Volume 11 Number 5
Chowan College, Murfreesboro, NC
November )9, 1979
Panty Raid Erupts Into Vandalism
Loan Plan
Approved
By SGA
By HARRY PICKETT
Editor
The Student Government
Association, after much debate, voted
to approve a Student Emergency Loan
'' Plan which would aid students in times
of crisis. However, even though the
government made the approval at its
November 5 legislative session, Clayton
Lewis, dean of students, must first give
his consent before the motion can
become official.
Nancy Loy, SGA vice president, said
that $500 was put aside in a vault for the
assistance. According to Loy, East
Carolina University has a similar
emergency aid plan.
SGA pondered over a maximum
amount to loan Chowan students. The
first proposal was to give the student a
loan of $25. SGA President Mike Burke
asked: “Is $25 too much?”
Representative Eddie Butler suggested
that $50 would be a good loan amount.
SGA Auditor Cindy Drake’s
suggestion was received favorably by
the government. “I think we should say
a maximum of $25 or more at the
discretion of the committee (loan).” A
30-day loan and a 7-day grace period
along with 10 percent interest was
accepted unanimously as a guideline
for reimbursement.
In other business, Burke discussed
the progress made by the Ad Hoc
Committee On Judicial System per
taining to its revision of the College
Judiciary Council — a council which
would include students as well as
faculty members in the sentencing of
law breakers. The Faculty-Student
Relations Committee in its September
12 meeting, first suggested- the
recommendation.
Roy Winslow, associate dean of
students, made such a recommendation
earlier in the year to the Student
Development Council. The council felt
that in order for the SGA to have a more
authoritative role in student govern
ment it would be a much better system
if the Student Judiciary Committees
were combined.
“It will probably be Christmas before
they revise it,” noted Burke. Things are
very slow. We have three students and
eight faculty members and they never
agree.”
For its weekend activities, Parker
Hall sponsored a movie, “Dirty
Harry,” which was played on two
separate nights a month ago. The
dorm’s council charged 25 cents per
(See SGA, Page 8)
CHOVAN
RAVES
Ready to defend their conference title, the 1979-80 Braves take time out
to pose for a picture. They are (from left, front row) Haywood Evans,
Chuck Maness, Lorry Canady, Captain William Barnes, Johnny Johnson,
Paul Owen and Mark Hunter, (rear row) Assistant Coach Scott Colelough,
A^anager Fred Glover, Elton AAosely, Richard Dickerson, Douglas Steven
son, Hassoni Jones, Kim Griffin, Andre Cobb, Jean Earl Williams, AAark
AAoore, Floyd Fortune, Mark Murdock and Coach Jerry Smith. (Photo by
Greg Bassett)
Smith 'Regrouping' in Bid
For Third Conference Crown
By
HARRY PICKETT
Editor
Jerry Smith says he’s not rebuilding,
“just regrouping.”
Regrouping, rebuilding, what ever
one wants to call it. Smith has his work
cut out, if he expects to dupUcate two
back-to-back banner seasons, in which
Chowan College dominated the Eastern
Tarheel Conference, winning two un
defeated conference championships.
Smith realizes that having a suc
cessful campaign depends on the
maturity of his players, particularly
since only five of his 17 have any college
experience, and only two are lettermen.
But it is with these youngsters which
Smith will have to depeiid on this
season, after finishing in the runner-up
spot in Region 10 play a year ago with a
predominantly sophomore team.
“Last year we knew we had a shot of
the championship,” Smith said. “This
year we don’t. It’s just like my first
year here, but we know there’s no name
on it (the 1979-80 championship trophy).
Gone from last year’s team are seven
sophomores, which included five
starters and four all-conference per
formers. Six are now attending four-
year universities and colleges.
William Barnes, a 6-8 sophomore
returns to hold down the pivot position.
“We’re going to be young and inex
perienced,” Smith noted. “Barnes is
the only person (returning) who got any
time last year.” Johnny Johnson (6-6),
a power forward from Tarboro, lettered
but saw limited action.
Barnes started several games for the
Braves after coming over from
Greenville Rose High School and
participating in the N.C. East-West All-
Star game. A chronic back ailment
hampered his performance.
“Barnes is the man,” Smith boasted.
“I think everybody looks for him to take
charge.
- “He was unanimous choice for
captain. The players are expecting a lot
from him and I am too.”
