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  • February 3rd, 2012 WESTERN CAROLIN IAN Page 2 NEWS Cullowhee bridge construction causing headaches for nearby residents Lex Menz, News Editor A Cullowhee bridge un- dergoing construction for de- terioration repairs is causing delays and inconveniences for residents who are accus- tomed to crossing it. Bridge 82, on State Road 1002 near the intersection of Rogers Road, will be closed for reconstruction for 150 days. Joshua, Deyton, Division 14 Bridge Management En- | gineer of the N.C. DOT, said the repairs are due to the de-. terioration of the bridge deck and other vital components of the bridge. These types of re- pairs now will prolong the life _ of the structure, thus eliminat- ing the need for a much more costly eg replacement for a long time. _ The bridge itself will not be completely pulled down, but the repairs are wide-rang- Ing. ' The bridge is having extensiv repairs that will include the replacement of . the bridge deck and bridge | tails, and painting of bridge beams, Deyton said. The major structural components of the bridge will remain in place because they are in rela- * Construction workers began to dismantle Bridge 82-on State Road 1 002 near. the intersection of Rogers Road in Caliice last Meee Hie ee Ree slags TB el ste cas a) Rie SUN aA TREES RL aaa CURRY TEIN TARAS GUS) PMR a a Bay oe ona GLC I TRUS cna ND a tively good shape. Deyton said commuters will only add two or three minutes to their drive. Commuters will be able to utilize SR 1170, Rogers Road, as a detour, which will eliminate most cela he: \, said, Nearby pudene | commu- nity, Carolina Village believes the se is a nuisance. Travis Bramlett from Southern Squirrel Prosperi- ties, owner of Carolina Vil- lage, spoke of his personal and residents disgruntles on the construction. | Tts a total inconvenience and Im at that property every single day, Bramlett said. He continued that the de- tour takes him three miles out of the way, and that he and his residents must backtrack to the old entrance for Highway 107 to drive back into Cullo- whee. Residents of Carolina Vil- lage complain to Bramlett that they are late for class due to the extra time it takes. WCU junior Deanna ' Braine put into perspective how the bridge construction has made her commute a headache. J have to wake up every morning to the sounds of con- struction, Braine said. My route to school used to take me two minutes, now it takes me 10 minutes. Bramlett said he was not made aware of the sudden construction and was shocked to learn how long the repairs will take to complete. T just want it to hurry up, he said. I want to know why they didnt try to do at least half of this over summer, Braine added. Western Carolina University signs off on massive directional signs ies Menz, News Editor Western Carolina Univer- _ sitys Campus is experiencing. a transition in decoration and direction. - New signs of all sizes have popped up in front of campus | buildings and roadways di- \ tecting, students, faculty, staff and visitors where to go and > how to get there. Ongoing for a few years, the project has caused interest, controversy, and a bit of hilarity. Wiley Harris, director of Facilities Planning, Design, and Construction, said WCU has worked on the new sign -concept since 2009. Har- ris and his staff placed three different sizes and panels of white and purple signs from the APCO Signs Company in: _ Atlanta around campus start- ing at the beginning of the semester. All of the signage should be in place by the end of next week, if weather permits, Harris said. At that time a representative from APCO and - the university architect will review. all in-place signs and correct any errors. Last week, students posted a photo of one of the signs on Facebook. The campus book- " stores sign had a printing er-. ror and spelled University incorrectly. The snapshot went viral across Facebooks Western Carolina Univer- sity network, spreading from student-to-student and even official University pages. Gov. Perdue Lauren Gray, Staff Writer In the next state budget, Goy. Bev Perdue (D) will propose a 3/4-cent sales tax increase to benefit education. Perdue said she intends to stop dep and unneces- sary cuts to schools. The proposed increase could raise up to $850 million a year. In ~ most North Carolina counties, this means the sales tax will jump from 6.75 percent to 7.5 percent with a 3/4-cent tax in-. crease. Ym going to fight for our childrens future by do- ; ore eee = ing a fraction of a penny for progress for schools and for children, Perdue said in a re- lease about the tax proposal. - Our history is chronicled by our consistent investment in PHOTO BY BAY LEIGH DAVIS Dectinal Lene Coy as ie one ne pict near Hunter er Library are ieee Ke all around bok 1s. Signe costs ranged irom 5785 to 827, 750. othe (icereliod Wodketors sign was taken down a couple of hours after it was installed, soon after the misspelling was noticed by university staff, Harris said. The sign company has