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Western Carolinian Volume 46 Number 11, October 30, 1980

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  • Newsbriefs- Epilepsy Symposium \n interdisciplinary symposium oh epilepsy will be held at Western Carolina Universit) Wednesday and llun sdas. Nov. 5 and 6, bv the Division of Continuing Education at Bow man Graj School of Medicine of Wake Fot est Universit). rhe two-day symposium, featuring presentations by leading authorities In the state, is being conducted iii cooperation with WCU's Division of Continuing Education, the N.C. Division of Health .Services and the Mountain Area Health. Education (enter in Asheville. Its purpose is to promote an awareness of the social and psychological implications of epilepsy, provide information on resources available to persons with epilepsy and increase medical knowledge about epilepsy. It is designed for physicians, nurses, teachers, guidance counselors, personnel.directors, law enforcement officers, emergency servici personnel, social workers, vocational rehabilitaion counselors, ministers and othei professionals who work in the an epilepsv . The first day of the symposium will he divided into twojprogi ams. A program tor medical pci sonnel will be held from 0:30 until 9:30 p.m. ai C.J. Harris Community Hospital in Svlva, with registraion beginning a; 5 p.m. Featured will be a discussion on the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment ol epilepsv bv l)r I .am Bov les of Hickory and a discussion on anticonvulsant medication by Dr. Kenneth Dudley of Chapel Hill. A program lor teachers also will he held from 5 until 10 p.m. at WCU's Mountain Heitagc (enter Auditorium, with registration beginning ai 4:30p.m. Featured will be presentations on the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy bv Dr. Carolyn Swanton ol the Western Carolina Center in Morganton and on talking about epilepsy to children by Dr. Kenneth Whitt of the department of psychiatry and pediatrics al the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. The second day of the symposium on Thursday, Nov. 6, vvill be held at the Mountain Heritage Centci from 10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., with registration beginning al 9 a.m. Pat Gibson, associate director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program at Bowman Gray will begin the program with a history of epilepsy at 10 a.m. Her talk will be followed by presentations on the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy, the prevention of epilepsy, the social and psychological of epilepsy, resources fot persons with epilepsy and a personal commentary on what it is like to have epilepsy. The symposium will conclude with a series of small group discussions held simultaneously from 4 until 5:30 p.m. Topics to be discussed are audio-visual aids, counseling, patient education and the needs of the person with epilepsy. Attendance at ihe symposium meets the criteria tor 10 ci edit hours in Category I of the Physicians U 'cognition Award of ihe American Medical Associa tiOll and foi 10 prescribed hours by the Ameiuaii Vadi ;.i\ o| Famil) Physicians. Iii addition, tne program is approved for one continuing education unit foi teachers, 10.5 contin education recognition achievement points for KNs and ontinuing education achievement points foi l.l'Nv I l.i registration fee is $10. including the cos: ol handouts and coffee breaks. To pre-register, send the Symposium on Epilepsy, Divison ol Continuing Education, Bowman Graj School of Medicine, 300 S. Havvthoine Road. Winston Salem. N. 103. Advisor Wars The best way to get most or all of the courses you want for Spring Semester is to early register at your appointed time on November 11-13. To register you must have your schedule approved by your adviser. If you haven't met with your advisor, see him/her NOW. Failure to meet your adviser before registration will mean a delay In your appointment time and less choice of courses you wish to take. Student Senate "1 do not belcive it is a good reflection on the Student Senate to pass a resolution that is self-contradictory, ambiguous, and self-defeating," said SGA President Mark Williams addressing the senate Monday as he delivered a veto statement on Senate Resolution No. 880. In brief, No. 880, as it originally stood, prohibited those people not currently enrolled in classes from holding jobs in SGA during the summer. The senate finance committee then ammended the resolution to allow people who had been enrolled in the previous semester or those who would be enrolled in the following semester to be eligible for summer SGA positions. Williams, the author of the bill, did not agree, however, with the finance comittee's ammendment. Citing Aritcle II of SGA's Constitution, the SGA President told the senate that its ammended version "negated its (the resolution's) purpose." Article II denotes only two types of students eligible for membership in SGA-full time, with 12 credit hours or more, and part time, with 11 hours or less. Stay Warm This Winter, 'Looking Good' In Quality Down Parkas! At The CULLOWHEE OUTFITTERS Open Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, HWY 107 PHONE 293-9741 Williams veto statement was challenged by Senator Scott Craig, who made a motion to override it. "The purpose of No. 880," said Craig, "was to get qualified people in SGA-the same as No. 882. If we support No. 882 (a resolution lowering the minimum QPR to 1.8 for one semester to be eligible to participate in SGA) and not No. 880, we'll be going two different directions." Williams, while denouncing any similarities between the two bills, allowed that "SGA is dangerously close to a trend in the pair-allowing a person to get a job and yet not go to class." "That's extending the administration to the students," Williams added. "It's a question of interpretation on 'currently enrolled' and 'student' as outlined in the Constitution." The motion not to accept the veto was met by senator Tim McBride who stated that No. 880 was poorly written, ammended and that the veto should be upheld so a new, better resolution could be written up. "We need to make our policy consistent with the University's," McBride said. He referred to the fact that the University does employ students who were enrolled the previous semester or who will be the next. Ultimately, Williams' veto was upheld. Road Co. Performs The Road Company, a touring theatre group from Johnson City, Tenn., will present its newest company derived play, "Horsepower: An Electric Fable," at 8 p.m. tonight Oct. 30, in Hoey Auditorium at Western Carolina University. Part parable, part polemic, "Horsepower: An Electric Fable" sheds new historical light on the consequences of tampering with the natural order of things in the world. It specifically deals with the change from horsepower to electric power in Tennessee, showing the extent to which electricity opened a floodgate of change. But it also invokes the myths of the Three Fates and Promentheus, unraveling the timeless university that links the myths to the problems of our own time. "Horsepower is remarkably effective in its melding of myth and allegory with a critical, funny, caustic comment about our society and its appetites for energy," says a senior physicist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The performance is sponsored by Last Minute Productions. Tickets at the door cost $1.50 for students and $2 for non-students. "COUPON" Good For 25* Off On Any Washer Any Monday Thru Friday Of Any Week ■ ■ Ted's Clothesline Laundromat LOCATED IN SYLVA 8:00 AM TO 10:00 PM- 7 DAYS A WEEK Limit One Per Customer 6/ Western Carolinian/ October 30,1980 •-■-
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