Vol. CXXIII Issue 8

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Stetson University | DeLand, Fla.

Vol. CXXIII Issue 8

Phi Mu Alpha hosts first annual Chili for Charity Jason Cruz Staff Writer

Last Saturday the brothers of Phi Mu Alpha, Stetson’s male music honor society, hosted the first annual Chili for Charity cook-off on the Quad surrounding Holler Fountain. The event took place over several hours, brought out innumerable spectators and chili tasters, and sent $2,200 to charitable organizations. Opening to guests at 11 a.m. and continuing for the following four houts, the 15 teams constantly served samples of their wildly different chilis. The Stetson quad was covered with tents full of team participants cooking and serving what they hoped would be the winning batch of chili. Each group had a specific philanthropic cause or organization they represented, and the first through third place groups, along with people’s choice, would win varying amounts of the proceeds raised by ticket sales for donation. Each group’s chili was judged by a panel including the Deans of Business, Music, and the Arts and Sciences and mathematics professor, Dr. Hari Pulapaka, who is a also a professional chef a n d owner of Cress, a popular down-

town DeLand restaurant. Everyone who purchased a wristband for unlimited chili samples received a vote which made up the people’s choice award. There was no end to the variety of chili available for eager tasters. Each group listed their ingredients up front, and while some staples made it to every table, no two pots were truly alike. One group served dark chocolate, coconut, and avocado in what they called “exotic chili,” while another popular dish featured chewy alligator meat. Macaroni and cheese, nacho chip infused sauces, chilis white and red, mild and fiery (the ladies of the a capella group Treble In Paradise used 12 jalapeno peppers!), sweet and savory greeted samplers, each proffered by eager students and faculty members looking to bring the most money possible to their chosen cause. Chili samples were not all that was available for public enjoyment. Bandtoberfest, the long running musical showcase held each October, concurred with the cookoff. Ellen Broetzmann sang first, lending an easy tone to the morning’s festivities. She was followed by acts ranging from solo acoustic guitar acts to a jazz band comprised of student, staff, and community members. Many students enjoyed the music from hammocks strung throughout the quad, while the women of Sigma Alpha Iota, the female musician honor society, painted pumpkins near their chili station. A slackline (imagine a lower, flatter tightrope) dared numerous challenger to walk its length with varying success. Between the speakers set up for musical acts and cooking apparatus each group used, extra electrical energy was necessary to run the event. A large generator was brought onto campus to ensure hot chili all day. At

Recreating a human Stonehenge Caroline Williams Copy Editor Students passing the green on Tuesday, Oct. 20, may have wondered what was happening as a large group of people milled about with bamboo sticks, backpacks, and bits of rope. The history department’s Stonehenge course had a special assignment: recreate a scale model of Stonehenge using people instead of rocks. Members of the course had meticulously d o n e their calculations in order to build

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a stone circle within centimeters of accuracy on a one-fifth scale of the real Stonehenge, using only tools that people during the eighth millennia B.C. would have had. This meant that they could only use rope and sticks to do their measuring. An entire course on Stonehenge may sound exhausting, but student Brett Whitmore argues otherwise. “Let me tell you, it gets down into the most minute details,” Whitmore said.” “The course isn’t just about Stonehenge, it’s really just about all henges and barrows in the Salisbury plains. It’s extremely interesting-all the things that they talk about. It doesn’t get that dry, as one might expect it to. All in all it’s a great course.”

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one point, even that was not enough and groups began to lose power, forcing them to switch back and forth between who would get to plug in. Reporter photos/Jason Cruz

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“Literally Scared to Death” outside of the Hand Art Center Lauren A. Davids News Editor

On Wednesday evening, Oct. 21, Sigma Tau Delta hosted a presentation and discussion called “Literally Scared to Death.” Stetson’s chapter of the international honorary society for literature and writing showed short clips of horror movies such as The Tingler. Students also discussed poetry like “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe, a classic in American literature. Students then discussed tips on how to portray fear through writing and talked about why so many people are drawn to the idea of horror whether it be through film or writing. Though the event drew only a small crowd, those who attended stood around in a close circle and participated in discussion quite frequently. Freshman Paige Benson read “What’s In the Basement” and says she had fun. “It was

organized well and everyone running it seemed very interested.” Kyo-Nicole Padgett, the President of Sigma Tau Delta: G a m m a Zeta chapter agrees t h a t the event went well. “I'm very happy with the turnout of the event. Everyone seemed pretty excited to be there and intrigued by both the discussion on what draws people to horror and on the actual stories we were sharing. It's safe to say everyone there enjoyed it,” she said. Padgett adds that she was pleased with the “organic” discussion which went on intermittently throughout the night.

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