MONTREAT
COLLEGE
Volume XXIX, Number 6
ALETHEIA
Montreat College
November 14,1996
Making Music Out Of Business
By Eric R.Satter
Tlie hills will definitely come alive with
the sounds of music next year. But the
sounds you might experience next year at
Montreat College won’t come from just a
string orchestra or chamber choir—but
from MIDI digital keyboards, one of the
many new advantages that students will
be able to experience while enrolled in
Montreat’s new music business major in
the Fall of 1997.
“We have been working for several
years to strengthen Montreal’s music
department,’’ expressed Dr. Mark Johnson,
music department coordinator and chair of
the newly created Fine Arts and Lan
guages Division. “With new students
majoring in music and enrolling in other
music classes, we have seen a substantial
increase in the number of students who
have an interest in music.”
By taking advantage of this new,
growing interest, students in the new
music business major will gain hands-on
experience in music composition, editing,
and recording from the college’s new Fine
Arts Computer Lab as well as set, lighting
and costume design using CAD technol
ogy, digital art design and layout.
Geography is also another plus for
Montreal’s music business major. Being
close to Nashville, TN, students can intern
in a varity of music businesses within
Nashville’s music industry and gain
unique experience that can’t be found
anywhere else.
“Students who enroll in the music
business major will train for emerging
careers in the music industry, which last
year was estimated annually at 12 billion,”
said Dr. Johnson.
According to U.S. News & World
Report, three of the top 20 emerging careers
ai e in digital multi-media music, art, video
and film. Mainstream music covers a share
close to 71.6% of the music market with rock
at 35.5%, country at 16.7“/o, urban contem
porary at 11.3% and pop at 10.1 %. In all, the
new music business major looks very
promising which, Montreal hopes, will be
music to students’ ears.
Nelson Bell Needs Improvement
By Shazette Davis
The Nelson Bell Library receives book
donations from various groups and
persons each month. Although the library
is growing in materials and books,
students feel that much improvement is
still needed.
Junior Sheri Asfour expressed, “1
would have to say that the library here
sucks . There just isn’t an adequate supply
of materials here for us as students to be
able to do work that the professors expect,
and the books are out of date.”
Nakia Kilgore, Anderson resident,
agreed, “I feel that the library is in
desperate need of some new books. 1 am
so tired of having to use old books, and
having my professors say 1 need to use
more current books. We should seriously
consider coming up with the funds to get
new books.”
Due to the lack of selection and more
current books, students have struggled in
getting the information they need for
classes. Dissatisfied students are often
forced to go elsewhere for adequate
material.
Junior Daniel Riker responded, “It
does not have the books students need.
Many students have to go to UNC-A or
Warren Wilson to get books they need. 1
have to go to my home town library to get
books. The books that the library does
have are outdated.”
Junior Terrence Johnson, who worked
in the library, commented, “Honestly, 1
don’t think our library is accurate. A good
majority of the material is outdated.
Depending on the professor, anything past
ten years will not be accepted for sources
on research projects. The new programs
for getting books from other colleges lake
entirely too long . If you don’t have access
to a car, this makes it very frustrating.”
The librarians realize that there is a
need for better resources and are working
to make that happen. Librarian Elizabeth
Pearson concluded, “We need to make our
collection larger to support the majors we
have. She added, “College campuses are
responsible for providing adequate
libraries to support degree programs.”
Librarians will be working with faculty
to develop a comprehensive collection
development program so that the librarians
can guide the growth that the library
needs.
A New Addition:
Science Department Excited About New Faculty
By Siiellie Bowser
The science department has hired a
new member to their staff. Next
semester, Jim Shores will be taking on
many of the biology classes and helping
with the chemistry classes. Mr. Shores
will be a full-time professor for just one
semester as of yet.
Brian Joyce was just added to the
staff last year and this makes for a full
science department staff. Jim Shores
formerly taught coastal ecology and
environmental communications.
Also concerning the science
department. Brad Daniel is cutting back
on his hours of teaching to work on his
Ph.D. in environmental studies. Besides
furthering his studies, Mr. Daniel has
many trips for this summer planned and
a few ideas for trips next summer.
Of course, there will be the Discov
ery trip in May. This trip is an Environ
mental Studies or Outdoor Education
major program. Also, the EV305,
American Eco-Systems, class is
prepared for a trip out west. There
must be at least twenty students signed
up to go. The trip will include visits to
the Grand Canyon, Mt. St. Helens, and
many others. Also, the trip is not
limited to E.S. or O.E. majors.
As for next summer, Mr. Daniel is
hopeful on getting together an Outdoor
Education trip that will consist of a
biking trek across the Blue Ridge
Mountains.
Overall, the Montreat science
department is growing and expanding,
not only with the new staff members,
but also with current members expand
ing their knowledge. The department
also has many extracurricular activities
planned for those in the O.E. and E.S.
majors and for those who are not.
Upcoming Weekend
Activities
Friday- 8 p.m. movie in the Grili-
“Patriot Games”
Saturday-10 a.m. Practice GRE
8:30 -11:00 p.m. Coffee House
Concert with special guest Jon
Carmen of Cambridge, MA
Sunday-1-4 p.m. Paint Ball - New
Soccer Field
During The Week...
Monday- 9 p.m. FCA Fellowship
Tuesday- 7:30 p.m. Men’s Basket
ball vs. Virginia Intennont -
Home
Wednesday- 7-8 p.m. Resume
Preparation Seminar-Belk
Conference Room
Thursday- Saturday- 8 p.m. Fall
Drama Production- Upper
Anderson Auditorinm