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St. Andrews’
Newspaper
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Vol. 30, No. 3
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Laurinburg, N.C.
Nov. 22. 1991
Reuschling; Enrollment a Factor In Rlgelfs Departure
Heather Lyn Gupton
Editor
Declining enrollment is one
of the primary reasons for Joe
Rigell’s departure as Admis
sions director, according to St.
Andrews President Thomas L.
Reuschling.
On Nov. 7, Reuschling sent
out a memorandum stating that
Thomas Benson, vice-presi-
dent and dean of the college,
would replace Rigell as head of
the Admissions office, effec
tive immediately. This admin
istrative move was made
without fanfare or forewarn
ing, and all the factors sur
rounding Reuschling’s
decision are still not known.
Reuschling would also not
clarify if Rigell was
terminated,was asked to resign,
or resigned of his own voli
tion. However, Rigell said he
resigned, effective Nov. 6 but
added, “I’ll be receiving a pay
check through January.
Reuschling and Benson asked
me to help with the transi
tion.” Reuschling would not
confirm that Rigell will con
tinue being paid, but did say,
‘7oe will be available until the
first of the year, and has ex
pressed a desire to continue
helping.”
According to Reuschling,
the decision to remove Rigell
as head of admissions was his
alone, and not prompted by
any external pressure from the
Faculty Executive Committee
(FEC) or St. Andrews’ Board
of Trustees. “I think that it is
fair to say that this was my
decision. If you see an oppor
tunity to improve things, then
you must take it, “ Reuschling
said in a Nov. 7 interview with
The Lance.
Board of Trustees Chair
man James Holshouser con
ceded that the decision was
Reuschling’s alone, but coiild
not say for certain that
Reuschling hadn’t responded
to pressure from individual
board or faculty
members .Holshouser said that
as chairman of the Board of
Trustees, “I [feel I] have a very
strong role in policy, but not in
administrative decisions.”
Drops in enrollment levels
have been a big concem of
students, faculty, staff and ad
ministration since last spring
when college Registrar James
Stephens predicted that St.
Andrews would experience a
decrease in enrollment figures
for the 1991-1992 academic
school year. In an October
1991 interview with TheLance,
^igdt^aid;'“To'improve re
cruitment is to improve stu
dent satisfaction. Morale on
campus needs to be high in
order to sell the college.”
In a Nov. 14 interview with
The Lance, Rigell said his con
tract stipulated that his contin
ued employment at the college
was contingent upon whether
or not he produced an increase
in enrollment figures, and that
he could, at any time, be termi
nated by the president for that
or any other reason. “As ad
missions director I understood
that [improved] enrollment
was the stipulation of my [keep
ing my] job. I knew that the
President was under extreme
pressure to turn around num
bers [of enrollment]. When we
met in January, Reuschling was
worried about enrollment,”
Rigell said.
When questioned whether
his departure was solely be
cause of enrollment problems,
Rigell said, “Anytime you make
a change in personnel it’s not
just for one reason.” When
asked whether Rigell’s depar-
Retischltng
ture was the result of factors
other than enrollment,
Reuschling refused to com
ment. When Reuschling was
questioned about other poten-
See Rigell on page 10
Admissions Recruitment Video Will Be Completed in December
Heather Lyn Gupton
Editor
In an effort to augment drop
ping enrollment at St. Andrews,
the school has enlisted the aid of
MediaLinks Limited of Greens
boro to compile a recruitment
video.
MediaLinks finished six days
worth of professional crew film-
ii^ at the beginning ofNovem-
ber, and has proposed to
complete the video by Decem
ber. MediaLinks will also use
pre-recorded footage firom a
Development video, and incor
porate it with new footage that
is more admissions-oriented.
The video is an attempt to illus
trate the strong ethnic and cul
tural diversity on the St.
Andrews campus. According to
Jennifer Wo^ward, head of
admissions publications, the
purpose of the video is to show
how students and faculty are
involved.
