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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1991-11-21_Vol57_No14_04

Volume 57 Number 14 Voices The Western Carolinian Page < Thursday, November 21, 1991 Letters to the Editor John Marshall Dennis Editor-in-Chief K R A P Radio Have you noticed the high pressure sales environment we must endure when we go to pick up our Cover Girl or Little Debbies? Sometimes I think I need valium or drugs for hypertension before I can even get near a drug or grocery store. I am talking about Revco, Ingles, and Eckerd Radio, WA&P, and everybody else who carries P-O- PRay-dee-ooh. I'm just about to the point where I'm going to break into the stores and sabotage their Muzak system. They're all the time wanting to sell you something and they have absolutely no scruples about how they sell it. They'll push anything from cosmetics to unmentionable personal items that I'd just as soon drive to the next county to buy anyway. I mean, who wants to go to the counter with Preparation H, or glycerine suppositories, when there' s the beaut i fu 1 babe from economics class waiting behind the counter? I think there is a measure of subliminal messages going on with this type of advertising. You'll be boppin' down the analgesics aisle to the beat of the Beach Boys and all of a sudden, WHAM! Right in the middle of "I Get Around," an obnoxious voice breaks in with an update on the lice epidemic. I have always wanted to know that 25 percent of the population has head lice. Worst of all I look around and there are three other people near me. That means that one of us has it. It must be the guy in the brown overcoat and no teeth in his head. He's probably infested and he's coming toward me, and you, right now. I know it makes me want to rush right over the bug sprays and stock up on Raid Flea and Tick Killer. After they've broken up the Beach Boys, it will be another 20 minutes before they play another decent song. In between, we'll hear Barry Manilow (of course), and The Vegas Lounge Lizards who have desecrated every song Huey Lewis ever cut by playing rock and roll stricUy on piano - with no words whatsoever. I strongly believe that hammers to the old fingers are definitely in order here. It's like we're shopping in a giant elevator that just doesn't smell so bad. At least this elevator is one of the nice models with abuilt in sound system. Oh, the joy! But my favorite part is when the young woman comes on the air and tells me how inevitable hemorrhoids are, no matter how much I "swim, jog, or watch my diet". Those annoying little guys just poke right out with no provocation and cause such pain, itching, and swelling. And then there's the woman who comes on and tells me that she hasn't had a bowel movement since 1957. I really don't need to hear her agony and suffering described with such vivid detail, especially when I'm trying to decide between Nutty Bars or a Baby Ruth at the checkout counter. And every other commercial tells meaboutthe2,000different highly contagious flu strains and describes every possible symptom and effect with graphic detail. I hear various moans, groans and sounds of stomachs, retching, belching, and vomiting all over the stores. These commercials really make it sound realistic. Every time I hear that one, I have to look down at my shoes to make sure someone hasn't blown their groceries on them. Then, I look around and see everybody scratching, sniffling, sneezing, or picking their noses. I imagine that there are millions of microscopic germs floating around dressed up in biker uniforms just waiting to fly up my nostrils. It's too bad Howard Hughes didn't live in this era. Maybe I could move in with him. Or we could just quit shopping altogether. Even when the soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, and washing powders have run out, we still won't go to the store. No, we'll wait and ferment for a couple of weeks. Then, we can all march into the stores together, closely surround the managers, lean in really close and demand that they "Shut that damned music off!" Richard Richardson Confederate Flag symbolizes heritage not hate Dear Editor, I am writing in reply to a letter in the Thursday, Nov. 7,1991 edition of your paper. The letter written by Channnelle James accused people who fly the Confederate flag of hatred toward minorities and of being ignorant. She also stated that the Confederate flag infringes on her threatened by others. First of all, I feel that if anyone is ignorant, it is the people who think that the Confederate flag implies racism by all who fly it. Just because boneheads like the KKK and the skinheads use it as a symbol of their hatred, DOES NOT mean everyone who flys it feels the same "Heritage not hate!" This is the reason a lot of Southern people fly the Confederate flag. I am proud of my heritage as a born bred Southern man, yet I do not hate minorities nor am I ignorant! My second point is this; what about the symbols of African American heritage that I have seen the Confederate flag infringes on her everyone who flys it feels the same Amencan heritage that I have seen rights by implying that she is being way. There is a saying that states, blacks wearing? do white people Boycott Brown if need be Dear Editor, Now is the time for all WCU students who have to eat in the cafeteria to get off their apathetic duffs and realize that they actually power. A college or university is nothing without students. The school and its services are designed to support the students and not the other way around. Therefore, if we as students are dissatisfied with he food service or lack thereof, we should continue to apply pressure to Cecil and the administration until we get action and change. We should not be put off by the "straight party line" espoused by McCracken and Holland. If