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Western Carolinian Volume 76 Number 01

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  • February 5, 2010 CAMPUS VIEWS Our Take : : ee With this winters second severe snowstorm now over with, Jackson Countys emergency personnel and Western Carolina Universitys emergency personnel both staff and volunteer-once again proved they are second to none. \ Heavy snow fell fast and furious last week stranding motorists, toppling trees and causing widespread power outages, but our area weathered the storm. While it was tough for many to be without power for at least two days and had very cold nights, County officials reacted promptly, setting up an emergency op- erations center to coordinate responses and opening a shelter for those who were stranded, cold and hungry. In addition, local N.C. Department of Transportation employees, assisted by local law enforcement and the N.C. Highway Patrol, worked tirelessly to cut trees, re- move vehicles and clear the roads. Duke Energy, Haywood Blectric Membership Corp. and Progress Energy brought in additional workers to assist with restoring power te thousands of residences. At one point on Saturday, Duke Energy reported that more than 36,000 households-more than half of its Nantahala service areawere without power. _ All of these dedicated county and power company employees, as well as numerous excellent, well-trained volunteers, risk their lives during every emergency in order to keep the rest of us safe. Everyone involved de- serves a pat on the back. With more snow and ice likely to happen again this winter, its good to know that Jackson County residents and Western Carolina students are in good hands. Our Staff Justin Caudell | Editor-in-Chief 103 Old Student Union ~ Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723 wc@email.wcu.edu 828-227-2694 > Katherine Duff Smith | Advisor 109A Old Student Union Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723 smithk@wcu.edu 828-227-2195 Vacant | News Editor Vacant | Features Editor Jada Bratton | Sports Editor Shelby Harrell | Arts and Entertainment Editor Jay Strong | Photo Editor Nathan Hunzaker | Designer Maegan Zigarevich | Designer Jay Strong | Distribution The Western Carolinian P.0. Box 66 Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723 WESTERN CAROLINIAN By Shelby Harrell | WC Editor Sex in the Valley is an ongoing column developed specifically for advice on troubling sexual situations, discussing the many different aspects of sexuality for men and women, and also just giv- ing basic mformation about the practice of sex, Seeing as the Western Carolinian is a college newspaper with a college level audience, it is safe to say, We are all adults here. This column isnt a way for me to tell you what to do, or to lecture the public about the choices you may or make not make in college; this column is just a way to reach out to students at WCU and offer help, advice, what- ever you need, regarding a topic that is quite prominent in todays world. With that being said, | want to talk about sex, but in direct relation to our daily college lives. My first topic: Do college students want a relationship or do they want a series of hook ups? Now, weve.all been there and have had our occasional uh-ohs, but a major question regard- ing college life is are people promiscuous by choice, or are they trying to find that special someone? There are many stresses and pressures of college, es- pecially relationship wise. And the endless search for that special individual only adds to the stress, said cur- rent WCU Sophomore, Cartoon And boyfriend but 7) Society tells us not to seek, that these types of things just fall in our hands. What I wonder is why do some girls, such as Ms. Cra- ven, have such a huge stress upon them about finding the right guy? What makes it so unachievable? My answer came to me as soon as I got a male perspective on the is- sue. Honestly, I would say I prefer to be single, said current WCU Sophomore, Robert Lynch. Being single makes it much easier to be able to concentrate on school and you dont have to worry about being tied down and devoting a set amount of time to a certain person everyday. I mean, its nice to have com- fort from a relationship, but it is much easier being single. Well, there it is ladies, the main reason (in a nutshell) that he wont commit 100 percent to you. We college women are on a never-ending search for love, and the men - just want to chill and not be tied down. Theres nothing wrong with either of these, but if you look at it from an outsiders perspective, its totally complicated. Cyndi Lauper was wrong; in this case its the guys who just want to have fun. So to all you wonderful girls out there waiting to be swept off your feet, maybe be a little more cautious with your heart. Weve all been hurt and know it sucks, so make sure a guy is 100 per- cent into being tied down with you. We all want a fairy tale, but college life is so much more complex. For all we know, our prince charm- ing may still be maturing. And to all you hunky guys who do or dont want a re- lationship, all I can say is please be up front with your lady friend. If you dont want her obsessing over you (in a bad way), and just want to hang out with her, no strings attached, then tell her. Were in college; everyone is old enough to hear and deal with the truth. So be honest. If you hook up with a girl, and do not tell her you arent look- ing for that flame, trust me, shes going to get a wrong impression, and any friend- LETTERS POLICY S | Well you were parked in a fifteen minute zone for two hours. - Parking enforcement officer Tommy ' Westbrook responding to a complaining student about receiving a parking ticket Page 4 ship that could have been- won't be. So take it from me, do your own thing and be hon- est with yourself and others. Were in college, were hav- ing a blast and were going to mess up, but you can avoid many messy situations if you can just be straight up with people, especially members of the opposite sex, Well thats me; 'm sign- ing off but would really ap- preciate any type of com- ments or feedback. You can email me through the news- papers email address at wo@ weu.edu and I will use all of your comments as content for further topics to discuss. Let me know what you think. We welcome letters from our readers. We urge brevity, both for the sake of effectiveness and the demands of space; letters should be no longer than 500 words. All letters are subject to the same editing for clarity applied to our staff contributions. We will not publish anonymous letters; letters praising or criticizing professors by name; letters making personal attacks or personally hurtful statements; endorsements of or letters from political candidates; or copies of letters to other publications. Because we want to provide access to a variety of viewpoints, each letter writer will be limited to one letter every four weeks. All letters should be signed, and writers should enclose their addresses and daytime phone numbers. Addresses and phone numbers will not be published but will be used to | verify letters, We reserve the right not to print any letter.
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