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Editorial 3 April 15,1982/ Western Carolinian Once again this week a part ot our editorial page will be focusing on the plight of the average college student: college tuition. Recently, we have told of how the Reagan budget cuts will be having an adverse effect on the way you and I will be paying for college next year. Unfortunately, there is more bad news With unemployment rising towards 10(;< and the dropoff in disposable income, families are having a harder time trying to cope with the burden of putting a son or daughter through school. Ihe rule for upper-middle class families has been to put off that second house foi a while, but the poorerfamiliesarein a real bind. The financial aid cuts could not have come at much worse a time. In the seventies, the economy was still growing and the cost of college had Viewpoint by Jim Buchanan actually declined in real-dollar value as compared with rising inflation and wages. Ihe cost turned upward sharply in 1981, however, and continues to rise. Many colleges held then tuitions low during the 70's to help support the level of growth that had become the norm. But with the salaries of professors tailing far behind the national norm and many buildings in need of repair, many of the nation's campuses will be increasing their tuition rates substantially over the next four years. The University of Washington raised its tuition 54<r this year. It is hard to understand why the government has chosen to neglect education at this time. An educational loan is always a good investment and will usually be more than paid back by someone who has a college or technical school education and is made more productive in society by it. Maybe if enough people are caught in the crunch ne\t year, a loud enough howl over this will finally be heard in Washington. It is encourageing to see the interest taken in the recent elections, It seems that a lew people are beginning to sit up and take notice of then surroundings finally. Common Sense by Larry Hardin A thought crossed my mind concerning all the people in America that voted for the present administration occupying Washington, D.C. I cannot help but wonder if they are reallv happy with what they received in exchange for their vote. Is the situation we are in part of what they bargained for? How do they explain to non-Reagan folks and themselves what has been happening in the country. Being of a somewhat liberal persuasion myself, I have not heard too many of the people that put Reagan in office admit to the fact they voted for him. Nor have I heard from those who admit that they helped put Reagan in control any good reasons for why they did so. No one wants to own up to the situation we have today stemming from the choice made at our last presidential election. Some out there just had their feelings stepped on and might try the routine out "just what do you mean by the situation we have today?" My first response is "where to begin?"; my second is an apology for pointing out the obvious. In looking at "the situation we have today," one could begin with high interest rates, high unemployment rates, high inflation rates, high crime rates, and a high chance of military action somewhere in South America. El Salvador and Argentina seem to keep showing up in the national news. All of these factors are inter-connected and it is hard to say what are the causes and what are the effects. The cause of it all, in my opinion, is nothing more than the Reagan mentality. This type of mentality has led to the largest number of businesses to told since 1932 (a depression year), lt has led to a standstill in the building trades; workers booed Reagan when he snoke to them recently. This mentality has also led to students being cut short on funds to continue their educations. If "the situation we have today" gets any tighter for some students, they may not be back in school next fall. The Reagan mentality has led to human services being a sad. sad joke of what it was only two years ago. It has led to our national deficit being more money than the average person can realistically imagine, when we were promised a balanced budget by this time. This Reagan mentality has not helped the old, or those on fixed incomes. It has not helped any of the poor in our country (what so ever), lt has not helped big or small business nor the working people. This mentality has not done anything for our national or individual economy. It is the same for education and human services. Just who has been helped, or who has profited from Reagan mentality? One cannot overlook the military; however, being someone who believes in peace, I am not that impressed with this aspect of Reagan mentality. Other than this area, it does not appear that the mentality running our country is of much help to people at all, rich or poor. The list could go on and on, but 1 feel I have responded to "the situation we have today" with Reagan mentality at the driver's wheel. I am not trying to depress folks; I only want them to think long and hard about who is in control of this country and our lives. A Hollywood smile and a slick Madison Avenue-type snow should not fool us again. We only have two and a half years more of the Reagan mentality if we have any ability to learn from our past mistakes. WCU Getting Liberal Again? Guest Editorial by Charlie Sosnik Well congratulations. Western. Last week's election produced the largest turnout ever. Over one-fourth of the students took time out of their busy schedules to vote. Maybe the red tide of conservatism will not engulf the Cullowhee campus after all. Even more surprising than the large turnout was the results of the election. Jay Paschal is a liberal, a hippy, and an all around untraditional kind of guy. He also belongs to absolutely no fraternities. The fact that a man such as Jay Paschal can receive 15% of