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Western Carolinian Serving Western Carolina University Since 1935 VOLUME FIFTY NUMBER FIVE SEPTEMBER 12, 1985 FREE HAZING ON TRIAL A SEX SURVEY A Ohio State U. professor has found that 50% of college females and about 80% of college males, engage in premarital sex. Ofthe sexually active, over a third claim one sexual partner, 20% claim three or more, and 11% more than 5. ALPHA CHI OMEGA This sorority is facing punitive action at Dartmouth College following a beer-throwing incident involving members of the Gay Students Association at an AXO party. The GSA members attended the party to protest its advertised theme of "Live AID -- a tribute to Rock Hudson." A STUDENT-OPERATED CABLE TV SERVICE This service is, i s on the air from the U. of South Carolina. Broadcasting swimming meets, bodybuilding contests and city council meetings, the students programs are shown one evening a week through an agreement with the local cable company. THE BEER BURGULAR ALARM This unique design has been providing Ohio State U. students inexpensive protection for years. Columbus Police Lt. Charles Foley says the "alarm" • • an artfully stacked bunch of beer or pop canson the windowsill - works because criminals are in too much of a hurry to bother with quietly diassembling the pile. A STUDENT FASHION POLL The poll by Levi Strauss found the preppy look •- oversized shirts worn outside blue jeans, nerdy sunglasses and lace accessories •• the overall favorite. Punk; however, reigns in the East, while the Midwest likes Magnum PI Hawaiian shirts and baseball caps or Miami Vice T-shirts and blazers. (I.P.) - In his talk, "Hazing on trial," to a group of predominately fraternity and sorority members at Lehigh University, Dave Westol, assistant prosecuting attorney general for Kalamazoo, Michigan, said, "hazing is a product of ego more than anything else." Greek organizations have lost many thousa nds of members over the years because of hazing chapters, Westol said. "People get the impression, 'if they're Greek, they haze'." Westol is vice president of the High Council of Theta Chi National Fratemityand has taken a special interest in the hazing phenomenon at fraternities and sororities across the country. In his talk, Westol discussed the emotional and psychological effects of hazing and "pre-initiation," or "Hell Week." "Hazing is against everything that I say our organizations stand for," he said. "We promote the concepts of dignity and unity...but we aren't being consistent. Until we are consistent, we're going to be criticized by campus members, newpapers and even administration," Westol added. The idea behind pre-initiation, Westol explained, is to "break down" the pledges mentally so they can absorb more and become more dedicated to the fraternity or sorority they are joining. "Howcananyoneabsorb moreof ourrituals, and the concept behind them, when they're so exhausted they can't keep their eyes open?" Westol described the hazing process as a game of "mental mousetrap." He said "no matter what you do when your're being hazed, your're going to be wrong." Westol continued by examining the psychology, as well as the guilt, of Greek members who haze pledges, saying they fall back on the "code of silence" to avoid discussing the unpleasant issue. "Pledges are entitled to know what's going to happen to them," Westol said. "Every aspect of pledge education should be open. The only thing that's secret is the initiation ritual. When your chapter colonized, you were treated with respect, dignity and admiration. Somewhere along the line every founding chapter compromises and breaks down." The Greek system is based on helping "each other throughout life, and that's the key to the whole thing," Westol said. "Brown and White" Editorial: "Many Greeks have taken advantage of their authority over would-be members and the unquestioning respect and loyalty of the pledges, who seem to accept whatever their superiors say is best for them. In such a position, the potential for unscrupulous members to voilate the trust of those under them is great, if difficult to prove. Greek members explain that you can't understand the process until you've been through it, and they rely on their esoteric prinicples and codes of silence to protect themselves. "But the real psychology of hazing is one of power, not transcendence. And the mental torment of hazing is humiliating, not educational. If the principles of pre-initiation are so admirable, one can only wonder why so many fraternities and sororities have not found a more clever, less damaging method of reaching those goals." BUILDINGS TO BE RENOVATED Stillwell, Hoey, McKee: ANYONE FOR OOZEBALL by Regina McDaniel staff reporter Warning! When walking on main floor of the McKee Building, beware of the abrupt uplifts. ■McKee was built in 1938, and its floors are speaking out against neglect. Have you noticed the dreary Jpok around Hoey Auditorium? Is Stillwell still well? Hoey Auditorium, The McKee Building, and Stillwell Science Building are in the process of being renovated. Some essential areas of these buildings ?3o not meet standards. Deterioration may be visible in some areas and not so visible in others. The oldest two buildings, Hoey and McKee, were