Letters
Professor enjoys Ebony
Choir's first concert
THE BLUE BANNER/November 6, 1986/3
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Editor, The Blue Banner,
Last Sunday afternoon I had
to trudge back on up to
school once more to continue
preparing for the week. The
semester's been getting more
and more hectic, and I was
irritated, a bit angry, and
somewhat frightened at having
to increase my pace again and
again just to keep up.
Around 3 p.m., I heard
music coming from the
Carmichael Lecture Hall and
went in to hear the Ebony
Choir for a few minutes. When
I returned to my desk an hour
later, I knew why I was in
the office working, and I was
satisfied, refreshed and
happy to do my part in what
the Ebony Choir does.
The singers' clearly
individual voices and
personalities blended and
contrasted in intricate,
beautiful and exciting ways,
creating something that made
the world better. They had
obviously worked hard; they
Editor, The Blue Banner,
We are not automatically
made responsible adults when
we have reached the age of
18, but we are expected to
act like it. I am about to
address an issue that not
only affects responsible
adults, but our entire
population; AIDS, a short
abbreviation for a painful,
terminal disease.
Before you stop reading
right here thinking, "This
will not affect me. I am not
a homosexual, bisexual, an IV
drug abuser; I do not act in
a promiscuous manner or
frequent the services of
prostitutes." Think again, it
may well affect you.
Can you vouch for your
sexual partner(s)? Their past
partners or their past
actions? The incubation
period for AIDS can be
anywhere from a few months to
several years. AIDS does- not
discriminate, it does not
were working hard all through
their performance. Their joy
in challenge and
accomplishment encourages me
about students, about UNCA,
and about myself as a teacher
and administrator.
I encourage everyone out
there to hear them. It's a
good time of year to realize
what there is to be thankful
for here at UNCA.
And in light of matters
discussed in the Banner in
recent weeks, might I note
here that what the Ebony
Choir did was not at all
practical. They weren't
practicing or displaying job
skills. Their performance
confirms my faith that the
core of a liberal arts
education is more about love
and beauty than it is about
paychecks and hard-
headedness .
Dr. Peg Downes
Chairman, Literature,
Language,
and Communications Department
care what your lifestyle is
and it is spreading. There
have been 25,000 known cases
and 15,000 deaths reported to
the Public Health Service
since the first case was
reported in 1981.
My heart went out to all
the interviewees in an AIDS
documentary on television
recently, especially to the
man accused by his community
of being a murderer. He was
bisexual and his wife, who
did not know, died of AIDS.
The man didn't know he was a
carrier.
I challenge you as
responsible adults to make
sure you are not a link in
the transmission chain. Let
us take it upon ourselves to
help wipe out AIDS. (AIDS
hotline: 1-800-342-2437, a
recording; or 1-800-447-
2437.)
Anne M. Bello
Junior
'Health Care"Administration';'
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Editor, The Blue Banner,
I'd like to encourage all
degree-seeking students to
make an appointment with
their advisors now to plan
for early registration for
the spring semester, which
will be from Nov. 10-12.
This semester, advisors
will give their advisees who
have less than 75 hours of
credit a checksheet for the
all-university requirements
that apply to them. This,
together with a list of major
requirements, will help
students keep track of their
progress toward a degree.
Most students who have 75
hours of credit or more
should receive a graduation
checksheet from the
registrar's office which will
serve the same purpose.
So besides preparing you to
register early, thus avoiding
the rush in January, a visit
with your advisor now could
provide you with a valuable
tool for your academic
planning.
Jim McGlinn
Director, Academic Assistance
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AIDS doesn’t discriminate
in its choice of victims