Blackburn: majors wiU add diversity to college The new building on top of students. with 36 credit hours, 24 of which responding to an obvious need,** By David Grimes Zehmer hill will have both ait and Career ideas under a Theatre ma• will be upper level. Twelve of those said Dr Blackburn of the new ma• Staff Writer sculpture studios to better accom• jor not only include acting, but 24 hours will be seminars stress• jor. modate the students.. There will play-writing and play production as ing creative independent work. The Administration of Justice Clinch Vdley College will pro• also be a display area in one of the well as many others. Students will have to take an ad• major will have to go through the vide three new majors next year in hallways where the students will be The hours for the Theatre major ditional 12 credit hours in liberal University of Virginia Board of h(q>es to provide more job demands able to show off their work. will be much like the Arts major arts in order to complete their ma• Visitors before it can be placed on as well as improve the college Like jor. campus. Dr. Glenn Blackburn is the chai> the Arts C V C The board will evaluate the new man of the committee for the new major, Dr. has also major and decide whether there is majors which include Alt, Theatre, Blackburn Change is in the air... stepped a significant need for the new pro• and Administration of Justice. hopes that up to meet gram and if the college has the re• Each major has been place on the The• the de• sources for it campus to help with the demand of atre major mand for Dr. Blackburn sees this as only jobs as well as by students. "This will help criminal a fomiality, and is confident that the is a liberal aits college with no aits make the justice Administration of Justice major major and that makes no sense," campus studies will be on campus by next year. Blackburn said. livelier. that fol• There is a search currently tak• The Alts majors will consist of He hopes low with ing place for faculty members to 36 credit hours. Of this 24 hours to see the build• teach these new majors, although must be upper level woik, with at more ing of some of the classes that will be re• least 12 credit hours of seminars plays several quired for the new majors are cur• stressing creative independent written new pris• rently being Uught at CVC. work. An extra 18 credit hours will and per• ons in the be specifically designed for the stu• formed by aea"\A%'ic dent. Bridge Student leaders construction needed evaluated by staff-Reports The fimd for American Studies te i^ board The new classroom bnlldiBg, which is scheduled to be flnbhed (cniiting student leaders fiom<colleges and umveisities topaiticipate in itsil997 By Jasah Rodriguez in June, may liave a pedestrian bridge linking it to Zehmer sutmnerliistitutes atGeoig^om Un^ Co-Editor and the Science Building. Weather, and lack of man power m Wadiingt(m,'D.C' has slowed the progress of the center. Ondeigreduate studerte-mlll gain' The Advisory Council Building new ' onttcaliWnk expeileucAlhipiigli utui^ and Grounds Committee is consid• building Plmeliy Roger Pnffltt ' ah^inpublippidit^^poU^U ering abudget amendmentto build together. a pedestrian bridge between the Whether new classrooms and the Science ornotdiis currently in progress. Weadier has >^.^at.|l!e9ligk^w^C]<9^^ Building. bridge would be completely en• stalled the installation of the roof, areas that will house the The council, which met January closed was not mentioned. and will possibly push back the fin• new administrative offices . —.;^,•i-.1Mirf;5«•• 24, is looking at options, such as Akmg wilhdieproposedbrid^ ishing date. in the John C. Willie Li• ADA assistance flmds, to build a Ifae conunittee also gave repoits on A change Older was given autho- brary has been completed. walk-way between the new class• the continued constiuction on the rization to proceed widi a chiller Again, weather has room unh and the Scioxe building. new classroom building and the li- unit in the building. A specific lo- played havoc on flie con- [''-^:<Fa«li(3aI'.and'Bcoo^ The brii^ would link aU three tnaiy. caticm on this, however, has not buildings, Zduner, Science, and the Woik on the new classrooms is been decided. The demolition of the LlBRARY,Seepg.3 i:-Mail llK- Letter to the^ Do Federal liixes An interview^ Concert Listing.istines I ,(lit(»r ;il Editor by Phone withCarroll Dale for the week .iliiiw - ' inniiiui.v'iim Pages Page 2 m News LIBRARY, from pg. 1 tions. Clinch Valley