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Dorms! Party or Passive?
Dear Fellow Chowanians:
I would like to take this time to
ask with all sincerity that all of
those individuals who feel as
though the new rules and regula
tions have ruffled your feathers,
why don’t you all do something
about it and let everyone know
exactly how you all feel? Since the
day we have returned forthe Spring
semester, all there seems to be is
conversation all over campus about
how absurd and childish these new
rules are. Well, if these remodifi
cations are so ridiculous to you all,
why then do you not stand up for
what you feel is right and oppose
what you feel is unfair? We live in
AMERICA! And we do have the
freedom of speech and freedom of
the press to express how we feel.
Personally, I feel that the
remodiflcation of the rules is fine.
We are here for one thing, to get an
education and better ourselves for
our future(some of us are). There
fore, whether there are revised or
ancient rules, we as responsible
college students and responsible
young adults should adhere to them.
However, if we responsible young
adults should feel that we are being
treated unfairly, then we should
express our beliefs and feelings
and do it in an adult-like manner,
not like children.
The thing that disturbs me so
much is when someone will not
take a stand for what they believe
in, or what they claim to believe in.
What I would like to see is simply
all those students here at Chowan
who feel they have been treated
unfairly or who oppose the new
rules and regulations in any way,
si^d up for yourselves. Take a
stand for what you feel or believe
to be unfair. My advice is that
which is heard in the words of a
fine country music song and due to
the goings-on here lately at
Chowan, I feel that these few words
are appropriate and fitting. “You’ve
got to stand for something, or you ’11
fall for anything.”
Ricky Gibson, Editor
To the Editor:
When I discuss the rules and
regulations with my friends who
attend other colleges and universi
ties they are astounded with these
regulations we are forced to live
by. Most universities have open
visitation, but Chowan only offers
visitation twice a week and if you
violate this rule, you are suspended.
In my opinion, this “new and
improved” is just a bit extreme!
Sometimes I get so frustrated at
these rules, and I just have to remind
myself of where I am—at Chowan.
My peers and I have discussed
this and we all agree that we had
more freedom at home—a place
where our parents believed and
tmsted us.
In my opinion, Chowan will
never never make it as a four-year
institution. Students are not going
to want to attend a school that
gives them less freedom than what
they are used to. With this reputa
tion, our college is going to lose its
name Camp Chowan and it will be
known to others as Chowan Jail.
Carolann Drake, Sophomore
To the Editor:
Frankly, I cannot believe the
revised rules for the spring semes
ter here at Chowan. Parents send
theirchildrenoff to college in hopes
that they will gain many experi
ences. Mucation and experienc
ing the real world are only a few of
their dreams theirchildren will find
with these new rules at Chowan.
We are disabled from experienc
ing real college life. Ironically, we
are being treated as though we are
twelve and thirteen years old, when
in reality, we are nineteen, twenty,
twenty-one, etc. We are constantly
being treated like adolescents.
Etoes Dr. Jackson believe that
these rules are suitable for every
one? As a result of these revis^
rules, I have only seen students
who arc enraged in their loss of
what little freedom Chowan had to
offer. Annonymous
To Whom It May Concern:
The rules and rcgulations of this
school have been pretty bad in the
past, but now I believe I have seen
everything. I am a third year art
major. This is my third and last
year here, thank God. If it wasn’t
for the excellent art program and
professors I would have nevermade
it That was the only thing that kept
me here. I hate to say it, but with
these new policies, there is no way
this school will make it as a four-
year college.
Since my freshman year in the
fall of 1988, enrollment has stead
ily decreased over every single
semester. If people catmot handle
this place for two semesters, or one
semester for that matter, what is
the rationale of whoever is in charge
of this decision for thinking it will
last as a four year college?
I really do not understand what
the faculty and administration are
trying to do. To me, it seems that
this school is hurting for enroll
ment, however, they dismiss and
kick students out of school forevery
little thing. I could go on and on,
but to make a long story short, the
“Jacksonian Policy” simply will
not work. The rules have got to go
or the school will!
Concerned student,
Bruce Todd Dollar
To the Editor:
In the Constitution it states in
the First Amendment, “All people
have a freedom of belief, speech,
and expression.” Here at Chowan,
apparently, they do not believe in
the Constitution of the United
States.
