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The Western Carolinian NEWS December 07, 2017 A3 WCU WCU Police Daily Activities Reports Compiled by Nathaniel Evans, Junior Editor Nov. 10: Simple Fano ys of marijuanaReynolds Residence Hall. Cleared by arrest. J. B. Bost Junior Editor Planning to be around the Western Carolina University main campus over break? Want to give back to the community? Have a class coming up with service learning requirements that you want to get a head start on? The Center for Service Learning has several volun- teer opportunities for those who will be in the area over the holiday break. Christmas Cheer Adopt- A-Family: Ongoing through Friday, Dec. 15, The Swain County Family Resource Center (FRC) is looking for people to sponsor families in need during the holiday season. The FRC identifies families who will be unable to provide gifts for their chil- dren and matches them with community members who Nov. 10: Underage con- sumption of alcoholReyn- olds Residence Hall. Cleared by arrest. Nov. 10: Forcible sex of- fenseHarrill Residence Hall. Prosecution was declined. provide gifts. If you'd like to help, call Melissa Barker at the Family Resource Center at 828-488-7505. The Christmas Connec- tion: Ongoing through Mon- day, Dec. 18, The Christmas Connection provides new gifts for Jackson County children in need. Families receive presents and clothing for each child, Christmas decorations, wrapping paper, candy, school supplies and even an item for the parents. Volunteers help with orga- nizing, packing and distrib- uting the presents during November and December. The Christmas Con- nection is excited to have Western Carolina students come join them at both their locations: a packing center at 22 Steeple Road in Sylva, and a distribution center in the Harris Medical Park near the hospital, Upper Medi- cal Loop, suite #63. For Police Blotter: Nov. 11: Underage con- sumption of alcoholScott Residence Hall. Referral was issued. Nov. 11: Underage consump- tion of alcoholField House PVA. Referral was issued. Nov. 11: Indecent expo- questions or to sign up for volunteering, please call or text Katie Hoyle at 828-399- 1216. lar 1 raiser: Ongoing through Sunday, Dec. 31, every day the Polar Express runs at Great Smoky Mountain, the Swain County Family Resource Center will be selling hot chocolate, cider and coffee as a fundraiser. Volunteers are needed for all dates and times, starting 30 minutes before the first train of the day. Groups are welcome to volunteer. For more infor- mation, please call Melissa Barker at 828-488-7505. day: Gorges State Park is sponsoring volunteer workdays on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. There are several ongoing projects and no ex- perience is needed. All tools sureFiled House PVA. Cleared by arrest. Noy. 12: Underage con- sumption of alcoholHar- rill Residence Hall. Cleared by arrest. Noy. 12: Communicating ; threatsHarrill Residence Hall. Under further investi- gation. Nov. 12: LarcenyScott Residence Hall. Under fur- ther investigation. Nov. 13: LarcenyCata- mount Road. Under further investigation. Nov. 13: Health and welfare checkNoble Residence Hall. Information reported. Nov. 14: Attempted over- doseLower Campus. Under further investigation. Nov. 14: LarcenyCats Mini Mart. Prosecution was declined. Noy. 15: Sexual assault Location unknown. No comments were provided. Noy. 16: HarassmentPo- lice Department. Under further investigation. Nov. 17: Possession of Schedule IIScott Resi- dence Hall. Cleared by arrest. Nov. 17: Damage to prop- ertyLot 18A PVA. Under further investigation. Nov. 17: Simple possession _ of marijuanaScott PVA. Cleared by arrest. Nov. 17: Simple physical Nov. 10- Nov. 26 assaultWalker A PVA. Under further investigation. Nov. 17: Underage consump- tion of alcoholWalker Residence Hall. Referral was issued, Nov. 18: Underage con- sumption of alcoholNoble Building PVA. Cleared by arrest. Nov. 18: Hit and runScott Rear PVA. Under further investigation. Noy. 18: Drug violations Albright Residence Hall. Referral was issued. Noy. 20: Possession of mari- JuanaCentennial Drive. Referral was issued. Nov. 20: Possession of Mari- juana and underage posses- sion of Goan etacn in Residence Hall. Cleared by arrest. Nov. 21: Exploitation Western Carolina Univer- sity campus. Under further investigation. Nov. 22: Damage to Prop- ertyHarrill Residence Hall PVA. Under further investigation. Nov. 26: Blackmail/Extor- tionJudaculla Residence Hall. Under further investi- gation. and safety equipment will be provided. For more info or to volunteer, call 828-966-9099, MANNA Deliv the Community Table: On Tuesday, Dec. 12 The Com- munity Table, Sylvas soup kitchen and food pantry, needs help unloading their bi-weekly food deliveries from MANNA Foodbank. . Volunteers will unload food donations from the truck and organize them in the Community Tables pantries. Lunch is included at the end of this project. For more information or to volunteer, please call Gary Woods at 828-586-6782. day: The Cullowhee Community Garden is an organic, donation-based garden located at 65 South Painter Road behind cam- pus. Workdays are from 3 p.m.-dusk on Wednesdays and from 9 a.m.-noon on Saturdays. No experience is needed and volunteers are always welcome at the work- days. