Page 2 The Lance
April 1,1991
Seniors Contribute
to Campaign
By Sharon Frain
Assistant Editor
The Class of 1991 is starting to
play a role in insuring the future of the
college by financially participating in
the Capital Campaign. The senior
class is the first senior class at St.
Andrews to become involved in an
organized campaign. The goal of the
drive has been set at $7,500 with 150
prospects.
The Campaign Chairs are Scott
Gregory and SGA Tresurer Chris
Walker. Student body President Bill
Cox and Vice-President Abe VanWin-
gerden are serving as the Honorary
Chairs. There are also two campus
chairs, one for each side of the resi
dential areas. The chairs are Margaret
Rada and David Herr. Following the
campus chairs, every hall also has a
chairperson. This chain of command
will hopefully be very effective in
reaching all of the senior class.
April 11 there will be a kick-off
dinner for the senior class campaign,
however, there will be no solicita
tions of funds. The Campaign for St.
Andrews is designed to encourage
maximum support from each senior.
This program involves the commit
ment of seniors to make a three-year
pledge of intent. Pledges may be paid
monthly, quarterly, or annually.
In the Senior Class newsletter
Chairs for Senior Campaign - Scott Gregory, Chris Walker, Abe
VanWingerden and Bill Cox are all doing their part for the Capital
Campaign by serving as the main chairs for the Senior drive. (Photo by
Rooney Coffman)
President Reuschling enthuisastically
stated, “You, the Class of 1991, have
the opportunity to be an inspiration to
future senior classes. What you raise
in both dollars and class participation
in the Class of 1991 will be the goals
which future seniors will be chal
lenged to attain. Our future health as
an institution will rely heavily on the
participation of you as alumni and the
interest of future seniors for whom the
Class of 1991 will be setting the stan
dards of giving and participation.”
The goal of this particular aspect
of the Capital Campaign is not only
monetary but also will add a sense
of pride and a feeling of ownership
for the college. As SGA President
Bill Cox stated, “As a donor you
begin to gain a feeling of ownership
for the college and the programs the
campaign supports. The seniors
should start being an alumni early
and help make the difference for St.
Andrews. Remember, it is easy to
smile when someone is picking your
pocket.”
Seniors are being asked to make
there diploma count by contributing
to the future of the institution.
Not Closing
Continued from Page 1
Gay explains, “Most likely everyone
will have a private who wants one,
they will know before they leave for
the summer.” She explains that they
are waiting to see where the rooms
are filled and those that are needed
for incoming freshmen.
There has also been some discus
sion as to the role of the residence
directors for the upcoming year. It
has been rumoured that there will
only be two directors per quad,
however. Gay nor Anderson-Currie
have any idea as to who’ll remain and
in which halls they will reside. Gay
explains, “The configuration of the
hall will determine who will have a
director and the number of freshmen
who reside there.”
If this idea does twcome a reality,
there will be expected a much stronger
role of responsibility on the students
themselves and the residence assis
tants serving in their respective halls.
The residence assistants that have
been selected and have agreed to
serve the upcoming school year in
clude: Joy Berry of Concord, James
Foster of Albemarle, Nathan Fair
field of Mecklenburg, Mike Pesackis
of Orange, Robert Kiser of Highland,
and Melissa Hubbard of Wilming
ton. Anderson-Currie adds that she is
waiting for the official reply of other
students who have been selected.
Rhinos Benefit Charity,
Gives Proceeds to the
Community
SAGA to Offer
Choice with
New Meal Plan
By John Cohen
Staff Writer
For as long as SAGA has existed,
students have been complaining about
it. Recently, Dean of Students Cyn
thia Greer has responded to these
complaints by giving students a new
option for getting food next year.
Her idea is for students to have a
choice between a 21-meal plan (the
one we have now) or a 15-meal plan.
The new plan, which will be open to
sophomores, juniors, and seniors, will
be much like the meal service we have
now, except that students can only eat
at SAGA fifteen times a week. Also,
students will have the option of sub
stituting a regular meal at SAGA for a
meal at the Gathering Place without
paying extra. The meal must not ex
ceed the cost of a regular meal at
SAGA, otherwise students will have
to pay the difference. The Gathering
Place will also have new hours, which
will include breakfast. These new
hours will be determined later.
There will also be a new way of
checking ID cards next year. Accord
ing to Dean Greer, each time sUidents
enter the cafeteria they will slide their
cards through a computer. Students
will have to show ID’s at ALL meals
regardless of what plan they are on.
As mentioned earlier in this ar-
tide, next year’s incoming fireshper-
sons' and transfers will not have a
choice between meal plans. They will
be required to have the 21-meal plan.
