GARDNER-WEBB COLLEGE
Friday, October 4,1991 No. 3
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Boiling Springs, North Carolina
Students Attend NACA Convention
By Aimee Stewart
Sfaff Wr/fer
On Thursday, September 26, nine repre
sentatives of the Student Entertainment As
sociation (SEA) headed out of Boiling
Springs and into Winston-Salem for the
1991 National Association of Campus Ac
tivities Conference (NACA).
The conference showcased potential
entertainment, educational sessions and ex
hibits for colleges to bring to their campuses.
"Doin’ it Right" was the theme of the con
ference, which featured comedians such as
the 1991 Star Search champion Charles
Zucker and former actor/comedian from
the hit television show "227"—Barry Sobel.
Another up-and-coming comedian enjoyed
by the GWC delegates was Carrot Top, who
is a mix of Robin Williams’ wit and the zani
ness of Howie Mandel.
Musical acts enjoyed by the SEA repre
sentatives were Maria Howell, who opened
with Ray Charles for the grand opening July
4 celebration at the Blockbuster Pavilion in
Charlotte; the Canadian band, One, that
played high energy, rockin’ reggae music
that had the entire conference dancing; and
Good Guys, a band with a dynamic stage ap
pearance and songs that move the heart.
mind and feet. Good Guys are called one of
the leading voices in the growing "Black
Rock" movement and have opened for
Living Colour and UB40.
Educational sessions included motiva
tional speakers, panels, discussions and in
formational sessions that educated NACA
delegates on how to better student enter
tainment and activities.
Exhibits included representatives from
Cellar Door productions-Harry Connick,
Jr., Jesus Jones, Jay Leno, Dennis miller,
Mario Joyner, Dana Carvey and Jerry Sein
feld.
Noel T. Manning, SEA chair, said that the
conference was "like a full weekend jam ses
sion but that it was also a good time to get to
know the other SEA delegates."
Karen Hough, who went to the con
ference in place of Audrey Sloan, sum
marized the weekend by saying, "Although
it was a jam packed and tiring weekend, it
was enlightening. I think we will be able to
offer diversity to the students of GWC."
SEA delegates to the conference were:
Jason Crook, Jill Galloway, Manning, Dan
Mauney, Wendy Myers, Nicole Nichols,
John Perrin and Aimee Stewart.
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International Club
By Donna Ham
Staff Writer
Have you ever wondered what other
countries are like? What the people are
like? Gaining personal experience about
other countries and the people is very
rewarding.
This year at GWC, the students and
faculty have an even greater opportunity to
meet international students.
Burdette Robinson and Carolyn Mc
Kinney are advisors for the International
Students Club (ISC).
According to Robinson, theere are ap
proximately 30 international students from
14 countries enrolled at GWC this fall.
Robinson said that the club was formed
to serve three main purposes: to provide a
support system for international students, to
give the students a chance for fellowship,
and to allow the college to provide for the
students needs.
This year, Marcos Bomfim, from Brazil,
has been elected president of the ISC. He
said he would like for all students to grow
and learn together and to help the Interna
tional Students get over culture shock.
Bomfim said, "No matter what language
we speak or which country we come from,
we can leam from each other always and in
every way."
ISC will meet again on October 15. The
club is currently plaiming their fall retreat to
Mars Hill for Oct. 25-27.
The Morning Man
By Barry W. Martin
Special to The Pilot
Erik Cummings is
among the students
who took advantage
of opportunity over
the summer.
Cummings, a
Miami native, was an
intern at a Fort
Lauderdale Christian
AM radio station, WEXY 1520. He began
his internship“in the sales department—one
week after school let out last May. Two
weeks later, he found himself holding the
stations morning log book, staring at a
microphone, his voice reaching a thousand
people.
Cummings had gone from sales intern to
on-the-air personality, the morning man.
While he worked at the station, Cummings
had to find guests to be on his show. That
put him in a position to meet celebrities like
Sandi Patti and BeBe and CeCe Wynans.
As morning man, he always tried to keep
’em guessin’, (the listeners) thinking "I
wonder what he’s gonna do today?"
Cummings said his first time at the mic
was scary. "My first time was jittery, but after
the first song, and I cut the mic back on, it
was a good feeling."
See CUMMINGS, page 3
World Tirade Center
By Aimee Stewart
Staff Writer
On October 2, a World Trade Center was
opened in the Dover Library. This center,
an outreach program of the Research Tri
angle, will provide an international trade
network to assist local businesses.
The center will be linked with about 200
other trade centers worldwide and serves as
a showcase for regional products.
Drs. Keith Griggs and Anthony Neg-
benebor, both of the Broyhill School of
Management, were instrumental in con
ducting research of businesses and entering
into an agreement to establish an affiliate of
fice of the World Trade Center on Campus.
Griggs notes that he is "excited about the
potential" of this new center and hopes that
the center will be used for academic hands-
on experience for students and also as a ser
vice to business companies in their advertis
ing efforts.
The center, housed in the Rare Books
Room, officially opened on October 2, with
a 1:30 p.m. public ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Dr. Igor S. Oleinik, Senior Fellow with
the International center in Washington,
D.C. and former member of the USSR
Council of Ministers, was scheduled as the
keynote speaker for the ceremony.