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Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham Talks turbulence, Trump and presidential literacy before main event By Calum McAndrew
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Before his sold-out evening lecture in the Porter Center concert hall, former Newsweek editor in chief Jon Meacham took to the Scott Commons in the Porter Center to host a question and answer session for students and faculty of Brevard College, in an event that lasted a little over an hour. Meacham is currently a contributing editor for TIME magazine and is a Pulitzer Prize winner for his 2009 biography on Andrew Jackson. Meacham has also written biographies on other former U.S. Presidents, ranging from Thomas Jefferson to George H.W. Bush. The event was free for all to attend and drew an attendance of approximately 30 students, faculty and staff. The Scott Commons Center was abuzz with intrigue, as Meacham answered the burning questions from both BC students and faculty alike. The questions Meacham faced ran ged from light-hearted issues such as who his favorite president of all time was, to whether or not he believes the Republican Party, and the nation, can recover from recent turbulence, both in the party and around the nation.
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Jon Meacham answers student and faculty questions in a Q&A in the Porter Center’s Scott Commons on Thursday, Sept. 28.
Meacham presented his scholarly knowledge with a wit that constantly drew laughter from the audience, as well as ideas and statements to ponder throughout the Q&A session. BC history professor Margaret Brown introduced Meacham to the colloquium, who was at the college as a guest of both Brevard College and the Transylvania County Library. Meacham lightheartedly opened the colloquium by saying, “I don’t think I’ve ever been at a colloquium before, so this is neat.” The first question Meacham faced included which President he found most interesting. His answer was Andrew Jackson, the subject of his Pulitzer Prize winning book. “Whenever he got mad, he just shot people,” Meacham said as he explained his decision. He added to this point by saying, “He was the first self-made man to hold office, so for all his sins and wickedness, he was the embodiment of social mobility in that period. For that time and place, he was a revolutionary figure.” This prompted a discussion of many other historical figures in U.S. history, before moving into a discussion of more modern issues and the current administration. Meacham spoke in depth of his interview with President Trump prior to the 2016 election. “I interviewed the then-candidate Trump in May of 2016—it was all about what was he thinking about historically, what was he reading to prepare to be president,” Meacham explained, before adding with a wry smile, “That conversation was pretty brief.” What surprised Meacham the most with his conversation with the thencandidate Trump, however, were the people Trump did not mention. “I was trying to coin a phrase: presidential literacy. What is the basic level of retrieval of facts that someone should have at that level of office,” he said. “(Andrew) Jackson never came up. He mentioned Reagan, he mentioned Nixon. The Jackson imagery in his (Trump’s) life is really a product of Steve Bannon.” In addition to this, Meacham also shed light on Trump’s opposition during the 2016 race, Hillary Clinton, before mentioning the changeable voting tendencies of the American electorate. “Hillary Clinton had almost all of American elective history working against her,” Meacham said. “With the exception of the early republic (Jefferson, Madison, Monroe),
“The American tendency is always to overcorrect. If we have A, we want Z.”
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Brevard College pinning ceremony By Florian Peyssonneaux
Opinion Editor Brevard College family weekend was highlighted with the pinning ceremony that took place in the Porter Center on Friday, Sept. 29. This tradition brought together graduating seniors as well as families, friends and teachers. During this day dedicated to seniors, Brevard College organized the senior swag event that was educating students about the graduation ceremony, and the process of becoming an alumn. The Francis Pavilion opened its doors at 4:30 p.m., and after a couple minutes the crowd started to arrive. Seniors and their guests had tables assigned on both floors of the pavilion for the pinning dinner. Soon after 5 p.m. students and guests were invited to take food from the buffet that was set up by the College cafeteria. Then, president David Joyce welcomed people for coming and invited the College’s minister Sharad Creasman to say a blessing. Rev. Creasman focused on the importance of students future role in the society in his message to the seniors. Margaret Brown, history teacher at BC, had a very emotional speech as she mentioned stu-
dents’ memories during those past years. Her voice was shaky as she mentioned places where seniors made their best college memories, what they could remember when they were freshmen, or what was the most important thing they learned at BC. The speech was very intense—“If you don’t feel the tears coming, you didn’t pay attention to the speech,” Joyce said. To represent the class of 2018, Christopher Center gave a speech about his college career and how much he has accomplished. When Center first arrived at BC, the college tagline was “Step in, stand out. “What does that even mean?,” he said. “I’m going to a college where their slogan doesn’t even make sense.” But as he thought more about those four words, he decided to take them literally and began “stepping” into things. Now, he is a senior RA, a student representative on the Board of Visitors, a peer leader for three years, and music coordinator for the Campus Activities Board, he said. “Best of all, I met this awkward gal in my freshman math class that later turned out to be the person I would spend the rest of my life with,” he said.