Others who have impressed Smith
Interesting People on Campus
Unique Woodcarving Talent
Largely Self-Developed
By MENFORD GRISEWOULD
Wood carving is a rare, unique talent
that requires a lot of time, skill, and
patience. But according to Gordon
Tracy, “interest” as well as those
other qualities are needed.
Gordon is originally from Trinidad,
West Indies where he lived for 12 years,
tben moved to Canada for five years.
He just recently moved to North
Carolina, where his family resides in
Rozboro.
He has been carving for two years on
and off until this past summer when he
had the time and interest. When asked
how he got started he modestly replied,
“I basically started myself by carving
amall animals and figures until last
winter I met an artist who tutored me
some. He had the tools and work space
where I could spend my time doing
what I wanted, when I wanted.”
Besides carving, he also has ex
ceptional talents in painting and
drawing.
Among some of the objects Gordon
carves are masks, pick heads,
minature totum poles, and figures of
tbe like, but he enjoys carving pipes the
most.
It would seem that a person with such
a skill would try to sell his finished
products, but Gordon modestly ad
mitted that he hadn’t sold anything
until about five months ago.
Gordon is a Forestry major at
Chowan which may be linked to his love
cf the outdoors. “I’ve always lived in
the countryside which permitted me to
have access to the outdoors.”
Si-.p/'i
Gordon and Masl (Photo by Greg Bassett)
this fall include Kim Griffin, a fresh
man out of Durham who Smith labels
“gutsy”
“Kim is an excellent shooter,” Smith
smiled: “He’s not very, big (6-4) but can
get some rebounds. He’s going to be fun
to watch.” Griffin has nailed down the
small forward position, according to
the coach.
Another freshman player who’ll start
for Smith’s five will be Hoke High
School standout Andre Cobb. At a
slender 6-4, Smith describes this 18-
year-old as “smooth” and “exciting” to
watch. Cobb, who hails from Raeford,
was courted by many colleges.
“He’s going to score on fast breaks,”
Smith declared. “It could be that he’ll
end up at point guard, and that would be
a very large team.”
Possible sophomore starters include:
Haywood Evans (5-9) of Tarboro; Mark
Murdock (5-8) of China Grove; and
Jean Earl Williams (6-6) of Lewiston.
Freshmen who could easily break
into the lineup are Elton Mosely (5-8) of
Pender; l,arry Canady (6-5), Kinston;
Paul Owen (6-4), Greensboro; Floyd
Fortune (6-0), Bowling Green, Va; and
Mark Moore (6-3), Fairfax, Virginia.
Other freshman recruits include:
Douglas Stevenson (6-3), Shallotte;
Chuck Maness (6-4), Roanoke Rapids;
Mark Hunter (6-4), Lawrenceburg,
Ind.; Hassonil Jones (6-4), Pender;
Richard Dickerson (5-11), Durham.
Smith kept emphasizing that this
season will be so much similar to his
first year here three years ago. “It’s
the same except I know more about the
opposing teams.”
“We may not be a good team the first
10 games, but we will be a good team
the last 20.
“We’re going to make mistakes, but
it isn’t going to be hard to correct them.
I’ll predict we’ll average points like we
did last year.
“Our goal is to play good defense. I
think it will be an enjoyable team to
watch.” I
What’s it going to take to win a third
straight ETC title?
“A lot of hard work, sweat, poise,
discipline and luck.”
And regrouping.
Choir, Band Set
Christmas Concert
By WILLIAM HOBSON
The Chowan College Choir, along
with other colleges and choral groups
from Washington, NC area, will tape 30
minutes of Christmas music to be aired
on Christmas Day on WITN-TV at 3
p.m., according to Dr. James M.
Chamblee, Chairman of the Depart
ment of Music.
The choir and concert band will per
form on December 4 at 8 p.m. in the Col
umns Auditorilmi. The Christmas con
cert will be free to the public.
Singer Sunny Van Eaton will appear
at Daniel Hall on December 2 at 4 p.m.
She will be accompanied by Professor
Hugh Middleton on the piano.
Who's Who
Taps 32
By BARBARA PARKER
Thirty-two students from Chowan
College have been honered to be in the
1979-80 edition of WHO’S WHO AMONG
STUDENTS IN AMERICAN JtfNIOR
COLLEGES.