“Basically we’re trying to
show relationships in the
core of the college. What
we’re trying to get across is
our personality. We tried
to get across the teacher/stu
dent interaction,” Woodward
said.
Ideally, MediaLinks
hopes that the com
pleted video will
blend beauty with
substanu”and will
allow the viewer to
see St. Andrews year-
round.
TTie video, which will consist
of about 7-12 minutes of actual
film when finished, will be the
finait of 10 hours of video and
audio- tqxd interviews with sm-
dents, fa^ty and graduates. Ad
missions plans to utilize the video
during coU^fairs, open houses,
receptions, and possibly on the
road with admissions counsel
ors as weU.
The final produa will, ac
cording to a MediaLinks pro
posal, be a combination of
background interviews, video
taped interviews, natural sound
in classroom and other loca
tions, as well as ambient souixi
on existing videotape fix>tage.
The tape will also include mu
sic which was recorded during
rehearsals and performances on
the campus.
Woodward said that the
admissions office plans to put
together a video showing for
both students and faculty after
its completion in December.
Ideally, MediaLinks hopes
that the completed video will
blend “beauty with substance,”
and will allow the vie wer to see
St. Andrews year-round.
“I think that it’s really going
to show our persondity,”
Woodward said.
W.S.A.R Organizers Begin Talcing Steps Toward Getting Bacl on tiie Air
The group has tentatively
Stuart Joseph
Staff Writer
“Just a’ lookin’ for a home,
just a’ lookin’ for a home” was
the lament of the boll weevil,
and seems to be the same tune
by W.S. AP, St Andrews’
campus radio station.
Now, however, things are
looking up. Accoring to Tim
Freeman, director of Student
Life, “TTie radio station is a
valuable asset to St. Andrews
and wc will try to find a space
for it All the students have to
do b to come up with a plan
and to present it to us.”
According to Freeman, the
plan would need to include the
goals of the station, potential
operational hours, and require
ments such as space needed. In
addition to these requirements,
the students would have to take
an inventory of W.S.A.P.’s
current equipment and record
ings, which are presendy in
storage.
Since the previous article
appearedin TheLance, W.S. AP.
has held two meetings ^d
elected officers.At the meeting
held on Nov. 13 it was decided
to implement Freeman’s
requests.Theinterim-eleaedof-
ficers are: Joey Smith, presi
dent; Melissa Reece,
vice-president; Kim Biglin and
Tom Lawley, treasurers.
set-up a broadcast schedule,
and plan to be on the air Sun
day through Thursday firom 7
p.m. to 11 p.m. “We will work
on an abbreviated schedule
first, and then expand, “ said
the group’s faculty advisor,
Beverle Bloch.
The limited on-air time will
enable the station to gedts feet
wet and let the St. Andrews
commtuiity get used to having
a radio station again. The
station’s ultimate goal is to
implement an over-the-air sta
tion which would broadcast
twenty-four hours a day, seven
days a week to serve the needs
of the students.
There will be a survey given
to find-out what type of pro
gramming students would pre
fer from the revived radio
station. The survey form will
also include an informational
space so that those students
who would Hke to get involved
in the station may fill the form
out for later qontact. All sorts
of personnel will be needed,
from disk jockeys to program
mers, and especially technical
help.
Technical support is es
sential at this point since it
is important to find out
what type of equipment is
needed to put W.S.A.P.
back on the air.
Another difficulty the
group is facing is what type of
broadcasting W.S. A.P. will be
able to do. Options include
cable, carrier current, or over
the air. Both carrier current
and cable have been use before
by W.S.A.P. However, cable
broadcasting has its limitations
since the signal is broadcast
over the existing cable system.
In order to receive the cablc
signal, a person must hook his
or her raio up to the cablc, or
play the station through their
television. This was the
method used by W.S.A.P. in
its last incarnation, and it
See WSAP on page 12
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