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  • pone wi THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN Cullowhee bus system tailors to 21 Brandy Carl Staff Writer Jackson County local. Patrick Nettles is bring- ing a safer way to party to the area via the Cat Express, which began ~ on Jan. 31. - Dont stress, ride the Express is the slogan for the new bus system catering toward those wanting to go out over the weekend. Nettles purchased an old Harrahs Cherokee Casino shuttle bus and turned it into the Cat Express. The bus was refurbished to hold 23 passengers sitting down and features handle- bars. The bus will be used to transport stu- dents between local bars to cut down drunk-driv- ing incidents and other dangers associated with going out late alone. Student safety is para- mount, Nettles said. Nettles said he got the idea when hesawan overwhelming need for late night transporta- tion. He views the bus as a benefit to the commu- nity, local bars and even the ae FRIDAY February 22, 2013 The Cat Express will pull up to the Ramsey Center and The Village on Western Carolina Universitys Cullowhee campus at approximate- ly 9, 10 and 11 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. The Cat Express will also take pick-ups at Rabbit Ridge, The Catamount Peaks and The Summit. The bus will return to these same locations at midnight, one and two _ inthe morning. Nettles explored the option of adding The Vil- las and The Suites to the route but found the nar- row road too dangerous. Nettles will service stu- dents to OMalleys Pub > and Grill, Raes City Grill and No Name Sports Pub. The later time schedule was meant to cater to the 21 and older crowd and the bars. . T think its a great idea, but I would use it as last resort. I would rather have someone I trust take me if Im drunk, even if it is a pub- lic service, said Delante . Randolph, WCU junior. A round-trip fee of $10 ; will be charged. While ene vw i c ee ter ee sn 8 i the flyers say students can pay with cash, stu- dents can also pay with debit cards. As of right now, Net- tles is the only driver: He said he will wait to see how successful the service is before adding more buses and drivers: T think its a very good idea. I think its well thought out, but I dont know if students will be willing to pay $10, said WCU sopho- more Rebecca Cook. Nettles also discussed. the idea of a possible Walmart run to supple- ment the Cat Trans monthly Walmart run, mainly targeted toward underclassmen. For the upperclassmen, Nettles also brought up the pos- sibility of an Asheville pub crawl once a month. Additionally, when Tthe Cat Express takes off, organizations may be | able to charter the bus. Im a go-getter, Whatever it takes to . make it happen, Ill do it. In my gut, I see the need, and 1 see what it ean do, said Nettles. Lighthouse Baptist Church initially bought a ee 9 OPA, ail Hi Sey os en ee # 2200 IO? Mom, Pass % don ween? Vol. 78, No. 12 FREE and over Photo by Lex Menz/STAFF 1s oh express, which went through more than one paint job, Regan serving students an two of the old busses at auction with the inten- tion of using them for youth activities. After seeing them sit for a year, Nettles decided to buy one. [It was] not as easy to get off the ground as iL _ thought, but were on the verge,'said Nettles. For more informa- tion, students can keep an eye out for the Cat Express on Facebook and Twitter at www. facebook.com/thecatex- press and www.twitter. com/thecatexpress. Deals and performance schedules for the vari- ous bars will be posted on the Cat Expresss social media pages. Health and Human Sciences building to be Sica Feb. 28 Tyler Auffhammer News Editor Western Carolina _ Universitys Health and Human Sciences build- ing will be the focus of Bi dedication ceremony On . Thursday, Feb. 28.. The event, which Is.) free and open to the. public, will begin at 10 a.m. and will be fol- lowed by tours and dem- onstrations in simu- lation and research laboratories as well as in clinical spaces, ac- - cording to the WCU Of- fice of Public Relations. - Dr. Linda Comer, - interim associate dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences, said of the dedication, After his remarks, which we ill b it everyone gathers around 10.a.m., the Chancellor will give some remarks about the building and Health Services. After anticipate 20-minutes, we have student building am- -bassadors who will be | guiding people through | the building, in which have lab demonstra- tions and classrooms _ set up for people to view. The public is free to roam through the building, of course. The College of Health and Human Sciences . anticipates about two to three hundred people to be in attendance and. stresses that the public. is indeed invited to this ' dedication ceremony. After the dedication ceremony, guests will be encouraged to tour the building. and see dem- 5 hy nesimulation leveloping clinical spaces current- ly under development '. such as the balance and fall prevention clinic, according to