Here is the schedule of events.

Friday, Jan. 18 - Film: “Faces of the Enemy,” an examination of the “we-they” mentality as fostered in propaganda and the media, at 6:30 p.m. in the Morrow Building. Discussion will follow the film. Sponsored by Spragins House.

Monday, Jan. 21 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, 7 p.m. in Bevens Music Room in Brown Chapel.

Tuesday, Jan. 22 - Convocation: Remembering the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 11 a.m. in Brown Chapel Auditorium. Sponsored by the Black Students Association and the Diversity Committee.

Film: “Skin Deep,” followed by a discussion panel, 7 p.m. in Nucor Auditorium in the Lyon Building.

Wednesday, Jan. 23 - Discussion Panel: The American Experience of Diversity, 5:30 p.m. in Nucor Auditorium. Panel participants will include: Dr. Terrell Tebbetts, Dr. Teresa Murphy, Dr. Martha Beck, Dr. Jane Parker (UACCB), and Ronnie Hampton (Arkansas Eastman).

Thursday, Jan. 24 - Class: The African-American Experience. Dr. David Stricklin welcomes guest speaker, Deborah Mathis, at 2:30 p.m. in Lyon 100.

A reception at 4 p.m. in Spragins House will provide students, faculty and staff an opportunity to meet informally with Ms. Mathis.

The Patterson Lecture at 7:30 p.m. in Nucor Auditorium, presented by Deborah Mathis, syndicated columnist, journalist and author of “Yet a Stranger: Why Black Americans Still Don’t Feel at Home.” Sponsored by the Convocations Committee.

Friday, Jan. 25 - Film: “Trouble in Mind,” 7 p.m. in Nucor Auditorium.

Tuesday, Jan. 29 - Film: “Tough Guise,” an examination of gender differences with special focus given to violence as a learned behavior, 6:30 p.m. in the Morrow Building. Discussion to follow. Sponsored by Spragins House.

Classes begin again... Freshmen Seth Purcell (left) and Ian Cathcart visit the Lyon Bookstore to get ready for the 2002 spring semester.

Kappa Sigma Brothers recognized for scholarship-leadership excellence

Two Lyon College students have received certificates of merit and scholarship awards through the Kappa Sigma Endowment Fund’s 2001 Scholarship-Leadership Awards Program.

Joshua D. Brooks and Kevin Flinn are among 349 outstanding Kappa Sigma scholar-leaders recognized by the fraternity. Brooks and Flinn are members of the Lambda-Iota Chapter of Kappa Sigma at Lyon.

Brooks received the Richard M. Wicks Award of $2,500 and Flinn received a $500 award.

The Kappa Sigma Endowment Fund Trustees allocated a record $250,000 toward the 2001 program, an increase of five percent over 2000. Since 1948, the Endowment Fund has awarded more than $3.25 million to thousands of deserving undergraduate Kappa Sigma brothers.

The 2001 awards break down into the following categories: Named Award ($2,500): 38 recipients (minimum 3.0 GPA); $1,000 Awards: 70 recipients (minimum 3.0 GPA); $500 Awards: 170 recipients (minimum 2.65 GPA). An additional 71 undergraduate members received non-cash Certificates of Merit.

A record 764 eligible undergraduate members of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity applied for the program this year, nearly 50 more than in 2000. More than 70 percent of Kappa Sigma’s 205 chapters had at least one applicant.

The Scholarship-Leader-ship Awards Commission made its awards based on academic performance, campus leadership and fraternity involvement.

The Kappa Sigma Fraternity is a men’s college social fraternity and currently ranks as the fifth largest in North America. Kappa Sigma was founded in 1869 at the University of Virginia. The Fraternity is represented on more than 200 campuses in the U.S. and Canada and has over 70 alumni chapters. The current membership of Kappa Sigma exceeds 205,000.

Auditions to be held for spring production

Auditions for the spring production, “FEN,” for Harlequin Theatre will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. in Holloway Theatre.

Scheduled callbacks will be on Jan. 31 with rehearsals beginning Feb. 4. Production dates are March 21-24.

Scripts can be read in the Green Room in Holloway Theatre only. The scripts are not to be removed from the room!

The script includes eight roles for women and three roles for men. Backstage personnel are needed; if interested contact Prof. Harris at ext. 4352.

For further questions contact Dr. Counts at ext. 1750.

Deborah Mathis to deliver Patterson Lecture January 24

Nationally syndicated columnist Deborah Mathis will present the 2001-02 Hugh B. Patterson Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, January 24, 2002, in Nucor Auditorium at Lyon College. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Mathis authors a twice-weekly opinion column that addresses a range of issues from national politics to racial and gender justice to parenthood. The column appears in more than 100 U.S. newspapers and periodicals.

She is also a commentator for “America’s Black Forum” in Washington, D.C., and award-winning weekly talk show focusing on issues of importance to African-Americans that airs in 92 U.S. television markets.

