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Helton is on the go
Many girls are wondering who
was behind the Valentine’s ban
quet on Feb. 15 and the cards with
the chocolate hearts attached.
Gardner-Webb Univeristy’s
Joanna Helton was responsible for
bringing both a smile and a sugar
rush to GWU’s female students.
A third-year senior, Helton is
double majoring in religion, with
an emphasis on missions, and so
ciology. Joanna is currently tak
ing 18.5 hours. Doing 15 hours
a week of volunteer work at the
office of community engagement.
On top of that, she has a six-hour-
a-week internship at the Greater
Cleveland County Baptist Asso
ciation, and work study in the AV
department of the library 10 hours
a week.
But wait, she’s not done yet.
See HELTON, page 5
Opinion
Support for terrorists
“A conundrum has recently
presented itself to America.
On the one hand, Americans
firmly believe in democracy; on
the other we don’t support ten^^
ists. So what do we do aboul^^A
situation in the Palestinian stat^Y
It is Hamas, the so-called “ter
rorist” group was democratically
chosen in the recent Palestii^a
elections, which leaves us wi^B
dilemma.”
See CLARK, page 2
Life
MISS GWU Plans
Don’t think that one night of
competition, vocal performance
and modeling an evening gown
are the only things that Miss
Gardner-Webb, Leanna Jones,
plans to do with her title.
The senior music major from
Simpsonville, S.C., has devoted
her platform to Romanian mis
sion work and as far as she is
concerned, the pageant was only
the beginning of what she has in
mind.
See MISS GWU, page 6
Weekend
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Feb. 19
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Sunday
Feb.20
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Index
Op/Ed
page 2
Sports
page 3
A&E
page 4
News
page S
Life
page 6
Online
Carey gets Super Bowl satisfaction
Ronda Carpenter
Pilot Staff Writer
The Super Bowl battle Feb. 5 between the
Pittsburgh Steelers and the Seattle Seahawks
was one event that sports fans at Gardner-
Webb University had to settle for watching on
their television.
However, at least one person from GWU
can claim that he was actually there' for the big
NFL championship game.
Bob Carey, instructor of communications
studies, had the opportunity to photograph the
game for United Press International.
“I shoot regularly for UPI. I’ve shot for
them since 1990 when I lived in the Dallas/
Fort Worth area, and I shot for the Dallas Cow
boys,” said Carey.
“UPI was looking to add to their photo
coverage and they called and asked if I want
ed to go. So, I flew out Friday morning, shot
the game, and then came back Monday after
noon.”
Don’t think that Prof Carey was one of
those fans that got to sit back and relax dur
ing the game. He was busy working the entire
time.
“It was a lot of work,” said Carey. “We got
to the field about 9;30 a.m. Sunday and stayed
tl^e until L^a.m. Monday. 1 probably took
■poverd^Botos while 1 was there.”
^^ven though Carey wasn’t down on the
sidelines during his visit to the Super Bowl, he
had an ideal shooting location.
“1 was sitting in the Seahawks end zone
area,” said Carey.
“1 had the ability to get up and move and go
wherever 1 wanted. The player’s families were
sitting in the area right above me.”
Besides taking photographs of the game,
Carey was also able to shoot the big halftime
perfonnance with the Rolling Stones.
“At halftime, 1 had to leave early to get
where 1 needed to be,” said Carey.
“It was jam packed. I shot from the stands
in an upper photo position, and I was able to
shoot halftime with the Rolling Stones. I ended
up being able to shoot right at the 50 yard-line
and was able to shoot directly at them. 1 had a
great location.”
With so many avid sports fans being packed
into the domed arena, the Super Bowl was
quite an experience for Carey.
“It’s pretty crazy; in fact it’s pretty over
whelming,” said Carey. “There were just so
ma^i^^oole and it was so crowded; the fans
were just going berserk.”
Besides shooting for the NFL, Carey has
quite an impressive list of photography cover
age.
“I’ve covered the Olympics and a lot of dif
ferent stuff,” said Carey.
“I shoot the NFL all the time and I’ve been
to four Olympics. This is my first Super Bowl
coverage. In that sense, it is a big deal and it
is a very big honor to me. It was very excit
ing and I had a good time. This was something
that I wanted to do. I feel very honored to have
been selected to go,”
While covering the Super Bowl, Carey also
had the chance to cover the Super Bowl Gos
pel Celebration.
“■While I was at the Gospel Celebration, I
got to see Sara White, the widow of Reggie
White,” said Carey. “Reggie was named to the
NFL Hall of Fame, and they are both very old
friends of mine.”
So, all work aside, who was Prof Carey
pulling for?
“I don’t know that I really had a favorite,”
said Carey. “I grew up in Seattle so in some
way I wanted the Seahawks to win, but there
wasn’t a definite team 1 was pulling for.”
photo by Emily Slaughter
This cool place off Mount Pleasant Church Road is one of the hot spots In Bolling Springs.
Seek, and ye find fun around B.S.
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Christie Barlow
Pilot Copy Editor
One stoplight, two fast food places, a cof
fee shop and about 3,000 students with nothing
to do.
In that one sentence the town of Boil
ing Springs has been described to a T; it’s no
wonder students aren’t sticking around on the
weekends. But wait, there may be a little more
to this Podunk town than you think.
Spend one day in Boiling Springs and you
can pretty much cover the sights.
So, what are the students who are stuck
spending most of the year here to do with their
time? Sure there are the obvious plans, head
home for the weekend, go hang out in Char
lotte, or head to Charleston for the weekend.
But little do you know, there are ways to
keep yourself entertained right here in Boiling
Springs.
A time-honored Southern pastime lies just
in your backyard, literally.
For those of you with a love of trucks and
mud there are off road tracks all over the place
just outside of town.
With the right weather and 4-wheel drive
you’ve got something to do without having to
escape from the Webb for the weekend.
“Me and my friends always jump in my
truck and go muddin’,” said Jessi Williams, a
sophomore biology major from Ellenton, Fla.
“We’d just get bored and ride around and end
up having a lot of fun.”
According to Williams, if you head to the
end of College Farm Road and you can find
an off-road track that works for a tmek or a
four-wheeler.
“You never know what you’re going to find
on back roads,” said Williams. “There are a lot
of places to go around here, you just have to
find them.”
If you’re not into trucks and your more in
terested in soaking up some rays you can head
to one of two places. If you want to stray from
the beaten path, go for a drive down McKin
ney Road.
A mile or two down the road you'll find a
private stretch of rocks that double as a great
spot to lay out and nature’s own version of a
• r slide,
It’s gorgeo^Wiere,” said Joanna Ward, a
sophomore biology major from Mint Hill. “It’s
nice because it’s out of the way and private so
you can hang out with your friends and have a
good time.
If you’re up for exploring follow the river
down and find trails that include more slides
and waterfalls. At the very least you can get in
a good swim in the water.
“There’s just so much to be found if you
look for it,” said Ward. “We come here all the
time when it gets nice out. We’ll probably start
looking for other spots too.”
If you want to head down the traditional
route head on down to the Broad River Green
way and enjoy a day in the water.
With places to cook out and a long stretch of
river it is a great way to relax once the weather
starts to warm up.
“There’s nothing better than just hang
ing out in the water, and floating down the
river,” said Brian Wentzel a graduate student
from Pennsylvania. “Just relaxing with friends
and hanging out in the water is always a good
time.”
If you find yourself with some free time on
your hands why not jump in the car and go for
a ride.
You never know what you might find, and
at the very least you won’t be bored.