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www.thedavidsonian.com DAVI D SON COLLEGE WE D NES D AY , APRIL 6, 2011 VOLUME 102, NUMBER 20 25% of applicants accepted into the Class of 2015: Makes for 1,187 offers to join the new class ERI C SA W YER Staff Writer On Friday, prospective students were no- tified of the admission office’s decisions of who to offer admission for the class of 2015. A total of 1,187 students, 25% of all who applied, were offered admission. Admitted prospective students will arrive on campus on Thursday for Scholars Weekend and on Saturday for Decision Davidson 1. Many current students probably remem- ber the exhaustive application process re- quired to get here in the first place. The other side, Davidson’s admission office, goes through an even more extensive process ev- ery year. First off, Chris Gruber, Vice Presi- dent and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, looks at every application that arrives. Over 90% enter the system electronically, many by the Common Application, and the rest are digitized. This year the admission of- fice is paperless for the first time. Gruber directs the application to the re- gional counselor, making notes for depart- ments to follow up as needed as well. Each regional counselor maintains relationships with high schools and their counselors in a particular geographic region. “They know Tour guide, Madison Rigger ’12 , leads a group of prospective students around campus. photo by: Bill Giduz See ACCEPTED, page 2 Goats offer environmentally friendly solution to campus kudzu problem Allie Francis ’12 LAURA CHU C KRAY Staff Writer awarded Truman It’s deceivingly beautiful. Scholarship In a wide clearing along the outer Range Loop of the cross-country trails, a thick layer of kudzu blankets the grounds, winds it way onto the trunks of trees, and drapes across their branches. From the path, all that is vis- ible is a forest of kudzu. The invasive species poses a serious threat to native vegetation, particularly con- sidering that the area is an ecological pre- Courtesy photo serve. According to the U.S. National Park tal studies major whose involvements range In the area of the trail where kudzu is preva- Service, kudzu, native to Asia, grows at a from EAC to Food Club to future resident of lent, “the company will install an electric rate of a foot a day, with some plants weigh- the Eco House. fence that is solar powered, so there is no ing as much as 400 pounds. The vine can “The goats are something we used at my electric field to it. There will be two loca- uproot plants, snap branches from trees and high school, The Asheville School,” said tions, one on each side of the trail. The goats block light necessary for photosynthesis. McKee. “We used the same goat provider will be put on one side of the course for 2 But beginning this summer, the kudzu that Davidson will be using.” weeks, and if we feel like they’ve made am- along the cross-country trail will face a for- The goats will travel from their home at ple headway, we’ll move them to the other midable foe, one that will attempt its ulti- Wells Farm in Horse Shoe, NC to campus side. If not, we’ll leave them there for an- mate destruction: goats for an initial period of about a month. other week and then move them to the other photo by: Bill Giduz A herd of about 30 goats, armed only “Spring is a good time for the goats to side.” with their appetites, will arrive in May as an arrive, just as the kudzu is beginning to According the McKee, the goats tend to Marks Davidson’s Third economically and environmentally friendly emerge,” said McKee. “So the goats can nip eat more competitively if they are confined solution to the kudzu problem. all the buds, if you will.” to a smaller area, and can eat up the base of Truman in Four Years The idea was initially proposed by Re- Charles Jolly, the Assistant Director of See GOATS, page 3 See page 4 becca McKee ’14, an intended environmen- Grounds on campus, explained the process. Last Saturday, Davidson se- The women’s lacrosse team nior Stephen Vogel had his se- won both on Friday and on Welcome to Davidson! nior organ recital at Davidson Sunday. Sunday’s game was College Presbyterian Church. dedicated to former Virginia The names, high schools and home- Vogel, who has been play- lacrosse player Yeardley towns of all regular decision accep- ing organ for over a decade, Reynolds Love and the One sat down and chatted with us Love Foundation. The team tances are inside!!! after the recital. raised over $1000. see ARTS, page 5 see SPORTS, page 12 2 THE DAVI D SONIAN WE D NES D AY , APRIL 6, 2011 NEWS ACCEPTED: Davidson Class of 2015 Want the SGA scoop? FRE D IRVING Staff Writer At the March 31st SGA meeting last Thursday, new senators were sworn in, char- ters were approved for new student run orga- nizations, and SGA committees introduced themselves to the incoming senators. Committees serve the important function of acting as a crucial link of communication between the student body and various offices and groups that are in charge of running Da- vidson. The Admissions and Financial Aid Committee is in charge of recommendations photo by: Bill Giduz pertaining to financial aid and admissions. The Committee’s goals include surveying the Dave Kraus, Director, and Chris Gruber, Dean and Vice President, make tough decision regarding numerous candidates for admission. student body’s opinions on matters pertaining Continued from page 1 campus.” to financial aid. Davidson also practices a holistic admis- about Mrs. Grossly Difficult who’s there in The Athletic Policy Committee recom- sion process where an applicant is evalu- the junior year, so the highest grade students mends policy pertaining to athletics and en- ated as a whole person, not just by a list of get in A.P. United States History is a B+, but courages student attendance at games. In the numbers. “We’re looking at everything that 85% get fives,” Gruber said. “That person future it hopes to increase student attendance the student has done, understanding context, completes the first and what is most likely at games and enhance the experience of both looking at growth, looking at trends and the most thorough read that will take place. varsity and non-varsity athletes. looking at connections,” Gruber said. Anoth- They recommend a decision, and it goes to a The Auxiliary Committee makes recom- er thing that sets Davidson’s process apart is small group.” mendations that pertain to auxiliary services. the peer recommendation. “We’re one of The small group of three or four other It hopes to create a more sustainable campus only a handful of schools in this country that people validates or challenges the regional and to work on creating a community garden operate by requiring a peer recommendation, counselor’s decision. If the small group af- that could be used by fraternities and eating which I think is a neat tool,” Gruber said. firms the regional counselor’s decision to houses. “Your friends are your toughest critics.” admit the student, the file is passed to Gru- The Budget and Finance Committee’s The number of applications for admission ber again. “No one person has the ability to goal is to voice student opinions as they relate to the class of 2015 was larger than for any admit or deny a student,” Gruber said. “We to finance. other class in the college’s history. “We’re go through checks and balances, and there The Building and Grounds Committee probably right around the number that we are a lot of them.” communicates with physical plant and trust- should feel comfortable in get- For early decision applica- ees regarding the buildings and grounds of the ting with honest techniques tions, the entire 16-person staff The number of applications for College. Overarching goals of the Commit- being used to attract students reviews each application to- tee include implementing sustainable and low to Davidson,” Gruber said. gether. In the case of regular admission to the Class of 2015 was cost technologies into buildings on a small Additionally, as part of the decision, “the full group comes scale and, if deemed successful, on a larger college’s strategic planning together on those that we can’t larger than for any other class in scale. process, Davidson is looking get consensus on,” Gruber said. The External Affairs Committee serves as to increase overall enrollment “The full group comes together the college’s history. a liaison between the Senate and all other enti- to 2,000 students. “We’ve to shape that, to say, ‘What does ties within Davidson. It is responsible for the visit programs, give tours, or host prospec- been sitting at an incoming class by design this class feel like? What does it feel like in successful Buses to Charlotte program and for tive students overnight. at 490 for about three years now,” Gruber terms of men and women? What does it feel interacting with local businesses. Davidson’s admission process is very said. “And it’s interesting because the col- like in terms of where they are coming from? Other committees plan to review their different from that of a large university, and lege’s retention rate has gone up. So as a re- How many first generation students do we functions at this Thursday’s SGA meeting.