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THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN ~ Volume 7 _ Visit us at www.westerncarolinian.com SERVING THE CULE OWHWEER AREMUS INO FE UII9S 3 October 8, 2010 Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment _ to prefer the latter. -~THOMAS JEFFERSON Nation, UNC system schools celebrate 1st Amendment Day Brittney Burns | Staff Writer ; ast week, the United States celebrated the an- nual Banned Books Week, which is always observed the last week in September. Par- ticipating in this national ef- fort, schools all across North Carolina held events to cel- ebrate the importance of the First Amendment of the Con- stitution. WCUs tivals, Appala- chian State University, took a break from focusing on the upcoming Battle of the Jug to celebrate the books that were once censored. The University bookstore, Scholars Bookshop, offered a 20 percent discount on ev- ery book featured in its very popular, Banned Book sec- tion. According to the ASU bookstore, they recognize the week as being their fa- vorite sale of the year and celebrate it each year because they support the principle of . intellectual freedom. N.C. State rallied toge ther | Banned Book events. | Sound Wave, a website com- prised of sections from vari- ous banned books read by a wide range of university community members. The site was launched in combi- nation with Banned Books Week and to celebrate the free and open access to infor- mation. University members ranging from the baseball coach, to professors, to stu- dents, can be heard on the website reading from their choices of books which have been challenged or banned. The N.C. State Chapter of the Society for Collegiate Jour- nalists also held readings of Banned Books on the campus Brickyard and sponsored a display of prohibited books in the campus Library. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill not only observed Banned Books Week, but on Thursday, Sept. 30, they celebrated _ their second annual First Amend-_ ment Day. The campus-wide event lasted all day and was celebrated with numerous _nation by readin ,. there is a shrinking amount of coverage in college newspapers; student newspapers are responsible for covering the news within the campus and they can not depend or rely on local newspaper to take interest and do it? -Frank LaMonte | Executive Director, Student Press Law Center ment Day was co-sponsored by The UNC Center for Me- dia Law and Policy with the goal of celebrating and pro- moting the First Amendment as well as the role is plays in students lives. The event began at 9 a.m., with the planting of a UNC Liberty Tree next to Car- roll Hall, the campus home to the School of Journalism and Mass Communications. Along with the tree plant- ing kick-off, speakers such as dean of the UNC School of Law, Jack Boger and the UNC Center for Media Law and Policy faculty director, Cathy Packer were pres- ent; Student Body President, Hogan Medlin, honored the Amendment. University events ranged from contro- versial musical performances and public readings of previ- ously banned or challenged books to a documentary, co- produced by a Carolina grad- uate, about the historic role of religion in the life of the public. One of the highlights of First Amendment Day was the 7 p.m. keynote address: New media, old obstacles- How online publishing is (and isnt) changing the game for college journalist, given by Frank LoMonte, executive director of The Student Press Law Center. The Student Press Law Center is housed in Arling- ton, VA and is geared toward the First educating high school and i ie Si on Na WS SOLES Hea AEA IRE WCU Homecoming festivities to be held starting today From Staff Reports Wo Carolina Uni- versity will celebrate The Power of Purple dur- ing Homecoming festivities Oct, 8-10. The annual Alumni Scholarship Homecoming Golf Tournament will begin at 11 a.m. today at Sequoyah National Golf Club in Whit- tier. Then on campus, the annual Last Lecture Series address will be at 1 p.m. Fri- day, Oct. 8, in the theater of A.K. Hinds University Cen- ter. The featured speaker will be Ted Chiappelli, associate professor of health sciences, and the title of his address is Missed Opportunities. Following the address, the annual Homecoming pa- rade will begin at 6:15 p.m. in downtown Sylva. Mean- while, the Catamount soc- cer team will play Georgia Southern at the Catamount Athletic Complex. After the soccer game, which begins at 6 p.m., WCU will host the Spirit Night pep rally in the CAC. On Saturday, Oct. 9, an alumni breakfast will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. in the mul- tipurpose room in the Uni- versity Center. Tailgating begins at noon before the 3 p.m. Catamount home foot- ball game against the Sam- ford Bulldogs. The weekend concludes with a 3 p.m. Inspirational Choir concert in