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OCTOBER 2,1992 — THE DECREE — PAGE 3 Johnston Fellows visit Washington By NICOLE COX The second-year Johnston Fel lows embarked Sept. 14 on a two- day trip to Washington, D.C., to participate in the 1992 Chamber of Commerce Washington Issues Seminar. The seminar, sponsored by representatives from four con gressional districts, was designed to expose members of the cham- in NC WC By CECILIA LYNN CASEY Is art important to a good edu cation? Everett AdeSian, North Carolina Wesleyan’s new Art Professor, believes art is a basic ingredient for a college educa tion. “One of the reasons I wanted to teach at Wesleyan was because there was the oppormnity to de velop a meaningful arts program here,” he said in an interview. “I want to show students that art is connected to all aspects of a lib eral arts education, and through studying art other areas become more interesting. “I also am very interested in helping students in developing their own personal abilities,” he said. “As I become aware of shiK dents with ah interest in art, I hope to work with them and nurture their talents to the fullest.” One way that Adelman helps his students to bring out their in terests in art is by having them talk about art. “In my Art Appreciation class I show slides one day, then the net class I have them come back and ask two questions that they have prepared from the last class. People have ideas about things, and talking about them helps to uncover exactly what they "are,” he said. When Adelman was asked ber to important issues before Congress and give them an op portunity to interact with top con gressional leaders. Rep. Tim Valentine of the Sec ond District arranged for nine Wesleyan students to attend the seminar with the Rocky Mount chamber. The fellows began their trip with a visit to the James M. Johnston Trust, providers of their what he * thought about Wesleyan’s new policy of writ ing intensive classes, he said, “I’m all for it! Writing is a skill that can be fun, not to mention how necessary it is. It is a skill that cannot be replaced; it is one of the most primary skills there are. Writing is a more direct way of communicating than visual arts. Artists today have a good sense of word meaning, and use this to help with their art.” When asked what was the most ^^Sttidents and people from the Rocky Mount community gath ered Sept. 19 at the Wesleyan Stu dent Activities Center for Big Sweep ‘92, an annual project whose goal is to clean up North Carolina’s beaches, lakes, and riv ers. The Rocky Mount area “sweepers” met at 9 am. at the SAC to receive information about Big Sweep and to get location assignments. Every participant was given trash bags, protective gloves, and cards to record the types of trash collected. Following a few tips on dis posing of waste, sweepers were scholarships. They also did some sightseeing around D.C. before attending a reception the first night at the Russian Federation Embassy. The reception gave chamber members and their guests an opportunity to meet with each other as well as meet mem bers of the Russian delegation. “Dinner at the Russian Em^ _ bassy was a cultural experience,” said fellow Tim Elmore, adding. important thing he wanted to do while at Wesleyan, Adelman again stressed the fact that Wesleyan has a great potential for a strong visual arts depart ment. “There is an opportunity to in troduce an interdisciplinary arts program here as well,” he said. “Most people see only the tradi tional side of art and culture, but they need to know that there is a more friendly, and more recog nizable, side to art as well.” given various assignments, such as Battle Park, the reservoir, two canoe trips on the Tar River, and Englewood Park, all of which were sites of extreme pollution. A scuba team also cleaned City Lake in conjunction with Big Sweep. According to CLEAN Team Director Jan Manning, who orga nized Rocky Mount’s Big Sweep effort, about 135 people partici pated in the Saturday event, in cluding 35 from Wesleyan and seven scout troops. Manning was very positive about the group’s success. “According to tally sheets at least 97 bags of trash were col lected, as well as 1,000 pounds of stuff that wouldn’t fit into bags,” she said. Some of the items found included a full kitchen sink in the T^ J^ver, a water heater, mat tresses, blankets, clothes, and shoes. The scuba team at City Lake, which is cleaned every day, even collected a full bag of trash. Following the three-hour clean-up, Big Sweepers met back at Wesleyan for a codkout spon-, “It was a lot of fun.” After the reception, the fellows took a night tour of the city. The second day, the fellows journeyed to the Cannon Caucus Room for the seminar. They were greeted by various representa tives, then welcomed the first speaker. Rep. Lee Hamilton, who spoke briefly about U.S. foreign policy. NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin spoke next about his goals for the administration, and then Rep. Patricia Schroeder, a sup porter of higher education and health care reform, addressed the group. Following Schroeder, House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt stressed that America needs to take care of its deficit, health care, infi^tructure, and education to “get back on track.” The next speaker was Sen. Jay Rockefeller from West Virginia, an advocate of strong energy poli cies and the use of alternative fu els. After lunch, attendees were addressed by Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Board of Gover nors of the Federal Reserve Sys- sored by Hardee’s and Coca-Cola. Although participation from the Wesleyan community was less than last year, community service director Rev. Kirk Oldham was “really pleased with the number of Wesleyan people.” He noted that this is only the second year that Wesleyan has participated in tem. Greenspan spoke about the current recession, noting that “we are in a healing process; the re cession is almost over.” Following the seminar, the fel lows went into the House of Rep resentatives gallery to watch Con gress in action. Many were sur prised at the proceedings. “I couldn’t believe the disor ganization,” said fellow Delinda Lee. “Nobody was paying any at tention to the speakers.” Jason Mathews agreed. “It was crazy,” he said. “They all rushed in to vote without listening to what anyone had to say.” The Wesleyan students con cluded their trip with a stroll down the mall to the Smithsonian, and the long van trip home. Michael Sanseviro, director of the Johnston Fellows Program, felt the Washington Issues Semi nar trip was very worthwhile. “The trip to D.C. afforded the fellows a once in a lifetime op pormnity to interact with politi cal leaders and observe the po litical process in action,” he said. Matt Snyder summed up the two-event event as “a wonderful opportunity and a great experi ence.” Big Sweep, and added, “If we keep doing it every year, hope fully participation will continue to grow.” Oldham was also pleased with the success of the event as a whole. “Everyone had a good time and got a lot of work done,” he said. NCWC receives $2,350 grant North Carolina j^esleyai* College is one of 28 scfadois'i' wbo received a $2^^.gr^nt from' a $24.9'iffiott' liott^ endowment fund t^bUsbed t>y iSie UPS ]^ounddtio&:^> Since ils estawiisluaentin 1974* the UPS Foundation edu cational fund has provided $12.5 million in scholarships and student aid. The $1,4 million generated by the ftmd this year will be distributed to more than 600 independent col lies and universities fliroi^hout the country.,, N€€D $ QUICK? WESTEIRN UNEON MONEY TKANSFIK "The Fastest Way to Send Money” • It couldn't be easier. 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