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Juniors Attend Leadership Conference
By Amy Carr
Two NCSSM juniors, Laura
Woodworth and Sheree Morgan,
recently attended the President's
Leadership Conference at Converse
College in Spartenburg, South
Carolina. The conference,
sponsored by the Alumni Association
of Converse, was open to junior
girls with leadership potential.
More than 200 girls from 11
southern states attended; the
participants were housed in the
dorms on campus.
Woodworth and Morgan attended
many workshops on leadership,
including such things as oratorical
skills, time management and problem
solving. When asked what effect
these seminars had on them, both
agreed that the seminars were
beneficial to them. Woodworth
said, "What I learned will help me
deal better with people, especially
here at NCSSM."
Converse College is a small
women's college with an excellent
academic record. The workshop
participants were given a chance to
tour the campus and meet with the
teachers of Converse. Morgan said,
"I was impressed with the campus.
The school was a lot like NCSSM-
sensitive teachers and a small,
caring student body."
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Computer Dance, "Psycho” Head May Plans
By Kim Windley
Although it is spring and only
a few more weeks remain in the
school year, NCSSM students still
face many responsibilities,
especially in their academic work
during the school week. As a
result, students look toward the
weekend for opportunities to get
off campus, have fun or just relax.
And once again, SAB is there to
plan activities.
In early May, SAB activities
include an excursion to Crabtree
Valley Mall, a Coffee House, a trip
to Busch Gardens and the movie
"Breaking Away."
On Friday, May 13, or "Horror
Night" as it has so affectionately
been called, the SAB will show the
movie "Psycho." That Saturday will
be an exciting evening as the SAB
will co-sponsored a computer dance
with the student council.
Transportation to various
restaurants in the Durham area will
be provided before the dance to
give students an opportunity to
enjoy a good meal among friends.
Other May activities will be
offered, and students are
encouraged to take advantage of
them. Activities are publicized
via signs on campus and are listed
in the school calendar and "Daily
Bulletin."
Loftis Records Live Album : CROP Receives Proceeds
By Lisa Gray
NCSSM has an interest in
record business these days.
the
Chris Loftis, RA on second
floor Bryan, plans to have his
first album, "The Journey... Is
The Destination", out by June 15.
Loftis taped the live album April
15 at Mannella's, a local Italian
restaurant owned by Milt "Mr.
Mannella" Andrews. He played to an
audience of friends, family and
NCSSM students. Helping to make
the album are meiny NCSSM people
including Jim Henry, executive
producer of the album; Warren
Basket, the album's "literary
consultant"; Ken Lamm, the
photographer; the Mormon
Tubercular Choir, Chris' audience
and back-up group, composed partly
of NCSSM students; and the
Beefer-Uppers, a group of students
who fill in the spots where the
Mormon Tubercular is weak.
Loftis wants to capture "the
feel" of one of his live concerts;
he has included his jokes, the
sounds of the audience, and
trademark songs like "No Man is an
Island", "Under the Boardwalk"
(complete with she-bops), and his
"Migrant Worker" song. He also
does "Hold that D-Chord", a song
originally put out by Harry Chapin,
with whom Loftis has sung. The
rest of the music is either Chris'
own ("Fireplaces","Student Blues",
"All Love Is to You") or ones that
he just likes ("Mr. Bojangles").
Chris Loftis takes his talents to the recording industry.
Loftis says that the album is
a "big thing for me; it might open
up a new career" and that the album
helped get him booked to open for
Gary U.S. Bonds recently near
Washington, D.C., where he played
to a crowd of several thousand and
gave Bonds a Chris Loftis concert
T-shirt.
But the real reason for the
album is not to get "fame and
incredible sums of money," Loftis
says. CROP, the Church
Organization for World Hunger, will
get the inside sleeve of the album
to print information about hunger
and a form for donations. After
the album has recouped its
production cost, CROP will receive
a percentage of the profit, up to
$2.00 per album. CROP is handling
distribution of the album until, as
Loftis hopes, the album sells well
enough to be picked up by a major
label.
Recently, Loftis received
Volunteer of the Year Award for his
contributions to CROP, such as his
walk across the state last summer
to raise money and get publicity
for world hunger, and he plans to
walk to Washington, D.C. this
summer for the same reason.
To get the album, either pick
up one of the order forms or copy
the necessary information from the
form beside Loftis’ door and give
it to him with $7.00 before summer
vacation; the $1.50 will be
refunded. The albums will be
distributed to record stores but
since only 2500 will be pressed,
ordering now gives you a better
chance of getting one. T-shirts
like the ones sold at Mannella's
the night of Chris' album-making
are also available for $7.50 or
both the album and T-shirt can be
purchased for $12.00.