University of Central Florida STARS The Rollins Sandspur Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida 5-4-1994 Sandspur, Vol 100 No 23, May 4, 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 23, May 4, 1994" (1994). The Rollins Sandspur. 19. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur/19 LAST 199194 ISSUE 1894 CENTENNIAL VOLUME 1994 Volume 100 Issue #23 Rollins College - Winter Park, Florida May 4, 1994 NATION PRAYS, COMMUNICATIONS ROLLINS PLAYS? MAJOR FACES Did Fox Day interfere with Nixon's day of MORE mourning? CHRISTOPHER M. SMITH and Nixon made many important Dr. Valdes reflected on the CHALLANGES iondspur contributions in national and funeral and on it's place in history. international spheres." PETER BEHRINGER "I was very moved by the funeral, Sandspur Student of Dr. Valdes' politics "Fox Day is not a time for by the solemnity and appreciation nurses were greeted on Thursday, mourning", said Dr. Valdes. "It is for Nixon's achievements. I was Last Tuesday the bill to create a Although the communications April 28, with a surprise. As a a time for parties and for the very touched. As an exile from communications major passed the major passed the college senate, irotestof Fox Day's placement on celebration of our college Cuba, the president represents the college senate. Students and it still faces more challenges. x-president Richard Nixon's community. I don't feel that the triumph of democracy, a system members ofthe faculty rallied for Recently a petition was ational day of mourning, two events should have coincided." dedicated to the idea that men, not the bill's passage. The vote was introduced to have a meeting to 'rofessor Valdes canceled all Bornstein stated that she had governments make history. And 16 to 5. The student body has reconsider the communications lasses on the day after Fox Nixon was one of those men." shown support for the major. This meeting will take communications major, In a recent Day calling it "Skunk Day." Were you upset because Fox Day fell on Valdes continued. "I place on Tuesday, May 10, at Sandspur poll about 90% of the 12:30 p. m. The meeting will Jr. Valdes kept his office Richard Nixon's day of mourning? think that it was very lours, however, to meet the significant that all living students surveyed supported the take place in the Galloway Room. leeds of his students. presidents were present at the communications major. Students are free to attend. "This isn't a personal funeral, both enemies and ittack on any leaders of our friends. The least that we institution", stated Dr. could have done was to have s. "But Fox Day isn't a day to reflect and reexamine nradition of reflection... the life of a president. This is "PORCONOMICS" This college was playing the time people put aside their political differences and while the nation was praying MIKE PORCO (orRichard Nixon. And the reflect on society and the Sandspur Contributor saying, "Have fun!" Executive and root of this disrespect comes contributions that this man Cabinet groups must spend wisely om the Watergate affair. made. In the spirit of the For too long there has been a lack because each semester they must ixon was a president who funeral, we should come of attendence at all campus give an evaluation of their progress some awful mistakes, but considered these facts in her together." programming. There has not been a and this will be used to decide on one must take the measure of the decision. "I considered not having "Fox Day did not conflict with focused effort to build community the next semester's budget. This »hole man, not simply his errors. Fox Day on Wednesday but on Florida's day of mourning", stated by developing a common vision system encourages groups to However, when contacted, Tuesday, but when Governor President Bornstein. "And no among students. Budgeting was left develop measurable goals and Resident Bornstein denied that the Chiles declared Sunday as our slight was made against Nixon." in the hands ofthe so called "elites" programming that is effective. The tament of Fox Day was any state's day of mourning, I felt that "I would rather admonish than instead of including more students money will go to those who are of disrespect for Nixon. "I our college should commemorate point fingers", sighed Professor in the process. SGA is proposing a effective! new system of budgeting. A way to We're also proposing less red ilieve that in some", Dr. Bornstein it on that day. I believe that Pat Valdes. "But this day should have hold groups accountable to make tape for SAFAC organizations. , 'Nixon left us a great legacy. Powers is holding a special service been respected." sure they are working effectively There were too