Softball, baseball teams
finish seasons
Sports, 4
Students prepare to spend
summers as missionaries
Campus Life, 5
Steenerson goes out on a
wing in skydiving debut
Editorials, 7
The Samford Crimson
78th YEAR, 24th ISSUE
WEDNESDAY. MAY 4. 1994
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY. BIRMINGHAM, AL
Forbes' top executive to speak at commencement
Malcolm Forbes, Jr., president
and chief executive officer of Forbes
Inc. and editor-in-chief of Forbes
magazine, will address a record
number of Samford graduates at ihe
commencement ceremony 10 a.m.
May 21 at the Birmingham-
Jefferson Civic Center Coliseum.
Founded in 1917, Forbes
magazine is one of the oldest and
most influential business publica¬
tions in the nation.
The magazine's current editor
has won four Crystal Owl Awards,
a prize given annually to the reporter
making the most accurate economic
forecasts for the upcoming year.
Forbes is the only person to win the
award more than once.
He will speak during graduation
exercises in which an expected
1,153 seniors will receive diplo¬
mas, a number surpassing last year’ s
record of 1,081 graduates.
Commencement weekend will
begin with a candlelight dinner for
graduating seniors and their guests
at 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 20 in the
cafeteria.
Seniors can pick up a compli¬
mentary ticket in the alumni office.
Additional tickets can be purchased
for $7.50 on or before May 16 and
for $9 after that date.
Later that evening, a baccalaure¬
ate service for all candidates for
degrees will be held at 8 p.m. in the
Wright Center Concert Hall. Candi¬
dates should assemble in Reid
Chapel in caps and gowns by 7 p.m.
to line up for the academic proces¬
sional.
In the event of rain, graduates
should report to the lower lobby of
the Wright Center. This plan will be
in effect if flap are not flying on the
flagpole south westofDavisLibrary.
The commencement for all stu¬
dents receiving an associate degree,
a bachelor’s degree, a master’s de¬
gree, an educational specialist’s
degree or a doctor of pharmacy
degree will be held at 10 a.m. on
May 21.
Graduates should assemble by 9
a.m. with caps and gowns in the
staging area on the main floor of the
BJCC Coliseum under Sections 1
and 32. Caps and gowns should be
returned to the staging area imme¬
diately after the ceremony.
Commencement for students re¬
ceiving a Juris Doctor will be held
at 3 pm. May 21 in the Wright
Center. Graduates should assemble
with caps and gowns by 2: 15 p.m.
in Reid Chapel to line up for the
academic processional.
In case of rain, graduates should
report to the lower lobby of the
Wright Center by 1:45 p.m. Caps
and gowns should be returned to the
lower lobby of the Wright Center
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Hangin' Loose
Junior Jason Preston and freshman Jennifer Lockamy
enjoy an end-of-the-year camping and rappelling trip
sponsored by the recreation department.
Students get a chance to
confront racial questions
By Heather Strehlow
Editor
Thirty-three students and four
faculty members went on an over¬
night retreat to discuss race rela¬
tions.
"A lot of people don ’t think there
is a problem,” sophomore political
science and pre-law student Willie
Hicks said. ‘They think everyone
is treated equally and has the same
opportunities, but when you have a
minority population as small as the
one at Samford, programs and
mindsets, although not intentional,
are not all-inclusive.”
The retreat was held in an infor¬
mal setting at the 4-H Center near
Columbiana, Ala. The group, which
was composed of representatives
from several races, discussed ste¬
reotypes, interracial dating and the
lack of communication between
people of different cultures.
The group was also concerned
about what could be done on
Samford’s campus to help students
become moreaware of other cultures
and races.
Some of the ideas suggested were
implementing an SOS program on
race relations for entering fresh¬
men, starting a gospel choir and
forming a group on campus dedi¬
cated to multicultural education
Ptaaaa sm Retreat, page 2.
Smoking to be banned in dorms this fall
By Milam Saxon
Associate News Editor
When students move back on
campus next fall they will be return¬
ing to smoke- free residence halls.
