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63, Issue 6
Mars Hill, North Carolina
Thursday, December 7, 1989
pha Chi Inducts New Members
■>elle Cathey
Writer
"•e North Carolina Epsilon Chapter
pha Chi held its installation of of-
® and induction ceremony on
'^ber 13, 1989. Alpha Chi is a na-
honor scholarship society
Sned to promote and honor
®aiic excellence and exemplary
®cter among students in all
ernic divisions.
le North Carolina Epsilon Chapter
Established at Mars Hill College in
• Students of junior or senior stand-
^'ho are in the top five percent of
^lass and have a grade point
*96 of at least 3.5 are eligible for
'hership.
officers for the 1989-90
®aiic year installed at the meeting
‘S follows: Emily K. Thomas, Presi-
' Dickie Jean Howell, Vice Presi-
' Michelle Denise Hurt, Secretary:
Enet Rosemaria Staton, Treasurer.
members inducted were Dana
Bridges, Shannon Elissa Good-
' Bebecca Gay Horner, Michelle
Hurt, Brenda Lewis Lisenbee,
Diane Mathis, Russell Scott
Audra Kay Sprouse, Janet
®Piaria Staton, David Michael
jhn. and Angela Sue Voss.
^fiibers In addition to these in-
this year are Leigh Taylor Allen,
^ bynn Burkett, Stephen Dewayne
Melanie Dawn Childers,
Anita Christopher, Pamela Lynn
***- Vickie Jean Howell, Mark Alan
Mares, Timothy Arnold Plaut, Sven Sup
plies, Emily K. Thomas, and John Wil
liam Watts.
The official faculty sponsor of Alpha
Chi, Professor Winona Bierbaum, has
served in this capacity since 1974. The
co-sponsors are Dr. Noel Kinnamon and
Dr. Jim Lenburg. Professor Bierbaum
has served as regional vice president
and president as well as on regional and
national committees.
On February 22-24, 1990, Region III
of Alpha Chi, which covers the
Southeastern United States, will hold its
biannual convention in Savannah, Geor
gia. Professor Bierbaum says the North
Carolina Epsilon Chapter plans to have
a representative there.
Dr. Joseph E. Pryor, the Executive
Director of Alpha Chi, visited with
Professor Bierbaum and toured the
campus on Nov. 13.
Each year the National Council of
Alpha Chi awards five H.Y. Benedict Fel
lowships of $1500 each for graduate
study and five Alfred H. Nolle Scholar
ships of $1000 each for undergraduate
study. In 1989, for the first time, a Mars
Hill student received one of these
scholarships. Carol Christopher was
awarded a Nolle Scholarship for the
1989-90 academic year. Special recog
nition was given to Ms. Christopher at
the induction ceremony for her out
standing achievement.
continued on page 4
? inductees and continuing members of Alpha Chi,
ha Faculty Earl Leininger and faculty sponsors Noel Kinnamon,
ho and Jim Lenburg gather for a photo during the induction
Caring for Our Earth: MHC Responds to
Environmental Crises
Becky Horner
Co-editor
The environment affects all humans
in ways both subtle and overt. Many
people do not pay attention to the world
of nature until some aspect of the use or
misuse of natural resources threatens
what they hold dear...or their very exist
ence.
But the present illnesses of the en
vironment will not simply go away if ig
nored-they are terminal. Even if they
do not have a profound impact today,
someday they will...and by then, it may
be too late to do anything about it.
There is still time to do something
about the threats to the well-being of the
Earth, and to begin curing the ills of the
environment. Beginning in January, en
vironmental issues of local, regional, na
tional, and global importance will be the
focus of a new group on campus.
The group, which as yet remains
nameless, will meet during the week of
January 15 to organize and plan for the
upcoming months. Environmental is
sues will be tackled from two perspec
tives: first, that of awareness and
understanding of the situation and what
can be done; and second, that of taking
action to remedy the environmental
problems.
Issues which may be considered by
the group include, but are not limited to,
the following: foresting practices and
clearcutting, land management, waste
management, water quality, effects of
nuclear plants, ozone layer depletion,
global warming, acid rain, and the
depletion of South American rain
forests. It is hoped that through
programs and discussion, awareness
and understanding of these issues will
lead to a more conscientious way of life,
and that everyone would grow to a more
conscious stewardship of the natural
resources of our planet.
One goal of the group is to work
toward a campus-wide recycling
program accessible to everyone and
beneficial to the environment. Other ac
tivities might include organized letter
writing campaigns to state and national
representatives, on campus awareness
programs, and off-campus retreats,
workshops, or seminars.
One program which will be offered
this spring is a special series of events
commemorating Earth Day 1990. The
MHC Earth Day celebration will be held
on Thursday, April 5 and will include
guest speakers and a variety of ac
tivities.
The idea of forming a group grew out
of a conference. Peace and the Planet,
which was held in Denver in October. Dr.
Don McLeod and students Kevin Byrd
(biology) and Becky Horner (mathe
matics) attended the conference under
the sponsorship of the Hester Center for
Peace and Justice. They were exposed
to a variety of viewpoints concerning the
state of the environment and its relation
ship to global peace, and decided to
form a group on campus to address
these issues and do something about
the problems which the world is facing
today.
The group is open to all members of
the campus community who wish to
participate, and is not limited to scholars
or activists alone. For more information,
contact Becky or Dr. McLeod.
Angels Provide Gifts to
Underprivileged Children
Have you noticed the Angel Tree in tant that the angel be placed on the gift
3/5y.
Photo by John Campbell
the Wren College Union and wondered
why it is there? The Angel Tree has the
purpose of giving presents to special
children in the Mars Hill community who
may have a limited Christmas or no
Christmas at all.
Individuals, groups of friends, frater
nities or sororities can pick an angel off
the tree and purchase a gift for that child
according to the information on the
angel.
After purchasing a gift, it is to be
wrapped and the angel placed in a
visible place on the package. It is impor-
in order that it may go to the right child.
The wrapped gifts need to be taken
to Jay Hirst’s office in the Wren College
Union, Student Development Office, by
5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 13,
1989.
The gifts will make a child have a
Merry Christmas and give students a
warm feeling inside for doing so. If inter
ested, take an angel and go do your
shopping. Only take an angel if you real
ly mean it. Thanks and have a wonder
ful Christmas holiday.