The Banner, Vol. 31 No. 12 - April 20, 1987

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BANNER
Vol. XXXI, Issue XII
California Baptist College
April 20, 1987
Shakespeare's b-day honored
Actor returns to CBC
Internationally-known Shakespearean actor Patrick Stewart will return
to Cal Baptist for another lecture-
recital on Apr. 23.
Stewart is a senior member of the
Royal Shakespeare Company and a
leading player with the national
Theatre of Great Britain.
He will give his 90-minute presentation at 1:30 p.m. in the college's Wallace Book of Life Theatre.
The program is free and open to the
public.
He will be at Cal Baptist to
acknowledge Shakespeare's birthday
and to help promote the college's
upcoming production of "Love's
Labor Lost."
He gave a two-hour workshop on
campus last month.
The college's production opens
May 1 in the same theatre-on campus. Additional dates are May 2,4,
and 5, and all performances are at 8
p.m.
His lecture will feature the
character Shylock from "The Merchant of Venice."  He will comment
about and perform most of Shylock's
demanding lines.
Stewart has played important roles
in more than 17 Shakespearean
productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Leaders for
frosh chosen
Twenty Cal Baptist students have
been named as Lifeline leaders for
the 1987-88 school year.
Lifeline leaders conduct small
groups of new students through the
Lifeline program under the auspices
of the college's Student Life office.
The following students have been
named as leaders: Damon Adcock,
Amy Benner, Robert Hendricks,
Kerri Hollinger, Carol Juneau, Laura
Lewis, Sandy Little, Rosa Luna,
Carola Lynch, Kim McBroom, Robert Newton, Julie Perkins, Robin
Pottberg, Tim Relph, Lindy Ross,
Sandy Schmeidt, Stacy Scott, Ric
Slagle, Randy Stacks, and Alice
Stubblefield.
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Council applications due
Applications for ASCBC Executive Council appointed
positions—secretary, assistant activities director, communications director—are due Wednesday, Apr. 22. Applications
are available in the ASCBC office.
Family housing banquet soon
The family housing spring banquet "Celebrating Unity"
will be held Friday, Apr. 24, at 7 p.m. Prime rib dinner will
be served in the campus cafeteria at a cost of $3 per person.
Reservations should be made in the family housing office.
Banquet theme 'New Song'
"A New Song" is the theme for a spring banquet
honoring outstanding students and summer missionaries who
will be representing Cal Baptist in missions this summer. The
banquet will be May 15 at 6:30 p.m. Children of Promise will
provide special music and the cost is $7.50 per person.
Fall pre-registration begins
Pre-registration for the fall and summer semesters begins
Apr. 27 and continues through May 8. All current students
may register in advance and confirm their fall enrollment by
paying one quarter of the final bill by Aug. 7. Students
enrolled for the summer term must pay by May 26.
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THE GRAY SHED near the Annie Gabriel Library is now under renovation and
will eventually be used by Cal Baptist's Socratic Club as a coffee shop and used
book store, as well as a casual meeting place.   (Photo by Lori Jean Lothenore)
State boards stage talks
Members of two boards of the
California Southern Baptist Convention met at Cal Baptist on Mar. 27
to discuss strategies for building a
major Baptist university here for the
West Coast.
Baptist leaders from around the
state attended the meeting which was
chaired by Executive Board Chairman Dan Coker and co-chaired by
Cal Baptist trustee board Chairman
Nolan Kennedy.
College President Russell Tuck
Softball coach
relieved of post
Steve Burmaster, head coach of the
Cal Baptist softball team, was removed from that position indefinitely recently.
Burmaster is also head coach of the
volleyball squad, but it is unclear
whether he will continue in that role
next fall or not.
The action came on Monday, Apr.
13. Members of the administration
refused to comment on the situation
at press time.
and Baptist state executive C. B.
Hogue were also present
The goal of the meeting, attended
by about 40 state leaders, was to
formulate plans of action through a
nominal grouping session.    The
ASCBC, RA
spots chosen
„ Various student leadership positions for 1987-88 were filled recently
as elections for ASCBC positions
and selections for resident assistant
positions took place.
John Chesnut, junior, was elected
ASCBC president in the election.
Other officers include Kim McBroom, vice president; Jane Crye,
business manager; Melissa Whatley,
activities director; and Susan Bianco,
intramurals director.
Don Alexander, junior, was elected
as Banner editor.
Smith Hall resident assistants
include Randy Hanlin, Joe Lopez,
Mark Baker, Chuck Kehoe, Mark
Arbaugh, and Matt Browning.
The nine R.A.s for Simmons Hall
meeting focused on the questions of
defining the importance of Cal
Baptist to Southern Baptists, what
actions the Executive Board should
take to show the importance of the
college, and to define ways CBC can
be kept in the central circle of
Baptist Life in California.
Reactions of these questions are
being compiled and will be forwarded
to the state convention leaders for
future assignments and action.
The meeting is a reult of a
presentation made by Tuck at a January Executive Board meeting.
Those in attendance responded positively to Tuck's report and agreed
that a strategy meeting should be
called.
The Mar. 27 meeting marks the
first time such dialogue has been
exchanged by state Baptist leaders
representing both the executive and
college boards.
are Carole Adams, Lori Jean Lothenore, Rhonda Corliss, Michelle
Gover, Samantha Hansen, Patti Patty, Andrea Martinez, Rebecca Mc-
Elfresh, and Tina Sterner.