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Western Carolinian Volume 64 (65) Number 29

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8 WESTERN CAROLINIAN LETTERS & EDITORIALS April 19, 2000 Good News in Cullowhee A Feedback Loop Of Apathy The main goal of all media organizations is to inform people. As we read, listen, and tune in to current issues, it sometimes feels like the media bombards us with negativity. We know achieving a Utopian society is about as realistic as Bill Clinton remaining faithful to Hillary. It's not impossible, but the chances are pretty slim. Why, then, does the media remind us daily of how imperfect our lives are? Wonderful events happen everyday. There are good people who actually try to help those around them, and sometimes even achieve the most impossible dreams. Although Western Carolina has as many problems as the next university, we do have tremendous student leadership. These leaders excel past most standards, and create a higher level of excellence for the future. Western Carolina's football team is no exception. Seniors Brad Hoover and Shawn Snyder were both drafted as free-agents. Hoover, Western's second all-time leading rusher, and Snyder, Western Carolina's leading quarterback, were signed recently by the NFL's Carolina Panthers. These talented athletes are now inducted into the elite group of Western students who joined the NFL. Wow! This is an incredible honor! Not only do these seniors have a once-in-a-life- time opportunity to play in the NFL, they prove Western's football team is more talented than most people realize. Shattering old beliefs and stereotypes is what leaders do. Greeks only drink all day and can recite the Greek alphabet at the strike of a match, right? Wrong! The Delta Alpha Chapter of Kappa Alpha Order raised $3,500 recently through fundraising. The fraternity held a Jail-and- Bail and a Shamrock Campaign during March. All proceeds went directly to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. WCU's sororities and fraternities even donated over 4,000 hours of community service this year alone. Western's Greek system continuously strives to creatively coordinate and participate in community services across the country. Leaders make their presence known. Western's Chapter of the Association of Information Technology Professionals won fourth and fifth places at the National AITP Collegiate Conference, where more than 75 colleges and universities were represented. Cullowhee really is "the most wired small town" as "Yahoo!" acclaimed, and we have pretty good computers, too! These are only a few examples of what student leaders have done for this campus. Being a leader can, at times, be a thankless and very time-consuming job; however, accomplishing more than what is required of the average student can be very self-fulfilling. Western Carolina and the local media should be more supportive of students who are achieving great things. Crystal Frame Editor-in-Chief Irate Student Breaks Silence, Asks "What's Next?" paid to be enrolled in? My tuition and fees should cover everything the university has to offer, including sheets of paper. What's next? Will I be charged to enter and exit the buildings as well? That may sound stupid, but it is no more so than Mr. Prochaska's proposed fee. The individuals who propose such policies, and those who approve such policies, should consider the amount of money already being paid by WCU students. For too long, the administrators have only seen raising costs as the solution to the university's problems. Perhaps more thought should be placed into finding solutions, before proposing fees and higher costs to students. Amy Til ley Dear Editor: I have kept quiet while tuition and fees have increased year after year here at WCU, but after reading the article proposing a pay-for-print fee in the last publication of the Western Carolinian (April 5, 2000; Issue 27), I decided to break my silence. I do not feel I am alone when I say that the proposed fee is absurd. It is just another way for WCU to take more money from my already empty wallet. Mr. Prochaska graciously reports that all other fees are up from last semester, except the education and technology fee. Is that not enough? Is it really necessary that we be charged to print out materials that will be used in the classes that we have already I hear people all over campus complain that there is nothing to do here at Western. This is their excuse for going home. Here's how it works folks, and yes, it is a paradox: People go home because "there is nothing to do at Western" and there is "nothing to do at Western" because people go home. But I think we've all heard enough people complain about the complainers, so let's take a different focal point. The aforementioned paradox is prevalent in classroom situations as well. When a teacher is interested and involved in a subject, the students are as well; when students are interested the teacher reciprocates this. In the same vein, when a teacher puts forth little or no effort