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_ master / Cagnin introduced himself March 23, 2012 WESTERN CAROLINIAN Page 6 ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT Western Carolina University parties for a good cause Lex Menz, Co-Editor-in-Chief Imagine dancing and jiv- ing with humpback whales, fish of all colors and sizes and mermaids. Picture the basketball courts of the Campus Recreation Center turned into an oceanic para- dise of dancing dolphin flip- pers, waving fish fins and swaying seaweed. Western Carolina Uni- versity. hosted its first Dance Marathon with a Dance with M Under the Sea theme to support the Greenville Childrens Hos- pital, the local Childrens Miracle Network hospital in South Carolina. Students raised money by dancing for 12 hours on Saturday, March 10 to the tunes of DJ Sandune and three differ- ent bands. Overall, the 328 dancers raised $8,196, and still counting. Joshua Cauble, executive. director for the event, got involved after hearing about the cause from former fac- ulty member of the Offices of Leadership and Student Involvement, Steve Dutton. -' Steve participated in dance marathons from when he was an undergrad, and he loved them, said Cauble. Tf it werent for Steve, we wouldnt be having this amazing event this year. When I*began research- ing what a dance marathon was and how much of an impact it made for children,. Cauble continued, there was no way I was not going to be a part of this. College is one of the most selfish times Bayleigh Davis, Copy Editor The John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center welcomed the world re- nowned Vienna Boys Choir on Tuesday, March 6. The most celebrated - choir in the world took stage under the direction of choir- Manolo Cagnin. and welcomed the sold out audience. The choir consist- ed of 23 prepubescent boys. _ The talents of the boys were masterfully show- cased in a wide range of ~ classics. The first half of the performance included 12 pieces. Not only could the boys sing, but many of . them played musical instru- ments as well. During one solo, members of the choir brought out a flute, oboe, cello and tambourine. Widerspruch, a Ger- man piece written by Franz Schubert, appeared to be a struggle for some boys. Many pieces were not in their native language and some ended up distorting their faces to make the cor- rect pronunciations. After a brief. intermis- sion, the boys were back on the stage. The last half. of the performance was more AMARA ATA AAE ADORE EEE OLA EERE RMAA ARTA ATAU TELA O RR EA REGO A TAO O EAA PAROS ECAR ETERS ADRES APA E PRESET AES RPA EO RTE E REE ARR RES RRR RSE aS Junior Picassos exhibition for Youth Jamie North, Contributing Writer Associate Professor of Art Education Erin Tapley and her art education meth- ods class will set up and host the upcoming Youth Art Month at Western Carolina University. The event will exhibit displays of student art from various schools at The Bardo PHOTO BY MARK HASKETT Dancers took to the floor on March 10 inthe Campus Recreation Center raising funds for the Childrens Mir- ~acle Network. This event marked WC. Us first ever participation in the National Dance Marathon. of our lives, and J felt like it called for me to be involved. - Being the executive director, I haye had the amazing op- . portunity to be a part of an -~ organization that is all over the United States helping . amazing children who just need someone to care. The Childrens Miracle Network uses [dance mara- thons to help them raise money for whatever needs they have that their regular budget is unable to cover. Cauble listed some exam- ples like free Red Box ma- chines for the kids to watch pickaglues-sasinpaaniasnaannadanition PHA IAGIFSLASLSSTSASSIITI LIGA LTT AT Teer st se sas ast LUUIDGERTOLLIEELALELETE Rs ESAa SUSE IAAL TU ELITE RATES EL se T STIR AT TART EET TEREST a sts tte ta ELT tests tttgs Te Vienna Boys Choir amazes everyone | 3 $ t Ny i pee ky 3 i 2 : $ $ * movies in their room and medicines, like milk of am- nesia, at no cost. This medicine (milk of amnesia) is very expen- sive, said Cauble, and is not covered by insurance. The hospital does not want to put parents in a situation of not being able to give this medicine to their children because they cannot afford it. The medicine is an anes- thetic that puts the children to sleep. While they are on this medicine, they are un- able to know/feel what is happening, to them which . painful treatments. is amazing since most of these children go through and excruciating Cauble said that planning the marathon was no easy. task, but that the purpose drove him through the tough patches. His group of volun- teers were a massive help. Colleen McKinnon, a se- nior, volunteered because of a personal matter. McKin- non used to be a Childrens Miracle Network child. Its just really nice to give back, she said. I have a different perspective, and I PHOTO BY CEILLIE SIMKISS The Vienna Boys Choir takes the stage at the performing arts center on March 6 upbeat and interactive. The different sounds that the young performers could make with their voices had the audience on edge and wanting more. Yell, writ- ten by Yoshiki Mizuno, sounded like hundreds of little bells ringing. In real- ity, it was the overlap of 23 voices. Miniwaka or The Moments of Water, written by Raymond Murray Scha- fer, sounded like the ribbit of frogs and the drip of wa- Arts Center from April 9-27. Tapley has been work- ing Youth Art Month since 2005. Each year, her art education methods class, a class designed for students studying to be future art teachers, has assisted her in the process. In prepara- tion, they do all the work from putting together how they want the work ter. Ak the song progressed, the water started to sound like it was rushing and beat- ing up against rocks. Toward the end of the performance the choirmas- ter