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Page A2 Thursday, September 24, 2009 The Pilot News GWU welcome9n9w band director Photo by Cat McDonald The drumline rehearses in the Bulldog Suite above the LYCC on Wednes day afternoon. Because of the rain, this was the only space available for practice. by Diana Palka Pilot Staff Writer Over a year has passed since Sid Ha- ton’s unexpected death shocked the GWU community but for many the memories are as real as the day it occurred. Despite the loss, the mourning and the grief, the GWU marching band is moving forward to the beat of a different drum under new direc tor, Dr. JeffRichmond. At first, students might have been hesi tant to accept the new regime, but the beat turned out to be not far off of what Sid was creating. “One of the people that 1 helped ...or had helped me rather, decide on coming to USF (University of South Florida) was Sid Haton,” said Richmond, “He was one of the people that helped recruit me... he was the marching band director there at that time so he ended up being my marching band director my freshman year at USF.” SGA kicks off new academic year by Randi Gil-Sadler Special editorial What exactly does SGA do?—this is prob ably the most frequently asked question I receive as SGA President. By the end of the year, I would like to be asked what DOESN’T SGA do? We kicked the year off with an overnight re treat at Ridgecrest. After a hearty lunch'and a few icebreakers, it was time to get down to business. As a group, we watched the video “Trombone Player Wanted” and discussed our strengths and weak nesses, yet not in the tra ditional context. We re defined the way we view those concepts, defining our strengths as tasks that strengthen us and weak nesses as those tasks that leave us weak after com pleting them. By not limiting ourselves to the “things you are good at and things you are bad at” definitions of strengths and weaknesses respec tively, we were able to identify strengths we nev er quite knew we had, and confront weaknesses we have in such a way that allowed for genuine team work and team building. Although it is only September, SGA has al ready embarked on sev eral projects. The first, hosting the senior pinning this year, which was can celled this summer for graduating seniors due to budget issues. The sec ond is petitioning to Resi dence Education to allow the clubhouse to be used by students without chap erones, a policy put in place last spring. , One thing that can- ■■ s=i:. ■ Photo by Erin Cooke Kyle Wilkinson and Evan Rhodes make a proposal for Fields of Faith at the SGA meeting Monday. Photo by Erin Cooke The Gardner-Webb SGA met on Monday, September 21st. 2009. Tyler McCall listens Intently to the discussion. The Marching Band rehearses Thursday afternoon under the leadership of Dr. Jeffrey Richmond. Having been under the tutelage of Ha ton during his undergrad years at the Uni versity of South Florida, Richmi^fcwas closely connected to him yet admit^K did not realize he was coming to Haton’s pro gram until late in the application process. “I made the connection when 1 was on the plane to come here for my interview...” Richmond said, “...for some reason it re ally didn't occur to me until 1 was on the plane.” How could he not realize? Richmond was spending the summer of 2009 doing something most people only dream of: He was on tour in Europe. “1 was in Germany playing jazz, orl tour, and 1 had heard about the job open ing here,” said Richmond, “I thought, you know, it looks like a cool job and I’m inter ested and it offered quite a few things that I was looking at.” Despite the lure of the opportunity, Richmond was skeptical on how the ap plication process would pan out consider- ing^ he was an ocean away from Boiling 9^s. thought T don’t know if there’s a possibility of this even working with me being out of the country and having to do an interview,”’ Richmond said. • Crisis averted. Dr. Sparti contacted Richmond the next day and conducted a phone interview, from Boiling Springs to Berlin. After talking for an hour, Sparti and Richmond set up dates for a face-to-face interview and Richmond officially started as director on Aug. 1, 2009. Anyone concerned with Richmond’s qualifications can put their minds to rest. Richmond graduated from the University of South Florida with a degree in classical composition and achieved his masters de gree and doctorate from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a dual emphasis in classical composition and jazz. , Richmond has two distinct goals for the program at GWU, which he states are com pletely independent of one another. “One goal is, I want to grow the pro gram in terms of size,” Richmond said. The band (including color guard) cur rently sits around 70-75 members. Rich mond hopes to get that number over 200 within the next four years. “My second goal, which is independent of that goal, is to improve the program in terms of performance ability on an indi vidual basis,” Richmond said. Richmond aspires to write shows that are “artistic, creative, exciting and enter taining” alongside these goals. Perhaps his work is cut out for him, but he’s up for the challenge. Richmond in tends to cany on and grow the legacy that Haton proudly started. “I feel like my role is to simply grab the torch and keep mov ing forward.” For more information check out pho- tos.gardner-webb.edu. not go without saying is how vital it is for us to hear from fellow sti^nts. There are several to get involved. If ymraave issues about the Kennel or Cafeteria, come join the Food Committee. If you are blessed with the gift of gab, come join the Publicity Committee. If you would prefer not to share your conceras per sonally, you can comment on the SGA Fan Page on Facebook and/or contact us on the Gardner-Webb webpage, under the Stu dent Life tab. Th^^up is full of potential^md I don’t see too many things standing in our way. But there is one thing that can strengthen us beyond be lief, and that is the support of oUr peers. I look for ward to what the year will present us with and serv ing the student body. The Broad River Review 2010 We welcome all submissions of original poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. We also encourage artists and photographers to submit samples of their work for possible cover art. SUBMISSION DEADLINE October 23, 2009 Submit to the following address, complete with your name, address, email, telephone number, and short bio. The Broad River Review P.O, Box 7224 Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs, NC 28017 Or, submit via email as a Word attachment to BroadRiverReview(g>gardner- For additional Information, please contact Chris Davis (i email at cdavisf^gardner-webb.edu. i (704) 406-3224 or by Soccer cancellation by Andrew Veeder Sports Editor The Gardner-Webb men’s soccer team has faced one tough opponent i^keir last two games: rain. Due t^^nclement weather, the Runnin’ Dawgs have had to cancel a game against a former Atlantic Sun rival Mercer University, as well as Geor gia State. The Dawgs (3-1) will be pairing up against Big South compatriot, the Blue Hose of Presbyterian College. The match is scheduled for today at 7 p.m. in Clinton, S.C. Editorial The quest for the T by Andrew Veeder Sports Editor College is a time for athletes to showcase.their years of hard work, and God given talent. However, what hap pens to the high school stars that didn’t make it to the collegiate level? The an swer lies with one simple (often mis spelled) word: Intramurals. Intramurals give everyday students the chance to play and compete in a va riety of different sports. Yet, with the multitudes of former athletes playing, tempers may flair up in the chance to show their dominance on the field of cigketition once again. my time here at Gardner-Webb, I’ve seen my fair share of intramural showdowns. One instance that particu larly stands out to me, is the time a for mer student, that many of you know, threw a particularly hard elbow while playing in the men’s basketball league. That elbow connected nicely with an other student’s nose. Blood and one broken nose shortly ensued. There have been various other ac counts of intramural mishaps ranging from near fights on the flag football field, to an “eye opening” experience in the racquetball court. I’m sure that there are numerous other stories that weren’t fortunate enough to get print ed. I personally love intramurals. I love seeing students play their heart out for a simple black, sometime red, T-shirt that proudly says “Top Dawg.” Stu dents wear these shirts with pride after conquering their opponents and friends for the Top Dawg title.
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