FEBRUARY 9,1978
The Student’s Voice
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Attention Students
IMPORTANT: Students who wish to pre-register for the fall semester
1978 must make a 150 ad% anted tuition payment to the College by
March 10, I9T8. Part-time and evening school students who intend to
enroll full-time must also make the payment. Part-time students who
wish to pre-register as part-time should inform the Registrar’s Office
of their intention in order that a pre-registration packet may be set up.
Students who do not make the advanced payment will not be permitted
to pre-register. The notice will not be mailed to parents. The payment
w ill be credited to the fall semester account and is non-refundable.
Elections
Elections will be held Wednesday, Feb. 15 and Thur
sday, Feb. 16 to ratify the new proposed SG.\ Con
stitution and toelect a Freshman class senator.
Departmental News
History
trip to Washington, D.C.,
sponsored by the History Dept.
IS set for ,\pril 8-9. Visits to the
Capital and museums are
planned with the possibility of a
concert on the evening of the 9th.
Interested persons should
contact the History Department,
March 22 deadline.
Art
Deborah Yelverton, an An
Education major from Eureka,
North Carolina, was recently
honored by having one of her
works selected for exhibit in the
current Western Carolina
University Photographic
Competition. The exhibit, juried
by Rob .\mberg, will tour
schools in the state for one year.
Yelverton's photograph, a
study of large metal pipes,
shows the artists interest in
tonal variations caused by the
reflection of the sun.
Happy I alentine’s Day
Fn>m The Collegiate Staff
Campus
Celebrities
One of the most rect^ized
faces on campus is that of Dixie
Gill, an employee of .Atlantic
Christian College. She works in
the campus snack bar, and has
done so for over ten vears.
Dixie has a unique sense of
humor that s hai^ to come by in
her line of work. When asked
what was the funniest incident
she could remember, she an
swered. without a moment's
hesitation, "People come in
here, onJer, and get ready to
pay, only to find they don't have
any money. It happens all the
time, to students as well as
professors. It s embarrassing
for them, so 1 always let them
have it because 1 know they'll
bring the money later. "
■Although Dixie enjoys her
work, she cioes have a pet peeve.
•The one thing that is most
aggravating is to get an order
completely ready, and then be
told it s to go!"
Dixie is warm and en
tertaining, and she's willing to
go to great lengths to be of help.
She asks only one thing of those
she comes in contact with, "If an
order s to go, for heaven's sake
say sol"
shall take five for one American
dollar. Okay, four will do. I get
rid of one vendor as I hurriedly
go to the middle pyramid built
by Cephren. I avoid the groups of
camels and their drivers and the
persistent vendors. Cephren s
pyramid, with some outer casing
left, looks like an escape haven
from the vending mob. Not
quite. 1 begin climbing to the
entrance. I am met by a grubby
Arab who skillfully pulls trinkets
wrapped in old newspapers from
his dusty ghalabayas. How they
keep their wide sleeves from
encompassing their goods as
they sneakily extract them is
something I shall never know.
As I leap from stone to stone, the
Arab keeps pace, unwrapping
his wooden Ibis bird, made in
Hong Kong, and giving his sales
pitch. I can’t climb to the en
trance without being bothered.
1 find safety inside, but as I
return to the exterior I see the
mass of venders swarming. Why
didn't the ancient Egyptians
build tunnels to connnect the
tombs? They sure would be nice
for the tourists.
Wowl Cheops’ pyramid. It
appears that the largest
pyramid gets the most sellers. I
am exhausted from fighting the
swarm. I shake my head em
phatically, say “no” to every
Egyptian, and quickly walk with
my head down to avoid their
clamor. How can I see the
majesty of the pyramids while
looking down? I concentrate on
what I am walking on and
through. I shall have to clean my
shoes again, damn it!
How large did Dorea say this
pyramid is — thirteen acres? I
move toward the pyramid yet
this filthy but beautiful girl
thinks 1 want her oranges. No
Conversation
With
Doster
The Convocation Co
ordinating Council invites you to
join in conversation with Dr.
Doster on Tuesday, Feb. 14th, at
11 a.m. in the Old Gym, This
occasion will give the students
and faculty an opportunity to
meet informally with Dr.
Doster. Follwoing his opening
remarks, there will be a question
and answer session.
Greek
News
Pyramids, con’t.
thank you — no tangelos either. 1
have no bacsheish.
I feel like I am in the wild
country, fighting eager, per
sistent natives. 1 am worrying
with them and not enjoying the
beauty and impact of the
pyramids. The pyramids which
are shown in books and on
postcards without this human
and animal clutter, 1 remember
pictures from many books, from
encyclopedias to The Pyramids
and the Sphinx, yet I do not
recall grubby kids begging
tourists for bacsheish, ink pens,
or cigarettes, or the same
grubby kids being whipped by
the stone faced tourist police, I
do not remember pictures with
Egyptian men slyly unwrapping
goods from newspapers or the
rush of camels, donkeys, and
Arabian horses carrying their
yelling riders. How clever the
photographers must be to make
pictures without the swarm.
