CLARION
Brevard College, Brevard, N.C.
Saturday, August 25, 1990
Volume 58, Number 1
BC — In the business of shaping minds and lives
by Libby Enloe
Clarion Co-Editor
rm sure you, dear reader, have just
about had it with all the warm-hearted
greetings. Get yourself situated. Here
comes another one. Don't worry. I'll
make it brief.
O.K. So now you're here at Brevard
College. What does that mean? It
means you now have the opportunity to
become a part of the BC family of folks
who just plain care.
Wait. Don't say it. I know what
you're thinking. "Good grief. What
kind of hippie-dippy school have I
gotten myself into?" Wrong. I am
being most serious.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to
deduct that your first two years of
college are the most important (and the
most frightening). This may be your
first time away from home. (To quell
your nCTves, you could thmk of this as a
two-year sleep-ovCT).
You don't realize it yet, but this isn't
just another college. How many times
have you heard that from an admissions
counselor? "This isn't just another
college," is worth repeating. BC has a
mission. Its mission is two-fold.
First, BC is committed to giving the
student the best two-year college
education. That's why you won't find
some little wimpy graduate student
teaching your English class. The
faculty are here for one reason: to
TEACH.
The second part of BC's mission is
explained in the school's motto:
Cognosce ut Prosis; which is Latin for
"Leam so that you may serve." Brevard
College expects us to do that Here, we
are encouraged to use what we leam for
the good of others. Through programs
such as Project Inside-Out, (the newly
installed service component) BC
incorporates serving the community
with providing a solid foundation of
education. You are 4 part of something
special. Unlike most colleges and
universities, this institution is in the
business of shaping minds through
education and shaping lives through
service.
Before you pack these statements
away in some shoebox with your
mother's love beads, take Ume to stop
by the Administration Building. Greet
the President Walk into the Deans
office and say "Hey, Wood." CTrust me.
She'll crack up.) Strike up a
conversation with your teachers.
Most importantly, relax. Being
nervous is normal. Being scared is a
waste of adrenaline. Instead, use that
adrenaline to get excited about being a
Brevard College student You have
reason to.
O ---
Welcome to Brevard College...
by Ashley Cimino
Clarion Co-Editor
College.
We’ve all heard the familiar sayings:
"The friends you make in college are the
friends you have for life."
"Memories of college you’ll cherish
for a lifetime."
"1 thought I was all grown
up...until I went away to college."
Maybe these aren’t the exact words
you’ve heard but I'm sure you've heard
similar statements about college life.
And being the sophisticated,
enlightened, mature sophomore (I love
that word) I am, so far I feel they re
pretty accurate.
In my freshman year, I made a group
of friends that I now consider "family .
1 think 1 searched my whole life for
friends like these -- so accepting of who
I am. Friends who I could carry on
"real" conversations with, laugh with
and even cry with. I can honestly
believe that my group of college
buddies" will remain close for a long,
long time. ,
I also experienced some unforgettable
on camp-s and in Bte
Ridge Mountains -and I hope
was nowbeit near being-grownup ^
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people, and mos. of all, myselt. More
aun I could ever unagine.
And I’m still leammg. College.
The times are here in generous quanuty.
STw^eT. let me warn you, they are
S with heartache and hurt, victory
and defeat one set of emouon^lacmg
the other within a 24-hour per^
It is a year of independent. But
what’s more important is Respon
sibility. You take care of yourself. No
one else will. And the "I'm-in-college-
now-I-can-do-whal-I-want-when-I-want-
and-with-who-I-want" lifestyle gets old
real quick.
Am I beginning to sound like Mom
and Dad?
Yes, I am.
But believe n»e - this is a voice of
expaience. I was your typical freshman
with an attitude and unstoppable
capabilities. Partying every night does
catch up with you. So do the two hours
of sleep a night that accompany the
partying. Thirteenth hour projects may
still get good grades — but are they
worth it? And yes, missing classes does
reflect in you grades! (Ask Mr.
Lovely.)
1 can't prepare you for this year.
However, I can tell you that you alone
are not alone but surrounded by
achievers and those wanting to achieve -
and those who have lost the will to
achieve as well as those who never
knew it existed in the first placc.
Make this year important. Make
new friends. Create lasting memories.
Strive to leam about the world around
you and yourself. Brevard College.
Many will complain, and some will
fail. Many will make mistakes and
some may even learn from them.
However, everyone who attends this
institution will have opportunity.
Opportunity to leam and grow - with
plenty of room to achieve.
So as your Co-edilor for the Clarion,
I extend an enthusiastic welcome to
freshmen arvd an excited "welcome back
to sophomores. And bear with me as
we all have to bear with one another for
ihe next nine months because, well,
we re all still learning.