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Washington, D.C. Trip
By Donny Eider
The arts and science students here at WCC, including
me also, took a trip to Washington, D.C. this past April.
The bus trip was a blast due to the fact that when we
first arrived in D.C. we were surrounded by D.C. military
policemen. Due to the fact that we didn’t know where
we were going and got on a restricted interstate area. So
we were surrounded by many blue lights. After the big
blue light special, we journeyed on to the motel to begin
our nights of fun away from home. The first day in D.C.
we visited the Holocaust Museum and the American His
tory Museum. We learned so much information on the
Jews and how Hitler killed so many of them for just be
ing a Jew. After our day of sight seeing and museums
adventure, we were off on our own. Some groups went
to visit sights while others just crashed in their rooms for
some rest from the long hang over of our first night.
While preparing for another night out in the big city,
some of us went to restaurants and hung out with our
friends while others ran off to Lou Lous to meet the
death. On Saturday, some of us visited the Cherry Blos
som Parade and toured some more museums, while the
rest of us were just getting to the room to hit the bed.
Our final night in D.C., some of us went clubbing to
some pretty hot clubs, while others spent time trying to
find their way to Hard Rock Cafe, and then trying to find
their way back to the motel after getting escorted out of
their. We would like to say Thank you to Jeff and Be
linda, for being our great chaperones in D.C. and for let
ting us take the journey with you guys to see the big city.
Women’s History Month
Wilkes Women in Nontraditional Careers
By Donny Elder
On Monday March 25 a panel of women from
Wilkes County were here at WCC to speak with stu
dents about women in nontraditional careers. The
women spoke to students about what it was like for them
to work with men in the work force and what it was like
for them when they were in training for their jobs. The
speaker’s were Judge Jeanie Houston, who is a native
of Wilkes County and earned her degree at Campbell
Law School and has been elected Dist. Court judge
since 1977. Dr. Karolen Bowman, who is also a native
of Wilkes County and she is a local Pediatrician and a
graduate of North High School and has been working
with her job since 1981. Finally Lee Meade, who is also
a native of Wilkes County and the owner and president
of Meade mailing which she started in 1989. The staff of
the Cougar Cry would like to say thank you to the Divi
sion of Arts and Sciences and Student Services for shar
ing information with the students and staff of WCC.
Making time for family and friends
If you value your relationships outside of work, then
you should approach the time spent with them as you
would in scheduling your workday. That means evalu
ating your priorities and scheduling activities. Here are
tips on how you can better manage your time outside
of work:
Write a mission statement. Just as you have career
goals and aspirations, it’s important to know what kind
of relationship you want with your family and friends.
Having a mission statement that you can refer to regu
larly can help keep you focused on your personal
goals, especially when your schedule gets demanding.
Use a time management system. Keep all your infor
mation on family, commitments, appointments, etc., in
one calendar, planner or PDA.
Always carry your time-management tool with you.
Like the mission statement, your date book keeps yoj
focused and organized. If you carry it with you, you’ll
have ready access to addresses, phone numbers, etc.
Spend time each week planning your personal
time.
Take 20 minutes a week to write down important activi
ties and goals before the week begins and share those
plans with your friends and family so they can also plan
accordingly.
Stick to your plans. When you’re faced with a tough
decision to forgo a planned activity with your friends or
family, ask if the choice is in line with you mission, val
ues and goals.
—Adapted from PR Newswire
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