captain's choice, four-person Paul Galante scramble is limited to 72 entries. Fim, I would like to take the time w explain the diffenmce between a commentary, which Mr. Huff's article was not, and whaJ it was, an editorial. According w Webster's, a commentary is an explanatory treatise, a record of events usually written by a participant. On the other hand, an Alumni Mardi Gras Social editorial is defined as: a newspaper or magazine article that gives the opinions of the editors or This is the big Fat Tuesday Celebration! All of your friends and former publishers. Now that that has been cleared up, please accept my personal apology w all who were classmates will be in the old indoor swimming pool at the Lightner offended by this seemingly hannless editorial. speakingfor the staff here at the Gargoyle we saw the Museum on Saturday night. Showers of green, purple and gold will accent EDITORifL w be wngue in ~k and not w be taken literally. And to all those basketweavers out there, we regret any harm this may have caused your reputatwn. this festival where costumes, face paint and masks are not only legal, but encouraged. Entertainment by Paradise, a New Orleans-style jazz band. Yet again science is debunked . . . . and there's more! Friday, February 28 -Pro~Santo Coalition outraged at ~rgoyle 9 am Alumni Board Meeting Marklancl House Deaf Editor, 9 ~-3 p_m _ Bookstore Open ·Ke·nan Hall . - Many times I· have read The Gargoyk and seen articles· I thought deserved a response. 2 - 6 pm Chee~ in/Registration Markland House Most often, by the time I sit down to write, I realize the subject in querstion is not some­ 4 pm Attorney/Pre-Law Network . . President'.s Dining Rm thing ~ really cared enoughabout to spend the time on. Until I read th_e Dec. 6th issue, that 5:30 pm Alumni Art Rendezvous Carrera Gallery ·on the second page, in an uncredited article, one of your "journalists" has poorly at­ 8 pm Arms & the Man 'Auditorium tempted to disprove Santa Claus. This unnamed individual has tried, using scientific facts IO pm King Cake Party(desserts & cordials) Markland House and figures, to debunk the myth surrounding one of history's most famous characters. Saturday, March 1 Yes; I do use the term "myth." Anyone who has passed through the magical phase of 12 noon Alumni & Friends Zulu Golf · Radisson/Pon·ce Resort adolescence into the-realm of logical thought knows that, in a physical form, Old Saint 12th Annual Hugh Shaw Memorial A Street Ramp Nick is beyond tangible comprehension. That doesn't necessarily mean we shouldn't~ Long Board Classic St.Augustine Beach lieve. Really, in a world ofinept µolitical leaders, where drugs and AIDS can destroy whole Check in/Registration Markland House families, where children shoot other children in schools; aren't there some myths we should IO am - 2 pm Bookstore Open Ke