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€ht VOL. 4, NO. 13 NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE, ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1989 Role of Student Life stirs review By DON RHODES This year, as last, the Office of Student Life has received a great deal of criticism, some deserved, some not, from the North Caro lina Wesleyan College commu nity. Before passing any more judgment on the Office of Stu dent Life, however, both the poli cies and the beliefs behind those policies must be reviewed. To do that, the history of the Office of Student Life must first be exam ined. Dr. Carleton McKita, Campus Minister, came to Wesleyan ten years ago to administer a title three grant in the Strengthening Developing Institutions Program and to perform some institutional research. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from West Vir ginia Wesleyan, and a Masters of Sacred Theology and a Doctorate of Ministry from Boston Univer sity before moving to Rocky Mount. After working with the federal grant, putting the Registrar’s rec ords on microfilm, and helping with the funding and structure of both the Learning Resources Center and the Cooperative Edu cation program, a mid-year va cancy developed in the Office of rnmi II w IP Student Life. At- that time. Dr. McKita became the Dean of Stu dent Life, a position which he held for three and a half years. The Office of Student Life was very different from today. “We all knew that the college had come through a serious financial crisis and all offices were under staffed,” said McKita. The staff consisted of the Dean, a nurse who worked half-time, a secre tary who worked quarter-time, and four Resident Directors who also had other duties. McKita added that “none of the Resident Directors were professional stu dent life people.” The Code of Conduct was also very different. “There was very little written in the way of a code of conduct,” but justice was ad- (Continued on Page 4) Forum issues center around residence halls Fleming (center) with her friend the deaf cat, portrays “Audition” in North Carohna Wesleyan’s production of “Talking With,” by Jane Martin, while looking on are fellow performers (froni left) Elizabeth Liles, Wanda Sherman, and Robin Exum. The play is an ex- Drug legalization debated By DAVID PAYNE Every year, says Newsweek magazine, the U.S. government spends about $8 billion a year on drug enforcement. Cocaine and marijuana sales bring drug lords more than $20 billion every year and Latin American thugs gain about $2 billion per year. Because of such costs, many people are calling for an idea that once was unthinkable: the legali zation of drugs. Among the leaders of the le galization movement are Balti more Mayor Kurt Schmoke, a former prosecutor who argues, “If you take the profit out of drug trafficking, you won’t have young children hiding drugs for $100 a night.” Another advocate for legali zation is Joseph McNamara, po lice chief in San Jose, Calif., who says “the fight against drugs for the past 70 years has been one long glorious failure.” He also notes “the courts are overflow ing, there is violence on the streets, and the problem seems to be getting worse.” Nobel prizewinner Milton Friedman feels “the harm that is done by drugs is predominantly caused by the fact that they are (Continued on Page 4) By DON RHODES Residence hall questions were the issue raised most often at the second Forum on the College held Thursday, April 20 at 8 p.m. The President’s Council fielded a variety of questions ranging from academics to athletics, but the most heated debate occurred an hour into the event, which lasted over two hours and drew about 70 students. Responding to one student. Dean Marron stated that “There is some notion of neglect. Students are not going to be neglected. It is our responsi bility (to teach students to live harmoniously).” Many athletes also com plained that they will now be forced to live further away from the gym and other athletic facili ties, to which President Gamer replied* that the extra 200 yards they (the athletes) will have to walk is not really much. Dean Marron added that the college “is not in the business of the conven ience of putting athletic students together,” and he added that the school will not segregate on the basis of academics and athletics. Gamer continued, stating that “every student here is here for academics,” and many people applauded. Gamer added that nationally, students who live in coeducational dormitories have higher grade point averages than students who do not, and he said that there is less vandalism in coed dorms. Several students also raised questions regarding security. One student asked about the new security police force to be em ployed here next year, and an other asked about compensation for damages incurred in a group of recent thefts. Dean Marron responded that the college will hire its own po lice force modelled after those ah-eady in place at other schools, and Ray Kirkland, Director of Finance, replied that the “college does not have to assume damage incurred to private automobiles.” Marron added that we (college community) are not going to be intruded upon at a private institu tion, and we will do whatever is necessary to protect the students. President Gamer opened the forum with a 15-minute sp>eech in which he explained some of the decisions which have been (Continued on Page 4)
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