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  • The Western Carolinian The Voice of The Students JULY 24, 1980 VOL. 45, ISSUE 37 Carolinian special report WWCU programing may have problems Following the recent letters to the Editor in the Western Carolinian about WWCU, the Carolinian began an inquiry into the station's operation. In conducting this investigation we found some interesting descrepancies on various issues. This week's article is part one of a 2-part series. by Ton! Saddler Assoc. Editor Dissent among staff members at WWCU which has been building since the station's beginning is now coming to the surface. The Western Carolinian has talked to several people who have been or are currently connected with the station. These people had varying opinions on the issues. Many questions were raised two of which concerned Polls show Reagan Carter dropping By Don Womick Staff Writer President Carter's chances for re-election are diminishing. Why? The public is dissatisfied with his performance and Senator Kennedy is persistent in trying to wrench away the Democratic nomination at the party convention in August. Polls taken in early July by The Los Angeles Times -hew Reagan leading Carter, 40 to 30 percent. The Times poll has independent candidate John Anderson with 25 percent of the vote. In all regions but the South, Carter runs third behind Reagan and Anderson. In the South Carter runs second to Reagan. The President's job-approval ratings have slipped to the pre-Iran crisis level. Fewer people that ever think Carter's handling of the national economy warrants approval less than 20 percent. The hostage crisis is a two-edged sword for Carter. On one hand, Election Day will mark exactly one year of captivity for the Embassy hostages. But if Carter could manage to obtain the hostages' release, before November 4, it could give his campaign a signifcant boost. Senator Kennedy's struggle is seen by many as futile. After losing a battle with the pre-convention rules committee to free delegates to vote their personal preferences on the first ballot, Kennedy will have to carr his fight on this issur to the convention floor. Kennedy will have to persuade close to 400 delegates to switch loyalties in secret, since convention rules allow Carter forces to replace any delegate whose vote cannot be counted on. Still, many Democrats fear that Kennedy's persis- tance could split the party. If the Senator refuses to support the Piesident, he could drive liberals away from Carter to Anderson. As San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein remarked, such a split could "hand the presidency to Ronald Reagan on a silver platter." Carter campaign strategists aren't counting on such faint hopes, however. According to John Osborne, writing in The New Republic, Carter's campaign staffers plan to rely less heavily on improvements in the President's appeal and performance than on the hope that the popular images of Congressman Anderson and Governor Reagan will not withstand careful scrutiny by voters, especially liberals and Democrats. Says Osborne. "It is unimaginable to Carter's true believers that in the h*at of the election campaign Reagan will continue to g$t by with his new image as an acceptable and even attractive compromiser and bumbler, and that Anderson after 20 vears of basic thoueh latelv modified conservatism can sustain his reincarnation as a liberal purist." programming, and openness of the station to radio-TV majors. In a recent interview, John Davlin, current Faculty Advisor of WWCU, commented on programming, "Well when you're tied into that Top 40 format, everything else has to give. It's just a terrible, terrible mistake, in my opinion to tie a college radio station down to a format which means you can only do one thing and everything else that doesn't fit into the format can't be done. I think it's criminal, nearly, to make a college station do that-conform." Jimmy Roberts, current General Manager at WWCU (a student) claimed, "Top 40 is the most-used radio format. People like to listen to the hits. When asked if songs could be worn out by being played too often, Roberts commented, "You can run something into the ground but I still think people are going to listen more to something they can recognize." Roberts also added, "Ever since I've gotten there (the station) most of the requests I get are for Top 40. He also added that the station has recently been putting a lot of album cuts in. In referring to "Top 40" it should be pointed out that this phrase is often used to refer to adult cpntemporary music. This reference may not be the actual Top 40 hits in the nation as listed by Billboard magazine. John Van Tassel, a current announcer at WWCU, expressed, "I don't feel that the programming at WWCU properly reflects the requirements of the community." He later stated, "A lot of people do get turned off to it (Top 40) but a lot of people would like to hear it. Some people would just as soon hear songs repeated, but it could be averaged out." Events start Friday Smokey Mtn. Folk Festival this weekend WAYNESVILLE,NC-Final plans are underway for the 9th annual Smoky Mountain Folk Festival, sponsored by the Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department. The three day festival, July 24, 25, and 26, features the best traditions of mountain music and square dancing. Thursday's events include an ice cream social, a checkers tournament, a horseshoe tournament, a tobacco spitting contest, a ladies' watermelon seed spitting contest, a chicken showing contest, and a men's pretty legs contest, all on the Courthouse lawn. Activities will continue at the Waynesville Junior High with the opening of the Crafts and Antiques Fair, the plant and book sale, and a performance of the Appalachian Puppet Theater, continuing all three days of the festival. The day's activities conclude with the festival street dance, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in front of the Courthouse. On Friday, the ice cream social will continue at the Courthouse, while exhibits of mountain arts, crafts, and antiques will be on display at the Junior High. The dance and music show gets underway at 7:00 p.m. with square dance competition featuring both smooth and clog teams as well as buck dancing. Saturday's activities will begin early with the Smoky Mountain Muzzle Loader's Beef Shoot at 8:00 a.m. at the American Legion Field. Competition with the long rifle will continue throughout the day. An informal musician's workshop will be held all afternoon on the Junior High lawn, culminating with the music and dance show at 7:00 p.m. at the Waynesville Junior High. Music competition will include old time fiddle, banjo, and string band contests, as well as special performers and square dance exhibits.
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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 Carolin...

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