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Volume I, Number VI
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Montreal Colleqe • Montreat, NC 28757
February 23, 2001
Where's the Blood?
By Jenny Miller
Pulling into the Gaither Chapel
parking lot mid-morning this past
Wednesday, the Blood Mobile
parked in the drizzling rain and
opened its doors. About sixty fac
ulty, staff and students came out to
donate blood for those who needed
it- and as you will discover the need
is great. While the Carolinas are
the number one region in the nation
in regard to donor participation we
are still experiencing an emergency
status on four different blood types.
Emergency status is assigned to a
blood type when the level of col
lected blood drops below the nec
essary amount to supply the region
for one day. At this point in time,
O negative, O positive, B negative
and B positive all hold this troubling
status. The Red Cross representa
tive for our region, Trina Wilker-
son, commented that it would only
take one major accident to create
a situation where a health supplier
simply did not have enough blood
for those who needed it.
You might ask ‘why are we expe
riencing such a shortage, surely
the Red Cross prepares for annual
increases? Several factors are regu
larly taken into account each year.
The growing number of surgeries
performed is something which the
Red Cross figures into its yearly esti
mation of needed blood, account
ing for a four to six percent increase
annually. The winter weather, and
holiday season also often cause a
drop off in donation around this
time of year, however the supply
usually climbs again after the first
of January, but this year that has
not been the case. The unusually
brutal flu season, and the resur
gence of Bovine Spongiform
Encephalophy(Mad Cow Disease)
in Europe are two factors which have
exacerbated the shortage during a
season when supplies are already
low. Do not think that your dona
tion will do little to help this short
age. One unit/pint of blood, which
is the typical amount taken during a
donation can save the lives of up to
three people.
When asked why they had chosen
to give their blood most students
replied that they had come because
of the shortage (Elizabeth Braswell,
Laura Crumpton, Ben Fort) Faculty
and Staff had several different rea
sons for donating. Coach Hagan
pointed out that Jesus had shed His
blood for us, and it seemed appro
priate to give some of ours away
as well. If you did not make it out
to donate this past Wednesday and
would like to, call Linda Thompson
at ext. 5003, or the Red Cross at
258-3888. It will be several days
until the Red Cross informs the Col
lege of the total amount of blood
collected this Wednesday, however
we’ll post the “results” in next
week’s issue.
Some of our Montreal ladies waiting for their chance to help put an end to the Carolina Blood Shortage.
Montreat is Short Changing Itself
SGA Minutes
SGA Meeting
Sunday, February 18, 2001
Belk Conference Room
Members Present: Jason Bryant,
Jeff Bryson, Donovan Campbell,
Laura Crumpton, Jason Isler, Sam
Ivey, Katie Learned, Sharia McCor
mick, Keith Piper, Josh Peeler,
Christy Tolliver, Bonnie Whitworth
(Jonathan Bennett and Tory Albert
son were also in attendance along
with Tim Tyson as Newspaper
Rep.). Excused; Jennifer Brooks,
Adam Schultz
Old Business:
Constitution Revision Committee
Report: Sam Ivey, Sharia McCor
mick, Katie Learned, Josh Peeler
Sharia McCormick reported that
Adam Schultz had completed a
rough draft of the new constitution.
Goal is to have draft to SGA Body
by Sat/Sun morning to read before
meeting.
Chaplain Committee:
New possibility coming Wednes
day, Jason Bryant will eat lunch
with prospective chaplain.
SCA Recognition Report: Jason
Bryant and Adam Schultz
Jason Bryant says to keep praying
because they are still investigating.
Tim Tyson claims that the new SCA
is looking into hopes of corporate
prayer for the eampus.
Issue of Special Concern:
There is a Statement of Student
Concerns being drafted that will
outline general coneems of the
Montreat College Campus. There
will be a student signature section at
bottom. Will be presented to Com
mittee. In conjunction with Board
of Trustees, Jeff and Keith will
work with Jason Bryant on revi
sions. There a is a possibility of
Tiffany Armstrong conducting a
workshop on SGA parliamentary
procedure according to Robert’s
Rules of Order.
New Business:
Set date of Constitution Revision:
Sat/Sun before next meeting.
Appointment of SGA members to
Faculty and Board of Trustees
Committees: Retention Committee
Keith Piper, Admissions Committee
Katie, Jeff was interested in Board
of Trustees Finance Committee.
Relationship renewal with Mon
treat Township: Committee made up
of Sam, Donovan, Josh and Jason
I. to present letter for students to
sign. Tory suggested getting SCA
involved with this as well.
Flying of Flag in front of Gaither:
Constitution Committee. Will create
position for Bearer of Arms to take
care of flag. Jason Bryant will speak
with Dean Lance on specifics.
Next Meeting: Sunday, February
25, 2001 @ 9:00 p.m. in Belk Con
ference Room.
Editor's Note: Kirn McMurtry encouraged her English
class to sharpen their problem solving skills by address
ing perceived problems at Montreat in one of their
recent assignments. The following is one such essay.
By Clay Hanna
Billy May is writing a paper late
one night in his dorm room when he
discovers that he does not have any
clothes to wear tomorrow. Well, he
decides, he has to do some laundry
so he will have something to wear.
