Volume 67: Issue 4
Brevard College
For hearts and minds as large as the mountains.
Tuesday, February 17,1998
Long Term Face Lifts Reconstruct Brevard College
by Lisa Jarrett
When one looks around the
Brevard College campus today, he or she
will notice the changes beginning to take
place. One can see by the cars parked
anywhere, including Hardee’s, that
Brevard College is growing. Now, the
college has a master plan to accommo
date its growing popularity.
As reported by staff writer,
Tracy Rose, in the January 26,1998, edi
tion of the Transylvania Times, Presi
dent Bertrand states, “’The overall plan
by the year 2010 is to have a campus
with facilities and a landscape that su
perbly serve our mission of being a su
perb teaching liberal arts college that of
fers a variety of distinctive programs tai
lored to the needs of the 21"' century
(lA).
One change is the elimination
of so many cars. In the new master plan,
all of the parking will be pushed to the
edges of campus. New foot paths will be
made to encourage more pedestrian
movements on campus. According to
Bertrand, the main entrance will receive
a face lift. Only some visitor parking will
The Paul Porter Performing Arts Center under construction
remain at this mam entrance:” live on campus, these renovations could
In order to accommodate not come soon enough. At this tme,
t 1 ira/i residences are being built to house stu-
s«de„.s ,he co ege ha, 1„ ked
„ the mcrease -The new 12-person nniB will
moment, there are 687 studen
Brevard College. After the new facili- up
ties have been put into place, Brevard
College should be able to house 900
students with about 1000 students at
tending.
According to students who
walls, gardens, multi-use facilities, and
kayak and bicycle stands’” (1OA). This
description sounds much better than
the dormitories at the moment.
The parking and dormitories
are not the only things changing at
Brevard College. The following
changes are being organized; comple
tion of Paul Porter Center for Perform
ing Arts, renovation of Moore Science,
additions to Jones Library, changes to
Taylor Hall to hold seminar rooms and
offices. Bam Theatre renovation with
the help of Brevard Little Theatre, addi
tion to Myers Dining Hall or a food ser
vice facility, and Track and tennis courts
moving to east campus. Also, East
campus will hold a practice soccer field,
softball field, satellite field office, and
renovation of parts of the Boshamer
Gym. A s we move into the 2 P'century,
Brevard College is not going to be left
behind!
Calling All Thespians!
^ to been chosen as of yet, so if you
have any suggestions feel free to of
fer them up. The Drama Club will,
among other activities, assist in the
building and painting of sets for the
Brevard College productions.
Pay attention to fliers around
campus and in your mailbox to find
out when the next meeting is. If you
have to, ask Bob; he doesn’t really bite.
This venture can be a wonderful op
portunity for people to become in
volved with the theater. Even if you
have never been on a stage or never
care to be, there are many other as
pects of theater that you can lear
about and become active i"-
Brevard College has never had mention and to
a Drama Club. That is about to change, just a few thing
Brevard College Theatre Arts instructor exp ■
Robert White and several students met ^ A call
one evening during the first week in e ^ to all thespians to help
raary to begin the organization o a c u creative, and come to a meet-
,ha, w,ll be open to all smdents w,th a outbecrea
general interest in theatre arts. No name
!
Fhoto by: Kim ^chape
faculty Advisor Robert White
IVew dorm constniction
Support Brevard College’s Lit. Mag.!!
Chiaroscuro, Brevard College’s, literary
magazine is still accepting art, prose, poetry, and
photographic submissions for the annual Chiaroscuro
Literary and Art Contest. Winners will receive fame
and a plaque. The deadline is February 28, 1998.
Students and faculty are encouraged to drop off
submissions with Jamie Tomasello 5767-G, Walter
Hackett 5591-B, or Ralph Hamlett.