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Cats win three on the road; Host Boone Goons Sat. - Pg. 6 George Kuffs is at his wit's end; Christian Slater stars - Review pg. 4 The Western Carolinian SGA Reports 2 Counselor's Corner....4 Public Safety 2 Out of Bounds 6 Letters to Editor J Sports Scoreboard 7 Student on Street 3 Intramural Scene 7 Volume 57, Number 18 Thursday, February 13, 1992 Cullowhee, North Carolina THURSDAY, Feb. 13,1992 Briefly Campus Watch Dribbling around the world Tickets are still available for the Harlem Globetrotters game on Feb. 26. Tickets, priced from $9 to $ 15, are available through the Ramsey Center ticket office and Total Data Systems/ Radio Shack in Sylva. A $2-per-ticket discount is available for youths age 12 and under and for senior citizens. A limited number of special VIP seats will also be available.For complete ticket information, call the Ramsey Center ticket office at telephone 227-7722. Be a lifeguard The Jackson County Rec./Parks Dept. is now accepting application for summer employment at the S ylva swimming pool. Applicants should posses WSI and/or Lifeguarding certification, all interested students attending summer school sessions must also submit a summer class schedule. Deadline to apply is Mar. 31. Pick up application at the Jackson County Rec/Parks Dept. located at Mark Watson Park in Sylva. For more information call the department at 586-6333. Congratulations A total of 66 WCU students will be listed in the 1992 edition of Who's Who among Students in American Universities and Colleges. The annual publication includes national outstanding campus leadrers. Students are selected based on academic achievement, community service, leadership, and potential for continued success. WCU's students selected for inclusion are: Stephen Edward Allison Sharon L. Almond Valerie L. Bako Delphia Maria Birchfield John William Brady, Jr. Nathan David Burton Sharon Kay Carnes Stephanie Teresa Cash Deborah Renae Clark Donna Panncll Cochran Barbara Ward Colson John Frazicr Connet Tega Kasabian Crawford Laurance Faison Wood Creech Michele L. Croak Alan Wayne Davis Kimberly S. DcHart John Marshall Dennis Diana Lynn Denny Mary Elizabeth Edwards Chloe Irene Esmon Karen C. Freeman Gregory Lane Galloway Joanna Marie Gilliam Jacqueline Denise Grant Alan Matthew Green Kelly Suzanne Hargadon Deborah Lynn Henderson Jennifer Susan Hoover James Graham Horton Phillip Andre Huie Charlotte C. Kelly Jennifer Erin Kilpatrick John Lyman Kiser Kirstcn Ann Kurtgis Eric Wade Lautzenheiser Kimberly Dawn Loflin Brian Ashley Martin Cindy Dianna Mathews Monetta Charsette McCauley Mark Simpson Meeks Theresa Dixon Mctcalf Pamela Marie Moninghoff Heather Yvette Phillips Kelly Renae Rhodarmer Tracey Eileen Richardson Jennifer Lee Sackett Thomas David Secore Paula Denise Shearin Shelley Rene Sizemore Shannon Leigh Skinner Yvonne Denise Sparks Charla Karen Stiles Jeffrey Keith Stiles Linda S. Sutton Debra Wynn Thigpen James Mitchell Thomas Lee Morris Van Vleet Pamela LaShea Ward Douglas Allen Whitehead Kimille Tricia Whiting Fran Wilde Whitmire Ella M. Wright Z. Gary Wright Dwayne R. Young Ernest N. Zapctist, III Local banks: Which one is right for you? Dave McCaskill News Writer The financial institutions of Cullowhee and Sylva have been rendering services to WCU college students for approximately 30 years. However, the quality and service is often subject to personal opinion. The banks on which this article focuses are Wachovia and First Union; they both offer comparable services and satisfy the same basic needs. Both banks have public opinion polls to gauge the disposition of account holders, but neither had them on record at their branches. Wachovia of Cullowhee has 2,190 student checking accounts as of last December and First Union has approximately 500-1000. Location and accessibility play a major factor in some students' decision because of lack of transportation. Other determining factors include prices, service, timeliness, and prior experiences. The most popular service used by students is the checking account. The service fee at Wachovia is approximately $4.00 per month while First Union of Sylva charges only $3.50. Both these accounts have a no-minimum balance policy and carry similar penalties for bounced checks. Approximately 25 percent of Wachovia's income is from student-based accounts. The remainder is