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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1985-04-03_Vol49_No25_01

: Election Day Special : tree Volume 49 Issue 25 April 3, 1985 The Cats' Pride. We Only Get Better. Editor Asks For First Amendment Rights, SGA Says "NO!" In an unprecidented move at Western, the S.G.A. Senate impeached the Western Carolinian Editor, Heather Frey last Monday night. The grounds for dismissal included such accusations as use of editorial license, uncooperativeness and haughtiness, and the senate's disapproval of the layout of the paper and grammar used in it. Approxiamately 20 people came to the hearing to speak on behalf of Ms. Frey, but the rules were suspended for only 6 to speak. These speakers were Wanda Nelson, editor of the Cashiers Chronicle, Jim Buchanan, former editor of the Western Carolinian, Mr. Ben Anderson, a WCU journalism instructor of WCU, Joseph Fournier, Business Manager of the Western Carolinian, Danell Arnold, a key staff member at the newspaper, and Ms. Frey. Despite the tremendous evidence that these speakers presented at the hearing, and the failure of the Senate to prove that Ms. Frey had committed a crime or wrongdoing, the Senate upheld the impeachment. Senators who voted for the impeachment included: Burch, Curtis, Foster, Dowling, Gillespie, Gimber, Guffie, Hall Hinote, Kagal, Lehmans, Morris, Pace, Quamces, Suttles, Thompson, and Wallace. Those who voted against the impeachment were Cliff Clark, Stan Murrow, and Senators Davis and Badgly. Four out of six of the points made by the resolution of the Senate to impeach Heather Frey had to do with the business affairs of the newspaper. This point was brought out by Ms. Frey and Mr. Fournier. Even after there had been statements made by Wanda Nelson and Jim Buchanan as to the division of responsibilities between the editor and business manager of a newspaper, the senate chose to consider these also in their decision. At several points in the discussion, Senator Cliff Clark questioned the propriety of holding Heather responsible for the books. Mr. Clark also made a statement that Ms. Frey had not been proven to have committed any crime or wrong-doing. To further clarify the questions of the Senate's about the books, Mr. Fournier brought with him complete copies of the records of the Western Carolinian for inspection of any senators who wished to do so. Mr. Fournier agreed that there was a substantial amount of money owed to the newspaper, but that all but a few of these customers had been billed, and many of them had been billed several times. Later in the discussion, Mr. Jim Buchanan stated that under his editorship, the Western Carolinian had operated under a $9,000 deficit. He made a statement to the effect that it is especially difficult to collect from customers who are not willing to pay their bills, and that even the Crossroads was owed large sums of money from various customers. Regarding the friendly amendment concerning Ms. Frey's being haughty and uncooperative, Ms. Frey stated "1 can't believe you're trying to impeach me because I'm 'uncooperative and haughty.' That's a crime?" She continued with a remark about her editorial license. "In my editorials I have the right to say anything I want. I have not slandered anyone, I haven't been libelous. I've disagreed with you people, and that's it. I haven't hurt you, I don't think, and 1 haven't made you Wat Hw the bad guys." Miss Frey then announced that she had with her petitions for her case with signatures which outnumbered the number of people who were surveyed by the senators. "I got 576 votes for my seat and you're going to take it away because of 60 people's opinions?" One of the charges against Ms. Frey concerned layout. Heather explained to the senatators that she had one layout person who would come by if he wasn't busy and a second who had gotten a better job working with computers and quit. This left Heather doing most of the layout work herself. She then told the senators present (7 didn't show up for the hearing) that her staff supported her wholly and would not work for the last 5 issues scheduled if she was impeached. "If you fire me with 5 issues left, there won't be a newspaper and they (the students) won't have any information." Mr. Fournier then presented the petitions in support of Ms. Frey and these were passed around by the senators. Business aspects of the paper were then discussed, and it was noted that there was a lack of interest among the students to submit articles to the paper. When this point was made, Ms. Frey was attacked for having left out some articles which had been submitted. Ms. Frey pointed out that it was her duty as editor to decide which stories should print, and that she couldn't feel good about printing such things as "interstellular travel with the mind." This was just one example of the type of stories she omitted. After hearing statements from Ms. Nelson and Mr. Buchanan (Jim Buchanan is Managing Editor of the Cashiers Crossroads), SGA president, Rob Edwards indicated that he thought "It is ridiculous to try to compare a college newspaper with an elected editor...to another organization which has a publication board." This was said in a manner that was to indicate that the editor of a school paper should be responsible for all aspects of that paper while a professional editor should be responsible for only copy, etc... Professor Anderson then spoke in behalf of Heather. He said "1 really question the precidence and propriety or the reason behind doing this...It is a student newspaper. I don't think we can expect necessarily absolute professionalism...I question the propriety of taking this effort particularly at this time since you don't have hard evidence against Ms. Frey." TOTO Grammy-Winning Performers Coming To Cullowhee by Marnie Abrames Staff Reporter The eight-time Grammy winning band, Toto, will perform in concert Wednesday, April 10, at Western. They bring