Campus paper
gets major gif t
from former
Clarion writer
The Clarion, the campus newspaper
of Brevard College, has received a
$1,000 gift from motorsports writer
Tom Higgins of the Charlotte Observer.
Higgins recently won the Miller
American Motorsports Award of
Excellence in honor of pioneering auto
racing writer Russ Catlin. The Catlin
Award carries with it a $1000 prize
awarded to the recipient's college of
choice.
Higgins, a 26-year veteran writer for
the Charlotte Observer, chose Brevard
College and the Clarion. "That's where
I got my start," he said in a telephone
interview. Higgins attended BC from
1955-1957 and remembers the school --
especially journalism classes with great
affection.
"I'm really tickled to be able to
this," he said.
The bequest for the campus paper
comes from Miller-American and
Charlotte Motor Speedway. The contest
was judged by the University of
Indiana's Ernie Pyle School of
Journalism . Higgins won first place
among 60 entries with a story titled
"The Fortune of Wheels" about the
growth of NASCAR racing. It was
published in the February 1989 edition
of Sports Inc., magazine.
Earlier, the former Clarion
sportswriter won the George
Cunningham Award as the Writer of the
Year in the National Motorsports Press
Association in 1987. Higgins also won
the prestigious Henry McLemore award
in 1980 for his writing about racing.
Charlotte Observer motorsports
writer Tom Higgins, a former
Clarion writer from the '50s,
has made a $1,000 gift to the
Clarion.
making him the first writer to win all
three of the motorsports awards.
In addition, Higgins won first place
for 1989 in sports spot news coverage
from the N.C. Press Association for his
story in the death of race driver Tim
Richmond.
Higgin's work with the Charlotte
Observer carries him to all 29 Winston
Cup races each year. "We cover 'em
all," said the former Clarion staffer.
Higgins lives outside Charlotte in
Mint Hill with his wife, Cecil, and their
daughter. Heather, 15. He has a 29-year-
old son. Chip, who is working on his
master'^ degree in architecture at Texas
Tech.
Clarion Advisor Jock Lauterer said,
"I've known and admired Tom and his
work for years. Now to receive this gift
in his honor is a tremendous boost for
Brevard College's campus newspaper.
We'll use the funds to improve the
quality of publication."
The Clarion, an eight to 12-page
tabloid-sized newspaper, is published
approximately every other Monday.
.. EC News Bureau
Martin offers Stress Workshops
by Lora Woodrum
Clarion Editor-in-Chief
Although there are several hundred
different and unique students who are
attending Brevard College, the majority
share one thing in common. They are
dealing with stress.
Stress can be due to grades,
relationships, roommates, financial
problems, etc., but whatever the cause,
it is a major dilemma facing college
students. Each student has his or her
own way of facing stress, but the worst
thing to do is to avoid it and let it
conquer you instead of you conquering
it!
To educate students about how to
deal with stress, Steve Martin, the
campus counselor, has set up stress
management workshops for the spring
semester. The first workshop was held
on Feb. 7. The remaining workshops
will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 28,
Wednesday, March 7, Wednesday. April
4, and Wednesday, May 2. Each week,
Martin wiU focus on different techniques
to help students deal with stress.
The topics that will be covered at
the workshop are: stress, managing
stressors, time management, asser
tiveness, and self-esteem. Each session
will include relaxation techniques to
help students become relaxed and m
more control during stressful times.
The workshop will meet at 10 a.m.
in MG 203, the Learning Center. If you
cannot attend but would like help in
dealing with stress, you can meet with
Martin in his office. MG 130.
The Clarion Feb. 12, 1990 Page 9
Announcements from Student Affairs
The Boneshakers?
Campus Director of Student
Activities Jeff Battle reminds students to
plan ahead for the Spring Formal on
March 31 at Deer park in Asheville. The
band's name is the Boneshakers. Honest
and for real.
Campus Director of Security Steve
Woodson reminds students that the new
Student Union still under construction
is off limits until it is formally opened,
and that it is a violation to enter that
area until its completion.
Also. Woodson is preparing a new
fire drill and fire alarm procedure. More
to come on that later.
Nurse Barbara White asks that
students who are involved as witnesses
in any medical emergencies make sure
the RD’s, the nurse, campus security or
emergency personnel called to the scene
have easy access to the sick or injured
student.
Campus Counselor Steve Martin
will hold the second of five Stress
Management Workshc^ on Wednesday,
Feb. 29 at 10 a.m. in the Learning
Center in MG. Community service
credit will be given.
A new RD has been hired for third
floor Jones to replace Debbie Gamck,
who has returned to Winthrop College.
Give a big BC welcome to Cindy
Pickens of Charlotte. She graduated
from UNC-Charlotte in 1987 with a
bachelor's degree in political science.
Prior to coming to BC, she was an
environmental education teacher at
EC's newest RD, Cindy Pickins
of Charlotte. Jones 3rd is her
turf. (Clarion photo by Jock
Lauterer)
Camp Thunderbird, the Y camp at Lake
Wylie, S.C.
Cindy will also be working with
Residence Life programming. The
Office of Student Affairs asks that
anyone with good ideas for social or
educational programs see Cindy with
their suggestions.
from the office of Student
Affairs
Want to help?
Check out this list
Brevard College’s Project Inside-Out
Coordinator, Sybil Dodson, announces
that service requests from the
community are coming into the
College.
Anyone interested in volunteering
for the following projects, or anyone
wanting more information, contact
.Dodson at West Beam RD apartment or
MG 236.
Like to invest an hour a week or
month in making a difference in
someone's life? The following are such
opportunities:
- Relate one-on-one with an easily-
distracted elementary-age child in order
to encourage student to stay on task.
- Develop a learning games for
children. (Example, put spelling words
on flash cards, make concentration
games out of spelling words.)
- Develop and friendship, one-on-
one. with an alert 90-year-old by
playing checkers, cards, etc.
- Read short stories out of Reader's
Digest, etc, to a 34-year-old comotose
female patient.
- Assist in a Mother's Morning Out
program in a local church. (Example;
Play games with 2 and 3-year-olds.)
- Prepare transparencies for use
with parent groups. (School social
worker would supply materials to
transfer to uansparencies. Those
transparencies will be utilized
throughout the Transylvania County
School System in helping parents of
kindergarten children learn parenting
skills which encourage their children to
become succcssful students.)
- Assist activities director of
nursing home with a group activity for
residents. (Example: Play Bingo...help
resident put chip on number called, etc.)
- Enhance an older woman's self
esteem by giving her a manicure and/or
applying make-up. (Perhaps 3 or 4
students would like to offer "personal
grooming class" for a small group of
women who are 85-95 years of age.)