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Page 3—Smoke Signals, Friday, October 21, 1983 Plates Personalize Chowan Cars it IS not a scientific survey, it would seem that Chowan students from Virgmia may tave more money to spend than students from other states. Why? ® toough the parking lots and look for personalized license plates, special tags out number vehicles from other states. North Carolina and Virginia are only two of several states that allow motorists for an extra fee, to tag their car with a special message. The fee in both states is ten dollars over and above the regular plate cost. • personalized plates since 1968. Over 188,000 have been issued. Virginia two years ago switched over and allowed motorists to request up to sii characters. North Carolina drivers can get eight characters. Both stetes have inspectors who look out for lewd, suggestive, or obscene phases that some drivers request. Officials in Raleigh and Richmond quickly pull those requests and send them back to the driver who has asked for them. Both states advise the driver to find another choice. ^ere does the extra money go when it gets to the department of motor vehicles. In North Carolina, five dollars goes to promote tourism and five dollars goes to highway beautification. blanks to these plates, normal driving can become all the more interesting, but it is important for the driver to watch the road and not try to figure out the ingenui ty of the driver of the personalized plates auto in front of him. Some of the drivers with personalized plates are quite clever and like to stand out in the crowd, or the traffic—whatever the case may be. Yet others are content to be part of the crowd and merely acquire plates bear ing :T0U,2U, or 4U followed by their initials or name. Some personalized plates from other states may take time to interpret. There are plates with UQTPIE, WE12SKI, or POOPS Z, just to start out that have been reported riding the roads of North Carolina or Virginia. Still further, the personalized plates may be the ultimate way of stating to the world that the driver has made it to the top. Spotted along the highways have been i IQIKVET (one quick Corvette) and IMXLNT (I’m excellent). Motor vehicles with the X-SWITCH or PAIEM legend speak for themselves. ■Chowan students support the BRAVES (Atlanta or Chowan), SOUP, the TWIST, or other causes. If you lA-ROCK, then you would have to be in FOCUS to do it and then only in a S- FIRE. still, the final parody is seeing two almost identical plates that are wheeling^ along in California. RUNVS is on a Ferrari and the other is RNUNVS on a truck? WER-2. / ttttCARQUtlA Layout by Jeff Miller Selected Chowan Students Provide Campus Tours A select group of Chowan College students has been entrusted with the responsibility of guiding prospective students and their families on campus tours. The students supplement the efforts of Chowan’s admissions staff members whe are not always available to give tours, according to Lynn Gruber, associate director of admissions. Gruber coordinates selection, in terviewing and training of the Student Admissions Representatives, as they are called. Gruber said the campus tour is an im portant part of Chowan’s admissions program. She said a number of colleges no longer provide this service. But Gruber said Chowan feels the campus tour gives the student the opportunity to ask questions that arise as he views the facilities and grounds. It’s another way Chowan is able to give students and their families the personal touch, she related. The position of SAR entails respon sibility, tactfulness and good com munication skills, Gruber noted. She said a Student Admissions Represen tative must possess “neat appearance, good personality, good academic stan ding and positive attitude about Chowan College. The impression the SAR’s make is very important. We have been very pleased with their dedication and the results of the pro gram.” She said students “are chosen on recommendations from our meeting with them, recommendations from deans, counseling office or faculty and then interviewed. Many also volunteer for this position.” Gruber said about 35 students serve the volunteer postion. Each student conducts about five tours per semester. “SAR’s provide our guest with a stu dent’s perspective of Chowan and serve as liaisons to the admissions office prior to or after our interview with the prospective student,” Gruber explain ed. She said they also assist with special events such as Spring Festival, campus preview, orientation, etc. The volunteers cover the entire campus as the tour including all of the major buildings. These include Marks Hail, Camp Hall, Daniel Hall, Green Hall, Whitaker Library, Thomas VILLAGE BOOTERY 406 E. MAIN ST. 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She said she’s hopeful area students will volunteer to serve SAR’s “Being selected as a Student Admis sions Representative is a real honor. They provide a valuable service to the college and the prospective student and his family. In the process thy grow in confidence and the abihty to com municate with visitors to our campus.” Exam Schedule In Next Issue The complete fall semester ex amination schedule will be carried in the next issue of Smoke Signals. Examinations vi/ill begin on Friday, December 9 and will continue through Thursday, December 15. Donate Blood. Wc'Dllclp. WIIVhi’ >1 Thit r««w>paDe' ( Tr'c If you have good ideas on how to save money in your state government, V\4iste-Line 1-800-662-7952 CaU Toll-free in North Carolina Governor*! Office of Citizen Affairs, Capitol. Raleigh, N.C. 27611 Hair Cuttin' Place 398-5819 Murfreesboro Special For College Students ONLY $8.00 includes shannpoo- cut and blowdry style ask tor Debra or Carolyn 11:00 - 7.00 Tues. - Sat.
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