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2 Western Carolinian/ August 25, 1983 Perspectives W/iewpoint Monica Hcnson Campbell: Off To A Great Start "My biggest challenge is to see what the needs of the Western Carolina. University students are, and I hope to do this by establishing good com munication with the students," states Richard Campbell, new director of WCU Traffic and Security. "The summer has been helpful in getting acquainted with the campus itself, and now 1 look forward to getting acquainted with the students," Campbell remarked in a recent interview. "I've been doing a lot of walking, and I plan to continue walking. It's a beautiful campus." When Campbell says he's been walking, he's not kidding. I have seen him myself several times afoot on campus, something 1 find impressive considering the summer heat and the busy'schedule of an office chairman. Campbell comes to WCU from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. When asked if he felt his job in Cullowhee would differ greatly from the position he held in Atlanta, Campbell replied, "The two campuses appear to have similar on-campus problems, such as petty thievery and noise, but Emory is a suburban school, where lots of crimes such as muggings originate off-campus. Western has its problems, but nothing extremely serious like a big city school might face." I asked Campbell about his feelings concerning the negative image some students have about Traffic and Security, because of the number of parking tickets issued on campus. Thought fully, he responded, "If I could have the ideal situation, I would separate'Traffic'from'Security.'But since we can't do that, I think the critics might look at some of the services we perform. Traffic and Security registers bicycles for students — free of charge. We recharge dead batteries -- free of charge. We unlock cars for those who lock their keys up — free of charge. Officer Cynthia Slaughter is working on a rape prevention program. Crime prevention in general is my project. Sure, we put citations on illegally parked cars, but think about how those cars got into illegal spaces. Maybe if the critics considered these factors, they wouldn't be so quick to assign blame." I feel that WCU is lucky to have such an open-minded, hard-working and cooperative new director for Traffic and Security. I would encourage any students who had doubts as to the importance and validity of the officers of Traffic and Security to call a local garage the next time they have trouble starting a dead car, or shell out fifty dollars to a locksmith to retrieve locked-up keys. Take a look outside one afternoon during class; that busy- looking man you see hurrying across campus to another meeting or to see about a problem is here to serve you. He's off to a great start! so, yoa'Rt My tievi roommate ! m, you a FtesHMM?-#*Hf te/rw>J m 5ciR£ you could rat I was «y Hidw School class MurtcwtiAN, CAPT41N OF m WRSfty F0OT&ALL,dASKtT&ALL, AUD DS&ATl T£AMS, V0T6D HOST Uk6ty To di Avmv By others,., oh,I Could so on>imd<*l. imp wurwv. Thoughts At Large Letters Field Newspaper Syndicate /^Maxwell Ulen OCody hearer American culture may have found its highest expression, but you can soon judge for yourself. This fall MCA Tele vision will premiere 'The Pop 'n Rocker Game." As one might suspect, contestants will field questions about rock 'n roll trivia and then, according to promo tional material, "at the drop of a correct answer, the stage explodes into a surprise performance by that top rock 'n roll star . . ." Such are the extremes that some production companies will go to succeed in the wake of cable television's extraordinarily popular Music Television (MTV). A wonderful piece of bureaucratic babble, from a recent 150-page Federal Reserve Board report on credit card use: Following a two-year study, the Fed concluded that plastic money turns consumers into neither big spenders nor impulse buyers. How is Honduras receiving its present dose of 5,000 U.S. troops? According to The London Daily Telegraph, many Honduran newspapers side with Tegucigalpa support for the deployment. One daily, however, the independent El Tiertipo, headlined a recent editorial, "Everything is lost, includ'ig honor." Many Hondurans may only believe that the U.S. dollars brought by American Marines are worth as much as any show of force. Goodbye Gadflies? In narrowing the legal standing for stockholders who wish to alter company policy through shareholder resolution, the Securities and Exchange Commission last week removed a modest check on corporate power. (In recent years, for example, stockholders have asked U.S. companies to end operations in South Africa or in nuclear weapons production. Rarely have such efforts been successful.) Under new regulations, resolution sponsors must own at least $1,000 in company