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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1986-10-09_Vol52_No11_01

Volume Fifty-two Number Eleven Thursday, October 9, 1986 (704) 227-7267 P.O. Box 66, Cullowhee, N.C. 28723 CO ON TAP Parents Don't Know Much about the critical college and financial aid information available to them and their kids, an Illinois scholarship committee says. The group's study found that 54% of the parents of eighth-grade students didn't know anything about the state's college admission requirements. Still, eighty percent wanted financial aid information. A New Center For Sexual Assault Victims is opening at the U. of Minnesota. It will consolidate counseling services for assault victims -- services which were previously spread throughout several university offices. The Winning Sloop Was A Styrofoam Box in a charity raft race sponsored by Kansas U.'s Theta Chi fraternity and Gamma Phi Beta sorority. The box's skipper beat out 49 other hopefuls racing inner tubes and other inflatable rafts over the two-mile course. Proceeds went to a local Council on Aging. Dealing With lice, Cockroaches And Mice is the subject of a two-credit course at Pennsylvania State U. "Coping with the Insect World" will help students get rid of the pests and train them about insect management and pesticide use. "Touchy Feely" Is A Popular Course among business students at Stanford U. They believe the course - officially named Interpersonal Dynamics - is vitally important to their careers. Course creators cite a study which shows that of executives who are fired, 84% lose their jobs because of interpersonal problems. Architecture Students At Oklahoma U. will get hands-on experience assisting in planning the restoration of a local historic train depot. The city of Norman recently bought the 70-year-old Santa Fe depot from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co., which had considered destroying the building. Student Legal Services Attorneys can't sue the U. of Massachussetts on the students' behalf, school trustees have ruled. They're also considering a ban on student picketing. Student leaders say they're planning a lawsuit to overturn the trustee's decision and protest the picketing proposal. A Tulane U. Student Seeks $6.95 Million in damages resulting from a car accident in which he lost his arm. The student, a Sigma Nu fraternity pledge, was struck by a car driven by a fraternity who was later charged with drunken driving. The driver, the fraternity, and several insurance companies are named as defendants in the suit. A Law Student Accused Of Rape is barred from attending Western New England College, and a local judge has refused to order the school to let him attend classes. The Law School dean says the student poses fears about safety, despite the legal presumption that a person is innocent until proven guilty. Housing For Single Mothers is opening at Chatham College. The facility, part of a larger unit for older women students, will contain five one-bedroom apartments with a partitioned-off space for one child. Each apartment has its own bathroom and microwave oven. Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous. An onslaught of 1,250 unexpected freshmen at Emory U. has prompted school officials to pay some upperclassmen $1,000 to move out of their dorm rooms and find a place on their own. Others have moved into a luxury apartment complex - complete with swimming pool and sun decks. L INSIDE Campus and Local State and National Perspectives This Week's New Columnists: Brad Owen William Thorpe ol The College Democrats Billy Graham International Affairs Arts and Entertainment People Sports classifieds Features Students taking advantage of the last bit of warm weather to sit outside and read the student newspaper. Mike Doerner photo News Briefs From The Associated Press Texas Air or bust. Those are the choices People Express says it faces with a 13-million-dollar interest bill. The bargain airline says if the government doesn't approve its sale to Texas Air before October 15th, it might be forced to file for bankruptcy protection. President Reagan says he's aware that some American citizens and private groups have been trying to help Nicaraguan rebels. He says, "We're in a free country where private citizens have a great many freedoms." But he insists the American- manned cargo plane that was shot down in Nicaragua had no connection to the US government. Vietnam has cancelled a meeting to discuss Americans listed as Missing in Action from the war. It's not the first time this has happened. Vietnamese officials gave no explanation. West Germany had to close down the Iranian exhibit at the Frankfurt Book Fair last week because of fistfights over politics. Today, a crowd oflranians- shouting "Revenge for Frankfurt" - stormed the West German embassy in Tehran - but eventually left. Federal judge Harry Claiborne says he feels like a piece of meat that is thrown out to the dogs. His impeachment trial continues today in the Senate. An upbeat Soviet comment on the upcoming Iceland summit. The communist party daily "Pravda" expresses hope that the Reagan- Gorbachev talks will thaw the "Cold War Ice" in superpower relations. Pravda also says arms control should be the main focus of the meeting. Another relative of an American hostage is offering to deal with the kidnappers in Lebanon. Thomas Sutherland's wife says she'll mediate talks between the US and "Islamic Jihad" to free her husband and the other captives. Her statement follows a similar pitch from Peggy Say -- sister of hostage Terry Anderson. Homecoming