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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
The Pilot
Opinions
GWU must seize chance to become greater
By Blake DuDonis
Pilot editor in chief
Every week I feel like I’m
calling out somebody in this
column, and here 1 go again. Oh
well.
As a student at Gardner-
Webb University for the past
two years, 1 have spent some
time visiting other colleges dur
ing weekends and school breaks.
Although it’s smaller than all
of those schools I have visited
- which include NC State and
Clemson - 1 prefer GWU above
all of those, for different rea
sons.
That being said, 1 feel that
GWU can do a lot more than it
currently is to become a better
university.
1 know that as a small. Bap
tist school in the “Bible Belt’’
and we like having that small
town feel, but 1 think that may
not be the best for the school.
Just because we are a Christian
university does not mean we
have to be small and secluded.
Although Liberty University
has a ridiculous set of rules that
in enforces, it has effectively
kept a strong Christian environ
ment, while constantly growing
with new buildings and new
land.
The school is located in
Lynchburg, Va., which is not
exactly a hotbed of excitement,
yet thousands of kids flock there
every year.
Dr. Bonner and whoever it
may concern: You have a good
problem - more students than
you can accept want to come to
this school even though it is in
the middle of nowhere.
Now is the time to step up
and show that you welcome that
problem by doing whatever you
have to.
Build more buildings, update
the ones that are already here
and stop delaying on things that
have been promised. I have yet
to see any type of work on the
new student center that we have
been promised, as the ground
breaking seems to be continu
ally pushed back.
I’m sure that the student
center will get built, but it is
just discouraging to have things
promised to us and then remain
unfulfilled. This is a habit that
we do not want; instead, let’s
build a reputation of being a
school that follows through
quickly with the things that it
has set forth to do.
Now, I am well aware of
the current status of the United
States economy, and I am also
aware that Liberty has access
to a lot more money than Gard
ner-Webb does. But 1 am also
well aware that we have a lot of
kids spending a lot of money to
come here.
Take a step back, reevaluate
the things you have placed as
important and get things mov
ing.
Now is the time to make a
statement and do something that
shows that Gardner-Webb is a
university that welcomes what
ever may come.
We must be willing to make
advancements, even if that does
not fit the ideals of the small
town of Boiling Springs.
After all, we do have great
things in mind.
Arts & Entertainment
‘Li’l Abner’ cast and crew set to take you to Dogpatch
By Sean Barrett
Pilot staff writer
The Gardner-Webb University the
ater section and Fine Arts department
will present the classical Broadway mu
sical “Li’l Abner” from April 1-4 at 7:30
p.m. in the Dover Theater of Lutz-Yelton
Convocation Center.
This musical is based on A1 Capp’s
famous comic strip about hillbillies in
the fictitious town of Dogpatch, Ky.
Student-actor Marcesa Pace summed
up the basic story, saying, “It’s a love
story between Abner and Daisy Mae.”
She described Dogpatch as a town
that is kind of backwards.
“The women are in charge of the
men, and they chase the men in order to
find love!”
The theater section has been working
on “Li’l Abner” for quite some time now,
according to its technical director Profes
sor Chris Keene.
"We began discussion for “Li’l Ab
ner” last spring, and we officially began
working on “Li’l Abner” back in the
fall,” he said.
Auditions took place in December
and rehearsals began after Christmas
break, according to cast and crew mem
bers. There are about students and staff
members working to bring the musical
to life.
Acting rehearsals take place from 7-
10 p.m. most nights, and the technical
crew works several hours each night,
too,
“Musicals require four times as much
work on all levels, and we’re hoping we
get a good response from our audience,”
Keene said. “The theater. Fine Arts and
students from other majors have all taken
part in this collaboration for “Li’i Ab
ner.”
“So, 1 really hope everybody enjoys
this play, and leaves having a good feel
ing, and knowing they’ve enjoyed them
selves.”
Tickets for the performances are only
$2 in advance for GWU students and fac
ulty, but $5 at the door.
For those who aren't a student or
faculty member, the cost is $8. Tickets
can be purchased in the Communication
Studies and Fine Arts departments.
Shop wisely and still dress well ‘Top Model’ picks up steam
By Jessica Caramenico
Pilot fashion columnist
As an individual with
a high interest in fashion,
I find it interesting to hear
what designers say about
the current social situa
tions and how they design
accordingly. 1 also want
to hear the advice they
give to fashionistas decid
ing how to maintain their
wardrobes while being
wise with their money.
