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Two GWU students will hold a debate
on campus later this month. Who are
they and what are they debating? See the
story on Page 5.
The GWU theater department puts on
two plays this week. “ ‘night Mother”
and “Laundry and Bourbon” have all-female
casts. See the story on Page 3.
Steve Varley recently took the position
of vice president for Student Develop
ment. See more on Page 2.
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ghat’s going on with the YMCA in
Boiling Springs? See the story on
Page 2.
« Opinion/editorial
Jacob and Jack continue to debate the
issues. This week’s topic is trans fats and
can be found on Page 4.
Ciara Lilly and other students were
deeply affected by Dimensions speaker
R.V. Brown. See her opinion on Page 4.
Pilot Editor Matt Tessnear has found that
six dollars can buy him a piece of the
past. See his column on Page 4.
. In sports ■■
\ WU’s men’s and women’s basketball
I teams recently kicked off their sea-
. See more in SPORTS on Page 5.
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The men’s soccer team won the A-Sun
tournament title and advanced to the
NCAA tournament but fell against Clemson
Thursday. See more in SPORTS on Page 5.
The wrestling team had a strong perfor
mance to start their season. See more in
SPORTS on Page 5.
GWU football team had a big confer
ence matchup with Coastal Carolina
last Saturday, which helped determine the
Big South Conference title race. See more in
SPORTS on Page 5.
. Don’t miss i
Gardner-Webb’s annual Festival
of Lights will occur Nov. 30 at 7
p.m. in Dover Theater. The event will
include a choral concert and the lighting
of the campus Christmas tree. For more
information, contact the GWU Office of
University and Media Relations at 704-
406-463 L
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The Simpson Formula
Swimmers give coacli credit for sucess
By Matt Tessnear
matthewtl984@earthlink. net
Fast swimmers are not the
most important thing for Mike
Simpson.
The head coach of the Gardner-
Webb University swimming team
places more emphasis on bringing
good people into the program than
bringing in good swimmers, and it
shows in the team’s results.
Since the GWU swimming
program began in 1999, Simpson’s
teams have compiled an 82-29 re
cord, including a current streak of
three consecutive Northeast Con
ference championships.
GWU was a unanimous pick
to win its fourth straight NEC
Championship this season, getting
13 first place votes in the 14-team
league.
But the Bulldogs don’t just
swim well. Their academic record
is proof that they also study well.
GWU placed 14 student-ath-
letes on the NEC Academic Honor
Roll in 2005-06.
As the team wins champion
ships and maintains an exemplary
academic record, the schedule gets
busy for everyone.
“To balance classroom obliga
tions and time in the pool, I have
to plan my days ahead of time and
sacrifice a lot of ‘chill’ time,” said
Isabel Olivas, a junior biology
major irom Miami, Fla.
Even with a busy schedule,
members of the GWU swimming
team credit the program’s success,
and the ability to keep everything
together, to Coach Simpson.
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when to push us in the water and
sets a good example for us to look
up to.”
Senior Terra Wilson agrees
with Pledger about their coach.
“I think the focus on God is
what has made this program so
successfiil,” said Wilson, fi'om
Potter Valley, Calif “When coach
got here seven years ago, there
was nothing.
He trusted God to provide and
guide then and he still does now.
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are always team-oriented and that
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Photo by Rachel Lloyd
GWU’s Stan Doolittle makes one of the touchdowns in the
game against Coastal Carolina on Nov. 11.
everyone is willing to sacrifice for
the good of everyone else.
However, several players on
the team say that there is one role
model who provides a good exam
ple for the rest of the swimmers.
“Personally, Heather Roka
is my role model and I think the
majority of the team would agree
with me,” said Pledger. “She sets
the example and follows through
with ever}^hing in the pool and
out.
“She is an encourager and an
amazing fnend to have.”
With all of the leadership by
members of the team and Simp
son, he stresses that it is not the ef
forts of anyone at Gardner-Webb
that has made the program one of
the most successful athletic pro
grams at the school.
“The whole reason for coach
ing and the success of this f)ro-
gram is that this is our ministry,”
said Simpson.
“It’s not just a coaching job.
From day one, we’ve tried to
make an emphasis that this is
God’s program in every way, not
our program.”
Simpson said that winning
conference championships has
never been his teams’ goal.
Gardner-Webb swimmers
don’t talk about the other team
and they don’t talk about winning.
See SWIMMING page 2
Founder hopes Sister’s Ministry fills
need for outreach to women at GWU
By Rebecca Clark
zafiral 9 7@hotmail. com
Leaving home and attending a
college or university is an oppor
tunity to try new things and meet
new people, and Gardner-Webb
University offers many of these
experiences. One of tliem is the
chance to learn line dancing.
The only requirement is that
you have to be female.
Sister’s Ministry, a branch of
GWU’s Outreach Ministries, is
hosting a “Turkey Trot” tonight in
Ritch Banquet Hall. Kelly Wright,
an intern at CrossRoads Minis
try in Shelby, will teach the line
dancing class. All GWU female
students are welcome and encour
aged to attend.
GWU Sophomore Lauren Bi-
lyeu, founder of Sister’s Ministry,
said it is a chance to learn, have
fiin, and “not worry about boys.”
Still in its fledgling stage - this
is the program’s first year on
campus - Bilyeu said she started
the ministry as a way for young
women to serve their peers, and a
chance for them to hang out and
enjoy spending time together.
“It is a time to acknowledge
that we are all sisters in Christ,”
she said.
Bilyeu said she first got the
idea as a fi"eshman at GWU. There
are no sororities or groups specifi
cally targeted for young women,
so she decided to start one.
The new program is moving
at a slow pace, but it have held
events such as a campus-wide
sleepover and a scavenger hunt.
Bilyeu said about 50 girls showed
up for the sleepover, but not all of
them stayed the whole night.
The number of members fluc
tuates because the group is open to
all who want to attend, but a core
group of about eight young wom
en help organize events. They try
to have meetings on Sundays, but
times remain flexible, like every
thing else in the program.
“We’re a close group, so it’s
not something we’re being bogged
down with,” she said.
Sister’s Ministry activities are
fimded by Outreach Ministries.
Graduation applications due soon
By Sheyahshe Littledave
slim @gardner-webb. edu
Attention seniors!
If you plan on graduating in
the spring, you have until Nov. 27
to fill out and pay for your gradua
tion application. Any applications
submitted after that time will cost
an additional $50.
Luckily the process is easy.
Here’s what you need to do:
Go to your MyWebb account
and print the degree evaluation
sheet and graduation cover sheet.
Fill it out; sign it; have your ad
visor and department head sign.
Take the application to the reg
istrar’s office.
The $100 fee will automati
cally be charged to your account
once the registrar signs off on the
application.
Make sure to get your applica
tion in on time. It’s an easy way
to save $50. The registrar’s office
provides a list of graduation can
didates on their Web site for May
2007.
Students can check there to see
if their application was success
fully completed.