built as a result of the Works Project Administration initiated by President Franklin Roosevelt. THis project, a part of the New Deal, provided employment for those who needed jobs while constructing many needed buildings across the country. Dr. John Bell, Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences told the Western Carolinian the historythat According to Dr. Joseph Carter, Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs, the University requested money from the Board of Governors. The request was then sent to the legislature. The legislature did not appropriate money to the Board of Governors, but the General Assembly gave funds to the Board for advance planning. Western Carolina University contacted some forty-two firms to see if they were interested in providing design services for the project. The University received response from twenty-two firms. The Building Committee of the Board of Trustees will review credentials of the firms. They will then select a minimum number of firms to be interviewed by the committee and University administrators. After the firms are selected later this month, the advance planning will take effect over the next eight months. The total cost of the McKee, Hoey, Stillwell Project is $6.1 million. Tk„,„ #,„ ___._ „t._ _„„„,i«,.«j,ii-i„„^ui„t I follows these buildings. He stated that McKee was That s the name of an annua fundraising event l ■ „ . , •. . . . . . _,. .. put on by the Student Foundation of Southwest Texas State U. The event is a volleyball tournament played on a court "fit for a pig." All recognized student groups are invited to brave the mud and compete for the Oozeball championship trophy. STUDENTS OPPOSED TO PORNOGRAPHY Students at Standford U. have won a partial victory. A flyer explaining Students Opposed to Pornography(STOP'S') position on pornography and asking the reader to consider the implications ofthe "demeaning portrayal of women a willing sexual objects," will be placed near the Student Union cash register. Playboy magazine, including its October "Girls of the PAC - 10" issue, is kept behind the register counter. STOP had asked that both the flyers and the magazines be enclosed in manila envelopes. once a training school for teachers. In 1964 it was converted into a classroom building. McKee was named in behalf of Gertrude Dills McKee, who was the first female in North Carolina to be elected to the Senate. The McKee family had a house where the First Baptist Church is now located on Main Street in Svlva. McKee's husband worked with the paper manufacturing company in Sylva. They bought the High Hampton Inn which, is still under McKee ownership. Hoey Auditorium, completed in 1939, was named for a governor of North Colina, Clyde R. Hoey. While Hoey, a distinguished public speaker, was governor and senator, he kept the styles of previous years alive by wearing wing-tipped collars and cutaway coats. Stillwell was named for Edgar H. Stillwell, a" history professor who served for most of his lite at Western. Most classes met in Stillwell, a general classroom building. In 1963, all three buildings were reported to be in good condition. Hoey McKee Stillwell Hoey McKee Stillwell Building Cost $ 165,000 $ 467,000 $1,142,000 Est. Value $ 512,000 $1,356,000 $2,500,000 Gross Sq. Ft. 18,178 52,559 106,884 Est. Replacement Cost $1>32,529 $2,643,830 $7,019,226 Advance planning involves retaining an architect who will be commissioned to begin design work necessary to guide construction. The architect takes design work thru design development: analyzing work, how work will be accomplished, phases of design process, and major components of renovation. Next, the Board of Governors will receive construction funds at the next session ofthe General Assembly or at the earliest opportunity. The architect will then obtain commission to complete design work before construction begins. Western Carolina is also looking forward to a new warehouse for storage of supplies and materials for the University. The total cost to complete the warehouse is $1.8 million. Two architectural firms will be selected: one firm for Hoey, McKee, Stillwell; one firm for the new warehouse. Dr. Bell and Dr. Carter are very enthusiastic about the projects. Dr. Bell expressed that the "renovation would help fulfill the educational mission better than before." Although construction will not begin in the next few months, students should be conscious of the fact that classes may be relocated in order to begin renovation for better facilities. COMPU-COP By using a hand-held minicomputer when issuing parking tickets. Southern Methodist U. cut administrative expenses by $21,000 this year. At the end of the day, the computer tape is simply fed into I the master system. The idea won first prize in the NACUBO Cost Reduction Incentive Awards Program. (Contact: For a booklet outlining other : cost-saving ideas, contact Darryl Brown, NACUBO, 1 ! Dupont Circle, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036; I 202/861-2518.) STUDENT HOSTAGES COULD I PREVENT NUCLEAR WAR Student hostages could prevent nuclear war, I according to a Chicago physician who suggested in the Journal of the American Medical Association I that the two superpowers exchange 250,000 college students, selected