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It is very important to look
ahead. Someone has said the future
belongs to the person who plans
for it. Well, the future can be yours
just as sure as you go after it.
It is very important now to plan
into the future. There are benefits.
One is that it causes you to identify
your priorities. There may be lots
of things that you may like to do or
want to do; good things, but as you
decide how to invest your resour
ces, you will see that not all good
things are of equal value. A long-
range plan could put you out there
ahead of yourself and help you
decide what is of most important.
A long-range plan will shape the
way you invest your energies and
resources.
A good long-range plan should
call forth a new level of commit
ment. A commitment to study, a
commitment to make good grades,
a commitment to develop friend
ship that lasts and one that enri
ches,a commitment to learn, and
others that will lead to a good life.
A good student who plans will
never finish learning. Before a per
son gets it all, the arch of expe
rience and knowledge fades ahead
of the seeker as he or she moves
toward it. The good student pos
sesses a lifetime of eagerness to
know. So plan!
The Editors
V
Ooi Leye Hein
Student Profile
This edition’s student profile focuses
on a new international student,
Ooi Leye Hein. Ooi arrived in
America nine months ago from
Malaysia. His home in Malaysia is
in the tourist city of Penang, which
is on an island off the coast. Ooi
has one sister, Man Yen Chio, and
one brother, Goau Huat.
Ooi plans to major in engineer
ing. After his studies at Wilkes
Community College, he tentatively
plans to attend Twin City Univer
sity in Minnesota. In Minnesota he
has a brother who is an architect
and a sister who is studying eco
nomics.
Some of Ooi’s interests are swim
ming, listening to music, and danc
ing. He also obviously loves to
travel. We all wish Ooi a good year
at WCC, and lots of luck in the
future.
Ricky Moretz
Dear Students,
As your S.G. A. President for the
coming year, it is my pleasure to
welcome you incoming freshmen
to campus and returning students
back to W.C.C.
The S.G.A expects this to be an
exciting year. Beginning with our
Holly Farms chicken lunch and
Coffeehouse performer, Bryan Hus
key, September 2 at Freshman
Orientation and the “End of Sum
mer Dance” on September 4, we
plan to start out the new school
year with a variety of Christmas
Dance, Winterfest, and Spring
Fling. Also, Wilkes Community
College is the defending State Cham
pion in Softball as well as Western
Division All-Sports Champions.
During the last of September
and the first of October, Freshmen
are invited to petition, campaign,
and run for one of the freshman
offices in the S.G.A. As S.G.A.
President, let me encourage you to
become involved in the activities at
the College. Find out that there is
more to college life than just going
to class. Renew old friendships and
make new ones. As your represen
tative to the faculty and adminis
tration, let me say that the S.G.A.
Office is your office and your pro
blems and interests are ours. Do
not be a stranger, for this is our
school and the friendly environ
ment here is one of our greatest
assets.
Sincerely,
Wayne Macemore
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Mr. Frank Shuford
Superintendent of Buildings,
Equipment, and Purchasing
Staff Profile
Our staff profile for this quarter
is Mr. Frank Shuford, the Super
intendent of Buildings, Equipment,
and Purchasing.
Mr. Shuford came to WCC as a
student in 1967, after he served in
the army for three years. Mr. Shu
ford became an employee of WCC
in 1973, he was equipment coordi-
nator.In 1983, he was appointed
Superintendent of Buildings, Equip
ment, and Purchasing. While being
employed he completed his B.T.
degree in business in 1978, and his
masters degree in Higher Educa-
tionin 1983,at ASU. Hehasattend-
ed the U niversity of Nebraska, and
the University of Kentucky to take
graduate courses. His plans are to
enter the University of Virginia at
Blacksburg this coming winter for
an advanced degree.
Mr Shuford is the youngest son
of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Shuford
of Lenoir, where he completed
Hibriten High School in 1967. He
is a member of the NC State Grange-
Ferguson Chapter, a member of
Beaver Creek Advent Christian
Church, a member of the Associa
tion of Community College Busi
ness Officials, and a member of the
Southern Association of College
and University Business Officers.
