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B4 april 28, 2016 CAMPUS LIFE The Western Carolinian WCU is first college to start United Sound chapter Matt Whalen Staff Writer David Starnes started out as a faculty member of the School of Music at Western Carolina and helped run the Pride of the Mountains march- ing band on campus. In recent years, Starnes has joined the Board of Directors for United Sound, helping coordi- nate events and plan fu- ture expansion plans for the influence of United Sound on Western Caro- linas campus. According to Starnes, United Sound is a non- profit organization that helps students with . special needs find a con- nection through music. _ Allover the country, bases of United Sound have been formed. The purpose of these bases is - to allow for special needs - majors to join together ' with music majors, and help teach students with disabilities how to play - music. United Sound is a peer- - mentoring program with EMR te tertted st AP eS Se Fe ae eee hee tetetaltntitet tt ADO Atte dd eke eee ; a so - music and special educa- tions teachers working together. Their jobs are to help get students to - join the club. Each club must have 24 peer men- tors in order to effec- _ tively teach the special needs students on each Jessica Potter Staff Writer Mick and the Flash is a radio show in Cullo- whee that airs on Power 90.5. The show is hosted by two Western Caro- lina University students named Caleb Peek and ., Mick Cauthen. < is the original creator of the show and is a communications major that is expecting to graduate in May of 2017. He is also current- ly employed by a news- paper in his hometown campus. In order to participate in United Sound, parents of the special needs child fill out a form online. This helps the mentors find out everything they need to know about each student and get them equipped with the best- fitting instrument and sheet music for them. According to United Sounds official website, the special education teachers help train the peer mentors before the program begins and dur- ing the club meetings. At the meetings, there are three mentors per group of special needs students set up around a room. Each special needs student is taught at the pace at which they can learn by a single peer mentor. This lets other peer mentors continue through the lesson with- out having to wait for each individual. Once per semester, special needs students that have gained enough experience are able to join the full music ensemble for a perfor- mance of a full orchestra piece. Each special needs student is able to make a contribution to the performance as a whole, Two years ago, United Sound started a base here at Western Caro- called The News-Record and Sentinel as an as- sistant. Tll continue to work for the newspaper, The News-Record and Sentinel, as long as possible, but I havent quite determined what my exact career path will be, he said. Radio is honestly just a hobby at this point, although | a career in radio would be something I would consider in the future. His show is called Mick and the Flash. Peek stated, The lina University. Western Carolina was the first college campus to join with United Sound. Through cooperation with the special educa- tion department, the music majors of Western Carolina can havea way to get involved with more performances and programs of on-campus music. Recently, a mentoring program started to help more music and special education majors get involved with the teach- ing of the special needs students. Western Caro- lina was also the first to have this type of mentor- ing program set up ona college campus. Students and faculty can get involved with United Sound through the music department. Currently, it is only available to music ma- jors and has just started to become available to special education majors by allowing them to at- tend any rehearsals that the music department puts on. United Sound hopes to expand their organi- zation even further by adding more bases in colleges and even in high schools. The organiza- tion is already expand- ing more and more every year with the help of name is just a combi- nation of our names. I went by Flash in last semesters show with a different cohost, so I kept that name for this one as well. He continued, Mick and the Flash is what you would expect from a radio talk show. Some- times we have a theme for the show, but usually its just us talking about politics, sports, school, or a combination of the: three. I got into doing radio because I real- ized I needed as much college students and faculty. The organization currently has 15 bases around the country with 176 mentors, 207 teachers and 557 college students involved. When looking towards the future as a whole, United Sounds main goal is to continue and expand throughout the experience as possible while still in college and the station is 100 yards away from my dorm, so its not much effort at all to do the show. The show discusses a multitude of topics in which students, faculty and even the general public can tune in to at their convenience. Throughout the in- terview, Peek focused primarily on what drives him and his co- host, Mick Cauthen, to continue to do the show. He discussed the impor- What Whee Do: Thursday, April 28 - Emily Dorsey Editor-in-Chief Thursday, April 28: From 7-9 p.m. the School of Art and De- sign and the School of Music in the College of Fine and Performing Arts will present a col- laborative event entitled MOV/Experiments in Sensory Design in the UC Theater. Achoral ensembles concert will take place from 7:30-9:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Coul- ter Building. The concert will be directed by Mike Lancaster. Last Minute Produc- tions will host David Cook featuring Second- hand Serenade in the UC Central Plaza from 8-10 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. In case of rain, the con- cert will take place in the Ramsey Center. For more information, con- tact Last Minute Produc- tions at 828-227-7479 or on their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/last- minuteproductionsLMP. Friday, April 29: An artist talk entitled The State of Contem- porary Southern Art : by J. Richard Gruber, Ph.D., former director of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans, Louisiana, will take place in room 130 of the Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center from 2-3 p.m. For more information about the event, contact the Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center at 828-227- 2479. Come cheer on West- ern Carolina Univer- sitys baseball team as they face Mercer from 5-8 p.m. in Hen- non Stadium. For more information, visit www. catamountsports.com or call the Ramsey Center at 828-227-7677. Starting at 7 p.m. Evo- lution Wine