THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER
OF CHOWAN COLLEGE
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FEBRUARY 1992 VOLUME 19, NUMBER 4
Convocation honors students
on President’s, Dean’s List
Spring Honors Convocation was
held on January 21 in Turner
Auditorium. Music presented by
the music department and covoca
tion address by Dr. James Cham-
blee, chairman of the Department
of Fine Arts, highlighted the cere
monies.
Twelve stduents were recog
nized as attaining the required goals
(3.80to4.0grade point average) of
academic achievement for Presi
dent's List. They are; DeAngela
Bishard, Tech Chun Chai, Shue
Chung Chan, Chad Drake, Krista
Fish, Patrick Freshour, Jessica
New courses in English
scheduled forfait term
Shakespeare, Faulkner, The
Romantic Poets, Chaucer, Modem
Drama. As subjects, these are dis
cussed right now in English classes
at Chowan. But next year we’ll be
having entire courses focusing on
these individual subjects. They will
be offered particularly to English
majors, but they’ll satisfy elective
requirements for anyone who wants
to take an upper level English
course.
Specifically, in the fall, Chowan
will be offering these three new
courses; Shakespeare, Fiction, and
Introduction to Literary Studies.
Then next spring, the college ex
pects to offer Medieval Literature,
Romantic Literature, and. Ad
vanced Grammar or Advanced
Composition. For a couple of years
entirely new courses will be of
fered in order to fulfill the needs of
English majors.
Alot of people major in English
because they want to teach gram
mar or literature, or they just want
to continue talking about literature
in a classroom situation. Now,
students at Chowan can earn certi
fication to teach English.
But a lot of people major in
English because they just like
poetry and fiction. And the literat
eness that comes ftx)m being an
English major is an asset to people
going intootherprofessional fields,
such as law, the ministry, and even
business. Some graduate schools
prefer students with a broad, lib
eral arts background and English
provides a solid foundation. More
and more businesses are looking
forpersonnel and management who
are able to do more than the trade’s
woric; they want people who are
attractive and effective in dealing
with the public because they are
literate and use language effec
tively.
AnEnglishmajortakes36hours
of literary studies above English
101 and 102. Shakespeare is re
quired, and so is an advanced gram
mar or advanced composition
course. Also, the English depart
ment, designing a new course.
Introduction to Literary Studies, to
help an English major understand
what is involved in the field, and
it’s required in the major’s junior
year. Otherwise, the student is free
to take whatever is offered.
The English Department is of
fering a lot of diverse and engag
ing thing. Contact Ken Wolfskill,
chairman of the Department of
Language and Literature.
Kiser, Christina Perkinson, Ru-
monda Smith, Joyce White and
Noriko Yoshimoto.
Eighty students were recognized
as Dean's List (3.0 to 3.79 grade
point average) students. They are:
Alan Anderson, Thomas Ayers,
Richard Barton, Vanessa Bello,
Daniel Brown, Daniel Butler,
Robert Camera, Jeremy Clough,
Sabina Columbo, Paul Currie, Jr.,
Thomas Dashiell, Marcus De
Maiijer, Rotert Deacon, Christie
Denson, Susan Fasoldt, Joel Fis-
ter, Martha Futrell, Anita Gaskins,
Richard Gray;
Willie Hairston, Susan Harmon,
Jeffery Harrison, Mark Haynes,
David Hogge, Sloan Holliday,
Jennifer Jones, Tammy Joyner,
Tomoko Kanazawa, Andrew
Kelly, Eiichi Kimura, Emi Kusak-
abe, Wanda Lassiter, James Lee,
Jr., Mellissa Lewellen, Phynese
Lewis, Jody Lindstrom; George
Major, Jr.,
Chie Masuyama, Rebecca
McLemore, Robert Mitchell,
Tonya Mitchell, William Morris,
Keiko Muramatsu, Nancy Nelson,
Thomas Nelson, III, Marie Old,
Robert Olds, Christian Overton,
Amador Padilla;
Travis Paricer, Charles Paul,
Michelle Payne, Joy Phillips, Maria
Puente, Hiromi Sakai, Daisuke
Sawa, Derek Scaff, Debra Selden,
Nathan Smith, Shannon Sullivan,
Fuyumi Takizawa, Hubert Tarrer,
Jr., John Tayloe, Jonathan Taylor,
Natalie Taylor, Nobuhisa Tetsu,
Lance Thompson, Hollie Tinsley;
Ana Vallejo, Nestor Varona,
Angel Vazquez, Mark Wade, Jons
Wahlstrom, Carol Waller, Roberts
Webb, Marshall White, Stephen
White, Steven Wimbish, Joseph
Writt, III, and Melisa Wright.
