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Fayetteville, NC
Vol. XXXVIII, No. 2
October 9, 2000
Methodist College Comes Of Age Southern Writer’s
Symposium
By Mike Carpentier
Staff Writer
With students and special
guests in attendance. Methodist
College commemorated the 40th
anniversary of the first day of
classes held on September 19, 1960.
Student Government Associa
tion (SGA) President Jessica
Kupper and College President Dr.
Elton Hendricks highlighted the
differences between then and now.
In the beginning, there were
only four buildings, 86 students
(two of which were out-of-state),
and the campus was part peach
orchard and part cotton field. The
college was six miles from town,
located on a two-lane road. The
first convocation took place in the
student center.
While the 2000 plus students
and over 20 buildings emphasize
the tangible changes of the college.
Dr. Hendricks was quick to point
out that the spirit and mission of the
college has stayed true to form from
the very start.
"Good colleges,” stated Dr.
Hendricks, “help to make good
communities.”
SGA President Jessica
Kupper summed up the message of
the entire event with a quote from
Buzz Aldrin. “No dream is too high
for those that have their eyes in the
sky.”
There were several special
guests in the crowd. The first
Methodist graduate, Louis
Spillman, was there. The Benedic
tion was given by Dr. Wolmac, the
original college Chaplain and head
of the Philosophy and Religion
departments. Later, he became an
Academic Dean. A number of
original staff members were also
present.
The event also included the
presentation of athletic awards.
Heather Hugus won the 1999/2000
Female Scholar Award and the
Sykes Cup for the most outstanding
athlete. Justin Fowler won the Male
Scholar Athlete Award. The
Methodist Lady’s Golf team
received the Sears National Cham
pionship Trophy.
The conclusion to the
occasion was the singing of the
school Alma Mater with the
assistance of the Methodist College
Concert Choir.
Lady Golfers receive Tiffany cup.
MC Pilots On-line
Courses
By Amanda Garcia
College News Co-Editor
It should not come as a
surprise that Methodist College is
now testing out on-line courses.
Many colleges throughout the
country are already offering on-line
courses as part of their curriculum.
In the computer information world
it has become a necessity to keep up
with the rest of the world.
That necessity does not come
easily. Several staff members have
put in countless hours of research,
training, and work. The goal is to
make distance learning a reality
here at Methodist College.
Among the many people that
have been involved in the effort are
two individuals currently piloting
the second rotation of the on-line
courses: Larry Marshall and Frank
Beck.
Marshall is teaching CRJ 399-
Terrorism; a Police Prospective.
Beck is teaching EDU 25 1-
Intfo to Education.
These courses began Septem
ber 25 and will run for eight weeks.
The first trial of the on-line
classes began on June 25 and ran
for ten weeks. EDU 251 (taught by
Beck) and CRJ 402-Medicolegal
Investigation (taught by Marshall)
were the only two courses offered.
Sixteen students were enrolled in
the EDU course and ten in the CRJ
course.
After the ten week period, a
report was compiled. It will be
reviewed by the President, as well
as the report from the ongoing
courses. President Hendricks will
make the final decision as to
whether or not Methodist College
Get ready for Homecoming
2000! Nov. 3-4
Photo bv Amher Moser
Dr. Hendricks takes the stage
Returns
By Carrie Adcox
Editor-in-Chief
Each year, Methodist College
swings wide its doors and invites
writers and professors of Southern
Literature.
This year, Methodist College
hosted its 15th annual Southern
Writers Symposium.
Guest included Bland
Simpson, author of The Mystery of
Beautiful Nell Cropsey, A Nonfic
tion Novel, and several other
Carolina based books; Judy
Goldman, author of The Slow Way
Back', and Robert Morgan, author of
Oprah Book Club pick. Gap Creek.
Additional guest speakers
included professors from various
colleges.
Two days of discussions and
dinners intrigued local members of
the community to pay the small fee.
Discussions consisted of
professors reading from their
literary essays on the decided
topics.
After explaining their ideas,
the floor is open to questions and
additional insight.
Lunches and special readings
from the highlighted authors held
many surprises.
Bland Simpson jumped on the
piano in the Alumni Dinning Room,
entertaining listeners with his
musical compositions. Jaunty, up
tempo strands of music had toes
tapping and heads nodding.
Shelby Stephenson grabbed
his wife and miniature guitar,
singing and playing old folk songs
after reading from his chapbook.
Many in the audience sang quietly
to the familiar tunes.
Such surprises sprang
regularly from the readers.
Students were admitted free
of charge. Though many chose not
to attend, those who did were seen
smiling and laughing at the unex
pected antics of the readers.
Photo by Amber Moser
goes on-line.
Not all the results are in yet,
but things do seem to be going
good.
One change that may be
recommended is to go from an ten
week course to a sixteen week
course.
“The emphasis is on the
quality of the program. Ten week
courses make it hard to cover all
the information and material
needed in,” said Dr. Dari Cham
pion, the chairperson for the
Distance Learning committee,
which developed the on-line
course.