Study abroad in London By Jordon Morgan
Editor in Chief The annual British Studies Program will officially begin accepting applications for potential students to join the study abroad program, which will begin during the summer of 2018 with flights for the program departing July 5, and returning on August 6, 2018. The London Studies Program is a joint effort between Midwestern State University and Brevard College, along with many other schools such as Westminster College, New Mexico State University and the University of South Alabama. Brevard’s Dr. Ken Chamlee will be teaching a British Literature class particularly beneficial to all rising sophomores just completing English 112 or 112H. While this is a recent consortium arrangement, it would be Chamlee’s fourth trip to London with BC students. He explained further by saying that the Study Abroad program will meet general education requirements, British Literature requirements for those who haven’t taken the course yet, as well as any 200 level area four literature level requirement. The overall cost of the program is $6,950, slightly more than the previous year’s cost by approximately $50, with the cost being $7,200
for graduate students. Said cost will cover round-trip airfare, tuition, fees, housing, your required International Student ID card and all program related transportation. There is an additional $150 charge for students taking certain classes such as Photography or Theatre. Finally, a $250 non-refundable deposit will be required when the application is turned in. Once they are in London, students will need to buy their own food and tube pass to use Britain’s railway system. Brevard College students can apply to use whatever financial aid they have on file towards the trip through the Registrar’s Office in Beam Administration. The educational aspects of the trip involve taking any one of the fourteen classes offered (whose full list can be acquired either from Dr. Chamlee or Nacole Potts, BC’s Curriculum Enrichment Coordinator) which will be worth six hours, involving four weeks of seminar style classes, with research projects or papers, depending on the instructor’s preference, to be completed upon return to the U.S. and sent to the instructor for a final grade, with a one month deadline for said project or paper. The classes will run for four days, with See ‘London,’ page 5
For the pinning itself Dr. Joyce invited all the seniors to stand up with their Brevard College pin in hand. Then the person who was going to pin them stood. Then, each of them had to say the reason why he or she picked this particular person to be the pinner. For another Brevard tradition, everybody was invited to the president’s house for a dessert reception. “It was for most people the first time they met with me as a freshman at my house for social ice cream gathering. I want to invite you all today so, you can judge for yourself if it is any better,” Joyce said. Afterwards, families were invited to the Tornado Alley for a game of Family Feud to finish the evening. In the continuity of Family Weekend, homecoming will take place at Brevard College featuring athletics events and many activities starting Oct. 6 and throughout the weekend. Correction (Oct. 25, 2017): This article has been modified since its initial publication to correct the name of Christopher Bradley Center and portions of his speech. We regret the errors.
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Faculty Profile: Leigh Evans
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Brevard welcomes new director of communications By Jessica Wiegandt Arts & Life Editor
several species around the world. One of the benefits of working with a large international company, according to Evans, is the ability to have a large budget to make a difference in communities. “We went to these communities and asked what they needed, not what we as Westerners thought they needed, what they actually needed,” Evans said. Evans continued by saying that when she lived in Indonesia she was accustomed to working alongside nonprofit organizations that supported whatever project a group was working on. However, in many of the countries she worked in with ExxonMobil, there weren’t any nonprofits to support the project, just her team and their ability to work alongside the community members. “We did everything from soup to nuts,” Evans said, “We had to assess how our work would impact the rest of the community lifestyle.” Evans said one village wanted drinking water in their village and her team had to assess the benefits of the water source and the deltas. “There’s a thing known as unintended results that occur when one action causes an impact that wasn’t meant to be,” Evans said, “In this case, it was the young women’s job to walk to get water every day for drinking and cooking. By putting a water source in the village, we would have taken away the role of the young women in the village.” Evans’ team then had to develop a plan for what to do with the young women if the village got the clean water source project granted. The ultimate goal was to send the young women to school and the team then had to explain how that was beneficial. “In another location we saved seven species of monkey,” Evans said, “The villagers were eating the monkey as a source of protein to the point of endangering them, so we had to introduce a new protein. We taught them how to chicken farm.”Often Evans’ job was focused on finding ways to avoid unintended results of the work her teams did in the countries in which she was based. Every three to five years Evans moved to a new hardship posting to do community work. Now in Brevard, Evans finds a commonality between her travels and her new job at BC. “Whether it was international in a different culture, I have a lot of experience looking at different points of view in different contexts,” Evans said, “And that’s what you find on a college campus. Everyone comes with different backgrounds and different experiences and being in a place where making a difference, where students come to learn and be an influence on the world, that’s what I see here and that’s what I think I bring to the table. I have the same type of passion.”
Leigh Evans, BC’s new Director of Communications and Public Relations, brings a background of international work, including experiences saving seven species of monkey, working with women’s groups in Egypt and living in Sri Lanka at 15 years of age. Evans came to Brevard through the suggestion of a friend of 30 years who often sends job opportunities to Evans and this one stood out. “I usually don’t pay much attention to the jobs because my life was in Texas; my job was in Texas; my home was in Texas. However, unbeknownst to him, I have family in the area, my parents, and I’m familiar with the region,” Evans said. “I’m really happy to be here. It’s important to me in all the work I do that I make a difference and in Brevard I think there is a great opportunity for me to do that.” Prior to Brevard, Evans worked for ExxonMobil, a large international oil company. While her home base was in Texas, her work primarily took her abroad. “Of the 18 years I was with [ExxonMobil], 17 was spent overseas in hardship postings,” Evans said. Hardship postings are bases in developing, war-torn or politically unstable countries and the company takes on a project to help communities within those countries. Evans served as the public and government affairs manager in the countries for ExxonMobil. With that position, Evans was responsible for all of the community work, including building schools and hospitals, developing women empowerment programs and all government relations. “All of the policy issues that may impact U.S., oil or environmental companies I was involved in,” Evans said. In 2014 Evans left ExxonMobil and worked for an environmental consulting firm for two years. “I did consulting for all the companies in Houston on environmental impacts studies, permitting issues, communications, how to talk to a community about concerns and being the interface with companies for those issues,” Evans said. Evans’ interest for international travel and foreign policy began when she was 15. She was an exchange student in Sri Lanka. “I was very fortunate that my parents were educators and instilled in me a curiosity for life,” Evans said, “I look back now and I think ‘What were they thinking?’ I mean, I was 15 and they put me on a plane and said ‘Bye, see you in a few months!’ and we didn’t really have a plan for communicating.” Evans said while she was in Sri Lanka, the Soviet Union was attempting to build a military base on the island and the islanders’ reactions and the turmoil happening within that country struck her as a 15-year-old. “From that point forward, I became very interested in international affairs and wanted to learn how to make a difference in the world one person at a time,” Evans said. Evans studied Political Science and Soviet Studies at Albion College and later studied Public Administration and International Management at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. “After school I had several opportunities that arose,” Evans said, “I went to Egypt for a couple years working with women’s groups and then I found the work in Mobil oil because they needed someone who had knowledge of the former Soviet Union. That was me, so I put my hand up.” Through Evans’ work with ExxonMobil, she was witness to the birth of democracies in several countries and she saw people wait in line for days to vote for the first time. “Most of the countries I was living in were former colonies,” Evans said, “When I was there it was a miraculous coincidence where these countries were holding their first ever general elections or Photo courtesy of Leigh Evans local elections and it really impacted me how much we take that right for granted in this country.” Leigh Evans working internationally with companies, organizations and the U.S. Evans not only witnessed political freedom but also worked to save government.
