April 23,2003
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Dean West AppointedPresId^
of Huntingdon College
-bySaraHurtt, staff wnter- it was time for him to move on with a
. better position ” stated Tyler Lyon.
On Februa^ 27 2003 it was an- Feelings are best summan/ed by
nounced that Cam West, Vice Presi- Kelsey Stoker “Me is sad,” she said
dent of Student Life and Dean of with a sniffle to hold back her tears
Students, was appointed the new In the official press release an-
President of Huntingdon College in nouncing West’s departure President
Montgomery, AL. West will be replac- Van Horn commented, “I appreciate
mg Dr. Wanda D. Bigham who is re- what has been accomplished under
tirmg after being President of Dean West’s leadership and believe
Huntingdon College smce 1993. Of that our new Dean will benefit from
the 43 candidates, our very own Dean the foundation which has been laid.”
West received the job. Whoever fills the position after
West has been a member of the West leaves has a large role to fill. West
Brevard College community for sev- was a leader of tiiis school who ac-
eral years. West worked as chief en- complished many great things, and
rollment officer for two years before will be sorely missed by many Brevard
becoming Vice President of Student College students and faculty.
Life and Dean of Students in 1999,
and Director of Church Relations in
2001.
“You always see him interacting
with students,” said one freshman,
which went on to say, “He has been
at just about every home basketball
game this season. It’s really great to
see that kind of pride from an admin
istrator.”
Many students share these senti
ments. Freshman Eric Johnson said,
“He was a good man and had a strong
love for Brevard College and will be
missed.”
There are students who did not
have as close a relationship with West
as others, but still wish him good luck.
“I didn’t know the guy like I wish I
had known him, but I understand that
Study -continued from page 4-
your questions. Chances are, how
ever, that you will receive useful ad
vice.
Finally should you cram for an
exam? You should do so only as a
last resort, remembering that if you
need to cram it is too late to learn
everything! Instead, be selective.
Cramming leaves little time to pro
cess ideas in depth so focus mainly
on basic concepts, terminology, or list
that can be memorized. And, because
time is very short, study first those
ideas which you strongly expect to be
covered on the exam.
In addition, having a good night’s
sleep and proper food is an advan
tage in the recall of information.
SGA Officers 2003-04
-by Lark McMillan, staff writer-
Have you ever wondered who the
people in charge of die Student Gov
ernment Association are? Here are
brief looks at the newly elected offic
ers for the 2003-2004 school year:
Elliot McKenzie, President. Elliot
is a junior majoring in Organizational
Leadership. After graduating from
Brevard, he wants to attend seminary,
where he can receive the necessary
education to follow his dream of be
coming a pastor.
Elliot is a former member of the
Cross Country and Track teams and
currentiy serves as Assistant Cross
Country Coach at Brevard High
School. He is also a member of Cam
pus Crusade and the Judicial Board.
Elliot is a Peer Advisor in Taylor Hall.
He is also gaining job experience by
helping with the Brevard Community
Church Youth Group.
Elliot is excited to serve as SGA
president in the upcoming year. He
says, “I believe the students, faculty,
and staff of Brevard College are what
make Brevard College so special, and
something in which I want to be a
part. There is a lot of good in Brevard
College, but also things that need to
be changed. As the SGA president, I
promise to do my best in making
changes for the better of the college,
working along with students, faculty,
and staff”
Elliott McKenzie, SGA President
photo by Kristy Mayfield
Vinny Wong, Vice President.
Vincent is a sophomore majoring in
Integrated Studies with an emphasis
in Pre-Law and Political Science, and
possibly a minor in History. He hopes
to attend Law School and one day
aims to practice law or serve in a pub
lic office.
Vinny is a member of the Debate
Society and will be an officer in that
organization next year. He is also
planning on being a Peer Advisor in
Green Hall next year. Aside from
doing that, he is working with a few
other people to found to new organi
zations at Brevard—^Young Demo-
-SGA continued page 14-
Historial Walking Tour of Brevard College
-by Katie Goetz, staff writer-
Eric Stribling, a senior and double
niajor of History and Wilderness
Leadership, gave a walking tour of the
Brevard campus on Wednesday, April
2.
The tour, part of his senior project
on the social history of Brevard Col
lege in the sixties, described the many
changes the students and campus ex
perienced through time, wars, and ad-
v^ancements. Stribling offered new
and interesting information about
Brevard College and its history, from
the original infirmary being donated
the family of a nurse who died in
^'^^^WII to a sit-in students held on the
President’s Lawn in protest.
Stribling gathered much of his in
formation through researching old
newspapers and yearbooks and is the
^t to write this type of history on
Brevard College. “I learned a lot more
about what people were actually think-
'’^8 instead of just dates and events,”
says Stribling. He says the idea of
researching Brevard College came to
him as he and a friend were reading
about old clubs Brevard College used
to have firom the 1940’s through 1980’s
in the SGA office. As we continue to
grow as a college and community, may
we remember Brevard’s history and
all it has made possible today? Thanks
Eric, for your contribution.
Walking Tour Fun Facts
The area around MG and the aca
demic quad used to be a baseball field.
A'building known as Spencer Hall
used to stand where the parking lot
in front of Taylor Hall is now.
The firont wall was actually built by
students who gathered the stones
form the Davidson Rn^er in 1936.
During WWI, Brevard was trans
formed into an officer’s school and
later held a flight school that trained
soldiers for WWII.
A lily pond used to lie between Beam
Hall and Jones Hall. As a tradition,
students were thrown in on their
birthdays. But a few decades ago,
some students liked to pour kerosene
in the pond, light it, and watch the
blaze. Because of this, the pond was
removed.
Because of a check donated by the
alumni during the 1970’s that read “30
ft trees,” the president was forced to
plant full grown trees in between MG
and Taylor Hall creating what Stribling
describes as “instant forest.”
The writer of our school
in WWII.
Some theories:
Francis Ross- the faculty member
Ross Hall IS named for
The Zachary Family-who originally
built the building
People from the confederate hos
pital that used to reside on the hill
Native Americans who once used
the hill for ceremonial purposes
What do you think?
For more information see the article
on Ross Hall on the new Sesquitennial
Website.
song died
.\n alleged g^ost haunts Ross Hall, the
oldest building on campus. The sec
ond stage of Ross Hall was completed
in 1922. Who is the ghost?