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Tuesday, October 9,1999
The Official Campus Newspaper
Volume 3 No. 2
GWU moving up to Division I
Courtesy of public relations
The Gardner-Webb
University Board of Trustees
on Thursday, October 21, voted
to reclassify the institution
from NCAA Division II to
NCAA Division I. Under
NCAA by-laws, Gardner-Webb
has until June to notify the
NCAA’s executive director of
its intentions to reclassify.
Following notification of this
intent, Gardner-Webb then
would have two years to bring
all aspects of its athletics pro
gram under compliance with
Division I standards.
Gardner-Webb President
Dr. Chris White described the
move as one
that will affect
the entire
institution.
“While
the focus will
be on athletics as we compete
on the Division I level, we can
not discount the impact this
move will have on every aspect
of our university’s existence,”
said White. “The quality of life
on our campus will certainly
improve, as will our visibility
and our ability to make a broad
er impact on this region.
Gardner-Webb has grown by
leaps and
bounds
over the
past
decade,
both
physically and programmati
cally. This, therefore, was a nat
ural progression for us.”
If all goes according to
plan, Gardner-Webb will be eli
gible to compete as a Division I
institution during the 2002-
2003 academic year. As soon as
“The quality of life
on our campus will
certainly improve”
photo by Brittany Jarvis
Matthew Tashjian is one of numerous commuters who will benefit from GWU’s new remote access for NCLive.
NCLive available for commuters
Brittany Jarvis and
Elizabeth Allen
Pilot staff
Gardner-Webb students
and faculty can now access
NCLive off-campus.
The GWU library has
made available the password
which allows students to enter
into the research database.
Originally, the library pro
jected off-campus accessability
for next semester. Numerous
commuter students who
inquired about the possibility
of using NCLive at home were
told up until Oct. 16 that the
school did not have the ability
to allow off-campus students to
access NCLive.
Brianne Clemmer, a com
muter student, said, “When I
asked about a password for off-
campus students, the librarian
told me, ‘We do not have a
password. We hope to have one
in the next year, but we don’t
right now,”’
Valerie Perry, the library’s
director, said she was giving an
“overly cautious” projection
date for commuters’ ability to
use NCLive.
“We didn’t want to bring it
up and have it fail,” she said.
“We wanted to try as much as
possible to get it right.”
There are two ways for
school’s to allow off-campus
students to access NCLive: use
SEE NCLIVE Page 7
2001-2002, NCAA Division I
institutions that agree to com
pete athletically against
Gardner Webb can count the
university as a Division 1 oppo
nent.
Chuck Burch, GWU vice
president for athletics, added
clarification that the Runnin’
Bulldogs football team would
compete on the Division 1-AA
level.
Burch said, “We are look
ing forward to the challenges
that this move presents to the
entire athletic department. I’m
confident that our coaches will
make the necessary prepara
tions to ensure a successful
transition to NCAA Division I
competition.”
He added, “Gardner-Webb
has enjoyed an outstanding
relationship with the South
Atlantic Conference and its
member schools. Although we
will miss the rivalries that have
developed over the past 25
years, we are very excited
about the changes that are soon
to take place.”
Gardner-Webb currently
features 20 men’s and women’s
intercollegiate sports.
Nation soniybiind
movie critic appears on
Courtesy of Public Relations
Listeners of WGWG 88.3,
Gardner-Webb University's
radio station, can now catch the
movie reviews of Jay Forry, the
nation's only blind movie critic,
every Friday at 7:30 a.m. and
12:30 p.m.
“I've always
enjoyed movies,”
said Forry. Forry,
39, lost his sight
nearly 13 years
ago from diabetes
complications,
and seven years
ago (at the age 32) decided to
go to college and further his
education.
"Someone asked if I'd write
movie reviews for the school
newspaper," said Forry, "and it
became the most popular part
of the newspaper."
Forry graduated from the
University of South Florida in
1997 with degree in social
work. Then, “about a year and
a half ago, some reporters
asked if I'd like to write some
newspaper columns on
movies,” said Forry—and his
college column, “Blindside
Movie Reviews,” was revived.
Forry's reviews now appear
in several newspapers and he
can be heard on numerous radio
“If a movie
doesn’t have a
good story line
it won’t have
good legs”
stations around the country
including 88.3 FM, WGWG.
Forry works from home
using his talking computer. He
operates his website, “blind-
sidereviews.com,” which con
tains his most recent reviews
along with archives of previous
reviews.
“As many
as 500 people
a day are on
my website
from over 20
different
countries,”
said Forry.
How does a blind person
review movies? “I still want to
hear a good movie,” said Forry.
“I need a really good plot. If a
movie doesn't have a good story
line, it won't have good legs.”
Forry said that since he can't
see special -effects, he enjoys
great sound effects—like in the
movies, “Saving Private Ryan”
and “Star Wars.” For action
scenes, he relies on his wife.
“She's superb at descriptions,”
said Forry.
“I like to have a lot of fun
with it,” said Forry about his
reviews. “It's entertaining and I
think a lot of fun to read.”
This is evident in his rating
SEE CRmC Page 7