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Faculty Profile: Asheville Pride Festival 2017 Kathy King By Jordon Morgan Editor in Chief
One of many new faculty members to come to Brevard College, Kathy King joins the English department as the newest adjunct professor during the 2017 fall semester. King has lived in Brevard for four years now, having moved here from Dallas, Texas. She explains, “my husband and I were both corporate attorneys in Dallas, but retired from the law practice when we moved here. Before law school, I earned my B.S. and M.A. in English literature.” Despite having only been teaching on a full time basis relatively recently, King does have experience before her law career took off. “Then, after practicing law for 15 or so years, I started teaching at one of the very large community college systems in North Texas. That was in 2009, so I guess that makes almost 9 years,” King says. She says further that she came to Brevard College “for some of the same reasons that the students come to BC.” According to King she loves the campus, the diversity of the students and the fact that Brevard College is small enough for everyone to get to know each other. Another reason for coming to BC King says is that, “in addition, the library is an excellent resource, and the academic reputation of the school is superb.” By definition, King’s position as an adjunct member of the faculty means that her position is on an as-needed basis so to speak. However, she said that it isn’t her desire to stay adjunct permanently. “I'd love for BC to be by permanent home, though,” King says. Blue Ridge Community College is where King primarily teaches at. Previously focusing on English based classes, she says that, “my focus has changed from curriculum classes to continuing education classes. I usually have at least one short story class (reading and discussing, not writing), and a digital photography class.” Here at Brevard, King teaches two sections of English 111 and says that overall, she has had a great experience at the college,“Thus far, the experience has been great. I'm getting to know my students and other faculty and staff members. Everyone has been so helpful and really made me feel welcome.” Kathy King is located in room 126 of the McLarty-Goodson building.
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Brevard College Pride Club students attended the 2017 Asheville Pride Festival on Saturday, Sept. 30. Pictured are two members of the Beer City Sisters posing for the camera.
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and the exception of the Truman and Roosevelt (Presidents during a depression and a war) anomalies, we have never had 16 years of single party White House rule. There is something in the soul that makes us want to move back and forth,” Meacham explained. The discussion soon moved towards how the role of the president has changed over time. Referencing several presidents over the course of American history, Meacham detailed how the republic, and the duties of the president, have changed. “To some extent, this is a slow accretion of power, that has had some moments of extraordinary growth,” Meacham said. “One thing we’re going to have to figure out is, is there a price to be paid for the cultural ubiquity of this particular president?” There is a linguistic study out there suggesting that the most spoken word in the English language in the 21st century is ‘Trump,’” Meacham continued, though he asserted he was not sure how accurate this study may in fact be.
“To what extent will this change the office? Is the Trump way of being president an aberration, or the beginning of a chapter?” Meacham asked these questions of the audience in attendance, but provided no prediction to what may be the case. Instead, he drew on history. “The American tendency is always to overcorrect. If we have A, we want Z. That means if we have a leader who is very collaborative, we want a leader who is very strong next,” Meacham said. “It’s hard to imagine five more different people than George H.W. Bush, to Bill Clinton, to George W. Bush, to Barack Obama, to Donald Trump. It is just a pinball machine.” As the session drew to a close shortly after five p.m., and Meacham moved on to the main event in the Porter Center, those who attended the Q&A left surely satisfied. It was an afternoon packed to the brim with presidential and political expertise, and to share in that knowledge was certainly something to treasure.
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What do you stand for?
Students respond to Vegas shooting
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Puerto Rico receiving aid, but not enough By Jordon Morgan Editor in Chief
Photo courtesy of Sharad Creasman
“What do you stand for?” Campus minister Sharad Creasman posed that question to the campus this week, inviting students to write a one-word answer to that query. “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, ‘The ultimate measure of [humanity] is not where [we] stand in moments of comfort and convenience, but where [we] stand at times of challenge and controversy,’” Creasman wrote in a mass email to campus. He referred specifically to the mass shooting in Las Vegas Sunday, in which at least 59 people were killed and more than 500 were injured, but he was mindful as well “of the pain that people around the world are experiencing from hurricane devastation, senseless violence and persecution, oppression, and things that we can only imagine.” Students’ top answers to Creasman’s question, each getting at least 10 responses, were Respect, Love and a reference to either God or Jesus. Other things Brevard College students said they stand for include Family, Equality, Integrity, Truth and Justice.
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students receiving a three day weekend every week, along with a “mini break” of sorts in the middle of the program to allow students to travel through the rest of Britain and Western Europe. For whoever signs up for the program, sights such as Westminster Abbey, the Globe Theatre and the British Museum will be available. Dr. Chamlee said that between 80 and 100 students take this trip annually, with a wide range of faculty from the various schools coming as well.