At Chowan, it seems that you
must have the same beliefs as the
hierarchy. On my dorm window I
put “No Blood for Oil” because I
do not believe we, as the United
States, should be over in the Middle
East. I am not against the troops,
but the principal of the war.
Chowan, I guess, thinks that we
should be over therc, so then we
should believe Chowan’s beliefs.
A security guard came to my
room three times telling me to take
down my saying because every
one could see it On the third time
he told me that it is a political
statement and Chowan does not
like it. If I did not take it down, he
would take me to talk to Dr. Jerry
Jackson. Dr. Jackson, when can I
schedule you in for an appoint
ment. Ed Boyd, Freshman
By Don Nash
Dorm life: the most influential
and memorable part of anyone’s
college life. Of the six dorms on
campus, how many really party?
Let’s take a look into these won
derful establishments and see ex
actly what’s what.
Parker Hall, the newest dorm on
the pad was erected in June of
1960. What a year to have it all
started! Since her early childhood
in the seventies, Paricerhas reached
her adolescence with a rcp of being
the “tower house” of celebration.
Every floor holds their own. Al-
thou^ lacking in conveniences
found in Dunn and Simons, she
rates in line with the rowdies. Go
book your room now at the “Parker
Hilton.”
Onto more feminine places,
now. Belk HaU (est. October 1964)
supercedes her sister dorm Jenkins
in all of her mildness. The liber
tines of the east-side campus resi
dence has, yes amazingly enough,
surpassed ALL men dorms in de-
linquerKies this year, not to men
tion the next female dorm in other
matters as well.
Get it “Dunn” in West. Yes the
wild, wild. West lost her name to a
more formal yet controversial name
this year, however, the twenty-
seven year old dorm (as of October
this year) made the required ad
justments and still holds true upon
Dunn Hall
the nickname first given to her.
How many fire alarms have gone
off anyway? Better yet, how come
that infernal high-pitched ring
neverstops in the first floor lobby?
Live on Dunn(West).
Simons H^, located to right
front of wild one-West( Dunn, yes
we know) considers herself as in
the rankings with the likeness of
Parker and Dunn, and rightly so.
Built in 1960, this dotm had to
. adjust to a name change occurring
somewhere in the early seventies
to now present Simons. Heinous
misfortunes, such as third floor
window breakage from a nightly
roimd of golf and total destruction
during the egg wars, scarred Si
mons and her residents with a $40
key deposit. Oh weU fellas, better
luck next year with the cash return!
Now we come to the toned-down
two-some of Jenkins and Mixoa
No, Jenkins is not rowdy like her
sister, Belk, but nonetheless, a
behind-scenes actress of her own
right. It seems that this dorm can
somehow come clean, even when
the stakes are extremely dirty. Led
by a masterful crew of R.A.’s, the
the domi is of no particular favor
ite to some faculty members. At
any rate, if you’re in the market for
sleep and worry-free residency,
Jenkins is the place to be.
“Mighty” Mixon? Okay, maybe
not the choice of words we were
looking for; more appropriately-
mild mannered Mixon would seem
fit. These Mixonians have a spirit
all their own; what it is, has not
been disclosed, however. Have
hope though, Mixon is a male re
flection of Jenkins...ever noticed
how Mixonians and Jenkinese get
along so well?
Would you like to defend your
dorm? Write Smoke Signals: Edi
tor Rick Gibson, Box 128 about
“Dorm Life at Chowan.”
Girls return home to Belk hall.
Smoke Signals
The Student Newspaper
of Chowan College
MURFREESBORO,
Editor
, .I^icky Gibson^,,
Assistant Editor
Amy Mannarino
Sports Editor
Chris Sandbank
Photographers
Brian Crumb
Don Nash
Club Reporter
Krystal McDowell
Layout Editor
Ken Akers
New faces in the classroom, library, and staff
Patsy Taylor
In the business department
New faces in the classroom this
semester include Patsy Woodard
Taylor, of Conway, who is the new
professor of merchandise manage
ment in the department of busi
ness. Taylor received the bache
lor’s of science in home economics
(clothing and textiles) and the
master’s of arts in education (mar
keting education) from East Caro
lina University in Greenville. While
in graduate school at ECU, she
served as a graduate teaching as
sistant and taught retailing courses.
