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Gardner-Webb University
Frtday, Octobers, 2004
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Centennial seniors get pinned
Amanda Wood
Pilot cony editor
On Sept. 24, Gardner-Webb
University’s “Centennial
Seniors” gathered in the Paul
Porter Arena of the Lutz-Yelton
Convocation
Center for
GWU’s annual
senior pinning
banquet.
The pinning
ceremony,
which marked
the seniors’
from students to
alumni, held
special signifi
cance this year,
according to Director of Alumni
Relations, Lou Ann Gilliam.
“It’s a whole celebration of
‘you are the seniors of the cen-
termial,’” Gilliam said.
For Gilliam, who worked for
On the
inside
More on
family
weekend
and
centennial
history
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three years as an admissions
counselor at GWU, the centen
nial class itself holds special sig
nificance.
“It is the last fijll class that I
helped to recruit,” Gilliam said.
“I knew they were a • special
group when they came in. I want
them to continue that relation
ship with Gardner-Webb.”
For some seniors, being a
part of GWU’s centennial class
adds excitement to graduating.
“I think it’s exciting to be a
part of such a special moment in
the university’s history,” said
'Senior Alex Ventura.
Ventura’s fiancee. Senior
Jennifer Kay, agrees.
“It’s just really interesting, ^
and I didn’t realize Gardner-
Webb had been around that
long,” Kay said, “It’s just really
neat that we’re graduating in the.
100th year.”
Kay and Ventura plan to get
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married after graduation. For
Ventura, the best thing about his
time at GWU was meeting Kay
- “finding your soul-mate,” he
said.
For senior GOAL student
Annie Littlejohn, the banquet
was a time to celebrate. “I’m
glad to be a member,” Littlejohn
said. “To celebrate the 100
years.”
Littlejohn is pursuing her
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
degree while working as a nurse
at Spartanburg Regional
Medical Center in Spartanburg,
S.C.
Just before the pinning cere
mony, seniors and their guests
watched the debut of a video
highlighting the major events in
GWU’s history from the
school’s first high school class
of 1908 to the university’s cen
tennial class of 2005.
“The Gardner-Webb family
has come through many decades
together - 10 to be exact,”
Gilliam said as she introduced
the pinning ceremony.
“Centennial seniors, you are
a part of this Gardner-Webb
story,” Gilliam said. “What a
nice time to be a senior. You
graduate in this grand birthday
year.”
In his remarks after the pin
ning ceremony. Senior Class
President Buddy Jackson noted
the video. “Watching the .video I
saw people just like us,”
Jackson said. “We are the 100
year class. We get to leave our
mark.”
photo by Kaylin Bowers
Christina O ’Grady gets pinned by her
mother, Deborah, during the senior
pinning ceremony.
A BAY AT THE FAIR
photo by Scott Holstein
The Cleveland County Fair opened its gates last week. This high view of the fair shows some of the event s features from theferris wheel to
food booths and games. The last day of the fair, which is the biggest in the state of North Carolina, is Saturday.
For more photos on the Cleveland County Fair, see page 5.
safe on
campus
Abbie Crago
Pilot .nqff
On Sept. 5, a man asked
Sophomore Ben Curry to help him
jump start his car. \^en the two
went to the car, the man allegedly
held Curry at knifepoint and took
his wallet.
“I don’t know how you prevent
that,” said Chief of University
Police Barry Johnson. “It was just
one of those random acts.”
Johnson said that despite this
incident, crime on campus has been
relatively low this year.
Johnson encourages students
never to walk alone at night and call
University Police for an escort.
In addition, the Student
Government Association is now
See safety page 2
Tips on staving safe
• never walk alone
• stay in lighted areas
• call for an escort
• keep your head up when
walking and pay attention to
surroundings
Art professor displays work in Shelby
Vic Sloan
Pilot stqff
Susan Bell, an art
instructor at Gardner-Webb
University, is featured at an
exhibit at Synergy Studios &
Gallery in Shelby.
The show opened Sept. 9
and runs through Oct. 14.
The name of the exhibit is
“Places and Faces,” and the
theme is, “Character is writ
ten on both land and on its
people.”
Facts about “Places and Faces”
• The show runs Sept. through Oct. 14
• Synergy Studios & Gallery is located at 212B W.
Warren St.
• Hours are 11 a.m. to 3p.m. Wednesday through Friday
The show is inspired by
Bell’s foreign travel experi
ences in countries like
Israel, Greece and Russia.
Before adding the finish--
ing touches to most of the
paintings at the show, Bell
took photographs of people
or sketched them on sight,
she said.
According to Bell, she
has been involved with art
all her life. Bell has been an
art instructor at GWU for 18
years.
Bell also adds that the
use of acrylic, water color,
pastel and collage in her
works displays gesture and
appearance to describe the
personality of the place as
well as the people who live
there.
Synergy Studios &
Gallery is located at 212B
W. Warren St. Viewing
hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wednesday through Friday.
Other viewing times may be
arranged by calling 704-
487-0144.
photo by Joel Fluty
GWU students Melissa Caldwell (left) and Marilyn
Gavurnik study artwork by GWU professor Susan Bell
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hours straight...
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Association is
formed on
campus...
page 3
Noel House
secretary departs
on bittersweet
terms...
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Sports stars Mario
Williams and
Leeanna
Woodworth are
uncovered...
page 3
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page 7
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