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~eaCNliJeS October 15, 1,?92, Page 4 WMC to Gain a Fountain of Knowledge fountain his baby by lovingly dry, said Palijczuk. "Life is full By Low SHUPE ~Wr!i" donating all his time for what he of contrasts," be said and be Western Maryland College estimates to be a $50,000 job. plans to show the whole spec- is offering inunortality to tbe Also donating time is inter- trum, from the primitive sym- donor of $25,000 for the WMC national student Sara Lundberg. bols to be carved on the smooth fountain of knowledge sched- The junior art major who had side to the open book of today. uled to be completed in the already sculpted in clay, wood, Palijczuk's sculpture is open spring of 1993. and soapstone, jumped at the to life, open to learning, and The donor will have their opportunity Palijczuk offered open to suggestions. Palijczuk name immortalized on a plaque her to try granite. In comparing insists that the fountain is not fortbe eight and a half Ion foun- granite to her previous work his but a part of the WMC com- tam which was hoisted by a mil- Lundberg said, "soapstone is munity. He invites both stu- lion dollar crane to its final rest- like butter." dents and faculty to share their ing place beside Hoover Library Lundberg has worked mostly ideas and comments with him. on October 1. The dream of on the details ofPalijczuk's vi- For Palijczuk all the time and Wasyl Paljjczuk, WMC art pro- sion, which includes an owl energy bas been worth it, just fessor and sculptor, came true spouting water that to Palijczuk for the experience. He has before a crowd of onlookers, represents "the knowledge learned to use diamond saws, which included President Rob- WMC graduates give back to grinders, and other equipment ert H. Chambers. the world." Also depicted are worth thousands of dollars - Palijczuk was needlessly an abstract man's head and a more than be could have af- ~ worried about watching his 100 more realistic woman's head forded for himself. Palijczuk: tl he's creating. i;~~:J~~'I._I~~~~~~ hours worth of work being that he uses as symbols for the personifies the living knowl- ~~ ! moved from beside the Art Stu- real and the abstract found in edge of the WMC fountain of ~ dio to the library. "They treated both life and art. knowledge "I'm it like a crate of eggs; they When completed, the 58 years old and still learning f cradled it like a baby," he said. sculpted fountain will be a con- something new," said Palijczuk. Palijczuk has truly made the trast of dark and light, wet and "Never stop learning." 0 Poll Says More WMCR timistic about the programming this year. noon to 1:30 am. except on Saturdays in Decker College Center and in Glar when He felt it has gotten worse over the four Programming is Wanted years he's been here and that the DJ'sare they tum it on. There are aproximately active in WMCR. 35 to 40 students more "restrictive" than ever. "I'd Like to see them play more classic rock," he sug- Getting back: to the station, two of the doesn't reach Albert Norman Ward, gested, summing up two other students' students interviewed have radio showsof By ANNELISE SULUVAN c...IllbIllingWri .. , Rouzer or Daniel MacLea halls (al- views of the choices. their own. Marion Caskie, a sophomore Returning students are looking for though you can get it on cable channel WMCR was started 10 years ago and transfer student, is doing a joint show improvements in WMCR, the student 3). Still more raised complaints about was struggling to stay alive. The pro- with Annelise Sullivan, also a sopbo- radio station at Western Maryland Col- the programs themselves. "The OJ's are gramming was inconsistent until former more transfer, on Fridays from 9 to 10:30 lege, as sbown by a recent poll. loud and obnoxious," said Deandra student, Dave Sweezy, came on the p.m. Caskie has some original ideas to Eight students of varying back- Brice, a sophomore. She does, however, scene. According to Richard Dillman, liven up the sbow, one being a weekly grounds were polled about what they like the new programming this year and the faculty advisor of WMCR this year, review of Glar concentrating on the meat thought ofWMCR 640 AM. Most were thinks she' 11listen to it. Sweezy was very dedicated and if it and vegetarian entrees. Caskie thinks the a little disappointed that the radio signal Senior Eric Disharoon was not as op- weren't for him, tbe station wouldn't be radio station is good," because anyone alive today. can join and you can listen to different Two or three years ago the cable was people's viewpoints or music ... you put in and the signal greatly improved, might Like what you hear." even so, the AM signal needs to be tuned Jonathan Johns, a senior, is also de- just right. Dillman hypothesized that it buting on WMCR this semester. His is the transformers that the signal goes show is 10:30 p.m. to midnight Tuesdays through that garble it and prevent it from and he agreed wholeheartedly with other getting to some buildings. students' views about the weak signal. The studio is located in Decker Col- He doesn't like the fact you can't hear it lege Center by the Englar dining hall. It outside the campus. does reach Whiteford and Blanche Ward Three other students, sophomore halls and is even rumored to reach Margaret Claustro. and juniors Hope McDaniel. It also plays continuously See WMCR, Pg. 5 Col. 1 TULLY'SRm~UR~ItT/pUB Chick-iii-A' has the taste to satisfy hungry back,to'school appetites of all sizes. ... at the Cranberry MaIl, tIr Westminster, MD Thursday is College Day 1l1ursd8!11, DelUDer 15 I Presents at Chick-Fil-A Jeff Presley and South Central Blue-Grass in the Cranberry Mall 9:UUPM - 12:3U ~M $2.00 Cover Charge Fine Cuisine 10 % off any purchase Proper 1.0. Required Pleasant Atmosphere For FurtherInformation Call wI College 10 410-848-1334 ---- -----~--,- - ----