with them an entourage of classic songs and outstanding talent. Their previous musical experiences range from jazz to pop to rock to rhythm and blues. These styles are evident in their own music. It is this combination of talents and varied progessional experiences which has allowed Toto to become the successful group it is today. They have a special and unique sound which works magic both in the studio and in concert. Toto's new album Isolation, featuring "Stranger in Town," sparked this major tour around the world, and traveling with them is John Parr. He will also be appearing at Western on April 10, performing his recent top 40 hit, "Naughty,Naughty." Tickets for the concert are on sale and cost $9.50 for students and $12.50 for non-students. Be sure to get your ticket and be there at 8:00 pm when Reid Gym cranks with the sounds of Toto and John Parr, Grattan, I No. 1 singles player' ^ —■ —» —m mmm — mmt mm mm m mmm ^m mmm* Randolph Named Assistant Manager of New Mall CHARLESTON A Mount Holly, NC native has been named Assistant Manager of the Citadel Mall, Charleston's largest shopping complex. The announcement was made recently by Mike Thompson, Mall Manager. T. Russ Randolph, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roland C. Randolph of Mount Holly, will direct all public relations of the regional mall, and will assist in all personnel, promotional, and management duties of the center, Thompson said. Randolph assumes the position immediately. A 1979 graduate of East Gaston High School, Randolph is the former Sales-Public Relations Coordinator of Fontana Village, western North Carolina's largest family resort. He is a 1984 graduate of Western Carolina University, where he obtained a B.S. Degree in Communications and a Minor in Journalism. While at WCU he was a member of Alpha Epsilon Rho Broadcasting Society, Sports Editor of the Western Carolinian newspaper, Sports Director of WWCU-FM radio, and a senator in the Student Government Association. He has also worked as an announcer at WRGC-AM in Sylva, N.C, done a student internship at WLOS-TV in Asheville, NC, and has written on the staff of the Mount Holly News. Named "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities" in 1984, Randolph has received numerous awards for his work in the media including WCU Sports Writer of the Year for 1981-82; Outstanding Senior Broadcasting Student at WCU -1984; and a recipient of the Intercollegiate Press Association's Sports Coveragf Award while Sports Editor for the Western Carolinian during 1983 - 84. This year, Randolph was commissioned as a "Kentucky Colonel," and was a 1984-85 director for the Graham County United Way at Fontana Dam. Opened in 1981, the Citadel Mall is Charleston's newest shopping complex, containing over 100 store units and 3 department stores. The center offers nearly 7 thousand parking spaces, occupies 100 acres of land, and has a seperate theatre building complete with 6 movie viewing auditoriums. The Mall is owned and operated by the Jacobs, Visconsi and Jacobs Company, which also manages the Eastridge Mall in Gastonia, Winston-Salem's Hanes Mall, and the Columbia Mall in Columbia, SC. With 37 other malls across the country, JVJ is the sixth largest Mall Developing Company in the United States. r" i i i i i i i i i i Inside. ...Sports ...News •..Letters TKE Assists March of Dimes The March of Dimes held its 1985 Walk America Saturday, March 30. This event raises money for research to prevent birth defects. Planners for the walk visited a Western Carolina University IFC meeting in hopes of getting the fraternities here involved, and even offered a prize for best participation as an incentive. The brothers and little sisters of Tau KaDDa Epsilon. whose chapter celebrates its 26th anniversary April 4, responded to their request. They won first prize for fraternity participation by having 22 walkers in the event, more than any other fraternity. The TKEs raised over $130 to help the March of Dimes' cause. Even though they had sore feet and sunburn- from walking the 17 kilometer route, they knew they had done their part for a worthy cause. Experts To Present Program The Society of Animal Welfare is pleased to welcome George and Rosemary Collett of Felicidades Wildlife Foundation, Inc. to the campus of Western Carolina University on Tuesday, April 9. The couple will present their own slide show presentation entitled "Wall to Walt Wildlife." The program deals with the workings of the foundation, which includes rescue and rehabilitation of wildlife, the training of others in Wildlife rehabilitation, and the education of the public; concerning issues of nature. The Collett's will bring some of their "patients" as a demonstration of their work. The Society of Animal Welfare cordially welcomes the public to this meeting on April 9 at 7:30pm in Forsyth Auditorium on the WCU campus.

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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  • Western Carolina University
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  • Publications (documents)
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  • Text
• Date
  • Date original: 1985-04-03
  • Date digitized: 2019-02-28
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  • Dimension: 22.75" x 15"
  • Pages: 4 pages
• Subject - Topic
  • College student newspapers and periodicals
  • Cullowhee (N.C.) -- Newspapers
  • Universities and colleges -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee -- Newspapers
• Location
  • Jackson County (N.C.)
  • Cullowhee (N.C.)
• Source institution
  • Western Carolina University
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  • WCU Students Newspapers Collection
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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1985-04-03_Vol49_No25
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  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library