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PAGE 4 — THE DECREE — FEBRUARY 7,1992 Fire in wiring leaves half of campus dark By DELINDA LEE and TIFFANY PAGE Late last week anyone driving onto campus saw that half the campus was completely dark, as Wesleyan suffered a blackout on Jan. 28. At ^proximately 5 p.m. an underground wire caught fire and caused a partial blackout of the campus. South Hall, Edgecombe, and the gymnasium all lost power. Much confusion followed as stu dents tried to discover what had happened. It was not until later that night that the problem was identified, and the residents of South and Edgecombe were forced to spend the night and part of the next day without electricity. Several stu dents were seen crowding under the emergency lights working on homework and socializing with their Mends in an attempt to make the best of the situation. Watson Electric had experi enced a slight delay in repairs while waiting for the replacement wire to arrive from Charlotte. Electricity was finally restored at 8 p.m. on Jan. 29. Student Life was helpful in trying to accommodate residents while the problem was being fixed. Security was notified to allow resident students into North and Nash so that hot showers could be taken and refiige sought. Several activities were arranged to entertain students, such as movies and popcorn in the Student Activity Center. A series of memos were also sent out peri odically to keep students up to date on the situation. “Students on the whole re sponded real well to the emer gency and cooperated real well with us,” said Cheryl McKenzie, director of Housing. Each Resident Hall tried to make things easier for the stu dents by ordering in pizza and arranging a system of 7 a.m. wake- up calls for those who needed to get up early for morning classes. Resident Assistants in Edgecombe admitted to being a bit apprehen sive of trouble happening during the blackout, but said that things went pretty smoothly. Others around campus were helpful in assisting the students of South and Edgecombe. Many in North and Nash opened their rooms to friends. Library Director A1 LaRose even offered to keep the library open if need be, and two security guards as well as all Resident Directors and Resident Assistants were on duty the entire time. Students’ reaction to the situa tion was mixed. Many felt angry at the inconvenience while others took everything in stride. “I felt as if I was imposing on the other students by having to take a shower in their dorm,” said student Angela Wright. Student Jessie Johnson com mented, “Although many people blamed the blackout on Student Life, it wasn’t their fault. They did as much as possible to make people comfortable and to resolve the problem.” Still others said they felt ill informed about the occurrence and said they wished they could have known specifically what was happening. “I think the administration could have been honest to us about what was going on,” said student Matthew Snyder, “instead of just saying they were ‘working dili gently’Jto solve the problem.” Men’s Soccer Spring Schedule March 14 Pembroke State Rocky Mount March 21 Radford/ECU Jacksonville March 28 Mt. Olive Plymouth March 29 Barton Wilson April 4 7-A-Side Tournament Rocky Mount April 11 Alumni Game Rocky Mount Women’s Soccer Spring Schedule March 11 Rochester University Rocky Mount March 14 Elon Elon College March 21 Davidson/UNC-G Rocky Mount March 28 Duke Durham April 11 Alumni Game Rocky Mount Next week's Symposium to offer global perspective JESTER HAIRSTON Hairston to conduct Choral Invitational Jester Hairston, internationally known composer, conducter, and entertainer best known by current audiences as the character RoUy Forbes on the NBC television program, “Amen,” will be guest conductor of the 1992 North Carolina Wesleyan College Cho ral Invitational on Feb. 21-22. Dr. Maria Manzo, assistant professor of choral music and founder of the annual festival, is particularly excited about having the 90-year-old musician on the Rocky Mount campus. “Mr. lidrston’s arrangement have been sung by countless church, school, and professional choirs for nearly half a century,” said Manzo. “Iliis music is an important part of the fabric of our culture, a part of our history.” The Choral Invitational brings together high school choral stu dents and their conductors for an intense two-day workshop, which culminates in a mass choir con cert. The mass choir concert will be Saturday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Rocky Mount. Tickets are $5 at the door, $4 in advance. Tickets for stu dents and senior citizens with I.D. ate $2.50. (Continued from Front Page) Ensemble, “Music From Our International Community.” Thursday’s keynote speaker. Dr. William Fischer, the Dalton L. McMichael Professor of Busi ness at the Kenan-Flagler Busi ness School at UNC-Chapel Hill, will speak at 1:30 p.m. in the Student Activities Center on ‘The World Economy After Commu nism.” Chris Wilson, professor of art at Barton College, will present “Speaking to the Eyes — Art as the Global Language” at 9 am. in Room 105 of the Gravely Science Building. Also featured on Thursday will be: Wesleyan honor students and Dr. Robert Bussom, Wesleyan professor of business administra tion, “The Competitive Advan tage of Nations;” Katrina Gamer, caterer, “Austrian Culinary Art: Mahlzeit;” the Wesleyan Educa tion Department, ‘Teaching and Learning in the Global Commu nity;” PBS business specials, “Is Economic Nationalism Obsolete in the New Borderless World?” and “What Will America’s Com petitive Strategy be for the ’90s?”; and Wesleyan foreign language students presenting scenes from “Le Cuvier,” “Le Malade Imag- inaine,” and “Prohibito Suicidaise in Primavera.” Asagrandfinale, the Wesleyan Players will present Moliere’s “The Imaginary Invalid” at 8 p.m. in Coltrane Theatre. Tickets to the play are $3 students and $5 general admission. The public is invited. All pre sentations, except for the play, are free. Students debate abortion By JOANNA HOLLADAY A group of students collabo rated Jan. 30 in a debate about abortion, with more than 20 stu dents, but no faculty, participat ing in the forum. Taking the pro-life argument was James Oakley, Greg Boykin, Ken Leonard, and Julie Duerler. The pro-choice position was ar gued by Jessica Hause, Kay Cephus, and Julie Salkeld. Mich ael Sanseviro, South’s RD, was moderator. After brief opening statements by both sides, the de bate was opened to the floor. The debate centered on the is sue of when life begins. Both sides argued that no one knows. Pro life advocates argued that because the time is unknown, the fetus should be given a chance to de velop. Opponents said that the decision, until proven one way or another, needs to be left up to the woman. “If a predominantly male gov ernment is going to take away (that choice), what’s next?” asked Jessica Hause. “I know it’s sex ist, but it’s true.” The opponents of abortion used a variety of facts, many based on religion, to support their pro-life position. Pro-choice supporters portrayed themselves as pro- Constitution. Several students also mentioned the separation of church and state. “Students were thoughtful,” said Laura Beaver, the counselor from Student Development. “It was obviously a hot issue for the students who came. I was glad to see the attendance be what it was.” Student North Carolina Association of Educators SNCAE Cookie Sale and Kiss on the Cheek Contest! Order your cookies Feb. 10 and sign up for the contest ttien! Week of Valentine's Day (Feb. 10-14)
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