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Gardner-W^ebh University
Thursday, March 10, 2005
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Volumes No. 11
Huneycutt named SGA president
Stephanie Faile
Pilot staff
Speeches for the Student Gov
ernment Association position of
Treasurer opened Tuesday with
Jacob Conley, a junior English
major, riding in on a makeshift
John Deer tractor to “She Thinks
My Tractor’s Sexy.”
“This tractor is a symbol of
the hard work and dedication ITl
bring to SGA,” said Conley.
Conley was just one of seven
candidates running for SGA posi
tions who made speeches during
the Dimension’s hour Tuesday.
The ballots were counted after
Dimensions under the supervision
of Karissa Weir, Gardner-Webb
University director of student ac
tivities and leadership develop
ment, and the SGA elections com
mittee.
The winners are Desiree’
Faneite as secretary, Conley as
treasurer, Brandon Beach as vice
president and Anya Huneycutt as
SGA president.
Faneite, a biology major, was
the only candidate running for sec
retary, and Dan Walz, junior, and
Conley competed for treasurer.
Katherine Walden, a sopho
more English major, and Beach, a
sophomore public relations major,
ran for vice president.
Michael Pardue, junior theater
major, and Huneycutt, junior po
litical science and Spanish major,
competed for the office of SGA
president.
Speeches ranged from the hu
morous to serious as nominees
vied for offices. Pardue began
his speech with clips from the
movie “Napoleon Dynamite” be
fore addressing his goals for the
presidency: more parking, better
visitation hours and communica
tion between the students and the
administration.
He closed with the slogan,
“Reach for the Stars. Vote for Par-
due.”
Huneycutt kept her speech se
rious and spoke about her avail
ability as a president and her desire
to work with the administration to
get work done, a common theme
amongst the candidates.
Beach, who had previously
been the freshman class president,
said his experience would be use
ful in seeing the university grow.
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photo by Kevin Banks
During the March 8 Dimensions, Katisha Mills, junior, marks
on her ballot for the SGA elections. Students voted for SGA
president, vice president, secretary and treasurer.
People coming together
photo by Joel Fluty
Above: Rev. Sam Raper attends the Racial Unity Service led by Tony Campolo on March 6 in the LYCC.
Below: Tony Campolo speaks at Aldersgate United Methodist church in Shelby, March 6. Campolo also spoke at
the Racial Unity Service to a crowd of more than 800 GWU students, faculty, staff and community members.
Campolo speaks at
community service
IMI
Ronda Carpenter
Pilot staff
The 3 Annual Racial Unity
Service for Cleveland County was
held on March 6 in the LYCC of
Gardner-Webb University.
The service was led by well-
recognized speaker Tony Campolo
and was an event to celebrate
diversity in the body of Christ and
to promote actions to build unity
within the community.
The service began with several
songs of worship, and then the
message was preached on how
the community can unite as one
and make a difference in people’s
lives.
Campolo spoke about how to
love one’s neighbors regardless
of their appearance, past or skin
color.
A crowd of more than 800
community members, GWU
student’s, staff and faculty
members were present.
Scotty Davenport, GWU
staff member from Shelby, said
he anticipated hearing Campolo
speak.
“I’ve heard Dr. Campolo speak
before for a Baptist Student Union
Conference, and I knew he was a
good speaker” said Davenport.
“1 have been excited about
hearing him again. I enjoyed the
message.”
Nick Kulick, senior athletic
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Tuition takes
a $1,200 hike
Jennifer Menster
Pilot editor-in-chief
photo by Emily Slaughter
act box
[Cost of other
rivate schools
‘04-'05):
Campbell,
$19,520
Wake Forest,
$36,450
Mars Hill,
$21,604
Wingate,
$22,200
Duke, $39,240
The Gardner-Webb University administrative
staff and broad of trustees had a difficult time
setting the budget for the 2005-‘06 fiscal
year, according to Frank
Campbell, university
president.
However, after a day of
discussion, the board made
budget at $56.7 million.
Within the budget
are the general operation
expenses of the university,
several new faculty
positions, faculty and staff
pay increases and operation
of current programs.
Also within the budget
is a $1,200 increase for
total student cost.
“We all wanted to keep the increase as
minimal as possible,” Campbell said. “If students
comparison shop, they will see that our increase
was not out of line at all.”
According to Campbell, it is inevitable for
university cost to increase each year. In his
combined 20 years as presidents of Averett
College in Virginia and GWU, he said he has
■never seen a budget not increase.
Starting in fall of2005, the total cost to attend
GWU will be $21,500. That is up from $20,300
during the 2004-2005 school year. Tuition will
be $7,980 per semester, $1,000 more than the
current cost.
“This is not something we want to do,” said
Jack Buchanan, vice president for enrollment
management. “We try our best to maintain cost
to show conservative growth in the budget.”
On average, the university strives to keep the
increase between 4 to 6 percent. For the ’05-’06
year, the percentage was 5.91, said Buchanan.
“The cost of doing business goes up,” he
said. “We have to spend more for utilities, health
insurance, water, food and electricity.”
Buchanan said that with the increase in cost,
loan eligibility and a few scholarships go up as
well. However, several scholarships are fixed
and cannot be adjusted to tuition increase.
“It is a painfiil thing, but the reality of the
market,” Buchanan said.
For the 2004-‘05 budget, total student cost
increased by 5.24 percent. Out of the 25 private
colleges in North Carolina, GWU ranked 12 as
the least expensive university to attend.
According to Campbell, GWU is also the
least expensive Baptist university in North and
South Carolina and Virginia.
“This is a terrific school, and it’s going to get
even better,” Campbell said.
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Men’s basketball team
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Boiling Springs for
kicks off with theater
loses tough game
Op/Ed
page 3
new hotel...
department’s own
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against UFC in
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A&E
Sports
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