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Volume XV, Number 1 Western Maryland College Thursday, September 5, 1996 Common Ground Students marched to the beat rocked the Hill of a new orientation theme By JONATHON SHACAT program is fortunate to have sup- By MICHEL.LE HAMILTON Staff writer Editor in Chief port and participation of members While many of their colleagues of the WMC faculty both as artists Eight brigades, departing at took the summer off to do research and members of the Board [ofDi- staggered intervals, joined Pickett's projects, three Western Maryland rectors}." Charge and the rebel troops as they College professors were in the Ira Zepp, a professor of reli- marched toward the Union line. classroom from July 710 13 teach- -gious studies emeritus and a found- No, this wasn't a reenactment ing courses for Common Ground ing director of Common Ground, of the Battle of Gettysburg, but on the Hill's summer program. has "always been committed to so- rather it was New Student The two-year-old program, cialjustice, human dignity, and rec- Orientation's Gettysburg Hike, the founded by WMC alum Walt onciliation among differences." He highlight of the program. During Michael ofNew Windsor, brings naturally decided to join the pro- this time, 417 people and one dog together people of different ethnic gram. walked 'common ground' with backgrounds via teaching music He jointly taught a course with their peers and united with figures and art. "What we are doing here Lea Gilmore called Martin and of the past. is not purely academic, however, Malcolm, Their Nightmares and The Pickett's Charge hike, the traditional arts have, for centu- Dreams. According to the Com- which is a horse trail through fields, ries, been the well from which aca- mon Ground catalog, this course was chosen because "Picket's demics have drunk," according to examines Martin Luther King, Jr. Charge was the most momentous Michael, also artistic director of the and MaJcolm X's contribution to event of Gettysburg," explained program. "The Common Ground Continued on page 8 coordinator of the walk Jerry H. Miller, a consultant and coauthor In-Depth of Gettysburg: For Walkers Only. Some aspects New Student Orientation, like the ROTC rapeUing clinic, Western Maryland is topics Through the wide theme cov- of provided students with opportunities/or new experiences. This new student variety rapets under the watchful eye 0/ ROTC junior the Gettysburg Todd Retchless. ered, new students also gained an on the day. In addition to the pre- hike. up to speed with the understanding of what it means to by an encampment and the movie different aspects of learning, several The tour, encompassing the hike was preceded sentations, Pre- attend arts college. a liberal was and briefings able to "mix academics to Barb Horneff, on a wide information highway sentauons of topics from "Music and Glory. According of First Year Stu- . cal activity" explained and physi- variety Patrick Associate Dean to "Medical who led the debriefing the Musket" the familiar a slart the Battle" gave students Care in dents, this enabled students to be O'Connell, Continued on page 5 before with the battle By JEN VICK unveiling of WMC's first writing in September WMC welcomes new faculty Features Editor laboratory. The lab, created by the The days of rusty old typewrit- English department ers, postage stamps, and fraying 1985. contained 20 Apple Western Maryland College has professor, philosophy and religious Burgess, theatre arts; Kimberly A. card catalogs are long gone on the Macintosh terminaJs and five print- welcomed 10full-timeand 13 part- studies; Robert Lemieux, assistant Jackson, English; Anne Marie WMCcampus. ers. This investment totaled time undergraduate faculty for the professor, communication; Judith Kitz, philosophy and religious Students first had access to $20,000 and was set up in a class- 1996-97 academic year, according L. Mounty, associate professor, studies; Michelle L. Kloss, art and computers during the fall semester room of Memorial Hall, with five to College President Robert H. education; Duane R. Pilch, visiting art history; Katherine McCord, of 1985. Since that time the num- student tutors monitoring it. Chambers. assistant professor, chemistry; English; Sylvie Merlier-Rowen, ber of computers at WMC has "The focus on the lab was for it The new full-time members are: Rachel E. Stone, assistant profes- foreign languages; Ralene R. grown tremendously. Today, they to meet the needs of the English Timothy 1. Baylor, assistant profes- sor, deaf education and special edu- Mitschler, biology; Maria Lynn provide writing needs, and Internet, department," said Virginia Story, sor, sociology; Lauren Dunces, as- cation; and Thomas J. Zirpoli, Meyers, English; William (Larry) sistant professor, sociology; Lawrence J. Adams Distinguished Pardue, foreign languages; Diane The focus on the lab was for it to meet the Susan Futeral-Myrowitz, visiting Chair in Special Education and Russell Pineda, foreign languages; needs of the English department. assistant professor, social work; CEO, Target, Inc. Ingrid Reiger, foreign languages; , Karen Helmeyer, professor, mili- New lecturers are: William James C. Tolan, psychology. Virginia Story tary science; Vern Jakoby, assistant Alexander Brence Jr., biology; Jean Courtesy of Public Information Web, and electronic mail access. administrator of the Writing Cen- moved into Lewis Hall of Science replaced, including those in the Inside This technology is "continually terthat is now monitored by 17 tu- in 1987 so that 15 IBM computers Hoover lab, from Macintosh SEs evolving," said Wallace Newsome, tors. "It was primarily used fortu- could take its place and be used for to Macintosh Performa 6385. Commentary 2 programmer/analyst for Informa- toring students with writing." the same purpose. These new computers offer better Cardinal Keeler 3 tion Services located in Decker Later that semester, a The new Writing Center was memory capabilities, Story said. Laser light show 6 College Center. Macintosh "power" lab of 10 com- dedicated with the newly renovated In 1991, the new Hoover Li- Captain Kangaroo 6 A Baltimore Sun news article puters was created in the basement Hill Hall last October, 10 years af- brary was dedicated, which was entitled "At last; typewriters that of Memorial for students to type ter it opened. Along with the dedi- equipped with a computer lab and RA Training 8 know how to spell" announced the papers This was eventually cation, all of the computers were Continued on page 4 Arts and Music 9 Summer on the HiB Inside: Mountcastle intern 10 11 Don't miss special student invitation! Von Tobel wins title 11 Fall sports schedule 12