Berteje
VOL. 4, NO. 11
NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE, ROCKY MOUNT, N.C.
FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1989
Drug-free
campuses
required
In a program aimed at curbing
drug use on college campuses,
the Education Department soon
will require all Pell Grant recipi
ents to certify they are “drug-
free” or risk losing their federal
aid.
The policy, which went into
effect March 18, also requires
college and universities to certify
that they will maintain a “drug-
free workplace” in order to qual
ify for federal funds.
More than three million low-
income college students cur
rently receive money through the
Pell Grant program. Beginning
March 18, students who apply or
re-apply for the education grants
must sign a pledge that they will
not use, manufacture or sell con
trolled substances during the
term of the grant.
“Realistically, it’s going to be
an honor system,” said Depart
ment of Education spokesman
Jim Bradshaw.
Enforcement of the policy
will be similar to the
department’s requirement that
Pell Grant recipients register for
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Open forum
for students
hears views
OPEN FORUM — Doug Clark (left) and Dr. Marshall Brooks re
spond to student concerns at the Open Forum Tuesday. (Photo by
Marg Buchler.)
By GREG STREHMEL
On March 28 at 8 p.m. an
open forum of the college was
held in the Student Activities
Center. The panelists included
President Dr. Leslie Garner;
Vice President of Finance, Ray
Kirkland; Dean of Student Life,
Dr. Joe Marron; Dean of Admis
sions and Financial Aid, Doug
Clark; and Vice President and
Academic Dean, Dr. Marshall
Brooks. Senior Student Govern
ment Vice President Beth Hod-
son was the deliberator.
Sixty-two students attended
the forum which really surprised
President Gamer.
“I am really pleased to see this
many people at the forum,.” Gar
ner says. Last year about 15 stu
dents showed up. It’s just great
that so many people showed up,”
he said.
The forum began with the
panelists introducing them
selves. Shortly after the intro
duction, the major controversy
of the forum occurred, which
lasted 40 minutes.
The controversy dealt with
the plans for co-ed, freshman,
and academic honor dorms for
next year.
When asked about these
plans, Marron said, ‘The plans
for co-ed, freshman,and aca
demic halls are far from com
plete. We took a housing survey
and 33 percent of the students
told us what they wished and
wanted,” he said.
“Why was the survey so gen
eral,” a female student asked?
“Why wasn’t it more specific
and why did it have just yes and
no answers?”
Marron said the Student Gov
ernment Association felt good
about the survey.
Junior Beckey Kelley said, “If
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Active PBL chapter means business
By DAWN MCGLOHON
“It adds challenging fun to the
tedium of the academic world,”
says Hassan Jarra, a senior busi-
jiess/accounting major. “It also
urings out the leadership quali-
ies in some of us that might oth-
;rwise have gone unnoticed.”
“I became a member because
was a good way to make
iends and to become more in-
Ived in activities outside of
...ass,” says Ronnie Rogers, Jr., a
oshman majoring in computer
♦brmation systems.
These students are excited
^x)ut their membership in the
very active chapter of Phi Beta
Lambda, the “business frater
nity,” at North Carolina Wes
leyan College.
Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) is a
national education organization
for all students interested in busi
ness courses and/or preparing for
office or business education ca
reers. PBL is the post-secondary
equivalent to FBLA (Future
Business Leaders of America).
About half of the current PBL
members nationwide are former
members of FBLA.
The purpose of the wganiza-
tion is to provide, as an integral
part of the instructional program.
additional opportunities to de
velop vocational and career sup
portive competencies. PBL also
promotes civic and personal re
sponsibility among its members.
The PBL chapter at Wesleyan
is very visible, for it seems its
members are constantly in mo
tion. They may be spotted deliv
ering walking balloons on
Valentine’s Day or gently coerc
ing relunctant staff members to
donate life fluid at the bloodmo-
bile visit Phi Beta students were
out in force at the last Down East
Arts Festival, where they raised
$1(X) for the benefit of the March
of Dimes.
Concern for the community as
a whole is evidenced in their in
volvement with area civic
causes. PBL members marched
to defeat hunger in this year’s
CROP walk, and they collected
and distributed toys and food in
cooperation with the Edgecombe
County Department of Social
Services.
PBL sponsored the First An
nual Field Day for Resources for
Youth in Rocky Mount This day
of food and games was held for
the children in the jn’ogram and
their volunteer matches. PBL
also organized a trip to Kings
Dominion and a Christmas party
complete with Santa and pres
ents for Resources for Youth.
Funds were raised for these ac
tivities by a car wash, which PBL
hopes to conduct annually.
This myriad of activities can
be contributed to the resourceful
ness and dedication of both
members and advisers. These at
tributes are not found in every
organization every year, but it
seems that PBL has discovered
the right combination fw success
this year with meaningful proj
ects, motivated leadership, and
ccHicemed volunteers.
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