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EVENTS
EVENTS
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
The European Travel Resource Cen
ter of Asheville will present European
Budget TravH Workshops on Satur
day and Sunday, March 23 and 24, at
their office at 70 Woodfin Place in
Asheville. These workshops are for
anyone planning an upcoming trip to
Western Europe as they teach people
how to travel independently, safely
and economically in foreign coun
tries. The Center is afffiliated with
Rick Steves’ “Europe Through the
Back Door” organization.
Advance reservations are required.
Reservations may be made by calling
285-9225 and leaving a message. The
Center offfice is located at the corner
of Charlotte St. and Woodfin Place.
Saturdays program will be from
10a.m. to noon. Sundays program is
scheduled for 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The Society Of Physics Students and
the Career Center will sponsor an
employment seminar by an alumni,
Mr, Paul Dzierzynski. Mr.
Dzierzynski will be discussing em
ployment oppertunities at the US
Patent office. There are employment
oppertunities for all science majors;
especially physics and chemistry. The
seminar will be on March 29, time
and location to be announced. For
more information, please e-mail
mwhoyle@unca.edu.
Depression is the subject of a lecture
being offered April 2 by The Helen
Powers Women’s Health Center at
Mission Hospital. Stephen Buie, MD,
of The Pisgah Institute for Psycho
therapy and Education will speak from
7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Reynolds
Conference Center at Mission Hos
pital. Registration is at 6:30. The fee
is $10 per family. Scholarships are
available. Men and women are En
couraged to attend. Pre-registration
is preferred. For more information,
please call Andrea Clark at the
Women’s Center, (704)259-3159.
The UNCA chapter of the Society of
Physics Students will be sponsoring a
presentation by Chancellor Reed
March 22, in the Laurel Forum.
Chancellor Reed will discuss the im
portance of science in a liberal arts
education. A reception will be held at
11:45 a.m., with the presentation
beginning at 12:15 p.m. This event is
open to all interestfcd persons on cam
pus and in the community.
Moving Sale. A large assortment of
artist’s supplies including many craft
items, yarns, rug needles, embroidery
kits! Sixty frames, gessoed, standard-
size masonite boards for palette knife
painting. Complete encaustic wax
supplies with electric palette and heat
gun and pin-point propane torch- all
new and cheap. Drawing paper, pen
sets, artists Taboret work bench, glass
top removable palette. Can be used as
a dining server. Attractive and well-
made. There’s a free drying rack weav
ing tools. All are at give-away prices.
Call 293-3094.
Slime and goop galore! What else
could a three to eight year old ask for?
The Health Adventure will host its
high demand program “Slime” for
three to eight year old children on
Saturday, April 6 from 10 a.m. until
11 a.m.
Participants will spend the morning
making all kinds of gooey-goopy
slime. Take home recipes will also be
provided so participants can make
several varieties of slime at home!
The cost is $2.00 for members and
$2.50 for non-members ofThe Health
Adventure. Parents are admitted free.
Space is limited. To register, call The
Health Adventure at (704) 254-6373.
“I am Woman, Hear Me Preach!”
In celebration of Women’s History
Month, the Baptist Student Union,
Presbyterian Fellowship, and United
Methodist Campus Ministry present
the Rev. Jan Brittain of Salem United
Methodist Church in Weaverville on
March 26. This service will feature
special music and refreshments will
be provided.
Self-help? Want to really help your
self? Join Reformed University Fel
lowship (RUF) Tuesday evenings
from 7- 8:30 p.m. at the Side Door to
learn about God’s wonderful provi
sion of help for the deep problems of
people, and Wednesdays at RUF-
Roundtable from 12-1 p.m. at
Highsmith room 37 for free pizza and
discussion of the Christian response
to the “Why and So What” issues of
life. This term’s Tuesday topic: “Gen
esis: Recovering the Foundations.”
Menopause is the subject of a lecture
being offered March 28 by The Helen
Powers Women’s Health Center at
Mission Hospital. Carole S. Saltzman,
MD, of Biltmore OB/GYN will dis
cuss issues of concern to women who
are approaching menopause or who
have already entered this important
stage of their lives. “Menopause &
Perimenopausal Issues” will be pre
sented from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the
Reynolds Conference Center at Mis
sion Hospital. Registration is at 6:30.
The fee is $10 per family. Scholar
ships are available. Men and women
are encouraged to attend. Pre-regis
tration is preferred. For more infor
mation, please call Andrea Clark at
the Women’s Center, (704) 259-
3159.
The Presbyterian Campus Fellowship
meets on Thursday evenings at 6:00
p.m. in Highsmith, Room 37, for
Bible study, fellowship and support.
Everyone is invited!
