the Samford Crimson
80th year, 11th issue
to intorm the mind, to voice the unheard
November 22, 1995
inside... Scholarships safe, Corts announces
News
Olympics:
Student volunteers
needed
page3
Sports
Wendell Magee:
Former Samford
athlete goes pro
page 4
Features
'GoldenEye':
Critic sees 'stupid¬
ity' in Bond flick
page5
Editorials
Flag burning:
Columnist
burning up over
amendment
page 7
World & Nation
Los Angeles:
(AP) A year after Cali¬
fornians approved a
law to restrict benefits
for illegal aliens, a fed¬
eral judge has thrown
much of it out.
Monday's ruling on
Proposition 187 said
undocumented immi¬
grants can't be asked
about their status
when they apply for
health care, welfare or
schooling.
Dayton, Ohio:
(AP) A State Depart¬
ment spokesperson
said negotiators at the
Bosnian peace talks
"have a legitimate shot
at succeeding." Talks
are continuing past a
U.S.-imposed dead¬
line. A Croat official
said only one percent
of Bosnian territory
still is at issue.
Convos
Nov. 22:
Thanksgiving service: Jim
Barnette, Brenda Sanders
Nov. 27:
Leslie Neal, Samford
senior
Nov. 28:
Hanging of the Great
by Robert Strickland
Staff Editor
Students who rely On Baptist-
funded scholarships can rest easy
after Alabarha Baptist Convention
members voted to continue provid¬
ing Samford with a $4 million en¬
dowment.
Last year, Samford’s Board of
Trustees decided to begin, electing
jits own members, rather than hav¬
ing the convention make appoint¬
ments to the board. The conven¬
tion met last Tuesday and Wednes¬
day in Montgomery to re-evaluate
a recommendation made by the
Samford Study Committee, which,
was formed last year to decide how
to handle the situation.
If the committee's recommen¬
dation had been approved, the
school would be allowed to remain
independent of the convention but
would submit a list of trustees for
approval. Samford President Tho¬
mas Corts said it would be a cov¬
enant relationship, with the
convention’s approval having no
legal consequence.
But the convention’s mem¬
bers weren’t satisfied. After what
Corts called an unfavorable pre¬
sentation of the terms, the study
f f committee’s pro-
Щ Щ
posal, represent¬
ing over a year’s
work, was rejected
by about 200
votes.
According to
Corts, the
convention's attor¬
ney said
Samford’s pro¬
posal violated the
charter of the con¬
vention, its own
charter and Ala¬
bama law.
“It sounded to
А ф
me as if someone
^ ^ had some specific
goal in mind to
scuttle the report," Corts said. He
said Samford did, in fact, violate
the convention’s charter, but no
laws were broken. "I regret that we
You as a
student
will not
lose your
scholar¬
ship.
Thomas
Corts,
president
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Сливгг/ Рмтюклтвя
Give what you can
Sophomore Catherine Monson helped in arrest¬
ing hunger last Friday during the canned food
drive.
Pharmacy association
nationally recognized
by Annaleb Duncan
Staff Reporter
Members of Samford’s chapter
of NARD, the National Association
Representing Independent Retail Phar¬
macy, won aOtapier of the Year award
at the NARD annual convention.
Thirty students from Samford
attended the convention, where they
won the award for the second consecu¬
tive year.
Samford’s NARD president,
Andra Little, said, " Vk woe suprised.
We won lest year and didn’t really
expect to win.” The award recognizes
student chapters that are active in com¬
munity service, student activities and
other projects.
Samfcrd’s NARD faculty advisor,
Amy Broesker, said the award is a great
achievement, since the chapter at
Samford is only four years old.
Also awarded at the convention
were IS Plenfcntiai Scholarships, of
which Little received one for $2,000
from the NARD Foundation. The
NARD Foundation sponsored the con¬
vention, which was held in Las \%gas
recently. ■
did not stand up and make a state¬
ment," he said.
