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NORTH CAROLINA esleyan COLLEGE Rocky Mount, N.C. 1 he Decree VOL. 15, NO. 2 Wesleyan’s Student Voice Since 1984” ^ ,_ri — FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1909 Wesleyan enjoys week of Homecoming events By MONIOUE N nrr r . . H‘™“8hout the N.C. wSeyan Campus during its week of Home coming, Oct. 6-9. On Wednesday, Homecoming took off with a talent show co sponsored by Black Student As sociation and Greek Council. A pre-talent show mixture be gan pnor to the night, which gave the student body an opportunity to mix and mingle with B S A’s executive board leaders for the 1999-2000 school year. Many were in amazement of this year’s attendance at the talent show a large percentage of the student from the audience junior Laura HUbert were this Linston Tery and ‘h^ugh laughter, praises and Queen. * Homecoming King and applause’s created a comfortable atmosphere for the contestants. A j Judges, unlike the past, were stu- Alumnus enjoys work as police officer By MICHELLE OLSON — dents along with Coordinator of Greek life, Shauna Irwin. The judges narrowed down the winners to third place, "B.F.P.” Manlyn Johnson, Allan Upham and LaTisha Gray, sans several selections from both the^new and old school. This group could be said to have been the highlight of the talent show because of their energy and ability to get the audi ence enthused and involved. Second place winner, Carl Th ompson did a solo act, playin^ two characters of a boyfriend and a girlfriend. In this one act, the girlfriend finds out that her love has a STD. The 1999 talent show winner went to Moquisa Brown who danced to one of the famous rap per Missy Elliot’s latest hits. Several students participated this year and through all the acts, each was given the chance to show that their individual talent goes beyond ihc cla.s.sroom. The .second night of Home coming week stalled on Thurs day, Oct. 7. For ihe first time studems were able to take pic tures, in an unusual but diffcrcni way. Two representatives from a photography company set up , I'tlle studio, similar to ones m aniusemcnt parks like KIhl's ()„- "Union. This took placc mi iho Hartness Center. There were over one hundred options to choosc from for "Amazing Fantasy Pho tos.” After all there is nothin" wrong in imagining you are some"- one else every now and then. Fnday. Oct. 8. was a memo- '•able night for many because of the Homecoming dance, which took place in the Hartness Cen ter. The dance was sponsored by Campus Activities Board (CAB) (Continued on Back Page) By MICHELLE OLSON and MEGAN WARD Staf Writers North Carolina Wesleyan alumni Robert Kenneth Capo be gan working for the Whitakers Police Depanment this past Au- gu.si. Onginally from Clifton. N.J.. Bob always knew he wanted to t>e an officer of the law. “When I was a kid. I used to play with plastic cuffs and I would practice on my grandmother ” he said. Bob graduated from North arolina Wesleyan with a degree ■n ustice studies in May of 1999 ^ ‘le still attending Nash Com- u Police Acad- ™y- He graduated from the acad- emy in June of 1999 and began Wh'takfrs"' " He worked five days straight nood"f Boh efforts, water'"*' '^^^ffic, distnbuted • 'ce. baby diapers, and food. 1? 'I 'lili bob CAPO Bob worked with the National Guard to help rescue numerous people who were stranded from the floodwaters as well. “It was quite a learning expe rience and an emotional time. Evetyone came together to help,” he said. Bob has found his new career to be a rewarding experience. "It’s great when you gain the trust of people in the community, especially juveniles,” he said. Helping young adolescents cope with the pressures of drugs and school has become very re warding for Bob. His experience has helped Bob make new friends and meet people he would not ordinarily meet. The hardest part about being a police officer seems to be safety. You have to be careful. It can be a veo- dangerous job,” he said Dealing with drug addicts, murders, and domestic abuse can get very precarious. It is ex tremely important to follow pro cedure very closely. But Bob must also attend to each call diversely and soinetiines in a special way. “Every situation is different and that is what makes it excit ing. Sometimes you have to be a friend, or a priest, or a social worker, but you have to show your authority too. You just never know what’s going to happen,” he said. Bob plans to go into the Army this winter in hopes of attending Officer Candidate School. He also hopes to further his education in Justice Studies. Get ready to enjoy some spooky stories a oriented folki.fe .nd tfcoutu s.-;"::. Horse and buggy rides. Iradilii.nal li.lk cnli Slral.ons, and kids pain.-n-play will ,' k'. „ ; . r from enlrie. an7s 'ea“^gwin'be°avauab"'7,''’“^'' te.s an*d lawn chairf
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