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Issue!.
Aug. 30, 2013
701 reasons to celebrate
With record-breaking enrollment and new renovations, campus is thriving
By Patrick G. Veilleux
staff Writer
B revard College has undergone multiple
changes since Spring Semester. Chief
among them are the largest incoming class
of 300 new students from 23 different states
and 12 foreign countries, and the aesthetic,
character defining changes to the interior of
Myers Dining Hall. There are still many other
less obvious changes that members of the BC
community should be made aware of
Campus Life has hired eight more Resident
Assistants than last year in response to the rise
in students. The increase in R.A.s will allow
Campus Life to focus more on community
building among students than in the past.
BC is using a new car parking policy.
Between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. students should
have their cars parked in their residence
hall’s designated parking area. The parking
stickers provided by Campus Security have
labeled which residence hall the students are
staying in, so they will be able to confirm who
belongs where.
After 5 p.m. students will be able to park
anywhere on campus. This policy was
instituted to insure that commuter students,
staff and faculty would have parking spaces
when they come in the morning.
Dean of Students Deborah D’Anna said,
“We have allowed a two week grace period,
but as of today we will be enforcing those
time frames,” she added, “We want to make
sure that commuters have a place to park, and
we also want this to be a walking campus.”
Reverend Christine Maddox is BC’s new
campus minister. Starting next week she will
be on campus 20 hours a week. Her office will
be Stamey Wellness Center, between Jones
Residence Hall and Dunham Auditorium.
D’Anna said, “Once we have finalized
when her hours will be, we will send that
out to students. She fell out of the sky to us,
and I think she will fill a much needed role
on campus.”
The Recreation Center that was in Boshamer
Gym has been moved to the basement of Jones
Residence Hall, and it will open Monday,
Sept. 2. Video game consoles will be added to
the Rec. room in the near future- for the time
being it has Pool and Ping Pong tables.
The grill in Coltrane Underground has
had its menu expanded, received aesthetic
changes and D’Anna has said there will be
expanded hours in the near future: 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. and 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays.
She added, “It will be a couple of weeks
before we begin running from 9-2, but that’s
the plan.” In addition: by the start of the spring
semester. Beam, Jones and Green Residence
Halls will be outfitted with Card Swipe Entry
systems.
There will be a celebration for our record-
breaking enrollment during a special campus
community gathering on Thursday, Sept. 5 at
12:30 p.m. at Robbins Plaza (the green space
in front of Myers Dining Hall).
Brevard College:
We welcome oi
NO VACiVNCY
The Brevard College Admissions team celebrates the 2013 incoming class after working hard to ready the campus for the Christie Caubie
largest enrollment the college has ever seen.