many rules last toe must see a man's life in totality, on Sunday." for all students. year that didn't allow groups to In the past, SGA would pass a have freedom. This year that must yearly budget that would look change. Groups should be able to basically the same year after year. attend conferences and basically No one cared whether the money spend their money how THEY see was effectively spent. There was fit. no system to measure progress. The cabinet has created the This year we're proposing a opportunity for increased system of semester budgeting for community. Now we have groups Executive Committee and Cabinet. such as SGA, IFC, Pan Hel, ACE, This way we can hold groups accountable instead of just handing CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 over large chunks of money and THE SANDSPUR Non Profit Organization 1000 Holt Avenue - 2742 U.S. POSTAGE Winter Park, FL 32789 - 4499 - PAID - ROLLINS COLLEGE ^facu>y, Staff and adMrMnHan Join ^^^SS^^ *» ftaoe In the traditional picnic on Mite town. ****>** ** ^^ ^ch bells rung to alerf me campus of the annual vttsor. page 2 The Sandspur Volume iQQ |SSUe Around the H R S E S H O E PERINATAL RESIDENT CARE PROGRAM NEEDS FOR SEA TURTLES DAVID GODFREY Sandspur Contributor VOLUNTEERS A sea tune nesting beach on Florida's David Godfrey, SeaTurtle Survival Program The Perinatal Program provides an help ensure that these babies have a healthy west coast will be renourished with sand Director. "Unless the laws and opportunity for caring, committed women start. Without providing support, many of prior to each nesting season for the next 10 attitudes are changed, we will keep seeing to do something toward preventing the babies of teen parents born in Seminole years under a lawsuit settlement between sea turtles sacrificed to save pricey oceanfront incidences of child abuse and neglect in County will face a difficult and uncertain conservationists, state officials and homes." Seminole County. Formerly known as The future with families with few resources. The homeowners pushing for a controversial "Realizing that the rubble from collapsed Sunshine Connection, The Perinatal program encourages teen mothers to obtain beach armoring project in Sarasota County homes would create a nearly equal T Program, a support program for first time early and comprehensive prenatal care in The Sea Turtle Survival League, a impediment to sea turtle nesting, the Sunival nur pregnant teenagers and young mothers under order to increase the chances of giving birth Gainesville.based turtle conservation group, League pursued a resolution which would loca age 25 who live in Seminole County, is to healthy full-term babies. During the 1991 - challenged a state permit granted in minimize adverse impacts and provide administered by the Children's Home 92 program year, The Perinatal Program November allowing five oceanfront maximum habitat for sea turtle nestino" Society of Central Florida. provided education and support to 110 young homeowners to build a concrete revetment according to attorney Laura Ericson.Siegel The Perinatal Program staff trains women mothers and their babies. in a section of beach where 21 threatened ofthe Sierra Club legal Defense Fund, which to work one-on-one with pregnant teens to Current Services sea turtles nested during last summer's served as legal counsel to SeaTurtle Survival. provide emotional and practical support in -provide opportunity for clients to be nesting season. Under the settlement agreement reached preparing for the birth of their baby and matched with carefully selected and trained The homeowners claimed the structure on April 7, a 650-foot soil-cement step coping with the demands of an infant during volunteers to provide support and guidance, was needed to prevent erosion from revetment will be constructed on the beach in the first years of life. Through ongoing -referclients toexistingcommunity agencies destroying their homes; SeaTurtle Survival front of five homes, provided that, for the services provided by the volunteer and the and services for individual needs, insisted that other alternatives would have next decade, enough sand is trucked into Perinatal Program Staff, the teens have an -provide opportunity for clients to meet with less negative impacts on sea turtle nesting keep most ofthe armoring structure covered. T improved chance of completing their their peers to learn about prenatal and habitat. In a letter to Virginia Wetherell, The agreement further requires that only educations and becoming productive, self- postnatal care, infant and toddler care and head of the Department of Environmental beach compatible sand be used and that any supporting members of society.