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site North Carolina Wesleyan College U. S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 217 Rocky Mount, N. C. Noa-Profit Organization N. C. Wesleyan Ccl’erie L'brarv Rocky iVlougoJ^ii, VOLUME xm, NUAffiER 13 N. C. TUESDAY, JANUARY 18. 1972 Academic Council Adopts Six Rules For New Track HI The Academic Council has approved the following Para meters for Track HI: Tra.ck n of the curriculum Is an option for orgp-nlzing the educational experience of a stu dent In achieving the goals of a liberal arts education. The student will design his own curriculum within the following parameters: Parameter One The general purposes of the Wesleyan liberal arts experi ence must be maintained as goals for the students to ach ieve. The goals of a liberal arts education have been defi ned in many documents of the college during the past twelve years. They are generally defined by the long tradition of liberal arts colleges of Eu ropean and American culture. They are defined by the kind of subject areas and majors that we offer and by the areas of competence of our faculty. Parameter Two The Baccalaureate degree will be earned as the result of completing 124 units of cre dit. A "semester hour” unit of credit is defined as the full time academic engagement of the student for one week. This Is the way in which courses are built and should be the way Individual study programs are developed. The only exception to this time element Is the earning of credit by examina tion. Parameter Three A student must develop with in his design the principle of concentration in some subject area or In some theme or pro blem that cuts across the tra ditional subject areas. What Is asked for is learning in depth in some well-defined area of study. Parameter Four A student’s design should fol low a principle of distribution of study to include fields of (Cooitinued On Page 4) Third Class Citizens The. Wesle5^n College resident student is in a unique situation. We live on a beautifully-landscaped 200-acre campus which contains four dormitories, a gymnasium-muslc building, a massive administration- classroom complex, and several olher buildings~all beautifully ar- chitectured and, for the most part, sufficiently functional. With all of these physical attributes, why are we dissatisfied? We are dis satisfied because these buildings are filthy and the maintenance of our existing facilities is disgusting. The principle is very simple: No matter how outstanding our faculty and educational program may be, if the resident student is surrounded by poor living conditions, general dissatisfaction will be the result. When two huge pines, blown over by a heavy storm, remain lying on the ground and across the sidewalks for two months, something is wrong. When you walk ten yards barefooted to get to the fountain in your dorm, and upon your return your feet are as black as coal, something is wrong. When you have to wait fifteen minutes to get a shower because only two of the stalls in the bathroom have shower- heads, something is wrong. When the pipes in the laundry room are coated with over an inch of dust and dirt, something is wrong. When campus security is still one of the college’s biggest shortcomings while only three of the lights along the front sidewalk are working, something is definitely wrong. When a Coke is spilt on the windowsill of a classroom, and the sticky gunk remains several weeks later, something is wrong. To be sure, taken individually, these matters may seem unimportant and trite. But taken collectively, and viewed in the way that only a resident student can understand, it all adds up to gross inefficiency, senseless filth, and the reduction of the student’s status to that of a third-class citizen, hardly justifiable when we pay almost $2,500 for the “privilege” of living and studying here. Most of the maintenance problems which surround us result in in convenience to the student, but others are of a more serious nature, and could have disastrous results. The above-stated lack of lighting along the front sidewalk could pose a serious security problem. Many of the fire extinguishers in the dormitories have neither been checked nor filled for several years, and would be completely useless should the need arise; The alarms at the end doorr of the girls’ dormitory, a relatively new safety feature, have not been working for several weeks because the batteries are dead, A safety fe^ature is of no valae unless it can be used. However serious some of