He also said that during the first week of November, specifically the second and third of that month, Dr. Michael T. Mills, the Director of the program will be on the Brevard College campus. Students will be able to set up meeting times with Dr. Mills so that he can fully explain the program and answer any questions one may have. Applications for the program are due March 1, 2018. Further inquiries should be directed to Dr. Ken Chamlee or Nacole Potts.
On Sunday, October 1, The New York Times reported that an increased supply of fuel, food supplies and federal government personnel began arriving to Puerto Rico, according to Governor Ricardo A. Rosselló. The Times report explains further by saying that Governor Rosseló told reporters that more than half a million barrels of diesel fuel and nearly a million barrels of gasoline would reach Puerto Rico in order to help power emergency generators and to distribute food and other supplies across the island. According to the report, the U.S. Defense Department increased its footprint on Puerto Rico from 4,600 to 6,400 people in response to Hurricane Maria, which hit the U.S. Commonwealth on Sept. 20. In another report by written by Jason Hanna and Madison Park of CNN, it was said that a total of 16 people have died as a result of the hurricane, with 3.4 million people living on the island without power. CNN also reported that more than 95% of residents are without regular electricity service and only 10.7% of the island’s cell phone towers are working. President Trump continues to inject politics into any discussion involving the disaster. The New York Times reported that the mayor of San Juan, Carmen Yulín Cruz, made televised pleas for a faster and more robust response. In response, the President tweeted, “The Mayor of San Juan, who was very complimentary only a few days ago, has now been told by the Democrats that you must be nasty to Trump.” In another tweet, Trump said, “Such poor leadership ability by the Mayor of San Juan, and others in Puerto Rico, who are not able to get their workers to help. They want everything to be done for them when it should be a community effort. 10,000 Federal workers now on Island doing a fantastic job.” Tweets like this continue to mount as some Puerto Rico residents report waiting literally 10 hours for gas which contributes to a vicious cycle. Hanna and Park sum it up by saying, “without gas or transport, people can’t get to their jobs. Without work, there is no money to buy necessities.” The increased effort in aid is helping, but much more work, and much less politicizing, needs to be done to help the millions afflicted by Hurricane Maria.
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Trail Review: Twin Falls By Jeni Welch
Copy Editor Twin Falls Trail is a moderate hike located just past the Riding Stables in Pisgah National Forest. The trail offers a variety of options when looking at time and length of the hike. The falls are hidden wonders on the lightly traveled hike that is also a popular biking trail. The in and out trail is only 4.1 miles, while the loop can become either 5.8 miles or 7.2 miles depending on preference. After hiking the smaller of the loops, I would recommend just walking into the falls and back out the same way. The trail becomes hard to navigate without an app like the AllTrails or a knowledge of the service roads that run behind the stables as it is easy to get lost and not notice trail markers. The path is not highly trafficked and on the Wednesday that I hiked the trail a total of three bikers were seen along with a black bear cub. Beginning at the Clamhammer Cove entrance, the trail winds down hill beside a creek and travels across many log bridges. The first turn from this entrance is a left onto Avery Creek Trail. The loop will eventually end back at this crossroad. The path winds around a smaller waterfall near the beginning and winds up the mountain with a few switchbacks and cuts a right onto Buckhorn Gap Trail. There is a continuous slight uphill incline for most of the trail until reaching the Twin Falls extension. It then becomes an uphill climb to reach the falls and even more so if you are adventurous enough to hike to the bottom falls and behind the Twin Falls waterfall on the right.
The trail to the bottom of the falls has been blocked by fallen trees and debris that has fallen over the falls. It is worth the extra work to reach the bottom however. Once at the bottom of the left falls, a semi visible path can be seen running to the right towards the second falls. By hiking over trees and under a rock slab the falls can be connected and followed underneath the second falls. Walking behind the water of the falls is an extra bonus to the falls that are already worth the hike. The leaves are still vibrant with green along the path. With the elevation gain of around 500 feet the leaves are starting to show yellows and oranges but the lower elevations in Pisgah have yet to read the color explosion that is visible on the Blue Ridge Parkway. If you are continuing on the loop, be warned that there is wildlife out there even if other hikers and bikers are not since a bear cub was only a few yards away from the trail. The trail cuts up a steep incline after the extension of Twin Falls and leads out onto a larger graveled service road. At the service road continue to the right with the orange markers and keep an eye out the blue trail marker on the right hidden behind foliage. Missing the trail marker that is not well placed will end up back at the horse stables and add more time and miles to the hike. The blue marker will loop back around to the Clawhammer Cove Trail. The path is small and not much larger than a deer path that winds back down the hill. It is a refreshing change from the service road. Drive left into Pisgah National Forest on 276
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North and pass the Ranger Station on the right. Turn right on Avery Creek Road, FS 477, the first gravel road past the Ranger Station, and continue past the riding stables. The entrance to Clawhammer Cove is the first pull off past the stables approximately 0.5 miles with parking for only around three cars.
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One of Twin Falls waterfalls after climbing up rocks and fallen trees.
