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Friday, October 11,2002
Editorial
Letters to the editor
Poster a different
athlete
To The Editor:
Ironic isn’t it? Two years after
he didn’t graduate, the photo of #30
is still on the website banner.
It’s time for a change and I have
some suggestions such as scholar/
athlete/ graduate Bruce who along
with grad assistant James earned
over 1000 points on the court. You
could feature the Awesome Aussies-
Brenden and Tim. How about that
incredible shot of Eli by Joy
Marinelli?
How about promoting the
Women’s Soccer Team and their
NCCA title?
I understand the tennis teams
have the highest collective GPA’s.
What about our international
student athletes who overcome lan
guage and culture difficulties to
succeed in the classroom and on the
playing field? Sylvia, Irene, Natalie,
Soyini bring such grace to the track
and demonstrate the grace of the
Lord.
Eric is not only a nationally
competitive wrestler who works out
to classical music but a great por
trait artist. Gabe is our first to com
pete in the javelin and throws a
mean pot as well. Stephanie, Susan
and Allison are talented on the soft
ball field and in the classroom.
Swimmers like Becky, Katie,
Melissa, Sarah, and Meredith make
us look good wet or dry.
Chris is such a serious silent
scholar but on the field he is a
1 OOyard rushing running back.
Being redshirted is tough but
allows an athlete to concentrate on
studies and develop character. Rod
will deliver it straight on the mound
and in the school.
What about the other hardwork
ing student athletes that are heroes
of 5 a.m. runs and 7 p.m. study
halls.
How about the "Rudys" who
love the game, warm the bench and
warm our hearts?
Don’t you agree that its time for
a new athletic hero?
-Susan Carlisle Bell
Student appalled by
board’s decision
To The Editor:
I was appalled when I read the
headlines of the Shelby Star on
Saturday morning, “President stays,
Dean’s demoted.” The two men
who stood up to the President for
his actions were actually punished,
and the President got a ‘slap on the
hand’ for his actions. Does anybody
see anything wrong with this? I
can’t believe our board of trustees,
which stand for a school that’s sup
posed to be based on Christian
morals, could punish two good
Christian men for doing the right
thing and support our president
after the actions he committed. I
don’t know about the rest of
Gardner-Webb, but I am disappoint
ed in the board of trustees and I am
very proud of Dr. Blackburn and Dr.
Williams for trying to uphold the
integrity of our school.
— Holly Hamrick, senior
All letters to the editor should
be 300 words or less. The Pilot
has the right to change letters to
AP style and cut letters for spac
ing. Please send all letters to
gwupilot@yahoo.com. Feel free
to speak your voice. Thanks for
contributing.
The Chris White/Board of Trustees Fall Exam
Take the following test and score yourself. By doing so, you can cover up the true outcome. The
honor system has been compromised, so you have a lot of wiggle room.
1. When confronted
with the truth of a wrong,
you should:
A. Humble yourself,
step forward and be a man
and face the music.
B. Hire a lawyer to
blame someone else.
C. Get the board of
trustees to make people stop
telling the truth.
2. When a messenger
brings bad news, you:
A. Thank the messenger
and accept the news whether
you want it or not.
B. Hire a lawyer.
C. Shoot the messenger.
3. A vote of no confi
dence is:
A. Evidence of a serious
breech of trust.
B. A practical joke.
Faculty do it all the time.
C. Latin for “You’re
doing a great job.”
is:
4. A low approval rating
A. 37%
B. A good time to spin
C. Evidence of jealousy
5. A lapse in judgement
is:
A. The same as no judge
ment
B. A term lawyers use,
hoping people will buy it
C. When two trials are set
on the same date
6. AMLOJ=AMD is:
A. A formula a lawyer
came up with for damage con
trol
B. One man’s lapse of
judgement equals another
man’s demotion
C. The secret to being a
good college president
7. Gardner-Webb’s
lawyer is:
A. Paid to do what he’s
told
B. Reads e-mail very well
C. Knows what it means to
be an employee at GWU
8. When there is a huge
public outcry about the board
of trustees’ decision, this
means:
A. People must be on to
something
B. People get bored and
write editorials about GWU all
the time
C. All lawyers are not of
equal intelligence
Bonus Question:
This test is just some
thing to do to pass the
time. All the questions
are ridiculous—^just like
the incident they were
drawn from. If the pres
ident and board of
trustees expect healing
to begin, they must:
A. Listen to the cries
of their friends, financial
supporters, students,
administration, alumni,
influential community
leaders, mothers, fathers,
friends of the college,
people who hardly knew
GWU existed before now,
who are saying this is a
wrong decision. Swallow
your pride and start over.
You may think it’s point
less, but the right thing
will come to you if you
open your hearts.
B. same as A
C. same as B
The post-test evaluation will be done a year from now. Good luck! I hope GWU will be proud of
the outcome.
^ _ A memb^ of the Boiling Springs community
Local college minister
suggests 10 points in
time of Christian crisis
Ten Principles for “When the Poo Hits the Fan
in the Christian World”
1. Check the Word
-Have its principles been obeyed?
-Matthew 18,1 Timothy 5:19
-Is it a guide book or a whipping stick?
2. Check your prayer life
-Have you been praying for those
involved?
-Did you pray before you reacted?
-Have you figured out God’s will for God?
3. Check your emotions
-Jeremiah 17:9
-Ephesians 4:26
-Proverbs 29:22
-Proverbs 18:17
4.Check the tongue
-James 1:19, 26; 3:8
5. Check for a soft heart
-Can I ever be wrong?
-Is there always room for repentance?
6. Check for a Fat Head
-We should speak the truth in love (Eph.
4:15)
-Arrogance is always wrong
7. Check the Wood-Level
-We have a spiritual call to accountability
-There is a difference between inspecting
fruit and being judgmental
-planks are always removed before splin
ters
8. Check for Grey Areas
-Romans 14,1 Corinthians 10:23 FF
-He said/she said should always be
weighed carefully
-There’s a difference between sin and poor
decisions
9. Check out the Value System
-What is the most important thing?
-What are you willing to die for?
-Do you love the fight more than the
truth?
10. Check Up and Check In
-Do you have God’s peace?
-Are you Proverbs 3:5-6ing it?
-Stand and fight the good fight (within
context of other principles)
Observations :
-If there’s a person with unconfessed and
unpunished sin, it gives believers no right to com
mit further sins.
-Leaders are called to live above reproach.
-1 Corinthians 6:1 -7