comprised of CD's, IRA's, and mortgage loans. At First Union, approximately 10- 15 percent of total income is contributed by students. Both Wachovia and First Union have one 24-hour automated teller, and there is a small service charge to use a bank card in a non-bank sponsored machine (i.e. Wachovia card in a First Union machine). First Union of Sylva is open 9-5 Mon-Thurs, and Friday 9-6, whereas Wachovia is 9-1 pm and 3:30-5 pm Mon-Thurs and 9- 5 Friday. This closing is due to a lack of personnel to rotate at lunch hours and to do otherwise is in- feasible cost wise, says Betty Painter, manager of Wachovia. There is also the matter of long lines; most of the congestion at Wachovia is on the 15th and 30th of each month, when Western employees are paid. However, First Union's business Carolinian photo by Hunter Pape The teller machine at Wachovia is a way of life for many WCU students. is spread throughout the month with Fridays being especially busy. Some people wait until the last possible moment to cash their checks, which causes a back-up on Friday afternoons said Mrs. Painter of Wachovia. "I feel we adequately satisfy students needs and services statewide; this includes WCU students when they're on break as well as other college campuses," says Mrs. See "Banks" pg. 2 LMP All-nighter draws 300 to evening of fun Jennifer Mann News Editor An estimated 300 people spent last Friday night in the University Center at the All-nighter sponsered by LMP. Once inside, after paying the admission price, everything was free. This included all of the pizza you could eat because LMP served 30 pizzas donated by Pizza Hut. Terminator Two and MemphisBelle were shown in the Grandroom as well as music videos with FunFlicks. Mischa Baker, president of LMP, said Open Mike Night and FunFlicks each drew a large percentage of the crowd. Open Mike Night consisted of eight bands including Toe Jam, Johnny Apple & Neon Rainbow, Jupiter's Eye, Frank Gammon, ScottDameson, Rachel Cox, Grandpa's Hollow Leg, The Mudflaps, and Nuclear Jesus. Bob Albrecht, drummer for Toe Jam, said he was ha ving a great time at the All-nighter. " I drove all the way down from Virginia for this. That's five hours one way," said Albrecht. LMP security worked the entire night guarding the ChelseaGallery display and making sure everyone had a good time. LMP managed to attract a good representation of WCU's student body to the All-nighter. "There's probably about ten different social groups here and I don't see that happen often at Western," said WCU student Bill Winfield. Alvin Love, WCU sophomore, agreed that things seemed to be going well. "I think it's turning a lot of people on," said Love. "I like the fact that everyone's mixing and there's no friction." People were also able to play pool for free all night in the gameroom. "I like this year's All- nighter. Open Mike Night has been the best—especially with the band Jupiter's Eye," said Darren Veach. LMP advisor Bill Clark said he thought things went pretty well and there were no problems. Clark said Open Mike Night was well represented both crowd-wise and talent-wise. "The attendance for the All-nighter was about the same as last year but more people were doing different things than they were last year," said Clark. Clark said it looks like All-nighter will be an annual event Feel free to bring any suggestions for the next year's All-nighter to the LMP office on the second floor of the University Center. Campaign raises $22,797 Kimberly Shively News Writer The employees of Western Carolina University have raised $22,797 through the 1991 State Employees Combined Campaign, which includes Jackson County United Way and a variety of state, national and international agencies. The $22,797 is a slight increase over last year's $22,000 raised by the campaign, according to Myron Leonard, the coordinator of this campaign for the third consecutive year. The money pledged by WCU employees is designated to various state approved charitable organizations. The state approves these organizations, allowing state employees to contribute through payroll deductions, cash contributions or billing. This year the Jackson County United Way received $14,022.14 from the WCU employees' campaign. Other national agencies will receive $3,236.20 from this campaign, and a variety of state and international agencies will get $5,538.66. "In past years, students