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Cuts Can
Cause
Problems
By SHELLY JANKOSKY
New students along with returning
ones are reminded that Chowan has
an absence policy which they are re
quired to observe. Violation of this
policy will result in the lowering of the
grade and in some cases even failure.
Students may obtain excused
absences for the following reasons;
Personal illness. Boarding
students must report to the
Infirmary prior to mission
class to obtain an excuse.
Day students must bring an
excuse from a parent or
physician, certifying his il
lness.
Representation of the col
lege, when such representa
tion is reported by the ap
propriate faculty or staff
member and approved by the
Dean of the College.
Death of a member of a
student’s family.
Sickness in the family
which requires the attention,
of the student, verified by a
physician.
Appeals for excused absences other
than these must be approved by the
Dean of the College or Registrar.
All other absences are counted as
unexcused. Students are permitted the
following number of unexcused
absences without penalty:
Four unexcused absences
in classes meeting three
times a week.
Three unexcused absences
in classes meeting two times
a week.
No unexcused absences are
permitted in laboratories.
Three class tardies will constitute
one unexcused absence. A student
entering class ten minutes late or
later will automatically receive an
unexcused absence, unless an accep
table excuse is presented.
Students who obtain one excessive
unexcused absence, will have their
grade lowered by one letter grade.
After the second excessive unexcused
absence, the student will receive a
grade of “F” for the course, and lose
the option of dropping the class
without penalty.
Students may appeal these actions
to the Absence Committee by written
application, co-signed by the pro
fessor. This application should be sub
mitted to the CTiairman of the Absence
Committee within five days after the
student’s return to class. "Ilie commit
tee has the option of granting the stu
dent the privilege of making up the
time and work in a manner approved
by the professor.
In classes that meet three times a
week a student is not allowed to ac
cumulate more than twelve excuses,
both excused and unexcused. In
classes that meet twice per week, a
student may not miss an excess of
eight times. The total absences is a
class that meets once a week must not
exceed four times to receive credit.
It is the student’s responsibility to
keep track of his absences in all
classes.
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COOLING OFf PERIOD — Weary student doffs shoes while waiting for line to dwindle during last fall's registration.
foremost an academic institution.
While we want you to have an adequate
amount of time for your social life, for
intramurals, for athletics, for concerts,
and the like, I would encourage you not
to sell yourself short with respect to
your studies. When all is said and done,
your primary purpose for being at this
institution is to achieve an academic
goal, whether it be to acquire those
skills that will prepare you for employ
ment upon completion of your program
of study at Chowan, or whether it is to
complete the first two years of study
leading eventually to the bac
calaureate.
I would mention briefly some of the
provisions made by the college for the
enhancement of your educational ex
perience and, at the same time, I would
urge you to take full advantage of what
has been provided for you.
Our faculty is exceptionally well
qualified, possessing academic creden
tials far in excess of the minimum re
quirements of our accrediting agency,
the Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools. All faculty members keep
office hours. These are the students’
hours, times when faculty members
will see you on an individual basis. Fur
ther, each member of the full-time
faculty serves as an academic adviser
to a group of students. You are urged to
attend all scheduled meetings with your
adviser, and also to consult with your
adviser periodically on an individual
basis.
Whitaker Library is a modern, com
fortable facility in which to study and
do research. Early in your academic
career you will want to get acquainted
with it and what it has to offer you. The
library staff is well qualified and eager
to assist you with your needs. Current
ly, the book collection is approximately
63,000 exclusive of microfilm, govern
ment depository items, bound
periodicals, recordings, and the like.
All academic facilities and sup
porting equipment are of good quality
and designed to provide an environ
ment conducive to the educational pro
cess.
While the college has made extensive
provisions for your academic welfare,
to include the expenditure for educa
tional purposes of a far greater portion
of the budget than required by our ac
crediting agency, all of this is beneficial
only to the extent that you, our
students, take advantage of it. Budget
your time wisely; allow adequate time
for your studies; and then find time for
your other activities.
We are pleased to have each of you at
Chowan College, and it is our sincere
wish that this will be a year of personal
fulfillment and happiness.
B. Franklin Lowe, Jr.
Dean of the College
Veteran Spikers
Could Be Best Yet
By HARRY PICKETT
Chowan’s womens’s volleyball team
had one of its best seasons in years
when it ended last November with a
surprising 10-13 record.
