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There is also to be a public address system
that is completely automatic in that no
matter where a person happens to be
within the buildings, if he can hear his
name being paged he can answer without
moving or pushing buttons. The
classrooms are extra large, all with
different color schemes. Varied color
schemes are even planned for the
lavatories.
The library is also very large, with room to
comfortably seat two hundred students. It
will have an immediate capacity of some
twenty-five thousand volumes. As a part
of the library, there are to be several audio
visual booths that will be connected to the
"dial-information” system. This system
will be such that the student can dial a
code number for just about any
information needed. For instance, if he
needs information on a particular
historical event, he just looks up the code
number for that event, and by simply
dialing the number a taped voice will
present the information via the student’s
earphones.
In the domed building between the
classroom-science building and the
business administration building, there
will be a large, comfortable student service
center. Within the center there will be a
variety of vending machines, coin and bill
changing machines, and infra red ovens
for heating sandwiches. There is also to
be a full time hostess on duty to assist the
patrons. Chairs and tables will be
available, and the student may work or
study in the lounge if he desires.
A teaching auditorium is located in
Thompson Hall which will seat three
hundred persons. In addition to
teaching, it can be used for stage
productions. With this in mind, dressing
rooms were built just behind the stage
area.
In the vocational department the shops
are to have a classroom decor which will
enhance the teaching-learning
atmosphere. The automotive shop will
have two air lifts and two sixteen foot
doors that will permit passage of large
vehicles such as Diesel trucks.
The business department will have, in
addition to other facilities, two typing
classrooms (the other community
colleges in the state only have one).
These two classrooms will accommodate
a total of seventy students.
Also, there are to be offices in the new
buildings for student organizations such
as the SGA and the newspaper staff.
For the students of this northwestern
North Carolina area it has been a long
wait, but when the student body moves
into the new buildings this winter, that
long wait will prove to have been
worthwhile.
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What’s Happening
With SGA & Student
Activities?
By Scott Johnson
The SGA members have been busy over
the summer working on events for this
school year. All of the members went on
a retreat July 26 so that they could get to
know each other better and also take care
of some SGA business. The retreat was
held at ASU, and the group spent five
hoiu^ climbing the Alpine Tower. The
Tower was a challenging experience, but
all were glad that they attempted it.
These current SGA members will be
welcoming some new members to the
organization after SGA elections are
held on September 9 and 10. The
positions available include freshman
class officers (president, vice-president,
secretary and treasurer), 6 freshman
senators, and sophomore class secretary
and treasurer. Petitions for signing up to
run for a position are currently available
in the Student Activities Office and must
be turned in by September 4. These are
excellent leadership opportunities and
great ways to get involved with WCC.
Any questions should be directed to Scott
Johnson in the Student Services Office or
to one of the SGA members. The current
members of this year’s SGA are; Davina
Williams, president; Scotty Lambert,
vice president; Chad Hayes, secretary;
Josh White, treasurer; Derek Gregory,
Kristen Harpe, Angel Howell, Josh Hurt,
Erica Johnson, Brandon Marley, Clint
McCoy, Susan Miller, Scottie Scripter,
and Bradley Settle.
These members have been working hard
on planning several upcoming events.
Some of the things that will be hap-
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SGA members, Scotty Lambert and
Bradley Settle, experience the
“Alpine Tower” during the SGA
retreat on July 26.