stock. Moreover, resolutions must garner at least 5 percent of a shareholder vote to be eligible for resubmission the following year. According to the Washington-based Investor Resopnsibility Research Center, only five of 92 resolutions on military production since 1973 have received 5 percent of the vote. Banned for two decades until 1981 as decadent and bourgeois, body-building is making a strong comeback in China. The sport is drawing lots of bodies to classes offered at Shanghai's Sports Palace. Tough New Laws Going Into Effect Look Out For Those Parking Violations The Student Judiciary in the Student Government Office is in full swing and is ready to serve you. Traffic problems will arise as parking will be hectic. I would urge every student to make it a point to stop by the Student Government Office if you have any problems with parking or other situations where the Judiciary can help. Please be sure to look over a copy of the Traffic Rules and Regulations, available at the Traffic and Security Office. This will enable you to understand the rules governing university parking and to be aware of your specific designated parking areas. There is no need to get a parking citation; there are plenty of parking spaces for everyone. The addition of the new parking lot across from Harrill Residence Hall has greatly eliminated much of the parking problem in that area. The freshman lot and the overflow lot next to the track are both capable of handling a good number of cars. As I said before, parking can be a problem, but if you know the rules and follow them, you should not have any difficulties. Following are some helpful tips to use when parking on campus. 1. Observe rules as stated in the Rules and Regulations. 2. Park only in the spaces designated by your ptrrflit. 3. When parking for short periods of time, park only in designated spaces. 4. When loading and unloading you may use any designated space, i.e., Faculty and Staff, Student, but be sure to be in one of them. Please use your flashers. 5. If you have a physical impairment, get a special permit from the Infirmary; Handicapped spaces are for those with special Handicapped permits only. Western Carolinian Editor-in-Chief • Monica Henson Business Manager Kenn Port Design Editor -. Tony Cole Photo Editor • Mark Haskett Sports Editor • Russ Randolph News/Feature Editor :. Greg Ryder Production Tammy Greene, Lynn Hamrick Cartoonist •. Tony Cole Circulation Manager •. 1 arry Woods Entertainment ■ . • RA. Bush, Brett Lawson Staff Writers Wanda Crawford, Lawrence Hamrick, Jr., Charlie Van Hecke. Rebecca Lines An Open Letter to College and University Students: On October 1, 1983, North Carolina will have a new set of laws dealing with those who operate a vehicle while impaired by alcoholic beverages or any other impairing substance. The Safe Roads Act of 1983 does much more than raise the drinking age for beer and unfortified wine to 19. We would like for the students attending our colleges and universities to be aware of the new law. Perhaps the best way to explain some of the comprehensive provisions of the new law is to state a hypothetical case involving a student — we will call him Joe — stopped by a State Highway Patrolman for driving under the influence of an impairing substance. Joe may have been stopped at one of the roadblocks law enforcement agencies can now establish under the Safe Roads Act to check for drunk drivers. He may have been stopped because the trooper saw him drinking a beer while driving. Under the Safe Roads Act, it is unlawful for the driver of a vehicle to consume any alcoholic beverage while driving. Under the new law, Joe can be arrested and charged under the single offense of impaired driving. There are no lesser included offenses, such as careless and reckless driving after drinking, in the new law; thus, there will be no more plea bargaining. There is only one charge, and it can be proved in one of two ways: (1) By showing the driver's physical or mental faculties are appreciably impaired by an impairing substance or; (2) By showing the driver's alcohol concentration (AC) is 0.10 or more. If Joe refuses to submit to a chemical test, his license will be revoked for one year. He can apply for limited driving privileges only after surrendering his license for six months of the revocation. If Joe registers 0.10 AC or more on a chemical test, or refuses the test he will be taken before a magistrate and his license will be suspended immediately for 10 days. This is mandatory. No one gets off. Out-of - state students will have their privilege to drive in North Carolina suspended for 10 days, just the same as students licensed in North Carolina. If the magistrate determines Joe is too impaired to be released, the magistrate is empowered under the act to hold Joe for up to 24 hours or until a responsible, sober adult will