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Thursday, September 21, 2000
The Pilot
Feasibility Study Underway
GWU considering Law School
Katherine Burch
Pilot reporter
Gardner-Webb
University is considering the
option of a law school, with
the emphasis on considering.
At the moment there is
an exploratory committee
looking at the option of a law
school eventually beginning
at GWU.
Heading up the
exploratory committee is
Judge John M. Gardner, who
is also a new faculty member
this fall.
In a recent Shelby Star
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article Gardner said about the
possibility of a law school, “It’s
certainly something that would
be worth looking into.”
As for the law school
for.
“It will take significant
resources to start the school.
Whether this is feasible or
not has yet to be deter-
“It will take significant
resources to start the school.
Whether this is feasible or not
has yet to be determined,”
GWU President Christopher White
actually happening there has
to be certain factors present,
which is what the explorato
ry committee's job is to look
mined,” said GWU President
Christopher White,
The gaining of signifi
cant resources is the next
step, if the decision is made
to begin a law school.
Dr. Anne Henderson, a
political science professor at
GWU said, “Planning,
securing funds, and con
structing all this would take
many years,
“Certainly no student
currently enrolled at GWU
would expect to see a law
school come into existence
before he or she graduated,”
Henderson added.
As for the time frame it
will take awhile. According
to some sources, the first few
dozen law students could
begin study by 2003, but a
more realistic time would be
2004 or 2005.
“You’re talking about a
long, involved process. That
is a very big project,” said
Gardner in the same Shelby
Star article.
As for an answer for why a
law school should begin at
Gardner-Webb President
White said, “First the initiation
of a law school is something
we want to do. It fits with our
goal of making GWU an out
standing regional university. It
would bring honor, prestige
and resources to GWU.”
GWU chief an old face, brings new look
Katherine Burch
Pilot Reporter
Ask the new chief, Barry
Johnson, what his role is on
this campus and he will tell
you to help students learn to
be responsible before they
enter the real world.
“I want to make it a more
community oriented depart
ment- to help along and to let
them know we are here for
then,” said Johnson.
“We also want them to
know that they are a part of
the Boiling Springs commu
nity that has standards and
guidelines,” said Johnson.
Johnson went into the
law enforcement to help
people see the light.
Johnson served in the
Coast Guard for six years
and later served as a deputy
sheriff in Morehead City in
Carteret County in North
Carolina.
Johnson is also a gradu
ate from GWU.
Pilot photo by Joy Marlnelll
New Gardner-Webb University police chief, Barry Johnson greets a yistor to his office. Johnson who took over
the reigns of the GWU police department over the summer wQnts Jp^iepipl0size campus safety in his role in
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In 1996 he became a
Gardner-Webb University
police officer.
As for his new role at
GWU Johnson said, “I’d like
to put responsibility on
them. I want to show them
we’ve got an understanding
about alcohol, noise, and
parking.”
In relation to the alcohol,
Johnson would like students
to know about the new NC
legislation that happened
this year.
“It is now illegal for any
person to have any open con
tainer of alcohol in their
vehicle,” said Johnson.
Neither the driver nor
passenger should have an
open container.
As for parking Johnson
wants to commend students
for cooperating with the
marked parking areas desig
nated for students and the
separate “red zone” spaces
reserved for faculty and
staff.
His main concern is with
safety. He would also like
students to learn to take
responsibility for their safe
ty. He also wants students to
realize he doesn’t want to
hurt them or to be their
'ehidmy.