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  • 14 opinion&editorial Western Carolina University's Independent Student Voice western ■ • • aroliman Letters to the Editor... Foul Play I am writing in reference to two articles I have read in the Western Carolinian. The most recent, regarding the approval of the proposal to force incoming freshmen to have or obtain a personal computer. I think that before they insist on each freshman having a personal computer they should insist each freshman have personal insurance (health not car). As it happens I do not have this insurance and I managed to break my leg during a scrimmage in a PE class in September. I am STILL in a cast, my second consecutive one . and I will probably get a third when this one comes off in December. Had I known that WCU does NOT pay for these types of injuries I would have obtained my own policy. WCU does not have any insurance to cover students injured in class. This brings me to the second article on how handicapped students call Western home. I was in a wheelchair for 8 days after I broke my leg and let me just say WCU is NOT wheelchair friendly. I had to go up stairs the first week on my fanny and hands while someone held my leg for me. After this was observed by my professor he moved the class to the first floor. As for moving to a more accessible room, I am considered a commuter student but I do live on campus. I was not eligible for this option. It was also suggested that since I am a veteran, I should go to the Asheville V.A. hospital to lower my bills. This also came about because I now have to file a tort claim against the state and prove negligence in order to get financial assistance with doctors bills; this may take a long time and my bills will only increase. If I had been living off campus I would have had to drop out for the entire semester. Since I have a terrific network of friends to get me to class and the grocery store (I cannot drive or climb stairs), I have managed to maintain a 3.3+ semester GPA. Very few of the incoming freshmen will have the luck and assistance I got (or should I say, did NOT get) if this sort of problem should befall them, so I think they should be forced to get personal health insurance for their own safety and THEN worry about the academic advantages of a PC. After all, the PC won't help them pay doctor bills, and will do them even less good if they need to drop out. —Dawn Ragusa New Myths Dispelled Due to the article, "Dispelling the Greek Myth," in the November 12th issue of the Western Carolinian, Phi Beta Sigma would like to set the record straight on a couple of issues. Phi Beta Sigma does not hold the highest G.P.A. among the Black organizations on this campus. The sisters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. hold the highest G.P.A. among Black Greek Organizations. P.B.S. holds the highest G.P.A. among the Black Greek-Lettered fraternities. Also, P.B.S. has only held "The Sleep-Out for the Homeless" for three consecutive se mesters, not three years. Another comment stated that the members of Phi Beta Sigma are predominately athletes. However, it should be noted that participation in Varsity athletics has no precedence on becoming a member into the fraternity. Phi Beta Sigma was founded by individuals, and it will continue to extend the right hand of brotherhood to men of all statues. —Ernest Moss Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Birds vs. Bardo Have you have ever walked through the underpass of Belk building and seen dead birds lying on the ground? Have you ever wondered why these birds die? They die because they accidentally fly into the clear glass of the overpass at Belk. I feel the birds' deaths at the Belk building are the result of our chancellors not caring enough to spend money on preventing the problem by tinting the glass. The songbirds that live around campus seem to be very confused by the clear windows in the overpass at the Belk building. The clear windows make it look like there is nothing in the way of the birds' flight. The birds apparently think they can just fly through the glass. Someone told me that they once saw a bird flying full speed crash into the window. The death of the birds is anything but a small problem. I recently walked down through the underpass and saw five birds lying dead on the ground. To make matters worse, students report that the lawn crew mow over the birds' corpses. Do our chancellors just not care? What can the students and faculty do about the death of the songbirds? I was told that the problem could be solved by simply tinting the windows of the overpass. If the solution to the problem is as simple as tinting the windows, why have the windows not been tinted? Some students say there are only a few birds dying, so why waste the money and time? If you think about how many birds have died because of our chancellor's refusal to spend money to tint the glass, you might change your mind about how our tuition dollars should be spent here at WCU. You would think that our chancellors would spend the money to save our wildlife here on campus in order to keep the beautiful image of our campus. You must wonder why our