pulled one of the boys for a solo, which ended up _ being Can You Feel the : Love Tonight from The Lion King. Children and grandparents were seen singing along to the well- known tune. Many children in the audience were blown away displayed to planning and putting on the reception for the gallery. Philosophically, WCU is in the center of Jackson County, and we have the fa- cilities for a large art show so it makes sense for us to host, said Tapley. It is a great way to show how much art making means in K-12 schools. by the age and talent of the Vienna Boys Choir. These guys are incredi- ble. It is amazing what God- given talent they have, said Richard Creasy, 10. A local sixth grader had a hands-on learning experi- ence. We are learning how to harmonize in school and this is a great example of that. I was able listen to the different pitches and under- stand what talent they really have, said Madison Rodg- ers, 1. ASTEAUUULE TIAMAT SATE SAREE tes e es, eet Month Tapleys class selected artwork by 450 students to present at:the gallery. The class will pair up to discuss works to be displayed. Family Day, a reception set for April 15, allows the families to come view the gallery as well as partici- pate in some hands-on art- making activities at several tables. know what its like... At the event, the basket- _ ball courts were alive with sea-themed dcor. Paper fish and blue balloons hung across the ceiling from the basketball goals. Paper sea- weed cut-outs were pasted to the sides of the gym. There was a mermaid-meeting-a- scuba-diver photo opportu- nity, Wii play stations, Four Square, Corn Hole, hula hoops and _ never-ending dancing for 12 hours! A me- dia room.was created so that students could film a quick video interview about their website. Tricia Dorian and Jill West experience for a mass You~ Tube video for WCUs main Jennifer Wilson, along with performances | from Dance minors taught students how to do different dances throughout the day. Every minute were out here is for the kids, said Miles Basehart, who an- - nounced important safety reminders to the dancers at the start. We're dancing for those who cant! Beach balls bounced over the crowd as the music began, and soon, a conga line formed that was over 300 dancers long. Dancer Katie Pierce said she signed on to dance for the incredible cause and to show her es for the community. - 1m worried about my back, said Nicole Smith when asked about how she would cope with 12 hours of dancing. Were going to do some yoga and exercises. Overall, the event was a smash hit of fun and service: learning. T would just like to add how appreciative I am for the entire campus to come together for this event, said Cauble. This. event would not be able to happen if it wasnt for the support of everyone around us making ~ sure this event was a suc: - cess ... Yes, this will be an annual event at Western for many years to come, and it - will get bigger and bigger!* Look for applications to join the 2013 Dance Mara- thon committee soon. USUAL ULAA As Veit ty UipUibuspenrers nee Tradio er comeback Bayleigh Davis, Copy Editor bi After suffering financial hardships, local AM radio station 680 WRGC went off the air in August 2011. The station had listeners in Macon, Swain and Jackson counties. While the station was still on the air, it covered Western Carolina Univer- sity and Smoky Mountain High School sports, as well as Atlanta Braves baseball . games. The station was well known for its Buy, Sell and Trade call-in show. In December 2011, Jackson County Commis- : sioners approved $110,000 in. Revolving Funds Loan and $179,000 in Economic Development sion to be loaned to Roy Burnette, owner of 540 Broadcasting Company. Later that month, Burnette purchased the station from the Georgia-Carolina Ra- diocasting Company. Since December, the station has been undergo- ing changes, starting with the name. The Sylva based radio station is now 540 AM WRGC. Another ma- jor change to the station is equipment. A new transmitter has been purchased. The. sta- tion will go from having 1,000 daytime watts to 5,000 daytime watts, said Burnette. WRGC plans to have a wide variety of content. The station will continue to broadcast local news, sports and weather. The obituary column will air twice a day at 8:50 am. and 4:30 p.m. Tradeo will be on live from 1 - 2 p.m., -and Legends will be on Wednesdays from 8:15 - ASIC; Commis- - 8:45 a.m. The. station en- courages older citizens to tell stories about growing up 60 to 80 years ago. The station plans on having a variety of mu- including bluegrass and mountain music in the mornings with adult, coun- try and soft rock during the day. Adult contemporary music will be heard at night: ,as well as Atlanta Braves baseball. On Sunday morn-. ings, there will be a live church service at 11 a.m., and the rest of the morning will feature gospel music: Burnette hopes to include a session on Saturday morn- ings where listeners car call in and advertise their personal yard sales. According to Burnette, the new,equipment com- bined withthe frequency should produce a stronger signal. The radio station wilk provide full service to Jackson County and should be able to reach most of Swain, Macon and Hay- wood counties, said Bur- nette. : Community members are ready for the station to be back on the air. , : T am looking forward to having the radio on at home again. Our house has been too quiet with WRGG off the air. I am also glad to know that the plan is to continue to provide ser: vices like Tradio to out community, said Melyndd Kaufman. 4 Kaufmans husband; David, worked for 686 AM as the morning talk show host. The new owner has brought David back to work with 540 AM, '540 AM WRGC plans to be on the air by the end of March: *

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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