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ties will be located inside the apart
ments under the staircases rather
than outside.
The architects and engineers
working on this project are also fix
ing some of the problems that have
occurred in Phase I. Mainly the
problem with the heating and cool
ing system. “The system in Phase I
was structured towards usage in
homes where families keep all of
the doors in the house open for
better circulation, but in dorms this
doesn’t happen. So the air cannot
flow like it needs to,” explained
Martin. “Towards the end of this
semester or over the summer, there
will be vents put in over the doors,
so that air will be able to flow the
way the systems needs it to.”
Last year, when Phase I first
opened, there was a problem in re
ceiving the furniture on time. For
a week students lived out of their
suitcases. Martin is certain this
problem will not occur this time,
“The problem with the furniture for
Phase I was the doors for the ward
robes. They were custom-made and
so they took longer to get ready.
We told the architect that we did
not want custom furniture for Phase
II. The furniture needs to be in
stock.”
There will not be wardrobes in
the new phase anyway, instead each
room, with the exception of the
single, will have two standard clos
ets with shelves and possibly draw
ers in the bottom.
“Also, the plans are to have two
separate phone lines and two network
hook-ups in each room, but this may
or may not occur,” explained Martin.
“The staff and faculty working on this
project are meeting every week to
discuss the plans step-by-step as the
construction continues.”
There will be four Peer Advisors
for this phase, same as the existing
one. Upperclassmen will have first
opportunities to sign up at housing
registration this semester to live in the
new phase. Campus Life is also set
ting aside a good number of private
rooms across campus that will be
available for upperclassmen to pay
for and reserve.
The registration process to live
in the new phase will be the same as
the process for Phase I. Students in
terested in living in the Village will
have to fill out applications when
they sign up for the room of their
choice. The housing staff will then
go through the applications to make
sure everyone who has applied is
eligible to live there.
There will be a few rooms set
aside for recruits chosen by the
Admissions staff.
“We would like to see the pa
vilions used for more classes as
well,” said Martin. “It would be
good to see more students of the
same major studying and living
together.”
Martin also said that soon in
the future the Campus Life staff
want to see more faculty acting as
Resident Hall Directors and upper
classmen as Assistant RHDs.
When this does occur, the faculty
would be area supervisors and the
upperclassmen would handle
more of the current RHD respon
sibilities.
Although plans for Phase II
of the Village seem to be well un
derway, Martin and the other mem
bers of the committee working on
this phase want student input on
what things should be changed,
added or revised. The PAs in the
existing phase, as well as Martin,
have floor plans to the new phase
for students to view and are will
ing to pass on any suggestions that
are offered by students.
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class notes in the magazine, and
also for them to be able to inform
alumni of changes on the campus.
This time also gives alumni an
opportunity to ask questions about
the college from students who cur
rently attend here. In addition to
the other four purposes of the
phonathon already mentioned
they tried something new this year.
Several students from athletic
teams came to work for the
phonathon and the pledges that
they were able to get went directly
to pay for the athletic scholarships
that were awarded during this aca
demic year.
There are two main groups
of people that are called during the
phonathon. First they call the
alumni of the college and secondly
are friends. They consider friends
to be faculty and staff of the col
lege as well as parents, or locals
that would be interested in support
ing the college. Every year the
alumni from the college are sent a
postcard in the mail telling them about
the phonathon. This postcard says
when to expect a phone call and what
the money they pledge will go to.
The phonathon also helps the
student body by providing a short
term job for students. There many
benefits for students who choose to
work with the phonathon. The per
son with the most pledges at the
end of the night gets to pick a prize
from a list of several choices. All
of the prizes available to the stu
dents are made possible by the
many sponsors of the phonathon.
Sponsors include local businesses
as well as faculty and staff.
Kelly Brandon was in
charge of the phonathon first and
second semester. The goal for first
semester was sixty thousand dol
lars and the goal for second semes
ter was twenty thousand making
the total goal for this academic
year 100 thousand dollars. A ban
quet was held on Thursday, Feb.
24 announcing the total amount of
money raised for this semester and
for the year. This banquet will also
be their way of saying thanks to
the many callers that worked for
them this year.
The following students
have been selected by au
dition to participate in the
College Band Director’s
National Association
(CBDNA) Southern Re
gional Litercollegiate Band
2000:
Crystal DeLozier
Greg Millings
Scott Riser
Christopher Walters
James “Bull” Canty
John Creason
We should be proud of
our students for this ac
complishment - Brevard
College is one of only two
small colleges represented
in this select ensemble.
These worked in
Greensboro on February 24-
26 noted British wind con
ductor Timothy Reynish
and then presented a con
cert on February 26.
Timothy Reynish is a
leader in the development
of repertoire for wind bands
and has produced numer
ous recordings, which set
the standard for British
band music performance.
In addition, the Jazz
Ensemble, xmder the direc
tion of Jon Gudmundson,
represented the college at
the UNCA Jazz on Sunday,
Feb. 20.
Please congratulate
these students when you
see them on campus.