Mathis is the author of a book, “Yet A Stranger: Why Black Americans Still Don’t Feel at Home,” scheduled for publication this spring by Warner Books. Another book, “Sole Sisters: The Joys and Pains of Single Black Women,” scheduled for publication in the summer of 2003.

Mathis was a Shorenstein Fellow at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government in 2000-01. Her appointment culminated in a research paper on race and media and a Washington conference on the topic at which former President Bill Clinton was the keynote speaker.

From 1993 to 2000, Mathis was a national correspondent for Gannett News Service. She covered politics, concentrating on the White House, and a gamut of social issues for GNS.

A native of Little Rock, she began her journalism career as a reporter for the Arkansas Democrat. She worked as an anchor/reporter for television stations in Little Rock and Washington, D.C., and as an editorial writer and columnist for the Arkansas Gazette and The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Mississippi.

The Hugh B. Patterson, Sr. Lecture Series at Lyon College was established in August 1977 by Hugh Baskin Patterson, Jr., former chairman of The Arkansas Gazette, in memory of his father.

Sports

Basketball

The Scots defeated Trevecca Nazarene 74-71 Saturday in Becknell Gymnasium to push their record to 7-8 for the season and 1-1 in conference play.

Brandon Byrd led the Scots with 26 points. Vernon Johnson had 13 rebounds and 11 points, and Chris Wilkinson had 11 rebounds.

The Pipers fell to Trevecca 89-61 Saturday in Becknell. Mika Seay had 19 points to lead the Pipers. Andi Craft added 17 points while Sarah Adcock had 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Both teams will play Berry College in Georgia on Saturday afternoon.

Lyon College Campus Calendar

Friday, January 18

8 a.m. LATEC Meeting             Lyon, Citizens Bank Room

 9 a.m. Spring Event Planning Meeting             Lyon, Citizens Bank Room

11:30 a.m. Sigma Tau Delta Meeting             EDH 003

12 noon Catholic Campus Ministry             EDH 002

Joint Staff/Faculty Personnel Committees             Lyon, Citizens Bank Room

Subcommittee of Long Range Planning & Budget             Lyon, Worthen Bank Room

3 p.m. Derby Building Committee             Lyon, Worthen Bank Room

6:30 p.m. Film: Faces of the Enemy, sponsored by Spragins House             Morrow Lounge

8 p.m. SAC – David Lamotte             Lower Union

Saturday, January 19

2/4 p.m. Pipers/Scots vs. Berry College             Rome, GA

9 p.m. ZBT Cloud Nine Party             Lower Union

Sunday, January 20

4 p.m. Catholic Mass             Small Chapel

6 p.m. Kappa Sigma Meeting             Alphin, Arkansas Room

7 p.m. Tau Kappa Epsilon Meeting             Alphin, Patterson Room

8 p.m. Phi Mu Meeting             Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

Alpha Xi Delta Meeting Lyon, Rooms 200 & 202 Zeta Beta Tau Meeting             Lyon, Citizens Bank Room

Monday, January 21

12 noon Alpha Chi Meeting             EDH 002

Long Range Planning & Budget Committee             Lyon, Worthen Bank Room

4-8:15 p.m. APPLE             Lyon, Alphin, Union Conf. Rm.

6 p.m. Residence Life Staff Meeting             Lyon, Citizens Bank Room

7 p.m. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration             Bevens Music Room

Tuesday, January 22

11 a.m. Convocation: Remembering the Life of Dr. M. L. King             Brown Chapel

12 noon Wesley Fellowship             EDH 002

2:15 p.m. TeamsElite Implementation Team             Lyon, Citizens Bank Room

4 p.m. Curriculum Committee             Lyon, Worthen Bank Room

5 p.m. SAC Meeting             Union Conference Room

6:30 p.m. Film: Skin Deep followed by panel discussion             Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

Wednesday, January 23

12 noon Presbyterian Connection             EDH 002

Tau Kappa Epsilon Meeting             Union Conference Room

2 p.m. Institutional Advancement Jenzabar Meeting             Lyon, Seminar West

4 p.m. Promotion & Tenure Committee             Lyon, Worthen Bank Room

4-8:15 p.m. APPLE             Lyon, Alphin, Union Conf. Rm.

5:30 p.m. Diversity Panel Discussion             Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

9 p.m. BCM Meeting             Morrow Building

Thursday, January 24

11 a.m. Chapel Service             Small Chapel

12 noon Campus Ministry Board             EDH 002

Black Students’ Association             EDH 003

2:30 p.m. Deborah Mathis, The African American Experience             Lyon, Room 100

3:30 p.m. President’s Open Forum re: Budget             Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

5:30 p.m. Summer Internship Workshop – Career Development             EDH 002

6 p.m. Lyon Computer Club             Lyon, Room 202

7 p.m. Pipers vs. Blue Mountain College             Becknell Gymnasium

7:30 p.m. Patterson Lecture: Deborah Mathis             Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

Friday, January 25

12 noon Catholic Campus Ministry             EDH 002