clarion
Brevard College, Brevard, N.C.
Monday, February!?, 1995
Volume 64 Number 1
old That Door...
Lara S. Sweet
Clarion Asst. Editor
; "Hold that door, please!", is heard
■ if you sit in Beam and Jones Lobbies.
'■'The reason this phrase has become so
popular is because security locks have
jeen placed on the doors.
Students in Beam dormitory have
had security doors since the beginning
of the school year and have had time to
get used to and form an opinion on the
doors. Mark Casson, a Resident Assis
tant in the basement of Beam says,
"The doors don’t work because they
have to be propped open because of the
laundry room in the basement. A
solution would be to have the doors to
the individual halls unlocked during
visitation." A major complaint of the
students in Beam is women cannot visit
women on women halls because they
need a separate key to get into that hall.
*The same applies to the men in the
dormitory.
Most students in Beam agree that
the doors are a good idea and realize
that it is designed to protect them, but
I they say it is ridiculous to need three
keys to get into one building.
Jones dormitory has had the
security doors since Christmas break.
"The doors are a pain in the neck now,
but they will just take some time getting
used to," Linda Griffith, the Resident
Director of Jones said. When asked
whether the security doors worked to
her advantage, Linda said, "Oh, yes. 1
think they do! I saw a man in a suit just
walk up the stairs before we had the
doors. That could have been danger
ous. "
The students of Jones generally
like the security doors of this all female
dormitory. Anna Vanderwerf said, "I
think the doors are good because it
prevents community people from getting
in the dorms. It also prevents people
who might hurt someone from getting
in."
As with any change, it takes time
getting used to. Some change is for the
best, and some change really creates
more problems than it is worth. So
while you are deciding which change is
good and which change is bad, "Hold
that door, please!" But for Residents in
Beam Dormitory, you won’t have to
hold the door much longer because it
has been decided that the doors to the
individual halls will be kept open during
visitation.
Tn This Issue
Pulp Fiction Movie
Review . . . . . . . ... pg- 5
Flu Epidemic ... . . . pg 6
B.C. Student plays
Bagpipes . . . . . . . . . . pg 8
New Staff of B.C. . . . pg 3
Sports
pg 7
Editorials . . ... . . . • Pg 2
Green Hall Drug Raid
Jon Ostendorff
Clarion Asst. Editor
On Wedensday, January 18th, at
1:30 pm the fire alarm rang in Green
Hall. After the evacuation two drug dog
teams entered the building and began
their search. A total of six students
were caught in the bust. None of them
have been suspended. One student has
withdrawn, one has chosen to live off
campus, and the other four have recei
ved sanction hours and fines. Chris
Pideck, the student who has withdrawn,
said "I was presented with three options
by Steve Martin. 1. suspension, 2. with
drawal, and 3. work for Steve Woodson
by turning in a list of names of other
students who are involved in drug activ
ity." The first and second options have
been confirmed by Steve Martin. How
ever, Martin said that Pideck’s third
option was only to assist Campus Life.
Martin could not elaborate on how
Pideck would assist the department.
A search of this magnitude is a
rare thing at Brevard College. Steve
Woodson said that during his career
here he has never completely searched
a whole dormitory. According to Steve
Martin, this type of drug raid only takes
place when probable cause is evident.
Martin said the probable cause for this
raid was an anonymous call from the
parent of a student that was offered
drugs in Green Hall. Woodson said the
main objective of the raid was to catch
dealers. He hopes the action will deter
drug use on campus and said that
students can expect a "more aggressive
campaign against drug use."