THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF WAYNE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CAMPOS VOICE
December 5, 2007
Wayne Community College, Goldsboro, N.C.
55 th Issue
This game concept by WCC student Daryn Forehand uses
Superman and Doomsday to teach young children math.
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Gaming expo led to new degree
By ROBERT L. McCOY
Staff Writer
Ever since the Atari was
invented, video games have
become increasingly popular
with each new generation of
gamers. Video games have
become so popular, in fact,
that some colleges offer
degrees associated with the
gaming industry. Now Wayne
Community College has been
added to the list.
WCC’s journey into video
game development began in
2005 when two Phi Beta Lambda
members and an EB Games
manager proposed hosting video
game tournaments and exhibits
on campus. To increase the
educational value. Computer
Technology instructor Michael
Everett suggested adding
speakers and panel discussions
from industry experts.
When the day of the expo
finally came, in the spring of
2006, about 750 avid gamers
from Wayne and its neighboring
counties attended. Pleased with
the outcome. Phi Beta Lambda
decided to host it for a second
time in the spring of 2007.
This time, the attendance
nearly doubled with a turnout
of about 1,400 people from
all over the country. Gamers,
designers, marketers, imagers
and graphical engineers from
as far away as Raleigh-Durham,
Jacksonville, Winston-Salem,
and even other states, were
present for the one-day event.
The attendance convinced
Wayne Community College
that the gaming industry was
something worth investing in. In
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Inside your Campus Voice
A special holiday issue
awaits you inside this copy of
the Campus Voice. You’ll find
club news, recipes, fashion,
gift buying ideas, opinions
about music and movies, and
more. And don’t forget to fill
out the forms for the Campus
Voice Holiday Gift Giveaway
found throughout the Campus
Voice.
Photo of Kay Bradley taken
by Matthew Anderson.
Index
Phi Theta Kappa... 2
Dennis Cracknell... 3
Student artists... 4
Holiday section cover...
Tara Bass and club project
Christmas songs ... 7
Holiday fashion... 8
Recipes ... 9
5
...6
Christmas projects and
calendar... 10
Shopping suggestions... 11
Movies and memories ... 12
Norma Dawson... 13
Ray Bunch... 14
Randall Shearon... 15
Academic Skills ... 16
Photo courtesy of the Goldsboro News-Argus
Steele Sasser conducts the WCC Chorus during a rehearsal
in the Dogwood building. The Chorus will perform a
Christmas concert Thursday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Moffatt
Auditorium. Admission is free. A display of student art will
also be presented that evening. See story on page 7.
Music degree may be
gone, but arts live on
By ASHLEY POOLE
Staff Writer
Wayne Community College
offers an abundance of curriculum
choices for anyone who decides
to attend. Unfortunately, an
Associate in Fine Arts is no
longer one of them.
As of last spring, the college
was left no choice but to cut this
degree from its curriculum.
According to Steele Sasser, a
music teacher, “The numbers of
applicants were slowly dropping
and instructors were hard to
find.”
The numbers weren’t the
only problem. Transferring the
courses became an obstacle that
Wayne Community College
could no longer ignore.
Most universities now prefer
that students attending college
for a degree in music start as
freshmen in their institution. _
“Most courses would not
transfer over to East Carolina
University,” Mr. Sasser used as
an example. The instruction of
each institution seemed to differ
in content.
Though there is no longer a
Fine Arts degree here at Wayne,
the college is still focused on
supporting the fine arts.
Wayne still offers chorus,
band, piano, and music
appreciation.
Dr. Peggy Teague, Vice
President of Academic Affairs,
says, “People can study Music
Appreciation in a classroom or
also online.” She adds that the
college will “also be offering
these classes for our Early
Middle Program.”
Wayne Community College is
very proud of its annual choral
concerts. One of which, the
Fall Choral concert, will be
held here at Wayne Community
on December 6 at 7:30 p.m.
in the auditorium of the WLC
building. There will be no
admission charge.
Though out of Wayne
Community’s control, a degree
^was regrettably dropped. The
college is still focused on
keeping the arts alive.
Mr. Sasser left me with these
words, “I am a true believer of
arts in schools. Music is a great
way to express emotion and
personality. Without music, our
society becomes barbaric.”