Cougar Cry
Editorial Guidelines
The Cougar Cry is a publication of the Stu
dent Activities Office of Wilkes Community College. Its
objective is to keep the students of WCC informed about
issues, interests, and events related to campus and academic
life. The Cougar Cry does not necessarily reflect the views
or opinions of the faculty and/or staff of WCC. The Cougar
Cry welcomes articles, stories, opinions, photographs, and
artwork for publication consideration. However, everything
that is received 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 criticism is acceptable,
while defamation of individuals or organizations is not; no
material which defames or insults any individual or group
will 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 disruptive
to the instructional or administrative process will not be pub
lished. All submissions must be in accordance with the
above stated objective: namely, they should be of specific
relevance to WCC students. The staff reserves the right to
edit for size, content, grammar, spelling, typographical er
rors, good taste, and civility. Once an article has been re
vised, it will be reviewed with the author before it is pub
lished. Articles without time sensitive content that are re
ceived 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 sub
mission edited for grammar and style before it is submitted
to the Cougar Cry. It is the author’s responsibility to ensure
the accuracy and spelling of names, program names, abbre
viations, logos, etc. Copyrighted material will not be used
without written permission from the copyright owner.
The Cougar Cry would love to receive comments about the
publication and looks forward to receiving articles from stu
dents 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
Sarah Williams—Assistant Editor
Tammy Stewart—Assistant Editor
Tonia Reavis—Desktop Editor
Lisa Muir & Bill Bullock- Faculty Advisors
Scott Johnson—Newspaper Advisor
STUDENT SUPPORT
SERVICES (SSS)
YOUR BRIDGE TO ACADEMIC
SUCCESS
By Kim Faw
Student Support Services, otherwise known as SSS, is one
of the Department of Education’s TRIO Programs. We
have been providing academic support services to WCC
students since 1979. If you are a first-generation college
student with limited income or if you have a need for edu
cational support because of a disability, SSS is the place
for you. Our goal is to provide services to help you stay
in school. Some of our services include tutoring, aca
demic skills building, career, college transfer and finan
cial aid advising, counseling, study skills training, learn
ing and study styles assessments, and fun things like
luncheons and cultural events. These services benefit
many students as demonstrated by their comments:
“I appreciate the extra help. It makes school easier.”
“I think this is a wonderful service. If it had not been for
my tutor, I would have dropped the class. I made an “A”
in the class. Thanks so much for your services and I am
so glad I am in SSS.”
“I enjoyed the luncheons and the cultural trips were edu
cational and full of excitement. They helped me relax and
get away.”
“The combination of counseling and tutoring benefited
me the most in college. I could not have made it without
SSS.”
“The SSS computer lab is the most helpful because there
is always someone there to help me and it is quiet.”
“SSS taught me how to study more effectively.”
“College transfer advising helped me plan on what classes
I needed to take before I transferred to ASU.”
For more information about SSS, visit us in the Student
Success Center, third floor of Thompson Hall.