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Cougar Cry Page 4 Jerry Bangle began teaching music at WCC in August, 1974 and retired May 15, 2000. During those years, he accomplished many wonderful things: he was responsible for beginning a community symphony orchestra, establishing the WCC Jazz Band, being musical director of many college theatrical productions, acquiring the electronic piano lab in Thompson Hall, and preparing many music majors to transfer to four-year music programs. Jerry was a perfection ist in his own musical performances which ranged from playing cello with the orchestra to play ing piano with several bands that performed locally. He was a member of the award-winning Unifour Jazz Ensemble in Hickory. During his time here, he worked diligently on the Faculty Senate. His death saddens those who knew him. By: Dianne Steele Gordon Burns, the president of Wilkes Community College, commented, 'We were shocked and saddened to learn of the untimely death of Jerry Bangle. Upon retirement, Jerry had served Wilkes Community College for 25 years and was instrumental in the development and growth of the college’s music program. “He will be missed by those who had the pleasure of working with him and learning from him, but his impact on the college is everlasting." Bud Mayes was the chairman of the arts and sciences department at WCC and served on several occasions as Bangle's supervisor. 'Jerry was a first rate musician and an excellent teacher who taught theory and composition to many classes, and music appreciation to thousands of local residents," remembered Mayes. "He took over the or chestra, jazz ensemble and chamber music group and made a success of all of them. He managed to get boards of directors and support from community for all of them, and he did outreach programs with all of them as well. "Jerry collaborated with College Theater to do musicals, and he developed a good following of musicians. He estab lished his own music degree program here and thus started one of the first such programs in the community college system. "Jerry didn't forget about his students when they left WCC," Mayes continued. "He followed them and helped them get established at other schools. He was a first-rate musician and knew music inside and out, taught theory and composition, and music appreciation to thousands. He was not only an accomplished cellist but also a fine jazz pianist who was in a jazz ensemble called UniFour which played at upscale jazz clubs on weekends. "Here at the college, he was a good cohort who was active in campus affairs and was always interested in political affairs in our community and around the world. He was very well in- formed, quick witted and insightful. We have missed him here on campus since his retirement and will now miss his presence in our community." Bob Johnston, a culinary instructor who coordinated dinner theaters at WCC, recalled that I worked with Jerry on musical productions at the Walker Center and all the way back to the days that we were doing musicals In "The Pit" auditorium. He was a great friend. Jerry was instrumental in starting the college's symphony orchestra. He was a top flight musician." Chuck Myers, the retired director of the local Employment Security Commission, performed with Bangle as a member of several of the WCC groups. "He was a great musician, and we had a lot of good times with the jazz group and the orchestra," said Myers. "I enjoyed all of my work over there with him." Where Is the News? by: Stacie Rash Recently, the Cougar Cry staff has come under attack for the content presented in the newspaper. The staff has received several emails complaining about the paper, and many of these emails frequently have asked the ques tion "Wher« is the news?" First, we should look at what the term “news” actually means. According to the Merriam- Webster online Dictionary, “news” is defined as: 1. a report of recent events; previously unknown information, and 2. material reported in a newspaper, news periodical, etc.; matter that is newsworthy. According to this definition, our paper is full of news. Certainly the authors of the articles in the paper consider what they write to be "matter that is newsworthy." As a member of the newspaper staff, I can tell you that this is an issue that the staff members have been trying to confront. We have tried to come up with new and interesting articles that will satisfy the student body, but we cannot please everyone here at this school. We were told by one person that the newspaper should contain articles about the blood drive, sport events, and club events. Personally, I am not interested in reading articles about the blood drive or what SGA discussed in their last meeting. That does not interest me, and I am sure it does not in terest students who are not involved in such events. I do agree that it is a good idea to keep the students informed of upcoming events, but that is always in the paper. Several members of the staff have asked other students what it is they want to see in the paper. The most common answer was controversy; many students want to read articles about controversial issues. My question to you is how can we present to you the controversial issues you so desire if most of these articles are censored out or are the very articles in which we get emails against? As I said before: it is very hard to satisfy everyone here at this school. And it is even harder to write articles that do not interest the writer. My suggestion to those of you who think this newspaper is the worst you have ever read, and who say; "Where is the news?" Why don't you join the newspaper staff and write the articles that will satisfy you!
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