by lottery, to serve as "hostages" I against nuclear attack. The doctor says Americans I have a "near bankrupt" store of ideas for I approaching the Soviets on nuclear issues. EXPENSIVE PRIVATE SCHOOLS They may never get the chance to tout their generous financial aid programs to many students. Research by Jan Krukowski Associates, Inc. shows I that 30% of parents of high ability students rule out the expensive schoolsberoreanapplication is filed - and before they know what the actual dollar cost may be. CANOE TEAM: LOOKING FOR GOLD The WCU canoe team is gearing up for the upcoming Southeastern intercollegiate canoe race near Morganton, N.C. The race is held on the first Saturday in October and attracts teams.from allover the southeast. The Canoe Catsare looking to hold on to the championship trophy which they won last year with a convincing 100 pt. victory over Appalachian State, University of the South, UNC-Chapel Hill, Georgia State arid others. Any full-time Western student is eligible to join the canoe team and practice is held from 3-6 pm every Monday thru Friday on the Tuckaseegee river here in Cullowhee. The Carolinian asked a few team members for their thoughts on the 1985 canoe team. Wendy Mayer, a silver and bronze medal winner last year, had this to say: "We have a very good chance to repeat as champions. We've lost some paddlerstograduation, but we're just as strong in men's categories as last year, but we need more women to paddle." Silver and bronze medal winner Ken Lauber added; "People from last year's team are really excited about this year's row—we know we can crush ASU, U.S. and Georgia State again. Winning the "We won last year because we were hungry—we were tired of losing to Suwanee." championship for the first time last year really means a lot to the returning members and we need to get new paddlers, who are joining, excited about this race also." Support Needed Other team members complained about the lack of support from the students and the Administration. Gold medal winner Dirk Heldersaid "No one on campus ever hears about the canoe team until after the race. We need more support from the whole university." And Jeff Nelson, bronze medal winner in men's slalom, stated "We won last year because we were hungry—we were tired of losing to Suwanee (University of the South). Besides the baseball team, we are the only Western team in the last 4 years that I know of to win a championship outright!" The canoe team is jointly sponsored by LMPand the WCU Outing Club, and students may get a ride to the practice site at 3 pm every Mon-Fri at the U.C. For further information contact Dirk Helder 227- 7206 or Ken Lauber 293-3580. ^•k INDEX Perspectives . p. 4 Sports p. 6,7 Arts/Entertainment . p. 9 Comics p. 10 Classifieds p. 12 I HEAVY METAL AT WCU by Sandy Davis STAFF REPORTER It is the sound of metal plates clanking together on a barbell, dumbells moving in unison, grunts and groans, heavy breathing, and cheers of encouragement as the last repetition is complete. The sounds of heavy metal at Western Carolina University are not Quiet Riot or Black Sabbath, but are instead sounds of the Barbell Club. The Barbell Club has been in existence at Western for quite some time. It wasn't until last semester that the club really became an active group. Alby Pisano and Mark Shanklin, President and Vice President, respectively, both stressed in this interview that the Barbell Club is not for hard-core weightlifters only. The objective of the ciuo is MKe that of many other organizations, to offer a team atmosphere to those who lift weights, both competitively or for enjoyment, as well as a chance to get to know each other better. The Barbell Club has many activities planned for the fall and spring semesters. Several fund raising events such as raffles, car washes, and food sales will be held. They will be sponsoring club members who are competing in contests around the state. New T-shirts will be available to members and a banner will be made forthe Homecoming Game. A project for charity is also being contemplated but nothing is in the works as yet. All of the money made from this fall's fund raisers will go toward two major events that have been scheduled for the spring semester: A Bodybuilding Contest will be held in April in Hoey Auditorium and a powerlifting meet will be held sometime in the spring. The money from fund raisers will also be used to help support some of the individual members of the Barbell Club who are competing in a contest. Money wil help cover some of the costs such as entrance fees and hotel rooms. The Barbell Club at WCU has made a good reputation for itself in just a short time and is now one of the largest clubs on campus. Anyone interested in joining the Club, or finding out more about it, can attend a meeting on Wednesday nights in Reid Gym at 8:45. Club dues are $5 for the year and $3 for the semester.

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: 1985-09-12
  • Date digitized: 2019-02-28
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  • Dimension: 22.75" x 15"
  • Pages: 12 pages
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  • 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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