Color year in the mountains predicted to be average By Lauren Fowler
Staff Writer According to Professor of Biology, Dr. Jennifer Frick-Ruppert, this year will be an average color year based on the many factors that contribute to the coloration in leaves during the fall months. As the days grow shorter and the air cooler, trees and shrubs begin to transform into a display of red, yellow and orange colors. Already, in higher elevations such as Graveyard Fields and Devil’s Courthouse, the leaves display a vibrant mix. The common belief is that the change in temperature is the reason for this change this time of year, but the temperature is only one of many reasons the leaves begin to change. Other factors that cause this change are the rainfall during the late summer months, sunlight and day length, and the timing of the first cold snap. Around mid-November, people begin to talk
about whether or not this year will be a good color year. Scientists like Dr Frick are able to look at these factors and determine whether or not it will be. In her book, “Mountain Nature,” Dr. Frick describes the process as follows, “Beautiful color appears every year at about the same time because the shortening of days of fall signal the trees to begin the process of chlorophyll loss, but some years are more colorful than others. A warm and wet summer ensures that every leaf is packed with pigments and every tree is loaded with with leaves, setting the stage for a spectacular show.” The passage continues, “during the peak period of leaf change, which is usually midOctober for the Southern Appalachians, several converging conditions produce a short but extremely colorful season. A cold snap intensifies the color because cold temperatures break down chlorophyll quickly, thereby revealing the ac-
cessory pigments. Dry weather also intensifies the color because anthocyanin, present in sap, becomes more concentrated as the water in sap evaporates away.” “Excess water dilutes the sugary sap, as anyone who has tasted a watery, wet-weather cantaloupe knows. Finally, since sunlight also destroys chlorophyll, sunny weather intensifies the color. The best color show, therefore, occurs during a fall season that is dry, sunny, and cool at night. When these conditions are met, a short but spectacular show results, and it is the timing of the cold snap that determines when the show begins.” This year is predicted to be an average color year due to the high rainfall this summer and continued high rainfall late August and November. Dr. Frick says however that leaf watchers needn’t worry and that if they just look around the area, there will still be beautiful fall scenery.
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IWIL takes a trip to Atlanta Coming together with a community as a family. By Carmen Boone
Staff Writer The Institute for Women in Leadership (IWIL) traveled to Atlanta, Georgia on Friday, Sept. 22 and returned on Sunday, Sept. 24 in an annual trip the New IWILs experience every year, with that experience varying and changing based on a variety of circumstances, but is always successful. A total of 24 people attended the trip with 20 students, one student leader and three faculty members. Starting with breakfast on Saturday morning, the group proceeded to a morning module or activity, lunch, a debrief in the park, a nighttime module and then dinner, concluding with a church service on Sunday morning. Staying at a church, the women expected a service project to be ready and set up for them when they arrived, but found out differently. Instead, they took it upon themselves to find one, and ended up cleaning, straightening and helping out the church any way they could. The morning module on Saturday lasted for about an hour, focusing on race construction and the history of how it formed or came to be. The racial history of Atlanta itself was discussed as well as the Atlanta Race Riots and differing
racial viewpoints as a whole. They played a game that consisted of four roles: the chicken, the egg, the farmer, and the farmer’s daughter. The chicken laid the egg, the farmer cooked in for his daughter, and the daughter was overjoyed to eat it each morning as part of an ongoing cycle. After going through the exercise, many different viewpoints were discussed that blossomed from playing different roles into seeing different aspects. The perspectives shifted into a discussion of racial relations into talking about how the system worked and still works. The module that Saturday night was much more meaningful for the women. The leader of this particular activity laid out many different pictures on a table and each girl was to choose one that stood out or meant something to her and subsequently stand up and explain why she had chosen the picture she had. The leader then revealed a black canvas that had a colorful banner already painted onto it. Each woman then cut out a portion of her picture and pasted it onto the canvas to add color and their own individual meaning. Some girls combined pictures together, as was the case with
Nia Davis and Caitlyn Cloud-Morton. Davis had chosen a picture that said “Black Lives Matter.” However, she chose to only cut a part out and leave the words, “Lives Matter.” Cloud-Morton then combined her picture, consisting of a black woman and a white woman who had just graduated college together. She said, “Though we’re different we can still come together as a unit.” The trip was concluded Sunday morning with another church service at Ebenezer Baptist Church where they met Martin Luther King Jr’s sister, Christine King Ferris. A couple of the women gave some insight on different things they experienced at the church. These included ideas such as culture shock, authenticity, a very expressive choir, and a moving sermon about how the bible talks about caring for “one another.” Overall, the weekend trip fulfilled its purpose. Even ignoring the experience of service, learning about history, and being a part of some amazing events, the women felt they had gained one very important thing. Caitlyn Cloud-Morton sums it up, “The whole trip was for us to bond.” They did just that, not only growing as leaders, but as an IWIL family.
Photo courtesy of Carmen Boone
IWIL students posing with canvas. The canvas is decorated with different cut out pictures to symbolize the students adding a piece of themselves to the art. It is hanging in Stamey Hall.
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BC mens soccer fall in double overtime Follows 6-0 win over Berea Saturday
After a decisive 6-0 win Saturday against Berea, the mens soccer team suffered a setback against Maryville Tuesday night, losing a heartbreaker 1-0 in the final seconds of double overtime. Maryville’s Michael Quatrano found the back of the net with nine seconds left in the suddendeath, second overtime period. In the first half Brevard limited the Scots to just five shots as goalkeeper Eric Lenhart recorded three saves in the first frame. On offense in the first half the Tornados were held to four shots, but none were on goal. During the second half Maryville shot 15 shots, as Lenhart tallied four more saves to keep the shutout going at the end of regulation. In the first overtime the Tornados kept the pressure on defense, holding the Scots to only one shot. Brevard could not capitalize on their two shots in the first overtime. With only nine seconds remaining in the
s e c o n d o v e rtime, Quatrano was able to score for Maryville to earn the victory. The loss comes just days after the team’s most impressive win of the season Saturday against Berea, in which the Jesse Omezi Tornados shot an astounding 34 shots while only allowing four shots to the Mountaineers. Jesse Omezi was the leading scorer on the match as he scored two goals, one of which was a penalty kick. With the loss, BC falls to 2-5 on the season. Brevard returns to action Oct. 7 at Greensboro.
