ERCURY 9, 1992 Vo~Ume

lEE GLENVILLE ERCURY 9, 1992 Vo~ume

HEAT Meets q~" " to Hear Publi~ ~~ Comment on G~C by Melissa Riffe Loudin Appointed Higher Education Advo Philip Reale of Glenville. cacy Team (HEAT) met Tues Dr. William K. Simmons, "We must day, September 1,1992, GSC president of Glenville State Col representatives attended a meet lege, had this to say about Director of ing held in Clarksburg at lib HEAT: "The various pubic have public erty High School. The meeting meetings have been scheduled was to hear public comment on throughout the state with the under Public Relations higher education needs in cen hope that higher education will tral West Virginia. It was one of gain pubic support as goals for standing and by John Putnam regional meetings sched the 21 st century are set. I feel Mark Loudin was recently in Charleston, need to know around the state to deter that it is very important that the support if named director of public rela that." mine what the pubic expects colleges and universities hear tions at Glenville State College. With a more regular work from West Virginia colleges and from post-secondary education we are to Loudin earned a bacholors de schedule than he had at WDTV, universities. now and in the future. We must gree in Theatre at Kent State Loudin is now able to spend HEAT, authorized by a leg have pubic understanding and continue to University prior to becoming a more time with his wife, Connie, islative resolution during the support if we are to continue to TV news personality for and two children, Quinn, 2, and 1992 West Virginia Legislature, deliver affordable and meaning deliver afford WDTV, channel 5, Weston. In Trent, 8 months. The Loudin was instructed to devise a stra ful education service. Our col addition to his present job, family is currently residing in tegic plan for the future of West leges must prepare the able and Loudin also oversees the publi Weston. Virginia's higher education sys workforce of the future if West cation of the Kanawhachen and Loudin's current office is lo tem. At the conclusion of the Virginia is to have a strong eco meaningful the Mercury. H is current project cated in Room 303 of the Ad regional meetings, the team will nomic base." is directing GSC's involvement ministration Building, however, report its findings and recom education with the Higher Education Ad he will ·soon be relocated to the mendations to the legislature Mark Loudin, director of vocacy Team (HEAT), a pro space previously occupied by and governor in preparation for public relations, also com . " SerVlCe. gram which is focused on in the Cashier's Office. Loudin the 1993 legislative session. The mented about HEAT adding, creasing public access to higher welcomes visitors because he advocacy team is co-chaired by "Everyone will get a chance to William K. Simmons education and work force prepa feels that "public relations be Joseph Powell ofCharleston and take a large part in education." ration. "This is a major move gin on campus." forward in my career," says Loudin, "and I plan on staying Loudin plans to continue his REGIONAL MEETING SCHEDULE for foreseeable future." work in advertising for WDTV. Higher Education Advocacy Team One of Loudin's foremost He also plans to appear with his goals is to obtain positive pub best friend and sports personal licity for GSC. According to DATE LOCATION SITE ity, Dave Stingo, on The Fifth Loudin, "Glenville State is a Quarter, a football news pro September 15 Logan SouthemWV praiseworthy college. People CormnunityCollege gram which airs Friday nights in Glenville, as well as people September 17 Fayetteville FayeUeville High on WDTV-$ a~ 11:30 p.rn: September 22 Morgantown WVU September 23 Wheeling WVNorthem Community College September 24 Institute WV State College September 29 Moorefield Moorefield High October 1 Parkersburg WVU-P Page 2 - Th~ Gl~nv.ille Merc~ry 7 . Septemb~r 9, 1992 • t ~ ~ PPST Study Sessions to be Offered by Education Division PPST Math Study Sessions Please come to Bea Brown's have been scheduled for two desk in Clark Hall between the consecutive Wednesdays, Sep hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 tember 23 and 30, from 7:00 p.m. no later than September 16 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in Clark Hall, to take the pretest. You will get Room 202. These sessions are feedback on the results of the open to any education major pretest including a list oftopics who is planning to take the PPST to study at the first study ses math test and who feels unsure sion on September 23. of math skills. Ifyou are planning to come The study sessions are be to either session, you will need ing offered by the Division of to take a pretest that requires Education. Brenda Wilson will less than one hour of your time. be the instructor.

