The
Gardner-Webb University
Friday, November 19, 2004
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Volume 8 No. 6
Out with the old;
In with the new
Professors and
students get high-tech
with communication
Anna Sieges
Pilot staff
Loren Cranford of the Religious Studies
department is going the extra mile to be avail
able for his students.
The 58-year-old uses America Online’s
instant messaging system to communicate
with his classes.
“1 don’t think professors even know about
that stuff,” said Ashley Pryor. “Have you seen
the weird robes that they wear at convocation.
I mean, those are so gauche.”
Though students like Pryor may find it hard
to believe, Cranford has managed to set up his
own IM account, and he is not alone on cam- /
pus.
Many professors operate in highly techno
logical communication venues.
Communications Professors Bob Carey and
Denise McGill require that assignments be
turned in via an electronic “drop box” in the
network of Macintosh computers in the “Mac
Lab.”
Carey maintains his^Bi Web site, where
he posts classroom notes~and extra resources
for students.
McGill has the task of grading Web design
projects for her students. This requires some
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Text Messages:
This communication
form can be
accomplished
through cell
phones. The text
message option is
usually uhder the
“message” menu. In
many European and
Asian countries this
is the main form of
communication, it
is, however, less
costly.
Online Forums: Forums are already used widely in edu
cational settings, and a membership is generally required.
Forums resemble billboards slightly. Often, a forum is spe
cialized for a certain topic. These topics can range from
popular movies to favorite ice-cream to World War II.
Generally, forums provide an area to post announcements
and a place for members to introduce topics and hold
open discussions concerning them.
Instant
Messaging: The main
vein of instant mes
saging is done
through American
Online. AOL instant
messaging, referred
to as AIM, also offers
the text message
option. One has the
ability to insert
names of contacts
and then compose
text messages
through an AIM
instant message
box.
Web blogs; This is something like ^■-nline
journal; however it does require that it?"oatron
post links to and evaluations of other Web sites.
Each entry is dated and contains the patrons’
opinions and thoughts. The main categories
Web blogs can fall into are: personal, directo
ries, news, collaborative and resource^J||
Chat Rooms:
These can be
found nearly any
where but are,
again, most popu
lar through AOL
and Yahoo. They
allow many individ
uals to participate
in conversation
over certain topics
online. They are
widely used among
early adolescents
with Internet
access. They are a
viable way to make
connections with
people and discuss
pertinent topics.
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Amanda Wood
Pilot copy editor
serve? ^
Students help in community
Every Thursday, mem
bers of Gardner-Webb
University’s YMCA club
make a trip t^ Kings
Mountain to v/ork in the
community kitchen at
Central United Methodist
Church.
“We go and help pre
pare dinner and serve din
ner,” said Pamela Darnell,
president of the club. “We
just hang out and talk to
them and form relation
ships.”
The YMCA club began
last semester when GWU
became one of three
schools in the U.S. to offer
YMCA courses as a part of
its curriculum.
The club is the first stu
dent YMCA to be formed
in 50 years, according to
club Vice President Henry
Hunter. “We’re really pio
neering,” he said.
Work at the community
kitchen is one of the club’s
service projects, which are
the main thrust of the
club’s activities, according
to Darnell.
During the club-spon
sored Y-week in
September, members of the
club worked with other
students on campus to
make lollipops for children
in after-school programs
and cards for members of
the U.S. armed forces sta
tioned in Germany.
According to Darnell,
service is what the club is
all about.
“It’s about meeting the
needs of that community,”
Darnell said. “Our YMCA
club is trying to meet the
needs of our community.”
And that community
includes Boiling Springs,
Cleveland County and
GWU’s campus, according
to Hunter.
“Our goal is to take
these students from
Gardner-Webb and show
them this community -
what we can do for the
community and for the
campus,” Hunter said. “It’s
getting the shutters off
See Y page 2
YMCA and GWU
• The first YMCA was
founded in London,
England in 1844.
YMCA’s now operate in
over 120 countries world
wide.
• According to the YMCA
Web site, the Y invented
basketball, volleyball and
student work study pro
grams.
• According to the site, rac-
quetball, professional foot
ball, Father's Day and The
Gideon’s International also
started at the Y.
•GWU’s YMCA club will
find and set up internships
for students interested in
non-profit work or workin
with the YMCA.
• The YMCA club is plan
ning a spring break mission
trip to Ireland.
• The YMCA club will be
coordinating the second
annual LINKS Random
Acts of Kindness Week on
campus beginning April 11,
2005.
Source: GWU’s student ,
YMCA club and the YMCA '
Web site (www.yrrica.net).
photo by Joel Fluty
The dedication of Spangler Stadium will take place Nov. 20, during the last
home football game. Construction on the stadium began last year.
Stadium
^an Hubbard
Pilot sports editor
It’s finally finished.
During halftime of the
Runnin’ Bulldogs final
home game tomorrow,
Gardner-Webb University
President Frank Campbell
will dedicate the newly
renovated Spangler
Stadium . to the entire
Gardner-Webb family.
dedicated to GWU
according to Vice
President for Athletics
Church Burch.
The process of renovat
ing Spangler Stadium
began Oct. 11, 2003.
“We are dedicating the
stadium to be used in a
way that honors the uni
versity and the Christian
principles that are at the
core of what Gardner-
Webb stands for,” Burch
said.
The ceremony will be
short, sweet and sincere,
according to Burch.
After a few words from
Campbell and Board of
Trustee Chairman Neil
Alexander, a ceremonial
ribbon will be cut, Burch
said.
Minister to the
University Tracy Jessup
See stadium page 3
On the Inside
GWU intramural
teams head to
Wilmington for
tournament...
page 3
Local business
establishment
gets brown bag
license...
page 3
Teacher uses pet
as form of
relaxation for self
and students...
Swim team sets
records early in
season...
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