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Volume 106 - Issue 7

Troubled Waters: Concern Over Pool Issues

The Rhynean/Lisa Harris

By: Olivia Lowman Copy Editor Swimmers both leisure and athletic alike at LenoirRhyne University have been using the university pool since 1979, when it was first opened.

Housed in the Shuford Physical Education Building, the L-R communities consisting of faculty, staff and students as well as outside participants have been using the facility recreationally, competitively and educationally.

In recent months, the L-R aquatics center has come under fire as several damaging claims against the conditions of the pool have surfaced.

Many students using the L-R pool claim that the conditions within the aquatics center are causing physical health and wellness issues that specifically stem from their use in the L-R pool.

“The water makes swimmers hair on their legs and arms fall out and sometimes never grow back,” said sophomore Molly Leonard. “It also dries out the swimmers skin and gives some swimmers rashes.”

Leonard is one of many students at L-R who have come forth to present arguments that the conditions of the L-R pool water are detrimental to the health of swimmers.

“One of the biggest problems that I have personally during practices is that the water dries out your mouth so bad… that it makes your throat hurt,” said Tara Baitsholts. “It causes you to cough a lot and

then some days, even when the vents are on, the breathing can get kind of iffy because it’s hard to breath [around the different levels of chemicals].”

Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Neill McGeachy acknowledges the rise in complaints against the pool conditions and stresses that the athletics department of L-R strives to primarily serve the health of the students. “[L-R’s] primary objective is to the health and good condition, not only to the pool, but to its users,” said McGeachy.

“In my opinion, I am at LenoirRhyne at the service of the students. And in this specific situation, the student athletes.”

Among the dedication that L-R has to its students, and in particular the L-R pool, is the staffing of Aquatics Director Mary Nolte and Director of Intercollegiate Swimming Paul Schiffel. Both Nolte and Schiffel oversee the operation of the pool in the morning and evening hours, respectively.

Part of the job of both Nolte and Schiffel is checking the chemicals within the L-R pool to make sure the water is safe for those using the facility.

Those tests have reflected that the pool water at L-R, despite current controversy, is meeting required standards.

“The pool pH at LenoirRhyne University is in the 7.5 range, which is the industry standard in the United States,” said McGeachy. “Pool chlorine is in the 4-5 range, which is in the industry standard. Pool alkalinity is in the 80-120 range,

which is industry standard.”

While industry standard is often being met in the L-R pool, Schiffel doesn’t agree that industry standards should be the standards L-R has for its athletics department.

“If the city of Hickory was running brown water through your pipes at home and they told you it was safe, you still wouldn’t drink it,” said Schiffel. “And I think that from a sanitation standpoint, we are within health department guidelines, but I’m not sure we are doing everything we can do to make it a comfortable situation.”

Part of the standard that Schiffel believes in is to observe what is in the best interest of his swimmers and focus on balancing the total alkalinity in the pool, to avoid a pH bounce that causes the problems his swimmers are experiencing.

“If you don’t monitor the total alkalinity, you get the pH bounce which creates chloramines in the air, it creates the water being tough on the skin, wearing the hair out, getting the caps to melt, and turning bathing suits white,” said Schiffel. “Therefore, when you get that bounce, that’s where the issues begin to arise.”

In order to balance the total alkalinity and avoid the pH bounce, Schiffel says that the pool water should be tested more frequently than the current practice. While the water is tested daily, sometimes twice a day, Schiffel wants to raise the bar and test the pool water up to three times a day.

“The water needs to be monitored more closely by one individual,” said Schiffel. “I think that somebody needs to be in and out of here, two and three times a day. Somebody needs to be in and out of here on Saturday and Sunday.”

In addition to testing the pool water, there are several repairs that the pool needs in order to function properly that have been neglected in recent years. Schiffel points out that the fans in the pool are not functioning properly and the vents on the walls in the pool area need maintenance as well. According to Schiffel, maintaining proper ventilation is just as important as maintaining proper water conditions.

“When you begin to have problems with ventilation, you begin to have deterioration with the equipment of the pool, and all those things begin to go on because you’re just monitoring chlorine and pH. The other day, Chlorine was six. PH was 8, and I measured the total alkalinity as 70.”

The levels measured by Schiffel in recent weeks are contrary to the levels described

by McGeachy as industry standard. This discrepancy can be attributed to the fact that different individuals are testing the water at different times, under different conditions.

The morning hours in the L-R aquatics department are typically utilized by an older generation of swimmers doing light workouts. The afternoon hours, however, experience

an influx of student swimmers working at maximum energy levels.

“If you put twenty college athletes in this pool sweating like they do for two hours, it’s going to skew the amount of chlorine and the other chemicals that are being utilized which causes the pH to bounce, which then creates a problem with the skin and the air,” said Schiffel.

McGeachy notes that those participating in pool use in the morning would probably prefer a warmer temperature than what is provided, while those using the pool in the evening would probably prefer a cooler environment than is provided.

While different demographics have different preferences, McGeachy relays the message that the goal of the aquatics division is to maintain a happy medium so that all users of the pool can both enjoy and utilize the facility to the best of their capability.

Schiffel agrees with McGeachy that a medium can and should be reached, but thinks more can be done to improve the conditions of the facility in order to promote a healthier environment for the athletes.

“This facility is one of the best facilities in any school our size around,” said Schiffel. “I do think that we probably have to make a decision as to whether this is going to be an athletic facility or if this is going to be a recreational facility. Now, can See Pool, p. 7

Chelsea Kyle Earns NCAA Title, Makes a Big Splash By: Gustav Meyners Staff Writer Freshman, Chelsea Kyle returned from spring break as an All-American swimmer.

Kyle is the first swimmer to ever compete in the NCAA Division II Women’s Swimming and Diving National Championship, let alone become an All-American.

On March 14 and 15, Kyle raced in the preliminaries of the 100-yard butterfly, the 200yard individual medley and the 200-yard butterfly at the championships in Mansfield, Texas. After placing sixth in the 200-yard butterfly prelims with a time of 2:03.56, Kyle competed in the finals for that event, where she placed sixth as well with a time of 2:03.80.

“At the beginning of the season I never thought I would be an All-American [swimmer],” said Kyle. “I felt relieved, but shocked when it was all over.”

For Kyle, the experience was completely different than she thought it would be. Many teams that L-R had raced throughout the season, such as Queens University of Charlotte, were there and cheered her on.

“Everyone was really

Photo Credit:SportsFotos/Phil Robinson Chelsea Kyle has returned from spring break with a NCAA Division II All American Title in Women’s Swim-

supportive of everyone,” said Kyle about the other teams.

Kyle was the only freshman in the top eight finishers and everyone there encouraged her throughout the competition.

Overall, Kyle now holds four L-R swimming records.

These consist of the 100-yard butterfly (56.01), 200-yard butterfly (2:03.52), the 200-yard individual medley (2:09.25) and

the 500-yard freestyle (5:23).

Additionally, Kyle finished with All-Conference Honors in February at the Bluegrass Mountain Conference meet, held in Charlotte. Kyle was the conference champion in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2.04.71, one second off the meet record.

“The season was pretty good and I was swimming fast at the

beginning of the year,” said Kyle about her performance. “I was afraid that I wouldn’t swim any faster” This anxiety comes from her senior year in high school. Kyle spent over a month in a cast during her senior season. Her injury left her determined to perform better in college.

“I really tried harder at practice,” said Kyle.

Despite swimming on a club team throughout high school with only one coach, Kyle and her coach Paul Schiffel have a great relationship, and Kyle is thankful for his coaching and practice style.

Now, after her All-American placing, Kyle is more nervous than ever. She’s expecting the times for qualifying to get faster based on the large crowd that qualified this year. Faster qualifying times will mean she’ll have to swim even faster to make it the next three years.

In addition, she faces the pressure of swimming faster and being there for the team at L-R. The team’s future leaves her nervous, but hopeful.

“It’s hard because the freshmen coming in are looking up to me and I have three more years and want to get faster,” said Kyle.

Despite the pressure, Kyle feels like she’s at a good place at L-R. She hopes that by her senior year the team will have gotten faster, so that L-R can take more athletes to compete at nationals and add names next to hers as All-American swimmers.

LRU Partners with Lutheran Evangelical Southern Seminary

Photo Credit: The Rhynean/Susan Yingling Members of the Luthern Theological Southern Seminary, along with Dr. Powell formalize the signing of the partnership that partners Lenoir-Rhyne University with the seminary.

Photo Credit: Marketing/Erin Sweet Faculty of the Luthern Theological Southern Seminary and Lenoir-Rhyne University gather to celebrate the partnership of the two institutions.

Editorials

2 2011-2012 Rhynean Staff Editor - in - Chief Heather Sackett

Assistant Editor Jamie Frye

Managing Editor Kimberly Caporale

Layout & Design Editor Kate Coleman

Copy Editors Sarah Magness

Olivia Lowman Kelsey Smith

Online Editor/ Photographer Tiffany Fields

Staff Writers for this Issue Calvin Caldwell Randolph Carroll Kaitlyn Crawford Hannah Dixon Jimmy Hilton Hannah Johnson Tony Mangili Gustav Meyners

Reach For the Sky

Toy Story 3 Helps Understand Life After College By: Jamie Frye Assistant Editor-in-Chief Rhynean readers, new and old-imagine that you are eighteen years old. You are absolutely overjoyed about the opportunity to go to college, you have put in all of your applications and received back your acceptances—and you got into all of them, of course— and now your future has come down to you making one, decision.

Unfortunately, these decisions are much more difficult to make, and much less simple, than they seem. Where should I go to college? Why am I going to college?

