MONTREAT
COLLEGE
Volume XXIX, NumbeTs
ALETHEIA
Montreat College
October 25, 1996
By ShcIIic Bowser
The Montreal College campus has
a new and much needed addition: the
weight room. The weight room was
extended into the bottom of the gym
and creates much more room for
exercise. The c.xisting weight room
has been converted into a well
equipped training room. Tlie training
room is complete with three training
tables, a variety of medical supplies,
and most importantly, room for tlie
trainer to get things done. The new
weight room now contains more
equipment. There are new sets of
weights and new machines that
combined many of the old.
The weight room has been needed
for quite some time. Junior Luke
Tatum, exclaimed, "The new weight
room is really nice. I'll be huge in no
time!" The need was noticed by many
of the members of the coaching staff.
The project for the new room has been
in process for the last year and a half
Students Get Pumped
The idea to create and follow through
with this project was a collaboration
between the athletic department and
Volleyball Team Struggling
But Continuing To Fight
By Daryl Bryant
The “Battle at the Border” was an
imsuccessflil tournament for the host
Lady Cavs volleyball team. The Lady
Cavs lost in their three preliminary
games to Tusculum, Mars Hill, and
Lenior-Rhyne on the first day of the
tournament Friday, October llth. Tlie
next day in single elimination, the Lady
Cavs hustled and played well but lost
to a tough Tusculum team, who later
went on to win the tournament. With
the loss, all hopes of winning the
coveted “Battle of the Border” title
were then obliterated. In the finals,
Tusculum beat Mars Hill for that title.
The Lady Cavs played another
tough TVAC opponent. Clinch Valley,
this past Friday and battled hard only
to lose in four games.
Senior Christi Waddell, com
mented, “We have been struggling
lately, but we arc trying to keep our
confidence level up. Hopefully things
will come together in the next few
weeks in time for the conference
tournament.” Saturday did not turn
out any better for the Lady Cavs who
battled with Lees-McCrae for four
games only to lose.
The Lady Cavs won at home
Thursday against Limestone, who they
beat earlier in the season, and travel
to Clinch Valley on Friday.
The Intramural Volleyball Season was a big success with five teams competing. The
Championship Game was held Just before Fall Break leaving "Players V.C." as champs.
the development office. Money for
the project was given to the college in
the form of gifts from unnamed
donors. Construction of the room was
done mainly by the maintenance and
coaching staffs.
Feelings around campus arc ones of
pride and appreciation. Senior basket
ball player Aaron Gilchrist expressed,
“I am very impressed with the new
weight room. The new equipment is
better designed for the tjpe of work
outs that many of the athletes need in
order to be elite.” The students have a
new facility tliat is available to them and
is more equipped to their needs. The
athletic teams have already begun to uti
lize the room greatly.
How Did Vou
Spend Your
Break?
By SliazeUc Davis
Montreat students sltarc their Kail
Break expencnccs
Alex Cervantes enlliusiasT
ttcallv expressed, "t went to
Tallaltassc to visit my friends,’'
Cervantes also pleasantly suqjriscd
her parents when she unexpectedly
shovTCd up for tlid break .
Shayla Glutto went to a
Jais of Clay Concert at Western
Carolina University GhiUosaid,"!
had a groovy time ”■
Jaime Lance icspondcd, "I
went to Jennifer town’s house and
went horse back i iding and visited
some friends m Winston-Salcm.’*
Chantes Gillespie tunicd
20 over tiic break (Happx belated
birthday Chante'-).
Phil Quinn conitncnied, “I
was stuck in Rjcevillc witlnont any
iransportatioti. \ lived in a basement
It sucked!”
Carrys Marion was stalked
by a "hick” m Atlanta who followed
icr around in his ear after having
flirted with her at a gas station.
Fortunately Marion was able to out-
drhc the stalker and eventually lose
Tracy Albritton said, *i
went to a Scottish Festival on Stone
Mountain where I heard a great
band I got their autographs and will
lour with them . I will perfbmi with
them on February" 22 in Soutlt
Carolina "