I ) -: , , . 1 t ' f , I T I ' • ) 1 ,, ! / / • r , NON PROFIT RATE U.S. Postage PAID St. Augustine, FL FLAGLER COLLEGE Permit No. 64 Address Correction Requested Gargoyle web site: www.oldcity.com/ gargoyle VOL. XXVI, NO. 10 SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA March 26, 1997 ) , Favorite professor to speak at spring commencement "I love his classes. He keeps your atten­ by jen kuzminski tion and motivates you to learn. Before I took After 27 years his classes I was µndecided about my major of working at F14- and minor. Now, because of Mr. Carberry, gler College, Rob­ I'm a political science minor," she said. "I ert Carberry, asso­ think he's a really great teacher." ciate professor of Others agree with Kibbee. political science, "Mr. Carberry brings a new light to will be retiring things," freshman. Oressa Campbell said. and his last official "His classes are wonderful. He lets us say and college act will be believe what we want. Then, he'll give us his CLAST , . giving the class of perspective, and let us decide what we think." " . J, . 1997's com- For the ceremony, Carberry has decided The subuner Ct.AST exam is sched. men cement to talk to the seniors "about the areas in their uled for Saturday, June .7. Snidents ~o, speech. · Robert Carberry lives that they should consider." n~ed to sign up for this 'testma.y ~ter "I was very pleased when I found out that As for the direction of Carberry's life af- with Pat Blair, Markland House,.ext. 240. I had been referred by my colleagues [ to de­ ter graduation . he's working o.n that. The d;adlineis May 9, but since cam­ liver a speech at the commencement cer­ Retiring in April, Carberry is looking pus mail will not be available for send­ emony]," Carberry said. forward to some time off to try some new ing reminders, Blair advises students to Several,faculty members went to the col­ things. sign up before they leave for summer lege president, Dr. William L. Proctor, and "Following in Mattie H an 's footsteps, vacation. requested that Carberry speak at the cer­ who retired last year, I'm taking up bird Security bulletin emony. Proctor agreed that Carberry was watching. I also like to garden and just putter right for the job. around the house," he said. The state of Florida will be releasing Many Flagler students agree as well. In addition, Carberry is a member of the more than 2400 convicts during the next Freshman Shonas Kibbee said she can't few weeks. The nearest prison to St. think of a better commencement speaker. see CARBERRY, page three Augustine, in Starke, will be included in this release program. According to a se­ curity bulletin Dean of Students Daniel Stewart has issued, "there is nothing. to Pathfinder finds place _in library indicate these individuals have been re­ habilitated. As a word of caution, make decisions about your personal safety that (Left to Right) will prevent you from being in a danger­ English ous situation."· Stewart has disttjbuted Department the special security bulletin to all stu­ Chair Dr. Constantine dents as a precautionary measure. Addi­ Santas, tional information on common-sense Reference s!lfety practices also is available in the_ Librarians Mike office of student services. Gallen and Cynthia Tour guides needed Barrancotto, English 102 The office of college relations is hir­ students Gentry ing students .to give tours of the rotunda, Baum line, Flagler room and dining hall this sum­ Elizabeth mer from May 19 to Aug. 22. The job pays BiJenky and Matt $5 an hour at 30 hours a week. Interested McCammon and students should send a letter of interest Nancy Gentry. Photo by Scott Constance and/ or a resume to Tracy Litzinger, co­ ordinator of college relations, as soon as help both students and faculty quickly find possible. by sandi davis material for reports and essays. Searching for reference materials in the Gentry divided her students into groups, Ariel excels library can be an agonizing task for many and each chose numbers from the Dewey The Ariel yard sale raised $600 for students, but Nancy Gentry's English 102 Decimal System. By plugging in different orphans in Quito, Ecuador. Leftover classes have made the process less confus­ code words in the available library guides, items were donated to the Betty Griffin ing. They have created a new library resource Gentry's students determined how ,many House, and donation boxes for next called the Pathfinder. reference materials were available for each year's sale already are in place at K322 The Pathfinder is "a search engine for and in front of residence hall