VOL. 8, NO. 3
North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, N.C.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23,1992
Security tightened after sexual assault
By DAN MOYNIHAN
A form of sexual assault ear
lier this month led to tightened
security in South Hall and-a quick
apprehension of the perpetrators.
The restrictions were an
nounced to more than 100 resi
dents of South Hall gathered in
News briefs
Freshmen officers
The freshman class now
has new officers. Tammy
Minchew won the presi
dency by a landslide against
opponents Lange Weister
and Trent Roundtree. Ri
chard Broughtan ran unop
posed and is now Treasurer.
No junior officers
Following the tradition
of the past two years, there
are currently no officers for
the junior class.
McAuliffe resigns
Toby McAuliffe re
signed as Vice President of
the S.G.A. There will be a
campus-wide election held
in the near future to fill the
position.
Fraternity clianges
Pi Kappa Phi is no
longer. Members of the fra
ternity voted to return to Nu
Gamma Phi because they
found it difficult at a small
school like Wesleyan to
meet the high standards of
the national charter.
At the Homecoming
Dance, all members of the
fraternity wore black and
green ribbons on their
jacket lapels, black to sym
bolize the death of Pi Kappa
Phi and green the rebirth of
Nu Gamma Phi.
Departments dissolved
Dean Charles Bennett, in
an attempt to reduce “aca
demic bureaucracy,” on
Sept 25 dissolved all aca
demic departments and
turned over the responsibili
ties to the divisions and di
vision chairpersons.
the lobby for a meeting called by
Resident Director Michael
Sanseviro and Dean Pam Derrick
Oct. 13, following an incident ear
lier that day.
Sanseviro said that at about
10:30 a.m., two black males had
made their way into the womens’
bathroom on the second floor and
By CECILIA LYNN CASEY
A number of North Carolina
Wesleyan students have been eat
ing at Denny’s Restaurant on
Hwy. 301 late at night, then leav
ing without paying their bills.
The latest incident was a few
weeks ago when five male stu
dents went to Denny’s about 1:30
a.m. and were reported by wait
ress Anita Cherry as being “very
rude, loud-mouth, and vulgar, and
making all the other customers
really uncomfortable.”
opened the curtain on a woman
showering. The two had a cam
era and appeared to take a pic
ture.
The victim, greatly disturbed,
reported the incident to Sanseviro
at 2 p.m. Sanseviro promptly go
in touch with the Director of
Housing, Director of Security,
After complaining about the
prices, one student left. The four
who remained were described as
two white males and two black
males. One of the white males
wore his hair braided and had an
orange bandana tied around his
head. One of the black males was
described as tall, slim, and wear
ing a black and cream-colored
shirt and white sneakers with
mint-green trim.
After eating, two walked out
and the other two paid for only
two meals. The black student who
and the Dean. The group dis
cussed the situation and decided
that immediate action was neces
sary to provide a more secure en
vironment for South Hall resi
dents.
South Hall was placed on re
stricted visitation with no visitors
whatsoever, not even within the
called
By KIMBERLY CURSEEN
Homecoming week at North
Carolina Wesleyan College was
a complete success as participa
tions, organization, and support
by the students made this year’s
Homecoming activities run
smoothly and effectively.
The Campus Activities Board
helped sponsor and oversee all
activities in cooperation with in
dividual collegiate clubs.
The week started off Monday,
OcL 5, with an Airband Contest
in the Student Activities Center
sponsored by Sigma Pi. More than
20 students in groups ranging
didn’t pay was seen getting into a
burgundy Nissan with New Jer
sey license plates. The four were
recognized as Wesleyan students
because two were carrying l.D.
cards on their key Chains and one
of the boys who paid had a Wes
leyan I.D. in his wallet.
“This has happened a couple
of times before, a whole bunch of
you Wesleyan students will come
in and cut up,” Cherry said. “Then
after you make all the other cus
tomers mad, half of you will sneak
out without paying.”
dorm. This meant residents were
to stay on their own floors.
Cries of protest rang out im
mediately. One of the primary
concerns of the males of the dorm
was, as Shann Hearn wondered,
“How the hell are we supposed to
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success
from three to five lip-synced and
danced their hearts out to modem
music. In the end it was the group
Quiet Storm that stole the show
and took first place.
On Tuesday, Oct. 6, Pi Epsi
lon sponsored the third annual
Pizza Eating Contest at the Stu
dent Activities Center, won by
Pete Widel and Rudy Jauregui.
Wednesday, Oct. 7, Sigma Phi
Delta sponsored the P^idding Pool
in the back of Nash Hall. A long
piece of tarp was spread out on
the ground and covered with pud
ding. Students then played tug-
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Another employee pointed out
that during midterms and finals
many students eat there late at
night because they can eat in the
opened section and then the wait
ress will let them sit in the closed
section to study without being dis
turbed.
The employee said that Wes
leyan students were welcomed
and the section was opened so
that students would consider us
ing Denny’s late at night. But he
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HOMECOMING KING AND QUEEN — John Fentress and
Kristie Warren vpere crowned Homecoming King and Queen this
year and presided over the Homecoming Dance at the Gateway
Convention Centre. (Photo by Chris Taylor.)
Students eat and run at Denny’s
Homecoming
participation