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  • Publications (documents)
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  • Western Carolina University
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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1986-06-06_Vol52_No10_02

Illl IIIIIHI MM IM 111 11 It III II Illlllllllllllllllli ,11111111= llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll = WESTERN CAROLINIAN PAGE TWO iiiiiiiiiiiniiii •<> en the tcric tn Forsythe , fune iiiirrTTrrriiiiirrnTiiiiil c c ' t ^ 1 7 i *.* -z ?. c *- b 1 i. c of Military nuclear Waste Maraae^er.t uditcriur" on the WCU campus on 16. 1386. at "7:30 P. M. at Monday Mr. Lawless. Asst. Professor of Mathern.ati.es Paine Collecre in Augusta. GA. was formerly a senior project enaineer for the Department of Eneray at the Savannah River Plant in Aiken. SC. Since leaving that position in 1983. Mr. Lawless has been active in pushina for rore public information about the environmental and public health effects of nuclear weapons manufacturina. He has been outspoken on what he considers to be a maicr loosenina of the standards for safe handlina of military nuclear waste. Unlike commercial nuclear reactor waste disposal, which is licensed and reaulated by the Nuclear Reaulatory Commission, military radioactive waste is reaulated and manaaed by the same aaency which produces it -- the Department of Eneray(DOE). Acccrdina to Mr. Lawless, in 1984 the DOE sianificantly loosened its auidelines for military radioactive waste manaaement by deletina performance obiectives and did so without public review. DOE waste manaaement practices are of particular relevance to citizens in Western North Carolina at this time because cf the possible location of a Monitored Retrieval Storaae facility and reprocessina plant at Oak Ridae. TN, which will be used for military nuclear waste as well as spent nuclear reactor fuel. This plant will also be operated by the DOE. Once this plant is in operation there is expected to be a areat increase | the transportation of nuclear waste throuah Western North Carolina, especially from the Savannah River Plant, which is the primary source of nuclear waste from the production of nuclear weapons. Mr. Lawless's appearance is beina sponsored by Jackson County Citizens for a Nuclear Arms Freeze, and the followina departments at Western Carolina University: Socioloay, Political Science, and Public Affairs; Earth Sciences; and the Natural Resources Manaaement Proaram. It is open to the public and there will be ample opportunity for questions from the audience. 1 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiii Andrew Dawkins Editor in Chief ditorscftotei First of all, let me apologize for the appearance of the newspaper. We, unfortunately, have to work with a very temperamental typesetting machine that decided not to work this time. We had a deadline to meet, however, so we decided we would do the newspaper whichever way we could under the present circumstances. I am excited at the prospect of being responsible for what the Western Carolinian will look like for the next year. It has fantastic potential as a vehicle for growth and change here at Western Carolina University. And I feel \/ery honored to be at the wheel of this vehicle. I would like to think that the Western Carolinian is indeed the "voice of the students" as the caption so frequently put it in the past. I would like to make this statement even more true during | my stay with the paper. It can be done; the Western Carolinian can more adequately and more sharply reflect the feelings, hopes, fears, and yearnings of ; the students here at Western. With the help of each student this can be done. If we care to have it done! I have new ideas I would like to run up the proverbial flagpole to see if they fly. Most of these will not be tested until the fall, however, because of the constraints of a limited summer budget. They promise to be ideas that will improve the overall miaiity of the newspaper. At the same time I would like to have your input, your feedback, your ideas. I am excited about the challenge that has been set before me. So excited, as a matter of fact, that I forgot to welcome you to the first session of Western Carolina University's Summer School Program for 1986. Please forgive the oversiaht and accept a warm welcome on behalf of the summer staff here at the Western Carolinian. I would like to extend to you an invitation to not only drop by our offices in the old Student Union Building for a visit, but to become a part of our summer experience. If you would like to write to write for the paper we would gladly welcome your stories. If you want to take photographs for the paper, learn to do layouts, learn to design ads, operate the darn typesetter, or simply hang out with us in the lounge area, we would like you to feel free to do any of these things with us. The emphasis for this summer will be on the word FUN. We want to accentuate the fun things that are part and parcel of the summer school experience here in Cullowhee. We want to inform you. But most of all, we want to entertain you! With your support, and input, we at the Western Carolinian can help make Summer '86 in Cullowhee a truly enjoyable experience for all of us. Let us hear from you. ounselor's Corned Relationships: Smart Person. Foolish v iliTiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiTiiii buumuu; iliiii'iimrtiiiim'i be Perhaps you see yourself as an excellent partner - caring, trustworthy, dependable, intelligent, competent, and fun to be with - yet you always seem to attract or "end up with the wrong kind of person." We recognize ourselves in self-defeating relationships yet find it so hard to avoid them or get out of them quickly. We hang on to relationships even though |we know they're destructive for us. |We can all readily identify with a need for [shared nurturance, companionship, and intimacy ■with a partner. However, this desire for jjbonding may also incorporate other strong desires like those of longing, validation, wholeness, and romance. These