VOLUME 16
Number 4
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THE STUDEINT NEWSPAPER OF CHOWAN COLLEGE
March 18, 1988
Campus Events
March
March 21st. - Columns-Play
(All Day)
March 22nd. - Columns-Play
(3 pm. until)
March 23rd. - Columns-Play
(All Day)
March 24th. - Columns-Play
(5 pm. until)
March 25th. - Columns-Play
(AUDay)
March 26th. - Columns-Play
(5 pm. until)
AprU 1st. - GOOD FRIDAY!
3 pm. to 6 pm.)
Easter Holidays begin at con
clusion of classes.
Easter Service-Tumer
April 3rd. - Easter Sunday
April 11th. - Classes Resume at
BAM.
Advisor/Advisee Day
April 13th. - Individual Con
ferences
April 20th. - Stage Band
Festival
April 21st. - Community
Concert-Frank Faucette( Turner
Aud.-2 pm. until)
April 23rd. - Spring Festival-
Preview Day( Admissions-MHA
Sam. to 12 noon)
SPECIAL DATES
March 21st. - 26th. - Spring
Play Production
April 4th. - 22nd. - High School
Art Competition (Green Hall-
Visual Arts Building)
April nth. - 15th. - Returning
Students Meet With Advisors To
Plan Fall Schedule
April 18th. - 22nd - Pre-Regis
tration For Returning Students
BASEBALL
March 18th Mitchell C.
March 19th.Morris County C.C.
March 23rd. - Lenoir C.C.
SOFTBALL
March 22nd. - Norfolk State
March 28th. - Elizabeth City
State
April 16th. - Spartanburg
Methodist
April 18th. - Christopher Newport
April 19th. - Louisburg
April 23rd. - North Greenville
Fire destroys men’s dorm
By Warren Breniman
Saturday afternnon, February
20. Through the misty haze of the
sprinkles of rain an amber odor
of smoke drifted across the
campus of Chowan College. If it
had been summer it might have
reminded you of a backyard bar-
b-que, but sadly this was not the
case.
On Friday morning at ap-
proximatly 12:30 am a fire had
broken out in Mixon Hall. The fire
gutted the lobby area and
damaged rooms above and next
to the lobby. An extreme amount
of smoke damaged walls and
rooms throughout the building.
As flames were pouring out the
windows and the thick smoke
rolled down the long hallways,
some residents were pounding on
doors in the dorm trying to get
residents out.
Wilbert Eugene Dahlem, Jr.
was one of the students who
helped get students out. He was
'•ewarded by his efforts with a
helicopter ride to Duke
University Medical Center for
smoke inhalation.
James Patrick Lawson, a
resident of Mixon Hall, was also
flown to Duke University Medical
Center. Jim suffered from burns
to 10 percent of his body and
severe smoke inhalation. He was
held in the intensive care unit for
10 days until he was released on
Saturday, February 19. Dahlem
was released from Duke at 6:00
pm on Friday February 19th.
Six other students who were
released after treatment at the
Roanoke Chowan Hospital were;
William Mingo, Orin Rathers,
Charles Haislip, John Plageman,
James Roberts, and Fumihiro
Arai.
Three students have been
arrested in connection with the
fire. Michael William Pinkney,
Micheal Anthony Bijou, and
Kevin Laray Gambrell were
charged and arrested Saturday,
February 20. Due to the nature
and seriousness of the charges
against these students and the
investigation employed by the
SBI - Arson Investigation, Dean
Lewis and Dean Dilday, after
consultation with legal counsel
requested permission from Dr.
Whitaker to delay whatever
disciplinary action deemed ap
propriate by the college until the
cases involving those arrested
are disposed in the courts.
A major problem in alerting
the students inside was the lack
of working fire alarms. The
alarm was pulled in West Hall to
help alert the students. The
school is beginning to realize the
serious potential of this problem
by getting ready to install a new
fire alarm system in Parker Hall.
This effort is just a start to fixing
many necessary items for
campus safety. It is a shame
these efforts did not arise sooner.
Chowan established a fund
from which the residents of
Mixon Hall could receive $50.00
for laundry costs. Mr. Sutton, Mr.
Hassell, and Dean Lewis met
with the residents of Mixon to
explain about Chowan’s coverage
of medical bills and counseling if
needed, although the college did
not carry insurance on the per
sonal belongings of students.
Fire departments from Mur
freesboro, Woodland, Como,
Ahoskie, St. Johns, and Winton
responded to the fire. Chowan
President Bruce E. Whitaker
praised the six fire departments
and Murfreesboro police and
county Sherrif’s office, who
answered the call for their
“outstanding efforts” to fight the
fire and assist the students.