the vote is a good omen for campus liberalism, maybe it is not too late for Western Carolina. Another good example of campus lilberalism is this years race for the Editor-in-chief of the CAROLINIAN. Both candidates were well qualified to fill the job. Both candidates were also basically liberal and wanted to improve the CAROLINIAN as much as possible. Doug Irwin is an energetic young man with fresh ideas. Although not naive, Irwin is still able to see the world through rose colored glasses. Irwin's adversary was Larry Hardin. Hardin has seen more of the world than has Irwin. He is also as liberal a candidate as WCU has seen in a long, long time. This is excellent. Both candidates for editor (which is possibly the most powerful position in Cullowhee) are not in league with that all too familiar conservative sweep. Before this election I was all but convinced that individualism was going down the tubes at Cullowhee; but maybe it is not. Maybe Western Carolina will produce an influx of originality after all. The future will tell. But what of this individualism? Why is it even important? After all, aren't the great people in our society the one's who can conform to the greatest degree? Isn't genius found within the system? 1 should say not! On the contrary, conformity and genius are' conflicting terms. Conformity is not and cannot result in learning: and it certainly cannot result in thinking. Conformity merely results in memorization. And memorization produces no new ideas. The only true learning is in originality. Thinking is ORIGINAL thought. But who thinks these days? Who has the time? It seems most college students have too much on their minds to think. My message to you is simple. Don't be afraid to be a little different. Speak your mind. Who cares what anyone thinks about what you say? Those who- object are probably the ones who have had similar thoughts, but were afraid to voice them. If Edison. Einstein, or Marx are any example, you are the genius of the future. So be different. Think about it. Then stand up and say it—you little genius you. , Career Corner If you are graduating in May or August, now is the time to begin thinking about looking for a job and establishing a placement folder. Although we are nearing the end of our recruiting season on campus, there are still a number of ways in which we can assist you; helping you to establish a good working resume is one. Each week the Career Planning and Placement Office offers mini- seminars in various job hunting techniques to give you an edge in today's job market. All seminars are held in the Placement Office in the CAP Center. Introduction to Placement & Resume Preparation Tuesdays 2-3:15 Thursdays 11 -12:15 and 3:30-4:45 Interview Techniques Mondays 3-3:50 Wednesdays 12-12:50 Letter-Writing in the Job Hunt Wednesdays 3-3:50 The following organizations will be recruiting on campus during the last three weeks in April. If you have not started a placement file, you need to do so by attending one of the mini-seminars, "Introduction to Placement and Resume Preparation." Sign-up sheets for the below listed organizations will be available in the Placement Office. ***APRIL**» 20th Oakwood Homes Corp.; Sales; Any major 21st Brad Ragan, Inc.; Accountants; Accounting 21st Brad Ragan, Inc.; Management Trainees; Business preferred, but will speak with any major Summer Employment It is not too early to begin thinking about summer jobs, and we are beginning to get information about a variety of summer employment opportunities. WORLDS FAIR "82 - KNOXVILLE Western Carolina University's Placement Office has been designated as a satellite employment office for employment with the Worlds Fair. Applications and information about types of jobs are available in the Placement Office. In addition to the opportunities listed above, we are beginning to get information about summer jobs from summer camps, summer jobs on campus and other opportunities will no doubt be forthcoming. Check with the Placement Office frequently as many summer employment opportunities have early application deadlines. Got the tight job market blues? The Career Planning and Placement Office is offering a special seminar that may help you successfully beat the tight job market and find the job that you want. This special seminar is in addition to and different from the regularly scheduled job hunting seminars that you may have already attended. This one hour special seminar will be offered on two different occasions in the CAP Center. The date and time for each are as follows: April 19 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. April 21 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Additional sessions will be scheduled if demand dictates. A r*ubhc Service Of Your University Heatth Services Cancer is a subject that is of minimal concern to the college age population of young women. Yet statistically more women die from breast cancer every year than from any other cancer. Ihe best hope for control of breast cancer is early detection and diagnosis Monthly breast self examination (BSF) is one of the most effective procedures lor early detection. Women who receive personal BSI instruction from a doctor or nurse report that they are more likelv to practice BSt monthly than if this knowledge is received any other . I'siiij: some statistics horn a studv done by the Georgia Cancer Management Network, women who practice BSI are bound to have earlier stage ol disease, smaller tumors, and lower incidence of positive nodes. In the study. 