IPH In Organizations: What does a sorority mean to someone? Read about an HPU senior and her sorority experience with Alpha Gamma Delta on page 9. „/ UNIVERSITY Campus Chronicle High Point University '"' ' .1... ■ ■■ ■ Vol. 16, No. 8 www.CampusChronicle.org Friday, January 30, 2009 New curriculum effective fall 2010 By Pam Haynes and Mike begun the three hour curriculum will choice. traveling options, other options such Nuckles not be affected. "A large number of our students as independent study, internships, The curriculum includes come in as undecided [majors]," said and collaborative learning would be Staff Writers switching from three-credit-hour classes Carroll. "We wanted to give students the available to students. to four-credit-hour classes, resulting opportunity to explore and for faculty to The final piece of the system The High Point University in students taking less classes but go more in depth." overhaul is the reinvention of all majors. faculty voted on Jan. 22 to change the receiving more "breadth and depth" in A "May semester" will also Every major will be redesigned to fit the university's three hour curriculum to their education, according to Dr. Dennis be put into place. A current system is new curriculum and to offer students a a four hour curriculum that will be put Carroll, vice president of Academic in place that allows students to study more "modernized" education, Carroll into effect in the fall of 2010. Affairs. overseas or throughout the United said. The new curriculum will be A freshmen seminar will be States in May, but the new semester A potential drawback of phased in and will only apply to entering put into place requiring new students would greatly increase these freshmen in 2010. Students who have to take a 4-credit-hour seminar of their opportunities. In addition to these "New curriculum" continued on page 7 Student attends inauguration HPU asked By Jessalin Graham have gone no matter what. to buy Oak Staff Writer Living in the area also al- lowed him to attend extra Over one million people at- events in addition to the Hollow Mall tended the inauguration for inauguration, and 44th President of the United he got the op- By Bryan Rothamel States Barack Obama. Du- portunity to share Organizations Editor wane Rager, junior, was one the event with his of them. family. They went High Point University's "It was just one of to Obama's speech administration has been approached the most interesting experi- in Baltimore the about purchasing Oak Hollow Mall. ences of my life," Rager said. Saturday before "We have been approached 'To be around a crowd so the inauguration. [to buy the mall]. As any sensible and large, everyone was so happy On Sunday, Rager reasonable leadership team should to be there. It was pretty attended the Inau- Duwane Rager, a junior who attended the Presiden- do, we are investigating what that all amazing." gural Concert at tial Inauguration in Washington, D.C, snapped this means," university president Nido After becoming an Obama fan the Lincoln Memorial with photo as he stood in a crowd of over one million Qubein said. He continued to reiterate more than a year ago and working on his sister. people. university officials did not initiate the his campaign, Rager was determined to "The most memo- talks. that it was "amazing" to share the expe- attend the inauguration. rable part about the con- Rumors around the mall rience with someone two generations "My time and effort in the cert and speeches was Garth Brooks," speculate the university has bought away. campaign made me appreciate it (the Rager recalls. "He performed three the mall and will demolish it to build Rager is familiar with the way inauguration)," he said. "It was my main very uplifting songs and got everyone a football stadium. Two store manag- that downtown D.C. normally looks, and motivation for going." really going. It was amazing to be at the ers stated they have heard the rumor he noticed that it looked vastly different Rager's hometown is 45 same place at the same time as all of although mall officials do not confirm on Inauguration Day. minutes away from Washington, D.C. these famous people and all these other any transactions have taken place. "The day started for a lot of which made it easier for him to be able people." Qubein stated, "[University to attend, though he said he would His grandfather attended the inauguration with him, and Rager says "Inauguration" continued on page 7 "Mall" continued on page 6 : What's new International Club hosts Gaza HPU and GCS unite for mm®: Awareness Week Feb. 16-20 educationl program In Opinion: In A&E: In Sports: The International Club will Maurice Green, superintendent host a Gaza Awareness Week on Feb. of Guilford County Schools, recently 16-20 to discuss the dispute between