Daytona
Welcomes Back
Black College
Reunion In 1998
The Daytona Beach City
Commission officially ap
proved the 1998 dates for
Black College Reunion.
Alumni and students will flock
to area beaches April 17-19 for
a weekend full of activities.
City officials are also rely
ing on a newly-formed Black
College Reunion Develop
ment Committee, with repre
sentation from numerous com
munity organizations and con
cerned citizens to provide rec
ommendations and direction
for this year’s event.
For more information
about Black College Reunion,
call The City of Daytona
Beach Community Events of
fice at (904) 258-4543, or the
Daytona Beach Area Conven
tion and Visitors bureau at 1 -
800-845-1234. E-mail mes
sages can be sent to the
Daytona Beach Area Conven
tion and Visitors Bureau at our
official web site located at
http ;//www. day tonabeach-
tourism.com.
New Dollar Coin Jesse Jackson:
Courtesy of CNN news broad
cast and the Associated Press.
Washington—Rep. Jim
Kolbe has proposed that the
nation consider carrying
around dollar coins instead of
the dollar bills. Although this
is not the first time the pro
posal has been issued, this is
the first time the Clinton Ad
ministration says it is actually
open to considering a new dol
lar coin.
Kolbe suggests that the
proposal is right on time given
the fact that the supply of Su
san B. Antiiony dollars is run
ning low, partly because the
U.S. Postal Service and some
metropolitan transit authori
ties now use vending ma
chines that take the dollar coin
instead of dollar bills. The pro
posed dollar coin would pos
sibly be a gold-colored one.
Despite reservations by
Treasury Secretary Robert
Rubin, minting a coin remains
cheaper than printing a bill in
the long run because coins are
more durable. The Congres
sional Budget Offfice has es
timated the savings at $400
million to $800 million over
three decades.
“See you at the
barricades, Gov.
Wilson”
Courtesy of CNN news
broadcast of October 27,1997.
California—In Sacramento
California, civil rights leader Jesse
Jackson led a march to the Cali
fornia state Capitol on Monday,
October 20, to protest a state law
barring affirmative action pro
grams based on race or sex. Jack
son has campaigned energetically
against Proposition 209 which
bars preferential treatment based
on race or gender in public em
ployment, education, and contract
ing in California.
A federal appeals court
ruled earlier this year that
Proposition 209 was constitu
tional in the state of Califor
nia. Jackson argues that no
state had the right to under
mine federal civil rights pro
tections.
Jackson led a multiracial
group and members of labor
groups in the march. The Cali
fornia Republican governor, a
strong supporter of Proposition
209, was away on vacation.
Big Teen
Challenge To
Gather Monthly
Youth Recreation and
School Age Services will hold
the Big Teen Challenge from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. November
12 at the Community Leisure
Skills Center at Knox and
Randolph Streets.
The goal of the Big Teen
Challenge is to empower teens
to become valued resources in
the community.
The monthly meeting is for
13- to 18-year- old family
members of active duty or re
tired military personnel. Reg
istration is not required.
For information, call 396-
2011 or 396-KIDS.
The Force Takes
The Ice
The Force, Fayetteville’s
own professional hockey
team, opened the Crown with
a night of power-house com
petition on October 23 at 7:30
p.m. the Force take on the
Nashville Ice Flyers for the
The Broncos’ Voice ^
December 5, 1997 ^
first of their 35 home games.
The following night. The
Force faced Columbus Cot-
tonmouths at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are available at the
box office, all Ticketmaster lo
cations, or can be charged over
the phone by calling (910)
852-1100.
Livingstone
Forfeits First
Two Victories
Courtesy of the Fayetteville
Observer- Times
Hampton, Va.—
Livingstone College forfeited
its first two victories of the
season Monday after the Cen
tral Intercollegiate Athletic
Association determined the
Salisbury school used an ineli
gible player.
CIAA officials stated that
the unidentified player had not
played since Livingstone’s
opening victories over Vir
ginia Union and Bowie State.
