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Volume 72, Issue 4
SERVING THE BREVARD COLLEGE
COMMUNITY SINCE 1935
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September 15, 2006
Mars Hill sweeps away Tornados
Tornados fight tough battle against IVIars i-iiii. photo by John Billingsley
by Zack Browning
Sports Editor
The Brevard College Tornados
were shut out in their second home
game of the season against Mars Hill
College, 55-0.
The Tornados (0-3) showed early
promise with a forced punt on Mars
Hill's (2-0) opening drive and an in
terception on their third.
Mars Hill, however, responded
with an 89-yard pass that led to a
six-yard rush into the endzone.
Mars Hill led 7-0 at the end of the
first quarter
Tyrone Arrington led the way for
BC in yards gained, managing 52 of
the Tornados 72 total offensive
yards. Rashad Neely followed
Arrington with 11 yards in three
carries.
The Tornados played forcefully
throughout the game, which resulted
in several penalties in the cross
town rivalry.
“I thought at times we were espe
cially aggressive,” Coach Bobby
Poss said.
The game saw a number of former
local high school teammates taking
the gridiron against each other for
the first time.
Linebacker Butch Bridges
matched up against his friend and
former teammate, Bentley Rogers,
who plays for Mars Hill. Bridges
and Bentley played together at
Pisgah High School in Canton.
Losing to Mars Hill gives the Tor
nados invaluable experience, Poss
said. Even through hardship, he
says, the Tornados never give up.
“These kids put forth a great ef
fort no matter what the conditions,”
Poss said.
Mars Hill will square off against
defending NCAA Div. lAA national
champions Appalachian State Uni
versity on Saturday, while BC will
travel to Newberry College (2-0) to
face the Indians at 7:00 p.m.
Sakai: New online course system greeted openly
by Zack Harding
Arts&Life Editor
This semester, many professors
began using a course website tool
known as Sakai to coordinate class
room participation and organize as
signments; so far the reception to
the program is mostly positive.
Sakai creates a personalized pro
file and homepage for any student
user who signs up—as well as indi
vidual classroom pages for courses
enrolled in the program.
Functions include file storage,
coursework submission capabilities,
participant discussion forums, and
more. Whenever announcements or
assignments are posted on the site,
automatic e-mails are sent to the
users to keep them updated.
The program is currently in its
experimental phase, and is being
actively upgraded as its participants
discover how to use and improve it.
Brevard College, along with many
other institutions and universities,
accesses the program through the
Appalachian College Association’s
website. So far, BC student opin
ions regarding Sakai remain affrrma-
tive.
“I think it’s great,” sophomore
Amanda Cary said. “It is a really
convenient way to access resources
from our professors as well as other
students in our class. I think sites
like this will definitely enhance the
future of classroom interaction and
learning.”
Heather Hutchinson agrees.
“Have you ever taken a test with
out the anxiety?” Hutchinson said.
“If your professors have adopted
Sakai you may get a chance to sit in
bed in your pajamas, drink coffee,
and take the least stressful exam of
your life— all online.
Sakai is an open-source, educa
tional software program created by
users and for users as a way to stay
in touch with classes Sakai has al
ready been adopted by hundreds of
universities across the world; you
can get a glimpse at the list of spe
cific schools by checking out http:/
/sakaiproject.org.
Its usage has gone up dramati
cally in just a few short months.
A number of students have al
ready handed in assignments and
taken tests on Sakai through its
website, which is effortlessly navi
gated once you go through the ini
tial process of signing up, students
say.
see Salai, page 2
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Arts & Life 6
Editor's Note 5
Horoscope 7
Letters to Editor 4
IVIatt's Tal^e 5
IVIusic Review 6
News 2
Opinion 4
Sports 8