The Clarion, Vol. 83, Issue #20, Feb. 14, 2018 - Brevard College

Volume 83, Issue 20

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Voice of the Rivers 2018

Cape Fear river trip

Professors Dr. Jennifer Kafsky and Dr. Sarah Maveety have selected the participants for 2018’s Voice of the Rivers trip. The students selected along with Drs. Kafsky and Maveety will spend 18 days canoeing and sea kayaking along the Haw and Cape Fear Rivers this May. The students will be taking six credit hours during the trip which will fulfill the LINC (Learning in Community) graduation requirement. The two courses for this year’s trip are WLEE 290: River Recreation, Education, and Conservation and BIO 290: Aquatic Ecosystems & Biodiversity. The team will meet for a training weekend on April 13-15, then set off on May 7 from the headwaters of the Cape Fear, just north of Greensboro, to begin their 300 mile paddling journey. — Mary Lewe

Photo from Cape Fear River Watch

Map of the Haw and Cape Fear Rivers.

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February 14, 2018

Road vandalism and closures in Pisgah By Lauren M. Fowler

Arts & Life Editor Access roads in the Pisgah National Forest are suffering a harsh winter as the frequent freeze thaw periods and recent vandalism have caused severe damage making many areas in the forest inaccessible. Because of high repair costs, the roads are not expected to be open for use by the public anytime soon. The impacts echo all throughout the Brevard community as hikers, climbers, and even the BC WLEE department will feel the loss. Roads such as Cathy’s Creek Road, which is the access point for many of the Cedar Rock climbs, are no longer navigable. The access for the base of Looking Glass rock, 475B (also known as Headwaters Road), suffered damages so severe that two foot deep potholes and slick mud make up what used to be a maintained and navigable gravel road. These damages are caused by the freeze thaw periods during typical Pisgah winter weather which loosens the gravel, making it easier for cars to dislodge while traveling on it, slowly degrading the roads down to the mud underneath. Most of the gravel roads in Pisgah are closed during the winter months in an attempt to reduce these impacts. The U.S. Department of Agriculture website stated with the release of the list of road closures, “Additional traffic can increase damage to roads and cause sediment runoff into adjacent streams.

These conditions also create a public safety concern because of the likelihood of having difficulties traveling on the road, including the possibility of becoming stranded. The duration of these closures will be determined by weather conditions.” This year, due to vandals breaking locks on the gates and driving on the roads while they are in this fragile state, some of the damages have gone beyond what they have been in previous years. Limited funding for the forest and the high cost of fixing these roads make future repairs less likely to be a quick fix in the coming months. In an interview for the Asheville CitizenTimes, Dave Casey, the new Pisgah District Ranger for Pisgah National Forest, said, “We do not have the funding to grade and gravel all of the district roads multiple times per year. Our budget is generally sufficient to grade only the roads with the greatest need once per year and if we have extensive road damage to fix, those repairs leave us less money to do regular road maintenance.” Damaged roads not only limit access for visitors of the forest but also prevent groups like the rescue squad from being able to efficiently access points deeper in the forest to give aid. All visitors to the forest are asked drive carefully on open roads to preserve them as much as possible through this season and if vandalism is discovered, to contact the Forest Service ranger office.

Photo from the U.S. Forest Service

Cathy’s Creek Road, the access point for several trip routes used by the BC WLEE Department, has suffered severe damages from heavy use this winter, resulting in deep ruts and slick mud that make travel conditions unadvisable.

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February 14, 2018

William C. Stanback

By Calum McAndrew Managing Editor

William C. Stanback, a member of the Brevard College Board of Trustees for over 60 years, a husband, father and philanthropist, died on Wednesday, Feb. 7. He was 95. William [Bill] Stanback gave generously to Brevard College during his many years on the board. Recently, both Bill’s Boiler House and the Stanback Residence Hall were named after him, as a result of his devotion to the college. This was however not without struggle, according to Brevard College president David Joyce.

