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June 18, 2010 WESTERN CAROLINIAN Page 2 NEWS State budget cuts : e _Komuves receives couldieadto NC Forest Service mayincrease funasior alcoho enrollment cap and Drugs David Salinas | Staff Writer that education as well. The governors proposed budget already includes a near $150,000,000 cut. The budget plans have left some North Carolina officials pon- dering about the idea of cap- ping the number of student enrollment for each public . university. North Carolina universi- ties would only be allowed to increase enrollment by one percent every school year if the enrollment cap is passed, For example, University of _ North Carolina Chapel Hills enrollment would be reduced from 4,900 students a year to asmaller 2,200 students. This has many North Car- olinian high schoo! students worried. about the possibil- ity of receiving a four year college degree. An enroll- ment cap would also put a halt to Westerns record set- ting enrollment in 2009, as the university exceeded its record by four percent total- ing 9,429 students. Western | Carolina University has also | nearly doubled its enroll-_ ment since 1999 when the | school only contained 6,580 _ students. Many officials are wor- ried about capping the en- roliment number for uni- -yersities. Hannah Gage chairman of the UNC sys tems Board of Governors, : said Limiting access goes against everything we try to | do within our university. It | looks like a big step back- wards. lina have already suffered from pervious budget cuts, but no one knows quite how the economic recession; this would only hoard more teen- agers away from the college experience. What does some faculty and statf at WCU think about capping student enrollment? 1 dont ment cap are high. If the state ment number here at Western we would have already been notified, said Chris Parrish, a consular at WCUs under- graduate admission building. the number of students they can enroll. Western has been dents. Hopefully Western can continue to grow just as it has in the past years. But in a time where the state is _ cutting the education budget and faculty numbers are de- | creasing and classroom sizes . are going up, it seems hard | to believe that Western is go- ing to be able to make up for _ enrollment capping in other schools. how the plans will unfold as the state tries to solve the problem of enroliment distri- bution and budget cuts. Hikers who visit areas of the Nantahatl et Shelby Harrell | News Editor Many recreational out- _ doorsmen and women may _ have to pay more money to The education at many do the activities they enjoy. schools here in North Caro- The U.S. Forest Service is proposing increasing or cre- ating more user fees at some recreation areas on Nan- to handle this sticky situa- tghala and Pisgah national tion. Many high school stu- | dents have already taken | another path outside of edu- | cation simply because of time at Wolf Ford Camp- ground in Pisgah National _ Forest, and at Moss Knob Shooting Range and Wine ' Spring Horse Camp in Nan- ' tahala National Forest. If | these changes are approved, _ they would go into effect for believe the _ the 2011 recreation season. chances of having an enroll- forests. The proposals include creating a fee for the first This change in fees may directly affect many avid was going to cap the enroll- hikers and those who like the _ otdoors, specifically the bud- ' geted college students from | Western Carolina University who enjoy the outdoors from - time to time. Many schools across the state have already capped It seems very over- Sheriffs specifically pointed by state officials to enroll more stu- dents because other states schools in North Carolina | cannot take on anymore stu- | Justin Caudell | Editor-in-Chief Jackson County Sher- iffs Offices CrimeStop- pers team is seeking in- formation regarding a robbery that occurred at the Whittier Post Office around noon on Sunday, June 13. A 75-year-old woman It will be intriguiag tosee Was approached by a male suspect in the post office parking lot, according to Capt. Steve Lillard. The suspect produced a hand- wheats to have something so gorgeous, pristine, and free to suddenly have a fee slapped onto it, said WCU Junior Andrea Craven who is majoring in Environmen- tal Science. I hike all the time, enjoying gods most finest creations. However | would still be willing to pay a small fee to continue my efforts as an avid hiker. The Forest Service started charging fees for some recre- ation areas in North Carolina in the late 1990s. Eighty per- cent of the fees are invested in recreating sites on the na- tional forest where they are collected. Without the fee, two things would happen: We would not maintain them and we would not be able to add amenities that people ask for, said Candace Wyman, a spokeswoman for the Nation- al Forests in North Carolina. As an example of how fees benefit where they are charged, the current $3 ve- hicle fee at Roan Mountain generates $27, 000 on oi erage for the site, and the changes would increase that by about $10,000, according to David McFee, operations forester on the Appalachian Ranger District of Pisgah National Forest. The money goes toward maintenance and providing interpretive services at Roan Gardens. Fees are always discour- aging at first, but people grow calloused