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Western Carolinian Volume 61 Number 14

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  • Western Carolinian February 1,1996 News New Summer School Rates and Classes by Ashley Rydberg Staff Reporter This year, Western Carolina University will be offering 37 new! classes to its regular summer school curriculum. In addition, Chancellor Bardo has secured permission from Oswald Spangler, president of the > UNC school system, to reduce summer school rates for out-of-state students. The out-of-state expense forj graduate level classes has been re-j duced from $805 to $498 for a three hour course. Out-of-state tuition for undergraduate classes has been reduced from $607 to $399 for a thrjie- hour class. No provisions were made to reduce summer school tuition for instate students. Malcolm Loughlin, acting dean of Continuing Education and Summer School, said, "The idea is to make summer school more attractive." For a number of years, there has been a steady decline in students enrolled in summer school, because state rates have continued to increase. Western has also added 37 special short-term classes to attract more summer school students. The classes will be listed under regular subjects in the summer school catalog and will also be highlighted in a separate section. They will be condensed to two- and three-week sessions to encourage families to enroll. Children will be able to choose from a variety of organized recreational activities such as swimming, tennis, baseball, and basketball clinics. To increase public awareness of these new opportunities, Western's summer school curriculum will be advertised in daily newspapers across North Carolina. It will also be advertised in teacher newspapers in North Carolina and surrounding states. For more information, please call the Division of Continuing Education and Summer School at (800) WCU- 4YOU. SGA Misses Third Meeting In Five Weeks by James Gray Staff Reporter The weekly meeting of the JSGA was scheduled for 5:00 Monday afternoon in the Camp Lab annex. Howejver, there were not enough senators in 1 attendance to reach quorum. Vice President Rhonda Cole postponed all resolutions and other proceedings until next week. 1 After the meeting Bob Hodges, senator-at-large, said he had plannedjto bring up three resolutions at this week's meeting. First, Hodges gathered 480 signatures supporting reinstatement of Stray Cats Security Service and would like another vote on this issue. Stray Cats, formerly provided a safe ride on and around campus for female students. It has not been in operation since the spring semester of 1991. Hodges' next resolution was to remove a reprimand against him in spring semester of 1995. He was charged with a breach of procedures when he called a special meeting on sexual harassment allegations at WWCU. "I followed procedure," Hodges said, "and can prove that I'm right." The last bill Hodges is sponsoring would allow students to vote "yea" or "nay" on 24-hour visitation through a referendum. According to Hodges, the SGA can vote to sponsor a student referendum. He says this is an issue most on-campus students feel strongly about and thinks they should definitely be allowed to vote on it. Bardo Fields Questions on Channel Z Stepping up recruiment of national merit scholars, tighting admisson standards, making the campus more diverse and a new $28 million fine arts facility were a few issues Chancellor Bardo discussed with Professor John Owens on Channell Z Monday at 7:00 p.m. Bardo answered questions from Owens, pre-recorded questions from students as well as taking and call in questions from the listening audience. Bardo stated that he has been looking at raising the academic standards at Western. "No learning can take place without good teaching... good teaching only occurs when the student learns." Bardo also said that every person who works at Western is a good teacher. The challenge for Western will be to focus on teaching and document whether students are learning. Bardo defended Western's current academic standards: "Look what our students accomplish... we are a great university. An indept article detaling Bardo's speach will appear in next weeks Carolinian. From Staff Reports Robin Hayes Seeks Republican Nomination by Danielle Lawson Staff Reporter The primary race for governor hit close to home Saturday, when Robin Hayes, the Majority Whip for the House of Representatives, spoke on January 27, to a group of WCU students in the Chan Carpenter Library. Hayes spoke at the invitation of the WCU chapter of College Republicans. A 50-year-old Republican from Concord; North Carolina, Hayes is currently finishing his second term asla state representative and has set his sights on the governor's mansion. Thfe race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination is split between Hayes, Charlotte Mayor Richard Vinroot, and Steve Arnold, a Guilford County commissioner. When asked about his bid for the Republican nomination, Hayes said, "I want to be the catalyst for change." He continued, "We now have the opportunity to put principles over politics and bring government back to the people." Education, safer streets, the downsizing of government and stronger family values are Hayes' main concerns, although he has been involved in a variety of legislative issues. In his time as a state legislator, Hayes has co-sponsored legislation for a larger personal tax cut and a bill to repeal the intangibles tax. He has also co-sponsored legislation establishing term limits for state legislators and members of Congress. Hayes continues to support the Taxpayer Protection Act, which limits state spending. When asked about the decrease in financial aid available to students of middle-class families, Hayes replied, "In the past, financial aid loans have been given indiscriminately and haven't been paid back." He went on to say, "We need to concentrate on those students who are motivated to learn and develop a job- oriented, trade school curriculum for those students who don't really want to continue." Regarding the need for safer streets, Hayes said, "If you do the crime, you must serve the time." Hayes supports strict adherence to sentencing and tougher drug laws. He considers conservative judges a crucial part in reducing crime, stating, "Liberal judges are undoing the sentence structure of our judicial system." fthp Prison Hayesisasuppo^*^, Fellowship program. Pnson is an invaluable tool. We must w ^ responsible for each other and n another accountable for our ac i , Hayes believes that "the re-deve^; of the family is vital to reducrng^ "We thought that the Wtu flf munity would benefit from a sp ^ Mr. Hayes'caliber," stated Aaa president of the WCU chapter o lege Republicans. )d jj|<e to When asked what he wo ^ tell the students of WCU, m^e^ "The one thing that concernth (0^ college students is their apa g government. One person can ^ ca„ huge difference. The best thing do is get involved."
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