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Western Carolinian Volume 64 (65) Number 24

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^ittfaUdpfi f want it printed, don t do it. -Jimmy BufftM) l WESTERN ^r aroliniaN THIS WEEK ^'Brockovich' Julia's Best Film to Date ► p. 15 ^Author Colleen McElroy Visits WCU p. 10 March 1 5, 2000, Vol. 64, Issue 24 Cullowhee, USA Student Faces Murder Charge Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty by Jeffrey Sykes News Editor WCU student Christina Marie Fiske was indicted on March 6 for the murder of her newborn infant. Fiske, 21, from Franklin, was arrested on March 2, and remains jailed in Jackson County awaiting trial in this death penalty murder case. Fiske was also indicted on charges of felony child abuse and concealing the birth of a child. According to media reports, investigators believe that Fiske gave birth on Saturday, February 26 at her boyfriend's apartment at Carolina Village on Old 107 in Cullowhee. The baby's body was discovered by workers at the Macon County Landfill on Monday February 28. Investigators, neighbors, and people who knew Fiske remain baffled as to why this young woman would carry a child to full term and then suffocate the newborn. "I don't think we know at this point," said David Barnes, Special Agent in Charge for the State Bureau of Investigation, when asked about a possible motive. According to pathologists who performed the infant's autopsy at Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, the child did not suffocate during birth, and was able to draw at least one breath as evidenced by the full expansion of the baby girl's lungs. Additionally, the autopsy concluded that the infant died of asphyxia due to intentional suffocation. Investigators so far refuse to speculate on the identity of the father, or whether Fiske was aided by any other parties. However, according to Agent Barnes, they are pursuing possibilities. "The person we think is the father, his blood is going to be tested," Barnes said. According to Barnes, the suspected father's blood samples will be sent to SBI microbiology labs for testing. Fiske lived in Carolina Village Apartment 28. Neighbors stated that she was very close to the men who lived in Apartment 2. According to Agent Barnes, Apartment 2 was scrutinized by authorities on March 2. Inter-Campus Shuttle System Begins Operation by Dawn N. Pasley Asst. News Editor The Catamount Shuttle Bus began operating on Monday, transporting students from the outer parking lots to the inner areas of campus. The shuttle, which runs in a loop around campus from the baseball field parking lot to the back of HFR Administration building to the University Center to the Stillwell area and back to the baseball lot, enjoyed a modest success on its first day of operation. "It went really well," said SGA President Jonathan Rowe. "I rode on it for a couple loops. All we need is people." Rowe estimated that the shuttle completes its route around campus about five or six times every hour. There is no timetable for the bus, but it has been promised that the shuttle will be at the baseball parking lot 15 minutes before each traditional MWF and TR class begins. "We timed it yesterday," said Rowe. "We didn't set a timetable because you don't know what will happen with traffic and whatnot." Rowe named two goals for the shuttle: to alleviate commuter parking problems in the center of campus, and to take students from place to place around campus. "I just want to stress that this is not just for commuters," said Rowe. "It can be used as a means to transport all students from different parts of campus." The shuttle will run as a pilot program until the end of the semester. If the program receives popular support among students, there may be expansions to the program beginning next year. "The next step is to help freshmen who are parking at distant lots to go from those lots to their dorms," said Rowe. Rowe also cited a program at East Carolina University that transports students from campus to parties at night, and said that he would like to see a similar service at WCU. "There was a crime scene search performed there," Barnes said. Attorneys Randy Seago and Kimberly Lay of Sylva were appointed to represent Fiske. Under NC General Statute 15A-2000, prosecutors are authorized to seek the death penalty in cases that meet specific criteria. "There are aggravating factors we look at to see if a case is capital eligible," said Jackson County assistant district attorney Monica Leslie. According to Leslie, the heinous, atrocious, and cruel nature of the murder is one of the criteria that allows a murder to be elevated to the level of capital punishment. The case will possibly go to trial as early as this summer, according to prosecutors. Classmates, neighbors, and professors all express disbelief at this set of circumstances. "She was in one of my classes, I don't think she ever missed," said classmate Zac Keener. "I think she seemed like a real humble girl." Fiske was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority until de-sistering earlier this semes ter, according to ZTA President Patricia McDonagh. "We had no reason to suspect that Christina was pregnant due to the fact that she was not displaying the common symptoms of pregnancy," McDonagh stated in a written response to questions from the Western Carolinian. "It is a disappointment to Zeta Tau Alpha that Christina felt as though she could not turn to anyone," McDonagh said. "All we know is that if Christina had sought help with us, she would have found the support and love that she needed." Fiske changed her major to communication last semester, according to faculty members. She was a member of Carol Childs' Writing for Communication Media class this semester. "She always turned her work in on time," Childs said. "She seemed sweet, polite, and intelligent. One of my students who knew her in high-school said Christina's weight would go up and down a lot, sort of Yo- Yo'ing." Look at All Those Tampons! photo by Seth R. Sams Earlier this week, the Carolinian discovered a drawer, disposed of behind the Camp Lab building, containing 72 boxes of tampons. While sources confirm that such boxes were never used to fill the now-empty tampon dispensers in ladies' rooms around campus, a brief investigation was conducted due to the fact that each box of samples was marked with postage, but never mailed. A date on the boxes reads 1982.

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The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.
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  - Date original: 2000-03-15
  - Date digitized: 2020-02-20
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  - Dimension: 14" x 11.25"
  - Pages: 24 pages
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  - Jackson County (N.C.)
  - Cullowhee (N.C.)
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  - Western Carolina University
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  - HL_WesternCarolinian_2000-03-15_Vol64_No24
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