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Shelton Elected SGA Head;
Douglas New Vice President
By LYNETTTE FARRELL
William T. Shelton was elected Stu
dent Government Association president
Thursday, September 10, during the
election to choose officers to head the
1981-1982 legislative body.
Sheltm, of Fairfax, Va., was one of
four male candidates in the presidential
race. Also running for the office were
Kenny Capel, Jeff Home, and Dean
Singletary.
In the race for vice president Mark
Douglas, of Williamsburg, Va., defeat
ed Jonathon Batchelor.
Two unopposed candidates appeared
in the race. Don Scarborough of
Greensboro will serve as treasurer of
the SGA. The office of secretary goes to
DeAnna Presley of Gates County.
No one ran for the offices of social co-
chairmen for men and women, auditor
and historian. These are to be ap
pointed by Shelton.
After serving on a dorm committee
and being a statistician for the basket
ball team last year Shelton says that,
“I’m looking forward to the responsibil
ities connected to the office of president
and working with students and adminis
tration for a productive year. ”
The elections, which usually take
place in the spring, got off to a slow
start this year. A turnout of 535 voters,
however, showed more enthusiasm
than in previous elections. In this first
fall election more than 50 per cent of the
student body voted. Also, this year
freshmen had a chance to vote for SGA
leaders.
Because of the slow start in electing
officials, the SGA is behind already in
appointing faculty-student committees
and electing legislature in residence
halls. The big event of Homecoming is
another matter that urgent attention
will be paid to.
All the candidates received a letter
from counselor Linda Owens telling of
campaign guidelines. All the candi
dates gave speeches in Assembly last
week. Owens said that she was “im
pressed with the speeches and the
caliber of campaigns” of the can
didates.
All the candidates “thank students
for their support.”
SGA President Shelton (left) with other new officers, Douglas, Presley and Scarborough
(Photo by Comeron Meeks)s
Volunne13 Number 1
Chowan College, Murfreesboro, NC 27855
September 23. 1981
Renovation
Of Mixon
Completed
By LYNETTE FARRELL
Suimner brought nnany changes on
campus grounds, including the com
plete renovation of Mixon Hall.
The previously run-down dorm is now
carpet^ and its furniture has been
refinished. New lights, windows and
blinds have been placed in the facility.
Each room also has three paneled walls
and individual heating and air-con
ditioning units.
Bathroom facilities were completely
renovated also. A ladies’ restroom for
guests is a modem convenience in the
lobby.
Jack Hassell, superintendent of
buildings and grounds, said that the
project cost approximately $160,000.
The work was done “in-house” without
the help of outside engineers or ar
chitects, thus saving money.
The building is desired to be energy-
efficient. Insulation in the walls and
ceilings and double-paned windows
help to conserve fuel.
Hassell said that “students seem
pleased” with the expansion of the
parking lot around the guys' dorms.
The $45,000 project makes it possible to
park behind East Hall and drive around
back of West Hall.
The new parking lot “eliminates
crowding and makes it easier for stu
dents to load and unload their cars”,
said Hassell.
The movement of the Post Office
boxes from beside the bookstore over to
Lakeside Student Center was another
summer project. Students may have to
walk a little further to get their mail,
but the expansion enables every stu
dent to have a private box.
Other changes on campus grounds in
clude the placement of 24,000 bricks in
front of Belk and Jenkins Halls, and
distribution of new trash receptacles.
These attractive trash receptacles
are running short of inside containers,
but more are on order. Hassell is pleas
ed to see that students are using the
conveniently placed receptacles.
(See Mixon, Page 3)
Members of the English Division faculty are shown registering freshman students as the usual logjam builds up,
while Prof. Robert Mulder directs traffic at the classroom door. (Photos by Doug Miller)
College Enrollment Same as Last Year
By JENNIFER WICKER
“The number of students attending
Chowan this fall is just about the same
as last fall; we’re approximately 11
students short, but we’re still in line
with the budget figure for this year,”
Dean B. Franklin Lowe, Jr., noted at
the conclusion of registration.
There are 413 returning sophomore
students, and 698 freshmen and trans
fer students, with one medical secre
tary intem and 11 special students.
There are also two audit students.
The grand total is 1125, with a 2 to 1
ratio of males to females.
There is one more returning student
this fall than last year, and the slight
decrease in enrollment is among fresh
men students, according to Lowe.
“One of the reasons for the decline is
that financial aid is more limited this
fall. Of course, all schools are facing
this situation,” Lowe commented.
Registrar Darrell H. Nicholson added
another reason, “More students are
making multiple applications, to vari
ous schools, rather than just applying to
one school.”
Panty Raid Pranksters Get Out Of Hand
By JENNIFER WICKER
MIDNIGHT:The scene is Squirrel
Park. A good portion of the male
population of Chowan College is
assembling for a panty raid. In the girls
dorms, the resident assistants arm
themselves with brooms, and continual
ly check the doors leading outside the
buildings to make sure they are locked.
Occupants of the residence halls are
told to stay in their rooms with the
doors locked.
“Panty Raids are a part of college
life; we expect to have ttem, but some
people just don’t know how to conduct
themselves,” according to Dean Roy
Winslow. “It is a felony to enter an oc
cupied dwelling.”
“A panty raid does not involve enter
ing the buildings; if they (the students)
want to stand away from the windows
and holler for a pair of britches and the
girls want to throw a $1.50 (the average
price of a pair of panties) out the win
dow, then that’s okay,” Winslow added.
