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The University Players will
present the famous romantic
comedy Bus Stop as its next
major production for the
coming semester. A con
temporary American classic,
Bus Stop is the story of eight
people stranded in a howling
snowstorm. One of these
people is Cheri, a young
nightclub singer, who has
been pursued, made love to,
and finally kidnapped by a 21-
year old cowboy. Bo Decker,
who is determined to marry
her. Bus Stop was made into a
highly successful film which
starred Marily Monroe as
Cheri. Auditions for the
University Players
producticn will be held on
Wednesday, January 19 at
7:30 p.m. in the Little
Theatre.
There are roles in the play
for five men and three
women. In addition to the
roles of Cheri and Bo, the cast
includes Elma Duckworth, a
teen-aged waitress; Grace, in
her thirties and owner of the
bus stop restaurant; Will
Masters, a sheriff; Dr.
Gerald Lyman, a former
college professor; Carl, the
bus driver; and Virgil
Blessing, a ranch hand and
Bo’s sidekick. All roles are
open, and everyone in the
University family, both
students and faculty, are
urged to audition.
Bus Stop will be directed by
Shawn Smith. Kenneth L.
Lanier will serve as
production stage manager,
and sets and lights will be
designed by David Raper.
Performances for the play
will be in late February.
A Gospel Choir
At Last
Rita Carroll
An exciting thing has come
to ECSU. It’s a gospel choir-
The Afro American Gospel
Choir in fact. The choir’s title
is designed with a purpose in
mind-to keep our black
heritage.
The choir’s primary design,
as stated by Mrs. Dorothy
Smith , sponsor advisor, is
“To serve and represent the
university and to uphold its
ideals, goals, purposes and
philosophy.Our repetore will
include hymns, gospelan-
thems, spirituals and gospel
music.”
Renovations
in
Moore Hall
Jacqueline Godfrey
Moore Hall, one of the
buildings of our campus is
now in the process of being
renovated. It is presently
receiving some changes that
it desperatly needs.
Some of the changes that
are taking place are the new
fire doors and bathrooms.
The lobby and hallways will
also be enhanced.
Each floor will have one
men’s and one women’s
restroom which will make the
situation more convenient.
The restroom facilities were
in dire need of repair.
Another change will be the
carpeting that will be added
in the classrooms. Mr.
McLean stated that “Six of
the classrooms have already
been carpeted and the rest
should be carpeted over the
Christmas Holiday. He also
added that, “The purpose of
these renovations are to
jenhance the academic at
mosphere and to advise
students with academic
facilities which are more
conducing to learning.”
Surveys are conducted
periodically by faculty, staff,
students and the Chancellor
to determine what changes
are needed. Mr. McLean also
stated that “Basically more
student imput is the deciding
factor.”
Funds for these renovations
are supported by State Ap-
propiations and Student fees,
but State Appropiations is the
major source. The ap
proximate cost of the
renovations in Moore Hall
should be around $90,000.
Another change that will
take place in the near future
is the drainage project, which
will begin within the next 2 to
3 months.
Greetings from
Dr. Bostvell
There was once a fat man
named Claus, Who said as he
screwed up his jaws, “For
Christmas this year. I’m
bringing good cheer, Boz’s
head will be ’bossed in
Bengal.’’
Merry Christmas, Students
W.D. Boswell
Other black universities
and colleges such as Howard
University, Hampton In
stitute, and Norfolk State
University have had such an
activity as this for a long
while. ECSU’s gospel choir is
just starting out, but we can
expect great things from it.
The choir was organized in
September of ’82. The officers
include Rodney Adams-
director, George Edmonds-
pianist and accompianist,
Dorothey Smith, Robert
Thomas, Marian Mitchell,
Willett Oliver-Advisors. The
organizers of the choirare
faculty members. From the
Music Department, Dr. Edna
Davis and Mr. Billy Hines
serve on the Board of
Directors.
The organizers met with
the Music Department, Dr.
Harry Ghee(Vice Chancellor
of Fiscal Affairs), and Rev.
John Trotman(Campus
Minister and Director of
Religious activities) to gain
official recognition for the
Viewpoint
Walking Utensils
R j. Walker
The S.G.A. is veery con
cerned about the disap
pearance of a large number
of utensils from our cafeteria.
It appears that time after
time cups, spoons, forks and
other utensils become part of
out students own personal
collection. In the past, The
S.G.A. has attempted to get
these things back to the
cafeteria, but weren’t to
successful. We must all take
into consideration that these
are University owned items
and should remain in the
cafeteria for daily meal
purposes. We all should
adhere to this and let these
items remain in their rightful
place.
S.G.A. president, Charlenzo
Belcher says,“ Those
students who have these
things in their rooms should
return these utensils to the
cafeteria, for the shortage of
these utensils causes
problems. Not enough cups
and other utensils cause us to
have to wait at mealtime
while available ones are
washed and put out for use.”
Finally, this shortage in
cafeteria items could easily
affect us, if these items
constantly keep disap
pearing, then there will be a
need for new ones. This in
turn will lead to higher ex
penses for us.
Let’s all show how
responsible we are and return
any utnesils we may have
which belong to the cafeteria.
It will be greatly appreciated
by the S.G.A., the cafeteria
workers and all conserned
students.
group. This choir was ap
proved by the SGA and Dr.
Harry Ghee as an ex
tra vurricular activity, but
will not conflict with any
university function and/or
programs.
The choir has ap
proximately twenty-five
members. It is student
oriented and directed.
Members are still being
recruited,. so anyone in
terested in joining thechoir
should contact any of the
officers. The choir rehearses
every Monday and Thursday
evening. They are urging as
many people as possible to
join.
Be on the look out for this
group, because they will be
singing their hearts out. So let
us give them all our support
and help make this new
campus musical group a
success.
Campus Crime
Gwen Nixon
A campus should provide a
residence with security
surroundings. Crimes that
occur on campus are not
specifically caused by per
sons who are not residents,
but by those who reside there.
According to residents in
the eight dorms and dor
mitories on campus, someone
is continuously being vic
timized by some mischievous
person. Crimes usually take
place when someone has
carelessly left their door
opened or unlocked and often
when a large number of
residents are attending social
events. It is a complaint of
some residents that their
locks on the doors are not
secure.
Crime on campus is not
limited to the residents. Often
buildings and vending
machines are broken into.
When this occurs the entire
student body is at fault. As a
result, the loses and damages
are taken out on the students
which is one of the many
reasons why tuition fees in
crease.
In my opinion, people
should appreciate the
University enough to protect
it and voice their opinions
about what’s happening
around them.'