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PAGE 2 — THE DECREE — APRIL 29,1988 OFFICIAL STUDENT mWSPAPER OF NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE Co-Edjtor-ln-Qiief—Totn Rivers and Mike Trubcy Staff Reporfer&—Melanie Boiling, MarkCtum, Sharon Evan:^ Pam Hairison, DcU Lewis, Wayne Martin The Decree is locatcd in the Student Union, N'orth Carolina Wesleyan College. Wesleyan College Station, Rocky Mount, NC 2730 L Policy is determined by (he EdiCorial Board of The Decree. Kepublication oI any maiter herein without the ej^pre^s consent of the Editorial Board is strictly forbidden. Tha Decree is composed and printed by The Spring Hope Emerprtse, Opinions published do not necessarily reflect those of North Caro lina Wesleyan CoUege. Lincoln Memorial WASHINGTON monument REASAN PEFlCiT Looking back with gratitude sgA has good year ahead Over the past two semes ters, there have been a variety of editorials in The Decree. The editorials have ranged from topics of getting in volved in the activities on campus to how one should re spect the library, but none have really touched on the subject of what it is like to reflect on Wesleyan and the quality of the education a stu dent receives during his or her lime here. Wesleyan has meant a great deal of things to since I enrolled here in the fall of 1985. I had already spent one year of my college career at another institution of higher learning in North Carolina which I was not pleased with. Upon arriving at Wesleyan, I was hoping that this experi ence would not be the same. Over the course of the last three years I have come to know and respect the Wesleyan Community. I have formed some very strong and lasting friendships with not only my fellow students but with staff and faculty mem bers as well. These people have all played an important part of my college education in one way or another. I feel the quality of educa tion that I have received here is equal to or better than the education received by other college students across the na tion. Some think the size of Wesleyan takes away from the learning environment and also takes something away from the college experience. After receiving most of my college education here, I say those people are wrong. Wesleyan has helped me to better myself as a person while at the same time learn valuable things inside and outside of the classroom from people here. Wesleyan is a small, liberal arts college just as it claims to be in all of the literature about the school. At no time during my college career has anyone here tried to make a statement to the contrary. The aim of Wesleyan is educate students in a liberal arts setting that will enable the student not only to learn how to make a balance sheet or to learn about the judicial system, but to learn how to think and evalu ate situations so in their lives they can make educated deci sions and make responsible citizens. In my opinion, Wesleyan does a good job at doing just that. Wesleyan is a place that is unique in many ways. If new buildings are built and enroll ment is increased to 5,000 students so there will be many nice facilities for students, this place will cease to have that uniqueness. There are many things to take advan tage of at Wesleyan and I just hope that every graduating senior, and every other stu dent as well, appreciates the value and the quality of the education that he or she has received during their time here. — Tom Rivers By BOBBIE JONES I would like to thank everyone that voted for me to become Student Government Association (SGA) President. My election to represent you was a surprise to me. Not be cause I am not capable, but because I have probably written up every stu dent at North Carolina Wesleyan College (NCWC) in my capacity as Resident Assistant. Your voting for me made me respect you more. I thought no one would vote for me because of my job. When I saw the results of the election, the first thing I thought was my peers understand that I am only doing my job. Secondly, I did not win by popularity, but by you believing I am the best person for the job. Representing the student body will be a difficult job, but I am ready for the challenge. Before we start on the major problems at NCWC, we must correct the minor problems that exist within the SGA. Courtesy, and respect will be adhered to at all SGA meetings. When a person is talking, everyone else will be quiet, and lis ten. When we have a meeting every one in the SGA will be at the meeting, and on time. If anyone elected to an office think they are going to put their J title on a resume and forget the re sponsibilities of their position, they are mistaken. We have the opportu nity to make 1988-89 the best year ever at NCWC, but we cannot ac complish this feat without participa tion from the entire student body, especially the elected officials. Now that we have our minor dis crepancies known, let us talk about our major problems. We need more varieties of food, and the food needs to be prepared a different way. Our variety of food would not be a prob lem if we could not predict having fish for dinner on Fridays, but we can. The preparation of the food would not be a problem if half of us liked the way it is prepared, but more than half of us do not. After we leave the cafe teria, it would be nice to go to a clean dorm. We understand that we get the dorm nasty, but after the custodians finish their jobs, the dorm should be clean. Maybe the custodians forget to clean some days. If this is the case, their supervisor should inspect the dorms before they leave. We should discuss the possibility of having someone clean the dorms on Satur day also. Another priority is getting all sm- dents, including commuters, in volved in our everyday activities. We have many commuters that have no idea how much fun we can have on campus. We have to establish a com muter committee. Their responsibili ties will be to inform the SGA about activities they would like to sponsor, and get their fellow commuters in volved. Involvement from the Wesleyan Community will help make 1988-89 a great year. Again thank you for your vote, and at the end of 1988-89 we hope you will be thanking us for a great job. Awards presented Award winners announced at the recent Honors Convocation are; Cardinal Savings Bank Awards — Lisa Brumble Griffin, biology; Debo rah Bounds, mathematics; and Sylvia Denise Whitley, chemistry. American Institute of Chemists/N.C. Institute of Chemist's Foundation Award — Sylvia Denise Whitley. Chemical Rubber Company Award (Best Student in Freshman Chemis try) — Taher S. Husain. Computer Information Systems Award — Jason R. Barrios. Peoples Bank Award, Business Administration/Economics — Rebecca D. Phillips. Planter's National Bank and Trust Co. Awards for Outstanding Academic Achievement — Valerie J. Hales, native; Rebecca D. Phillips, transfer. Helen Meniam Thoip Music Award — Mary Elizabeth Love. W.C. Reid Band Award — William James Jones Jr. John Paul Jones History Award — Virginia (Ginny) Parkerson Wooten. NCAE Student Program Education Award — Valerie J. Hales. Criminal Justice Award — Mark Kellerhals. Freshman Writing Award, English Department — Alan P. Felton. Senior English Award — Joseph L. Bryant Politics Award — Kimberly D. Muiphy. Physical Education Award — Lori Ann Blackbum. Psychology Award — Lynne S. Lynch. Religion Award — Tony Evans. Theatre Award — Randall Wisniewsky and Jimmy D. Stone. Outstanding Food Service and Hotel Management Senior Award — Cyn thia R. Braly and Christopher L. Walters. Cooperative Education Awards — Mark. D. Crum, alternating; Tonia A. Grooms, parallel. Accounting Award to Outstanding Senior — Deborah Ward. Marc M. Harris Accounting Scholarship Award — Thomas Edward Riv ers. Sarah Alexander Tulloss Award — Robert E. Greene. James R. Hailey Leadership and Service Award — Countney Creekmore. Pilot Qub Leadership and Service Award — Lesley L Freeman. Student Life Organization Award — Student Government Association. Nu Gamma Phi Professor of the Year Award — Dr. Raymond E. Bauer. Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award — Lori Ann Blackbum. President's Cup Award — Thomas Edward Rivers.
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