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THE PILOT
January 21, 1998
Issue #1
The Official Campus Newspaper
Boiling Springs, NC
Communication Studies program reaches new heights
by Randy Capps
sports editor
What do Dan Rather and Howard Stem
have in common? They were both
Communications majors.
You have the same opportunity at
Gardner-Webb. The Communication
Studies programis one of the fastest-
growing on campus.
It's also one of the most modern, not
only at Gardner-Webb, but in the entire
country.
The Macintosh Lab that opened in the
Physical Plant this fall is one of the most
state of the art facilites around.
But the progress has not stopped there.
The maintenence staff began work on a
new darkroom and photography studio in
the Physical Plant building.
By the time they are through, the
department will have two new
classrooms, five new photographic
enlargers and a new and improved
darkroom for student use.
This program has come a long way in a
very short span of time.
In 1991, there was only one full time
Communication Studies faculty member.
. Today, there are four.
There are currently 53 majors in the
program, and department chair Dr. Ted
Vaughan is optimistic about the
program's future.
We hope to have 100 majors by the fall
of 2001," Vaughan said.
Being a Communication Studies major
covers a lot of ground. Graduates work
in fields ranging such as newspaper,
television, radio, drama, photography
and graphic design.
"You can learn and gain a lot of skills
that can be applied to a lot of different
areas," Vaughan said.
Students who wish to learn more about
the program are invited to come to an
open house on February 3 at 6 p.m. in the
Physical Plant.
This will be an introduction to the
program and a chance to check out some
of the new facilites for those who attend.
Who knows? You might become part of
the best kept secret on campus.
Photography Contest
Interested in photography? Then it's time to
show off
your best work in a contest.
This contest is open to all students. Photos
may be submitted
in 5 X 7 or 8 X 10 black and white or color
prints
and all pictures will be returned.
First prize will receive a cash award, and the
top four will have their
photos published in Reflections.
Photos should be submitted by March 2 to
Dr. Ted Vaughan
in room 106 in the Physical Plant.
RANDY CAPPS/staff
become part of the new
Dr. Ted Vaughn stands with the old sinks and fixtures that will soon
darkroom and photography studio in the Physical Plant.
Bell takes art sabbatical
by Takiya Patrick
staff writer
Who wouldn't pass up the opportunity
to take a break from teaching college
courses?
Better yet, how about toyring Italy's
beautiful landscape and paintings, fine
art galleries and legendary history of
artistic talent?
Susan Bell is doing just that.
Bell, who is an instructor of several art
courses at Gardner-Webb, will travel to
"This trip will have an
immediate impact on my
Christianity and Art class"
Italy this semester for an artistic
sabbatical.
On the trip, she will study some of the
world’s most noted artists and their work.
The tour will be offered from January
12-26.
While on the tour, Bell will have the
chance to view various kinds of Italian
art, with an emphasis on narrative murals
of the period 1300-1525.
The study will include murals such as
photo courtesy of The Web
Michelangelo’s famous masterpiece on
the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel,
Raphael’s Staza della Segatura and
Giotto’s exquisite frescoes in the Upper
Church of Assisi.
Bell looks forward to'sharing the
experiences she will glean in Italy with
her art classes when she returns.
"This trip will have an immediate
impact on my Christianity in Art class,”
she said.
During the sabbatical, which will last
two weeks, Bell will spend three days in
Orvieto, with trips to Rome and Assisi;
Six days in Florence, with day trips to
Siena and Arezzo; and three days in
Padova and Venice.
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