I’m going to college?

It is decisions like these that shape who we are. More importantly, though, they shape who we become and who we have been prior. The film Toy Story 3, released by Walt Disney Pictures in conjunction with Pixar and rated G for general audiences, is a film that directly addresses the next step in the lives of the children who fell in love with the release of the original in the year 1995. Most of us who watched this movie, grew close with its meaning, and became attached to the several unique and heart-wrenching toys were thrilled to find out that Pixar and Disney had realigned following their separation a few years back to create a third film featuring our favorite toys.

Rarely does this type of excitement occur from grown adults about a children’s movie. This is not to say that these children’s movies are valueless or have no worth, but it is to say that Toy Story indeed makes us feel reminiscent of the carefree, understanding and warm parts of our childhood. At the time in our lives that the film was being released, coupled with the resoundingly relatable concepts in the film, Toy Story 3 is a film that deserves

to be screened to high school seniors as they leave home across the nation for its moral, familial, and sentimental value.

Conceptually, Toy Story 3 embodies the characteristics of every good and wholesome novel, film or story, but has themes that affect every person who views it in a profound way. The first theme is something that we all have inevitably felt at least once or twice in our respective lifetimes—the eagerness to be wanted, loved and accepted.

Woody, Buzz and the rest of the toys begin the movie with a plot to get Andy, the main character and owner of the toys, to notice them. They take his cell phone, plant it in the toy box amongst all of them and they have the cordless home phone, as well. Jessie, Woody’s counterpart and sidekick, makes a phone call to Andy’s cell phone once he enters the room so that he might open the toy box and rediscover them.

Upon opening the toy box, though, Andy digs through the toys, finds his phone and begins accusing his sister of messing with his things—slamming the lid on the toy box and walking away as if the contents meant nothing to him.

Coupled with being thrown into a trash bag shortly after, this results in the toys drawing the conclusion that Andy really does not love them anymore. In a polar shift, Andy takes care for the toys at the end and drops them off, with much pain, to the care of a girl who is the daughter of the daycare owner. Although we see as the movie progresses that Andy has figured out how to come to some sort of closure with his toys and they with him, this is the first of many occasions where the concept of the want to be loved and shown compassion is demonstrated.

The second major concept that the film identifies and exemplifies is simple: loyalty. We can already see through Andy’s actions that his loyalty to his toys is wavering. We can also recount, if we look back to the previous two films, that Andy’s loyalty to his toys was as strong as that of a true human

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compatriot—especially the relationship between he and Woody. Culturally, a lot of things that have taken over our lives since 1995 have taken over Andy’s life—cell phones, an insatiable hunger for constant socialization and a neglect for what was important to us when we were younger. But this neglect, it is ignorant. The very essence of who we are is in what we come from. Being the philosophical person that I am, the best way that I can describe this is that the oak is within the acorn. By nature, it seems, we turn our heads to what is most important when we enter early, mid, and late adolescence, and are overjoyed to fly the nest when we leave for college. But watching this film has made me realize, even more, that I can never, ever, forget where I come from, what my parents did for me and how my teachers, were integral in shaping the man who I have become. I cannot abandon my parents, siblings and old friends as Andy abandoned his toys for bigger and better things.

Toy Story 3 is a film based heavily upon concepts of love, acceptance and loyalty—three things that students, especially, yearn for in their lives. The impact of this film and the importance of the themes and concepts it presents are very imperative for students of high school age to understand and aspire to, and now, as we near our college graduation day--as we grow farther apart from the people who made us who we are--this becomes ever more important. I will never forget sitting in the theatre with my mother, watching this film just two weeks before I left to come to college, when Andy says his final goodbyes to his mother and to leaves his room empty. My mother shed tears and held onto me tightly, and in that moment I realized that this film articulates in disguise life lessons that ring true now more than ever. The lesson, which I will carry with me to my grave? That love is the foundation for everything in life.

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The Early Bird Gets the Worm

Student Columns

By: Tiffany Fields Online Editor/ Photographer

Senior Issues

BEEP BEEP BEEP. Roll over. BEEP BEEP BEEP. Pillow over face. BEEP BEEP BEEP. Snooze. Sweet relief. BEEP BEEP BEEP. Frustration. BEEP BEEP BEEP. Snooze. Snore. BEEP BEEP BEEP. “OK, I’m up, I’m up.”

Does this sound anything like your morning routine?

Many college freshman face the hard task of managing sleep and getting into a good, healthy routine. This is important, though. The better you sleep, the better your day will be -- it’s a proven fact. Here are five easy steps to fill your morning with sunshine rather than groans.

1.

Don’t be fooled – more isn’t always better. The average adult should get seven to nine hours of sleep each night, according to WebMD. More or less than that will result in a sleepy,

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moody day for you. Sleepiness isn’t only unhealthy, it’s detrimental to your academic performance. In order to perform at your best you need to feel alert and fresh, and the best way to do that is to sleep in a normal cycle – the seven to nine recommended hours.

2.

Coffee is not your friend. Sure, it makes you think you aren’t sleepy and gets you through the day, but too much caffeine will keep you up at night. It’s best to just stay away from it as much as possible, and you’ll consume less calories. It’s time to lose that freshman 15!

3.

Exercise regularly, even in the mornings. Exercise releases endorphins and endorphins make you

happy. A light workout in the morning will do wonders for you, it works even better than that caramel macchiato.

4.

Don’t be afraid of the dark.

Sleeping with the light on sometimes makes it easier to sleep, but you’ll wake up tired and irritable. This happens because your body produces a hormone called melatonin to help you sleep and the light affects how much melatonin your body produces. Sleeping with no distractions, like light and sound, will help your body relax and sleep deeply, allowing you to get a full night’s rest.

5.

Set a bedtime. I know it sounds crazy, but this works. If you set yourself a deadline to have all of your homework done or to be back from your friend’s room, not only will you be sure to get enough sleep but it also helps you get things done. If you know you only have until midnight to finish your paper, you’re less likely to procrastinate. Try it.

By: Alyssa Carlson Staff Writer

information section and be sure that the information you have put out is how you want to represent yourself. This is not to say to not show your personality or be yourself, because social media is in fact a growing form of self-expression, but just to try to show the best parts of yourself.

Facebook privacy settings are also very important to pay attention to. Any picture or information you put on your page can be saved by anyone who has access to it. Use these settings to only allow friends to see your pictures. Do not accept people that you do not know, because if someone can click on your picture, they can just as easily save it on their personal computer and manipulate it however they wish. I have recently gone through and deleted people that I do not know to prevent this from happening because I was pretty slack on it for a while.

A lot of these suggestions can also be used on Twitter. This form of social media is easier to control because there is only one main picture. The user can post pictures, but those are up to his/ her discretion. Twitter is more tuned to status updates so be careful that you watch what you are saying and try to keep it positive. Also, protect your tweets so you can decide who is allowed to follow you and who is not.

Social media can make or break whether you are considered for a job or not. College is almost over and we are about to enter the real world. These sites are a representation of you, so make sure the information and pictures portray that.

Maximizing the Success Through Faith Impact of Social Media By: Olivia Lowman Copy Editor It’s amazing to me that in just a few short weeks, the end of spring semester will be upon us. Spring break has come and gone, and we are fully immersed in projects, papers and study guides that will prepare us for our dreaded final exams. It seems that the days are dragging until we can celebrate summer; yet the time flies within the time frame that a task is assigned and it’s due.

Among all the chaos of writing, reading, studying and (hopefully) sleeping, we sometimes lose sight of making ourselves sit back and reflect on how far we have come.

While students and professors often measure the successes of work by how many points an assignment is worth, and then average those numbers to generate a final grade, in the end, those letters, statistics and eventual transcripts won’t mean much at all.

It’s a different way of thinking and it’s one that’s foreign to the dialogue of raising our GPA and making straight A’s for so many years; however, it’s an essential mindset to enter into in order

to truly succeed. For so long we have considered ourselves successful if we have good grades, yet, the measure of true success is what is in our heart.

Psalm 34:10 b tells us, “Those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.”

Did you read that correctly?

Those who work to know the Lord will not lack anything good. Why is that?

It’s true because the ultimate good is Jesus Christ. One can have a 4.0 GPA, ace all of their exams and still manage to complete all their assignments on time and yet still be lacking. Their success by their standards will be in vain.

Without knowing Christ and understanding that He is the way and the truth and the light, we simply don’t have success. During the next few weeks, I encourage you to continue to study hard in an effort to excel academically. But more important, I ask you to step back for a moment and realize that the most ultimate success you can achieve won’t involve a textbook or exam. While it is certainly not a goal, getting a bad grade on a paper or bombing a final exam can’t really take away from your success in the eyes of Christ.

Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. –Matthew 6:19-21.

Any time you are in an interview, preparing an email to a potential employer, and/or compiling your resume/cover letter, you are marketing yourself. You are highlighting your best qualities to reach your ultimate goal of getting a job. Although all of these are important and necessary tools in the job application process, there is something new that plays into getting hired, and that is social media.

Employers are now using social media sites to look up job candidates; this is their new way of weeding out the bad seeds. Therefore, the most important thing you can do right now is to clean up your Facebook and Twitter pages.

For the last four years you have been socializing, meeting new people, possibly going out, etc. I am almost positive that many of these moments have been captured on camera and some of these may not be the best way for people to see you, especially your employers. It is very important that you take the time to clean up your pictures and statuses to ensure that you are representing yourself in the best way possible. Try to keep your statuses as positive as possible because these are a reflection of your own personal voice. Also, check your

3 Campus News L-R Gets Accreditation Approval By: Hannah Johnson Staff Writer Lenoir-Rhyne has been working toward accreditation approval throughout these past few months. It is a long process, that is very rewarding; however, the process is both lengthy and intricate. There is much that has to be submitted to earn accreditation.

