The price to pay for a two foot blanket.
Remnants of Blizzard ’96 linger on LC’s campus. Photo by Kristen Reilly
By Christopher Kirby
The Blizzard of ’96 brought a blanket of snow that caused LC to lose time from work and spend funds for snow removal.
Last week many of the students returned to LC without the knowledge of what staff went through to get the campus nice and safe. Most LC departments could handle the four days off with little or no problems but some facilities were not as fortunate.
The Registrar’s Office was originally scheduled to be open on Saturday prior to classes, but the days missed by the staff placed them behind in work and they were unable to perform this service. In consequence Monday was treated as Saturday for registration day. According to Jay Webb from the registrar’s office, “Everything went smoothly, it was just a little crowded.” Also the Business Office was off schedule and came in on the weekend to do paper work.
As you can imagine snow removal is not cheap, but it has to be removed. So what did it cost? According to the Vice President for Business and Finance, Mitch Wesolowski, the snow required 1800 man hours ($22,000) and $7,800 for supplies (i.e. snow shovels, salt, etc…) Resulting in a total cost of $29,800 to deal with the situation! Also he stated for any student who wants to help next time, “I have a snow shovel to fit your hand.”
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Bowling Outlook “Bright” (January 31, 1973)
STRIKE!! Bowler Bill Smith lets fly in practice, as bowlers prepare for their season. Photo by Wingfield.
By Christopher Song
Little publicized, yet highly successful, the Lynchburg Varsity Bowling Team kicks off its 1973 season Monday, when they face N.C. Wesleyan in a mail-in match (each team bowls at home and mails in the scores). N.C. Wesleyan is led by All-Conference bowler George Frick, who helped his team to a second place finish in the conference last season.
Out of a team of ten bowlers, Coach Dexter Gulledge has four lettermen returning to action. These are Jim Wiley, Bill Smith, Steve White, and Mark Gordon.
The team’s first head to head matches will take place Friday night when they meet St. Andrews, and Saturday, when the team takes on Methodist. The squad will also be competing in the Association of College Unions—International Region 5 Bowling Tournament, to be held February 8-9, in Knoxville, Tenn. The defending tournament champions is UNC-Chapel Hill, who won the title with a team score of 2777. Coach Gulledge reports that his team has rolled as high as 2860 in practice this season, and sees his team doing very well in the competition.
Coach Gulledge feels that this year’s team is “better than last year’s” is a very bold statement, considering the accomplishments of last year’s squad. Not only were they the Dixie Conference Champs, but the Conference Tournament, and N.A.I.A. Area No. 6 holders. Not to mention the fact that they also finished SIXTH IN THE NATION!!
These facts may come as a surprise to many people at first, but one look at the averages of these men and the shock quickly wears away.
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Exhibit to be Held (January 29, 1975)
Scene from Dillard Gallery. Photo uncredited.
By Diane Lineberry
The first exhibit by a Lynchburg College alumnus, Robert E. Purvis, will open Sunday, Jan. 26, with a reception in the Gallery from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. honoring the artist.
The exhibit will run through Feb. 23, and Gallery hours are: 1-4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday; and 3-5 p.m., Sunday.
Included in the show will be sculpture, paintings, and some drawings. Of special note are the four painted steel and rock sculptures submitted for completion of his M.F.A. degree in sculpture: “Thin Yellow Organism,” “Nelson County Landscape,” “Man Mountain,” and “Blue Vertical Motive.”
Originally a business administration major, the LC alumnus says that his future wife, then Gail King of Amherst, suggested that he try an art course. “As time went on,” he reflects,” I became more interested in art, but because of the economic situation, I was afraid to pull loose from business administration.”
Once out of college and into the business world, “I was the proverbial square peg in a round hole,” he notes. Following seven years and a series of administrative and semi-administrative posts, the young artist finally found his niche in 1968 at Bridgewater College, where he is assistant professor of art.
Although he finds the “mutual interchange” that exists between student and teacher “rewarding and stimulating,” he readily admits that his first love is creating sculpture from steel and native Virginia rock.
“What I have been trying to do with my sculpture,” says the Charlottesville native, “is to combine 20th century industrial forms with primitive, organic shapes so that what evolves is a hybrid of mechanization and motion.”
However, Purvis, who spent his formative years in Monroe, Va., notes that the steam engine is becoming more and more the focus of his work.
“Very early one morning a quiet explosion took place in my head,” he explains, and now, he wants “to do a series of vital images from painted steel that are abstractions of the locomotive.” “Thunderhead,” included in the Dillard show, was the first piece to merge with this new theme.
During the past ten years, Purvis’ work has appeared in a number of shows, including the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Fine Arts Festival, the Richmond Jewish Community Center Sculpture ’67 ’68, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Virginia Artists ’71, Washington and Lee University, and the La Grange National Competition in Georgia. His work has been recognized by Larry Poons, an American painter of international prominence, and by noted New York critic, Thomas Hess.
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SAB Hosts Mocktail Party and Casino Night (January 28, 1993)
MOCKTAILS—Sophomores Tonya Zimmer (left) and Ashley Baisden (right) make Jello Shots with junior Lia Caprio (center) for the SAB table at Casino Night Friday, Jan. 22. Photo by Jamie Gutkenecht.
By Tanya Oliver
The wide variety of drinks and games and the chance to win great prizes made Friday’s Mocktail Party and Casino Night a success, according to Student Activities Board members.
At least 100 people attended, said Barbara Schieke, SAB Spotlight Committee co-chair.
“I’m really happy with the number of people that came out, considering that it was 9 p.m. [on a] Friday night,” she said.
SAB members were also pleased with faculty participation. Denny Roberts, dean of student affairs, ran one of the craps tables.
“My table was one of the more intense spots in the room,” he said. “I had everyone yelling at me.”
Various college clubs and organizations offered non-alcoholic “mocktails” ranging from a “McWane Meltdown” to an “Amnesty Liberator.” Some clubs offered more than drinks. The Earth Club, in addition to their drink “Sunrise Over New Guinea,” also handed out pamphlets with information on how to help save the rain forest. The Special Events committee of the SAB repeated last year’s successful mocktail, “Safe Sex on the Beach,” and gave out condoms with their drinks.
The Earth Club members won Best Presentation of their mocktail. Their table was decorated with plants and a tape with rain-forest sounds played in the background. The SAB Special Events committee won the prize for the Most Creative mocktail. Another winner was the class of ’96 with their creation “Island Fruity.”
According to Chuck Britton, freshman class president, their drink was inspired by their thoughts of spring break.
At 11:15 p.m., prizes were auctioned off. Party-goers bid on prizes and paid for them with the chips won in the casino games. They paid anywhere from $10,000 to $100,000 for such items as a Holly Farms fruit and cheese selection and a free makeover at Glamour Shots.
Freshman Taromba Smith was a bit disappointed with the prize selection because the six inch Subway submarine sandwich for which he had saved $165,000 turned out to be non-existent.
“They raised my hopes and expectations and then they dropped me like a hot tamale,” he said.
On the other hand, many students enjoyed what Casino Night had to offer.
“Casino Night! The idea of betting without actually losing. I like that,” said senior John Mulligan, “I’m glad I came.”
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