Frank lives on a farm in the Fer
guson community with his parents.
He spends his spare time raising
beef cattle, playing tennis, basket
ball, softball, fishing, coin collect-
Visiting Artist - Dan Mason
''Lets Meet Our
Visiting Artist
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Coming to us from Mayland
Technical Center, in the mountains
of Spruce Pine, North Carolina
with a musical theatre degree is our
1986-87 Visiting Artist, Dan Ma
son.
Born in the suburbs of Rocky
Mountain, Virginia, surrounded by
relatives, he was an “only child” for
eleven years, at which time on sev
eral occasions became the brother
of two sisters.
When asked what inspired his
great love for music and theatre;
replied with uncertainty, but added
spontaneously that his first “on
stage” performance took place at
the age of six months. His mother
staged as Virgin Mary, during the
annual Christmas play, presented
him the Christchild.
Although he has often pondered
what his original inspiration for
such a great love of this art is, he
has actually never been success
fully able to “pin it down”. It is
something he has always loved,
enjoyed, and been somewhat thrill
ed by.
As a very young boy, he can
recall demonstrating this desire in
his childhood play; expressing it by
pretending to be a music conduc
tor or choir director.
His final gesture being, “I think I
was just born with it”.
During his third year in school,
he took piano lessons. Although he
found them interesting, he preferred
to spend his leisure time in other
activities other than dreadful “piano
practice”.
The following year he joined the
4-H Club where he became involved
in talent shows and the church
choir.
During his high school years,
while participating in the schools’
chorus, the previous piano lessons
began to really “make sense”. At
this point, he acquired an even
more intense love for voice and
music. He referred to it, (with a
grin) as being “bitten by the bug”.
Reluctantly, he graduated from
high school in 1967. Being that he
enjoyed high school; dreaded to
see it end.
In 1969, he enlisted with the US
Air Force, and served four “wond
erful” years as Air Traffic Con
troller in Goldsboro, North
Carolina.
During his enlistment, he became
musically active in the Service Club
on base, thus continuing his inter
ests in theatre and music.
Being young and away from his
family, he found the comfort and
security of a family while attending
a local church and directing their
choir.
After completing one-half of the
required credit hours for a degree
in music; he became bored or other
wise bogged down with too much
music. So, he switched his major to
Theatre and completed his degree.
Much to his rescue, with the help
of an advisor; he wrote his own
degree. Rightfully called the Musi
cal Theatre degree, and was very
excited about it.
He has performed and directed
generously in musical forms such
as Broadway, Classical and Folk,
but his major focus has been Show
musicals.
After volunteering his art and
energy to various communities, as
a hobby, Dan feels fortunate to
belong to a profession in which he
can share his abilities while allow
ing others to realize theirs.
While our Visiting Artist, he will
most often be exercising his direct
ing skills; stating that the pitfall to
directing is that it generally prohib
its much performing.
Nevertheless, he will be sharing
his art with us and will eagerly per-
ing, and researching family and
local history.
When Mr. Shuford was asked
about his philosophy of life, he
stated: “I enjoy life very much and
often try not to forget the simple
things of life that we sometimes
take for granted. Such as a kind
word, the closeness of the family,
and friendship of a true friend.
It would be a much better world
to live in if we could only live like
the saying of William Penn:
I expect to pass through life
but once. If therefore, there
be any kindness I can show
or any good thing I can do to
any fellow being, let me do it
now, and not defer or neg
lect it, as 1 shall not pass this
way again.
This is a very hard example to
follow with the “hurry-up” pace
that so may of us live today. But
just think if each of us tried a little
harder, don’t you think our work,
school, and lives would be a little
richer and easier to endure?”
Drinking Age
To Be 21
RALEIGH—You have to be 21
years old to purchase, possess, or
consume alcoholic beverages in
North Carolina after September
1, 1986.
