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  • PAGE 2/THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN/JANUARY 19, 1978 Carolinian Newsbriefs Belly dancing Have you ever had a secret desire to learn how to belly dance? Not only is this type of dance sensuous and provocative, but it is a good physical exercise and helps reduce hips and thighs. The UC will be offering a six week free class in belly dancing beginning January 24th from 5:15 to 6:45. Classes will be offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Cherokee Room of the UC. 'Destination Moon' Wednesday, February 1, "Destination Moon" will be shown in Hoey Auditorium. A true classic of science fiction, the film depicts the adventures of four men on their way to the moon. The film begins at 8 p.m. Admission is $1 and the public is invited to attend. Refrigerators The SGA office of refrigerator leasing will be leasing refrigerators for the spring semester on the nights of January 24 through 26. A signup list will be posted in the lobby of each residence hall. Cost of rental for this semester will be $30. This price includes the $10 deposit which will be refunded at the end of the semester with the return of the refrigerator, as specified by the contract. The delivery schedule will be as follows: Tuesday, January 24—Walker-6:30, Scott-7:30, Hel- der-8:30. Wednesday, January 25—Leatherwood-6:30 , Al- bright/Benton-7:30, Harrill-8:30. Thursday, January 26—Buchanan-6:30, Reynolds- 7:30, Madison-8:30. Either cash or check will be accepted. Student rights There will be a student hearing concerning students' rights to register to vote in Jackson County. This is sponsered by the Committee to Promote Voter Awareness. All students who attempted to register to vote and were or were not accepted are urged to attend, especially students who live on campus. Any interested students who are concerned with the infringements on their rights to vote in Jackson County are also urged to attend. The hearing will be this Tuesday night in the Catamount room of the University Center. Picasso discussed Joe Jacobs, instructor of art history at WCU presented a talk on "Picasso's Blue Period" Tuesday in the Cherokee Room of the UC. Jacobs has received a bachelor's degree from Rutgers University, a master's degree from Brown University, and is a candidate for the Ph.D. degree from Brown. He has taught at the University of Rhode Island. Roger Williams College, Boston College, and Southeast Massachusetts University. The talk was a part of the Contemporart Arts Series sponsered by the University Center and the art department. Additional programs are scheduled for February 14 and March 14. Nursing majors Application forms for admission to the nursing major at WCU in the fall of 1978 are now available in the nursing department located on the third floor of Stillwell Building. If you plan to enter the nursing major this fall, you arc requested to complete your application as soon as you have received your official fall semester 1977 grades and return to the Professional Development Committee of the school of nursing as soon as possible. Applications will not be accepted after May 1, 1978 for the fall semester class. Snow injuries The snow last Thursday brought WCU students snowball fights, sledding, and unfortunately, cuts, bruises, and other snow related injuries. Although the infirmary was packed. Student Emergency Care Team (SECT) reported only one call that evening. The call came in at 10:06 for a sledding accident behind Leatherwood dormitory. According to Sam Parkinson, E.M.T. (Emergency Medical Technician on duty), WCU sophomore Phyllis Spence had been sledding down the hill between Leatherwood and Belk when her sled's runners caught in mud at the foot of the hill. Miss Spence fell off the sled and injured her neck. Upon arriving at the scene, the SECT members checked the victim's neck and spine and discovered she had pulled a neck muscle. Miss Spence was placed on a long spine board, her neck put in a servical collar, and spent the night in the infirmary. She was released on Friday. The SECT members assisting on the call were Robert Orr and Sabra Simpson. Art students The Art Students League and the University Center are sponsoring a campus-wide art exhibit open to all WCU students. The exhibit will be held at the Chelsea Gallery in the UC from January 24 through February 10. Entry forms for the exhibit may be picked up in the Art Department office. An entry fee of $1 allows up to five pieces in any medium to be submitted by an artist. Art works should be submitted by 4 p.m. tomorrow. Drama study A drama study tour group from Western will spend March 27-April 1 in New York City attending plays and touring other theatrical attractions. Dr. Donald L. Loeffler, head of