take responsibility for him. In no event may Joe be held for more than 24 hours. Next, Joe will have a trial on the charge. If Joe is convicted of driving while impaired, the law requires the judge to hold a sentencing hearing where Grossly Aggravating Drunk Driving (GADD) factors, aggravating factors and mitigating factors are presented by the prosecutor and defense attorneys. The judge must weigh these factors in imposing sentence. If two GADD factors (a prior impaired driving offense in the past seven years, driving with revoked license for an impaired offense, causing an accident resulting in serious injury to another) are present, there is a mandatory minimum jail term of 14 days and Joe can be fined up to $2,000. If one GADD factor is present, Joe faces;. mandatory minimum seven days in jail and a fine up to $1,000. If Joe has two or more prior convictions for driving impaired within seven years, punishment is the same as if he had two GADD factors. If no Gadd factors are present, the judge weighs the aggravating and mitigating factors. If aggravating factors outweigh mitigating factors, Joe can be sentenced to a minimum of 72 hours in jail, or 72 hours of community service or 90 days without driving or a combination of all. He also faces a fine of up to $500. If aggravating and mitigating factors balance out, Joe faces a sentence of 48 hours in jail, 48 hours community service or 60 days without driving or a combination of all. Additionally, Joe can be fined up to $250. If the mitigating factors outweigh the aggravating factors, Joe faces a jail term of 24 hours, or 24 hours community service or 30 days without driving or a combination of all. Joe can be fined up to $100. Some aggravating factors are: gross impairment or an AC of 0.20 or more; especially reckless driving; an accident causing over $500 damage or personal injury; driving while license revoked; two or more 3-point motor vehicle offenses within 5 years, or one or more prior convictions of DWI more than 7 years old; speeding to elude arrest; speeding more than 30 miles per hour above the posted limit; and passing a stopped school bus. Some mitigating factors are slight impairment solely from alcohol, AC of 0.11 or less; slight impairment solely from alcohol and no chemical test available; generally safe driving at time of offense; no serious traffic offenses within past 5 years; impairment caused by lawfully prescribed drug; and voluntary submission to treatment before trial. If this is Joe's first impaired driving offense, he will lose his driving privilegs for one year. He is eligible for a severely curtailed limited driving privilege cont. on page 10 66 Counselor" Cottrell Dear Editor: During the recently held WCU Basketball Camp our 11-year-old daughter suffered from homesickness. With 400 campers it is difficult to make everyone feel at home. It is virtually impossible for a camp director to give any camper individual attention. Yet, making our daughter feel comfortable in the different surrounding of the basketball camp is exactly what Head WCU Basketball Coach Steve Cottrell did. The students, faculty, staff, trustee and administration of WCU can exercise justified pride in the contributions of Coach Cottrell to the school's fine program. While maintaining the basketball camp's excellent standards, Coach Cottrell went out of his way to make sure our daughter was satisfied with the camp- At one point Coach Cottrell and his fine wife Cathy played surrogational parents. Then Coach Cottrell acted as counselor and confidant to our daughter. Rather than ignore the problem, or try to assign blame, Coach Cottrell went about to solve a problem that wasn't really his to start with. Such activities are beyond the call of duty. In our dealings with Coach Cottrell we found him to be a wise counselor, able to define problems well- We further found him to be a strong family man. We remain grateful he was there when wee needed him. Such a man is not easily replaced- For in his position he can do much good. Richard W. Bell (704) 459-7848

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: 1983-08-25
  • Date digitized: 2019-01-31
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  • Dimension: 15" x 11.5"
  • Pages: 14 pages
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  • College student newspapers and periodicals
  • Cullowhee (N.C.) -- Newspapers
  • Universities and colleges -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee -- Newspapers
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  • Jackson County (N.C.)
  • Cullowhee (N.C.)
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  • Western Carolina University
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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1983-08-25_Vol48_No04
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