As I board the bus to leave, the
Egyptians still follow. The
tourist police gather around
pushing away the sellers. At last
1 get in the bus and am free from
the Arabs and their sales talks.
The bus begins to move slowly
through the crowd honking its
horn, as is the illegal custom
in Egypt, and sw'erving around
the people. I get last glimpses
and see many faces watching
our bus. Some Egyptians are
waving to us as if they know us
as friends, others look dejected
holding their unsold goods, and
some are already turning to the
next group of tourists. Behind all
this cluster are the animals.
Phi Mu sorority is proud to
announce the initiation of five
sisters into their bond.
Congratulations to Terry
Brohawn, .Amy Lamm, Susan St,
Clair, Donna Taylor, and
Frances Wages. The sisters of
Phi .Mu would also like to wish
all Greeks much luck in their
Spring rush. The sorority will be
seUing flowers on Valentine's
Day, Tuesday, from ten until
four in Hamlin Student Center
Come and buy one for vour
girlfriend, boyfriend, best
friend, roommate, or favorite
teacher. If you want, the sisters
will deliver the flower to anv of
the dorms, buildings, ' or
fraternity houses at .ACC,
decorated like Christmas,^
^ter the animal cluttered
the pyramids.
I can say I have seen ^
pyram^ and I
everything in from of tiJ
beside them, and on them.;
I reminisce, I shall
remember the pyramids«
hree structures inthemid,
the desert with their mail
and strength, but as threeS
formations built by the anciS
and surrended by these Erv
tians. It will probably not be!
pyramids that I remember, j
will be what is around ihem-
the people, yes, these Eg>'ptia,s
Oh, well. My photogr :ihs wil
prove that 1 have been there.
Maybe somewhere in ,
photograph I shall have a
pyramid alone, without all tfc
clutter. But the people make i
country and I have seen t!*
country and the people and l
guess that is culture.
The bus is moving more
quickly as it goes down the i
away from Giza. The last vei>
ders are moving toward ne«
tourists, and as the busmakesj
turn, the pyramids go out ((
sight. So do the venders. So do
the camels and donkeys and
Arabian horses and all the
begging kids. I shall not worn
about them any more. 1 have
seen the pyramids and I cansav
I have been there. I can point to
postcards and books and say,
“Look, I was here.” I canpoin:
to postcards and books and thiii
that I was here amidst thf
buzzing swarm of venders anc
camels and...
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor:
Some people may have
thought that the Jaycee's Spirit
Night was a success. However, I
thought it was rather disgusting.
1 am not talking about the defeat
that was dealt to the Bulldogs by
the Campbell Camels. However,
1 am talking about the spirit that
was portrayed by our clubs and
organizations.
It seems that our Spirit Night
is like a holiday which comes
once a year. At this time
shidents leave their dormitory
and respective abodes to come
and cheer the Bulldogs to vic
tory. However, the students fail
to realize that there is more than
just one game to a season.
If every organization was to
assemble and provide their
support to the Bulldogs at every
home game, the basketball
program could possibly be
upgraded. The vocal support
could provide added incentive to
the players that then be
reflected in their won-lost
record.
There is still one question that
is left unanswered. Was the
vocal support provided on Spirit
Night directed toward the
Bulldogs, or was the support
voiced in order to gain notoriety
for a particular club or
organization?
I know that it is hard to come
out and support a team that loses
time after time, but in order to
upgrade the basketball
program, it is going to take a
hundred percent effort by the
team, coaches, and THE FANS!
Support of your athletic teams
can have a greater effect than
most people realize. So let's get
off of our butts and help the
Bulldogs finish in a respectable
fashion.
In closing, I would like to
congratulate the Jaycees fora
fine job, and als®
congratulations go to the
members of Phi Mu for their
uncontested spirit, butwewillhe
looking and listening for them
for the remainder of the season.
Thank you,
Mark Hodges
(EolUgiatf
DALE ADAMS
KEITH BRACKNELL
Co-Editors
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jane ROEBUCK
PETERCHAMNESS
Photographers
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CommercialArtist
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Business Manager
PHYIXIS PARRISH
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Sports Writers
PENNEY SUMREU
FRED PEARCE
VIVIAN SORRELL
NewsWriter
CHRISTIE WOOTEN
DEBBIE COX
GEORGE MURPHEY
FeatureWriters
terry BOSLEY
DEBRAJOHNSON
Proofreaders
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