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Thursday, February 6, 1992 No. 8
Boiling Springs, North Carolina
Science Grant
The Janirv Foundation of Asheville
recently gave the GW Department of
Natural Sciences a match grant. The foun
dation promised $25,000 if the school can
raise $25,000.
The money is for purchasing lab equip
ment and will probably have the greatest
impact on Biology and Chemistry classes.
The department has two years to raise
the money, but they hope to have the
matching amount by the summer. If this
happens, the lab equipment could be in
place by the fall.
We plan to have more extensive coverage in the next
edition of The Pilot—ed.
Arrests Made
Santana Lagero Elliott, age 19, of Boiling
Springs, has been arrested and charged with
"larceny from a person," the victim being
Max Moser, age 72.
Moser had been walking the indoor
track of the LYCC when he was accosted by
three individuals and robbed of his billfold
and watch.
In a cooperative effort among Boiling
Springs, Shelby and GWC police, Elliott has
been charged with the crime, and the watch
has been recovered.
In consultation with the district attorney’s
office, officials are ready to bring charges
against two other individuals, ages 17 and 20.
None of the alleged participants are en
rolled at GWC.
David Helton, director of campus
security, described tentative plans for the
formation of a "Walking Bulldog" club, an
attempt to register exercisers at LYCC and
team them up as they walk.
Helton also indicates that there is a more
streamlined system for reaching his depart
ment. If you need help or need to report any
information, simply call ext. 401 from any
campus phone. If you are using a pay or off
campus phone, call 434-2361. A com
puterized voice will ask you for an extension;
simply press 401.
Taste of America
By Greg Carpenter
Staff Writer
One of the largest complaints of the stu
dent body concerns the cafeteria food, or
more specifically, the quality of the food.
Many students object to the lack of variety
and lack of taste which the food offers. Ray
Cooper, who manages the cafeteria, has
gone to great lengths to offer a wider variety
of different foods for the spring semester.
After returning from the holidays, stu
dents discovered a change in the foods of
fered in the cafeteria. One of the changes is
the addition of a pizza/pasta bar, available at
lunch and dinner. It offers a variety of pasta
and sauces, as well as a different type of
pizza each day.
Many students have reacted positively to
the addition. Senior pre-med student Tom
Nuzzi said, "I like the idea of a pasta bar."
He goes on to say that a variety of pasta must
be offered or students may tire of the idea.
Along with the pasta and pizza, a self-
serve hot bar offers a variety of foods.
Recent foods located on the bar include
tacos, french toast and chili. Omelets are
also offered on request.
Cooper promises to continue offering a
wide variety of foods, including foods un
familiar to students to add a little excitement
to the menu.
There are still students who wish to see
other foods offered in the cafeteria. To
those people. Cooper says that he likes to
hear suggestions made by the student body.
He also encourages students to ask the con
tent of the food, or if a student if unfamiliar
with a food, to ask what the food is.
It is hard to please everyone, especially
considering how many students must be fed
with this system. The large variety of foods
offered should appease the tastes of most
students.
Comments or suggestions concerning the
variety or quality of the food should be ad
dressed to Cooper.
Where in the World is Tanzania?
Kemerait Injured
Professor Don
Kemerait was
seriously injured in
an automobile acci
dent on Saturday,
January 25. He is in
Carolina Medical
Center in Charlotte.
According to a
memo from Dean Gil
Blackburn to faculty
and staff, the accident happened as
Kemerait was driving to his home in Golden
Valley. His automobile was struck on the
driver’s side by another vehicle.
Both Blackburn and Campus Minister
Burdette Robinson are encouraging the
Gardner-Webb community to remember
Kemerait and his family during the days
ahead.
Kemerait is a professor in the Broyhill
School of Management.
For more information, contact Dr. Keith
Griggs, Mildred Poston (in the dean’s of
fice), or Robinson.
College for Senior
Adults
On February 13, Gardner-Webb will take
a historic step. This is the date of the first
session of the College for Senior Adults.
Dean Gil Blackburn recently announced
the beginning of this program, which is
under the leadership of Nancy Bottoms.
"The purpose of the College for Senior
Adults," Blackburn said, "is to give citizens
over 55 a chance to enrich and expand them
selves intellectually, culturally, spiritually
and socially."
Classes offered during the first session
are 'The Great Depression to Desert Storm"
taught by Dr. Tony Eastman, and
"Economics: How Did We Get Into This
Mess and How Do We Get Out of It?,"
taught by Dr. Glerm Bottoms.
An intergenerational seminar is also
being offered in conjunction with the col
lege. 'The Former Soviet Union: Chaos or
Democracy?" is being held on Tuesday
afternoons beginning Feb. 11. Drs. Black
burn, David Yelton, Barry Hambright, An
thony Negbenebor and Bottoms will be
leading the group.
The non-credit courses are being offered
to the retired community free of charge for
the first semester. During following terms,
the seniors will be charged $60 tuition or
$100 per couple.
For more information on the College for
Senior Adults, contact Blackburn or Nancy
Bottoms.
By Kevin Walter
Staff Writer
As you know, scientists like to do experi
ments and to give tests. Well, three of the
science department faculty are planning to
do just that. The experiment will be a
simple one: as a matter of fact, many of you
will be tested if you are taking a class with
Professor Tom Enghsh, Drs. Tom Jones or
Les Brown.
These men will give their classes a world
map with certain spots labelled. Students
will have to identify these places. The areas
to be labelled are either places that you
should be familiar with or that you hear of
in the news a lot.
English said, "You’re going to live in this
world. You should have some idea what is
happening in it." He feels that every one
should know not only what is happening in
the world but also where the events are hap
pening. He added that we shouldn’t forget
about the other countries because they af
fect our lives as much as we affect their
lives.
English came up with the idea of giving
the test after thinking about a survey in "Na
tional Geographic" and from reading the
newspaper. He believes the test won’t take
more than 10 to 15 minutes of class time.
If the results turn out to be interesting,
he added, the department may repeat the
test every year. English has given this sur
vey to some Astronomy and Physics classes
in the past, and they had an accuracy rate
ranging from 50 to 80 percent.