Republicans sweep country
In a nationwide blitz mirroring the growing conservatism of the country, the Republicans captured the
majority of national, state, and local offices in yesterday's election.
Anierica re-elected President Reagan in one of the biggest landslides in history, making him the first
president in history to win 525 electoral votes. In an emotion-filled speech, Mondale conceded the election
before midnight.
North Carolina winners are:
Senate: Jesse Helms
Governor: Jim Martin
7 7"’ District Congressional Seat: Bi i i Hendon.
VICE-PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN
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Serving the students of the University of North Carolina Asheville since 1982
Volume V, Number IX
Wednesday, November 7,1984
By Penny Kramp
Drinking is a campus
tradition but ttiis fall
new drinking rules iiiay
have put a damper on one
of UNCA students’ favorite
pasttimes.
This year the university
lias enacted a new alcohol
policy with major changes
in the public display and
quantity requirements.
Sharyn McDonald, student
center director, was part
of the committee responsi
ble for the changes in
UNCA’s alcohol policy.
"UNCA had the most leni
ent alcohol policy of all
universities in the UiNC
system. That and the raise
in the drinking age to 19
were two of the reasons
for the changes," said
McDonald.
A committee formed of
students, faculty, and
staff worked together to
find a policy that would
function for UIJCA.
McDonald said the major
change in policy is the
public display rule.
Resident students can
now consume alcohol on
campus only in their
rooms.
Students may not drink
in lounges or liallways.
McDonald said she does
not see the rule as unrea
sonable,
"Not being able to walk
around campus with alcohol
is a reality. You can't
walk around your neighbor
hood with alcohol," said
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Caple demands SGA
off icer resignations
Bv Phil Ross . ^ , ...
By Phil Ross
Student CkDvernment Pres
ident Ken Cagle announced
at the Oct. 30 SGA Senate
meeting he will request
the resignations of three
SGA officers.
Vice-President Doug
i4iller and Senators Kandy
ibrgan and Denise Patton
apparently failed to main
tain a minimum 2.U i^rade
point average before and
during their tenures of
office.
The SG/v constitution
states individuals who Cagle said tlie SGA plans
hold student government to begin im[)oactiment pro
offices must maintain a cedures if Miller does not
minimum 2.0 GPA prior to, submit a resignation,
and during office. "I tiave not officially
Cagle said he received a turned in
my resignation
letter from registrar Jo yt^t, for a couple of rea-
Gadle informing him that sons. For one, i need to
of the 16 SGA officers, iLO a round with the regi-
three had cumulative GP/Vs strar," said Miller,
of less than 2.0. Hiller said his average
Miller expressed m- is “ly eiUlit-thousandths
willingness to resii^n due point lielou tlie 2.0
minimum. lie attributjs
to a perceived mix-up in this to a poor freshman
his records. Continued on page 7
SGA VICE-PRESIDENT Doug Miller says he isn't ready to hand in his
resignation. staff Photo by Sylvia Hawkins
New rules dampen
student drinking
By Penny Kramo
- II il V/ll
Science requirements reviewed
By Chris Streppa *
In an age when life can
begin in a test tube and
subsist in a space ship,
bWCA educators agree stu
dents need to have an un
derstanding of science.
Their concern is to de
sign a natural science
requirement that meets
that need.
"The American popula
tion is ignorant of sci
ence and technology, and
it's a reflection of our
doing something wrong,"
insisted Assistant Pro
fessor of Sociology Phyl
lis Betts at tlie third
Faculty Senate hearing on
Oct. 23.
Tlie present natural
science requirement calls
for all UiNCA students to
take two courses in biol
ogy, chemistry, physics,
or atmospheric sciences.
The requirement totals
six semester hours liours
in biology (because there
is no lab) and eight se
mester iiours in the other
disciplines.
The Task Force on Gene
ral Education proposes a-
dopting two alternate ap
proaches. The tirst dif
fers little from the cur
rent requirement, except
that it strikes atmos-
piieric sciences from tiie
list of options, and
includes a biolog>' lab.
The second option is a
"pilot program" that
would expose students to
a number of sciences and
explore the connections
between them.
Michael Gillum, profes-
Continued on page 12
JIM OSBORN naps through the final warm days of autumn last week.
Staff photo by Sylvia Hawkins