VOL. 9, NO. 9 North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, N.C. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4,1994
SGA votes
to modify
constitution
By KIMBERLY CURSEEN
The Student Government As
sociation has been very active
since the beginning of the semes
ter. Several decision and new
agenda items have been added to
its accomplishments.
The SGA voted to modify the
Student Government Constitu
tion. President Tommy Allen
modified the Constitution accord
ing to suggestions of NCWC’s
President Dr. Leslie Gardener.
Before the Constitution can come
into effect it must be approved by
President Gardener and the
college’s board of Trustees. In
fact one of the modifications is
that the Board of Trustees ap
proval will not be necessary for
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V
PRESIDENT GARNER EXPLAINS COLLEGE’S GOALS.
Bank donates to campaign
Soutliern Bank recently con
tributed $12,500 to North Caro
lina Wesleyan College’s “Vision
For the Future” capital campaign.
The campaign features the addi
tion of arts facilities on campus.
Of the $8.3 million goal, more
than $7.7 million has been gener
ated in the campaign tlius far.
Centerpiece for the campaign is
the construction of a 45,000
square-foot Performing Arts
Complex that will seat 1,200 and
the renovation of the former
power plant as a Fine Arts Cen
ter.
“Southern Bank takes a great
deal of pride in supporting the
College and tlie Perfonning Arts
Complex,” said R.C. Anderson,
Jr., senior vice president.
“The Performing Arts Com
plex will change the cultural land
scape of Rocky Mount and the
region,” said Dr. Leslie H. Gar
ner, Jr., president of the College.
“For the first time, major perfor
mances by nationally-known art
ists will be in a theater designed
for large productions, and people
in our region won’t have to go to
Raleigh or Greenville for cultural
entertainment.”
Garner, dean
explain goals
for Wesleyan
By ALAN P. FELTON
A community student meeting
was held in the Student Activi
ties Center on Thursday, Jan. 27,
featuring a presentation by the
President of North Carolina Wes
leyan College, Dr. Leslie Gamer.
Assisting Dr. Gamer in his pre
sentation was the Academic Dean
of the College, Dr. Robert
Bussom, and several members of
the college staff. The meeting was
an opportunity for the president
to present the results of a recent
study concerning futore priorities
and goals for the college and its
surrounding community.
Tlie presentation was at best a
repeat explanation of the Wes
leyan Advantage, an old plan con
taining such goals as the devel
opment of writing, communica
tion, and critical thinking skills,
as well as an increased commit
ment to the needs of individual
students and bringing more ex
citement and innovation into the
classroom.
Following the presentation, the
floor was opened for questions
from the approximately 30 stu
dents in attendance. The questions
ranged from departmental bud
gets to student activities, but most
of the student inquiries pertained
to the future direction of North
Carolina Wesleyan College.
The president announced dur
ing the question and answer ses
sion that the college expected to
increase its revenue next year but
that increased costs would result
in no net gain for the school de
spite a tuition increase to reflect a
rising cost of living.
Another concern raised by the
audience dealt with the focus of
class scheduling next year. Dean
Bussom said all schedules would
be “client” motivated with a fo
cus on instituting writing inten
sive courses, freshman seminars,
and honor classes. Faculty and
student interests regarding sched
uling would be taken into account
as resources permitted, according
to Bussom. The-dean also said
the focus of the college will move
away from specific disciplines
and into the teaching of critical
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Committee expands cultural horizons
By KIMBERLY CURSEEN
The Martin Luther King and
Black History Month Committee
has changed its name to the Cul
tural Awareness Committee.
The Martin Luther King and
Black History Month Committee
existed under that name for four
years. The reason for the change
in name is to fit its new modified
purpose not only to provide ac
tivities for Martin Luther Kiiie’s
Birthday and Black History
Month, but provide a broad range
of cultural activities and raise cul
tural awareness on North Caro
lina Wesleyan’s campus.
Dr. Hugh Corbin made it a
point to say that this committee is
not concerned with just the Afro-
American and African cultures,
but cultures and aspects thereof.
The committee hopes to plan a
culture activity for Wesleyan each
month to fit the needs of tlie North
Carolina Wesleyan Community.
The Committee is not yet a
formal Club recognized by the
college although they provide
Black History Month activities
along with the Gospel Choir
(President Chynna Bonner), and
Black Student Association (co-
Presidents Tonya Rouse and
Andre Clanton).
It was discussed by the Cul
tural Awareness Committee to
becorae a sub-group of the Cam
pus Activities Board in order to
have easier access to funds, fa
cilities, and choices about the pro
gramming of activities for Wes
leyan. Campus Activities Board
President Lionel Moad thought
the idea was good because it
would not only help the commit
tee but increase the size and
participation in CAB. However,
it would mean tliat the Commit
tee members would have to per
form the duties of CAB as well
as the CulUiral Awareness Com
mittee. This option is still under
discussion by the Cultural Com
mittee Advisory Board members.
Some of the programs under
discussion by the Cultural Aware
ness Committee include going out
into the Nash-Rocky Mount
school system and perform cul
tural activities with the students.
The school system, according to
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