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Western Carolinian Volume 70 Number 05

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  • 4 _ pape WCnewsmagazine By Alice Morrison * WCnewsmagazine SGA President delivers State of the University Address On Thursday, October 6, more than 60 students crammed into the Listed below are some announcements: Catamount Room in the UC for the second Student Government Association (SGA) General Body meeting of the year. Lasting less than 30 minutes, the meeting began with the SGA Presidents State of the University Address and concluded with an open floor discussion of questions and announcements from various student organization representatives. Fall 2005 marks the first semester SGA-sponsored student organizations are required to send representatives to the SGA General Body meetings. As meeting attendance increases, the general hope is that student organizations will work together more often and more effectively. The opening of the October 6" meeting consisted of SGA President Cody Grastys State of the University Address. Grasty began by saying that, with the $100 million bond for construction and growth of WCU, students can no longer ignore the growth of WCU. He mentioned that planning for the Millennial Campus begins in December 2005, and he stated, Growth is not limited to Cullowhee. It is only limited by imagination. Grasty also addressed the need to work with the immediate problems a growing university faces. The issue he emphasized the most was the chance of tuition increases, which are increasingly imminent because of the 11 billion federal dollars that the Bush administration cut from higher education last year. SGA is steadfast in what we believe-that the burden of paying for college should be as free of expense as possible. Grasty cited Article 9, Section 9 of the Constitution of North Carolina, which states, The General Assembly shall provide that the benefits of The University of North Carolina and other public institutions of higher education, as far as practicable, be extended to the people of the State free of expense. The SGA Executive Board will continue to discuss | ways to keep tuition down. President Grasty also briefly discussed traffic and CatTran issues. A master planning committee, which consists of faculty and student representatives, is currently discussing where a parking deck might be built. A parking deck, though, cannot be financed using government bonds like many of the new academic and residence buildings are; therefore, parking fees will dramatically _ increase. Other plans include standardizing traffic patterns, building shelters at ' some CatTran stops, and expanding the CatTran route to facilitate off-campus students. Grasty concluded by saying the state of the University is good and that WCU is working to make our education better. The SGA President is required to give two State of the University addresses per semester; the second address will be on November 17". The second half of the meeting consisted of questions and announcements. Here are some answers: > If any students are having difficulties getting their financial aid, please contact SGA at sga@wcu.edu. > SGA General Body meetings are on the 1 and 3 Thursdays of every month at 6pm in the Catamount Room on the 2" floor of the UC. All students are welcome to come to general body meetings to voice any concerns about the University or to make club announcements. SGA is making a concerted effort to get individuals and organizations working together. > SGA Senate meetings are on the 2 and 4" Thursdays of every month at 6 pm in the Catamount Room. The SGA Senate is essentially the voice of WCU students. The Senate votes on SGA resolutions, but they also have the power to pass recommendations to send to other sectors of the University. Senators are elected student representatives of upper campus, lower campus, and commuter students. All students are welcome to attend Senate meetings and participate in discussions, but only senators may vote: > > > October 25 Massage Fair From 9:30 am until 6:30 pm on the 3 floor of Moore, Physical Therapy Students will be offering massages. 15 minute sessions are $8 and 30 minute sessions are $15 dollars. To make. an appointment, call (828) 227-7070. October 25 - Rant & Research At 7 pm in the Multipurpose Room of the UC, there will be an open forum for anyone to voice any questions or concerns about the University. Representatives from the Administration, Financial Aid, Food Services, Police Department and Residential Living will be present to field questions. As Danny Muse, SGA Deputy Director of internal affairs, said at the SGA meeting, this is an opportunity for students to inflict change effectively. November 1 Safety Walk At 7 pm, SGA is sponsoring a walk around campus to identify any safety hazards. Come out and look for practical ways to improve safety on our campus. November 4 National Cancer Awareness Day - Sponsored by Relay for Life November 7-12 BEAT APP! WEEK!! Wear lots of purple and gold! Look for events scheduled throughout the week. SGA decisions and events directly affect students, policies and planning at WCU. For example, the SGA President is a voting member of WCUs Board of Trustees, a 13 member board that votes on a range of University issues from personnel and academic programs to budgeting, tuition, properties and construction. All students are encouraged to attend SGA meetings and voice their opinions because the student voice of WCU counts. Also, feel free to visit the SGA office on the second floor of the UC or contact them at (828)227-3627, sga@wcu.edu, or paws.wcu.edu/sga. \p NOMAD calls for sub- missions NOMAD, WCUs student literature and art journal, is now accepting submissions in poetry, fiction and non-fiction. The deadline is November 18th. Submissions must include first and last name, home address, current address and current e-mail. Any submissions missing this information will not be considered. Submissions can be turned in at the English Department Office in Coulter 305. Genre guidelines: Fiction & Non-fiction- up to 20 pages double spaced, 12pt font Poetry: 5 pages, no stylized poems For more information: eonalden@ hotmail com
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