The Banner, Vol. 27 No. 6 - November 16, 1984

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California Baptist College
Nov. 16,1984
New Trustee Decisions Affect Students
The board of trustees of
California Baptist College met
Nov. 2 and 3 in the A.J.
Staples room here at CBC.
Major action taken included
the addition of an intercollegiate soccer team, a nonvoting student representative
to the trustees (to be detailed
in the February meeting), a
tuition increase, and a plan to
air-condition the main
building.
Newly inaugurated president, Dr. Russell R. Tuck,
gave a brief report to the
board. Tuck stated his appreciation for the trustees.
"It's nice to know they're
there, not breathing down
your neck, but they're there to
help."
The Student Life committee, chaired by Monroe Broadway, brought their recommendations before the board. A
Pastor Scholarship of $1,000.
dollars will be given to
California Baptist churches.
This scholarship will be given
to one new CBC student from
that church according to the
pastor's discretion.
Secondly, a soccer team will
be added as early as Fall of
1985.
Aisp recommended to the
board was a non-voting student trustee. All three recommendations were passed
unanimously.
The Academic Affairs Committee brought several recommendations to the board. Dr.
Richard Mobley and Daniel
Skubik have been employed as
Asst. Professors of Religion
and Political Science respectively. Dr. David Music has
been granted tenure, and Dr.
George Musacchio has been
granted a one semester
sabatical for fall of 1985.
The Public Affairs Committee brought many recommendations to the attention of the
board. One recommendation
was to authorize the expenditure of approximately
$40,000 of Bold Venture funds
for air-conditioning the main
areas of the^campus. This
recommendation passed
unanimously. Tom Hixson
was elected as Vice President
for Business Affairs and an
additional $25,000 over the
already approved $35,000
dollars was added to roof the
dorms.
Also under jurisdiction of
the Public Affairs Committee
was a recommendation to raise
tuition to $149 per up to 13
units and increase room and
board by 6.5%. Apartment
rental will go up by 10%.
This motion was debated by
board members, students, and
faculty for over 20 minutes
before passing by a 10-6
margin.
Dr. Tuck, who was in favor
of the increase, said that he
felt that our tuition could be
raised and still be one of the
least expensive private schools
in the area. Tuck also stated
that if we wanted better programs, it would take more
money. He does feel, however,
that students should get the
quality they are paying for.
Service Awards were given to
trustees who would be rotating
off the board after this
meeting. These members were
Monroe Broadway, Michael -
Prince, Oscar Serrania, Ellen
Cosby, and Wilbur Nuckolls.
The board voted
unanimously to re-elect Dr.
James Morton as Chairman of
the board. The trustees will
meet again in early February
of 1985.
Wilbur Nuckolls bids farewell to trustees
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Lebanon Remembered One Year Later
by Scott W. Norman
A little over a year ago,
tragedy struck for the U.S.
Marines. Well over 200
Americans were killed when a
terrorist group bombed the
USMC   Headquarters   in
Lebanon. It was a sad day, but
it was a long way from here.
Or was it?
One   CBC   student
remembers it because he was
there.    Sargeant   William
"Bill" Butman, freshman at
CBC, remembers it well. Butman is age 22. Many students
are that age or near. It could
have been me; It could have
been you.
"We left the compound
early that morning. I was with
a platoon of engineers, we
went out to sweep the road for
mines," said Butman.
Twenty minutes later, in less
time than many of us get ready
for class, tragedy struck.
"I heard an explosion and
looked around to see a cloud
of smoke. My first words were
'Oh my God'."
At first, no one in the platoon knew what had happened. Then, three minutes later,
the call came.
"When I heard, I felt pain
and anguish. You can never
fully understand what goes
through the mind of a soldier
when something like this happens.   I  thought  about  the
parents of the dead, about
what the media would do with
all this,...and I thought about
the five friends that I had just
lost."
Butman's platoon held their
position. Later, around midday, half of the platoon went
back to help clean up and
search for survivors. It was 3
p.m. before Butman returned
to what had been USMC
Headquarters. He returned to
crumbled ruins, battered
bodies, and shattered hopes.
The Marines have
withdrawn from Lebanon
now. Butman is a student, and
this particular ordeal is over;
but not forgotten.
On Oct. 23, the one year anniversary of the bombing, the
nation mourned it's loss. And
at 12 noon, while most of the
students were eating or complaining about their lunch,
Sgt. William Butman played
"Taps" for his fallen comrades and friends.
Pillar
Shines
Students cheered to the
voice of Michele Pillar at her
Nov. 9 concert in CBC's Van
Dyne Field House. About 950
listeners were in attendance.
This figure is below the expected number, but ASB officials were pleased with the
response from the community.
The performance began
with a few songs from "Access". An audience favorite
was "Did Anyone Tell You 'I
Love You' today?" Next,
Michele Pillar took the stage.
She sang with energy that
swept through the audience.
At one point she shouted,
"I'm really having a great time
singing my heart out for the
Lord!" The audience responded with explosive cheers and
applause.
Later in the concert, Pillar
gave her testimony. She told
of how she accepted Christ at
the age of 17 and how Christ
has been with her, guiding,
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