Some of these items include the Compliance Certification, the On-Site Review, and the Off-site Review.

According to The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS), accreditation signifies that the institution has a mission appropriate to higher education, has resources, programs and services sufficient to accomplish and sustain that mission, and maintains clearly specified educational objectives that are consistent with its mission and appropriate to the degrees it offers, and that indicate whether

it is successful in achieving its stated objectives.

“I’ve been here since the fall of 2008 and we have been working on it since to ensure we meet the standards,” said Ginger Bishop, Director of Institutional Research & Assessment. “The accreditation process is in no way a quick process. “ L-R submitted the Compliance Certification in September of 2011. It was 285 pages with over 5,000 pieces of evidence. The certification was submitted electronically, which was a new aspect of the process. In this section the documents are very descriptive.

“For example, if there were student complaints about something on campus, there would have to be evidence shown that we went through the process correctly,” said Bishop.

“The Cub would be displayed

with the list of policies and also show the channels to which the issue was sorted out.”

L-R also had to submit core requirements in January, which are the most serious.

If those requirements aren’t met the institution could loose

their accreditation. The On-Site review team came to L-R and left March 1. It was a successful visit. They walked around campus and sat in on classes.

“They were very professional and gave us an exit oral report before they left,” said Bishop. “We still have yet to receive the formal report. They were very impressed with the students and faculty.”

An 81-page enhancement plan was submitted along with a 91 page Focused Report on January 13. The Off-Site review was submitted November 2011.

Feedback has already been reported back from offsite and onsite.

“They were very complimentary of our reports and everything,” said Bishop.

“On more than one occasion they complimented us on having the fewest issues compared to other schools and one of the best-written reports. This presented L-R in

a very favorable light. It is our job to present this information in the most readable format with integrity. They saw an institution that meets the standards and in some ways more than meets the standards.

They were very impressed by both the faculty and students.”

If the school does anything new they have to get SACS’s approval. For example, the new graduate school program center and all of the programs to which it has had to be approved. It is about 25 pages for each program. Accreditation is an ongoing process.

The accreditation covers everyone, not just faculty.

There is a decennial review every 10 years. There is also a five year midterm check, which does not address all of the principles, just the major ones.

The five year review is relatively new. The L-R team will more than likely already be preparing for the next review in order to get the same great feedback for accreditation seal of approval.

UNCC: There May Be A History of the Rhynean Data Loose on the Web A conversation with Jeff and Kitty Norris

By Tiffany Fields Online Editor/ Photographer Campus security extends past the fishbowl office and even the security officers. In today’s technology-dependent society, security encompasses a whole realm of things that many people don’t think about, one of which is information gathered and stored online, something that both campus and personal security addresses.

The process for storing student data – telephone numbers, social security numbers and addresses – lies within a computer system. There are codes and configurations created to keep this data where it’s supposed to be and keep a strict lock on who can view it.

In February, UNC Charlotte launched an investigation in response to a potential data breach due to what is believed to be a configuration error. The investigation is ongoing.

“I find it very likely that UNC Charlotte is properly over-reacting to the nature of

the breach,” said Professor Ted Carmichael of UNC Charlotte.

Carmichael is an assistant research professor for the Department of Software and Information Systems.

He has no official or unofficial responsibility for UNC Charlotte cyber-security. “I’m happy that they take their job seriously.”

Carmichael is unconcerned about the breach, but UNCC student Tyler Hamrick feels otherwise.

“When I heard about it, I wanted to know more because they didn’t tell us much about what happened,” Hamrick said.

“I was kind of worried.”

Although faculty, like Carmichael, feel that students have nothing to worry about, UNCC advises students to remain careful about what information they post online, as computer errors can happen to anyone at anytime.

“As with any potential security incident, people are encouraged to be diligent in reviewing their personal information,” the university told The Charlotte Observer.

L-R Concert Band to Perform Free Show

Photo courtesy of L-R Marketing The LRU Concert Band, will present a spring concert on Friday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the P.E. Monroe Auditorium on campus.

This concert is free and open to the public.

HICKORY, N.C. — The Lenoir-Rhyne University Concert Band, under the direction of conductor Daniel W. Kiser, will present a spring concert on Friday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the P.E. Monroe Auditorium on campus. This concert is free and open to the public.

LR senior music performance majors Henry Michaels and Christopher Murphy will be the featured soloists. Michaels will perform Concertino for Trombone, Op. 45, No. 7 by Swedish composer Lars-Erik Larsson (1955). This widely-performed work has become a staple of serious trombone literature. Michaels, a graduate of Freedom High School, is a native of Morganton, North Carolina.

Following graduation from Lenoir-Rhyne in May, he plans to enter graduate school in trombone performance. He currently studies trombone

with LR professor of music, Christopher Nigrelli.

Murphy will perform Suite for Tuba by American composer Don Haddad (b.

1937).

This light-hearted work has become a favorite for tuba solo and concert band since its publication in 1966. Following graduation from Lenoir-Rhyne in May, he plans to enter graduate study at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology. Murphy, a graduate of Burns High School, is a native of Cherryville, North Carolina. He currently studies tuba with LR adjunct instructor of tuba, Michael Taylor.

The Concert Band will also perform Howard Hanson’s Suite from the Opera ‘Merry Mount,’ Alfred Reed’s El Camino Real (Latin Fantasy), Brian Balmages’s Summer Dances, Kenneth Alford’s Army of the Nile, and a seldomSee Band, p. 7

Photo credit: Sarah Magness Jeff and Kitty Norris, peruse a copy of Fair Star, a historical record of Lenoir-Rhyne University.

The Norris’s are both L-R graduates. Kitty worked for the campus newspaper and Jeff worked for the university marketing department. Quite a bit has changed since the Norris’s walked L-R’s campus those many years ago. Here they tell of the Rhynean’s origins and relive shared memories.

By Sarah Magness Copy Editor Jeff and Catherine “Kitty” Norris live just a short walk from Lenoir-Rhyne University.

Their physical closeness to L-R is only part of their connection to the university.

Jeff and his wife Catherine both graduated from L-R in 1952. The walls in their sun room are decorated with L-R memorabilia, including an honorary doctorate for Jeff and several awards and recognitions for his years of service to Lenoir-Rhyne.

Jeff co-authored Fair Star: A Centennial History of LenoirRhyne College, which he and Professor Ellis Boatmon published. Jeff also was the first recipient of the Lenoir-Rhyne College Journalism Award, however, he had a confession for us.

“I never served on the staff of the Lenoir-Rhynean, but my wife did. She was the ‘exchange editor’,” said Jeff.

Adds Catherine, “We had a [newspaper] distribution to other colleges. There was an organization at the time about small colleges and universities [and] they had conferences.

They wanted me to go to those.”

Much has changed in the history of the Lenoir-Rhyne newspaper, beginning with the evolution of the paper’s name. At the very beginning of L-R’s history, there were two published papers: The Lenoir College Items and The Educator.

The Lenoir College Items then became The Lenoirian in 19021903, then The Lenoir-Rhynean in 1923, and more recently The Rhynean in 2010.

What are some other differences between the school paper then and now?

“We didn’t have any spellcheck!” Catherine laughed.

“Most of the articles were handwritten,” added Jeff

“Oh yes!”

Catherine exclaimed. “I couldn’t even type! They had a typist on the staff, [and] the editor had an old typewriter.”

“It was the duty of the editor to make sure everything got typed, because you couldn’t send it handwritten to the printers. The editor assimilated all of the copy from different writers and [did] some editing.

Then [he] sent it on to the printers, and they set the type,” Jeff explained.

A staff member was sent to the printer as the designated proofreader to review the proofs. Then final proofs were made and sent back to the college, to the editor or the make-up editor, who assisted the editor. There would be a night meeting where staff would get together and assemble the paper, deciding where the articles would go.

The laid-out paper would then be sent back to the printer.

While The Rhynean has the papers printed at the Hickory Daily Record, the paper used to be printed by the Hickory Printing Company.

As far as photographs, the first photograph appeared in The Lenoir-Rhynean in the early 1920s.

“We had a staff photographer when we were in school,” said Catherine. “[Photographs] weren’t as easily available back then, and it was an expensive process to get a picture in print,” explained Jeff. “Black and white pictures were much more expensive and much more involved. If we had a picture to go with an article, that could delay publication of the article by two or three days, because the engravers took longer to come up with the image. They had to engrave the image on metal plates mounted on wooden blocks.”

The Lenoir-Rhynean was

published weekly. The weekly paper was a four-page paper, but if there was a special event, the paper would be six or eight pages. Articles would cover anything going on at LenoirRhyne.

“Most of the articles written, up until fairly recently have concentrated, on campus [events]; they haven’t dealt much with things off campus,” said Jeff. “They would cover class meetings, give reports on what the junior class [or] senior class was talking about and acting on. Faculty meetings and their actions were always covered. We tried to make it very timely. If something happened on Wednesday night, we had to rush around and make sure it got in the paper the next day. If something happened a week ago, it was old, so we wouldn’t bother with that. As a consequence, I guess we looked at things in more detail.”

Added Catherine, “We notice now [The Rhynean] is more like other newspapers, that it’s [broader].”

Were there any memorable or interesting articles in the newspaper’s history?

“When a president would resign, like when Dr. Cromer resigned as president. I can recall they gave a whole front page to that, because he was ending an 18-year presidency,” said Jeff. “I think some of the unusual things in the paper came during the war period, when there were a lot of students and even faculty being drafted into the military service.

