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CAMPUS LIFE inurssday, March 24,1994 Dear Gabby Academy Opening Next Fall Dear Gabby, My brother has been sleep ing in my room back home. I wouldn't mind, except that he feels it's more convenient to bring in his clothes, stereo and posters as well. My parents dont seem to mind since he'll give it up as soon as I come back. I am furious, however. What do you think I should do? Sincerely, Squelched Out Dear Squelched, I've had this problem my self. I'd try tell your parents that you need your own ^ace at home. A space that is definitely yours. You should also try talking to your brother about fte problem. If that doesn't work, you could always take all of his stuff and put it back in his room. My sister moved into my room at home, and went through all of my stuff. I didn't really care about that, because I knew she was nosy, so I had taken all in criminating objects and papers to school with me. But after ^ that, it turned out she just missed me, and that's why she did it. It could be the same with your brother. Gabby Dear Gabby, I'm still afraid of the dark, and I'm 21 years old. It's embarassing, but still I am terri fied to waUc down a dark hall, even just to go to the bathroom! What can I do? Shadowdodger Dear Shadowdodger, With the increase of crime around Laurinburg, you should be scared. Your fear shows that you are a rational individual with a healthy respect for the dangers of life, but there are a few tl^gs that may help with your humiliat ing problem: a) Get mace, carry it around with you. b) Go to the bathroom before you go to bed. c) Get a friend to sleep with k-j., you, besides feeling safe, it's nice to snuggle. d) Finally, leave your shade M when you go to sleep. . f Tlie lights outside are , bright enough to wake up the dead. Good Luck! Gabby Dear Gabby, How come the pasture's al ways greener on the other side? How come ail of the good men are either taken, gay, or sport big noses? Why do the clouds always come out when you finally get out of class and into your bathing suit? How come classes are always can celled on tiie one hungover morn ing you force yourself from the grasp of the b^ covers? How come the power goes out during your favorite TV program? Why do I write to these stupid advice columns? Stupified Dear Stupified, In the paraphrased immortal St. Andrews will open a pro gram next fall that will allow aca demically advanced students to replace their senior year in high school with a first year of college. Called the St. Andrews Acad emy, the early college entrance program will be one of few in the United States that provide a resi dential community learning ex perience within the setting of a college campus. The Academy is designed for highly motivated stu dents whose intellectual and so cial needs are not fully met by high school advanced placement classes and part-time college courses. To qualify for admittance, students must have Scholastic Aptitude Test scores in the top 20 percent nationally and a grade point average in the top 20 per cent of their high school class. Academy students wUl be fully matriculated undergraduates with fieshman status at St. Andrews. They will take classes with other college students, generally carry ing a course load of 15 to 18 credits per term. Credit will be given for college and advanced placement courses taken before entering the Academy. Like all St. Andrews students, those in the Academy will have the opportu nity to study abroad during the college ’ s month-long winter term in January. Two routes are available for obtaining a high school diploma while completing the first year of college at St. Andrews. Students can arrange, with assistance fix)m Academy staff, to receive a di ploma from their home high schools. Or, they can apply for a diploma firom the N.C. Depart ment of Education after comple tion of 24 college credit hours. Although St. Andrews officials say they hope many of the Acad emy students will choose to finish their undergraduate degrees at the Laurinburg college, one of the advantages of the program is that it will place students in a more competitive position for getting into any college or university they might select. Smoking in the Cafeteria? A number of students told the student senate last week that they want action taken to enforce the smoking policy in the St. Andrews Cafeteria. Smoking is currently allowed behind the sec ond column from the back of the cafeteria to the emergency door and over to the edge of the carpet. Mike Lessig, a three-term senate representative, said "We BY SHAD LUEDKE policies." The majority of the mem bers disagreed. A survey, the third in three years, is being dissemi nated to elicit student opinions on smoking in the cafeteria. In addi tion, the survey is being used to gather potential solutions to end the smoking outside of the smok ing areas. "Previous surveys made it very clear what the students want - a designated area in the comer of the cafeteria. We currently have that. Instead of rehashing old issues, the senate needs to take an active effort towards enforcement" Some members of the senate said that as quickly as no-smok ing signs are put up, someone takes them down. They proposed "It (smoking outside of the empathise with the disturbed stu- designated areas) is plainly the that placing table tents which des- dents. However, our job is to product of inconsiderate people, ignate smoking tables may be a not dissatisfaction with the viable solution. Others said they policy," stated Shad Luedke, former member of the senate. make college policies, not enforce them. I believe our agenda i? better served not reconsidering our will look into the possibility of eating outside now that the weather is improving. CONGRAT ULATIONS! The 1994-95 Resident Assistants are: Albemarle Mecklenburg Mike Howard Kellam Parks Concord Orange Jen Jo Inman Kevin O'Connor Granville Wilmington Abbie Dondanville Jennifer Forrester Highland Winston-Salem Denise Thomas Rob Perron
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