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Views From The
Editor's Desk
By Dawn E. Camp
Managing Editor
At the recent forum, I heard a number of
you state that students don’t have a voice at
this school. Don Durham made the point,
"It’s not that students don’t have a voice, it’s
that students don’t take a voice." I’d like to
say "Bravo, Don!"
Since this year’s first edition of The Pilot
(Sept. 6), I have been encouraging students
to write editorials. YOU ALWAYS
HAVE A VOICE IN THE PH OT!
Feel free to send letters to The Pilot in
care of Dr. Bill Stowe or me. This is a STU
DENT newspaper. Students always have
access to it. But, I can’t make you write
editorials. I can only encourage you to
please, use your voice. How else can you
expect to be heard?
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Scott concludes, "All I would ask the stu
dents to do is be patient...but also be sup
portive and come to me and don’t hesitate
to say, ’We were doing this and liked it. Can
we continue it?’"
Into the Mailbox
The following are selections from repre
sentative Letters to the Editor concerning
recent events on campus.
About Carscaddon
...I would like to commend an individual I
believe to be making a difference at
Gardner-Webb—to be more specific, in the
psychology department. This person was
selected from many well qualified ap-
plicants...I served on the search committee
to select a professor for this position. I have
been so impressed with the instructor’s
ability to teach and his knowledge of the
material that I have taken two classes with
him even though my psychology major is
complete...He has generated a new en
thusiasm for learning...I would like to chal
lenge all readers of The Pilot to look for
other individuals who are as important to
the future of Gardner-Webb as this one-
David Carscaddon. He is to be com
mended!
Sincerely,
Michele S. Philemon
...It has come to my attention that the "ad
ministration" of the school has decided to
"let go" some of its "employees." I am sure
all of these employees have excellent
qualities and one could defend them in
their position here at GWC especially since
the reason for their being "let go" is budget
ing problems...At any rate, one person I feel
I can speak about is Mr. David Carscaddon.
In a school that supposedly prides itself in
academic excellence, one would think that
a professor like Carscaddon would be one
that a college would beg for...I have had 2
classes under Carscaddon, and I would say
that his rapport with students is exception
al. Perhaps it is because he treats students
with respect...He also is a professor who can
create friendships with students while
maintaining control and authority in the
classroom...He is perhaps one of the best
professors I have had since at GWC and is
definitely an asset to the psychology depart
ment. He is not the professor who gives an
easy "A", but one who challenges, helps stu
dents learn and praises them for learning...
Jack Eason
About Tuition
...Tuition continually rises, but what about
the quality of the education and the atmos
phere? Who wants to pay $ 10,000 a year to
go to a school that is practically unknown
when they can pay $7,000 to $8,000 to go to
well-known university? So what if other in
stitutions raise tuition. Who says we have
to be like everyone else?...
Dawn Jestes
...The second situation at GWC that con
cerns me is the comment in Forum earlier
this week that tuition would be going up
8%, Excuse me, but perhaps I am unaware
of changes in this campus academically, or
to the landscape that would warrant such a
change. I may not know much about
economics, but I do know that one does not
raise the price of a product when the
demand for that product is not high.
Demand for GWC, unfortunately, is not
high...Raising tuition will not attract more
students...
Jack Eason
SPORTS
GWC Hosts SAC
By Marty White
Sports Editor
Gardner-Webb College hosted the first
ever Food Lion South Atlantic Conference
Women’s Basketball Tournament.
Favored at the onset of the tournament was
Wingate College’s Lady Bulldogs who have
spent much of the season ranked number
one in the nation. Dark horses going into
the tourney were number-two seed Carson-
Newman and number-three seed Gardner-
Webb. In early action Thursday, however,
Carson-Newman was upset by the Indians
of Catawba.
At the pre-tournament dinner Wednes
day night, Runnin’ Bulldogs first-year
coach Brenda Halford was named as SAC
Coach-of-the-Year. Also honored from
Gardner-Webb were players Freida
Lawrence and Val Crowell as all-con
ference performers. Redshirt freshman
Micky Drew was chosen as freshman-of-
the-year.
Catawba College hosts the men’s basket
ball tournament next weekend. After a dis
appointing road performance at Wingate,
the Runnin’ Bulldogs rebounded to defeat
the visiting Fighting Christians of Elon Col
lege Wednesday night with one conference
game remaining. Gardner-Webb is tied
with Elon at 8-5, one game behind Carson-
Newman and Lenoir-Rhyne who are dead
locked at 9-4.
Diamond Dogs
By Tim Mathis
Staff Writer
The Bulldogs opened the season February
21 with a 14-4 shellacking of Belmont
Abbey. Darren Wilson pitched 6-1 five in
nings, and Chris White came on to get the
win. Terry Wright had an outstanding 3-
for-4 day while Bruce Capps contributed
with three hits and Mickey "Mantle" Munn
came off the bench with two hits and three
RBI’s.
Baseball here at GWC is one of our fastes
rising sports. The fan support for the
opener was tremendous, and no one left
disappointed. The team will be on the road
Feb. 27 and home Feb. 28, March 9-19. If
you like baseball, then remember GWC ac
tion in 1991 is top-notch excitement.
Sports Briefs
By Marty White
Sports Editor
Football Recruits
During the December signing period,
Gardner-Webb acquired nine football
transfers. Coach Woody Fish announced
the signing of five offensive linemen, three
running backs, and one defensive lineman.
Gardner-Webb welcomes to the campus
this semester David Defoe (OL), Sean
Odom (RB), Frank Taylor (OL), David
Ford (RB), Michael Moore (OL), Jimmy
Wilson (RB), Mike Boer (OL), Winfred
Sims (OL), and Mark Wilson (DG).
Tennis Openers
The men’s tennis team opens the spring
portion of its season next week against the
University of South Carolina-Spartanburg
on Tuesday and Belmont-Abbey on
Thursday. The women’s team opens its
season on March 12 at home against
Queens College.
Softball Start
The Runnin’ Bulldogs softball team will
open its season on March 1 in the Catawba
Tournament before traveling to Florida to
participate in the Cocoa Expo on the third
through the seventh.
Golf Tourney
The GWC golf team will participate in the
District III Spring Intercollegiate Tourna
ment on March 4 and 5 at the Bryan Park
"Players" Course in Greensboro.
March SEAvents
15th-Movie "Moon Over Parador" 12 am.
16th-SL Patrick’s Dance 9 p.m. Host Gym
21st-"Roommate Debate
22nd-"Fun EUcks"-Make Your Own
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