The Clarion
Volume 72, Issue 2
Serving the Brevard College community since 1935
see football
photos on
page 6
September 1, 2006
Tornado football returns to Brevard
by Joseph Chilton
Staff Writer
An estimated 5,500 fans
turned on August 26 to watch
BC return to a gridiron that had
been vacant for the previous 56
years. While the Tornados fell
to UVA-Wise 44-20, it was ap
parent that the enthusiasm for
the school’s football program is
here to stay.
The team, made up mostly
of freshmen, gave fans a fore
taste of what they can expect to
see for the next few years.
“I think we did pretty well
for being on a college field for
the first time” said Brevard Col
lege football player Corey
Reynolds. “By the time we’re all
seniors I think we’re going to
be a force to be reckoned with.”
Brevard’s attendance num
bers looked good when com
pared to the average attendance
of Mars Hill College; the area’s
other local small college football
BC prepares for their first football game
program. The Lions averaged
2,700 fans for their 2005 home
games. The Tornados welcomed
photo by Chris Marett
more that twice that number
through the gates of Memorial
Stadium for their season opener
BC athletic director Tom
Collins says the fan support
must continue for the Tornados
to be successful this season.
“We can’t let the intensity
of the fans slack off,” he said.
Collins will start a student
section, “The Storm Chasers,”
at the games.
BC is also partnering with
K-Mart in order to help work the
community into pigskin frenzy.
K-Mart now sells apparel
with the BC logo emblazoned
across it. The store will also be
come a ticket broker for people
looking to buy advance tickets
to the games.
“I’d like to see Brevard be
come a football town” Collins
said.
And BC student Tom
Young says that this is an at
tainable goal.
“Everybody I know in town
is pumped about the team,”
Young said.
SGA calls impeachment hearing for president
by Adam Beeson and
Tom Cowan
A motion to impeach the
Student Government Associa
tion (SGA) president Aaron
Motley on grounds that he acted
in violation of college policy was
passed at the first SGA joint ses
sion meeting on Wednesday,
August 30.
Motley, who was charged
with an alcohol code violation
in the North Village on August
21, will now face an official hear
ing during an SGA special ses
sion on Wednesday, September
6 at 8:30 p.m. in MG 125, pend
ing the extension of a regularly
scheduled meeting.
The special session is open
to the public and will give sena
tors and members of the house
of club representatives the op
portunity to consider the
charges against Motley.
During the joint session
meeting. Motley issued a state
ment to members of the house
of club representatives and the
senate.
“Tonight I am here to ask
one thing,” Motley said. “I want
to ask for forgiveness and to of
fer you, members of the SGA as
well as my fellow students, my
sincerest apology. I am not here
to offer any excuses. There are
none. I am solely responsible for
my actions. I accept responsi
bility.”
Chief Justice Josh Rosen
then called the meeting into spe
cial session, and Christopher
Dimond, a member of the house
of club representatives, made a
verbal and written motion to im
peach Motley.
The written motion read:
“I, Christopher C. Dimond,
would like to officially bring
charges of impeachment against
the current SGA President,
Aaron Motley. I bring these
charges, as stated under article
six of the SGA Constitution and
section three of the Executive
Board Bylaws, on grounds that
he has acted in violation of col
lege policy and is thereby ineli
gible for office.”
Article six of the SGA con
stitution, the impeachment ar
ticle, states that any senator in
good standing has the author
ity to make a motion for impeach
ment. Dimond, a member of the
house of club representatives,
gains his authority to make a
motion for impeachment from
article two, section three, which
states that the house has the
power to bring charges of im
peachment against the executive
board.
Section three of the execu
tive board bylaws reads: “All
members of the Brevard College
see Impeachment, page 2
Inside:
Arts & Life
8
Comics
10
Constitution
2
Football Photos
6
Movie Review
8
News
2
Opinion
4
Matt's Take
4
Sports
8