r L ARION
Brevard College, Brevard, N.C.
Wednesday, December 7, 1994
Volume 63 Number 3
What will four-year programs mean for campus life?
— by Tatyana Perry
Clarion Staff Writer
After ten years of discussion,
Brevard College is taking a huge step
into the future. The introduction of a
four year fine arts program has created
mixed feelings from the general student
populace, who have many questions
concerning this program.
Most feel that this is a good idea as
it will attract more people, increase
Brevard College’s reputation and make it
more diversified. However, other argue
that the school will favor the fine arts
major students. Others suggest that BC
would lose its reputation as an academic
college and only be known for its fine
arts program. Above all, they are
interested in knowing if the college staff
will become less strict on alcohol and
other violations.
I approached Steve Martin with
these question, and other, to get a basic
overview on what was going on. Martin
disagrees with the opinion that Brevard
will lose its academic standing, as he
claims that, although many courses they
are instituting are designed to support
the fine arts program, there will still be
a lot of emphasis on good, solid
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Student Spotlight:
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Sports
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academic courses. This is not to say that
fine arts courses are not academic,
Martin says, in some cases they are
more difficult than most classes. And as
Martin states “We are not willing to
sacrifice our reputation.”
Martin said the alcohol ban will
most likely not be lifted, but it was an
issue they needed to discuss. Students
argue now that since many students will
be of age to drink, they should be
allowed to drink on campus. However,
the majority of the students will not be
of age, and they have to make rules that
apply to the general student body. A
new rule about providing alcohol to a
minor will also be implemented next
year in accordance to the arrival of older
students. Martin also commented on the
fact that the government is putting more
pressure on most of the colleges and
universities to become substance-free,
which includes alcohol.
Another issue brought up was the
fear that the amount of drugs circulated
would increase with the introduction of
these students. Martin doesn’t feel that
there will be an increase, as he stated
that it is usually the freshmen that do
the experimenting and he feels that the
older students will, in most cases,
provide a good role model and in general
create a “more mature overall student
body.” Even if this is not always the
case, any drug abusers will eventually
be caught or they will flunk out, as
stated by Martin, and then their
influence will not be a lasting one.
Basically, the implementation of a
fine arts program means offering a
Bachelor of Arts in either music or art
and allows students to study for four or
five years. Especially in fine arts,
students tend to identify with one
teacher, or mentor, and as we have
excellent faculty here at BC, this will
work well for students.
Why the fine arts department? It
was chosen because it is believed to be
the strongest program at Brevard and
they figured they should go with their
strength. Martin say, “There are many
four year liberal arts schools, so we
want to offer a four year degree in
programs that students want so that they
can find employment after school.”
To help the fine arts major, new
courses and programs are being
developed. A common combination of a
major in fine arts and a minor in
business management has prompted the
school to offer that in a new course.
Many classes will be upgraded, but not
only to the advantage of the fine arts
students. They have decided to have a
Junior College diploma for wilderness
leadership, add another sociology class
in marriage and family and offer new
computer programs. All these things are
open to the general student body.
That is not the only effect it will
have on the students. There will be
more staff positions available to juniors
and seniors as residential assistants, and
any R.A.s currently working may want
to continue in the following years.
With all these new students, a plan
is needed to arrange the housing and
admissions for the arrival of more
students. First, Ross Hall will be
opening up in the fall semester for the
fine arts students, also, the policies
concerning living off campus state that
a student should be over 21 or in their
fifth semester A lot of students coming
next fall will be applicable and will be
granted permission if there is no real
reason to say no.
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