desires may more connected to a low self-esteem or an underdeveloped sense of self than to a "free" !choice of a good romantic partner. Rather than select and enjoy the simple elements that relationships can realistically provide, many of us get caught up in obsessions based on faulty experiences or thoughts regarding "love, The following four types of "love addications" differ from normal and healthy desires because the accompanying feelings and thoughts are exaggerated, distorted, or fleeting. These addictions result in compulsive patterns of behavior that end up maintaining distance and poor relationships rather than enhancing love end intimacy. HOOKED ON LONGING. If, as a child, you experienced parental love as inconsistent, iconditional, and unpredictable, you might J? ^ Western Carolinian (7(M> 27 7267 Western Carolina University V () Box fiK Cullowhee. North Carolina Xm ANDREW DAWKINS Editor-in-Chief RANDY ROSENTHAL Business T'anager JOAN TUCKER SHARON SMITH and LOGAN McCALL Design Editors KIETH BUTLER Photographer ANITA HOWELL Typesetter K The WESTERN CAROLINIAN if published weekly by the Publication •oard of Western Carolina University. It Is an Independent student publication that receives its funding throug h student activities fees and advertising. Subscriptions are available at $16.00 per year ($20.00 Canada). The WESTERN CAROLINIAN is printed at the Waynesville Mountaineer In Waynesville, N.C. naturally have longed for this love. If this became your basic concept and experience of "love", then as an adult, you might continue to confuse love and longing. Love is thus felt only during the initial uncommitted phase of relationships. Once you are certain of the other's love for you then you lose interest. Love is experienced as wanting it, not having it. You tend to hunt, conquer, and discard relationships. HOOKED ON VALIDATION. As a child you may have thoughts and feelings as experienced your own wrong or unimportant-you may have been taught that only your parents knew what was right and good. You would not have learned how to trust yourself and think of yourself with high self worth and acceptance. Being taught to turn to others for feelings of self worth you'll look for a partner who tells you he/she loves you and thinks you are wonderful. Unfortunately, you'll not believe it because you never learned to feel it deeply inside yourself. Therefore> you'll drop another relationship to look for someone else who'll convince you of your worth and thus provide you with the feelings of lovability. HOOKED ON ROMANCE. Many of us have fallen in love with the rush of romance rather than the other person. Therefore we seek the "high" of early romance. Unfortunately, all highs begin to wear off and you may respond with despair, disappointment, and anger rather than accept the decline as a natural phase of the evolution and cycle of love. Often we judge ourselves as incapable of really loving or begin to see basic flaws in the other person. Thus we leave the relationship anticipating, or already feeling, a "high" love with another person. HOOKED ON ILLUSION. As children we all experience ourselves as vulnerable, incompetent, separate, and not good enough at times. Many of us are taught to feel insecure and that the answer to our problems and incompleteness is a man or woman ,in partnership. Unfortunately, there is no one who will make you feel completely whole and safe. Relationships become discouraging as you keep searching for that perfect match that is only an illusion. In summary, become aware of your relationship choices and behaviors in order to differentiate between love attainment and an obsession with different needs around love. Some indications of an unhealthy, level of desire for love and relationships are 1) feelings you need 'love' just to maintain your everyday emotional balance, and 2) realizing your satisfaction comes not so much from the specific pleasure experienced with a specific man or woman as from an escape from daily anxiety or frustration. If you're a 'smart person, making foolish choices' perhaps you'll benifit more from first changing some self defeating behaviors and destructive needs rather than putting primary effort into making better choices of partners. The above concepts are expanded on by Kinder and Cowan in Smart Women, Foolish Choices. \ i Understanding and Helping The W.C.U. Counseling, Testing, and Psychological Services Center will be offering "Groups for Growth and Change" during the Summer sessions. These groups are open to W.C.U. students, faculty and staff at no charge. Interested persons can register for a group by calling the Counseling Center by June 9th ( July 7th for second session groups) at 227-7469. Groups begin the week of June 9th and July 7th. Summer Session Groups 7 week groups: Assertiveness Training (for Faculty/Staff only) Relaxation Training (for Faculty/Staff only) Relationship Groups: includes different groups e.g., Couples Enhancement, Conflict Management, Creative Problem Solving and Sexual Identity Concerns. 3 week groups: Assertiveness Training (Students) Relaxation Training (Students) Confronting Alcoholic Systems (Students/Faculty/Staff) Interpersonal Communication (Students/Faculty/Staff) Experiential Games (Students/Faculty/Staff) TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA . Communist Party Head I MIKHAIL GORBACHEV "I LOOK FOWARD TO READING THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN EACH WEEK" Ifyouregoingto drink arid drive tonight, don't forget to kiss your mother goodbye.

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.

• Creator
  • Western Carolina University
• Format
  • Publications (documents)
• Type
  • Text
• Date
  • Date original: 1986-06-06
  • Date digitized: 2019-03-21
• Extent
  • Dimension: 22.75" x 15"
  • Pages: 6 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
• Source Collection
  • WCU Students Newspapers Collection
• Identifier
  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1986-06-06_Vol52_No10
• Repository
  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library