College's Changing Face The board is cunently attempt• le (Hily apparent answer is to ing to schedule die earliest possible The new rooms v^mlarge the and anyone else who will listen. (rf the oeMmdioa and o(»slnicti(ni. ''!rf;3<ecoo[d>of iFbuF k'r^^^ ' raise more money, generally by date for the library to be back in Jatan RodrigBcz campus, allow more flexible hours And why are die alumnus doing The campus is having a hard raising tuition, and build more Habk fihti:«{H»neurs,''€liris Aohiia,iPreseiiitiBi<allLlec- complete service. Co-Editor for classes, and as we have abeady this? They are probably tired of time housing the number of stu• parking lots and housing areas. irwill iMbeld'invSjqoiddy IQQA dttring^conyoca- As a Mphomore here at Cliiich repofted, give way to new and more only having a hmdfid of pecqile to dents diat are here now. The only The library began renovation in Problem. A considnable number of Valley, I have been here long advanced d^jees. This also is a help support die college. resident area that is paid for it ti(m) eariy Octt^r of 1996. The library students conw here due to the low enough to realize tliat our gmall diie need forCVC, as mostcoU^es Congratulations to all of our col• Crockett Hall, and tumor is that it •JlntiamiuBl Indoor Socco; "FBA offices are currently housed in die cost of the school. A raise in tuition college is changing. After giving ofifer niany more opportunities for legiate sports teams, especially die will be gutted and remade to house former Zehmer express location, might result in the loss of many stu- • Ash Wecbiesday Sovice, B$U, S|p.m. this insight a little thought, I have major areas of stw^. football team and the work of more people. There are no reported with limited library resources. dats that an here now, and just • 'j.j'.t;; .••n(j/av- ' - -.i- •• •' 'S-v.i- '. Photo by Roger Profit begun to wonder what the admin• This all liidu to die new, fully Coach Ramseyer and his staff. If a plans to build mon housing. making ends meet istration is going to do to handle automatic, does everything foryou perfect season and consecutive na• Where are we going to put all of LEADERS, from pg. 1 Construction has come a long way since the beginning. the growth for the future. except type the pi^, library. New tional rankings docs not open eyes these new students who are in I could go on to name any num• ber of other situations diat may oc• I wiU begin with our new class• resources, educational material, to our little hole in the mountain, search of the soon to be well- the Institute dn Political Journal• Each of die Institutes includes unique opportunities to meet and cur, but am not here to rain on room building and library addi• and modem technology, will ad• ^nothing will. known Clinch \Uley College edu• ism, and die Byrce Harlow Insti• internships throughout the city, talk with international leaders at anyone's parade. These possibili• tions. These are welcome additions, vance our student body. The plan I have seen die before picture. cation? I doubt remodeling tute on Business and Government course at Georgetown University site briefings, lectures, and evening ties may pan out to be nothing at fw we lag behind most state col• is for the students of Clinch Villey And from the looks of it, die after Crockett Hall is going to cut die Affiurs. taught by top notch faculty, and dialogues. all, or maybe they become bigger leges is classroom size, as well as to be better educated and etiuipped picture should be a boM step into mustard, but we will find out For brochures and applications, problems than anyrae can imagine. teaching technology. for the future. the future, in both size and quality, Also, more students, due to die students should contact The Fund I do applaud everyone for work• Even the exterior design of the Also, the woric with our alumni for Clinch Valley. Congratulations previous reason, will live off cam• for American Shidies at (800) 741- ing hard to make CVC better. My structure invokes a nme up-to-date have spread die word about Clinch Dr. Lamms, it appears yotir, and pus. As with housing, we can not 6964, or visit our web site at http:/ only hope is diat we have not out• appearance to the campus. AnycHte VeUty College: We aee vAtae die your stafis hard work will pay off park ny^A^iere as it is, hnagine add• |it)tfl^'''lii«or^ : \ /www.dcinteinships.org. want to take a guess as to what will money is going, but not everyone widi a more prominoit and success- ing a few hundred more cars a day.