Cougar Cry
Editorial Guidelines
'1110 Cotttar Cry is a publication of the Student Activi
ties Office of Wilkes Community College. Its objec
tive is to keep the students of WCC informed about
issues, interests, and events related to campus and
academic life, 'llie Cougar Cry does not necessarily
reflect the views or opinions of the faculty and/or
staff of WCC. 'ITie Qy welcomes articles, sto
ries, opinions, photographs, and artwork for publica
tion consideration. I lowever, everything that is re
ceived cannot be published and the right is reserved to
reject any material with or without cause. The Cougar
Cry will be published as staffing and resources permit.
All submissions must include the author’s name,
phone number, and email address. Constructive criti
cism is acceptable, while defamation of individuals or
organizations is not; no material which defames or
insults any individual or group uill be published.
Opinions, editorials, or viewpoints should be clearly
labeled as such. Material that is obscene, libelous, not
in keeping with local standards of decency, or disrup
tive to the instructional or administrative process will
not be published. All submissions must be in accor
dance with the above stated objective: namely, they
should be of specific relevance to WCC students. 'ITie
staff reserves the right to edit for size, content, gram
mar, spelling, typographical errors, good taste, and
civility. Once an article has been revised, it will be
reviewed with the author before it is published. Arti
cles without time sensitive content that are received
near publication deadlines may be published in later
editions because of time and/or space restrictions.
It is strongly recommended that the author have her/
his submission edited for grammar and style before it
is submitted to the Cougar Cry. It is the author’s re-
sponsibihty to ensure the accuracy and spelling of
names, program names, abbreviations, logos, etc.
Copyrighted material will not be used without written
permission from the copyright owner.
'Ilie Cougar Cty would love to receive comments
about the publication and looks forward to receiving
articles from students and/or faculty/staff. Drop by
the office (next to the cafeteria) or email us at:
wcc.newspaper@wilkescc.edu. Office hours are
posted on the door and someone should be available
at those times. The Cougar Cry Staff includes:
Sherry Mabry— Editor in Chief
Kelia Adams—Assistant Editor
Tonia Reavis—Desktop Editor
Candace Alvis—Reporter
Tasha Eldreth—Reporter
Amy McEfee—Reporter
Tammy Stewart—Reporter
Nancy Pennington—Reporter
Lisa Muir & Bill Bullock— I'aculty Advisors
Scott Johnson—Newspaper Advisor
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VICTORY
By Tammy Stewart
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