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Western Carolinian Volume 49 Number 24, March 28, 1985

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  • Western Carolinian/March 28, 1985 News First Annual Dinner Theatre to be Presented Ready to spend a classy, exciting evening in Cullowhee? You can if you attend the special event the RA committee on alcohol programming has put together. The RA's, BACCHUS, Speech and Theater Arts, IFC, Panhellenic Council, and Food Services will be sponsoring the first annual Dinner Theater. On March 28, in Brown Cafeteria, and March 29, in Dodson Cafeteria, there will be a special dinner followed by a one-act play. The first play, on March 28, will be "Out With A Whimper." It Cliff Clark continued from page 2 Administration. One voice that is loud enough to be heard and if I'm given the chance, will be heard fellow Students at Western, give me the chance. It may be your last. II you elect my opponent I can guarantee that the policy of poor communication that is rampant within the present administration will continue. Speak Western. 1 will listen. I hank You, Cliff Clark is a comedy about a man who falls in the bathtub and kills himself. During this we see his reactions as he is visited by people from his past. March 29 at 6:00 p.m., "When Shakespeare's Ladies Meet" will be performed in Dodson Cafeteria following dinner. This play is a comedy about all the ladies in Shakespeare's works getting together to discuss their love lives. The plays will be presented by students in the Speech and Theater Arts Department. Be sure to get your reservations early. Reservations are available through the Housing Office in Dodson Annex. Another activity sponsored by the committee on alcohol programming are pledge cards that ask students not to drink for a 24-hour period. These cards will be made available to students through their RA's and Greek presidents. These pledge cards ask students not to drink from 12:00 noon on Friday, March 29, until 12:00 noon on Saturday, March 30. If the student doesn't drink then he or she is asked to support those who choose not to drink. Also, on the night of March 29, there will be a free dance in the Grand Room of the University Center sponsored by the IFC and Panhellenic Council from 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight. BACCHUS will have a nonalcoholic bar available to students with such drinks as Houdini, Mohave, Orange Duck, and Ginger and Bitters. Grab a friend-there's lots to do! Mountain Area Writing Project Returns President's Corner by Rob Edwards SGA President Welcome back to Western. If you are anything like me you return with mixed emotions and sunburn. You probably spent you first day back in the typical Cullowhee Spring weather: sunbathing in the afternoon, staying in from the snow at night, freshmen, get used to it. Summer school is two months away. The Student Government Association completed its "College Day Presentations" and plans are underway for an extended version next year. I want to thank Mark Martin, Leslie Porter, David Martin, and especially Public Relations Director Mike Norman for the fine job they did in representing their University. The Student Senate has passed a new constitution for the Western Carolinian and it is beginning to take effect, lt will be in full swing this summer. Major changes include: independent funding from the administration, a five member Selection Board comprised of Students, faculty members and Administrators to select the Editor and Business Manager, and a Publications Board to oversee Carolinian finances. Thursday, before Spring Break, I met with Mr. Cary Peck of Wachovia Bank. We discussed a new bank policy adopted by Wachovia to better serve its constituents. As of next month they will no longer cash checks for persons who do not have an account with Wachovia. This is designed to shorten the lines for bank clients and to preclude financial losses for the bank resulting from the cashing of rubber checks. Mr. Peck felt it would have been unfair to spring the change on Western's students so he has announced it early. On Wednesday. April 3. the Student Government Association will hold its annual elections for the offices of SGA President and Vice-President, and Vice- President of last Minute Productiens, Commuter Senators. Senators at Large, Editor of the Catamount, and General Manager of WWCU. The last day for filing as a candidate is Wednesday, March the 27th. 1 encourage you to get Board of Trustees Approve Stillion as Head of Psychology Department Cullowhee—Judith M. Stillion, a research and teaching psychologist with a national reputation as a writer and lecturer, was named head of the Western Carolina University department of psychology Thursday. Her appointment by WCU Chancelor Myron L. Coulter was approved at a board of trustees meeting in Cullowhee. Stillion is a specialist on the role of women in American