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page 2 DORM LIFE CO Letters to the Editor Athletic Rebuttal MUSIC NEWS Amy Grant; Unguarded? Has Amy Grant sold out? Rumors are circulat ing that her new album, “Unguarded” is the first album by an established contemporary Christian artist to climb all over Bill board’s charts. But what kind of album is it? “Unguarded” is a switch for Amy Grant. There are songs here that do not deal specifically with the Christian faith or ideology. These can be called SECULAR songs, and a lot of people seem to be upset by that. Chris tianity is, though, the molding of our lives with the life of Christ, and we are not to become Bible- spouting robots, but to re tain our own identity. Amy is trying to show us that she is human, not un- Hke us. It is this admission of human frailty and in significance that bonds all people together, and serves to further accredit the gospel. Songs Hke “Find A Way” receive prime-time radio play, and are clearly Christian in nature. Sure, it is clear- cut, precise, danceable rock and roll. How else would it get on the secular charts? “Fight” talks about the Christian’s struggle to overcome the old nature with the new. Amy has here tightened up her mellow sound and added a solid rock beat. But “Wise Up” remains the song that will shock anyone who equates the name Amy Grant with sugar-coated melodies and vocals. Amy has learned to wail like Patty Smythe (Scandal), and this song is guaranteed to knock your socks off. Motley Crue “Motley WHO?” If Motley Crue’s new album is for real. I’m confused. This is not the Crue of the past, and the “Theatre of Pain” reaches a melodic plane that has eluded past albums. “Smokin’ in the Boy’s Room” is an old Brownsville Station tune (circa 1974), covered with relatively few variations. Even so, to hear Motley Crue use a harmonica is as shocking as if one were to hear Barry Manilow use a chainsaw. Only a few songs retain the tradi tional sound that one might expect from these heavy metal rockers. “Louder than Hell”, “Keep Your Eye on the Money”, “Tonight”, and “Use it or Lose it” fall in to the expected nooks and crannies. “Home Sweet Home” is a shocker. If you can imagine Motley Crue sing ing a slow Styx ballad, you’ve got an idea of the sound here. E. Pogo Costley Dear Editor: It is time that the ath letic department at Gard- ner-Webb loses a stereo type that some people choose to give it. The ath letic department is a well run part of the college that does its best to represent the college in a positive manner. It is probably the most visible means that this or any college has of exposing itself. For every six lines press released from Gardner-Webb, five are a result of athletics. Coaches and their players work hard for everything they get. Many people have never thought about the long hours that are put in by both coaches and players in an effort to provide Gardner-Webb with a successful athletic department. During the season, coaches may work fourteen or more hours per day preparing their teams and selling pro grams. A player will put in 30 to 50 hours each week just in their particular sport. They are still re sponsible for meeting the same academic require ments that other students must meet at Gardner- Webb plus the NAIA eligi bility requirements. There is no such thing as “free money” around here. The athletic program consists of a few athletes on full scholarships, I must stress the word few, and many players on par tial or no scholarships. Grants, loans, and work study cannot be con sidered part of an athletic scholarship because any- WANTED: Any per son with darkroom or photography experi ence to work for The Pilot exclusively. Con tact Dr. Bill Stowe or Roberta Borden in 112 C.I.D. one who qualifies may re ceive this type of aid. Athletics attracts many students to Gardner- Webb. As I have already stated only a few are on full scholarship. On the first day of football prac tice there were around 120 players on the field. Forty- eight were non-scholarship players and most of the rest were on partial scho larship. It is not difficult to figure out how much money this brings into the college. All you need is a calculator. This example does not even take into ac count all of the other sports. Maybe each team’s budget should be re warded by a percentage of the money for the coaches’ efforts. One must also look at the number of athletes who are in school now. At present there are between 80 and 90 football players, 18 men’s basketball players, around 35 base ball players, about 12 vol leyball players, 15 women’s basketball players and other athletes who participate in golf, softball, cross country, wrestling, tennis or track. That’s a pretty large per centage of Gardner- Webb’s on-campus popu lation. The managers and trainers must also be in cluded in the count. Since I work for the bas ketball team, I will talk about our summer basket ball camp. We had over 850 campers here at $140 per person. This adds up to a fairly large sum of money for the college and athletic department. Gard ner-Webb also has a foot ball camp, a majorette camp, and is in the process of expanding the existing camps as well as adding others. In the recent issue of The Pilot, the emphasis on sports was mentioned in a section talking the college going astray. This is not fair to the players and coaches. I feel that ath letics has nothing to do with it, if the college is go ing astray. Many things are being done now that will make this an even bet ter college. There is no thing un-Baptist or un- Christian about having a successful athletic pro gram. There is no reason why athletics cannot be emphasized without a growing academic and quality Christian atmo sphere. One must also re member that the coaches cannot and do not try to run their athletes’ lives. They are not here to baby sit. It must be assumed that the players are re sponsible young adults and most people would agree. A coach can only set up guidelines which must and do include the guidelines of the college, and deal with those who are caught outside those guidelines. In closing, the most im portant part of our athletic program must be men tioned. Our fans, with the Bulldog Club, Cheer leaders, and Pep Band in the lead, are the best we have seen. How many schools have fans, not just a few but a couple of hun dred who would ride through a snowstorm to UNC-Asheville to watch their team play. I chal lenge the fans to be even better than last year. Let’s make Gardner-Webb one of the toughest places in the country for our oppo nents to play. Tim Vaughn Boiling Springs Florist BALLOONS FOR ALL OCCASIONS FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS FRESH, SILK, PERMANENT 434-9662 10% Discount To GWC Students LOCATED ON HIGHWAY 150 2V2 Miles South of Boiling Springs Renee Walker, Manager — Lela Blanton, Owner
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