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The Western Carolinian Page 2 Wednesday, April 7, 1993 News Volume 58 Number 25 Public Safety Reports Officers assist with attempted suicide in Buchanan dorm April 2-4 • Housing staff members reported several windows broken in Leather- wood on April 20. As a result of a continuing investigation, two male students were identified as suspects and referred to Housing for disciplinary action. Once of the suspects was banned from Leatherwood Hall. • Officers impounded eight vehicles for parking on campus after privileges were revoked on April 2. • Three staff members reported that someone had tampered with and/or damaged the side mirrors on their trucks between 7:30 am and 5 pm on April 2. • A student reported that someone had broken the tail lights out of her vehicle while it was parked in the Walker A Lot between March 28 and April 2. • A student reported that someone had entered her unlocked room and thrown her clothing out of her closet on onto the floor between 6:30 pm and 8:50 pm on April 3. CONTACT LENS • Officers assisted with the investigation of an attempted suicide in Buchanan Hall at 10:50 pm. A female student was transported to CJ. Harris Hospital for treatment. • Officers responded to a fire alarm on the 5th floor east wing of Scott at 9:45 pm on April 3. The cause is unknown. • Officer assisted the Highway Patrol in Scott on 4/4. with a traffic accident near the Cullowhee bridge at 7:42 pm on 4/4. • Officers found two students in possession of a road sign at 9:40 pm on April 4. The investigation is continuing. • Officers assisted the WCU EMS team with a medical emergency call April 1 • Officers responded to an alarm in the computer lab in Stillwell at 10:10 pm. The alarm was set off accidentally. • Officers investigated a traffic acci dent on Centennial Drive near Bob's Mini Mart at 9:30 am. • Two officers and one student worker provided security for the Carrot Top concert at the Ramsey Center at 8 pm. March 31 • Officers responded to a fire alarm in Stillwell at 8:37 am. No fire was located. • Officers investigated a traffic accident at the Administration Building at 10:45 am when a driver parked illegally in the circle and failed to secure the vehicle. The unoccupied vehicle rolled down the hill, across a median and struck two parked cars. Student Senate Reports.. .1993-94 club budgets approved Absolute lowest prices! 99" APar I Q99| Pair I 100% Satisfaction! ■Send Name,Address,Rx and check! I payable to: STODENT SERVICES, ■ 760 NW 65th Ave.,Plantation. ■ |Florida 33317 Terrie Bentley StaffWriter The 1993-94 Student Government elections and budget were approved at the last Student Senate meeting of the year on April 6. The president-elect is Bill Scott; vice-president elect is Brett Fansler. Jill Fulkerson won the Female Stillion Award, and Tommy Laughter won the Male Stillion Award. The Student Senate approved the budget for clubs. Clubs which will receive funding are: Arts Student League, BAACHUS, Biology Club, Black Theatre Ensemble, CJ Club, Chemistry Club, Cycle Club, English Club, Environmental Health Science Club, Fashion Merchandising Club, Finance/Economics Club, and the Flute Society. Other clubs which will receive funding are: GAMMA, Ger- Intemational Club, La Societe Francaise, Misc. Old Student Union, NCCTM Student Affiliate, NCSL, Nomad, NSSLHA, and Natural Resources Management. Other clubs include: Natural Art Education Association, PE Club, Parks and Recreation Club, Pre Health Professions Club, Psychology Club, Ranger Club, SAGLA, SAW, SGA, SHIMA, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Social Work Club, Sports Management, Student Handbook, WCU Percussion Society, WWCU, and the Xerox copier account. Inothernews, Senator David McCaskill sponsored a resolution calling for the establishment of the Campus Communications Club. The resolution was passed. The SGA banquet, SGA vice-president Shannon Elliotte announced, will be held Tuesday, April 20 at 5 pm at the Top of the Stairs restaurant where the Senator of the Year award will be given and the new administration will be sworn in. Arts & Sciences school holds award celebration Melissa Richardson News Editor The Arts and Sciences Student Academic Awards Celebration is planned for Wednesday, April 14 at 4 pm in the Music Recital Hall of the Music and English Building. Following the presentation of awards, a reception will be held with refeshments. The faculty and students of Western are encouraged to attend in celebration of the achievements of the Arts and Sciences department. The Arts and Sciences aca demic awards celebration was previously held in conjunction with all of the schools in the University. This year, the awards presentations will be held by each school separately. This celebration is sponsored by the Dean's Advisory Committee. "Hopefully this new technique will bring a more personal recognition to students within their respective fields of study," said Christa Humphrey, Communications and Theater Arts department representative on the Dean's Advisory Committee. Condom rating contest promotes AIDS awareness It's Time to Think about your Future The Leadership Track can help! our next session is: Ethical Leadership presented by: Bonita Jacobs Wednesday, April 14 7:00 Cherokee Room, University Center Everyone is Invited College Press Service Northern Illinois University' s health center distributed 35,000 condoms to be judged by students for "appearance, sensualness/ comfort, smell, taste, lubrication and sense of security," but not everyone was pleased by The Great Condom Rating Contest. Health officials said the event was supposed to promote safe sex and AIDS awareness. But critics said it promoted behavior that spreads disease and charged that the literature may have misrepresented the condom failure rate among college-age users. The free condom packages distributed by the Health Services Department included seven different brands and types, packed with a questionnaire and a folder on the proper use of a condoms. "We copied the idea directly from Stanford," said contest coordi nator Michael Haines of Health Services. "The contest provides feedback so we can find out student preferences, while we give them educational materials discussing risks." Haines said that free condoms, paid for by student health fees, have been available for the past five years. Students can find them in fishbowls at health centers, Greek houses and residence halls. "The contest helps us find out which condoms students prefer, which helps ensure greater usage," Haines said. "Condom use has gone from 15 to 42 percent, so we have some solid data that says usage and availability is associated with controlling transmittable disease," Haines said. Not everyone agrees with the idea of handing out free condoms. "STDs and AIDS are be- haviorally transmitted diseases, and this contest does nothing to discourage the behavior that spreads them," said Scott Stocking, director of the Christian Campus Ministry, who asked students to boycott the contest. "In the Planned Parenthood literature I read, condom failure rate among 20- to 24-year-olds is between 19 to 36 percentile. The industry says with perfect use, condoms in that age group only fail at a rate of 1-2 percent," Stocking said. "I think students have a false sense of security about condoms. Abstinence is the only safety from STD and AIDS." Theta Xi celebrates 35th anniversary The Student Development Office is now accepting applications for the positions of: Editor-in-Chief Tlie Western Carolinian and General Manager Z'91 Radio Station Applications may be found at Student Development in 460 HFR Administration and must be turned in to the Student Development Office no later than 5 pm Thursday, April 8. Dan Hunt Contributing Writer On April 12th 1958, Western Carolina University developed its first Greek organization. That organization was KEK, Kappa Sigma Kappa, which, on August 20, 1962 became Theta Xi Fraternity. The Kappa Phi chapter of Theta Xi has served the Community for 35 years. Much of Theta Xi's success is due to its dedicated advisor Dr. Fred Hinson, also former National PresidentandtreasurerofTheta Xi. Monday April, 12th marks Theta Xi's 35th anniversary on campus. They will celebrate the event by inviting their alumni to join in the many festivities during the weekend of April 17th. The Kappa Phi chapter has a saying, "We are not the best because we are the oldest, we are the oldest because we are the best." They attribute this success to the excellent support of their aliimni. With this support, Theta Xi looks forward to another successful 35 years. Tsali Recreational Park trails impassable Sean McAndrew Staff Intern For all those out there who enjoy the thrill of careening down single-track on your mountain bikes, Tsali Recreational Park needs your help. As a result of the severe winter weather that hit Western North Caro lina last March, the trails of Tsali (located near the Nantahala Outdoor Center) areriddled with downed trees and uprooted brush; rendering the trails impassable. Since Tsali Park covers approximately 33 miles of riding terrain, there is an extreme need for help in the cutting and removal of the debris from the trail. What better a way to repay your debt to Mother Nature for providing us with countless miles of fat-tire riding, than by helping in the clean-up efforts? If you're interested in forming a work party and possibly an "apres work party.. . party" contact Sean McAndrew at 586-3129. "Wilderness" from Front cation Association course is sponsored by WCU's Division of Continuing Education and Summer School and the parks and recreation management program, which has 60 majors and is headed by Maurice Phipps. Phipps, formerly a professor at Western State College of Colorado, is a member of the WEA Board of Trustees and co-authoroftwochap- ters in the book Wilderness Educator. The Wilderness Education Association was co-founded in 1977 )m&$$$$m$$$$$$$$$$$$$$m$$$$$*$$$$9M EL GATOS MEXICAN F00 Lunch & Dinner Specials 3.99 PlusTax \;-.*^.-^v»^^^ by Paul Petzoldt, who established the National Outdoor Leadership School in 1965. The WEA is a nonprofit membership organization that promotes wilderness education and preservation through leadership training, primarily at the college level. It prepared individuals to lead safe, enjoyable and environmentally sound back country outings. Participants who successfully complete the May 15-June 13 national standard course will become WEA certified outdoor leaders. Cost is $1,250. For more information or to register, contact Maurice Phipps, Lower Graham Building, Western CarolinaUniversity, Cullowhee, NC 28723, (704) 227-7645. EL G2.T0S MEXICAN FOOD OJJ) HIGHWAY 1Q7 .,. HIGHWAY CULLOWHEE. NC TOGO ORDERS Bfin* 293-3332 EER & WINE PERMITTED - ID REQUI

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: 1993-04-07
  • Date digitized: 2019-10-23
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