The paper tried to keep track of some of these people and where they were and what they were doing, and maintained a mailing list, and sent [copies of the] paper to the military personnel.”

One big event remembered

by Jeff and Catherine during See Rhynean, on pg 7

Apartment Living Options Around Hickory By: Hannah Johnson Staff Writer There are many places to live in Hickory if living on campus is not a desire. Some popular apartments for LenoirRhyne students to live in are Hickory Trace, Catawba Ridge Apartments, Huntington Park and Argyle.

Most apartments students choose to live in are relatively close to campus. Residents can have pets in each one, but they have to pay an extra fee.

Many students prefer living off campus for a number of different reasons.

Senior Nick Sugzda lives in Hickory Trace by himself.

He pays $460 per month.

His apartment is 750 square feet with one bedroom, one bathroom, a living room and a kitchen. It takes him about three minutes to get on campus. He chose to live off campus because he thinks our school is not great for people who cannot go home on the

Photo Credit: Hannah Johnson

weekends. He was also not a fan of the TV choices offered at L-R and did not want to be on a meal plan.

“Nothing about living in the dorms was appealing to me,” said Sugzda. “I had two terrible roommates both of whom got kicked out of school.

Living off campus has been one of the best choices of my school career and I have been much happier since I made the move.”

Senior Michael Golby shares a two bedroom, one and a half bath town-home with his

friend. They’re apartment is a little larger than 1,000 square feet and is two stories. They pay $550 a month and all utilities including Internet, cable and electricity are $200. It’s a three minute drive to campus. He loves living in an apartment because he gets the “dorm” experience, but also gets to have peace and quiet. His neighbors don’t stay up very late and most have jobs like he does, which he finds nice because they are not distracting when he is trying to go to sleep or work on schoolwork.

“My family lives close by so I was originally a commuter, but once I was older and wanted to have the “moving out” experience, I moved across the street into a different apartment,” said Golby. “I can still go get mom’s great cooking whenever I want. I’ve had a great experience living in an apartment.”

Sophomore, Miranda Burgin, has lived in Huntington Park for two years now. Her first

year she had a three bedroom, two bathroom apartment that was $650 per month with two of her friends. She now resides in a two bedroom apartment with two bathrooms and pays $550 per month. It includes garbage and water. The utilities are not included.

“It takes me about seven minutes to get to school,” said Burgin. “My apartment is about 975 square feet. I like the privacy of living off campus. It is also cheaper than living on campus.”

Photo Credit: Hannah Johnson

Senior Kourtney Clark lived in Argyle last year with her sister and a friend. They all lived in a three bedroom, two bathroom apartment. It cost them $910 per month, which also included water and cable.

They had to pay for gas and electricity separately. Argyle is about five minutes from campus.

“I loved the larger amount of space and privacy,” said Clark. “I had my own kitchen, living room and bathroom, which I loved. I like a clean environment and I could make sure it always was.

If choosing to live off campus sounds appealing, research all of the different options online.

One can search criteria by the number of rooms and the utilities that are included. Don’t forget to factor in all of the other criteria, such as money for gas and food expenses. Living off campus could be a great and new opportunity for those interested.

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Plan, Produce and Learn Via LRTV

Raise Awareness

Theta XI’s Mission: The Homeless

Rhynean/Susan Yingling Theta Xi members meet to build a homeless shelter on the site of their razed fraternity house on Saturday, March 24.

LRTV’s Broadcast Practicum

By Tiffany Fields Online Editor/ Photographer The buzz around campus this semester has a lot to do with some new projects emerging from within the Communications Department.

From The Rhynean’s social media campaign to LRTV’s bi-monthly news cast, communications organizations at Lenoir-Rhyne are making themselves known.

Students participating in a broadcast practicum, an on-campus internship opportunity, are working hard to strengthen and market these new programs. These students also began a project, known as The A-List that gave them a glimpse into the world of reality TV. This project provided nine students a true lesson in reality.

Hours of scripting and scheduling took place in the office of the TV studio tucked away in the recesses of the library, and The A-List was born. One week of filming and an exhausted crew later, facilitators decided to hold the project for future use.

“Taking ten different students and staffs schedules and trying to find a common time to film the cast without having the scripted feel to the show was extremely hard,” said Allison Floyd, a junior broadcast major.

Although the project has been sent back to the drawing board for more planning, the student crew was able to get an idea of what it takes in realworld television production.

“Preparation is everything,” said Nicholas Sugzda, a senior broadcast and electronic media major.

Students in the crew had nearly 20 hours of time in production meetings and story-boarding in the first few weeks development, not to mention the time it took to film one episode.

“A show like this takes a lot of devotion,” Sudza said.

Producing a reality show of high caliber called students away from schoolwork and other organization commitments. All-in-all the project proved to require more

time-intensive labor than such a small crew could successfully manage, at least for the present.

“These students are fulltime and shooting reality requires a lot of shooting,” said Brandon Pope, TV Studio Manager. “There’s just not enough time.”

This amount of time wasn’t even an option for the busy cast or crew, no matter how badly they wanted to participate in the project.

“For every hour of a reality show you see, they shoot about 200 hours,” Sugzda said.

Not only were students able to learn the technical aspects of production with this project, but they also took away a very important lesson for their field and future careers.

“Shows get cancelled all the time, and it’s better to stop something before it becomes a big problem,” Sugzda said.

“I think some very valuable lessons were learned.”

Every show has to start somewhere, and the planning process is the longest leg of the trip.

“I think that the show was a great idea, I just think that there should be much, much more planning for everything before filming begins,” Floyd said. “Hopefully we will be able to try this show again later.”

Sometimes failing is the best way to learn, and these students were brave for even taking on the project in the first place.

“I do believe that it can still happen, we just need to fit a couple of more pieces into the puzzle,” Pope said.

The practicum student crew won’t just be sitting around twiddling their thumbs for the rest of the semester. The students are required to clock a minimum of 50 hours of experience to earn their two credit hours for the course.

These broadcasters will be devoting their time and efforts to produce content for the LRTV News Show and market the Communications Department as a whole. The goal is to produce a top-notch news program to reach out to viewers across campus. Tune in to Channel 78 to watch or find LRTV on Facebook,

By: Jimmy Hilton Staff Writer Some students don’t realize the living struggles many face on a daily basis. L-R students don’t need to worry about food and shelter; however, this can’t be said for the increasing numbers who face losing their homes in this bleak economy.

This problem led Theta Xi members to research way to raise public awareness about homelessness.

The Theta Xi Fraternity hosted an event to raise awareness for homelessness called ‘Homeless for the Weekend.’ The fraternity hosts the event every semester utilizing their experience working with the philanthropy Habitat for Humanity. The event took place March 19-26.

To draw attention to the plight of Hickory’s homeless, Theta Xi brothers and associate members of the fraternity distributed information in the Cromer lobby with information about homelessness.

Brothers also collected items for donation that will be distributed to the homeless.

“I remember when I did ‘Homeless for a Weekend,’” said Cameron Chandler, Theta Xi secretary. “It made me think

Corey Cavenaugh Selected to STC’s Dream Team

Encourage Others Women’s LAX Host

Senior theatre major Corey Cavenaugh was selected to join an elite group of eleven theatre students and professionals known as the SETC (Southeastern Theatre Conference) Dream Team. The Dream Team is the Operations Team for the Conference. This year the conference took place in Chattanooga, TN. “It was an extreme honor to be selected for the Dream Team.

I applied based on the idea that I would be able to continue doing administrative type work with my stage management interest,” said Cavenaugh.

The SETC organization is a consortium of ten southeastern states, which include West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida.

Although the membership is focused in the southeast, individual members and companies attending the conference hail from 46 states and the District of Columbia.

Cavenaugh serves as production stage manager for the 2011-2012 Playmaker’s season. While in Chattanooga Cavenaugh worked as an arts administration intern for the

Photo credit: The Rhynean/Susan Yingling Lenoir Rhyne’s Women’s LAX team mentored ____ Elementary students Wednesday, March 28. The Lady Bears coached the younger girls and coached them while they practiced shots.

said that he had been an Eagle Scout for five years. Yet he and the rest found building the cardboard frame challenging.

They asked themselves how to best go about building a sturdy structure.

“It’s not with duct tape. I’ll tell you that,” sophomore Tre Woods said.

On March 26, brothers and associate members volunteered at the local soup kitchen where they will served meals to the homeless. The brothers said that the kitchen feeds 200 hungry people per week. Most of them are homeless.

For Theta Xi, “Homeless for a Weekend” is an event that is special time for everyone. It is an experience that no one forgets.

“This is my fourth time doing it,” said senior Mike Meilinger.

This life lesson truly makes an impact, not only on the fraternity brothers, but also on those who observe and interact with them.

“Even though it’s a brotherhood bonding experience, we are learning about homelessness and the detrimental effects that it has,” said Joshua Mackey, Theta Xi philanthropy chair. “I want it to be taken seriously because

Catch a Dream

Photo credit: Judi Rossabi Senior Corey Cavenaugh attends to a marketing booth in Chattanooga TN.

Young Hickory Students

about the homeless from my hometown and how much harder they had it, compared to us.”

On March 22, Theta Xi hosted a convocation that raised awareness of homelessness and talked about the effects it has on people.

“Not only [did it] help raise more awareness for Habitat for Humanity, but it would also help other organizations relate to what we are doing and trying to say,” said Chandler.

On March 24, brothers and associate members camped on the site of their old razed fraternity house.

[Students should realize] just how blessed they are to be in school and not have the worries that the homeless have,” said senior Stephen Gambill. “It’s an experience that builds character.”

