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Broncos' Voice
VOL. 44, NO. 3
BY DORIS BIHLMEYER
On Friday. 15 Sept. 1989,
over 8 Inches of rain fell on the
Fayetteville area One of the
hardest hit areas was the
upper part of Murchison Road,
about a quarter of a mile from
the FSU campus. The water
level at the V-Polnt Market was
estimated to have been 12 to
15 feet deep. Although there
were few visible damages on
the FSU campus aside from a
few areas of roads being
washed away, the Butler Little
Theater sustained heavy water
damage. According to Dr.
Herman Watson, ’We had 7
feet of water in there. It was a
complete disaster. The
parking lot (behind the Butler
Building) flooded and sent
water rushing down the side
stairs." The force was so
strong that it pushed the steel
doors open (denting them in
the process) and threw
everything in the theater up
against the opposite wall.
Cleanup was still going on 6
October, with most of the
damaged items and water
taken out of the theater prior
to that date.
There has been no
electricity in the theatre since
the flood. The lightboard had
been obstructed by the debris
and was just reached on
October 6, by Physical Plant
crews and Dr. Frank Whaley
who has been assisting in the
cleanup. 'AVe should now be
able to tell exactly how much
damage has been done to the
lightboard," said Dr. Watson.
It is uncertain at the
present time if such damage
will delay the opening of the
first play. However, Dr. Watson
said, "We don't foresee this as
posing a problem. Our first
play opens on October 24, and
we are very confident that
cleanup will be complete and
that things will start on
schedule."
THE NEWSPAPER OF FAYEHEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY
TO INFORM AND ENTERTAIN
The Storms At FSU
OCTOBER 18, 1989
Another scarc entered the
hearts and minds of all
Fayetteville residents less than
a week later on September 22.
Hurricane Hugo, the worst
hurricane to hit the east coast
in several years, threatened to
ravage Fayetteville with heavy
rain and winds. Hugo
bypassed Fayetteville, but on
September 22, the campus
was virtually deserted. The
outer bands of Hugo kept the
winds high, 25 mph with 35
mph gusts, for most of the day.
But the winds were not the
reason that most students
were not in class. A prankster
had called Foxy 99 radio
station, posing as Dr. Hackley,
and said that all classes were
cancelled. Without vertifying
this information, Foxy 99
broadcast the message, and
most FSU students heard it.
Most students went back to
their rooms and "slumber-
land," refusing to turn their
radios back on in case those
dreaded words, "FSU does
have classes," were an
nounced. Even students who
heard, via the cafeteria PA
system, that classes had not
been cancelled said, "I'll just
say that I never heard the
corrected radio announce
ment. Besides, no one else will
be in class today." Some
faculty members left,
frustrated by the lack of
communication and coordi
nation on the school's part and
not wanting to risk a
worsening weather situation.
One instructor, who entire 8
o'clock class did not show up,
said, "It is much too dangerous
out there to be driving,
especially lor those students
who must drive 20 or 30 miles
to get here. People could be
unnecessarily hurt or killed by
driving to school in this wind.
It is probably better that most
students did not attempt to
come to school today."
Bridging the
Communication Gap
DR. ALEXANDER O. NAKIRERU,
ADVISOR
Each day of the week, many social and
educational events are organized on the FSU
campus. Some of these events are poorly attended
because ‘nobody’ heard about it. In other words, a
communication exists on campus. We at the
Broncos’ Voice newspaper are committed to
bridging this gap and to serve the FSU
community. Bearing any usual circumstances,
we intend to publish the newspaper twice a
month. We are therefore appealing to the Vice
Chancellors, Deans of Colleges, Heads of the
Departments, Directors of Programs, fraternity
leaders, heads of organizations, club leaders,
secretaries, and the entire student body for co
operation. We will like you to send us information
on coming events, articles from meetings, news
on personal achievements, group achievements,
presentations, workshops, community events,
performances, and all the news that is fit to print.
Our goal is to make the newspaper campus
oriented, but, we cannot achieve this without
your cooperation-operation and input. Help us to
keep you informed.
Now, blame for this
unfortunate incident cannot
be put completely on Foxy 99
or on FSU, but some
responsibility must be
assumed by both parties.
Better communications
between the school and
community and, more
Importantly, between the
school and the students is
imperative in situations such
as this. Students must be kept
abreast of what's going on in
the case of unpredictable
weather conditions. Perhaps il
a release had been sent to the
radio and television stations
on Thursday evening, stating
that FSU was not canceling
classes, this situation could
have been avoided. But all we
can hope is that the lesson
learned from this incident will
be heeded ifa similar situation
should arise in the future.
