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  • Our Take Cheers to Cat Express . The Cat Express, on the other hand, has a transportation system, but a system to get stu- major step up before dents out of their dorms starting because it to safely enjoy Sylvas takes students to places nightlife. If business is they already enjoy like good, perhaps The Cat No Name Sports Pub. Express will become For students without somewhat of a public cars, The Cat Express transportation system, will make them more taking Sylva/Dillsboro independent and hope- residents to campus and fully get them to explore more of Sylva. The back in the mornings and evenings or bump- CAMPUS VIEWS Cartoon Quotable First of all, before we ad- dress the issue regarding guns, we need to examine why we are such a violent society. 9999 - David Hoch, WCU law professor We at The Western but never took off, The Carolinian are excited at Buzz Bus. Evenif you do the prospect that The Cat not have cash, The Cat : Express brings to West- Express can handle debit ern Carolina University. cards for its low price of ese We just hope students $10, round-trip. el NON take advantage of the Think about the fr TNEED 4 ; services, andthe services possibilities. No more are marketed well. handing over an outra- fe Epir CARD, Aer Many businesses geous amount of cash to x ats INORDER TO GE have flopped due to poor convince your roommate marketing, especially to be your Designated THE CREDIT fay in the Sylva/Cullowhee Driver. No more trying = Neg Crear 2} area. To use the phrase to find a parking space HIsTeRy r behind the times either in Sylva or when Lreerecrrrrs < would be clich but you get back to cam- i yy 7. somewhat appropriate in pus, ilga aeting e os A wer ORDER To ET mountain businesses not more walking from the CRE DET e utilizing the wonders of _ baseball lot to Reynolds HTSToRy . i WEED lan ia social networking. How- Residence Hall praying To GUY THINGS 5 wer THs Sap CREDET ( ARO, ae ever, some businesses to find a Cat-Tran along aay : A - do havea Facebook and/ the way. No more miss- na, oes : - or Twitter but with only ing out on the big parties a a - a handful of followers. when your best friend . ep lh _p They donot market their cancels at last minute | ie ey page, and no one seems leaving youscrambling | r yy to be willing to share. or needs to work on that 4 ANEVER ENDING OS Has the Western Caro- big research paper due t PhRADEK IFT EVER 3 linacommunity become on Monday. SAW ONE, oO so complacent that they We hope that The Ces refuse to leave campus Cat Express not only oS or try out new places in succeeds but thrives _ Sylva and Dillsboro? to create, not a public A tribute to Dr. Charles Candler McConnell, Jr. price is cheaper than ing through Catamount the other bus company Gap once a week for a _that emerged last year Walmart run! Laura Odom ceived the Paul Harris I was going to give. ity, and we would go to | Staff Writer Fellows Award, given Charlie [McConnell] these houses and see to those who give abun- went with me to deliver these people wrapped up Our Staff 7 Ryan Alexander and Lex Menz, Co Editor-in-Chiefs re ever ae describe the lives of ty lost one who cared deeply and fully for its citizens, Dr. Charles dantly to others. In 202 _ he was the recipi at 0: and concern for their neighbors. From 1981 through 1991, McConnell them. It w: SSO cold in five, and they were run- ning around that trailer with no shoes, no socks in four quilts sitting ina chair and hed cry. It flat the Governors Me nal : : out broke his heart to | those who havetouched lion Award, rewarded to iS a little Siri about six see people suffering. Its -somany? Attheendof ~ those who have shown and the other was a boy hard to find people with January, Jackson Coun- _ their ample compassion who was about four or that kind of true feeling for others. McConnell was the type of man that at- 109-D Old Student Union Candler McConnell, Jr. was the Superintendent and barely any clothes. tracted people to him. He Catlowh North Carolina 28723 McConnell wasamem- of Haywood County, and [Charlie and I] got was always ready with ullowhee, Nortn Carolina ber of the Jackson Coun- thenreturned to Jackson _ back in the truck, asmile anda story. You 828-227-2694 ty Athletic Hallof Fame, County as the superin- Messer said, andIsaid could count on him to a Rotarian, " teacher, a tendent until his retire- It really hurts me that make you laugh while he Hen . coach, an administrator, mentin 1997. there are those babies was helping you out of a Justin Caudell, Journalism Adviser a past Superintendent of McConnell was.always running around with rough patch. jcaudell@westerncarolinian.com 706-782-3312 Brent Kinser, Faculty Adviser Jackson and Haywood Counties respectively, and the chief fundraiser for Jackson Neighbors in Need. McConnell spent supported by his wife of 46 years, Ruth Morgan McConnell. Together, they