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Brevard College, Brevard, NC
Volume 54 Number 4
Wednesday, October 15, 1986
Brevard College crowns Homecoming royalty
Homecoming Royalty from Brevard College were crowned at the annual Homecommg dance, left to right,
freshmen princess Karen Ellis of Fairfax, Va.; freshmen prince Clay Huckaby of Douglasville, Ga.;
sophomore king Billy Wilkie of Charlotte, and homecoming queen Ann Bancroft of Cocoa Beach, FI. (BC news
bureau photo)
Brevard College residence halls receive facelift
Homecoming weekend 1986 was cold and
rainy, but nothing could dampen the
spirits of the students or alumni who came
back to enjoy the festivities.
Beginning on Friday, Oct.10, activities
started with the annual Lip Sync contest in
Dunham Auditorium. Third place
finishers in last year’s competition Buck
Rowlee and Sean Juman-Singh took first
place this year with their impersonation of
Billy Idol, Their songs included “White
Wedding” and “Rebel Yell,” with Rowlee
as the rockin’ Idol and Juman-Singh doing
an impressive air-guitar. Second place
finishers were Phil Constable and friends
with their rendition of Bob Marley’s “Buf
falo Soldier.”
Also, Ace Lebo and Shane Milling were
leads for a combination of two groups, call
ing themselves Bon Roth. Their songs in
cluded David Lee Roth’s “Yankee Rose”
and Bon Jovi’s “You Give Love a Bad
Name.” Kim Nelson, Karen Mulligan, and
Cathy Haynie’s group were The Roman
tics and did “It’s All Right” by the Del
Fuegos giving them fourth place. All con
testants were awarded cash prizes.
The Tornadoes'2-1 victory over Catawba
College was the highlight of the day, giving
Coach Don Scarborough his 100th col
legiate win (see page 7 for further details).
The Homecoming court was also introduc
ed at the half-time period giving spec
tators a last chance to predict who would
be crowned at the dance later that same
night.
At the dance Saturday night. President
Billy Greer named Ann Bancroft and Billy
Wilkie as Homecoming Queen and King;
and Karen Ellis and Clay Huckaby were
crowned Princess and Prince. Last year’s
Queen and King, Brian Cook and Molly
Rawlings, were present as special guests
to crown their successors at the dance held
in the Auxilary gym with music provided
by the band “Prime Tyme.” The dance
was well attended by students, alumni,
and faculty as well.
by Kirsten Reed
and Bonnie Davis.
Not only has Brevard College seen a lot
of changes among faculty and students
this year, but the campus is seeing many
physical changes as well. The renovation
project which was started over the sum
mer is coming to a close.
Beginning last summer and contmumg
well into the school year. Green and Taylor
dorms have been the focal point of all the
work. Why all the changes? Simply
because the living conditions in these two
dorms were not up to standards. President
Billy Greer said, “I feel so strongly and the
board of trustees also feels strongly about
the housing conditions. They’re very im
portant.” These feelings were strong
enough to encourage the board of trustees
to allocate $250,000 towards a renovation
project of the two dorms.
Some of the renovations include new til
ed floors and replace water fountains.
Phones have been moved from the
hallways into specially made phone
booths. New washers and dryers were also
installed in both dorms.
In Green dorm, the lobby has been mov
ed to the basement which has been totally
refinished. What used to be the lobby is
now a refreshment center where all of the
vending machines have been placed. Also,
in Taylor over the winter holidays, new
windows will be put in.
Improvements for both dorms include
the refinishing of all furniture like desks
and chairs. Also, new oak beds have been
bought to replace the metal frame bunk
beds. The first shipment of beds arrived
Tuesday, Oct. 7, and the second shipment
should be in by the Wednesday. 15. Accor
ding to Dr. Greer, those students who
already have iofts buiil in ilieir rooms will
be given the choice of whether or not they
want the new beds moved in this
sememster.
The most exciting prospect of the entire
renovations project is the new patio being
built that will connect the two dorms.
Though the work on it has gone slow and
has been an inconvenience. President
Greer says, “I appreciate how much the
students have understood and cooperated
with what is going on over there.”
Other changes on campus include
Stamey House and Ross Hall, both of
which were used for student housing last
year. Since enrollment is not as large as it
was last year, these two dorms have been
closed and are being considered for other
prospects,
Ross Hall was closed mainly because it
cost so much to keep it running year-
round, The house is so big that “you can’t
heat just one or two rooms,” says Greer,
“you have to heat the whole thing. And it’s
a monster of a house,” In the near future,
Ross Hall may be used as guest housing for
visiting speakers, trustee members, and
parents.
The only thing certain about Stamey
House is that it will only be used for stu
dent housing again if it is really needed.
One consideration for Stamey has been to
use it for honors housing, but on the flip
side of the coin, it’s been equally con
sidered to use it as housing for students on
extreme academic probation. But couldn't
this be a negative move for such students?
President Greer doesn’t think so. “If
Brevard's goal is to increase academic
standards and help students, then it might
be worth the negative stigma of separating
these students to help them achieve their
academic goals.”