Brw·DIDfT KNOW.. I According to the US Census: GSC Student Teachers Although the divorce rate is one in two for Americans in general, Begin Field Experience by David Riffe to say that teaching takes a lot of Barnett, Paula D. Boggs, Lisa A. it's one in a thousand plus patience and planning. Bonnett, Janet L. Bowens, Linda for those who regularly On August 26, 54 Glen The students are assigned a S. Brunicardi, Steven J. Canter ville State College students em teaching advisor at the school bury, Lisa A Davis, Rebecca J. attend church, pray frequently, barked on their professional se where they are placed, along D...,Yer, Traci L. Edman, Mary 10 and are considered rather religious people. mester. They Will be placed in with their college advisor, to help Ellyson, Karla} Ezell, MarieA. two different areas, staying eight them through their lcarning ex Finley, Stacy C. Forren, Lea J. Faith does make a difference! weeks at cach pOSition. By being penence. These advisors are on Gonzalez, Lisa A Hall, Lisa F. placed in an actual teaching situ hand to assist with sllch mattcrs Hamnck, lulie A. Harbert, Kim (Don't exclude it from your curriculum.) ation, each studcnt will be able to as dcveloplOg lesson plans, and berly S. Hunt, Steven W. Jones, apply practical skills, get a knowl other activities related to their Tammy M . Kirk, Carol L. Good Shepherd Catholic Church edge of subject matter, and more teaching. Lafferty, Jeffrey A Lamb, Tonya 701 Mineral Road, 462-7130 importantly, gain hands-on ex GSC studcnts are teachlllg in L. Looney, Robin L. Mace, Paula Father Ed Dashbach perience 10 a controlled environ Wood, Ritchie, Calhoun, lack Maxwell, Kathryn Ann Maze, ment. Kathy Butler, director of son, Gilmer, Pleasants, Braxton, Randy G Minney, Shannon G. Sunday Mass 10 a.m. field experiences, said, "It gives Lewis and Nicholas counties. Morral, Sharon K. Neal, Vicky Ifneed a ride-Call 462-8870 and ask for Jennifer. them an opportumty to see or to This semester's student teach L. Neal, Paula M. Nelson, Fern try out the skills in tcaching edu ersare: William A Abbott, Tracy E. Phillips, Barbara 1 Rader, cation and to expertmcnt some of D. Azar, B.lllie R. Balderson, Kathy L. Roach, Vicki D. Ruble, 111~IIII!ill!1£I'liilll thcir own Ideas." Butler went on TlOa M. Ballengee, Diana K Barbara K. Sadler, Donovan C. ~ THE SEARCH IS NOW ONI ~ Sands, Amanda A Sauer, Tina ~ "1993 MISS WEST VIRGINIA USA® PAGEANT" ~ R. Schott, Tami E. Simons, ~ NO PERFORMING TALENT REQUIRED 1 Attention Seniors Debbic J. Stonc, Gayla D. Stump, .~-.- If you are an appilcant who quailf.es and are '!t" . • -

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Barrett named NAJA All-American in Golf ase golfer Michael Barrett so, thus securing hisjposiitiolll Ol~ earned a spot to compete in the the NAJA all-American national tournament at Angola, Barrett shot a 292 (71- Geneva is First Test For Pioneers Indiana, in June. Barrett was 73) on the eighteenth bole recently named golfer of the 72 course. He finished fifteent~. 1 The GSC Pioneer foot Head coach Richard Ro ready for the season opener year. out of 193 golfers and will ball team will finish its pre driguez says, "There is a lot against Geneva." Barrett needed to birdie the invited back to the national season drills this week as play of confidence surrounding In a.WVIAC coach's pre final hole on the final day ofthe nament, regardless his play ers prepare for their season this year's team, and we're season poll, the Pioneers were four-day competition and did the spring of 1993. opener, September 12. This ready to get the season picked third. "We don't put home game will be played started." He praised his play much stock in that, we just against Geneva at 7:00 p.m. ers' work by saying, "Atti want"to be competitive," com at the Pioneer football sta tudes have been super and, mented Rodriguez about the Golf Team Travels to dium, Mineral Road. they have worked hard to get poll. for Weekend Tournament