Come worship the living God with us
at Covenant Reformed Presbyterian
Church each Sunday at 11 a.m. and 6
p.m. right next door to the campus on
Edgewood Road (across from Moun
tain Trace Apartments—10 minute
walk from the cafe.) Three Sunday
School classes are offered at 10 a.m.,
including the “Gospel ofjohn,” “Evan
gelism,” and a study of the
“Westminster Confession of Faith.”
If you would like to join a chapter of
Amnesty International or a similar
type of group, call David Chase at
255-7128. He has support from the
political science department but needs
student support.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Restaurant food delivery person
needed, car and bike in the downtown
Asheville area. Hours are strictly be
tween 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Pay is $1
per run plus tips. Call 252-7157 for
more information
FUNDRAISER—Motivated groups
needed to earn $500+ promoting
AT&T, Discover, gas and retail cards.
Since 1969, we've helped thousands
of groups raise the money they need.
Call Gina at (800) 592-2121 ext. 110.
Free CD to qualified callers.
Camp staff for girls’ resident camp—
Counselors, lifeguards, backpacking,
canoeing, climbing, nature, and crafts
specialists; assistant camp director,
kitchen, nurse, and business manager.
June 5-July 22, 1996. Includes train
ing. Lenoir, NC. Call Deb at 704-
328-2444 or 1-800-328-8388.
Income Opportunity! Great oppor
tunity for organized, self-motivated
students to make above-average in
come marketing our services and
products. Potential residual long
term base while still in school, no
investment required. For informa
tion contact Tico at 704-232-1244
or 1245. Only those who are serious
and dedicated need apply.
On Saturday, April 20th, Mount
Mitchell State Park will participate
in the nation-wide March for Parks
in order to raise money for educa
tional projects. This funding is espe
cially needed at Mitchell, where a
gigantic 94% of the annual budget
goes to routine operational costs like
maintenance supplies, employee sala
ries, office equipment, and stocking
the concession stands with junk food.
By walking in the march, you can
raise donations specifically for Mount
Mitchell interpretive programs that
will help the public understand eco
systems and the ways human activi
ties affect them. For more informa
tion, call the state park direct at 675-
4611, or save a long-distance call by
leaving a message for Steve Schoof at
628-2311 (before 10 p.m. please).
Mass Communications Majors: Sum
mer videographer positions. Indi
viduals wanted to shoot summer camp
videos. Get a job, get experience, get
paid! Get an application by calling
CAMP-TV 800/284-8437.
Sandwich makers/cashiers needed for
full or part time, morning or after
noon shifts, excellent working condi
tions and growth potential for super
visory position. To pick up an appli
cation come to Two Guys Hoagies,
235 Merrimon Avenue, or call 254-
9955.
Employment is available 10 hours a
week, $7 per hour beginning at 3:00
p.m., five days a week. Student would
present sessions in the after school
programs on topics such as conflict
resolutions, ethical decisions, values
and getting along with others. The
presentations are already laid out in a
lesson plan. This is a year-round po
sition. Call 254-6189.
Chance of a lifetime! Be able to
afford your dreams. Growing tele
communications company offers ca
reer with huge money -making poten
tial. Full- or part-time. Call now!
Mark Schuman, World Wide Realty
258-2040.
Have you ever wanted to be a part of
the Olympics? Now you can!!!
ARAMARK, the official Food Service
Manager of the 1996 Atlanta Olym
pics, will be hiring over 5,000 stu
dents this summer to work in various
aspects of food sevice from conces
sions to catering to special parties and
receptions. For more information,
come by the Career Center in
Weizenblatt or check out:
http://www.aramark.sintaks.com
LIFEGUARDS, POOL MANAG
ERS, AND SWIM COACHES!
Summer positions available in the
Charlotte area. Call Carolina Pool
Management at (704) 541-9303.
Want to swim, hike, sing, make
projects, eat snacks, and go on field
trips? As a summer day camp
counselor you can. Four day work
week, 40 hours a week. Responsible
for planning and implementing
activities for a group of 15 elemen
tary children. Middle school pro
gram, lifeguarding, and supervisory
positions also available. Experience
with children desirable, training is
provided. Contact Asheville
YMCA at (704) 253-4706 for
application.
Spring Break—Nassau/Paradise
Island, Cancun and Jamaica from
$299. Air, hotel, transfers, parties
and
Orga
small
groups—
earn FREE trips plus commissions!!!
Call 1-800-822-0321.
Whitewater rafting guides and office
staff (phone receptionists and
counter/store help) needed for the
summer of 1996. Full-time and part-
time positions available. Experience
is not required. Our training pro
gram will be held on weekends in
April and May for guides; weekdays
and/or weekends for office staff We
operate on the French Broad and
Nolichucky Rivers located in the
mountains of Western North Caro
lina and the Pigeon River in Eastern
Tennessee.
