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Volume 57 Number 21 News The Western Carolinian Page 3 Thursday, March 19, 1992 15th Annual Appalachian Studies Conference set for Mar. 20-22 About 500 people with an interest in Appalachia will convene Mar. 20-22 for the 15 th annual Appalachian Studies Conference at Asheville's Radisson Hotel. "Diversity in Appalachia: Images and Realities" is the theme for the conference, which is hosted by Western Carolina University. The Appalachian Studies Youth Conference will be held at the same time at Best Western Central of Asheville. The conference brings together members of the Appalachian Studies Association, who are scholars, teachers, and others whose specialty is Appalachia. Tyler Blethen, WCU history professor and Director of the Mountain Heritage Center, is conference program chairman. The conference is open to anyone with an interest in the Appalachian region. "This year we are looking beyond the dominating image of the Scotch-Irish mountaineer by presenting the cultural, racial, ethnic and gender diversity of the region. Appalachia includes many different kinds of people, not all of whom have been equally visible," Blethen said. More than 40 concurrent sessions will be held Saturday and Sunday, Mar. 21 and 22. Topics range from socio-economic changes, education, business and health issues to history, literature, music, and crafts. Experts and scholars will present papers and read poetry and prose. The conference begins Friday, March 20, with registration from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Radisson and a general session from 3 to 4:30 p.m. moderated by Wilburn Hayden Jr., head of SCU's Department of Social Work and Sociology. After a reception from 5 to 6 p.m. at the YMI Cultural Center in Asheville, a banquet at the Radisson will feature native Western North Carolina author David Whisnant as keynote speaker. Whisnant, who teaches English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will speak on "Cultural Capital, Cultural Revisionism and RecalcitrantCultural Formation: Reflections on Appalachia and Nicaragua." Sessions on Saturday mom- Teaching Fellows to be honored at luncheon Twenty senior Teaching Fellows at Western Carolina University will be honored at a luncheon Saturday, March 21, at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching. The graduating Teaching Fellows will invite the teachers who have most influenced them in education. The keynote speaker is Gerald Unks, associate professor of Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During his 25 years on the UNC-CH faculty, Unks has taught more than 17,000 students. He received a Fulbright- Hays Scholarship in 1982 to study in India, and has been editor of the High School Journal for 14 years. Unks has received five university teaching awards, and he directs the UNC-CH Study-Travel Program in London. He created an "Education course for non-education majors," and although he has written numerous articles and manuals for publication, he considers himself a "teaching professor." The luncheon will be held from noon until 3:30 p.m. The pro gram includes an introduction of the seniors and their most influential teachers as well as Unks' address. The Teaching Fellows Program is North Carolina's most prestigious scholarship program for prospective teachers. It awards $20,000 over four years in exchange for a commitment to teach for four years in the public schools. For more information, call Eleanor Lofquist, Teaching Fellows Program Director, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, N.C. 28723, (704)227-7312. ,. ? •; ■; •; •; ■j •; •; •; '} ■; ,. 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Western Carolina English professors Nancy Joyner and James Byer will present papers in the "Images of Appalachia" session at 4 p.m. Saturday. The Appalachian Studies Conference is held annually at sites in West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, see. Its purpose is to share work among members, foster cooperation among disciplines, and stimulate new work. Cost of the conference is $60. For more information, call Western Carolina University, Division of Continuing Education and Summer School, Cullowhee, N.C. 28723, will give a presentation entitled Georgia, North Carolina and Tennes- (704) 227-7397. Deans and Superintendents forum scheduled for Mar. 25-26 "An Arena for Change" is the title of the second annual Deans and Superintendents Forum scheduled Wednesday and Thursday, March 25-26, at Asheville's Great Smokies Hilton. The conference is sponsored by two nonprofit regional education consortia: Strengthening Teacher Education Through Partnership of Equals (STEPE) in Western North Carolina and the Consortium for the Advancement of Public Education (CAPE) in the eastern part of the state. STEPE, coordinated by Western Carolina University, includes seven public school systems and two community colleges. The conference is for superintendents and associate superintendents, college deans, state education officials, and University of North Carolina representatives. Concurrent sessions will cover tenure for administrators, national achievement tests, minorities, reform for teacher educators, election vs. appointment of the state superintendent, the school and family, and women in public- "POLITICS" FROM FRONT school and university administration. Johnathan Kozol, author of "Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools," will be the keynote speaker. Jay Robinson, Vice President for Public Affairs at The University of North Carolina, is the dinner speaker. The conference cost of $32 includes dinner and breakfast For more information or to register, call Western Carolina University, Division of Continuing Education and Summer School, (704) 227-7397. 