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April 19, 2013
A poem written as a
reflection on the Boston
Marathon Bombing
The City on the Hill
By D.E. Snow
A man’s blood-stained feet
hang from an ambulance
It was the first image I saw of Copley
Eight year old boy
killed in the bombing
One of three dead
One-hundred and forty five injured
Eye witness reports of blood
Everywhere, screams and diving under tables
They gave their hearts to fear
While we outside give ours to anger
Because we don’t understand
We can’t comprehend how this could happen
We a generation who has seen Towers come down
One that has seen Columbia’s and Columbine’s
Virginia Tech’s, Aurora’s, and Sandy Hook’s.
We are a generation who has known tragedy.
A generation who is no stranger
To the evil, live and well in this world
This is a prayer for our generation
We will be a generation not known by our wounds
But by our scars.
A generation marked by healing
A generation that shows we can still be hurt
A generation who still gets angry
At what it doesn’t understand
A generation that doesn’t understand evil.
Let us be a generation who remembers
This image of Copley:
The man leaning over
Comforting the victim.
The passers-by caring for a stranger.
The bystander’s embrace.
Marvin Lawson
(Left to right) Kyle Jackola, Burton Hodges, Patrick Helmick, Rory Northam, Heather
Morris, and DeAngelo Smotherson work to clean white boards in MS and MG for their
first community service project as a new board.
New SGA Board buys into BC
By Kyle Jackola
staff Writer
The newly elected SGA executive board
took some time out of their schedules
on Thursday to give back to the campus.
President Patrick Helmick organized the
board to get together and clean white boards
in MG classrooms.
Helmick said he wanted to start off his
presidency right by setting positive example
that encourages students to give back to the
college. “Brevard College is our home,” said
Helmick. “The faculty and staff care about us,
and we wanted to do our part to show them
that we’re buying in.”
The new board spent a few days this week
discussing plans and goals for the 2013-2014
semester. Their main focus will promote a
positive and healthy image of the college to
the surrounding community and students.
They hope to get students invested in the town
and its residents. “Students play a positive
role in advancing the institution and I’m
excited to see them take initiative in making
this college a better place for everyone,” said
Helmick.
He and the executive board have high
hopes that next year will spark interest in the
student body to get out and make a difference
on campus and in the community.
Admissions office seeks summer tour guides
In an emailed announcement this week, the Admissions Office said the college would like
to employ “two enthusiastic, hardworking students to help aid us in campus tours and recruit
ment events this summer.”
According to the email, the term of employment would be between May 17 and July 31.
Students would be required to work 15 hours per week in an assigned department in exchange
for on-campus housing. Students who do not work the required hours will be asked to leave
campus housing and will be responsible for paying any balance due. Vacations and pre-arranged
absences must be approved by the department or area, but students will be charged housing
during any absence.
Any student interested in applying should get in touch with Shane Apps in the Admissions
Office, appssp@brevard.edu. To download the application form, see the email sent to BC
students by Apps on April 17.