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ARCHIVES THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT NEWSPAPER Vol. 27, No. 11 Hampton, VA July/August 1996 Hurricane Bertha Pounds Tidewater By Paul D. Powers Hurricane Bertha pounded Tidewater July 13, spawning tornadoes, rain and winds up to 70 miles per hour. Twisters were reported to have touched down at a trailer court near Langley Air Force Base in Hamp-ton, in Poquoson, Gloucester and Surrey counties. In the Langley Trailer Court, trees were uprooted, crashing down upon two trailers at about 10:30 PM. Fred EvanS, a trailer park resident saw when the tornado touched down. "It actually pushed my car down the street, with my foot on die brake " said Evans. Another resident, >T. Marshall, said that the tornado rattled his trailer and destroyed an outside shed. An office trailer was moved off its foundation. At least one tree was uprooted and the park was littered with siding and debris. In Poquoson, (wo tornadoes were sighted, shearing shingles off the roof of one house and downing tree limbs. David Sawyer of Moonefield Drive said that he heard the roar of a tornado coming down the road from east to west. As he watched from his front door , the wind twisted trees into pieces and blew them to the ground. "All I could hear was like a freight train rolling through here." Sawyer said. In Hampton, Buckroe Beach suffered the worst, with flooding along North and Third Streets. There, several lawns were completely under water up to residential porches. Tourists in two cars and a ranger were trapped between two trees on Colonial Parkway for hours while maintenance crews worked to remove the barriers. On campus, there was no damage, whatsoever, thanks to the hard work of Plant Services personnel who boarded up win-dows and doors and Campus Police who It was a job well done, guys! The worst I Photo by Paul D. Powers secured the buildings. noticed while walking through the campus the next day was minor flooding and a few branches scattered on the ground. Once again we were spared the full brunt of an hurricane. Next time we may not be as fortunate. .. Photo by Paul D. Powers Pippins Welcomes Students To Upgraded Campus Photo by Marlene Waters By Dr. Shirley Pippins, TNCC President Welcome to our new students and wel-come back to all returning students! We are pleased that you have chosen Thomas Nelson Community College to continue your educa-tion. The faculty and staff of TNCC are pre-paring a challenging semester for all of you. Our purpose is tp help you prepare to meet the challenges of tomorrow. We are here to help you set your goals, plan programs to reach them and then execute those plans for success. The past year was painful for all of us on campus with all of the renovations that were going on. During the summer, much of that has come out of the dust and is ready for your use. Gators is now open and serving food for breakfast, lunch and dinner on most class days. For those of you who like to "un-wind" between classes and studying, Gators has an enclosed game room available for your use. I ask that you share this facility with your fellow students in a congenial manner. The Library is back in full operation, and the Gal-lery provides an area for quiet study. The computer lab, tutorial lab and writing lab are available for you to work on your class projects. There is'a new look to our business office and admissions and registration areas. Some projects are still to be completed, such as new seating and carpeting in Room 100. We have repainted many of the class-rooms and will continue this project. Our cam-pus call-boxes for security and safety will soon be fully installed, and the new parking lot is all but complete. We have new student desks for many of our classrooms and plan to con-tinue upgrading your environment. Finally, we have a new housekeeping contractor working in all of our campus build-ings. They have made some real progress in brightening the campus. I am sure you will notice the results of their efforts to date and as time goes on. All of this has been done to provide you with a better place to reach your academic goals. We need your help in keeping the cam-pus looking clean and safe. Please be careful about litter. Post signs and flyers on bulletin boards in accordance with our policies. Try to keep down the clutter in the hallways and classrooms. And, most importantly, keep food and beverages out of the classrooms. This is your campus. We want you to have pride in TNCC. We want you to feel comfortable as you pursue your education. If you see something that needs improvement, let your SGA officers know or drop a note in the Dean of Student Services office. With your help we will have a pleasant place for all who come here. Again, welcome to the Fall Semester. We're glad to have you back. SGA Officer Receives Award Inside the Aebonite i s MHXtX« A New took WÊtèBÈÊË 1111® By Paul D. Powers The United States Achievement Academy announced this Summer (1996) that Eric S. Green has been named a U.S. National Collegiate Award winner in Busi-ness Administration. This award is a prestigious honor very few students ever hope to attain. In fact, the Academy recognizes less than 10 percent of all American college students. Eric S. Green, a TNCC student, was nominated for this national award by Charlene Jones, Student Activities Technician at the school. Eric's name will appear in the United States Achievement Academy Collegiate Yearbook, which is published nationally. "Recognizing and supporting our youth is more important than ever before in America's history. Certainly, United States Achievement Academy winners should be congratulated and appreciated fortheir dedi-cation to excellence and achievement." said See Award, Page 2 Photo by Melissa Nicholson
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Title | The Nelsonite vol. 27, no. 11 |
Title.Alternative | The Nelsonite, July 1996 |
Subject | Newspapers |
Description | The Nelsonite student newspaper was published, with some gaps, from 1968 through 2007. |
Publisher | Thomas Nelson Community College |
Date | 1996-07 |
