THE
Volume XXVII, Number 4
Montreal-Anderson College
October 1,1993
Homecoming
Festivities Unite
Alumni and Students
By Jennifer Moore
Alumni return to school to play instead
of study. M-AC Alumni will be arriving this
afternoon to join in the campus hcmecoming
festivities.
The hocpla will begin at 6:30pm in the
HowerUxi dining hall. Alumni will have the
cppcxtunity to reunite and fellowship with their
fellow classmates. SlxaHyafta the meal, they
will be able to participate in the excitement of
the ladies Volleyball game. Current students,
staff, faculty, and alumni will then be able to
test their square dancing abilities at 8pm in
HoweiKxi Dining hall. Concluding Friday’s
festivities will be a Alumni Social where
alumni will be able to finish catching up on all
the juicy gossip they have missed.
After the action packed evening alumni
will be able to sleep in a little. Alumni will
awaken at 9amforabrunch,busmessmeeting
in which Hicks Andersai and Peggy Leis will
makeseveralpesentations. The reunion classes
{resent will also be recognized at this time.
S tate Street Cafe and Montreal-Ander
son College are also ^XKisoring a craft fair
which will be held from 9am - 5pm in the Belk
Lobby. Local craftsmen and a few alumni
will be showing off their talent in this event
After a BBQ lunch, which begins at 11:30am,
and some free time everyone wUl gather up at
the soccer field at 2pm to watch the Cavaliers
in action. During halftime, the Homecoming
Court will be pesented.
Kristine Buckwalter and Heath Peek wUl
Students Educate
Students
By Anna Shimaya
NCAE is a new organization at Mon
treal-Anderson College.
NCAE is the North Carolina Associa
tion of Education. David Caldwell, president
of NCAE, explains the purpose of this orga
nization. Caldwell says, "To educate pteople
about education. We attempt to bring the
{wsition of the state NCAE on educational
issues to the M-AC NCAE. We also want to
encourage critical thinking among the stu
dents and faculty of Montreat-Anderson."
This organization has recently elected
officers. David Caldwell is president, with
Eric Bush assisting as Vice-President. Cara
Weiss is Secretary and Donna Buggs is Trea
surer.
Also, coming up, the organization will
be debating on the public school and the
private school. The organization wiU be fea
turing a presentation from the teacher of the
year, and Veritas, etc. They will be having
news letters to inform members of what is
going on in the world of education. David
says, "I ho{)e it will encourage {teople, stu
dents, and graduates, to woik more closely
with their local schools.
Students Search for A Space
By Marcy Buckner
Residents circle the campus searching
for a place to park. Although Vice-President,
Charlie Lance, has not heard any complaints to
date concerning {laridng, he said he "can see a
poblem."
There are no facilities available at M-
AC to tear down and replace with {talking space.
And Lance reminds students that, although far-
theraway, Anderson Auditoium is alwaysavail-
able.
As of this year, the administration no
longer restricts parking anywhere excqtt areas
reserved for faculty/staff, handic^^ted areas,
etc. Lance hqtes that M-AC will never have to
ccmsider telling anyone that they cannot have a
car. Yet it is a "difficult balance to meet needs
and be fair with as few restrictions as {Xtssible.
Montreat Presbyterian Church and the
college together are trying to re-do the {tarking
area behind Gaither. Lance has also requested
that the no-paiking zone in fiont of Belk be
converted into non-restricted, marked {rarking
sjraces. Hehasreceivednoresponseat this time.
Another aspect of the fiarking dilemma
called into question is the cost of parking stick
ers, whicharecurrently$30. This{xiysin{)artfcK'
the significant amount of money ^pent for auto
{X'otection. The fees do not cover the total cost
Total income goes into the cost of running the
school. Ifparkingfeesare cut or eliminated, the
amount of money lost must be obtained from
some other means.
"A lot of changes have taken place
because we have questioned, "Why does this
exist?" Some things have fallen by the way-
side because there was no good answer,"
Lance commented. He suggests that the
parking situation is an op{X)rtunity for stu
dents to dialogue with SGA so irritations can
be eliminated.
host a reunion ccmcert in Gaither ch^l that
evening at 7:30f)m. Saturday's gala will con
clude with a Homecoming Dance at 9pm. The
homecoming court will again be {xesented, and
the 1993 homecomingqueen will beannounced.
Afteran exhilarating amount of activities,
homecoming will corrclude on Sunday. After
aUending a special Alumni Sunday School
Class at 9am in the library and church services in
Gaither, alumni and students will again gather
up on the field at 2pm fcr the alumni baseball
game. Also at 2pm anycme interested will have
the opportunity to tour Resident Hurt's home.
Although Cary Willcox atxl Peggy Leis
are directing Homecoming Weekend, several
studentsaremakingtheweekendpiossible. These
students include: The Student Ambassadors,
Scott Bowers, Kenneth Graham, Heath Peek,
Justin Ramb, Anu Riika, and Rena Sawyer.
Peggy Leis stated,"Ilookf(xwardtoasuccessful
turn out Everyone has been a great help."
Many students have their opinions about
Homecoming Weekend. Sophomcse, Heatli
Peek stated, "There are many people coming
and it should be an exciting weekend. The
slogan 'It's more than a square Dance’ says it
all." Freshman, Scott Bowens said, "Since I
have never been involved in a Montreal-Ander
son College Homecoming 1 am really anxious
to see how all the activities come together."
Ethnic Diversity Club Promotes Unity
By S«an Anderson
The International Club elected their new officers at their last meeting. The new officers
are as follows: President, Anu-Riika Henrikson, from Finland; Vice-President, Anna
Shimaya, from Japan; and Secretary, Mutodi Nesheshe, from South Africa. Americans who
have lived overseas for a year or more may join the club.
Shimaya commented about the club, saying, "The foreign students come and try to
understand each other's cultures better and make fiiendships. 1 want {>eople to know more
about the International Club. 1 want {leople to understand where they are coming from."
Spanish {x-ofessor, Patsy Hilliard, is the advisOT. The International Club provides an
opportunity fwothers to be ex{X)sedtodifferentculturesand{)rovidesawaytodevelopfriendships.
Chess Players Prepare for War
By Anna Shimaya
Knights, along with the rest of the
king's horses and men, will be sen t out to war.
The battle date is set for Thursday, October
28, and will occur near the mail boxes in Belk
Campus Center.
This is not a reference to an actual
war, but rather to the chess tournaments that
will be held on the last Thursday of each
month.
The purpose of these tournaments is
to set apart" a time when those in the chess
club can come together for Christian fellow
ship first of all, and also for some friendly
competition," says Greg Steinbarger.
Steinbarger feels that, "Once it makes
someheadway, ourchess tournaments will be
a very exciting monthly event here at the
college. I really ho{)e that {leople will give tlie
chess club a chance and come learn about us,
and what we stand for. We stand for Jesus
Christ and are His warriors on this earth. We
ho{)e to soon use this blessing as a missions
opjxirtunity..."
The award for winning the tourna
ment is having one's name printed on a plaque.
The plaque will house names of all the monthly
winners, as well.
Other {X)ssibilities for chess players
is an "end of the year" tournament and a
human chess game.