aiiiiiiiiiii Volume 67; Issue 1 Brevard College For hearts and minds as large as the mountains. Friday, September 26,1997 Brevard Students Kayak to the Gulf of Mexico by Sarah Carpenter Brevard College’s nine person river expedition from the French Broad to the Mississippi and eventually the Gulf of Mexico departed our campus Saturday, August 30. The group con sists of six Brevard students and two faculty leaders, and an additional stu dent who is trailing the group in the college’s van. They are traveling in Wil derness System plastic sea kayaks. The group entered the water at the intersec tion of the north and west forks of the French Broad River. Their journey be gan westward to the Tennessee River. On September 26, they should reach Decatur, AL. Presently, they are on the Tennessee River. According to one of the lead ers of the voyage, Dr. Winford “Windy” Gordon, “in addition to providing the six student paddlers some hands-on experience in the outdoors, the primary purposeofthe 1,182-mile, 105-day trip is to spread awareness about pollution and conservation of natural resources along the way.” On the trip they plan to do things to help the environment. “Oiu" real mission is to talk about the rivers and the need to protect those rivers.” Gordon said. The estimated paddling I he “Voice” crew happily poses in 'heir new environment. per day is three hours. At each stop, they share their experiences and envi ronmental issues with school groups, be assisting Scott in the water quality testing. Aimee Salzer, a sophomore from Jacksonville, FL, will be collecting Vokx oj Yoice of the Rivers begins their expedition Photo by Brad Kimzey civic organizations, and others that are interested. The students on the trip are all required to keep a personal journal and each will receive a full semester’s credit for taking part in the trip. Each member is carrying his or her own personal duty on the trip. Patrick Scott, a junior from Brevard, will be conducting the study of the water on the trip. Scott will be taking samples to determine the presence of metals and other pollutants in the water. Lara Jaffe, a sophomore from Hilton Head, SC, will stories from residence about pollution and other stories the group encounters along the way. Gregg Griffin, a sopho more from Sebring, FL, will be conduct ing a psychological study of the group dynamics on the journey. Amanda Jacobs, a junior from Nantahala, will be observing how self esteem relates to expedition behavior over the course of the trip. Nathan Nahikian, a junior from Hayesville, who is the student leader, will focus on the responsibilities and frinctions of the group leader. Mike Baranski, a sophomore from Greer, SC, whose field of study is computer sci ence, will serve as the “logistics master and Internet guru” who will post the daily updates on the college’s website. Bette Pumell, the other faculty member, is an environmental teacher who con ducted environmental studies in Florida and Ausfralia. Bette was Brevard’s former Resident Director in Jones resi dent hall. Three of the students never set foot in a kayak before they began training, but the team as a whole has enough knowledge to get by any diffi culties that may arise. Gordon is a river guide and instructor for the Nantahala Outdoor Center and has also raced com petitively in the United States and abroad. By December 12, the group plans to be sailing into the Gulf of Mexico, where they will mix the water with the sample they brought from King’s Creek. “At the closing ceremony in New Orleans, we plan to blend the waters from the top and the bottom,” Gordon said. “I had a concrete vision,” for the last day or two, we’ll be com pletely self-supporting, because at the end of the road, the van will stop. There will be no programs, and no one joining us, and I see these nine people in 6ight boats going side-by-side into the Brevard Explores the Pacific Rim hv Sarah Carpenter Brevard College’s multi cul tural theme for 97-98 is Explore the Rim. This theme was selected last Spring by President Bertrand. The President started an annual cultural theme for Brevard several years ago. The pur pose of this theme is to give students exposure to the other cultiires. The Pacific Rim covers the countries bordering the Pacific OceaiL This would include both Canada, United States, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa depending on whose perspective it is coming from. Having a broad list of countries makes it easier to tie the theme into the classroom. Enrichment 101 is the only course being offered this se mester that ties directly into our theme. A few events are scheduled for this year. Yung Krall, author of A Thousand Tears Falling is going to give her story of her Vietnamese family tom apart by war. Communism, and the CIA. This presentation will take place Tues day, November 11, 8 p.m. Another speaker scheduled is Paul Taylor, an Australian storyteller and musician. His date will be posted. Hopefully, this toms, costumes, art, food, thoughts, music, and more. Please contact Curt Crowhiu^t,Twister Productions, Brevard College, Brevard NC 28712, or call (704) 883-8292 or e-mail: crowhurst_c@brevard.edu. Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru and encourage students from Chile Papua abroad and from within our county to toa), Austraha, New M p , mentally, physically, and so- New Gumea, the Pacific Islan^, in interact with one another to ben- nesia, Philippmes, Brunei, Malaysia ciaiiy m Singapore, Thailand, Vietnm Brevard College is looking for Cambodia or Laos), Hong Kong - performers, and others who have wan, China, Korea, and Japan^'^^e ^ ^hese areas of the countries create the tradmg zone or m p their talents on cus- Pacific. The list of countnes will vary t'acilic Kimio snai

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