The Banner, Vol. 29 No. 10 - March 29, 1985

              The
BANNER
Vol XXIX, Issue 10
California Baptist College
March 29,1985
Music in
the Air!
Music filled the "air"
as CBC imitated there
favorite groups in the
Semi-annual air guitar
contest. Top: The winners,
boggie woogie to victory.
Bottom: The "Village
People" laud the local
YMCA.
Photos by:
Chuck Mohn
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Phone Home, Again
•••••••••••
Plans for the 1985
Phonathon are underway as
the college gears up for what
some hope will be the best year
ever. The Phonathon is a
"carefully structured
telephone fund-raising campaign" for the college.
This year it is being led by
Vicky Rainbow, Marjorie
Tuck and Anthony Lammons.
Jon Rainbow is the Staff
Liason to this group and has
helped to outline the procedures for the Phonathon.
The Phonathon consists of
students, staff, and faculty
volunteers   spending   a   few
hours contacting friends of the
college in an attempt to raise
funds. The dates for the
Phonathon are May 6-9.
There are four committees
organizing the event. Karen
Alexander is in charge of
Prospects and Records; which
includes gathering a prospect
list and organizing the pledge
forms and equipment for the
Phonathon.
Cindy Nolan, a student at
CBC, will head up the committee for the callers. She will
work with the Unit Leaders
and Team Captains.
The location and Arrangement Committee will be led by
Sherilyn Musgraves. Her committee will arrange for the
telephone equipment,
refreshments   during   the
Phonathon, and will make
plans for the Victory Dinner to
be held on May 10 for those
who participated. Publicity
will be headed up by Ken
Miller.
"The students will have a
part in the school's income,
they will also have a chance to
work with public relations
when   talking   to   the   con
tracts," says Jon Rainbow. He
also feels that the students will
gain a sense of camaradarie
and community when dealing
with fellow students as well as
staff and faculty.
The Phonathon teams will
consist of one captain and
four callers. Everyone is encouraged to take part. As an
added  bonus,  there  will  be
special incentives for the teams
that make the most phone
calls, raise the most money,
etc. There will also be individual incentives offered.
Anthony Lammons hopes
to see clubs and wings
organize into teams and compete against each other. "The
incentives are great this year, I
hope we have a lot of student
paticipation," says Lammons.
A training session for callers
will be held May 1-2 for those
helping.
New Student
Laws Proposed
Voting ends tonight on the
new constitution for the student body of CBC. The new
constitution was approved in a
special session of the Student
Senate earlier this week.
Work on the new constitution actually began last spring,
under the Dacus Administration. Due to the immense size
of the project, work on the
new plan was carried over to
this year.
The new constitution was
developed by a committee of
nine students. These people
were Kent Dacus and John
McCombs, who served on last
year's committee, Doug Holl-
inger, Shawn Taylor, Joe
Pinkerton, Tim Brown, Stacy
Manly, Bob Pomroy, and
Allen Payton.
"The old constitution has
too many inconsistencies,"
stated Allen Payton, ASB
President. "It just doesn't
work for us (the students)."
The old constitution was
drawn up in 1982. The goals
for the new constitution are to
be more realistic, and to create
a more effective student
government.
According to the new constitution, there will be many
changes in the student government structure. The present
Student Senate will become an
activities board chaired by the
Activities Director. Club
representation for events and
other activities will be directed
through here.
The new Student Senate will
be made up of 13 elected
members (3 from each class,
one graduate student) and the
ASB Vice President. Class
presidents will automatically
become senators. All senators
will be paid an amount
equivalent to one unit, each
semester.
Also included in the new
See pg. 4
RA's Will Face Changes
The annual process of choosing a new Resident Hall -
staff is once again under way. Each year many students
apply in hopes of becoming a part of the RA staff. This
year is no different.
The applications have been completed and turned in
and the applicants must wait until the next step of the
procedures~the interviews. Those chosen will be faced
with new and challenging responsibilities.
Jennifer Downey and Willie Hamlett are the Resident
Hall directors for the womens and mens Resident Halls,
respectively. Both are former students of CBC and are
also former RA's. Each see many similarities in the
duties of an RA in comparison to today, but they also
see some differences.
The current duties include taking charge of a wing in
one of the dorms, this is no different. A major change in
the RA duties came under the guidance of the new Dean
of Students, Dennis Sheridan. Through his new
disciplinary program, the RA's are to have a larger role
in the process.
Sheridan clearly listed the new guidelines set out and
hopes that the clear and concise explanation of what is
expected of each student will help to decrease any potential problems.
The other responsibilities of an RA include maintaining a quality peace on the wing. This sometimes may not
be as easy as it may sound. The life of an RA is perhaps
enviable, but with every rose there is often a thorn.
Downey and Hamlett both agree that the trying times
produce stronger people.
"When reaching down for the strength, patience, and
understanding to help a wingmate, the RA learns to
develop these qualities to their potential," says
Downey.
Hamlett agrees, and adds that he is proud of the current staff and believes that they are giving their best. It
isn't an easy job, it takes a special kind of person to be
an RA.
"Being an RA isn't always the way I thought it would
be," says one staffer, "I didn't expect to be a part of the
disciplinary process.''
Another staff member stated that, "although being
an RA is rewarding, it is also frustrating at times.
Overall, however it does balance and I do enjoy it."
The final decisions will be made next month and the
announcement of the 1985-86 Resident Hall staff will be
made shortly after. Those who become RA's will be
given a scholarship and will be expected to attend orientation at the end of this school year and at the beginning
of fall term.
Renee Daniel