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arts & entertainment perspectives sports Steve Martin’s latest Postcards serve literary offering as souvenirs and disappoints inexpensive items to Deacs suffer use for stories from afar third straight Page B6 Page B8 road loss to Maryland Page B1 Press Box: Leak’s transfer Old Gold and Black a missed chance Page B1 thursday, january 18, 2001 “covers the campus like the magnolias” volume 84, no. 15 Mysterious illness forces evacuation of Benson By Lisa Hoppenjans the building as well. News Editor Sorority events were moved to separate buildings as members of the Winston- Over a dozen emergency response vehi- Salem Fire Department Hazardous Mate- cles surrounded the parking lot of the rial Team entered Benson in gas masks. Benson University Center on Jan. 15 as The first concern of University Police at least 50 students fell ill from unknown was the safety of the students, which causes. An extensive investigation failed was coordinated with the Forsyth County to conclude the nature and source of the Special Operations Response Team and odor. Emergency Medical Service. “We were Students attending the Kappa Delta focused on the medical treatment of the sorority preference night party in Benson students,” University Police Chief Regina 401 claim to have noticed a strange odor Lawson said. in the building. As the women stood in A medical response center was set up in a circle with their arms linked for the the Pit to treat students who experienced White Rose Ceremony, freshman The- symptoms ranging from nausea and diz- resa Madaline fainted. ziness to headaches and tightness in the “At first I thought I was just feeling chest. Approximately 50 students and sev- sick because I was nervous and the room eral employees working in the building was hot,” Madaline said. “As we stood in were treated. One student was transported the circle, I realized I was going to pass to Forsyth Memorial Hospital, where she out.” was treated and released. As Madaline was taken from the room, Authorities initially thought that the several other women fainted. Univer- odor was the result of a gas leak, but dis- sity Police was called at 7:37 p.m. and covered that there was no gas line to the responded within minutes. building. At 10 p.m. Winston-Salem dis- “By the time the medics arrived, I was trict fire chief Jerry Grubbs reported that feeling much better,” Madaline said. the hazardous material team had been As more students began to feel ill, the unable to determine the odor. Will Wingfield/Old Gold and Black building was evacuated at 8:19 p.m. The “We were unable to locate anything University Police coordinated with members of the Winston-Salem Fire Department in their efforts to provide medical building was occupied not only by the that would create this problem. We have treatment to students and determine the source of the illness. Despite extensive investigation throughout the entire KDs, but by members of Pi Beta Phi soror- building, officials were unable to detect the odor that students cited as the cause of their illness. ity and students using various services of See Illness Page A5 Anonymous donor gives $4.1 million Freshman By Elizabeth Bland designed to increase scholarship funding. Old Gold and Black Reporter “This scholarship allows people to come who The gift is unusual, however, because no one on typically might not have thought there was campus knows the benefactor’s identity. Generally class adds The university’s capital campaign got an early when anonymous gifts are made the donor identi- start recently with the anonymous donation of financial aid available for them.” fies him or herself to university officials and then $4.1 million. The gift, a transfer of stock, will be Bill Wells requests anonymity. But, in this case, Mills only dealt used to create a new Heritage Scholarship program Director of Financial Aid with the patron’s investment manager, who served primarily for students from middle to lower income as an intermediary between the university and the 50 transfers families who are in need of financial aid. donor. Approximately 32 Heritage scholarships will be According to Robert Mills, an associate vice pres- Initially, the donor expressed interest in giving available for use in fall 2001. The scholarships are ident for university advancement, the donation money to the university, asking about the various Students accepted for spring will benefit from renewable for up to four years and will cover as much blends nicely with “The Campaign for Wake Forest orientation and housing changes. as 75 percent of a student’s college costs. University: Honoring the Promise,” which is, in part, See Gift on Page A5 By Anna Lee Old Gold and Black Reporter While most students returned to campus this past weekend after a brief absence, approximately Recruitment draws 50 students transferred to campus to begin their first semester of study at the university. The majority of the new students are freshmen who had been placed on the admissions waiting list for enrollment in fall 2000. 