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VOL. 11, NO. 5
North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, N.C.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1995
'dea of race-based IQ stirs controversy
By MARCY STOVER
The Fourth Monday Collo-
I quium, “Race, IQ, and the Ideol
ogy of Group Differences: Com
ments on The Bell Curve, ” gave
the North Carolina Wesleyan
campus an opportunity to learn
about a controversial book heavily
criticized by the media.
The presenter, psychology pro
fessor Chris Carstens, sununed up
the research included in this book
by saying “the causes of racial
differences in IQ are unclear; the
black-white IQ gap could be
caused by environmental factors
only, or by the joint effect of ge
netic and environmental vari
ables.”
Carstens said that while the
book did not focus solely on the
issue of race, critics have chosen
to focus all of their attention on
this issue.
“The Bell Curve is about indi
vidual and group differences in
intellectual skills,” Carstens ex
plained. He noted that what the
research has shown is that “The
black-white gap is found with
subjects of all ages, from first
graders to adults.”
One of Carsten’s main points
seemed to be that “knowing a
person’s racial or ethnic identifi
cation does not tell us anything
about that particular individual’s
ability.”
Carstens said that, based on
the available research, he has per
sonally come to conclusions that
differ from those reached by au
thors Hemstein and Murray.
But he further noted that he
has “not found a single instance
in which the authors have been
inaccurate in their presentation of
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Alumnus
appointed
Nash RD
By GREG PURCELL
Benny Saint Romain is the
new director of Nash Hall and
also the new Intramural Di
rector.
Romain is a 1992 graduate
of Wesleyan and recently got
his teaching certificate to teach
in North Carolina. Romain was
a founding member of Delta
Sigma Phi and- homeco^ng
king in 1992. Romain.jyas also
Senior Class President.
Romain was the first
Aquatic Director of the
Roanoke Rapids Recreation
Department. He came back to
Wesleyan because “I’ve al
ways enjoyed student life at
Wesleyan and 1 feel that I can
be a positive influence on the
students.” Romain said that he
has “worked in the field of rec
reation for 10 years.”
BENNY SAINT ROMAIN
Romain’s future plans in
clude getting his MAED in
Sports Management and physi
cal education.
Also new to Wjesleyan is
Marc Gainey.'Gainey is the
new Resident Director of North
Hall and is taking over as ad
visor to the Greeks and Cam
pus Activities Board.
White puts focus
on student needs
By JESSICA BROWN
“We must begin to focus on
the student’s needs and wants or
else all of the other plans won’t
make any difference, because no
body will be here to enjoy them,”
said North Carolina Wesleyan’s
president. Dr. John White, at a
meeting of all faculty and staff in
the new Center on Oct. 30.
Stressing the need for team
work. Dr. White updated every
one who attended about upcom
ing events, the latest news, and
future plans.
Some recent events which he
discussed were the search com
mittees, Dr. White’s three new
committees, and the Board of
Trustees.
Meeting on Founder’s Day, the
search committees are trying to
find people to fill the positions of
Vice President of Development
and a new Dean of Adult Pro
grams. Dr. White said that for the
position of Vice President of De
velopment, a candidate has been
selected but the person’s name
will not be announced until later.
Dr. White’s three new com
mittees, dealing with the issues
of retention, qualify of life, and
recreation, have begun meeting
and he hopes to have them on
going for years to come.
At the Board of Trustees meet
ing on Founder’s Day, many is
sues were raised. The Capital^
Campaign, which is raising
money for the Dunn Center, needs
another $1.5 million. In the area
of student life, the idea of having
Marriott give advice to help im
prove residence halls was dis
cussed.
Dr. White also informed fac
ulty and staff about his plans for
the future. He announced that Dr.
David. Jones and Dr. Steve
Ferebee will be in charge of plan
ning the symposium in January
for Dr. White’s inauguration and
the Dunn Center’s grand open
ing.
The Budget Committee has
decided to delay hiring someone
as the Director of the Dunn Cen
ter until the beginning of the next
fiscal year to help the budget.
Until then, a committee is being
formed to plan events in the cen
ter. Some faculty members Dr.
White named as being on this
committee were Pam Gourley,
Vaughan Schutz, and Mike
McAllister.
Some events they are already
planning are the performing arts
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SGA votes to recognize Photography Club
By TEQUALEA MOORE
On Monday, Nov. 6, the Stu
dent Government Association
voted to include The Black and
White Photography Club of North
Carolina Wesleyan College as a
recognized club of SGA.
On Oct. 23, Karolyn Braun
petitioned the SGA for recogni
tion of the club. Each Senate
member received a copy of
Braun’s proposed constitution and
the Senate was allotted two weeks
to read over the constitution and
decide whether or not to include
the Photography Club.
According to the constitution
. of the Photopr^y..Cli{^,._ “^e
club’s purpose is to enhance me
students artistic abilities at North
Carolina Wesleyan. Along with
learning photography techniques
and dark room use, the club will
be used to benefit the commu
nity. We will assist the Dissenter
and Decree with photographic
needs as well as photograph stu-
^jfcj^y^nts. "nie students will en
gage" in" artistic expressions
through the use of the camera and
create art of their own doings,
thereby furthering the mission of
North Carolina Wesleyan Col
lege.”
With the approval of the SGA,
the Photography Clubs goals are
to begin the learning process of
photography and darkroom use.
The currenf members — Karolyn
Braun, president; Jack Herbert,
vice president; Kerri Shelburne
and Jean Allen, secretary and trea
surer; Megan Ward, and Kelly
Cameron, along with advisor Will
Prizio — will hold regular Mon
day meetings to ensure all goals
are met each academic year.
At this time, no member was
available for comment.