MONTREAT
COLLEGE
ALETHEIA
Volume XXIX, Number 2
Montreal College
October 4, 1996
Upset Over Visitation Hours
By Daryl Bryant residence halls. He has also expressed
The new donn lobby hours have not tliat lliese hours are not etched in stone,
been accepted well by returning students Through expression of dissatisfaction
who in tlie past were accustomed to
longer visits. Students are disappointed
that tlie hours have been cut down to 8
a.m.-12a.in. on weekdays and 8a.m.-
1a.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Dean of Students Charlie Lance
expressed, “The lobby hours have been
tlie same in years past, but tliey have not
been enforced.” Lance emphasizes tliat
the reduction of iobby hours is for the
privacy and security of those living in the
Students Heated at SGA
and/or tlie voting of SGA, these lobby
restrictions could be dropped or changed.
Sophomore atlilete Jason Chicosky
exclaims, “I think tlie lobby hours need to
be changed to later hours because most
students visit otlier lobbies just for tlie
sake of studying, especially during
exams!”
Visitation hours in dorm rooms have
also been cut down. Now students can
visit from 7-11p.m. on weekdays and
By Stephanie Italiano
Disorder ensued during Uie September
24 SGA meeting when demands where
made from students wanting to know
exactly where their money was going.
Students wanted to know Just how much
each specific club or group was getting.
Many students were also upset by tlie
luiruly maiuicr in which tlie vice president
replacement was nominated and voted for
by the SGA.
When students began to protest tlie
lack of political voice or influence tliey had
in tlieir own government, tliey were
politely but finnly told that they were "not
supposed to be involved in the meeting" by
Maik Amett, tlie new vice president.
Many more students were veiy put out
by tlie idea tliat they had no say in their
own government, and when havoc ensued,
tlireats were made to clear tlie cliapel and
to take away convocation credit for tliat
day. SGA was in its legal rights to clear tlie
chapel, however, Uicy do not have tlie
power to take away convocation credit.
Tliat is out of tlieir operating limits.
SGA President Hiuit Briggs e.xpressed,
"That was not a fair representation of SGA.
Tliat was tlie first meeting of the ycai' and
it takes time to get acclimated to the
position." He added, "There was alot of
confusion due to a lack of communication,
and SGA is taking huge steps towards
better communication witli students."
Due to the many problems and
unfortiuiate misliaps of last week's SGA
convocation, some changes have been
made by SGA. Starting on October 1, tlie
SGA convocation will be replaced vvidi an
alternative option of a Career Infomiation
Convocation which will also be available
on October 8. On October 27, convocation
credit will be given for attending the Arts
Alive “Autumn Interlude” in Anderson
Auditorium. On November 21-23, students
can attend the Fall Drama Production being
held in tlie upper level of Anderson
Auditorium. The last convocation replace
ment will be tlie Concert Choir- Cluistmas
Music wliich will take place on December
10.
Students are still welcome to attend
SGA meetings, however, tliey will not
receive any convocation credit for doing
so. Briggs commented, "SGA is 100% for
tlie students, and tilings can't be done in
tliat kind of atmosphere. We are taking
measures in tlie future to inform students of
what's going on in SGA and to improve
conuiiunication. Wc would stiil love to see
students attending the meetings and
e.xpressing tlieir opinions."
Cavaliers Fall to Rain, Bluefield
By Christian Malone
The Cavalier soccer team fell to
Bluefield in a hard-fought 5-4 overtime
battle Monday afternoon. The loss
dropped tlie Cavaliers (5-5) to 1-3 in tlie
TVAC, hurling tlieir playoff chances.
The Cavaliers took tlie field for tlie
final time at Newell Atliletic Field
Monday; tliey will christen tlieir new
field in Black Momitain on Monday.
Two days after the homecoming game
against Soulheni Wesleyan was rained
out, they once again took the field to
rainy conditions.
Scott Kilgore started out Uie scoring
witli a sliding kick past Bluefield goalie
Dan Granic. After Bluefield tied the
score, Eric Burton beat Granic witli a shot
to put the Cavaliers back on top 2-1.
Kilgore added his team-leading eleventli
goal of tlie season to send the Cavaliers
into tlie locker room with a 3-1 lead.
Bluefield came out strong in the
second half, scoring two goals to tie the
score, but tlie Cavs would forge back
aliead. Alex Arias took a perfect pass and
broke away from Uie Bluefield defense,
Uien swept by a faked-out Granic for an
easy goal into Uie open net. It looked like
Uie Cavs were going to pull it out.
WiUi less than ten minutes to play,
Uie visitors tied Uie score for Uie Uiird
time in Uie game, 4-4. Tlie horn sounded
wiUi Uie score still knotted, so they went
into overtime. Early on, Bluefield took
their first lead of Uie game on a close-
range blast past Montreat goalie Brian
Letendre. From there, the Cavs, worn
down by boUi the lousy weaUier and
injuries to key players Sean Julien and
John Comfort, were unable to put the ball
in the net again.
6:30-1 Ip.111. on weekends instead of 6-
1 Ip. 111. as was Uie case last year. How
ever, visitation has increased from three
days a week to fom days Uiis year. The
increase in days is a trade off for Uie
hours lost on visitation days. The hours
were cut back due to Uie lack of funds
able to pay people to work Uie desks.
Open dorm, where students could freely
roam Uie donns, has also been cut out.
Students who would like a change in
visitation or lobby hours should voice
their opinions through SGA meetings or
representatives.
Boys in the
Girls Dorm
By Shcliie Bowser
A strange, yet becoming more
familiar, sight is Uie presence of males in
the female’s dorm lobby. The males,
however, are not there to see the females,
Uiey are there to use the washers and
dryers.
It seems that washers and dryers all
over campus are too scarce, or are Just
not getting the work done. There are two
washers and dryers in Howerton for about
75 males. There are two washers and
dryers for the group of 75 males in
Davis, and the dryers are not getting Uie
clothes dry in one and sometimes two
cycles. Anderson Hall has three of each,
and there are complaints that Uiree are
still not enough. McGregor, with about
30 occupants, also has two washers and
diyers.
When rumors and complaints were
heard, Uie R.D.’s from Uie more popu
lated dorms began to look more closely
into the situation. It seems the washing
equipment is not handled through Uic
school maintenance, instead, it is handled
through an outside company. While
washing her cloUies one afternoon, Alex
Holt, a sophomore resident of Anderson,
found Uiat Uie washing macliine had
taken her money. Upon trying to get her
money back by simply asking an R.A. for
help, Alex found out that the company
would be glad to send her a check for a
quarter. “It is Just a big hassle with the
lack of machines,” exclaimed Alex. The
dorms have no direct contact with the
company Uiat handles their machines.
In a few weeks there will be an R.D.
meeting in which Uie lack of, and
inadequacy of the washers and diyers will
be discussed. There is room for a fourth
washer and dryer in Anderson and
arrangements for getting this extra
equipment are being discussed. Also, the
R.D.’s are trying to figure out what is
actually wrong with Uie dryers before
making a full complaint to the company.
It would seem Uiat Uiere is too much
laundry and not enough machines.