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University of Central Florida STARS The Rollins Sandspur Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida 1-26-1994 Sandspur, Vol 100 No 13, January 26, 1994 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 100 No 13, January 26, 1994" (1994). The Rollins Sandspur. 10. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur/10 Style Stressed about Rush? Lakeside's Mark Freeman offers tips on how to Forum R-O-L-L-l-N-S! Temple Crew could make the best of the Rush teach us a few lessons about school experience. spirit. —page 7 —page 10 Z-"""'"M"°»*>"<* 1894 CENTENNIAL VOLUME 1994 Volume 100 Issue #13 Rollins College - Winter Park, Florida January 26, 1994 Millers Provide Gift for Rollins' Campus Center ^Couple "delighted to give something back" to their alma mater, "particularly for such a meaningful purpose." BY SHELLIE OLSZEWSKI Sondspur campus center exemplifies their graduated from Rollins College in caring commitment. We are 1933, married Elinor Estes, an Rollins' plan for a new campus grateful for their generosity." Orlando native, and returned to center took a step closer to reality "Rollins is where Elinor and I Ashland, Ohio. There he managed January 13 with the announcement met and received wonderful the family's rubber manufacturing ofa$250,000 gift from a prominent educations," said Miller. "For that business after serving in World Winter Park couple. reason, we are delighted to give War II for four years under General Thomas William Miller Jr. and something back, particularly for Patton. In 1971, he returned to his wife, Elinor, are both graduates such a meaningful purpose as a Winter Park where he was president of Rollins. Both have served the new campus center." of American Southern Corp., a college and numerous Central The Millers' gift is the second to local holding company with many Florida organizations during the the college in as many months subsidiaries, for many years. He past quarter century. Last year, earmarked for construction of a $6 also has served on the boards of Mr. Miller was recognized as the million campus center. In numerous Central Florida 9th annual "Citizen of the Year" December, George and Harriet companies and organizations. by the Winter Park Chamber of Cornell donated $3 million for the Named to the Rollins Board of Commerce for his many project. Bornstein said the college Trustees following his graduation contributions to the community. hopes to identify additional donors from the college, he was renamed "Bill and Elinor have willing to provide the remaining to the board in 1979. In recognition demonstrated time and again their funds necessary for construction of his many contributions to pholol Office of Public Relations love for this community and for within the next six months so that Rollins, the Independent Colleges their alma mater," said Rollins groundbreaking can begin next and Universities of Florida honored Rollins College almnus William Miller, Jr. s gift of $250,000 President Rita Bornstein. "Their year. Miller in 1981 as a "Champion of toward the construction of the $6 million campus center gift toward construction of a new A native of Ashland, Ohio, Miller Higher Education." edges groundbreaking to possibly within the next year. CLINTON'S HEALTH CARE SELLS AT ROLLINS BY CHRIS SMITH Sandspur Celeste was pressed on the issue of a very skilled and knowledgeable staff, and students present that Reflecting on the universality of the mounting opposition to the speaker, however, with only a few something needed to be done about the issue, the Governor stated that With the battle over health care president's proposal, Celeste curtly unfriendly questions, his expertise health care in our country. And health care effects the poor and the reform and other issues working replied that opponents of the plan wasn't challenged at Rollins. with such a purposeful debate being rich, the single and the families, their way down from Capitol Hill for the reason of opposition to Apart from differences over the engaged in all over the nation, and the insured as well as the into the hearts and minds of the medical socialism "obviously never fine points of the plan, a general perhaps Governor Celeste's visit uninsured. "And yes," he stated, American people, the importance read the plan". He appeared to be consensus arose from the faculty, will stir up debate here on campus. "Even college students." °four times seems obvious. On srs-rssFriday the 21st, the Clinton Healtrh Studen_ . t. Voicm • • e Hear• • d• »i n Curriculu^%. » I m Celeste, arguably Clinton's top desman on the issue. Celeste were echoed by other students and Rollins, Such topics such as the campus points of view.. sPoke for half of an hour, and then Debate faculty after the summit. continuation of Winter Term, the ' 'After all", said freshman Grey accepted the mostly friendly '1 think that the students can be "freshman experience", and Eves, "we are the customers, and proud of themselves for effectively serv ice/acti ve/practieal/connected our voices are necessary to the lotions from the audience. BY CHRIS SMITH articulating their voice on the topic learning were discussed from all future of Rollins." Celeste stressed the managed Sandspur 1 competition aspect of Clinton's of the curriculum,' said student sal, attempting to bring the government Vice-President Mike THE SANDSPUR Non Profit Organization ^of the realm of socialized Porco. "The fact that so many 1000 Holt Avenue- 2742 students showed their profound Winter Park, FL 32789 - 4499 U.S. POSTAGE ne that opponents tried to was taken to a new level as concern despite the last minute - PAID - slide it in. Celeste spoke students, faculty, and staff joined change in location was a definate ROLLINS COLLEGE conviction of the great in discussion of proposed victory for campus community." ^Provements to come because of curriculum changes. The summit, sponsered jointly care reform, although he did "The students that were there by the Student Government autious about his promises, were heard effectively and with Association, the faculty, and he °Pcn'y admitted that some interest," said Dr. Hoyt Edge, "In administration, was an attempt to would have to pay more for the smaller groups especially, reach consensus on some of the wealth care than they do everyone just sat and listened to ntly. each other/' These sentiments of most talked about and contraversial areas of proposed change for Dunng one of the few times that cross-campus unity of purpose TheSandspur Volume 1QQ |SSUej page 2 Around the H R s E s H o E Freshmen Adviser Program Confusing Announced for Spring Term Calendar Clarification! BY LAURA KOO Sandspur Beginning in the spring term, thirty-five The Academic Rollins staff members will be informal Calendar published advisers for freshmen. Their aim is to provide support and assistance when needed and to on page 4 of the encourage activities for all freshmen. According to David Erdmann, Rollins' January 12 issue is the dean of admission and one of the founders of Academic Calendar the new adviser program, "We know that many of the new students who enrolled this fall are quite satisfied with their experience 1994-95 school year. here and know where to go when they need help. But there are always some who haven't developed support networks and who get overlooked by the normal systems. Staff advisers plan to be available for these students." In addition to meeting with their advisees individually, advisers are planning spring activities for the entire freshmen class. The ekof first activity will be a class picnic on Sunday the University of Central Florida. The picnic picnic with their staff advisers, support the afternoon, February 6, at the baseball stadium is being sponsored by the athletic department. baseball team, and- enjoy the afternoon," ;eof where the Rollins baseball team will play "We hope many students will come to the says Erdmann. HOLT SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE APRIL 1 The Rollins College Hamilton Holt School current Holt students with grade-point- awards can be renewed if recipients complete and two letters of recommendation. Tol (evening degree programs) is now accepting averages of at least 2.8 may apply. the required number of courses and maintain receive a complete application packet,pleasel applications for scholarships to be awarded Holt scholarships can be applied toward a 3.0 grade-point-average. call student services at the Rollins College] for the 1994-95 academic year. These awards tuition for one-to-four courses per academic In addition to the completed application Hamilton Holt School, 646-2232. 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