Spring; season of renewal
By Richard Perry
Springtime has at least arrived now
that spring break is a thing of the past
and Easter vacation only a few weeks
away.
Spring always evokes feelings of hap
piness and contentment in me. After
all, it is the season of rebirth and
renewal.
The whole outdoors takes on a more
colorful and pleasant visage. The
warmth of the sun seems to cheer up
even the bluest student in the middle of
sophomore slump.
Yes, spring is a season full of term
papers, budding flowers, brand new
suntans, spring cleaning, beach trips,
projects of all descriptions for at least
half of your classes and rain.
Now is the time of year that makes
students want to spend time outdoors,
while professors want students to read,
write and do more mathematics. The
great outdoors seems much more entic
ing than a claustrophobia inducing
classroom. However the prettier and
warmer the weather is, the more
homework you will have. At least it
seems that way. If you feel it is nice
enough outside to wash your car, watch
out. Rainfall follows within 24 hours. If
not, hail will pound dents in your hood.
If you are really lucky, the alley cats
beside the Pizza Place will put their
paw prints all over your windshield.
This time of year is filled with so
many things to do and often you hear
someone moan because they have so
much to accomplish.
EXAM
Schedule
Enclosed
Perfect
bodies
By Richard Perry
The perfect athletic body, is
there such a thing? Many think so,
but it’s all a matter of opinion.
The macho image seems to be
the “in” thing as evidenced by the
Sylvester Stallone and the Hulk
Hogan craze.
Today’s society is built around
perfection it seems, the body in
cluded. Many men and women
take steps to achieve this perfect
image through such methods as
weightlifting and body building.
Weightlifting has long been used
by athletes as well as non-athletes
as a conditioning and body tune-up
measure. It is also a part of
physical education curriculum at
Chowan. Body building, though not
as popular as weightlifting, is
practiced by some students.
But the quest for the “perfect im
age”, methods other than weight
lifting and body building can be us
ed. Regular exercise and physical
sports combined with a balanced
diet and adequate rest are just as
effective.
Spring break
By Richard Ferry
To a prisoner, parole is a time longed
for with eager anticipation. And for a
student, that special time is spring.
“Spring that magical season arrives in
students minds along with term papers
and finals in mid-May.
Spring break activities of Chowa-
nians were widely varied. Many
students took trips to faraway places.
“I’m going to California to spend time
with my cousins,” said JuUe Howard.
“I will probably just go home and visit
relatives and friends and relax said, Jill
Simpson. “But if spring break was
longer I would love to go to Hawaii to
have some fun in the sun”, said Jill.
“I am going to Atlantic Beach, get
drunk as a fish and chase women”, said
E.B.
While most students went home to
visit relatives and friends many fan
tasized about where their perfect and
ultimate break would be. “My perfect
place to visit during break would be the
French Riveria to layout with all the
naked women”, said Ron.
“I would go where all the orange
trees and girls are in Florida, said
Freshman Brad White.
The relaxation that spring break br
ings soothes the soul and calms the
mind. It also gave students a chance to
rest their brains and heal the ulcer that
developed from worrying about
homework and test grades.
Student receives printing award
"I am definitely
pleased with the
program."
—Dwayne Bridges
Chowan College freshman Dwayne
Anthony Bridges recently returned to
his hometown in Stafford, Va. to
receive a plaque from the Stafford
County School Board for winning the
state printing competition sponsored by
the Vocational Industrial Clubs of
America.
Bridges, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
David Bridges, swept high school,
district and state printing honors as a
senior at North Stafford High School.
He placed in the top 10 in the national
competition in Wichita, Kansas against
over 50 other students. In the state con
test, he won over 11 other district cham
pions. The plaque was presented by his
high school president and the chairman
of the school board.
Bridges said the competition was
“very comprehensive.” For the press
work, students ran several color jobs.
Other areas of competition included
cleaning the press, layout of a memo
pad or flyer, stripping, folding, and
plate burning. In addition, the state
contest included a written test covering
all areas of printing.
Bridges is immersed in printing. In
addition to his studies five days a week
at Chowan, he returns to Stafford on
weekends to work as a pressman in a
print shop. He lias two years’ ex
perience at the local business. After
completing his studies in printing
technology at Chowan, he plans to
transfer into the printing management
program at West Virginia Tech to
prepare for a career in printing in the
management field.
Commenting on Chowan’s Graphic
Communication program, Bridges said
he was “definitely pleased with the
equipment and instruction. I knew the
basics when I came to Chowan, but they
have helped me to add the finer
touches. They do a great job.”
He had high praise for his fall and
spring semester printing professors.
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