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Ground Campus
Security Firearm Policy - Recently,
^ the expressed concern of numer-
l^^^studens, faculty and administrators,
OiT Campus Life Committee in-
’red about Campus Security’s fire-
Paiicy. Mike Faires, MHC’s well-
3iified director of security, welcomed
® committee’s interest and offered
tl^ information that might help to
.‘''fy Security’s position on when and
"ere to wear a gun.
SGa Campus Security and the
A are working together to satisfy
l)j,'''*shes of the majority of the student
tfi The policy in effect now is on a
[i, oasis. Until the issue can be put
ana?® student body for feedback
c/or approval,
sd meantime. Security will be arm-
. Quring the night and while trans
port
*ng money.
"'ORK in EUROPE PROGRAM FOR
Students offered by ciee
j^Hundreds of U.S. students will find
France, Ireland and Great Britain
Pto^ ®^mmer through the Work in Europe
sponsored by tbe Council on
|n,p"'^ational Educational Exchange
Pj E), For the past nine years, this
program has provided stu-
'S with the direct experience of liv-
"'’d working in another country and,
I same time, helped them reduce
iiip"°st of their trip abroad. The Work
tlij program virtually eliminates
Pj "cd tape that students faced in the
p '^hen they wanted to work abroad,
tm^^dcipants must find their own jobs
tlii(j'^'ll have the help of cooperating
travel organizations in each
du In France they may work
the summer: in Great Britain
tof ^3y work at any time of the year
'Vq'i? months: in Ireland they may
t(), ^ at any time of the year for up to
months.
® jobs are usually unskilled - in
Sg|°cies, department stores, hotels, etc.
are low, but students generally
bu? Enough to pay for their room and
Vvo while they work. A typical job
d be that of chambermaid in a ho-
London’s West End. But last sum-
aj ®ae enterprising student found work
apprentice jockey for one of Ire-
■j, ® facing stables.
dejj® Qualify for CIEE’s program, stu-
Ig " must be between the ages of
thgj 30 and must be able to prove
tbg atudent status. To work in France,
dcf^.'^ast also be able to speak and un-
and French.
more information and application
contact CIEE, Dept. PR-A, 777
V()j,)®d Nations Plaza, New York, New
., 10017: or 236 North Santa Cruz,
^4, Los Gatos, California 95030.
'fe. NOW to be an R.A. or R.T.
ippi.mRl - Salary: $600 for 9 months.
J'aii ?®Iions and job descriptions a-
'■cac ® m the Housing Office. All ap-
should be returned no later
P.M. Friday, March 24th. In-
bWie
will be conducted after Spring
Selections announced by May
Are you interested in participating
in an Internship either this summer
or next fall? - The Mars Hill College
Internship Program offers a very wide
range of possibilities for you to choose
from: however, early planning is an es
sential factor in setting up an Intern
ship.
In order to begin preparing your own
Internship, follow the steps listed be
low:
1) Think about what you want in a
particular job/Internship.
2) Think about what learning you can
receive from this particular job/Intern
ship.
3) Think about how this job/Intern
ship will fit into your over-all academic,
personal, and career development.
4) Talk with past Interns about their
experiences (there is a record of past
interns in the Experiential Education
Center, old Office Building).
5) Talk with faculty members {advis
ors/department chairpersons) know
ledgeable with Departmental Intern
ships, or talk with one of the staff mem
bers in the Experiential Education Cen
ter (Old Office Building). The staff
members are Ken Sanchargrin, Jill
Mannisto, and George Peery.
6) Begin your planning early!
Genesis - a Christian group singing
both contemporary and traditional music
will be performing in Moore Auditorium
tonight (March 23) at 7:00 P.M. The
group, consisting of ten men and three
women from eight states, include
former Mars Hill students Richard Ryan
and Mark Dickerson. They are cur
rently touring the United States and
soon hope to cut their first album.
There is no admission charge but a
love offering will be taken.
Heard About Mars Hill’s Intramurals
Yet?-March 9, L. E. Williamson’s “Laugh-
ables” came out on top after a grueling
bout with Tony Byrd’s “Globetrotters.”
The “Laughables” and “Globetrotters”
are just two of the Intramural Basket
ball teams organized this February.
Eight more boys’ teams and four girls’
team finished out the season.
Several games went into overtimes
and underdogs rose to the lead during
the tournament. Even though these
teams were called “intramural”, their
enthusiastic performances were com
parable to those of serious athletes.
Softball is next on the agenda. Any
body and everyone - clubs, organiza
tions dorms are invited to form his or
her own team. Since a softball team re
quires more members than a basketball
team, the Intramural Program is asking
fore more involvement than ever before.
