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Track Team Disbanded
By Kathy Henson
Woody Fish recently an
nounced that the track and
cross country teams had been
dissolved. Members were in
formed at the beginning of the
semester and scholarship
recipients will receive no
money after this semester.
Track member James Rowe will
lose a $400 a year scholarship.
He is disappointed not only by
that fact, but also the
suddenness of the decision. "It
was a bombshell," Rowe says.
Coach Woody Fish says the
decision had been under
discussion since summer and
that it was necessary.
Some students feel that
smaller sports are being
neglected in lieu of bigger
sports such as football. But,
Woody Fish says that the track
facilities are in bad condition
and there just is not enough
interest to justify upgrading.
Only five people attended the
district meet last year.
Athletic Director Fish added
that there is more emphasis on
larger sports because they
bring more money into the
school and give a positive
image of the school to students
and the community.
Some students are also upset
over plans to form a girls'
soccer team, while disbanding
men's track. Again, Woody Fish
says that there is sufficient
interest to make a girls'
soccer team feasible. It will
start out as a club for a one
year and build up over time and
is expected to bring in more
students.
Mauney Gets New
Resident Director
By Rhonda Edwards
Most people have seen many
changes take place on campus
over the past semesters—
changes that are big and small.
Some students may or may not
have realized that Mauney Dorm
for the first time has a full
time Resident Director. That
new director is Arvile Dunn.
Arvile came to Gardner-Webb to
finish working on a B.S. degree
in accounting. For the past 11
years, Arvile has worked in the
accounting department of Texaco
in Houston, Texas.
Outside of accounting,
Arvile's interests include ten
nis, swimming, and lifting
weights.
Mr. Dunn thinks of Gardner-
Webb as "God's country." Prior
to the move, Arvile did not
anticipate "packing the suit
cases and leaving Houston, home
of the economic boom, to move
to a laid-back, slow-moving
society." Arvile Dunn was
influenced greatly by his
family, friends, and God to
move, having heard about GWC
from an interpreter. The move
was a big transition, but Dunn
expects it to be a rewarding
GWC Student
Translator
By Melissa Brown
During the fall semester,
Gardner-Webb student Idelette
Remy went to Ridgecrest to serve
as translator for Bishop Tifiba
Mugera from Zaire, who was at
tending the National Clergy Con
ference. The opportunity came
through the Episcopal World
Conference, who contacted Dr.
Charles Andrews about the need
for a translator. From November
9-12, Idelette was with the bis
hop for the duration of each
day, translating for the native
French speaker during the all-
English conference. The bishop,
who knew no English, was accom
panied by Idelette at workshops
and meetings for a tight sche
dule of events.
Idelette is from Haiti where
French is the official and the
native language. She also speaks
creol, a Haitian dialect, and
English which learned from two
years in the United States. A
junior at Gardner-Webb, she
wishes to expand her knowledge
of languages by learning more.
Idelette has plans to continue
her education in graduate
school, and eventually wants to
be a language translator.
Inaugural
Hoopla
By Russ Williams, special to
The Pilot
Friday, January 20, 1989 —
It was a memorable day for
America. George Bush was in
augurated as the 41st President
of the United States; and
Washington, D.C. was the site
of the much-celebrated hoopla.
There were luncheons, galas, a
parade, and thousands of well-
wishers from across the nation.
From his ceremonial Inaugural
Address to impromptu press
conferences. President Bush
stressed his desire for his
administration to be an "open"
one. This desire was further
carried to his new home— the
White House, as he invited the
nation to "drop by" for an open
house Saturday morning.
So begins the story of Kevin
Soto, Johnny Norman, and Russ
Williams— three Gardner-Webb
students embarking on the trip
of a lifetime to meet the
President of the United States.
Midnight came and the three
young travelers were well on
their way, contemplating the
events the day would bring as
they went. They even thought
about taking gifts for the Bush
and Quayle families. Topping the
items on Mr.Soto's list were a
GWC rocking chair for Barbara
Bush and a Gardner-Webb baby bib
for Dan Quayle.
The trio arrived in the
Capitol city at 7 a.m. Saturday
morning and discovered that
their quest was actually in
finding a place to park. An hour
later, success was achieved.
They proceeded to the White
House only to find that 6,000
other curious people had the
same wish to meet the President
as they did.
The excitement that warmed
the crowd soon turned to dis
appointment as police began to
send the crowd away. Johnny
Kevin, and Russ were a part of
that group. As well as many
other guests, they were under
the assumption that tours would
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