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See November 12, 2010 . Brittney sgh Staff Writer During his undergradu- ate studies, Western Carolina University alumni Charlie Price never imagined he would land a career that would send him jet setting all around the world. In December of 2007, Price graduated Western with a major in Engineering Tech- nology. Almost immediately after graduation, Price was offered a job as a Manufac- turing Engineer for Crane Resistoflex, a company which produces Teflon. lined pipe and fittings for corrosive ' fluid services. Price. spent eight months of this past year ' atone of the companys sister facilities in Suzhou, China, His world travels dont stop there; a company sponsored event also sent him to Ger-. His undeniable success : came with hard work and fo- | cus from Price as a student, as well as the dedication of his professors. Professor Wes Stone in the Engineering Technology department's top priority was - seeing his students succeed, and that meant answering both school and real-world questions. His willingness to , ee is one of the main rea- sons I have been successful since graduation said Price. The beauty and serenity Surrounding Westerns cam- pus has also helped Price in his career, T believe the small town atmosphere helped me build character, which has enabled me to succeed in life after college Price said. Maximizing his college experience, Price managed to find a healthy balance between class and extracur- - ricular activities; he was an avid participant in all intra- mural sports, as well as a proud member of the Kappa - Sigma. fraternity. He. also spent two summers work- ing at Westerns Greenhouse and is thankful for Peggy and - the crew who gave him two wonderful summer jobs. Price currently resides in Morganton, NC, but while at _ Western he lived on the first floor of Scott, one of the lucky residents with AC!, the Kappa. Sigma house in the village, and the Maples. By being a Catamount alumni for nearly three years now, Price has valuable ad- vice for current students, College will be the best time of your life while also being a major stepping stone to be- oe an age It is some- WESTERN CAROLINIAN FEATURES Hard work presents big rewards for Western Carolina University alumni thing you will always look - back on in life, so make as many memories as you can! Price recently visited Western to cheer on the Cata- mounts against Samford for ne When ee The Community Table in Sylva prepares for move, but needs help Brittney Buns, Staff Writer The Community Table, located in Sylva, is preparing for a much needed move to a larger, more accommodat- ing space. Currently located right off of Main Street on Bartlett Street, The Commu- nity Table will soon find its new home just a few blocks away in the former Golden Age Center. Executive director and one of the only two paid staff members at The Com- munity Table, Amy Grimes, will meet with Sylva Town Commissioners, who own the building, in the next week to sign an official lease and establish a tentative timeline for the move. Grimes an- ticipates that the move will begin within in the next two months. She said there are several key factors weighing in on determining a set move date. The table is a non-profit organization that primarily relies on donations and sup- port from the community, thus it is no surprise that fi- nancial difficulties are one of the major factors slowing down the moving process. Grimes has a rough esti- mate, $90,000, of how much it would cost just to renovate the building, but she antici- pates there to be a surprise along the way resulting in high costs. With any big project ren- ovation of an old building, you have to ballpark estimate expected costs, but you also know that problems are sure - to arise, said Grimes. Aside from the renova- tion costs, another estimated $20,000 to $30,000 will be needed to purchase indus- trial kitchen equipment for the new location. The table currently produces on aver- age 100 to 120 meals a night using only standard home ap- pliances, Industrial equipment is almost needed just as badly _ as the new space. The cur- rent state of the economy and recent rise in unemployment has caused the traffic through _ The Community Table to almost double. There have been evenings where the line is out the door because the small dining room can only accommodate 40 people at a time, and the even smaller kitchen has no room to cook during serving hours, and must prepare everything be- fore guests arrive. Gabrial Finnegan, the Tables only ot... paid em- ployee, just joined the team last week and is excited to be a part of this much needed transition. TI look forward to using my skills to help the commu- nity during a time where the number of Tables visitors is highest since it first opened in 99. I am excited to see the changes and improve- ~ ments during the transitional phase. - Finnegan, -a Bryson City native, has 25 years of expe- rience in the kitchen. He has spent several years in Europe and Germany studying cu- linary arts, and even ran the Spring Street Cafs kitchen in Sylva. Before landing his current position as Kitchen Manager and Volunteer Co- ordinator, Finnegan volun- teered for over 9 months at the Table, helping wherever he was needed. Finnegan prefers working at the Table compared to more conven- tional restaurants. Wo rk - ing at the Table gives me the chance to use my talents to make a changehopefully for the better Finnegan said. Jackson County is gra- . ciously helping with the funds and labor needed to make the move. Even with the countys help, the Table is still struggling to close the funding gap hindering prog- tess, There are several events scheduled over the next few months to help raise money for the move. The Table will hold its Third Annual Fall Festival from 11 am. until A pm. on Saturday, Noy.13. The festival will kick off with a yard sale which will be joined with music, food, kid activities