Womens soccer beat Covenant, lose to Lions Tuesday evening
The womens soccer team split a pair of backto-back road games, scoring a late goal Saturday to edge Covenant 2-1 but losing Tuesday to the Piedmont Lions 3-0. All three of the Lions goals were scored in the second half, two of which were scored by Cassidy Reich. In the first half Piedmont had the shot advantage (8-3), but both teams recorded two saves in the scoreless first half. Piedmont broke the tie in the 59th minute, as Reich scored off an assist from Natalie Munoz. Just over a minute later, Tori Gillett scored off of a deflected ball from goalkeeper Rebeccah Rojas on a corner kick to make the score 2-0. In the 64th minute, Reich found the back of the net for the second time on a free kick from 30 yards out. Brevard was held to seven total shots on the contest, while allowing 18 to Piedmont. The Lady Tornados fared better Saturday at Covenant, beating the Scots with 2-1, both goals coming in the second half. Brevard was held without a goal for the first half, before Megan Shina scored both goals to help Brevard earn the win.
Defensively the Tornados held the Scots to eight total shots on the match, with goalkeeper Rebeccah Rojas recording three saves. After a scoreless first half, Shina found the back of the net Megan Shina in the 47th minute to give the Tornados the lead. In the 59th minute, Covenant’s Paige Simons scored from 15 yards out to tie the match at one. As regulation was nearing the end with the match tied, Shina beat the defender in front of her and nailed a shot on the right side of the net to give Brevard the 2-1 advantage in the 84th minute. The Scots could not find another opportunity to score in the match, as Brevard held Covenant without a shot in the final 34 minutes of the match.
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Fisher leads way for BC golf in 18team tourney
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. – Junior Austin Fisher carded a 157 (+13) to lead the way for the Brevard men’s golf team at the Lenoir-Rhyne Myrtle Beach Invitational that concluded on Tuesday afternoon. Fisher, one of two Tornados to fire a 70 in the two day event, finished in a tie with Daniel Graves (Coker) after posting rounds of 77 and 80 at the Ocean Ridge Plantation course located in Ocean Isle Beach. Craig Stephen (162, +18) joined Fisher with an opening round 77, but followed with an 85 to place in a three-way tie for 77th alongside Luke Challis (Mars Hill) and Elliot Smith (Walters State CC). The Brevard card also included Calum McAndrew (164, +20), Ben Kleppe (168, +24) and Thibault Tranchant(168, +24). The Tornados finished the team side of the event in 17th after posting a two-day score of 646 (314-332; +70). Coker’s Wanjoo Lee earned the top individual honors at the event after rounds of 71 and 69, where he finished four strokes under par. Limestone’s Max Kalfjall placed second, two shots off the pace, with a 142. The Limestone ‘B’ unit brought home top team honors with a 578 (291-287; +2), edging out Lincoln Memorial (581) and Coker (585) in the 18-team tournament.
Volleyball split pair in home double-header
Thanks to strong performances by Stephanie Lambert and Hannah Elmore, the volleyball team won in straight sets against LaGrange Saturday before losing, also in straight sets, against Maryville the same day. The loss to the Scots halted Brevard’s fourmatch winning streak. On Oct. 10, the team will be hosting their annual DigPink game to raise money for the SideOut Foundation in their quest to fight breast cancer. To donate, visit the foundation’s website at giving.sideout.org/campaigns/13017
Homecoming 2017
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Welcome home,
Brevard College alums!
The Clarion is pleased to include this special pull-out feature especially for our Homecoming readers. For more information about Brevard College’s Homecoming 2017, or to sign up for events requiring prior registration, visit the BC “Events and Reunions” website at www.brevard.edu/eventsreunions/. For more alumni news and features, follow the Brevard College Alumni Association on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BrevardAlumni/.
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Board of trustees welcomes 3 new members
An acclaimed presidential historian,, a retired U. S. Army general, and a Delta Airlines COO and Brevard College alum are new members of the college’s Board of Trustees this fall. Joining the board are Douglas Brinkley, Lt. General Ronald L. Burgess Jr. and Wayne Gilbert West. Collectively, they bring international perspective and reputation to the boardBC president David Joyce said. “Their careers, their service, and their backgrounds exemplify the best of what it means to have a liberal arts education,” Joyce said. “I look forward to the infusion of their leadership on our governing Board as Brevard College continues the transition to a college with a global reputation and impact.” Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley is an author and professor of history at Rice University and a frequent history commentator on CNN. Previously, he has been on the faculty of Hofstra University, the University of New Orleans and Tulane University. He a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, American Heritage and Audubon magazines, and he has written profiles of popular writers for Rolling Stone. Brinkley has written several award-winning books: “Rosa Parks” (2000), “The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast” (2007), “Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and Crusade for America” (2009), and “Cronkite” (2012); but is probably best known as the author of four biographies: “Dean Acheson: The Cold War Years” (1992), “Driven Patriot: The Life and Times of James Forrestal,” with Townsend Hoopes (1992), “The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter’s Journey Beyond the White House” (1998) and “Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company and a Century of Progress” (2003). He co-authored with Johnny Depp on the documentary “Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson,” for which he was nominated for a Grammy Award. In 2017, he won a Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album for co-producing “Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom by Ted Nash Big Band.” And Brinkley spoke at Brevard College in the fall of 2016 in that year’s J. R. McDowell Lecture series. He was born in Atlanta and was raised in Perrysburg, Ohio. He is a graduate of the Ohio State University and Georgetown University, where he earned a Master of Arts degree and Doctorate in U.S. Diplomatic History. He has received honorary Doctorate degrees from Trinity College, University of Maine, Allegheny College and Hofsta University. He serves as a member of the Century Association, the Council on Foreign Relations, and Society of American Historians.
