The Clarion
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Volume 77, Issue 15 Web Edition SERVING BREVARD COLLEGE SINCE 1935
Jan. 20, 2012
MLK Challenge
By Josh Mower
staff Writer
Thirty-nine BC students joined together for
the Martin Luther King Jr. Challenge day out
of sixty-two total volunteers. Other members
united from Rise and Shine Freedom School
and the Boys and Girls Club totaling forty-
nine student volunteers.
Volunteers served at nine service sites such
as Bread of Life, El Centro, The Haven and
others to accomplish the goal of completing
their challenge. Challenges consisted of
cutting vegetables for a soup kitchen,
preparing meals for local families, building
shelves for storage units and even sanitizing
toys at a daycare.
Jennifer Kerr (assistant director of The
Haven) said that the group she was over did
an excellent job organizing and constructing
in the short time they served. Eleven-year-old
Annabell Hulse from Rise and Shine Freedom
School said that her favorite part of the day
was ’’Well... pretty much everything!”
The Center for Multicultural Service
Initiatives planned the Challenge this year on
its 22 annual return. One hundred eighty six
hours of community service were performed
this year, which totals to a staggering
S1,348.50 that was given back to Transylvania
County through volunteering.
So if you missed out on the opportunity this
year to join next year is your year to step in
and serve as this years t-shirt says for “A Day
on... NOT a Day off.
End piracy
not liberty
By Olivia Fawcett
staff Writer
On Jan. 18 2012, Wikipedia and several
other major websites coordinated a service
blackout in protest to the bill SOPA (Stop
Online Piracy Act) and its sister bill, PIPA
(Protect IP Act).The SOPA bill was presented
to the House of Representatives on Oct. 26
2011 by Lamar S. Smith, and twelve other
bipartisan co-sponsors. If this bill is passed
then the internet will be changed dramatically.
Most of the power of SOPA will be given
to the entertainment industry to prevent the
downloading of music, movies and other
copyrighted materials. Through a partnership
with the US Department of Justice, the
industry will have the ability seek court
orders against websites accused of enabling
or facilitating copyright infringement.
Supporters of the bill are activist representing
the Motion Picture Association of America,
See 'SOPA,' page 2
Thea Dunn
Sara Mundhenke (CMSI coordinator) cuts fabric with Boys and Giris Club member
Heaven Chance to make blankets for those in need.
In this issue...
Campus News:
SGA
2
Comic by Caleb
2
CAB Corner
3
Brevard Scholarship
3
MLK Collage
4
New Athletic Director
5
Dirty Business
5
Arts & Life:
McCracken
6
The Black Keys: El Camino
7
Club Listings
8
Crossword
9
Sports:
Womens Basketball
10
Mens Basketball
11
Odds and Ends:
School Ski trip
12
Alcohol Awareness
12
Chiaroscuro Deadline
12