Faculty Cracks Down
Snidents were shocked late
^ week when it was an-
by the college that the
had approved a new
iisesieepoiicy for the campus
jlie announcement angered
sadents, most of whom did not
fit, understand what the new
policy said-
ne previous policy concern-
"cuts” stated that no stu-
jejtwas allowed cuts totalling
gsft that one-quarter of the
miinber of times in which the
diss met. This policy included
liotli excused and unexcused
iksences. After ‘‘overcutting,”
the swdent could only receive a
lassing grade by appealing the
punishment set to a higher
iithority.
The new policy gives the
individual professors for each
course the right to establish his
wi absentee policy. This policy
must be explained to the stu
dent on the first day of class.
Should the student miss three
successive class meetings, he is
reported to the Dean, who will
then check to see what is wrong
or why the student is missing
from the class. Should the
student “cut” excessively, ac
cording to the professor
the student may receive a
lowered grade, a dismissal from
the course or possibly even a
dismissal from the college.
While many a student cried
“foul,” and complained that the
policy was much to strict for
college students, in many ways
the policy shows some im
provements from the preivous
one. For example, now each
professor must let his students
know how many absences he
feels to be excessive; thereby
letting the student know where
he stands before it is too late.
Further, the mandatory max
imum limit of Vi the number
of class meetings is lifted, if the
professor considers even that to
be too strict. Also, the policy
does not state that the student's
name is turned in after three
absences; instead, the name is
turned in only after three suc
cessive absences.
In an effort to help explain the
new policy to the students. Dean
Davis will be holding a forum at
which students may ask ques
tions and present their views
concerning the policy. This for
um will be held on Tuesday,
March 27, at 11:00 a.m.
Forum on New Cut
Policy Scheduled
Due to the recent concern by
many students over the newly
established class absence poli
cy, a forum will be held on
Tuesday, March 27, at 11 a.m.,
in Hardy Alumni Hall. Dr, F.
Mark Davis, Dean of the College
and author of the policy, will be
questioned by a panel of stu
dents and staff who have been
appointed by the SGA Presi
dent.
The purpose of this event will
be to achieve a better under
standing between the student
body and the administration
concerning the absence policy
while opening lines of commu
nication.
If you, the students, have
questions you wish considered
for delivery to Dr. Davis during
the forum, they may be sub
mitted to the panel in writing.
The deadline for sending any
questions is 12 noon, Friday,
March 23. Please address your
questions to: Student Forum,
c/o SGA, P.O. Box 5356, Cam
pus.
Attendance to this event is
open to all students and staff.
George T. Murphv
SGA President
Baroque Ensemble
to Perform
He noted San Francisco Ba-
niijiie Ensemble will appear in
wrt at Atlantic Christian
College, on Monday, March 26,
itSp.m., in Hardy Alumni Hall.
The program of baroque mu
sic will be played on faithful
.-opies of original I7th and 18th
■tnniry instruments.
Tlie ensemble is comprised of
young musicians who joined
fra in 1977, and have just
Mpleted a successful concert
stries in San Francisco entitled,
Musick for These Distrackted
rimes. They released a recor-
Ji«g of chamber music of Fran-
wCouperin in the fall of 1978.
Janet See, who plays a solid
I'oty flute copied from one
■ie by Grenser around 1750,
®iied in the Netherlands with
ftans Vester and Frans Brueg-
jsn. Michael Sands, who plays
‘tooque violin made in Paris
ySocquetin 1770, studied in
®ope with Sigiswald and
Wieland Kuijken. Margaret Pa-
nofsky received her graduate
degree in viola de gamba from
the New England Conservatory
and studied with Grace Feldman
and Robert Donnington. Davitt
Moroney was a student of
Thurston Dart at Kings College
in London, and of Kenneth Gil
bert. He was awarded the pres
tigious Harkness Fellowship for
research at the University of
California at Berkeley in 1975.
The group was well received
in the San Francisco area. A
March 1978 review in the San
Francisco Chronicle said, “This
is a young group, highly skilled
on their respective instruments.
They also possess the musical
intelligence capable of putting
together a lively and stimulating
program that goes beyond ars
antiqua for its own sake.”
The concert is open to the
public free of charge.
Coffeehouse Huge Success
Y niNmY WATERS
BY CINDY WATERS
On Sunday night, March 18,
the CCA presented a coffee
house in Hardy Alumni Hall. A
large crowd of approximately
100 people attended. There was
standing room only and the
audience was very responsive to
all the performances. The talent
included singers, instrumenta
lists, and comedians. The mis
tress of ceremonies was Kathy
News Briefs
Here and There
I. . •’y city voters
m Wilson may have been
% to last week’s failure of
Je liquor-by-the-drink referen-
“tt to carry in Wilson County.
restricted to
the measure
ouid likely have passed,
show
the
f«vot of
show that 56% of
® in the city voted in
, ''‘l“'>''-by-the-drink,
'otenf ^ county
•V proposal.
®ted in favor of it.
rejoiced
felt'll,^
^'Wrvedth supporters
the wm in light of the
hard work that he and his troops
had done.
Those who supported hquor-
by-the-drink in Wilson were
disappointed, primarily over the
added revenue that they felt
would have come into the county
had the measure passed.
This defeat brings the total
number of counties who have
rejected liquor-by-the-drink to
three, including Dare and Ala
mance counties. Also, the cities
of Black Mountain, Burlington
and Graham have voted down
the issue. A total of six counties,
including Wake, Orange, and
Mecklenburg, and 12 cities have
adopted liquor-by-the-drink.
by Chock Herring
So machines cannot make
mistakes? In Florida this week,
a patrolman clocked a speeder
moving at the fast clip of 86
miles-per-hour! The flagrant of
fender? A tree, by the side of
the road. There were no reports
as to whether the tree had its
license revoked.
During next week’s elections,
a constitutional amendment ^11
bevotedonbythestudents^e
amendment deals with Article
IV Section lU. F, of the SGA
bylaws, which concern election
procedures. The amendment
states that “a majority of the
votes cast shall constitute elec
tion except in a runoff situation
where election shall be by
plurality.”
Hasty.
The singers included Isaac
Cross, Edie Dean, Jayne Pea
cock, Shawn Keifer, Micah
Christian, David Swain, Dan
Cheek, Cindy Waters, Sharon
Moorefield, Ruth Heinaman,
Ron Anderson, Pat Wood, Mar
jorie Lamm and Dan Attlerud.
The instrumentalists and ac
companists included Marilyn
Bryan, Cindy Waters, Dan
Cheek, David Swain, Micah
Christian, Mike Adkerson, Les
ter Southern, Mose Stocks, Dan
Attlerud and Gordon Brandt.
The comedians included
Jayne Peacock, Edie Deans,
Graylette deKizzer, Mary Ann
Barbee, Carl Frazier and J. Fred
Pierce.
Also included in the evening
was a time of sharing. Jhe audi
ence was given a time to stand
up and say what they were
thankful for. Many were thank
ful for parents, friends, sun
shine, the coffeehouse, music
and God.
This was a very enjoyable
evening for performers and
audience alike. If you were not
there, you really missed a
wonderful evening of music,
fun, popcorn and fellowship.
Thanks go to Kathy Hasty,
mistress of ceremonies; Mike
Adkerson, sound technician;
Kenny Smith, lighting techni
cian; and all those who helped
with setting up, refreshments,
or cleaning up.
What a wonderful way to
begin another week here on the
campus of ACC.