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Volume XXXI Number 1
Montreat College
25 September 1997
Bears chase
Brannock,
Haugaard
By Daryl Bryant
Since the beginning of
school, many residents have
seen bears on campus. The
bears frequent Assembly Inn,
across from Lake Susan where
the trashbins are filled daily by
excess food by the cafeteria
workers.
The dumpsters offer an in
viting treat for the bears. They
dig through the trash in search
for scraps of food.
Sophomore Howerton resi
dent, Tim Ferguson, explains,
“1 heard that over the summer
the conferees would leave food
out or make food trails so that
they could watch the bears at
a close distance. I’ve even
heard that freshmen have been
leaving food out. Do they
know they can get killed by
doiii^ iliat?”
Sophomore Nathan
Haugaard, said, “In the last
three weeks I’ve seen 4 bears.
I’ve been chased by one
around Belk Campus Center
and almost hit one with my car.
Also, just this past weekend
on a camping trip for my Back
packing class my sleeping bag
sack was torn up and some of
our food was stolen by one. 1
guess I’m just a bear magnet.”
Senior Shane Brannock,
said, “I often watch the larger
bear eat out of the dumpsters
at Assembly Inn, but I have
also been chased across cam
pus by the same one.”
Homecoming promises big prizes
By Tara Massey
Tonight, the homecoming
weekend will start with a BBQ
dinner and Square Dance at 5:30
in the Barn for alumni and stu
dents. Music will be provided
by the Stoney Creek Boys and
former Dean of Students
Larry Wilson.
lliis year’s homecoming
was kicked off with spirit
week on Monday and will
continue through the
weekend.
Various activities have
also been planned for the
incoming alumni, such as
reunion dinners and the
alumni double header baseball
game.
The Montreat College Parade
will begin at 6:30 pm on Satur
day. Students have been invited
to decorate their cars and trucks
as floats for the parade.
The Homecoming game will
be played tomorrow at 3:00 p.m.
as the men face North Greenville
at the new Montreat College/
Library adds
By Marcella Arnold
During the summer, personal
donations and a healthy grant
ffointheU.S. Department of Com
merce provided the funds to add
an art gal lery and a new computer
lab in the Nelson Bell Library.
Students and college employ
ees have speculated that the ad
ditions could jeopardize
Montreat’s accreditation by tak
ing up too much space that should
be used for study tables.
According to tlie American Li
brary Association’s (ALA) stipu
lations, Montreat is lacking col
lege specifications. The South-
Presbyterian Home Soccer Com
plex.
Stephanie Shaw, a junior soc
cer player believes, “It really
sucks that women’s soccer is not
playing a homecoming game this
year. It must be a male chauvin
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This year’s Homecoming
Dance will begin at 8:30 p.m. at
Camp Merri-Mac. During the
dance the Homecoming Court
will be introduced and the King
and Queen presented.
The dance will be multi-
themed from the 1950’s to the
1980’s. Students will dress in
retro styles and the best dressed
art gallery and
em Association of Colleges and
School (SACS), who is tlie accred
iting body, look at the ALA’s cri
teria, but also take into account
many other aspects of the college.
“I can guarantee 100% that the
school will not lose their accredi
tation over this,” stated profes
sor Dr. Chesky.
Montreat’s librarian, Ms.
Pearson, reassured that SACS
also uses their “professional judg
ment” when qualifying factors to
consider.
In the new lab, 11 Pentium 166
computers are available for use
anytime the library is open. The
will win tickets to the Biltmore
House.
Such prizes will be given
throughout the weekend as in
centives to increase participa
tion.
“I just don’t think that the
school has any spirit,”
Glennis Woolven com
mented. “No one really
cares. They have to bribe
people to go and participate
in the homecoming activi
ties.”
Not everyone is down
on Homecoming, though.
Freshmen Karen Easter
said she would definitely
be around for it. “It’s a part of
being here. This is a new expe
rience for me. I’ve been away
from it for a while -like 34
years!”
Karen stated that while she
hasn’t heard that many people
talking about it she feels,
“They shouldn’t have to bribe
people. This is supposed to
be the fun part of college.”
computer lab
computers are equipped with
Microsoft office. E-mail, and TI
access for the Internet.
Unfortunately there are no
printing capabilities yet, but our
software specialist Tim Hatton
says that should change soon.
The lab’s renovations and new
equipment were made possible
through a TIIAP government
grant of $64,000. Montreat is one
of eight colleges to receive this
money through the Appalachian
College Association. Also, funds
were given through the Janirve
Foundation.
Morgan Science Bldg renovations complete October 1
By Shayla Gliiotto
Joint efforts by Dr. Mark
Lassiter, Department Coordinator
of Environmental Studies, and
President Hurt resulted in a
$250,000 grantthat is fiinding reno
vations to classrooms and venti
lation systems in the Morgan Sci
ence Building.
Chainnan of the Natural Sci
ence Division Lloyd Davis said,
“The science building, which was
built in the 1960s, is best suited
for the needs of a junior college.
Once the current iipdtiling is com
plete the building will be more
frinctional for students who are
earning four year science de
grees.”
When the Environmental Stud
ies major began about five years
ago, the Science Department real
ized the need for modernized fa
cilities. Since then, Lassiter and
the science department have
aimed to better the science build
ing.
Lassiter said, “W'c’re hoping
the improvements will attract
more students to the school and
its science programs.”
According to faculty members.
Morgan Science Building was
brimming with major safety haz
ards. Without adequate ventila
tion, vapors from stored chemi
cals were spreading throughout
the entire building. The newreno-
vations will meet Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) standards.
The second and third floors are
receiving the majority of the re
modeling. Construction workers
are creating necessary storage ar
eas and partitioning the old class
rooms to have more useful space.
Originally tlie renovations were
to be completed by August, but
now construction will be com
pleted by October 1.
Meanwhile, biology classes are
being held in (he junior high class
rooms of Montreat Church’s
Henry Building. Students must sit
at knee-high tables and occasion
ally at piano benches.
However, Environmental Stud
ies major Katie Kirk says, “Al
though it has been difficult not
being able to have the labs 1 need.
Dr. Lassiter has done well at im
provising and I know he has our
best interest at heart.”