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A Camnus Life Friday. December 12. 1997 The 1998 Spring Semester in Austria Approaching its Departure by Sarah Carpenter BC Breaks Ground on by Tracy Borden ~ Brevard College is undergoing many changes. As our school is quickly transformed into a four year college, new things are happening. The faculty and the students are equally excited about the transformation appearing be fore our eyes. One of the newest addi tions to our campus is Brevard’s new housing plans. The new housing is not another dorm, but in fact, are new apart ments for the upper classmen. So, if you are going to be a Junior or Senior next year, this addition is being built for you. Four buildings are being con- stmcted right now for the Fall semester of 1998. Eventually, college staff hopes to have sixteen buildings. Each apart ment will consist of a den, kitchen, laun dry room, two bedrooms downstairs, and four upstair apartments. Between each of the bedrooms will be a bath room. All of the apartments will con tain brand new hardwood furniture that is moveable. In addition to that, the apartments will also have bike and kayak racks. The bike racks will be covered by a roof to protect the bikes. There are enough bike and kayak racks that ev ery person in the apartments can have a place for both. New Student Housing Outside, a covered walkway will connect all of the apartments. The covered path will have rocking chairs so that people can sit out in the front and socialize. On the back side of build ings, will be courtyards. Each apartment will have its own courtyard that con nects to the apartment next door, creat ing a large socializing area in the back. The courtyards are set up so that the women will share a courtyard, and the men will share a courtyard. For this upcoming Fall, two apartments will be available for women and two for men. Each apartment holds 24 people. In all there are 96 spaces open, 48 for men, 48 for women. The availabil ity to the apartments is on a first come, first serve basis. This is definitely an excellent opportunity to be close to campus, yet have your own space. Brevard College has an unusual study abroad program, which is in Altmunster, Austria. The students traveling abroad with the program this year are: Doug Ausley, Sarah Carpenter, Eric Cohen, Jackie David, Christian Humbert, Jay Moore, Bill Morrow, Jessica Raper, Paul Roeser, Amir Sheikh, and Chris Walters. These students have the opportunity to learn the language and culture of Aus tria. The participants will be living in a small apartment building where classes are also held. In one semester the students will take and get credit for the equiva lent of one full year of college German. They will also take a music history course and a humanities course teaching them the musical history of Austria through excursions to sights of historical importance and by interacting with the people and culture of Austria. There is also an alpine skiing class offered for a PE credit. The students will be professionally instructed and are anxious to learn how to ski in the Alps. Music majors also have the opportunity to receive private music lessons while abroad for an extra cost. There is also extra traveling included in the trip. The group will spend an entire week in the city of Vienna and will also see sights in Salzburg, Hallstadt, Bad Ischl, Trauenkirchen, Innsbruck and other places ofhistorical importance. Their semester will begin early when they board the plane at the Atlanta airport on January 9. The students have the opportunity to stay abroad and continue traveling at their own expense. The Clarion staff wishes this group a great journey abroad and safe return to the states. BC Students Take On “Special Friends” )y Kristen Grice On November 8, Brevard helc racy Piielps at the chmbing wall In May 1997, President Clinton ind the First Lady supported a cam- jaign to reach jut and touch 1 child’s life. They joined ogether with /olunteers to salute America For all the ef fort they had DUt into work ing with chil- iren. Presi- lent Clinton isked for the nation to help in his fight 0 help children grow. To honor President Clinton’s jlea to help children, Brevard College :ame up with “Hearts and Minds”, a Brevard College Campaign for Children, rhe Center for Service Learning con- inued a program called “ Special Friends” with a new similar program, FREND. “Special Friends” is in its sec- jnd year and this year Brevard College Students Ambassadors are paired with 1 young friend to share with them their lobbies, interests and to show chil- iren a new vision. its first Super Saturday which brough’ 22 elementary age children together tc enjoy activities on campus. Brevarc College Am- bassadors showed the kids the cam pus and di rected the events. The next Supei Saturday they at tended ; basketbal game and met Dudley Bradley, ex-NBA player and present basketball coach ol Brevard College. Brevard College has five stu dents who work at Brevard Elementar> and one visiting TC Henderson. These students work for after-school programf tutoring small children, but in the pro cess they are making friends. The College logo states, “Foi Hearts and Minds as large as the moun tains.” This campaign to teach childrer to become good people proves just how large that can be. International Peer Mentor Program ieTnmsicplln , by Jamie Tomasello The International Peer Mentor Program is a new program this year which intends to reduce the isolation and confusion many foreign students may face when they arrive here. Orga nized by Dr. Liping Liu, the Intemational Peer Mentor Program pairs a Brevard College student with a foreign student. The students are matched by country, language, or personal interest. The BC student volunteer will initiate correspon dence over the summer, meet the incom ing student at the Fall Intemational Ori entation, and be available to those stu dents after orientation to offer support, answer questions, and share experi ences at Brevard College. Out of the BC student popu lation of 685, 30 of those students are foreign. One of the biggest problems foreign students face is loneliness. Sometimes it is difficult for foreign stu dents make friends due to a language barrier. Presently, many foreign students take an ESL English class five hours a week. Dr. Liu advises intemational stu dents to take an Intensive English class which meets for five hours a day. “I want them to integrate,” Dr Liu says. Dr. Liu hopes that this program will pro vide a smoother transition for the new students. Any BC student wanting to volunteer their time, please contact Dr. Liping Liu in MG-129 or at 883-8292 ext. 2233. Update on the “Voiceketeers” by Kristen Grice The Voiceketeers have been exploring down in Louisiana, the final state! While walking down the banks the of the Mississippi River, it seems that they ran into unexpected visitors. Bette and Patrick, who are known as the “biologists” on the trip, went for a walk to follow what they thought were beaver tracks and instead found an alli gator, who came up towards them onto the bank and went casually back into the water. They all seem to be experi- had a little trouble with their take outs, but are meeting plenty of friends along the way. They have had some bad weather, but on November 22 things began to look up. The weather became remarkably beautiful and they spent the day relaxing and paddling down the river.
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