The Lance
January 2007
Volume 46 Issue 5
Letter from President Baldasare
Welcome back to St.
Andrews! As we begin spring
semester, 1 hope you are
renewed from time spent with
your family and friends over
the Christmas holidays. By
now you undoubtedly know
that Dr. John Deegan resigned
as president of the college
shortly before Christmas, and
a few days later our Board of
Trustees selected me to be
the college’s new president.
President Paul Baldsare. PiclureQ^ behalf of the St. Andrews
courtesy of Rooney Coffman.
********** On December
21st, the Board of Trustees
named Paul Baldasare the
8th president of St. Andrews
Presbyterian College after
the resignation of Dr. John
Deegan Jr. Dr. Deegan served
as the president of St. Andrews
for four years**********
community, I want to express
our appreciation to Dr. Deegan
for his work over the past four
and half years and wish him
well in his future endeavors.
While I know many of you
already from my more than
nine years of working at the
college as vice president for
institutional advancement. I’d
like to take this opportunity to
introduce myself to all of you.
1 first came to St. Andrews in
the fall of 1973 as a freshman
student ready to take on the
challenges of a liberal arts college in 1997 to head up
education. 1 served as president the advancement office and to
of the Student Government organize and oversee our most
Association, played varsity recently completed Share the
tennis, and was the student yision Capital Fundraising
representative to the college’s Campaign. 1 am married
Board of Trustees. I was to Jane Wettach, who is a
also general manager of the clinical professor of law at the
student-operated radio station. Duke University School of
In May 1977, 1 graduated Law. We have two children,
with a degree in Politics. Gabriel, 18, and Leah, 15.
Immediately following As the beneficiary of a St.
graduation, 1 worked at the Andrews education some
college for one year as the thirty years ago, 1 can say with
assistant to the college’s confidence that our faculty and
president. 1 then earned a law staff are providing you with as
degree at the University of high quality an academic and
North Carolina at Chapel Hill co-curricular education today as
and practiced law in Durham they provided to me when 1 was
for more than eight years. 1 a student. We have remarkable
also taught for several years as people and programs at St.
an adjunct instructor at UNC- Andrews with a number of them
Chapel Hill’s law school and garnering national recognition,
school of business. Throughout It is with great pride that 1 tell
this time, I remained connected the St. Andrews story to our
to St. Andrews as a member many constituents around the
of the Alunmi Council and country. i’m honored that
the Board of Trustees. 1 came our trustees have given me
back to join the staff at the this opportvinity to lead ray
alma mater and that they have
placed such confidence in my
ability to serve as president.
1 look forward to getting tu
know each of you. Although
1 will be traveling away from
campus a great deal to meet
wdth our many alumni, friends
and supporting foundations, my
door is always open to students.
Please drop by my office, or
stop me in the hallways or
the cafeteria. 1 look forward
to hearing your ideas about
how together we can enhance
your education at St. Andrews.
*********President Pout
Baldasare may he reached
via email at Baldasar(^^apc.
edu**********
Editor’s Note
Danielle Heider with pony. Danny.
Picture coutesy of Communications.
Dear St. Andrews Community,
Throughout my years
at St. Andrews, 1 have found
and learned that our individual
voices, opinions and thoughts
are crucial and an important
tool that should be utilized. It is
like Gandhi once stated, “You
must be the change you wish
to see in the world.” 1 believe
that our voices, thoughts and
opinions are the first steps in
making a difference. The Lance
staff and I value these words
because our newspaper.
The Lance, encourages
further communication within
the St. Andrews community.
While The Lance will still
serve as forum for student,
faculty, and staff ideas, we will
be undergoing new projects
to help serve the St. Andrews
community. Additionally,
each month. The Lance staff
and I will be engaging in
community service projects.
in hopes of helping not only
our community, but the
Laurinburg community as well.
Furthermore, while The
Lance is progressing with each
issue, I am always open to new
ideas or suggestions. Therefore,
I have created a survey that
can be picked up within the
Communications Office (LA
148), Vardell, Health and
Wellness and Office of Student
Affairs. I am always looking for
new ways to enhance each issue
and to inform our community
about events that are occurring.
Along with the new survey,
if there are announcements
that anyone would like to
have published within the
Announcement section, you can
now fill out a form that can also
be picked up. All completed
surveys and announcement
forms can be placed in The
Lance box in Communications.
While the semester has
just begun, I would like
to take the time to invite
any students who are interested
in the Editor- in- Chief
position of The Lance for the
2007-2008 academic year to
begin the application process.
Applicants will need to submit
a writing and layout sample,
a recommendation from their
advisor and a statement of
goals for The Lance. Along
with these submissions,
applicants will set up a time to
be interviewed by two faculty
members. Communications and
myself. Any interested students
can pick up an application
in the Communications
office. The Editor-in-Chief
for the 2007-2008 academic
year will be announced
at the beginning of April.
Lastly, I would like to thank
everyone for their continued
support of The Lance. The
Lance would not exist
without the diverse article
contributions made by the St.
Andrews community. The
article submissions enhance
The Lance and our community;
therefore, further providing
communication and dialogue
between faculty, staff, and
students alike. I would like to
encourage anyone who would
like their voices heard to
submit articles to The Lance.
If there are any questions or
concerns, feel free to contact me
via email at Heiderda@.sapc.
edu. I hope that everyone
had a restful and relaxing
break and I wish everyone
the best of luck this semester.
Best Wishes,
Danielle Heider
Whats New in The Lance?
Lance News. 2
St. Andrews Hosts Martin Luther King Jr. Service
Letter From Corinne Nicholson
St. Andrews Choir Invited to Perform in Carnegie Hall
SGA News. 3
SGA Has a New Voice
SGA Reports
SAU Spring 2007 Scheduled Events
Student Life. 4
CSV Attends Montreal Collegiate Conference
Getting Involved
New to St. Andrews?
Upcoming Metrolina Career Fair
Health and Wellness 5
Starting the Day Right
From the Well of the Wise Woman
DIY: Extracurricular
Equestrian. 6
Looking Back at the Fall 2006 Equestrian Events
January Horse of the Month
Spring 2007 Scheduled Events
Knights Athletics 7-8
Knights Statistics
The Man Behind Men's Basketball
Looking Back at St Andrews Cross Cvuntry
March 2007 Schedule of Athletic Events
Editorials 9-11
The Need to Lead
The Need to be Equal
Things are not Always Black and White
Baseball and Steroids
Black Christmas: A Pagan Holiday
Announcements 12