Page 2 The Clarion February 4, 1987
i^LARIQN
Bonnie Davis
Business Manager and
Sales Director Re^cca Russ
Photographer Eric Klingensmith
Staff Reporters Celia Alves, Kim Belanger,
Mark Brom, Chris Costanza, Thomas Scott Dameron, Sean Juman-
Singh, Bill Meiners, Pat Mellon, Chris Peterson, Jeff Punches,
Steve Reich, Buck Rowlee, Sandy Rogers, Mark Selkirk, Vic
Stanley, Jeff Turner, and April Wo^s.
Faculty Advisor Jock Lauterer
Spring Schedule
Spring Semester -1987
Feb. 13 Last Day to drop courses without penalty
Feb. 27 Mid-term grades due
Mar. 6 Spring Vacation Begins (3:30 p.m.)
Mar. 15 Residence Halls Open (9 a.m.)
Mar. 16 Classes Resume (8 a.m.)
Mar. 24-26 Staley Lectures and Christian Encounter Week
Mar. 27 Last day to withdraw from college without penalty
Apr. 6-7 Pre-registration for second-year students
Apr. 8-9 Pre-registration for first-year students
Apr. 17 Last day to withdraw from a course while passing without
approval of instructor
Apr. 20 Easter Monday (no classes)
Apr. 21 Classes resume (8 a.m.)
Apr. 23-24 Spring meeting of trustees
Apr. 27 Examinations begin
May 1 Examinations end
May 3 Commencement
Former naval off icer
against nuclear arms
A former U.S. Naval commander ad
dressed the students and faculty of
Brevard College last Wednesday morning
on the question of nuclear proliferation.
Commander (ret.) William H. Withrow,
an outspoken yet humorous critic of the
nuclear arms race, gave this year’s Spring
Convocation a new flavor. According to
President Billy Greer, once you’ve heard
Withrow speak on the subject, you will
have a new and sobering insight on the pro
blem of nuclear arms.
Withrow served in the Pacific before
retiring to his family farm in eastern
Rutherford County. For several years he
taught political science and geography at
Gardner-Webb College. Retiring to spend
more time touring the region to talk about
nuclear disarmament and the freeze
movement, Withrow came to President
Greer’s attention when he talked to a Sun
day School class at Brevard First United
Methodist Church.
His 10:30 a.m. presentation at the Spring
Convocation in Dunham Auditorium for
mally marked the beginning of the new
semester. This memorable address was
the first event of the new year in the col
lege’s Life and Culture Series which is free
and open to the public as a public service
of the college. The spring semester in
cludes the following events:
The new semester opened with Spring
Convocation at Dunham on Wednesday,
Jan. 28 at 10:15 a.m.
The Tower Brass Quintet of Ohio will
present a varied program of jazz, contem
porary and traditional brass music in a
concert on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 8:15 p.m.
at Dunham.
A unique and controversial program will
come to Brevard in the form of “Hitler and
the Holocaust” on Thursday, Feb. 26, at
8:15 p.m. in Dunham where two survivors
of that era from opposite sides present
their stories.
The Collegiate Singers will give their an
nual spring concert, directed by Professor
Hugh Floyd, on Thursday, March 19, at
8:15 p.m. in Dunham.
The Staley Distinguished Scholar Lec
ture Series is set for Tuesday, March 24, at
7:30 p.m.; and Wednesday, March 25, at
10:15 a.m. in Dunham.
On Thursday, March 26, at 8:15 p.m. in
Dunham, the College Jazz Band, under the
baton of Steve Kelly, kicks off a weekend
jazz festival.
The Brevard Chamber Orchestra will
present its last of three concerts in its cur
rent season at Boshamer Gymnasium Sun
day, March 29, at 4 p.m. The community
orchestra is directed by the College’s Pro
fessor Virginia Tillotson.
Agatha Christie’s classic murder
mystery, “The Mousetrap” will be
presented by the Drama Department as
the spring drama. Directed by Sam Cope,
the thriller is scheduled for April 2-4 and
9-11 at the Barn Theater at 8:15 p.m.
The final Life and Culture Series event of
the school year will be the Concert Band
performance on Tuesday, April 14, at 8:15
p.m. in Dunham.
The Mellon Patch
The rain in Spain falls mainly on... Brevard
About 19^ years ago, I was bom in Tampa, Florida. I grew up there
with my parents and my sister. I had my own room, the weather was
constantly warm, and snow was something seen only on Wide World of
Sports.
Now, I go to Brevard. I live in a dorm with a bunch of guys, in a town
of minimal size, beneath cold, grey skies.
This is my Gripe Column. These aren’t complaints—they’re observa
tions.
At the risk of being stereotyped as a Floridiot, I’ll start with the
weather. It’s been cold and rainy for quite some time now, but I
remember one early November eve, there was talk of snow on the
Parkway. Rob and I were so excited, we grabbed our pails and shovels,
and sped through the forest humming Frosty’s tune. When we arrived’
however, to our dismay, we found snow only on the trees, and then we
were told by the crowd that it was ice, not snow.
We stood there with our buckets swaying in the breeze, as the glacial
draft sliced effortlessly through our clothing. We didn’t want to look
stupid, so we scooped up some mud, mumbled something about science
class, and left.
We’ve become more adapted since then, though. I traded the Camaro
in for a sno-mobile, and Rob’s almost done reading “How To Build An
Igloo,” by S.K. Moe.
T^ town of Brevard is small, but Hendersonville and Ashville aren’t
too far away. But here’s what I’m confused about: Brevard Road isn’t
m Brevard, ^e Asheville Airport isn’t in Asheville, and the Blue Ridge
Parkway and ihe Blue Ridge Maii are miles apart. My favorite, though
is the Triangle Stop convenience store with the trapezoid on the sign. I
don’t get it.
I never really understood the concept of having two windows in the
Drive-thru at McDonalds. It’s not any quicker than the one-window
system, and usually, the person who takes your money runs down to the
next window and hands you your food. Does that make any sense to
you?
Last in my group of gripes is Dorm-life. Now, living in the third floor
doesn’t please me at all. It does keep me in shape, but the nose-bleeds
are awful. What upsets me most about it is that for so long, I thought the
girls who came upt o my room to see me were panting because they lov
ed me. I’m shattered.
The most intriguing part of Dorm-life is the plumbing. Now, here’s a
hot and cold water system activated by the flush of a toilet
Clever.
Some mornings, I think the dorm’s having a flush-a-thon, because I
• “nk odd-numbered rooms pro-
There'are'tol complain too much, so I guess I'll stop for now.
chaLfed “moticed or un-
by Pat Mellon