Baptist College at Charleston - Cutlass Yearbook (Charleston, SC)

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DGRM LIFE The very best experience while living in the dorm is getting to know a few people very, very well - room- mate and suitemates. Day students miss this opportu- nity. The opportunities for socializing and making friends in the dorm are diverse. They include hall meetings, hall parties, Secret Saints, the Christmas party in Littlejohn Parlor, and studying with a group of students in the Parlor. On the other hand, it is hard to stay disciplined in the dorm. The impulse to talk, watch television with friends or go out with them to have a good time must be fought. Dorm students do have a few bad things to put up with, such as roaches, occasionally noisy neighbors, lack of Mom's home cooking, and no open house. These problems, nevertheless, are minor compared to the fun, independence, and experiences of dorm life. Dorm life is a wonderful experience, and as a result of it dorm students grow more independent than they ever would have at home. '1 .1 , ,, T.: r 3 Esiyitls L l 1 ,A I - .f,, 4 V p i 4 its 5 B ,rj

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In order to find out why students chose BCC and what they think of the school, the Cutlass staff Sent questionnaires to the dorm students. Out of over 500 question- naires handed out, only 46 were returned. Russell Annex residents returned the most - 18 in fact. South dorm came in a close second with 17 returned. North dorm resi- dents returned 11, but only residents of the first two floors received questionnaires. Surprisingly, no men returned their ques- tionnaires. ...M .1 Are they apathetic? I don't know, but keep in mind that this article is written from a feminine point of view. In response to why did you come to BCC? most of the responses fell into six categories. They are as follows: IJ Lead to come to BCC by the Lord 23 For a particular degree program 35 Close to home 45 Christian School SJ Offered a scholarship and finan- cial aid 61 Small school with friendly atmo- sphere 4.3 1 .MU 'H 5. r f- . .,p.s- - - 9 I aft?-1f'f?f Q . 7Q,'-LP' I. is f'-is Respondants to the questionaire es- pecially liked the following about BCC: lj Friendly Christian atmosphere 25 Closeness of students and profes- sors 31 The courses and professors Of course, there were a few maver- icks, people who liked movies best, or having only two persons to a room. Everybody has their dislikes, and BCC students are no exception. Thirty people out of 47 disliked something about food service. Other complaints included shabby dorm rooms fespecially in Russell Eastj, problems with the Business Office, lack of open house, racial prejudice, and strict rules. Dian Nixon, a junior, took the tactful way out of this query by pleading the fifth amendment. Students want many changes on cam- pus. Included in these are: open house, better food service fmeals and serving hoursj, better living conditions in the dorms, and the formation of a football team. Opinions of BCC ranged from no comment to l Love It! For the most part, the respondants to the question- naires do love Baptist College. Yvonne Hiott, a sophomore, stated her opinion in this manner, Overall, it's a good school. It has good points and bad points, but I know it is the school for me life,'l3

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- 000 we 1 ' Thin N. 'Nh 'Blum' CAFETERIA FGOD The South is known for its gourmet delights and the appetites of its people. Here at Baptist College we are constantly exposed to a variety of foods that can whet anyone's appetite. For breakfast one can have sausage, bacon, ham, grits, pancakes. French toast, or constipation on any given day. For lunch, BCC is known for its hamburger-type patties from which we students are to extract our nutrition. The nutrition comes from the broth that is left in the pan from which the patties are served. Since we don't receive the broth, we don't receive the nutrition. Many of us are meat and potatoes people, we don't need many side dishes as long as we have our meat and potatoes at hand. There are many ways to fix potatoes - mashed, au gratin, scalloped, hash browns, French fries, with white sauce, etc. However, we are receiving the number one choice, mashed, almost every day. Rice is another favorite staple. Now to get to the main course served at supper. Often we have chicken fried hamburger with pale broccoli treally overcooked but don't tell as it is our secretj, plastic fried chicken fit has a delicious plastic tastej, beef chow mein or chicken pot pie. The vegetables, especially those little round peas, seem to just jump out and grab you If they don't grab, just swallow one - it will get you later. All of the aforementioned are samples of our cuisine. l hav. only tried to bring out the highlights. Hopefully, in the future I will bc able to inform you of new and exciting dishes. Michelle Brown life li