“There are those who believe
that an organization cannot be
Christian without having its trust¬
ees elected by the convention,"
Corts continued. "The Board of
Trustees 'Inade it clear (to the con¬
vention) that Samford would be a
Christian, Baptist university."
A motion was then made to
defund Samford, followed by an¬
other to sue the school for viola¬
tion of the convention’s charter.
Though neither motion passed,
Corts said they will probably re¬
appear at the next meeting.
Even if the convention de¬
cides to stop allocating funds to
Samford, Corts said the university
will continue to provide students
with scholarship funds. “If I got a
letter in the morning saying there
will be no more funding,” he said,
“you as a student will not lose your
scholarship.”
The $4 million provided by
the convention each year repre¬
sents a small fraction of Samford’s
total $72 million budget. But Corts
said that while most donated funds
can be used only for specific pur¬
poses, the convention’s grant is
unrestricted, meaning the school
can budget the money as it sees fit.
Sophomore English major
Jeff King, a recipient of the minis¬
terial scholarship, saidhe is con¬
cerned about the situation. "The
very fact that you have factions
against you means that you’ ve al¬
ready been defeated," he said.
“I think it was a foolish move
to break off in the first place,” King
continued, "and now we find our¬
selves between a rock and a hard
place. I hale (hat we arc on two
opposing sides instead of working
together."
Jamie Willis, a junior major¬
ing in congregational studies, said,
“I believe we have the right to pick
our own trustees. I understand that
they think we could become more
liberal, but if we don’t (choose
trustees), we could end up being
captured by the ultra-conservatism
of the convention." ■
New debit cards:
safety a concern
by Heather Gibson
Editor
It has been heralded to bring more security to the campus, but how
safe is a debit card without a PIN number? _
Beginning Jan. 22 and 23, Samford students will have the oppor¬
tunity to work in a cashless society on campus. The Samford Card will
allow students to apply money in their student accounts to items in
vending machines, the Food
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Court, the bookstore and many
other places. _ .
According to Mike McCormack, director of the purchasing de¬
partment, the card will be very safe, despite its absence of a personal
code. “At most, if someone steals your card, they might get a couple of
Cokes, but that’s about it. If you notice your card missing, you can call
Security or the bookstore, and they will cancel your card immediately."
McCormack explained that the vending machines are online, mean¬
ing that they are wired into a central computer system that monitors
what cards are used and how often they arc used. If a problem is re¬
ported, a certain card can be disabled at once.
"The workers in the Food Court and the caf should also be trained
to compare the pictures on the IDs with the person using the card,"
said Cameron Beall, assistant vice, preset of marketing for AmSouth
Bank.
AmSouth Bank is currently working with Samford to provide an
AmSouth account accessible on the Samford Card as well.
“You can’t get cash out of your Samford account,” said Jeannie
Hoffman, corporate marketing officer at AmSouth Bank. “So, the most
someone could steal is probably about $ 10 in Cokes and laundry. And
we will have a close link with the safety of the account."
When students receive their new ID cards at the beginning of the
spring semester, they will have the option to open a new AmSouth
bank account or link their existing AmSouth account with the Samford Card.
Off-campus, the Samford Card will be used just like a regular ATM
card, taking money out of the AmSouth bank account, protected by a
PIN number. It will not draw funds from a Samford account.
Also when students receive their cards, they can also sign up to
have MCI long-distance service connected to the Samford Card. This
account will be protected by an MCI security code.
Brochures will be handed out at that time explaining all the op¬
tions and features, according to Beall and Hoffman.
Also, if students do not use all the money in their Samford ac¬
counts, they will not be able to withdraw the remaining money from
the card, unless they withdraw from school, McCormack said.
Students will have the option to have their Samford account ac¬
cessible on their Samford Card. However, “it will be mandatory for all
students to have it as an ID card,” Beall said. ■