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  • The Western Carolinian VOICE OF THE STUDENTS Vol. XXXVI, No. 49 Thursday, April 29, 1971 Western Carolina University Cullowhee, N. C. Filing dates close, 36 candidates to run Eighteen positions open Thirty-six candidates have filed for a total of 18 campus- wide positions including 11 senate seats. At 5 p.m. yesterday after noon, deadline for filing, only three candidates had filed un • opposed. Two of these filed for the Business Manager's position of the two top campus publications, the WESTERN CAROLINIAN and the CATAMOUNT. The other lone run ner filed for Vice-President of the University Center Board. Eleven candidates have filed Moratorium slated for Tuesday A religious ceremony of respect for the dead of Vietnam and Kent State will highlight campus Moratorium ceremonies next Tuesday, anniver sary of the Kent State tragedy. Services., to be sponsored by the campus Ad Hoc committee and area ministers of all sects, will begin at 8:30 p.m. on the University Center lawn. The ceremony will be followed by a candlelight procession to a mock grave site in Woodlawn Stage between Madison and Moore dormitories. The procession is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. Events will also Include a student-professor teach-in on the war Tuesday, 3-5 p.m., University Center lawn. Tom DcVesto, member of the Ad Hoc Committee, stresses the need for unity of "ALL members of the university who feel morally opposed to any more needless killing." For students who wish to show their moral opposition to the war, the committee will pass out black armbands on Tuesday and Wednesday, National Moratorium Day. Anyone interested in helping to organize the Moratorium should attend a meeting Sunday night, 7:30, in the Cherokee Room of the University Center. Beautification All individuals and groups interested in helping with the Cullowhee Beautification Project are asked to attend a meeting on Friday, April 30 at 8 p.m. Slides of last year's flowers and techniques will be shown in McKee 201. The planting date is set for Saturday, May 1 from 9-10 a.m. Interested persons should meet at the Greenhouse in front of Stillwell to pick up flowers. In case of rain, the planting will be done on Sunday, May 2, at the same time. If any person or group cannot attend the Friday night meeting, Dr. Brown will be availble in his office, Room 210A McKee, on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning for the three newly created sen ■ ator-at-large seats. These senators will take the place of the old class senators and will serve a two-year term. Thirteen students also filed for the eight day student senator openings. Some of the candidates' eligibility has been questioned, according to Sager Williams, chairman of the Senate Rules Committee. All the candidates' eligibility will be determined today at 4 p.m. in the Dogwood Room of the U. C, by the Rules Committee. Any candidate who desires to speak to the committee on his or her eligibility is welcomed, said Williams. Elections will be held Thursday, May 6. The following candidates have filed for the listed positions: Editor-in-Chief of the WESTERN CAROLINIAN: Brooks Sanders and Wat Hopkins. Business Manager of the WESTERN CAROLINIAN: Wm, J. Byers. Editor-in-Chief of the CATAMOUNT: Janet Burgess, Judy Wimberly. Business Manager of the CATAMOUN 1': Burt S. Higgins, Jr. General Man ■ ager, WCAT: Fred Jones, William Howell, Jr.,AnneRobbins. Appropriation released, most budgets cut $86,000 has been appropriated to 48 campus organiza ■ tions including 15 organizations which were not appropriated any money last year. Almost all organizations' budgets were cut. The Theatre Family *as the only organization to receive more money than it received last year and the Student Wives Club was the only organization to receive the amount of money that they asked for. The Appropriations Committee actually appropriated less money than there will be next year if the enrollment increases as it is expected to. The additional funds will be available for "special allocations," according to Herb Reinhard, Vice- President for Student Development and chairman of the Student Appropriations Committee. The greatest amount of money was appropriated to the CATAMOUNT, which received $24,000. Next in line was the Student Senate, with $13,500, followed by the WESTERN CAROLINIAN, with $11,800. A total of $3250 was appropriated the constituant units, Mens House Government, Women's House Government, and Day Student Government which will not exist under the new constitution next year. President of the University Center Board: David Hearst, Jr., Kent Dove. Vice President of the University Center Board: Joe Keith. Senator at Large: Loretta Pate, Rick Hundley, Beth Woody, Gay F. Gooden, David E. Kirkman, Mary Ble • vins, Rob Parker, Charles E, Nueman, Billie Pendleton, Shad Jefferies, Bob Austin. Day Student Senators: Ebvld P. Osborn, Steve