To some the 10-13 mark may not look
so impressive, but considering the fact
that the Lady Spikers were virtually a
freshman unit, one can then see the
need for excitement. And no one is
more exited than Mrs. Janet Collins, for
she knows better than anyone that this
season could prove to be the best in the
history of Chowan College volleyball.
Last season Mrs. Collins said the
team accomplished two of its three
goals of the 1979 season. Chowan, first
of all, bettered 1978’s 7-17 mark. The
Spikers also improved their National
Junior College Athletic Association
Regional 10 Tournament showing, com
ing from third to a respectable second
last season. •
Mrs. Collins was pleased especially
with the late surge the ladies displayed
at the end of the regular season when
they compiled a record four-game win
ning streak, in which two of the vic
tories came against senior colleges.
Heading the list that should help the
growing volleyball program here at
Chowan is 1979 co-captain Terri Tyler
of Raeford. Terri was one of three Lady
Braves named to the NJCAA All-
Region 10 team last season, and was
named the outstanding defensive
player on the Braves squad. She is a
setter and a hitter. Terri is alo a vicious
spiker, along with being a member of
the Chowan basketball and softball
teams.
Ffom Charlotte comes hitter Wanda
Bacote, a versatile athlete whom Col
lins will depend on heavily this season
1980-81 Volleyball Schedule
Date
Opponent
Place
Time
Match
Sept. 16
Methodist
Opponent
Methodist
6:30
Tri
Sept. 19
UNC-Wilmington
Guilford
UNC-W
6:30
TrI
Sept. 20
Wingate
Brevord
Wingate
2:00
Tri
Sept. 23
Meredith
Greensboro
Meredith
6;00
Tri
Sept. 25
N.C. Wesleyan (S)
Home
7;00
Dual
Oct. 1
St. Augustine
Opponent
St. Augustine
6;30
Tri
Oct. 4
Methodist
Spartanburg
Home
9;00
Tri
Oct. 6
Louisburg
St. Augustine
Louisburg
6;30
Tri
Oct. 10
Spartanburg
Brevard
Spartanburg
6;30
Tri
Oct. 11
North Greenville
Opponent
North Greenville
2:00
Tri
Oct. 13-16
Open
Oct. 21
Louisburg
St. Augustine
Home
6:30
Tri
Oct. 23
Christopher
Newport
William and Mary
CNC
6:30
Tri
Oct. 28
UNC-Wilmington
Christopher
Newport
Home
6:30
Tri
Oct. 31
Meredith
Ferrum
Home
6:30
Tri
Nov. 1
Louisburg
Invitational
Tournament
Louisburg
1:00
Nov. 4
Greensboro
Opponent
Home
6:30
Tri
Nov. 8
Lees McRae
North Greenville
UNC-G
2:00
Tri
Nov. 11
Open
for leadership. Wanda was also a
NJCAA Region 10 selection and receiv
ed the team’s outstanding offensive
player award. She, too, is a member of
the softball team.
At this writng it was not known
whether Mrs. Collins had signed any
prospects. It is expected, however, that
some talented ones will be inked this
fall. This will mark the third year that
the school has offered aid to volleyball
players.
A practice schedule which the
players could possibly see will include
practices on Monday through Friday
from 4 to 6 p.m. and on Saturdays from
6; 30 to 7; 30 during the first three weeks
were some morning practices from 6; 30
to 7; 30 during the first three weeks of
the practice season.
Other players returning are Scottlyn
Patricia Patrick, a setter from Easton,
Maryland; Belva Tharpe, a setter from
Fayettevile; Marina Ruth Hewett, a
hitter from Deerfield, N.H.; Heather
Annette Holt, a hitter from Newport
News, Va.; Karen Wheelhouse, a hitter
from Virginia Beach, Va.; and Kay
Wright, a hitter and setter from
Roanoke Rapids.
'Cup' Award
Cherished
By BELINDA ELMORE
The President’s Cup is an award
given to the dorm with the most points
in the six competitive areas. President
Bruce E. Whitaker presents the award
each year on Honors Day.
The six areas in which the dorm com
petes are; (1) academics; (2) atten
dance at college-sponsored activities
such as athletic events, plays, lectures,
and concerts; (3) intramural sports;
(4) residence hall programs/activities;
(5) citizenship; and (6) proration.
