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  • EDITORIALS Keep library open longer wc i) administrators have repeatedly stated thev arc living to upgrade academic standards of the University. I Ins poses an interesting question. If WCU succeeds in raising standards and attracts a larger number of Students inclined toward aca- llemia, where will these scholars study'.' Probably not at Hunter library, with its schedule thai seems to have been created for the convenience ol employees, not students. Monday through Friday, the library is open from midnight. These hours provide little help for the student who needs to be "burning lhe midnight oil." About the only choices an on-campus student has after closing lime is lo pack up his books and take sanctuary in a local church's basement, or head back lo the dorm. Once there, if he is lucky enough to have neighbors who arc not roaring drunk, he can attempt to study without disturbing his roommate. Ami what about the student who. cither bv choice or accident, landed in a class with required researched writing? lhe only research materials he is liable to roun up past the library's closing time are Funk and Wagnel's Encyclopedias at the 24-hour AM' in Svlva. ON WEEKENDS, the insult to students is even worse. Saturday's hours are from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.. and on Sunday the library is open lor 2 p.m.-11 p.m. It is interesting to contrast Hunter's hours with the hours of libraries al three schools with academic reputations, UNC, N.C. State, and Wake Forest. The undergraduate library at UNC-Chapel Hill opens at 8 every morning except Sunday, when it Opens at 10. lhe library is open until 2 a.m. every night except Friday, when it is open until midnight. At N.C. State, the library opens about the same time as Hunter Sunday through Friday. However, the earliest State's library closes on these days is 1 a.m. On Saturday. State's library has hours similar 10 those at Western. The library at Wake Forest has hours about equal to those at Hunter on weekends. Wake's library has hours thai arc an hour and a half shorter than Hunter's Monday through Thursday. But wisely. Wake Forest recognizes students' needs for a study place, and has filled this need with a study room in the library that is open 24 hours a day. every day of the week.' Arguments against longer hours at Hunter by library employees usually center on two points: 1. A lack of people willing to work longer hours. 2. A lack of students who would use the library during the wee hours. BOTH OF THESE ARGUMENTS are unfounded. 11 is not necessary to maintain a full working staff in the library late at night. If student usage of the library were restricted to studying and using reference materials, one employee hanging around lo make sure the place doesn't burn down would probably be sufficient. The argument that not enough students would use lhe additional hours is nonsense. Every night, during the 20 minutes or so before closing time, there is a steady stream of students leaving the library. A number of these students are not leaving the library because they are finished studying. Ihcv are leaving because they are about to be % THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1977 The hours of Hunter library are not with the academic goals thai have been outlined by University officials. An institution that does not provide adequate study facilities can't be overly serious about upgrading academic standards. —FRFDBARBOUR Shining Rock area studied Dear Editor, Last May I wrote a letter to the editor of this paper and others in Western North Carolina concerning expanding Ihe Shining Rock Wilderness Area. Al that lime I asked lor comments from lhe public so that I could better determine the desire for expanding the Wilderness Area. Ihe response was not very good, but il was overwhelmingly in favor of expansion. Since last May. I have gathered many facts about the area and have led some interested groups through the area. At this point I am ready to ask Congressman Gudger to introduce legislation to expand the Shining Rock Wilderness. The purpose of this letter is to get as many comments as possible from the public so that I can determine if Western North Carolina still wants the expansion of Shining Rock. Ihe proposed expansion would increase the present wilderness to the Blue Ridge Parkway on the Fast and Rte. 215 on the South. Anyone who has visited Shining Rock in the past couple of years is aware of its problem - overcrowding. The beautiful vistas, abundant game, and easy accessibility naturally attract people. Crowds ruin the pcaccfulness of the area, create a littering problem and fire hazard. Under wilderness protection, the gravel access road from the Parkway would be closed. This would lake pressure off the interior of the present wilderness while the equally spectacular outlying areas would remain accessible. By extending the wilderness and closing the access road, the quality of hiking and hunting would be greatly increased. Other benefits from wilderness designation include protection against development (i.e. roads, timbering, etc.) if forest management objectives should change. 1 would like to hear comments from the people of Western North Carolina (pro or con) so that I can better re-evaluate the desire of a Shining Rock extension. Please direct comments to me. Richard Maggi, P.O. Box 218, Cedar Mountain, N.C. 28718. Richard R. Maggi Tekes respond Dear Editor, This letter is a retraction to the one placed in last Thursday's edition of your newspaper concerning Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity and two young ladies who stated they were refused a ride in freezing weather. Upon closer examination of the problem, I discovered that the guilty finger was pointed at the wrong party. It is true that there are five living units in the Tilly Creek section rented by Mr. Carl Hopkins, but not all of these units are rented by members of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. Last Tuesday the ladies stated they walked into a group of people and asked for a ride which was refused. They did not come to a trailer rented by anyone of our members, and further more, there was not one member of our fraternity present at any trailer to which they may have gone. I would suggest that Miss Beaudry and Miss Sentelle make absolutely sure what group they are referring to when they make such slanderous and accusing remarks. Jimmy Mattox, President Keith Cochran, Secretary Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity EDITOR-IN-CHIEF TheVrfester n Carolinian STAFF WRITERS MAKEUP TECHNICIANS BUSINESS MANAGER James W. Barden VOICE OFTHE STUDENTS Ray Coneys Steve Sherman Cheryl Higham E. Frank Thomas NEWS EDITOR Cce Jay Carpenter Gary Richardson Vicki Carter ADVERTISING A. F. Brown, Jr. MAKEUP EDITORS Debbie Ellenburg Rob Daves Dale McCormick Terry Putman PHOTO EDITOR Rick Eichhorn Gerald Mullett R. C. Therrell Linda Reid Kim Daniels Fred Barbour Rodney Cranford PHOTOGRAPHERS Greg Perez Emory Ware Bill Cooper Martha Culbertson SPORTS EDITOR STAFF ARTIST Drew Clark John Daughtry FACULTY ADVISER Hank Komodowski J. Thomas Addison Stokes Gatewood David Lees Gerald Schwartz David Curtis
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