The Mercer Cluster. (Macon, Ga.) 1920-current, January 22, 1988, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE 2-THE CLUSTER, JAN. 22, 1»88/Nr»j t -News-^ Cathy Bivins is crowned Miss Mercer By RUBY FOWLER Associate Editor Cathy Bivins, an 18-ycar-old pre-law major from Moultrie, became Miss Mercer 1988 on Fri day. Chosen from a field of 13 con testants. Bivins will represent Mercer in the Miss Georgia Pageant. Bivins, the daughter of Billy and Glenda Bivins who currently holds three titles, said that this pageant was the first she hud entered which included a talent competition. But after having studied dance for 15 years, the new Miss Mercer said that she "felt right at home on stage.” She added: ”1 was shock ed. very shocked when I won since I was one of the youngest con testants.” Bivins also won first place in the evening gown competition. Her en try in the area of talent was a tap dance routine to "The Twenties Roar.” The first runner-up in the pageant was Jennifer Wells, whose solo from the opera Naughty Maria won her first place in the talent competition. She was sponsored by Delta Omicron Sorority and Phi Mu Alpha Fraternity. Second runner-up Ruth Odum, sponsored by Alpha Delta Pi Sorority and Pi Kappa Phi Frater nity. sang the contemporary Chris tian tunc “Upon This Rock." Per forming "Quiet Please. There's a Lady on Stage” won Bonnie Thompson the third runner-up spot. Thompson was sponsored by Della Sigma Pi Fraternity. Amy Boggus. a 19-year-old from Augusta received the title of "Miss Congeniality." She was sponsored by Sigma Nu Fraternity . Other contestants included Claire Curies, sponsored by Alpha Gam ma Delta Sorority; Tcri Carter, sponsored by Alpha Delta Pi; and Kimberly Clarke, sponsored by the Student Association of Mercer Engineers. Dana Christian and Michele Murrell were sponsored by Chi Omega Sorority; Phi Mu Sorority sponsored Kathryn Price and Kimberly Talbert. Anne Sanders was sponsored by Kappa Sigma Fraternity. The pageant, sponsored by the Student Union Activities Board (SUAB). was directed by Miss Mercer Committee Chair Kelly Fields. Bivins, sponsored by the pledge class of Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority, said she was looking for ward to representing Mercer. "Mercer iva beautiful university that shows individual attention that you cannot get at other schools." Deadline for Dulcimer entries near Deadlines for entries in the Dulcimer for entries in the Dulcimer prize competitions are approaching. Poetry and short fic tion should be submitted by February 5 and artwork is due February 19. There is a S50 first place and a S20 second place prize for artwork and short fiction and $50 first place. $25 second place, and $20 third place prizes for poetry . All entire should be sent to the Dulcimer. Box 125. Winners will be announced at a reception in May at the Alumni House. The editorial board fofv the Dulcimer consist* of faculty members; student representatives of Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society; and student members of Riauve: The Unacknowledged, a campus creative writing group. The board, which is unrelated to the stu dent publications board, will review all submissions to determine their quality . The Dulcimer will be published in early ‘May. Riauve: The Unacknowledged, a group of creative writers, meets The "Georgia Artists: State Col lection" is on display at Wesleyan College through January 29 in the East Gallery . Porter Auditorium. .The exhibit is free to the public. Approximately 80 original pain tings. drawings, photographs, prints, arid sculptures comprise the "Georgia Artists: State Collec tion." Works by Art Wcrgcr. Wesleyan College assistant pro fessor of art; Lamar Dodd. Evelyn Mitchell. Benny Andrews, Rick Berman. John Hardy and Betty Bames Lochlc arc included in the show. The goal of the exhibition is to acquaint communities with the wide diversity of styles and media every Sunday night at 7 p.m. in Connell Student Center. Room 337. All student writers are invited to bring writing samples to share with the group. currently being utilized by Georgia's artists. This exhibit is one of three traveling art exhibitions that can be delivered to schools and com munities apply ing for the Georgia Art Bus Program. The Georgia Art Bus has been touring the state since 1969. and is supported by the Georgia Council for the ARts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts. The exhibits are designed to inform and educate viewers, while spotlighting the artwork of some of Georgia's most prominent artists. National