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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER
OF CHOWAN COLLEGE
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MARCH, 1992 VOLUME 19, NUMBER 5
Effective this month
New dormitory visitation policy
approved by executive board
By Jessica Kiser
News Editor
A new residence hall visitation
policy went into effect on March 4,
1992. Monday and Wednesday will
be visitation for male residence
halls. Tuesday and Thursday will
be visitation for female residence
halls. Friday, Saturday, and Sun
day will be visitation in aU resi
dence halls. The hours will be 7
p.m. to 11 p.m., Monday thru
Thursday, 7 p.m. to 12 a.m., Fri
day, 3 p.m. to 1 a.m., on Saturday,
and 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday.
Residence doors may now be
closed, but residents must still sign
in their guests.
The Executive Committee of the
Board of Trustees unanimously
approved the new visitation policy
on February 25, 1992. They will
receive a progress report on the
new policy on March 31, 1992.
The new policy is on a trial period
until April 20,1992, at which time
the Executive Committee of the
Board of Trustees will be presented
with a final report and a decision
will be made at that time regarding
a permanent policy.
The specif committee who set
up the new visitation policy was
made up of eight faculty and four
students: Dean Carter, Mrs. Ea
son, Ms. Leonard, Ms. McLaw-
hom, Mr. Moore, Mr. Nicholson
(Chair), Mr. Sexton, Dr. Wolfskill,
and Helena Curran (SGA), Craig
Dennis (SGA), Melissa Finneity
(SGA), and Ken McGinniss (SGA).
“The Executive Committee (of
the Board of Trustees) was very
impressed with the way that the
SGA representatives presented
themselves and their proposal,”
said Vice President Moore. “They
deserve a lot of credit”
Dr. Jackson urges the student
body to remember, “Visitation is a
privilege, not a right. This new
policy will be monitored very care
fully. Please enjoy, but do not
abuse!”
T\iition increasing, but Chowan
still a good buy in education
Yes, tuition is going up at
Chowan College for next year, but
compared to the average cost of
attending other private schools in
the state, Chowan still has one of
the lowest total costs in tuition and
other fees in the state of North
Carolina.
According to John Nesbitt, vice
president for business at Chowan,
in a survey of private schools in the
state, 29 of those colleges have
higher total costs than Chowan.
The survey found that only five
private colleges in the state have
lower total costs than Chowan
College.
“Chowan was found to be the
least expensive among private
colleges of similar size and aca
demic offering, including, among
others. Barton, Campbell, Elon,
Gardner-Webb, Meredith, and N.
C. Wesleyan,” stressed Nesbitt.
“We also expect to be among the
lowest in total cost for the 1992-93
academic year because all private
schools in the state are expected to
announce increases in tuition.”
Total cost for residential stu
dents to attend Chowan for the
1992-93 academic year is $9380.
Total cost for one semester is
$4690. This cost includes tuition
and fees, semiprivate room and the
7-day board plan.
There was no increase in cost to
receive the 7-day board plan which
remains the same as this past year.
Cost for the 5-day board plan is
$1,730 per year.
A flat rate of $4,950 per year for
full-time commuting students re
flects an increase over last year to
bring greater equality in the rate
structure between eomffluting and
residential students. This revised
format will further permit com
muting students to take from 12 to
18 hours at the flat rate.
Chowan is very good buy for
the money,” said Nesbitt, who
pointed out the actual cost to the
college for educating a student for
one year is in excess of $14,(XX).
Another significant factor for
out-of-state students is that Chowan
requires no out of state fees as do
many colleges in the state. Close to
53 million in financial aid and
academic scholarships wre pro
vided to students during the 1^1-
92 academic year.
Further information about tui
tion and cost to attend Chowan
College is available in the business
office at Chowan upon request.
Peter Kairoff concert
lives up to expectations
By Dawn Ang, Staff Writer
What was promised to be a bril
liant piano recital by Peter Kairoff
prov^ true to its word. Kairoff,
who had to travel four hours to
arrive at Chowan College then
spent another hour and a half prac
ticing on the piano before facing
the small and attentive audience at
Daniel Recital Hall recently.
Business department
offers minor, new course
Students wishing to broaden their word processing skills should
consider adding CIS 122: Text Processing to their fall class sched
ules. Text Processing will help students to become more productive
and efficient in the preparation of correspondence, essays, reports,
and research papers. Also, the quality of the output will improve,
which should lead to better grades.
The course is an advanced document preparation course and will
cover such topics as indexing, table of contents, endnotes, abstracts,
and bibliographies; creating special characters for equations and
foreign languages; building and using macros, sorting lists; outline
processing; and creating documents using page composition soft
ware for desktop publishing.
Andrea Eason will teach CIS 122 in McSweeney Computer
Center from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays. A basic
understanding of computers and the ability to type are pre-requi-
si tes. The course carries two hours of credit and will only be offered
in the fall semester on even calendar years.
Students won’t want to miss this opportunity to increase their
knowledge and skill in the processing of information on the com
puter.
Whether they’re majoring in art, English, biological science, or
some other subject, students in programs of study leading to the
baccalaureate degree will broaden their employment options if they
choose a minor offered by the Department of Business. In fact,
many employers prefer job applicants who combined business
courses with their liberal arts requirements during college.
