NEW WFCF TOWER ► 5 I I OPINIONS ON WAR ► 14-15 I I MEN'S BASKETBALL ► 23 NON-PROFIT u. S. Postage PAID BULK RATE The Permit No . 64 P. 0. Box 1027 St. Augustine, FL ar 32085 · WWW.FLAGLER. EDU FLA .GLER COLLEGE VOL. XXXIII, NO. 7 SAINT AUGUSTINE FLORIDA March 18, 2003 FRAG still in jeopardy of redu_ction Soggy weather strikes again by lisa miller Currently, rec1p1ents receive reduced by $ 11 l. $2,686 per academic year. But During the current legislative As the current legislative ses­ that could all change. session, Sterling said the fate of sion gets underway in Florida, the Amendment 9, the amend­ the FRAG could range from total future of the Florida Residential ment voted in last November that elimination to simply a reduc­ Access Grant- will be a subject will cap the number of students tion. of debate, according to Robert in each classroom, and the pro­ "There could even be an Sterling, director of financial aid posed bullet train will cost the increase, which is the longest for Flagler College. state an undetermined amount of shot," he said. "The FRAG will be under money. The source of the fund­ But President William T. Abare close scrutiny," Sterling said. ing is also unknown. Jr. said not only is the FRAG in "The money has to come jeopardy of being reduced or The FRAG is a non-need-based photo by luke fiordalis grant. The only requirement to from somewhere, and the FRAG eliminated, but there could also Severe thunderstorms brought .81 inches of rain last Thursday morning receive the grant is the student is usually the first ·looked at," be a change in policy that would between 7:15 and 7:55 a.m. A few of St. Augustine's downtown streets or the student's parents must be Sterling said. require the FRAG to be a need­ flooded. Above, a car plows along Valencia Street just after the storm. a resident of Florida for one year. Sterling said there have been based grant. About 62.5 percent of Flagler reductions in the FRAG in the Abare is asking students and students rec~ive the FRAG. past. Last spring, the grant was see FRAG, page 4 Signatures found on blueprints contributed article and Grounds Patthey New office in Proctor receives Liberty Bell Award On Feb. 25, Herschel Shepard, brought the contributed story ests of Florida's independent AIA, Sam Griffith, Dr. Thomas blueprints Proctor Library colleges and universities. Two Graham, Dr. JoAnn Crisp-Ellert, to Assistant Flagler College Chancellor others were honored: Florida George Patthey and Laurin Director of William L. Proctor was among Gov. Jeb Bush and the late Sen. Griffith made an exciting Development those recognized by the ~eorge G. Kirkpatrick,Jr., former find: the signatures of Thomas Nicole Pece's Independent Colleges and executive director of ICUF, post­ Hastings and John M. Carrere on attention who Universities of Florida at the humously. Other award winners the Hotel Ponce de Leon's origi­ is now seeking --­ annual Liberty Bell Awards cer­ in recent years include Equcation nal blueprints. a restoration photo by laurin gritflth emony, held Tuesday, March 11, in Commissioner Betty Castor, Gov. The blueprints detail the his­ grant and private contributions Tallahassee. Dr. Ronald L. Vaughn, Lawton Chiles, and Sen. ToI).i tory of the hotel's construction. to preserve them. president of the University of Jennings. Some date from the hotel's incep­ The blueprints are exciting, Tampa and chairman of the ICUF Flagler College President tion in 1885 or 1886, through the history professor Dr. Thomas Council of Presidents, noted that William T. Abare presented the ·coast Guard's WWII occupation. Graham said, because they may the Liberty Bell Award honors award to Proctor, recognizing A 1953 parking schematic is one contain other notable signatures distinguished public servants Proctor's many years of ser- of the documents. as well, such as those of the photo by luke flordalls who have advanced the inter- see PROCTOR, page 4 Superintendent of Plant see BLUEPRINTS, page 4 Chancellor Wllllam Proctor's new office Is under construction on the third floor In the bulldlng named in his honor. The office Toedtman returns to Flagler Forum space Is expected to be com­ vested interest pleted by late April. by jefferey spivey Newsday associate editor and in what makes chief economic correspondent President Bush James S.Toedtman wants to bring tick and what the politics of Washington, D. C., makes Saddam to the Flagler College auditorium. tick," he said in a Opinlon .................................2 He plans to inform St. Augustine recent interview. contributed photo More news........................... 4 Campus Ufe ......................... 