Tuesday, April 30,1996
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Book Buybacks
Begin
Heidi Rodenbaugh
Asst. Editor
Have you been concerned about
the bookstore buying back your books?
Well, the CBA (College Bookstores of
America) will be extending their usual
buy back policy, even though they will
not be coming back next year. The new
organization that will be taking over has
! not been announced yet.
Textbooks that have been
adopted for the upcoming term will be
I purchased at 50% of the original retail
price if the following conditions are met:
-The textbook must be in saleable
condition.
- The stock cannot exceed course
requirements for the following term.
Textbooks that will not be used
next term, stock excess, or those
unacceptable for return due to condition
will be purchased at wholesale prices.
Returns are based on first come
first serve basis, so hurry and return
those books.
Student Ambassadors Represent Brevard at
Local School
Sarah Rogers
Staff Writer
The Brevard College Student
Ambassadors recently traveled to Pisgah
Forest Middle School to share with the
students there the different choices they
might make concerning their futures.
The purpose of the trip was to
influence these students to be excited
about attending college after high school.
The Student Ambassadors visited two
classes with about 50 students each,
telling them the importance of a major and
sharing their personal experiences.
Pete Rutski, a psychology major, spoke
to the children about research and
counseling jobs that interest him. Laura
Bratton, a radiology major, spoke to the
children about why she chose her major
and showed a video to help them better
understand. The students had many
questions about radiology because some
had family members suffering from
various types of cancer. Franklin Payne,
who went to the middle school, explained
to the students his physical education
major. He stressed the importance of
keeping in shape and how it helps a
person mentally as much as it does
physically. Amit Khemani, from India,
was certainly a favorite. The students
enjoyed spending time with an
international student and even asked him
to write their names on the chalkboard in
Hindu. Amit, a psychology and business
major, shared his plans to take over his
father’s business one day.
Other Ambassadors that attended
were Eric Hall, President of the Student
Ambassadors, Chris Buchanan, Manny
Okawa, and Chris Peterson.
The Brevard College students
benefited from this simation in a variety of
ways. They received Project Inside Out
hours and, more importantly, were able to
share their different career choices with
the kids. Rick Whiten,Director of
Admissions, stated, “This service project
enabled our group to give back to the
community and raised each individual
Student Ambassador’s self esteem”. The
service project turned out to be such a
success that another may be planned for
the near future.
Anyone interested in becoming a
Student Ambassador should contact Rick
Whiten. Candidates should have good
character and excellent communication
skills. Duties include touring prospective
students and offering a student’s
viewpoint of Brevard College, talking
with families, helping campus projects,
and aiding the Alumni and Academic
Dean, Charles Teague.
Brevard Students to Study in England
Robinson’s
Bar-B-Que
Cuts Back Hours
Rhonda L. Parker
Staff Writer
Robinson’s Bar-B-Que is cutting back
!■». on its hours for the remainder of the
» spring semester and for the summer.
Dennis Robinson said that the fact
: that students are not using their meal
^ cards prompted his decision to change the
hours. “There are a lot of students who
-. have never used their meal cards, and
they need to do so before the end of the
semester.”
Students who have not used their
meal cards at Robinson’s before have a
$25 account with the restaurant. If this
money is not used, the restaurant loses
the money.
Hours for Robinson’s Bar-B-Que are
as follow: Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday, 11 am-2; 30pm and 4:30pm-7pm;
and the Tuesday cookout from Ham to
5pm. Rainday for Tuesday cookouts is
Thursday.
Heidi Rodenbaugh
Asst. Editor
Laura Bratton and Pete Rutski
will be going to Oxford next semester.
There might be a new exchange program
here at Brevard College, and they are the
testers to see if the idea will be repeated
in the future.
It all began with Pete, who was
very interested in the idea of going to
school at Oxford. Soon afterwards, he
talked to the president, and they both sent
in a resume and went through a few
meetmgs with President Bertrand and Dr.
Teague. The idea was approved a few
weeks later.
On September 16, Pete and
Laura will be starting classes at
Westminster College in Oxford, England.
They both will take four three-hour
courses in the Michealmas (fall
semester). The college is highly known
for theology and complimentary
programs. Laura will be taking classes
such as English, Religion and Geography.
The school itself is about the
same size as Brevard. The amount that it
costs is equivalent to Brevard tuition,
even though students must pay all other
expenses.
On December 6, Laura and Pete
will remrn to the United States and will
be graduating in the spring.
Pete Rutski and Laura Bratton will spend their fall in England.
(Photo by J. Ostendorff)