January 23, 2007
Vol. 10  No. 19


Community News


Changes to WWC This Week

Beginning this semester WWC This Week will be published every other week. For the most up-to-date information, visit the Inside page (http://www.warren-wilson.edu/internal/index.php), which is updated several times a day.

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2007 Phonathon

The 2007 Phonathon is Feb. 12 - March 1.  Calling will take place Mon. - Thurs., 6-9 p.m., in the Orr Cottage. Free food, fun themes, prizes and work credit for all!  (work credit fine print: work credit is given with the approval of your supervisor.)

There are over $1,000 of prizes, with more coming in every day. By participating in the Phonathon, you have the chance to win gift certificates to the Flying Frog, Mela, Zen Sushi, Green Life, French Broad Co-op, the Dripolator, Play It Again Sports, etc.... We also have backpacks from Black Dome, bike bags and socks from Liberty Bikes, a camping stove and North Face hat from Mast General Store, etc....

Phonathon raises money for the WWC Fund (Annual Fund) which supports scholarships, academics, the Work Program, service-learning, faculty/staff salaries, and so much more at the College we all love.

For questions or to sign up, contact Miranda (ext. 2088, mhipple@warren-wilson.edu) or Tracy (ext. 2039, tbleeker@warren-wilson.edu). Lunchtime sign-ups will begin Mon., Jan. 29 outside Glad.

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Bragg, Brewer to read as part of Warren Wilson reading series

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Rick Bragg and Sonny Brewer, author of two novels and a third to be published this fall, will read from their work Feb. 7.  The reading, free to the public and part of a reading series sponsored by the College’s undergraduate creative writing program, begins at 8 p.m. in Canon Lounge.

Bragg, who teaches writing at the University of Alabama, is the author of three best-selling books including the memoir All Over but the Shoutin’. He has won than 50 book and journalism awards, twice winning the National Society of Newspaper Editors Distinguished Writing Award. Bragg’s next book, a story of his father, is due out this spring, to be followed by his first novel in 2009.

Brewer is author of the novels The Poet of Tolstoy Park and A Sound Like Thunder, and editor of the annual anthology series Stories from the Blue Café: Anthology of Southern Writing. He also published and edited The Eastern Shore Quarterly, and edited Mobile Bay Monthly and Red Bluff Review. Brewer founded the Southern Writers Reading, an annual literary conference.

Info: Christine Hale, 771-3021.

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Warren Wilson students to stage The Vagina Monologues

As part of the V-Day College Campaign, in support of a global movement to end violence against women and girls, WWC students will present The Vagina Monologues Feb. 9-10. Each performance of the Eve Ensler play will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Kittredge Theater, with all proceeds going to local women’s organizations Our Voice and Helpmate. Described as “funny” and “poignant” by The New York Times, the play delves into the mystery, humor, pain, power, wisdom, outrage and excitement buried in women’s experiences. First performed by Ensler off-Broadway, the play has been staged to great acclaim throughout the world.

Tickets to the Warren Wilson performance are $5 for students and $8 for all others, and may be reserved by calling (828) 771-3040. For more details about V-Day at the College, call 771-5919 or email rmoss@warren-wilson.edu. To learn more about V-Day campaigns worldwide, visit www.vday.org.

The Warren Wilson benefit production is made possible by the generous support of Izzy’s Coffee Den, Hip Replacements, Legends Furniture, West One Salon, The Ineffable Woman and RasaYana subtle Yoga. In addition to Asheville businesses selling merchandise at each performance, local artists will be at Kittredge Theater to sell femme artwork.

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Student Services hours of operation

U.S. Post Office Service Window
M-F - 9-1
Sat - Closed

Controlled Mail Pick-up
M -Th - 8:30-4:30
Fri - 8:30-4:00
Sat - 10-11:45

Campus Mail Room Package Window
M-Th - 8:30-4:30
Friday - 8:30-4:00
Sat - 10-11:45

Student Bank - no longer in operation

Metered Mail
Outgoing mail is metered throughout the day.  Mail received for metering after 2 p.m. may not go out until the next day.  The US Mail is collected at 2:30 p.m. from the Post Office and the two blue campus collection boxes. The Ogg mail box is collected M-S and the Gladfelter box M-F. Call Jim at ext. 3025 for any special arrangements.

UPS outgoing
All packages being sent by UPS should  to be in Student Services no later than 3:30 p.m. End of day reports are run at 3:45 p.m. and pick-up is at 4 p.m. Please ask for a supply of request forms to be completed prior to or when you deliver your package to us.

FedX, DHL pick-ups
The department sending the package is responsible for calling  the courier service for pick-up.   If the pick-up is after 4:30, you may wish to deliver it to a drop box.

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Natural Science Seminars

Mon., Feb. 5, 4 p.m. Jessie Rowles will present “The relationship of dominance and play in domestic wolfdog hybrids. Mentor: Dr. Robert Eckstein.

