September 1980
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SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AX ASHEVILLE
PANGLE TELLS SENATE
"EXPECT A CHANGE"
STUDENT GOVERNMENT PRESIDENT BRETT PANGLE TOLD S.G.
MEMBERS TO EXPECT A CHANGE IN HIS ATTITUDE FOLLOWING
SEVERAL RESIGNATIONS ANNOUNCED AT A SENATE MEETING
HELD SEPTEMBER 3 IN LIPINSKY STUDENT CENTER.
Acknowledging mistakes such as devoting too little time to his duties and
failing to cooperate with the commissioners, Pangle urged S.G. members to
forget the past and said he intended to work harder. “Ihope you will see a
change,” he said.
The president’s remarks came after Vice President James Rash read
several letters of resignation, including those of former Secretary Karen
Sheldon and former Attorney General/Elections Commissioner Steve Tut
tle.
Sheldon’s letter cited Pangle’s “lack of communication and inefficiency
concerning Student Government functions” and his ‘‘putting N.C.S.L.
[North Carolina Student Legislature] before the problems that confront
Student Government at this university” among reasons for her resignation.
Tuttle said in his letter that his “inability to work with the president” and
his desire to run for S.G. senate prompted his resignation.
Only three elected senators. Commuter Senator John Quigley, Linga
Flanigan, and Sen. Mike Putnam, attended the meeting; five senators voted
by proxy. The senate consists of ten members.
Vice President Rash suggested that another time slot might encourage
better attendance, and the group decided to hold meetings each Wednes
day at 2:15 p.m. instead of 3. p.m.
Other business included Student Activities Director Sharyn McDonald’s
suggestion that S.G. participate in Asheville’s Octoberfest plans, the an
nouncement of S.G.’s tentative fall budget, and the approval of David
Bradley as Attorney General/Elections Officer, replacing Tuttle. Bradley
resigned from his post as Legal Services Correspondent to take the posi
tion.
McDonald urged the senate to allocate funds for participation in
Asheville’s Octoberfest, saying that it would encourage good community-
campus relations.
“The time might come when we need community support,” McDonald
said. She noted that S.G. has been invited to take part in community ac
tivities in the past but has so far declined. “They might get tired of asking,”
she said.
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Pangle noted the existence oif a “wall” between the Asheville communi
ty and UNC-A campus. “We need to open up some type of relationship
between our campus and our community,” he said, throwing his support to
the idea of an S.G.-sponsored German Biergarten in participation of the
Octoberfest.
Sen. John Quigley moved that the senate drop the idea because of the
senators’ hesitancy to discuss the topic, a comment by McDonald that the
city planners wanted an answer the next day and S.G.’s limited social ac
tivities budget, which stood tentatively at $8,000 for the fall semester.
S.G.-sponsored participation in Asheville’s Octoberfest was voted down
in a split vote with six senators voting.
The tentative S.G. budget, based on 1,000 projected full-time students
attending UNC-A, totaled $13,825. The largest allocation went to social
activities, with other sizeable amounts going to the film fund, $2,500; and
the scholarship fund, $2,050.
ASBESTOS
In June 1979, a study was done by
the North Carolina Department of
Human Resources concerning the
asbestos ceilings in three buildings
on the campus of UNC-Asheville.
This report stated that the
Rhoades Science Building, Lipinsky
Student Center, and the Ad
ministration Building contain
dangerous exposure levels of
asbestos.
The condition of the ceiling
material throughout the Science
building was considered poor. Ex
posure numbers reach as high as 96
on a scale where 40 and over re
quires removal as the only complete
solution.
PROBLEM
by Pam Miller & John Quigley
According to the report, the ex
posure number for the student
center was 99. Exposure levels
were considered dangerous because
of forced air heating and cooling
systems which blow asbestos fiber
from the ceiling into the room.
William Johnson, chairman of the
board which governs the 16 cam
puses in the university system, sug
gested, last year, to Chancellor
William Highsmith that the asbestos
situation be considered an emergen
cy.
When asked last October what
would be done about the situation,
the Chancellor said that nothing
could be done until money was
REMAINS
received from the state for the cor
rective action.
He added that funding for the
removal of asbestos from state-
owned buildings would be discussed
in the June, 1980 State General
Assembly.
The results of this meeting do not
suggest an immediate solution to
UNC-A’s asbestos problems. The
General Assembly allocated over
$600,000 for the repair of all state
buildings containing asbestos.
The cost of repair at UNC-A
alone was estimated at $500,087 by
Henry Von Oesen and Associates of
Wilmington. ^
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INDEX
Around Campus
Arts
9
29
C lassifiecfe
43
Club News
16
C rossvvord
12
Fashion
21
Fiaion
18
Movies
5
Poetry
15
Sports
36
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