Douglas Brinkley
Ronald L. Burgess Jr.
He and his wife Ann live in Austin, Texas and they have three children. Ronald L. Burgess Jr. is a retired Lieutenant General from the United States Army and was last assigned as the 17th Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and Commander of the Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (JFCC-ISR). Prior to that, he held the position of Director of the Intelligence Staff in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. He was awarded the Degree of Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, from LaGrange College, and received an Honorary Doctor of Law from Stetson University College; as well as being inducted into the United States Army Military Intelligence Hall of Fame, and the Army ROTC National Hall of Fame. Burgess has been recognized for his leadership and contributions throughout his career, and as a result, the cornerstone Executive Order 12333, which governs all intelligence activities, was revised, critical Intelligence Community managerial operations were overhauled, and innovative human capital practices were pioneered. Burgess was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina. He is a graduate of Auburn University and holds a Master of Science in Education from the University of Southern California and Master of Military Arts and Science from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. While attending Auburn University, he was a member of the Beta Zeta Chapter of Theta Xi and served as Chapter President. He and his wife Marta live in Opelika. They have five children and eleven grand-
Wayne Gilbert West
children. His son Lee is the Assistant Athletic Director and Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Brevard College. Wayne Gilbert “Gil” West, BC ’81 is a native of western North Carolina and is the Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Delta Airlines. Prior to joining Delta, he worked for Laidlaw Transit Services as president and chief executive officer. He also held leadership roles at Northwest Airlines, United Airlines, and The Boeing Company. He attended Brevard College and was the captain of the Tornados basketball team. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science in mechanical engineering degree from North Carolina State University, and a Master of Business Administration degree from National University. He and his wife Suzanne live in Alpharetta. They have two sons. In his free time, he enjoys golf, boating, fly-fishing, car restoration/collecting, and entrepreneur/ownership of small businesses.
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Hall of Fame dinner to honor alums, faculty
BC alumni from 1960 and 1994, emeritus faculty in exercise science and religious studies, and an entire season’s soccer team will be honored by the college Friday night. Beth Goetz, a 1994 graduate of the college, and the 1996 women’s soccer team will be officially inducted into the Brevard College Athletic Hall of Fame at a dinner set for Friday night. They will be recognized along with Distinguished Alumni and Faculty that have made an impact on the Brevard campus, including Eric Greene ‘60, Norm Witek (exercise science) and Preston Woodruff (religion). Beth Goetz matriculated at Brevard in 1992, where she made an immediate impact on the pitch. She helped the Tornados to a 14-4 record during her freshman season before exploding onto the scene in 1993. As a sophomore, Goetz was named a second team NJCAA All-American after scoring an eye-popping 17 goals as a central midfielder. She graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1994 and helped lay the foundation that sprung the Tornados to a runner-up finish in 1994 and consecutive national championships in 1996 and 1997. After departing Brevard, Goetz spent two seasons as a team captain at Clemson, where she played on the Tigers’ first-ever women’s soccer team in 1994. She started 19 matches as a midfielder and scored two goals, helping the team to 15 wins and a No. 13 final national ranking in their first season of competition. She then led Clemson to its second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance the following year. Goetz’s Tigers went 29-11-1 during her two seasons in orange and purple. Goetz has enjoyed a meteoric rise to the upper echelon of college athletic administration after beginning her journey as a women’s soccer All-American at Brevard. Goetz accepted the Deputy Athletics Director/SWA position at Minnesota in 2013, essentially functioning as second in command behind Gophers’ AD Norwood Teague. Following Teague’s abrupt resignation two years later, Goetz served as Minnesota’s Interim Athletic Director for nine months and was one of four finalists for the position. Goetz accepted the Chief Operating Officer and Senior Woman Administrator position at the University of Connecticut in June 2016. She oversees all internal departments in the UConn Division of Athletics, serving as a key member on the Division’s leadership team and sport administrator for football. Under the direction of 2008 Brevard Hall of Fame inductee Joe Bartlinski, the 1996 womens soccer team set multiple NJCAA records that still stand to this day en route to arguably the greatest season by any Brevard College athletic team.
The Tornados capped a perfect season with a 2-1 win over defending national champion Monroe Community College. Brevard won four matches by double digits and outscored its opponents 121-3 over the course of the season. The three goals allowed still stand as the all-time NJCAA record, a mark Brevard shares with three other institutions. At the time, Brevard’s 22 victories in a single season were a junior college record, and until 2005 were exceeded only by the Tornados’ 23 wins the following year. The 22 consecutive wins in a single season represented another record that the team would break one year later. It also provided the beginning of a 66-match winning streak, a stretch that lasted until November 1998 and shattered the previous NJCAA record by 21 matches. Eric Greene ’60 is the Distinguished Alumnus recipient of the Distinguished Alumni & Faculty Awards. After acquiring an MBA in Public Administration, Greene spent 30 years in leadership roles at the Center of Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As deputy director for management, he served as public health consultant to the World Health Organization and the Pan American Health Organization. During that time, Greene continued to serve BC as president of the Alumni Association Board, a member of the Board of Visitors, and long-time chairman of the Class of 1960 Reunion Committee. As members of the Brevard Society, Eric and Beverly Greene have supported BC’s annual scholarship campaign and have been regular
Portraits, Then and Now... Left to right: 1960 BC graduate Eric Greene, exercise science professor Norm Witek, and religious studies professor Preston Woodruff as they appeared once upon a time at BC, and what they look like today.
