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  • THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN Carolinian Newsbriefs Events happening around Cullowhee and WCU THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1977 Cross country trip planned On March 13-20, the University Center will offer a cross countrv skiing trip to the White Mountains ot New Hampshire. CtOSS countrv skiing is an increasingly popular sport which takes place far awav from the crowds of downhill ski resorts. Instead, skiing is done Dp as well as down lulls and across varied and often rugged wilderness terrain. I In I'nivcrsiv Center trip will be guided by Cullowhee Wilderness Outfitter. Participants will be spending four nights in a mountain hut that can onlv be reached bv skiing with all of their gear. The) will be sleeping in sleeping bags and will have to prepare their own meals, lhe hut does have heal along with a gas stove for cooking. Winter weather in the White Mountains is usually severe. Sub-zero temperatures are common ami deep snow is to be expected. Very lew people ill the Southeast know anything about cross country skiing.Participants in the UC trip will be helped with mastering the basic skills necessary to enjoy the sport, and they should find this surprisingly easy. The cost of the trip is $76. this covers all transportation, skiing equipment, accomodations, and all meals. Sleeping bags and backpacks will be provided for those who need them. The group will leave at 5 a.m. on Sunday, March 13, and should be back in the early morning hours on Sunday, March 20. For more details, see Roger Roundtree at the Wilderness Outfitter or Tim Jacobs at the UC. Quakes discussed Dr. David Stewart, director of Ihe McCarthy Geophysics Laboratory at UNC-Chapel Hill, will present a lecture on earthquake prediction in Forsyth Auditorium Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. Recently scientists have discovered that animals seem to know when an earthquake is imminent. Dr. Stewart will explore the use of animals, as well as other methods of predicting earthquakes when he discusses "Earthquake Prediction: Physics. Biology, Psychology, and Sociology Combined." The lecture, which will include a slide show, is sponsored by WCU's visiting scholars program. Dr. Stewart received his Ph.D. in geophysics from the University of Missouri at Rolla in 1969 and has done research for the U.S. Geological Survey, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and several private firms including Carolina Power and Light Co. He has published articles anil books in areas ranging from earthquake prediction to natural childbirth. Fashion show held Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is sponsoring a fashion FashlOnless Show, lhe contest is open to all clubs, organizations and anv oilier interested persons. Prizes include: SJO.(X) or trophy for cub fashion category and S2MM) or plaque lor cub lashionlcss calcgorv. Applications along with general information will be available in front of the UC from 2-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Deadline for applications is 5 p.m. March 7 For further information contact Valerie Howell at ext. 713 Helder or write AKA, P.O. Box BK. Cullowhee. Bain to speak Robert Bain, associate professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will visit here Feb. 23-24 under the sponsorship of the WCU Visiting Scholars Program and the Department of English. "How Pure Were the Puritans?" will be the subject of Professor Bain's first lecture at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Feb. 23. in the Cherokee Room of the UC. At f p.m. Thursday. Feb. 24, in Forsyth Auditorium, he will lecture on "Hemingway and the Movies." Professor Bain is a published scholar in American literature with a number of books and articles dealing primarily with the literary history of the South. His books include "Colonial and Federalist American Writing" and "The Writer and the Worlds of Words." A member of the graduate faculty at UNC-CH, he also serves as editorial consultant for Prentice-Hall, Houghton- Mifflin. Scott Foresman and Winthrop Publishers. Both lectures are open to the public without charge. Calendar The Land of the Sky Civic Ballet of Asheville will present act three of Tchaikowskv's "Nutcracker Ballet" Thursday |Feb. 17] at 8 p.m. in Hoey Auditorium. Admission will be 50 cents for students and $1 for others. Shown here are members of the company in a scene from "The Reed Flutes" in the Nutcracker. [Photo courtesy of the Asheville Citizen-Times] MEETINGS Student Senate, 5:30 p.m. Monday, UC Catamount room. EVENTS Nominations for distinguished teacher awards, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, first floor UC. Film: "With These Hands," a crafts film, 7 p.m. today, Jackson Co. Public Library, Sylva. Lecture on art: Dr. Gene A. Mittler, visiting scholar, 7:30 p.m. today, Belk 104. Land-of-the-Sky Ballet, "The Nutcracker," 8 p.m. today, Hoey, 50 cents. 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