THE
PILOT
Gardner-Wfebb College
NOVEMBER 14, 19B6
BOILING SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA
Security
Chief
Talks
Shop
by Roberta Borden
When Gordon Washburn caine to
Gardner—Webb College in 1970, the De
partment o-f Safety consisted of one
ni ghtwatchman.
Si ; teen years later, Washburn looks
at his creation, the Safety Depart
ment , with pride. Staffed with four
full-time, certified police officers
(one is also a Certified Emergency
Medical Technician) and 14 part-time
workers, the department is able to
handle most any campus disturbance or
problem.
Of his staff, Washburn says, "I
would like to have a couple more peo
ple on the staff and hopefully time
will allow that for us." He explains
that although there is always someone
on duty, there may not always be some
one in the safety office. In case of
an emergency, a person can leave a
message on the tape machine (which is
monitored every twenty minutes or
less) or call the Cleveland County
Sheriff's Department, which will, in
turn, notify the campus safety officer
by radio. "I feel like we're cover
ed,” says Washburn. "We've really
seen big increases in staff."
Washburn attributes the growth of
the Safety Department to the growth
and expansion of the college. He
tells how a few years ago almost every
student went home for the weekend.
Now, however, with so many students on
campus over the weekends, more
supervision is a natural progression.
High on Washburn's list of common
campus troubles are traffic viola
tions, dorm disturbances, reported
prowlers and disagreements between
individuals. He does not feel that
substance abuse is a widespread prob
lem at Gardner—Webb. Rather, he says
it is present on a very limited basis.
"I do not feel there has been an in
crease in drinking but I don't see a
decrease either. It is limited here
because we are constantly working at
decreasing or eliminating it."
The department is also involved in the
activities of the recently formed Drug
and Alcohol Prevention Council. "We
want people to be aware of the end
result of alcohol and drug use," says
the Safety Chief. "Usually we (the
safety department) prefer to let the
college handle problems with drugs and
alcohol but we are now in a situation
that requires us to enforce the new
drinking laws. Because of these laws.
The Safety Dept, is required to close
ly monitor the use of alcohol." He
goes on to say that persons found in
violation of the law will be arrested.
When asked about the presene of co-
continued on page 3
Homecoming: Surprise Win
by Jeff Melton
Jeff Parker
kicked a 23—yard
field goal with 27
seconds left to
give Gardner-Webb
a 33-31 upset
victory over SAC—8
leader Elan. The
Fighting Christ
ians were ranked
second in the NAIA
poll prior to the
game.
El on had four
costly turnovers
which led to G-W
scores. The most
crucial came in
the
Mark
fourth when
Kimel recov
ered a fumble at
the G—W 39 to set
up Parker's he
roics. The Bull
dogs drove 56
yards in 10 plays
on their winning
seri es.
Darryl Middleton
had 168 yards
rushing while
Jesse James had
over 100 yards
passing for the
second straight
week to lead the
Bulldog offense.
During halftime,
Theresa Cannon was
crowned Homecoming
Queen for 1986.
Parker
Men Dismissed For Raid
by Roberta Borden
A panty—raid
which started as a
whim during the
early hours of
October 4, re
sulted in the dis-
mi ssal of two G.W.
football players
and disciplinary
action against a
thi rd.
Todd Higgenbot-
tom, Mike Lindsay
and Mark Hubbard
reportedly entered
Stroup dormitory
at approximately 2
a.m., October 4.
One of the men
crawled into the
dorm through a
window in the
lobby where once
inside, he pro
ceeded to open the
outside door al
lowing the other
two entrance.
According to one
of the men in
volved, the group
proceeded along
first floor Stroup
where they knocked
on one door. When
no one answered
their knocks, they
continued up onto
the second floor
and were recog
nized by a female
and invited into
her room.
Reportedly, once
inside the girl's
room, the men de
cided to have a
panty-raid. The
group then took
some undergarments
while the girl(s)
reported stood by
and laughed. The
sound of an open
ing door startled
the group and they
ran out of the
dorm. After leav
ing Stroup, Lind
say, Higgenbottom
and Hubbard re
turned to Spangler
dormitory, where
Hubbard remained.
Shortly after
their return,
Lindsay and Hig-
genbottom decided
to continue their
panty raid. The
two men, with
stockings over
their faces- tra
vel 1 ed t: srough
HAPy randomly
knocking on doors.
"Nobody said
anything about our
being in Stroup,"
stated one of the
men, "but people
in HAPY did
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Dover Donates A
Grand To College
On Tuesday, Sept. 30,
pianist Stephan Moeller
Gardner—Webb College'
West German
i naugurated
new Steinway
Grand piano for a large and apprecia
tive audience at the Kathleen N. Dover
Theater.
The forty-thousand dollar instru
ment was donated to the school by
Charles I„ Dover in memory of his late
wife, Kathleen N. Dover. Following the
concert. Dr. Chris White, GWC presi
dent, gave a reception in honor of
Dover's generous donation.
The story behind Dover's donation
began this summer, when White, looking
for ways to beautify the campus, noti
ced that there was no Grand piano in
the Dover Theater. Knowing the col
lege's musical heritage, the president
told Dover of the need and as a fur
ther memorial to his wife, Dover
financed the acquisition. Drs. Cribb
and Billings helped select the piano
at the Steinway factory in New York.
The piano was delivered to the
college on Sept. 19 and the President
and Dover were present for the instal
lation. Eleven days later, both men
were in the audience as it was
officially dedicated by Moeller.
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