There, brothers and associate members remained outside demonstrating what is it like to be homeless. They were not allowed to have anything unless someone outside the fraternity provided it. Members built make-shift shelters from cardboard boxes. Some brothers had better skills than others.

Freshman Jake Duncan

The Rhynean/Susan Yingling Members used cardboard boxes to construct their shelter.

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Another Headline & Pics

Photo credit: Judi Rossabi Cavenaugh and a fellow intern display samples of merchandise that they helped to sell while attending the Southeastern Theatre Conference.

annual spring SETC Convention while in Chattanooga.

“It was an extremely busy time, but such an adrenaline rush,” said Cavenaugh, “The sheer talent and coordination that goes into an event of this magnitude is astounding and appreciated by every participant that walks through the door.”

Applicants are selected by the SETC Executive Director of the Southeastern Theatre Conference, Betsey Baun.

“We worked under [Claire Wisniewski, SETC Educational Services Coordinator Volunteer Coordinator] to ensure that all the events flow smoothly,” said Cavenaugh, “Some of the responsibilities included: load-in and load-out for the Conference, handling of the VIP Speakers, event staff for Workshops and the Final Banquet, Convention Gear Sales, Registration, Audio & Visual Work, and representing the entirety of exactly what the Southeastern Theatre Conference is.”

Artistic Director for Lenoir Rhyne Playmakers, Professor Mia self said, “Managing the convention registration, hundreds of workshops, four play festivals, three sets of auditions, and banquet finale demands an army of volunteers

with the Dream Team on point. Baun and Wisniewski were highly complementary about Cavenaugh’s work ethic, problem-solving skills, and positive attitude.”

Cavenaugh expounded upon the benefits or participating in the Dream Team.

“Out of this experience, I was able to participate in JobContact (a job fair), that allows technicians and designers to meet with Professional Companies and interview for Job Opportunities,” said Cavenaugh, “After my interview, I received an internship offer with Berkshire Theatre Festival in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. I am proud to say that I accepted and will be the Company Management Intern for the 2012 Summer Season!

Attendance at the annual convention is in excess of 4000 people from high school students, community theaters, college and university theatre programs, and professional theaters.

“This isn’t merely a conference,” said Cavenaugh, “It’s a doorway into the next stage of many actors and designers lives - and I am honored that I had the opportunity to be a part of that.”

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Perform a Dramatization of The Kapok Tree Author Lynne Cherry Visits Lenoir Rhyne

Photo Credit: Katelyn Crawford Photo Credit: Katelyn Crawford Photo Credit: Katelyn Crawford The jaguar taunts the monkey and the bee after The children enjoy the bumble bee’s sassy attitude The monkeys of the rainforest steal the axe from the they’ve awakened her from her slumber to help them toward the monkey as they decide who will steal the sleeping man and try to figure out what to do next. convince the sleeping man not to cut down their sleeping man’s axe.

Kapok tree.

Dig Deep into Research Exchange Ideas Teaching Fellows Plan Longitudinal Projects

The Rhynean/Susan Yingling George and Joe, both from England, explain the benefits of LenoirRhyne’s international exchange program while working at the IEP’s College Career Day booth.

Donate to HANDS for Deaf Awareness Photo Credit: Kim Matthews Lenoir-Rhyne Teaching Fellows participated in “Alternative Spring Break.” During this time the sophomore group dedicated themselves to a service project. This year the students traveled to the Nation’s capitol, Washington D.C.

By: Hannah Johnson Staff Writer A longitudinal research project is to be completed by all North Carolina Teaching Fellows at Lenoir-Rhyne University. It is to be completed over a 2-3 year period. There are really very few limitations or guidelines; it is just an opportunity to dig deep into a topic.

Sophomore year, these students pick a topic that interests them. The topic can be related to their area of study but it does not have to be.

For the next few years, each Teaching Fellow works closely with a faculty advisor to attain research related to their topic.

Senior year, the research should be displayed in some sort of final project, which can, but does not essentially have to take on the form of a research paper. Some students may

choose to create a video or even give a presentation instead of writing a paper. The research for the project depends on what is done for the project itself.

“Last year we had the first senior class of Teaching Fellows at L-R, so that was the first year that longitudinal research projects were presented. There were a wide variety of projects. One Teaching Fellow made a video documenting the Teaching Fellows comparative education trip to Germany. Two Teaching Fellows had worked together on their project that had traveled to Costa Rica to do research”, said senior Hailey Garrou.

Senior Lauren Yoder is doint her presentation on the Augustine Project to help struggling readers learn basic phonic skills that will help them improve their overall fluency and comprehension The Augustine Project uses

Orton-Gillingham practices with Wilson materials to create a unique, interactive tutoring experience for the child, said Yoder. I have been tutoring a child since September and am tracking his progress throughout the year to ensure growth. During my presentation, I will have data on common growth trends of children who participate in Augustine tutoring and information on how other people can get involved in being Augustine tutors.”

At the end of the school year, senior Teaching Fellows present their projects to the other fellows, advisors, and members of the L-R community. This year, the presentations will be on Sunday, April 15 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in P.E. Monroe Auditorium. It will count as convocation, specifically Creative Development and Expression/ Personal and

Give ‘til it Helps

Photo credit: Ryan Sanford Many Lenoir Rhyne students visited the American Red Cross bus parked adjacent to Moeretz stadium on Wednesday, March 28 in order to donate blood. The Moeretz lobby was filled with students awaiting their turns.

Photo credit: Susan Yingling DeMarcus Jones tries his best to relax while American Red Cross nurse Lisa Walker takes his blood.

Photo credit: The Rhynean/Susan Yingling Laura Elston of the HANDS organization helped to raise funds to benefit Deaf Awareness.

Students voted for the person they most want to see duct taped to a wall. Among the contenders were Professor Karen McDougal, SGA president Bart Keeler and Reverend Andrew Weisner.

Photo Credit: Susan Yingling Benita Akadie places her vote for Reverend Andrew Weisner. He’s the one that she would most love to see duct taped to a wall. The person whose jar collects the largest contribution to the HANDS Deaf Awareness is duct taped to a wall on the week following the fund raiser.

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A New Miss LRU is Crowned

By: Kimberly Caporale Managing Editor

The brightly lit stage was set with beautiful flower arrangements and awaiting the pageant contestants of this years’ second annual Miss LRU contest.

All sixteen contestants prepared throughout the week, selecting outfits for each segment of the competition and perfecting their talents for the talent portion of the event.

The competition kicked off in PE Monroe Auditorium on March 4 at 7 p.m. The contestants began the competition in black dresses, performing a dance number and introducing themselves to the audience.

The second portion of the on stage competition was spirit wear. This area of competition allowed the girls to wear their favorite L-R gear while taking a walk around the stage. Many of the ladies made great interoperations of the spirit wear competition, showing off a variety of outfits.

Prior to the onstage competition, the contestants

participated in interviews with the judges.

These interviews tried to find out more about each girl and what her involvement is on campus and within the community.

Although the audience didn’t see these interviews, the judges calculated these scores into the totals to figure out who would make it into the top five and compete for the crown.

Once the spirit wear competition was complete, the contestants headed off stage to prepare for their talents. This year the pageant saw a wide variety of talents.

Some ladies sang, others performed dances, one played the cello and another did an impersonation of Steve Irwin.

“I wanted to have fun with my talent. Lots of people have seen traditional Irish Step Dance, but I wanted to play with a more Lord of the Dance feel. My routine was based on “Gypsy”, which is one of my favorite routines from Lord of the Dance,” said Hannah Simmons, a theater major at L-R. “I’ve always wanted to perform it. So I found my

music, put together a costume from my already dramatic wardrobe, and I practiced in my garage. It was so much fun, and I was able to sort of “live a dream” in getting to do this routine for an audience.”

Following the completion of talents, the competition moved into formal wear. The contestants once again took the stage wearing a variety of evening gowns. This was the final portion of the event before the top five would be announced.

All sixteen contestants returned to the stage to await the announcement of the top five. When the top girls were announced they were asked an onstage question by the judges, where these points would determine the final score.

When the final scores came in, Erika Duckworth was crowned Miss LRU 2012.

Duckworth will represent the university for the next year.

Proceeds from Miss LRU go to support the cheerleading squad, Sugar Bear dance team and the mascots at the university.

Born This Way Gay-Straight Alliance Puts on Drag Show

Photo Credit: Senior Erica Duckworth receives her crown from Natalie Tolbert, Miss LRU 2011. Duckworth received her title on March 4 in the P.E. Monroe Auditorium.

First Annual Celebration of Academic Achievement By: Hannah Johnson Staff Writer

Photo Credit: Gustav Meyners GSA performers, Stephen Gambill, Bart Keeler and Todd Dickenson take courtsies and bows after entertaining for a supportive crowd on Tuesday, March ____ in Belk Centrum’s auditorium.

Emcee Queenie Gabor

By Tiffany Fields Online Editor/Photographer GSA has been making quite a presence on campus this year, and they’re still going strong. Last month the LenoirRhyne University organization teamed up with Outright Youth, a local organization dedicated to providing a safe zone for LGBTQ, to host “Born this Way.” Born This Way was a Lady Gaga themed drag show and karaoke night

that presented open arms to the LGBTQ community on campus as well as a night of entertainment for everyone.

“It was really nerve-racking, something I had never done before,” said senior Bart Keeler.

Keeler performed a routine from the Broadway musical Rent in full drag. “It said a lot that a student organization could put it on.”

GSA works hard to promote acceptance of everyone, no

matter who they are.

“I was really excited, but I could never catch my breath,” said Todd Dickenson.

