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Volume V, Number I
Formerly KALEIDOSCOPE
Wednesday, September 5, 1984
Three’s Not Company in Highrise
By Penny Kramp
News Editor
Imagine going away to
college for the first
time. You are looking
forward to meeting your
new roommate, only to
discover he is plural!
Instead of roommate—
there are roomates!
That is the situation
facings some Ui'JGA stu
dents this fall. Ap-
proximatdy 25 rooms in
the Highrise have tri
ple occupancy to acco
modate the growing
demand for dorm rooms.
"This year we re
ceived more applica
tions for housing than
ever. Students are
finding it is a better
deal to live on cam
pus," said Cindy Lamm,
director of housing and
residence life.
Another reason for
the overcrowding was a
desire to operate the
Highrise at full ca
pacity said Lamm.
Staff Photo by Sylvia Hawkins
Tripling Up: Leslie Lance (top), Jacky Youngblood
(L), and Linda Parsons (K) make the best of a
crowded situation.
"We usually begin the so we could operate the
year 25 to 30 students building at a 90 per—
low. fhis year we de- cent capacity," contin-
liberately overbooked ^ed Lamm.
Lamm said students
are moving as soon as
rooms become available.
"There is a crucial two
week period we are
working with. We always
lose a certain number
of students. Many be
come homesick or just
decide college isn't
for them," said Lamm.
Meanwhile housing
officials are encour
aging students to re
main tripled up for the
remainder of the semes
ter. One thing that may
sway their decision is
a cut in room and
board—$325 per person.
Two rooms in the High-
rise have already a-
greed to the arrange
ment.
"For spending less
money people are wil
ling to be a little
crowded," said Lamm.
The same discount in
room and board is open
to Village residents
who wish to have a
roommate. Kathe
Davenport and Maureen
Flynn made the decision
to double up. But the
decision was not a dif
ficult one since the
two are good friends.
"If it wasn't someone
I knew really well I
wouldn't want to live
this close to them. I
told housing if they
were going to stick me
with a stranger they
could just refund my
money," said Davenport.
Lamm said most stu
dents have remained co
operative. "I think
generally they are tak
ing it pretty well.
Mainly they just have a
lot of questions about
what is going to hap
pen, "said Lamm.
Most students were
unaware they would have
a third roommate until
they arrived at the
dorm. Leslie Lance,
Linda Parsons, and
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New Chancellor Enthused About Future
By Penny Kramp
News Editor
For the first time
since its inception
the University of North
Carolina Asheville has
a new chancellor and he
has some new ideas for
UNCA.
Dr. David Brown, suc
ceeds William Highsmith
to become the second
chancellor in UNCA's
history.
Brown said his main
goal is "to lead this
university in a consen
sus to what it is be
coming. We have a good
university and we wish
to decide what we want
to become in the fu
ture."
Brown explained that
in the past five years
UNCA has undergone an
amazjjig number of
changes.
UNCA's enrollment has
grown at a faster rate
than any college in the
UNC system. Over half
of the student body are
majoring in subjects
added to the curriculum
in the past five years.
The college now needs
to readjust to meet the
demands so much growth
has created said Brown.
"Chancellor Highsmith
did not put the campus
in a straitjacket as to
what it will become. He
allowed it to grow
freely. Now we need a
more explicit vision of
what the college is be
coming." said Brown.
Brown said the UNCA
library is too small to
meet the needs of the
increasing enrollment.
"There are 50 percent
too few seats in the
library. We need at
least one seat per four
students," said Brown.
Although Brown fore
sees and even welcomes
more growth in UNCA's
future, he likes the
atmosphere of a smaller
college.
"The university needs
to grow a little lar
ger, but I don't see it
as educationally wise
or politically possible
that we would become a
major university like
Chapel Hill. Our des
tiny lies in being a
liberal arts college,
perhaps exclusively
undergraduate," said
Brown.
Brown does not see
UNCA as becoming a ma
jor athletic power
either.
"Intercollegiate ath
letics are very impor
tant. 1 love to see
school spirit, but
there is already a good
football team in west
ern North Carolina—the
Catamounts. I don't see
a good reason, finan
cially or otherwise,
for UNCA to have a
football team," said
Brown.
Brown said the size
of UNCA was one thing
that drew him to the
campus.
"I believe there are
more opportunities at
smaller colleges," sais
Brown.
Therefs a kind of e-
thos among the student
body that allows people
to get involved. You
don't have to be a
journalism major to
work on the newspa
per. You don't have to
be a theatre majpr to
Continued on page 8
PhalD by Penny Kramp
Looldng Fcrward: Chan
cellor Brown makes
plans for UNCA.