GLENVILLE STATE COLLEGE asc's faU 1992 golf team qualifiers to determine who will has been fine tuning its game play in the first tou .....ent. PIONEERS techniques in preparation forthe Head coach Tim Carney says, five tournaments it will be par "The fall is a time for us to 1992 ticipating in. The first will be TEAM TIME work on some things in ,. DAIE held on September 11 and 12 at ration for the spring." carney 9/12 7:00 GENEVA,PA* the Washington and Lee Invita went on to say that Fairmont 19 SHEPHERD* 1:00 tional in Lexington, Virginia. and Charleston, along with 26 WVSTATE* 7:00 The Pioneers have held three asc! are the teams to belt. 10/3 West Liberty 1:00 10 Johnson C. Smith, NC 1:00 17 Indiana State, Indiana 1:30 GSC Golf Team 24 WV Wesleyan 1:00 DATE TOURNAMENT 31 FAIRMONT STATE* 1:30 9111 & 12 Washington & Lee (HOMECOMING) Invitational 1117 Concord 1:00 9128& 29 Cumberland College 14 WVTECH* 1:00 Invitational 10111 & 12 Rhododendron Classic 10122 & 23 Gardner Webb Invitational HOMEGAMES* Head Coach: Rich Rodriguez 11/14 & 15 Francis Marion Invitational September 9, 1992 - The Glenville Mercury - Page 5 Intramural Program Set to Start With Volleyball The 1991-92 Glenville State September 9. Teams will re College Intramural program ceive points in all team and in will begin tentatively on the dividual events offered, as well week of September 7. It will as participation points for tak basically be set up the same as ing part in weight lifting and last year's with the exception of aerobics. Other Fall Sports to awards. be offered are punt, pass and kick competition, tennis tour The first team sport will be nament and a 3-on-3 basketball volleyball, which will begin on tournament.

First row, left to right: Terra Bain, Chrystal Brooks, Kim Sees, Misty Taylor, Patsy Buckles and Jessi Allen. Second row, left to right: Tracey Fluharty, Stephanie Graves, Stephanie Ferrell, Nikki Hardman and Coach Osborne. Lady Spikers Open at Bluefield The 1992 GSC women's vol- season in the school's history team is made up ofthree juniors, leyball team will open its sea- with a record of 16-10. The four sophomores, and two fresh on the road. The ladies will team will try to fill the void men. Head coach Kenny Osborne to Bluefield College, Vir- left by last year's team captain says, "Expectations are higher this ia, with a match scheduled Tami Simons, who graduated year. Last year's success was a go underway at 6:30 p.m. on in May. Seven ofthetop eight surprise!" Pioneers! September 8. players returned this semes- The Lady Spikers hope to ter. Most of the offense will The first scheduled home have as much success this sea- rely on hitters Nikki Hardman match is slated for September 24 sonas they had last season when and Stephanie Ferrell and set- at 7:00 p.m. against the Lady they recorded the first winning ter Patsy Buckles. This year's White Falcons of Fairmont. 1992 VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE DATE TEAM TIME 9/8 Bluefield College, V A 6:30 9112 Fainnont State Tournament TBA 9115 West Liberty State Quad 6:00 9/18 & 19 Bluefield College Quad TBA 9/22 Concord College 7:00 9/24 FAIRMONT ST A TE* 7:00 9/26 Fainnont State Tournament TBA lOll SALEM-TEIKYO* 7:00 10/6 ALDERSON-BROADDUS* 7:00 10/8 West Virginia Wesleyan 7:00 'I 10/ 14 West Virginia Tech 7:00 10/17 BLUEFIELD, VA* 2:00 10/21 U. OF CHARLESTON* 6:00 10/22 SHEPHERD COLLEGE* 6:00 10/27 Wheeling Jesuit 7:00 10/29 Salem-T eikyo 7:00 11/3 WESTLIBERTYSTATE* 6:00 11 /5 Radford University . 6:30 11110 Parkersburg South Quad 6:00 (Fainnont, Concord, Rio Grande) 11/13 & 14 WVIAC Tournament TBA *HOMEGAME Head Coach: Kenny Osborne ._------_. Page 6 - The Glenville Mercury - September 9, 1992

Fall 1992

Aug. 31-0ct. 2 Nancy Taylor Prints Summersville, WV &

Oct. 5-0ct. 30 Gary Shaffer Pottery Wellsburg, WV

Nov. 2-Dec. 4 Larry McCallister Drawings Grantsville, WV

MICIIAJ<;L J. FOX The King is Dead, Long Live the Kin

is "only paying tribute to a who gave him so many years enjoyment. "

