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Catamounts pound Wildcats 15-5, travel to The Citadel Sat. seepages Hamlet and 'Rosencrantz '; There are two shows left, review on page 6 The Western Carolinian faaHa^MaMaWMalMaiataBaaMBaHMaafl ^^!^_ SGA Report* .2 Counselor's Corner...^ Public Safety .2 Out of Bounds —8 Letters to Editor A Sports Scoreboard 9 Student on Street—4 Intramural Scene 9 Volume 57, Number 24 Thursday, April 9, 1992 Cullowhee, North Carolina THURSDAY, April 9,1992 Briefly Campus Watch Rugby club in tournament WCU Rugby club will be playing in the State Tournament on April 11 and 12 in Charlotte, NC. The tournaments begin each day at 9 a.m. AAUW scholarships The Jackson County chapter of the American Association of University Women is accepting applications for a $250 scholarship for 1992-93 for a non-traditional student at WCU. Applicants should be rising juniors or seniors who are at least 25 years old and have at least a B average. Applicants must demonstrate financial need. Formore information, call Jeanne Nienhuis at 227-7337. Deadline is Wednesday, Apr. 15. ALA supports right to know The American Library Association asks for support through the ongoing "Call for America's Libraries" campaign by calling 1- 800-530-8888. Show your support to congressional leaders by voicing your opinion. Player of the Week ... Rodney Hennon was named Southern Conference Player of the Week. He hit .630 last week with four doubles, eight walks and his first homer. For more information, See Sports page 8. Pck of the flicks ... Ladybugs, rated PG-13, is the featured movie of the week. Rodney Dangerfield is true to form in this comedy. Formore information, See Features page 5. Christianity questioned ... Boulden, concerned about conservativism in The Western Carolinian, boldly voices opinions of Christianity. For more of the gospel according to Boulden, See Voices page 4. History Day Competition The North Carolina State History Day Competition is going to be held on Saturday, Apr. 11 at WCU. Students from 12 different high schools will be participating. For more information, See News page 3. Laughter/Elliot to head SGA Fowler and Johnson to direct Last Minute Productions in 1992-93 year Suzanne Kendall Kim Shively News Writers "This election resulted in the highest voter turn-out in the last five years," said Nolan Davis, Chairman of the Elections Commission. More than 1,100 people turned out for the election yesterday. Davis said this is the highest voter turn-out in regard to student body ratio in the state. "This proves that West- em students are not apathetic," said Davis. Winners for the 1992 student body elections are: Tommy Laughter, SGA President; Shannon Elliotts SGA Vice-President; Buffy Fowler, LMP President and Joanna M. Johnson, LMP Vice-President. The Stillion female award goes to AlisaWaerlop. The Stillion male award goes to John Connet. Davis said that this is a university wide achievement award backed by the Chancellor. Commuter senators elected include: Kerry Cumbee, Bryan Hewett, Barney S. Carolinian file photo Tommy Laughter CmoiintaM file photo Shannon Elliot Christner, Dave McCaskill, Jeremy Medlin and Cheryl Cheney. Buffy Fowler, the newly elected LMP President, said that she was impressed with the large voter turn-out. Fowler said, "I was very surprised that I won so I turned on the radio to make sure." Fowler said she felt that her campaigning won the race for her. Through her campaigning, she learned from students in the Hill Area that they want more to go on up there. Fowler would like to work with them on programs that would be more convenient for students in that area. Tommy Laughter, Shannon Elliott and Joanna M. Johnson were not available following the election for comment. In Davis' opinion this is the "cleanest" election of the six elections he has witnessed. Davis said he welcomes comments if there are any concerns regarding the election. Travis "challenged" as new Athletic Director Jimmy White Sports Writer Larry L. Travis was named the new director of athletics at Western Carolina University, according to an announcement made Apr. 2 by WCU Chancellor Myron L. Coulter. Travis comes to West- em from the U.S. Naval Academy where he was the associate director of athletics. Travis was an All Southeastern Conference Guard and All America Third Team in football in 1962 at the University of Florida where he earned his undergraudate and master's degrees. Travis also held coaching positions at Florida, Kansas, Mississippi, Louisville, and Georgia Tech. He held administrative positions at Georgia Tech where he was assistant director for personnel and administration in 1981 and was promoted to associate director for sports programs the following year. In 1985, Travis moved to Kansas State University as director of athletics where he was credited with helping to bring the school out of its financial problems. He joined the Naval Ath letics program in 1989. "I like a challenge," said Travis in a telephone interview Apr. 6. "There's no reason why we can't compete in the Southern Conference if we have a game plan." And that game plan, according to Travis, revolves around fundraising and marketing. "We have to put WCU out in front of the people," said Travis. "I got to go speak to the Rotary Club in Asheville. I got to go to Waynesville, Bryson City, and Franklin. We need to get more people to come to Cullowhee to see a game. People will help a program they can believe in." "At Kansas State, I drove 50,000 miles in one year and made over 200 speeches and I don't mind that. Wecan't spend all our resources in Charlotte because we can't expect to capture 50% of the market But I do think that we need a presence there. And we ought to