THE WCC volume 6, no. 1 CAMPUS VOICE Wayne Community College, Goldsboro, NC 27533-8002 February 24,1993 'I ■*- Dennis Coleian (14), Derrick Bethel (34), Sein Ihite (30), and Michael Parks (44) rebound the ball against Central Pied«nt. PHOTO: Brad Jordan Bisons place second, third in tournaments By MICHAEL PARKS Now in its fifth year under the direction of Coach Charles Britton, the WCC Bisons Basketball Team currently stands at 11-13 for the season with 3 more games to play. Starters for the team include Dennis Coleman (14), guard; Marcus Smith (25), guard; William Farmer (35), forward; Derrick Bethel (34), forward; and Mike Coles (23), center. Other players include Michael Parks (44), forward; Mike Royal (24), forward; Marvin Johnson (33), guard; Chris Hux (42), forward; and Kelvin Gurley (10), guard. The Bisons were runners-up in the Coca Cola Tournament that WCC hosted and third place winner in the Edgar Boyd Tournament at host college Pitt Community. The team has won 4 of its last 5 games with a roster of 10 players from an initial 16 who began the season. The season highlight, Britton said, was playing against Chowan Junior College, ranked eighth in the nation in the National Junior College Athletic Association division. The Bisons made a creditable showing, losing 105-67 and 105- 79. Britton said one purpose of the team is to give players just out of high school an opportunity to gain experience on the court. The Bisons play 12 other schools, each team twice. One school, Reinhardt College from Georgia, travels to WCC. Club activity fallv winter Health issues AIDS Smoking policy update p. 16 Spoon River Anthology'* The Bisons played a Homecoming Game on Tuesday, February 23 against Pitt. Continued p. 14 Computer needs expand at WCC Ken Ihichard inserts the payroll tape into the tape drive of the Priie. PHOTO: Brad Jordan By BRAD JORDAN In 1982, Wayne Community College installed its first Prime computer. Eleven years later the college has installed a new, bigger and faster Prime. While the machine is valued at $200,000, the college saved on costs by trading in the old Prime. The new Prime has several components including a central processing unit, a tape drive, a disk drive, and modems which allow communication with the libraries of the other 57 community colleges in the state through electronic mail. Since 1982, 125 computers have been added to the college's inventory. During the Christmas break, while the student body was busy enjoying the holidays, Information Systems personnel were busy installing 34 new microcomputers in business department classrooms, necessi tating a name change in typing classes, now called keyboarding. The Information Systems Department includes Kenneth Whichard, Director; Cindy Stephens, Assistant System Administrator; and Teresa Carr and Martin Sanzone, part-time assistants. Continued p. 11

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