He also mentioned that the
courses allow for non-traditional
students to take classes offered by
Methodist College. The CRJ-402
course had a Ph.D. student from
Arizona State, a crime analyst
from the Austin Police Depart
ment, and a detective from
California.
As of now there has not been
any full-scale official advertising
of the program. If the on-line
courses are approved and the
advertising follows. Dr. Champion
is confident of its success.
There are currently two
options for registering for these
classes.
The courses are listed under
the Evening College catalog. You
can go the traditional route and
register with the registrar’s office
on campus. Or you can go on-line
and download an application form.
Once you fill out the form you fax
h to Methodist College and
payment can be arranged via credit
card.
Reverend Carl King and Dr.
Hendricks await the start of the
Convocation ceremonies.
From the
SGA
President’s
Pen...
By Jessica Kupper
SGA President
Greetings. 1 hope everyone is
doing well and enjoying Methodist
now that we are well into the first
semester.
There have been a lot of
activities going on around campus
day in and day out.
Have you attended MC
Latenight Express? Have you gone
to any sporting events? How about
the Mystery Theater dinner?
Those are just some of the
wonderful happenings around
campus and there will be many
more activities for you soon.
In particular, the Student
Government Association will be
holding a mock election on
Monday, October 30.
The polls will be open from
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Our goal is to get a
large turnout from the Methodist
College community, so we are
inviting everyone to vote.
All staff, faculty, and
students will be eligible. We will
have posters and fliers up soon, so
keep an eye out for them.
Most of all, we would like to
encourage people to vote in the
real Presidential election the
following week as well.
The mock election is just one
of the many things that we have
planned for this year. We are
currently revising several proposals
that were passed in the Senate last
year such as the alcohol policy and
the campus-wide list serve.
We are also investigating
new ideas such as graduation
speakers campus improvements.
Union renovations, and community
service projects.
The most recent project that
we would like you to take part in is
the United Way campaign. We. the
Student Government, are joining
Photo h\ Amber Mo%er
Photo by Carrie Adcox
Florence Nash and Shelby Stephenson prepare for audience
questioning.
k'.
Florence Nash reads poetry.
Photo by Carrie Adco
Hidy Ochiai’s
Washin-Ryu Karate
at Methodist College
with faculty and staff members to
collect donations that we will give
to the United Way Foundation in
Cumberland County. United Way
helps different organizations such
as Big Brothers Big Sisters,
Salvation Army, Catholic Social
Ministries, American Heart
Association, and many other
groups as well.
Please look out for our
marked donation canisters around
campus and help us by dropping
some extra change in here and
there. The student campaign will
be held from October 30 until
November 6. Please try to help us
if you can.
Do you have any needs or
concerns that you would like the
Student Government Association
to address? If so, please come to
our meetings on Thursdays at 9
p.m. in Dining Room 3. All
students are welcome. If you
cannot attend our meetings but you
would like to discuss some issues, I
invite you to stop by our office in
the Student Union. I hope to see
you soon!
By Jen Colletti
College News Co-Editor
Starting Tuesday Oct. 3,
Karate will be taught at Methodist
College.
Washin-Ryu Karate is a
traditional Japanese martial art as
taught by Grand-Master Hidy
Ochiai.
Hidy Ochiai is a world
renowned Martial Artist with
national headquarters in Vestal,
New York.
Grand Master Ochiai has been
inducted into the Black Belt Hall of
Fame twice and has demonstrated
and competed worldwide. He holds
unduplicated records in national
competition and is also the author
of several books on martial arts.
These include Hidy Ochiai’s
Complete Book of Self-Defense and
a translation and commentary of A
Way to Victory, Miyamoto
Mushashi’s Book of the Five Rings.
The club will be conducted by
certified black belt Tom Colletti,
who has studied under Master
Ochiai for more than five years.
Mr. Colletti is an ACE-
certified personal trainer and Hidy
Ochiai certified cardio-kickboxing
trainer. Mr. Colletti is the Assistant
Director of the Methodist College
PA Program.
The purpose of the Methodist
College Karate Club is to cultivate
physical, mental, and spiritual
strength in its practitioners through
martial arts training. The club will
introduce its members to self-
defense techniques and cultivate
nonviolence.
The training is designed to
help the members increase their
self-discipline, concentration,
confidence, and respect for them
selves and others.
Classes will be held on
Tuesday and Thursday evenings
from 7-8 p.m. in the Riddle Center
Dance Room. Cost of instruction is
$10 per month.
Enrollment is open, so
students may start any time during
the month. Classes are open to all
Methodist College students, staff,
faculty and their families. The first
class is free as a trial. Visitors are
always welcome to stop by and
observe.
For more information call
Tom Colletti at 480-1472 or 630-
7615.
In This Issue
College News 1-3 Opinion 4-5
■ Opinion Poll 6 MC Late Night E.xpress 7
Entertainment 8-9 Sports 10-11
Faculty/ Staff Btos 12
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