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THE DECREE
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1978
Wesleyan students Can't get a buzz
help Upward Bound
“Daisies bloom where
they find room...” At North
Carohna Wesleyan, Project
Upward Bound provides room
for the growth and develop
ment of as many as fifty
young people from high
schools in the surrounding
area who have the potential to
go on to college.
The students in Upward
Bound come from many
different backgrounds; they
come from tobacco farms,
from city dwellings, from
foreign countries, and from
just outside our serpentine
wall. They are student
government association
presidents, athletes, future
nurses, confident seniors and
insecure sophomores; they
are dreamers and realists.
The thing they have in com
mon is their desire to do
Wesleyan’s annual
prospective student visitation
weekend is scheduled for
March 3-4-5. About 50 students
have already requested to
attend and more requests are
expected.
WE NEED YOUR HELP
TO MAKE THIS WEEKEND
A SUCCESS. Those willing to
help during the weekend by
providing a place for a visitor
to stay overnight, helping with
registration or campus tours,
or in any other way, are en-
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changes involves the ad
ministration officers of the
College and frequently
members of the Board of
Trustees. Input and recom
mendations from many
sources are considered.
4. Why were students not
,able to get any answers from
you on this issue?
A. A demonstration does
not lend itself to com
munication. Generally,
personnel matters are kept
confidential as a matter of
policy. Many students have
received answers from me.
better, to grow to their
potential.
Recently seven North
Carolina Wesleyan students
made a commitment to these
young people. Craig McLean,
Joe Williams, Cindy Johnson,
and Margie Lindsey are
spending their Saturday
mornings tutoring the Upward
Bound students in grammar
and composition skills.
Rebecca Walker is respon
sible for sharpening the math
abilities of the participants
and she depends on Valerie
Holland and Bonnie Rainey
for assistance. In addition to
these seven students, several
others have volunteered to
help on an as-needed basis. All
of these students are working
to make Upward Bound a
worthwhile program for the
students who participate.
couraged to notify Jimmy
Saunders or the admissions
office as soon as possible.
Also, a bus caravan of
about 70 students will be at
Wesleyan from about 11:30 to
3:00 on Tuesday March the
7th. These students are from
various schools throughout
the eastern half of North
Carolina and will be visiting
Methodist College and
Louisburg College following
their stop at Wesleyan.
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The place and time for this is
during office hours in my
office. Probably it is best for
student concerns to be
channeled through the Student
Life Office.
5. Would you rather not
become involved in this
controversy? Why?
A. There is really no
controversy in my mind.
There is a great deal of
misinformation and many
rumors. These are damaging
to everyone and to this
College.
Since I started school here
in September, I had made an
amazing discovery: North
Carolina beer is very weak. As
you can probably tell by
reading my first sentence, I
am from Virginia. I have been
an avid beer drinker for three
years and I have frequented
many bars, both in Virginia
and North Carolina,
In North Carolina it is
illegal to sell beer with an
alcohol content over 3.2
percent. This ridiculous law
presents many problems. Who
wants to have to buy two six-
packs just to catch a buzz?
Maybe its alright for those
who are used to it, but I’m
used to getting dizzy off four
or five brews. The reason is
simple. Beer can be bought in
Virginia with 6,4 percent
Cycling:
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roughly 55 minutes. The last
type of racing is road race.
Road races vary in distance,
and the length of the circuit
also differs. The 1976
professional road race, held in
Ostuni, Italy, was 288 km.
(approx. 170 miles). The
winner was under 7>'2 hours!
Sometimes road races cover
one big loop for the entire
distance of the race.
A second phase of the
sport is track racing. Track
racing entails racing on
Veledromes, The track bike
differs from the road bike in
several ways. The track bike
does not have any brakes. It
has a fixed cog on the rear
wheel that prevents the rider
from coasting, so you are able
to slow down by easing up on
the pedals. The tires used in
competition on Veledromes
are lighter than those used in
road racing. Because of the
smooth surface found on
Veledromes, tires can weigh
between 100 and 220 grams. If
a particular event is short,
riders may use up to 180
pounds of pressure. Because
less components are used on
the track bike, it is about five
pounds lighter than a road
bike.
Track events are
generally much shorter than
road events. They are a test of
speed rather than endurance.
Matched sprinting is probably
the most familiar track event
to you. The riders play a “cat
and mouse” game for two
laps. Many times the riders
will balance their bikes and
come to a complete stop. The
last lap is usually “eyballs
out.” The last 200 meters is
the time that is recorded.
Many people as me “what’s
the farthest you’ve ever been
on your bike?” I tell them and
they are astonished. The fact
S that I’ve ridden 280 miles in 24
iiji hours means very little to me.
ijj I am much more proud of my
200 meter time of 12.0 seconds.
