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_ —--— Have a safe and fun filled SPRING BREAK! GREEK NEWS The Week's News - page 2 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE COVERAGE SPORTS - page 4 Today through Saturday Southern Women's Basketball Conference in Ramsey Center Volume Fifty-two Number Twenty lr!W Thursday, March 5, 1987 (7U4) 227-7267 P.O. Box 66, Cullowhee, N.C. ^8723* £€> ON TAP First They Couldn't Get Federal Financial Aid. Now Colorado may join Louisiana and Tennessee in refusing to allow male students not registered for the draft to enroll in public colleges. The Fourth Amendment And the Fourth Estate: The Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication have passed a resolution opposing drug testing of student interns. They cited a number of reasons, including: unreasonable search and seizure, the frequent inacuracy of drug tests, and the fact the interns are not permanent employees. Orientation To Skateboarding: U. of California-Santa Barbara officials have found almost three-fourths of campus skateboarding accident victims are freshmen, so they're considering including skateboarding awareness in orientation. But they won't be imposing stricter rules since only two of 24 accidents during the fall quarter involved pedestrians. For Alumni Who Have Everything: The State Botanican Gardan of Georgia has begun selling cuttings for the hedge at the U. of Georgia's Sanford Stadium. The hedge — actually a Privet Plant Ligustrum ovalifolium — is a tough, vigorous shrub, befitting the image of UG's Dawgs. Following The Lead Of The Federal Government, North Dakota is considering allowing the Band of North Dakota to garnish state income tax refunds from people with delinquent student loans. About eight percent of the bank's $40 million in student loans become delinquent each year. Georgia State U. Has Banned Cigarette Sales and removed 10 vending machines from the campus. The move will slice more than $7,000 from the auxiliary services office budget. But the office's director hopes to recoup the lost income through increased sales of the "Official GSU Nutty Bar." Prison Inmates Earn Better Grades than traditional college students, says James Adams, a Talladega College (Ala.) professor who heads a degree program at the Federal Correctional Institution in Talladega. "Many tried to get rich quick. But now they feel an education is the way to (succeed)," says Adams. And So Do Female Accounting Students. An Ohio State U. study says women accounting majors outperform male accounting majors in their classes. The researchers consider the results of their study to be good news for women considering careers in business. The proportion of women accounting majors has risen from 2.4 percent in 1961 to 49% in 1985. Cussing In The Classroom Is Rejected In The Courtroom. Midland College (Tex.) fired a professor in 1984 after students complained of his language. He argued his words were intended to motivate students and were sanctioned by the First Amendment. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled his "language was not germane to the subject matter... and had no educational function." A College Education May Improve Matrimonial Prospects for women, according to a new study by Census Bureau researcher Jeanne Moorman. It used to be that a woman's marriage prospects dimmed with the pursuit of education and career. But the trend seems to be reversing, says Moorman. Her findings differ from results of a Yale U. study published last year. ("Source: Daily Nebraskan", Jan. 14,1987.) AIR BAND '87 The first place winners of the 1987 Air Band — The Convicts (Edwin Carlton Photo) By ERIN MILLNER NEWS EDITOR Over 750 students were released from the pressures of midterms by the hilariously entertaining Air Band '87 concert last Monday night in the Ramsey Center. Air Band, titled as one of the biggest-annual campus events, lived up to its name as six aspiring bands competed for the coveted top three awards. Air Band was presented to the student body as a joint effort of AERho, the National Broadcasting Society, and Last Minute Productions. The concert, with Tim Paskert serving as master of ceremonies, opened with the performance of "Joe Warden and the Convicts". The "Convicts", the 1985 Airband winners and a near campus legend, performed their rendition of "Roll Over Beethoven." The "Convicts" ended up walking away with First Place and Most Original awards and $125 for their efforts. The "Icecubes" were another big favorite of the audience. They were rewarded with the Second Place price for their performance of Huey Lewis's "Its Hip to be Square". However, chasing the winner of this concert was not an easy one for the judges, Dr. Don Loeffler, Dr. Glenn Stillion, and Mr. Stephen Ayers All of the bands are to be commended for their originality and choreography. Zilphia Thomas, president of AERho and organizer of the concert said that she was extremely impressed with the obvious time and effort the bands put into their acts. Thomas also commented that she thought that this year's performances were the best in the six year history of the concert. The other bands who left a memorable impression on the audience were: The "Spectacles" who captivated the audience with their sultry, sexy dancers; The "Underdogs", who's gyrations rivaled Van Halen themselves; The "Riders of the Night" who gave a believable portrayal of "Beastie Boys"; and last but certainly not least, the group mysteriously named "Two Guys and some Nuns" who will be remembered for their act's "revealing" conclusion. Credit for talent must also be given fo Tim Paskert for his creative touch at improvising "stage chat" and entertaining the audience between performances. The Air Band '87 concert serves as a annual fund raiser for AERho. The money raised by the event will go towards the organization's national charity - the Tourrette Syndrome Foundation, their local charity - the Pat Carmody Memorial Fund, and the local AERho scholarshipfund. It was quite apparent that a tremendous amount of effort went into pulling this year's concert together, not only by the bands, but also by the organizers. Thomas said "Everyone who was involved in Air Band deserves alot of praise, but especially the members of Last Minute