In a recent incident occuring shortly
after a panty raid late Tuesday night,
September 1 and early Wedensday mor
ning, two students were caught after
they had entered Jenkins Dorm. “One
student was seen climbing out of the
first floor bathroom window in
Jenkins,” Winslow said.
“The other student came out when he
was called.”
Winslow reports that,“The first stu
dent was told to stop, but he kept runn
ing, so a Murfreesboro police officer
chased him, about as far as the length
of Jenkins. The officer had a flashlight,
I did not see this, but apparently the of
ficer had to stop him (by hitting the stu
dent) with his flashlight.”
“Fortunately for the student, the
police officer did not arrest him for
resisting arrest, but left disciplinary
measures in the hands of the school. ”
Winslow added, “Someone from in
side Jenkins was opening the window,
because it had been checked several
times. The guys could not have entered
the building otherwise.”
The same student that was caught
coming out of Jenkins, had earlier
entered McDowell Columns residence
hall with two other students, according
to Winslow.
“Jane Roussey, resident director of
Columns, was at the back door, when
the three students pushed her out of the
way, and ran through Columns, bang
ing on doors. They exited through the
same door,” Winslow conunented.
She suffered several bruises when
the students pushed her aside.
Winslow said,“The Murfreesboro
Police happened to be patrolling the
area when they heard the conunotion,
from the panty raid.”
When there is a disturbance, such as
a panty raid, campus security is in
charge.
“We just want as many as we can
have here, to keep people from screw-
(See Panty, Page 4)
Competition Begins Between Dorms
For 1981 -82 President's Cup Award
SLAP SHOT — One student goes high In the air to return a shot during an
impromptu volleyball game during the "Anything Goes" program the
opening week of college. (Photo by Doug Miller)
By MAE WOODARD
Conflict between dorms? Yes, it is
true although, conflict between the
dorms comes only in one aspect, it ex
ists with great importance. It is the
competition for the President’s Cup.
Competition for the President’s Cup
was begiui in the fall of 1969 as a plan
for helping Student Development to
achieve its goals. The cup was con
tributed to the college by Dr. Bruce E.
Whitaker, president of Chowan College.
Competition for the President’s Cup
in 1981-82 will include five components:
1. Academic grades — The quality
point average for each residence hall
and the Day Student Organization is
computed and released at the end of the
fall semester and at mid-term of the
spring semester.
Competition in this component ends
at mid-term of of the spring semester.
The number of semester hours attempt
ed and passed and the number of quali
ty points earned by every member of
each competing unit are used when
computing the quality point average of
the different groups.
2. Attendance at college — sponsored
events. Those who attend but do not get
counted in the competition have not
helped. Students must give the checker
the name of their residence hall when
entering the stadium, auditorium or
place where event is held.
3. Proration — Destroying college
property. In this competition the pro
perty damage on each floor is counted
against occupants.
4. Programming (Monday night
series and weekend activities) —
Residents of a hall are permitted to
sponsor as many programs as they like.
However, each residence hall is re
quired to sponsor a minimum number
of programs.
5. Intramurals — Participation in in
tramural sports is credited to each
group.
The President’s Cup will be given to
the president of the winning resident
hall by Dr. Whitaker on April 30, 1982,
during the Honor’s Day Program.
Parent's Day Includes Varied Events
By THERESA MANTAS
Fall Parent’s day will be observed,
October 24. This day will be filled with
events for students and their parents.
The main events of the day starting at
10:30 a.m. will be the President’s
Reception, an art exhibit, pfiotography
exhibit, and open house at Lakeside
Student Center. Parents will then meet
the faculty and are invited to the Resi
dent Halls.
After lunch in the cafeteria, parents
are invited to the football game at 1:30
p.m. when Chowan meets Wesley Col
lege of Dover, Del.
Dinner will be served in the cafeteria
to conclude the day.
Five Added
To Faculty
This Year
By CAROLYN GREGORY
Five new members joined the
Chowan faculty this year.
They are: Dr. John H. Davis,
English; Dr. Calvin I. Owens,
Mathematics; Miss Gay Scott, Health
and Physical Education; Thomas Ditt,
Photography; and Miss Patsy Ed
wards, Printing Technology.
Davis is a native of Bessemer,
Alabama and came to Chowan from the
faculty of Talladega College.
He received his B.A. degree from the
University of Montevallo and his
Masters and Ph.D. from Auburn
University.
Owens served as the Director of In
struction at Roanoke-Chowan Techni
cal Institute from 1977 to 1981. He was
also math instructor and Division
Chairman from 1973 to 1977 at RCTI.
He is a graduate of the University of
Tennessee and earned his Masters from
Duke University and his Ph.D. from
East Carolina University.
Ms. Gay Scott, a native of Elizabeth
City is the new women’s basketball
coach.
She received her undergraduate
degree from the University of North
Carolina, where she was active on the
basketball and softball teams.
While she was earning her Masters at
the University of North Carolina she
served as assistant women’s softball
coach.
Ditt comes from Asheville. There he
worked with the American Red Cross
as safety service co-ordinator. '
He is a graduate of Westem Carolina
with a B.S. in Psychology and a concen
tration in professional writing.
Ditt has also worked as chief photo^
grapher, staff writer, editor and a
television producer. :
Miss Edwards is a 1974 graduate of
Chowan College with an Associate
degree in Graphics.
She also received a Bachelor of
Science in Industrial Technology with a
major in printing management from
Georgia Southem College.