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! ft i l 'dwbiit :{ *i&t*xceAs isCWVLCb $m*\*LL \,Lvcvte, iv&wvt' cctvL-we* 7\^tk '\^>C\&&1CtVCA' Student Life 6 defining Events Premier 36 People 76 Academics 110 Sports 124 Greeks 170 Organizations 188 The Gate 2000 defining Premier John Skaggs proudly displays his school and Wingate University teamspiritbywearingit onhisT-shirt. Students NC like John were what Wingate, made Wingate the pre- mieruniversity. The Gate Volume 62 2000 Title Page I Inachancemeetingonhiswaytothe computer lab in Bridges, Marcus Thompson greets his buddy with a Awedbythebeautyoftheoutdoors, KristinaChambersrestsonabench and takes in the sites. 2 Opening Inbetweenclasses.JuliaParker and Kate Lokash stop to talkin front of Burnside Dalton before continuing to their destinations. JustinBuffgrinsfromeartoear despite the cream pie thatcovers hisface. Justin,photographerfor The Gate, hasjust been pied by yearbookadvisorLexYoungman. Justinwillthinktwicebeforehe's lateforadeadlineagain. Opening 3 . Premier WingateUniversitybeganwithapurpose:toprepareits studentstobecomeenlightened,productivecitizensbyprovidingahigh qualityeducationintheJudeo-Christianheritage. Itsfulfillmentofthis purposeiswhathasmadeitthepremiersmallprivateuniversityinNorth Carolina. Wingatehashadahistoryoftransformation. Beginningasonly aschoolofferingacompleteliteracyeducationfromfirstgradethrough highschool,ithasgrowntoencompassbothanunderWgraduateand graduateprogramwhileofferingstudiesabroadanda International program. Inordertoreachthisheight,theUniversityhasundergone extensivealterationsthatwereonlymadepossiblebydedicated professors,presidents,andfinancialsupporters. Ofcourse,thestudents wereanimportantpart,too. Withouttheirconstantdreamofhigher education,theschoolwouldhaveservednopurpose. Today,WingateoffersalltheamenitiesofaUniversity,butitstill maintainsasmallschoolatmosphere. Theprogramsthatareofferedare onlyasmallpartofwhatestablishestheUniversityaspremier. Itisthe peoplethattrulymakethedifference. Premieristheprofessorthatgoestheextramiletohelpa strugglingstudentorthefactthateveryprofessorknowsallhisorher students'namesandfaces. Premieriswalkingacrosscampusand beinggreetedbyfellowstudents,professors,andotherfacultyandstaff. Premierisknowingthatifyouhaveaproblem,manypeoplearewilling todowhateverittakestohelpyouresolveit. Andpremierisreceiving aqualityeducationfromprofessorsthatwillhugyouatCommencement. Itisthestudents,thefaculty,thestaff,theadministrationof WingateUniversitythatmakesitabletodefineitselfaspremier. Premierisaprouddefinitiontoliveupto,butthroughcommitment, determination,sacrifice,growth,andsuccess,ithasandwillcontinueto besynonymousofWingateUniversity —LisaStone 4 Opening On theirwaytoclasses,AnnGardner andMattMilesstoptotalkforamoment intheAcademicQuadrangle. ^ ^1 ^ >rv '>fl TheUniversitywashonoredbythepres- enceofsenatorandalumnaeJesseHelms attheCommencementexercises. Resting in the soft grass in front of StegallAdministration.AlvssaSchettler drawsinspirationfromthebeautyofthe outdoors toworkonherwatercolor. Opening 5 — iV/^iV,.'. Student Lfe Students' lives were multifaceted. While every student was unique and experienced a variety ofactivities and situations, common elements could be found to link one student to another. Students experienced life in the residence halls or apartments and formed friendships that would last a lifetime. Late nights at the Waffle House and shopping sprees at Wal-mart brought students closer. They worked together at part-timejobs and played together during winter holi- days, Spring Break, and snow days. Sometimes friendships grew romantic, creating an assortment of couples on campus. And sometimes friends inspired one another to take part in body art or Airband. The quality ofstudent life at Wingate University proved that the school could be defined as premier. Inspiredbythegreatoutdoors, •W BrandonWilsonsketchesbe- hindCannon Residence Hall. i Katie Laettner and Robert Hartley look both directions before crossing the street to the student center. 6 Student Life '

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