Use your Spring Fever - organize a
softball team. Or, if your friends happen
to be anti-softball, contact Don Hender
son, Director of Intramural Programs or
Tom Everett, Assistant Director, to add
your name to an already-established
team’s roster.
If you can't join the ranks, just come to
watch and root. Even amateur hams en
joy an audience. Working in conjunc
tion with the Intramural Program, the
SGA encourages all you “Closet Cat
fish Hunters” to oil your mits and start
exercising those pitching arms.
D.
Minutes from
SENATE
I. Call to Order „
Belk Auditorium, 8:00 p.m.
II. Prayer, Senator Williams
III. Ratification of revised Constitution
A. The motion was made by Senator Hill, and seconded by Senator Scott,
that the revised Constitution be ratified by the Senate.
B. Ammendment motion was made by Senator Scott that an ammendment
be added to replace class officers (Article VI.4).
1. The motion was seconded by Senator Heaton.
2. The vote was unanimous.
C. Ammendment motion was made by Senator Hill that the SGA Secretary
and Treasurer be made non-voting members of the Senate (Article IV.3).
1. The motion was seconded by Senator Latta.
2. The vote was unanimous.
Ammendment motion was made that the President shall appoint stu
dent representatives to the College Standing Committees (Article
III.6).
1. The motion was seconded by Senator Scott.
2. The vote was unanimous.
Ammendment motion was made that the Section concerning Student
Affairs Council be striken from the Constitution (Article VI.2). This
motion was made by Senator Scott.
1. The motion was seconded by Senator Hill.
2. The vote was unanimous.
The Senate vote on the revised Constitution was unanimous. YAY!
IV. Meeting Adjourned
MHC Facilities for the
Handicapped Under
Investigation
F.
by Sara LeFever
I go to Your Town College. I am a
paraplegic confined to a wheelchair. I
have problems that walkers overlook.
It is not easy for me to reach and make a
telephone call, get a sip from the water
fountain, sharpen my dull pencil, look
at myself in the bathroom mirror, use
the restroom facilities, ironing boards,
open heavy glass doors, and on and on.
Until recently, I even had trouble
furthering my education.
This example of a physically handi
capped student is fictional, yet true in
every aspect. Section 505, a rehabilita
tion act, was passed by the government
in 1973. This law states all education
al programs should be accessible to the
handicapped.
In December of 1977 President Bent
ley formed a committee to work on an
examination of the Mars Hill College
facilities and their obtainability to the
handicapped. Members of the group
are - Donald Gehring, Dean of Student
Development: Jim Fish, Director of the
Physical plant: Violette Henderson,
Business Manager: Bob Chapman,
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs:
Lynn Flemming, student: Debbie Debord,
student: Kathy Wallin, secretary: and
Richard Hoffman, Vice President for
Academic affairs. Two of the members
are in some way physically handicap
ped. The important job holdings of the
committee members choosen by Bentley
prove the strong effort the college is
making to rehabilitate itself. The group
has met three times including a recent
meeting held on March 8th.
To identify the college’s facilities
which limit the accessibility of its pro
grams or activities to the handicapped,
a report was made. The account involv
ed measuring turning floor space in
dorm rooms, bathrooms, halls, it also
measured toilet stalls, light switches,
showers, etc. These measurements
were compared with the N.C. State
Building Code - Handicapped section
and with the American National Stand
ards for the handicapped. Each campus
building and all dorms were scoured
for faults. The resulting report filled
nineteen pages.
Examples from the report are as fol
lows: Such dorms as Brown, Myers,
Stroup, Huffman, and top floors of Dick-
son-Palmer apartments are not access
ible to wheelchairs. All chemistry labs
are on fourth floor of Wall, none of the
rooms are identified, corridors of the
greenhouse are only 30 1/2" wide,
Owen theater building off limits to
wheelchairs, and no marked handicap
ped parking. Members of the committ
ee actually “rode” around campus via
wheelchair to get the real effect. The
snow was no help.
. Rome wasn’t built in a day. Neither
can the college be changed overnight.
The section 505 gives the school three
years to comply.
Some changes have already been es
tablished. Employment applications
and student applications were revived
last fall. Having a handicap will in no
way defer acceptance or as an employee,
change personel policies relating to sick
leave or vacations. School laws have
been taped for the blind to hear and
W.V.M.H. now announces campus hap
penings, also, the new admissions build
ing will be entirely accessible to the
handicapped.
It’s a tough job and the college has
far to go. It will take lots of time and
lots of money to put in ramps and rail
ings, wider corridors and countless other
paraphernalia to better the campus.
One change can begin immediately
with each individual. A friendy “Hello”
and a guiding elbow work wonders.