Game Room Needs People, Money
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By Carolvn Campbell
What started as a simple idea
has become the Student Gov
ernment Association's major
project for the year. After all,
renovating the basement of the
old gym into a game room is no
minor task. The SGA has raised
$500 so far. and SGA president,
Bobbie Edwards, says $500
more is needed.
The money was collected
through donations from classes
and campus organizations. The
' SGA also sold art pieces from
India in the Student Center and
had a booth at the Homecoming
Carnival. With a great deal of
help, all this took two weeks.
The work is almost complete.
The maintenance department
hired a contractor to insulate the
heating pipes, wood has been
replaced, a pump added to stop
occasional flooding and lights
have been installed. Thirty gal
lons of paint and student in
volvement is now needed to
complete the building.
“It has reached the point now
that it has become a student
body project.” Edwards said.
"We’re going to start painting
in the next couple of weeks and
we need people to come and
help. We’ll have food and drinks
and lots of music so the painting
will be fun." While the exact
colors have not been chosen.
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Faculty and staff who have given 25 or more years of service to the
college were hononer at last week’s convocation. Here, Carrie W.
Bridgers accepts her award from President Doster. [Photo by Harold
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Elections Upcoming
By Bobby Gardner
Student Government Associa
tion elections will be held Feb.
24 and 25. This spring semester
election will be quite a big one,
as there are 24 positions in the
SGA and four positions in the
Campus Christian Association
to be filled for the 1982-83
college year. Therefore the SGA
is looking for concerned, de
pendable and innovative stu
dents who are willing to assume
the duties and responsibilities of
the positions available. If you
are interested in holding any of
these positions, please come by
the SGA office and fill out a
petition to run for office. The
filing period will be Feb. 1-12.
Elections will be held for the
following positions: SGA pres
ident, SGA vice president. SGA
secretary, SGA treasurer, editor
of the Collegiate and editor of
the Pine Knot. For rising sopho
mores, juniors and seniors, each
class will need to elect a
president, vice president, secre-
tary-treasurer and three class
senators. The qualifications for
holding the above offices can be
found in the student handbook
along with the duties and repon-
sibilities that each office re
quires.
The Campus Christian Asso
ciation will be electing the
following officers: president,
vice president, secretary and
treasurer. The qualifications for
holding these offices can be
found in the CCA constitution. If
you have questions about CCA
requirements, please see a CCA
officer.
blue and white, the school colors
are a definite consideration.
Colorful murals will decorate
the walls.
The SGA anticipates the
opening to be at the end of
February. According to Ed
wards, “We want to open soon
because a lot of people have
worked hard to get this project
off the ground and some will be
graduating. We want them to
enjoy this loo."
While the opening is in sight,
it does not mean the new
recreation room is finished. The
SGA hopes one day to convert
the storage area of the base
ment into a dance floor. A
miniature bowling alley is an
other idea. Where will this
money come from? All money
received from the pinball ma
chines will go dircctly into the
Student Center Fund to be used
to upgrade the facilities.
The new recreation rtnim will
have pinball machines, ping
pong and ptx>l tables, a snack
bar and a jukebox.
Edwards reminds classes and
organizations that donations
must be turned in by Feb. 12.
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The
Collegiate
February 3, 1982 Vol. 52 No. 16
Custom Regarding
Pregnancy Reviewed
By Lisa Boykin
Currently before Civil Rights
Act Title IX review in Wash
ington, D.C., is a custom pre
sently followed at Atlantic
Christian College.
The custom is that pregnant
women are not allowed to live in
the dorms at AC. and neither
are the men who are equally
responsible for the pregnancies.
Although neither student can
live on campus, both can con
tinue attending classes.
Dr. Harold C. Doster. college
president, pointed out that the
custom has not been made a
written institutional policy be
cause each instance has been
handled personally and private
ly with the woman, man or
family involved. This has been
by the personal preference of
those involved.
Doster said that when it
becomes obvious that the girl is
pregnant, she is asked to leave
the dorm.
“In recent years, only two or
three times has there been a
time when a student or students
have been asked to find other
more appropriate housing, and
then only in the succeeding
semester,” Doster said.
Not only is the girl asked to
leave for reasons of morality,
but also for health reasons and
the community well-being, he
said.
Doster defined the communi
ty as the residents of the dorm.
He pointed out that a preg
nant woman demands special
attention because of her con
dition. This adds an unnec
essary responsibility and bur
den on those girls sharing the
dorm with her, he said. And
living so close to a pregnant
woman, in this case usually an
unmarried woman, could make
many girls uncomfortable and
embarrassed, he added.
“It is not that persons in a
dorm would not be concerned.
I’m sure they would, but the
responsibility should properly
be placed with medical pro
fessionals and the expectant
mother's family,” Doster said.
As for health reasons, he said
that he feels the dormitory
setting is not the proper atmos
phere for a pregnant woman. He
added that properly trained
individuals are not available in
the dorms to look after the
mother and to provide proper
prenatal care.
Although Christian ethics and
morals are only part of the
reason for asking the girl to
move off campus, the ethical
question is the main reason for
asking the boy to move, Doster
said. The custom regarding the
men applies only when the child
is conceived out of wedlock.
He also emphasized that after
the child is born, both parents
are allowed to move back on
campus, but the baby may not
reside in college housing.
Doster further stated that the
custom applies to married wo
men as well as unmarried
women, thus emphasizing the
health aspect.
Concerning the morality as
pects Doster said. “The fact
that the New Testament and
Christian teachings have con
sidered fornication wrong is why
the college would try to dis
courage this behavior, as it
would other forms of behavior
said to be sinful in Christian
teaching.”
According to the president,
the school is waiting for the
Title IX decision and will comply
if the ruling necessitates
change.
Inside the Collegiate
Letters to the Editor Page 2
Campus Life Page 3
How to be a Glri P>ge 4
Barry Drake Concert Page S
Pipeline Page 6
Entertainment Page 7
Sports Page 8