college student population is up Georgia Artwork on display at Wesleyan WASHINGTON, D C. - The national college student population is still bigger than ever, despite predictions offered since 1979 that it would decline as the number of l8-to-25-ycar-olds in the U.S. decreased, the U.S. Department of Education announced Jan. 5. About 12.5 million students registered for classes in the fall of 1987, up from 12.4 million the previous year. In 1982* the department predicted only 12.1 million students would show up on cam puses in 1987. And in the late seventies, demographers almost universally projected precipitous annual col lege enrollment declines from 1981 through 1991. Now department officials at tribute the growing enrollment to increased numbers of older and part-time students, women, minorities and foreign students on campuses. ■'ll seemed very reasonable about 1980 or 1982 to think college enrollment would be going down for a good part of the decade and into the next decade," said Vance Grant, a statistician with the department. "But you’ve got more pan-time students, more older students, a larger proportion of young women and older women. This has h?d quite an impact on college enroll ment.” \ The numbers of Asian and Hispanic students attending college also have increased. Grant added. Many schools, acting on the pro jections. actively recruited and marketed courses to attract "non- traditional" students. Many observers maintain a decline is still coming, if not on time. "The bubble will burst in 1990." predicts John Kraus, the director of institutional research at the Univer sity of New Hampshire. "The number of traditional collegc-agc people will continue to decline at least through 1994," Kraus wroic in a recent Chronicle of Higher Education column. "The decrease,” Krstus con tinues, "could amount to about 12 percent nationwide, possibly more in some regions.” Cathy Bivias, Miss Mercer 1988. Big Dance set Feb. 12 The Shircllcs, The Tams, and The Drifters will be featured in "The Big Dance" on Friday. Feb. 12. at the Macon Coliseum, spon sored by the Mercer Alumni Association and WMAZ/99 Ways to benefit the College of Liberal Arts and the Mercer University Press. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the bands will begin playing at 7 p.m. Reserved tables for eight persons are available, and table cloths w ill be provided. Guests arc encou raged to bring picnic baskets of food, beverages and decorations to make the tables festive. Tickets at tables arc $25 each and $175 per table. Balcony scats are $10 each. For information about purchasing tickets, call (912) 744-2715 or 1-800-342-0841. ext 2715. or (912) 741-999. Opportunities are available through ROTC Editor’s note: Ke\in Jenkins, a junior Spanish major, in this arti cle addresses the adwntaRes of an army scholarship. The first step for any student is to visit an ROTC cadet or staff member. Those individuals can provide details of the application process and answer any other ques tions. Persons interested in the two- year scholarship should inquire soon as the end of January is the deadline. Applicants arc not obligated to the Army simply by applying for the scholarships. The process can be halted at any point by cither the student or the Army. If the scholarship is awarded, many practical advantages become available to the recipient. The financial benefits include relieving the entire burden of tuition, room and board, fees, plus $130 per quarter for books and $100 as a monthly allowance. In addition to the monetary rewards, the ROTC experience offers an excellent op portunity for leadership training and the building of self-discipline and confidence needed to be successful. Freshman*and sophomore classes meet twice each week while junior and senior classes meet daily except Wednesday. Enrolled students are encouraged to achieve academic excellence while participating in as many other campus .activities as time permits. I participated in a stu dent exchange program during the fall quarter when I spent three months in Spain. Although I was not able to participate in ROTC. the military science department was supportive. The two- and three-year Army ROTC scholarship programs arc opportunities to cxcell. They offer innumerable advantages to active, intelligent students who want a headstart on the future. Anyone in terested should contact CPT Douglas at the ROTC department or any of the Mercer cadets for more information. Act soon as the two-year scholarship deadline is the end of January and the three-year deadline is March.