The Compass
Thursday September 20, 2001
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Campus News ^
NEW TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
BOND DOLLARS IN USE ON CAMPUS
Jessica Barrier
White_dov@hotmail.com
“How many tickets have I re
ceived?” That may be a question you will
want to keep asking yourself since ticket
fines on campus have just increased.
Elizabeth City State University has not
had a fine increase in nearly a decade,
and our fines have been the second
lowest in the University of North Caro
lina system. The lowest fines are at
Fayetteville State University. Campus
Police hope that boosting these regula
tions and fines will deter individuals from
continually breaking parking and traffic
regulations on campus.
Officer Eddie Crawford is the
Parking Control Officer for ECSU. He
has written as many as 50-75 tickets on
a single day and says, “During the last
year [2000-2001] I ticketed about 2000
people total.” He explained that most of
the tickets he writes are for repeated
offenders and that some students have
accumulated fines up to 200 dollars. Not
only students break the parking policies;
staff members break these policies as
well. Campus Police provided records
from last year that shows there were
roughly 1,100 cars and about 1,500
parking spaces on campus. Both
Crawford and Chief George Mountain
feel that if individuals would just “park
and walk to class,” there would be fewer
violations and more than adequate
parking on campus. At other universities
in the UNC system, it is not possible for
students to drive to each class. For
instance, at East Carolina University the
freshman parking lot is off campus and over
a mile to many of the classes and dorms.
The students have to park either in their
specified lot or at their dorm and walk. Why
should we not expect to do the same?
In addition to the new fine increases,
there are important regulations being
enforced on campus. According to Chapter
20 of the General Statutes, the university is
considered a Public Vehicular Area (PVA).
The citations violators receive may go
beyond a regular campus ticket. These
citations are called uniform citations and
could add points to your driver’s license.
Officer John Simpson explains that if you
are ticketed for reckless driving on campus
four points could be added to your license
and three points could be added if you are
caught running through a stop sign. Officer
Simpson warns, “Points on your driver’s
license can increase your insurance pay
ments by 65 dollars or more per point for
three years.” Also, according to the regula
tions regarding a PVA you can be ticketed
on campus for parking in a fire lane, ex
ceeding safe speed (since the speed limit is
15 mph, 30 mph on campus is considered
reckless driving), leaying your vehicle
unattended with the engine running, or
unsafe movement violations. Backing out
without first looking c6n be considered an
unsafe movement violation.
Perhaps these new regulations will
help to cut back on repeated offenses,
decrease parking dilemmas, and increase
traffic safety on campus. Then maybe you
will never have to ask yourself, “How many
tickets have I received?”
The Maynard Scholars
WHO’S WHO AMONG YOU?
Enoch Bond
Ebond008@collegeclub.com
Maybe you sit beside one of them
in class. More than likely you have
passed one of them walking on campus.
As a matter of fact, one of them could
even be your roommate. Yet, do you
really know who or what a Maynard
Scholar is? Like most people, you
probably have no clue, unless, of
coarse, you are one! What is a Maynard
Scholar? What is this program about?
The Maynard Scholar Program was
begun in the Spring Semester of 2001
here at Elizabeth City State University
with the intention of continuing the
University’s legacy of producing extraor
dinary individuals in the field of teacher
education. Mr. James Maynard, Chair of
Investors Management Corporation,
provided the resources for this program.
In order to be selected as a member of
the Maynard Scholars, one must have
an outstanding student profile, have an
interest in education, and have a current
grade point average of 3.0.
Who are the Maynard Scholars?
They are a group of fifteen students, ten
females and five males, of whom all view
acquiring the skills to teaching as their
chief responsibility, and as they prepared
to meet the ever increasing needs of
students and citizens of the state, nation,
and the world.
The Inaugural Maynard Scholars
are: Enoch Bond, Sabrina Brown,
Dennis Chapman, Kyra Funderburk,
James Futrell, Jonelle Graham, Marcus
Hilliard, Francis Holley, Kimberly Jones,
Antonio Midgette, Latia Payton, Kristie
McKeith Cordell
mckcordell@hotmail.com
Last November T*', Elizabeth
City State University’s student voters
not only placed votes for the presi
dent of the United States, but also for
the Bond Referendum. This Bond
was 4.6 billion dollars and was
proposed to help colleges and
universities in North Carolina by
giving them funds to upgrade living
conditions in the dormitories and to
better their ability to educate by
improving equipment. The Bond
Referendum was passed and Eliza
beth City State University has al
ready begun to put the funding to
use. During the months of June and
July of 2001, Wamack hall was the
first to receive reconstruction. New
desks, beds, dressers, and chairs
were moved into the three-story
dormitory.
Wamack hall was built in 1969
and has not been renovated since
1981. According to many students,
this was “long overdue.” Along with
the new items for students’ rooms,
the dormitory also received air
conditioners for their second and
third floor lobbies. Wamack’s resi
dence director, Mr. Arvin Mullen said
that he believes that the change is
for the better. Mullen also said, “The
new furniture adds a new appearance
to the building. After being here four
years I’ve noticed that parents were vei
pleased, as well as the new students
who came in.” Mullen says new furnitun
will be added to all lobbies in Wamack
soon.
