Week Of February 23, 2004
Lance News
The Magnificent Maxwell shows his personality.
Around the Barn
Jamie Link and Kristina
Anthes
The Lance
IDA Show on Valentines Day
February 14th, 2004 dawned as
cold, wet, dreary day. Despite
calls for mild precipitation by
all weathermen the rain started
in the early morning and lasted
throughout the day. This
weather did not stop St.
Andrews and the visiting dres
sage teams from participating in
their scheduled IDA show.
Jackie Dwelle, the SAPC dres
sage coach, was very proud of
how everyone pitched in to help
on such a miserable day. “I
think it was great how all of the
SAPC students, and even some
Virginia Intermont riders,
pitched in to move the (dres
sage) ring (to the covered
arena) at the last moment.”
Despite this cold weather, the St
Andrew’s Dressage Team rode
very well. Sara Pochwat had a
very nice ride on Nick and
placed fourth in Training Level
Test 3. Erin Cooper had a very
nice consistent ride on Hank,
earning her a Fourth Place rib
bon in Training Level Test 1.
In the Intro level. Season
Kinkead placed fourth riding
Jeb and Melanie Goodstein
acquired a second place ribbon
riding Delli. Congratulations
St. Andrews Riders!
Everyone Beware!!
There have been numerous
sightings of a .white mini-van at
the St. Andrew’s Equestrian
Center. The mini van itself has
been proven to be quite friendly
and compliant until spooked.
The antagonist that tends to set
off the fight or flight responses
from the mini van is any vehi
cle that exceeds a set speed
limit. It could be detrimental if
you were to exceed the 15 mph
speed limit set up for the St.
Andrew’s Equestrian Center’s
driveway. I know it is tempt
ing, especially with as long and
windy as this lane is, but please
be aware of the hazards that
could occur if the owner of this
conspicuous white mini-van
were to discover this heinous
deed.
The Magnificent Maxwell!
Everyone welcome the
new Therapeutic Riding Horse
to the Ride Like a Knight
Program... Max A. Million!
This magnificent heap of horse
has seen the world. He started
his eventful life as a talented
dressage contender. Over the
years, and through all of his
aches and pains, he has finally
found his niche. He is now
helping riders in the Ride Like
a Knight program here at
SAPC. He is a treasured addi
tion to our program and we feel
so honored to have the privilege
of working with him.
Max A. Million, our
savvy therapeutic horse! Our
very own Jackie Dwelle is
Max’s personal trainer and part
ner. Last year they completed
their first level of Partnership in
the Pat Parelli’s Natural
Horsemanship program and
have jut recently completed
their second level of Harmony.
Maxwell had his debut perfor
mance during a therapeutic rid
ing lesson with adults on
Monday, February 16th. He was
the Star of the Day! He patient
ly stood at the mounting ramp,
even though he is not terribly
fond of this area, while his stu
dent slowly.
Reaction
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of the students than in
the past.
St. Andrews
policies recognize deal-
er-suppliers as one of
the more dangerous ele
ments of the realities of
college drug use, which
is reflected in the
Saltire. As stated in The
Saltire, on pages 50 and
51: first offense of
schedule III through VI
(marijuana, pentobarbi
tal, codeine, etc.) nar
cotics will result in a
“suspension” from St.
Andrews. “At the
Dean’s discretion the
suspension may be held
in abeyance for a year
and the student allowed
to return to campus
once a professional rec
ommendation is made”.
First offenses of posses
sion of schedule I or II
(heroin, mescaline,
cocaine, etc.) narcotics
will result in suspen
sion. The first offense
of trafficking schedule I
through VI narcotics
will result in dismissal.
These policies are
applied as stated, to
ensure fairness and
equality for all students.
Typically, if a student is
caught with possession
of a schedule III
through VI narcotic, but
exhibits strong potential
for rehabilitation, the
individual may be
allowed to continue
enrollment at St.
Andrews, with struc
tured guidelines.
Glenn Batten
affirms the administra
tion’s policy by stating:
“St. Andrews is an insti
tution of the church.”
As such, the school pro
vides students with an
“opportunity to over
come problems and
learn from mistakes.”
He adds that rehab
attempted while keeping
up with the demands of
school is difficult. Only
if it is demonstrated to
be healthy for all those
involved will the indi
vidual be allowed to
continue enrollment.
The ultimate
goal of St. Andrews’
drug policy is to deter
destructive life-long
habits.
Edward Gomez, left, is joined by his mother and Writer-In-Residence Ron Bayes in posing
with the bust of Sam Ragan during the 23rd Annual Sam Ragan Fine Arts Awards.
Gomez
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speaks to the scope and depth that
Gomez’s accomplishments cover. For
the past decade, there have been at
least three award winners each year.
This year, all credit went to Edward
Gomez.
The subject he covered in his
acceptance speech was “Some
Thoughts on Culture and Education
in These Times.” Yes, they were liter
ally just some of his thoughts on the
topic, straight out of his journals, but
they gathered into an acutely obser
vant, cutting and thorough speech.
No one could have left the awards
with a lack of clarity on Gomez’s
feelings about the war on Iraq or the
minimizing of government funding
for the arts. He also spoke on some of
his curiosities about what’s happen
ing in the public mind that created
and continues to drive the
makeover/reality TV phenomenon
(Why are we so concerned about
renewing appearances? Why don’t
we pay closer attention to real reali
ty?) In my opinion, one of the most
important points he spoke on was the
value of attention paid to foreign
press in times of questionable politi
cal activity. As proud as the US is of
its press (and everything else
American), it is biased and often
exclusive to certain political slants.
We are not necessarily getting all the
news or the most complete news. It is
necessary that we also look to report
ing from outside this country in order
to get the most honest and inclusive
perspective on national and interna
tional relations and events.
Although his speech ran a lit
tle too in-depth for some, it was the
most direct and critically sound
address to some of the imminent
social problems this country faces
that I’ve heard at this college. I was
thankful for someone so articulate
and well-researched to publicly ques
tion the actions of our government at
a time when many people are still in
the dark about the goings-on in the
name of the American people.
Regardless of pohtical stance,
Edward Gomez brought up a lot of
issues that all voters need to consider
and evaluate in this election year.
If you’re interested in reading
the kind of work Gomez does, check
out his column, “World Views” on
the news website, www.sfgate.com.
His writing can be found in the
Columnists list under Edward M.
Gomez.