Greer backed this idea up by saying,
“We (the administration) think that
they need to have the experience to
determine what their eating patterns
are before they decide whether they
choose another option.”
The Marriott Corporation will
still be in charge of food service
next year, for both plans. Greer said
that the size of St. Andrews had no
effect on her choosing a plan.
When asked about her opinion
of SAGA the way it is now, Dean
Greer replied, “For the most part,
it’s okay, but you get bored with the
food very easily.” However, she
says that this “ has nothing to do
with the quality of food,” and says
that SAGA is,” good, in compari
son to other places with the Marri
ott Corporation in charge of food
service.” Greer is most pleased with
the staff of SAGA, saying that she,
“likes the willingness of the staff to
be of service to the students.”
According to a survey conducted
by the Marriott Corporation, stu
dents are pretty much pleased with
SAGA. Highest rated by the stu
dents were the friendliness and
speed of the servers. The biggest
problems were the taste of the food,
the cleanliness of the china, and the
fact that the hot entrees were not
always hot.
Greer said that information will
be given to students later this year
in order to help them decide which
meal plan is best for their individual
needs.
Steve Tuchten, the manager of
SAGA, called the plah a “great
idea,” and that “it was something
we should have done years ago.”
He explains that the delay was due
to the lack of money for the com
puters that monitor the system. He
said that if he were a student here,
he would probably choose the new
plan over the current one.
Want to know more
about the Drug and
Alcohol Surveys?
Contact Patty Wilson
in Student Life
By Abe VanWingerden
Staff Writer
On March 2, the Rugby Club spon
sored a party in Orange coutyard.
The party featured campus bands
and supported worthy causes as the
Rugby Club announced that a major
ity of proceeds were to be donated to
various charities within the commu
nity. The party itself was a huge
success as over two hundred and
fifty students and other members of
the community enjoyed the atmos
phere provided by our own student
bands, headlined by Mike Cody’s
Pipe Dreams.
The party raised over eight
hundred dollars for the Rugby Club,
the club decided to donate six hundred
dollars of the proceeds to six differnt
charities. Within the community, one
hundred dollars was donated to the
Wendy Phillips Memorial Fund. The
fund was estabhshed in the memory
of former SGA Vice-President and
Admissions Counselor Wendy Phil
lips. This money is being used to
plant a tree behind Morgan-Jones in
memory of Wendy and her great
service to the college. One hundred
dollars was also donated to the Chris
McConville Memorial Library Book
Fund which was established in
memory of former St. Andrews stu
dent Chris McConville. This money
will be used to purchase a variety of
materials for the DeTamble Library.
Within Laurinburg, one hundred
dollars was donated to the Lau
rinburg Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) which
strives to protect the humanity of
our society towards animals. One
hundred dollars was donated to the
Scotland Literacy Council, an or
ganization that many St. Andrews
students have become involved with.
This organization works to improve
literacy within Scotland County.
One hundred dollars was given to
the Homeless Shelter in Laurinburg
to help with their immediate needs
such as maintenance and extra bed
spaces. Clothes and canned foods
were also collected at the door dur
ing the party and they were also
donated to the Homeless Shelter.
The final one hundred dollars was
donated to the Teen Action Group
which is coordinated by former St.
Andrews Chaplain, Shirley Arnold.
This group promotes drug-free and
alcohol-free activities for teenagers
within Scotland County. Arnold has
incorporated the help of various St.
Andrews students and this money
will be used to assure that her suc
cessful program continues.
The Rugby Club would like to
thank all of those people who at
tended this event to make these
donations possible and the Club
hopes that other organizations will
follow this example. The party was
successful and fun for all who at
tended.
No Kegs
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Students are joining together under
the direction of Hunter to appeal the
decision. However, the possibility of
the decision being overturned is highly
unlikely. Patty Wilson, coordinator of
the campus Wellness Program feels that
alcohol is a serious problem on the St.
Andrews campus. “Upon reading the
survey results we discovered that St.
Andrews is relatively normal compared
to other campuses throughout the na
tion. However, we were disappointed
by the results. We were hoping to be
lower than the norm.”
Wilson pointed out that many col
lege campuses, large and small, are
going dry (no alcohol permitted on
campus). Due to the long-standing lib
eral attitude of St. Andrews, Wilson
realizes that the restrictive practice
could be difficult. She expects much
opposition to the idea. The eventual
goal of St. Andrews to someday be
coming dry will be a hard fought
battle. However, Wilson feels it is a
realistic goal that can be attained
within the next five years. She hopes
to decreased the opposition by edu
cating students about the harmful
effects of alcohol and gradually plac
ing restrictions until there is no alco
hol altogether. “The decision for no
kegs this year is a rather strong move,
however, I feel we are moving in a
very positive direction toward our
desired goal.”
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