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THE LANCE
March 3,
On Campus
Edgerton Reads at
Writers' Forum Tonight
Fiction writer Clyde Edgerton
will read from his works at the St.
Andrew’s Writer’s Forum, Thur^y,
March 3 at 8 p.m.
Edgerton, associate professor
of education and English at St. Andrews
Presbyterian College, is the author of
“Raney” and “Walking Across Egypt.”
He is currently writing a book
which will include stories about some of
his experiences during the Vietnam War.
This novel will span about 100 years and
will also include a tale about an old well
Edgerton found under his kitchen floor in
Apex, NC.
Edgerton and his wife Susan
also play folk music. He is a member of
the Red Clay Ramblers Band and writes
music to accompany his books.
Both of Edgerton’s books have
been successful, with “Walking Across
Egypt” selling 30,000 copies in two
months.
The Writer’s Forum will be held
in the main lounge of Mecklenburg Hall.
Radio Silence: "A Real Loss
For the Campus"
Laura Rose
Broadcasting by WSAP, Sl
Andrews campus radio station, ended in a
puff of smoke when lightning shorted the
soundboard last term, two weeks before
Thanksgiving vacation. Since then, stu
dents and administration have tried to
restore the station to the air, but have not
found ways to get the necessary equip
ment.
Lee Huber, manager of the alter
native music radio station and senior at SL
Andrews, explained the need. “Over the
past two years, we’ve had a lot of problems
with different parts of the board short
circuiting because of its age,” Huber said.
“About 90 percent Of the equipment needs
to be replaced, but ntany parts are unavail
able; the equipment is outdated.”
Bryce Wilson, chief engineer at
WEWO, helped find parts and repair mal
functions in the past, but since a similar
storm last July, his efforts have proven
unsuccessful.
Huber also said, “There are a
coupleoflevelsoffixingand replacing the
equipment. The basic thing WSAP needs
to get back on the air is a new board—used
boards run about $1,000. Anew, medium
quality, durable board would cost around
$4,500.”
Students who have worked at
the station know what it needs, but they do
not know how to get it At present, it has
only a club budget firom Student Life of
$1,200, which takes care of mailings,
phone bills to record labels, and other
minor bills^ Huber and WSAP Secretary/
Party Consultant Jo Frost met with Dean
Senate Report
Julie Norem
The Gathering Place is in prog
ress, but help from St Andrew students is
needed on the workdays scheduled during
the weekends. The grand opening is sched
uled for the last week of April. Many spe
cial activities are planned.
A mural is planned for the wall
behind the stage. Students interested in
helping design and/or paint should contact
David Perkinson or their senator. Propos
als for the mural are due by May 15.
Under the direction of Jeff
Callahan, the handbook committee is
revising the Saltire. Any comments, sug
gestions, or questions should be directed to
the committee or a senator.
New senate officers are Beth
Powell, the president of Orange Dorm,
and Janda Canalis, commuter student
representative.
The spring budget was approved
by the senate on Sunday, February 28.
Nathan West and the budget committee
reviewed each club’s proposal from the
beginning of the year. West said clubs that
did not use their allotted money Fall Temi
or had enough money to cover projected
expenses for Spring Term were not given
any extra money. West added that if a club
needed extra money, they would have to
petition the committee for a review.
The SAGA committee has in
stalled a spice rack beside the microwave.
COMMUTER STUDENTS
There will be a meeting every Thursday at
11:30 a.m. in the Commuter Student
Lounge.
Senate meetings are held every
other Sunday night at 8:00 p.m. in the
Heritage Room. All students are wel
comed to attend. If a student has an issue
to address, they are to contact Senate Presi
dent David Perkinson.
Tom Benson and Communications Profes
sor David Rigsbee during Christmas break
to try and map out the future of the station.
“It’s a real loss to the campus,”
Dean Benson said. “I personally want to
see WSAP back as soon as possible.”
Right now, avenues which hold
the best chance for help are being explored,
with the help of other administrators such
as Rob Martin, Dan Mohn, and June Milby.
Milby, WSAP’s advisor, empha
sized the importance of trying to restore
the station. “It’s really important in efforts
with communications majors. WSAP
would provide a tremendous training
ground for the students in their chosen
professions.”
Dean Benson also shows an
interest in plans to bring the station closer to
these academic concerns.
“I want to water the young
plant of the mass communications pro
gram,” Dean Benson said.
Huber said he hppes the station
will soon hook up with the community
cable’ system which reaches Laurinburg
and most of Scotland county, and possibly
employ a professional manager. But until
the station is repaired or replaced, he is
basically working to get in-house organi
zation, so the station will be ready when the
time comes, he said.
Due to increased recognition by
record labels, the station now recieves
1,200 percent more records than last year.
“It’s depressing,” Huber said,
“being at the best point we have been in
terms of getting new records and student
participation, to be off the air.”
Brian Rodgers
Education Update
Those who can, teach! What ex
actly does this phrase mean. I don’t claim
to have the definitive answer, but I would
like express my opinion. It is my feeling
that “good” teachers are bom with certain
characteristics that help them with being
effective as a teacher. I feel that one such
characteristic is being able to communicate
with others. This doesn’t mean just having
a lot to say, but rather showing people
(students) that what you have to say is im
portant to them.
I also feel that good teachers have
the ability to set up a positive rapport with
others. With this, I mean that the teacher
has the abiUty to get along with people. I
feel that this is important, at least for me
it is. Others may argue that a teacher can
be effective without being liked by his stu
dents. I think that as a teacher you are
serving as a positive role-model for your
students. Part of this responsibility entails
your interactions with students, as well as
the other teachers. If you don’t respect the
feeUngs and opinions of other people,
what kind of example are you setting for
your students?
A good teacher, obviously, has to
be able to instill a love of learning in stu
dents. Along with this, the teacher has to
love teaching and learning, as well. A good
teacher must be able to organize and plan
lessons that make the students an ac'ive
part in the learning process. It is important
to to get the students involved in each les
son, so they will keep interested in what
is being discussed. In finalization, there are
many facets to being a good teacher, some
of which you can leam and some of which
are innate!
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