the A.K. Hinds University Center Grandroom followed by a 4 p.m. Catamount soccer game against Davidson in the CAC, For more specific event information and how to pur- chase tickets or make reser- vations, alumni are invited to visit alumni.weu.edu and students are invited to visit homecoming.wceu.edu. Westerns future discussed in Campus Conversations college journalist about the rights and serious responsi- bility given by the First a Amendment; the center also works to protect and support student news media organizations who struggle against censorship. Accord- ing to LoMonte, the goal of his speech was to help peo- ple understand that through the press they have the abil- ity to tell stories and the risk associated with the ability is changing with media technol- ogy. As an advocate for First Amendment rights within student media, LoMonte said, Students have an amazing. ability to reach a mass audi- ence and it is crucial that [me- dia] approach that opportuni- ty responsibly and seriously. UNCs newspaper, The Daily Tarheel, is an indepen- dent student newspaper that is affiliated with the universi- ty but not funded or directed by it. Erica Perel, Newsroom Advisor, said the distinction of being an independent stu- dent newspaper is important _ because, we dont have to Lauren Gray | Contributing Writer CU 2020: Realizing the Vision, Planning for Our Preferred Future, is a new process that will be de- veloped in three phases over the next few years to address where Western Carolina University is headed in the next ten years. As part of that overall process, Campus Conversations have taken place all over campus from Sept. 20-30, and all campus and community members were invited. Those attend- ing were encouraged to sug- gest institutional strategies and priorities that will help to fulfill the universitys vision of being a national model] for student learning and engagement. This is an overall re- newed emphasis on strategic planning, explained Me- lissa Wargo, assistant Vice Chancellor for Planning and Effectiveness and a part of the Strategic Planning Council for the WCU 2020 process. We are cutrently in the phase one part which is developing institutional priorities and _ strategies. Phase one will continue through 2011 where phase two, division/unit planning, will begin. worry about censorship, rely- ing on funding from the uni- versity, or the risk of being closed down; most schools arent that lucky. In celebration with First Amendment Day, The Daily Tarheel, opened their budget _ to the public; this daily meet- ing is used to discuss what Stories are going to be cov- ered and where they will go in the newspaper. The pub- lic was invited to attended and ask questions about the papers choices. Perel said, We wanted to show the pub- lic that we are not afraid to be transparent. Perel also expressed how thankful she was as an advisor for the pro- tection the First Amendment provides for all journalists, not just those at UNC. As the Western Carolin- ians own staff advisor, Kath- erine Smith, recently said, Almost all the great things that we have done as a na- tion, and any social progress we have made, are because of the First Amendment and the rights it protects. ACs va eseOba DLE Sia oat ARIUS TasCrebthe ced si Tee ets sohaas oveese ten VPRO According to the WCU 2020 website, over the past 10 years, enrollmentat WCU has increased by over 40 percent, the campus almost doubled in acreage, 18 new buildings were built, many new programs were added, including forensic science and a doctoral program in Physical Therapy, dozens of " new faculty and staff were hired, and the quality of the student body improved in ways most would have not thought impossible ten years ago. Western has seen so many changes since 2000, _ what will we look like in 2020? The potential commer- cial development of Cullo- whee is not the driving force of the WCU 2020 process; it is a part of it. The main focus of the WCU 2020 process is to get people thinking about and talking about what will Western Carolina Univer- sity be in 10 years? Look like in 10 years? Questions to review for the WCU 2020 process, how big will WCU: be? How will WCU be orga- nized? How many colleges will/should WCU have? . There are many challeng- es facing WCU, includ Continued on Page 3 NEWS >> Rion Rash wins O'Connor Award, worlds richest short story prize PAGE 2 CAMPUS VIEWS >> Off Campus Housing 101 PAGE 4 WCU graduate credits College of Business | FEATURES for immediate success PAGE 5 SPORTS >> es Western Carolina's Paws turns 60 PAGE 6 CATAMOUNT SPOTLIGHT >> Student Poetry PAGE 8 "ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT )> Check out whats coming soon to the : theaters PAGE 9

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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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