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Western Carolinian Volume 68 Number 06

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  • WCU Faculty, Students to Present Research at National | Geological Meeting Several faculty and students from Western Carolina Universitys department of geosciences and natural resources management will present research at the 115" annual meeting of the Geological Society of America, to be held Noy. 2-5 in Seattle. Rob Young, associate professor of geology at Western, will discuss the geologic factors behind a Florida lawsuit filed by oceanfront property owners alleging that manmade inlets and associated jetties are responsible for substantial erosion along the Brevard County (Fla.) shoreline. Young also will present a paper analyzing the impact of his longtime mentor, Orrin H. Pilkey of Duke University, on U.S. coastal engineering and management. Young will team up with Western students Lucas Conkle, Christopher Bochicchio and Anthony Khiel to discuss an on- going effort to determine the age and origin of Southern Appalachian heath balds in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and to resolve whether the peculiar treeless areas of the mountains are the result of climate change. Jerry Miller, the Whitmire Distinguished Professor of Environmental Sciences at Western, will share some of the findings of his research into whether an increase in mining operations can be linked to mercury contamination of rivers in the country of Guyana. Mark Lord, assistant professor of geology, will present details of his work examining geologic characteristics left behind by the last significant glacial event to.occur in the southeastern Saskatchewan area of Canada. Westerns faculty and student researchers are among approximately 7,200 geoscientists expected to attend the conference in Seattle, making it the largest annual meeting in thehistory of the Geological Society of America. advertising TICKETS FOR WCU MADRIGAL DINNER GO ON SALE NOVEMBER 5 by liz brewczak | WCnewsmagazine 2.0 You may be thinking about Halloween costumes and candy, but the folks at Western Carolina University have already turned their thoughts toward the Christmas season. Plans are under way for the Madrigal Christmas Dinners, and tickets for the popular holiday extravaganza will go on sale at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5. A highly anticipated Yuletide tradition for the campus and surrounding community since 1970, the dinners are scheduled for Friday, Dec. 5, and Saturday, Dec, 6, in the Grandroom of A.K. Hinds University Center. The dinners re-create the pageantry, music and food of 16" -century England, with authentic madrigal entertainment and costumes. This years menu will feature prime rib with Yorkshire pudding, potatoes, grilled vegetables, salad, rolls, beverage and plum pudding with hard sauce. The program begins at 6:30 p.m. and all patrons must be seated by 6:25 p.m. Tables will seat eight patrons each. Tickets are $16 for WCU students and $27 for all others. Tickets are available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until noon, and from | until 4 p.m. Tickets may be purchased in person at the University Center administrative offices, or by calling (828) 227-7206. All telephone registrations must be paid with a credit card (MasterCard, Visa or Discover). Reservations are made on a first-come, first-served basis. All sales are final. NATIONAL FRENCH WEEK CELEBRATION, NOVEMBER 5-13 The department of modern foreign languages at Western Carolina University has scheduled a series of events in celebration of National French Week, Nov. 5- 3. Events at Western will kick off Wednesday; Nov. 5, with the exhibition French, More Than a Language at the universitys Hunter Library and in McKee Building. At 6 p.m., the documentary video Discovering France will be shown in Room 121 of McKee Building. Students of French will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, in'Hunter Library to take part in conversation, poetry readings and games in French. A'$1 French breakfast will be offered from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov, 7, in the offices of the modern foreign languages department in Room 118 of McKee Building, The menu will include tartines, croissants, hot chocolate, tea and coffee. = e-mail us for rates: wc_marketin Sunday, Nov. 9, will feature non-stop French music from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on WWCU-FM, Westerns radio station, and on Monday, Nov. 10, students of French will gather at Lulus Restaurant in Sylva at 6 p.m. to meet Chef Didier. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (828) 227-7241. The video Isabelle Huppert, Playing Life, a documentary about the life of actress Isabell Huppert, will be shown, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, in Room 121 of McKee Building. On Wednesday, Nov. 12, a French buffet will be held for students, faculty and staff of the modern foreign languages department. Documentaries profiling French artists Philippe Decoufle and Mathilde Monnier will be shown at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, in Room 121 of McKee Building, During French Week, the Mad Batter in Cullowhee will offer French specials. All events, except the Nov. 12 buffet, are open to the public. For more information, call Nathalie Roberson at (828) 227-7241.
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