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  • PAGE 2 HONORS PROGRAM ENCOURAGES SELF DETERMINATION Dan Lorey Staff Writer One of the most prestigious organizations at Western Carolina University isthe Honors Program. As defined by the University, the Honors Program is for students "who want to pursue a course of studies which encourages the development of intellectual self-determination." This special course of study is brought about by the availability of special honors classes of General Education courses. The honors courses are generally smaller than the standard General Ed. class and have more rigorous syllabi. Unfortunately, in the past there have been a few flaws in the program. But the new director of the .Honors Program, Dr. Karl Nicholas of the English Department, wants to not only fix the flaws, but to imporve the program as well. At the first meeting of the students in the Honors Program, Dr. Nicholas proposed some exciting new policies for the program. First, what are the requirements for eligibility in the Honors program? A student may join the Honors Program when entering Western if the student has a minimum SAT verbal or mathematics score of 600, a combined minimum SAT score of 1150, or a" minimum SAT combined score of 800 if the student graduated in the upper 1/10 of their high school class. Once the student is at Western, and up to the start of their sophomore year, a QPR of 3.5 or higher will make a student eligible to join the Honors Program. Once a student is in the program, what are the requirements for remaining in the program? Currently, an honors student must complete 18 hours of honors courses by the end of his sophomore year. The student must also do honors work at the junior-senior level. It is in thejunior senior requirements thatone of the proposed changes is found. The proposed plan is this: In the junior year, an honors student will select three of the courses in his or her major to be of honors work a week with the instructorofthecourse, in addition to the regular classwork. The student would then use the honors work during the junior year to write a senior thesis or as a background for taking a 600-level graduate course. Another change proposed by Dr. Nicholas is to have more substantial rewardsfor those students in the Honors Program. Currently, a student who completes the program is recognized by the designation Honors on his diploma. While that is a reward in itself, Dr Nicholas feels that there should be more. Some of the proposed rewards include scholarship money for those who stay in the program beyond the freshman year, with those honors students without scholorships receiving a larger share of the funds; special honors advisements by Dr. Nicholas; possibly an open-door policy to LCE activities; and other special activities, including meetings with guest lecturers, classic movies in the honors meeting room, attending concerts and plays, both at Western and elsewhere; and social gatherings for the honors students. One activity already planned is a meeting with the director and cast of Long Day's Journey into Night, which will be performed at Niggli Theater Sept. 27-Oct. 5. The Honors Program at Western Carolina University is on the grow. While these proposed changes have yet to be completely approved by the administration, hopes are running high in the director and the students who are part of the Honors Programs. This promises to be the best year yet! Current Honors Students Sophomore: Amy Bell, Karen Cato, Lorna Hall, Paul Koonts, Daniel Lorrey II, Kenneth Love, Jeanmarie Rampolla, Tracy Scott, Sherry Simonds. Freshmen: Sally Alewell, Tina Bailey, Billy Ballew, Rebecca Berggren, Pamela Boylan, Alissa Bryson, Cynthia D'alessio, Gregory Elliot, Keith Freeman, Christine Hamby, Kirsten Hoffman, Bernd Horn, Jeffrey Joyce, Michelle Mason, Amy McPherson, Donnah Moore, Jennifer Plemmons, Lisa Proctor, Melissa Reel, Angel Rippy, Jill Robinson, Jennifer Scott, John Smallwood, Lucy Spivey, Michael Starks, Diana Thurman, Jason Ward, Rhonda Wells, Janet Yeager. Any students who would like to be a member of the Honors Program, if the eligibility requirements have been met, should contact Dr. Karl Nicholas in the English Department. HRS 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. FREE DELIVERY TO CULLOWHEE GRAND flpBRBtt -n STATION GRAND CENTRAL STATION Count on us to deliver: * Service *Value Quality TWO 13" DELUX PIZZAS FOR $13.00 HOT DOGS ARE HERE NOW! 690 WITH CHILI AND COLE SLAW 2/61.25 HOME OF THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL Sunday thru Thursday "Get Bucked up for East Tenn. State/' "GO CATS" The Paint Clan Traditional Dancers SPOTLIGHT ON CHEROKEE HERITAGE Western Carolina University will spotlight the heritage of the Cherokee Thursday night, Sept. 26, as a prelude to its annual Mountain Heritage Day, set for Saturday, Sept. 28. Called Cherokee Showcase, the program will feature Cherokee dance and crafts demonstrations. It will be open to the public and there will be no charge for admission. The crafts demonstrations will be held from 6 until 8 p.m. in the lobby at the recital hall in WCU's Music-English Building. On hand will be potter Louise Maney, bead worker Johnnie Ruth Maney, carver Don Maney, Indian doll maker Nancy Swimmer and basket maker Emma Taylor. Pat Brown also will display baskets. Maney, along with her husband, John Henry, owns the Bigmeat House of Pottery in Cherokee. She and her husband are two of the most highly skilled potters in Cherokee. She started making pottery at the age of six. "Historically, Cherokee pots were modeled from coiled native clays, decorated with incised lines, fabric markings, or paddle stamps, and then dried, rubbed smooth, and fired in open pits," according to the Maneys. Like many modern Cherokee potters, Mrs. Maney has adopted newer methods of coiling clay as well as use of the potter's wheel. TheManey's fire their pottery either in an open drum, whicn leaves the pots with a color combination of black smoke and natural clay. They also fire pots in a sealed drum, which produces pots with a smoke black color. The Cherokee craftwork will be for sale by the demonstrators. At 8 p.m., the program will shift to the recital hall stage for Cherokee dances. Scheduled to appear are the "Paint Clan Traditional Dancers" and the Cherokee Intertribal Dancers. The Paint Clan is trained by Walker Calhoun, also the group's drummer. The dancers range from 6 to 14 years of age and will perform the Eagle Dance, Peace Pipe, Quail Dance and Friendship Dance. Members are Roy Bradley, Chris Arch, Dave Smith, Kevin Jackson, Donny Maney, Li I Buff Maney, Abe Jackson, Richie Bottenbough, Steph Maney, Sheronda Maney, Heather Swimmer, Shannon Swimmer, Angie Jackson, Missy Arch and Jessica Hogner. The Intertribal dancers feature fancy dance, the more modern and popular type of Cherokee dance. Their drummer is Charlie Wolfe and dancers are Chris Arch, Lil Buff, Danny Franch and Tommy Bradley. "As we honor the heritage of these mountains we must always remember that these hills are the ancestral homeland of the Cherokee Indians," said Western Carolina Chancellor Myron Coulter. "I'm particularly pleased that we've set this evening aside as a special part of the Mountain Heritage celebration." TheQualla Indian Reservation isjustafewmiles from Western Carolina University and the university conducts credit courses there through its Cherokee Center. About 8,000 Cherokees, the Eastern Band of the Cherokee, live on the 56,000-acre reservation. SPECIAL EDITION! DESIGNER QUALITY SCREENED T-SHIRTS PHONE-704-293-3742 NAME ONLY $10.95 EACH (INCLUDES POSTAGE, HANDLING & SALES TAX PER SHIRT) PH. ADDRESS ZIP SIZE8t# EINSTEIN WIZARD BULLSHIRT M XL DRAGON CALL OR SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO" T-SHIRT PROMOTIONS P.O. BOX 2410 CULLOWHEE, N.C. 28723 704-293-3742 (ALLOW 4-6 WKS FOR DELIVERY.)
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