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Harding University Scholar Works at Harding The Bison Archives and Special Collections 4-11-1997 The Bison, April 11, 1997 Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.harding.edu/thebison Recommended Citation The Bison, April 11, 1997. (1997). Retrieved from https://scholarworks.harding.edu/thebison/1531 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Special Collections at Scholar Works at Harding. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Bison by an authorized administrator of Scholar Works at Harding. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 11 Apri11997 Searcy, Arkansas Volume 72, Number 16 Conference focuses on special concerns by Lori Boduch Comebacks," as well as more hear Jeannie Cagle, the keynote posters, about women who Bison staff writer from McLaughlin. speaker, deliver her lesson on have special ministries. The In the time that he has to "The Complete Woman." conference is also designed to Harding University will speak at this conference, Last year, this special encourage women to renew host the first Men of God Hickmon wants to get across conference for women was theircommitmentof service for conference and the third themessagethatmenmustput given the name W.LN.G.S.,and God. annual W.LN.G.S. (Women in their families first. Men must a worldwide network entitled A special session separate God's Service) conference do their best to be good SISTERS (sisters in service to from the W.LN.G.S. conference April18 and 19. husbands and good fathers encourage and renew sisters) will be held Friday night from S.A. Spiritual Life Director because, in the end, the things was started. 7 to 9 p.m. in the American Andrew Baker said that the that will matter most to us will This network, which can be Heritage Auditorium with Lori Spiritual Life Committee is be our families and our reached via e-mail or tele Sloan speaking on "Purity." hoping to "help guys renew relationship with God, he said. phone, was initiated to Anyone interested may attend their focus and be men of God" On Saturday afternoon, encourage and provide sup this session. through the Men of God McLaughlin will speak on port for Christian women The W.LN.G.S. conference conference. The conference is "Evangelism in the Church" around the world. begins Saturday with re designed to help men grow in from 2:15 to 4:15. This special Pollard said that the amount gistration at 8 a.m. and ending their faith and commitment to session for both men and of e-mail received is incredible at 3 p.m. The location of the God and others. women is separate from the and has surprised the conference will be the Admin The theme of the Men of conferences and is open to organizers who anticipated a istration or the Heritage God conference is "Renewing everyone interested. huge number of phone calls. Auditorium, depending on the Spiritual Disciplines." It will This year's W.I.N.G.S. The first year of this network size of the crowd. Baby-sitting begin Friday night with guest conference is centered on the has been deemed successful, and interpretation for the deaf speaker Don McLaughlin in the theme of "Finding your she said, and plans are in the will be available upon request. Benson Auditorium from 7 to Balance in an Unbalanced making for a similar network People attending the Men 9p.m. World." The chairman of the to benefit Christian men. of God conference, as well as The Saturday schedule planning committee, Dr. A special feature that will the W.LN.G.S. conference, will begins at 8 a.m. and ends at 3 Sherry Pollard, said she be enjoyed at the W.I.N.G.S. have the pleasure of seeing p.m. and will include Dr. believes this is a topic that conference is called "Unsung performances by Theatron and Adrian Hickmon speaking on needs to be addressed, Sheroes." This feature allows enjoying the vocal talents of "Heroes and Cowards" and especially right now. Women the women at the conference to Michelle Brown and Rochele "Turning Setbacks into attending this conference will share, using video tapes or Rose. Crews begin renovation of Rhodes Field House by Jacob Gump areas of the court to play on, The Rhodes Memorial Field not even for sure who brought Bison staff writer and the academy gym will also House was brought to Harding that old building to our be available. in 1949. The building had been campus." "An incredible amount of Keith Dismuke, a senior used as an airplane hangar The Rhodes Field House has history," were the words from South Carolina, said, "I'm before. been a memorable part of the President David Burks chose glad that they are going to open "After the war [World War Harding campus for almost 50 to describe Rhodes Memorial up the Ganus [gym] to let us II], people would purchase the years, and - who knows - it Field House, also known as the play ball. It will be a lot better old hangars, have them torn may be around in another 50 "old gym" in Harding circles. than the old gym because it is down and then reassemble years when the grandchildren "We could not simply tear it so much bigger. More games them where they were of today's students are down and build something can go on." needed," Dr. Burks said. "I'm shooting hoops. new," Burks said. "We'd rather update it and make it better." Very soon, the "old" gym will no longer be quite so old. OnMonday,ahugerenovation project began, which will make the Rhodes Memorial Field House usable for intercol legiate play. Harding University has been discussing the project for more than three years, but within the last year, the plans have been finalized. Large areas of the building that go unused, such as the pingpong room and the area under the bleachers, will be converted into new locker rooms for basketball and volleyball, restrooms, and even a small laundry area for sports uniforms. The floor will be remain, but it will be turned sideways to make room for the new bleachers. Instead of one side of bleachers, there will be four. Eventually, the building will be able to hold 3,000 people. The gym will also feature 550 fixed back seats that will be added close to the court, and the building will also have a new air conditioning system. "I'm glad they're not going to tear it down," said Kiri Hendrix, a senior from Baton Rouge. "It's been there for so long." Family members join Dr. Clifton Ganus on the Benson stage to Many students have been celebrate his 75th birthday. Ganus was recognized Monday in chapel worried that the renovation of for his many years of service to Harding. Dr. Jimmy Allen spoke of the gym will impose on Ganus' competitive spirit and his athletic abilities, as well as his personal playing time. The Ganus Athletic Center will be strong, spiritual leadership. Students and faculty joined together in used for free play with new a spirited round of "Happy Birthday." Photos by Jeff Montgomery. 2 T~ BISON. 11April1997 ·t S,t~trk Insights Take two aspirin and call me in the rrurning events because my personal nemesis reared its number of common, On a rainy, autumn day during my freshman ugly head and sent me whimpering to a darkened everyday things that year, I found myself sprawled out, in quite an room to search for solace. I've also missed a lot might trigger a unladylike fashion, on the cement steps in the of school. And I've endured my share of criticism migraine. stairwell of the Benson. and snide remarks from those who are migraine Among the many On that seemingly normal day, I was the uneducated. possibilities on the list lucky recipient of a stabbing, white pain that Let me assure you that I am not attempting are things like changes in weather patterns, struck me in the back of my head while I to gain your sympathy or your pity. Rather, I am high altitude, certain odors, chemicals in descended the steps after chapel. The pain was on a mission to educate as many as possible perfumes and insecticides, cigarette smoke, so intense that it sent me to my knees and then about a fairly common condition that is too often changes in eating patterns, fatigue, cheeses, to the dark, quiet Land of the Fainted. I awoke misunderstood. fish, chocolate and hot dogs. My favorites, as to see the faces of Dr. Burks, Neale Pryor and The most common misconception I've a female college student, are: changes in Monte Cox hovering in a circle above me. In my encountered concerning migraines is that they sleeping patterns (do you go to bed at the prostrate state, and with the light that shone only affect those people who can't handle stress. same time every night?) and caffeine (how from behind them, I thought I saw halos. For one The truth is that stress, in and of itself, will not long can you survive without a dose of Dr. long moment, while I waited for my world to stop cause a migraine in just any ol' Joe. In fact, Pepper?). doing somersaults, I was certain I'd entered the stress is only a migraine trigger in those people The point that I'm trying so desperately to pearly gates and the angels had come out to greet who are already prone to headaches.

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