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The Bethanian
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Volume 98
Bethany College, Bethany, W.Va. 26032
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ReceivingadiplomaisonlypartofCommencementexercisesasChrisEdwardsfindsoutasheishoodedbyfaculty
marshallsJohnTaylorandJimAlhson. (tnfKelliPoole)
Dreams
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we had our share of
nightmaresthisyear.Most
were based on the
We
weather. suffered through un-
bearable September heat, steady
rain throughout most of Home-
coming weekend, winter's severe
cold and frequent ice storms and
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the late arrival of spring. But the
positives always outweighed the
negatives. Our dreams of the fu-
ture, those little things that mean
so much to each of us, continued
to inspire us, even on the darkest
days.Andreachingforthatdream
called graduation was what all of
us were ultimately working for.
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Takingadvantageofthekiddiepoolsnext toAlphaXi Delta,sophomoresMelanieRiggleandJanelTaylorgetintoa
waterbattleduringararehotand sunnyday. (byKelliPoole)
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Year Review
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Bheweathermadethisyear
nightmare beyond
a
anyone's imagination.
While Mother Nature teased us
with a few nice days here and
there, most were the worst on
record. Bad weather caused the
'jf^ X^^'-^ " JS-^ days to seem hke weeks and the
weeks to feel like months. Ice,
wind,snowandcold temperatures
caused problems this campus
rarely has seen, including a dras-
tic loss of electricity, incredible
flooding,ice-over-iceontheroads
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and the worst nightmare of all
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cancelled classes. Yea, right!
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August September
"Welcometo BisonCountry!" our friendly mascot. Boomer,
(sophomoreJeremyStaten) greetsyoungfans, (byMichele
Gockstetter)
(byMicheleGockstetter
Boorstin speaks at fall convo
Daniel Boorstin,librarianofCongressemeritus
J.
wasthefeaturedfallconvocationspeaker.Hisspeed
"OurUnpredictableCreators," discussedthediffer
encesbetweentheworld'sdiscoverersandcreators
KeelyOelschlagerreceivedtheRichardB.Kenne
FreshmanLeadershipAward whichispresented t
the student who has demonstrated outstandin
Campus adopts new anti-tobacco scholarship, leadership and character during thei
freshman year at Bethany.
many
use policy; students object TheAnnaRuthBourneAwardwasgiventoKapp
Delta who earned a G.P.A. of 3.3, and was th
Many students that were used to the coffee and women's social group with the highest scholarshi
cigarette routine in Benedum Commons were in for during the spring 1993 semester.
a shock this year. The W. Kirk Woolery Award, which goes to th
A new anti-tobacco poHcy was enforced, prohibit- men's social group with the highest scholarshi
ing the use of tobacco products in all buildings, standing, was given toDeltaTau Deltawhoearne
including Benedum Commons. a G.P.A. of 3.L (by Rachel Wagner)
John Cunningham, vice president for student
affairs and dean of students, said this new policy of the cafshouldn't be for smokers."
came about to heed the advice of the Surgeon Gen- There also were some students who were in
eral and new information about smoking and the disagreement with the policy and planned to draw
effects ofsecond-hand smoke. up a petition supporting smokers in Benedum
Although students realized the effects of smoking Commons to help them gain some oftheir rights.
and second-hand smoke, they were not pleased that "I can understand that non-smokers should hav
all of their rights were taken away. the right not to breathe the smoke," senior Lynne
"1 don't see any reason that smokers should have Franklin said. "They have the right to make that
their rights withheld in Benedum Commons," choice and we have the right to smoke or not to
sophomore LizJewell said, "and no reason thathalf smoke." (by Michele Capots)
