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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1984-04-05_Vol48_No26_06

6 Campus W«st«m Carolinian/April 5,1984 Newsbriefs OPI—About 350 special education students from public schools in Macon, Jackson, Swain, Graham, Cherokee and Clay counties, Qualla Boundary and area sheltered workshops will compete in the 1984 Special Olympics and Field Day to be held Friday, April 13, on the campus of Western Carolina University. The 13th Special Olympics will open at 9:30 am on WCU's all-weather track with a Parade of Athletes, lighting of the Special Olympics flame, banner contest and reciting of the Special Olympics oath. Ribbons will be awarded for first, second and third- place finishers in each division, and every participant will receive a ribbon. Athletes may enter two events. Competition will end at 3 pm. The Special Olympics is sponsored by the Council for Exceptional Children and the Health and Physical Education Majors Club at WCU. Area coordinators are Pam Poston and Mary Byrd, Macon County special education teachers. County coordinators are Anna Bolick and Dr. Helen Hartshorn, professor of health, physical education and recreation at WCU. More information may be obtained from Ms. Bolick at 227-6282. The American Red Cross bloodmobile will be on campus April 10, 11 & 12 for the spring blood drive. The bloodmobile will be stationed at the Grand Room of the U.C. from 12-5 each day. The goal for the visit is 425 units of blood. Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity is the sponsor of the Tuesday visit. All healthy students, faculty and staff are urged to set aside an hour on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday to give the gift of life...blood. OPI — Western Carolina University's department of music will host its fourth annual High School Invitational Choral Festival on Friday, April 6. Ten North Carolina schools have been invited to the 1984 event including the Hibriten High School advanced chorus from Lenoir, the featured guest choir. The 41- member Hibriten group is directed by Patsy-Bost Hollar. The festival features daylong rehearsals beginning at 10:30 am and miniconcerts by WCU's three choral ensembles directed by Dr. Robert A. Holquist, the festival director. At 7 pm the groups will assemble in the recital hall of WCU's Music-English Building for an evening concert which is open to the public without charge for admission. Julia Mann, a senior art major from Cary, N.C, traveled to Greensboro March 31 with other members of the Balsam Judo League where they participated in the North Carolina State; Judo Championships. Mann won • second place in the senior women's white belt, heavyweight division. She and the other members of the Balsam Judo League returned to Sylva with a total of 4 first place wins, 3 second places and 5 third places. The department of speech and theatre arts at WCU will present "Wine in the-Wilderness' by Alice Childress on Monday evening, April 9, as part of Black Awareness "'Week at WCU. ' The performance will begin at 8:30 in the auditorium of Forsyth Building and admission will be $1.00. The first annual Mr. Legs contest! It's gonna happen this Saturday, April 7th, on Scott Beach at 2:00 pm. Among the 12 or so contestants signed up are some of the most prominent legs on campus. WWCU 91 FM personalities are emceeing. The judges are awesome! THE GUYS ARE AWESOME! The Legs are awesome! Late entries/ walk-ons will be encouraged: Girls get your tanning bodies ready to be there early! Scott Beach 2:00 pm. Prizes include: 1st - $25.00 cash, 2nd - Free large pan pizza from Pizza Hut, and 3rd - Free album from D.J.'s. Barbeque, drawings for cash and other prizes, and a post-game reception for fans, players and coaches are all a part of the festivities planned for the annual Purple- Gold Spring Football Game at WCU next Thursday, April 12. The highlight of the evening at Whitmire Stadium will be the intrasquad scrimmage at 7:00 p.m. as the public will get its first look at the 1984 Catamounts. The Purple-Gold Spring Game is open to the public at no charge. Barbeque dinners will be served on the stadium grounds beginning at 5:30 p.m. The serving line will be open until 6:30 p.m. and dinners are priced at $3.00 for adults and $2.00 for children. Reservations for the dinner can be made by calling 227-7377 or 227-7338. There will be drawings for prizes held throughout the game, including a grand prize of $100 in cash compliments of Cullowhee Automotive Service. The public is invited to a post-game reception in the Tom Young Big Cat Room to enjoy complimentary refreshments while meeting the '84 Catamounts and football staff. This Sunday will mark the start of Cullowhee's first annual 10 K Run, an event jointly sponsored by Miller Lite, Pizza Hut, and WWCU 91-FM. As might be suspected, the run will cover a ten kilometer (6.2 mile) path through Cullowhee. The race will begin at 1:00 at Pizza Hut, and will also end there. The three top runners in each of five age groups (17 and under, 18 to 25, 26 to 39, 40 to 54, and 55 and over) will receive prizes, and a trophy will be awarded to the Greek organization with the most entrants. The entry fee is $5.00 and may be paid the day of the race. Persons entering the day of the race are urged to come between 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. in order to register. Aside from the race there is will be a pizza-eating contest sponsored by Pizza Hut of Cullowhee, and Miller Lite will provide free cold beverages. Promotional materials and souvenirs will also be available. WWCU will be at Pizza Hut with live remote coverage of the whole affair, and will be bringing you more details this week. The organizers of this first annual 10 K Run expect it to meet with much success and become a "long-running" tradition in Cullowhee. There will be a meeting of persons interested in serving on the staff of the 1984-85 NOMAD, WCU's student-chartered literary/art magazine, on Thursday, April 26, at 4 p.m. in Music/English 419. Election of an editor, art director and literature editor take place at the meeting. Nationally acclaimed artist Ian Hornak, whose work is currently on exhibit at WCu, will visit the campus Thursday and Friday April 12-13. Hornak will present a public gallery talk at 7 p.m. Thursday in the art gallery of Belk