capture 100% of the market in places like Sylva." "It's very satisfying See "Director" Pg. 2 WCU to hold 13th Annual International Festival From the world's exotic and magnificent to global challenges and opportunities, the emphasis will be on the international April 9-11 as Western Carolina University's 13th International Festival expands fora three- day International Celebration. The event has annually brought the sights, sounds and smells of foreign countries to WCU, but this year it will include an information fair and presentations by international assistance groups and a special performance of classical Indian dance by Hasita Oza. Beginning Apr. 8, the WCU cafeterias will serve international dinners as part of the celebration. On Wednesday, Apr. 8, the cuisine will be Mexican, followed by Italian on Thursday and Chinese on Friday. The information fair will be held on Thursday, Apr. 9 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the Grandroom of the AK Hinds University Center and will include speakers from several of the participating organizations. Thursday's expected presentation schedule is: •9 a.m. - Andean Rural Health Care, Martha Edens, ARCH development director. •9:40 a.m. - Peace Corps, Barbara Rheims, former volunteer and recruiter for Western North Carolina. • 10:40 a.m. - Habitat for Humanity International, Susan Calhoun, Buncombe County board of directors. •11:20 a.m. - Southern Institute for Appropriate Technology, Bob Stevens, executive director. •12 noon - Western Carolina International Programs. • 1:20 p.m. - Project Concern International, F. Merton Cregger, board of directors. •2 p.m. - CARE. •2:40 p.m. - Peace Corps, returned volunteers on campus. Also participating in the information fair will be Adele Gurevich, overseas travel consultant; the WCU Placement Cen ter, with information about international job opportunities; and the WCU Division of continuing Education and Summer School, with information about study abroad opportunities. Friday's events begin with a 9 a.m. presentation by Chuck Talbott, former overseas representative of the Heifer Project International in the Cherokee Room of the University Center. The International Festi val proper will be held from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Friday in the Grandroom. International students will don native costumes, provide exhibits and prepare theircountries' specialty foods. The foods, as well as other items, are for sale during the festival. At 11:30a.m. Chinese students at WCU will sing, and at 1 p.m. there will be a Japa- See "Festival" Pg. 6 NAEA children's workshop to be held Western Carolina University will hosta day-long workshop Saturday, Apr. 11, exploring children's issues ranging from spotting signs of abuse in a child' s artwork to the classroom teacher's legal responsibilities. The "Children With Special Needs" workshop, sponsored by WCU's student chapter of the National Art Education Association, will be held from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. in Belk Building. The sessions are designed for public school teachers and administrators, parents, and students majoring in elementary, special or art education. The workshop will feature speakers who will address the needs and indicators of exceptional children in the public schools and alternative education programs. Topicsand speakers will include: "Physical and Mental Indicators of Child Physical and Sexual Abuse and the Classroom Teacher's Legal Responsibilities," Guardian Ad Litem of Asheville; "Indicators of Physical, Mental and Social Problems as Seen in Children's Art Work," art therapist Ann Bidleman of Highland Hospital; "Dealing with Children's Daily Special Needs In and Out of the Classroom," Lu Juan Gibson of WCU's department of psychology; and "Adapting Art Tools for Exceptional Children" and "Hands on: Lesson for Teach ing Art to Handicapped Students," Roberta Lipe, Buncombe County schools. There is no registration fee for the workshop. Registration by Tuesday, Apr. 7, however, for a buffet lunch at a cost of $5 per person. For more information, contact Lois Petrovich-Mwanki or Susan Brickhouse at the department of art, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, N.C. 28723; telephone 227-7201. 22nd Annual WCU Mathematics Contest hosts students More than 630 outstanding high school and junior high school mathematics students from 51 schools in the region will gather at Western Carolina University Thurs., Apr. 9, for the 22 annual WCU Mathematics Con test. The students were selected by their schools for excellence in mathematics and will be competing at WCU for spots in regional and state mathematics contests. Registration for the contest begins at9:15 am in the Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center. Testing will begin at 10:15 am. In addition to individual awards, winning teams are de cided in 4A-3A and 2A-1A senior high divisions and in a junior high division. Sixteen schools are entered in the 4 A-3 A division where North Buncombe High School is the defending champion. Another 16 are entered in the 2A-1A division that was won lastyearby Hendersonville High School. There are 19 juniorhigh teams. Enka Middle School is the defending champ See "Math" Pg. 2

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: 1992-04-09
  • Date digitized: 2019-10-07
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  • Pages: 10 pages
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  • Cullowhee (N.C.) -- Newspapers
  • Universities and colleges -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee -- Newspapers
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  • Cullowhee (N.C.)
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