Pembroke State University - Indianhead Yearbook (Pembroke, NC)

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Spiritual Influences: Places Where Students Can Gather When students first move onto campus, they try to make friends and to find out about the different organizations. Many students pledge various sororities and fra- ternities, while others seek to join a religious organization. Religion is a very controversial issue these days because there are so many different denominations. Pem- broke State University has sever- al religious groups on campus. One of these groups is the Bap- tist Student Union, which holds its events at the House across from the Performing Arts Center. This group is open to all students. The BSU has a part-time campus min- ister, Gina Roberts, and a student committee. The BSU offers a wide variety of activities for stu- dents on campus. For all commu- ters as well as others, a Commu- ter ' s Lunch was held on Wednes- days from 12:30 to 1:30. Tues- day nights at 7:00, the Gathering I brought together outside speak- ers and bands; Thursday nights at 6:00, a Bible study was held. As Curtis Holloman, president, stat- ed, The House is a place of com- munity, family, and where the true lifestyle of Christ is shared. The House is a place where stu- dents could go to relax, study, watch television, or cook. Another group hoping to at- tract students was the Catholic Campus Ministry. Sister Margaret Gallagher was available to all stu- dents from 4 to 7 every Tuesday in the campus ministry office of North Hall. According to Sister Margaret, there are only 23 Cath- olic students. Therefore, her goal was simply to meet as many stu- dents on campus and to find out ■ what their needs were. She of- fered help to all students, If there are Catholic students who would like to come in, I am here to listen and support them in any way I can. This is not limited to Catholic students. Other groups that were trying to organize on campus were the King Pentecostal Fellowship and the Campus Crusade for Christ. For students who wanted to go to church on Sunday, the First Baptist Church in Lumberton pro- vided a van to pick them up and take them to church. Ivan Davis, who was the assistant to the pas- tor, said the service is offered as an outreach ministry for our church to offer students a com- fortable worship setting. PSU had a variety of religious groups and services to offer the students. There were also some organizations that were trying to attract students and others which were still getting organized. These organizations desired to work with all the students in order to help them with their problems and to meet their needs. A comfortable and warm setting makes the House Inviting to all students. Review 29

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The BSU House provides PSU students with a place to relax, studii. and converse. The Baptist Church across from Jacobs Hall is one of the many churches in Pembroke open to students Sister Margaret Gallagher waits to help any PSU student who needs it in the campus ministry office at North Hall. 28 Review

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At the Panbellenic-sponsored Mocktail Parti in November, Mike Rea mixes the drinks as Deanne Alexander and Antonio Kilpatrick look on. Alcoholic Beverages ' 21 ' Becomes Magic Number This is a campus reminder that alco- holic consumption continues. It came as no surprise to many students when on S eptember 1, 1986, the state of North Carolina raised the legal drinking age to 21. Many of the students were very angered by this decision since they felt it infringed on their rights as adults. However, the state had a good reason to change the drinking age. The federal gov- ernment was prepared to with- hold funding for highway repair and maintenance if the state did not comply with the law by a cer- tain date. Economically the state had little choice. Around the state, college stu- dents turned out on August 31, 1986, to party as long as they could do so legally. Bars and nightclubs were filled to capacity, and some campuses had riots and other disturbances. Fortunately, PSU did not experience any of this type of unruliness. Yet, sever- al area nightclubs did offer spe- cials on alcoholic beverages for that evening, and PSU students took advantage of them. In Lumberton, about a fifteen- minute drive from the PSU cam- pus, students crowded into Sulli- van ' s Nightclub on the evening of August 31, 1986. Here, re- sponses concerning the new drinking age law were recorded by the student patrons. When asked about the change, Vince Morris, 19, said, 1 think to an ex- tent it is wrong, but also it is right. I feel that it will keep the students out of the bars but it will not keep them from drinking. Barbara Carras, 20, commented, ! think they are treating the symptom, not the problem, the problem be- ing society itself. Another stu- dent, Darrell Moore, 20, said, I have been drinking for two years legally; now, 1 can ' t. I feel insul- ted. The majority of responses were similar. Whether or not students at PSU decided to break the law, it remained a controversial issue. With the issue of student and young adult rights in opposition with the rights of highway trav- elers in the forefront, PSU joined many other schools by speaking out (even if they did so more quiet- ly). It might even be said that stu- dents made the transition in good taste. 30 Review