have not been involved in the campaign," saidLeonard. However, he feels that many student organizations may benefitby be- coming involved with this fundraiser. According to Leonard, by being involved with the State Employee Combined Campaign, students will be associated closely with Western. This association with WCU could benefit the organizations in many ways by providing publicity or even making it possible for them to raise more money. Shape note singing scheduled for Feb. 23 in Webster Mountain Heritage Center, WCQS sponsor event at Webster Methodist The Mountain Heritage Center at Western Carolina University and Public Radio Station WCQS will join in presenting an old-time shape note singing S un- day, Feb. 23 at Webster United Methodist Church. The singing will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the historic church in Jackson County. Songs in four-part harmony from the "Christian Harmony" book will be sung. No experience is necessary, but a short instructional "singing school" will begin at 11:30 a.m., followed by dinner on the grounds. Quay Smathers of Canton, singing school master and a recipient of the N.C. Folk Heritage Award, will lead the instructional period. Participants should bring a covered dish. There is no charge for the singing. Singers from the Etowah, Morning Star and Mountain Heritage Day singers will be present to assure a core of experienced shape note singers in each of the sections of the four-part harmony, said Jan Davidson, curator of the Mountain Heritage Center. "The event is a nondenominational celebration of this important musical heritage of earl y America and of the mountains," Davidson said. Shape note singing was first developed about 1800 as a way of making sight reading of vocal music easier to teach and learn. Instead of all the notes having the familiar oval shape, some are square, some triangles, some diamonds and other shapes. The shapes correspond with syllables such as do, re, mi, which help the singer vocalize the proper intervals, Davidson said. Singers will use the "Christian Harmony" book, which dates from 1966 and has been the preferred book for several old sings held in western North Carolina. The Etowah sing in Henderson County had been held for almost a century, and the Morning Star sing in the Dutch Cove section of Haywood County is almost as old. Mountain Heritage Day at WCU has featured shape note singing since the festival began in 1975. The 111-year-old Webster Methodist Church, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located on N.C. 116 in Webster. "Its shape and size, its wooden and pews, make it an ideal sounding board for 'making a joyful noise,'" Davidson said. Formore information, call the Mountain HeritageCenter at 227-7129. WCU Jazz Ensemble to tour Feb. 24-26 The Western Carolina University Jazz Ensemble will make a concert swing through North Carolina Feb. 24-26, performing at six high schools during the three-day tour. Theensemblewillper- form at schools in Henderson- villc, Norwood, Gibsonville, Greensboro, Mocksville and Morgan ton. Selections to be per- for/ned on the tour include contemporary jazz pieces such as "Notte Roma" by Jeff Tyzik, "Children of Sanchez" by Chuck Mangione, "Maiden Voyage" by Herbie Hancock and "Slam" by David Sanborn. The ensemble's repertoire will also include such jazz standards as "Round Midnight", "The Heat's On" and "Blues in Hoss Flat." The ensemble's schedule is: * Monday, Feb. 24 — Hendersonville High School, Hendersonville, and South Stanly High School, Norwood. * Tuesday, Feb. 25 — Eastern Guilford High School, Gibsonville, and Northwest Guilford High School, Greensboro. * Wednesday, Feb. 26 — Davie High School, Mocksville, and Freedom High School, Marion. The WCU Jazz Ensemble is directed by Mario Gaetano of Western' s music department faculty. Student members of the ensemble are: Allison Druley, Karl Wingruber, Nick Roberts, Amy Dull and Tim Mundy, saxophones; Damon Underwood, Perry B uff, John Cabrie and Joseph Owens, trombones; David Ginn, Katie Anthony, Lynn Overman and Bobby Stalie, trumpets; and Matt Henley, JasonSmith, Will Horton and Shawn Colvard, rhythm section. For more information about the WCU Jazz Ensemble's concert tour, contact the music department at telephone 227-7242.

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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