Each student received a Chowan
honors pin for academic achieve
ment.
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It's back to the books for spring semester 1992 at Chowan.
Chowan open to change
By Jessica Kiser, News Editor
“The school is more open right
now for change by students than it
has been in its history,” according
to Vice President Bruce Moore.
He and Mrs. Austine Evans, direc
tor of retention, are heading up a
Special Student Committee on
Campus Concerns. In an effort to
give the administration of Chowan
College direct communications
with the students, the committee
consists of students from various
backgrounds, races, localities, and
educational approaches.
These students meet weekly in
an open-forum settings to discuss
their concerns, suggestions, and
reactions with college administra
tion. Some of the issues that were
discussed in their meeting on Janu
ary 28 were the closing of Parker
H^l and the Visitation Policy.
As of Saturday, February 1,
Parker Hall residents will have
moved into vacant rooms in Dunn
Annual Phonathon successful
Many students participated in the annual phonathon to help secure
pledges and gifts for the Alumni Loyalty Fund. by dc N«h
Chowan College began its an
nual phonathon on October 27,
1991. The program consisted of
individuals making calls over a
period of thirteen nights to Chowan
alumni. The purpose of these calls
was to ask for a financial pledge to
the college that would go into the
Alumni Loyalty Fund.
The Alumni Loyalty Fund is
used to provide for the fiiture of the
educational program at Chowan. It
provides academic opportunities
such as lab equipment, library
holdings, operating expenses, and
scholarships. The Alumni Loyalty
Fund is an essential part of the
overall well-being of the campus.
Kevin Clary, supervisor of the
project, was in charge of telling the
students what to do and how to
approach the alumni on the phone.
His “crew” consisted of sixty-six
students. This year the phonathon
had a great turnout and Clary is
very appreciative of it.
According to Clary, the faculty
was helpful in recommending stu
dents to be Phonathon Associates,
which accounts for a large percent
age of all the student that worked
there. Either by recommendation
orpersonal inquiry, to be employed
a student had to have a good voice
and be comfortable on the phone.
With such a large group of call
ers, Qary hired a team of Night
Captains to assist him and help
with any questions a new caller
might have. Night Captains were
selected personally by Clary, ac
cording to how well a returning
student did in the previous
phonathon. The Night Captains
were; Brian Crumb, Michelle Hil
liard, Edward (Dorsett) Gore, and
Marty Grebing.
The final result was the raising
of $15,952.24 from 473 pledges
which is an increase of 29 pledges
from the year before. There were
also 470 people who, though they
did not commit to a specific dollar
amount, said that they would con
sider contributing to Chowan’s
Alumni Loyalty Fund.
Clary thanks all the students,
faculty, and Night Captains who
made the 1991 Phonathon a suc
cess.
and Simons. The six RAs from
Parker will be divided among Dunn
and Simons. Larry Meeks, the
Resident Director of Parker, will
become the director of intramu
rals, and Antwyne Tyson, the
Assistant RD, will become ARD
on the second floor of Dunn. Pos
sibilities for uses of Parker next
semester are being considered.
Visitation hours have been ex
tended campus wide from 7 until
11 Mondays and Thursdays to 7
until 12 on the same nights. “There
is a rumor, I know, about one foot
having to be on the floor during
visitation. There simply is no such
rule,” says VP Moore.