to present his or her lessons in an interesting way, the students get bored. I first noticed this phenomenon in a general education class I had last semester. The teacher started out very interested and enthusiastic about the class; however as the semester wore on, he seemed to become disenchanted with the lack of interest and participation the students were showing. So he stopped trying. This irritated me because I had been looking forward to this class quite a bit. As a result of the lack of interest, which led to the lack of good teaching, I became part of the problem and stopped coming to class. I started wondering about how this turnabout occurred. What made the students so disinterested? Was it the fact that it was a morning class? Was it because the only reason they were there was to fill a general education requirement? Or have students just stopped caring? Student apathy in education has been worrying educators and other professionals for well over a decade now. But psychologists are now under the impression that if is not for lack of caring that students are not responding to their teachers; it is Student Apologizes to University Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff of Western Carolina University: My Sincere Apologies Please forgive me in the actions, attitudes, and beliefs that I have wrongfully done during this semester. I truly have learned how it affects all of you in this learning environment. Please understand that when I first arrived on this beautiful campus, it looked very BIG. I have reamed that there are many activities and events that I need to take into consideration that make this a great learning environment. Now that almost 4 months have gone by, I have learned that there are things for me to do and get involved in. I promise to respect all of your actions, attitudes, beliefs, and hope that my stupidity has not caused anyone to feel they need to move on. I been through a lot lately, and there is no reason to put the blame on all of you. Please understand that I will change, and that I respect all of you much more. Thanks for helping me see my problem so clearly. Respectfully, Ebub B. Autry, Jr. (Bob) more a matter of preserving their self worth. By not speaking up in class students are placing less pressure on themselves. Low self-esteem is often the cause for the lack of participation in the classroom environment. People are often afraid to speak up for fear of being wrong or sounding stupid. However, people who never speak up in class when they have a question or a comment run the risk of doing poorly. Unfortunately, many people base their self worth on success and achievements, so if they do poorly in, for example, their high school biology class, they will be less likely to put forth any effort in a college level class as a result of learned behavior. Taking more of a chance by speaking up in class and making a genuine effort to take interest can help overcome this learned behavior. This can also encourage the teacher and give more confidence to other students as well. Even feigning interest can encourage a teacher to perform better. Falling asleep in class probably isn't a good idea. It is hard to stay focused in a class that you really don't want to be in. Especially when even the teacher doesn't want to be there. Many teachers are required to teach general education courses and don't like them any more than the students do, so they simply go through the motions of lecturing and giving tests. Needless to say this attitude has a negative impact on the success of the students. Basically, everyone has a hand in making his or her classes, especially the dreaded general education classes, more enjoyable. It's that paradox coming back to haunt us. Hopefully, the new liberal studies program that's being instituted will improve everyone's attitude towards general education. Jenni Bartels Staff Writer Submitting Letters to the Editor 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 (first and last name) and no longer than 250 words. » WESTERN ^f aroliniaN 227-7261, 043 • e-mail: carolinian^wcu.e-du PO Box 66 • Cullowhee NC • 28723 Crystal Frame, Editor-in-Chief Seth R. Sams, Managing Editor Daniel Hooker, Sports Editor Jeffrey Sykes, News Editor David Bartholomew, Asst. Sports Editor Dawn Pasley, Asst. News Editor Niehote Hardy. Production Manager Alex Esrnon, Features Editor . Laura Hyatt, Advertising Manager Holly Rhodarmer, Asst. Features Editor Kitty Taylor & Marisol Craig, Advertising Sale Contributing Writers Jenni Bartels. Robert Brown, Hannah Crme, Virginia Culp, Craig Day, Jon Estes, Brett Knight, Michael lewis, Daniel Menestres, Denise Merritt, Johnnie Mickel, Mike Poston, Matt Rogers, Annie Sechrist John Moore, Advisor

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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: 2000-04-19
  - Date digitized: 2020-02-20
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  - Dimension: 14" x 11.25"
  - Pages: 24 pages
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