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Volume 52 Brevard College, Brevard, N.C. Wednesday, October 31, 1984 Number 4
Oklahoma” Highlights Parents’ Weekend
By Dana Caro
The Brevard College Drama
Department is presenting the
musical “Oklahoma" on
November 2nd and 3rd at 8:15
p.m. in Dunham Auditorium.
“Oklahoma is a classic work
of musical theatre and has been a
long-time favorite of theatre
goers. Director Sam Cope, Pro
fessor of Music and Theatre Arts,
feels that the time is right for the
play at Brevard.
Set in Indian territory (now the
state of Oklahoma) at the turn
of the century, the story is
adapted from Lynn Rigg’s play,
“Green Grow the Lilacs." It con
cerns the rivalry between Curly,
a handsome cowboy (played by
Joel Rogers), and Jud, a hired
hand (played by Alex
SIGI Helps BC Students
Make Career Choices
Helsabeck), for the love of pretty
young Laurey Williams (played
by Caryn Clause).
Tickets and reservations may
be secured at the Receptionist's
Desk in Beam Administration
Building on weekdays between
8:45 a.m. and 12 noon. Students
receive one free ticket with a
valid Brevard College I.D. All
other tickets are $4.00 per person.
Curly, played by Joel Rogers, and Jud Parker, played
by Alex Helsabeck, talk things over in the Brevard Col
lege production of “Oklahoma.” Performance dates
are November 2nd and 3rd at 8:15 p.m. in Dunham
Auditorium.
Scholarship Bank
Announces New Aid
By Robin Harper
Ten new scholarship programs
have been announced by the
Scholarship Bank of Los Angeles,
California. Applications from
college students are currently be
ing accepted, and funds are
available in the following fields;
College Teaching; the Dan-
forth Foundation offers up to
$3,500 per year to students in
terested in teaching as a profes
sion. Twenty-five percent of the
3,000 annual awards go to minor-
ties.
Exceptional Student
Fellowships; awarded by a ma
jor life insurance company to
students in business, law, com
puter programming, accounting
and related fields. These awards
require summer interning.
Anthropology, biology, conser
vation, marine science,
sociology; Field Research pro
ject grants from $300 to $600 per
applicant.
PoynterFund; annual scholar
ships to $2,000 for students in
journalism, broadcasting and
related fields.
Center for Political Studies: in
ternships in political science,
journalism, law, public relations,
business, history, and education.
White House Fellowships;
highly competitive graduate
level fellowships to work as an in
tern at the White House with 14-20
openings per year.
The Scholarship Bank is a paid
scholarship search foundation.
For more information on scholar
ships contact the Dean of Student
Affairs.
By Michele Bowling
SIGI,(System of Interactive
Guidance and Information) is the
new guidance computer pro
gram. It's major function is to
help students make career deci
sions.
Nancy Williams will provide a
manual and guidance through the
program for all those who wish to
use SIGI. Group meetings on
SIGI have been tentatively
scheduled.
“Brevard is extremely lucky to
have such a computer, ’ said
Williams. An expensive pro
gram, SIGI was developed by the
Educational Testing Service of
Princeton, New Jersey over a
ten-year period with the help of
the Carnegie Corporation and the
National Science Foundation.
Field testing of the system was
completed in 1977. By the fall of
1978, twenty-six universities had
installed the system.
In “locate" SIGI produces oc
cupations that reflect the
weighted value specifications.
The program uses the specifica
tions to sift occupations and res
pond with those that meet or ex
ceed the students requirements.
In “compare" the user may
ask more detailed questions
about any occupation in the
system.
In “prediction" the student
finds out what the chances are for
work required for specific oc
cupations. The user also adds
some relevant personal data.
In “strategy” the student
evaluates occupations in terms of
the rewards they offer and the
risks of trying to enter them.
After completing “strategy"
students can return to any section
in any sequence, depending on
their own needs and concerns.
Other colleges have discovered
that through the use of SIGI,
students are more apt to be open
and honest. One thing that the
user must remember, however is
that SIGI will not tell the user
what occupation is best. It mere
ly gives information needed in
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success in the preparatory course makmg such a decisio .
Founders’ Day Celebrated
By Jill Avett
Honoring Brevard College s
fifieth year. Founders' Day was
celebrated on Friday, October 26.
Presentations, speeches, and a
luncheon were all a part of this
special day. Those attending in
cluded trustees, members of the
President's club (a donors’ club),
representatives of several cor
porations, alumni, students, and
other interested people.
DWI Can be Costly Offense
According to John Lefler,
Director of Institutional Ad
vancement, the purpose of
Founders’ Day was to “com
memorate the college being
located on this site for 50 years."
Many of the guests were provided
with student guides. Lefler com
mented that “these guests are
here because they are concerned
with the students, and it's impor
tant to give them a chance to talk
with students."
Marshal Houts, a distinguished
alumnus and trustee, delivered
the Founders' Day service ad
dress. Dean Wray spoke on the
development of the computer
center. Dr. W. ArUiur Kale,
trustee for life at BC and Pro
fessor Emeritas, Duke Universi
ty, delivered the computer center
dedicatory prayer. 'This was an
important part of the day's
ceremonies as many of the guests
had made donations toward ac
quiring the computer center.
Special music was provided by
the College choir under the direc
tion of Alex Helsabeck.
By Leca Chapman
The Safe Roads Act of 1983 does
much more than raise the legal
drinking age for beer from 18 to
19. Under this new law, a driver
can be arrested for driving while
impaired. This means impaired
by any substance, alcoholic or
otherwise.
There is only one charge. Driv
ing While Impaired, (DWI).
Therefore there is no plea
bargaining. This charge may be
proved one of two ways; by
showing that the driver’s mental
or physical faculties are im
paired by a substance or by show
ing that the driver’s alcohol con
centration is 0.10 or more.
If a driver who has been charg
ed with a DWI refuses a chemical
test or has a concentration of 0.10
or more of alcohol in his system,
he immediately loses his license
for 10 days. The driver that
refuses the chemical test could
lose his license for up to one year.
When arrested for DWI, if the
magistrate determines that you
are too intoxicated to be released,
you could be held in jail for up to
24 hours. A sentence hearing is
then scheduled for determination
of punishment. According to
your previous driving record,
you may be sentenced from a
minimum of 24 hours to a niax-
imum of 2 years in jail, and fmed
from $100 to $2,000. If a driver is
arrested for a DWI while his
license is revoked for a previous
DWI, that driver’s car will be im
pounded by the state.
A minor can lose his license un
til he is 18 or for 45 days which
ever is longer if he is convicted of
the possession or use of an im
pairing substance.
Law enforcement agencies are
within their rights to impose
roadblocks to check for impaired
drivers.
PTK Attends
Leadership Conference
By Richard Ledbetter
On Friday, September 28, PTK,
the campus honor society, sent
delegates to the Regional Leader
ship Conference in Charlotte.
Caryn Clause, chapter presi
dent, Richard Ledbetter, chapter
vice-president, and Margaret
Zednik, chapter advisor,
represented Brevard at the two-
day convention.
The purpose Qf the conference
was to share ideas regarding the
development and practical uses
of leadership in PTK. The
delegates had the opportunity to
become aquainted with leaders
from other chapters and to gain
constructive ideas that may
enrich student life on Brevard s
campus.
Along with the informative lec
tures, there were opportunities
for shopping and browsing in
Charlotte. The convention closed
with a banquet. Entertainment
was supplied by the Brevard Col
lege chapter.