The
Gardner-Webb University
Friday, November 5,2004
www.gwupilot.com
Volume 8 No. 5
Bush wins
Students
react to
news of
Kerry
conceding
Jennifer Menster
Pilot editor-in-chief
George W. Bush won a
second term in office after
Senator John Kerry conceded
mid-morning Wednesday.
Gardner-Webb University
student Alicia Hinson reacted
to the news with a smile and
an arm-pump “yes.” The jun
ior said she was glad Bush
won because she didn’t want
to look at Kerry for the next
four years.
Hinson, a registered voter
in Oakboro, voted for Bush
by absentee ballot. She felt
Bush had the upper hand dur
ing the entire race.
“I think many people feel
reluctant to change presidents
during war,” Hinson said.
“Kerry seemed too desperate
by kissing butt and making
too many promises.”
Senior Mark Leavell sanr
he is excited that a strong,
moral man will lead the coun
try the next four years.
“More people see him
leader during war time rather
than Kerry,” Leavell said.
“He is also more personal
than Kerry.”
Other students had mixed
feelings.
Freshman Rachel
McNelis said she “freaked
See vote page 2
photo by Kaylin Bowers
1,580 voters waited hours in line at Boiling Springs Town Hall on
Tuesday. By the next day, Kerry had conceded to Bush.
People wait hours to vote
Pilot staff
The traffic was a little more congest
ed around Gardner-Webb University
and Boiling Springs Tuesday morning.
That’s because 1,580 people came
out to vote at the Boiling Springs town
hall, the largest precinct in Cleveland
County with 3,158 registered voters. In
the Boiling Springs district, 61 percent
voted. The county had 67 percent of the
registered voters come out.
Polls around the state opened at 6:30
a.m. and closed at 7:30 p.m.
Voters who showed up by 7:30 could
still cast their ballots even if they had not
made it inside yet.
In Boiling Springs, there was a mix
ture of people lining the sidewalks past
10 p.m.
Before, between and after classes,
students, faculty and staff joined the res
idents to cast their votes.
Senior Buddy Jackson felt it was his
moral duty to vote.
”If you don’t vote, you don’t try to make
a difference and you don’t have a say,”
Jackson said.
Jackson, who waited about an hour
to vote, said this was his first presiden
tial election. Although, Jackson is not
originally from Boiling Springs, he reg
istered there after arriving to GWU.
Junior Chris Meekins cast his vote,
then spent the day handing out flyers
promc4^ lAjk Republican Party.
MeckiWaicWlf feels the Republican
Party would make the best representa
tives.
Meekins headed to town hall at 6:30
a.m. and made plans to ^||| the night
watching results fellow
Republicans in Cleveland County.
This also 'vas Meekins’s first presi
dential election.
Many reasons drove young adults to
the poll, including heighte|j|fewareness
from high-profile celebritliPund televi
sion promos from MTV.
Mostly, students took to the polls to
elect pec^e who most represented their
beliefs.^^
Ind^^'d^^sgistered GWU sm-
dent Michelle Vasterling said she decid
ed to vote Republican because of the
abortion issue and Kerry flip-flopping.
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“This was my I I
first time vot-
ing, the lines
were long but it
was worth it to
’ ote for Bush.”
— Jenilee Moss
“I’m voting democratic
because I am a pacifist, and
I think we handled going
into this war totally in the
wrong way. Every American
should vote. Every woman
should vote. ”
— Jennifer Cook
“George Bush 1 teel best
represents the Christian
values and morals.
Despite the fact that
there’s been a great deal
of opposition to his deci- HBUHR
sions, he’s stood firm with the deci
sion that he’s made.”
— Natalie Pippin
Visitation hours changed
Sheyahshe Littledave
Pilot staff
As of Oct. 19, the apartment visi
tation hours have been changed.
The hours are still noon to mid
night in the dorm residence halls.
Students are allowed in the
lounge/lobby area until 2 a.m.
The hours in the living room areas
at the apartments have been extended
until 2 a.m. rather than midnight.
So instead of using the clubhouse,
people are free to hang out in their liv
ing rooms later. The bedroom hours,
however, remain noon to midnight.
Event ends
in a bang
Kellie Robinson crowned
homecoming queen
students who met regularly,” said Rob
Foreman, director of residence life.
“This group was designed to put the
needs of the students first and to see
what was best for them.”
Although this change may seem
minor, it has had a big impact on stu
dents who live in the apartments.
Brandon Juhaish, an RA, feels the
. extra two hours are a big deal.
“As ah RA I have noticed a big
change in my building, the hours are
much more appreciated by--students
and myself,” he said.
On the
inside
Photos from
Homecoming
2004
Robin Taylor and Amanda
Wood
Pilot staff
Gardner-Webb
University kicked off its
centennial homecoming
festivities
Oct. 29
with the
annual
powder
puff foot
ball game
and a fire-
w 0 r k
show.
The Southside women
took the victory in the
powder puff game by
defeating the Northside
women 6-0.
“It was a good
Northside effort, but we
couldn’t get past the hard
core Southside defense,”
said Erin Meddz of the
Northside.
The Northside, which
had won the game for the
past two homecomings,
consisted of women from
Stroup, H.A.RY., and the
apartments. Women from
Decker, Myers and
Spangler made up the
Southside team.
Tracy Thompson of the
Southside was named
MVP for scoring the one
and only touchdown of the
game.
Following the powder
puff game, students and
community members gath
ered around campus to
watch a fireworks show.
“That was one of the
best finales I’ve ever
seen,” said Deborah Doyle,
a freshman.
After the fireworks,
students gathered in the
parking lot behind O. Max
Gardner Hall for the annu
al homecoming bonfire.
“I really enjoyed it
because it was a good
chance to talk with
friends,” said Melinda
Faile, a freshman.
On Oct. 30, homecom
ing activities began at 10
a.m. with a centennial
brunch for the decades in
the Lindsay Court of the
Paul Porter Arena in the
LYCC.
At 11:30 a.m., the
annual Homecoming
Parade began on Main
Street and made its route to
the new Spangler
Memorial Stadium.
The deaf club won first
place in the parade float
competition, followed by
the honors smdent cbgsnd
the junior class in i^P'nd
and third places respective
ly-
GWU’s homecoming
game against Coastal
Carolina kicked off
p.m. following ^^an
announcement of sports
hall of fame recipients and
alumni of the year.
The homecoming court
was presented at half-time.
See kick page 3
Apartment residents can now have guests until 2 a.m.
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school created a focus
group which is made of
students who met
regularly. This group
was designed to put the
needs of the students
first and to see what
was best for them.
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photo by Kaylin Bowers
Spectators sit and watch fireworks on Gardner-
Webb University's campus in celebration of
Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 29, 2004.
On the Inside
Different war affects
Gardner-Webb
more than 50 years
ago...
page 2
Unsung heroes:
Cafe and physical
plant workers on
call for GWU stu
dents and faculty...
page 5
Latest theater play
gets underway;
has hopes of
hitting the road...
^ page 6
Winter sports
preview — who’s
going to be good
and who’s going
to improve...
page 7
News
pages 2-4
Features
pages 4-5
Op/Ed...
..page 6
A&E
•page 7
Sports...
.pages 8