Reggie Midgett, an ECSU fresh
man from Johnson County, NC, said,
“The rooms looked better than what 1
expected them to look like.” Freshman
Corey Freeman of Winston Salem, NC
agreed and added that he would like to
see more renovations for the coming j
years. Freshman Anthony Hinnant, frod'
Rocky Mount, NC had this to say abouli
the newly furnished rooms, “There is a
lot of room here. I thought the rooms
were going to be small and barely
furnished. I liked the furniture a lot.”
Mr. Bruce Boyd, Assistant Directoi
of Residence Life for Assignments and
Facilities, said, “We’re hoping to renova
all our existing buildings, and we also
plan to bring a new building on line hef
soon.” When asked why new furniture
was the first priority on campus insteac
of air conditioning Mitchell-Lewis, Bias,
and Wamack hall Mr. Boyd said, “We
recognized air conditioning and we Wi
add it as a part of the wholesale renovi
tion. Our goal is to have all of our facili
ties air conditioned.” Boyd concluded
saying that air conditioning will be in
stalled by the remaining funds of the
Bond Referendum.
New Furniture In Wamack Hall
GIVING BLOOD NOW?
Privott, Tiffany Sutton, Felicia Vickers, and
Airiel Whitaker. The Maynard Scholars
contribute most of their success to three
individuals: Dr. Charles Cherry, Dr. Paul
Viltz, and Dr. Miles Fisher, all of whom have
invested a great deal of time and energy to
helping prepare these students to make a
lasting impression in the areas of elemen
tary, middle, secondary, and special educa
tion.
What activities have the Maynard
Scholars participated in this year? These
phenomenal students are receiving faculty
mentoring, maximizing utilization of Univer-
sity-wide Services and resources and
cultural enrichment. As part of their cultural
enrichment, the Maynard Scholars visited
Washington D.C. While in Washington, the
students visited the Executive, Legislative,
and Judicial Branches of the Federal Gov
ernment. The Maynard Scholars also visited
other cultural sites to make them aware of
the responsibility that they have for teach
ing the historical truths of our Nation.
When asked, “what have she enjoyed
about being a Maynard Scholar,” Sabrina
Brown said, “the Maynard Scholars Program
is inspiring, motivating, interesting, and fun
all at the same time. Dr. Viltz, Dr. Cherry,
and Dr Fisher, were very beneficial to my
freshman year at Elizabeth City State
University. They have done and will do
whatever it takes to prepare us for the
wonderful world of teaching.”
During the Spring 2002 Semester an
additional fifteen students will be chosen
to participate in the program. Look for
more details on the teacher education
website: http://tep.ecsu.edu. Who knows,
the next Maynard Scholar could be you!
Elizabeth A. Martins
Eamartins@mail.ecsu.edu
Last Academic Year, Elizabeth
City State University held many
American Red Cross blood drives.
Participants and donors, whether
they were able to donate blood or
not, received complimentary snacks.
Donors also received free Red
Cross-sponsored T-shirts. Represen
tatives from many of the Greek and
Honor organizations on campus
either gave support or donated
blood. Members of Omega Psi Phi,
Alpha Kappa Alpha, Kappa Alpha
Psi, Delta Sigma Theta, as well as
those in Sigma Tau Delta and Alpha
Psi Omega showed support. Accord
ing to the American Red Cross, there
are never enough donors, and many
people fail to have sufficient iron
levels in their blood. Some student
volunteer donors were not able to
donate blood because their iron
levels were too low. This was unfortu
nate because there were many who
thought that they were healthy
enough to give blood, and instead
they were told, “your iron levels are
too low.” If that phrase sounds famil
iar to you and you still would like to
be a blood donor, maybe you should
consider to eat foods with iron in
them such as, beans, collard greens,
and raisins. This will improve your
health and your ability to donate
blood and save someone’s life. The
question now is, “how many people
would donate blood without incen
tives and how many individuals will
be healthy enough to donate blood
at ECSU on September 27, 2001. On
this date, Elizabeth City State Universil
hopes to remain the number one mass
donor in the region.
Last year, the Pasquotank Blood
drive had the largest turnout for the
Northeastern North Carolina Region.
However, many people have lifestyles
and disorders, which may prevent ther
from giving blood, or from preventing
their blood from being used. People w
answer “Yes” to explicit questions aboi
homosexuality or bisexuality may have
high risk for “tainted” blood. Heterosex
als with high ranges of multiple partne
are also at risk of HIV/AIDS infected
blood.
The forms that inquire about do
nors have many personal questions.
Some of the questions concern perso
appearance, specifically tatoos. Tatooi
that are dawned within two years of
blood donation may cause problems
with blood filtering. Brands, which sort
members of Greek organizations wea
pose the same problem.
The Red Cross advertises the
importance of donating blood. “You he
to save as many as three lives” when
you donate blood. According to the
American Red Cross, there is an unpf'
edented need for Type O blood. Withoi
349 blood donations in the community
hospitals face the possibility of postpo
ing surgeries. It is important for Type C
blood donors, especially minorities, to
donate blood. Ms. Mullens, a Certified
Nurse’s Assistant at the University’s
Student Health Services said, “many
organizations sponsor blood drives, bi
right now students should come outfo
the love of giving.”