The Alcohol Law Enforcement
Division (ALE) of the North Caro
lina Department of Crime Control
and Public Safety is charged with
enforcing alcoholic beverage con
trol laws and regulations. After
September 1, there will be no change
in ALE’s method of enforcing alco
holic beverage laws and regulations.
However, through the court sys
tem, treatment of certain violators
and the resultant penalty will be
somewhat different due to provi
sions of the law.
If you are 19 or 20 and attempt
to purchase, or possess alcoholic
beverages, you will be charged with
an infraction, which is punishable
by a penalty of not more then $25.
An infraction is an unlawful act
which, under the law, is not a
crime. The conviction bears no
consequence other than the pay
ment of the penalty.
All other alcoholic beverage con
trol law violations are misdemea
nors, including the sale of alco
holic beverage to a person age 19 to
20. A conviction on a misdemea
nor charge can result in up to two
years in jail and a fine. This means
a 19 or 20-year-old purchaser may
be charged with an infraction,
while the person selling the bever
age may be charged with a misde
meanor.
The new law also amends the
Division of Motor Vehicles (DM V)
requirements regarding color coled
driver's license and special indenti-
fication cards. Beginning Septem
ber 1, 1986, DMV will color code
licenses and special ID’s in two
form civic groups and enlightment
classes.
While discussing the many as
pects of a visiting artist, he favora
ble commented on the programs
encouragement for time spent in
further personal development of
such art, and the freedom allotted
to evaluate the artistic need of a
given community in order to fulfil
that need at his own pace and
understanding.
His least admired aspect to being
a community visiting artist was
expressed quickly as his personal
reluctance to moving his personal
belongings from one community
to the next.
Without hesitation, he reaffirmed
his love for new places and new
faces, but hopes to someday “settle
down” in an area to avoid the stage
of being a continuous stranger a-
mong all new faces.
On the present agenda, he has
for us several activities. First and
most recent, the musical titled “The
Fantasticks”. This musical has been
the longest running musical in the
world (twenty five years off Broad
way).
After brief hesitation, Dan con
cluded that the thing he loves the
most about this art is the tremend
ous thrill received from entertain
ing and performing on stage.
His love for directing is derived
solely from the mere enjoyment
and thrill of seeing others grow;
not only musically and theatrically,
but emotionally as well.
“Just to see others bit by this
infectuous bug and become ob-
cessed with the desire to perform.”
Having no individual hand-ups,
he feels that everyone has a song in
their heart whether or not others
enjoy the sound, and after teaching
voice for some time has a profound
belief that the desire yields the
potential.
I found Dan to be a delightfully
unique and interesting character,
with a gleem of insight and intellec
tual fervor beaming from his eyes.
We at WCC feel fortunate to be
able to “Welcome” him as our
communities’ visiting artist.
If given a chance; Dan Mason
will touch your life in a “musical
sort of way”.
Pat Nelson
groups, ie, those persons who have
not reached age 21 and those who
havereached age 21.
ALE conducts public informa
tion programs on acceptable ID’s.
Acceptable ID’s are driver’s li
censes, DMV special IDcards, mil
itary ID cards, and passports. Fur
ther, ALE agents remind persons
that any ID must also bear a physi
cal description of the person named
on the card, and dates of validity or
expiration must be current.
The use of a fraudulent driver’s
license or ID, or one issued to
another person, in obtaining or
attempting to obtain alcoholic bev
erages is still a misdemeanor. A
conviction of this provision may
result in a criminal record, the
assessment of a fine and/or court
costs and the loss of driver;s license
for one year. Additionally, 19-to
20-year-old persons are subject to
misdemeanor criminal charges and
one-year driver’s license revocation
for allowing another person to use
their license or identification doc
uments and for assisting another
underage person to buy or con
sume alcoholic beverages.
The change in the drinking age
was prompted by passage of the
Surface Transportation Act of 1982
by the U.S. Congress. Any state
not adopting the minimum drink
ing age of 21 by federal fiscal year
1987 will lose 5 percent to 10 per
cent of its federal highway funds.