Expanding to Bigger and Better Horizons
by Paul Zinke
Brevard is certainly growing
and expanding as it transforms from a
preparatory two year school to a full four
year school. The college is undergoing
some definite changes, including brand
new housing for students. These excep
tional new developments are expected
to be Brevard College’s best housing
facilities.
Most of the construction is due
to be finished on the first of August, af
ter which fliere will be a walk through
inspection of the grounds. The architect
firm who designed the apartments is
Lord, Aeck, and Sargent based in At
lanta, Georgia. Each apartment will have
its own private garden, bike rack, and
kayak rack. That is only the outside.
Inside, students will find air-
conditioned rooms, fully supplied kitch
ens, living rooms, quality bed rooms, and
hook-ups for cable, telephones, and
Intemet access. Furnishings will be com
plete with each studept having a bed,
desk, chair, and dresser. A wardrobe in
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additions the college has in mind for
the next 10 years, Brevard College will
continue to increase its appeal and size.
Workers survey the remaining work for the North Village.
each room will make up for the lack
of closet space. The only closet avail
able is the in the front hall. The fiimi-
ture is expected to all be made of hard
wood, contemporary style with an
antique finish.
The eight building complex ■
will be able to house 94 students and
2 PAs. The college believes that all of
the rooms will be able to be used and
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[The skeletons of Brevard’s future.
photos by Jamie Tomasello
Author Instructs Workshop
by Lisa Jarrett
A writing workshop was held
on April 18 and April 25. C. Shana
Greger, an author and illustrator of
children’s literature, was the instructor.
She illustrated the book The Boy who
Spoke Colors, and she is the author and
illustrator of books such as The Fifth and
Final Sun.
On the first Saturday, she fo
cused mainly on the aspects of where one
should start with his or her ideas and how
to find a publisher. She even took the
work that people had to read and of
fered pointers. The second Saturday
she held a more intense workshop not
only for the writers but the artists as
well.
Greger covered the aspects
of writing and illustration very well.
She brought her prior experience of
writing and the pubhshing world to the
Writing Center to help those who hold
an interest in writing or illustrating
books for children.
filled next semester. These buildings
are much roomier than the old dorms,
and with many more amenities. Dean
Martin added “I think they (the stu
dents) are going to be amazed. These
are going to be beautiful with lots
of space.”
With the addition of these new
buildings the incentive to come to
Brevard College is great. And with the
[Work on the back of the Village.
Pomp and Circumstance
by Vivian Rivers
As a former graduate of Brevard College, I know first hand what it is
like to walk down the sidewalk under the Bell Tower on the way to receiving my
first college degree. The jitters in the stomach are still there when I thmlf about
strolling across the stage and out of Brevard in to another school and another
town. This year, the jitters will be the same for these graduates just as they were
before mine.
According to Ray Fisher, the guest speaker for this year’s graduation
will be Dr. Michael Mahoney from Princeton University and associate of Dr.
Don Scarborough. There will be approximately one hundred graduates; the num
bers will probably change after exams and grades come in for the semester. The
degrees that will be given out this year are the Associate of Fine Arts, Associate
of Arts, Associate of Science, Junior College Diploma, Bachelor of Fine Arts in
Music and Art, and for the first time in the school’s history, Bachelor of Arts in
Environmental Studies. In the near future, Brevard hopes to have graduates with
BA’s in Enghsh, Interdisciplinary Studies, Wilderness Education, History, and
many others added to the ciurent hst.
As the graduates put on their caps and gowns this year and line up to
take that anticipated joumey, I, along with many other former graduates, still
take that walk with them in our minds. It is an accomphshment that deserves
recognition. The entire staff of the Clarion would like to say, “Congratulations!”
to all die graduates for a hard job well done and wish them the best of luck in the
future whether it be here at Brevard or at another institution!