<Practicing· self-control vroduces self-esteem <Dietetics teaches students a healthier way to eat Emerging from several years of inactivity behind the scenes, Harding's dietetics club focused on educating both the community and the student body about the importance of wellness. According to sponsor Lisa Ritchie, this involvement "reflects a national trend toward greater health consciousness . It has caused a significant increase in dietetics majors at Harding." Throughout the year, the club tried to stay in touch with such national trends by attending the state meetings of the American Dietetics Association in Little Rock. For the club meetings, senior president Sara Elmer invited speakers, such as Nancy Froman, head dietitian at White County Hospital, and Natilie Clements, a dietetics major with a degree in exercise physiology, to lecture about their respective fields. "Usually, we're a small group - around 20," Elmer said. "Because ofthat, we became really close and enjoyed the meetings just for the sake of spending time with each other." The club's first major activity was its participation in the Health Fair in the Student Center. Junior Loren Watts said she appreciated "learning ways we could really affect the community. We were actually helping people live longer lives." During the fall semester, some members of the club visited an elementary school in Judsonia to teach the children about nutrition. In order to reinforce their point, they included a "healthy snack break." For the Bake Sale in the spring, the club baked countless lowfat goodies and sold them in the Student Center, hoping to show students that even lowfat food can be tasty. "I've always been interested in nutrition. And I have compassion for people who have problems because they don't eat right," Elmer said. "And it's not all about looking good. I think practicing self-control and knowing that you're healthy just works together to give you a good feeling about yourself." According to senior Lannea Richey, these kinds ofprojects were not done only to keep the students busy. "They gave us some experience working together and an overview of job possibilities in our field," she said. "Besides, all that diversity looks great on a resume." Next to their numerous activities, students majoring in dietetics also had quite a load of schoolwork. "A lot of people think dietetics is learning how to cook, but really it's a great deal more," Elmer said. "We have to take chemistry and biology classes to get a solid background in food science and research. When we're through, we'll know more than how to bake a cake." Maybe the dietetics club existed to be the one group of people who could give some encouragement because they alone seemed to understand why "those cooking classes" could be so demanding. - Karin Springer Film Studies. First row: Jeremy Pierce, Wendy O'Neal, Amy Moran, Kim L ittle, Kelli Cole, Cam Reddick. Second row: Jeffrey Wieneke, Matt Prince, David Johnson, Jeremy Miller, Chuck Martin. Third row: Scott Swalwell, Mike Wagner, Ken Hammes (faculty sponsor). Fourth row: KHCA Heath Laws, Jim Marcussen, Marci Fletcher. Photo by Brian Hendricks. John Williams (faculty sponsor), David Ellis, Jacob Maran. Photo by Aaron Gillihan. Film Studies and KHCA 189
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