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Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill http://www.archive.org/details/echo1993gree Residentassistant, AndreaMeador.givessoph- omore Erin Tylka directions asshe movesinto East.Meanwhile,oneofmanyfatherscarrieshis daughter'sTV. Scott Swan, director of student activities, pre- FiftystudentsattendedtheApril3-4orientation paresforhisnewjoboncampusandthearrival atCampNewHope. PicturedareCarolineMar- ofthestudents. shall, Kim McDonald, Meggan Crowgey. staff leader Julie Schatz, Jinni Leigh Smith, Lynn Drewery, SusanStarkey, andorientationleader JimmyLaRoue.LaRouewaschosenasbestori- entationteam memberfor 1992. Opening •i?« Comes Pride G.C. to Thehornethasflownaway, butthelion has entered the den. Greensboro College officially adopted the"Pride"asitsnewmascotthisyear to replacethe Hornet mascot which is verywidelyusedinourregion. Greens- boro College teams had been known astheHornetssince 1968astheresult ofan intramuralteam led by Professor Jack Hornaday. The change was brought on bytheadditionoffouroth- erteamssuchasthelocal Greensboro Hornets baseball team and the NBA franchise Charlotte Hornets using the moniker that was once unique to Greensboro College. Alongwith the newnickname, thestudents, faculty and staff have a lot to takepridein. Therewastheadditionof three intercollegiate sports teams, six professors received promotion or ten- ure, West Hall got newbathroomsand thechapel was renovated to includea new pipe organ. G.C. can also take pride in the number of students who participate in community service. "We striveforservice both offand on campus.We'vebecomeacommunitycam- pus," says senior Jenny Sims. The American College dictionary says that pride is: "The best and most ad- mired part ofanything." Thestudents, faculty, and staff have definitely lived up to the definition. Thenewmascotenjoyswatchingthevolleyball gameduringFallFestandFamilyWeekendwith DuaneWilliams. Thelion pondersonwhat hewantstofeedhis growlingstomachattheClubCarnival. J «L. -2* * Opening Hull Takes Pride G.C. in The 1993 Echo is dedicated to Dr. James Hull, aJefferson Pilot professor of religion and philosophy, who has been teaching at Greensboro College for 27 years. Hull graduated with a bachelorofartsdegreefrom Southern Methodist University. He obtained his masterofdivinitydegreefromthe Per- kins School of Theology at Southern Methodist Universityand hisdoctorate from the University of Edinburgh. Hull hasgonefar beyond hisdutiesas a professorand given extratothecol- lege. For the past 27 years, Hull has coordinated the Festival of Lessons and Carols. He brought this tradition from Kings College in Cambridge, En- gland, to be shared with the college community. Alsounderthedirectionof Hull 22 years ago, the college saw its first ecumenical course with a priest and a rabbi. Hull has won both the Outstanding Teaching Award and the United Methodist Exemplary Teaching Award. Hull feels tremendous enthusiasm for the college. "I'm committed to it. It continuestobeagreat institution," he says. Dr. Hull proudly accepts the United Methodist ExemplaryTeaching Awardduringthefallcon- vocationfrom President Likins. Dr.KeckandDr.JamesHullaredressedintheir academicregaliaforthefallconvocation. Dedication 5 4a,4 Club Carnival Students Sign Up to Get Involved Not even the afternoon showerscould keep the students and their school pride away. On September 3, Greensboro College held its annual club carnival. The event, which usually takes place on front campus, was pushed inside, but thestudentsdidnotletthatgetintheir way. Theclubcarnival isanopportuni- tyforstudentsto sign up for a club or organizationthatintereststhem orjust to collect information about different ones. Approximately 24 clubs and or- ganizations were represented that afternoon with the purpose of recruiting members and making themselves known to students. Therewasalsoa picnic dinner provided for the students, and a number of clubs hosted different activities and games for the students to participate in. The Intramural Club sponsored a flush-emboothinwhichstudentscould be seen soaking staff members with water. The Campus Activities Board sponsored a watermelon seed spitting contest, SNCAE sponsored bobbing for apples while the Student Christian Fellowship sponsored a clothespin game they called "Pass It On." Astudent interested intheInquisitortalkswith LisaBean.JoeWheelerandMichelleOwensdur- ingtheclubcarnival. Studentsstillenioyedthepicnicdinnerinsidethe diningroomafteritwaspushed insidebecause oftherain. v« Club Carnival Studentsgetintothecarnivalspiritby flushing their favorite staff members and byplaying putt puttgolf. £< Club Carnival f» ride in Student Life. Ourstudent leadersworked hard to provide quality events and activities. Freshman Susan Starkey spent hours drawing and paintinga mermaidto bepartofthehomecoming dancedeco- rations. Sophomore Shannon Humble made sure commuters hadluncheonseverymonth. JuniorJeremyKinneyhunteddown talent for Fridays at Four. Senior Jay Cialone provided the driving force for creating Music Fest. Leaders tried creative and innovative approaches to interest more students in participation. Responding to the student's desire to have a better setting for movies, Scott Swan pur- chased a video projector and Flicks Night was born in the Underground on Thursday nights. Freshman Scott Ballou kept the moviesgoing fall semester. TheStudent Center hourswere extended to 4 a.m. weekends and 3 a.m. weeknights to give studentsa placetogolateanight. Everyonewaschallengedto take pride in the school through involvement. JesseHowleyandJayCialonepreparetheWest HallCouncilgolfcartfortheparade. y I \ y< Student Life