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Tuesday, February 25, 1992 No. 9 Boiling Springs, North Carolina
Science Department Receives Grant
By Barry Martin
Staff Writer
The Department of Natural Sciences has
received a matching gift grant of $25,000
from the Janirve Foundation of Asheville.
The foundation gives funds to academic in
stitutions and has helped Gardner-Webb in
the past.
GWC must raise $25,000 to match the
grant amount. There is a deadline of two
years to raise the money, but science depart
ment chair Les Brown is confident that the
money will be raised far in advance.
The money raised will be spent on safety
equipment and the replacement of old and
missing equipment. Among the needed
items are microscopes, microscope slides,
bacterial containment facilities and ventila
tion hoods. The money will be raised
primarily by the development house and the
office of the president.
Letters have already been sent to alumni
and the local industrial community. Brown
said that he would like to express his
"gratitude and appreciation for the support
form the administration now and in the past
for recognizing important academic needs.
"This is a good beginning. It will solve
many immediate needs, but it is a long way
from where we want to be. Our students
deserve the best they can get. We are deter
mined to see they get it. Our track record
has been very good as far as marketing our
graduates, but we want them to have the
best."
Brown read from a letter of response to a
mailing last week. It was from a teacher and
her husband; both are Gardner-Webb
graduates. "Dr. Brown, the years Connie
and I spent in the Withrow Science Building
were some of the most enjoyable and valu
able times of our lives. We so appreciate the
entire faculty, present and past, who helped
make those years so wonderful for us. It will
be our privilege to return the favor as best
we can."
Have a Great
Spring Break!
February 28-March 8
Nurses Active
By Becki Bridges
Special to The Pilot
Gardner-Webb College was represented
at this year’s North Carohna Association of
Student Nurses State Convention. Gene
Broome, club president; Merna Hamrick;
Michelle Clary and faculty advisor, Linda
Johnson, all attended the meeting, which
was held at "the Marque" in Winston-Salem
on Feb. 6-9.
NCANS serves as a bridge of support,
knowledge, growth, and opportunity as
nursing students make the transition from
the student to professional registered nurse.
This organization provides nursing students
with different visions of the future by
promoting participation in community
health projects, legislative activities, mem
bership recruitment and retention, scholar
ship and awards, and the opportunity to
problem-solve controversial issues facing
the future of nursing. The GWC chapter
was formed in December with about 12 ac
tive members.
The chapter wishes to recognize the ac
complishment of Broome. He was one of
four finalists in the "Nursing Student of the
Year" award. Although he did not win,
Broome represented the group well.
SAC Conference
By Aimee Stewart
Staff Writer
GWC’s newly born Student Alumni
Council recently attended the SAA/SF (Stu
dent Alumni Association/Student Founda
tion) convention at James Madison Univer
sity on Feb. 6-9.
The SAC delegates joined with 42 other
schools in the surrounding District 3 which
includes Florida, South Carolina, Ten
nessee, Georgia, Kentucky, Alabama and
Mississippi.
GWC students were able to sit in on
educational sessions such as "Humor and
Creativity in Leadership," 'Team Develop
ment," "We’ve Got Spirit, Yes We Do!" and
a mystery seminar.
The highlight of the weekend was when
GWC won the award for being the first
school to arrive at JMU.
The theme for the weekend was 'Toon
into JMU" and incorporated cartoon aspects
into the convention.
Delegates to the convention were: Marty
Elmore, Amy Sharpe, Mali Kue, Tom Nuzzi,
Erik Cummings, Harrison Dean, Blair
Smith, Alfreda Reed, Aimee Stewart, and
SAC advisor, Mickey Sharpe.
In This Issue...
Into the Mailbox...page 2
From the Editor...page 2
Entertainment News...page 3
"Angel" Successful...page 3
Basketball Update...page 4
Life Worth Finding
Spring Revival ’92
By Erik Cummings
Staff Writer
During the week of Feb. 2-6, the
Gardner-Webb College campus was in the
midst of spring revival.
The annual revival, which was complete
ly organized and conducted by students, of
fered seven worship services during a five-
day period.
Campus Minister Burdette Robinson felt
that the revival was very successful. "I felt
that this year’s revival encouraged students
to pray more, and I would have to say that I
saw more students praying for revival than
before."
The theme for the revival, "A Life Worth
Finding," was very important, because
several individuals decided to commit their
lives to Christ.
The campus is set for another revival,
which will be held Feb. 23-26. The gospel
revival will begin in conjunction with Black
History Month. .Robinson feels that the up
coming revival will be a chance for the cam
pus to find common ground in faith despite
cultural differences.
Artistic Activity
By Christy McHan
Staff Writer
During the month |
of February, some
artworks by Susan
Bell are on display in
the World Trade
Center in the Dover
Library. These
works painted by the
GWC professor are
based on a European trip she took. While
her works are on display, we decided to take
a closer look at Bell.
Susan Bell is a successful artist. She has
illustrated two of Helen Steiner Rice’s best
sellers, "Somebody Loves You" and "Love’s
Promises." Bell loves art and has spent most
of her life studying it.
Bell’s classes do more than teach students
about art. Former art appreciation student
Nina Schnipper said, "The class let us open
ly express ourselves, emphazizing that
beauty is in the eye of the beholder, or as
Madonna would whine, ’beauty is where you
find it.’"
Shannon Parry has had three of Bell’s
classes. She said, "In these classes, I have
shared with Susan Bell. I have experienced
love, pride, triumph and gratitude. She has
taught me to see the art inside myself."
Bell encourages students to drop by the
library and see the display.