chancellors are not spending our tuition dollars appropriately. Are they going to wait until our springs are no longer filled with songs of songbirds? I hope that our chancellors will realize the deaths of the songbirds does not have to be put on their shoulders, if they will spend a little money to save our wildlife. —Jolene Charcut Hunter Library Hours during the Martin Luther King Holiday will be as follows: Friday, January 16 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Saturday, January 17 10:00 a.m. - 6:00p.m. Sunday, January 18 Noon - 8:00 p.m. Monday, January 19 Noon - Midnight Tuesday, January 20 Regular Hours Resume Sexism or Sex? Editorial by Seth R. Sams On Wednesday, January 7th, the Associated Press reported the following: "Copenhagen's Little Mermaid statue, a beloved symbol of fairy-tale innocence, fell victim yesterday to cynicism—decapitated by vandals..." Let alone the outrage of vandalizing a national treasure, which will cost the city of Copenhagen between $10,300 and $14,000, a feminist group called in to the Copenhagen police department and claimed responsibility for the sick prank. The group claimed that the decapitation of the mermaid statue was to protest the way men look at a woman's body, and never her head. When one person looks at another person, they tend to look at the whole body, including the head. Who hasn't heard someone compliment a woman on her eyes? However, one can probably assume that the feminist group was referring not to the actual head itself, but the mind kept inside the head. One problem with this is that most men do want a woman who is smart, talented, and has a mind of her own; these qualities are sexy. Still, one can deny it all they want but physical appearance is more than likely the first thing that attracts two people, for both men and women. This sexual attraction is natural; it's part of sex and it's human! Sexism is defined in the Webster's Online Dictionary as "prejudice or discrimination based on sex." Feminists obviously support feminism, which is defined as "the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes." So, since you may be losing the point, let us sum up what we have so far: feminists fight for the equality of the sexes, sexism is discrimination based on sex, and a feminist group claims to have cut the head off of a statue of a mermaid in Copenhagen, Denmark, in the name of feminism. The main question here is, what exactly did this accomplish? How did this act, meant to protest the way a man looks at a woman, supports the feminist movement? The only way a man looking at a woman's body could be in any way sexist is if a woman NEVER looked at a man's body! If feminists want to support the equality of BOTH sexes, then I am all for it, but humans are going to look at each other's bodies, and if you plan on trying to stop men from looking at women and their bodies, and women from looking at men and their bodies, well you'd better give up now! If you say that men and women looking at each other's bodies before moving on to each other's personalities, is sexist, then you're wrong. It is nothing more than the natural hormones in both men and women helping decide where one's eyes wander off to. This anonymous feminist group obviously has the wrong idea, because cutting the head off a statue of a mermaid shows nothing but ignorance on their part, for they seem to not understand one simple fact: Sexism degrades women, not sex! To write or not to. . . , well. Have you got an interest in putting pen to paper? Can you tell a story? Can you express on paper that which is floating around in that busy brain of yours? Can you communicate with other folks? Does thinking about feature or news writing make your toes tingle? Well, you can write for us. Bring us a sample of your best work. Don't be a shy little human. We're a friendly, happy, cute, little staff. The Western Carolinian needs your experience. We are located in the Old Student Union. western n SI LTCQ) U D LTTl Terr)' K. Roberts, Editor Earle Wheeler, Production; Tracy Hart, Copy; Stacey Ruiz, Assoc. Copy; Seth R. Sams, Photography; Chad l.eake, Advertising; Aaron Krauss, On-Line Production; Christy Wilcox, Office Manager James Bucky Carter, News; Phoebe Esmon. Features; Donald Costello, Sports; Daniel Hooker, Assoc. Sports John Moore, Advisor Contributing Writers: Jaime Hodorvick, Emily Beitel, Andrea Pappas, Alex "Movie Guy" Esmon, Jerylia Kodia, Briggs Gilliam, Greg Iredell, Fish, Torie Cavinessx : OLd oTVdErit uriiorj Phone, 227-7267; Fax, 227-7043; e-mail, carolintan@wcu.edu Open 2 pm until 5 pm, Monday through Friday. Staff meetings are held at 9:00 p.m. Wednesday evenings. The Carolinian welcomes letters from its readers. Letters printed contain the expressions and values of their authors. The Western Carolinian reserves the right to refuse publication of letters containing defamatory statements or obscenities. All entries must be signed and no longer than 2S0 words. Mail letters to PO Box 66, Cullowhee, NC, 28723, or e-mail your comments to carolinian@wcu.edu. All e- mail and letters should read ATTENTION: LETTER TO THE EDITOR.
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