State School Students
Fight Tuition Hikes
with New Tactics
Students Fight Tuition Cuts
at State Capitals
Where there has been no
judicial route to fight tuition
hikes, students have gone
directly to state lawmakers for
relief. This March, for example,
approximately 800 State
University of New York (SUNY)
students held a silent vigil,
gagged and blindfolded, on the
steps of the state capitol in
Albany. The protesters sought
to urge the Legislature and
Governor Mario Cumono to
add S70 milion to the state
education budget and halt a
$300 tuition hike.
Jim Cullen of New York's
Student Association of the
State University (SASU) says
that united students can win
support for higher education
from legislators. “(Legislators)
was to cut taxes and look good
politically," explains Cullen.
"But none wants to be called
an enemy of higher educa
tion." SASU leverages
legislative support by
capitalizing on that concern.
"Cuomo says tax cuts
attract industry." says Cullen.
"But we argue that industry
stays out of New York because
the most competitive, best
education graduates are not
here. We say Japan is a force
because they invest money in
an educated workforce."
In Massachusetts last
month. 300 students traveled
to the state Capitol in Boston
to meet indivndually with each
of the state's 160 House
representatives. The student
lobbyists urged an increase of
831 million for Massachu
setts' higher education
budget. At the same time, 400
students from Southeastern
Massachusetts University
(SMU) held a rally on the main
stairway beneath the State
House dome. John Theriault, a
student regent at SMU
commented, "The noise we
made scared a lot of legislators,
and let them know we vvon't let
their inadequate proposal go
through."
In Illinois, where tuition is
up 19 percent and higher
education appropriations are
up only one percent, students
are choosing a lower-profile
route. Dan Schramm, the
student body president at
Illinois State University,
describes higher education in
Illinois as "pitiful." But, unlike
student leaders in otherstates.
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Clean up crew at work.
Picture by Sharon Carr
Student Leadership Cor^erence
Kppro
DP. G. SEXTON
Ajiproximately 90 students
attended the Student
Leadership Conference on Oct.
5, 1989. presided by Mr.
Richard Sumpter, sophomore
political science major. The
conference was opened with
remarks by Dr. Lloyd V.
Hackley and Dr. Henry A.
Gardner. Dr. Hackley stressed
the importance and need for
leaders to exhibit strong
ethical standards. “If you
cannot at first lead yourself,
socially, morally, or ethically,
then you better not stand in
front of others and state: Tm
in charge."'
The keynote speaker,
introduced by Mr. Roger
Pilgrim, a senior political
science major, was Mr. Vernon
Wall from the University of
Georgia Using humor in his
dynamic presentation, Mr Wall
was well-received by the
students. He used a survey to
divide the students into four
groups with different
leadership styles and then
illustrate the need for all four
types of leaders in an
organiztion. At the end of this
session, students applauded
loudly, Thty seemed to have
received awealth of knowledge
about personal leader-shlp
styles.
The reminder of the
conferece consisted of mini-
sessions and a tutorial
luncheon. The Tutorial
Luncheon was a very special
part of the conference where
appropriate dining etiquette
was explained along with
lunch. Ms. Mary Blythers,
senior political science major,
introduced the Tutorial
Luncheon which was pre
sented by the FSU Women's
Guild. Mrs. Brenda S. HacklQ'
presided and Mrs. Ametha T.
Robinson presented the
program.
Mini-sessions provided for
small group discussion on a
wide variety of topic. These
mini-sessions included the
following: “HELP—1 feel like a
fried egg!" by Ms. Iris Hunt-
Smith: "How to Promote
Campus Organizations and
Events" by Mr. Eric Moore;
“Responsibilities of Greek
Organizations” by Dr. Marye
Jeffries, Dr. Moses Walker, Mr.
Adrian Carver, Mr. Trebor'
Jackson, Ms. Dawn Shopshire;
"Looking Like a Leader" by
Mrs. Saliie Monroe and Mrs.
Brenda Johns. These sessions
were also well-received by
students. The "Responsibi
lities of Greek Organizations"
mini-session lead to thoughts
about an additional confer
ence based entirely on topics
appropriate to Greek students.
At the end of the day,
students completed evalu
ations. These evaluations
were extremely positive.
Students appear to be looking
forward to the next Student
Leadership Conference which
be an annual event. This
conference was sponsored by
the Divison of Student Affairs;
however, it was planned and
implemented by a student
committee consisting of Mary
Blythers, Tansy Cooley,
Nichelle Moore, Roger Pilgrim,
Paul Sharpless, and Richard
Sumpter. The work and
enthusiasm of these comittee
members is greatly appre
ciated.
Participants at the Conferene.
Picture by Sharon Carr
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