78',' ot the women found their own breast lump, but most of those were found "accidentally." If BSE was practiced regularly, more of these cancers would have been discovered in the earliest stages. Of course, not every lump is cancer (80% of all breast lumps are benign) The woman practicing regular BSE will be intune with her own body knowing normal structure and, therefore, unusual changes. Learning BSE as a young woman and practicing it for her lifetime is a responsible act of health maintenance. This examination takes about 10-15 minutes once a month, costs nothing, can be done privately, and can save your life. Breast cancer is more rare in the under 25-year old woman, but beginning BSE early establishes a healthful habit which may prove valuable later. BSE also serves as a data base for a young woman to become familiar with her own body and therefore aware of changes. At Graham Infirmary we have some new materials io assist teaching BSE and some of the staff would be happy to help individuals or small groups learn this important technique. Please call the University Health Service for information 227-7430 or 227-7431. EDITORS NOTE: Mononucleosis is 'not" a highly infectious disease. Most people are immune to it. QawB5W&iftte»l >^ONSROTUlATI0NS,MR.5MnHERS...YOU'RE NOWTHE PROUD TWHER OF A SIX fcNND, FOUR OUNCE, SECOND-OASS CITIZEN,','. My Opinion by Doug Irwin Who says Rock 'N Roll is dead? Well, when the likes of Mick Jagger says there is no future in Rock'N Roll one can maybe have his doubts. Jagger is 38. Maybe he is dying. (No offense to all the Stones fanatics because my roommate is one). From one person who has been into Rock 'N Roll since remembered times, 1 find that hard to believe. I will say that Rock 'N Roll is at a point of saturation where a lot of today's rock sounds the same. 1 mean there is only so much one can do with a guitar riff. 1 have heard the same riffs used different ways and I have heard them used the same way over and over again. The guitar, the mainstay symbol of Rock 'N Roll, is getting old. Rock 'N Roll as we know it is at a crossroads. Some will keep grinding it out on their Les Pauls and marshall amps until they (or we) throw up; others will find a different style. Punk, or New Wave, which were early variations of rock music, seemed to have split in the past few years. They are two rock variations that have gained recognition, good and bad. Punk is the more radical, not as well accepted. It's offspring. New Wave, has attached itself to a more accepted version ot Rock 'N Roll. The likes of Pat Benatar and the Police have been labeled new wavers but have also been called rockers. Pat Benatar has had enough impact on popular music to have imitations of her surface a la Rindy Ross and Quaterflash. One group that has no predessor and no possible imitations are the Police. The Police cut their first album for the discount price ot $8,000. Three albums later they are one of the top rock attractions. None of the members of the trio are under 29 years old and their talent is overwhelming. They combine Rock 'N Roll with a reggae sound and ethnic rhythms. When combined, you get a fresh new sound one does not tire of easily. Music, like baseball, hot dogs, apple pies and Chevrolet, lives and dies by the dollar. So, in the new computer age and in the face of sagging record sales, the record execs are turning to our friend, the computer. They are using Madison Avenue tactics to find out what people want to hear. The final result of these tactics will be more predictable music. Nothing new, unless maybe you live in a test area that is trying out something different. Rock 'N Roll Muzak. As Sting, the 30 year old bassist, lead singer and showman of the Police said, "It's not the human beings who do the radio programming, its the computer; and when you start thinking that way, you start producing crap." Yes, the ever competitive commercial radio stations are pulling the same stunts the record execs are to find that edge over their competition. ~ven AOR (Album Oriented Rock) stations are becoming more and more format-minded. I can remember when the pioneer AOR stations would play whatever the liberal disc-jockey felt like playing. That is what makes FM AOR stations so fun to listen to. Now, FM rock has turned into a group of AM stations without all the static, and more modern programming to boot. Even the hard rock stations have become predictable. Everyday, you will hear either "Stairway to Heaven "and. or "Freebird" if you listen long enough. Rock 'N Roll has always been the pulse of the teenage generation. In the fifties, it was girls and fast cars. The sixties, it was girls, the beach and later protest and Vietnam. In the seventies it was girls, psychedelics and screw Nixon. In the eighties, everyone seems to be sitting around waiting for a miracle. So it goes for Rock 'N Roll. ATTENTION! If you are terminating your student status at the end of this semester or session for any reason, a repayment agreement for your student loan must be completed and signed with this office. This must be completed prior to the last day of classes. If you are not leaving the University, but will be enrolled during the next semester or session, please notify the Loan Department immediately. Office hours: Monday thru Friday (8 a.m.-? p.m.). Telephone: 227-7286. Loan Department: 3rd Floor, Adm. Bldg., Room 317. Western Carolinian EDITOR IN CHIEF Jim Buchanan BUSINESS MANAGER Tim Thompson ASSOCIATE EDITOR Larry Hardin NEWS EDITOR Dou. Irwin SPORTS EDITOR Rim Randolph DESIGN EDITOR Craig McCausland PRODUCTION MANAGERS Cathy McDaniel Jennifer Passalacqua AD MANAGER j,m Stewart AD SALESMAN Craig Smith PHOTO EDITOR Doug Cavanah AD DESIGN DIRECTOR Lindsey Carter AD DESIGN Chris Wilkins, Gil Shuler PRODUCTION Gene Bass, Cindy Enoch Jenny Hall, Anne Odom PHOTOGRAPHERS „ Mark Haskett Rick McDaniel WRITERS Michael Robinson, Monica Henson •; Darrell Beck, M. J. Schutz, Charles Sosnik Greg Ryder, Bill Thomas, Samuel Fain SPORTS WRITERS Steye Cr.wford „•" -i ■'- _ _.r Karen Ashe ILLUSTRATOR Ton* Co*

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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  • Date original: 1982-04-15
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