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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
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Cancer doesn’t get between Hambright, classroom
By Emily Burgess
Pilot staff writer
Cancer, isn’t enough to keep
down Dr. Barry Hambright, a
longtime professor of history
and political science at Gardner-
Webb University.
He’s back on the job after
being off campus for 75 days
following the Oct. 23 surgery to
remove the cancer discovered
after a routine colonoscopy in
September.
After this surgery the doc
tors found cancerous spots on
Hambright’s liver, which need
ed treating with a round of che
motherapy. Hambright decided
not to take more time off work
during this treatment.
He goes for a dose of chemo
every other Tuesday.
“The, room is not depress
ing,” Hambright said. “When 1
go 1 just sit there and catch up
on my reading, or talk to peo
ple.”
He hasn’t escaped the side
effects of chemo completely but
he is comfortable with his life
style right now.
“I’ve lost 40 pounds and I
have less energy now. They also
gave me sickness pills in case
I start to feel ill,” Hambright
said. “I haven’t gotten in the
dumps about this,” he said. “I’m
just taking it slow and cruising
along.”
When asked why he didn’t
retire, Hambright’s response
was that he just wasn’t ready
yet. He has been teaching at
Gardner-Webb for 40 years.
However, he has taken a
smaller work load: This is the
first time in 30 years where he
isn’t teaching a night class.
Hambright has the support
of his colleagues and family. Dr.
Tony Eastman, who also teach
es in the social sciences depart
ment, has had his own battle
with cancer.
To cope with the news of
his diagnosis, Hambright spoke
with Eastman often.
He also spoke to a woman he
knows who had her cancer re
moved while she was pregnant.
Hambright’s daughters call
all the time now just to check
up on him and his wife insists
on driving when they go out, he
said.
After his surgery in October,
Hambright said that Tracy Jes-
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Photo by Casey Caldwell
Dr. Barry Hambright takes a break in his office in Frank Nanney Mali. Hambright is back in
the classroom after surgery in October kept him off campus until this semester.
sup was the first person who tie,” Hambright recalled. “I Now that he’s assistant dean of
visited him. found this humorous because as students he has started to dress
“He was wearing a coat and a student he always wore that, more leisurely on me.”
Library opens new chapter:
Allows food on trial basis
Low-cost entertainment not far from GWU
By Sean Barrett
Pilot staff writer
As of Jan. 5, the John
R. Dover Memorial Li
brary allows students to
eat in the building while
they work.
The new food policy is
in an experimental stage
to determine if students
can handle eating in the
library. •
Dean of Libraries Mary
Roby is happy with this
change in policy, but she
does have one request.
“1 want to encourage
individual freedom, and
responsibility,” she said.
“We don’t want group
parties, and if it’s more
than enough food for an
individual then it’s too
much.”
Allowing food in the
library can benefit stu
dents, especially during
exam time.
The library will receive
a vending machine within
the next two weeks, to
meet the needs of students
who may get the munch-
ies.
The vending machine
will be located in the main
area of the library next to
the elevator.
To keep clean up to a
minimum, the library will
have antibacterial wipes
handy. .
Students can use the
wipes to clean their tables
before and after they eat.
“I do have confidence
that you [students] will
care for the library and
keep it clean, so we can
make having food a more
permanent thing,” Roby
said.
To contact her with
any question or con
cerns, e-mail her at
mroby@gardner-webb.
edu.
Celebration Week events
less than one week away
By Diana Palka
Pilot staff writer
Celebration Week,
the annual student-led
revival services, kicks
off at Dimensions Tues
day and continue with
nightly Verge-like servic
es through Jan. 29. This
year’s festivities highlight
speakers such as Clayton
King, Founder of Cross
roads Worldwide, and
Matt Orth, Pastor at Broad
River Community Church
, as well as student testi
monies.
Neal Payne, director
of Student Ministries, is
excited about the event.
“Celebration Week is
a great thing here at Gard-
ner-Webb. It is such an
encouragement because it
is put together by the stu
dents and they really pour
their hearts into it,” Payne
said.
Recalling last year’s
Celebration Week, GWU
sophomore Lia Hudak
said, “The testimonies
were really encouraging
and really helped to bring
our student body together
as one body in Christ.”
And the goal is just
that, according to Payne.
“My hopes for Cel
ebration Week is that it
unites students around the
person of Jesus Christ.
People who attend Gard-
ner-Webb come from all
walks of life and expe
riences; I want them to
see that we all can come
together under the Lord-
ship of Jesus Christ if we
would but put our trust in
Him,” said Payne.
“I would hope each
and every student would
walk away from Celebra
tion Week knowing bet
ter where they stood with
God, so they could make
the decisions they need.”
The services will take
place each night at 8 in
Dover Theater.
By Molly Phipps
Pilot staff writer
If you want entertain
ment and are low on cash,
there are plenty of things
you can do not too far
from the Gardner-Webb
campus.
The Broad River Gre
enway is just 3 miles from
campus. There are trails
for hikers, bikers and
horseback riders. In hot
weather, students can tube
down the river and picnic
on its banks. There is no
camping allowed. The
Greenway offers a variety
of nature-related programs
throughout the year.
Visit a state or na
tional park in the area.