4:45 p.m., Catamount Room. A panel discussion chaired by Schley Lyons of UNC-Charlotte, with Gorden Diem of N.C. Central, Tim Mead of UNC-Charlotte, Dan German of Appalachain State University, Robert Dorft of N.C. State and Don Livingston of WCU. AFTERMATH OF THE GULF WAR: RESHAPING ORDER IN THE MIDDLE EAST — Friday, 3-4:45 p.m., Rogers Room. A panel discussion chaired by Sheikh R. Ali of N.C. Central, with Ruth Ann Strickland of Applachain State, Rudolf T. Zarzar of Elon College, Jeffery M. Elliot of N.C. Central, and David Weinstein of Wake Forest University. N.C. STATE AND LOCAL POLITICS — Friday, 3-4:45 p.m., Balsam Room. A panel discussion qhaired by Roger Brown of UNC-Charlotte, with Marvin Hoffman of Appalachain State, Gary Rassel of UNC-Charlotte, Charles Prysby of UNC-Greensboro and Carmine Scavo of East Carolina. IRSS PUBLIC OPINION ITEM INDEX FOR RESEARCH AND SOCIAL SCIENCE — Friday, 3-4:45 p.m., Room B15, Forsyth Building. A demonstration chaired by Jose Miguel Sandoval with Mark Jendrysik of UNC- Chapel Hill. POLITICS OF THE ENVIRONMENT — Saturday, 9- 10:45 a.m. Dogwood Room. A panel discussion chaired by Gene Roiney of UNC-Asheville, with Emmett Lomard and Daniel Baber of Pembroke State University, Hsiaofen Hemstock of Fayetteville State University, Richard P. Mass of UNC- Asheville and N.C. Sen. Clark Plexico (tentative). NATIVE AMERICAN ISSUES—Saturday, 9-10:45 a.m., Balsam Room. A roundtable discussion chaired by Terry Rhodes of UNC- Charlotte, with Judy Learning of the Catawba Restoration Project; E. Fred Sanders, assistantchief of the Catawba Nation; and Rosa Winfree of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. POST-COLD WAR EUROPE 11 — Saturday, 9-10:45 a.m.. Cardinal Room. A roundtable discussion chaired by Robert J. Thompson of East Carolina University, with Dan German, Applachain State, Harb Kebschull of N.C. State, Louis Ortmayer and Jack Perry of Davidson and Maurice Simon of East Carolina. THE UNDERGRADUATE POLITICAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM — Saturday, 9-10:45 a.m., Rogers Room. A roundtable discussion chaired by Roger Lowery of UNC- Wilmington, with Jack D. Fleer of Wake Forest, Carmine Scavo of East Carolina and Ruth Ann Strickland of Appalachain State. STUDENT ACTIVITIES DEALING WITH HATE SPEECH — Saturday, 9-10:45 a.m., Grandroom: Moot Court, led by Daniel Hoffman of Johnson C. Smith University; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Grandroom: Mock Legislature, led by Den Betsalel of UNC-Asheville. POLITICAL THEORY IN CONTEMPORARY DEMOCRACY — Saturday, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Rogers Room. A panel discussion chaired by Gordon Mercer of WCU, with Tim Sifert of Catholic University; Lee Cheek, editor of "Humanitas" and William Latimer of WCU. PROBLEMS IN N.C. STATE GOVERNMENT — Saturday, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Rogers Room. A roundtable discussion chaired by Abraham Holtzman of N.C. State, with Ellis Hankins of the N.C. League of Municipalities, C.W. Hardin of the Governor's Western Office, N.C. Sen. Herbert L. Hyde and N.C. Rep. Martin L. NesbitL THE NEW WORLD ORDER — Saturday, 11 am. - 12:30 p.m., Cardinal Room. A panel discussion chaired by Fred Swan of Livingston College, with Larry S tern of Mars Hill College, Frank Trapp of Pembroke State and Oye Oyuderiam of East Carolina. UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL SESSION — Saturday, 11 am. - 12:30 p.m., Cherokee Room. A student simulation led by Cynthia Combs of UNC-Charlotte. For more information on the NCPSA annual meeting, contact Charles Stevens, WCU Department of Political Science and Public Affairs, telephone 227-7475. "Benzyne" from Front Other businesses are monitoring their water as well. According to Mac Dindy, Alpine Apartments has been monitoring its water supply since the benzyne scare. Alpine could not be *£> -- Meriweather's Will Make Them Disappear LBTLJID) <& MAC LUG KIT ©N ©IRAIFT Serving food from 5-9 Open from 5 until Party ends *«, „«r. 11 WEST MAIN ST. 586-4409 syLVA reached by The Western Carolinian for comment on what precautions were and are still being taken to ensure safe drinking water. "There were eight sources of contamination," said Dindy. "It took the state some time to drill those monitoring wells, and they'll be monitor- •:•:+:•:•: ing them for some time to come." "Our legal concern, which we have achieved, was to make sure that folks that were on a bad water supply were switched to a safe one," concludes Dindy. "We're testing the new sources constantly to make sure they are not contaminated." WCU BOOKSTORE -^ 227-7346

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: 1992-03-19
  • Date digitized: 2019-10-07
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