ey wear) and the way they
ghter when Colonel
tudent affairs, runs a
he was walking on gthe
Do Not Walk on the Grass”
ctors, administrators, staff
Aug is not an isolated one.
out someone shooting
ment, burglary, vandalism
hat can I do?” Well, for
nd helpful to others here on
smile and speak to everyone
strangers in your life,
our instructors, classmates,
and friends. You would be surprised how much
further your instructors and classmates will go to help
you when you are respectful, friendly and polite.
Remember the old saying, “You catch more flies with
honey than with vinegar.”
Try to treat everyone you meet with the same
courtesy you want your parents treated. Respect
others and they will respect you. By L Michelle Fox
When is the heat coming?
Sitting in class with three layers of clothing and a
coat while your teacher rubs her hands together to
keep warm in front of a space heater. Does this sound
familiar to you?
Lack of heat in classrooms and dormitories at
St. Aug's is a serious problem. Students literally are
unable to concentrate. As tuition escalates annually,
one has to wonder where their money is going. To
complain to administration does not seem to be the
solution. Rather than repairing the heating units, they
distribute a limited number of space heaters.
However, these small units do not produce
sufficient heat. So now we are still left with the
question of how to keep warm during the long winter
months. By Malika Reynolds
become a Fullbright Fellow
studying in Madras, India.
Weatherford has published
professional research materi
als and is listed in multiple
selections of “Who’s Who.”
She holds the formula for
ways and means to accom
plish monumental tasks.
She has held many
positions at Saint Augustine’s
College during her thirty-plus
years of service. She has
served as director of continu
ing education; administrative
assistant to the vice president
for academic affairs, depart
mental head of mathematics
Photo by Vannetta Freeman
GOING STRONG — Rebecca Weatherford has given St. Aug
30 years of exemplary service.
and physics, as well as
chairing the institutional self-
study for the Southern
Association of Colleges and
Schools.
Success, as she views it, is
the compilation of knowl
edge, skills, endurance and a
drive toward accomplishing
the set goal. As one who
enjoys the outdoors, traveling,
teaching and interacting with
wide levels of people,
Weatherford continues to
serve within the community.
A member of Kappa Delta
Phi, Delta Mu Delta, Beta
Kappa Chi, American
Education Association, and
several other scholarly
societies, Weatherford is
heading research investiga
tion into an alumni scholar
ship with Saint Agnes
Hospital and the Mathematics
Scholarship program spon
sored by the Mathematics
Association of America.
Lady Ambassador visits campus in January
By Pebbles Garrett &
Kimberly Shaw
Lucille Alma Thomas, a
visiting alumnus of Saint
Augustine’s College, is also
an ambassador. She came
back to the United States to
promote U.S. foreign service
with the hope of recruiting
minorities, Thomas had an
office in the Boyer building
while here as a recruiting
officer for the month of
January.
While at Saint Augustine’s
College, she majored in
English and French. She is
now based in Washington,
D.C., as a senior career
counselor.
Thomas has been around
the world. Among other
celebrities, she has met
Mother Theresa and Noreiga.
Here are some of the
questions she answered for
students:
Q: What is your occupation?
A : My job is working as
ambassador for the U.S.
Department of State. I have
had the pleasure of planning
the fomer President Bush’s
visit to Ottowa, Canada, and
to other countries.
Q : What was most important
while planning these trips ?
A : Precision and timing were
most important. I had planned
the agenda. I had to make
sure the President got on the
plane on time and arrived on
time in the other country. I
had to keep him in check !
Q : How many foreign
languag“ I speak two, and
those are French and Spanish.
Q Out of those two, which do
you prefer personally ?
A : English, ha!
The Pen's Staff
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Advisor/Instructor; Joan Madeksza; Editor: L.
Michelle Fox; Photographer: Vannetta Freeman; Copy
editor: Lisa Johnson; Reporters: Tara Burnette,
Maurice Clarke, Rukel Faulcon, Pebbles Garrett, Lisa
Johnson, Tamekia Moore, Malika Reynolds, Sharon
Salley, Kimberiy Shaw, Sharon Smith and Rica Wilson.