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Western Carolinian Volume 45 Number 06

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  • WESTERN CAROLINIAN The Voice of the Students Thursday, September 27,1979 Vol. XLV, No.6 Western Carolina University's new University Ad-' ministration/Mountain Heritage Center will be dedicated at 11 a.m. Saturday (Sept. 29). Dr. H.F. Robinson, WCU chancellor, will preside at the dedication ceremony, which is scheduled to be held in front of the building. Other participants in the dedication will include Lt. Gov. Jimmy Green, House Speaker Carl Stewart, State Rep. Liston B. Ramsey, chairman of the UNC Board of Governors William A. Johnson, UNC President William C. Friday, and John Parris, contributing editor and columnist for the Asheville Citizen-Times. James H. Glenn of Asheville. chairman of the WCU board of trustees, will accept the building. A special guest at the ceremony will be Zell Miller, lieutenant governor of the state of Georgia, who will speak at a formal luncheon following the ceremony. The $3.4 million structure was authorized in March, 1976, as WCU's share of a $43 million statewide bond issue for capital improvements in higher education. Its five stories enclose a total of some 72,000 square feet, housing nearly all of the university's administrative offices and providing work space for some 155 university employees. Nearly 12,500 square feet of the building's area are contained in the Mountain Heritage Center, which provides space and facilities for the study and portrayal Carolinian Artwork by Bart Bennett of the region's past. The building sits on a knoll on the west edge of the campus, where it will form part of the campus entrance when a new highway, now under construction, is completed. Architect for the building was Odell Associates Inc. of Charlotte. The general contractor was Buncombe Construction Co. of Asheville. Other major contractors included Industrial Maintenance Overflow Corp. of Hendersonville, plumbing; Overcash Electric Co.. of Mooresville, electrical; and Community Heating and Plumbing Co. of Greensboro, mechanical. The building was accepted for occupancy Aug. 6. Inside today • •• Editorials...2 Columns...3 Ten worst Letters...4 Newsbriefs...5 football Classifieds...16 Snorts. ..it teams...20 Classifieds...16 Sports...17 WCU students: 'Cosmic Cats1 The 1979 Homecoming theme is Cosmic Cats. A record number of entries were reviewed before the final decision was made. Roy Mintz submitted the winning theme and is the winner of a $50 check sponsored by Alumni Affairs. Over 150 entries were submitted. The Residence Hall Coordinating Council sponsored the theme contest this year. The Homecoming Committee has met since last spring to plan a full week of activities for Homecoming '79. Major activities are planned for the entire week, kicked off on Monday night by a concert featuring "Cullowhee" in Hoey Auditorium. This event is sponsored by the Residence Hall Coordinating Council. Other activities of the week include hall rallies, election of the queen and court, building of floats, a bonfire and pep rally and a disco. Homecoming day itself will include a bigger and better than ever before parade with six marching bands, equestrian teams, antique cars, more floats, the queen and her court, the oldest alumni and much, much more. The Tail Gate picnic ssill be held following lhc parade behind Belk Building. A major attraction of the day will be WLOS-TV 13's new hot-air balloon tethered on the intramural field captained by "Mr. Bill" Norwood. The big game with Lenoir-Rhyne will begin at 1:00 p.m. Following the game will be a dance and an alumni gathering. Greater student and alumni involvement will assure that this scar's Cosmic Cat 1979 Homecoming ssill be the biggest and best Homecoming ever. Help us... help others If you want to help the Boat People in Western North Carolina, please get in touch with us at the paper. It's a chance for people to help people. Show your concern. Contact: THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN VOICE OF THE STUDENTS POB 66, CULLOWHEE, NC 28723 Offices: Joyner 10, WCU TELEPHONE: (704) 227-7267
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