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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER
OF CHOWAN COLLEGE
MMS
MARCH, 1991
VOLUME 19, NUMBER 2
FCA members compete
in volleyball marathon
Eight Fellowship of Chris
tian Athletes members played
in the Easter Seals Volleyball
Marathon on Saturday, March
23 at East Carolina University.
Through donations, they raised
$485.50.
Accompanied by FCA spon
sor, Professor Sissy Eakin and
her husband, Steve, the volley
ball players earned “Polar Bug
gies” and T-shirts for their ef
forts. They also received two
cases of Pepsi products as a
prize.
According to FCA members,
they all had a good time.
FCA members who partici
pated in the volleyball mara
thon are: Lisa Bunce, Chris
Buchanan, Mary Wilson, Willis
Godwin, Ricky Gibson, Amy
Salley, Greg Raynor, and Adam
Barnes.
Purpose of the college
approved by faculty
The faculty of Chowan have
approved the purpose of the
college as the transition to a
four-year institution continues.
The approved purpose of the
college reads: Chowan College,
shaped by Christian ideals, en
deavors to provide quality higher
education and to help students
gain a philosophy of life which
will lead to their development
as responsible citizens of the
world community.
The college seeks to fulfill its
purpose by: (1) employing fac
ulty and staff who are compat
ible with the college’s statement
of purpose;(2) offering instruc
tion in the standard academic
disciplines for those students
who plan to earn baccalaureate
or associate degrees; (3) pro
viding career instruction, on a
liberal aits foundation, for those
who complete their formal edu
cation with diplomas or associ
ate degrees; and (4) striving to
meet the personal needs of stu
dents through academic, social
and spiritual counseling.
Tutoring services available
If you are unhappy with your
midterm grade in a course be
cause YOU just cannot under
stand tne material being pre
sented in class, or if you feel
that with a little more explana
tion you might gain the proper
insight into the nuances of ac
counting, economics, or some
other subject, perhaps you
should investigate the tutoring
services available lo students
through Special Services.
Mrs. Bobbi Wooten is the
person to see to help you find
the kind of tutor you need. Her
office is located on the ground
floor of Camp Hall. There is no
cost for this service and it just
might be the kind of help you
need to pull you through exams.
Stop in and talk to Bobbi
Wooten and see if tutoring is
what you need.
Educational loans available
through College Foundation
Three educational loan pro
grams for North Carolina resi
dents attending colleges in or
out of state and for non-resi
dents attending colleges in North
Carolina are available through
College Foundation Inc. These
loan programs are fimded by
North Carolina banks and other
investors.
Stafford Loans are for de
pendent or independent students
and are based on financial need.
Supplemental loans are for in
dependent self-supporting stu
dents and are not based on fi
nancial need. PLUS Loans are
for parents of dependent stu
dents and are not based on fi
nancial need.
For more information, write
College Foundation Inc., 2100
Yonkers Road,P.O. Box 12100,
Raleigh, N.C. 27605-2100, or
caU 919-821-4771.
Two professors of religion honored
Two Chowan professors of reli
gion and philosophy have received
honors recently.
Dr. Kenneth M. Craig, Jr., in
terim chairman of the department,
was elected to hold the E. Lee
Oliver Fagan Chair of Bible and
Religion. This chair is the first
established at the college and was
funded by the late Lee O. Fagan of
Stanardsville, Va. in memory of
his mother who graduated from
here in 1893. The chair was last
held by Dr. Eari H. Paricer, profes
sor of religion and philosophy, who
died last year.
Dr. Craig is co-founder and
managing editor of Paradigms, a
religious studies journal, and cur
rently serves as Book Review Edi
tor for Pulpit Digest, a journal for
clergy published by HarperCollins.
He has just completed abook manu
script, “The Poetics of Jonah: Art
in the Service of Ideology,” and an
article entitled “The Deuteronomic
Historian in Question Land: The
Rhetoric of Rhetorical and Other
Questions.”
Dr. David Gowler, professor of
religion has published a book in
vestigating ^e portrayal of the
Pharisees in Luke and Acts. The
woik, over 400 pages in length, is
entitled. Host, Guest, Enemy and
Friend: Portraits of the Pharisees
in Luke and Acts.