Livingstone has reported
the violation to the NCAA and
has also reviewed its athletic
policies and procedures.
TOLIVER
ADDRESSES
STUDENT
CONCERNS
ABOUT
PARKING
by Roger A. Harris
Harvard graduate and Vice
Chancellor for Business and
Finance Frank A. Toliver, Jr.
took time out of his hectic
schedule to dis- ______
cuss some
pressing student
concerns about
parking fee in
creases. His
track record
prior to arriving
at FSU is sterling, with major
successes at every step of his
upward climb. Handsome, ar
ticulate, and honestly direct,
his demeanor was all business
and no nonsense like a stiff
drink, yet with a twist of a
smile for body and flavor. In
his own words, “You may not
like what I have to say, but
you’re not going to be left in
the dark.”
Cumberland County stu
dents currently pay $45 a year
to be able to park. Toliver used
this figure as a benchmark in
determining how much to in
crease student parking fees at
FSU (from $20 to $45). The
revenue generated by the park
ing fee increase will be used
initially to pay back the cost
of enlarging and improving the
various parking lots around
campus, as well as the later
targeting of health and safety
concerns (i.e., parking lot
lighting, call boxes, etc).
Many students who are
graduating or leaving FSU this
fall wondered why they were
being forced to pay for park
ing for the entire year. Toliver
said that the annual year pay
ment structure for parking was
“His track record...is stertingj with
major successes at every step of his
upward climb, ”
based on tradition and that it
could be reviewed to see if
half-year payment adjust
ments could be made. How
ever, the same could not be
said for or applied to general
fees, whose more complicated
structure would make it very
difficult and impracticle to
adjust. Toliver’s desire is to
keep all student fees as low as
possible without sacrificing
service to the customer.
FSU’s priority was to es
tablish more parking area and
to pay for it. Other areas of
concern (personnel at the en
trance booths, new roads on
campus to improve traffic
flow, etc) will be addressed in
a university traffic master
plan.
Many have discussed
building a parking deck at
FSU, but Toliver revealed that
it would cost approximately
four million dollars with an
increase in student parking
fees to $ 120-$ 140, faculty and
staff to $180-$200. The cur
rent project provided an in
crease of 287 parking places
at a cost of approximately
$200,000.
Toliver stated that his short
term goal was
to provide qual
ity service to
FSU’s custom
ers as well as
ensure that
FSU remains a
major competi
tor in and beyond the 21 st cen
tury. The new parking areas
are just a start. Expect call-in
registration for fall semester
98 and access to financial aid
records via the Internet!
Toliver stated that he’ll be
here as long as Chancellor
McLeod will have him! You
can see the truth of his state
ment in his eyes. He also said
that his job, though very chal
lenging, is a lot of fun. He is
approachable, will listen to
your concerns, is fair and eq
uitable to all concerned, and
isn’t afraid to make a decision.
1998 Summer
Institutes in
Washington, DC
The Fund for American
Studies, in conjunction with
Georgetown University, spon
sors three institutes that com
bine internships throughout
Washington, courses at
Georgetown University, and
unique opportunities to meet
and talk with national and in
ternational leaders at site brief
ings, lectures, and evening dia
logues. Students can receive 6
credit hours for the courses
and an additional 3 credits for
the internship.
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questions, or would like more
of our materials, please call 1 -
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via mail at shayes(^tfas.org.
“Perceptions,’
from page 2
mer and chisel of perception.
And if FSU is indeed “the
bomb,” then we represent
its explosion. Whether we
“blow up” like the New
York Trade Center, fall
down like London
Bridge, or fade away like
a Jordan jump shot, its
powerful thrust (and thus
our measured effect) will
be driven not by what we
do, but rather by how it’s
perceived. Them’s the
rules, Sun. So don’t
worry, just get it done.
Res Non Verba, baby, Res
Non Verba. At least,
that’s how I see it.
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