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The Clarion Serving the Brevard College community since 1935 Volume 71, Issue 2 September 23, 2005 Brevard welcomes new faculty by Risa Dimind Staff Writer There are several new faculty members at Brevard College this year. Their colorful and diverse histories will hopefully bring fresh ideas to our school. There is a new face in almost every department. Drew Brennan, who works in the WLEE department, grew up in Rochester, Minne sota surrounded by the adventurous out doors. Brennan placed emphasis on the importance of community in Brevard and was impressed when the WLEE students and faculty made it a point to meet him and his family face-to-face. “1 find great value,” says Brennan, “in the way that the WLEE program has en deavored in recent years to integrate a phi losophy of experiential education and wil derness leadership studies.” It was what set the WLEE department apart from many similar programs in the country. Drew Brennan moved cross-country with his wife Thalia and son Luke. They’re excited to experience a different culture and to explore the surrounding natural land scape. Prior to Brevard College, Brennan taught for Oregon State University’s Cas cade Campus and their Outdoor Recreation Leadership Tourism degree program. He has also taught at Central Oregon Community College, Prescott College in Arizona, and St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN. He graduated from St. John’s University in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in Psy chology. Brennan also completed gradu ate studies at Mankato State University and St. Mary’s University. Currently, he is completing work with Oregon State Uni versity. Dr. Robert Cabin, who works in the Ecological and Environmental studies de partment, was bom in Columbus, Ohio but grew up in Massachusetts and California. His favorite things about Brevard, so far, are the students and the setting. He’s mar ried to Anne Meijers, has one son Paul, 2, and is expecting his second child in the spring. Cabin taught as a visiting assistant professor at Kenyon College in Ohio, did a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Paranormal Society now a BC club by Stephanie McCall Staff Writer The next time you hear an odd noise in your dorm, you may need to call the Para normal Society. The idea for a club that investigates paranormal phenomena was hatched in April of last year, when students Jess DesRochers and Jonathan Paige started hearing tales about the haunting of Ross Hall. Soon they were “wading knee deep through deeds, photos, and information about the Zachary family, the original own ers of the land”, according to the Brevard College Paranormal Society executive board (BCRPS). This developed into “quite a hobby”, and by the end of the year, Paige and DesRochers were working with a team of six people interested in paranormal re search. But just what is paranormal, any way? The BCRPS executive board quotes Joshua P. Warren, founder of the L.E.M.U.R. paranormal research team here in NC. He says, “the prefix para means beyond, so “the term refers to studying any events beyond the realm of normal occurrences.” As to what is normal, he de fines it as “any phenomenon that can be satisfactorily explained by known and widely accepted physical laws and stan dards.” According to the executive board, “North Carolina is supposedly one of the most paranormally active states in the coun try.” Therefore, the society has several places they can choose to visit to collect research, such as the Devil’s Circle or Brown Mountain Lights. However, they see Paranormal, page 9 A new year brings new construction by Zach Browning Staff Writer The project to join the Beam Adminis tration Building and the Moore Science is finally underway. The new annex will provide the sci ence department with some new lab space. Four new labs will be added to include a large chemistry lab, a new biology lab, and two other labs for general use. President Drew Van Horn stated that these Construction seen from projects around the academic quad. campus are “all phio i>» mn p»-n positive signs of growth,” McCarroll construction got the build ing permit from the city at the beginning of August. Since the project began workers have run into a few problems. They first had to relocate some utility lines that were underground, and then discovered the soil at the site wasn’t fit to build on. They had see Construction, page 3 Inside: Arts & Life 6 Ask Tex 5 Faculty Spotlight 8 Movie reviews 7 Music review 6 News 2 Opinion 4 Sports 10
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