The President’s Cup is the most
cherished award given to a single group
at Honors Day. Everyone is encouraged
to participate in this competitive and
exciting award. Get involved and help
your dorm win “the cup.”
Jenkins Hall, which had won the cup
in 1978-79, repeated to take honors for
the 1979-80 school year.
Jenkins finish^ first only in the
academics category, but its generally
high performance enabled it to top Mix
on Hall and the Day Students which
each won in two categories. Mixon was
first in intramural sports and atten
dance at college-sponsored events; Day
Students led in citizenship and prora
tions. Residence hall programs was
topped by Parker Hall.
OveraU scoring was as follows;
Jenkins, 64.5 points; Belk, 55; Mixon,
52.5; Day Students, 43; Parker Hall, 42;
East HaU, 41.5, and West HaU, 37.5.
Lewis
Whitaker
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higher education. It is related to the
Baptist State Convention of North
Carolina. This is a guiding principle in
all of our work and relationships, and it
determines to a great extent the work
and functions of all of us who are a part
of the college community. The interest,
love and support of the North Carolina
Baptists have helped to make Chowan
one of the top two-year independent col
leges in the United States.
I challenge you to make an effort,
early, to catch the “Chowan spirit.”
I^eam to speak to fellow students, facul
ty and staff as you meet them
throughout the campus. A friendly and
open spirit makes for communication
and wholesomeness of living.
Have a good year at Chowan.
Bruce E. Whitaker
President
a life style is not promoted at Chowan.
Chowan is concerned with the total
development of students. Chowan
respects the rights of students. Chowan
also exercises its rights as a private in
stitution. Chowan adheres to its pur
pose as a church-related college.
Members of the faculty and staff work
to help students gain a philosophy of life
which leads to their development into
responsible leaders and citizens.
One of Chowan’s strengths is its size.
Numerous studies show that students at
large institutions are less likely to in
teract with faculty members, to
become involved in campus govern
ment, to participate in athletics and to
achieve in leadership, drama and jour
nalism. Research also indicates that
students var>' in their satisfaction with
large and small institutions. Students at
large institutions are more satisfied
with their social life than students in
small schools. Students at universities
are not as happy with their relation
ships with faculty members and with
classroom instruction as are students in
small colleges such as Chowan. The en
vironment at Chowan helps students
improve their feehngs of self-esteem,
self-respect.
The Student Government Association
is budgeted approximately $21,000 for
on-campus movies, dances, concerts
and other types of entertainment for
1980-81. Please do not expect the SGA to
provide a social Ufe comparable to that
in a large university. Accept Chowan
College for its strengths and for what it
can do for you to help you realize your
short and long-range goals.
Also, one needs to accept Mur
freesboro as a small town where com
mercial entertainment is lacking. For
this reason the college, through the
SGA and Student Development, at
tempts to provide students with various
forms of entertainment.
Students who want the preferential
treatment and other benefits which are
found at Chowan can have the best of
two worlds by first earnig the associate
degree from Chowan and then transfer
ring to a larger senior college or univer
sity. Chowan graduates do this, and
they do it successfully.
Happiness at Chowan is thinking
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positively about the strengths of the col
lege without trying to turn it into a
university with an enrollment of 20,000.
If Chowan had such an enrollment, it
would lose its strengths as a small col
lege where students express satisfac
tion with student friendships, faculty
relations, classroom instruction and op
portunities for participation.
While some Chowanians may express
a degree of dissatisfaction with the
social life, they can boast of preferen
tial treatment from members of the
faculty and staff. This includes health
services. Help is available at Chowan.
Ask for it. Many Chowanians, will be
helped through non-credit courses in
Study Skills and Human Potential
Development. Many of last year’s
freshmen benefited from these courses.
The way to achieve desired results is to
participate with the expectation that
you will develop better skills and learn
how to be in charge of what happens to
you. Be detennined to get all you can
from classes in Study Skills and Human
Potential.
Become involved in intramural
sports and residence hall programs. Do
not go home every weekend.
Chowan has a small number of
students who do not honor regulations
on academic cheating, vandalism,
theft, alcohol and drugs. At Chowan
specific abuses of college policy are at
tacked. Ignoring problems related to
cheating, theft and vandalism would
not permit the guilty an opportunity to
use the offense as a lesson of ex
perience. Members of the faculty and
staff at Chowan work to help students
develop into more responsible leaders
and citizens.
