Volume XXXII
Issue 4
February 1995
IO\f ISSZIT:
* Valentine's Stuff Galore
* Dedications of Love
* Binky's Back (Of course)
* New Sections!!
* SGA Reports & Activities
* Astrological Guidance
* REVIEWS, REVIEWS,
REVIEWS, REVIEWS!!!!
* More Sports (No way!
At Methodist?!)
* Peace & love, but no
understanding
FayettevUle, NC 28311
Dr.Bill Lowdermilk
Honored by Church
by Staff
Dr. Bill Lowdermilk, vice!
president church/ community re-1
lations was recently selected as I
the jurisdictional winner of the!
Francis Asbury Award for Fos
tering United Methodist Minis-]
tries in Higher Education.
Dr. Lowdermilk receivedl
1 thenominatation from the Northl
Carolina Annual Conference last
June and was added to list of five I
from the Annual Conference for|
consideration.
SGA Reports:
Students Could Lose Financial Aid
Information compiled by Todd Lyden & Jason Williams, SGA VP
With the rise of the Republicans and their agenda in the Congress, many social programs may see the ax.
Of particular interest to Methodist College, student aid has been eyed by the Republicans to be cut by $20
billion over the next five years, according to the Alliance to Save Student Aid
What does this mean to Methodist students? According to Bonnie Adamson, director of financial aid, if
the Stafford and PLUS (parent) loans are eliminated, over 85% of the student population could lose up to six
million dollars total. Approximately three-fourths of the day students could lose a regular check becausethe
federal work study program is facing the ax. Also, nearly half of the full enrollment receives the Pell Grant.
If it is cut, the students could lose about a million dollars. According to KRC Research for the Alliance to Save
Student Aid, a hypothetical student attending a four year college and six years of graduate school would incur
about $33,(XX) in interest during school, on top of $68, (XK) in loans to repay. The total debt would be more
than $100,(XX) and the student's monthly repayment would increase from $8(X) to about $1,2(X).
Adamson is especially concerned for Methodist with its high percentage of students who receive some
form of federal aid. She wants each student who receives aid to let their representatives know what they think
about the possible cuts. She believes that phone calls, individual thank you letters, and mass student concern
will alert the Congress and stop the cuts. She says a hotline has been established to take opinions on the federal
aid cuts. The phone number is l-8(X)-574-4AID and is $3.65 a charge on a major credit card.
Leadership Center A Go!
by LG Flanary
On January 17, local business leades, state legislators, Methodist faculty, students, and local prominents
gathered on campus in the Alumni dining room to celebrate the official establishment of the Lura S. Tally
Center for Leadership Development.
Dr. Suzan D. Cheek, coordinator of the Tally Center Programs, conceived the idea three years ago when
she realized that extractive, heirarchical leadership practices would no longer work. Cheek states in an
overview statement about the center that "our country urgently needs abler and more ethical leaders in all
walks of life." Through much planning, meeting, and tenacious prodding, cheek founded a pragmatic method
to help meet that need.
The center will provide leadership studies and brief training workshops for MC students and the
community. Its primary function, however, is to plan and implement an interdiscinplinary program for
students who work toward an academic minor in leadership.
There is a misconception that the term "leader" means "politician." Cheek reports, "It's not a program
exclusively for political science majors. Anyone, in any major, can take advantage of this opportunity—the
program is tailored to the student's area of specialization."
The minor program consists of elective and required courses, campus and community service programs,
a seminar, and an internship. I^eadership classes begin in the fall of the 1995-96 school year.
The leadership center is named in honor of Lura Tally's ongoing friendship with Methodist College and
in recognition of her dedicated public service. Before her political career began, Tally was a teacher and a
Leadership, pg. 12
I
Dr. Lowdermilk
The award recognizes indi
viduals "offering outstanding
leadership, above and beyond ba
sic responsibilities, to help bring
heightened awareness to the
signifigance of the church's
higher education ministries" and
comes from Francis Asbury's
adomition to the church to pro
vide higher education near each
1 church.
Bill Lowdermilk is complet-1
ing his 32nd year at Methodist,
where his has served as assistant
director and director of public
relations, assistant to the presi
dent, and vice-president. He
holds an A.B. degree from Emory
I University, an M. Div. degree
from Duke Divinity school, and
a Doctor of Divinity degree from
North Carolina Wesleyan Col- [
I lege.
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