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Writing Resource Center

The Writing Resource Center will be open on a walk-in basis 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Tues., Jan. 23 - Fri., Jan. 26. Appointments and normal operating hours resume Sun., Jan. 28.

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Mission Rehab & Sports Clinic at Warren Wilson College

The clinic offers physical therapy for sports injuries, post-surgical, sprains/strains, “itises,” and balance problems. Services are billable to most insurance providers. Injury screenings and advice by a licensed physical therapist for specific aches, pains, and injuries are available for FREE. Other services include the following:

Medical Bike Fit – proper adjustment for optimum performance, injury treatment and injury prevention. Road, mountain, and triathlon bike fitting available. Call for rates.

Runner’s Clinic – Thorough assessment of form including musculoskeletal exam to improve performance and prevent injury.

Ergonomics consultation – workstation evaluation, computer station setup, and injury prevention training. Call for rates.

Info: DeVries Gym Training Room. For injury screens or questions, call 213-0850. For physical therapy and other services call 213-2222 and ask for physical therapy at Warren Wilson College.

Contact: Thomas Minton, Certified MDT, C.E.E.S., USA Cycling Level II Coach, Fitness and Wellness Coordinator, Mission Rehab & Sports Clinic

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Open Position - Library Technical Services Assistant

The Pew Learning Center and Ellison Library at Warren Wilson College is seeking a full-time Technical Services Assistant. The person in this position participates in the work of the acquisitions, cataloging, and interlibrary loan departments. The technical services assistant will also participate in the training, supervision, and evaluation of student crew and perform other duties as assigned. The position requires a bachelor’s degree, experience with automated systems in a work environment, experience with word processing and spreadsheets, and some knowledge of Internet or web technologies. Good oral and written communication skills, strong organizational skills, strong interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and the ability to perform multiple tasks and cooperate in a flexible team environment are essential. Work experience in a library, especially in a college or university and in training and supervising other workers is  preferred. Send cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references to Gail Baylor, WWC, PO Box 9000, Asheville, N.C.  28815-9000. Deadline for applications is March 1; position begins July 1.

E.O.E. M/F/D/V

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Service Learning
SLO MLK Challenge
Spring 2007 - UP YOUR ALLEY!

What do Camp Hope, Hope for Horses and hope in general have in Common? In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., consider tutoring or mentoring a Little Sis or Bro, this semester.

DO IT. Turn in your hours. That’s it. Get at-risk kids involved in a community project. Increase their chances of staying in school by over fifty percent. Organize a group of teens to understand NOLA and help out in some way. Powder Puff Mechanics roll up your sleeves! The Service Learning Crew is committed to facilitating YOUR SERVICE EXPERIENCE. Let’s make it meaningful!

Did you see Landscaping Crew all-over Swannanoa, Black Mountain & Montreat on Service Day?

Come by and see us and find a project Up Your Alley! Let’s show em’ what being number one is all about at WWC.

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WorldWide
Lower Laursen
Ext. 3057

Spring WorldWide travelers, flight information request forms are due back by January 31. Please remember that if you are requesting a flight home at a later date and/or to a different city from the rest of the group, you must turn in a $25 deviation fee along with your form.

There will be an information session on study abroad at 4 p.m. in the Laursen conference room on February 1. All are welcome to attend.

Applications for fall 2007 WWC study abroad programs are due in the WorldWide office by February 15. This includes applications for BorderLinks (Mexico); Capital Normal University (China); the International Enrichment London semester; the Oxford program (England); Universite Catholique de l'Ouest (France); University of Trier-Birkenfeld Environmental Campus (Germany); Kansai Gaidai University (Japan); Hannam University (South Korea); University of Ulster (Northern Ireland); University of Granada (Spain); and Payap University (Thailand).

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Hooray for . . .

Anne Lundbald, who was voted the 2006 UltraRunning Magazine's North American female runner of the year for the second consecutive year. She sped to a personal best of 7:47:18 in the IAU World Challenge 100 Km in Korea, won the Sunmart 50 Mile in Texas in 6:33:21, the fastest North American time at that distance in 2006, and second-best all time at Sunmart, behind only her own time from 2005.

Naomi Otterness and Janie Owens, who took part in Buncombe County's annual Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count held January 1. They tallied 47 species in their region of the county that includes much of the Warren Wilson College campus--a higher count than any of the other county regions.  A few of the many interesting birds that they spotted on campus were white-crowned sparrow, American pipit, Savannah sparrow, and hermit thrush.

Trustee George Stuart and Melinda Stuart, who have donated seventy of their drawings, photos, writings and more to the UNC Library. The materials will be displayed in the free, public exhibit “Unearthing the Maya: Highlights of the Stuart Collection.”

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WWC This Week is published on alternating Tuesdays during the academic year. Submit your news for WWC This Week to jbowers@warren-wilson.edu. The deadline for the Feb. 6 issue Friday, Feb. 2 by 5 p.m.

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