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  • WCU students plan dinner to raise money to build school in Pakistan WCU News Services Western .Carolina University students working to raise $50,000 to build a school in Pakistan are hosting a fundraising dinner and silent auction at Chefs Table i in Waynesville on Tuesday, April 5. Tickets to the event are $50 for a three- course meal, which includes soup or salad, a choice of entre and dessert. Silent auction items include art, a kayak trip, wine tasting and Arabic items. Diners can purchase tickets to a 6 p.m. or 8 p.m. seating. The school fundraising effort was revived - last fall after, Andy Miller, a junior majoring in international studies and philosophy with a _ concentration in religion, befriended students from Saudi Arabia studying English at WCU. Miller, who is from Candler, said he felt com- pelled to be part of something that would build good will between Americans and Arabs. As he thought about the possibilities, he remembered - aproposal made by his Freshman Convoeation speaker, Winford Gordon, for WCU to. raise $50,000 for the Central Asia Institute to build a school in Pakistan, which, like Saudi Arabia, is _ predominantly a Muslim country. T went onto WCUs website and eed | in build a school in Pakistan, expecting fo see somebody had been doing something but I found nothing, said Miller, I e-mailed Windy - Gordon and set up a time to meet. He said a group had gotten together but fell apart. I said, I am interested. I would like to take the lead on this project. Gordon, assistant professor of psychology, g ; had suggested the fundraiser as he discussed Ge the ee reading selection, Ebree Cups tail the people of a. village in Pakistan after iis 2 failed attempt to climb K2. Despite violence and unrest resulting from a radical Islamist group, Mortenson promised to return to build a school for the village. He not only did but also returned again and again to build more schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan, which he now does through his nonprofit organization, CAI. He was unwilling to bear silent witness to another decade of deprivation and hardship for the children of Pakistan, said Gordon at convocation. He went on to urge students to choose a path, set a goal and be fully involved . in realizing their ambitions, and he invited those who did not have a cause to consider em- barking ona WCU effort to build a CAI school in Pakistan. To see if people would be interested, Miller and fellow WCU students began last fall by selling some leftover rubber bracelets that said one hope, a slogan that seemed to fit with CAIs slogan, Peace and hope begin with edu- cation: one child at a time. We wanted to see how excited or involved people would be, and we sold $250 worth of bracelets in a residence hall of 350 students, said Miller. | This semester, Miller has 2,000 more brace- lets in black, white, red, blue, light blue, green, and purple that say One child at a time togell on campus and at his alma mater, Enka High School. In addition, on Wednesday, April 6, the Saudi students will direct proceeds to the ef- fort from selling prayer rugs, traditional Saudi clothing, Arabic prayer beads, rings, flags and other items at an Arabic market, or souk, to be hosted on campus during WCUs annual In- ternational Festival. One of the Saudi students, Mohammed Shutayfi, said he was particularly inspired to take part after purchasing a version of Three Cups of Tea that was easy enough for him to read as he learns English. This book made me so excited to work with Andy together to help the kids get a good education, said Shutayfi. All of us have the same goal to help human- 2 ity. This is one of the reasons why we came Saudi Arabian society, and to learn from each other and help each other. I hope someday to make a difference and change the bad ideas for the next generation to live in peace. Gordon said Millers initiative to lead the effort to build a school in Pakistan is a great example of a student becoming active in his educational journey, which is a key element of WCUs Quality Enhancement Plan, Synthe- sis: A Pathway to Intentional Learning. - Beyond the project itself, which will change lives in Pakistan, everyone who works with Andy will connect their Western Carolina experience with a world and a culture far be- yond our campus, said Gordon. Everyone learns. Everyone benents: Isnt that the best of all worlds? For more information or tickets to the din- ner, contact Miller by phone at 828-545-1778 or 828-452-6000, or by e-mail at anderson. miller.ram@gmail.com. Classes fold paper cranes as part of effort to support Japan earthquake relief From Staff Reports Western Carolina University students are folding paper cranes and offering them to those who give at least $1 to support an earth- quake relief fund at a table in the first-floor lobby of McKee Building. _ The paper crane is.a symbol of peace in Japan, said Yumiko Ono, an instructor in the Japanese Program at WCU. Because of the devastating situation, it was only natural to think that the paper crane would be appropri- ate to wish for peace as well as contributing to the earthquake relief fund in Japan. The effort to help people in the coun- try where