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ATLANTIC C HRISTIAN COLLtGK AUGUST 30, l‘)79
NUMBER TWO
Welcome to Atlantic Christian Gbllege
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ATLANTIC
Campus Patrol begins
active duty
by J. Fred Pearce
A new, around-the-clock sec
urity system is presently being
placed in effect on the A.C.
campus.
Campus Patrol, a 24 hour
security force made up of A.C.
students has taken over the
majority of campus security as
of August 29.
The patrol is made up of
approximately 20 students, both
male and female who will patrol
the campus 24 hours a day, in an
effort to cut down on vandalism,
trespassing and alledged as
saults which have been plaguing
the campus within recent his
tory.
Pinkerton, which has been sup
plying guards for the college for
several years now, will be
reducing its coverage to a five
hour period at night, while the
student patrol will take over the
rest of Pinkerton's work.
The students will be in charge
of patrolling the parking lots
and ticketing violators, report
ing unusual events or persons
on campus, and helping stu
dents when needed. During the
daytime hours, one patrol mem
ber will be on duty at a time,
while in the evening, two will be
on duty; one manning the
college switchboard and one
patrolling the campus. This
allows for quick access to a
phone, by way of walkie-talkie,
if police or any other emergency
personnel is needed.
According to Gordon Joyner,
Dean of Students, and A1
Monshower. who is advisor for
the patrol, this new security
system offers the college a more
adequate protection of the cam
pus. Although the guard will not
be armed, he or she (there are
women on the patrol) will be in
constant touch with someone
who can call in for help.
The biggest need at this
point, according to both men, is
one of obtaining a mutual
respect between the patrol and
the student body.
Students who have recently
seen the need for better protec-
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Students returned to A.C. to find that the Haikney/Waters parking lot was paved during the summer.
Photo bv David Webb
Campus initiates parking fees
by J. Fred Pearce
Atlantic Christian College of
ficials began charging $15 for
parking permits for all resident
and commuting students at the
open of the Fall 1979 semester.
Renfiembering Ted Foy
He taught us literature, com
position, Shakespeare. Yet, he
taught us more. He taught us
love, life, ourselves. He gave to
us of his wisdom, his learning,
his mind. Yet, he gave us more.
He gave to us love, joy, himself.
Death is a builder of walls, an
architect of separation. Death
Afalled us from Dr. Ted C.
Foy--English professor,
Shakespearian scholar, friend.
Many things can be said of
Ted Foy - that he loved his wife
and son, he loved life and lived
it fully, he loved his work,
students, colleagues; he was a
gentle, compassionate man.
These statements are all true.
They are all Ted.
He loved Joyce and Will.
They were the bright spots in
his life. They brought to him a
glow when he talked about
them, a smile when he thought
about them, and sheer joy when
he was with them. He gave all of
himself to them. Theirs is a
special family - a family united
by a love which nothing can
extinguish. A legacy of love -
this Ted left for his wife and
son.
He loved life and lived it fully.
He would stand at a window and
absorb the world. He would
walk or ride his bike and become
united with the life around him.
He seemed to have a deep,
almost mystic appreciation for
Veach moment. He joyed and
revelled in the simple things.
To see him depressed was rare.
He lived with the knowledge of
his health, the possibility of his
death, and he defeated it rather
than allowing it to defeat him.
He loved his work, his stu
dents, his colleagues. He
brought to the classroom an
enthusiasm not just for
Shakespeare, but for the en
lightening of minds and the
awakening of those minds which
lay sleeping. It was a contagious
enthusiasm. To students who
sought him for help with prob
lems, he listened and guided.
To colleagues seeking help with
a project or an open ear to a new
idea, he was there listening.
The Atlantic Christian com
munity was more than a place
of work for Ted Foy; it was a
larger family which he sought to
serve. He served it well.
He was a gentle, compassion
ate man. He was observed one
day on center campus with an
over-energetic Will. Several
times, he gently spoke to Will.
Finally, overcome by his own
humanity, he spoke sharply to
his son. When they walked
away, there were tears in Ted’s
eyes. He despised suffering and
hurt afflicted on anyone. Per
haps that is why he refused to
burden us with his problems
and refused to inflict upon
anyone his worries.
We shall miss him. We
already do. The words of the
poet are ours,
Dr. Ted C. Foy
Go not yet away from us.
A noontide have you been in
our twilight, and your
youth has given us dreams
to dream.
No stranger are you among
us, nor a guest, but our
son and our dearly
beloved.
Suffer not yet our eyes to
hunger for your face.
The noontide of Ted Foy’s life
has faded into twilight. Thanks
be to God, once we basked in
the light of his noontide sun.
The parking fees, which are
being collected in order to
upgrade the present parking
facilities, met unfavorable reac
tions from many students as
they registered for classes dur
ing the first week of school.
However, according to Dean
Gordon Joyner, of the Student
Personnel Office, within the
next few years, students will
begin to realize that the price is
a small one to pay in order to
help alleviate the overall stu
dent parking problems.
At present, there are not
enough parking facilities for the
student body and the fees will
be used solely for upgrading the
present parking lots and per
haps purchasing more land for
added parking space.
The fees were not imposed
upon the student body without
any input, as Joyner stated that
he had received favorable reac
tions from the SGA Cabinet
concerning the matter. The
measure was then approved by
all the necessary committees,
including the Board of Trustees,
which approved the proposal
within the last few months.
Joyner said the reason the
fees were assigned was to
ensure that something would be
done to solve some of the
problems with student parking.
It was obvious to the school that
some measures of improvement
were necessary. The possibility
of hiding the cost of improve
ment within the tuition or
possibly the student activities
fees was deemed unwise, since
no assurance could be made that
such an increase would go
towards the parking lots.
Instead, Joyner said that it
was wiser that the parking
charge be made outright for two
reasons: (1) so that the students
would be aware of what was
happening and where their
money was going, and (2) so
that there would be no doubt
that the collected funds would
go towards improving the park
ing situation.
Work has already taken place
in an effort to improve the
parking lots. A dilapidated
house on Rountree Street, in
front of Harper Hail, was dem
olished in order th enlarge the
Wenger/Harper parking lot.
Further, the parking lot be
tween Hackney and Waters
dorms were blacktoppcd over
the summer.
In order to explain the need
for the parking fees, Joyner said
that blacktopping the Hack
ney/Waters lot alone cost the
sch(.K)l around $50,(XX). At the
present fees of $15 per sem
ester, it will take the school over
three semesters to pay for that
one lot.
In order to make all students
happy over which parking lots
would be paved first, Joyner
said that the school would first
blacktop the major lots, such as
the Wenger/Harper lot, and
eventually work its way to the
smaller lots on the outskirts of
the campus.
Since the fees are now being
collected from the students,
Joyner said that enforcement of
penalties for parking violations
would become stricter. Those
students found making parking
violations, such as not having a
sticker and parking on campus
facilities, would find that ticket
fines are more expensive. This
year, a first-time violation will
have with it a $2 fine, a second
time would cost $4, the third.
$8, and the fourth would be $16.
A fifth violation would automat
ically revoke the students park
ing priviledges. If the student
previously had no parking privi
ledges, the matter would be
handled by the Disciplinary
Committee. This action is taking
place to ensure that the students
who are "paying for the im
provement” would receive the
right to park on college facil-
lities, according to Joyner.
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