these problems may be, the majority of Wesleyan’s maintenance shortcomings are the little things: showers that don’t work, hall lights that need replacing, clocks that do not agree, silverware that is filthy even after it has been washed, bathroom stall doors that have no locks, and bathroom stalls that have no doors. We have itemized a list of problems (and this is by no means all- (Continued On Page 4) I Specific Problems In Each Of The Dorms Nash Hall Bathrooms: heater knobs mis sing; floors have build up of dirt; showers coated with scum; toilets need cleaning; marble needs cleaning; win dows won’t close; drains stopped up. Halls: floors build up of dirt; lights out; globes miss ing; exit lights out; heater knobs missing; fire extingui shers have not been inspect ed since 1969; alarms on end doors need batteries; south exit door coming off hinge; Lobby: rugs need cleaning; floors need cleaning; desk needs dusting; boy’s guest bathroom needs cleaning. South Dorm Batlirooms: stall doors miss ing; shower curtains miss ing; missing toilet paper con tainers; mirrors missing; toilet seat missing; locks missing off stall doors; two shower curtain bars missing; one towel rack bar missing. Halls: cigarette butt contain er cover missing; water coo ler cover off; exit lights broken or missing; phone pla te missing; ceiling lights out and/or globes missing; fire extinguishers missing or empty; two clocks missing; trash can cover missing. Stairwell: east end—all lights out—globe missing; west end —light globe missing; stair well to 2nd floor missing. Lobby: t.v. inoperable Outside: lantern glass broken; pressure regulator on east end door missing North Hall Bathrooms: shower lights needed (bulb and globe); hea ter knob needed; part of par tition in front of stall miss ing Hall: lights out; exit light out; loud buzzing noises in lights. Stairwell: lights out Maintenance SU Bathrooms—marble slab bro ken, door won’t close; no door, paper on floor, mirror broken—How about some new graffitti or get rid of old graffitti? Halls—walls dirty (coat of paint needed)^ light out, bulletin boards In bad shape (chipped, etc.) Snack Bar—Lights out in cell ing, roaches Cafeteria—ok Faculty lounge—roaches, car bon black around vents and thermostat, floor dirty, door- sills needs painting, light out. Pool room—general drab ap pearance One Acts Open On February 3 Three one act plays come to Wesleyan campus February 3-5, The plays, Ludlow Fair, What, and The Devil and Da niel Wel)ster, are directed by three students from the Threa- tre department, Charlie Ro gers, Shirley Hildebrand and Berl Garrett, Ludlow Fair by Lanford Wil son is a comedy about two girls, Rachel, played by Gail Shea rer, and Agnes, played by Bob- bl Russo, who share an apart ment. Rachel has many boy friends and worries a lot about them. She constantly takes out her aggressions on Agnes who tries to console her but falls miserably. Ludlow Fair will provide an evening of enjoy able entertainment, Charlie Rogers directs with Bob La- uranzon handling lighting and stage management. “What?”, a one-act play, isi written and directed by Shirley Hildebrand. K stars Bill Neale as Alfred Douglas, Bobbi Ruso as his wife Veronica, Martha Moore as their daughter Anas tasia, Dan Shephard as the gimick and Doug Ashton as the music button. The play runs at a fast pace, winding through such topics as communication, social conven tions, man’s tools of learning, and religions. All this takes place surreallstically In less than twenty minutes of stage time. The play is heavy and light all at one, the lightest moments accompanied by Buf falo Bob Smith and the Howdy Doody theme song. “What” is both extremely thoughtful and lots of fun. It is a change of pace from ordinary theatre. The Devil and Daniel Web ster by Stephen Vincent Benet Is a play with the basic theme “Man is Good.” The setting Is somewhere in New England around the l840’s. The play is centered around a man who after many years of trying to achieve land and riches becomes dis couraged when he sees that whatever he tries fails. After giving his situation some thought, he decides to sell his soul to the devil and get the riches and land he wants. Un fortunately, the devil comes to collect. Mr, Stone’s close fri end, Daniel Webster, becomes involved and decides to take a (Oontinued On Page 3): Convocations Jan. 20, 1972 “The Right To Death. In Love: Abortion” BY Dr. Takey Crist UNC SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
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