Volume 53
Brevard College, Brevard, N.C. Wednesday, NovemberjM985__^Nmn^^
s L»ross i^ouiiiry i
And 3rd Among Junior Colleges
. to Brevard- ed third overall in the champion- is
by David Mays
I Unless you have been residing
on another planet or have been in-
I capacitated by mood altering
substances for the past few
I weeks, then you have probably at
least heard that Brevard has a
I cross country team and that
there are a few decent runners on
I it. You may have even heard that
I the men’s team has in the past
three years taken 3 consecutive
from all of the other junior col
leges in the United States. What
you may not have heard,
however, is that this little team of
seven runners has once again
kicked in to another national title
on November 9th on a cold, rainy
day in a forest preserve near
Chicago, Illinois. Surprised?
The sophomores aren’t.
Everyone who knew anything
about Brevard’s cross country
(including the guys who ranked
the teams) had conceded the na-
national championships away
Brevard Student Dies,
Another Seriously Injured
by Kirsten Reed
On Friday November 1, while
traveling from Lenior, N.C. back
to Brevard College, two basket
ball players were involved in a
tragic car accident. Tammy
Walton, and Antoinette “Ant”
Smith wrecked on Route 18.^
Other passengers were Tammy’s
sister Lisa, Antoinette’s sister,
Cassandra, and their friend
Charlotte Hall. Also in the car
was Antoinette’s daughter, Char-
min. Tammy, the driver, lost
control of the auto on a wet slick
road. As a tractor trailer came
around a corner, the two vehicles
collided, pushing Tammy s car
back 147 feet before coming to a
stop in a ditch. She and the other
passengers were trapped in the
car for about an hour before
paramedics could get them out.
Judging from the condition of the
car, police officers said there
should have been no survivors.
The roof of the car was caved in
lower than the trunk and hood.
The three backseat passengers
were transported to Grace
Hospital in Lenior. Antoinette
was taken to Frye Regional
Hospital in Hickory. Tammy
died en route to Frye Hospital.
Cassandra and Lisa were treated
and released Sunday with in
juries to their faces. Charlotte
was held for a few more days due
to serious facial injuries and a cut
tendon in her foot. Antoinette wi
be in the hospital for about a
month due to facial injuries and a
broken hip and femur. She will
[hopefully be released the first ot
January. Antoinette’s daughter
Charmin, was released
November 7th with a broken
femur and cuts to hgrjace.
Wondering..,
They used to tell me
“It was her time”
Sometimes I wonder
“Why couldn’t it be mine.”
It just wasn’t fair
That she had to go
I need some answers
I need to know.
They used to tell me
“The hurt will go away”
Sometimes I wonder
“How long will it stay?”
Sometimes I laugh
Sometimes I cry
Time so worthless
Just slips on by.
They used to tell me
“She’ll be happy now”
But with her gone
I just don’t see how.
The pain is deep
The hurt is long
But in our memories
Tammy still lives on...
tional championships to Brevard
even before the first race of the
season! Another men’s national
championship is all well and
good, but how about a third place
finish for the Brevard’s all
women all freshman team?
(Remember the mustached
coach who wanted to finish
“somewhere in the top 5?”) And
how about five runners from the
two Brevard teams who earned
the Sitle of All American, in
cluding two “legitimate” fresh
men? In any event (5,000
meters and 8,000 meters to be ex
act) both teams proved that
discipline is not an end in itself
and that painful sacrifice can, be
sweetly rewarded. • .
The Clarion took some bne
time after the scant heralded
return of the almost always un
sung heroes in spiked shoes (and
barely'before typesetting time)
to speak to some of the runners
who gutted out another national
championship. When asked for
his reaction, Danish freshman
John Christenson said,“I was in
another world when we won this
ed third overall in the champion
ships with a blazing toe^f 25^36
added/‘I have to keep on practic
ing.” Brian Westrater, a
freshman who finished 50 overall,
in 27 :07 said, “It was unpleasant,
but I was ready for it. I wasn’t
thinking about it since it was
raining, windy, cold, and
muddy.” David Coulter, a
sophomore and 46th in 27:01 said,
“I didn’t run up to par, but I ran
my hardest under those condi
tions. It’s great to be on two na
tional championship teams.”
