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Vol. XXXVIII, No. 1
New Residence Hall Offers
A New Look For Mettiodist
By Lee Neugent
Staff Writer
Methodist College is very fortunate to have a new apartment-style resi
dence hall on campus this fall. Called the Cape Fear Commons, it is located
behind the Riddle Center on the way to the golf course and baseball field.
This is the first of five that are being built on campus. The others will be
completed in the next few years.
Cape Fear Commons gives a new name to luxury apartments. College
students are able to live in flats featuring a kitchen area for cooking, four
bedrooms, and two bathrooms as well as a living area for studying and relax
ing. Brand new furniture, new paint, and new carpet set the standard in this
new building for primarily upperclassmen.
Rob Foreman, director of residence life, said “We are excited about our
new facility. Our staff and students have worked extremely hard on every
detail going into the residence hall, such as selecting comfortable furniture,
to provide a community area."
Other staff, faculty, and students are pleased with the new building as
well.
Rick Lowe, vice president for enrollment services, said “This is cer
tainly a building that will have a “wow" affect for potential students.”
Sherry Ingram, the area coordinator, said, “The students really love
this place. At first they thought it was going to be stykd just like the Pines
Apartments. We [Residence Life] really surprised them.”
A community center has also broken ground behind Cape Fear Com
mons and will open in December.
“The community center will have a multipurpose room for special
events, a full kitchen for catering, a study area, and a deck that will extend
around the building. It should make a nice touch allowing students to have a
common place to gather,” said Foreman.
For students who have been familiar with calling the apartments be-
Students enjoy the suite style of living.
Photo by Rohm Warrington
hind the Student Media building Honors Hall, it is now called the Pines Apart
ments. The Pines Apartments also houses upperclassmen students.
Residence Life strived to house students in Honors Hall when it first
opened as a reward for having a GPA of 2.75 and higher, hence the name.
As far as the name change, “We wanted to take away the restrictions
making it more community orientated,” said Foreman.
The name “The Pines” came from the obstacle course of pine trees that
outline the parking lot in front of the facility.
Ashley James, assistant director for residence life, keeps an eye on the
spacious two bedroom apartments.
“This is my second year as area coordinator. 1 believe that, ‘The Pines’
is a more suitable name for the apartments that provide a quiet atmosphere
for students and allow opportunities for community interaction,” said James.
Methodist College Starts First Master’s Program
By Jen Colletti
College News Co-Editor
Effective August 2001, the P.A. Program will be enrolling students to
graduate with a master's degree in physician assistant studies. This will be
the first graduate level program in Methodist College’s 44 year history. The
P.A. Program has existed since 1996, but Program Director Ron Foster didn’t
begin planning the school’s upgrade to a master’s program until 2 years ago
after receiving a vote of approval from both the trustees and faculty.
According to Foster, drastic enhancements to the curriculum were not
necessary to receive accreditation from CAAHEP (Commission on the Ac
creditation of Allied Health Education Programs) because the students were
already graduating with more than enough credits to receive a master’s de-
gree.
In fact, only three additional courses will be required of students in
order to meet CAAHEP standards.
Other changes include a doubling in future class size to approximately
25 students. The program expects an increase in applicants because of the
professional opportunities a master’s degree offers in today’s competitive
job market.
Also, incoming students with all their prerequisites completed will no
longer need to attain 27 credit hours at Methodist College before gaining
admission into the program.
Make Sure Your
Voice Is Heard:
Register To Vote
By Kim Dowd
Vice President of Student Life
As you are hopefully aware,
this is a big election year. Not only
will we have an opportunity to elect
new local and state representatives,
but also a new President. You have
already heard a great deal about the
Presidential campaign, but have you
thought about for whom you will
vote?
Before you go out and vote,
there are a few things you should do.
First, you can’t vote unless
you’re a registered voter. If you are
not yet registered, there are a number
of ways to do so.
You can register electronically
by going to the following web site;
www.naicu.edu, then clicking on the
“Register to Vote” icon and follow
ing the instructions.
You can also register by paper
application. North Carolina forms are
available in the Student Life Office.
If you wish to register in another state,
there is also information available in
Student Life that will assist you in
contacting the elections department
in your home state.
If you will not be able to get to
your polling site on election day, you
will need to obtain an absentee bal
lot. This can be done through the web
site listed above (www.naicu.edu) or
by calling the elections department in
your home state. A list of contact
Future PA's look forward to Master’s program.