and end up paying the fees in the end anyways, said Craven. It may not be imminent to the forests health now. However I do feel fees will help out in the future in many ways only forseen from a higher per- spective of an Environmental Scientist or an Ecologist. For off-roaders, fees will increase at two sites, and a new forest-wide seasonal pass will be offered. Most of the money for off-highway vehicle areas goes into main- taining the trails themselves, according to Leigh Marston, who works in operations on robbery in Whittier gun and demanded the womans money and cell phone, Lillard said. The man fled the scene in what appeared to be a silver-colored Chrysler PT Cruiser, which was driven by a white female with blond hair. The male suspect is described as a white male, 57 to 59 in height with blond hair. He was wearing shorts and a white T-shirt with some type of logo on the front of it, Lillard said. A reward is being of- fered for information lead- fees for outdoor recreation North Carolinas state _ budget cuts are continuing to | threaten not only the quality of education, but the amount of students that can receive | 4 401) Bhotoi by Justine fiendell e streams and Ww vaterfalls. the Grandfather Arian _ bivalence. This would give a high-risk consumer the _ability to receive direct help _ from a specialist and would include mechanism such as reflection, journaling, and _ provide more in depth infor- _ mation than the current pro- _ grams here at Western. say could prevent the use of | Ranger District of Pisgah National Forest. The Forest Service is also proposing fee increases at three shooting ranges in Nan- tahala National Forest. Fees at shooting ranges may dis- courage some people from going to them, which some ranges and result in the use of less safe shooting facili- ties. There is a lot to be man- aged, said Craven. Believe it or not, this is an item of concern on the state and na- tional level concerning the health and safety of our for- used for the upkeep instead. By using fees to help fund research and deal with incidents such as pollution etc. | feel that this is a splen- did idea, and would benefit encouraging people to join the work force that carries UNI TEDS ATES TAL SERVICE. ing to the identity and ap- | eee is , . . f it; xe a. _ Awareness Week, which is abies os! ashes the same week as Homecom- ; : - ing (October 4-9). Anyone having infor- | suspects, mation is encouraged to contact CrimeStoppers at 828-631-1125 or the Jack- fice at 828-586-8901. SM Education _ David Salinas | Staff Writer Miles Komuves, the coor- dinator of alcohol and drug _ education with student com- - munity ethics at Western, is making a big effort to reach out to WCU students who have alcohol and substance _ abuse problems. Komuves received $8,557 from the Town of _ Sylva recently to enhance some of the programs that _ the school currently offers. - Komuves and WCUs sub- _ stance abuse specialist Jane - Royse-Roskowski that there is a gap between | programs that offer valuable _ help for higher risk students. believe The university currently of- _fers online programs. such _ as Marijuana 10] and Under the Influence for students. _ who are interested or need nformation on alcohol and substances abuse. These programs are a great way to provide our students with essential knowledge about alcohol and drugs. We believe that a program that allowed stu- dents to come in and talk one on one with a specialist could make a bigger impact on higher risk users, said Komuves. : Komuves and Jane plan to create a program that would conduct motivational interviewing. Motivational interviewing is a directive, client-centered counselin style for, eliciting behavior lange by helping clients explore and resolve am- We are excited to con- _ tinue building our programs here at Western. Our goal is not to force students to _ behave a certain way or act - accordingly, but we would like to lead people who have problems in a different direc- _ tion without cajoling them, _ said Komuves. ests. NC tax dollars are being Sylvas attempts to reach out to students who have _ problems are certainly ap- _ preciated by those who have _ been affected by alcohol. control, air and water quality, Jared Hopkins, the vice president of SGA, said Tt _ sounds like a great idea. Af- the unemployment rate by | ter Allen Brissons death I hope that any student who me _ needs help can get the right out these tasks, said Craven. people around to help. My main concern is that the pro- Office seeks information after armed _ ing the amount of money that _ the Town of Sylva donated. grams are effective consider- Some of the new plans _ also include providing a one- time use breathalyzer for _ students. The breathalyzers _ would allow students to test _ their blood alcohol level on themselves or on a friend _ in case a student is refusing to take responsible actions _while drinking. Komuves also. will be using some of the money for Alcohol If you know any friend or _ student that has an alcohol or _ drug problem please feel free _ to contact Miles at the Stu- son County Sheriff's Of can visit Jane Royse-Ros- _ kowski at the Byrd Building. dent Affairs Center, or you

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The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.
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