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  • Western Carolinian February 16, 1995 Editorial Long-Awaited Letter Describes Whalen Inaccuracies: Friend feels Todd Midgett was persecuted in letter to the Editor Dear Editor, In the January 19 edition of the Western Carolinian I was appalled by what I saw. I felt that I needed to run over and pull the rusty spikes out of Todd's bloody palms, and take his beaten and withered body down from the cross it was attached to. When reading the article that Mike\Kelly Whalen had written I felt the presence of Todd Midgett dying within me. Todd has been a close friend of mine for many years and I could not believe what I was reading: that the very organization that he lived and died for was persecuting him through a letter to the editor. For the past two years, Todd Midgett had been the epitome of Power 91. As for your letter Kelly, here is my response in defense of Todd Midgett; my letter may seem different from yours since I researched my topic before writing my letter, and know the truth-an idea that is foreign to Power 91. In response to your bylaws topic Kelly, does your brain not work, or are illogical thought patterns normal for you? You stated that "...there was no Advisory Council to approve them so the Executive staff, who runs the station, voted and passed them (the bylaws) on their first meeting on that Sunday." That was the problem that Todd addressed in his article; the bylaws were not passed in the correct fashion. Mike assumed that since there was no Advisory Council he could skip the process of having them approved, which could not be done if you follow the correct procedures. Mike passing the "new bylaws" without the Advisory Council's signature would be like if Bill Clinton decided that he did not have to have Congress' signature on a bill since they were not in session at the time of his writing of the bill. Something that he does not have the power to do, much like Mike's move with the bylaw fiasco. Comparatively, Congress communicates between the executive branch and the people, which is the role of the Advisory Council. The Advisory Council also makes sure that the Executive staff does not abuse the power that they have been given. There was a reason the Advisory Council was created, and when Mike circumnavigated it, the things that were passed should not be made into law. So it seems that Todd was not "lying." The real problem was that your ignorance, Kelly, got in the way of the truth at hand. Sexual harassment seems to be a very touchy subject in today's working world. I can see where Power 91 would want to keep their little entanglement with it lowkey and to "solve" it their way. The only complaint with this is that the problem was not solved. If in actuality the two left for "other reasons," why did they leave before the end of the semester? I know that the two females left for other reasons than those stated by Kelly. This argument seems very logical if they left under a different set of circumstances than those which Kelly stated, but that means that Kelly was mistaken and that could not be a possibility. The two female members that left the station did resign because of the indecent liberties In the January 19 edition of the Western Carolinian I was appalled by what I saw. I felt the need to run over and pull the rusty spikes out of Todd's bloody palms, and take his beaten and withered body down from the cross it was attached to ... the very organization that he lived and died for was persecuting him in a letter to the Editor. that had been taken against them while working at Power 91, and it was not under the happiest of conditions. It seems that the actions taken against them were not as bad as the inability of the Executive staff to realize the importance of the infractions and to take necessary steps to prevent further incidents. Not to mention that the Executive staff failed to interview a female that had previously voiced her complaints about the harasser. Except when the "investigation" actually took place she was overlooked; even when she asked to be able to explain her side of the story, she was avoided like a leper on the street. Once again showing the "open-mindedness" of Power 91's executive staff. The next thing covered in Kelly's letter was the "character reformation" of the suspected harasser. She goes on to say that "The female executive staff member was made uncomfortable by a male executive member who is very friendly and meant no harm." Well I'm glad that Mrs. Whalen has a clinical social worker degree and can make behavioral analysis assessments. From what she said, it would seem that this person's actions should be overlooked since he "...has no bad sexual intentions." I feel that these type of comments do not solve the problem but will only perpetuate further incidents. The person dubbed as the harasser was supposed to be on a limited schedule at the radio station. Though this law was enacted it was never enforced. This person was only supposed to be at the station during his airshift and for general staff meetings. To this person life at the station did not change. He was up there doing production and just hanging out, like he normally did. This made the two female executive staff members at the station feel very uncomfortable. What are they to do? It seemed the system had once again passed them by. This is the reason for their leaving, very different than those at Power 91 would like for you to believe. In Kelly's letter she goes on to talk about what a good job her husband has done in his life and the great people that have evolved out of Western's RTV department. She later criticizes Todd for leaving, and his inability to stay out of trouble. The only problem with her argument about Western's Greats is that they were educated and trained by, and worked under, a totally different executive staff. So the experiences that were felt then could be totality different than those being experienced now. I'm not trying to discredit Mike's ability as a DJ. He has achieved many career objectives for a man of his age. This does not mean that since I have a three foot vertical, I can coach a basketball team either. Likewise Mike should give credit where credit is due. The "block formatting" was created last year under the power of James Holt and Brad Smith. During the summer the New Rock Alternative format was created and was babied into being by Gary Leigh. Sorry to make "your" accomplishments seem so belittled by the facts, but you know the truth always hurts the most. I find that the music legends Public Enemy have an appropriate way to end this rebuttal: "Justice evolves only after injustice is defeated..." Gerald McNeely Editor's note: We have not been able to run this editorial previously due to space restraints. Our apologies to the author. "Advisor," Continued from Page 17 about all newspapers could hope to provide. That they sometimes gave their reader more was a bonus. Unlike the Atlanta Constitution, the Western Carolinian has not even one full-time professional journalist on its staff. They are all full-time WCU students with full course loads and tight schedules. They work for the student newspaper as an extracurricular activity. Unlike athletes, they are not recruited and given full scholarships. Some staffers are paid, but the rate of compensation is a joke. They cannot be paid for more than 20 hours, even when they work 40 or more, as many do. Even the editor — the highest paid Carolinian employee — makes only $3,000 gross for a total of 30-40 weeks of grueling work. That comes out to less than $63 -- $3.15 per hour - for the 20 hours maximum the school will allow students to work for pay. For the 40-60 hours of work it actually takes to produce each issue of the paper, the hourly rate comes out to $1.57 per hour. Even more astounding, your paper doesn't even cost a quarter. Through student fees, each WCU student pays about 20.5 cents for each issue of the Western Carolinian. That's all it costs you for campus news, exciting discussions, biting editorials, and entertaining features. When you're through reading, you have a fire starter, a fish wrapper, a temporary mat for muddy boots, etc. All for 20.5 cents. You can even write for the paper and create clippings for your portfolio. The clippings from our 20.5- cent student-run publication may not be the equal of the 50-cent Atlanta Constitution, but your writing will probably not be the equal of Lewis Grizzard's either. The Sylva Herald, the Asheville Citizen-Times, the Franklin Press, Waynesville's The Mountaineer, and other local papers cost at least 50 cents. Despite full-time professional journalists on their staffs, all of those papers have their share of bad reporting, bad writing, bad editing, bad layout, and typographical errors. In fact, to one degree or another, all newspapers make mistakes. It comes with the territory. Newspapers are producing temporary messages, not producing history books or novels. Would you expect a student newspaper that costs 20.5 cents and is produced without a staff of full-time journalism professionals to do as well? I'm now a full-time teacher. I have four upper-level courses and a lab this semester. I serve the student newspaper staff as a volunteer advisor. I'm not paid to advise, and I'm not given release time from my course load. I do not hire the staff, plan issues, direct operations, write articles, edit copy, take pictures, install and learn new computer software, sell advertising, sweep the floor, listen to excuses, prepare time sheets, order new waxers, fix broken printers, do layout, drive pasteups to Waynesville on snowy mornings, or distribute copies across campus. Students do it all from start to finish every issue. They work entirely on their own without 'parental' supervision. Tney do a hell of a job. John Moore Advisor, Western Carolinian
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