THE ^ PILOT
December 9, 1988
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
BOILING SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA
Observatory
Groundbreaking
By Melissa Brown
The groundbreaking ceremony
for the new observatory was
held on Saturday, November 19.
Present to break the ground
was former Gardner-Webb presi
dent, Dr. Craven Williams, for
whom the new facility is being
named. During his ten year
presidency, many beneficial
changes occurred at Gardner-
Webb, such as the establish
ment of the graduate program
and of the deaf and blind
programs.
Lloyd Bost, Chairman of the
Board of Trustees, began the
event with a few words and
introductions. Others who
spoke were Tracy Jessup,
student body president. Dr.
Andy Ash, Bill Cameron, from
Crest High School, Mayor John
Washburn, Hobart Smith former
vice chair of the Board of
Trustees and Dr. Wayne
Christianson, from the
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, and Dr. Frank
Bonner who presented a time
capsule. Dr. Chris White paid
tribute to Dr. Williams who
concluded with a brief speech
before the official ground
breaking.
The Observatory will be
located near the athletic
fields. Structural Plans have
not been finalized, but the
facility is to contain a domed
room for the large telescope,
an observation pad, restrooms,
and a multipurpose classroom.
Student Poll Results GWC Gets "Bashed"
By R. Shawn Lewis
On October 4, 1988,
Gardner-Webb College polled
its students on several key
topics concerning the school.
67 0 students, 52 3 of which
were residents, participated
in answering the questionnaire
(approximately one third of
the entire enrollment of the
college) . The questionnaire
asked the participants to rate
Gardner-Webb on a scale of "1"
to "5", "1" being excellent
and "5" poor. On the whole,
results of the poll were very
positive, showing the college
as "above average" to "excel
lent" in many areas. Appear
ance of the campus, faculty-
staff relations with students,
and concern for students, are
all areas that the college
fared well.
However, the question
naire did reveal some negative
feelings toward two areas: the
cafeteria and resident life.
The food service received 178
"below average" replies and
17 7 "poor" replies on the
quality of its entrees. The
quantity of those entree serv
ings received 13 4 "below aver
age" replies and 174 "poor"
replies. Another area that the
cafeteria received a majority
of "below average" and "poor"
responses dealt with the vari
ety of offerings (170 "below
average" and 173 "poor").
Resident life did, on the
"Poll", Continued on Page 6
By Russ Williams, special to
The Pilot
On Wednesday night,
November 30, Gardner-Webb was
the site for an all-out party
complete with beach balls,
confetti, and a lot of danc
ing. Who was the party for?
JESUS CHRIST!!!
Thanks to much hard work
from Pat Davis, Chrissy
Vaughn, and other members of
the Student Center Board,
Nashville-based Christian rock
group Bash-n-the-Code came to
Dover Theatre with their high
energy praise celebration.
They arrived mid-afternoon,
and with some help from seve
ral GWC students, had all of
their equipment set up within
hours.
After a much-needed,
semi-nutritious meal in the
cafeteria, "Bash" was ready to
start their sound checks. Fi
nally, at 8:30, they were
ready and so were all of the
eager students who came to see
just what these long-haired,
earring wearing, high-stepping
musicians were all about.
The "Bash" began with one
of their hits off of an earli
er album, "Testify". During
the concert, they performed
such hits as "Soon and Very
Soon", "Go Ahead", and "Big
Mouth" (the title cut off the
new album). The fog machines,
beachballs, and confetti defi
nitely added to the show, but
"Bash", Continued on Page 6
SEASON’S GREETINGS FROM
THE STAEE OF THE PILOT!
FINAL
EXAMINATION
SCHEDULE
Exam Week Activities
FALL 1988
8:
OOAM-10:30AM
ll:30AM-2-
00PM
3:00PM-5:3 0PM
The Student Center Board
FRIDAY
9:00
MWF
8:00
TTH
12:00 MWF
has a lot planned for exam
DEC. 9
week to help you beat the
10: 25
TTH
11:00
MWF
pressure. Saturday, December
SATURDAY
10th, the movie A Christmas
DEC. 10
Carol will be shown in the
MONDAY
10: 00
MWF
8: 00
MWF
14:40 TTH
Dover Campus Center lounge at
DEC. 12
9:00 p.m. There are more mo
vies Sunday night in the
TUESDAY
14:00
MWF
13:00
MWF
cafeteria starting at 10:00
DEC. 13
p.m. featuring the Three
Stooges, Little Rascals, and
WEDNESDAY
13 :15
TTH
16:05
MW
cartoons. On Tuesday, December
DEC. 14
13th, a midnight breakfast in
THURSDAY
DEC. 15
11: 50
TTH
15: 25
MW
the cafeteria beginning at
10:00 p.m. Be sure to attend
these events and beat the exam
blues.