September 18, 2000
Photo by Jami Sheppard
Resident Advisors Prag Patel and Brian Nordby help check in their
residents in Cumberland Hall.
Your Residence Hall
Association
By Jimmy Crayton
RHA President
Your residence hall association (RHA) is the student organiza
tion that plans the events for the residential campus. This body is
composed of the residential students. If you live on campus, then
you are a member of RHA.
For those of you who are returning students, you may remem
ber the huge event that happened last spring. It was called the
“Block Party.” It was a success with over 650 people in attendance.
This year plans are even bigger. Plans for a big event in the
fall and the spring are underway.
In addition to the event planning, RHA is tackling the contro
versial subjects pertinent to student life on campus. Some of these
issues are twenty-four hour visitation, alcohol policy, bundling
program, an on-campus phone directory, and much more.
Everyone is invited to come out to RHA on Thursday nights at
8 p.m. in the basement of Garber Hall.
Get involved. Get it done. Do not let something you could
have had a say in slip by you.
Photo bv jami iheopard
The upgrade to a master’s program has been a fast spreading trend
in P.A. schools across the country.
Three years ago there were 12 schools offering master’s degrees and
today there are at least 50. Another 40 programs are anticipated to begin
shortly.
Program Assistant Director Tom Colletti says this reflects a trend na
tionwide to produce better-educated medical professionals. Already both nurse
practitioners and physical therapists are obtaining their master’s in order to
practice.
In essence, Colletti says, “We’re anticipating a future change in the
profession.”
In fact, there are several changes to anticipate. For one, this year the
AAPA (American Academy of Physician Assistants) is expected to recom
mend a law requiring a master’s degree of all new physician assistants wish
ing to practice.
It is also felt that insurance companies in the future will better reim
burse P.A.’s with a graduate degree. The many benefits of this advanced
degree surely provide a convincing argument in support of Methodist’s deci
sion to start a master’s program.
With the overall increase in students who pursue a professional de
gree today, one wonders whether this first graduate program at Methodist
will act as a pilot for others. We wish the P.A. Program’s new educational
endeavor great success.
Just one of the few steps to a great college room.
Photo by Jami Sheppard
Photo by Jami Sheppard
The Monarch Movers were more than glad to help out.
From The SGA President’s Pen...
numbers for state elections depart
ments can be obtained in the Student
Life Office.
The Student Government As
sociation will be coordinating a mock
election in October. It will be inter
esting to see who the majority of the
Methodist College community sup
ports for the next President of the
United States of America. However,
nothing compares to the real thing.
Make sure you exercise your consti
tutional right to vote.
The election may not be until
November, but it is not too soon to
become a registered voter. Most elec
tion departments have a voter regis
tration deadline that is around Octo
ber I, 50 act now! Get involved!
Learn about the candidates. Be sure
to vote!
By Jessica Kupper
SGA President
Hello fellow Monarchs! I
would like to take this opportunity to
welcome back all of the returning stu
dents as well as welcome the new stu
dents to our campus. It is wonderful
to see so many people at Methodist
this year. I hope you all had a great
summer and 1 also hope that every
one is as excited for the year ahead
as I am. This school year is one of
many new and exciting happenings
on campus. With all of the great op
portunities to get involved on cam
pus, I encourage each and every one
of you to take pride in your school
and participate in some of the many
activities that are offered.
Through getting involved in
any activity on campus, you can make
a difference. Whether it be bringing
forth an issue to the Student Govern
ment Association, helping plan cam
pus events, or doing community ser
vice, everyone has the chance to
make something happen here at
Methodist. We, the students, are the
people who can make changes on
campus. It is one thing to talk about
things that need to be done or
changed, but is another thing to actu
ally take action and start getting in
volved.
SGA has a lot planned for the
school year, so keep a lookout. For
example, we are planning to run a
mock election a week or two before
the presidential election. We are also
working on organizing some commu
nity service projects. As usual, we
are looking to input positive change
into the Methodist College commu
nity. Please remember that we can
not do any of the above without stu
dent support. 1, as well as the other
members of the Student Government
Association look forward to living
and working together with everyone
that makes up the Monarch family.
Good luck this semester and
remember to take pride in our school.
If you have any questions about clubs
and organizations please feel free to
stop by the SGA office or give us a
call at 630-7108.
In This Issue
College News 1-3 Opinion 4-5
Opinion Poll 6 MC E.\pression 7
Enicrtainmcnt 8-9 Sports 10-11
Faculty/ Staff Bios 12