“He was a very quiet person. It was hard for us to get him to put his name on the residence hall,” Joyce said. “He did not want his name on anything, but I did get him. “It was appropriate that he had a residence hall named after him, and he was very pleased.” Stanback was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, before earning a MBA at Harvard University. Stanback also served in the US Navy, and is a World War II veteran. During his 95 years, Bill Stanback was an owner of the Stanback Headache Powder Co., which he owned with his cousin Fred. In this

time, Stanback was also very active as both a nature conservationist, and civil rights activist. “He was also active in the Civil Rights movement,” Joyce said. “He had an appreciation for people of all faiths and color, and they brought that out in the service. “I didn’t know half the things about him until I went to the memorial service. He didn’t say things, he just did.” Stanback was inducted into the North Carolina Order of the Long Leaf Pine, a prestigious award given to individuals who have given remarkable service to the state of North Carolina. His wife, Nancy; brother, Tom; children, Anne, John and Mark Stanback; stepchildren, Mary Hart, John Hart, and Charlotte Hart Scudder; and ten grandchildren survive him. His memory lives on at Brevard College, where his legacy can be seen in the daily lives of several of the college’s students. “He touched everybody’s lives,” Joyce reflected. “He was one of those really humble, quiet, soft spoken, very generous people. He was a pleasure to know.”

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William C. Stanback, pictured with wife Nancy, at the ribbon cutting ceremony for Stanback Hall in Sept. 2016.

Security Report

The most recent security reports for Brevard College have been released as of Monday, Feb. 12 at 12:39 p.m., according to Brevard College Campus Security. A hit and run on campus was reported. There was minimum damage, it was investigated by the police, and they were able to identify the person responsible. If you accidentally hit a car that is parked adjacent to your, or if you cause damage to any car, please report it immediately. Due to the number of students on campus this happens frequently, and if you observe it please report it. Recently a visitor who slipped and fell in a

stairway of a residence hall had to be taken to the emergency room. Students are requested to advise their visitors to use care on the stairwells and are reminded to not run up and down the stairs. It has been noted that students are leaving trash in the hallways of residence halls. Please discontinue this because not only is it unsightly, but it is also a health hazard. Everyone is requested to contact Campus Security at (828)-577- 9590 if wrongful or suspicious activity is observed on campus. — Zach Dickerson

Senior Staff Editor in Chief . . . . Jordon Morgan Managing Editor . . . Calum McAndrew Copy Editor . . . . . . Jeni Welch Campus News . . . . Zach Dickerson Opinion . . . . . . . . Florian Peyssonneaux Arts & Life . . . . . . Lauren M. Fowler Sports . . . . . . . . Calum McAndrew Layout & Design . . . Jeni Welch Faculty Advisor . . . . John B. Padgett

Other Staff Carmen Boone Ivy Pope Kelly Kearnan Daniel Ramos Mary Lewe Madison Ramsey Emily Massing Morgan Shepard Matheus Masukawa

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Brevard’s Internationals

Alessandra Tavoloni talks Student Visas

Everything international students need to know By Calum McAndrew Managing Editor

CALUM’S COLUMN

Editor’s Note: Last week’s column focussed on Le and her experiences as an international. This week Le talks more about the process of applying to study in the United States.

