’’Cerebral Fusion:"
An Open
Playground for
Your Mind
By Terra McVoy
When St. Andrews alumnus
Will Ray began putting together a
collection of writings with his
friends Pepe Miranda and Chris
Moyles -published sporadically
throughout the semester and
dubbed "Cerebral Fusion"- they
were attempting to create a forum
of communication for all St.
Andrews students, "/^..cornu
copia of...5omething," was how
Ray put it to me on the phone.
Over a year later the publi
cation has been relatively suc
cessful in that attempt, combining
philosophical, creative and
commentative material from both
students and faculty in a unique
yet objective manner. "The hardest
thing is getting people off their a-
-es to do anything," Ray said
candidly. He hopes that many
people will continue to write and
submit pieces to "Fusion," re
gardless of the content, point of
view, or genre.
"If I had enough material to
get an issue out every month, it'd
be wonderful," he told me. "It
doesn't matter what perspective;
left-wing or right-wing...We just
Want to keep it totally open to
everyone." (Cont. p. 3)
Bits &
Chunks
The St. Andrews College Pipe Band
won first place in Grade IV pipe band
competition at the Loch Norman
^ighland Games. Bill Caudill was
selected "Piper of the Day" and he
received first prize in march and
)iobaireachd competition in the open
(professional category) as well as third
3rize in strathspey and reel.
In her first competition ever, Anne
Caudill finished first in the amateur
tenor drum.
Courtney Pate was second in Grade
II piobaireachd. Chris Cackettranked
fourth in Grade IV march, and Mary
Wallace ranked third in Grade III march.
The Pipe Band has finished in the
)rize list in every contest entered this
year.
Lacrosse
In its first season at St. Andrews,
the lacrosse team won 10 games anc
Jost only one. The team's excellent
record ranked them fourth nationally in
NCAA Division II play.
St. Andrews added lacrosse to the
athletic program this year and hirec
Bruce Meierdiercks, former coach at
Santa Clara University in California,
as head coach.
EVANS AND PARKS ARE NAMED
"STUDENTS OF THE MONTH”
SIXTEEN TO
JOIN WHO’S
WHO
Communications
Sixteen St. Andrews students
will be listed in the 1995 edition
of "Who's Who Among Students
in American Universities and
Colleges." They join an elite
group of students selected from
more than 1,800 institutions of
higher learning in all 50 states,
the District of Columbia, and
several foreign nations.
Outstanding student leaders
have been honored in the national
directory since it was first
published in 1934. Selection is
based on academic achievement,
service to the community,
leadership in extracurricular
activites and potential for
continued success.
Students named this year from
St Andrews are:.
Melissa R. Ambler, a senior
biology and chemistry major.
Ambler is the historian of Tri-
Beta Biological Honors Society,
president of .the Chemistry and
Other Sciences Club, and
chief lab assistant for SA's
after-hours lab program.
Andria C. Brodhun is a
senior history major with a
minor in Asian studies.
Brodhun is a member of the
History Club and the
Highlander Society. She was
also selected as the St.
Andrews exchange student to
Sterling University.
Other honors have included
National Dean's List,
Sophomore Honors, St
Andrews General Honors,
Outstanding Freshman
Award, and Outstanding
Academic Achievement
While a College Athlete.
Elizabeth Daniel is a
senior majoring in biology
with a minor in chemistry.
She is a member of Tri-Beta,
Alpha Chi Honor Society, the
rugby club and the swim club.
Sarah Daniel is a senior
double majoring in
psychology and biology.
(continued on p. 4)
STUDENT
ELECTIONS HELD
Communications
A committee of deans and
division chairs at St Andrews has
named Susie Evans and Kellam
Parks "Students of the Month."
Both Evans and Parks are
juniors. They were selected as
"Students of the Month" because
each has written and presented a
junior integrative paper for the
S.A. General Honors program,
based on their work in special
honors courses taken throughout
their freshman and sophomore
years and on community service
projects.
Evans is majoring in Spanish
education and history. She is a
member of the Highlander
Society, a peer facilitator with
PATHWAYS, and is a member of
Alpha Chi honor society and the St
Andrews Honor Society.
Parks is currently president of the
Debate Club, co-president of the
Philosophy Symposium, a member of
the Highlander Society, and RA of
Mecklenburg. He, too, is a member of
Alpha Chi and the St. Andrews Honor
Society.
Evans' paper discussed the value of
community. The theme of Parks
General Honors paper was "work and
play technologically". For community
service. Parks worked with Scotia
Village and Evans volunteered with
the Central Primary School.
Managing to overcome
former violations in the ballot
counting process, the St Andrews
Board of Elections again held a
vote for Student Government
positions.
According to a memo sent by
the Student-Faculty Appelate
Court, the Board of Elections
failed to follow proper procedure
and violated sections G and H of
the "Election Board and
Procedures" set forth in The
Saltire.
The original election was
"vacated" and the board was
ordered to hold a new election
before April 30. A representative
from Court was to oversee the
new elections.
The results of the new
election are as follows:
CSO President-Byron Sellars;
CSO Vice President-Adrian
Martin; CSOTreasurer-Lewis
Beatty; SGA President-
Kellam Parks; SGA Vice
President-Lauren
Schumacher, SGATreasurer-
KimRibaudo; SAU President-
Susie Evans; SAU Vice
President-Debbie Messmer,
Attorney General-Leslie Leaf;
Student Defense Council-
Lindsey Purvis; Student-
Faculty Hearing Court-
Colleen Cunningham, Murrell
Timmons (Continued p. 4)