the death toll is estimated at more than 10,000 was organized with leadership and support from Ono and Masafumi Takeda, Asian studies coordinator and Japanese lan- ' guage instructor, after students asked them what they could do, said Ono. In addition to receiving a paper crane, visi- tors to the table are invited to give $1 to write a message that will be sent to the Miyagi pre- fectural government, where some of the worst damage has been observed. As of press time, the group had raised about $700 toward its $1,000 goal. For students such as Krista Lujan, a sopho- more recreational therapy major and Japanese studies minor from Acworth, Ga., finding the right words to write in the message was a struggle. : T wanted to say something more than just that they were in my thoughts, said Lujan, who said she is very supportive of the paper crane and message initiative. I think it is the very least we can do:. For more information, contact Ono at 828- 227-3905 or yono@weu.edu. WCU student Alex Smith, a senior from Parkton, and other students in a eis es class Wie time making paper cranes to raise money for lpgadt efforts in Japan. News briefs. From Staff Reports Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet, WCU dance students team up for free concert Students from the Western Carolina Univer- sity dance program will team up with the uni- versitys own Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet to present a free concert of various musical and dance styles at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, in the Coulter Building recital hall. The program will feature songs from several eras, including Strausss Blue Danube Waltz, the jazz standard Take the *A Train and America from the Broadway musical West Side Story. A wide range of dance styles also will be demonstrated, including ballet, swing and tango. Several pieces were choreographed especially for the students by Karyn Tomezak, WCUs dance program director. Musicians often perform music with dance references, but this exciting program will give the audience the opportunity to see how the movement of authentic choreographed dance influences the music we perform, said SMBQ member P. Bradley Ulrich. In addition, there will be a slideshow and brief description of each of the dances before they are performed. Drinking water exceeds quality standards Drinking water supplied by the Western Carolina University Water Plant to the univer- sity community exceeded all federal and state standards and requirements for quality, accord- _ing to the Annual Drinking Water Quality Re- port. The 2011 Water Report is available from links on the Facilities Management website or can be downloaded directly at http://www. weu.edu/WebFiles/WordDocs/WCU_2011_ Annual_ Drinking Water Report.docx. Questions may be directed to Kristy Maddy, ~ Water Treatment Plant Supervisor, by phone at 828-227-7224 or by e-mail at aera uh ccna weu.edu. Autism walk April 9 at WCU Western Carolina Universitys Alpha Xi Delta womens fraternity will host its second annual Autism Awareness Walk from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday, April 9, on the A.K. Hinds University Center lawn. This event is open to the public. The walk will raise funds for Alpha Xi Deltas philan- thropic partner, Autism Speaks, the largest sci- ence research and advocacy organization for autism in the United States. The organizations mission is to find treatments, prevention and a cure for autism spectrum disorder. Alpha Xi Deltas mission is inspiring women to realize their potential through acts of community service, such as this event, said Alisha Lambert of Alpha Xi Delta. The event will feature games, face painting, a T-shirt sale, food and drinks. Grove Worship, the house band for The Grove Church, will play live music. Tickets can be purchased on the UC lawn for $10 starting Monday, March 28, and on the day of the event. For more information, contact Lambert at 828-736-9385. Clubs sponsor Parents Night Out on Friday, April 1 The WCU Health and Physical Education majors club and Parks and Recreation Manage- ment majors club are sponsoring an evening of organized games and active play for children ages 3 and older from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, April 1, in Reid Gym. There is no set fee for children of faculty and staff members to participate in Parents Night Out, but donations are welcome. Contact club sponsor David Claxton, pro- fessor of health, physical education and recre- ation, at claxton@wceu.edu or (828) 227-3556 to make a reservation with the number of chil- dren and the ages of the children who Will par- ticipate by noon on Monday, March 30. Digital Heritage on display at Moun- tain Heritage Center A new exhibit, Digital Heritage, will be on display in Gallery C of Western Caro- lina Universitys Mountain ae Center through May. i Capitalizing on the museums. Web proj- ect, DigitalHeritage.org, the exhibit features aspects of Appalachian culture and traditions from the website and from Mountain Heritage Centers collections. Among the topics ad- dressed are orchards and apple butter, Christ- mas trees, subsistence farming, old-time music and the Folkmoot festival.
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