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Football The Student Newspaper blows of Florida lead International University again. 12 THE BEACON Vol. 17, Issue 18 WWW.BEACONNEWSPAPER.COM October 28, 2004 Senate candidates debate issues at FIU FRIENDLY FIRE: Democratic senatorial candidate Betty Castor (left) shakes hands with her Republican opponent, Mel Martinez (right) before a live debate held at FIU’s Univer- sity Park campus in the Green Library. COURTESY PHOTO By C. JOEL MARINO Already known to the [FIU] for hosting this He also referred to his dent of FSU in the late the Presidential candidate News Editor crowd from TV adver- debate, a university that struggles at age 15 to make ’90s and the large role she of their respective party tisements criticizing each is a great pride for this a living in a new land and played in helping to pass and to cite any differ- As part of their “Cam- other’s past, the candidates state and a home to many the help he received from the Healthy Kids insurance ences they might have paign 2004: Battle for responded to questions on Hispanic students who foster parents that took coverage. with him. the U.S. Senate” series of issues ranging from social share my heritage,” said him in upon his arrival in “I’ve worked hard Martinez went first, debates, Republican sena- security to gay marriage Martinez, as part of his Florida. across party lines to help expressing his goal to pro- torial candidate Mel Mar- from CBS News anchor introduction. Castor took the same people, and these are the tect Everglades funding no tinez and Democrat Betty Russ Mitchell and a spe- The Cuban-born lawyer initiative once it was her experiences I will take with matter what environmental Castor squared off on Oct. cially selected panel. made various references turn to speak, reminding me to the U.S. Senate,” policies the Bush adminis- 25 in what was described “I want to thank Florid- to his past, describing his the audience of the volun- Castor said. tration might have. as a “grudge match” held ians all over the state who escape from his country teer teaching positions she After the introductions, “When I disagree, I at FIU’s University Park are watching this debate, during the 1962 missions held in Africa as a young the candidates were asked campus. and I also want to thank of Operation Pedro Pan. woman, her term as Presi- to compare themselves to See DEBATE, page 3 Rosa Jones discusses transfer to new VP position By C. JOEL MARINO position and the growth of the Jones formerly occupied the The human resource component number of specialized programs News Editor university. position of vice president of Aca- that Dr. Telles-Irvin had is not a that really are all aimed at help- Jones, who declares that demic Affairs and Undergradu- part of the scope that I have at ing students be more effective In an interview with The her years at FIU have been so ate Education, the department in this point. But, I am truly excited in terms of learning … and help B e a c o n , many that she remembers work- charge of centralized testing, the about the new position. It gives students round out the univer- Dr. Rosa ing “in a windowless room in Academy for the Art of Teach- me the opportunity to really sity experience. L. Jones, the [former Tamiami Airport] ing, core requirements and other work with a number of other When [students] come to the newly Tower,” began assuming the classroom sectors. areas that support the students college, most of them think, appointed responsibilities of her new post Q: What will your new and student life. There’s a tre- “What am I going to get in the vice presi- on Oct. 1. Her transfer will be duties be as Vice President of mendous opportunity now to sense of a degree?” But along dent of Stu- complete in mid-November. Student Affairs and Human work with a great staff who cover that way there are experiences, dent Affairs She is replacing Dr. Patri- Resources? a range of supports like campus opportunities to help students and Human cia Telles-Irvin, who left the My title does not include life, campus activity, resident life, think about leadership and there Resources, post after being offered the Human Resources at this point; residential housing, the health are a lot of programs within discussed same duties at the University of it is merely VP of Student Affairs facilities, counseling services, the JONES h e r n e w Florida. and undergraduate education. offi ce of disability services and a See JONES, page 2 Scoop on Fresh Food Company, Pg. 6 Vote, no excuses! Pg. 4 Golf team fi nishes strong, Pg. 10 10-29-04.indd 1 10/27/04 1:33:17 PM 2 The Beacon – October 28, 2004 NEWS www.beaconnewspaper.com NEWSFLASH VP comments on university growth ON CAMPUS JONES, from page 1 greater opportunities for the growth of our vari- dential students, I can say Midterm SGA elections fill open positions undergraduate students ous academic units. We’re we have less than 3,000. Student Affairs focused to be able to do research moving to the point that, We are currently project- Special student government midterm elections on building leaders, such with faculty outside of the in order to be a very viable ing a new facility with 800 were held on Oct. 26 on both the Biscayne Bay and as Student Government. classroom. research institution, we beds. Much of that has University Park campuses to fill open positions. They develop their pro- I want to see us work to must have labs, space for been because of growth in Due to a lack of candidates for some offices gram [and] oversee their have more students see cer- faculty and students and terms of students who are during spring semester’s campaigns, several posi- finances, all of which are possibilities of competing more classrooms. outside Dade or Broward tions were left vacant and later filled with interim experiences that don’t take for some national fellow- Yes, there are negative County, or students who students. place in the classroom. ships, such as the [Harry] consequences of growth, live in these counties but At UP, candidates ran for representatives for [These things] give you Truman or the [James] and some challenges [like] want more of a residential the colleges of education and law and for a hous- the opportunity to apply Madison, or having our having enough space, experience. ing seat. what you are learning in students competing in growth and its relation to We will continue to More candidates were needed at BBC where the classroom in a real national competitions. students and the problem grow in terms of tradi- six different positions remained vacant after the life way. To me, Student Q: What do you think with parking. tional, but we will always elections. The highest vacant office was that of vice Affairs is really the other of the growth the uni- Regarding this last have commuter students, president, which was temporarily filled by Thatine side of the coin, to help versity is experiencing in problem, we’re finding and part of that is the Camargo. Other open positions included repre- students expand their total relation to the construc- ourselves that we have to nature of who we are as sentatives for business administration, hospitality person and apply it. tion of new buildings in catch up because we were a public institution that management and the college of health and urban Q: What goals have both campuses? behind. I think the two always will have some rela- affairs. Representative at large and lower division you set for yourself? It’s truly exciting to new parking garages are tionship with transfer stu- representative were also on the ballot. What plans or policies see the amount of growth giving us both additional dents from the community The winners will be announced Oct. 28 at each would you want to see we’ve had in both the size issues and help. college. respective campus. enacted? of the student population But the positive is that What [students] will This is my second week, and the construction on we are maturing and we see as we grow in terms FIU to Name Law Clinic After Pilot Killed by physically, that I’m tran- campus. When I first got have beautiful campuses. I of being more research Cuban Fighter Jets sitioning, so I think my here in 1972, there was think that there is a lot of oriented is that we become plans are evolving, but I one building under con- progress that’s been made more traditional in the In recognition of a one million dollar commit- can tell you that I’d like to struction and another one here in 32 years.