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Volume 81, Issue 17 VJeb Edition
SERVING BREVARD COLLEGE SINCE 1935
January 20, 2016
VOR applications due Friday, Ian. 22
By Jessica Wiegandt
staff Writer
EC’s interdisciplinary river program, known
as Voice of the Rivers, will be led on the Broad
River this summer, with applications due Jan.
22. The WLEE and English departments have
joined, with Clyde Carter and John Padgett as
the two respective professors leading the trip.
VOR is an opportunity for 10-12 BC students
to paddle a river from source to sea. The expedi
tion is set to last 20 days this summer. Carter
said for this summer’s expedition, over 300
miles will be paddled in both canoe and kayak
from the headwaters in Chimney Rock, North
Carolina, to the Atlantic Ocean in Columbia,
South Carolina, exiting through the Charleston
Harbor.
“This will be my fourth VOR expedition
to lead,” Carter said. “I enjoy VOR for many
reasons. VOR offers the most pure form of in
terdisciplinary study that I have experienced.”
The courses offered for VOR will count
for students’ LINC credit. Students must take
at least one LINC course during time at BC
to graduate, earning six credit hours for two
courses related to one another.
Carter will be teaching WLE 190K, River
Expedition. According to Carter, the focus of
the course will be on outdoor traveling and
living skills, leadership skills and group dynam-
John Padgett and Clyde Carter at the VOR
information booth Jan. 14.
ics. He also hopes to focus on the benefits of
exploring rivers.
Padgett will be teaching ENG 220K, which
is titled Carolina Creations; Fiction, History,
Poetry and Song. “I’m really excited about
this course, I am looking to incorporate a lot
of Appalachian stories and song,” Padgett said,
“’We’ll be doing some singing during the trip.”
An information booth was set up during lunch
hours in the entranceway to the Caf on Jan.
14, with students able stop by and speak with
the professors for the upcoming trip. Several
past participants were also at the booth, able to
Campus nurse announces new BC
health clinic services now available
By Sam Blakley
Editor in Chief
Beginning next Tuesday, Jan. 26, EC’s Cam
pus Nurse Pat Clackler will be able to perform
any additional tests needed to determine the
treatment course of an illness, in Stamey in the
Nurse’s clinic, under the supervision of an MD.
In the past, health services have referred
patients to our local Urgent Care for additional
tests if someone presented with symptoms of
strep throat, the flu, mononucleosis, urinary
tract Infection, etc. Now, patients can be seen
between the hours of 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on
Tuesdays to receive this advanced service for
a small fee, cash only. During this window, a
MD from Urgent Care will be available to com
municate as needed with the nurse for tests or
prescribe medication. Results of the test(s) will
be sent to the MD provider, which is through
the Sister’s of Mercy Urgent Care who will, in
turn, prescribe medication as needed.
The fee to access this service is $10 and an
additional $5 fee for each test used to determine
course of treatment will be added. The only
test that is not $5 is the Flu test, which is $10.
“That’s less than most co-pays,” said Clackler.
The intention of the service is to lower costs
of care for our BC members by reducing visits
to the Urgent Care Clinic for such tests and
prescriptions when seen by an Urgent Care MD.
“We want to help as much as we can,” Clackler
said. “We hope this service will encourage
answer questions about past experiences and
time spent on VOR.
Senior Julie Kroll was a part of the 2015
VOR expedition, which paddled 303 miles
of the Savannah River. “It’s definitely a trip
I’d recommend to anyone,” Kroll said, “You
go boating, meet new people and learn some
really great things from the professors you’re
with. It’s something everyone should try to
experience here.”
Kroll said she was excited to help at the
booth to be able to talk with those interested
in going on VOR. She said it would allow her
the chance to convince others to experience
nature in the supportive community that forms
during the trip.
“I love the camaraderie that develops with the
team as we travel. I love the variety of people
we meet along the river and their stories.”
Carter said, “We purposefully try to meet as
many people as we can who live, work and
care about the river. We listen to their stories
and then share our story to anyone interested.”
An email from Carter was sent out on Jan.
7 containing the application for students to
fill out by Jan. 22. Once the deadline arrives,
participants will be chosen by Feb. 5. From
there, the members of the 2016 VOR team will
begin training and bonding to spend 20 days
this summer navigating the Broad River.
Pat Clackler (right) speaks to a BC student.
you to use health services on campus.” In the
email announcing the change, Clackler hints at
the addition of another day or time slot to the
Wellness center weekly calendar.
Clackler asks all students, faculty, and staff
to “Please remember I am available at no cost
for any health care or health consultation needs
you have on Tuesdays 8:00-4:00 and Thursdays
8:00-4:30.”