September 21, 2007 \ The Clarion
NEWS
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AEC is for everyone
by Emily Clark
Business Manager
Talking
peace
by Carrie Brown
Staff Writer
Last Friday, September 14,
2007, peace talks were held
between the President of
Sudan, the Pope, and the
Premier of Italy. InDarfur, Sudan
a genocide has been taking
place since February 2003.
Genocide can be defined as
any act with the intent to
destroy, in whole or in part, a
national, ethnic, racial, or
religious group. Millions of
people have been killed,
displaced, or are starving in
refugee camps.
The genocide is taking place
because of a conflict between
rebel groups and the Sudan
government. Sudan’s president
Omar A1 Bashir has continually
denied any affiliation with rebel
groups or Sudan militia
inflicting genocide tactics on
the people of Darfur
The United States of America
has recognized the fact that the
conflict happening in Darfur,
Sudan is genocide. The peace
talks were held to coincide with
U.N. peace talks hoping to
bring about a cease fire. There
have been two cease fires since
the genocide began in
February 2003 and both were
ignored.
Welcome
to
Gauleyfest!
by Jacob Roland
Staff Writer
Gauley Fest occurs at the end
of every September and is the
world’s largest kayaking event.
Last year, over 5,000 people
joined the festivity. The festival
started in 1983 by the locals of
the Gauley River to stop a
hydroelectric project that
would have put an end to
Gauley’s world class rapids.
The festival will feature boat
races, playboat competitions,
live music, food vendors, beer
and a massive whitewater
marketplace including boats,
boat accessories, and outdoor
gear The Gauley Fest raises
hundreds of thousands of
dollars each year for American
Whitewater to put the money
towards improving and
protecting the access of rivers
nationwide .The action takes
place in West Virginia’s
Veterans Memorial State Park a
typically quiet place that gladly
makes room their annual
September crowd.
As this semester goes by,
eventually students will start
studying for tests. The
Academic Enrichment Center
(AEC) is open to everyone who
needs peace and quiet to do
homework, study, or tutoring.
Shirley E. Arnold, the Director
of the AEC has been here since
2002. She says how the “AEC
provides a place for all Brevard
College students to enrich their
academic needs and offers an
alternate place to study.”
The AEC was first estabhshed
in the spring of 2005, when it
was decided to combine all the
departments into one building.
The AEC offers free tutoring for
most department areas, and if
there is a group who wants to
study together all they have to
do is reserve a room. It has been
a huge help to many students
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by Ben Goff
News Editor
The yellow pennants flying
from the roof of the dining hall
this week are not festive
decorations, but a safety
measure to prevent workers
from falling as they work to
replace the roof
According to Director of
Food services John Crowe, the
work will be going on for
approximately a month, and will
involve scraping off 30 years
of roofing tar and replacing it
with fresh material.
Only a portion of the roof is
being replaced; the raised roof
over the main dining hall will
not be replaced at this time, but
will most likely be replaced in
the near future.
and a great place to get
homework done.
This year we welcome
Tommasanne Lambert to the
AEC staff. She previously
interned here at Brevard
College in the counseling
center, and is now the Director
of Career Exploration and
Development.
Free tutoring is offered
Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m. to
9:00 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m to 4:00
p.m., and Sunday 6:00 p.m. to
9:00 p.m. The following
subjects are available to those
who are interested in free
tutoring: Math, English,
psychology, communications,
history, Spanish, Chemistry,
Biology, and writing. For more
information on the specific
tutoring times visit the AEC.
According to Crowe, the
repair work being done is not
related to the recent instillation
of new AC units or the dripping
from the AC vents in the main
dining hall
Interested in
Criminal Justice?
The Clarion
is looking for
a reporter
to cover the
campus security
beat.
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Looking for a way to get involved?
Join the Brevard College Business
Club!!
Meetings every Thursday in MG 113
@ 8:45pm
Repairs to cafeteria