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Vol. 48, No. 2 diclumng September 1988 The Student Voice of Louisburg College Ricketts’ Romanian Research on Radio 1 ■ Mac Ricketts, Chair of Religion and Philosophy Photo by Bob Johnson SGA Sets Goals By Cesca Janece Waterfield Staff writer On September the sixth, one of the professors here at Louis burg College was interviewed by the Romanian section of Voice of America radio. How did the opinion of our own Dr. Ricketts become the one that Voice of America sought to answer questions being asked by the European literary com munity about one of her great est scholars? His many accomplishments speak for themselves: Dr. Mac Ricketts began his career as a Methodist minister, but at the age of twenty-eight decided to return to school. He attended The Divinity School at the University of Chicago, where he was taught by Mircea Eliade, a world-renowned his torian of religion and author of numerous books. Dr. Ricketts grew to respect Eliade tremendously and wrote articles about the Romanian scholar, that were published in the sixties and early seventies. The admiration must have been mutual, for in 1971, the same year that Dr. Ricketts joined the faculty of Louisburg College, Eliade asked him to translate part of his autobio graphy from Romanian, the author’s native tongue, into English. Although a first trans lation had been previously pre pared, the original translator, a Romanian immigrant, was not completely familiar with the English language. To enable himself to properly complete such a task, Dr. Ricketts dedi cated hiself to learning Roman ian from grammar books he obtained at Duke University. He soon grew proficient at reading the language. His skill, combined with his growing friendship with Eliade, made him the first person that Eli ade called upon in 1978 to translate a novel titled The Forbidden Forest. 1981 for Dr. Ricketts was quite an eventful year. First, he translated the remainder of the first volume of Eliade’s autobiography. Then, he got the opportunity to live in Romania for three months as a participant in the Fulbright Scholar program. Three years later, in 1984, through The National Endow ment for Humanities, Dr. Rick etts was able to devote an entire year solely to research and study while remaining a faculty member of Louisburg College. This resulted in a book See Ricketts, p. 4 Music Department News Getting Out the Vote By Jennifer Sanders Staff writer Despite the fact that the right to vote is a source of power, more than half of the twenty-seven million eligible young voters in the United States are not registered to vote according to National Stu dent Conference on Voter Par ticipation. The course our nation and states take regarding issues concerning students will be greatly affected by the results of the tally on November 8th. The issues being debated dur ing this year’s campaign—Eco nomic opportunity, the arms race, the environment, U.S. foreign policy, the future of higher education—are ones on which every student’s voice should be heard. Student voters can play a pivotal role in this year’s elec tion. Those who came before us fought hard for the right to vote. Let’s not take it for gran ted—Let’s Make It Count In ’88. Students can register to vote in the November elections at the Franklin County Board of Election Office, 217 Court Street, until October 10th. Iden tification is required. See Facts About Student Voter Participation p. 4 By lisa Sykes staff writer The Louisburg College Stu dent Government Association begins its 1988-1989 academic year with the following officers: Mike DeVente—President, Sean Cavanaugh—Vice President, Parker Taylor—Secretary, Cathy Carter—Treasurer. The officers have established the following goals for the fall semester. They are looking for ward to a most successful year. The SGA would like for the students to realize what they themselves can do to make Louisburg College an even bet ter place to be. They would like to see the students have a closer relationship with the administrative staff. The offi cers would like to see the Taft Building open to students for a better studying atmosphere. They would also like to see drink machines installed in Taft Building. The SGA has made a proposal that visita tion should be changed to seven days a week from 5:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. Mike DeVente and the other SGA officers would especially like to see an increased participation in the Student Government Association. Director of Choral Activities Daniel Steinert reports enthu siastically that enrollment in the Glee Club is up from 22 members last Spring to 33 members this semester. The Glee Club meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. in the Fine Arts classroom and is open to all Louisburg College students. One semester hour’s credit is earned for the class; many students use this credit as a portion of the Humanities requirement for the AA de gree. Steinert hopes to have fifty members in the Glee Club for next semester. See p. 4 Election Results Freshman Class President -- Kaki Stratford Vice-President -- Beth Garner Secretary - Cacee Culpepper Treasurer - Sharon Deering Sophomore Class President - Marshall Carroll Vice-President -- Robbie Harper Secretary -- Jeff Curtis Treasurer -- Eve Stallings
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