She has nine years of merchandis
ing experience with Belk stores in
Murfreesboro, Ahoskie, and
Goldsboro in such capacities as
sales associate, systems coordina
tor, management trainee, and divi
sion manager/buyer. While a stu
dent at ECU, she was resident
advisor and later a programming
assistant in student development.
She is married to Stacy Taylor
and they have one daughter, Kait-
Martha Stockstill
lyn Rae. She is a member of Ash
ley’s Grove Baptist Church in
Conway.
New English professor
Also joining the Chowan fac
ulty this spring is Martha S. Stock
still filling a temporary appoint
ment as professor of Engli^. Pro
fessor Stockstill comes to Chowan
from Belhaven College in Jackson,
Mississippi. Her professional
experience includes teaching po
sitions at Hinds Community Col
lege, Bearss Academy. Jackson
public schools, and Blue Moun
tain College, all in Mississippi;
and Judson College in Alabama.
She received the bachelor’s of
science and the master’s degree in
English from the University of
Alabama. She completed graduate
studies at the University of Florida
and the University of Southern
Mississippi with extensive experi
ence in teaching English as a sec
ond language to students. She was
actively involved as a member of
Janice Spivey
the First Baptist Church in Jackson,
Miss. She was married to the late
Eugene H. Stockstill and they have
two sons, Eugene, Jr. and Lee
Stockstill of Jackson, Miss.
New in the library
A new school librarian has
joined the staff of Whitaker Li
brary at Chowan. Janice Tucker
Spivey, of Aulander, comes to
Chowan from the Bertie County
Schools where she served as a
librarian. She received the B.S. in
eaiiy childhood, reading and lan
guage and the master’s of library
science from East Carolina Uni
versity. She is the past president of
International Reading Association
in Bertie County, and holds mem
berships in the North Carolina
Association of Educators, North
Carolina Library Association, and
N.C. Educational Media Associa
tion.
A member of Connaritsa Bap
tist Church, she is married and has
two children.
Austine Evans
Director of Freshman
Experience
Austine Odom Evans, of
Ahoskie, has joined the staff of
Chowan College as the Direaor of
Academic Advisement and the
Freshman Year Experience Pro
gram.
Evans received the B.S. degree
in biology and the M.A.Ed. in
counseling from Wake Forest
University with the certificate of
advanced studies in counseling
from East Carolina University.
She previously served as the
director of admissions for Peace
College in Raleigh and as a guid
ance counselor with Hertford
County Schools. She has been
named an Outstanding Young
Educator in America.
Evans is an active member of
the First Baptist Church in Ahoskie.
She is married to Ernie Evans of
Ahoskie and they have two chil
dren, Tina, a senior at the North
Carolina School of Science and
David Maas
Mathematics, and Brad, a fresh
man at Hertford County High
School.
New Wrestling Coach
The Chowan Braves wrestling
team began a new era under new
head coach, David Maas.
It may look like a hard act to
follow, but David Maas comes to
Chowan College highly qualified
and experienced as a wrestling
coach. From Stoughton, Wiscon
sin, he moved to South Carolina
where he attended Irmo High
School in Irmo, S.C. He wrestled
at 98 lbs his sophomore year, 105
lbs his junior year. He received the
bachelor’s degree in physical
education fix)m Appalachian State
University, in 1988, where he was
a four-year letterman in wrestling
at 118 and 126 lbs. He was a run
ner-up in the Southern Conference
Championship his junior and sen
ior years, losing both years in
overtime.
Maas served as an assistant
Jack Moore
coach at Appalachian State for two
years prior to coming to Chowaa
He is single and resides in Mur
freesboro.
New Baseball Coach
Jack Moore is serving as in
terim coach for the Braves’ base
ball program.
Moore, a native of Bowling
Green, Va., attended Chowan Col
lege where he attained the associ
ate degree. While at Chowan,
Moore was a two-year starting
pitcher for the Braves. He com
pleted his undergraduate work at
Gardner-Webb College, attaining
a B.S. degree in history. As a
member of the Bulldogs baseball
program, Moore was named as the
most valuable pitcher during his
senior year.
Moore has also done graduate
work at Old Dominion University
in Norfolk, Va.
Moore has served as assistant
coach at Chowan for the past three
seasons.