according to the WCU Office of Public Relations. The brand new, $46 million Health & Hu- man Sciences building is home to nursing, physical therapy, com- munication sciences and disorders, social work, athletic train- ; therapy ine mE na aL: ie fc to ing, emergency medical care, environmental health, nutrition and di- etetics, and recreational i us, - apart of the Millennial Initiative, an economic : development strategy started in 2005 for the. . creation of partnerships within the private sector. As reported in The Western Carolinian last semester, the Health & Human Sciences build- ing itself is four stories and features a combina-- tion of brick and large glass panes overlook- : imesihe mountains. The top of the first flooris home to a spacious roof _ gar en and walkway:. building also lent 1 with tables and . couches for studying. To accommodate the Health & Science ' program, the building features a hydrotherapy pool donated by Med- West-Harris, complete witha wheel chair lift. The building also houses a primary care clinic with pediatric care. An adaptive living space is also included so that stroke victims can get an idea of how to and two. areas: os live independently. Various labs have also been set up in the | ilding: The Commu- onstructed _ emergency manseeiient : program has emergency simulation labs and the environmental health program hosts a study of . indigenous mosquitos. . Those who plan to | ~ attend the dedication ceremony are asked to RSVP by Monday, Feb. 18, by sending an email to healthandhuman- sciences@wcu.edu. For more information, call 828-227-7271. WCU online programs recieve another national recognition Tyler Ruffhammer News Editor Earlier this month, Western Carolina Universitys online academic programs were included at No. 21 on an annual list of the top online universities by Guide to Online Schools, a flagship website of the educa- tional services company SR Education Group of Kirkland, Wash. Guide to Online | Schools ranked online universities on criteria based on tuition costs, loan repayment rates, average retention rates and student reviews. To be considered for the rankings, a school must offer at least 10 bacca- laureate or advanced programs that can be completed online and be nationally or region- ally accredited. Each school was then givenascoreanda ranking based on these criteria. The data used by Guide to Online Schools comes from the federal governments Na- ~ tional Center for Educa- tion Statistics, according to a SR Education Group press release. Since 1998, WCU distance programs have provided off-campus face- to-face instruction, in- teractive-TV broadcasts, and most recently the online synchronous and. _asynchronous courses. WCU currently of- fers eight undergradu- ate online programs, nine graduate online programs, and a num- ber of other certificate programs and individual courses via the Web. Nearly 2,000 students are enrolled in the universitys online pro- grams this semester. The ranking by Guide to Online Schools is not the first national recog- nition for WCUs online programs. In October 2012, Western Carolina Universitys online mas- ters degree programs in human resources and project management received high rankings in affordability and best buy designations from the distance education in- formation clearinghouse GetEducated.com, ac- cording to The Reporter. ' According to Dr. Regis Gilman, interim dean of the Division of Education Outreach, Distance Learning programs at WCU be- long, if you will, to the academic colleges and are an integral part of the academic offerings at WCU. The Division of Educational Outreach works in partnership with the colleges and program directors to Nearly 2, 000 students are enrolled in the unneadcity s online programs this semester. market these UNC Ap-: proved distance learn- ing programs, and to facilitate the interest, application and enroll- ment of individuals whose access by loca- tion or time are not able to attend WCU on the Cullowhee, Cherokee or Biltmore Park campuses. Despite the high rank- ings received this school year, Distance Learn- _ ing programs at WCU are always improving. According to Gilman, an ' exciting improvement that launched last year ,. is the CORE (Catamount Online Readiness Expe-. rience) link that provides access to individuals ooking at WCU and online learning, as well as faculty and current wcu students who are interested in this inter- active mode of instruc- tion, i.e. residential campus sections. _ Also, as the academic and student support for _ distance learners, the Division of Educational Outreach provides the. SmarThinking.com resource, to distance program majors and Photo by Chris Ward /STAFF students enrolled at Biltmore Park, Chero- kee or any other off- campus locations who do not have ready ac- cess to the WCU Writing and Learning Commons _ and other academic support resources in Cullowhee during nor- mal business hours. See Online Programs, page A3 ( pin with tho. a
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