Category | Student publications |
Coverage | United States; Virginia; Hampton |
Type | Text |
Format | application/pdf |
Identifier | nelsonite_19960700_27_11.pdf |
Rights | © 1996 Thomas Nelson Community College. Copying allowed only for noncommercial use with acknowledgement of source. |
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Transcript | ARCHIVES THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT NEWSPAPER Vol. 27, No. 11 Hampton, VA July/August 1996 Hurricane Bertha Pounds Tidewater By Paul D. Powers Hurricane Bertha pounded Tidewater July 13, spawning tornadoes, rain and winds up to 70 miles per hour. Twisters were reported to have touched down at a trailer court near Langley Air Force Base in Hamp-ton, in Poquoson, Gloucester and Surrey counties. In the Langley Trailer Court, trees were uprooted, crashing down upon two trailers at about 10:30 PM. Fred EvanS, a trailer park resident saw when the tornado touched down. "It actually pushed my car down the street, with my foot on die brake " said Evans. Another resident, >T. Marshall, said that the tornado rattled his trailer and destroyed an outside shed. An office trailer was moved off its foundation. At least one tree was uprooted and the park was littered with siding and debris. In Poquoson, (wo tornadoes were sighted, shearing shingles off the roof of one house and downing tree limbs. David Sawyer of Moonefield Drive said that he heard the roar of a tornado coming down the road from east to west. As he watched from his front door , the wind twisted trees into pieces and blew them to the ground. "All I could hear was like a freight train rolling through here." Sawyer said. In Hampton, Buckroe Beach suffered the worst, with flooding along North and Third Streets. There, several lawns were completely under water up to residential porches. Tourists in two cars and a ranger were trapped between two trees on Colonial Parkway for hours while maintenance crews worked to remove the barriers. On campus, there was no damage, whatsoever, thanks to the hard work of Plant Services personnel who boarded up win-dows and doors and Campus Police who It was a job well done, guys! The worst I Photo by Paul D. Powers secured the buildings. noticed while walking through the campus the next day was minor flooding and a few branches scattered on the ground. Once again we were spared the full brunt of an hurricane. Next time we may not be as fortunate. .. Photo by Paul D. Powers Pippins Welcomes Students To Upgraded Campus Photo by Marlene Waters By Dr. Shirley Pippins, TNCC President Welcome to our new students and wel-come back to all returning students! We are pleased that you have chosen Thomas Nelson Community College to continue your educa-tion. The faculty and staff of TNCC are pre-paring a challenging semester for all of you. Our purpose is tp help you prepare to meet the challenges of tomorrow. We are here to help you set your goals, plan programs to reach them and then execute those plans for success. The past year was painful for all of us on campus with all of the renovations that were going on. During the summer, much of that has come out of the dust and is ready for your use. Gators is now open and serving food for breakfast, lunch and dinner on most class days. For those of you who like to "un-wind" between classes and studying, Gators has an enclosed game room available for your use. I ask that you share this facility with your fellow students in a congenial manner. The Library is back in full operation, and the Gal-lery provides an area for quiet study. The computer lab, tutorial lab and writing lab are available for you to work on your class projects. There is'a new look to our business office and admissions and registration areas. Some projects are still to be completed, such as new seating and carpeting in Room 100. We have repainted many of the class-rooms and will continue this project. Our cam-pus call-boxes for security and safety will soon be fully installed, and the new parking lot is all but complete. We have new student desks for many of our classrooms and plan to con-tinue upgrading your environment. Finally, we have a new housekeeping contractor working in all of our campus build-ings. They have made some real progress in brightening the campus. I am sure you will notice the results of their efforts to date and as time goes on. All of this has been done to provide you with a better place to reach your academic goals. We need your help in keeping the cam-pus looking clean and safe. Please be careful about litter. Post signs and flyers on bulletin boards in accordance with our policies. Try to keep down the clutter in the hallways and classrooms. And, most importantly, keep food and beverages out of the classrooms. This is your campus. We want you to have pride in TNCC. We want you to feel comfortable as you pursue your education. If you see something that needs improvement, let your SGA officers know or drop a note in the Dean of Student Services office. With your help we will have a pleasant place for all who come here. Again, welcome to the Fall Semester. We're glad to have you back. SGA Officer Receives Award Inside the Aebonite i s MHXtX« A New took WÊtèBÈÊË 1111® By Paul D. Powers The United States Achievement Academy announced this Summer (1996) that Eric S. Green has been named a U.S. National Collegiate Award winner in Busi-ness Administration. This award is a prestigious honor very few students ever hope to attain. In fact, the Academy recognizes less than 10 percent of all American college students. Eric S. Green, a TNCC student, was nominated for this national award by Charlene Jones, Student Activities Technician at the school. Eric's name will appear in the United States Achievement Academy Collegiate Yearbook, which is published nationally. "Recognizing and supporting our youth is more important than ever before in America's history. Certainly, United States Achievement Academy winners should be congratulated and appreciated fortheir dedi-cation to excellence and achievement." said See Award, Page 2 Photo by Melissa Nicholson |
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