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  • Western Carolina University
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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1980-01-17_Vol45_No16_03

et cetera Well, hello everyone! Welcome back to Cullowhee and good ol' Western Carolina for yet another stab at academia...shit; what kind of trite material is this? 1 mean how many times has this bullshit about "welcome back" been printed in this newspaper? I left Cullowhee for about a week during the vacation, and nobody told me welcome hack." In tact, 1 think peoole iust more or less take for granted that you're coming back,- because they know you need this college education stuff if you are planning to attempt to survive out there in worldland. You know, the place where two and a half bags of groceries cost you $41? (That is, if you're a good shopper.) You know, the place where you get paid on Tuesday and you are overdrawn' at the bank on Wednesday? Or maybe you don't have Ready reserve? What about the dentist's secretary with her whiney voice calling you at work to remind you of the $12 toothache you had that you said you would pay right away two months ago? So forget this "welcome back" routine. You HAVE to be here. You might think that the people who put this paper together are really interested in having a lot of readers. Not true. You see, they know you're going to at least pick up the paper and flip through simply because it's free, and the advertisers know that too, so circulation is nothing anybody up here in Joyner building is really that concerned with. On the other hand, if you want to write for the paper or anything like that there, these people up here might "be interested. See that's their main worry-getting this paper to press every week with all the pages filled. So that's the way it is. The world doesn't revolve around you. In fact, it doesn't revolve around anybody. It just does its own thing as if to say, "you're gonna do it my way asshole." I'll lay my cards on the table (yet another cliche). Actually, I'm waiting for a friend of mine that worked at the radio station to come up here with some fact on WWCU's programming this semester. Meanwhile, I'm writing just so people up here won't get on my back about not doing anything. It's as simple as that. O.K. They're here now. The people from the station. These two people, Robert Allen, (program director) and John Van Tassell (Nightime Operations Manager), are really planning a really big shoe for this semester and possible even further into the future (for those of you who are planning on being here awhile). You want to know the bottom line? 1 work for the radio station too. The world really stinks doesn't it? I mean it's getting so you can't even trust your campus newspaper columnist. But don't worry. I think these two fellows from the station are really going to do some good stuff. Like dig this man: they actually are going to phase out that cursed disco! Remember having to listen to that on Saturday night? No more! It's now going to be your basic party show with all types of music to please everybody! Van Tassel is going to do a Southern Rock 'n' Roll show on Friday nights "nightime U-92'will feature an entire night of one particular artist (like Jackson Brown, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Greg Allman; stuff like that there). If you want more details on the programming, see the box in another section of this here tabloid. By the way, these two people here from the station say they are new. Well, they are as far as being in positions of authority and as far as their ideas go, but they are not new to radio. In fact, I think they know what-in-the-hell they are doing. Also new positions: General Manager, Jimmy Roberts; News Director, Terri Bonnhoff; Production Manager, Rick Edwards; and Public Affairs Director, Kevin Michaels. This is all for this week because, quite frankly, I'm tired of writing. January 17, 1979/THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN/Page 3 Cullowhee '79 Fires, floods, elections, and concerts The Candidates GUEST EDITORIAL By Lee Grant News Editor First in a Series With the election year closing in on us it is time again to find out who is running for office and what the issues are. This year the amount of new faces in the Republican party has greatly increased. While regulars like Reagan and Connally are well known, little is known about the rest of the candidates. In the next few weeks the Western Carolinian will take a look at all of the candidates, Democrat as well as Republican, in an effort to give you an opportunity to get better acquainted with each of them. America, the land of opportunity, where every child bom has a chance to grow up and become President of the United States. This is the so-called American Dream where everyone, no matter what side of the tracks they were born on, no matter whether they were bom rich or poor, has the chance to change his or her lot in life. A dream that seems unlikely or idealistic? Maybe. There is however an example of how that dream can become reality in the presence of one of the candidates for the office of President of the United States. Benjamin Fernandez was bom 53 years ago in a converted freight car. Bom into extreme poverty his family could not afford to rent a house or an apartment and had to convert an abandoned boxcar into a home. A the age of five he started working in the sugar beet fields. While he worked for his family as an agricultural laborer he also went to school and spent what little free time he had studying. He worked his way through college and received a degree in economics and a masters degree in business administration. He carries with him four fundamental creeds in his campaign, 1] the work ethic, 2] freedom of choice, 3] freedom of opportunity and 4] free enterprise. Fernandez in a snppch to the Republican Governors at their conference two months ago in Texas asserted that "America is in trouble." He cited that America was suffering from inept leadership, that inflation was at the 14 percent level, the value of the dollar has dropped over the last four years, unemployment is rising and we are in a serious recession. The purpose of his campaign he stated was to "Get America moving back to the