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Western Carolinian Volume 72 Number 07

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  • x ) EN AMPUS HAPPENIN - Alicohol Awareness Week By Kayla Lynch * WCnewsmagazine Alcohol Awareness Week kicked off the month with the colored flags sweeping across the UC Lawn on October 1. There were 4 different colors representing different situations, including deaths due to alcohol-related incidents and sexual assaults due to alcohol-related incidents. There were thousands of flags, and the messages were clear every time anyone went to the University Center. On Day 2 of Alcohol Awareness Week, the Wall of Consequences was erected and alcohol screenings were held on the 2" floor of the UC. Students came by and talked to staff from the Health Center about alcohol and how much of it they used. Alcohol screenings can help identify hazardous drinking habits, how to recognize such habits, and provide education on how to help yourself or a friend who has a drinking problem. Brett Sokolow, a respected attorney who has spoken at many colleges, came to talk to Western about a thought-provoking topic, Drunk Sex or Date Rape? Can You Tell the Difference? Students packed into the UC Grandroom on October 3" to see if they could tell the difference. Sokolow told the story of a case he was part of 10 years ago, where two college students went to a party, drank, and had sex. There was just one problem the girl had had way too much to drink, and had no recollection of having sex with the guy. Was it drunk sex or date-rape? The audience got Second Annual Mystic Faire By Kayla Lynch WCnewsmagazine You could smell the spice cakes and fresh gingerbread all across the UC when the Pagan Student Association had their 2"? annual Mystic Faire on October 16". While everyone else was starting to decorate their doors with pumpkins and black cats, the PSA was busy on the UC Lawn providing fun, food, and education for Westerns campus. People were lining up to get their tarot cards read and their faces painted. Dozens of Halloween-themed sugar and pumpkin-chocolate chip cookies, honey and spice cakes, gingerbread, and cupcakes were being sold at the tables, but the rest of their services? Absolutely free. You could get your name in runic alphabet burned into a rune- stick necklace, or have your face painted. There was even a student calculating the numerology of names, which tells you the general qualities of your personality, including bringing about details of your health, relationships, and career. The tarot readers were not in short supply rowdy as they were placed in the role as the jury, and the guilty and non-guilty sides were seriously segregated by sex the majority of women voted the guy guilty of rape and the majority of men voted non- guilty. In actuality, ten years ago, he was convicted of rape. The lesson here is to not mix sexual decisions with alcohol, because perception of consent can be seriously skewed in those kinds of situations. The next day, CLAW (Campus Leaders Advocating Wellness) created an obstacle course entitled A Life is in Your Hands. Students who came up were asked to wear fatal vision beer goggles and carry an egg (the life) on a spoon and weave in and out of traffic cones without dropping (injuring/killing) their egg to demonstrate how distorted ones perception can be while under the influence of alcohol. Many students ended up killing their eggs, though according to the students who ran the obstacle course, it was a reality check. As a Close to the week, there was an alcohol-free tailgating for the WCU vs. Elon game sponsored by the Resident Student Association, to show that you can have a fun and memorable experience without the presence of alcohol. The purpose of this week was to educate students at Western Carolina with programs there were two students and two off-campus supporters reading tarot. A donation jar was set up at the Faire to add to the money made from the bake sale; the raised funds will go toward educational events in the future. Last years Mystic Faire was to sponsor a display case to announce their meetings and advertise their events. Fortunately, due to the support from donations, they were able to purchase the display case and it will put up soon. Last month, the PSA hosted a lecture by Mr. Dan Boyd from the Philosophy and Religion department on The Last Pagan, and Boyd will be teaching another lecture on the murder of Hypatia from Alexander, The Last Witch on October 24" in McKee 121 at 7 p.m. Also, the PSA Masquerade will be held on October 29" in Illusions everyone is welcomed, so dress your craziest! According to the blurb online in the and events that help them understand issues of alcohol use and abuse. Did it work? Send questions and comments to SPARC coordinator Rick McClendon at rmcclendon@email.wcu. edu or CLAW at wcuclaw@email.wcu.edu QDDDPDPDDDDDPDDDDDPDDD DD DDD DPD PPP PDD Jonejwuy:ebeuy/yim/6s0'eipediyim'ue//:dyjy :wo1 ebewi! nz JU] Bdlegg, uesseny spiritual groups section, the Pagan Student Association is comprised of students who follow Pagan spiritual paths, which are the indigenous spiritual paths of every part of the world before the monotheistic Judeo-Christian traditions appeared. The PSA is for anyone who identifies as a Pagan. The PSA is sponsored by the Sylvan Hearth Pagan Temple, who provide Campus ministry and worship to the PSA, as well as mediation/advocacy in cases of religious discrimination or harassment on campus. On campus, the PSA offers movie nights, social gatherings, discussion groups and workshops, and charitable and volunteer opportunities, including environmental concerns. The PSA also maintains a garden on campus and is discussing the formation of a Pagan choir and a Pagan book club. For more information on how to get involved in the PSA, contact the wcupsa@ yahoo.com.
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