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Brevard Duo wows Big Apple
by Helyn Trickey
Clarion Reporter
Why would 15 Brevard College students
travel 900 miles, risk their lives on the
open highways, lose massive amounts of
valuable sleep and endure temperatures
too low for our southern minds to com
prehend?
The answer: To see Brevard College’s
“Ensemble in Residence,” comprised of
EC’s own Anthony Sirianni, pianist, and
violinist Kate Ransom debut at Carnegie
Hall, on Feb. 4.
Was it worth the trip? You bet!
The concert hall, decorated in shining
gold and blue, played host to many
Brevard College students, faculty
members, and trustees. Present in the au
dience were President Greer and his fami
ly. Because of the enormous support that
Brevard has given the duo, the two musi
cians chose to announce their new name —
“The Brevard Duo.”
Tony Sirianni (top right) at reception with friends and supporters from
Brevard College. (Clarion photos by Helyn Trickey)
BC Service Component reaching out to help within
by Gruziellu Allen
CAarion Reporter
In the fall of 1989, Brevard College will
begin Project Inside-Out. Students will be
asked to do service for the enhancement of
their education.
The program, headed by Sybil Dodson,
will be strictly voluntary for the ’89 school
year. As of 1990, the program will become
a basic requirement and mandatory for
graduation.
Inside-Out is a program which will allow
students to do service. For example a stu
dent would be expected to complete 30
hours over a two year period of time. Dur
ing this time, the student will go to one of
Former President Gerald Ford addresses
a Capacity crowd at Brevard College’s
Boshamer Gym on October 4 during a
Republican campaign swing through
'Vestern North Carolina.
the local service agencies and help out for
half an hour a week.
Many things have already taken place
within the campus; students have started
the Environmental Awareness Group and
some students are teachers aides at local
elementary schools, and the mission trip to
Mexico was a major accomplishment.
Project Inside-Out will provide for the op
portunity for all students “to experience
the joy of service and that comes from the
giving of yourself and benefits the lives of
others and that comes back to you one hun
dred fold. You receive far more than what
you give; that’s the nature of service,”
says Dodson.
Meet Adelaide
Miller:
Transfer
Counselor
by Beth Seagle
Adelaide Miller, Brevard College’s new
transfer counselor, says, “I’m really ex
cited” about the new job.
Miller, who started in the new job that
was created by the college this fall, says,
“one of my goals as the transfer counselor
is to make transfer agreements with other
colleges, so students know what courses
they will need to transfer.”
According to guidelines issued by Miller,
the role of the transfer counselor is to
assist students in the selection process in
volved in transferring, to guide students in
transferring, and to notify students when
other colleges have open houses.
“We want to turn students on to
service,” says Dodson, “and one way is to
get them involved. One way is to have a
Steering Committee which will consist of
students, faculty and members of the
larger community and the Methodist
church.”
The steering committee would make
suggestions to the Academic Standards
committee which will be comprised of
faculty, and they would in turn approve or
disapprove and make the final decision.
Though many questions are still
unanswered, and many decisions have yet
been made, most willbe done during the
upcoming year.
Environmental
Awareness
Group starts atBC
By Karyii OI»«'he»kv
(Marion Reporter
Twenty-five Brevard College students
recently began an environmental
awareness group.
This group, initiated by BC teacher
Sharon Brown, was formed to help the
students become aware of the problems of
pollution and the waste of recyclable
material. The group also focuses on other
environmental issues, including wildlife
preservation and elimination of un
necessary animal testing.
The main objective of the group is to
“promote and educate the students, facul
ty, staff, and administration of Brevard
College through written, verbal, and
physical actions on environmental
ssues.”
Already the group has cleaned the area
behind Roses and Ingles, and repaired the
steps on a hiking trail leading to Looking
Glass Rock. Brevard College sophomore
John Bonitz, who helped to organize the
project, said, “Without volunteers, the
Looking Glass Rock project would have
been impossible. With 14 people (some ac
quainted, some unacquainted) gathered
together on a weekend morning, and it was
a blast!”
The Awareness Group hopes to start a
similar system that will go into effect next
fall. Brevard College sophomore Leroy
Herman saiu, ivccytnnK la something
that can help clean up a lot. It gives me a
good feeling to know that I was part of a
good project that will help the
enviroment.”
EC’S new Transfer Counselor, Adelaide Miller, is awaiting students’
calls in her new office on the ground floor of the library. Her phone ex
tension is 302. (BC photo by Jock Lauterer)