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NORTH CAROLINA ESLEYAN COLLEGE Rocky Mount, N.C. THE !Z) ECREE VOL. 15, NO. 1 “Wesleyan’s Student Voice Since 1984” OCT i ? m FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8,1999 Hurricane Floyd socks area Bv RIKKT HF.SS: By RIKKI HESS Hurricane Floyd hit the Rocky Mount area on Thursday, Sept. 16. The college was very fortu nate to escape with little damage. The biggest challenges on campus were the loss of power, water pressure, and phone ser vices, which took place for a pe riod of two days. The inconve niences were minor compared to the surrounding communities of Wesleyan. Sections of Rocky Mount, closer to the Tar River, have suf fered tragic and severe damage. Many houses, apartment build ings, and public shopping centers are so damaged that they have closed permanently. Further east of Rocky Mount, there continues to be some seri ous damage. The Wesleyan community has and continues to be involved in significant events that will shape the immediate and long-term fu ture of Eastern North Carolina. During the week that classes were cancelled, many students, (Continued on Back Page) Hurricane photos by Hana Chelikowsky and Monique Akers. a AFTERMATH OF FLOVD LEFT FALLEN TREES AND FLOODED AREAS ON CAMPUS BUT ONLY MINOR DA ""e New year brings faculty changes By SHANNON ST. GEORGE Starting off another new .school ve;ir woukln't be com plete without some new faces. No, not those cute anil inquisitive freshman faces, but the laces of our now fac ulty. The loss of Jerry Joplin. Elizabeth Edminston. Al Funderburk, Phil Brown. Michael Cullinane, Chris LaLonde, Warren Stone. Dale Thierrien, Mary Lou Steed. Fay Kucera, and Steve Palmer has brought to Wesleyan new professors and old professors in various different areas of study. For the students of accounting, Wendy Peftley is the new assistant professor of accounting. Peftley was the (Continued on Back Page) URGE PORTIONS OF U.S. 301 AND BUSINESSES WERE FLOODED IN ROCKY MOUNT
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