FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1999
3 CAMPUS LIFE
Warming up to an Icy Presentation
Ryan Murphy
Slides of soaring glaciers, crystal
blue skies, and wildlife galore
filled Dunham Auditorium,
Thursday, February 4“", as
Brevard students sat entranced
by Dean Klein’s “Living on Ice —
Living in Antarctica,” a free
program sponsored by Twister
Productions and the Brevard
College Outing Club. Klein, a
computer and satellite communi
cations expert from Brevard, is
employed by the Antarctic
Support Association, a company
affiliated with the National
Science Foundation.
Having taken four Antarctic
expeditions over a two-year span,
Klein is planning to return to the
Land of Frozen Ice on the 15 th of
this month. He will return to
Brevard sometime in October.
However, prior to his departure to
a land he dearly loves and boasts
about, Klein did find the time to
acquaint Brevard students with
the beauty of the Antarctic. To
sum the evening up, the program
was fascinating.
Klein’s numerous slides
of scenery and wildlife were
incredible. Penguins, seals, and
whales abounded. Equally
interesting was Klein’s informa
tion regarding protection of these
creatures. For instance, Klein
stated that no physical contact
may be made with the Antarctic
creatures without prior legal
permit, a document not easily
acquired. Rules for obtaining a
permit are very strict, and if
tourists decide to make physical
contact with any of the wildlife
without a permit, “they are sent
back home.”
Klein is decidedly in
favor of these rules and regula
tions because they set forth
protections for these creatures.
However, Klein also sees the
need for Antarctica to serve as a
tourist attraction on a “small”
scale. Primary to him is well
preserving the land for the
wildlife that live there. Klein
made it abundantly clear how
much he appreciates the wildlife
and how he respects these
creatures for the ways in which
they have adapted to living in
such a harsh environment. Klein
strongly believes that man has no
right to endanger these beings.
Immersion
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Experiential Education majors.
Others may choose to never
leave pavement again. However,
in either event, there is no doubt
that all will have gained innumer
able lessons applicable to many
aspects of life. These 14 stu
dents, having truly immersed
themselves into both education
and experience, will have been
enriched by an outstanding and
remarkable semester, one they will
often and fondly reflect upon.
Bored? Don’t Just Sit There Do Something About it
Brian Hemel
Bored? Want something
interesting to do? Do you like
children? If the answer to any of
these questions is “yes,” then go
see Linda Helms in the Center
for Service Learning in Coltrane
Commons.
In just the past few
months, Mrs. Helms has
motivated 12 Brevard College
students to become “real”
members of the community,
members who make a “real”
difference. Known as the After
School Team, these students plan
to participate at the Jenkins
Community Center on Carver
Street in Brevard. At the Center,
these 12 students will interact
with Brevard youth by playing
games, tutoring, and reading
stories to elementary and middle
school students who attend the
Center after school each day.
According to the After
School Team, the rewards of
sharing their interests and talents
will make it worthwhile. For
Leigh Ann Collins, a freshman
here at BC who “wants to get
involved with the community,”
being a role model to these
children and giving them
someone to look up to is
something she is sure will give
her a tremendous sense of
accomplishment. Most of all,
Leigh Ann plans on enjoying
playing outside with the adoles
cents, tutoring them, and
creating arts and crafts projects
with them.
For Brevard College
freshman Jarvis Broom, the
After School Team will give him
an opportunity to make a real
difference in someone else’s
life. Jarvis not only wants to
teach the students to look
forward to life in a positive way,
but he hopes to learn from them
as well.
The After School Team,
led by Selome Bekure, will be
helping out at the Jenkins
Community Center several days
this semester. Additionally,
Amanda Jacobs, student coordi
nator for Moving Mountains.
will organize a service day when
Brevard College volunteers will
plant flowers and shrubs at the
Center.
So, snap out of that
boredom, do something interest
ing for a change, and help some
terrific kids. Go see Linda
Helms in the Center for Service
Learning in Coltrane Commons
or call her on extension 8275.