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Payback is Swell How does one sufficiently repay a friend and confidant? One tenders goodwill and fellowship sufficient to that friend’s wants. How does one adequately appreciate a counselor and mentor? The gracious receipt of sensi ble advice allows prosperity; therein is one’s greatest testimonial. What best conveys gratitude for selfless charity, and what requites grace, kindness, respect, tenacity, and the multitude of other benevolent considerations? Re compense these acts with similar manner and measure. Considering the above, of what values are words? 1 defend words; pre sented truthfully, they serve well. Words illuminate recesses of a soul. Adorned by actions, words reveal sincerities. To some, words are com forts; words guide, and words nur ture. Words are essential to consum mate communication. Some words mislead, but these are without sub stance — these words are of the mind and not the soul. Our souls sing joyously to many of you. You spoke many kind words; they gave us insight. You embraced us; that encouraged us. You advised us; we flourished. You ministered to our needs; our pains diminished. You blessed us with friendship; we became rich beyond measure. Supportive words and deeds blessed us and added to the intimacy of our matrimonial moment. We borrow from Robert Browning and say: Our hearts rise "up and bless your name in pride and thankfulness!” Kathron & Woody Woodside Happy Valentine*s Day The Editors Speaks Failure Helps Define Success Failure and success only seem to be opposites. They are really just two sides of the same coin. Failure is usu ally a necessary prelude to one’s suc cess suite. Olympic diver Pat McCormack, win ner of four gold medals, assures her students, "You will never become champion until you learn how to fail.” "If you’ve never failed, you haven’t set your goals high enough,” says Motivation Corporation founder Joe C. Hearn. "Fear of failure is the reason people don’t establish goals.” Fear can be a barrier to accomplish ing your plans and fulfilling your pur pose. Discouragement is another. There wasn’t much John Pierpont didn’t fail at doing - teaching, law, business, poetry, ministry, politics. When he died in 1866, he had achieved none of his ambitions. But where he saw only failure, oth ers found a kind and honest man who stood against slavery and for social reform. And he left the world a remark able legacy - the song Jingle Bells. Its simple, happy words still echo from one winter holiday season to the next. Or take Abraham Lincoln, and the oft-told tale of his business failures and many failures at the polls. But eventually he became president of the U.S. One could argue that without those failures behind him, he would not have been a great president - per haps not even president at all. And we still honor his Emancipation Procla mation, his sense of humor, the heal ing words of his Gettysburg address, and more. Hardly a failure, he. The important thing, then, is to have short-term and long-term goals or purposes in life. So thought Godfrey Kobets when he opened the DeLaSalle MO. He wanted to help the "failures.” so he set forth an unusual admissions policy: "If anybody else will take you, we don’t want you.” The center teaches troubled teens with learning disabilities, behavior pro blems and drug dependency to suc ceed by finding and devloping their individual talents. Student Aaron Cann, a one-time crack dealer, says he’s discovered self-respect. "Now I see a chance that I can amount to something.” We can all amount to something. But first we’ll probably have to expe rience the failure prelude before finish ing the success suite. SACS Delegates Attend Meeting Wilkes Community College sent two representatives to the 98th Annual Meeting of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) that took place in Atlanta, Georgia, Dec ember 14 through 17. Cliff LeCornu, self study director for WCC’s SACS Self-Study and Karen Griggs, assistant self study direc tor were among the more than 3,000 delegates who attended workshops and seminars on more than 100 top ics. The group took action on accredi tation issues, and set policy for the regional accrediting agency. Accreditation is a process of help ing institutions improve through a systematic program of evaluation. It assures that an institution meets min imum standards and that it demon strates a commitment to providing quality education programs. The Asso ciation is a non-governmental agency, and membership is voluntary. WCC is one of five colleges and universities that has been chosen to utilize an alternative model for accred itation. WCC as well as Brazosport College in Lake Jackson, Texas; Rice University in Houston, Texas; Baylor University Medical School in Waco, Texas; and the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss issippi are all schools that qualified for the alternate method because they have all demonstrated that they meet high standards exhibited in previous accreditation procedures. These five schools have a history of strong compliance with SACS crite ria, of financial stability and an ongo ing institutional effectiveness plan. The new method is a two phase approach that includes the traditional method; a retrospective look at what the college has accomplished, and a strategic planning phase, which is a projection of the school’s expecta tions for the future. Delegates attending the annual meet ing in Atlanta included faculty, admini strators and educational professionals representing the more than 12,000 accredited public and private schools and colleges, universities, occupa tional institutions, military schools, industry schools, high schools, junior high schools, middle schools, elemen tary schools, and early childhood cen ters and kindergartens in the Southern region. Founded in 1895 and headquar tered in Decatur, GA, the Southern Association is one of six regional accrediting bodies in the United States and covers eleven Southern states from Virginia through Texas, as well as American schools in Latin America. SGA News The Student Government Associa tion conducts meetings every Thurs day afternoon at 12:30 on behalf of the entire student body. Meetings of the SGA are not intentionally secret; in fact, students with concerns are welcome in room 209 (Thompson Hall). Observe your student govern ment in action. When properly rec ognized by the SGA president, any student is allowed to present issues for evaluation. Many issues are covered in SGA meetings. A small sampling of SGA issues are listed here: Winterfest Dance, Spring Fling, Cul tural Diversity, Merle Watson Festi val, Intramurals, Valentine’s Dance, Computer Dating, Martin Luther King Event, The Coming Student Center, Student needs. The Quiz Bowl, N4CSGA Conference, Spring Elec tions, Workshops, Student Unity, Ac tivity hour evaluation, Easter Egg Hunts, The rain forest. Scholarships, Balloon messages. Talent Show, The Weight Room, Ping Pong Tourna ments, New Clubs, Movies on the lawn. Child care, Activities for night students. Black history informs...and the list goes on and on... Keep in mind, the SGA is elected to represent your best interests. As these representatives learn of your needs and desires they begin to bring about reforms. This year, many changes have been initiated; many changes have been questioned. These changes attempt to meet the needs of our diverse campus. Does something concern you? Do you suggest an improved student life? Would you be involved? The SGA welcomes your suggestions; the SGA welcomes your evaluations; the SGA welcomes your presence in their meet ings (limited by safe occupancy limits ~ votes are restricted to SGA represen tatives). Woody (SGA Public Information Officer) Do Nots Make Good Sense Do not contradict people, even if you are sure you are right. Do not be inquisitive about the affairs of even your most intimate friends. Do not underrate anything because you do not possess it. Do not believe all the evil you hear. Do not repeat gossip, even if it does interest a crowd. Do not jeer at anybody’s beliefs. Do not voice your aches and pains, for few care whether you have an ear ache, headache, or stomach ache. Do not try to be anything else but a sensitive human being; and that means one who has consideration for every one.
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