Davidson College - Quips and Cranks Yearbook (Davidson, NC)

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SUBMISSION TO BONDAGE precedes rappelling prac III . for an apprehensive volunlcer at ROTC ' s rappelling I ' iii.jMitralion Freshman Mick Smith performs the pre hiMiniry ropetying before the long desrent is to occur Academics 27

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Hidden Opportunities In Belk Located in the lower level of Belk Dorm, the ROTC department may seem Isolated from the other curriculum departments at Da- vidson. But it is set off for a good reason — it is not just another academic department. ROTC offers all the experience of a leader- ship club, a team sport, and a service club rolled into one neat package flavored with a few classes and extra training. The program does this primarily through student-run units within the department. One of the most important ROTC units is the Cadet Cadre, composed of senior cadets who are responsible for the training of the Corps of Cadets. The major weight of this responsibility rests on the shoulders of Batal- lion CO. Cdt. Ltc. David Green and Bataliion XO, Cdt, Maj. Jorge Silveira. Assisting them are David Poe as Training and Operations Officer, Jeff Wright as Bataliion Sgt. Major, and Tim Bethea as Adjudant. The ROCs, another unit organized for mili- tary career motivated cadets, provides an op- portunity to learn advanced skills, such as mountain climbing, small group tactics, land navigation, and first aid for virtually any situa- tion. Scabbard and Blade, a military honor soci- ety, honors academic achievement and spon- sors two blood drives, a turkey shoot, and a military ball over the year. Each of these organizations offers students a position in leadership and an opportunity of learning to work efficiently with others to- ward a common goal. The department not only offers opportuni- ties to the cadets within the ROTC program but also offers services to the rest of the student body. The rifle team is sponsored and coached by SSG. Ransom Cooper, Jr. In an effort to acquaint more students with ROTC and its programs, open-house tours are given during freshman orientation. The bene- fits of this active role taken by the depart- ment to meet the freshmen are reflected in a sixty percent increase in first year cadet en- rollment over last year. Like Cadet George Thompson who states, I joined ROTC in con- sideration of the present and the future, more and more students are realizing how well ROTC can equip one for careers after Davidson, whether military or otherwise. -Lisa Sloan DRAWING BLOOD painlessly is a Davidson ROTC spe cialty. This year ' s blood drive set a new record for dona tions. Among the ROTCs working at the fall blood drive were Brad Perkins. Eddie Beaker, John Shaw, and Todd Beck. m PRECISIOM FORMATIONS characterize the proud and A TOUGH BRAD SIMPSON is initiated into ROCs. Ru hard-core ROCs, a group that can handle just about any mors that the pin pierces both shirt and arm are entirely task. false. 26 STUDENT LIFE

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A World Of Opportunities A FAMILIAR POSE to many students is that in which Ken Wood provides leads regarding summer jobs, intern- ships, and career possibilities. We ' re interested in helping individual stu- dents to find kinds of experiences that will help them develop in ways they want to de- velop. Ah, another review, another paper . . . the food at the house was awful tonight and I lost my quarter in the drink machine . . . tired of it all? . . . Looking for a change? . . . The Expe- riential Programming and Lifework Planning Office is where you should head. Even if one isn ' t tired of it all but just wants to explore all the possibilities available in a Davidson edu cation . . . Ken Wood; located in the base- ment of the (Jnion, can help. Ken is involved in personal development as opposed to academic development. He runs a series of workshops in which students learn about themselves and what careers are best suited to their goals and personalities. Even if a student already has an idea of his career goals, Ken can help him check them out be- fore graduation rolls around. During the 1979- 80 school year, there were approximately thir- ty students on part-time internships in Char- lotte each term and roughly sixty students participated in various externships over the breaks. Other educational opportunities not neces- sarily career-related, but exposing the student to an environment and experience different from that found on the Davidson campus in- clude the Philadelphia Program, during which one spends two Davidson terms working in Philadelphia, the Kenya program which pro- vides the opportunity to teach at schools in Kenya for a year after graduation, and the National Institute of Health Program in Wash- ington, D.C., which offers research facilities and insight into medical research and testing techniques for a period over summer break. These learning exf eriences outside David- son have proven both very exciting and help- ful to many students. Senior Walter Pharr spoke of his externship in Chapel Hill as a tremendous opportunity to get the inside line on specific medical professions . Such insight is very helpful in planning after gradu- ation. The experiential office provides alternative learning to those who wish to remain at David- son, through seminars and weekend exper- iences. Seminars in 1980-81 included Chal- lenges in Communication , Challenges in Management , and Resume-writing and in- terviewing . Some of the weekend exper- iences include wilderness hikes with talks em- phasizing self-interpretation and career devel- opment, and a visiting trek to several rural health practicioners in one Appalachian area. DRESSED TO IMPRESS. John Butler conducts like a true Davidson gentleman in this interview through the experiential office. 28 STODENT LIFE d I