Chowan is an investment in people.
Chowan College takes prople who want
to improve themselves and gives them
extraordinary opportunities to do more
with their lives than they ever dream
ed. I challenge you to make your stay at
Chowan College a worthwhile invest-
mentof your time and money.
R. Clayton Lewis
Dean of Students
Honors
Tho' The Town
There's Fun To
May Be Small
Be Found
Nov. 14-15 — NJCAA Region X — Spartanburg
Dec. 3,4,5 — National Volleyball Tournament
Miami Dade South Florida
By KATHY FISHER
In a small town such as Mur
freesboro there are things to do after
dark, and here’s where to find them.
If you’re hungry there are at least
eight food establishments in town.
They are the College Inn, Andy’s,
Hardee’s, the Heritage, John’s
Seafood, Walter’s, Whitley’s, and the
Quik Food Restaurant. All of these are
within four blocks of the college ex
cept for Whitley’s and the Quik Food
Restaurant.
The nightly entertainment consists
primarily of Hill’s Pub, located at the
corner of Main and Wynn streets
which is about one block from
Chowan’s campus. The Pub features
live entertainment almost every night
with a cover charge anywhere from $1
to $3. On nights that there isn’t a live
band, the Hills provide their own
music with the help of a DJ type
sound system. The Pub has undergone
extensive remodeling and at the start
of this school year it should be com
pleted.
For a quieter time try the Tavern
located on the highway near Quik
Food. It features beer, pizza, pool, pin
ball, and a jukebox.
On campus entertainment consists
of SGA-sponsored movies and dances,
and the Askew Student Center which
has TV, pool, ping-pong and foosball.
There is also an on-campus fast food
place called the Munchette located
below Thomas Cafeteria.
Within the surrounding area there is
a little more variety from which to
choose. Franklin, Va. and Roanoke
Rapids each have one theater and are
within a 30-minute drive from Mur
freesboro. Ahoskie which is 13 miles
away has a twin movie theater, a
drive-in and a night club called the
Alibi. It also features a McDonald’s,
Jack’s Steak House, Hardee’s, Golden
Skillet, Pizza Inn, Granny’s Donuts,
and High’s Ice Cream.
There are also some restaurants and
fast food places in Franklin and
Roanoke Rapids.
If you’re looking for a little more ex
citement and have the transportation,
there are several large cities within
2*^ hours from here. They are Green
ville, Norfolk, Virginia Beach,
Elizabeth City, Hampton and Rich
mond. Then there is always the Outer
Banks.
The areas of Hampton, Richmond,
Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Green
ville are good concert locations, which
feature a number of nationally-known
artists throughout the school year. So
if you’re into music and enjoy con
certs, Murfreesboro isn’t in a bad
location. To find out who’s playing
where and when listen to K94 or the 93
Station from D.C. Both feature concert
calenders.
Greenville features a few well-
known night spots such as the Attic,
Elbow Room, and Chapter IV as well
as being the home of East Carolina
University.
The Norfolk-Virginia Beach area
has many shopping centers, movie
theaters, eating establishments and
bunches of night clubs such as
Rogue’s, Peabody’s, Country Comfort,
the King’s Head Inn and Friar Tuck’s
just to name a few.
The Outer Banks is a nice quiet
place to go. It offers lots of sand and
surf, hang gliding, a Foosball Palace,
and the Casino night club.
There are other places and things
too numerous to mention, but they're
there if you look for them. Here’s
wishing you happy searching!
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newswriting, Dennis Neal Loan of Cov
ington, Va., in photography, and Lee
Freeman, III of Darlington, S.C. in
printing technology.
The Day Student Scholarship Award
went to lisa Woodard of Conway, and
Laura Askew of Woodland received the
Drama Award.
Other students to receive awards
are; Garmi Hill of Winston-Salem, In
ternational Scholarship Award;
Jonathan Dekle of Kinston, Mary
Pierce Music Scholarship; Deborah
Gorse of Harriman, N.Y., National
Honors Institute Scholarship; and Ross
Newcombe of Wolfeboro, N.H., Mary E.
Wood Science Award.
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