Dickenson performed routines from the pop idol Lady Gaga. “I hope it will have some positive impact.”

The event took the L-R community by storm and filled the seats of Belk Centrum.

Students, faculty, and community members alike overflowed the seats at the show and showed their support

Lenoir-Rhyne University will start a new tradition this year with an effort to recognize and honor students’ academic success. The celebration will begin on Monday, April 23 and will end with the Honors Convocation on Wednesday, May 2.

“This year will mark L-R’s inaugural Campus Celebration of Academic Achievement,” said Dr. Larry Hall, provost.

The celebration will kickoff with an important lecture during the convocation hour on April 23 by Dr. Andrew Johnston.

Dr. Johnston is a nationally recognized higher education consultant and Associate Provost and Dean of Students at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. His presentation will primarily be on the significance of student excellence in higher education and the skills and demeanor required to attain this goal.

During the celebration, there will be a number of ceremonies. These include many honor society inductions, our fourth annual Symposium on University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE) on April 24, graduate poster presentations, the Academic Awards Ceremony on Monday evening, April 30, and, the Honors Convocation.

“We plan to produce a program of events for the celebration and then, following

the events, we plan to furnish a list of all the honorees that will be provided to the family of those who were recognized,” said Hall.

“The awards ceremonies are typically the same from year to year as far as the awards goes.”

The awards given at the Honors Convocation are given by means of the different colleges offered at L-R. There will be awards given from The College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education and Human Services, College of Health Sciences, and The College of Professional & Mathematical Studies.

“There is only one award that is associated with Honors and that is the Distinguished Scholar Award” said Dr. Josh Ring.

The Distinguished Scholar Award is given to two students who have shown academic excellence, while also contributing to the campus and the outside community.

Academic achievement includes things like grade point average, quality of thesis and/or academic work. Contributions to the University and the community include leadership and service. Both of the award winners will receive $500 and will the winners of the award will be announced at the Honors Convocation, Wednesday, May 2 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in P.E. Monroe.

This celebration is a chance to provide Lenoir-Rhyne with a chance to recognize the importance of academic achievement and open even more wonderful opportunities to honor students at Lenoir-Rhyne.

Democratic National Convention, Republican Primaries Come to NC By: Jamie Frye Assistant Editor-in-Chief Something big is coming this September.

After a round of eliminating and debating, North Carolina’s own city of Charlotte has been selected to host and fuel the 2012 Democratic National Convention. The First Lady, Michelle Obama, made this announcement last year.

The Democratic National Convention is set to be held during the week of September 3, 2012, and will feature all of the candidates for the Democratic Presidential nomination for the November 6, 2012 Presidential election.

The officially declared candidates are Presidential Incumbent Barack Obama, contested by Randall Terry, Vermin Supreme, Jim Rogers, and Darcy Richardson.

According to Our Campaigns’ website, 38.69 percent of

votes in an NC Primary poll thus far place Mitt Romney as the choice for Republican Presidential Candidate in NC, with 1,161,895 votes, whereas Presidential Incumbent Barack Obama has received the majority of votes in the poll for the Democratic Presidential Candidate’s slot for NC, coming in at 122,267 votes thus far, or 85.89 percent of the total.

Meanwhile, the North Carolina Republican Primaries are growing very close—the date set is Tuesday, May 8.

For the Republican Party, the consensus seems to be that either Rick Santorum or Mitt Romney will be voted into the prestigious slot that is the Presidential Candidate for their respective party.

According to a poll initiated by the Huffington Post on March 2, though, the odds seem to be in Santorum’s favor. The percentage votes are as follows: 2012 President: Republican

Primary 31% Santorum 25% Romney 23% Gingrich 8% Paul North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue commented on the decision to hold the Democratic National Convention locally in Charlotte. “[It was] fantastic news for North Carolina, regardless of your political party. A national political convention is a keystone event that will boost North Carolina’s economy, while showcasing Charlotte and our state to the nation and the world,” Perdue said.

The convention of Labor Day 2012 is expected to generate a great amount of revenue for the CharlotteMecklenburg region, bringing in over 35,000 attendees, and generating approximately $150 million in economic benefits.

AP Photo/John Amis Voters line up to cast their ballots in the republican primary at Medlock Bridge Elementary School, on Super Tuesday, March 6, 2012, in Johns Creek, Ga.

N.C. Voters to Decide on Same Sex Marriage

By: Heather Sackett Editor-in-Chief

On May 8, North Carolina residents will vote on whether Proposition 1, an anti-gay marriage amendment, should be included in the state constitution.

North Carolina is the only southern state without a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.

In North Carolina, marriage is defined as the union of one man and one woman. Gay marriage has been illegal in North Carolina since 1996.

If Proposition 1 is passed, the state constitution will be protected from redefinition by activist judges and legislators.

“Marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this state,” states the proposed amendment.

This marriage amendment would recognize marriage as the only legal union between one man and one woman.

Domestic partnerships or civil unions between both opposite-sex and same-sex couples would not be valid or recognized by the state of North Carolina. If passed, the government would be prohibited from allowing

same-sex marriage.

The Pew Research Center released a national poll in October 2011 that demonstrated that the public was nearly evenly divided on the issue of gay-marriage. Of those surveyed, 46 percent favored allowing gays and lesbians to marry, while 45 percent were opposed.

Thirty states have revised their state constitutions to ban samesex marriage and 38 states have statutory laws within their constitution defining one-man, one-woman requirement for marriage.

Eleven of the states, such as Washington, Oregon and Nevada, who have passed laws barring same-sex marriage, continue to recognize and allow civil unions or domestic partnerships.

However, Proposition 1 bans both samesex marriage and civil unions or domestic partnerships, which in turn affects both unmarried heterosexual and homosexual couples.

“That’s one of the reasons why this amendment is so bad, it takes away any sort of legal recognition of unmarried couples - that’s straight or gay unmarried couples,” said Stuart Campbell, executive director of Equality North

AP Photo/Ted Richardson Members of a crowd in Raleigh, N.C. hold signs during a rally in support of a state constitutional amendment recognizing marriage between a man and a woman as the only domestic legal union. The proposed constitutional amendment, to be voted on in 2012, would make North Carolina the last state in the Southeast to ban gay marriage.

Carolina, a gay-rights advocacy group.

Equality NC, an activist group that fights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) issues and politics in North Carolina, believes by banning all relationship recognitions, Proposition 1 will negate benefits and invalidate protection for unmarried couples both homosexual and heterosexual with children. The amendment has the potential to invalidate domestic violence protection, child custody and

visitation rights, trusts, wills and end-of-life directives and health insurance for unmarried couples.

“I think [Proposition 1] is a huge step backwards,” said Sarah Magness, L-R graduate student. “They are taking a bill that is more than just gay marriage by eliminating any partnership that’s not marriage. It’s not going to benefit anybody because it’s going to affect domestic violence protection, as well as the North Carolina economy.”

Propositional 1 has the

potential to change the perception businesses have on the state of North Carolina.

Corporate businesses have become leaders in recognizing the value of gay and lesbian employees and as a result have included workplace policies to retain talent. This amendment may put these policies at risk and have a larger economic impact by making it difficult for companies to live and do business in North Carolina.

Major Fortune 500 companies, such as Duke Energy and Bank of America, prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, as well as offer same-sex couples benefits.

“To see our state go backwards and enshrine bigotry and hatred and prejudice would be very sad, it would be a very sad day…,” said Jim Hock, real estate developer and business owner in Dilworth, NC. “For the first time, I would give serious consideration to living somewhere else and taking the economic impact somewhere else,” The NC Values Coalition, a non-partisan grassroots network of North Carolinians who advocate for pro-family positions, dismisses all the See Prop, p. 7

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Have A Field Day: Spring Fling Festivities Bring Students Together

By Hannah Dixon Staff Writer

and friends. It gives everyone a chance to clear their heads and spend time with their peers before the semester ends and students are gone all summer or graduate,” said Tyeesha Wesley, Senior Class President.

In past years, Spring Fling has been a week-long event.

This year it has been shortened to just one day, which will be on Saturday, April 21. The event was shortened due to lack of student attendance at the planned events. Rather than have a week of once a

day events, this year CAB will sponsor one day of events.

With the turnout of students ranging from multiple students at some events and very few students at others, in the long run one day of fun filled events seemed to be a better idea for CAB. Spring Fling has been a tradition at LR for many years, giving all students a chance to come together and have a great time and celebrate the end of the academic year.

“Students can expect a variety of fun events on

campus, including wax hands, caricatures, sand art and airbrush tattoos,” said CAB Adviser Nicole Saunders.

This year, you can expect to have just as much fun as always.

The theme for Spring Fling is “Bear Necessities,” based upon the Walt Disney classic movie, The Jungle Book. The theme was chosen because of the L-R Bears. There will be a wide range of things to do that will appeal to almost every person on campus. There will be free t-shirts as well as activities, and

hopefully, there will also be good weather.

“I’m excited for this year’s Spring Fling because The Jungle Book is one of my favorite movies from when I was a little kid. I am so excited to see what all we have for the student body to participate in and enjoy,” said junior David Richardson.

Be sure to come out to Shaw Plaza on April 21, from 1p.m. to 5 p.m. to support Campus Activities Board and have a day filled with fun and memories to end the year.

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Showering before and after entering the pool, Courtney is confident that the team is doing everything they can on their end to avoid the harmful effects they’ve been experiencing.

Courtney acknowledges that the effects that the swimmers are experiencing aren’t uncommon for athletes within the sport of competitive swim, but the pace at which L-R swimmers are experiencing the changes is frightening.