elevators. the Proctor Library," Gentry said, that will see PATHFINDER, page three Page 2· argoyle EDITORIAL March 26, 1997 I~ Ed it~)R id l QpininI1 SGA: election by default . , by shane runyon semester. Ifyou are accepted as a voting member and stick Gargoyle with the program for two semesters you can run for office. Last issue, this space was used to I have no problem with this policy; it is part of the SGA ~ - make fun of seniors who use ail­ constitution and should be respected. .. at least I think so. ments such as senioritis as an excuse I find it hard to believe that there was not a single per­ Where Quality is for their near perpetual state ofapa­ son, (a voting member of the SGA, that is) other than the Job#l thy. 1bis time rd like to talk about a candidate, who thought they had better ideas or could con­ group which appears to be under a tribute more to the group then their unopposed peer. When terminal cloud of apathy, the SGA. we see a ballot and there are only two offices up for grabs Today the SGA will give students an we ultimately become cynical We become cynical in the We are looking for qualified. students to become opportunity to take part in what they call an election. This abilities of the SGA, we doubt its effectiveness, and frankly a part of our staff. Unfortunately, as much fun "election" will be a curious one to say the ieast we will inevitably reach the point where we just don't care. as we have, some of us are gradl!ating, and If you haven't heard, your next student government 1bis is the wrong attitude, for it is when we stop caring that therefore we need someone, like yourselves, to president has been elected by default Come to think.about nothing will really be accomplished. take our spot. We promise experience, good it so have the vice president and secretary. Yes, the "candi­ ~. this parallels our nation's growing problem with cheer, and money for the following: ' dates" for the three top positions in the SGAwill go unchal- apathy. To put this in perspective, the SGA allows a maxi­ Graphic Designer lenged. - mum of 15 percent of the student body to become voting Writers 1bis will be the second consecutive year in which the members. Tiris year less than 10 percent ofthe student body Etc. presidency resulted in a race of one candidate against her­ even took the time to apply, less than five percent are actu­ Please inquire to Box 1027 or 829-6481 ext. 304 self. Out offive positions only two will result in an election. ally voting reps. for further details · So what I want to know is, what is the point of having an Other possible problems can be traced to the require­ election if no one really runs for office? Now I must be ran; ments of being a voting member. To remain a voting mem­ there will be a race for the positions of publicity chair and beryou must attend all meetings, events and any other scA social chair, both of whom we should vote for I suppose. It event 1bis takes time, so much time that many never stay seems as if the electoral process at Flagler has become un­ long enough to become a viable candidate. Perhaps then it necessary and this semi-annual littering of the campus with is this policy which should be changed. posters and smiles has entered the burgeoning philosophi­ Although the SGA voting ?lembers may not have had cal discipfu).e known as futilit:ariani&m. anyone willing to run, the image being displayed will inevi­ Shane A: Runyon What's wrong with this picture? Many people grumble tably do much to undermine the group as a whole: Frankly, Editor-In-Chief that this is ridiculous and that they know a couple ofpeople the image portrayed is sad. who should run. However; the problem is that they are not Perhaps the lack of interest within the voting sphere of allowed to run because they are not voting members of the the SGA may be a signal for change. Pemaps the time has SGA. According to SGA's bylaws, every student is a mem- come for the SGA to open their elections and make the . ber ofSGA but to vote on issues or run for office, one must candidacy for office an option for all full-time students. Laura Meaney be a voting member. At least by allowing more students to run-there would MattValaro Liz Rizzolo/Laura Neal To become a voting member ofSGA you must apply to be something which seems to be lacking at the present, Scott Constance the executive board; this is done at the beginning of each competition. Lewis Goodno,v Jason Huff Keri Conner \.\AtJGJ:r-J& Ou"'t" SimdiDavis -w.:rn~ - -Jen Young ' Jon .Michael Pearson -A,,/J>­ Michelle Whipple· Tom Gable lf..11:tt!"".