The Decree
VOL. 6, NO. 2
North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, N.C.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5,1990
ROTC unit
faces closing
ROTC CADETS (from left) Danny Ginn, Kory Webster, Chris
Cash, and Craig Benson. (Photo by Dhana Chesson.)
Wesleyan to construct
campus radio station
By STEWART CRANK
North Carolina Wesleyan Col
lege has been given the go-ahead
to start up the school’s first-ever
campus radio station.
Headed by Dr. Les Gamer, the
project is estimated to be finished
by September.
The total construction cost, says
William Cast, will be just below
$200,000 for brand-new equip
ment. It also includes renting a
trailer for the station while wait
ing for the new Theater Arts Build
ing to be conshucted. The cost
could be lessened by using cam
pus faciUties not now in use.
Total annual operating cost for
the radio station is projected to be
around $50,000. This would in
clude a manager, a secretary, a
contract engineer, three tele
phones, and various items.
The chairman of the commit
tee said, “The station will be
handed over to the students as
soon as the construction of the
station is complete.” The style of
music, as mentioned by a few
members, is said to be jazz classi
cal music.
With pressure on reducing the
cost of the station and with the
involvement of some interested
students, the station could be
completed and on the air by the
end of the school year.
By DHANA CHESSON
Unless the enrollment in
ROTC increases, the program will
be discontinued within two years
at North Carolina Wesleyan Col
lege.
At present only six people are
enrolled in the ROTC program.
This number doesn’t seem to be
great enough for St. Augustine’s
College in Raleigh, who is the
host college for Wesleyan’s
ROTC program.
NCWC Dean of Academics
Marshall Brooks explained that
this faculty-approved program is
across-enroUment agreement with
St. Augustine’s and last Septem
ber the college wanted to elimi
nate the ROTC curriculum at
Wesleyan due to low enrolhnent.
But because there are students
enrolled in Wesleyan’s ROTC
who have received ROTC schol
arships, such as senior Craig
Benson, junior Kory Webster, and
sophomore Christopher Cash, the
program will remain until they
finish. Major Blake Adams, head
of the ROTC program on cam
pus, explained, “The Army is
committed to these students.”
The students involved in
ROTC believe the program is an
excellent opportunity for college
Learning Resources Center offers
variety of lielp for NCWC students
By JOHN FENTRESS
The Learning Resources Cen
ter has become a helpful tool for
Wesleyan students who need ex
tra help with their studies.
The LRC is located in
Braswell 236 and has posted
hours during which students may
come in for help.
Dr. Marge Morrison, director
of the LRC, says the main pur
pose of the LRC is to be a place
“to give students in all discipUnes
extra resources to help them with
any problems in any of their stud
ies.” Dr. Morrison also stresses
that the LRC is not “just a place
for students who are doing poorly,
but it is also a place where stu
dents can talk enthusiastically
about what they are doing in their
classes.”
Along with Dr. Morrison, fac
ulty and students tutor those in
need of extra assistance in their
studies. A time is set which is
convenient to both the tutor and
the student.
About 15 tutors are available
to Wesleyan students at no
charge. D.A. Lentz, a junior who
tutors mathematics, says, “There
is a need for tutors here at
(Continued on Back Page)
students. One ROTC cadet,
Danny Ginn, feels, “This is an
opportunity students don’t have
in other classes. We offer things
such as self-discipline, time man
agement, and leadership ability.”
The ROTC program stresses
academics and holds study halls
for any NCWC students interested
on Monday and Wednesday
nights. The program also is in
volved in the Ranger Challenge
which is a competition between
26 schools like N.C. State,
Clemson, and Duke. This year’s
Challenge is Oct. 26 at Fort
Jackson, S.C,
The cadets can also go to a 5-
6 week advance camp and this
summer Ginn went over to Ger
many and “was in charge of four
tanks and 14 men.”
This elective course started at
Wesleyan in 1986, and at one time
there were as many as 34 people
involved in ROTC. The cadets
now involved are Ginn, Thomas
Bailey, Benson, Webster, Cash,
and Frank Roach.
There are four different levels
in the program: MSI, MS2, MS3,
and MS4. In the MSI and MS2
years, there is no obUgation after
college and most of the course
work includes an introduction to
the Army, time management, self-
discipUne, and an understanding
of national defense.
The MSS and MS 4 cadets sign
a contract and are committed to
the Army after graduation. The
Army provides the uniforms and
$100 a month. The Army also
offers ROTC scholarships which
provide paid tuition, room and
board, books, fees, and $100 a
month.
The important thing for ROTC
this year is enrollment. Major
Adams feels their concentration
should be on the freshmen and
sophomores in “getting them in-'
teres ted.”
Even though Dean Brooks
feels the administration is “dis
appointed in enrollment,” he also
mentions “to Wesleyan’s credit,
we have good cadets and have
been turning out quality.” With
out a boost in enrollment, how
ever, the ROTC program will
inevitably be cancelled from
Wesleyan’s curriculum.
But cadets like Kory Webster
are still trying to recruit mem
bers. They feel, Webster says,
“this program has so much op
portunity. It enhances leadership,
confidence, and communication
skiUs. Such a program is at least
worth trying.”
TUTORS — Some of the LCR tutors are (from left) Brian Hen
dricks, D.A. Lentz, Pat Edmonds, Melissa Joplin, Katie Wright,
and Dr. Morrison. (Photo by Kevin Hambrecht.)