“I’ve been swimming since I was eight years old, and you know, chlorine does do those things to you when you are in the water for a long time,” said Courtney. “It does make your hair lighter and it does take hair off your arms and so it’s common to see other swimmers who have hair like [the swim team’s]. “We don’t assume when we see them that they have a bad pool. It’s not the fact that it’s happening; it’s the fact that it’s happening so rapidly, and so fast, and [the effects are] so dramatic.”

For Lacey Robinson, the changes that she’s experienced have come faster than she ever expected.

“I didn’t swim my freshman year of college, but I have been swimming all this year,” said Robinson “I went home over winter break and my entire family told me I needed to stop plucking my eyebrows because

I don’t have [much left]. I don’t bring tweezers to my eyebrows.”

Robinson isn’t the only swimmer experiencing a change in body hair. Twin swimmers Niall and Shane Courtney are both competitive athletes, however, Niall doesn’t wear a swim cap and Shane does. The difference in hair color between the siblings is startling, and both started out swimming two years ago with the same shade of hair.

While the L-R swimmers are worried about their appearance, health and well being, they’re also worried that they aren’t able to reach their full potential due to the conditions that they’re swimming in.

“It makes it really difficult to train and to get better when the pool is in the condition that it is in, because you’re stopping at the wall after each set and you’re coughing and its hard to breathe, “ said Allison Walton.

“It bothers me because I feel like we could be getting better than we are and I just feel like it would be nice it more attention would be brought to [the conditions].”

With an obvious passion for swimming, both L-R Swimmers and their coach alike display both gratitude and appreciation for the competitive program offered

at L-R. But for Schiffel, offering the program and purchasing chemicals isn’t where the investment should end.

“When you have a swimming pool, it’s like having a two year old child,” said Schiffel. “You’ve got to stay on it 24/7, 365. You have got to constantly monitor it, you have to constantly check it and you’ve got to constantly change things. You’ve got to constantly be aware of the clientele that’s in the water, the weather conditions outside minor changes in numbers of people that are in the pool what those people are doing when they are in the pool and so I guess if I had to say anything I’m not real sure that that is what’s going on.”

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Rhynean Continued from p. 3 Business Manager dealt with

candidates from those who have applied. The publication process has changed as well. Gone are the days of handwritten articles and setting type. Articles are typed and emailed in to Professor Yingling, who then emails the articles to the editors, who email their corrections back. All articles are then emailed to Kate Coleman, who spends long hours piecing the paper together with the help of Adobe InDesign computer software. Once the paper is completely assembled, the editors review a printed copy, before the entire InDesign file is emailed to the Hickory Daily Record office to be printed.

Not only do we have numerous photographs in The Rhynean, but they are also in color, and including photographs does not hinder the production timeline.

Jeff and Catherine Norris provided such insight into the way the newspaper was in earlier years. The Lenoir-Rhyne school newspaper has evolved and changed over time, but the goal of the paper has remained the same: providing a voice for the Lenoir-Rhyne student body and getting news relevant to the members of the Lenoir-Rhyne community in a timely manner.

Every year Campus Activities Board sponsors Spring Fling, an event for students to attend and get their minds off the upcoming end of the semester and exam stress. This year is no exception to the rule.

“Spring Fling is a time during the year that students can come have free fun right before finals. Everyone needs to be able to relax and have fun in the sun with music, games we meet on happy ground? I think we can. I think we can meet on a happy ground. But when we’ve got the constant fluctuations then we’re not always meeting on that happy ground.”

To help reach that medium, McGeachy notes that the L-R pool has received attention in recent months to improve the quality of the water.

“Pool chemicals bought from Duffial’s average $8,000 per year, depending on need…75 new pool filters were installed in the fall of 2011 at a cost of $13,000,” said McGeachy In addition to several thousand dollars being distributed to the aquatics center at L-R, there are practices expected of each swimmer in order to help with the conditions of the pool. While McGeachy can’t comment on the individual hygiene kept by each student, he notes that there are certain standards that are expected of each user of the facility.

“No one is supposed to step a toe or their body in the pool without showering first,” said McGeachy.

Swimmer Nile Courtney agrees with McGeachy and vouches for the entire swim team that personal hygiene is always kept as a priority.

their time as students at L-R was the South Atlantic Forensic Tournament, which was L-R sponsored. There were debate teams from New York to Florida, including the Naval Academy.

There were 18-20 institutions in attendance.

“That could occupy a lot of space in the paper. This was big stuff. There were debate competitions, readings, and extemporaneous speaking events,” said Jeff.

“Then there was a fun issue [of the paper], the April Fool’s edition. It was really funny. You would pick up the paper and see a superimposed picture of Dr. Kiser (former English teacher) wearing ice skates on Lake Hickory.

Students wrote ridiculous articles about anything,” remembered Catherine.

“You have to be careful going through the bound volumes of The Lenoir-Rhynean, because some of these [articles are made up],” Jeff pointed out.

The Editor selection process has changed as well.

The Editor and Business Manager were elected by the student body. The Editor was responsible for content and the

Band Continued from p. 3

performed tango by American bandmaster John Philip Sousa.

The fifty-two member Concert Band is LenoirRhyne’s flagship instrumental ensemble. It is open to students in all majors and accomplished community instrumentalists through audition. The ensemble performs large band literature from all periods and styles appropriate to a university concert band setting.

Founded in 1922, the Concert Band has enjoyed a long tradition of excellence.

The fifth and current tenured Director of Bands, Dr. Daniel Kiser, was appointed in 1992. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Southern Illinois University and holds graduate degrees from Southern Illinois and the University of Illinois. Prior to his appointment at LR, Dr. Kiser was a member of the music faculty of North Dakota State University where he conducted the Brass Ensemble, Varsity Band and the Lake Agassiz Concert Band, a community ensemble of musicians from eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota.

Lenoir-Rhyne University is a private, coeducational university located in Hickory, N.C. and founded in 1891.

Today, the campus enrolls over 1800 students in both undergraduate and graduate programs. Academic programs include 60 undergraduate majors; 14 graduate programs, the Center for Graduate Students of Asheville, NC (opening fall 2012); and a Seminary in Columbia, SC (effective July 1, 2012). LenoirRhyne is affiliated with the N.C. Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and welcomes students with very diverse backgrounds and beliefs.

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“Those [editor] positions were very competitive when we were in school. Quite a campaign was staged by the people that were running,” said Catherine.

“At one time, the SGA had a Publications Committee that was responsible for shepherding [that] leadership both into The Lenoir-Rhynean and also into the HACAWA,” Jeff explained.

The Editor and Business Manager appointed up to 30 members of the staff. That process remained the same until 1982 or 1983, when finding people who wanted to be editor became more challenging. For a while, due to difficulty finding an editor, the publication became erratic from semester to semester. In recent years, the paper has been published on a consistent basis, and now is published once a month, with breaking news being covered on The Rhynean website.

The Rhynean processes are very different than those of The Lenoir-Rhynean. The selection of editors is now by application process. The Rhynean advisers, Dr. Lisa Harris and Professor Susan Yingling select the best

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Mike Hogewood * Yeah, who is he?

Guest speaker Mike Hodgewood is a Lenoir-Rhyne alumnus

* What’s his claim to fame?

Prop Continued from p. 6 negative attributes Equality NC proponents believe Proposition 1 creates. They believe marriage is under attack and needs to be protected from being overturned by judges or future legislatures.

“If North Carolinians believe that the current marriage laws in our state are strong enough that they would never be overturned, this lawsuit should be an eye-opener,” said Tami Fitzgerald, Executive Director of the North Carolina Values Coalition. “This is just the first of many lawsuits our state will see challenging the definition of marriage if we do not protect it in our State Constitution by passing the Marriage Protection Amendment this May.” The NC Values Coalition believes that by legally recognizing only heterosexual marriage is not discriminating homosexuals who want to marry, because North Carolina has regulated marriage for nearly 340 years.

They believe that the marriage between a man and a woman has served the purpose of instituting procreative sexual activity into a society, which provides a stable environment

for children produced from the sexual union of the partners in marriage. In addition, advocates hold that heterosexual marriage has provided the best environment for the rearing of future citizens. In turn they believe that expanding the State Constitution to allow other relationships will undermine an institution that has proven to be the best and safest environment for children.

Regardless of what supporters of Proposition 1 supporters believe, gay and lesbian couples represent one of the fasting growing demographics and voting blocs in North Carolina. Since the last national census, same-sex domestic partners increased by 68 percent from 11,052 people to 27,250 people. Proposition 1 is not a Republican issue any more than it is a Democratic issue. The amendment is about human rights and has the potential to threaten the core values of American society - equality under law and personal freedoms.

Proposition 1 is an issue that needs to be given attention to by all registered voters by coming out to the polls on May 8.

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What to do * Contact * When Apply for graduation * Registrar Office * April 10, 2012

Pay Graduation Fees * Business Office * April 10, 2012

FOX Sports South Sports Broadcaster

* How will this benefit me?

Hogewood will be speaking on new and emerging jobs in communications and how to handle rejection when potential employers tell you no.

* Why should I trust Hodgwood?

Best known for his work on ACC football, ACC men’s and women’s basketball and his coverage of Nextal Cup NASCAR races, Hodgewood does play-by-play for FSN South, Sun Sports, New England Sports Network, Comcast SportsNet, HDNet and Speed Channel.

Nominate Senior * Dean Fisher * April 11 by noon for class speaker Exit Interview * Financial Aid Office * May 4, 2012 (if on Financial Aid)

Purchase Gown, etc. * Bookstore * May 4, 2012

Check Convocations * List in library * ASAP

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Date-Monday, April 30 Time-10:00 a.m.

