GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Regatta!

The Great, Grand, Spectacular, and Fabulous Third Annual Buffalo Creek Regatta was a huge success! The creek flowed, the food grilled, the boats raced, and an ab fab time was had by all. We offer hearty Strong College congratulations to the entire list of entrants: Michelle Marcelais with Hale-Bopp Marcelais, Todd Thomason with DIOSKOUROI, Andrew Winternitz with En Fuego II, Gwen Kovalak with Kovalak House, David Day with Assimilate This, Bruce Caldwell with USS ClaireSam, Sherrill Hayes with Let the Good Times Roll, the Lance Sisters with Boris the Spider, Pam Bulgin with Hrothgar, Chris Mengel with Stick, Laura Maschal with Cafmobile, John Flack with The Bagel Buoy, Rob Lawter with Queen Size, Laura Reese and Whitney Hartsell with Hula-Hanna, Shelly McLain with Apparition, the Monday Nitro Group with NWO, Scott Thomason with Execution of the Beachhead, Ray Morton, Jody Pait, and Matt Phillips with Mad Game, Durenda Johnson with D. Strong, Denise Tucker and Laurie White with Lady of Shallot, George Woodfin with USS Kasey, Kristen Leagan with Odyssey, Amanda Waterhouse with Saturn H₂O House, RC Funk with Captain Kangaroo, the Mary Lives team with Cherry Barbie, the Enough Said team with Piercing Patrol, Tom Kirby-Smith with Penn 5, and the Shorty C’s Shorty team with Plank.

Regatta logistics are overwhelmingly complex, and nothing at all would have come off that day without the help of Jan Tulloss (Regatta Official), Laurie White (Strong College Prizemeister), Bob O’Hara (Strong College Buffalo Wrangler and Factotum), Cliff Rhodes (Master Chef), Shelly McLain (Official Starter), Matt Gillespie (Artiste), Scott Thomason (College Gamester), Ray Morton and Amanda Waterhouse (Propaganda Ministers), the members of the Strong College Council (Kelly Woodfin, President), and especially the Strong College Corps of Engineers (Tim Owens, Generalissimo; Heather Lloyd, First Lieutenant). See you all next year for the Fourth Annual Buffalo Creek Regatta!

Council Election Results

The winner of this year’s election for President of the Strong College Council is Scott Thomason. Scott, Ray Morton, and Heather Sauls are all to be congratulated for entering the race for this important office. Scott will be glad to hear from any Strong College members who would like to be active in the Council next year; just come to one of the remaining Council meetings this year (still under the able command of Kelly Woodfin), Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m. in the Committee Room. Congratulations to Scott!

Ad Astra Indeed

Our own Angie Hinson was accepted into the Nurse Scholars Program and will receive a Nurse Scholars Scholarship next Fall. Congratulations!

Melissa Johnson was elected President of the national Greek and Latin honor society, Eta Sigma Phi. kala!

Gloria Gibson was voted Most-Improved Driver at the Triad Sports Car Club Autocross event last week in Jamestown. Well done, Gloria!

Karen Cox won a speech contest in her Introduction to Public Speaking class. Well done!

Thomas Naylor Visits Strong College

Strong College recently had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Thomas Naylor, Emeritus Professor of Economics at Duke University and author of The Abandoned Generation. Dr. Naylor is an advocate of residential colleges nationwide and a critic of the declining quality of student life in big universities. He was very impressed by what he saw in Strong College and he congratulated us all on what we have accomplished in the face of many obstacles. An article by Dr. Naylor is now appearing on the bulletin board outside the College Office.

Poem-of-the-Week

The Strong College Poem-of-the-Week is posted on the bulletin board outside the College Office and is usually reprinted here. This week’s poem is the anonymous limnological song “The Silver Swan”:

The silver swan, who living had no note,
When death approached, unlocked her silent throat,
Leaning her breast against the reedy shore,
Thus sung her first and last, and sung no more:
Farewell all joys! O death, come close mine eyes;
More geese than swans now live, more fools than wise.

STRONG COLLEGE CALENDAR

21 April (Monday), 8:00–10:00 p.m., Star Chamber — WCW Monday Nitro now appearing at this time in the Star Chamber every Monday night. Come witness the future of television. (Scott Thomason)

21 April (Monday), 9:00 p.m.–late, Committee Room — The spectacular Blue Lemur Coffee Bar opens for the semester. Join Tim Owens for free coffee, music, and conversation. It’s the place to be on Monday nights!

22 April (Tuesday), 4:30–5:30 p.m., Junior Common Room — the College Tea! (Laurie White)

22 April (Tuesday), 10:00–11:00 p.m., Committee Room — College Council meeting! All Strong College members are invited to help plan all sorts of events and activities. (Kelly Woodfin)

23 April (Wednesday), 8:00 p.m., Junior Common Room — Bible study group with Rev. Eric Cole, Pastor of Mt. Pleasant Christian Church. (Charlotte Williams)

23 April (Wednesday), 9:00 p.m.–late, Committee Room — Poker Night! (Scott Thomason and Chris Beaver)

24 April (Thursday), 4:00–5:00 p.m., Senior Common Room — Strong College Literary Hour! We sit around and read favorite pieces of prose and verse. Everyone is welcome, so please join us! (Pam Bulgin)

25 April (Friday), 12:00 noon, Strong College dining area in the Caf — Lunch for Strong College Fellows. Students are always welcome to join us; just pull up a chair.

26 April (Saturday), 7:00–8:00 p.m., Star Chamber — Star Trek: Voyager! (Bob O’Hara and Michelle Marcelais)

OFFICIAL DISCLAIMERS: Nothing here is official. Please don’t sue us. Jolly boating weather. Major funding provided by the SCWDS. Do not eat. Machine washable and dryer safe. Choking hazard. Product and colors may vary. This does not represent the official policy of Boris the spider, Selima the cat, or Tiney the hare, may they all rest in peace. Eye irritant. Crayons not included. Endorsed by writers and professional hunters everywhere. Not a significant source of calories. Strawberry fields forever. Easy to clean vinyl lining. Will not craze most plastics. Macarena free. Borg implants not included. Easily slips beneath outerwear. Contains no squid. No good deed goes unpunished. Do not shake. When dry, brush lightly. The most common things in the Universe are hydrogen and stupidity. Vapors may cause flash fire. I refuse to cope with weirdness in my nightshirt. Use with good ventilation. If swallowed, do not induce vomiting. Hale-Bopp / Does drop. We work for smokers. Shown actual size. May cause burns. If we succeed there will be many songs sung in our honor. The better our fantasies are, the better our realities can become. A decent boldness ever meets with friends. Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty! Division I boat racing by 2001! Per aspera ad astra!