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WINNING THE LOTTERY 10:33 a.m. — 1500 block of North U.S. 1 Larceny. A 35-year-old transient man lucked out in an unexpected way after he stole two lottery tickets from a local gas station convenience store. Surveillance video showed the man approaching the counter and reaching between the lottery ticket dispensers to grab two tickets. As police were on the scene, the man walked across the parking lot. The reporting officer ran toward him, at which point the man tried to quickly walk away before being instructed to get on the ground. He was placed in handcuffs and put in the rear seat of the officer’s patrol car. He admitted to stealing and added that the tickets were not winning tickets. As he spoke with officers, the store manager wasn’t sure if he wanted to pursue charges, and disclosed he didn’t want to be “inconvenienced,” the report states. He asked a “multitude of hypothetical questions” about court and plea deals, after which he said he did want to pursue charges. However as the officer was completing the arrest paperwork, the manager changed his mind and the man was released. DRUNK LITTERER 10:15 p.m. — First block of West Granada Boulevard Disorderly intoxication. Police arrested a 26-year-old Port Orange man who was causing a disturbance at a city park while drinking and screaming obscenities at people. According to his arrest report, as officers approached a gazebo in the park, they saw the man screaming. When the man became aware that police were approaching, he began to throw his alcohol and trash into the river. The reporting officer ran up to him and yelled at him to stop. He was taken to jail and issued a trespass warning for all city parks.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2021
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Cici and Hyatt Brown Hall for Health and Innovation breaks ground at Stetson University The hall is a result of Stetson’s largest-ever single charitable gift, to the tune of $18 million, given to the university by Cici and Hyatt Brown, of Ormond Beach. MICHAEL CANDELARIA STETSON TODAY
The plans had been neatly outlined for some time. Nonetheless, the excitement was palpable while the festive pomp and circumstance of the event was undeniable. On Friday, June 11, ceremonial shovels dug into dirt, marking the official start of construction on Stetson’s Cici and Hyatt Brown Hall for Health and Innovation. The two-story, 40,000-squarefoot building — the result of Stetson’s largest-ever single charitable gift — will create a science complex for students studying the health sciences, environmental sciences and other fields. The spaces and experiences will allow ideas, learning and interests to converge and evolve into discoveries and innovative pedagogy. The building, to be completed for the Fall 2022 semester, will connect to the Sage Hall Science Center through internal glass walkways. As part of the construction activity, Sage Hall is being renovated. “After more than three years since Cici and Hyatt Brown made their generous gift to this project, we are thrilled — and I mean thrilled — to gather today to officially commence the construction of the new Cici & Hyatt Brown Hall for Health & Innovation at Stetson University,” said Stetson President Christopher F. Roellke. Roellke spoke to an audiPRINT ence that included enthusiastic Stetson students, faculty, staff, administrators and members of the university’s Board of Trustees, along with representatives from Volusia County govern-
ment and the firms performing the construction work. At the podium, Elizabeth Skomp, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, followed with words of thanks regarding the generosity and vision of the Browns, as well as the promise of tomorrow for students. “Taken together, Brown Hall and a renovated Sage Hall will create a powerful science-focused complex that comprises unique spaces to promote experiential learning, plenty of collaborative spaces for students, enhanced faculty grant-seeking potential, and expanded resources for students in the areas of pre-health and health-professions advising,” Skomp said. President Emerita Wendy B. Libby recalled the day she and Provost Noel Painter first visited the Browns to discuss possible new giving opportunities. She remembered the date: Sept. 29, 2017. There were four proposals. The Browns, of Ormond Beach, indicated a willingness to “do something,” but at a later time. That day came the following spring. As good fortune for Stetson would have it, Cici Brown, a trustee, chaired a facilities committee meeting and heard about plans for a new science center that would
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cost $18 million. The original cost was believed to be $15 million. Ultimately, the Browns agreed to $18 million, announced on April 9, 2018. “I had never met a donor who gave more than I asked for, except Hyatt and Cici Brown,” Libby said. Then it was time for ceremonial photos — with shovels and more smiles from the leading principals who made Brown Hall happen. Afterward, in characteristic style, Cici Brown thanked others for making the effort to attend the ceremony. “It’s been a long time coming and it’s going to happen,” she said. “And we’ve had the best team to put this together.” Hyatt Brown, in his own thoughtful and lighthearted manner, said the dollars weren’t a gift, but instead an investment in Stetson, where he has served as a trustee since 1981. “[Cici and I] don’t make contri-
butions. We make investments,” he said, pointing to the eventual returns of “better education for those who are coming in the future.” “The nice thing about Stetson is that it is, and it is going to be even more, successful in the future,” Hyatt said. “So, the people who are products of this educational institution are going to be proud that they went to Stetson.” Roellke closed the ceremony by calling the day “very momentous in Stetson University’s history.” “The Cici and Hyatt Brown Hall for Health and Innovation is a big, big deal,” Roellke said. “It is a big deal for Stetson. It is a big deal for DeLand. It is a big deal for Volusia County. It is a big deal for the state of Florida. And, of course, it is a huge deal for our students and our faculty who are going to occupy this first-rate facility to solve some of our most pressing challenges.”
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