In a sociology class I
once took, I researched
a thesis about how fash
ion is affected by major
events in society. A good
example that is applicable
today is an economic de
pression.
In the Great Depres
sion, which began in 1929,
clothes no longer went
out of .style with the sea
sons, as they usually do.
Clothes had to last longer
due to the lack of money
for wardrobe updates and
accessories. This was also
a time when American de
signers became popular
and more widely recog
nized because few people
had the income to buy the
fashions from Paris.
Costume designers for
films, such as Muriel King,
Jean Louis and Gilbert
Adrian, grew in popular
ity as movies from Holly
wood were seen across the
United States and around
the world. The clothes
seen in this inexpensive
form of entertainment
influenced fashion and
helped create a uniquely
American style.
Currently, most econo
mies around the globe are
in a recession and the style
industry is an area where
an effect can be seen.
Designers like Mi
chael Kors, though he is
designing his collections
in the same manner as al
ways, is not above giving
tips to help his customers
“survive” this current eco
nomic recession in style.
Just as in the Great
Depression when design
ers brought the wardrobe
staples back —simple
dresses with waistlines
and longer hemlines, more
sensible than the styles of
the flappers - Kors keeps
his collections timeless
and encourages his clients
to re-wear his pieces over
and over.
On his Web site, Mi-
chaelKors.com, there is
an area where customers
can submit questions to
receive his fashion ad
vice, While 1 was reading
over recent questions, it
was interesting to see the
responses that he gave
concerning wardrobe up
dates.
As one of my favorite
designers, 1 was pleased
to see that Kors did not
push his own products,
but encouraged people to
buy the highest quality
and most wearable clothes
that they could afford. He
also suggested keeping
their wardrobes as time
less as possible. He en
couraged staples such as
the pullover, pencil skirt
and little black dress.
With that said, there is
no reason to despair over
the current financial cri
sis and how it will affect
your own wardrobe. Dress
timelessly, include ward
robe staples, choose qual
ity over quantity, and keep
it fun with accessories to
mix and match.
By Diana Palka
Pilot staff writer
Last week’s “New
York’s Finesf’ photo shoot
was a team effort that
proved to be a challenge
for some of the “Amer
ica’s Next Top Model”
contestants. The girls did
their best to accommodate
to an unsettling feat: shar
ing a photo with a com
petitor.
Foes Tahlia and Nata
lie were forced to work
together (along with
Teyona) in a less-than-im-
pressive photo, posing as
Times Square tourists.
The two managed to
put their differences aside
and get through the shoot,
yet their “best efforts”
produced a corny shot,
weighed down by Nata
lie’s failure to perform.
It was a shocker that
the photo that took first
place was Sandra and Ce
lia’s “New York Nannies”
shot. It lacked life and any
sort of model-like traits
that art director Jay Man
uel has been drilling into
the girls since day one.
On the other hand, Am
inat and Fo’s photo was
Top 15 in “Top Model”
history and was awarded a
measly second place.
Allison and Nijah were
in the bottom two after
they were given the easi
est theme - “Upper East
Side Socialites” — and
still couldn’t impress the
judges.
Allison stayed on and
was told not to rely on
her bug-like eyes to get
her by, but not exactly in
those words,
Natalie’s challenge
victory was a hard pill to
swallow. Her snobby non-
made-over personality is
unbearable and unattract
ive.
And while I hate to be
hateful, I was relieved to
hear her negative critique
at panel after she neglect
ed to come through in the
photo shoot.
As much as I dislike
the girl, it’s undeniable
that she is the most mod-
elesque girl so far. Per
haps it was just had a bad
shoot.
It’s impossible for me
to pick a favorite this early
in the cycle, but I can nar
row it down to three: Fo,
Kortnie and London.
Who needs to go? San
dra. She’s quickly turning
into cycie six’s Jade and it
literally makes me want
to punch someone in the
face.
In tonight’s episode,
the girls will meet Toccara
of cycle three and have a
pose-off in front of “vogue
king” Benny Ninja.
The photo shoot will
be at the mouth of New
York’s Hudson River on
historic Ellis Island and
as the tension builds, the
drama is sure to blow.
CORRECTIONS
There were erroros in the Miss GWU
story that was printed in the Feb, 18 Pilot.
Amy Elliott was not the winner of last
year’s pageant, nor was she a judge this
year. Elliott hosted the pageant but never
entered as a contestant.
Tara Reich was the former Miss GWU
who served as a judge, but it was her third
time judging, not her first.
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