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  • mt tetent Carolinian NEWS SThe l&ciiciz &f thje <Katatttrmtttj£i Page 3 Page 5 Page 6 Page 8 BRIEF Issue .13, Vol. 62 November 14,1996 Cats beat Elon Volleyball team drops two Dead birds at the Belk building, part two Cambridge Architects Chosen to Design Art Center JAMES CARTER STAFF WRITER On Tuesday, November 5, WCU administrators issued a statement that Graham Gund Architects [GGA] of Cambridge, Mass., were chosen to design the university's proposed $28 million performing and visual arts center. The center, which will be located on the intramural fields behind Belk building, according to Physical Plant Director Andy Comrie, is budgeted at $27.4 million. GGA Marketing Director Elizabeth MacAlpine said, "We certainly have enjoyed our experiences in North Carolina to date and are very excited about [Western's new] site. It is a beautiful place to build." The company's previous experiences in North Carolina include Davidson College's Visual Arts Center (completed in 1993) and the Center for Dra matic Art at UNC-Chapel Hill, according to WCU's Office of Public Information. According to a book produced by GGA, the firm has won "60 regional and national awards for design excellence." Their credits include the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta, Ga., Lansburgh's National Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C., and the Harrison Opera House in Norfolk,Va. John Slater, associate professor of communications, taught at Davidson University before coming to WCU in the fall of 1994. Slater said that Gund "was very involved with faculty in planning the center." He also said the fine arts faculty at Davidson was very pleased with the end result because they had a voice in the design. Chancellor Bardo says of himself and the fine arts com mittee assembled to pick the architect, "We are confident that [GGA] bring[s] the enthusiasm, creativity, and experience to make our. . . center a regional focal point." Comrie says the center is planned to be "140,000 square feet," and "may be two or three stories high. It is really too early to tell until the planners meet again." Other specifications include a 1,000-seat theater, a 250-seat music performance facility, practice and ensemble rooms, a dance studio, and galleries and studios for students in visual arts, painting and drawing, ceramics, photography, printmaking, and graphic design. Though the blueprint has yet to be created, Comrie says that "as the project develops, the exact shape will be developed." Many people are concerned about whether the center will mesh with the beautiful PHOTO TERRY K. ROBERTS/WC Tracy Bogus leads the Cats into Saturday's showdown against arch rival Appalachian. surroundings of the University. MacAlpine says that this has been taken into consideration. "Our philosophy of design is to be contextual and. . . situational in design." He defines situational as "responding to demands of the client, users, and budget." It also "incorporates the intangible," which "takes everything that is good from the surroundings"; for example, "use of the mountains . . . historical references [and elements} that look to the future." In the GGA book, Gund asserts that the firm has "a design philosophy which looks to understand how layers of history and qualities of nature combine to define and enrich a place and inform the development of physical form and detail." Gund is scheduled to visit WCU on Monday, November 18. 'Old Mountain Jug1 Up For Grabs Saturday Cats look to end 11 years of frustration BRYAN SHARPE SPORTS EDITOR "Western beats Appalachian 34-7 to bring the 'Old Mountain Jug' home to Cullowhee." Many Catamount fans probably would not believe this score (much less the outcome), but indeed this was the case in 1984. The game was even played in the backyard of our neighbor to the north. It would be hard to find another time since then that the Cats have won the "Battle for the Old Mountain Jug" game. The reason is simple: we haven't. Eleven times the jug has been up for grabs, and eleven times WCU has come away saying, "Wait till next year." The "Old Mountain Jug" was initially played for in 1976. The idea came about through the schools' sports information offices. The Mountaineers claimed the prize the first year in Boone as they prevailed 24-17. The Catamounts staked claim to the jug the next year before relinquishing the jug to Appalachian again the following year. WCU did not take the jug home the next three years (1978-1980). Western then went on a streak of their own, winning the prized jug the next four seasons (1981-1984). Which brings us up to date on the series between the two schools for the battle of the jug, because Western has not won since then. This Saturday will make the fifth time that I have witnessed what Sports Illustrated has called "the best football rivalry you've never heard of." This is true, unless you attend or have attended either university, and in that case it's the only thing you hear about. With the exception of last New & Improved Hinds Center Delayed Until March year's butt kickin' at Appalachian, the Cats have lost the pre^ vious three games by an average of just over a field goal (3.2 points). Each of those three heartbreaking losses (1992,1993,1994) kept Western out of the Division I-AA playoffs. To me, the most memorable and most disappointing loss came in 1993. The Cats were picked as pre-season number one in the Division I-AA polls. Western traveled up to Boone riding a four game winning streak and needing only one more win to secure a spot in the playoffs. At the time, the Mountaineers were at the bottom of the Southern Conference. A WCU win seemed almost inevitable. The game started off in storybook fashion, as WCU's Kerry Hayes ran the opening kickoff back for a touchdown. Western, however, could not put the Mountaineers away and eventually wound up trailing 20-16 in the final minutes of play. The Cats refused to give up as they mounted a drive in the final minutes. Led by senior quarterback Lonnie Galloway, the Cats marched down inside Appalachian's 10-yard line. The game, playoffs, jug, and hopes all came down to a fourth and goal "JUG" CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 EMILY BEITEL STAFF WRITER The opening of WCU's Hinds University Center will not happen by the projected deadline of the beginning of the 1997 spring semester. The UC first opened in 1968. According to Tim Jacobs, the director of the University Center, there were renovations that needed to occur. He felt it was definitely time for a change in order to grow and expand. "One thing you will notice," said Jacobs, "is that the new UC will have a completely different feel." Jacobs said that he believes Julie Barlow, the interior decorator for the UC, is doing a great job of selecting new carpet and furniture. Old furniture will be recovered and new furniture will be added as well, Jacobs said. The first priority of the new UC will be its use as a common living room for students and a place to relax between classes. Jacobs says the faculty will continue to try to provide these services. Some of the changes made to the new UC include the student government offices being relocated on the second floor, along with two other meeting rooms that will each hold fifty people. Also on the second floor, there will be an expanded information desk where students can purchase tickets for different events and get information about Last Minute Productions trips. LMP will also show movies on the second floor on big- screen television sets. On the first floor, there will be copy machines and two phones. The outdoor recreational center, which rents outdoor sporting equipment, will also be located on the first floor; it will be expanded to include more storage space. Other relocations include the food service moving to the first floor. Chick-Fil-A and Nice and Natural, a deli restaurant catered by Marriott, will be a different addition to the U.C.'s food service. An outside dining space will also be added. The exterior of the UC will also be a totally new look. The architecture of the building is more modern, with windows along the outside of the building which provide an atrium interior of the building. Chancellor of Business Affairs C.J. Carter explained that the estimated cost of the reconstruction was $4,000,250 vs. the final cost of $4,610,089. Many students have become irritated with what they see as the slow progression of the UC renovations. Sabrina Dunton, a sophomore, said, "The UC is making progress slowly, but I do not PHOTO TERRY K. ROBERTS/WC feel that it is fair not to give students an alternative place to go while the new UC is being built." Sophomore Angie Keener said, "I think once the UC is built, it will be a great addition to the campus as well as a convenient place for students and faculty members." Jacobs says that the cause of the delay is the late arrival of the steel needed to begin rebuilding. The workers could not begin with the reconstruction until the steel arrived. The new projected date for the opening of the UC is the middle of March 1997.
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