since provided a new sign, which has been re- installed at no cost to WCU. Harriss office, WCU Fa- cilities Management, devel- oped the age of the signs in association with hace administration and appropri- ate university departments in order to ensure proper word- ing and terminology. Then we worked with APCO in developing the sign and graphics for the various types of signs to be installed on campus, Harris said. In July 2009, a mock-up sign was installed at the Cordelia ane feuding for review by the university administra- tors for a directive on how to proceed. Once design and appearance were approved, the new campus signage was developed, priced, reviewed and approved for purchase and installation. Costs ranged from $785 to $2,750 each for the biggest of the designs. one came Paihia ey from non-recurring funds that are set aside for state- funded facilities, with some additional funding from Aux- iliary Services and Student Affairs for their associated buildings, Harris said. With the recent hike in tuition fees and worry over budget cuts, students have ex- perienced mixed reactions on the new signs. Cameron Feaster, a junior, said he thought the signs pro- vided a professional look, but wondered if it was neces- sary to spend money where it was not needed. There, are a lot better things they couldve used that ines for, Feaster said. He? continued that _the " money could have helped the Cats Den, a popular student hangout. Therere perhaps two games there that work with- _ out problems, all the oth- ers are always out of order, Feaster said. It sort of ruins the whole purpose of the place. Emily Schaffer, a Resi- dents Assistant, believed that purchasing new signs was a redundant project. T think they are help- ful for potential students, but they are a bit much... If Im not mistaken, there were signs before which people could see, she said. I under- stand that the universitys ef- - fort to make the campus look nice and modern but with budget cuts and raised tuition, any extra money should be saved. Facilities Planning, De- sign and Construction added that they continue to plan for the present and future campus needs and its further beauti- fication, Harris said. How- ever, they currently do not have details for any specific upcoming projects. pushing for sales tax increase in next North Carolina budget education. Our people always step up and do the right thing for the future. This is the right thing for North Carolinas fu- ture. N.C. Republican legisla- tive leaders did not receive the proposal in a good light. Senate leader Phil Berger called the proposal dead on artival in the General Assem- bly, according to the News & Observer, House Speaker Thom Tillis also said this tax increase would negatively impact every level of society. State officials and leaders worry the last of federal stim- ulus money for school jobs will be gone soon. More than $250 million in federal money supported 5,000 school jobs this year alone. A $74 million discretionary, reduction will \ be built into the state budget _ for next year, bringing the to- tal to $503 million, $1 million of which local school districts must return to the state, ac- cording to the News & Ob- Server 7 While the N.C. taxes were set to expire last year, Perdue proposed keeping three-quar- ters of the penny sales for the proposed tax increase. The GOP:controlled legislature ignored Perdues idea, let the tax increases expire and wrote . their own budget without the increased tax. Perdue then ve- toed the legislatures budget and the legislature canceled her veto, according to the News & Observer. While vetoing Perdues budget, it seemed the legis- lature ignored N.C. voters wishes as polls showed peo- ple were willing to keep the tax if the money. was used to support, education according to Rob Thompson, executive director of The Covenant with North Carolinas Children. Perdue called the, legisla- tures education cuts unnec- essary and extreme and also said, Theyve done serious damage to the core of North. Carolinas educational back- bone. Western Carolina students disagree with the Republi- can legislative leaders. They approved of the tax increase because it benefitted a Niet cause. T support the Coenen S effort to do something to fix the extreme budget cuts..., said senior Andy Miller. In December, I was part of a team that got over 350 stu- dents to come out at West- ern to have their voice heard about how budget cuts have hurt students. Gov. Perdue sent us a video letting us know that she heard our voices, and she will fight for education. I believe that education is one of the most important things to be funded by a State, and I am proud to have a governor like Beverly Perdue stand- ing up for what she knows is right... instead of only focus- ing on what might be good for. her campaign. I approve of the tax in- crease as long as it goes to- wards a good cause, said Ozzie Gonzalez-Alanis, a ju- nior. Investing in education is always good and has never been harmful, especially now with all the budget cuts. Im