Kitchen will host the Foothills Brew- ing Tasting Session. Pay- at-the-door beer tasting with food specials and giveaways from Foot- hills Brewing. For more information, please call 828-631-9856. The eighth annual Controlled Chaos Film Festival will take place from 7-9 p.m. in the BAC Theater. Share a night filled with the best films written, directed and produced by this years film and television students. Tickets are $10 cash only at the door. For more information, con- tact the Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center at 828-227-2479. Travis Moores senior recital will take place from 7:30-8:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Coulter Building. Saturday, April 30: Western Carolina Universitys baseball team will take on Mercer from 2-5 p.m. in Hen- non Stadium. For more information, visit www. catamountsports.com or call the Ramsey Center at 828-227-7677. Contributors to the annual journal KA- KALAK will visit City Lights Bookstore from 34:30 p.m. to read and talk about their work. KAKALAK is an an- nual publication featur- ing North and South Carolina writers and art- ists. For more informa- tion, call 828-586-9499 or visits www.citylightsne. org. Sunday, May 1: * The Western Caro- lina University baseball team will continue to play against Mercer from 1-4 p.m. in Hen- non Stadium. For more information, visit www. catamountsports.com or call the Ramsey Center at 828-227-7677. Mike Super, winner of NBCs Phenomenon series and finalist on Americas Got Talent, will perform a magic and illusion show from 3-5 p.m. in the BAC Theater. Mikes produc- tion is more than just illusions, its a journey featuring laughter, in- trigue, danger, fear and wonder that will give you a whole new attitude toward magic. For more information, contact the Bardo Fine and Perform- ing Arts Center at 828- 227-2479. Tuesday, May 3: The Mountain Winds Community Band will have their spring concert from 7:30-8:30 p.m. in the BAC Theatre. This concert is free and open to the public. Thursday, May 5: * The Nursing Convo- cation will be from 6-8 p.m. in the BAC Theatre with a reception starting at 4:30 p.m. Family Night at the Library will take place from 6-8 p.m. at the Jackson County Pub- lic Library. The event will feature something for the whole family, including a craft anda movie. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Ben Woody at 828-586-2016. Aclass entitled Learn to Meditate! will take place from 7-8 p.m. at The Meditation Center located at 894 East Main St. in Sylva. The class has a $10 suggested dona- tion. For more informa- tion, contact 828-356-1105 or info@meditate-wnc. org. Friday, May 6: * The Department of Physical Therapy Rec- ognition Ceremony will take place from 2:30-4:30 p.m. in the BAC Theatre. The graduation com- country. The organiza- tion wants to reach as many students with spe- cial needs as they can. On Tuesday, April 26 the United Sound base of Western Carolina held a performance with a con- cert band. Although this is fairly new, the base on Western Carolinas Photo submitted by United Soun and bring even more events to students as well as help more special needs students find and play music. For more information or to give much appreci- ated donations to the organization, you can visit www.unitedsound. org or send an e-mail to campus is sure to expand info@unitedsound.org. On the Air: Mick and the Flash tance of the radio show to him personally. To me, working at the radio is part of what gives me a purpose in life ... and if I can make a positive impact on anyone, then the whole show has been worth ev- ery minute. Its a great feeling and Im glad I was able to become a part of the family at 90.5, Peek said. Similar to many other students at Western Carolina, Peek and Cau- then have a passion for helping others and feel as though their show allows them to do so. When I turn the mic on and my voice goes out over the airwaves, I feel like I have a chance to make a difference in someones life, said Peek. If youre interested in listening to Mick and the Flash, you can tune into Power 90.5s What Whee Play! from 8 p.m.10 p.m. every Mon- day. For more informa- tion about Power 90.5 _ and other shows you can call 828-227-3851. ae iia, a mencement for graduate students will take place at 7 p.m. in the Ramsey Center. Line up will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 7: Western Carolina Universitys softball team will play against This event will be pre- sented by Michael Block, Vice President of Friends of Cedar Mountain. The event is free and open'to the public. Friday, May 13: Poet and novelist Fred Chappell will visit City Mercer inthe Catamount Lights Bookstore from Softball Field from 1-5 p.m. The team will play against the same opponent on Sunday from 1-3 p.m. For more information, visit www. catamountsports.com or call the Ramsey Center at 828-227-7677. * The graduation com- mencement for under- graduates from the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education and Allied Professions, and College of Fine and Performing Arts will take place at 10 a.m. in the Ramsey Cen- ter. Line up will begin at 9a.m. The graduation com- mencement for under- graduates from the Col- lege of Business, College of Health and Human Science, and Kimmel School will take place at 2 p.m. in the Ramsey Center. Line up will begin at 1 p.m. Monday, May 9: * The monthly WNC Civil War Roundtable event will take place in room 101 of the H.F. Robinson administration 6:30-8 p.m. to read from and sign his new fantasy novel. In A Shadow All of Light, a young man sets off on a journey to become the apprentice of a master shadow thief. His mysterious master challenges him with difficult mental and physical tests, setting in motion adventures with con men, monsters, ingenious detection, cats and pirates. For more information, contact City Lights Bookstore at 828- 586-9499 or visit www. citylightsnce.com. Saturday, May 14: * WCU Baseball will take on UNCG from 5-8 p.m. in Hennon Stadium. The team will face the same opponent on Sat- urday from 2-5 p.m. For more information, visit www.catamountsports. com or call the Ramsey Center at 828-227-7677. Triple Threats annual musical theatre show will take place from 6-9 p.m. in the BAC Theatre, For more information, contact the Bardo Fine and Performing Arts building from 6:30-9 p.m. Center at 828-227-2479, say St a ER gfe To a Sar ys OS

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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  • Date original: 2016-04-29
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  • Cullowhee (N.C.) -- Newspapers
  • Universities and colleges -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee -- Newspapers
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