The Pilot, page 4
The Barking
Bulldog
The current policy for residence
hall visitation is that it will
take place Friday evenings 7
p.m. to 11 p.m. The following
is a random survey conducted by
the staff of The Pilot of 15
students (unnamed for privacy)
on the following question...
What are your feelings on
visitation here at Gardner-Webb?
Student #1: "We should have it
everynight of the weekend. It
is good that we get to have it."
Student #2: "There should be
different hours and they should
be increased. Doors should not
have to remain open. They
[visitors] have to check in
anyway so they [RAs] know they
are in here."
Student #3: "I have many friends
that attend rival colleges in
the SAC-8. The majority of their
campuses have visitation from
6 p.m. to 12 p.m. every night.
I think that if we are going to
remain competitive with our
rivals in all aspects, not just
the glorious playing fields, we
need to increase our visitation
rights and privileges. I can say
this, though: I'm a senior now,
and Friday nights beat the heck
out of having it on one Sunday
a month like it was my freshman
year."
Student #4: "I don't like how
they [visitors] have to check
in and out and they [RAs] are
too protective."
Student #5: "I think that we
are mature enough to know what' s
right and wrong. And it should
be our choice. We should be able
to go to any hallway any time
we want. A part of going to col
lege is making one's own
choice."
"LIFE"
For years, the women's
residence halls have been
equipped with card-key systems.
These systems are very success
ful, yet they are not always
used properly. Doors are being
propped open, or not always
being used properly. It can be
imagined how important it is for
only the card-key doors to be
used after hours. Concerning the
card-keys, it is important to
know where your card is at all
times, not to loan it out to
anyone, and to report missing
card-keys to your Resident
Director immediately.
It is understood that no
institution can insure complete
safety in all situations. "It
isn't always going to be safe
here all of the time. Yet, the
Residence Life department wants
to make it as safe as possible.
While fully realizing that no
system anywhere is failure
proof, we want to make ours as
safe as possible," replied Miss
Culver. "The best security
system is as good as those who
use it." Please remember that
it is better to be too careful
than too late.
GWC Speaks
Out
Student #6: "It is really unfair
to have open house only on
Friday nights because half of
the students go home for the
weekend. The students that stay
should have Saturday night
also."
Student #7: "I think open house
should be during all of the
lobby hours on the weekends [6
p.m. to 12 p.m.]— Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday. People
really find it difficult to
spend time together if they have
to sit in a lobby, library, DCC,
or outside in the cold. We would
like to relax in the privacy of
our rooms and listen to
music..."
Student #8: "Since I have been
here for three years, I have to
admit that the open house hours
have improved. But still, this
is the 2 0th century and I think
that the members of the opposite
sex should be able to visit
during the evening hours on the
weekend. During this time, since
the school requires the super
vision of the RAs and RDs, they
should get paid extra for taking
their time to supervise 'the
children'."
Student #9: "I think they
[visitation rights] are good,
but we need more. I can keep my
room clean that way."
Student #10: "It should be
extended to the afternoon hours
during the week, and all day
during the weekends.
"VIP"
This year's crew consists
of Sherry Boyer, Joy Cole, Paul
Crews, Don Durham, Andy
Hartness, Laura Lambeth, Angie
Laije, David Magnet, Melissa
Mays, Paula Myers, Donna
Pritchard, James Rowe, Chris
Ruppe, Darren Sanders, Chrissy
Vaughan, and Russ Williams.
Master Student
Course
By Lori Harrison
Stepping into college
demands an adjustment. Even
successful high school students
find college work requires a
wide variety of new skills.
Gardner-Webb offers a course for
students to build the bridge
between high school and the
college experience.
This course is "Becoming
a Master Student" and is offered
exclusively to freshmen by ran
dom selection. "Becoming a
Master Student" is a pilot
course offered in two sections
that are taught by teams of two
instructors. Students who are
selected will receive an invita
tion to register for the course.
The first 44 students to regis
ter will have the opportunity
to take the course, therefore
dividing each section into 2 2
students each. Students can not
pre-register for the course
without invitation.
The Master Student Course
helps students determine exactly
what they want out of school,
as well as how to make the most
out of the day. Other skills
that develop as a result of the
course include improved memori-
zational skills, enhanced
creativity, better note-taking,
relationships, decision-making,
and examining spirituality. And
those are just a few of the
ideas and topics that come up
in a normal week of "Becoming
a Master Student" course.
College Survival, Inc. is
the company that made the course
available to Gardner-Webb. Dave
Ellis is the president of
College Survival, Inc. and the
author of the best-selling work
text. Becoming a Master Student.
He is a recognized leader in the
field student success, and is
known for his faculty/staff
trainings and workshops.
The instructors for the
Gardner-Webb course are Dr. Sue
Camp, professor of Business, and
Dr. Jack Partain, professor of
Religion. The other team is led
by Dr. Jeff Tubbs, professor of
Physical Education, and Rhoda
Sowerp, Director of Freshmen
Programs.
[Editor's Note: The Pilot will
do a follow-up evaluation of
the Master Student Course at
the end of the semester.]
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