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PAGE 8 — IHE DECREE — EEBKUAKY 22, 2002 Interest revives in cheerleaders Our goal. ‘Mlj ! By MICHAEL GARCIA After last year’s flirtation with having a cheerleading squad, N.C. Wesleyan students now seem ready to make a go of it. Headed by co-captains Laurie Henderson (So.) and Katie Baines (So.), the Cheerleading Club has managed to raise enough interest to recruit ten students (nine women and one man) to partici pate in this year’s Cheerleading Squad. Intending to bring much needed energy to the fans, the club intends to perform at men and women’s basketball games, dur- Wildlife group honors college (Continued from Front Page) Wesleyan does,” Kosal pointed out. Requirements for the degree include courses in biology, chem istry, mathematics, physical sci ence, and economics. Kosal said that one of Wes- leyan’s courses, “Introduction to Environmental Science,” which she teaches, is offered every spring as an option for meeting the ethics component of the College’s general education re quirements. “The course is available to all Wesleyan students, so we have both environmental science ma jors and non-majors in the course,” Kosal said. Course con tent includes a survey of the dy namics of water, air, geology, and the biosphere, and an examina tion of human activities that af fect those resources. Wesleyan students and others at the College also have taken part in a project to clean up a little-used wooded area of the campus to make it suitable and attractive for use by the Wesleyan community. N.C. Wesleyan is involved in a variety of ongoing projects that help elementary school students in the community as well as Wesleyan students appreciate and better understand their environ ment. Kosal and several of her students meet with third and fourth graders in a project called “EcoTeam,” which has presented lessons on environmental issues in Nash County and Rocky Mount schools. In addition, a bird banding and identification program on the Wesleyan campus will resume in the spring, led by Dr. Marshall Brooks, professor of education. ing time outs and half time. While most of their cheering will be done at home games, the club does intend to perform at away games close by. This is the first time in five years that N.C. Wesleyan has had a consistent cheerleading squad. A number of people have ex pressed enthusiasm over the club. “I’ve waited five years to see descent cheerleaders at this school,” said custodian Steve Kirkland. However, some individuals are not completely satisfied with the current state of affairs regarding the Cheerleading Club. Rachel Dix, former head of the N.C. Wesleyan Cheerleaders for ten years, said that it is “disheart ening to see it now compared to how it was.” Dix cites how cheerleading here at N.C. Wesleyan used to be a varsity sport. Dix feels that “cheerleading is not a club activ ity.” Despite her misgivings re garding the current organizational status of the Cheerleading Club, Dix is quite pleased with the de termination of the Club’s mem bership. “I admire the girls that are do ing it now,” said Dix. The club’s members, most of whom having previous cheer leading experience, are comprised of only freshmen and sopho mores, but come from a wide spectrum of individuals from the Wesleyan community. Although young, the squad does have high hopes for this year and for the future. “We hope to get recognized by the student body this year and, eventually, be recognized by the NCAA,” says Henderson. Faculty use SSC for office hours The Student Support Center is offering faculty advising hours in the center on a weekly basis. During the spring semester, four faculty members — Dr.Kaye Campbell, Dr. Jay Stubblefield, Ms. Kathy Wilson, and Ms. Jeananne Kenney — will be hold ing three of their office hours per week in the SSC. Students are encouraged to use this resource whenever possible to explore possibilities concern ing career path, class sequencing, graduation requirements, or graduate-school possibilities. Contact Brad Wingo, Student Support Services, x 5106, for more information. Hold us to it. ^tSOCIETYOF ^UraOFESSIGilAL ^i^JOURNAUSTS. Code of Ethics Preamble Members oUhe Society of Professional Journalists believe that public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. The duty of the journalist is to further those ends by seeking truth and providing a fair and comprehensive account of events and issues. Conscientious journalists from all media and specialties strive to serve the public with thoroughness and honesty. 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