Dr. Gowler’s work has been
assessed as a significant advance
in Gospel study. Reviews of the
book have already stated its impact
Dr. Ken Craig
Dr. David Gowler
BSU heads to hills for winter retreat
By Krystal McDowell
Club Reporter
During the weekend of January
25, the Baptist Student Union
decided to head for the hills. As a
part of their Winter Retreat, they
took a trip to Eagle Eyrie Baptist
Resort located in Lynchburg, Vir
ginia. The theme for the weekend
was “friendship” as twelve stu
dents, some of whom barely knew
each other, became very close.
Participant, Lisa Bunce, states,
“Eagle I Retreat on Friendship in
volved many different personali
ties that were brought together to
share their ideas of a good friend
ship. The weekend was full of
laughter and good food. A good
day of skiing ended with sore
muscles, chapped faces, and an
outdoor chapel overlooking the
Virginia mountains.”
This post-Christmas Break va
cation consisted of three spiritual
growth sessions (conducted by
Kelly Brame, campus minister), a
day of skiing at nearby Winter-
green Ski Resort, and lots of pic
ture-taking and sight-seeing.
“The BSU Winter Retreat pro
vided a chance for students to get
together before the semester gets
so busy. It is also nice to spend a
weekend in the Virginia moun
tains. Our time was spent explor
ing circular and Christian ideas of
friendship. We found out that being
a good friend is much easier said
than done,” states Brame. “We
explored lots of ways to express
love to others as friends, but found
out how much hard work it takes to
put these ideas into action.”
Lynchburg is nestled in the
mountains of central Virginia. The
scenery gave BSU plenty to look at
on those long rides.
Although the weekend ended
all too quickly, this retreat gave
students the opportunity to come
together, as Christians and as
friends, and have some well de
served fun.
on scholarship.
Dr. Gowler joined the faculty of
Chowan in 1990. He previously
was assistant professor of religion
at Berry College in Georgia. He
has been invited to serve as Asso
ciate editor of “Emory Studies in
Early Christianity”.
Alpha Mu Gamma
inducts members
By Krystal McDowell
Club Reporter
Alpha Mu Gamma, a foreign
language honor society here on
campus, held its initiation cere
mony recently. Three full mem
bers and three associate members
were inducted. Full members in
clude Jason C. Drake, Richard D.
Gibson, and Michellc A. Saunders-
Spanish. Associate members in
clude De Angela M. Bishard, Eliza
beth McCarthy-Spanish, and Julie
L. Hottle-French. Candidates for
membership are required to have
completed two semesters of a for
eign language with either an A or a
B and must be in good academic
standing with the College. Con
gratulations to these students.
Spring break: Where were you?
It was Spring Break and where
were you? Many Chowan students
went home. Some traveled with
Campus Minister Kelly Brame on
a missions trip to Baltimore. Here
is what some other Chowanians
did during break:
Tony Quimper, Marty Grebing,
Todd Dollar, Curtis Quick, and
Bryan Griffen saw the sights of
Daytona Beach and did they ever
see some sights.
Bob Hardison, Roger Webb,
Jason Edwards and Joel Fister
headed south to Key West.
Brian Crumb and Don Nash took
some shots of Eastern Shore, Vir
ginia while they ate Brian’s Mom
out of house and home.
Jennifer Forehand, and Julie
Godwin hit the slopes on skis in
West Virginia.
John Whitehurst went to Day
tona Beach, and appeared on MTV.
Charlotte Pitt, Liz McCarthy,
Todd Hughes and Greg Rollins
went island-hopping to the Baha
mas. Of course, Chariotte’s folks
live in Nassau, but it sounded good
didn’t it? {From st^ reports)
Russian artist visits
Russian artist, Violeta Jatniece, a
prominent Latvian ceramic artist,
visited the art department at
Chowan recently. Chowan was
just one of three stops on a tour of
America through an artist ex
change program.
Photographer is there when troops return
Smoke Signals photographer, Brian Crumb, captured the
feeling of family members waiting for troops to return
home recently at the Norfolk Naval Base. Now that the
crisis in the Persian Gulf is over, the ships are slowly
coming home. Many are returning to nearby naval bases
in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
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