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/ CullowheeCommunityGar- den or email Adam Bigelow at adambigelow@jacksonnc. org. Workdays are weather- dependent - if you are unsure whether a workday will be cancelled, you can check the groups Facebook page. lv: The Sylva Community Garden is a one-third acre organic plot. It provides gar- dening space for community members and donates fresh produce to those in need. Workdays for the 2017 grow- ing season will be on Thurs- day afternoons and are open to all interested volunteers. Visit The Sylva Community Garden Facebook group for more information. Sylva Garden Workday: Brushy Face Trailwork Day: The Highlands-Ca- shiers Land Trust (HCLT) is building a new trail on their Brushy Face property near Highlands. Volunteers of all ages and abilities are wel- come. The group will meet at the intersection of South 3rd Street and US-28 in Highlands to carpool to the . trailhead. HCLT will supply gloves, water and tools for everyone. You can find more information on other events HCLT is offering at www. hicashit.org. To volunteer, call 828-526-1111 or email joylynn.helt@earthlink.net. To find out more about service learning opportuni- ties in the area, visit the i Center for Service Learning in Belk 273, through email at servicelearning@wcu.edu, or on Facebook at www. facebook.com/WCUservice- learning/ Senior Seminar focuses on the rhetoric of identity Jake Browning Staff Writer Western Carolina Uni- versity students recently had the opportunity to share the research theyve been doing all semester at the Senior Seminar. This years seminar was based on the theme of the rhetoric of identity and was held in the Blue Ridge Conference Room on Nov. 14. It was presented by Western Carolinas English Department, the Association of Seniors and Dr. Carol Burton, the As- sociate Provost for Under- graduate Studies. A total of five panels were held between 9 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. and featured a total of 19 speakers. The speakers discussed the role of gender, race, sexual orientation and other cultural identities in deter- mining the civil discourse surrounding a variety of social issues. Some drew On personal experiences, others on trends in popular culture and others on lit- erature theyve researched this semester. One particularly popular subject of discussion was J.M. Coetzees Waiting for the Barbarians, a 1980 novel about a powerful = - empire and the fear tactics it utilizes in an ongoing conflict with a neighboring country of barbarians. In the first panel, Dillon Jef- frey discussed the correla- tions between the empire in the novel and the nar- rative created by the Bush administration during the early years of the war on terror, citing instances of -dehumanizing the enemy, ignoring due process and prolonging militant con- flicts longer than originally planned. Both the empire and the United States are fighting a war with no end in sight, Jeffrey explained. Steven Jernigan also discussed the novel, draw- ing connections between its storyand Donald _ Trumps 2016 presidential campaign. Jernigan noted that the empire mobilized its citizens through na- tionalism and otherizing outsiders, particularly in physically keeping them out of the country. He saw this concept manifested in President Trumps calls for a wall on the Mexican border and his stance on the Syrian refugee crisis. Another popular topic was the impact of mental illness on social interac- tions. Samantha OBrien talked about anxiety, a condition that affects over one fifth of American adults. Despite its preva- lence, OBrien noted that fewer than five percent of sufferers seek treatment, partly because of social stigma surrounding it and even questions of its reality. She discussed the compli- cated relationship between anxiety and social media, which gives sufferers the chance to interact with people in a low-pressure en- vironment, but also creates more pressure to document and report on every aspect of ones life. Makayla Smith talked about how relationships between coworkers can have a profound effect on depression sufferers, men- tioning that poor workplace relations can be a leading predictor of major depres- sion. Being social with coworkers is important, Smith said. But the type of relationship is just as important for people suf- fering with depression as making the effort to have social interactions in the first place. Other presenters includ- ed Elizabeth Byrd on the influence of childbearing on cultural perceptions of femininity, Megan Smith on the presence of women in STEM fields, Nathaniel Evans on the impact of persuasive journalism and DMyia C. Gause on liter- ary portrayals of prostitu- tion and the black market. One of the biggest hits of the day was Aria Ashburns presentation on coming out The students leading the Senior Seminar Conference. in the LGBT+ community. Ashburn is transgender and pansexual herself, and her personal story of coming out to a professor in 2015 offered an encouraging and honest portrayal of the struggle that members of the community face in being public with their identity. However, she also showed the important point that coming out is an ongoing process, the nu- ances of which are different for every person in every relationship. Ashburn said, Just do it, man. I let myself be para- lyzed by fear for too long. Dont do what I did. For more information on the English Department and its projects, email them at engl@email.wcu.edu or call at 828-227-7264. Photo by Dr. Mae Miller Claxton

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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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