A more liberal visitation policy
is being drawn up and voted on by
a committee that met on January
30. That same committee will be
completely revamping the campus
judicial process. A report will be
issued soon.
Campus communications were-
also discussed. Location and de
signs for new bulletin boards, and
digital boards were a couple of
ideas presented, and plans for a
stereo system to be located in the
campus mail room that would be
used to advertise coming bands
were given more detail.
Ideas and concerns are taken
seriously in these meetings, and
the student voices are being heard.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., remembered at Chowan on birthday
By Daniel Brown
On January 15, our nation cele
brated the birthday of Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. From sea to shin
ing sea (with the exception of New
Hampshire and Arizona), men and
women of all races looked back in
history and reflected on King’s
accomplishments as the key leader
in the Civil Rights movement.
Speeches were given to urge
humankind to continue Dr. King’s
dream all across the nation as young
and old alike listened—some with
great intensity and others with little
concern. Some men and women
protested this day, as they too gave
speeches and marched along the
nation’s roads in opposition to all
that Dr. King stood for.
At Chowan College, thoughts
were also raised about Dr. King
and his beliefs. Students vocalized
about many problems that Dr.
Martin Luther King died for and
discussed current issues that were
issues in the Civil Right s Move
ment. But for the most part, ideas
were exchanged on what Dr. King
represents today and how he has
affected the worid.
One major question was whether
of not Dr. King ’ s “dream” has been
fulfilled or not. This question
brought about much diversity as
student each had theirunique ideas
on what the racial situation is to
day. Students considered much
before they answered this ques
tion. They took into effect the
political, social, and economical
situation of the United States. To
some, these situations were horrid;
to others, the situation was good.
This was the deciding factor in
their final conclusions.
Some believe, as Rodney Harper
does, that “Dr. martin Luther King
enabled all Americans to enjoy
equal freedoms, thus the dream
has come true.” America has come
a long way from the colonial prac
tice of slavery and the civil and
social injustices towards minori
ties before the civil rights move
ment. As Camel Gamer said, “a
man such as King, with this great
leadership, was necessary for free
dom of all men tod».y; this dream
has come true and still lives in me,
and millions of other young blacks
in the United States of America.”
Others look at the success of Dr.
King’s “dream” in a more conser
vative way. According to students
like Alvin Credle, “the ‘dream’
has not come true yet, but it is on its
way. Prejudice still exists and this
stops it.” With hate groups such as
the Ku Klux Klan and the Neo-
Nazis, advancement for minorities
is greatly hindered, as they have
great influence in the U.S.
Students also were unsure
whether the “dream” is still alive.
In general, most students say that
the dream may not exist in society
but it exists in the individual. Jo
seph Alford suggested that “most
students don’t even care about Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., after all,
he has done for humankind. To
me, the dream is still alive, but to
others ... I don’t know.” Thomas
Wilson reiterated this by saying
that to him the dream still exists,
but ““with violent black on black
crimes it brings doubt into the mind
about how the dream exists in the
black communities.”
Although there is much diver
sity in ideas about Dr. Martin Lu
ther King, Jr., there is not doubt
that he has advanced the lives of all
humankind. His will, his power,
his character, and his dedication
towards the Civil Rights Move
ment will forever be remembered
in the history of the United States.
The students agreed with this, as
only complimentary soft spoke
words of respect were spoken about
him and his accomplishments.
Whether his “dream” is alive or
dead, in effect or still progressing.
he will always be remembered for
what he has done to break down
the barrier of hate that existed
before and during the Civil Rights
movement.
An excerpt from “1 Have a
Dream”, by Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr., August 28,1963:
“I say to you today, my friends,
through, even though we face the
difficulties of today and tomor
row, 1 still have a dream. It is a
dream deeply rooted in the Ameri
can dream. I have a dream that one
day this nation will rise up, live out
the true meaning of its creed: ‘We
hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created equal'."
"If America is to be a great na
tion, this must become true."