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THE DECREE
MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1977
Canadian bike champion Ben Cregory
Karen Strong is a 23 year old
bike rider from St. Catherines,
Ontario, Canada. She was in
training here at NC Wesleyan
the last two weeks of March.
Karen is now the best female
cyclist in Canada; her goal is to
become the best in the world.
The Decree was able to find out
what it is like to be a superstar
in the cycling world.
Decree. Karen, when and
why did you start riding?
Strong. I started riding in
1974 during my first year at
college. Sports were always a
big part of my life. I really
wanted to excell in some sport
and cycling became the answer.
Decree. You said sports
have always been a big part of
your life. What sports have you
played?
Strong. In high school I
played everything a girl could
play: softball, basketball, track
and field, and cross-country.
There were about 3,000 stu
dents at my high school and I
got the best athlete of the year.
It was a big honor.
Decree. Getting back to your
cycling, what have been some
of your big accomplishments?
Strong. Well, winning at
home in Canada, is always a big
thrill. But, you’ll find the best
female bikers in Holland and
Russia, so that’s where victory
is the sweetest. In 1976 World
Competition I placed third in
the Pursuit.
Decree. Do you have any
special diet or curfew that you
keep when in training and
during the season?
Strong. Ha-Ha. I try to go to
bed by 10:00 every night and I
do try to watch what I eat and
drink, but everybody slips. I
love cokes and a good dark beer
is nice every once in a whUe. I
also work at a Fish ’n Chips and
find myself snacking too much.
Decree. I’ve noticed bikers
get many bad injuries from falls
has anything ever happened to
you?
Strong. As a matter of fact, I
did take pretty bad fall once
and ruined the tendons in both
of my knees. I had to see a
specialist from England for two
weeks. She would dig her
fingers underneath my knee
caps and rub and pull the
tendons very hard. Now I do it
myself at night and before
races.
Decree. That sounds very
painful. Have you ever thought
about quitting?
Strong. Oh sure, many times,
but I want to be the best.
Winning is the only thing, and
quitting is the easy way out.
Decree. You have a very
positive attitude.
Stong. You’ve got to. Win
ning the psychological battle is
90 per cent of the game.
Decree. What do you want to
do after you’ve finished your
racing career?
Strong. I haven’t really
thought about it. Women are
able to stay in better shape
much longer than men. There is
a lady in England who is 40
years old and is still racing and
winning. As for the future, I
hope to be able to open a bicycle
shop.
Decree. Karen, thank you for
your time and let me finish with
one last question. I heard this is
your first trip to America.
Strong. Yes it is.
Decree. Do you like it?
Strong. It seems to be a very
nice place. The people are very
nice and helpful. I hope I can
come back next year.
Mike Haskins
Foundations crack
Since the advent of the
E.R.A. bill, there has arisen an
argument by many women that
such a bill is a threat to their
femininity. They feel secure in
the structured roles that
society has given to both
women and men, and that these
roles must exist as they are, to
make for a harmonious world. I
cannot help but feel-that these
women are kidding themselves.
It’s all very well and good that
these women believe that they
are secure, but what is to
happen when their trusted
foundations crack, and they
find themselves alone, without
resources, without a future,
and without their security.
What about the many women
who want an alternative to such
shallow security, who want to
be successful and independent.
E.R.A. wants the best for both
groups of women. It will not
standardize women, but simply
offer options and alternatives
to the limitations that women
suffer today. E.R.A.s purpose
is not to turn the tables on
women and men and their
traditional roles, but to help
both sexes reach their highest
potential. E.R.A. is a tool to be
used if necessary, or to be left
alone if preferred. It is no
“Pandora’s Box,” but rather a
treasure chest with a key
available to each and every
woman who chooses to open it.
Jan Wilson
‘DREAM’ PLANTS
Hallucinogenic plants have
been used by man for thou
sands of years, probably
since he began gathering
plants for food, says Dr.
