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The Blue Banner
December 5, 1996
Minorities
continued from page one
“There could be more (done) to
make the school more integrated,”
Hall-Campbell said. “(They could
include) more African historicism in
the humanities. That’s part of a bet
ter education.”
The only organization UNCA has
on campus directed toward African-
Americans is the African-American
Student Association. They have no
minority sororities, and if the admin
istration wants more blacks to attend
UNCA, they
should have more
areas in which
minority interests like other schools
have,” said Gaither.
Miller said
mmonties can ex
press themselves,
said sophomore
Cerise Glenn.
“I think the
school (could)
speak with money
(if they want to
attract minori
ties),” said
Gaither.
“They could get more things toward
every group on
campus com
plains of not
having enough
social activities
especially for
them, and add
ing more just
for minorities
will not work
because they
all have indi
vidual interests.
“I hear that kind of comment rela-
...if the administration
v\^ants more blacks to
attend UNCA^ they
should have more ar
eas minorities can ex
press themselves...
—Cerise Glenn
tive to any particular group when we
look at things students are interested
in,” said Miller. “We had one group
of students say there’s not enough
country-western, not enough alter
native blues.
“There may not be enough of any
thing, I don’t know,” Miller said.
“The minority population is not a
single focus population.
“Every single African-American stu
dent doesn’t like the same kind of
music, doesn’t like the same kinds of
entertainment, so you’ve got that
situation to deal with, too,” said
Miller.
Harrell said more minorities would
come to UNCA, not if there were
more activities on campus for them,
but if there a greater chance of them
getting jobs in the area or in Asheville.
This, according to Harrell, would re
quire a cooperation between the uni
versity and the local community.
“To have that kind of effort between
the university and the city would have
to be part of an effort to open up the
town in general,” said Harrell. “That’s
not going to happen.
“There’s too many variables in
volved,” Harrell said.
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“It is especially good for people who are
attending summer school but live too far
away to go home, because it’s so close to
the end of the school year,” the student
said.
According to Registrar Rebecca
Sensabaugh, the timing of the terms was
set up with specific intentions to assure
access to various groups, as well as to
expand the access for students who will be
attending suminej- school.
Information from the registrar’s office
said terms were structured so that stu
dents could choose to take an intensive
course in the May term'and still enroll in
five-week classes.
The timing of the five-week term was
designed to allow public school students
and employees access to at least one term
of summer school.
The timing of the terms and the fact that
they have been moved forward to accom
modate an expanded fall semester has
upset many students, particularly in rela
tion to the effects this will have on their
summer plans, as well as the added stress
of a longer fall semester.
“With the quarter system at tech schools
and community colleges, that’ll f—k all
the people who are transferring,” said
Ribar. “If it had been that way last year, I
wouldn’t have transferred here.”
“(What about) people with summer jobs?
Who’s going to want an employee who
has to leave three weeks early because
their university system can’t keep up with
the rest of the country?” said Purchase.
“This is ridiculous.”
“I don’t really mind it because most of
the time by the end of the summer, I’m
ready to come back to school anyway,”
said sophomore Danielle Almeida.
“However, it will drastically cut back on
my employment opportunities,” Almeida
continued. “It’ll cut where I can work and
how much I can work this summer. I
really don’t like that.”
“I’m not going to start school the first
week of August just to keep the presi
dent of the North Carolina University
system happy,” Purchase continued.
“They don’t need to be moving school
back.”
Some students added that the addi
tional stresses the changes will make on
the fall semester are unnecessary.
“I don’t like the idea of lengthening
the fall semester,” said Almeida. “It’s
stressful enough as it is the way it is now.
I’m not sure I could take much more
stress.”
“Summer school is fine, but they don’t
need to be changing fall semester, that
bugs me,” said Purchase.
Some students were indifferent to the
matter, saying that the changes really
weren’t worth caring about.
“It doesn’t really matter to me. I mean,
if we’re going to start two weeks before
Labor Day anyway, who cares about
another week or two?” said junior
Michael Darnell.
Sensabaugh said that the fall schedule
was pushed up anyway, and that the
summer school schedule was a response,
allowing more time for the university to
get ready for the fall semester.
She continued by saying that this sched
ule will allow students access to a wider
variety of courses from the different
departments, including different types
of courses.
The traditional five week term will be
from June 9 to July 11, with registration
on June 6.
The traditional eight-week term will
beheld fromMay27untilJuly 18, with
registration on May 23.
The eight week term overlaps both the
three week term and the five week term,
and the entire summer program will be
completed on July 18, after which the
university will begin to prepare for the
fall 1997 semester.
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rain to move into the area as the storm gets organized. Temperatures should be seasonable with highs
in the 40s and 50s.
WEEKEND WEATHER FOR ASHEVILLE
Thursday night
Friday
Saturday and Sunday
Partly cloudy with the low near 31
Partly cloudy with the high near 55 and low near 33
Increasing clouds with rain likely, diminishing by Sunday evening
Highs in the upper 40s and lows near 35
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City
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Saturday
Sunday
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SGA and NCSL are sponsoring a Used Book Co-op in
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(CPS)-Being a resident aide (RA) on a college campus
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Duties used to include refereeing disagreements over
loud music, hand-holding homesick freshman, and
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Today, with increasing social problems and violence
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drug abuse, rape, and, in rare cases, murder. Earlier
this fall, Jay Severson was doing his job as an RA at
Purdue University when he was shot to death. He
reported freshman Jarrod Eskew to university police
for cocaine possession. Eskew shot Severson and then
committed suicide.
This incident, while extreme, has shaken up
many RAs and has them questioning whether
the job is worth the free room and board.
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office in Carmichael
208, or call 251-6586 for
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think, ‘They are there 24 hours a day and we ask them
to be a part of their students’ lives.’ There is so much
uncertainty about what could happen from day to
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Violence on campuses is increasing. A national study
by the Chronicle of Higher Education found a 26.3
percent increase in homicide in 1994, the largest
increase for any crime on campus. Just this year, a
student was killed by a sniper at Penn State University,
another was murdered, allegedly by a spurned boy
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