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By Michelle Riiey
Contributing Writer
Sigma Phi Beta, hopefully the
first of a string of sororities, con
ducted their first new member initia
tion Saturday, Feb. 10.
Kerri LaSalla, Beth Gray,
Celena Jackson, Elizabeth Smith,
Melonde Colvin and Kenyatte Little
joined the base of the ten initial mem
bers.
As you are reading, Sigma Phi
Beta is in the works of bringing a na
tional sorority to campus. They have
been contacted by several national
organizations and are planning cam
pus visits for March.
Sigma Phi Beta is excited about
this semester. They are striving to
bring sisterhood and spirit to the cam
pus. They have a semester packed
with events already and are enthusi
astic about next semester.
Intermingled with their fund
raisers and campus spirit events.
Sigma Phi Beta is involved in Breast
Cancer awareness. As a group of
strong women. Sigma Phi Beta be-
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lieves this is an issue more people
need to become aware of and a cause
worthy to raise money for. Breast
Cancer Awareness Month is not un
til next semester, but Sigma Phi Beta
has a card-making event planned for
this semester. The cards will be then
be sent to the Cancer wing of Cape
Fear Valley Regional Hospital.
Sigma Phi Beta is a strong
group of such dynamic women and
their enthusiasm is spread over the
campus, bringing a sense of pride as
well as sisterhood to the Methodist
College Community.
Photo by Jomi Slu-ppard
By Roman Tnidnenko
Staff Writer
On the weekend of Jan. 27-
28, Outdoor Adventure Club went
skiing at Winterplace resort in West
Virginia.
On Friday afternoon, the group
of 15 students left Methodist College.
This is not the first time Outdoor
Adventure Club has gone skiing and
students seem to love it. The group
contained both experienced skiers
who went skiing dozens of times be
fore and those who just decided to try
it for the first time.
Winterplace ski resort offered
fun and excitement for skiers of all
levels. First-time skiers, such as
Tabitha Rudolf, a sophomore Busi
ness Administration major, enjoyed
11 confidence-building beginner
slopes.
“it's my first time skiing, and
it’s such a blast. I sure will go skiing
again next year,” said Rudolf
For more experienced skiers,
Winterplace offers several breathtak
ing “Black Diamond” slopes which,
not everyone will dare to try. In other
words, there is something for every
one.
Winterplace offers the wide
variety of winter activities besides tra
ditional skiing such as snowboarding
and tubing and sledding. Kenny Tien,
an experienced skier, decided to try
snowboarding this time and is con
sidering doing it next year.
Winterplace ski resort was cho
sen by the Outdoor Adventure Club
for several reasons. First, it offers 27
skiing slopes, which is more than any
skiing resort in North Carolina. Sec
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"Getting off the lift is the hardest part!
ond, the visitors of the Winterplace
ski resort enjoy the longest skiing day
in the entire Southeast: slopes are
open from 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Third,
the resort has nine state of the art lifts
that take you to the top fast. Fourth,
the slopes are conveniently located
only minutes away from Pipestem
park lodging area that offers ski
lodges and cabins. Finally,
Winterplace ski resort is situated on
West Virginia border, only several
hours away from Fayetteville.
Students seemed to enjoy their
short stay in the “wild and wonder
ful" state of West Virginia. On this
trip, the Outdoor Adventure Club
stayed in a nice, three star lodging
facility in the Pipestem Resort State
Park.
Even though, skiing is one of
the most expensive trips that Outdoor
Adventure Club takes, the student
cost did not exceed more than $55.
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That sum covered everything: lodg
ing, transportation, food, ski rentals
and a lift ticket.
Next time Outdoor Adventure
Club is planning a hang gliding trip
to the mountains of Georgia which,
.should be even more fun.
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"Are you sure this is the beginners
slope?"
By Amanda Garcia
College News Co-editor
Technology has brought many
great things to policing. The inven
tion of the car brought patrol to a new
level. The introduction of CB radios
in conjunction with the patrol cars
saw the police force reacting quickly
to calls. The telephone, though it has
been around for a long time, has also
had an impact. This impact has less
to do with improving police mobil
ity, but more to do with public rela
tions.
Methodist College students had
first hand experience with the police
and telephone combination. Through
the coordination of Dr, Dari Cham
pion, the evening college class CRJ
330 had the opportunity to hear Chief
Dolan, from the Rapids City, MI po
lice department, give a telephonic in
terview.
