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Feb. 13, 1986
BOILING SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA
Gardner-W ebb
Gets New
President
Student Dies, Cause Unknown
Jacques Pierre Boone, a junior from
Piscataway, New Jersey, was declared dead
on arrival at Crawley Memorial Hospital in
Boiling Springs on February 6, 1986 at ap
proximately 8:00 a.m. Boone’s roommate,
Richard Carbaugh, notified Boiling Springs
Rescue when he became alarmed because
Boone was having difficulty breathing. The
cause of death is as yet unknown, pending an
autopsy.
by Donald Ball
Dr. M. Christopher White, Vice President for
Academic and Student Affairs at Elon College, was of
ficially announced President of Gardner-Webb College
by Hobart C. Smith, Chairman of the presidential search
committee, at a reception attended by the trustees and
members of the college faculty and administrative staff.
Dr. White was chosen to become the tenth president of
Gardner-Webb college by a seven member search com
mittee, who sought for months for a person with the right
qualifications for the position.
Dr. White will become President on July 1 of this year.
Dr. White was born in Hartwell, Georgia. He has a
wife, Linda, and two sons, Martin, fourteen years old,
and Andy, twelve. Dr. White received his A.B. degree
from Mercer University. He received his M.Div. degree
from the Southern Baptist Theological seminary in
Louisville, Kentucky. He received his Ph.D. from Emory
University, Atlanta, Georgia.
In 1972, he joined the Elon college faculty as a religion
professor. He became chairman of the religion program
and later Dean of Academic Affairs.
He was elected Vice-President of Elon college in 1983.
The new President will be visiting the campus several
times before he fulfills his duty as President. These visits
will give us the opportunity to welcome him to his new
home.
Conflicts and Resolution
Investigation Homecoming Rollers
Continues Go tO Court
HOMECOMING ROLLERS HANDIWORK
The Cleveland County
Sheriff’s Department and
Gardner-Webb College
Safety are currently con
ducting an investigation of
an alleged rape on the
Gardner-Webb Campus ac
cording to Detective Ray
mond Hamrick of the
Sheriff’s Department. He
has verified these in
vestigations. The alleged
crime; which occured dur
ing the early morning
hours of January 20, 1986;
involves two Gardner-
Webb freshmen.
Det. Hamrick stated,
“At this time specific
details can not be released
about this incident as they
may prove to be damaging
to the investigation being
conducted.”
When questioned by the
PILOT as to whether or
not specific details would
be released in the near
future the suspect repHed,
“Not if I can help it.”
No charges have been fil
ed against the suspect at
this time and Det. Hamrick
stresses that, “It is entirely
up to the girl.”
The suspect was remov
ed from class on January
22nd by Pohce and College
Safety Guards for question
ing. College officials and
Security had no comment.
On January 15, 1986
Pete Edwards, Patty Red
man, Shelley Thornton,
and Charles Vaughn were
granted Prayer for Judg
ment Continued by Judge
John M. Gardner in
Cleveland County District
Court. Prior to granting
Prayer for Judgment Con
tinued, Judge Gardner call
ed the trial of the Gardner-
Webb students a mistrial
due to statements made by
Boiling Springs Police Of
ficer Bob Steen.
The following day, by re
quest of the student’s
lawyer, Charles McCart
ney, Judge Gardner
granted prayer for judg
ment continued as well as a
total remission of all court
costs.
Prayer for judgment con
tinued is not a verdict of
guilty or innocent. Rather
it is a postponement of
judgment until the future,
if and when a person is
again criminally charged.
If the person is charged
again the previous charges
are again brought up and
tried to establish a verdict
of guilty or innocent.
The four students were
charged with littering on
November 9, 1985 when
they were found, Steen
stated, “Near Main Street
in Boiling Springs with
toilet tissue in their posses
sion.” Officer Steen
testified that, “I saw the
students rolling the
powerlines on Main Street
as well as the trees in front
of the Snack Shop, the
drug store, and the college
bookstore.” The students
admit to rolling the campus
but say they had nothing to
do with the rolling of Main
Street in Boiling Springs.
Officer Steen was
reprimanded by the Boiling
Springs Town Council due
to his actions on the night
of the arrests. This repri
mand will remain on his
employment record.
Prison
Sentence
Michael Stronge, a
Gardner-Webb freshman
from New Jersey, has been
sentenced to three years in
prison for Breaking and
Entering and Larceny
charges. Stronge was ar
rested on December 3,
1985, along with Kenneth
W. Stafford of Shelby, for
breaking into the Holly
Oaks Community Center
and stealing components of
a sound system. Stronge
appeared before the
Superior Court in Shelby
and was sentenced to three
years in Salisbury State
Prison. Stronge is subject
to parole if he is able to
return the stolen goods
within 30 days of his court
appearance.