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Western Carolinian Volume 61 Number 02

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  • July 13,1995 Western Carolinian Features Queen Trial Jury Duty is a Trying Experience By William A. Wheeler Contributing Writer More than a year has transpired since Tony Cecil Queen was tortured to death—his body unceremoniously dumped in a Georgia ditch. Seven persons were arrested and charged with his murder. Walter Thomas York, age 19, is the first to go on trial. The state is seeking the death penalty in his case. Two adults, Vickie Jumper Fox, 31, and Kenneth Ray Fox, 35, were allowed to plead guilty to second degree murder. These two avoided the death penalty by agreeing to testify against the other defendants. Two other defendants, Michelle Shook Vinson, 21, and Robert Lee Trantham, 19, are also facing the death penalty. The two remaining defendants, Michael Blain Hagadorn, 17, and Carlton Eugene Anderson, 19, are charged with murder and kidnapping, but the death penalty will not be sought for them because of age and limited involvement in the crime. On Monday, July 10, jurors reported to the Jackson County Justice Center to determine who would serve in this trial. Jurors are picked from voter registration lists and licensed drivers lists of residents in the county. They are randomly selected from these lists and a summons is issued ordering them to appear for court. Failure to appear could result in criminal penalties. At 2:00 pm„ the first 12 jurors filed into the courtroom to face Walter Thomas York and attorneys for both prosecution and defense. A very professional, but kind, Judge Marlene Hyatt, explained every detail to each juror of what they were about to face. This is the true heart of the American criminal justice system: twelve average citizens now hold the power of life or death Continued on page 8 Welcome to (he Invisible Academy. You have already been enrolled. You are taught through the revelations of dreams, the covert buzzing of cafeteria flies, the long waits in registration lines. The Invisible Academy is everything you learn outside or class. Tuition is incidental, and related only to the amount of sweat (in food service, guiding rafts, grading papers) you put into it. The Invisible Academy is about everything you do with everything you learn. Education is accidental. The Academy will send you bulletins throughout the 95-96 academic year. These will include: 6 Creative writing, such as short stories and poetry. ° Nonfiction essays, including philosophical and scientific discourses 0 Meta-Fiction contributions by published local writers ° Book, music and B-movie reviews 0 Local events and contest calender ° Original comic strips, art and photography If you would like to submit a free-lance piece falling into any of the above categories, or if you would like to apply for a staff position, contact Earle Wheeler at the Western Carolinian, 227-7267. The Invisible Academy will be a monthly supplement Zine to the Western Carolinian beginning Fall semester. •title • M <1 zine of educational karma "Art" Continued from page 6 Dr. Wakley, out-going Interim Chancellor. The Outdoor Sculpture Program was initiated to "stimulate and invigorate appreciation of the arts in general and of sculpture" for students, faculty, staff, and the general public "involved with the extended WCU community." Karen Baxter, Food Services Worker, appreciates them for their individual expression. "You can always see a purpose in art, whether it's a piece I like or not. It creates three-dimensional thinking." Kelly Griggs, a graduate student in Community Counseling, agrees, saying that "Picnic" provides an "interesting twist" to just a regular picnic table. Opinions about the sculptures differ. Dr. Mary Jean Ronan-Herzog in the Department of Administration, Curriculum, and Instruction misses the sculpture that was near Walker Beach. Others, such as Doris Pawlowski, Office Assistant at Student Support Services, agree, saying that "it was more visible" and that it caught her eye. "It was more stimulating than the others. It was more appealing" because you need "more of an imagination to figure it out." Hopefully, once more people find out about the program and the sculptures themselves, they will be interested in and support the program. A new catalog will come out in September to facilitate this. There will also be more publicity, announcing when artists will be here to speak about their works. The Program committee, once every spring, chooses winners from a nationally advertised contest and displays their works on campus. The committee includes staff from the Art Department, Physical Plant, and Public Safety. Students are invited to find out more about the program and include themselves in representing the student body on the committee. •Hamburgers^^^ •Hot Dogs W^ •Charcoal •Potato Salad •Steal- to •Corn on the Col •Chips 586-8221 Sylva, NC PO Box 1S70 293-5200 Valley florist 'Welcomes Students, Faculty, and Special Groups tHave a wonderful2ndSummer Session in Cuttoiufiee See us for ad your flower, Balloon, plant and plush animal needs. Smrnntr Hours: 9:30am-3:30pm Located between Catnips & Univ.(Bob's) Mini Mai across from campus. •If you need something at other times & can notify us in advance, in most cases, we should be able to adjust our schedule to meet you needs.
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