387 female Rushees These students were sent a letter in the summer of 2000 informing them that they had been accepted for admission to the university for the spring 2001 semester. By Kathryn Spangler parties on the third day. Martha Allman, an associate director of admis- Old Gold and Black Reporter Round four of Recruitment sions, said, “Most of these students have not included preference parties where enrolled at another university (prior to this semes- Three hundred eighty-seven potential new members attended a ter).” women arrived on campus Jan. maximum of two parties. Immedi- This decision to admit freshmen students for the 11 to begin the process of formal ately after the last party, potential spring semester was preceded by an increase in sorority recruitment. The Chi new members completed a prefer- the number of students that decided to come to Omega, Delta Delta Delta, Kappa ence card, allowing each woman the university after having been accepted. Allman Alpha Theta, Kappa Delta, Kappa to rank the two sororities. said that over the past two years, “A lot more Kappa Gamma, Pi Beta Phi and Recruitment concluded with students who we have accepted have said yes and Phi Mu sororities participated in Bid Day where invitations to therefore we have not used the waiting list.” the university’s recruitment pro- join sororities were distributed to Kirstin Nantz/Old Gold and Black She noted that the university had qualified appli- cess. potential new members, and each cants on the waiting list but simply did not have On the first day of recruitment sorority held a party in the evening The waiting game room to accept them for the fall semester. all 387 of the potential new mem- for their new members. Therefore, the decision was made to accept bers attended parties at each of “My big problem with Rush is Seniors Andy Daugherty and Tim Kennery make the most of their time in line as some students for enrollment in the spring semes- the seven sororities. Potential new that they cut you — the sororities students camped out in line for basketball tickets. Camping out for tickets is a tradition ter, when spaces open up because of December members then attended five par- that is revived every basketball season and is in full swing this semester. graduates and students studying abroad. ties on the second day and three See Recruitment Page A4 Another consideration was where the new stu- dents would live. Residence Life and Housing was aware that the students were coming and that housing changes would need to be made. RLH sent a letter to the residents of Palmer and Piccolo Residence Halls notifying them that the incoming Former prime minister tops list of spring events students would be housed in those buildings. The students were placed in the lounges where they were afforded the same amenities of a regular By Lisa Hoppenjans expansion of free enterprise, that have shaped the Eric Whittington, the associate director of external room. RLH has not recieved a complaint about News Editor last 100 years and the challenges relations for the Babcock Graduate School, noted the changes yet. that face the United States and that Thatcher’s international recognition and abil- For most students, the excitement of the university’s Europe in the new century. ity to talk about the importance of free enterprise Transfer A4 presidential debate this fall can not be matched, yet Thatcher became the first in a global economy were important considerations See Page as the weather warms and the magnolias bloom, the woman ever to hold the position in her selection as speaker. “Lady Thatcher’s track spring promises its share of high profile events. of British prime minister in 1979. record as prime minister included an emphasis on The university will host another international politi- She held the office for eleven the private markets and a belief that private markets, i n d e x cal figure when Lady Margaret Thatcher, the former years, the longest tenure of any instead of the government, would be appropriate to prime minister of Great Britain delivers the 2001 British prime minister in over 150 handle some social concerns,” he said A&E ..................... B5-7 In Other News .........A4 Babcock Graduate School of Management Broyhill years. Although approximately 1,000 of Wait Chapel’s Briefly ......................A2 Perspectives............B8 Her Conservative Party gov- 2,200 seats will be reserved for MBA students and Calendar..................B7 Police Beat ..............A4 Executive Lecture 7 p.m. Feb. 16 in Wait Chapel. Thatcher The lecture, “Challenges Facing the 21st Century,” ernment promoted tax cuts and others affiliated with the Babcock Graduate School, Classifieds ...............B7 Schedule .................B2 will examine global events, such as the fall of com- an overall reduction in the role Comics.....................B7 Sports ...................B1-4 Editorials.............

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