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Vol. XXXVI, No. 6
Monday, January 25, 1999
Clark Hall Opens For Business
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By Cindy Bridges
Editor
Methodist College has “expanded it’s
vision” with the completion of the new
Margaret T. and Walter B. Clark Hall. This
building houses the Charles M. Reeves
School of Business. Construction on the
project began in February 1998, and was
completed in time for the 1999 academic
year Clark Hall is a 10,443-square-foot
structure located south of the Trustees’
Building. It contains six classrooms of
varying size, a computer laboratory, ten fac
ulty offices, a faculty lounge and a tiered
146-seat auditorium. The new building
provides much-needed space as enrollment
in Methodist College continues to rise.
Methodist College received an anony
mous gift of $200,000 toward the new aca
demic building in November 1997. This
gift was made in memory of Walter B.
Clark, a longtime supporter and trustee of
the college, who had died that August. The
Methodist College Trustees voted to honor
Mr. Clark, a generous supporter of this cam
paign, by naming the new academic build
ing after him and his wife.
The projected cost of the building was
$ 1,000,000. The final cost for the construc
tion and the equipment for the building was
$1,373,380.
Joseph Mullen, an accounting and com
puter science major, stated that he likes the
new building. “The design is good. The
desks are better than what we had in the
Trustees’ Building, and you can spread out
more to get more work accomplished. It
would be nice, however, if there were
chalkboards on the sides of the rooms (like
in the Math Building) to better facilitate
the teaching and learning process.”
Construction workers complete the final touches on Clark Hall.
Will She Be the One in 2000?
By Cindy Bridges
Editor
If Elizabeth Dole chooses to run in the
next presidential election, she would join
only a handful of women who have made
presidential bids. In 1870, long before
women had the right to vote, Victoria
Woodhull announced her candidacy. Al
most a century later, in 1964, Senator Mar
garet Chase Smith’s name was put into
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nomination at the Republican convention.
Two presidencies later, Shirley Chisolm
attempted to win the Democratic primary.
Geraldine Ferraro was successful in obtain
ing the number two slot on the 1984 Demo
cratic ticket. Will Elizabeth Dole be the
woman who succeeds at becoming the first
female president of the United States?
At the 1984 Republican Convention,
Elizabeth Dole talked about the day when
a woman would be nominated for president
because she was the best woman, not just
because it was time to nominate a woman.
Dole’s political resume is outstanding.
She was a pioneer in government, serving
under five presidents. In 1983, during
Reagan’s administration, Dole was ap
pointed the first female Secretary of Trans
portation. During this time Dole imple
mented a new regulation requiring that air
bags and seat belts be installed in all new
cars. She is responsible for the regulation
that brake lights be installed on the rear
windshield of cars. Airline safety regula
tions were also increased during this time.
Dole was also a supporter of raising the
national dri nking age to 21.
In January 1989, Dole was sworn in by
President Bush as the
20th Secretary of La
bor. She worked to
improve health and
safety in the work
place and to upgrade
the skills of the Ameri
can work force. She
assisted in shattering
the “glass ceiling” for
America’s working
women and minorities.
Since becoming
President of the Red
Cross in 1991, Dole
has won numerous
awards for her hu
manitarian efforts and leadership among
women. To demonstrate her appreciation
for volunteers. Dole “volunteered” her first
year as President of the Red Cross by not
accepting any pay. She is credited for over
hauling the program and getting it out of
debt. During her administration, she led nu
merous fund-raising efforts to assist the vic
tims of domestic natural disasters.
Upon resigning from the Red Cross late
last year. Dole stated: “Soon I will be con
Elizabeth Dole. (Reuters Photo)
sidering new paths and there are exciting
possibilities. I will choose one and pursue
it with all of my might.”
The question still remains whether she
will pursue a slot on the Republican ticket
in the year 2000.
The staff at the Methodist College Pride
would like to hear from you concerning
Dole’s possible candidacy. If you would
support Dole in the next election, please e-
mail kcdbridges@aol.com.