Society, and has also written and spoken widely on death and dying. Her studies on adolescent suicides, conducted with Eugene E. McDowell, another researcher, were acclaimed at the American Psychological Association annual meeting in Toronto last year. She is associate editor of the international journal, Death Education, editor of a book on death and the sexes published in 1983 and author of a new book in the same field, scheduled for publication this sprinp Stillion also is an authority in special education and directed the program for gifted students each summer at WCU. A graduate of the University of Southern Maine, sho holds a master's degree from the University of New Mexico and a doctorate from the University of Alabama. She was a Stillman College faculty member before coming to WCU in 1973. She served as acting head of the department in 1977-78 and had been acting head since last July. In another action, the trustees approved a $260,900 asbestos removal project at Brown Cafeteria. The asbestos is in the ceiling of the cafeteria and was encapsulated six. years ago to meet standards set by the North -Carolina Asbestos Control Program. Roof repairs to be undertaken on the cafeteria after the spring term ends in May would dislodge asbestos fibers if the ceiling is not replaced, James Culp, Physical Plant director, continued page 9 For more information call 7206... BILL MURRAY I CULLOWHEE - "I look forward to teaching writing instead of dreading it. I have gathered a wealth of ideas, activities and strategies to teach writing." That comment by a teacher in last year's Mountain Area Writing Project is typical of the enthusiasm it generated. Again this summer the four- week institute on the campus of Western Carolina University will make it possible for N.C. public school teachers of all subjects in kindergarten through 12th grade to strengthen their own writing and to learn ways of encouraging their students to write. The fourth annual Summer Institute of the Mountain Area Writing Project will be held July 8-Aug. 2. Funded by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction the institute is sponsored by WCU and the University of North Carolina at Asheville. Directors will be Dr. James R. Nicholl of the WCU English department and Dr. Arthea (Charlie) Reed of the education department at UNC-A. Other faculty members will assist with instruction. The intensive summer institute will offer 25 N.C. public school teachers the chance to share successful approaches to the teaching of writing, to develop their own writing in a variety of ways and to read about recent research on the teaching of composition. Applicants who are selected, called Teaching Fellows, will receive a $400 stipend for expenses. Their tuition and fees are paid by the institute. Six hours of graduate credit from WCU will be awarded for successful completion. The Mountain Area Writing Project, part of a national movement to improve the quality of student writing, is affiliated with the North Carolina Writing Project and the National Writing Project. The state is funding seven other institutes in North Carolina this summer. Most participants in the Mountain Area Writing Project live in a reserved area of campus residence halls and eat in the university cafeteria, but campus residence is not required. Previous Teaching Fellows have indicated the camaraderie of on- campus living added to the quality of the program. For more information, • including a brochure and an application form, contact Nicholl in the English department, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, N.C. 28723, telephone (704) 227-7264. Deadline for applications is May 1. HAST MINUTE ...or stop by First Floor U.C. Office THE SNOBS AGAINST THE SLOBS. I Caddushack V ^CUKRlWiCOfWfcN' m«O"M«IIH0 Friday - March 29 at 7:00 & 9:30 pm Saturday - March 30 at 7:00 & 9:30 pm Hoey Auditorium Students $1.50, Non-students $2.00 IN CONCERT! TOTO WITH VERY SPECIAL GUEST JOHN PARR 8:00 pm Reid Gym Doors Open 7 PM $9,50 StudGntS wtth current valid ID $12.50 Non-Students & at the door pick up tlctwtt at th« UC 9-6 MON-FRI OR 9-4 DAY OF THE SHOW Other Tick* Outlet* RAY'S GROCERIES-SYLVA UNIVERSE COMICS & RECORDS-SYLVA FRENCH BROAD RIVER RAFT TRIP SATURDAY - MARCH 30 8:00 am COST: $12.00 Cost includes transportation, eauipment, lunch, and expert guides. Paramount Pictures Presents t,.''iHH.ifH(ll.illli)«HllliW»m«U\Mw\V V UPCOMING OUTDOOR ADVENTURE TRIPS Friday -ApriM 2 at 8:00 pm Saturday - April 13 at 8:00 pm Hoey Auditorium Students $1.50, Non-students $2.00 April 15 Scavenger Hunt 16 Casino Night 17 Organizational Fair Dinner on the Lawn /Band: Thin Men 18 Games Banana Split Sale 19 FREE CONCERT: THE VOLTAGE BROTHERS 8:00 pm - Midnight on UC Lawn April 6 Chattooga Easter Canoe Trip 13 Bike Trip 14 Beginning Kayak Trip 13-14 Spring Backpacking 20 Ocoee Raft Trip SIGN UP NOW-1ST FLOOR UC
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