“That’s one of the things I didn’t know,” she said. “I was just like, I’m going to go get my degree and come back.” These words from Alessandra Tavoloni may sound familiar to many international students in America. At first, they may plan simply to go to the USA, stay four years as allowed by the F1 student VISA, and then return home. There is, however, unbeknownst to many (including the author of this article) a wide variety of options available to those who seek them. As seems to be the case with anything that involves an American VISA application, it is of course incredibly daunting and complicated to take on by oneself. Luckily, on the Brevard College campus, there is someone who has been through the process in all its complexity and is able to explain it. Tavoloni, or “Le” as she is known around campus, is once again the Director of Student Services and Student Activities at Brevard College, a position she had in 2015 before having to return to Brazil for a year and a half. (More on that later.) The first opportunity available to international students, once they graduate and receive their degree, is the OPT, or Optional Practical Training. “That’s similar to an internship,” Tavoloni said. “You have one year to stay in the US, if you are applying for an OPT through the Science Major. I believe you have one year and a half, so it’s a little bit longer. With OPT, it’s basically a chance for anyone to get into a career in the US, or to put their foot [in the door]. It’s a step towards what they’ve done in their degree, towards their career, or what they want to do as far as jobs go.” In addition to the OPT, there is also the Curricular Practical Training. This, Tavoloni explains is similar to the OPT, but is instead for international students still enrolled in college and working on their degree. “If you are doing undergrad, or if you are doing a masters, you can apply for a CPT and work as you study,” Tavoloni said. “That’s another way to work outside of school.” These options, though popular for many international students, are not the ones that Tavoloni opted for. Luckily for Tavoloni, while at Union College in Kentucky, she had Deborah D’Anna (now Dean for Students at Brevard College) to help her through the process. “I think it helped a lot I had someone there the whole time to guide me through,” Tavoloni said. “I wanted to play pro soccer, and when I found out I hurt my knee and couldn’t play anymore, I started looking into other options. That’s when Debbie [D’Anna] came and played a bigger, great role in my life. She was the one to offer me a job and tell me what the opportunities are.” With these opportunities Tavoloni opted to start a graduate assistant program. During this, a student is able to work part time, all while working to earn their masters degree. “There’s also opportunity to extend your F1 VISA through a grad assistant program,” Tavoloni said. “That’s basically another two years of school, which you are now getting your grad degree, your masters, and that way you can work as part time for the school. They may give you,

mainly the school will give you the tuition paid for, to be working for the school. That’s how it works. [With that] You will be in two more years of student Visa.” The graduate assistant program only lasts those two years however, and at this point the individual must start the application process all over again. When this occurs, Tavoloni suggests an alternate route to the more expensive, complicated Green Card application. She does warn however, “it’s a little bit more tricky.” “You can find an employer that will sponsor you with your H1B, which is the working VISA,” Tavoloni said. “You have to prove that you are better than anyone in the US that would be applying for that job.” The complications do not stop there however. Even once the individual receives the H1B VISA, to continue working, they must renew it every three years. In the sixth year, and during the second VISA renewal process, the individual must leave the country for an entire year. “For six years I had H1B, and the rule is you have three years, and then you have to renew for three more years,” Tavoloni said. “And then you stay out of the country for one year, before you can come back and do another H1B. That’s what I’m in now. I’m in the first year of the second time.” The process by which international students can remain in the United States is complex and time consuming, but there are options available. The journey that is the international student experience does not have to end simultaneously with the original F1 student VISA, as options to remain in the United States are plentiful and possible.

Photo by Mercury News

The VISA process for international students is often daunting, and almost always complicated. As Alessandra Tavoloni explains, there are options available for students to continue their study beyond the four years the initial student VISA allows.

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Nash hired as new Highman and Healy perfom Athletic Director By Calum McAndrew

Managing Editor Myranda Nash will take the position of athletic director at Brevard College, after the former head of the athletic department Juan Mascaro assumed the role of Vice President of Operations during a recent faculty restructure. Nash will assume her new role on July 1. Nash is familiar with BC campus, having worked in roles including Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman’s Administrator between August 2010 and January 2016. For the last two years, Nash has been Associate Athletic Director at Winona State University in Minnesota. “I’d like to thank Juan Mascaro and President Joyce for the opportunity to lead this special group of coaches and student-athletes,” Nash said. “I cherished my previous time at Brevard and look forward to coming home to continue the transition into Division III and the USA South [Athletic Conference] to create a positive environment for our student-athletes, coaches, staff, and loyal supporters.” With Mascaro taking up a new role in the Beam Administration building, Jamie Atkinson took over as Interim Director of Athletics. Atkinson will remain in this role until the end of June. During her previous time at BC, Nash worked with Mascaro for over five years, and the new Vice President of Operations said he was thrilled that Nash was returning to the college. “Myranda was an incredibly valued member of our staff that always strove to make Brevard College the best it could possibly be,” Mascaro