A main consideration for adopt¬
ing the residence hall policy were
problems associated with second¬
hand smoke, Residence Life Direc¬
tor Colquitt Clark said. “We con¬
stantly getcomplaints from students
and parents on smoking.” If a previ¬
ous occupant smoked, students of¬
ten complained of the smell that
remained in the carpet, he said.
Dean of Student Affairs Richard
Franklin pointed out that in dorms
with poor ventilation like Smith and
Vail, the smoke can easily drift from
room to room.
The new policy also comes in
response to a study Samford re¬
ceived from the Columbia Univer¬
sity Center on Addiction and Sub¬
stance Abuse, which asked univer¬
sities to consider adopting a smoke-
free environment, Franklin said.
Members of the Quality Council
discussed the issue, and Clark was
asked to determine how many stu¬
dents smoked and would be affected
by the new residence hall policy.
After talking with resident assis¬
tants and other residence life staff
members, approximately 100 stu¬
dents would be affected, Clark said.
PImm m« Smoking, page 2.
State-of-art global center aids
students with missions research
"We hope that the facility will act as a
lightning rod for Samford
Coordinator, Rudy Hilton
By Katherine Toluson
Staff Editor
A state-of-the-art missions re¬
search facility will be a prominent
feature of the new Beeson Divin¬
ity School building.
Formally named The Global
Center, it will occupy space on the
ground and first levels of the
building.
“Mr. Beeson wanted the divin¬
ity school to emphasize evange¬
lism and world missions,” Dean
of the Divinity School Timothy
George said. “It will help all of us
become better ‘Great Commission
Christians.’”
Samford Physical Plant Con¬
struction Coordinator Rudy Hilton
said, “No other schools in the area
— maybe even the region — have
this intricate a system. It will have
capabilities that will place Sam¬
ford at the cutting edge with access
to global missions data."
The ground floor will house a
large, dramatic walk-around
globe, which will be visible from
the floor above. The base of the
globe features two interactive
displays, one of unevangelized
peoples and the other of immigra¬
tion patterns.
The visitor-interactive com¬
puter and video displays will
provide country-by-country in¬
formation about geography, cli¬
mate, environment, religions,
socio-economic profiles, ethno-
linguistics, culture, people groups
and customs. “Facts with a Face”
videos will display one-on-one
interviews with people of other
lands, and a global roster will
serve as a computerized visitor
register.
A mini-theater is planned for
use as a viewing room for a six to
10 minute overview of the Glo¬
bal Center program.
A variety of videos will also
be available on different ethnol¬
ogy groups and various issues
and crises facing all regions of
the world. The theater will show
inspirational or educational tapes
by Christian leaders such as Billy
Graham and Leighton Ford.
In addition, the ground floor
will also be home to a mini-
reference library and databases
for resources pertaining to glo¬
bal topics.
The ground floor corridor will
display changing exhibits on
culture, customs, art, or new
programs related to the divinity
school and Global Center.
The first floor of the Global
Center will be devoted to global
challenges exhibits such as
health, poverty , political changes
and refugees, urbanization and
mission work. Also, an extensive
"History of Christian Missions
Timeline" will occupy a walL
It is features such as these
that make the center useful for
all students who want to take
advantage of the extensive re¬
sources. David Young, a re¬
cent Samford graduate cur¬
rently employed in the center,
said, “We want to emphasize
that the center is open to all
students — not only to divinity
and religion students.”
For those who are interested
in gaining access to these
learning tools now, the data¬
bases are currently set up in the
existing Global Center, Room
103, in Bums Hall. Bill O’Brien
is the director.
Use of the Global Center
will not be restricted to Samford
students and faculty . It will also
be available for the general
public, with emphasis on high
school students who might be
attracted to Samford through
the center, researchers from
mission organizations and
visitors of the divinity school.
“We hope that the facility
will act as a lightning rod for
Samford ... that people will be
attracted to the center and be¬
come globally-minded through
its ministry,” Hilton said.
The Global Center is sched¬
uled for completion at the be¬
ginning of the spring 1995 se¬
mester. Any questions can be
directed to the center at 2170.
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