Richard Evans Schultes,
world-renowned botanist.
Wesleyan’s trainer
At 10 o’clock last night this
reporter was lucky enough to
get an interview with one of the
most important people on
North Carolina Wesleyan’s
campus. His name is Ben
Gregory and he is the trainer
here at school. Last night he
answered a few questions for
me.
Q. Ben, where did you attend
school and how did you become
interested in the training part
of physical education?
A. Well, I started being a
trainer at John Marshall High
School in Richmond, Va., in the
eleventh grade. Then I attend
ed Randolph Macon College on
a full scholarship with the
understanding I would take
medical training classes at the
Medical College of Virginia in
the summer. After my sopho
more year I transferred to
Wesleyan to finish my under
graduate work and work as a
trainer. I also have a masters in
Physical Education from East
Carolina University.
Q. With all of that training,
have you ever thought about
medical school?
A. Oh yes, but that’s about all
I’ve done. I’m very happy in the
educational field and I’m trying
to work my way up in it.
Plus—I really don’t care for
hospitals.
Q. Have you ever done any
training work for anyone else
beside those two colleges?
A. Yes Mike, I was fortunate
to have been able to work with
the Atlanta and Richmond
Braves baseball teams and the
Washington Redskins football
team.
Q. Getting back to your job,
Wesleyan seems to have more
casualties than Nash General
Hospital. You almost have to be
a doctor. How many people do
you see a year?
A. There’s no way of
knowing. Just tonight, between
6:30 and 10:00 p.m.. I’ve seen
eight people. By the way, I get
off at 5:00.
Q. How much did you save
the school in medical bills by
helping those people tonight?
A. About $200.
Q. Ben, what’s the most
unusual injury you have ever
seen?
A. Well, a few that you
couldn’t print in the newspaper.
They happened when I was
with Henrico’s Rescue Squad,
Are You Mad?
If you are upset with Wesleyan,
or just upset in general then yell:
"I'm mad as hell and I'm not
going to take this anymore! " out
your window at midnight tonight.
but, at Wesleyan, we’ve
some bad knee injuries.
had
Q. How much money do you
have to work with a year, and is
it enough?
A. We get about $600 a year.
It’s not enough; but for a school
of our size, we have some of the
best facilities around. I believe
a good training room is as
important as a good library on a
college campus. They are both
necessary.
Q. Ben, if you had the money,
what would be the next thing
you would buy for the training
room?
A. A sosolator, to help treat
bruises and sprains. It works
by applying heat.
The students here at Wesley
an are mighty fortunate to have
a person of Ben Gregory’s
caliber at our school. With his
help the college is able to save a
great deal of money; plus, help
many students. Thank you for
your time; and just one more
question.
Q. What does the future look
like for Ben Gregory?
A. As I said before Mike, I’m
very pleased being in the
education field; and I hope I can
continue working in it.
Bridge is willing
There are many religious
rock groups around today but
few can match the talented
group Bridge. We here at
Wesleyan have been fortunate
enough to have this outstand
ing group here twice this year.
Mary Lou Brewer, lead vocal
ist, said, “We love playing here
at Wesleyan. You people are
very receptive. We’ve played in
front of audiences as big as four
or five thousand; but you
people here are great.”
Bridge is John Emert, conga
drums and vocals; Carol Emert,
lead vocals; Mary Lou Brewer,
vocals and flute; Alan Brewer,
Skip Anderson, Ken Marshall,
guitar; and Mark Moffet,
drums. These people vary in
age from 21 to 32. They have
put together three albums and
are hoping very much a forth
will be coming out soon.
The group travels all around
the country playing at colleges
and coffee houses. They allow
themselves twenty to forty
dollars apiece every month as
spending money; however, all
of their room and board charges
ar taken care of separately.
“We’ve been playing togeth
er for about six years,” Mary
Lou Brewer commented, “and if
the Lord is willing, we’ll keep
playing as long as we can.”
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