A minor in business requires the completion of 19-20 semester
hours in designated business courses. Chowan’s Department of
Business offers minors in four areas: Business Administration,
Accounting, Computer Information, and Small Business Manage
ment.
Students interested in a business minor or in taking one or more
business electives should see Dorothy Wallace, Chairperson of the
Department of Business. Her office is located in McSweeney 114.
Professor Acheson Harden and his family in front of the chapel.
—Photo by Naftv V«
Kairoff kicked off the evening
with J. S. Bach’s “French Suite
No.5 in G Major,”, his fingers
running over the keys with such
familiarity, you would believe that
he was married to the piano.
His other pieces were
Beethoven’s “Sonata in E. Flat.
Opus 81a;” and works by Bela
Bartok and Chopin.
Graduating fiwm the University
of Southern California with the
highest academic and performance
honors, Kairoff then spent two
years in Italy as a Fulbright scholar
and Rotary International Fellow.
CurrenUy residing at Winston-
Salem with his family, he is an
assistant professor at Wake Forest
University. A critically acclaimed
keyboard performer, Kairoff
brought honor to Chowan by mak
ing his debut in North Carolina at
Chowan College a few years back.
He has once again returned to grace
the College with his presence.
Everyone present enjoyed his
short performance and would have
stayed on to listen to more if he had
only obliged with one more piece
of music.
Harden Chapel dedicated
The most recent addition to the
pride of our Baptist Chowan Col
lege was the opening and dedica
tion of the Harden Chapel on the
3rd of February, 1992. Small as the
chapel is, it was able to accommo
date the many who attended its
opening. Professionals and stu
dents alike all packed into the
chapel located beneath the Tho
mas Cafeteria.
The prelude and postlude of the
dedication was proudly presented
by the Chowan College Band, led
by its director. Dr. James E. Ro
gers. Speeches reverberated
throughout the chapel. As always,
there was a welcome speech deliv
ered by Dr. Jerry F. Jackson, Presi
dent of Chowan College, who
recognized that the faculty and
students were in need of a chapel
“for a long, long time.” It is to be a
place of meditation and can also be
opened for meeting and solitary
meditation. Harden Chapel was
“dedicated to the Glory of God
and in the loving memory of Mary
Cams Harden by Acheson Adair
Harden Jr., Professor Emeritus of
Mathematics.”
Kelly D. Brame, our campus
minister, was next in line, leading
everyone in prayer from Psalm 72.
The momentous unveiling of the
plaque by Acheson Adair Harden
Jr., and his family was enough to
touch the hardest of hearts.
The dedicatory address by Dr.
Carl L. Garrott, professor of French
and Spanish, was on ethics and re
sponsibility. His belief in the prob
lem with people now is that too
much emphasis is being placed on
pleasures of the moment, and
people’s selfishness, and all this
attention should be reverted back
to our spiritual life. His belief—
’’You can’t fool mother nature.”
and “God wills us to do the right
thing—then we must do it.”
A special emphasis by Robert
B. Spivey later, when he pro
nounced his words of apprecia
tion, were directed towards David
Parker and staff who designed the
simple yet elegant Chapel. Finally
Dr. Joyce Elliott, Professor of
Speech, led in the dedicatory prayer
from the Book of Common Prayer.
It was a brilliant experience, to be
present at the opening of the first
chapel of Chowan College, after
144 years of existence of this
Baptist college. As you enter the
Chapel, watch for the words by
Paul Simon,1969:
"When you’re weary, feeling
small, when tears are in your eyes,
I will dry them all; I’m on your side
when times get rough. And friends
can’t be found. like a bridge over
troubled water I will lay me down.
Like a bridge over troubled water I
will lay me down."
Bear these words in mind and
always know that despite the small
ness of Chowan College’s cam
pus, there is always a place that
you’ll be able to find solace, joy,
and inspiration all through your
stay here.
Committee to address police harrassment
By Jessica Kiser
News Editor
The Student Advisory Board and
Murfreesboro town officials have
a committee to address problems
that may arise between town em
ployees and the students or resi
dents of Murfreesboro.
The main goals of this commit
tee, as stated by the town manager
Frank Cope, are first to open up a
dialogue between the town, col
lege, and police. Second, it is to
help the students understand their
rights. Third, it is to give the stu
dents a voice.
“But students have got to use
it,” said Cope. “This committee is
being set up by students for the
whole town to use. It will be called
upon whenever someone has an is
sue.”
One of the major issues that
students are concerned about is
police harrassment. Before the
forming of this committee, the only
way a student could express his
concerns was by talking to the town
manager or police chief which
would leave the student feeling
like he did not have a voice. Cope
hopes that this committee will give
students and town residents an
avenue of redress.
Even though the committee is
being designed by students and
will give attention to college rela
tions with the town, the need for
such acommittee was realized after
a resident of Murfreesboro com
plained about police harrassment.
He was unsatisfied with the inat
tention given to his complain. Cope
realizes that many of the students
felt the same way.
“The students probably feel
powerless like that man did. I
wanted to set up a system where
students could tell their side of the
story,” he said.
The decision of the board will
not be final, but their recommen
dations will be taken into consid
eration when the town council
makes their final decision on the
matter.
“I believe that the main problem
with Chowan College and Mur
freesboro relations is that there is
not much communication between
the two. That is probably because
of the age gap, but 1 hope that
going four-year will improve rela
tions between the two,” said Cope.