5 residents about the major In his fourth visit to Flagler, Feature........................... 14-15 concerns, of · the conflict with Toedtman will reveal what the Arts & Entertalnment......... 17 Iraq in his March 18 Forum on public can do to learn more Listen Up ............................20 Government and Public Policy. about the possible war with Iraq. Sports .................................23 "I want people to have a see FORUM, page 22 2 ► Gargoyle ► EDITORIAL ► March 18, 2003 - EDITORIAL OPINION - ~ Andy's story: a reminder se·atbelts can save lives by angel tessier scholarship for soccer. 28. His soccer team was on the road to Brunswick to play a On Feb. 10, Andy was driving alone. He was driving too rival team at 7 p.m. Just before the beginning of the game, Editor s Note: The last issue of the fast. He wasn't wearing his seatbelt. He lost control of his they were told of their teammate's death. Gargoyle went to press on Monday, Feb. truck, and the truck rolled. Andy was thrown out through the I don 't know if Andy would have survived if he had been 24. I wanted to get to the library early side window, breaking his back in three places and shatter­ wearing· his seatbelt. The truck looked pretty awful. But that day to loqk over the pape,: ing his wrist. He was life-flighted to Savannah, where his perhaps he would have had more of a chance. I know the On my way, I stopped at a red light. injuries were treated. That night my son and the soccer team odds are in your favor if you weat your seatbelt. I know the When it changed, I started to tum left were able to visit with him. He was awake, alert and, even argument about people who would've died if they had worn and had driven only a f ew f eet when I though sedated a little, able to laugh and joke with his team. their seatbelts and lived because they dido 't. But the odds of contributed photo heard and f elt a horrible scraping. The next morning Andy was told he was paralyzed from the that occurring are much slimmer than the odds of surviving Someone had driven through a red chest down, and it would be permanent. while wearing your seatbelt. light and hit my car on the front driver s side. At the end of the week, on the 15th, he was transferred I seem to remember from physics class that the force of a I was told the driver of the other car said it was difficult to see due to fog and glare, and despite the low visibility, his car . body impacting the road after being ejected from a traveling was traveling at least 50 m.p.h. There were no skid marks; the "I don't know if Andy would have survived vehicle would.be the body's weight times the speed it was traveling. So .. .if Andy had been traveling at 55 m.p.h. and car did not attempt to slow down. if he had been wearing his seat belt ... But I was taken by ambulance to the hospital where the doc­ his weight was 135, he would have hit the ground with 7,425 tors decided to admit me for observation. I consider myself very perhaps he would had more of a chance." pounds of force. The maJh would work the same if you are lucky, and although I'm still very sore, I'm alive. The doctors at riding and are thrown into the windshield. the hospital told me that. things would've been much worse if I to an extended stay rehabilitation center in Atlanta to begin Tyler visited Andy Feb. 23 . Even though Andy was in hadn 1 buckled my seatbelt. I am so grateful that I remembered, recovery and to learn to live with his paralysis. Once there a coma, Tyler sat with him all day. Andy's mom and Tyler and sincerely hope this story will inspire you all to do the same, the doctors did further examinations and found that his heart talked and she told Tyler: "Don't blame God, because God A good friend of mine and I have shared a lot of life's was bruised, and there was fluid in the.chest cavity. didn't do this. Andy broke the law of physics and when you events over the years, including the births of our sons. Her On Friday, Feb. 21 , Andy went into cardiac arrest twice. break those laws, there are consequences.. Just remember to son, Andy, and my son Tyler grew up together, played togeth­ The first time the doctors were able to bring him back in wear your seatbelt." er, were in the same church classes, preschool, elementary, · under 5 minutes. The second time was over 30 minutes, I'm sorry this is so long. I am sad.