Bailey, Larry J. Ford, Pat Clayton, Catherine Dillard, Phil Burriss, Raymond (Rick) Nicholson, Ken Cain, Mike Crawford, Eddie For ward, Dwight Nelson,, Thelma Cain, Tim Lanier. W.WAT HOPKINS BROOKS SANDERS Hopkins, Sanders file for Carolinian Editor HOPKINS W. Wat Hopkins, who has filed for Editor of the 1971-72 WESTERN CAROLINIAN, believes students should know the "why'r" of the news in addition to the news, itself. The rising senior from Burlington, N.C. also feels the newspaper is the main voice of the students and should be the leader in voicing the concerns, needs, and rights of the students. "A capable editor is the most Imijorlant part of the newspaper because he decides policy," states Hopkins. "As closely as I've worked with the CAROLINIAN, I think I can see where it needs to be improved. I want to be editor so I can improve it and serve the students first." Concerning these improvements, Hopkins lists several specific changes he would make, if elected. These include more interpretative reporting (letting students know the 'why?* more than the 'what?*) more editorials on major issues concerning students, a new column called "Carolinian Forum" which would be rotating, meaning a new person writing it each week, at least one reporter for each beat (the S.G.A, Social Deans, Student Development Staff, Greeks, Student Organizations, News Bureau, Faculty Senate, and all academic schools), the return of the "Action Answer," a feature editor, and, hopefully, a workshop where students in journalism classes could work with the CAROLINIAN. Hopkins' experience in journalism includes a year as sports editor of the MEBANE EN- TERPRIZE, editor of a high school newspaper, co-sports editor of the CAROLINIAN for 1968 - 69, Managing editor for 1969-70, and Assoc ■ iate Editor for 1970-71. He also writes a column entitled "Strollings." He has accumulated 12 hours in journalism courses thus far at WCU. He feels the 1970-71 CAROLINIAN has not always been objective in its news reporting. He is also disappointed that more stories of student interest haven't been followed up and that the editorials were not stronger. Hopkins believes the groups on campus should have had more coverage in the CAROLINIAN. "Any newspaper should follow the rules of journalism," he concludes, "a paper can be and should be progressive and liberal within the bounds of legitimate journalism. That is the only way to run a paper." Hopkins' extracurricular activities include Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, President of the Scribbler's Club, and he is a member of the Men's Leadership Honorary Society. The En= glish and Professional Writing major has a 3.02 quality point ratio. SANDERS Brooks Sanders, candidate for Editor of the WESTEKN CAROLINIAN believes the role of an editor is to guide the newspaper. According to Sanders, reporting the news factually and honestly Is Important to the newspaper, but more Important that this is the possibility for a newspaper to be a catalyst of change. The 23 year old English major defines this 'catalyst of change' as "that ingredient which sets the forces of progress in motion." Sanders first became interested in newspapers as a carrier for the DUttHAM SUN and the DURHAM MORNING HERALD. His additional experience in this field includes two years of writing a political column for the WESTERN CAROLINIAN entitled "Ragnar." He has also written news stories in connection with his position as Public Information Director for the Student Government Association. He lias served as press secretary for Ben Ragsdale of Virginia, who ran for the U.S. House of Representatives. Sanders worked in the various aspects of public relations including radio and television as well as newspapers. Stating that the CAROLINIAN needed to better serve the interests of the community, Sanders added that he would like to see a "livelier, more interesting newspaper on campus." He feel he might accomplish this goal, if elected, by running a good cartoon strip, eliminating typographical errors, and giving the news staff a general "face lifting." He states he would work closely with the news reporters to accomplish this goal. Before criticising the faults of the 1970-71 CAROLINIAN, Sanders emphasized that the current staff members of the CAROLINIAN were all his friends. Although an Independent himself, Sanders then added mat at times the CAROLINIAN has been unnecessarily "anti-Greek" and that occasionally this sentiment has not been very constructive. His second criticism was that at times, the CAROLINIAN has tailed to be very readible. H elected, Sanders plans to keep an "outside Cullowhee type" political column, as well as The Cat's Paw. He would also improve sports coverage, including minor sports on the sports pages. Sanders is a rising junior and has maintained a quality point ratio of 2.95. He was active in or^mizing the 1969 Moratorium as well as "Earth Day."
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