announced an educational partnership Gaza and Hamas. between HPU and GCS. Is global warming EPs need some Women's basket- The week includes a showing The announcement states that for real? love too ball still in control of a documentary about Gaza, a discus- the university and GCS will collaborate sion of the war, a poetry night, and a on "innovative programs and services" vigil and night of prayer held for victims for students in the GCS system. of the war. Get a pair. HPU Radio: Launching You'll want to hear February 2 at 4:00 pm The Sound. www.hpuradio.com EDITORIALS Friday, January 30, 2009 Chronicle Staff: Let's shift our focus to academics Editor in chief Pam Haynes Staff Editorial their time at High Point, resulting in signs might be overshadowed by the more students sticking around to get superficial aspects of campus life at Editorial Writer It is a simple fact a university their High Point education. High Point. Mike Nuckles exists in order to educate a student "The concept is that students The first step that must A&E Editor body. Granted, a residential college get an entire extraordinary, holistic be taken is to work even harder on Holly Iverson must house its students, and any learning experience. Things like improving courses' rigor. Students need physical institution must maintain a the Chef's Table expose students to to learn a lot of material, and they need Opinion Editor presentable, functional campus, but opportunities that they may have never to be held accountable for that material. Katie Nelson each student at High Point is here to been around before," Clodfelter said. It has been our experience that grade Sports Editor learn lessons to prepare for careers. "We are approaching this in the best inflation has been quite apparent at way we know how. More money is spent High Point. Increasing the amount Mike Nuckles High Point University clearly meets these needs. It also has many covered in classes and increasing the Organizations Editor unique characteristics that give it its amount of assignments would help in Bryan Rothamel own persona. Students can get wake- "It would benefit the that way. Online Editor up calls, go on basketball road trips, school much more to have Next, the ways in which we Jesse Kiser watch free concerts of renowned treat our faculty must be improved. a smaller, more intelligent Professors should be compensated Photographers artists, and live in residence halls that have flat-panel televisions, high-tech student body, instead of a better, and less adjuncts and part- Pam Haynes computer labs, and restaurants. time professors should be hired. Jesse Kiser But how much is too higher enrollment. The Occasionally, adjuncts are good Printer much? To what extent does this focus should be on quality, additions to campus, but more Mullen Publications University need to build, expand, times than not, the less credentialed teachers make worse teachers. Adviser and improve in order to finally satisfy not quantity." its expectations? We believe the Finally, admissions should Dr. Bobby Hayes changes made in the past few years be focusing on raising standards of Staff Members: have set High Point University out admission, not on admitting more Courntey Adamo, Jona- from the crowd, but administrators on academics than anywhere else in the students. It would benefit the school than Benentt, Jesse Cherry, should be careful about not putting the University. We are also looking to add much more to have a smaller, more Jessalin Graham, Michael "experience" before the "education." 100 positions before August, including intelligent student body, instead of a Roger Clodfelter, HPU's many faculty members." higher enrollment. The focus should be Goins, Scarlett Hester, Al- Director of WOW, says the wow Academics at High Point have on quality, not quantity. lison Hogshead, Megan Ke- concept is meant to be a supplement also seen upgrades in recent years. For Now that our university is any, Drew Littleton, Camara to academics in the entire student instance, the faculty approved a new on the map for the "WOW factor, McLaughlin, Jennifer Paolino, experience. He says the school's curriculum just last week that we hope administrators should shift their focus will make courses more rigorous. Our to promoting academics as a means to Latasha Sessoms, Justina Re- improvement in retention rate is evidence that students are happier in big concern, though, is that these good recruit and keep successful students. mold, Angelo Rizzi, Samantha Tuthilljody Wicks Closing Guantanamo Bay was the right decision Contact us: (336) 841- 9042, news@highpoint. By Katie Nelson armed conflict and therefore can be one were actually drowning. This would Opinion Editor held and prosecuted. The problem is definitely cause pain to the mind and edu.