Olympic class sprinters can
reach top speeds of over 45
mph! Other events on the
track include the pursuit, the
team pursuit, and the
kilometer time-trial. The
“kilo” is said to be the
toughest event in cycling. The
Trexlertown Veledrome, in
Pennsylvania’s Lehigh
Valley, has the best program
of racing of the dozen or so
Veledromes in the U.S. Every
Friday night, throughout the
summer, the Trexlertown
Veledrome draws the biggest
crowds and always brings in
alcohol. It doesn’t take a
mathematician to figure it
out. Beer in Virginia is
sometimes twice as strong as
beer in North Carolina!
As I stated earlier, I have
spent quite a few nights in
bars and pubs the East
Coast. I consider an enjoyable
night to be listening to a live
band, dancing with my chick,
and drinking about six cool
ones.
Here in Rocky Mount, I
have been to such places as
the Colony House, The
Rainbow Club, and Mack’s.
After almost drowning myself
by drinking beer, all I
felt was a little hunger. Even
the happy hour did not quench
my thirst. Not only is this a
waste of time, but a waste of
an active
Olympic and World class
riders.
Generally a track rider is
built much more heavier than
a road rider. A good hill
cimber usually has a very thin
physique, while a sprinter
usually has very big legs.
Most races held in the
U.S. are sactioned by the
United States Cycling
Federation. In order to par
ticipate in these races, one
must hold a U.S.C.F. license.
A license costs around $12.
Although it is an amateur
sport, riders are allowed to
receive prizes for their
placings: Riders can sell their
prizes and use that money to
support their racing.
The majority of riders in
the U.S. belong to a team.
Teams consist of riders that
ride for the same sponsor. The
riders wear the sponsors
name on their jerseys for
advertising. If a corporation
or business sponsors a well
known rider, then sometimes
they can benefit tremendously
through the media. However,
a team does not have to have a
sponsor.
College racing is not a
very “large scale” yet. There
are very few College races
each year. Southern
California ' and the Nor
theastern part of the Country
are about the only two
locations where College
racing exists. Nevertheless,
College racers can display
their school’s name on their
jerseys in U.S.C.F. events.
The three of us at Wesleyan
ride for three different clubs.
Depending upon the type
of racing one specializes in, a
rider trains between 5,000
miles to 10,000 miles a season.
The racing season for most
riders starts in January. Club
training rides take place
during cold weather. The first
real races don’t occur until
around March. We (the riders
here) will race for the first
time this year against com
petition March 4th and 5th.
March 4th being a 18 mile two
man team time-trial in Red
Oak, N.C. the next day is a 32
mile road race in Gold Rock,
N.C. During the peak of the
season, the racing will turn up
North. This year Milwaukee,
Wisconsin will host the
National Championships.
Most riders start easing off in
their training around October,
Because cycling is such a
vigorous sport, a rider does
not race all year-round. The
racer needs time to rest his
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money also. If you stay in a
bar two or three hours and
spend ten dollars, you have
the right to get loosened up a
little.
Another big different is
the taste. Virginia beer has a
nice, smooth taste, and can be
drunk easily. North Carolina
beer, on the other hand, has a
harsh taste. Sometimes you
have to hold your breath to get
it down. This makes it very
hard to “chug” the beer,
because it doesn’t flow
smoothly.
I’m sure there are people
who disagree with me on this
subject, but I will stick to
Virginia beer until there is
absolute proof that there is no
different in Virginia beer and
North Carolina beer.
sport
legs. A rest is a good mental
break also. During the off- ,
season, a rider may take up
other sports, such as weight
lifting, cross-country skiing,
speed skating, and running.
Almost any sport that keeps
you fit is very good.
The competitive cyclist
must be able to discipline
himself in order to be able to
ride every day. A nutritionally
balanced diet is very im
portant while racing. Some
riders take vitamins to sup-
plment their diet, Personally,
I take vitamin C, vitamin E,
B-complex, lecithin, gensing
root, and kelp, just to name a
few. Plenty of rest is essential
when you are putting in a lot of
miles. A successful rider must
learn to motivate himself; he
can’t count on others to do it.
I trust this article has
greatly enriched your
knowledge of cycling. Fur
thermore, I hope I have
erased the impression you
may have had that cycling “is
just a bunch of kids on 10
speeds.” If you watch any of
the weeknight races this
Spring (April 19, 26, May 3,
and 10) I’m sure you will find
the sport exciting and fast.
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Honored
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than 1,000 institutions of
higher learning in all 50
states, the District of
Columbia and several foreign
nations.
Outstanding students
have been honored in the
annual directory since it was
first published in 1934.
Students named this year
from North Carolina
Wesleyan College, Rocky
Mount, N.C.- are: Leannette
Bishop, Vickie Lynn
Brickhouse, Steven William
Bryant, Joseph Stephen
Cahoon, Robert Curtis Friese,
Frederick Alexander Froh-
bose, Stanley Oladippo
Jarrett, Amelia Leigh
Johnson, Karen Hicks
Leonard, Winston Albricht
Moss, Jr., Gary Lynn Myers,
Joe Allen Shearin, Charles
Clifton Sullivan, Teresa Ann
Taylor, Rebecca Lynne
Walker, Bertha Lee Walters,
and Anne Bunn Wilson.