The Banner, Vol. 27 No. 2 - September 21, 1984

              The
BANNER
Vol. XXVII, Issue 2
California Baptist College
Sept. 21, 1984
Students Denied Chapel Attendance
Banner reporter Gil Seda enters chapel  Photo: Dan Gream
wearing shorts.
Who Ya Gonna Call?
Bug Buster Saturday
Three students were denied
entranee to chapel, on Sept. 5,
1984, for wearing shorts. The
students, who were turned
away at the door by the Student Life Staffers, apparently
will suffer unexcused
absences.
However, on Wednesday,
September 12, 1984, Banner
reporters Gil Seda and Don
Alexander were admitted to
chapel without question wearing shorts.
According to Dr. Jay
Chance, vice-president of
public affairs, chapel must
provide an atmosphere of worship. Shorts, therefore, are not
appropriate for chapel. Furthermore, the no shorts rule is
backed by the administration,
the trustees, and Bill Crews,
pastor of Magnolia Avenue
Baptist church. Student life
staffers will be responsible for
enforcing the rule.
Dr. Tuck, president of CBC
"agrees~w1th the nd shorrsTuie
and says it shows good taste
and    modesty.    Likewise,
because the school is owned
and operated by the Southern
Baptist Convention, they have
a say concerning shorts in
chapel.
There are students who approve of the no shorts rule and
see no concern for the one
hour a week rule. John Rainbow, acting Dean of Student
Life, realizes the fact that
there are students opposed to
the no shorts rule; yet thinks
that students as a whole are
still priviledged because shorts
are allowed in the main
building. Furthermore, chapel
is only one hour a week, and if
students push too hard, there
is the possibility that the
trustees may rule out wearing
shorts completely in the
November meeting.
However, there are viewpoints against the no shorts
rule. First there is the heat
which makes wearing shorts a
comfortable alternative. Then
there is the question: do shorts
distort the purpose of providing worship and spiritual
^eTrrpti a sis'? Who *■ ure—th e
chapels for? Are they for the
students, faculty, or both?
Should chapel policy be
governed by church tradition
or should chapel emphasize
the freedom of the individual?
TWIRP'S
Unite
Twirp week is approaching-
and fast! Don't miss out on a
week full of excitement and
adventure. Twirp week, where
the woman is required to pay,
will begin on Monday, October 1, with ICE NIGHT.
Plan to be in Harden Square at
7:30. You can build your own
Sundae free of charge-and
then off to ice skating. The
last hour we'll abandon our
skates and play broom
hockey. We'll return to the
campus around 11:30 p.m. An
evening of fun for only $5.00 a
couple.
Tuesay there will be a movie
shown in the B.O.L. Only
$2.00 a couple or $1.00 per
perosn. You'll have the opportunity to choose the movie in a
survey this week!
Wednesday is your day! Be
creative...
Thursday is Sadie Hawkins
day. Dress in your finest
wgstexiuatlife J)inner,is free
with an I.D. card and $3.50
for off campus students. Pictures will be taken and
available for a small fee.
Watch for more details.
See Twirp, pg. 2
After only 3 weeks of
school, the girls of CBC were
packig up their possessions in
boxes and clearing out their
closets. Why? No, not because
they didn't like the male-
female ratio, rather the ladies
of Simmons Hall were leaving
due to the intrusion of black
widow spiders.
The Housing Staff didn't
realize the severity of the
spider problem until the
residents had moved in. The
problem was discovered by the
girls after the creatures were
seen lurking in the rooms.
September 15, was therefore
named ''Bug Buster
Saturday".
Simmons Hall occupants
were asked to completely clear
out their closets and out from
under their beds. Their possessions were to be placed in the
center of each room, leaving
space for the "Bug Busters"
to work. The dorm, was
evacuated at 9 a.m. Saturday
morning and was reopened at
5 p.m. that evening.
"The black widow problem
isn't isolated at CBC," says
Jennifer Downing, housing
director at Simmons Hall,
"the strange weather has caused them to spread throughout
Riverside."
There has been a wide
spread insect problem all over
the county. Downing also said
that the spiders are now completely out of Simmons Hall.
The gymnasium was sprayed
as well as the girls dorm.
Smith Hall, will be sprayed at
a later date.
The Housing Staff suggested several alternatives for
the day. The Baptist Student
Union's annual, "Back to
School Retreat" was a popular
choice. A Bug Buster Film
Festival in the "Trailer-by-the-
Lounge" theatre, with movies
shown all day, was another
option.
Smith Hall residents were
eager to share their dorm with
the girls and planned open
wings and open lounges for
studying and socializing. The
Housing Staff also suggested
the ever-popular beach trip.
The Staff again mentioned
that they were sorry for the inconvenience for the ladies, but
their safety is always of the utmost importance
Photo: Max Herr
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Fortuna Resurrected   Hyatt Kemarnes
"We need to have symbols
of changes, and the fountain
of Fortuna is definitely one of
them," states Russell R. Tuck
new president of California
Baptist College. The president
requested that the fountain be
turned on for the opening of
the new school year.
The fountain has long been
a tradition at CBC. It is a symbol of beauty and grace. It has
had more than its share of
students thrown into it as
practical jokes. Erected in
September of 1927, it is
perhaps one of the most
beautiful landmarks on CBC's
See Fortuna, pg. 3
It is entirely possible that by
this time a paticular rumor has
reached your ears concerning
the semi-hush-hush marriage
of a certain CBC religion
professor.
Well, brethren, 'tis not a
rumor, 'tis a fact; for on the
11th of August, at the First
Baptist Church of Commerce,
Texas, Dr. Cecil Hyatt and
Mrs. Mozelle McFadden were
pronounced man and wife.
Since the marriage was kept
somewhat under wraps, some
confusion has natarally arisen.
To dispel this, the story will
now to told.
The two first met 35 vears
See Hyatt, pg. 4