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  • hee March 25th, 2011 WESTERN CAROLINIAN Page 4 FEAT UO RES Before They Were Educators: Dr. Kenneth Price Katelyn Cooper, Staff Weiter oe (Editor s Note: The fol- : Towing is the ninth part of a series of articles looking 2; at the lives of WCU faculty and staff before gly were Bes educators. ) - Before becoming an As- . sistant Professor of English ., at Western Carolina Univer- . sity, Kenneth Price moved around the country from Texas to Alaska, to Califor- nia and Missouri following his profession. Price grew up in Mid- land, Texas where he was : surrounded by flat land, dust Storms, blistering weather, and the desert. Tt was awful, Price. Growing up, Price was a said trouble maker from his start - at elementary school until his graduation day of Laie school. ' As a kid I was pre-. i cocious, and bored with _ school. I got licks every year: from elementary school un- til high school, said Price. Growing up in Midland, Texas Price learned how to work on the farm and take care of his unique animals which included . rabbits, owls, and even an alligator. Price made his first source of income from working on the farm. He drove tractors and picked cotton in order to pay for his first car which he paid in full and in cash. Besides working on the farm, Price aspired to be- come a scientist and was interested in Biology. If I had to do it over again I would seriously con- sider going to med school, he said. However, Price also de- veloped a love of reading at an early age, He read at a high reading level and he began to enjoy novels by Steven King, Hemmingway, and Flannor O Connor. - T read the exorcist in the third grade. Very age appro- priate, Price said jokingly. Prices passion for read- ing led him to major in English at the University of North Texas and Angelo State University. Durne his last semester at the Univer- sity of North Texas, Price * . decided he needed a change . Of scenery. He transferred to Angelo State University. and graduated in 1990; two years later and with 160 hours. When I got a PhD the feeling was hard to describe. Graduating was something I never thought I would do. I . had already accomplished more than I ever thought I would, so I thought every- thing from there would be a breeze, he said. But it wasnt, nothing ever is. Price began his first job : .as a senior medical writer/ editor at the University of Texas Medical Branch. From there he continued to . travel around Texas teach- ing at different Universities. He then lived in Missouri from 1996-1999. In 1999 he moved to California where he taught at California State University and traveled to _ National Parks. California was like space travel. It was a whole different planet, he said. Then in 2003 Price Price moved to Anchorage, Alas- ka where he was an Assis- tant Professor of English at the University of Alaska Anchorage. : Alaska was terrible. It was cold, dark and depress- ing. I felt somewhat claus- trophobic because there was one road into Alaska and : one road out, he said. In 2006, Price landed at his favorite state, North Carolina. A colleague from Alaska knew the Chairman of the English Department at WCU, and recommended Price for a position. Besides being awarded a Special Award of Excellence in Education from California State University, WCU has PHOTO Si been his favorite place to live and teach. Price has found that the area is a great place to raise his five-year-old son. He is | - also happy at WCU. J love teaching here and living here. I love what I teach and I love the area. I even love my students, well for the most path * he said. | _ Double athlete Jacoby Mitchell juggles football and baseball Seat rah Michaud, Staff Writer Jacoby Mitchell can say football and baseball, but its not all fun and games. _ Currently in the middle of his baseball season and the start of football spring . training, Mitchell is forced . More, to split time between base- ball and football season. The 61, 200 pound sopho- who is majoring im Sports Management at Western Carolina, plays Wide Receiver for the foot- ball team and Right Field fer the baseball team.. . As soon as the football 4 i * season ends, Mitchell jumps : Tight into baseball season. When I committed to =} play football for WCU the coach promised meI could play baseball too, Mitchell said. I wasnt able to. play ~~ last year but this year I tried out after football and made the team. _. Mitchell says making the . transition from football to ~ baseball is a mind thing, meaning that football and baseball requires two differ- ent mindsets. For baseball its all about mechanics, the ap- proach, keeping your mind in the game. For football its a lot of tempo, fast-pace, and hard hitting, Mitchell said. When football sea- son ends, I try and slow my mind and body down a little bit for baseball. . ce Mitchell also believes _ baseball helps with football in improving his hand-eye coordination. Even during the baseball season, Mitch- ell continues to lift for foot- ball, currently every Tues- day and Thursday. Though _ the workout routine differs for football and baseball, he feels the football workouts provide him with the. best result. T still have to keep up my weight though for foot- ball, Mitchell said. And I do a lot of core and cardio to difficult process ing to Mitchell. _keep me in shape. Mitchells diet remains the same for both sports, except that he takes protein shakes after lifting for foot- ball. ' Juggling both football training and baseball is a The hardest thing is keeping up with the play- book, Mitchell said. We are changing up our scheme for football so Ive been a little behind the playbook and learning all the plays. I try to study it in my free - time, but its still a little tough. Mitchells commitment to two sports puts his aca- demic life into a i of late nights. T take some study halls, so that helps a lot, Mitch- A Ts still up late keeping up with my classes. My day starts at 6 a.m. and ends around 8 p-m., then I hit the books. Mitchell has a to have Mother and daughter S relationship grow at local post office : Katelyn Cooper, Staff Writer can '- Vangie Jones, alumni of Western Carolina Univer- | ' sity and her mother, Aletta Buchanan, have a unique relationship that not many : people do not today. Since -, 2002 they have worked _ side-by-side at the United States Postal Office in . Cullowhee. While some could eringe of the thought of - with parents, se sharing a home life as well as a work environment Jones has found that it is a blessing. It has been an eye opening experience. Ive learned a lot more about her by working with her. -. [ve been able to see her talents that I normally would not see in a family setting, said Jones. She is smart, witty, thorough, effi- cient, and I could just brag about her all day. Jones decided to. look into the profession when a family friend recom- mended she apply for the . job. After starting part time + in 1998, Jones decided she ' wanted to make the United . States Postal Service her career. All full time employ- ees have to goad exam; so I took the exam and when a full-time position opened in Cullowhee, I took it, she said. Jones recommended that her mother get a job , at the United States Postal Service in 2002. Today they are both Sales Service and Distribution Associ- ates. We get along so well. We help each other and have become great allies, PHOTO OU IRTESY OF VANGIE JONES said Jones. Jones said that working together with her mother has allowed them to be- come great friends while sharing the same work- , place. T enjoy working with her and I hope a lot of people get the opportu- nity to work with a family member. It is and has been a great experience, said Jones. accord- any serious injuries and says that coaches worrying about injuries is not a problem at alli, The coaches know me, they know my body, Mitchell said. Plus, any- time Im working. out or training there are always trainers around. By NCAA rules, double athletes are required two weeks of rest in the sum- mer. The SoCon tournament starts in May and the re- _ gionals go into June. If we dont make it as far as we would like to in baseball, then Ill be home for a little bit, but Ill be back here in July for football. Being a double athlete is not all fun and games ac- cording to Mitchell. If you want to be a two- sport athlete, make sure thats what you want to do, Mitchell said. Get your mind right, its a big sacri- US hiCen: PHOTO BY JARRETT PRAZIER "Jacoby Mitchell prepares to catch he ball that he eventually returned for a touchdown in a game last fall. THE KNOWLEDGE TO SPEAK NSIBLY i ee and d Amendment, and use the ident me and CO lege defend he: eirst Es JOIN become an sple member today DONATE support the student press law to listic erand publish great journa work safely and responsibly ce | media. For information on lega isaues affecting $ www.splc.org. student media, visit FOLLOW an Twitter and Facebook Bcf DRONE usm Reith ol student press law center
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