Wednesday; April 14,1999
The Pilot
Around Teachers discuss use of Popular
Campus Culture in classroom at GWU
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Mary Jones
Pilot copy editor
Dr. David Parker, Professor
of English said he watches too
many movies and TV shows, so
he tries to turn his bad habits
into solutions. His solution is to
use popular culture, such as TV
shows, movies and music, to
better teach and identify with
his students.
Parker and Bob Carey,
Professor of Communications,
gave a lecture Thursday, March
17 to fellow faculty members
on ways to use popular youth
culture to better reach students.
Parker said that popular
culture in the classroom can be
a touchstone to identify with
students and a way to encour
age critical thinking. “Popular
culture studies will be 25 years
old this month,” said Parker.
These studies have made popu-
Ashley Sims
special to The Pilot
If you like to exercise and
stay healthy, then look no fur
ther—the Wellness Center is
just for you. The Wellness
Center will offer a variety of
activities to help you stay fit.
Construction for the
Wellness Center should begin
sometime next month and pos
sibly be completed by the
Spring semester of 2000.
Students graduating in May of
Mary Jones
Pilot copy editor
In a setting reminiscent of
Gone With the Wind, several
Gardner-Webb students were
inducted into Sigma Tau Delta,
an international English honor
society. Inductees include
undergraduate students Ruth
Austin, Meredith Byrd, Gabriel
Clevenger, Kenneth Cox,
Summer Jeffcoat, Marydean
lar culture “legitimate and use
ful things to look.”
He said the coming genera
tion, or the “Baby Boom Echo”
generation, people who are 15
or 16 now, will be the predom
inant culture in movies and
television.
Parker said this popular
culture should be used in the
classroom because students are
exposed to it everyday. He said,
“an average American has the
opportunity to be exposed to
500 advertisements a day.”
Many students don’t realize the
logic behind commercials, said
Parker, so in one of his lessons,
he assigns students an analysis
of advertisements. Beer com
mercials, for example, “say
nothing about the taste, only
something funny to stick in
your mind,” said Parker. He
said he tries to get students to
“think critically about some-
2000 should be able to enjoy
the benefits the Wellness
Center will offer.
Dr. Jeff Tubbs, Physical
Education professor, talked
about the exciting things that
will take place once the
Wellness Center is completed.
There will be more floor space
for classes and more class
rooms with more offices for the
staff and faculty.
According to Tubbs, the
Bost Gym will receive a face
lift and the pool will be reno-
Jones, Kime Lawson, Matthew
Miller, Paul Pittman, and
Courtnie Walton, and graduate
students Mark Brown, Shannon
Kennedy and Jason Lineberger.
On March 18, the
inductees, their families and
professors enjoyed a home
cooked meal in the white
washed dining room of the
Green River Plantation in
Rutherford. Following dinner,
a short ceremony took place in
thing they’ve accepted as part
of the atmosphere.”
Other lessons include a
review of horror movies, an
analysis of music sites on the
Internet, and an analysis of a
genre of TV shows. Parker said
this “creates a sense of respect;
students don’t have to throw
away everything they like when
they come into the classroom.”
Carey spoke on ways he
uses the Internet in his classes,
and encouraged other faculty
members to try them. “This
generation is totally different,”
said Carey. “They grew up on
TV; everything is fast-paced for
them. They come expecting to
be entertained.”
“We need to explore differ
ent ways to help students grasp
the things we try to communi
cate. We must make sure we get
our message across,” said
Carey. ,
vated to accommodate the new
women's swimming team.
There will also be a bigger and
better weight and exercise
room, where there will be two
separate rooms so students will
have the option of lifting free
weights or enjoying the cardio
vascular type of exercising.
Also, there are other excit
ing benefits that will come with
the Wellness Center, according
to Audrey Sloan, Director of
Student Activities. There will
be a greenery area with picnic
the living room, where the
marks of Union horse hooves
can be seen on the wood floor.
Inductees pledged to support
literature and the love of the
English language, and then
were given their certificate and
pin;
Sigma Tau Delta inductees
are English majors or minors
who have had two upper level
English courses and have a
GPA of at least 3.0 in their
He said that new technolo
gy and the Internet can help
teachers get their message
across. In one of his classes he
uses news groups, and on one
day conducts “virtual class” on
the Internet. He said this gives
his students “more freedom to
express their ideas. They don’t
feel intimidated by other stu
dents.”
He said teachers can post
assignments on their own web
page, e-mail assignments to
students, have students submit
work electronically, subscribe
to a list server for discussion
groups, have students develop
web pages for their papers and
require students to include
Internet sites in their research.
He said these things “give a
totally different look and feel to
a course.”
tables where the commuter
parking lot is now. There will
be drink and snack machines
with power drinks and health
food snacks.
Along with getting an edu
cation, students will learn what
it means to be healthy and fit.
The Wellness Center will offer
a better and healthier lifestyle
for students. So if you are look
ing for a way to get in shape
and to stay healthy and trim,
keep your eyes and ears open
for the Wellness Center.
English courses.
The plantation owners’
daughter then took the group
on a tour of the spacious house,
filled with antiques and period
furnishings. She explained that
several ghosts lived in the
house, including one that
combs womens’ hair (she told
the group she wears a T-shirt
wrapped around her head every
night to prevent this).
Wellness Center to offer way for
students to stay fit and have fun
Students inducted into International Honor Society