contributors to the Class of 1960 Scholarship. Norm Witek is one of two emeritus faculty being honored with a Distinguished Faculty Award this year. He is known for champion cross-country and track teams. He taught for 47 years and touched the lives of thousands of students in the classroom and on the track. During his tenure, Witek served as Chairman of Faculty Council and Division Chairman for Health and Physical Education, where he taught physical education licensure and a coaching minor. Under his coaching, BC won the first national title in the marathon, followed by four straight national cross-country championships beginning in 1982. Witek is also the only non-professional athlete in the country to have an athletic shoe named after him, the “Witek” women’s running shoe by Adidas. Preston Woodruff is the other Distinguished Faculty Award winner this year. He taught religion and philosophy from 1973-2006, and his impact on BC students is still felt today. Dr. Tim Crist ’85 reflects, “Not a day goes by where I don’t channel Professor Woodruff in who I am and what I do as a professor of music at Arkansas State University. “He is a great mentor even now. His lasting influence on his students is a great testimony to a man that was not only exemplary as a teacher, but showed genuine interest in connecting with his students in meaningful ways.” Today, Woodruff owns Appalachian Tree Works and makes carved wooden bowls, spoons, and handmade dulcimers in the Appalachian tradition.
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Homecoming 2017 Events
Brevard College has become home to many students over the years. But this great sense of family and community doesn’t end with graduation. Many alumni are still actively involved with the college’s life and some have even found jobs working for the college they love. Brevard’s 2017 Homecoming weekend has many events scheduled for alumni on Friday, Oct. 6, and Saturday, Oct. 7. This weekend is the perfect opportunity for past students to come back to college and relive some old memories while reuniting with old friends. BC alumni will have the chance to tour the campus and see what’s changed over the years. They are also invited to attend a welcome home party at Oskar Blues Brewery on Friday at 7 p.m., and any of the sports events on Saturday.
Friday, Oct. 6
Saturday, Oct. 7
Registration
Registration
10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Alumni House You are back in Brevard and at the final destination of your ROAD TRIP! Consider the Alumni House your basecamp for the weekend. Here you can register for the weekend’s festivities, enjoy a snack, skim through old yearbooks, say hello to old friends, and make new ones. Welcome home!
9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Alumni House
Campus Tour
11 a.m. – noon, Alumni House
VOR Paddle & Reception
3–4 p.m., Alumni House Haven’t been to campus in years? See what is new and what has changed since you were a student. We can’t wait to show you around!
11 a.m., Headwaters Outfitters - $30 Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Voices of the River with a three-hour paddle on the French Broad River hosted by Headwater’s Outfitters, owned by Jessica Whitmire (‘08). All alumni are welcome and the Headwater’s Outfitters Tasting Room will be serving up cold drinks at the end of the paddle.
50th Reunion Reception
Alumni Soccer Game
Campus Tour
5–6 p.m., President’s Home Join fellow 1967 alumni as Brevard College celebrates their 50th reunion!
Distinguished Gallery & Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner 6–8 p.m., Porter Center - $25 Celebrate Eric Greene, Preston Woodruff, and Norm Witek, Brevard College’s newest recipients of the Distinguished Alumni and Distinguished Faculty awards. This event is an annual favorite and a fantastic way to enjoy great food and company.
Welcome Home Party
7–9 p.m., Oskar Blues Brewery It wouldn’t be a BC Homecoming without a party! Join fellow BC alumni for an evening of music, food trucks, and beer. Oskar Blues is rolling out the red carpet with a familyfriendly event that is free to attend. There is a free shuttle from campus that leaves from the Weaver Bell Tower at 6:30 p.m.
11 a.m.–1 p.m., Ives Lemel Family Field Lace up your cleats and join fellow soccer alumni for a trip down memory lane! Contact Juan Mascaro for more information at jcmbc1@ gmail.com.
Class Pictures
11:30 a.m., Alumni House Need a new Facebook profile picture? Remember Homecoming 2017 with a class photo.
Golden Club Luncheon
11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Porter Center - $15 The Golden Club honors BC alumni that graduated 50 or more years ago. Come celebrate with classmates and welcome the class of 1967.
Planned Giving Seminar
1:30–2:30 p.m., Porter Center Find out how you can leave a legacy for generations to come. Susan Cothern will lead a workshop about planned giving.
Alumni Jazz Concert Pre-Reception
6:30–7:30 p.m., Scott Commons
Alumni Jazz Concert
BC vs. NC Wesleyan
7:30–9 p.m., Porter Center Relax and socialize with BC alumni. This will be the perfect venue to tell stories of your weekend in Brevard before enjoying the music of the Alumni Jazz Band! Great music sounds that much better when it is created from generations of BC alumni. Join fellow alumni for an evening of toe-tapping tunes. Interested in playing in the band? Alumni musicians can contact Jamie Warren at
[email protected].
Football:
Sunday, Oct. 8
Tornado Tailgate
11 a.m.–1 p.m.: Brevard High School
Women’s Volleyball:
BC vs. Covenant College
Noon, Boshamer Gymnasium - $5 4 p.m., Boshamer Gymnasium - $5
BC vs. Virginia Lynchburg
4:30 p.m., Brevard High School Game will be televised; check online for details!
Women’s Soccer: BC vs. Agnes Scott
4 p.m., Ives Lemel Family Field
Church Service
8:30 a.m./9 a.m./10:55 a.m. First United Methodist Church Campus minister Sharad Creasman (‘06) will deliver a sermon at all Sunday services at First United Methodist Church across from BC’s campus.