nomination forms will not be accepted after 12:00 pm on Tuesday, October 14. Disregard the deadline notice on the form. Senator Jesse Helms wants US Intelligence . Agencies to investigate whether Soviet sabotage played a rote in the January explosion of the space shuttle Challenger. Helms wants to know if the Soviets may have been involved in that or other recent US space missions. Helms aide Jim Lucier says Helms has compiled a list of 22 facts or incidents that he considers suspicious. A funeral service was held yesterday at Duke Chapel for former Duke Football Coach Wallace Wade. The five-time Rose Bowl coach died Monday at age 94. Burial was to be in Maplewood Cemetry in Durham. Wade was credited for moving the Rose Bowl to Durham in 1942 after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Another Record Year for WCU Fundraising OPI — Western Carolina University completed another record year in private fund raising in 1985-86, the WCU Development Foundation Board of Directors was told Saturday. With receipts totaling $1,212,693, a new high was established. James E. Dooley, WCU vice chancellor for development and special services, reported that the 1985-86 total reflected a 9.3 percent increase over the previous year when the million-dollar mark was exceeded for the first time. Western's Chancellor Myron L. Coulter said, "We are very pleased that the efforts and achievements of our faculty, staff and students continue to be recognized by this tangible support." The foundation board approved allocation of $158,569 from unrestricted funds to be used for academic scholarships, special protects and supprot of development activities during the 1986-87 year. Elected as 1986-8 7 foundation officers were C. Edwin Allman of Winston-Salem, chairman; Sam Wiggins of Waynesville, vice president; and William F. Petterson of Cullowhee, treasurer. Members of the executive committee are Coulter, Allman and Reg Moody of Dillsboro. Other foundation activity reported at the board meeting on the WCU campus included: —An increase in foundation/ endowment assets to $3,110,206. —The awarding of $350,000 in student scholarships. — Establishment of an endowed scholarship program by the Haywood County Alumni Association Chapter. —The establishment of the Walter J. Durr football scholarship fund with a $100,000 gift from Dr. Walter J. Durr. Coulter is president of the WCU Development Foundation and Dooley is executive secretary. C. Joseph Carter, vice chancellor for business affairs, is controller. —Other members of the board are J. Oliver Blackwell of Canton, Elsie E. Brown of Cullowhee, Emeline F. Foster of Lake Placid, Fla., Donald C. Gladieux of Flat Rock, Gordon (Buddy) Greenwood of Asheville, Stephen G. Gwaltney of Stateville, James E. Hooper of Falls Church, Va., Wallace Hyde of Asheville, Reg Moody of Sylva, Edfruett of Mount Airy, Linda Rader of Gastonia, Bronce L Ray of Charlotte and Turner Rogers of Weaverville. "I knew going in that Auburn would be the finest football team we've ever played." -Coach Bob Waters Cm c. .. See Story pg. 10 New Drinking Age Law Campus Reactions National On-Campus Report As more states raise their legal drinking age to 21. the number and variety of creative ways to either abide by the law, defy the law or outright protest the law, have surfaced at college campuses across the country. Here are a few examples, as observed by "National On- Campus Report." —Patrons of a bar popular among U. of Texas students will have to wear wrist bands in order to purchase and consume alcohol. Tavern employees will ensure that only wrist band wearers drink alcohol. Also at Texas, Tuesday night at the student union have been designated "dry;" no alcohol will be served. -A 48-hour "Beerfast" at the U. of Illinois will discourage students from imbibing by offering a moonlight softball game, two-mile fun run, and an aerobics bash that will try to break the record for the most people at an aerobic session. — Eight students were arrested and local businesses suffered an estimated $15,000-worth of damages; the results of a "last fling" drinking party-turned-ruckus near the U. of North Carolina campus. More than 8,000 people attended the well-publicized party scheduled to usher in the state's new drinking age law, which went into effect the next day. —Students at New Mexico State U. and the U. of Texas-El Paso who lost their right to drink when the legal age jumped to 21 are crossing the Rio Grande and flooding Ciudad Juarez, Mexico cantinas. The drinking age in Mexico is 18. —The U. of Arizona Residence Hall Association has banned liquor com pa niesfrom sponsoring dorm events. The order is in anticipatoin of a similar rule that RHA officials believe the university will mandate next year. Nonalcoholic sponsors are being sought instead —The rising costs of insurance for fraternities has forced a crackdown on rowdiness and drinking at the U. of Alabamo- Birmingham and U. of Tennessee. Rush parties at UAB will be "dry." One U. of Tennessee fraternity has adopted a program in which partygoers' keys are collected - and returned only if the driver is sober. The Western Striving to be the Carolinian best we can be. When all think alike, no one thinks very much. Walter Lippmann

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
• Format
  • Publications (documents)
• Type
  • Text
• Date
  • Date original: 1986-10-09
  • Date digitized: 2019-03-29
• Extent
  • Dimension: 22.75" x 15"
  • Pages: 12 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_1986-10-09_Vol52_No11
• Repository
  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library