Standout freshman and All-
American Paul Carpenter, who
finished 10th overall in 26:03 took
an amazingly relaxed view of his
accomplishments. “It isn’t any
big deal. It’s been done before. I
just want to improve a lot, ”he
steted. Paul, whose goal is to win
is also a freshman. Outspokenj
sophomore Henning Brandt toolJ
stm another approach. “I feltl
great,” he said, “and it was^l
relief too.” He added, “It’s likel
being on the ninth cloud, a goodi
rainy one. But my greatest ex-1
perience there (Chicago) was tol
see the girls running. They
fought exemplary.” Henning
finished 11th in 26:03. Another
men’s standout is the illusive']
Winston Brown. His finish'
speaks for itself. He finished'
18th, an All-American in 26:13.
After pushing 11 other teams
into the dirt, the Brevard
women’s team had plenty to say.
After running on the heels of Kim
Nelson all season, Terrie Jackson
finally blasted her way out front
’ finishing 16th, an All-American
in 19-48. “Gosh, it’s the highest
ctatpH Paul whose goans lo will m
some races to a big university in accomplishment I ve '
Z that, “If I « me feel good for the first
marry a rich girl, I’ll quit runn
ing.” A flustered Dean Duncan
took a more emotional approach
in his reaction with his comment,
“I just washed the mud off my
shoes tonight, but I won’t wash
the mud off my number!” Dean
It made me feel good for the first I
year of college running and the
first girls’ team at Brevard,” she
stated. Kim Nelson ran a g(^
race herself with a finishing
place of 29th in 20:29. “It’s quite |
cont. on page 4
rhampoinship.” John, who finish- u.c ...um ^ „
“Arsenic and ^ace ^
women being let go despite the
many muraers^.
The costumes were ap
propriate for the characters. Mr.
Cope and his wife designed and
created them. They fit in with the
Attention!!!
Deadline for the Chiaroscuro
Literature and Art Contest is Fri
day, November 22nd. All
literature should be submitted in
duplicate, one with name and box
number, the other without. En
tries can be submitted to Mr.
Chamlee, MG 129, or to Susan
Currin, W. Beam 165-Box 136.
All art entries should be submit
ted to Miss Cherl Harrison in the
Art Department. Winners of
prizes will be announced next
semester, and all material will be
coi^idere^o^publicatio^
The drama department’s pro
duction of “Arsenic and Old
Lace” was a smash hit here at
Brevard College. The play is a
macabre comedy of two old
women who murder people out ot
pity for their miserable lives, and
the confusion that occurs when
they are discovered.
The two aunts were played by
Jane Bailey as Aunt Abb^ and
Deirdrea Reis as Aunt M^tha.
These two ladies turned in excep
tional performances. Thej)ther
lead characters were Teddy
Brewster played by Archie
Lester LeGrone, Jonathon
Brewster played by Doug
Newberry, and Mortimar
Brewster played by Thomas
Lane Crittenden.
The first act seemed a bit con
fusing because of the com
plicated plot. It was difficult to
decide what certain characters
had to do with the ongoing plot.
There were bodies everywhere
and no explanation for them.
This confusion was remedied in
the second act. The bodies were
explained and the motive of the
old ladies became apparent. The
. of 'the
aunts. The set was also right \^h
the furniture reflecting the time
period of the 20’s and also how
two old ladies would quaintly
decorate their hoi«e.^ ^^p^g_^
Photo hy Scott Stonefield ^
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Old Lace,” are Jane Baily, Thomas Lane Crittenden, an ]
Reis.