and more all to raise money. If you cannot attend the festival, but still want to help, donations for the yard sale are greatly ap- preciated. The Table is also a proud _ partner of Westerns Service Learning Program and often depends on the student vol- unteers. The Table is joining together with Service Leam- ing to host a Spaghetti fund- raiser dinner. The dinner will began at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17 at the Tables cur- rent location. The cost is $10 a plate and will go toward helping the Table prepare for _ the move, as well as purchas- ing supplies needed for holi- day meals. Those interested should RSVP to Josh Lively at Jlively@wceu.edu. Students interested in helping to the Commu- nity Table can use the extra money left at the end of the semester on their CatCard to purchase canned food and non-perishable items from campus stores to donate. Grimes said that this has been a great help in the past _ to prepare for the holiday meals that are served. When it comes time to finally move, the Table will rely on volunteers from the community to help with any painting, trim work, repairs, and just the general moving process. Volunteers are also needed during regular opera- tion hours on Monday, Tues- day, Thursday and Friday from any time between II a.m. until 6:30 p.m. For more information about the Community Table, donating or volunteering, visit www.communitytable. org or call 828.586.6782. Lome were, y Charlie Price during one of his travels. graduated, Westem had only scratched the surface of its construction phase. During his last visit Price noted that among some of the biggest changes he no- definitely ie gym and new dining hall, which is great, but I do miss the Brown Cafeteria days! Even though he has so many accomplishments already be- hind him, Price continues to work toward adv ee his Page 8 career. In the future he hopes _ to continue to have traveling opportunities with work to gain valuable experience and eventually aspires to move into a-management position. Before They Were Educators: | Andrew Dalton Brittney Burns, Staff Writer (Editor's Note: The fol- | lowing is the sixth part of a . series of articles looking at : the lives of WCU faculty and . staff before they were educa- tors.) The Dave Matthews Band : has continuously toured for : the past 20 years. They have - had numerous chart topping _ hits over the years, and are : still popular among young ' adults today. Which one of : Western Carolina Univer- : sitys professors grew up : loving DMB and rocking out to hits such as Two Step : and Crash into Me? West- - ems Assistant Professor of ' Computer Science, Andrew . Dalton. Dalton named the ' timeless DMB as being his 4 favorite group growing up. Dalton drove to Hickory : High School in Hickory, : North Carolina, home of the : Red Tomadoes, in his first : car,a 1988 red Pontiac Grand - Am Turbo. While in high school, Dalton participated in the Latin Club and repre- sented the Red Tornadoes in | the Energy Bowl. The En- : ergy Bowl was a Jeopardy- : like competition among area : high schools, with questions : focused on energy topics - such as exhaust cleaning sys- - tems for coal burning power _ plants, ; cells. Dalton graduated from | Hickory High School in and photo-voltaic 1996, Daltons interest in com- puters and technology can - be traced back to his favor- - : ite movie growing up; Star : Trek: The Next Generation. _ The futuristic and seemingly impossible aspects of Star _ Trek captivated Daltons in- : terest and provided him with arole model, Captain Picard. He was smart, well- : rounded, cool under pres- | sure, and always very profes- : gional. Little did I know back - then that my hairline would - model his as I grew older _ Dalton said. Want to stay informed between publications? 4 Surf over to www.westerncarolinian.com. ' Jaxing in the sun, as an un- When most kids were spending their summers re- dergraduate, Dalton wanted to utilize his summers with a co-op working with Nortel Networks in Research Tri- angle Park, N.C. It was a memorable ex- perience in that I had great _ Opportunities to learn a lot about professional software development. Dalton said. Dalton hadn't always ' planned to become a teach- er, while exploring his un- dergraduate studies, he first wanted to work in industry. When he graduated from Ap- palachian State University in 2000, he first returned to work for Nortel Networks, where he remained for 2 years. As the state of the economy began to decline, Dalton decided to return to Appalachian for his Masters degree in 2002. It wasnt un- til this time that he found his love for teaching. Then I had the opportu- nity to teach a course as a Teaching Assistant. Thats when I really found that I en- joyed teaching. Dalton said. After graduating with his Masters in 2004, Dalton went on to receive his Ph.D from Clemson University in 2008. Daltons interest in com- puters began as carly. as third grade. My parents bought my first computer for me when I was in third grade. It was a Tandy 1000 SX. It had two 5 % floppy disk drives and no hard drive. It had an 8088 processor with a few KB of tam. This computer was in the pre-Windows daysthe only thing that was available for it was MS DOS. I spent years with the computer, and upgraded over time, That in- - terest drove my desire to be a computer scientist, Dalton said, Captain Picard did not only inspire Daltons career choice; the Star Trek, high tech, computer interests are just as relevant in his hobbies. Dalton enjoys reading tech books and magazines like the Linux Journal because he is, trying to keep up with the pace of technology. I do not use Windows (the computer operating system); I find it too restrictive (which some- times makes life here more .. interesting). When I have spare time, I spend some of it playing around with Linux.

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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