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Rapid turnover
raises questions
If one tries to keep up with
the roster of current admin
istration at North Carolina
Wesleyan College, one will
develop a splitting headache
very quickly.
While these may riot be pro
found words of wisdom, they
do convey a certain truth about
the college. In the past few
years, we have seen great turn
over in the offices of Vice
President of Admissions, Vice
President of Academic Affairs,
and Dean of Student Life.
What is happening to them?
Some of them have given
good reasons for their depar
tures, such as former Dean of
Student Life Pam Derrick, who
relocated with her husband’s
woik in Virginia. Others have
disappeared without a word or
a trace, such as Dr. Charles
Bennett who had high hopes
for his role as Vice President
of Academic Affairs until, over
the summer, he apparently de
cided to leave.
Recently, Steve Pochard has
left his role at Admissions in
order to pursue other interests,
after less than two years in the
office.
What is it that is driving
these people away? Has the
college been choosing admin
istrators without seeing that
they can act on Wesleyan’s vi
sion for the future? Have they
become frustrated with the re
fusal of certain college mem
bers to change with their new
ideas?
The campus community de
serves to know what is going
on, but the administration will
not give any straight answers.
Perhaps there is some matter
too embarrassing in the sto
ries?
Whether the fault lies in the
staff, faculty, administration,
or in these vanishing members
themselves, those who pay tu
ition to keep this school run
ning are entitled to know what
is happening.
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Packing reflects personalities
Trip preparation traumatic
By DR. STEVE FEREBEE
I have heard that there are two
kinds of people who pack for a
trip. One takes hours to select and
fold as much as possible into as
many suitcases as he dares; the
other throws some underwear and
a toothbrush into a paper bag. I
seem to be a strange hybrid.
I am about to leave for Eng
land, and I am surrounded by
clothes and books and litde travel
kits. I wade through socks and
shirts and belts that I didn’t even
know I owned or that I thought I
had left at Goodwill. I have notes
written to myself, but I cannot
find them. I have a brown sock
and a yellow sock.
I don’t have any razor blades,
but I have these little department
store samples of cologne that my
mother is always sending me be
cause “they pack so easily.” I
haven’t used cologne since danc-
Dr. Steve
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ing with Donna Patchens in ninth
grade, but I have a strange feel
ing that when I arrive in London
I will have packed these little
bottles and forgotten the tooth
paste.
When we leave home, we ei
ther leave it or try to take it with
us. I’m worried that my back will
start hurting from soft beds, so I
want to take some paraphernalia
which will allow me to sleep on a
hard surface. I know I cannot re
ally do this, but there it is in the
first pile.
I make pUes. I go through my
stuff and take out what I think
will be comfortable and useful
on my trip. Now, why would I
own clothes that aren’t comfort
able and useful? So, the original
pile is unrealistic.
Since this looks too daunting,
I check again for my passport and
tickets and directions to the bed
and breakfast. At this point I have
put on some loud rock and roll to
keep my spirits up.
I make a pile of the reading
material that I want to get through
on my trip. Maybe I could read
all those journals and boring-look
ing books in my to-be-done pile;
you’re kind of a prisoner to what
ever reading you have with you,
right? m improve my mind. (I
know these will be sprinkled in
airport waiting areas from here to
London as I tire of carrying trash,
but it seems like a good idea at
first.)
I slog my way back to the
clothes and try to think of color-
coordinated outfits, as I am in-
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SGA needs more input, not just complaints
Dear Editor;
I do believe that I have made
the most wonderful discovery
ever made in Wesleyan history!
North Carolina Wesleyan College
is actually fiill of “Insiders,” just
like the anonymous but outspo
ken student who once wrote ar
ticles in the Decree pointing out,
all of the injustices of Wesleyan
College, its staff, and its students.
Yes, our students actually have
opinions and will express them...
though only when asked. Now, I
ask you — is this find really so
wonderful after all? Well, maybe
there’s hope yet!
As part of my presidential du
ties, I have been visiting with the
individual organizations asking
them what the feel are some press
ing issues where the college is
concerned. Granted, I’ve heard a
few remarks that were less than
serious. However, for the most
part, many of the remarks I’ve
heard have been sincere and quite
thought-provoking! In my opin
ion, this is the way it should be.
Along with these thought-^pro-
Letters to
the Editor
voking remarks, however, were
may surprising ones as well.
“Great!” you’re thinking. Well,
I’m not so sure. Quite a few of
the more serious issues were ones
that I’ve never even been aware
' of. A lack of insight on my part?
Maybe. But I’m wondering why
is it that I’m just now hearing of
these? For the life of me, I cannot
figure it out.
Why haven’t these things been
public knowledge before now? Is
the SGA, or myself in particular,
so unapproachable that you’d
rather keep your opinions and
ideas to yourselves?
What more can we do? We’ve
used voice mail, memos, and post
ers to fry and communicate.
We’ve even started posting let
ters on the back of bathroom stalls
and now I’m coming to the indi
vidual organizations asking, even
begging, for your opinions. I have
even sat down with individual stu
dents to chat, but unfortunately
my days do not allow me to chat
with every single student, faculty,
and staff member of this college.
Just like you, I am only one
individual; only one student who
also has classes and homework.
It seems that Wesleyan has
three types of people — the ones
who say nothing; the ones who
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