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^ecree VOL. 12, NO. 7 North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, N.C. FRIDAY, JANUARY 31,1997 ‘Winter term’ part of WesPlan By MOLLY McCLUSKEY Dr. John White is a man of changc. Within months of his ar- ri\'al last year as the college’s foiirlh president, lie issued the WesPlan, his vision of how W'esleyan would grow into the next century and the steps neces sary for that change to occur. Several thought the document radical and impractical. Says Kathy Wilson, “It was a breath of fresh air, but change is so diffi cult. I was never sure how much of the plan would come to frui tion.” However, an updated version of the WesPlan was issued in De cember of last year, stating plainly which objectives had already been met. > Many of these changes affect the college as an establishment. Students feel that most of the tran sitions will take place after they have graduated, so the WesPlan and its accomplishments hold little interest. When asked about his reac tion upon the original issuing of the WesPlan, sophomore Duncan Lloyd responded, “I was skepti cal, but I didn’t think it would affect me, so 1 didn’t really care.” That was one of the main reasons New Residence Life director promoting respect on campus By JAMIE TEACHEY Cheryl McKenzie left her position as the director of residence life at North Carolina Wesleyan College at the end of last semester because her husband received a trans fer, and Anna Acerra replaced her. Acerra is a native of Shrewsbury, N.J. She received her bachelors and masters degree from New Paltz College in New York. Before coming to Wesleyan she was in resi dence life in Michigan and most recently at North Caro lina State University. She applied to Wesleyan because, “she preferred the smaller campus setting.” Acerra docs not foresee any major problems with the campus. The main problem she hopes to correct is the apparent lack of respect at Wesleyan. She wants the stu dents to learn to “respect themselves, others, and the prop erty.” She commented that Wesleyan, as well as many other campuses, seems to have a problem with community dam age. If this is lessened, “the maintenance staff will have more time to concentrate on improving the campus instead of fixing problems caused by vandalism.” She said that Nash Hall was one of the halls that had major community dainage problems. Acerra is very confident of her Resident Assistant staff The campus RA’s have a tough job. They must be “admin istrators, disciplinarians, and must also be ready to lend a helping hand or ear if needed.” (Continued on Back Page) the open forums to discuss the Plan had meager attendance. However, one major element of the Plan, the 4-1 -4, will impact students directly. Entitled 4-1-4 due to the courseload expected of faculty members (four in the fall semester, one in winter, and four in spring), it is the w'inter semes ter which has been talked about since White’s arrival. “Most other colleges are do ing it with wonderful results,” White enthused. This “winter term” will be spent in a nontraditional manner; traveling, internships, working one on one with a professor. “The possibilities are endless,” said White. The experience of interning, the main goal of the “1” aspect of the 4-1-4, will enable students to “make connections with the world” and “leverage the campus experience with the rest of their lives.” Wilson believes that if the col lege uses the winter term to sim ply teach traditional courses at an accelerated pace, it will be disap pointing. “If we use the winter term to do things we cannot ordinarily (Continued on Back Page) DR. JOHN WHITE Forum celebrates memory of King By MONICA ALSTON “We have this rare ‘love which comes once in a lifetime’ a chance meeting developed over a long period of time into a very deep and caring relationship which nei ther of us wants to relinquish. He is Black; I am White. I see with my heart, love with my soul, and I forget that our colors don’t ‘match.’ However, I understand and respect his concern about this difference, for the risks involved are real, not because of the threat to ‘Afro Race Survival’ (we are both past 65 years), but because of the extremes rampant in soci ety — racism, hatred, bigotry, etc. “We grew up in the South. We live in the South, and the hate groups are still \ery much around. Do we encourage such groups when we keep our relationship secret, when we do not appear together (as a couple) in pul5lic, etc.? Are we abetting their causes and influence when we remain silent?” The above was taken from this month’s issue of Ebony maga zine by a female resident of Rockwell, Tex. Anecdotes simi lar to this were shared with the somewhat insufficient audience of teachers, faculty, students, and public members at the Dunn Cen ter on Jan. 4 in memory of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It was insufficient considering the lack of a Caucasian audience witnessing the forum’s presenta tion. Were they prey to the no tion that the celebration of the late, great peacemaker was ex clusive for the black students of Wesleyan’s campus? For everyone at the forum, the celebration of Dr. King was an inspiration to keep his legacy alive. An eloquent panel of veri fied cultures united to contribute their thoughts concerning what Dr. King’s dream meant to them, personally but not exclusively. The panel consisted of six flu ent speakers (with an introduc tory speech by Professor R. Watson). Four panelists were from Wesleyan: men’s basketball coach John Thompson, English professor Dr. Leverett T. Smith, Julia C. Bryant, and two students, commuter Leah Jones and cam pus resident Terry Cash. The famous quote from Dr. Martin Luther’s 1963 “March of Washington” speech commenced the initial speech by Coach Th- (Continued on Back Page) Illness puts end to play The four performances of the Eugene O’Neill pIay,”Moon for the Misbegotten,” scheduled for this week at the Dunn Center for the Performing Arts, was can celled because of illness in the cast. The play will not be resched uled due to conflicts with other events scheduled in the Minges Auditorium, the college an nounced. Ticket holders should contact the Dunn Center box office Tues day through Friday, from noon to 5 p.m., to obtain a refund.
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