®f)E Clarion
Volumn 49
Tuesday, September 15, 1981
Number 1
New Guidelines Are
Major Topic At B.C.
By Nikki Jardine
Lately, one of the major topics
around campus is the “new”
Uniform Guidelines, and a ques
tion asked by many sophomores
and a few freshmen, is “why the
change?” Don Scarborough,
Dean of Student Affairs, says,
“They aren’t really new rules,
just changes in sanctions. Inten
tional breakage of dishes was not
included (in the Guidelines) last
year, but the kids decided to
break glasses and did over $500
worth of damage, so something
had to be done. Last year, there
was no fine for failure to repay
loans, but some kids would bor
row money and at the end of the
semester there were loans in ex
cess of $17,000. Now, final exams
cannot be taken until fines are
paid.
“There was no grace period
after open dorms last year. After
the first offense, you were
suspended for the rest of the
semester. This year, there is a
warning - that’s the seven days
closed dorm.”
“The $5 fine-per-point was
levied because, last year, after 5
points, the student was sent to
me; after 10 points, the students
was sent before the Committee of
Continuation; and, after 15
points, the student was suspend
ed and some kids would wait until
the end of the school year to use
their last few points when it
wouldn’t matter if they were
suspended or not.”
When asked if he felt the revis
ed rules would work, Scar
borough answered, “Well, some
of the rules, like the grace period,
went into effect last spring and
all of them were in effect during
summer school and I feel that if
summer school is any indication
of what will happen this year,
yes, they will work, because this
year’s summer school was one of
the best years we’ve ever had.”
Students around campus were
then asked their opinion on the
revised Guidelines. Alyssa Grif
fin, a freshman from Buford, S.C.
stated, “I think they’re fair, but
some are not enforced enough.”
“I guess they’re a good idea
because their benefits help to
finance the school indirectly,”
says Robert Hopkins, a freshman
from Charleston, S.C.
Elliott Dugger, a student from
Atlanta, GA, gave a sophomore’s
point of view, “I think that the
dorm restrictions are un
necessary if they aren’t causing
anyone any problems. People
should be allowed to visit dorms
if they don’t infringe on any
rights.”
Freshman Kenny Dabbs from
Asheville, NC, responded, I
think they are too strict on dorm
restrictions because you can get
caught in there without realizing
the time.”
Dunham Music Center
To Reopen Oct. 31
By Cecil Collier
Parent’s Weekend, October 31
thru November 1, marks the
opening of the remodeled
Dunham Music Center. The
musical “Once Upon A
Mattress,” will be performed in
the new auditorium.
Most of us were not familiar
with the Dunham Music Center
before the remodeling began.
Therefore, it may be difficult for
us to fully appreciate the im
provements that have been
made. The original music center
was basically a multi-purpose
room containing a stage. The
renovated building has been
designed especially for the Fine
Arts and serves many useful pur-
B.C. students begin the 1981-82 school year with a splash during Derby Day. More
“splashing” around with Derby Dayonpg. 5. (Photo by Steve Rabey)
Sophomores Share Opinions
About Brevard College Life
poses.
Before the Music Center was
remodeled, the auditorium was
filled with uncomfortable folding
chairs. Dr. Upchurch is pleased
to announce that new crush
velour theater seats were pur
chased for the auditorium. They
are scheduled to be installed by
September 21st. The carpet and
draperies will be put in shortly
thereafter. Upon completion of
all other aspects of renovation,
the sound system must be
reinstalled and the organ must be
placed in the auditorium. The
auditorium will accomodate 376
people.
The
By Mary Gay Michaels
A group of seven returning
sophomores were randomly
selected to discuss some of their
attitudes toward Brevard Col
lege. It was interesting to
discover that the majority of
sophomores generally share the
same thoughts and reasons for
returning to Brevard.
Graduating was the universal
response given as the reason for
returning to B.C. Also, two
sophomores, Mark Canty and
Terri Wood, stated that they were
returning for athletic reasons.
They are both looking forward to
a new sports season so that their
hard summer training will prove
worthwhile. In addition, most
returning students stated that
they were happy settling back in
to the “Brevard way of life.”
Meeting new people and continu
ing old friendships adds to the en
joyment sophomores obtain by
being back at B.C.
The only negative response
that has kept sophomores from
enjoying Brevard is the strict
ness of the vistation rules. The
punishment that could result
from a violation is the most un
favorable change felt by all of the
sophomores that were interview
ed. Lisa Fisher replied,
“Punishing the guilty person is
harsh enough. Why should an en
tire dorm be punished?”
Sophomores have also noticed
a wide range of changes
throughout the campus. A few
sophomores commented on the
freshman class. Carolyn Blount
stated, “People seem to have set
tled into Brevard’s life style
faster and easier than our own
class.” Bill Tweed feels that the
freshmen are very independent
individuals. He is also glad to
know such a good mixture of peo
ple.
Another change that is
noticeable is the rapport between
faculty and students.
Sophomores feel that the faculty
understands students and their
view better than last year. Also
Mark Canty appreciates some of
the changes he has noticed in the
dorms. He stated, “I’m glad
Brevard insulated the pipes in the
‘ghetto’ (Taylor and Green) so
we won’t sweat to death.”
When the sophomores were
asked what they missed from last
year, it brought many things to
mind. John McCall summed up
everyone’s feelings when he said,
“I miss some of the best friends
I’ve ever had.” Old roommates,
old sophomores, and freshmen
that did not return are at the top
of the list for who is missed by
sophomores. On the other hand,
many sophomores feel that their
own class has become closer.
More acquaintances of last year
have become friends for this
year. Many feel that campus life
will improve because of the ac
tivities the Social Board has plan
ned for this year.
The goals and expectations of
the sophomore class are mostly
academic. They are determined
to make the best grades possible;
more importantly, sophomores
are looking forward to their
future. They realize the impor
tance and seriousness of this
year. Yet, the friendship and
closeness experienced at
Brevard will be remembered
forever.
multi-purpose room; however, it
did not suit the needs of the music
department. Because of the flat
floor and the lack of wing-space,
it was difficult to see the stage
visibly from either side. This
limited the area of the stage
which could be used effectively.
Another of the problems was the
many 18 feet high windows
situated down each side of the
auditorium. When the weather
necessitated, the windows were
opened. This allowed a breeze
auditorium was a good along with all of the outside
noises into the auditorium. These
noises were annoying and
created quite a distraction. These
problems led to the final decision
to renovate the building.
The auditory aspect of the
original building was not very ef
fective due to the acoustical tile
on the ceiling. This type of tile is
used to refrain noise, which is not
the desired effect for music. In
order to solve this problem, the
large windows were filled with
urethane foam and insulation to
keep the outside noise out.
Acoustical shells, called
“baffles”, now take the place of
the windows. These “baffles” dif
fuse sound instead of making
echoes. Much work has gone into
making the auditorium into a Hi
Tech Theater.
The music department is ex
cited about this new facility.
They hope that everyone can ap
preciate the Dunham Music
Center as much as they do. All
students are cordially invited to
attend the Fall performance of
“Once Upon A Mattress.”