the WCU Department of Speech and Theater Arts, will accompany the group in a program arranged by Fields Study Center in New York. The tour will begin March 27 at the Edison Hotel in New York with an afternoon orientation session and an evening performance of "A Chorus Line." Other events scheduled for the program include tours of the Lincoln Center, the Players Club and Brooks Van Horn costume shop, a guided tour of Greenwich Village, a backstage tour of "Dracula" and two seminars with leading theater personalities. The cost is $185. which includes the tours, seminars, hotel accommodations and tickets to four plays. Persons interested in joining the group should contact Dr. Loeffler at 293-7491 by tomorrow. NTE Exams Prospective teachers who plan to take the National Teacher Examinations at WCU February 18 have less than two weeks to register for the tests. Registrations must be mailed in time to reach Educational Testing Service of Princeton, N.J., no than January 26. ""» Registration forms and instructions may be obtained from WCU's Testing Center, Killian Building, room 233, or directly from the National Teacher Examinations, ETS, Box 911, Princeton, N.j'. 08540. On-the- spot registration is not permitted. Public services Are you interested in a career in public service? Steve Harrell, former political science major, will be here Friday morning to recruit possible applicants for the Masters of Public Administration Program at Chapel Hill. Interested parties are invited to talk with Steve who will be in the political science office. Soil expert A tropical and subtropical soil expert will speak in room 263 of the Stillwell Science Building at 8 p.m. January 24. Dr. Stanley W. Buol, currently a professor in the North Carolina State University Soil Science Department, is scheduled to talk about the application of information about tropical soils to southern United States soils. Dr. Buol researches tropical soils at NCSU's experiment station in Yurimaguas, Peru. He lias spent eight of the past 10 years researching soils in Latin American and African tropics. Calendar THURSDAY, JANUARY 19 5pm English Club Meeting in McKee 209. All interested individuals are urged to attend. 7 pm. Film, "Six Wives of Henry VIII," Part 3, Macon County Public Fibrary, Franklin. Free. 7 p.m. Film, "Stagecoach," Jackson County Pubiic Library, Sylva. Free. FRIDAY, JANUARY 20 7:30 p.m. Women's Basketball: WCU vs. Wake Forest, Reid Gym. 8 p.m. Film, "In Cold Blood," Hoey, $1. SATURDAY, JANUARY 21 10 a.m. Women's Gymnastics, WCU vs. Eastern Kentucky, Reid Gym. 2 p.m. Women's Basketball: WCU vs. Elon College, Reid Gym. 7:30 p.m. Basketball: WCU at Marshall University, Huntington, W. Va. SUNDAY, JANUARY 22 No activities listed. MONDAY, JANUARY 23 Pay period ends for all hourly, student and non-student employees. 6 p.m. Alumni meeting: Greenville/Spartanburg Chapter—Pre-game social hour at the Sheraton Motor Inn, 1001 S. Church St., Greenville, SC. 7 p.m. Women's Basketball: WCU at Lenoir- Rhyne College, Hickory, NC. 7:30 p.m. Basketball: WCU at Furman University, Greenville, SC. TUESDAY, JANUARY 24 9 a.m. All hourly employee time sheets and student time cards are due in the Controller's Office. 7 p.m. Film, "King and I," Jackson County Public Library, free. 8 p.m. Dr. Stanley Buol of NC State, "The Useability of Tropical Soils and Soils in the Southeastern United States," 263 Stillwell. Open to the public, free. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25 6 p.m. Women's Basketball: WCU at Winthrop College, Rock Hill, SC. 7:30 p.m. Basketball: WCU vs. James Madison University, Reid Gym. 6 p.m. Dinner Theater, "Plaza Suite," Top of the Stairs Restaurant, UC. THURSDAY, JANUARY 26 7 p.m. Film, "Six Wives of Henry VIII," Part 4, Macon County Public Library, Franklin. Free.. 7 p.m. Film, "Last Days of John Dillinger," Jackson County Public Library. Free. 8:15 p.m. Bach Festival: Rosalyn Tureck, pianist, Hoey. Sponsered by LCE. The expert received a B.S. degree in 1956, and M.S. degree in 1958, and a Ph.D. degree in 1960 from the University of Wisconsin. The lecture, sponsored by the WCU Visiting Scholars Program, is free and open to the public. Nomad accepting The Nomad is now accepting art and literary sumisstons for its 1978 publication. Manuscripts should be accompanied by an index card bearing name, address class, major, and phone number. Author's name should not appear anywhere on the manuscript. Please bring all manuscripts to the English Department office in McKee Building. (fArlw,°;„l, sh°uld be brought to the Art Department office 291 Belk) from 8-4. Only two-dimensional artwork in any media, please. Artwork should be accompanied by an index card bearing the same information as above.
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