said. “It became clear during her time at Brevard that Myranda was going to become an AD at some point in her career. “I couldn’t be more proud of Myranda or more excited for her to take on this new role.” BC president David Joyce echoed the excitement for the new head of athletics. “She is the consummate professional, has an unbelievable work ethic and is just a lot of fun to be around. She will be a terrific addition to the Brevard family,” Joyce said. “We are thrilled to see Myranda coming home.” According to the BC Tornados website, Nash will also become the college’s Executive Director of Strategy and Operations. As part of this role, she will be a part of overseeing several departments, including Information Technology, Human Resources, Institutional Research, Facilities and Strategic Planning.

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Myranda Nash

Study abroad in London Brevard College is offering a British study abroad opportunity in London, England through Midwestern State University, a Brevard College affiliate, that will be taking place over the summer break from July 5 to August 6. One of the courses that will be offered for the program is Comparative Criminal Justice which will be taught by Brevard College Professor Tim Powers. This course will discuss the similarities and differences in the criminal justice systems of the United States and European countries. Another course in the program that will be taught by Brevard College Professor Ken Chamlee is British Literature. Another course being offered in the program is an English course titled Shakespeare in London.

This course talks about Shakespeare’s life and works, the historical context of them, and the impact they had on English culture. A Sociology course titled British Culture and Society will also be offered. This course will compare the United States and Britain’s institutional approach to culture and society. Some institutions this course will look at are government, marriage/families, media, religion as well as other topics that will include sexuality/ gender, criminality and even food. The deadline to register is March 1. If you have any questions about the program contact Nacole Potts at [email protected] or visit her office in the Experiential Learning Commons (ELC) in Jones Library. — Zach Dickerson

Junior Recitals By Carmen Boone

Staff writer On Sunday, Feb. 11 at 3 p.m. in the Porter Center for Performing Arts, Natalee Highman and Stephen Healy gave their junior recitals. Vance Reese assisted Highman on the piano and Dr. Grace Lee assisted Healy. Highman was the first to perform. Highman is a candidate for the Bachelor of Arts degree in music and a student of Dr. Kathryn Gresham. She opened with “Vedrai, carino, from Don Giovanni” written by Mozart. Her second piece was “Let us dance, Let us sing, from Dioclesian” by Henry Purcell. It was a fast and upbeat piece. Her next two pieces were about love and desire. The first was “O del mio dolce ardor” written by C. W. von Gluck. It was a mixture of major and minor chords giving the song a nice balance. The second song was “Intorno all’idol mio” by Marco Antonio Cesti. The two pieces after that were both written by Johannes Brahms. “Dein blaues Auge, Op. 59, No. 8” was slow and legato, very smooth and connected. “Bei dir sind meine Gedanken, Op. 95, No. 2” was faster paced than the first piece. Seymour Barab composed the next three pieces all listed under “Songs of Perfect Propriety.” Number one was titled “song of Perfect Propriety.” It was fast and humorous. The next was number eight called “One Perfect Rose.” The last was number ten, “Men.” It was asong about the tendencies of men and the things they will do, it was also humorous. The next song on the program was “Getting to Know You, from The King and I” by Rodgers and Hammerstein. It was a very happy and upbeat tune. After that came “Maybe I Like it This Way, from The Wild Party” written by Andrew Lippa. It was written in a minor key, was very passionate, sung with feeling and absolutely beautiful. Highman’s closing piece was “That’ll Show Him, from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” by Stephen Sondheim. It was very staccato (short and choppy) but had lots of attitude. Highman performed with good attention to dynamic and great expression. Healy performed second on the program. Healy is a candidate for the Bachelor of Arts degree in music and a student of Dr. Eric Peterson. His first piece set had two pieces under the See ‘Junior Recital’ on page 6

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