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Vol. 48, No.
The Student Voice of Louisburg College
February i 1989
College Opens Auditorium
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Photo by Keith Roberts
Former Lt. Governor Bob Jordan, Beth Norris, and Sarah Jordan,
Member of the College Board of Trustees, enjoy the celebration of
the Auditorium’s Opening.
By Deidre Chopoorian
Editor-in-Chief.
On January 12, 1989,
Louisburg College unveiled its
brand new four million dollar
auditorium and theatre to the
college campus and surround
ing area. The building
includes a twelve-hundred seat
main auditorium and a one
hundred and eighty seat
theatre. The inside has two
main corridors that can be used
for art exhibits, and the theatre
is set up so that all
performances can be seen froni
every seat.
The auditorium is the effort
of over eight years of planning
and fundraising by the
Louisburg College Board of
Trustees. It was built by Dove
Knight and Associates of Rocky
Mount and stands on the site
where the Franklin Male
Academy (later called the
Louisburg Male Academy),
Louisburg Graded School, and
Mills High School once stood.
The opening included a
reception for patrons and
friends of the college. Former
Lt. Governor Bob Jordan and
his brother Ben E. Jordan, Jr.,
Chairman of the College Board
of Trustees, were among the
guests. Bishop Carlton P.
Minnick, Jr., of the North
Carolina Conference of the
United Methodist Church was
also in attendance. Faculty,
Staff, and over one hundred and
fifty students also attended.
The reception was followed
by brief comments by Dr.
Norris and a performance by
the North Carolina Symphony,
who played many well-known
pieces including Louisburg
College’s Alma Mater.
From the huge success of the
auditorium opening, it is easy
to see how profitable and
enjoyable this addition to the
college will be.
Photo by David Tilley
Highlights from the Hurricane Classic, which the home team
won!
Measles Alert
In mid-January, several cases
of red measles were confirmed
in Rowan County high school
students. A few days later, there
were reports of cases in
Randolph County, and
students at Asheboro High
School w'ere scheduled for mass
innoculation. On January 19,
at least two cases were rumored
in Wake County.
By the end of January, NC
State and East Carolina
Universities had undertaken
massive student innoculation
programs, and at least twenty-
five counties in North Carolina
reported cases of the disease.
There were 77 confirmed and
177 suspected cases, according
to the Raleigh News and
Ob sewer.
According to The Columbia
University College of
Physicians and Surgeons
Complete Home Medical
Guide, the majority of measles
cases occur now in adolescents
and young adults who had
improper vaccination sche
dules as children. In the early
seventies, it was thought that
vaccinations at the age of one
year were adequate, but it was
subsequently discovered that
See p. 6
Visitation Policy Update
By Dodie Thrailkill Staff writer
Photo by Lisa Creech
North Carolina Symphony Conductor Joseph Silverstein;
Silverstein and the Symphony gave the first performance in the
new facility.
This year at Louisburg
College has been full of
changes. The Open House
policy has been a major issue
both semesters. At the
beginning of the Fall semester,
students had only Tuesdays
and Thursdays to invite
students of the opposite sex to
their rooms. The SGA
proposed to the administration
to change the original policy
from only two days a week to
seven days a week with
weekends optional. After
weeks of discussions between
the SGA, College administra
tion, and students, the policy
was changed.
The administration voted to
have the students go through a
trial period before making it
official. J. Craig Eller, Dean of
Students, said, “The initial trial
period will end just before the
Trustee meeting in February.
At that time a report will be
made to the Trustees on the
success/failure of the trial
period from the evaluation
results.” Dean Eller also said,
“Most students appear to be
taking the guidelines seriously:
however, there have been some
blatant and unnecessary
violations.” He did not go into
detail about the violations.
If you have talked with your
parents, you might have
discovered that the SGA and the
administration sent cards to
them asking them to write
comments about the new
policy. Dean Eller said “The
See p. 8