Building. Other open sessions during his visit will include a session from 9 until 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Belk 181 (printmaking) and a session from 1 until 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Belk 382 (drawing). Hornak will also conduct a closed figure drawing session on Friday and will serve as judge in the annual WCU Student Art Show. For more information, contact the WCU department of art, 227-7210. Scholarships of up to $1,500 await students who are selected for Ralph McGill Scholarships. May 1 is the deadline for aspiring young southern newsmen and newswomen to submit applications for the scholarships. Students are eligible who have completed at least two years of college and have demonstrated a long-time interest in the news and editorial phase of newspapering. A letter of not more than 500 words telling why the applicant wants a scholarship, together with a photograph of the applicant, must accompany each application. Applicants must also have a letter of recommendation from a college authority. Applications may be obtained from: The Ralph McGill Scholarship Fund; Box 4689; Atlanta, Ga. 30302. For additional information, contact Monica Henson at the Western Carolinian, 227-7267. The WCU Forum for Contemporary Issues will present a program on "Women in the Media: The Craft Controversy" on Monday, April 9, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Natural Sciences Building. Darcel Grimes, anchorwoman on WLOS-TV news in Asheville, will discuss a variety of issues relating to women in the media, focusing on discrimination against women after the publicized case of Christine Craft. Former anchorwoman for a Kansas City television station, Ms. Craft sued the owner of the station which dropped her as anchor, charging that she had been discriminated against because of her sex and that the station had fraudulently hired her for her journalistic abilities and then attempted to remake her on-camera appearance. A jury ruled in Ms. Craft's favor, awarding her $500,000, but a federal court judge overturned the decision and then Ms. Craft was awarded a lesser amount. Ms. Grimes also will discuss the challenges of a career in television news and the professional opportunities for young people. The university forum is open to all interested people free of charge. Dr. John Valusek, a clinical psychologist who has published several articles and served as a consultant on human relations, will give four free public lectures at WCU on Thursday, April 12 and Friday, April 13. Valusek's appearance is sponsored by the WCU Visiting Scholars Program and the departments of home economics, elementary education and reading, and psychology. For more information concerning the lectures, contact any of the above-mentioned departments. THE 1984-85 BUDGET WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE SENATE ON MONDAY, APRIL 9,1984, AT 5:00 P.M. IN THE FORSYTH AUDITORIUM (FORSYTH 138). You are invited to attend this meeting in order to present any discussions concerning the amounts the Finance Committee will recommend for approval by the Senate. The proposed budget will be available at the Comptroller's office in the U.C. after 11:00 a.m. that day. Associate professor of art Dr. William R. Lidh has submitted slides and brief descriptions of WCU's printmaking curriculum and artworks for a lecture and workshop to be held in Holland during April and May. WCU is among a dozen colleges and universities to be included in the presentation by Dr. Tom Hammond, University of Georgia art professor. WCU's Center for Improving Mountain Living will offer business counseling sessions on Wednesday, April II at WCU. The sessions are free and involve one-to-one counseling with an experienced counselor familiar with small business operations and problems. Appointments may be made by calling 227-7492. April 9, 1984 is the last day to register to vote before the May 8 primary elections in North Carolina. There are several locations and methods for registering: 1. Board of Elections -Jackson County Courthouse, 2nd floor, Sylva. Office hours until primary: Monday- Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m, 1:30 - 5 p.m. 2. Driver's License Office - Old Sylva Jail building. When getting or renewing a North Carolina driver's license, one may register to vote. 3. In your precinct - 3 people in each precinct are authorized by the Jackson County Board of Elections to register voters. Call the Board of Elections (586-4330) to set up an appointment at your convenience to register. 4. Jackson County Public Library - We$t Main Street, Sylva. Someone is on duty to register voters: Monday, 10 a.m. - 5:30 p;.m.; Tuesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. -9 p.m.; Friday, 1 p.m.-9p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AT 586-4330. The American Association of University Women, Cullowhee Branch, has brought you this information. We would like to encourage all Jackson County citizens to register and to vote. College Foundation Borrower's Conferences will be held at WCU on April 17 at 5:00, 5:45, and 6:15 p.m. in the Music/English Recital Hall. All College Foundation borrowers are required to attend one of these meetings before College Foundation loans can be renewed. Alternate locations and times are posted in the Financial Aid Office. A trophy has been acquired by the Jackson County A.R.C. for use in the WCU blood drives. The trophy will be presented to the club or organization having the greatest of donating members during:av blood drive. The trophy is presently 15bfi. 6y Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. Organizations interested in participating! in the donor competition should contact Bill Clarke of Last Minute Productions. (juqfch -ftp -fhe %m\% Sate 5ometime nexf tOeek. 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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 Carolinian in 1933.

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• Date
  • Date original: 1984-04-05
  • Date digitized: 2019-02-19
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  • Dimension: 22.75" x 15"
  • Pages: 8 pages
• Subject - Topic
  • 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_1984-04-05_Vol48_No26
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  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library