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  • Students React to Possible Sunday Photo Courtesy of Metro Graphics Alcohol Sales, New Tobacco Tax By Tiffany Barnwell News Editor _ The end of March may have stirred the possible uplift of North Carolinas alcohol distribution by easing up on sales made on Sundays. - Sunday closing laws, or blue laws, have a _ long history. Originating around the 18" century word choiceblue, referring to rigidly moral, set up the prohibition of regular work on Sunday. These blue laws are associated with Bible-oriented communities and remain in current North Carolina statues, influencing public _ activities. Ultimately, blue laws reflect the restriction of activities or sales of goods on Sunday to accommodate the Christian Sabbath. Legislation filed in the North Carolina General Assembly during the fourth week of March would allow liquor sales on Sundays. North Carolinas current law states that local ABC stores must close each Sunday. Alcohol sales in WNC, where some counties remain dry, have increased within the past couple of years. Local communities have authority to allow bars to sell liquor on Sundays. However, the recession has sustained the bills outlook. Senator Tom Apodaca concludes that there is no need to open liquor stores on Sundays. However, Apodaca does inquire whether some of North Carolinas blue laws need to be updated. WCU student Lauren Harts: who is a junior and Professional Writing major, prefers not to consume alcohol on a regular basis, so she said the uplifted ban, doesnt apply much to me...if the state can use the extra money to help the economy, why not? Even though beer and wine is currently sold after noon at bars, restaurants and grocery stores on Sunday, the complete uplift of the ban would generate additional revenue because it would open the door for ABC stores to sell alcohol. Governor Bev Perdue proposed balancing next years state budget partly ona higher alcoholic beverage tax. By allowing sales on Sundays, liquor industry analysts project Recreational Therapy Students Gets Hands-On With Adapted Sports PAGE 5 that North Carolina would get an extra $5.5 million in tax revenue by allowing sales on Sundays. Also last week, federal tobacco taxes took a rise on Wednesday, April 1 in hopes of raising funds to deal with special programs. Adding to the pain of smokers who have already seen major cigarette companies raise prices, the price per-pack tax climbed from 39 cents to $1.01. _ The extra revenue from the taxes is aimed at financing health insurance for children, a health initiative set forth hae ee EES Obama a raise dn. tax. For chewing tobacco tax has gone up from 19.5 cents per pound to 50 cents. The probable total raised over the 4 % year-long health insurance raise is close to $33 billion. Many students on campus have mixed emotions on this issue. Ashley Macintyre, a sophomore and Geology Major, feels that the cigarette tax is absurd. Why not just make them illegal instead of unreasonable to buy them? Next thing you'll see is a tax on each pound gained after a person hits the obesity standard! Working students like Elizabeth Waugh, a junior and English Education and Theatre major, witlessness first hand how the tobacco tax affects consumers. Waugh states that although, I do not smoke, but work at an Ingles in Asheville, I see first hand the effect on peoples pockets. With the latest increase of the tobacco tax, tobacco tax has risen six times since 1951. Perhaps public health advocates intentions will influence young people not to start, or others to quit. Either way, student Lauren Harris feels that I am a non-smoker, ... [an] increase on cigarette tax wont affect me. If the state is trying to promote a smoke-free environment, I dont think jacking up the prices will be very effective. People who like to smoke are going to smoke; Raising tax prices won't eee that. The Associated Press contributed to this story. By Catherine Butterfield Staff Writer Cases of Whooping Cough are increasing yearly. In Haywood County, Jackson Countys neighbor to the right, nine cases of Whooping Cough have been diagnosed this year alone. According to Dr. Zach Moore, a for the NC Division of Public Health, The Haywood County outbreak is currently the largest case of Whooping Cough that we are dealing with. Whooping cough, commonly referred to as Pertussis, is caused by a bacteria carried in the lungs. It is spread when a person ingests the air of someone after a coughing spell. Most infections are spread before symptoms appear. Early symptoms include a sore throat, tiredness, and a sick feeling. The sore throat eventually becomes a dry cough. Over time, phlegm is produced, including intense coughing spells. Whooping cough can last anywhere By Cory Spaugh Sports Writer (Editor's Note: The Following is the fifth in a series of articles where Western Carolinian writers profile why certain athletic facilities are named after who they are.) For most students, Reid Gymnasium means one of two thingsa place to work out or the place where the requisite health & wellness class that is required of all students at Western takes place. Reid Gymnasium, however, was built to serve more purposes than just education. In the past it served as the nerve center for many of Western Carolina athletic teams and is currently the house for some intramural teams. Since its completion in 1956, the Paul Apperson Reid Health and Physical Education Building has welcomed students, athletes and Catamount fans. The building was named after longtime university president Dr. Paul A. Reid who served the university Pes ae Ra J Students Dare to Duel PAGE 10. respiratory disease epidemiologist | from three weeks, to an excess What's In a Name: Reid Gymnasium of three months if untreated. Until recently, schools have required that students receive the. DTaP: vaccine. .DlaP . is a vaccine against dyptheria, tetanus, and pertussis. In North Carolina, students are required to receive. this vaccine. Although the whooping cough vaccine wears off and has side effects that include fever and vomiting, adults stand at a higher risk during outbreaks. It is crucial to see a doctor if one experiences long bouts of coughing or if one encounters someone with whooping cough. Rebecca Lasher, WCU instructor as president from 1949-1968. The first basketball game in the history of Reid Gymnasium happened in December 1956. The Catamounts would use Reid as their home facility for the next thirty years, hosting all the top competition in the Southern Conference as well as some of the best basketball players in school history. The mens basketball teams played the entire thirty years, from 1956-1986, while the womens basketball team called the gym home from the late 1960s to 1986. While Reid Gymnasium hosted basketball games, WCUs Ronnie Carr made the first 3-point field goal in college basketball history on Noy. 29, 1980 versus Middle Tennessee State, a game Western won 77-70. The ball he used is on display at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. The shot was made from the left corner with 16:09 left in the first half (7:06 pm). Carr actually took and missed a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the 18:15 mark of the first half. eeeee
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