Chief Dolan is thought by many
to be one the national leaders and
advocates of the new era of policing.
For several decades, this coun
try has been under the influence of
professional policing. This can be
seen through the famous saying by
Sgt. Friday, “Just the facts, ‘mam.
Just the facts, please.”
With this era came an attempt
to eradicate politics from policing; but
at the same time, separated and iso
lated the police and the public.
Recently, there has been a
move across the country to reunite
these two parties. This movement is
known as community policing.
Dr. Champion commented that
the interview went well.
ROTC Navigates Bragg
By Amanda Garcia
College News Co-editor
Many of you have seen the ca
dets on Thursday afternoons running
around on campus and lying in the
woods.
The cadets are training in
preparation for Advanced Camp at
Fort Lewis, WA. The cadets must suc
cessfully complete Advanced Camp
in order to receive their commission
into the United States Army upon
graduation.
On Jan.27, training was held at
Fort Bragg in an attempt to further
the learning process and experience
necessary for the cadets to complete
Advanced Camp. The training con
ducted was geared primarily toward
land navigation.
Land navigation is comparable
to a game of hide-and-seek.
Cadets are given a map, a com
pass, and points to locate. After plot
ting the points on their map, the ca
dets are then required to traverse
through the woods and find the
points. The points were marked with
orange and white triangular flags, hid
den in over 10 square kilometers of
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trees, bushes, weeds, and creeks.
During the day, each cadet had
five points to locate. In order to pass
the course, the cadets were required
to find three out of the five points
within a given time limit.
Land navigation became all the
more challenging with the setting of
the sun. Once darkness enveloped the
cadets, they were issued three more
unknown points to locate. It became
just as critical to not get lost as much
as it was to find the points.
The duration of day saw each
cadet making their way through the
woods and walking between six and
ten miles. Tired bodies and sore feet
were the story told by most of the
cadets when the long day came to an
end.
The cadets not only learned
navigation skills, they also learned to
overcome challenges and to have con
fidence in themselves. The tasks
given to them were not easy, but ac
complishing them gave the cadets a
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sense of pride. It feels good to know
that you can overcome obstacles-both
mental, physical, and natural, to com
plete the mission.
The ROTC department used a
new training site on Fort Bragg to
conduct this year’s training. The site
offered many challenges. Methodist
College ROTC cadet and history ma
jor, Karl Gregory, confirmed these
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challenges,
“The course was more chal
lenging than last year."
For more information or ques
tions about the ROTC program call
630-7693.
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Methodist College Home To Lone
Chi Delta Chi Chapter In NC
By Amanda Garcia
College News Co-editor
Being in an area surrounded by
military personnel. It is easy to over
look many of the benefits that may
be available to you because of the
military. Several members of the stu
dent body are composed of military
members or family members.
The military offers several edu
cational opportunities for its members
and their families. Among those most
known are the GI Bill and tuition as
sistance. However, there are other
avenues, not necessarily financial,
that are offered for military members
and their families.
One of these other avenues is
Chi Delta Chi, a nationally recognized
organization. Those individuals in
volved with active duty, reserve. Na
tional Guard, veterans, as well as
family members of any of the above
are authorized to join.
Dean McBride of the Univer
sity of South Carolina founded the
organization in 1988. The mission
statement is to honor academic
achievements of veterans. In 1998,
the director of veterans services at
Methodist College, Frank Orians, saw
the need for an honor society due to
the military setting to which Meth
odist is affiliated.
The spring semester of 1999
saw the beginning of the Chi Delta
Chi National Organization and Honor
Society for Veterans. Interestingly
enough, Methodist College is the
home to the first and only Chi Delta
Chi chapter in North Carolina.
In order to become a member,
you must fulfill the following require
ments: Be a veteran of the US Armed
Forces or a family member of a vet
eran; Have completed 12 hours of
undergraduate work at the current
academic institution; Be in good
standing with the US Armed Forces
and the current academic institution;
and have a 3.0 GPA.
There is a $35.00 lifetime mem
bership due. Chi Delta Chi will be
holding initiations toward the end of
the semester, but applications and fees
are due in advance.
For more information or ques
tions contact the Office of Veteran
Affairs at 630-7174.