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Western Carolinian Volume 78 Number 07 (08)

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  • Freshman Survival Guide bo B1-B6 : sittin eel tl ten ot t : be ane * lentil ee een. se gat Le aetet oy me Rabi TO ane Si tae ~ lini GA eae bial ee ene Diemeeahiihiey ey Hewat, ere. THE WESTERN AROLINIAN | FRIDAY Bare! hush 24, 2012 | a Be ait ; www. wcunews. com Vol. 78, No. 7 > FREE . | Health and Human ~ Sciences building opens The new v product displays at Bob's Mini Mart i in Cullowhee are new to several local stores to make a By iyi Auffhammer Nae Editor - Since aon County residents voted in favor of alcohol in May, local businesses have been hard at work implement- ing the new standards that allow them to sell alcohol. Jeannette ivan owner of the Mad Batter Bakery & Caf in Cullo- whee, had already ex- ' panded the hours of her business and hired new staff because she can sell alcohol in her business now. ' Along with hiring new staff, having alcohol at the Mad Batter has en- Re aiblea us: to give our staff hi h elped | siness Spend. Evans hadto ./ hurdle the opposition of Jackson County Sheriff Jimmy Ashe first. ~ Ashe, who was tasked with approving or denying location suit- ability forms, forfeited that power after denying local business owners their suitability, even though they were well within the guidelines for a location of alcohol sales. Ashe denied Ev- ans business, along with the Catamount Travel Center and Bobs Mini Mart, because he be- lieved they were within 50 feet of an educational institution. Being at least fifty feet away from a school _ campus is chee one of 7 the laws of the state ABC Asie did noe have the | by final say. til the commission took over the suitability ap- provals, which allowed Evans the ability to sell alcohol after review. Looking back, Evans does not see the Ashe fiasco as anything more than a annoyance. | Tt was. a hassle having to go into Sylva a couple of times to drop off the paperwork, and it was a little more trouble for the business owners, said Evans, who does not know if Ashe was not fa- miliar with the rules for suitability or not but is happy that it all worked out. -Evans had to wait un- Photo bys Amelia Holmes/Staff room for alcohol. employees take alcohol . sales training, which is not required but some- thing that she feels is important. I foresee people be- ing able to get a beer with their burrito, said Stone, who hopes to see a larger customer base from alcohol sales but does not want to make any predictions. As for local residents and students at Western Carolina University, alcohol in Cullowhee has changed things for the better. Rachel Dunn, a student at WCU, was for alcohol See ALCOHOL, page A3 By Brandy Carl Staff Writer . The College bp Health and Human Sciences opened their new build- ing for classes Aug. 20 after beginning con- struction in 2009. The new Health and Human Sciences build- . Ing is the first building constructed on Western Carolina Universitys West Campus as a part. - of the Millennial Initia- tive, an economic devel- opment strategy started in 2005 for the creation of partnerships within the private sector. The building is 160,000 square feet and cost a total of $46.2 million. The building is located 1.5 miles away from campus and will have limited student Western Carolina University students return to school parking. Two Cat Tran shuttles will service West Campus, and plans are in the works to begin construction on a sidewalk in the fall. Classes at the West Campus are staggered 30 minutes after classes on the main campus start, allowing for at~ least 45 minutes travel time for MWF' classes and 75 minutes for T/ TR classes. The final exam schedule for West Campus will also be staggered to allow time for those travelling from one campus to the next. The HHS building itselfis four stories and features a combina- tion of brick and large See HEALTH, page A3 Photo by Mark Haskett Dr. Tracy Zontek greets her students on the first day of classes in the new Health & Human Sciences Building. Photo by Mark Haskett Students kick-off the 2012-13 school year Aug. 18 at the annual Valley Ballyhoo on the University Center lawn. Classes at Western Carolina Univetstty officially commenced on Aug. 20.
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