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Brevard College, Brevard, N.C.
Monday, April 19,1993
Volume 60 Number 8
BC Infirmary Offers Free Condoms
by Lorrin Wolf
Clarion Editor
Contraceptives are available to
Brevard College students not only in
community drug stores, but in the BC
Infirmary and the Transylvania County
Health Department.
The BC infirmary gives out
condoms upon request in order to ensure
the health of all BC students. Students
will receive this form of birth control
and information about sexually
transmitted diseases if they ask for some
form of protection.
LPN Patricia Jenkins feels that the
infirmary staff could not provide
preventative health care for the students
on campus if the sexual aspect of health
was not discussed. “We have determined
through the incidents of infection and
STDs (sexually transmitted diseases)
that condoms are necessary for health
reasons. We don’t give out any other
form of birth control because all we are
interested in is the prevention of
disease," she said.
Jenkins believes that available
protection is needed because teenagers
between the ages of ^•t’Slid 20 are more
readily influenced by hormones, and the
newly found freedom of college life is
more conducive to casual sex.
“Abstinence is encouraged, but we are
not judges. We are just here to ensure
the students’ safety,’’ Jenkins said.
The Transylvania County Health
Department, located in the Community
Service Building across from the
Transylvania County Public Library,
offers family planning services. These
include counseling, a complete physical
exam, follow-up for all patients and a
choice of the most appropriate form of
birth control. An appointment is
necessary and fees are based on income.
The clinic also provides free STD
testing and $5 pregnancy tests Monday
through Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Free and confidential AIDS
testing, with counseling and education,
is available Monday through Fridays
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. No
appointments are necessary for either
service.
BC students discuss contraceptives with Nurse Barbara White. From left to right are
Sean Elko, Brook Jewell, White, and James Woodley. (Clarion photo by Kelley Hulsey)
Economic Situation Causes Perimeter Housing Shutdown
by Steven Kahn
Clarion Staff Writer
For all you students who have
gotten used to a home-like setting,
peace and quiet, and complete privacy in
Complex, Duplex, Little House, and
Ross: turn on the lights, because the
party is over. Next year Brevard College
will be shutting down perimeter
housing.
The decision to close down
perimeter housing was made by Dale
Wiener and the Brevard College business
office. It is strictly based on an
economic standpoint.
Due to the economic situation,
everybody’s budget was cut across the
state. Brevard had to make some
financial adjustments, so every
department was asked to cut down on
expenses by 4%. Perimeter housing is a
major way for Brevard to save money,
according to Wiener.
For example, Ross Hall occupies
30 students, and Green houses over 100,
yet it costs way more to run Ross than
it does Green. Ross has too many
maintenance problems such as the
heating system and windows, among
other things. It will be much cheaper to
close it than to try and work on it.
Complex, Duplex and Little House
will be rented out to faculty and staff or
be offered as a “perk” for faculty and
staff; if Brevard College cannot pay you
what you want, they could offer you a
place to live. Perimeter housing would
then become profitable.
There will be no problems in
moving all perimeter students onto the
central part of campus. According to
housing, there are over 600 spaces on
campus, and only 550 residential
students.
Many students believe that because
of the move, there will be less students
being admitted. That is not true: there
will not be a reduction of incoming
students on campus. Brevard will not
turn down any students applying due to
their housing situation. If necessary, the
College will move to step two, which
will probably be the re-opening of
Complex-Duplex.
Students who are now living in
perimeter housing are not at all happy
about the change. Their main arguments
are that, while now they have peace and
quiet, privacy, and a place to lounge
around in, next semester they are going
to be stuffed up in the noisy and
cramped-up dorms. Also, they are going
to have to share the bathroom with
(See Perimeter on Page 2)
Housing Policies Change In Fall
by Stephanie Gardner
Clarion Staff Writer
Students returning to Brevard
College next autumn can expect a
number of changes in housing policies.
According to Tommy Wright,
Assistant Director of Housing, the
changes will take place in the areas of
consolidation, reversal of East and West
Beam, and the establishment of
smoking and nonsmoking floors.
After the closing of perimeter
housing, consolidation will be necessary
to utilize all housing spaces in the
center of campus. Under the
consolidation policy all students will
have a roommate, and only a limited
number of private rooms will be
available for an extra fee.
“Next year the college expects 550
resident students, with only 600+
housing spaces in the center of campus.
(See Policies on Page 2)