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Gardner-Webb University
THE PILOT
April 18, 1997
Issue #9
The Official Campus Newspaper
Boiling Springs, NC
A Look Inside...
Pages 2-3
Editorials and Opinions
Pages 4-5
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For Your Information...
BTI:
the good, the bad
and the ugly
See page 2
for details
GWU exploring
foodservice options
by Karen Brower
co-editor
Gardner-Webb is window shopping in the
foodservice market. "We're looking to see
what other companies have to offer relative to
foodservice," said Vice President for Business
and Finance Donnie Clary.
Clary met with SGA's Executive Council
last week to discuss student concerns about
the university's currert foodservice, DAKA.
They decided to consider switching food
providers. DAKA is still b^ing considered as
an option. Clary said.
"This action (to consider changing food
service providers) is in direct response to SGA
officers' concerns, and those officers represent
the student body....Students are an important
part of the process of who we talk with," Clary
said.
Clary will send inquiries to various
foodservice companies, and a committee will
See "Foodservice " on page 6
Gardner-Webb named to Honor Roll
by Karen Brower
co-editor
The Templeton Foundation recently
notified Gardner-Webb that it will be listed in
its 1997-98 Honor Roll for Character
Building Colleges, said Matt Webber.
Director of Public Relations.
The Honor Roll recognizes colleges and
universities across the country for "innovation
and leadership in promoting character
development among their students,"
according to the Templeton Foundation's
website at www.templeton.org.
"I am extremely pleased and appreciative
when respected groups like the Templeton
Foundation recognize that our faculty and the
university as a whole are doing a good job of
encouraging an atmosphere of honest
inquiry," President White said.
The Honor Roll is based on the idea that
"character comes from three primary sources:
the family, the religious community and
educational institutions," according to the
Foundation's website.
Colleges or universities are invited to
nominate themselves for the Honor Roll by
submitting a 500-word essay describing their
commitment to building character. The
winning schools' essays are published in a
college guide given free of charge to guidance
counselors and libraries across the country.
The essays must address the following:
"encouraging students to explore an individual
moral reasoning process; fostering a positive
attitude and overall well-being; encouraging
students to explore an individual moral
reasoning process; fostering a positive attitude
and overall well-being; encouraging spiritual
growth and moral values; promoting
community-building values and advocating a
drug-free lifestyle," according to the website.
See "Honor Roll" on page 6
Biology Professor Dr Tom Jones shows his students
how to determine a tree's age by counting rings. This
tree, recently cut down to accommodate a new
foundation for Hamrick's expansion, was dated bacl to
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(Photo l?y Mart Webber)
Hamrick renovations
change campus look
by Randy Capps
co-editor
The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the
long-awaited renovations of Hamrick Hall
took place on March 26 outside the building.
Hamrick Hall, the oldest building on
campus, was damaged by fire in 1987 and has
been empty ever since.
President Christopher White, who
presided over the ribbon-cutting, is excited
about the project.
"I am thrilled about the new classroom
and office space that the reno\ ated-Hamrick
Hall will provide for our students and
faculty." White said.
Hamrick will be home t,o the School of
Business, an auditorium and three new
computer classrooms.
White recognizes the symbolism of this
situation.
"We are uniting the best of our heritage
with the best of technolog)' to prepare our
campus for the next centur_\ . ' White said.
See "Price of Progress" on page S