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"'· ~ _. .,, I l:,.;, (HJ U N V E R S T y NEWSLETTER Feb. 21, 2005 A Newsletterfor Faculty,Staff and Friendsof CoastalCarolina University Volume 15, Number 4 Rice concert CCU helps start Sandy Island library S a n d y to celebrate Island now has poet's music its own private library, thanks "Stranger in a Strange Land: to the generosi Remembering the Music of Paul Rice ty of Coastal (I 943-2004)" will be presented at faculty, staff Coastal on Thursday, Feb. 24 in memo and students ry of the late poet-professor-songwriter. who donated The concert, featuring 12 musicians, books and their will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital time to help Hall of the Thomas W and Robin W with the proj- Volunteers help organize and shelve the 1,500 books donated to Sandy Island resi Edwards College of Humanities and Fine ect. dents. Arts. Seating is limited, so arrive early. A flotilla of books and volunteers Rice, who was an English professor traveled to the island, accessible only by Margaret Fain and Sallie Clarkson sort for 17 years, a published poet, an avid boat, on Saturday, Feb. 12 to spend the ed and catalogued the collection and, songwriter and a syndicated antiques day organizing the 1,500 books pack with two assistants, shelved the books, columnist, died Oct. 17, 2004. aged in 70 boxes. visited with residents and familiarized Friends and relatives of Rice who Pat Singleton-Young and about 25 the resident librarian, Mary Pyatt, with are performing are: students of Leadership Challenge start the check-out system. • Jesse Rice, his 26-year-old son, an ed the ball rolling in the spring of 2003 Joe Carter and Sam Frink, mem aspiring Nashville songwriter, who will when President Ronald Ingle remarked bers of the CCU Board of Trustees, sing two of his dad's songs, including that collecting books for the children of helped with funding. Some work the last one he wrote Sandy Island would be a good club remains to be completed on the historic • Kevin McConeghey, his brother-in proJect. building, originally a schoolhouse, law, who lives in Madison, Wis., a har "Book donations are still coming," which houses the library, and Coastal monica and harp player in several blues said Lynn Franken, dean of the Thomas volunteers will be supplementing the bands W and Robin W Edwards College of holdings with works specifically • Tom Yoder, a well-known guitarist Humanities and Fine Arcs. requested by the residents of Sandy on the Grand Strand who teaches at Kimbel librarians Peggy Bares, Island. Coastal • Mike Battle, an area lawyer who CCU NewsletterPublication Dates was in George McCorkle's Garage Band Submission deadlines: Publication dares: with Rice in the early '90s, on harmon Monday, Feb. 28 Monday, March 7 amlinaUNIVERSITY NEWSlETTEa Monday, March 22 Monday , March 28 ica • Steve Nagel, retired English profes Coastal Carolina University Newsletter is published biweekly during the academic year and monthly sor on lead guitar, formerly in a Coastal during June and July by the Office of Marketing Communications. Submissions should be senr to the Office of Marketing Communications in SNGL 204 by noon the Monday before publication. Continued on page 2 I Information for the CCU Newslettershould be submitted to [email protected] the Office of MarketingCommunications, Singleton 204. An InsideLook 'at ,..::~~~~H CoilialCarq,liria \ Concert is· tribute to Rice's music Continued ftom page I Feb. 21-28 • Ron Ingle on CCU's Master Plan band called Cheap Help with Rice in • Dave DeCenzo and John Marcis on · the mid-'90s the new economics major program • Dan O'Reilly, saxophonist and har Kurry Seymour on percussion monica player who teaches music at ensembles Alumniprofile : JenniferMerrell ( 2004) Coastal • Bill Hami lton, music professor, on Feb. 28-March 6 keyboard • Marvin Marazas on changes in • Coastal student Elise Testone, a stu technologyover the past 20 years dent of Rice's who performed with him • Louis Keiner on tsunamis • Greg London on "Cabaret" • Brian Na nce, history professor, also Paul Rice at Last year's Celebration of • Alumni profile: Dana Groome (1987) formerly in Cheap Help, on lead guitar Inquiry, where he performed with Brian • Steve Hamelman, English profes Nance, Elise Testone and others. sor, formerly in Cheap Help, drummer to Georgia ," with Rice's original songs • David Bankston, music professor, in between, a mixture of country , folk singing and