NORTH CAROLINA
ESLEYAN
COLLEGE
Rocky Mount, N.C.
THE
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VOL. 15, NO. 1
“Wesleyan’s Student Voice Since 1984” OCT i ? m
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8,1999
Hurricane Floyd socks area
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By RIKKI HESS
Hurricane Floyd hit the Rocky
Mount area on Thursday, Sept.
16. The college was very fortu
nate to escape with little damage.
The biggest challenges on
campus were the loss of power,
water pressure, and phone ser
vices, which took place for a pe
riod of two days. The inconve
niences were minor compared to
the surrounding communities of
Wesleyan.
Sections of Rocky Mount,
closer to the Tar River, have suf
fered tragic and severe damage.
Many houses, apartment build
ings, and public shopping centers
are so damaged that they have
closed permanently.
Further east of Rocky Mount,
there continues to be some seri
ous damage.
The Wesleyan community has
and continues to be involved in
significant events that will shape
the immediate and long-term fu
ture of Eastern North Carolina.
During the week that classes
were cancelled, many students,
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Hurricane photos by Hana
Chelikowsky and Monique
Akers.
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AFTERMATH OF FLOVD LEFT FALLEN TREES AND FLOODED AREAS ON CAMPUS BUT ONLY MINOR DA ""e
New year brings
faculty changes
By SHANNON ST. GEORGE
Starting off another new .school ve;ir woukln't be com
plete without some new faces. No, not those cute anil
inquisitive freshman faces, but the laces of our now fac
ulty.
The loss of Jerry Joplin. Elizabeth Edminston. Al
Funderburk, Phil Brown. Michael Cullinane, Chris
LaLonde, Warren Stone. Dale Thierrien, Mary Lou Steed.
Fay Kucera, and Steve Palmer has brought to Wesleyan
new professors and old professors in various different
areas of study.
For the students of accounting, Wendy Peftley is the
new assistant professor of accounting. Peftley was the
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URGE PORTIONS OF U.S. 301 AND BUSINESSES WERE FLOODED IN ROCKY MOUNT