Students named this year from
Chowan College are: Leeann Kay
Barlow, Chesapeake, Va; Gregory
Lane Benton, Eden, N.C.; Michael
Rolph Burke, LaGrange, N.C.; Pamela
Gayle Cross, Ahoskie N.C.; Patricia
Aileen Csigi, Liverpool, N.Y.; Freddie
Havana Davis, Morganton, N.C.;
Robert Kieth Dills, Shelby, N.C.; Rose
Conwell Drake, Como, N.C.
Timothy James Elliot, Raleigh, N.C.;
John Olusegun Fakankun, Benin,
Nigeria; Surachai Fongartiornkul,
Bangkok, Thailand; Cynthia Jean ■
Gray, Richmond, Va.; Terry Lynn
Grizzard, Capron, Va.; Pamela Louise
Harris, Murfreesboro, N.C.; Hal
Henderson, Charleston, S.C.; Stephen
Robert Jarman, New Bern, N.C.;
Gregory Alan Kaserman, Woodbridge,
Va.
Renee Roberta Lambert, Danbury,
Ct., Harold Dean Lowman, Hilderbran,
N.C.; Nan^y Elaine Loy, Fairfax, Va.;
Karen Denise Martin, Roanoke, Va.;
Bernard Griffin Miller, Raleigh, N.C.;
Terry Marlene Naruiey, Raleigh, N.C.;
William Ross Newcombe, Ft. Ritchie,
Md.; Elizabeth Denton Paffe, High
Point, N.C.
Harry Pickett, Shallotte, N.C.,; Wal
ter Allen Posten, Jr., Andrews, S.C.;
Rochel Mary Roland, Greensboro,
N.C.; Ronald Dale Thompson, Canton,
N.C.; Connie Collette Towns,
Willi^mston, N.C.; Mitchell Scott
White, Woodbridge, Va.; Charles
Stephen Whittemore, Boykins, Va.
This award is given to students based
on their academic • achievement, out
standing leadership In their community
and on campus, and their desire for
future success.
Hundreds
Invade
Dorms
By DEAN LOWMAN
News Editor
Although it started out as a seemingly
harmless prank characteristic of
college life, a midnight “panty raid”
created a sense of panic, confusion and
fear and caused much destruction to
the Chowan College community on
October 18.
Hundreds of students, both male and
female, invaded the various residence
halls in the late-night venture, taking
items ranging from underclothes to
dresses and trousers. In addition, doors
and windows were broken and some
students almost suffered serious injury.
“We were taken completely by
surprise,” commented Renee Lambert,
head resident on fourth floor of the
C^olumns Building. “One of my girls
went into shock, another suffered an
asthma attack, and yet another almost
had a stroke because of the rapid in
crease in her blood pressure.”
The Columns building was the site of
the most damage. Three doors were
damaged as was one window.
Belk Dorm endured a broken glass
door in its lounge while a window in a
room in Jenkins Hall was damaged.
Total cost of repairing the damages is
$201.09.
As for the determining of proration.
Jack Hassell, head of the Maintenance
Department, feels that “the respon
sibility for determining how the pro
rate will be distributed for damages
done in something like a panty raid is
left with the head residents of the
dorms and the deans.”
Hassell admits that he’s not sure
whether the residents of tbe damaged
dorm£ wiU have to pay for the repairs if
the guilty parties aren’t determined.
However, Hassell adds that he feels
“the cost, approximately 20 cents per
person, will probably be charged to
every student.”
What caused the event to change
from a mere panty raid into a
destructive venture?
“Apparently, some of the par
ticipants were under the influence of
alcohol and got caught up in the
festivities,” commented Dean Roy
Winslow, dean of men. “This caused
their inhibitions to be lowered and
allowed them to be talked into invading
the dorms and, in some cases, invading
the rooms.”
Winslow added that he felt panty
raids are “part of college life” and
could be accepted more readily by the
administration “if they (the students)
hadn’t gone overboard.”
Most of the concern exemplified by
the students surrounds the reluctance
of the participants to return clothing
obtained in the raid.
Mrs. Alice Vann, director of
residence life, is serving as the coor
dinator of the recovery effort. Mrs.
Vann reports that items are being
returned very slowly: “Only a few
items, such as a dress and a little bit of
underclothing have been turned in to
me. I have also had a lady’s watch
turned in — this has not been claimed
yet.”
She also believes that many students
are keeping articles of clothing as
souvenirs. However, Mrs. Vann ad
vocates the students returning the more
(See Panty, Page 8)
Women students model captured mole attire. (Photo by Gary Vasser)