Productions. Without them and their hard work, Air Band would not have been the success it was." Thomas also wanted to thank John Stevens of KISS-FM for making ,a guest appearance Monday night. Syrian Troops in Control in Lebanon By TIM BARTON STAFF WRITER Lebanon's Druse militiamen drove Shiite fighters from the Hamra commercial district on Feb. 19 and controlled three-fourths of Moslem West Beirut after a five-day war that cost at least 100 lives. Police said that 375 people were injured. The Druse militia, according to The Charlotte Observer of Feb. 19, kept a siege at the Amal-controlled state television station in Tallet Khayyat. A spokesman claimed that "they had orders not to assault the eight- story building." This fight for West Beirut pits Shiite militia Amal (led by Nabih Berri) against an alliance of Walid Jumblatt's Druse fighters and gunmen of the Moscow- oriented Lebanese Communist Party. The Shiites and Druse have been "nominal allies" in nearly 12 years of civil war with Lebanese Christians "but they periodically turn on each other in territorial disputes." On Feb. 20, five Lebanese leaders signed a 9-point agreement to help impose security and stability' in West Beirut. It was signed by Walid Jumblatt, Nabih Berri, Prime Minister Rashid Karami and Education Minister Salim Hoss (two Sunni Moslems), and House Speaker Hussein Husseini (a Shiite). This accord called for "dissolving and disarming militias and forming a security force to guard government offices and transportationion facilities." Syria, which supports all the factions involved, responded quickly to this cry of intervention. The Charlotte Observer of Feb. 23 reported that 4,000 Syrian troops "advanced behind tanks into Moslem West Beirut" two days later (Feb. 22). A top Syrian officer warned that they "would show no mercy in stopping street battles" which have already left 300 people dead. Later that day, another armored Syrian force entered the city's seaside districts of Ramlet al-Baida and Raoucheh, the commercial thoroughfare of Hamra and the devastated Commodore Hotel area around which the Druse and Shiites had been fighting each other. Anonymous sources said that the Syrian forces consisted of 100 Soviet-made T62 tanks and 200 armored personnel carriers "backed by an elite special forces battalion and and a mechanized infantry battalion." The total of 7,000 Syrian troops, according to well-informed political sources, is expected to increase to 10,000. Five hundred Syrian troops, according to the Feb. 22 Charlotte Observer, "have been in the Lebanon capital since last year." Brigadier General Ghazi Kenaan, head of Syria's military intelligence in Lebanon, declared ♦hat the plight of Beirut had come to an end. The return of the Syrian army to Lebanon, which had left the Moslem sector in 1982 when Israel besieged it, was not exactly welcomed by everyone. President Amin Gemayel, a Maronite Catholic, and right-wing Christian leaders called the Syrian intervention "unconstitutional." Many West Beirut families were trapped in shelters and basements for days because of the fighting. A statement issued by The Western Carolinian Striving to be the best we can be. the US State Department declared that the US 'continues to support Lebanon's unity, sovereignty and independence and the withdrawal of all foreign forces.' Israel's Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, as stated in The Charlotte Observer of Feb. 23, called Syria's return a vulgar intervention,' but Israel does not have any plans to get involved or take action against the Syrians. Christian-controlled radio stations in Beirut said that Syria sent assurances through a third party that Syrian troops "would not enter southern Lebanon's major port city of Sidon." Nevertheless, Druse and Shiite forces pulled out of most of their strongholds as Syrian troops advanced. Hezbollah turned over its headquarters only "after burning tires n every room of the three-story building." A Lebanese security official called this action "an apparent move to mask evidence that foreign hostages had been held there" Soot from the burning tires would obscure any fingerprints or writing on the walls. Informants, who spoke privately, believed that Anglican church envoy Terry Waite and the hostages are being held in Shiite suburbs away from the street battles. On Feb. 24,23 members of Hezbollah were slain in hand-to- hand combat after a gunmen fired at a Syrian detachment which was taking over their headquarters in West Beirut's Basta slum district, according to police. Hezbollah's statement said that the Syrians 'rounded up unarmed party members in alleys around the headguarters, handcuffed them and then killed them' in a "massacre." The Shiites "vowed vengeance" against the Syrian soldiers who had hacked their comrades to death with axes and bayonets, as reported by The Charlotte Observer on Feb. 26. They said that Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini would decide the Shiite response. Earlier that day. and exploding car bomb, the fourth this year, killed two people, but nobody claimed responsibility Diplomats in Damascus were quoted as saying that Tehran was surprised by the Syrian intervention and "wanted to prevent a confrontation between Hezbollah fighters and Syria." The burning of the Fathallah barracks, Hezbollah's headauarters, was "the first public expression of outrage" against the Syrian army's return to Beirut. The Washington Post of Feb. 25 said that Syria's main reason for returning was to "preempt a political or military victory for PLO leader Yasser Arafat in Lebanon." Kenaan, head of Syria's military intelligence, "ruled out a military mission to free Americans and other foreigners held hostage." He does not believe that any of th 26 hostages, 8 of ilch are American, "are in fs Moslem sector or other under Syrian control." iollah is believed to hold most Spring Break (Yeah!!) happy vacation. WCU students Q>, 0^c/ Page 2 next regular edition March 26. You can be hurt only if you care a lot ■Andy Warhol ■<

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: 1987-03-05
  • Date digitized: 2019-04-09
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  • Cullowhee (N.C.) -- Newspapers
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