Bookstore
Shoplifting
By Henry Styron
Everybody knows about the
Bookstore. Although the people
are nice, and it is an interest
ing place, most students dread
going there. Partly this is
because of the unavoidably high
prices (the bookstore personnel
are not getting rich off of the
students) , but it is also partly
due to the feeling of not being
trusted, of having to leave
books and jackets outside.
Regrettably, there has been
a large amount of shoplifting
going on in the bookstore. Ap
parently, a very small group of
students has decided that they
are too important to bother with
paying, waiting, or working for
what they want. Instead, they
shoplift— they smuggle out
pens, paper, clothing, text
books— whatever they have
decided that we should give them
free of charge. We are the one
who are giving it to them. The
Bookstore has no choice but to
raise prices to compensate for
stolen merchandise, and no one
wants that, except maybe the
people who don't pay for things
anyway.
The Bookstore has been forced
to enact and enforce certain
security measures, such as the
no-coats-or-books rule, and re
quiring a receipt with all re
turns. Nobody enjoys this, least
of all the workers who have to
listen to our complaints but,
until this immature minority
grows up, it is something we
have to put up with as cheerful
ly as possible.
Night of One-Acts
Planned
By Henry Styron
On February 18-2 0, the
Gardner-Webb Players will pre
sent a Night of One-Acts in the
Dover Theatre. The three plays
are Goodbve to the Clown,
directed by Melissa Whitlow,
The Song of Louise in the
Morning. directed by Henry
Styron, and The Indian Wants
the Bronx, directed by faculty
member Rudee Boan.
Students cast in the plays
include Jimmy Ireton, Barry
Martin, and R. Shawn Lewis in
The Indian Wants the Bronx;
Karen Martin, Cynthia Newman,
Katie Winkler, Jon McNeill,
David Workman, and former GWC
student Steve Hamrick in
Goodbve to the Clown; and Nina
Schipper, Lisa Sabbarth, and
Crest Senior High School
student Geoff Lloyd in The Song
of Louise in the Morning.
A number of the students
will be making their Gardner-
Webb stage debuts, while some
will be making their debuts
anywhere. The subject matter of
the plays ranges from violence
and despair in The Indian Wants
the Bronx to love and insanity
in The Song of Louise in the
Morning to the hardships of
maturity in Goodbve to the
Clown.
The Night of One-Acts prom
ises to be an enjoyable night
of cultured entertainment.
Also, convocation credit will
be given.
Welcome
George Bush
By Michelle O'Brien
"A new breeze is blowing,"
according to President George
Bush, ushering in an era of a
"kinder, gentler" nation. In
contrast to the elections of
Nixon, Carter, and Reagan, which
fell during times of crisis or
change, George Bush is assuming
the executive office during a
period of relative prosperity
and stability. Emphasizing
spontaneity and informality.
Bush seems to be off to a good
start. He arrives at work as
early as 7:20 a.m. (Ronald
Reagan seldom appeared before
9:00 a.m.). In observation of
the birthday of Martin Luther
King, Jr., Bush attended a
prayer breakfast of his black
supporters.
He has already established
an eight-member bi-partisan
commission to study government
ethics rules and to recommend
changes. In keeping with his
policy of openness and communi
cation with the legislature.
Bush met with Congressional
leaders of both parties. During
a congratulatory phone call from
Soviet President Mikhail
Gorbachev, the two are said to
have had a "rather long talk"
about super-power relations.
The biggest controversies of
his first few weeks as president
have been the issue of instal
ling a deposit fee to aid trou
bled savings and loans and the
interrogation of Louis Sullivan,
Bush choice for Secretary of
Health and Human Services.
President Bush remains outwardly
positive concerning the situa
tion, citing these incidents as
"little ripples on the surface
of an otherwise calm pond."
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be given all day by the new
President and First Lady.
Johnny, the inspirational
leader of the group, did not
let any depression set in. A
quick tour of all the other
tourist attractions was taken,
and finally, the threesome was
on its way to its accommoda
tions for the night— Kevin's
house in New Jersey.
The trip turned out to be
wonderful despite not being able
to accomplish the goal of meet
ing President Bush. However,
the President may also never
learn Kevin's plan to make the
armed services more fashionable
by implementing Ralph Lauren
fatigues, or Russ and Johnny's
solution to befriend the ignored
homeless by starting Sunday
afternoon croquet tournaments
on the White House lawn.
Will America survive?
SGA Hard at Work
By Dawn Camp
The Student Government
Association has been hard at
work this year. Thanks to their
suggestions, there have been a
few changes. The Dover Campus
Center is now available for late
night studying. The lobby will
remain open until 2 a.m. on
weeknights (this policy went
into effect January 30) . Securi-
ity officers stop by periodical
ly to insure safety. They will
also be available to escort stu
dents to their dorms when the
study area closes.
According to Dean Richard
Franklin, the number of desks
and chairs in the lounge will
increase if use requires. The
guidelines for use are posted
on the lounge door. Students are
asked to remember that the
lounge is for studying only; no
socializing will be allowed.
Another change that GWC stu
dents will notice is that open
house has been expanded to in
clude Friday nights. Visitation
will be from 7 p.m. until 11
p.m. every Friday night. Dean
Franklin said that this policy
will be permanent "if is it used
and not abused. If it [Friday
visitation] goes well enough,
it may possibly be expanded to
include other weeknights." All
students should have received
a list of open house dates and
regulations. Any student who did
not may pick these rules up in
the Resident Life Office.