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Announcements * Bookstore * ASAP

Class Ring * Herff Jones rep * ASAP

Order HACAWA yearbook * HACAWA Office * ASAP

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Millwood Leads Lady Bears in Wins and Shut-outs

The Rhynean/Susan Yingling Together senior Stevie Dellinger and sophomore Haley Beattie motivate the Lady Bears LAX team to stay atop their best game.

Women’s Lacrosse

Q & A with Captains Stevie Dellinger & Haley Beattie Q. It has been said that women’s lacrosse is one of the most misunderstood sports in modern-day collegiate athletics. Do you agree with this statement? Why or Why not?

Beattie: “I think it’s mostly true. It’s kind of new to the Southern people coming to games; but they learn more and more.”

Q. What do you think lends to this feeling?

Beattie: “Girls’ LAX has more meticulous rules. It can be frustrating to watch when you aren’t familiar with the rules.”

Q. Why do you think lacrosse, and women’s in particular, has proven to be a relatively late bloomer when it comes to American sports?

Sportsfotos/Phillip Robinson Four--that’s the number of times this season that Lenoir Rhyne Senior Dawon Millwood has been named the South Atlantic Conference Softball Pitcher Of The Week by league officials.

Coach ‘em Up: Spring Football By: Randolph Carroll Staff Writer Spring time is approaching and that means spring ball is near.

Every college football team and staff in the country is preparing to gear up and knock heads amongst themselves for their annual spring practice.

Spring practice is not just a time for teammates to hit each other, but also a time for development.

“We really didn’t get to coach the freshman in the fall,” said Mike Houston, L-R head football coach. “They were either redshirted or thrown into the mix. We get a chance to develop these guys.”

Development is not unique to just freshman.

Upper classman too are expected to step up and fill roles needed and develop their skills and technique.

According to Houston, spring practice is an

opportunity to “find out who you can depend on and find out what they can and can’t do. With the loss of first team all-SAC quarterback, Major Herron, All-American Chandler Rearden, and wide receiver standout Nick Stutts along with the rest of the Bears will have some discovering to do on the offensive side of the ball.

Four of the five starting offensive lineman are returning for next season and six of the front seven are returning on defense. Coach Houston described the potential identity of this team as being “extremely physical” and “as good as a running game as we’ve had.”

How do the players feel about spring practice? After a few months of grueling offseason workout, returning to practice cannot be that simple.

“It’s a necessary, but terrible evil,” said Jimmy Long, a rising junior defensive tackle. “It’s a

great chance for competition among player for starting positions, but it does have its limitations as the defense goes against the same triple option offense and our offense plays against only our type of defense.

Our defense going against the triple option does not give us a great look for the much contrasted passing attack.

For this reason, Houston said the defense will give very specific attention to teams, such as Tusculum and Davidson whose offense likes to spread the ball across the field.

This year’s spring game will be hosted Friday, April 20 in Moretz Stadium. The hope for this year will be that the Bears will be “healthy enough” to avoid just having a “glorified scrimmage.” The Bears hope for a good turnout for the Friday night game.

Beattie: “It is tough to get into if you can’t catch and throw, but once you get the hang of [LAX], it gains more appeal.”

Q. Would you comment on the differences between lacrosse in general, when compared to say football or hockey? How do these differences translate to women’s lacrosse?

Dellinger: “Men’s LAX is men’s hockey on grass. They have pads...protective gear.”

Beatty: “Women don’t have pads. We have goggles and mouth guard. We can’t hit, but we can check.”

Q. What kind of intensity and skills must a lacrosse player bring to the game in order to be successful?

Dellinger: “It’s complicated to see and read. I compare it a lot to soccer.”

Beattie: “LAX is the fastest game on two feet. It takes aggressive drive and a competitive nature to get the ball.”

Q. What qualities about lacrosse might LR sports fans find both surprising and exciting?º Dellinger: “The speed of the game...it’s fast-paced.”

Beattie: “It’s a big scoring game. It’s easy to get back into the game.”

Q. Comment on how your season has been, and the team’s future goals.

Dellinger: “Our season has improved so much from last year.

We’ve improved tremendously.”

Beattie: “We’ve had 12 or 13 new freshmen. The assistant coach became the head coach. We have a graduate assistant who helps. The coaches have pushed us to be the best we can be.”

Moretz Stadium: Artificial Turf Still a Dream By: Tony Mangili Contributing Writer Throughout the years, many professional, college and high school teams have been making the transition from traditional grass athletic fields to artificial turf fields. The transition from grass fields to turf fields has given rise to public curiosity.

Players, coaches and athletic directors all prefer turf fields to grass fields, but each for their individual reasons.

“At some point [LenoirRhyne] will have an artificial surface on Moretz Stadium,” said Athletic Director Neil McGeachy. “I don’t know if it will happen in the next two to three years but it may.”

McGeachy explained that L-R would not acquire a turf field until the chapel and science-building renovations are complete. According to McGeachy’s economic plan turf is not a top priority. McGeachy pondered the idea if he would rather keep the stadium with the conventional grass, or join the movement in bringing in artificial field turf.

“There is some advantage in the field turf that you can get multiple uses out of it,” McGeachy said.

The football team, men’s lacrosse team and women’s lacrosse team would all make use of the turf field. Currently each athletic team listed above uses Moretz Stadium as the home game field. The

AP Photo/Tom Hevezi Here, former British athlete and head of the LOCOG, Sebastian Coe, left, assists former Namibian athlete and Chairman of the IOC Athletes' Commission Frank Fredericks lay the final turf in the London 2012 Olympic stadium. A total of 360 rolls of turf were needed to cover the infield, which measures 9,000 metres.

football team gets the privilege of playing on the soded game field, which was freshly laid in the summer. However, the two lacrosse teams do not get the privilege of playing on the fresh field because they are both spring sports.

Greg Paradine, the Head Director of Lacrosse at Lenoir-

Rhyne gave his opinion on the idea of a new turf field. “[Artificial turf ] is much more convenient for use of practice and always having a fresh field,” said Paradine.

Paradine prefers the artificial turf because the material is much safer than grass fields. Grass fields

become muddy and often lead to more injuries compared to turf fields. Though Paradine favors traditional grass fields, he likes the physical consistency turf fields offer.

Coaches and players spend a great deal of time assessing the dangers associated with contact sports.

Although

Paradine likes the texture of turf fields he’s also concerned about the additional traction players obtain when making cuts on turf fields. “[I] prefer grass because there is no turf burn and it is just what I have always been used to playing on my whole life,” sophomore defenseman Sean McAuley said.

McAuley claims to be able to get a better feel of his cutting on grass fields. He also argues grass fields have a more professional appeal, better drainage and are more cost efficient.

“The best place to put artificial turf is on the practice field,” said Head Football Coach Mike Houston.

Putting the turf on practice fields allow multiple athletic teams to make use out of them.

Houston’s interesting proposal creates a “win-win” scenario for both sides of the argument.

His proposal gives players the luxury of having the traditional grass fields they grew up playing on.

Although there are various arguments favoring each side of the debate, L-R’s economic plan doesn’t include the installation of a turf field in the near future.

Athletes were disappointed in Fall of 2011 because rumors of turf being installed over the summer turned out to be false.

While the debates continue most athletes still hope to play on turf before their careers at L-R come to an end.

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Bears on the Right Track This Spring By: Calvin Caldwell Staff Writer

Track season is underway, and the L-R women’s and men’s teams both have a lot of excitement in store. Expect big things from returning sprinters James Pone and Artis Gilmore.

Also, look out for freshman phenomenons Jarrod Spears and Kevin Baxter. Baxter won the 110 hurdles last year in South Carolina and Spears will be competing in four events The boys four by one should be a force to be reckoned with for sure, between freshman Derrick Hardin and Jarrod Spears, senior James Pone, and junior Artis Gilmore.

Freshman Mike Fields has shown lots of promise in the discus throws, and time can only tell how far he can go.

On the girls’ end, Anquinette Crawford is one to watch in the short sprinting events such as the 100 and the 200. Kate Griewisch will try to repeat an outstanding junior season in which she

got many postseason awards.

Samantha Levin is one of the best javelin throwers in school history, and the hurdles have a bright future with Candice Turner and Taylor Oliver.

Turner is new to the program but already sees things that she likes.

“I love my teammates and our coach, and I think that if we keep our focus we can definitely go far,” said Turner.

Many students feel as though the Bears track program is definitely on the rise. Freshman Kevin Baxter is very optimistic about the future of Lenoir-Rhyne Track and Field.

“I feel like L-R track is a good program that is on the rise to becoming one of the top programs in Division Two track,” said Baxter.

Baxter is one of many Lenoir-Rhyne football players that will contribute heavily to the Lenoir-Rhyne track team this spring. Offseason workouts for the football team are in full-force, but many

freshman football players have accepted the task of improving on the field as well as the track.

The work ethic that the SAC Champion Bears utilized in the fall looks to be the same mentality that is bleeding over into track season this spring.

Sprinter Joseph Anderson agrees: “It gets tough doing our football workouts as well as going to give your all at track the very same day, but we want the winning tradition to become contagious here at Lenoir Rhyne. Not just one team, but all of them. That can only be accomplished by doing the things that others won’t,” said Anderson.

Discus thrower Mike Fields insists that the team should “practice the way that they want to perform, in order to get positive results.”

Lenoir-Rhyne track breaks into a new era this spring, so be there to support and witness your Bears track team as they hope to break into the record books as well.

Photo credit: Sportsfotos/Phillip Robinson Senior James Pone sprints in the 100 meters and is a major asset to the team. He also performs in the men’s four by four and the 200 meters.