the food service is not meeting our needs as students we should continue to apply pressure until these needs are met. Singularly we are weak, collectively we are strong and if it takes a collective action such as a boycott of Dodson, Brown, and P. G. Katz then so be it. Ifwedon'tlike the food we should not have to eat it. This is going what going to college is all about. We should not only learn how to study and receive scream discrimination when they see blacks wearing these symbols? No, this is usually applauded by whites because they feel that blacks should be proud of their heritage. For this reason I feel that blacks should stop feeling threatened by the confederate flag when it is flown to represent pride in Southern heritage. James Payne degrees, but we should also learn to speak up for ourselves and make our voices and opinion heard. It is time for WCU students to wake up and let their feelings be known and negotiate and equitable situation in the cafeteria and any other areas that are not meeting our needs. Thanks from A to Q from XX To the Editor: We, the brothers of Kappa Gamma Chapter of Sigma Chi International Fraternity would like to ex press our genuine thanks to all the people and organizations that have supported our efforts during the past five years. In no particular order; Alpha Chi Omega, Delta Zeta, S igma ( T/te Western CaroCinian ^ Western Carolina University The Old Student Union P.O. Box 66 Cullowhee, NC 28723 John Marshall Dennis Editor-in-Chief Assistant to the Editor Laura Adams Associate Editors Charles Baldwin - Business Jennifer Mann - News Stephanie L. Messer - Copy and Layout Robert M. Robertson - Sports Writers Photographers Stephanie Messer Hunter Pape Typesetters Angela Grey Laura Whitmire Layout & Design Dawn Cook Office Manager Mike Greene Distribution Elizabeth Phlegar Karen Vollar Misha Baker Dawn Cook Jeff DeMoe Suzanne Kendall Dave McCaskill Barrett Nichols Melissa Richardson Kim Shivcly Derek Smolik Karen Sovick Jimmy White Julie Wingruber Ed Roush Ad Salesperson Christa Humphrey Advisor John Moore Kappa, Delta Chi, Theta Xi, Lambda Chi Alpha, Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Nu, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Alpha Xi Delta, Phi Mu, Zeta Tau Alpha, Delta Sigma Phi, Kappa Alpha Order, Pi Kappa Phi, Pi Lambda Phi,andSigma Phi Epsilon. In addition to the above Greek organizations, we would like to thank Tish Bentley, Barbra Meachum, Stephanie Brasington, Heather Phillips, Tricia Brown, and Sandy Simon. These individual ladies have greatly assisted us in our efforts to accomplish our goals. Of special mention, we would like to thank Bob "Bear" Brannon for his evangelical support, Lance Harding our Chapter Advisor Thomas Connelly, and our Faculty Advisor Dr. Bill Perry. Also, without the influence of Henry "Bull" Durham, our efforts might have gone unnoticed. Finally, special thanks goes to Dean Doug Davis for supporting and improving our efforts on campus. To those we might have left out, your assistance has not gone without notice. Without you, we might not have achieved our aspiration. Sincerely, The Brothers of Sigma Chi at WCU The Western Carolinian welcomes editorial input from students, faculty* and staff on matters of public interest. Please address correspondence to: Voices P.O. Box 66 Cullowhee, NC 28723 All submissions will be considered, but The Western Carolinian reserves the right to refuse publication of offensive or otherwise unsuitable material. The Carolinian is not responsible for opinions expressed on the Editorial Page. Office Hours for The Western Carolinian 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday thru Friday The Western Carolinian student newspaper is located in the Old Student Union Building next to the Moore Building. Office Manager will be on duty from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and can be reached at 227-7267. r J The Western Carolinian is published by Western Carolina University's Publication Board. It is an independent student publication that receives its funding through student activity fees and advertising. The Carolinian is printed at The Waynesville Mountaineer, Waynesville, N.CI1 Student On The Street "What's your purpose in life?" iName: Miice L'rapps Name: Jeff DeMoe Major: Environmental Health Major: RTV Class: Sophomore Class: Senior Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA Hometown: Raleigh To teach and learn as much as Brighten people's day possible. 1 Name: April Love Major: Elementary Education Class: Junior Hometown: Raleigh To be a life-long learner and educator Name: Jonathan Vasata Major: Art Class: Sophomore Hometown: Long Island, NY To be. Name: Holly Bryant Major: Undeclared Class: Freshman Hometown: Canton Name: IanMcKaye Major: Undeclared Class: Freshman Hometown: Washington, D.C. To help others as much as I can To evade pompous authority. Name: David Babcock Major: Criminal Justice Class: Junior Hometown: Raleigh To exist. Name: Don Cope Major: Technology Education Class: Senior Hometown: Mt. Vernon To be the best at everything that do. To expand my mind socially culturally, and musically. Carolinian photos by Hunter Pape

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)
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• Date
  • Date original: 1991-11-21
  • Date digitized: 2019-10-02
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  • Dimension: 22.75" x 14.25"
  • Pages: 10 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
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  • WCU Students Newspapers Collection
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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1991-11-21_Vol57_No14
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  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library