raised three chil- dren: Greg, Jeff and it being so cold. I wish there was something we could do. Charlie said, There is. He took me straight down to Messer said, Every- where we went, Charlie would know someone. I used to pick on him and say You couldnt go to aan hours aie Kristy. McConnell Walmartand webought the dump without meet- : teering whenever he hai instilled the love and socks, boots and coats ing someone you know. Tyler Auffhammer, News Editor the chance but was first | compassionthathelived forthe bothofthemand He wasa magnet, people and foremost a father, a by in his children: Self- brought them directly would just come to him. Ryan Michaud, Sports Editor husband and a friend. less love seemed tobe his back to those kids. That | He was just a dynamic Kaitlyn Connelly, Pre-Press Editor . By the age of 69, McCo- nnell had accomplished many great things. He mantra. Harold Messer, Mc- Connells best friend and little girl threw her arms around him and gave him a big hug. We went person. He would never let anyone feel inferior just because you didnt ; ; graduated from Cullo- right-hand man, opened _ back to the truck and it have the education that Colby Murphy, Copy Editor/Designer whee High in 1962 and windows into the life of just touched our hearts. others had. went on to play basket- his mate. Messer explained how People would always Allison Adkins, Staff Wri ball at Western Carolina There is no human that one act led to the say he was a homebody Ison ins, Sta riter University, graduating being on this earth that start of Neighbors in and I always told him in ee fe ee then could tell you all the Need. that, said Messer. We pursued masters de- things Charlie [McCon- Two months later, we would invite him to go Brandy Carl, Staff Writer grees from both WCU nell] did for this com- met at the old Webster places in the sien and Winthrop Collegein munity and different school, andhe hadeight and his rebuttal would Carvan Craft, Staff Writer Megan Hart, Staff Writer Rock Hill, S.C. Deciding that was not enough, he then received his doctor- people. He loved apple fritters and a good laugh. He would always bring people from the com- munity, and we started talking about what we always be Someone may need me. He always put himself last. It was more ate in Education from people things from his could do as a group to important for him to be 4 : _ the University of North garden. He was always help people inthe winter available to help people Katie Marshall, Staff Writer Carolina at Greensboro. giving to others, said .. That was the begin- _ than to go and bask in McConnell not only Messer. ning of Neighbors in the sun for a week. Very Sandra Nikola, Staff Writer vetoed Ear 2 Messer shared a story Need. That all came few people are that self- also public service. He about one windy, snowy about through two little sacrificing. spent a total of over 30 day when he and McCon- children and Charlies McC 11 ta Jamie North, Staff Writer years dedicated to the nell, then only children, _ big heart, said Messer. ae twee for nish Suan of els future Lehi the way to help You could count on recognition. He did not : generations and was a others. him, Messer added 45 Laura Odom, Staff Writer co-founder of the New It was one cold winter about McConnell. That Gu noted SS Bs Century Scholars pro- when we were asked to kind of dynamic person glory OE tennohy He Logan Porter, Staff Writer gram at Southwestern find some furniture for could remember things, id it because there was meat College.As afamilythatdidnthave andhehadasoftheart, | Something to be done. It : a member of the Rotary any atall,andIhadata- Now, he was a big man Chris Ward, Photographer Club, McConnell re- ble and some chairs that and had a big personal- Ceillie Simkiss, Photographer See A Tribute, page A6 LETTERS POLICY We welcome letters from our readers. We urge brevity, both for the sake of effectiveness and the demands of space; letters should be no longer than 500 words. All letters are subject to the same editing for clarity applied to our staff contributions. We will not publish anonymous letters; letters praising or criticizing professors by name; letters mak- Jasmine Locklear, Designer Jeffery Wilson, Cartoonist ing personal attacks or personally hurtful statements; endorsements of or letters from political candidates; or copies of letters to other publications. Because we want to provide access to a variety of viewpoints, each letter writer will be limited to one letter every four weeks. All letters should be signed, and writers should enclose their addresses and daytime phone numbers. Addresses and phone numbers will not be published but will be used to verify letters. We reserve the right not to print any letter. The Western Carolinian P.0. Box 66 Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723
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