North Carolina Wesleyan College - Dissenter Yearbook (Rocky Mount, NC)

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be rahfitinnal anb THE NEW were the elements making up the whole of the '68-'69 year. Freshman Orientation, a tradition of five years, started the non-academic phase of student life. Parents descended upon the campus en masse for a weekend, the first in a series of new things. Girls living in Edgecombe and guys in the infirmary were two new factors of dorm lifeg second semester brought extended hours for women students. The Social Commission introduced a three-part concert series. Homecoming plans were much the same as previous years with a little more sophistication, possibly a result of sorority-fraternity participation. The Wesleyan College Theatre continued their tradition of staging a musical comedy, a series of one acts , and then closing their season with a serious drama. The established organizations found support in the new ones. Together they developed a full program of activities for the Wesleyan Community. yin J ...Q . a .., ef .,.-7' 4 7, . 0.24.1 4- .' . ni Iv ---ff-lf, gr x - 'W ' W ,MA Rf. .. le ? sift.. , T l . Ii 4,I-W, I., 'Q 1 -' sl . Wa 1 ff' frwa, I

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that they can not play, specifically the hir- ing and firing of professors. Because, in Dr. Collins opinion, all too often students are interested in only the immediate situation while tenured faculty members, administra- tors, and members of the board of the trus- tees have the long-range vision of the coilege in mind when they make decisions. DISSENTER: How can students be influen- tial in making changes that they think will improve Wesleyan in the long run? WILDE: First, they should examine the situa- tions they think need changing yery critically and carefully. Find out why something is done a certain way. Secondly, construct a feasible program or policy to correct the things that need changing, talk to adminis- trators, faculty membersg listen to criticism they receive and review their position. If after all this thinking and reviewing, they feel that they are correct then they should petition, publicize and convince people they are right. Most important, they should remember that Wesleyan is still growing, as l've pointed out, and there are many deci- sions to be made. Any student can influence the administration if he offers constructive criticism and is willing to struggle patiently. lf what he wants is worth it, then he should be willing to fight for it. But first, he must decide if it is worth it.

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