guitar player and rock 'n' roll, and some of his mus i • Dan Ennis, English professor and cal favorites. member of the Coastal band Virtue "We just wanted to do something Trap , on bass to recapture all that great music that he Bankston, a veteran performer and wrote and loved," said Nance, a col recording artist, will open the program league and long time friend of Rice's. He with "Rainy Night in Georgia, " a trib and Testone are coor dinating the event . ute to Rice's home state . Testone and For more informa tion , call 349- Jesse Rice will close the performance 2502. Athletic calenda r with "Leaving on char Midnight Train Monday; Feb. 21 • Women's Basketballvs . Liberty, 5 p.m., Kimbel Arena Celebration of Inquiry gets under way • Men's Basketballvs. Charleston In the opening event of the Southern, 7 p.m., Kimbel Arena Celebration of Inquiry conference, keynote speaker Rushworth Kidder Friday, Feb. 25 talked about the importance of ethical • Baseballvs. Pittsburgh, 4 p.m., decision making and moral courage in Charles Watson Stadium-Vrooman the 21st century. Field According co Kidder, a real focus on Saturday, Feb. 26 ethics is essential in order to avoid catas • Baseballvs. Pittsburgh, noon, Charles trophes - such as Chernobyl and 9/ 11- Watson Stadium-Vrooman Field rhar occur when peop le make immoral • Women's Basketball vs. UNC use of the new technologies that have Asheville, 2 p.m., Kimbel Arena proliferated in the recent past . • Men's Tennis vs. Gardner-Webb, Kidder is the founder and president 2 p.m., Billy Nichols Tennis Center of the Institute for Global Ethics , a chink • Men's Basketballvs . Birmingham tank headquartered in Camden , Maine , Southern, 4 p.m., Kimbel Arena as well as the author of several books • Baseballvs. Rider, 4 p.m., Kimbel including the recent "Moral Courage: Arena • Women's Tennis vs. Gardner-Webb, Ethicist Rushworth Kidder opened Coastal's Taking Action When Your Values Are 2 p.m. at Mt. Olive, N.C. Celebration of Inq uiry with an address on Put to the Test." "The Guts of a Tough Decision: Moral Nearly 200 presentations were made Courage and How to Get It " on Feb. 16. during the two-day Celebration. 2 Coastal announces spring cultural arts calendar A fairy tale ballet, literary readings April 11: Coastal Carolina and more mark the spring semester of University Saxophone Ensemble, 7:30 Coastal's cultural arts calendar. p.m., Edwards Recital Hall, free For more details, visit Coastal's April 13: "Still Life with Iris, " a Web site at www.coastal.edu and go to play by Steven Dietz, 7:30 p.m. shows the calendar of events. For tickets or April 13, 14, 15, 16; 2 p.m. April 16; 3 more information, call the Wheelwright p.m . April 17, Edwards Black Box Box Office at 349-2502. Theater, $10 general admission, $5 stu Feb. 24: "Stranger m a Strange dents Land: Celebrating the music of Paul April 13: Coastal Carolina Rice (1943-2004)," 7:30 p.m., University Percussion Ensemble, 7:30 Edwards Recital Hall, free p.m., Wheelwright Auditorium, free Feb. 24 to April 6: "Chapters in April 14: Vibrations Dance South Carolina History: Colonial Company, 7 p.m., Wheelwright Life," exhibition in the Rebecca Auditorium, free Randall Bryan Art Gallery. Reception: April 18: Coastal Carolina University Concert Choir, 7:30 p.m. , Thursday, Feb. 24, 4 to 6 p.m. Regular "Cinderella"is beingpresented by the Columbia hours of show, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday City Balleton March 31 and April 1. Wheelwright Auditorium, free through Friday, free April 21: POP 101 Concert, 7:30 Feb. 27: Shannon Wettstein, guest Ballet, 7 p.m. Wheelwright Auditor p.m., Wheelwright Aud_itorium, free piano recital, 4 p.m., Edwards Recital ium, general admission $20, children April 21 to May 7: Spring 2005 Hall, free 18 and under $5 Graduating Seniors Exhibition, March 2 to 6: "Cabaret," a musi April 3: Gary Stegall Faculty Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., cal, performances at 7:30 p.m. Piano Recital, 4 p.m. Edwards Recital Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery; Wednesday through Saturday; matinee Hall, free public reception , April 21, 4 to 6 p.m., shows at 2 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. April 6: "The Writing Process," free Sunday, Wheelwright Auditorium. 6:30 to 7:45 p.m., featuring Professors April 28: Coastal Carolina General admission $1 O;students 18 and Eldred Prince, Susan Libes and Sharon University Symphonic Band Concert, younger $5.