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  • Welcome Back, Everybody Volume 49 The Cats' Pride. We Only Get Better. Issue 5 August 24, 1984 Cats Show Their Stuff Western Carolina University's 1984 football team, picked to be the nation's no. one team was introduced to the public last night as part of the annual Meet the Cats Night at E.J. Whitmire Stadium. Whitmire Stadium. The introduction of the '84 Catamounts and a controlled scrimmage were the highlights of the evening's activities which were open to the public. Barbeque dinners were served at the stadium from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. The dinners were priced at $3.00 for adults and $2.00 for a child's plate. The WCU marching band teamed up with the Catamount cheerleaders for a pre-season pep rally which began approximately at 6:30. Doc's Mobile Sound, with D.J. Mitch Williams of last season's playoff tailgate party fame, provided musical entertainment in the stadium. The controlled scrimmage began shortly after the ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ introduction of the SAY HELLO TO WCU'S NEW Catamount team at 7:00 WESTERN'S ROTC CADETS DO THE PROGRAM PROUD Photo By Mode Haskett p.m. CATAMOUNT Cats Are No. 1 Pick SPORTS 111 li STRATED. one of the nation's most respected sports magazines, has picked Western Carolina University to be the tfest I- AA football team in the nation in 1984. The 1983 Catamounts turned the best record in the 50 year history of football at WCU by going twelve weeks without a loss and advancing to the NCAA I- AA national championship game in Charleston. South Carolina last December, to Sports Illustra ted are expected to take the season one step further and bring back the national championship to Cullowhee. Following WCU in the pre-season top 10 are Indiana State. Boise State. Eastern Kentucky. Holy Cross. Delaware Slate. Idaho State. Mississippi Valley. Northeast Louisiana and New Hampshire. The Catamounts will open their I l-game 1984 schedule a week from Saturday. September I. in Chesnut Hill. Massachu- s s e 11 s against Boston College, a team that has been ranked in several preseason top l()'s. Ihe Eagles are led by Heisman Trophy candidate Doug Flutie and have played in bowl games their last two seasons and defeated both Clemson and Alabama last season. The '84 Cats will be introduced to the public this Thursday evening at the annual Meet the Cats Night in E.J. Whitmire Stadium. WCU students can bring their meal tickets to Whitmire Stadium and enjoy a barbeque dinner beginning at 4:30 Thursday along with musical entertainment by Mitch Williams and Doc's Mobile Sound and see the Catamounts in a scrimmage at 7:00 pm. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED TOP 10 1. Western Carolina 2. Indiana State 3. Boise State 4. Eastern Kentucky 5. Holy Cross 6. Delaware State 7. Idaho State 8. Mississippi Valley 9. Northeast Louisiana 10. New Hampshire by Heather Frey Editor In June. 25 cadets Irom Western's ROTC program attended an advance training camp at Fort Bragg They were there to learn new skills then be graded on their proficiency through competition with other attending cadets. In all,over 111 schools from the eastern seaboard sent students to the camp and Western had one of the best showings there. Capt. Bryant of WCU's Military Science Department explained that the first ROTC region includes sixteen states, ranging from Maine to Puerto Rico. One Colonel is in charge of North and South Carolina programs. In these two states there are sixteen institutions, called host schools, with firmly established ROTC schedules and thirty smaller schools that allow cadets to train at these host schools. "We were number one of those," Bryant said. "Two years ago we were fifteen of sixteen." The trophy, which was given by Governor Hunt, cited the cadets performance on a whole as being "the most outstanding." Western also won the Region Commander Rifle Marksmanship Award. Simply put, Bryant said, "Our kids out shot all of them as a group." But it took some good individual efforts to make the team come out on top, and several of the WCU students were "amazing, students were "amazing." When the cadets first arrived, they went through five full weeks of training, building up to the finish: capability exercises. The students were divided into platoons and competed in marksmanship, physical fitness, land navigation, tactics.etc. There was a rotating command system where, for a few days, everyone had the test of leadership. Cadets were graded tor each exercie, the object being to accumulate points. Here. Western's cadets did astoundmglv well. Frank Hall was the biggest surprise to Bryant, who never doubted the student could do well, but the captain was amazed at how well. "On all the evaluated events," Bryant said, 'Frank ended up. point total-wise, being the number one cadet in the states ot North and South Carolina." He added, "We even had one cadet who was actually an academic freshman, that went down there and was number one in his company of 240-some people." That was Tracy Gasperini who topped the list in his company of 246 students. James Brian Belcher finished number one in his platoon of 51 people, and Richard Hutchison was number one in his platoon of 44. The performance of these cadets, and the whole group that went to Fort Bragg, has made the entire Military Science Department and ROTC program here at Western shine. Captain Bryant closed by saying, "Our cadets can stand toe-to-toe with any cadet in the country." Starship to Land at WCU by Heather Frey Editor Last week, with thc arrival of the signed contracts, it was announced officially that Jefferson Starship will perform in concert here at Western. Friday, September 21 at 8:00 p.m. is the time and the place. LMP officials are confident that it's going to be a tremendous show. "I look for this stage performance to be just awesome," said Ken Harris. LMP president. According to what he's read in the contract, Starship is planning a show with no holds barred. They'veasked for a stage bigger than Reid Gym is wide, and this request has caused some serious negotiations but Harris is sure it's not a serious problem. The contract also asked for and the band will have, two tuning rooms with space enough for twenty guitars per player. Six sooper- trooper spotlights will be used during the show and they're bringing their own special effects lighting. Harris said another stipulation in the contract is, "they make us guarantee that they can play for two straight, solid hours." They will have this set amount of playing time (not including encores) even if the opening band plays longer than expected. Obviously. Starship is looking to present an excellent, professional show. "Everything that I've read in the contract," Harris said, "read between the lines, all their asking is is that we treat them nice and they're going to give us a very good show." I isten for Cullowhee to KEN HARRIS LMP PRESIDENT Members ot Western's ROTC attended Advance Camp at Fort Bragg this summer & brought home the trophies. The small one is for Region Commander Rifle Marksmanship Award. WCU cadets out shot all other participating students. The larger trophy is for being "the most outstanding school in North Carolina while attending ROTC Advance Camp." Prioto By Danny Batten be mentioned on MTV's Harris is looking for the concert update, plus the show to sell out easily and show may be listed in says that one more Rollingstone.Cashbox and successful concert in the fall Billboard. (which is tentatively Starting September 4. planned) will bring on student tickets only will go perhaps even greater things "I look for this stage performance to be just awesome!" on sale and the cost is going to be $8.50. This is to insure that any student who wants a ticket will be able to get one. None-students tickets are S 10.50 and will go on sale the 7th or 8th. for spring. As for this concert, he feels that Starship is a group ol "serious professionals. They know how to put on a good concert." and he believes they will Welcome Dr. Coulter Photo By Mark Haskett Dr. Myron L. Coulter was named the new chancellor at Western Carolina University effective August 1. He took over for Dr. H.F. Robinson who retired this summer after ten years as WCU chancellor. A detailed story on Dr. Coulter appears on page 6.
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