fundamentals that made this country great Fernandez has stated that Americans have forgotten how to work as witnessed by the increasing bids for shorter work weeks and hours. Also, "We have freedom of choice in America, if you are poor and want of poverty like I did, that is your decision. No one will do it for you, particularly not the federal government." tor you, particularly not the federal government." Fernandez feels that he is the representative of the small businessman, who he sees as America's last ragged individualist. At the same time he feels that the big business industries should be held in gratitude by the government because it is their profits and their employment opportunities that keeps America going. Fernandez states that his major concern will be curbing inflation. He feels that it can be cut back if the government concentrates on one area, that being the federal government's deficit spending. Fernandez cited examples of inefficiency in departments such as HEW which lost 8 million dollars last year literally and has no idea where the money is. Also cited was the Department of Labor which spent 6.5 million dollars teaching unemployed actors how to dance. Fernandez is against socialized medicine which he feels has been proven [by Medicare and Medicaid] to be ineffective and "the first step towards a welfare state." Fernandez feels that we must deregulate industry If we are going to fight inflation. One final point that Fernandez has stressed through his campaign is the energy situation. He feels that we must enact some new energy policy which brings him to Mexico. Mexico has discovered the greatest oil and gas reserves in the Western Hemisphere. Fernandez states that we must get along with Mexico [as Carter has not been able to do] and "who better to get along with Mexico than a Fernandez in the White House." Fernandez has talked to the President of Mexico about an oil policy and has been assured that if he is elected that Mexico will be more than willing to work with him on achieving a mutually beneficial arrangement. Benjamin Fernandez is perhaps one of the greatest examples of the American Dream. Bom in poverty he has worked his way up the ladder and is recognized by many to be an expert [as well as a success) in the field of economics. Though his chances are slim to none that he will even come close to the nomination, his background and his influence on the Hispanic American voters may give him at least a shot at the Vice-Presidential nomination. With the oil situation worsening, it could mean that we will need a man who is on friendly terms with the government of Mexico to help us replace some of the lost oil. "Who bejter to work with the Mexican gov WhmerfttWat * Ffematrdei:'*' 1979 came to Cullowhee in a harsh manner to students living at the Riverside Apartments. When the students returned from Christmas break they found their apartments destroyed by fire leaving them with no place of residence and much of their belongings lost. January was filled with snow, the beginning of the International Year of the Child, and the death of former dean William B. Harrill. The Catamount football team was on their way to one of their best years in recent history, Gerald Harp was named to the Daily News All-State team and Ty Smith was named to the Southern Conference All-Academic team. Students had little to complain about when it came to entertainment as there were countless ways to spend the evenings. Soviet dissident Lev Navrozov spoke on how the Western world had to reevaluate it's situation to survive. Kreskin amazed the students with his magic. Casino Night at the UC was an overwhelming success and if you were bored with that then you could play in the mudhole which covered most of the area around Scott Dorm. Not all students were enjoying the festivities however as Phil Cates and his Icebox Caper, (the Cullowhee version of Watergate) drew angry response from all sides. In March everyone was tired of the same old dull routine and their prayers for a change of pace were answered. WCU was graced with not one but two spring concerts, Molly Hatchet and the Outlaws and Evelyn Champaigne King. April saw ROTC week and it's culmination with its first ever Military Ball. Greek Week in full swing with TKE boxing matches and the Gong Show. The KA's raised $300 in a softball tournament for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the WCU theatre group was enjoying its sucess with ' 'Once Upon a Mattress.'' Elections were held on campus seeing Roger McKinney and Richard Sullins elected President and Vice-President of SGA respectively. Al Lagano was elected editor of the Western Carolinian and Steve Warren was elected governor of the North Carolina Student Legislature. April remained busy with students participating in a model UN meeting in New York and others participating in the state College Bowl Quiz championship where they knocked off UNC. Hopes were raised for next year's basketball team with the signing of Kenny Trimier. The co-founder of the Black Panther Party, Bobby Seale came and told the students to wake up to the fact that racism still exists in the US. WCU held another Special Olympics and Cable TV looked like a possibility in the near future. Turn to Page 14, Please MM|C» Crf-bert /Ka-'fini/n 1:a«.jx«es, Ae$Ahtonr& characterized pi an ms-atiaplo thirst for ■aoKee. %\ a wide - ey-M marrithaT with TitruziW t>o6y and estye&ei nervou* system

The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.

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  • Western Carolina University
• Format
  • Publications (documents)
• Type
  • Text
• Date
  • Date original: 1980-01-17
  • Date digitized: 2018-09-21
• Extent
  • Dimension: 15" x 11.5"
  • Pages: 20 pages
• Subject - Topic
  • College student newspapers and periodicals
  • Cullowhee (N.C.) -- Newspapers
  • Universities and colleges -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee -- Newspapers
• Location
  • Jackson County (N.C.)
  • Cullowhee (N.C.)
• Source institution
  • Western Carolina University
• Source Collection
  • WCU Students Newspapers Collection
• Identifier
  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1980-01-17_Vol45_No16
• Repository
  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library