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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.
  • SERVING THE CULE OWRHEE AREA SINCE Volume 78, Issue 1 1933 Student charged with sexual battery, other crimes Javed Gant, Staff Writer The last several weeks have seen a marked increase in reports of criminal activity at West- ern Carolina University. Since Jan. 15, there have been three reports of sexual assault, one report of assault on a female and one report of armed robbery. Two students have been arrested in connection with two of the crimes. Logan Christopher Holman of Vale is charged with Attempted 2nd Degree Sexual Offense, Sexual Battery and Assault on a Fe- male for a Jan. 22 assault reported to WCU Police on Jan. 24. Holman, a resident of Cen- tral Drive Hall, is accused of assaulting a non- resident by unwillingly inserting his, fingers into the victims private parts, WCU Police secured a warrant for the ar- rest of Holman on Jan. 25, who promptly left campus to consult with a lawyer according to officers on the case. It is believed he was going _ to turn himself in to WCU Police this week. On Jan. 15, a female student contacted - campus police to report a sexual assault that occurred in Blue Ridge Hall in the early hours of the morning. Sergeant Douglas Hester of the WCU Po- _lice Department said the victim did not want the case to be investigated further and that she did not want to prosecute...and she asked that the alleged suspect in this case not to be held accountable at a university level. It was . found in this investigation that there was no credible evidence to substantiate that a crime had occurred. - The third Soa assault, which occurred | al Wi police reports, WCU police: The sian pono the incident on Jan. 23 and officers questioned the victim -and her RA. When asked about i incident, Set Hester said that WCU Police are continuing to inter- view some folks regarding the incident, and he believed that the case would be resolved ' quickly. : In response to the recent instances of sexual assault, WCU Vice Chancellor for Student Af- fairs Sam Miller sent an email to students last week stating that the alleged assaults occurred in social venues or where students live, and the Victims knew the alleged perpetrators. He cautioned students to avoid becom- ing intoxicated in public,.at parties, or with acquaintances in your room, and to always let someone know where you are going, whom you are going with, and what your itinerary 18.) ; Sophomore Emily Absher said that she is worried by the spike in sexual assaults. Tt bothers me because I dont feel comfort- able walking around school alone at anytime af the day, because a lot of the assaults have happened during the day, she said. When asked if she takes any personal pre- - cautions against becoming a victim, Absher said, I dont talk to random people around - campus unless I know them or a friend knows them. Many students share Abshers concerns. Chris Evans, a senior from Hickory said, Tts a shame that so many of these things are happening. It seems that there have been a lot more instances like this in the past couple of / years than when I was a freshman or sopho- more. He believes that the rapid growth of the University over the past several years has in- fluenced the increase in criminal activity. We used to be a smaller school, but with . growth, we have taken on the crime issues of a- larger university, Evans said. On Jan. 15, a female WCU student was as- saulted outside of Starbucks by Hadi Hamad Almuhamid according to campus police re- ports. Almuhamid is accused of striking the _ victim across her face with his hand during a verbal altercation. Almuhamid was arrested by WCU Police on Jan. 18 and is scheduled to ap- pear in court on Feb. 14. The reported armed robbery occurred on Jan: 17 in the South Baseball parking lot. _ Two WCU students were approached by an unknown individual and threatened with:an object that was believed to be a handgun con- cealed beneath a sweatshirt. The suspect stole $40 in cash from the victims. That individual has not been arrested, and it is unknown if he is a Western Carolina student or not. Join the Conversation: AAAS SSG EE a oat e999 4 ty SOP QQ SAAN dd Hd [|dd Bridge construction causing headaches, delays ~ Read more on Page 2 Crime statistics release shows spikes Read more on Page B-2 February 3rd, 2012 English Department's Kinser a man of many talents Read more on Page 6 PSASRASRSUSORG dole Nfeiepaieh tag lt san Noe Vive SX yea venues ashe Woedsveresu SAL ARaRSts tad'Uy \UnSanA bl COs eu means Vad ahr) ots WOR Cay UMC NaeR Cou Ue Tean alur ty deer Mactan dyad Ure puouitoe tmnt coe to ucen enh cad W gu Moun MUR MOG ca ne aie oe NOMEN Ria eon aE, an LANG AMV Set cu tanita SU as An uenh tea en ec er ~ Gibbs Knotts, interim dean of the college of arts and sciences, professor of political science and public affairs and faculty athletics repre- sentative at Western Carolina University, will be leaving at the end of this school year to be- _ come the department chair of the political sci- _ ence department at the College of Charleston. Charleston and the College of Charleston have always been a city and university that Ive been interested in, Knotts said on the move to historic downtown Charleston. My mom grew up there and I still have family there. As the Chair of the Political Science Depart- ment, Knotts will undertake many of the same duties that he did when he was head of the Po- litical Science and Public Affairs Department at WCU from January 2008 until June 2011, when the UNC Chapel Hill and Emory Uni- versity graduate was named Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. As a department head, Knotts served on the WCU Department Head Council, hired full- time and part-time faculty members and main- tained relationships with alumni. Dr. Jennifer Schiff, assistant professor in the political science and public affairs depart- ment, was hired on two years ago when Knotts was department head. Gibbs has been one of the bright spots of my first two years as a faculty member at Western, Schiff said. He is always so friend- look out for me as a new faculty member. Hes a big reason I felt so welcomed here in my first year at Western, and I[l miss hirh terribly. Of _ course, I know he ll be incredibly successful in his new position, and I wish him all the best. On his colleague s departure, Dr. Todd Col- lins, an assistant professor in the department | of political science and public affairs, said, He was a good researcher, good teacher, and a good ambassador for WCU. Everything that a faculty member should be, Dr. Knotts was. Thats what we'll miss most about him. On his time at WCU, Knotts said, I am most proud of my work with students: Getting students excited about the political process and research, passing on to them skills that will be useful to them, and then helping them apply those skills in their careers. Knotts, known for his love of research, said that the balance between teaching and research is one factor that helped him decide on WCU as his home in 2000. Since then, Knotts has worked his way up ' from an assistant professor to a full profes- sor, teaching courses on American political parties and state and local government, while also maintaining a solid research reputation. In 2008, Knotts co-edited a book titled The New , Politics of North Carolina with colleague and Interim Political Science and Public Affairs ee Head Chris pee PHOTO BY MARK HASKEY? with superb leadership as, a department head and interim dean. I am confident that he will distinguish himself at the College of Charles- ton just as he has here at Western. . An Olympic Torchbearer for Asheville in 2001, Knotts, who has enjoyed numer- ous teaching and research awards, including the UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award in 2010, recollected on his time at WCU with fond memories. The people in this town are extremely nice and supportive and the professors. Ive worked with here are a great group of teach- et-scholars, Knotts said. Its nice to be in a place where people know your name. Im very - thankful for the opportunities ve had at West- ern and I hope that Ive been able to have an impact here. : Knotts will assume his new position at Col- lege of Charleston on July 1. He is excited to teach a course on southern politics in a city like Charleston where the first shots of the Civil War were fired at a federal ship entering Charleston Harbor in 1861. A search for a permanent College of Arts and Sciences dean is already underway. Menz returns to Western leantaee to reassume News Editor position | From Staff Reports Last semester, junior Lex Menz decided to test outa new university for her educational cateer, UNC-Greensboro. She realized after two months however. she would always be a Catarhount. Tt wasnt the right fit for me Menz said. Ne ay missed Westerns campus and the way things worked. UNC-G was much more complicated, - like how to rent text books and being able to graduate. I visited Western in October lic whee I aeued to Greensboro, I just broke down. I realized I made a mistake and wanted to come back, she added. As much as I dislike the - mountains, Cullowhee is my home. Menz was News Editor for the Western Carolinian from October 2010 to May 2011 vand garnered recognition with an Associated Collegiate Press award for her work. Im excited to have Lex back at the news- paper, Western Carolinian Editor-in-Chief Justin Caudell said. She has shown time and time again what it means to be a journalist and helps our staff writers learn their craft. Lex Menz NAME: ADDRESS: LEY: STATE: PHONE: SAGAN Twitter: @WCUsNewspaper Subscribe Today! ZIP: spades a agnor Facebook: www.facebook.com/wcunews SEMPPPWWWyoy |} 7 yy DD. yD DD pW. SS yi SUBSCRIPTION RATES $30 for North Carolina addresses. $45 for other addresses MAIL PAYMENT TO The Western Carolinian PO Box 66, Cullowhee NC 28723 Website: www.westerncarolinian.com SES i990 yo] BDNF TN Ow... 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