Forshey will be a\,\,uJllv.. .. nied by Barry Deem, Wallace, Kathy Duty, Ji Deem, Larry Russell, Joe lor, Gene Casto, T Farnsworth, Holly macher, Jon Hall, and by Delbert Starcher of Rock and Roll," in the Art Horton. The "King" may be dead, and Music Building Audito Tickets are $7.00 per but his spirit lives on at Glen rium. son and may be purchased ville State College. On Thurs The West Virginia Trappers the Fine Arts Division day, September 17,Jim Forshey Association is sponsoring this beginning September 14. SClltcmber 15 at 8 I,.m. in the Pickens Hall Lounge and the Tributes will present" A presentation as a fundraiser for formances are scheduled Tribute to Elvis Presley, King the Bertha E. Olsen Music 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.

County Youth Association Sponsors Concert ampus OtOp by Sharon Gladwell event was "to give teenagers a Three bands pertormed in place to go to keep out of the Art and Music Building on trouble." He hopes that the Store hours: Wednesday, August 27. These youth can raise more money in M 10-2 bands--"Psychosis", "Weird the future to provide for more W 10-2 Harold," and "Screaming Ame- J------bas," the featured band--were T-R 9-11, 12-2:30 invited to come by a newly Friday 10-1 formed teen group known as the Gilmer County Youth Associa tion. People ofall ages came out to enjoy the entertainment pro ~ted on to~ floor of ~e Hellin ~nter. vided by the bands. The Youth Association worked hard trying to raise New fall merchandise money to sponsor this evening of entertainment. President of will be arriving soon! the association, Dan Parker, says that the initial purpose of this September 9, 1992 - The Glenville Mercury -Page 7 .. r ~~~~L

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. 'Day a ,. " ~ in the. Life of qsc Student Page 8 - The Glenville Mercury - September 9, }~2 Plans for Greek Week are Underwayi0rientation Introduces byD~vid Ri~e. Building.... events that ~e upcoming will I Freshmen to Campus Lil 'Slgma Sigma Sigma and Terry Collins, vice pres 1- be a foundation so that the fu- I Delta Zeta sororities and Tau dent of TKE fraternity, said,"I ture Greeks of Glenville State jI! by Rose Yoak attending meetings. Kappa Epsilon (TKE) of thinkthisalliancewillhelpbring College.canmaintaingoodrela- jI! " Ilike the down-home feel evening sevela} faculty Glenville State College recently Greek lifebackto Glenville State tions and good perspectives on jI! ing," stated freshman Marian bers joined the sfiJdents for met to make plans for Greek College and make everyone's Greek life." I Zwoll when asked why he chose sert. Week. college experience more enjoy- Watch for posters and",: to come to Glenville State Col- Thursday was filled Greek Week is designed to able." advertismentsconcerningGreek liege. Thisyear'sfreshman~lass business activities "",,""UII~ show other students at Glen- Delta Zeta representative, Week for more details. III is projected to be larger than registration, tests, fealll8VlReII_ and J.D. photos. Laf4.. ;_._ ville State what Greek life is Annette Caldwell, said, "1 think ~.med Am previous classes, thus boosting like and to invite them to be- Greek Week will bring the two GSC'senrollment figures higher gathered in the HelDIllllllIdiI come a part of this lifestyle. sororities and fraternity to- than last year's. Jennifer to nAr1tl~lImf! in ducliDL Greek Week is a week of fun gether, and I think it will tum Nottingham, director of place- and games with a different ac- out good. This type of Greek . ment, commented on thie en- tivity taking place each night. Weekshouldhavebeendonean I thusiasm and participation of Some of the activities include long time ago. " LOST-SKETCHBOOK. On AU-I the new class. She has great flag-football, tug-of-war, water Jill Harman, president of gust 6, an Elderhostel student lost ... hopethattheywillcontinuethis her sketch pad that had been placed S ... . balloon fights and a softball Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority, onthesheICoutsidethecafeteria.IC"': enthusl8Smmthelrcommgyears game. A showcase including added,"For the moment, Greek found, please write Elderhostel onl at GSC. posters, T-shirts and otheritems Week will provide an opportu- it and leave atthe Continuing Bdu-I On Wednesday, August 19, depicting Greek life will be nity for students to view Greeks cation Office, LBH. I the first day of Freshman orien- placed in the Administration in an unbiased way. The Greek III tation, students settled in began advisors.

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