He runs down to the washers and
driers in Davis Hall. Once he gets
down there, he fumbles through his
pockets and wallet for some loose
change. He comes up with two
quarters and a couple of dollar bills.
He disgustedly thinks to himself,
“This is just not enough change
to do my laundry.” He now has
to walk all the way down to Belk
Campus Center in his pajamas to
get change.
Has this tragedy ever happened to
you? This seems to be a reoccur
ring dilemma at Montreat College.
There is a shortage of change, and
we need to do something. Pres
ently there are around 400 students
attending Montreat College, and
there is only one change machine
on campus. This lonely change
machine is located in the Belk
Campus Center inside the game
room, yet the change machine is
not even owned by the college; the
company that is in possession of
all the games owns the machine as
well. The college leases the games,
and the change machine just came
in the deal. Any one that needs
change has to go to that one par
ticular machine. Once that change
machine runs out or if it breaks, we
are out of a machine until the com
pany comes to refill it. This is a
serious problem and inconvenience,
which needs to be addressed and
fixed.
I asked Mark Neil, the director
of auxiliary services for Montreat
College, why there was only one
change machine on campus. He
answered, “One machine came with
the games that we lease from a
gaming company.” The change
machine that we have is not even
designated to be used as a laundry
change machine; it is just there for
the use of the games. The machine
does not hold a large amount of
money, about $300 dollars’ worth
of quarters, which is not enough to
supply 400 college students running
laundry machines 7 day a week.
A solution to this problem is to put
change machines in all four dorms
here on campus: Howerton, Davis,
Anderson, and McGregor. The col
lege could buy a change machine
that will change a dollar into quar
ter, dimes, or nickels for under $500
(Vencoa). The over all price would
be about $2,000, but the machines
would easily pay off themselves
because they make the washer and
drier facilities more convenient,
which in turn will make more people
use them.
There needs to be action taken to
fix this crisis, and it need to start
now. This will make the dorms a
more comfortable and convenient
place to live. If the students are
happy, then every-one is happy. All
it takes is a little bit of money and
the time to solve the problem. To
fix up this college, it is going to
start with little things, like having
change. I am sure Billy May will
prefer not having to run up and
down the side walk in front of
Gaither, cursing under his breath, in
his pajamas any-more.
Editor's
Little
Corner
By Tory Albertson
This semester has flown by. How
in the world are we college stu
dents supposed to get everything
done if there is no time to do so?
Life simply continues to speed up,
thus making it necessary for us to
prioritize our time. 1 would like
to challenge you to not forget
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The Little Lady on campus, Hannah White, models for Becky Hart one of this semester s
photography students.
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Friday, February 23rd
Jubilee Conference in Pittsburgh,
PA begins. TBA Conference Bas-
ketball^Toumament
Saturday, February 24th
TBA Conference Basketball Tourna
ment continues.
Sunday, February 25th
TBA Conference Basketball Tourna
ment
Jubilee Conference attendees return
Monday, February 26th 4:45-6:00
Music Seminar in Chapel of the
Prodigal.
Wednesday, February 28th
Midterm Last day to withdraw from
a Class with a grade of “W”.
8:00pm Praise and Worship
Friday, March 2nd SPRING
BREAK Begins after your last class.
Dorms close @ 5pm
Spiritual Munchies...
By Jennifer Albertson
A few years back here at
Montreat a speaker by the name
of Joe Nouveson lit a spark that
has begun a fire in many hearts.
He challenged the congregation to
understand the heritage that we,
as Christians, have. He stated that
our heritage does not start with our
grandparents (or even great-grand
parents for that matter); instead,
“in the beginning God created
the heavens and the earth... then
God said let us make man in our
image, in our likeness... so God
created man in his own image...
God blessed them... [then] God
saw al 1 that he had made, and it was
very good” (Gn. 1:1,26a,27a,31 a).
God has been for his beloved since
the beginning of time.
As history progresses we see
God continuing to bless his people.
It is written, “the LORD would
speak to Moses face to face, as a
man speaks to with his friend” (Ex.
33:11). The LORD also gives the
young King David “a heart after
His [God’s] own heart” (ISam.
13:14). Then, even in the midst
of God’s wrath and judgment, he
continues to give of himself to his
beloved. For example, in approx-
V^mately 750-722BC, just before
the fall of Samaria [the capital
of the Northern Kingdom/ Israel]
the prophet Hosea prophesied the
utter destruction and ruin of Israel
because the spirit of prostitution
[idol worship] has lead them away
and they are no longer faithful to
their God. Yet, we see God’s heart
in the eleventh chapter breaking
while he explains that “when
Israel was a child I loved him... it
was I who taught Ephraim to walk
by taking him under the arms;...
I led them with cords of human
kindness, with ties of love; 1 lifted
the yoke from their neck and bent
down to feed them...” (Hosea
11:1,3,4)
Although all of mankind pos
sess in their heart this same spirit
of prostitution that God hates, for
some reason God decided to give
all of himself so we may live!
Thus, Jesus is the fulfillment of
all of history. Therefore, Mr. Nou-
veson’s claim is true. When we,
as Christians, look back on our
heritage we see a whole line of
people passing the baton of faith
from generation to generation and
it has now landed in our hands.
The question then becomes, what
are we going to do with it?