Crowder’s Mountain
State Park, about 27 miles
away in Kings Mountain,
offers more than 15 miles
of hiking trails, two peaks
over 1,600 feet high, rock
climbing and camping.
Trails range from a half
mile to 5.5 miles one
way.
Also, a new trail and
visitor center, in col
laboration with the Kings
Mountain State Park, is
set to open soon. Activi
ties are free; just bring
your own equipment.
Kings Mountain State
Park and Kings Moun
tain National Military
park are a few miles from
Crowder’s Mountain, just
across the South Carolina
border.
These parks are con
tiguous, but the national
park is famous as the sight
of a Revoiutionary War
battle that turned the tide
of the war in favor of the
Colonial Army. You can
hike up to the site and see
the monument that com
memorates the battle. The
state park offers hiking,
fishing and camping.
For something less
strenuous, check out an art
studio. Cleveland County
and the surrounding areas
have numerous art studios
that showcase and sell the
works of local artists.
Ambrosia Gallery and
Studios on East Dixon
Boulevard in Shelby has
works from 30 local art
ists. They sell anything
from glass to carved
wood to paintings, and of
fer classes on subjects like
photography.
If you’re more into
pottery, Allen Griffin
Pottery on South Lafay
ette Street in Shelby sells
pieces ranging from a few
dollars to hundreds of dol
lars.
Functional pieces,
such as vases and pitch
ers, are offered as well.
Hours are from 9 a.m. to
about 2 p.m. on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays.
The Cleveland County
Arts Council is a non
profit organization that
sponsors cultural and
educational activities in
Cleveland County.
Located on South
Washington Street in
Shelby, across from the
square in uptown, the
CCAC often has exhibits
to view, performances to
take in and also offers art
classes
Go see a movie. Mov
ies are an inexpensive way
to erase boredom for a
couple of hours. The Car-
mike Cinema in Shelby
has 10 screens and plays
a range of movies at any
given time.
For hours and titles,
call 704-482-6623. The
cost is $7.50 for adults,
or less if it’s a matinee
ticket.
At the Starmax in
Gaffiiey, S.C., you can see
a movie for $7.75.
Try bowling away your
boredom. There are two
bowling alleys in the area;
The Starmax in Forest
City, or Westlane Bowl
ing Alley in Gaffriey. The
price is $4 a game at the
Starmax or $22 an hour.
Bowling at Westlane is
somewhat cheaper: about
$3 during the week and
$3.50 on Sundays. On
Saturdays, there is a $10
special that factors in your
game, shoes and pool.
Both places, however, are
extremely busy on Satur
day nights.
Battle your friends in a
game of laser tag. Bubba’s
Fun Park in Forest City
offers a one-floor laser tag
arena with cool air, fog,
interesting sound effects,
spooky lighting and plen
tiful hiding places.
One ticket is $2.95
and gives you 15 minutes
of gaming. If you’re not
up for the full 15 minutes
at one time, you can split
it into halves. At the end
you get a printout of your
scores.
Bubba’s is open from
2 p.m. to 9 p.m. w;eekdays
and closes slightly later
on weekends.
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Photo by Casey Caldwell
This is the spot next to University Commons apartment H where the new dormitory will be built.
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By Diana Palka
Pilot staff writer
Residential students at
Gardner-Webb University
have no reason to fear a
replay of this year’s hous
ing erunch: The new dorm
planned for the 2009-2010
school year is scheduled to
break ground in February.
“We should start see
ing something within the
next few weeks...,” said
Sherry Ingram, director of
Residence Life at GWU,
adding that it will be ready
to occupy in August.
The suite-style dorm
is set to be built next to
building H of the Uni
versity Commons apart
ments.
While the dorm has
reserved room for Honors
students, it is not exclu
sive to those enrolled in
the honors program.
“It’s an 88 bed facil
ity, 32 of which will be
for Honors students,” said
Ingram.
She said the cost of
living in the new dorm
will be “right in the mid
dle” of the costs of stu
dent residence halls and
the University Commons
apartments.
Prior to the August
2008 donnitoiy room
squeeze. Residence Life
planned to watch the
housing numbers and then
determining the date of
the new project’s debut.
However, , last se
mester’s housing crunch
boosted the urgency for a
new dorm to be built, said
Ingram.
Students recall
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Tom Viall
M Div.-Missiology
“He was our spiritual formations dis
cussion group leader my first semester at
Gardner-Webb. He was my advisor for a
semester and I had him as a professor for
one class also.
“He was obviously a brilliant guy
who flew through his studies at a young
age. It was obvious in class that anything
you had come up with he had a counter
point way ahead of time.
“I think its a rare thing that you find
someone who can be disciplined and as
academic as he was, yet not at the sacri
fice of family.
“Many people who study intensely on
something do it at the expense of family.
It seems obvious that was never the case
with Dr. Goodman. If he had a lunch date
with his wife, he would say T can’t talk
with you right now. 1 have a lunch date
with my wife.’
“It was obvious he had the right pri
orities and he was a man that was full
of life. He was always smiling, always
challenging but very funny.
“I would hope that people remember
he wasn’t just a brilliant man. He was
someone who really saw people within
his academics.
“ It wasn’t about the books, it was al
ways about the people.”