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Jones loves to teach
Many men throughout his
tory seem to have the answers to
everything—Aristotle, Socrates,
Einstein and Gardner-Webb Uni
versity’s Prof. Tom Jones.
If Jones doesn’t already know
the answer to any question you
ask him, he makes it a priority to
find out.
“I had Dr. Jones for environ
mental biology, and he is one of
those teachers that knew every
thing about everything,” said John
Harris, senior religious studies
major from Marion.
Alumni Stacie Reichert
agrees.
“Dr. Jones is a pretty smart
guy,” said Reichert. “He has a
unique intelligence. You can ask
him a question on almost any
subject, and he knows something
about it or will find it out.”
See BIOLOGY, page 5
Scrapbook store open
Sometimes a hobby can turn
into something much more.
For Mary Ruth Dixon, that is
precisely what happened.
Last October her passion for
crafts became a business.
Dorothy’s Stamps-N-Scraps,
located in a charming house on
the comer of Fairview Street and
East College Avenue, is a verita
ble banquet for craft lovers.
See SCRAPBOOK, page 5
Opinion
To rush or not to rush
Another reason students should
think carefully before rushing the
court is safety.
In the excitement of a big vic
tory, normally courteous students
forget about the others in the
stands. In the aftermath of the two
victories in which the court was
mshed this season, I was jostled,
jumped over, and I was even ac
cidentally kicked.
So, on the rare occasions when
mshing the court is warranted, do it
carefully and courteously.
See DON’T, page 2
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Saturday
March 4
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Sunday
March 5
55/32
Sunny
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Inauguration honors Bonner
Sarah James
Pilot Web Editor
Gardner-Webb University cancelled class
es for all programs April 6 to celebrate the
inauguration of Frank Bonner as the school’s
twelfth president.
Inaugural events will take place throughout
the week leading up to April 6.
“I am excited and looking forward to it,”
Bonner said. “This is a very special occa
sion.”
Bonner was named president in 2005 and
began his administration last summer.
Bonner said he feels humbled and is proud
of GWU. He said he believes this is the begin
ning of the future for the university.
This is an important time in Bonner’s life
and the life of GWU, according to Scoot Dix
on, vice president of university relations and
development. It is a time for students, faculty,
and staff to come together in celebration of the
university, Dixon said.
“The inauguration gives the school the op
portunity to show prospective students and
supporters what a fine place Gardner-Webb
University is,” he said.
Anya Huneycutt, president of SGA and
a senior from Albemarle majoring in politi
cal science and Spanish, agrees that this is a
chance for faculty, staff, and everyone to come
together to support Bonner.
“To me it is very important,” Huneycutt
said. “1 take pride in Gardner-Webb. I love it,
and I want other people to be able to feel wel
come and supported here. I think that this is the
biggest thing we can do to show Dr. Bonner
our support.”
Huneycutt thinks that this is an important
for the university as a whole and it will make
university history.
“I personally think as students we should
be willing to participate in the history of our
school,” Hunycutt said.
Inauguration
Springs Alive Festival
Boiling Springs dedication;
Students’ Appreciation Di
Inaugural Concert Aj
Inauguration
Inaugural Gala
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photo by Emily Slaughter
The new Boiling Spring complex will be dedicated in memory of GWU student Pamela Darnell
April 1 at 10 a.m. as part of GWU’s inauguration celebration week.
Students
spring for
the break
Christie Bariow
Pilot Copy Editor
In just a few short weeks you
are being given your reprieve. It’s
a chance to escape from the class
es, tests and cafeteria food, and to
enjoy sleeping late, shopping and
hanging out with fnends.
Spring break is quickly ap
proaching and it’s time students
start making their plans.
“I’m heading to Vegas,” said
Kaddra Greene a senior psychol
ogy major from Cherryville. “The
whole idea came about by chance.
We knew we wanted to do some
thing that was oiit of the norm. You
know, instead of going to Cancun
or Daytona.”
Who can blame Greene for jet
ting off to Vegas for spring break?
With attractions ranging from
museums, shopping centers, roller
coasters and, of course, casinos,
visitors won’t find themselves at a
loss for entertainment. Las Vegas
is famous for its Casinos which
feature countless number of fa
mous acts from the likes of Celine
Dion and Cirque de Soleli the only
problem facing vacationers is the
cost.
“My parent’s are members of
this vacation club called Fairfield
so they were able to get a great
See Break page 4
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Christie Bariow
Pilot Copy Editor
Instant Messenger, iPods and
My Space are just a few of the
crazes to sweep through the nation
in the past few years. The latest of
all to hit both the nation and Gard
ner-Webb University is Facebook.
Facebook is a Web site open to
students through their university.
Students can sign up for an account -
and are connected to other students
throughout the world. It is quickly
working its way through university
campuses throughout the world.
“1 love Facebook,” said Emily
Wilson a freshmen from Athens,
Ga. “It really helps when you’re a
freshmen because you can meet a
lot of people. It’s kind of a way to
break the ice with people and get
to know them a little.”
Wilson isn’t the only one en
joying the benefits of Facebook.
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Facebook is an online yearbook that allows students to get in
touch with friends, as long as they have a profile on t|ie site.
“It’s a great idea,” said Daniel
Elliott a senior history major from
Fuquay- Varina. “A fnend of mine
started a group about wrestling and
it has helped a lot already. She just
sends messages out when we have
home matches and stuff. We get
a lot more people out when they
know about matches. It’s pretty
much free advertising.”
The connection isn’t isolated to
just students on campus. Students
can be connected with students
from all over the globe as long as
their schools are part of the Face-
book Network. Many are using it
as an alternative to the phone to
keep in touch with fiiends from
home.
“It is so convenient,” said
Couitney Small from Orlando,
Fla. “I’m not a big phone per
son so I hate to sit and talk to my
See Facebook page 4