Contact Craig or Chris at (800)
872-7437 or fax (704) 622-3201.
SCHOLARSHIPS
This semester, the International Stu
dent Association has decided to re
vive and revitalize the old Diversity
Magazine. First, we felt that the title,
"Diversity" no longer held any real
meaning, so we are now calling it
"Not Not Diversity Magazine."
If you would like to submit an ar
ticle for publication, we would be
glad to have it. The range of topics is
unlimited, and we would like to see
articles from across the disciplines.
Personal experiences, history, culture,
language, science, literature.and po
etry are just some of the topics that
we would like to see. The deadline
for submissions is March 21, 1996.
Please send all submissions to:
Stephanie Obergfell
International Student Association
Highsmith Center
For more information, please call
6880 or 6998.
If you are a sophomore, junior, or
senior studying computer science,
engineering, physics, environmental
and life sciences, mathematics, or
physical science, the Science and En
gineering Research Semester (SERS)
offers you the unique opportunity to
do hands-on research with some of
the nation's top scientists at one of
seven national research laboratories
during the academic year.
The SERS program offers an attrac
tive financial package in addition to
the valuable laoratory contacts and
experience. The monthly stipend of
$900 and free housing (utilities in
cluded) bring the value of the
monghtly benefit up to $1600 de
pending on location. Travel expenses
are reimbursed for one round trip to
the research facility. Call (202) 488-
2426 or e-mail SERS@orua.gov
The Earth/environmental science
Scholarship is open to college stu
dents who will be in their junior or
senior year, and reside in the folldw-
ing Western North Carolina coun
ties: Buncombe, Cherokee, jClay, Gra
ham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson,
Madison, Macon, Swain, and
Transylvania.
These students must attend a West
ern North Carolina School which has
a solid four-year program and a major
in the Earth/environmental science
area. Macon county residents may
use the scholarship outside the West
ern North Carolina area, provided the
program meets our standards.
Applications are available at the Fi
nancial Aid Office, LH 221. Dead
line to apply is April 15.
The Sky-Hy chapter of the Ameri
can Business Women's Association
awards a number of scholarshps each
year to college-bound students.
Scholarships are awarded based upon
financial need and scholastic achieve
ment.
Eligibility requirements:
Must be a citizen of the United
States of America.
Attend or plan to attend an accred
ited college or university within the
U.S. or its possessions.
Have achieved a GPA of 2.50 or
better on a 4.0 scale.
Candidate must:
Complete in full the chapter appli
cation.
Provide an official transcript of all
high school or college grades as ap-
ply.
Provide three current letters of ref
erence.
Provide a short biographical sketch.
For an application go to the Finan
cial Aid Office LH 221. Deadline to
apply is April 13, 1996
WANTED
Room for rent, access to laundry and
kitchen facilities, swimming pool and
tennis courts. Must be a non-smoker
and animal lover. Available now, rent
$300. Will consider negotiating rent
in exchange for occasional light house
keeping and pet-sitting. Call Linda at
299-4777.
Unfurnished room in home available
now. Rent is $200 per month inclu
sive. Female roommate preferred.
Call 254-4170 and ask for Margo.
Wanted—mature, single adult, to lease
small efficiency apartment on the
grounds of the Lake Junaluska As
sembly. $ 195/month with deposit.
No pets, you pay electricity, furnished.
Call Keith at 456-9129 or 258-0084.
Child care position available in ex
change for apartment, including utili
ties, for about 5 to 7 weeks this
summer, with option for after school
care in fall and winter. Large home in
Montford area. The children 7 and 11
years old. Last two weeks of July off.
Small salary also, depending on hours
worked. Resume and references de
sired. Call 254-4055.
Fellow student and parent would be
interesting in swapping child care
duties with other parents who have
odd school or work schedules or who
just need a break once-in-a-while. I
have a two and a half year old girl who
would love a playmate. If you have no
children, I would be willing to swap
other duties with you (ie: house sit
ting, pet sitting, typing, researching.)
I live in the Mills River/Brevard area
and would like someone who lived in
that area or in the South end of Bun
combe or Henderson Counties. Right
now this would be a part time on-call
arrangement; however, this could
change. We could form our own little
“child care network.” I could afford
to pay you a small salary, also. I would
be willing to work with several par
ents or singles. If interested, please
contact me at (704) 891-5634.
Wanted: dependable, caring indi
vidual to provide part-time child care
for two boys, ages five and two, in my
home. Previous child care experience
required, also own transportation and
must be willing to make a minimum
committrnent of one year. Please call
254-6971 for further information.
Found: a gold, waterproof, watch with
metal band two weeks ago in the area
between Weaver Blvd. and Robinson
Hall. Come to RBH 326 to claim it.