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Page 10 The Banner March 6,1997 News Student Poll By Adrien Sanders staff Writer On Feb. 19, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a 15-foot buffer zone around abortion clinic entrances. This would allow safe entry for women who sought to have abortions. Protesters are not allowed inside this buffer zone, which shows that the public thinks the woman’s right to have an abortion is more impor tant than the protesters’ freedom of speech. There is an exception, however, where two non-threatening “side walk counselors” at a time are al lowed inside the buffer zone to calmly talk to the woman seeking the abortion. If the woman requests that they leave, these “sidewalk counselors” must do so. The decision in Schneck v. Pro- Choice seeks to keep the women from being harassed as they enter these clinics, but they are only shielded 15 feet from the clinic itself The Supreme Court struck down the concept of “floating” zones which would follow the woman wherever she went outside the buffer zone. The Supreme Court said that it would violate free speech on pub lic areas such as sidewalks. The following UNCA students commented on the decision: Photos by Trish Johnson “The buffer zone is good because women need to make their decision in peace. It is a hard enough decision without people harassing them.” Niambi Hall-Cambell freshman, undeclared “Legally, as long as the protesters are not on private property, they should be allowed to ex press themselves.” Mischa Irsch sophomore, German/biology “I agree that women should be protected, but I don’t agree with abortion.” Tom Bushe junior, math “The buffer zone is an improvement, but it is not wide enough.” Raysun Georgen sophomore, environmental studies “The buffer zone around the woman should be enforced. I don’t think someone should be al lowed to harass the woman. It’s her legal right to obtain an abortion.” Brendan Thomas junior, psychology By Adrien Sanders staff Writer The Department of Public Safety filed four incident reports between Feb. 17 and Feb. 24. On Feb. 17, Officer Steven Pressley responded three times to the alarm sounding from the For estry Service Lab. The first time, he found three people inside working. He checked their identification, and then ad vised them on how to get in the lab without setting off the alarm. The second time the alarm sounded, Pressley informed the in dividuals that he was turning off the alarm until they completed their work. He reactivated the alarm when they finished. On the third sounding of the alarm, Pressley called Officer Bruce Martin, and Martin contacted the individual in charge of the facility to come and correct the situation. UNCA student Christine Karrenstein reported on Feb. 23, that the right front fender of her car had been damaged. She had parked her car in the Highrise parking lot on Feb. 22, and when she drove her car to a gas station the next day, she noticed the damage. On Feb. 24, Resident Assistant Steven Taylor called the Depart ment of Public Safety while he was in South Ridge. Sterling Miller had been banned from the dorms that day, and was trying to enter the building. Taylor had no papers stating that Miller was not allowed in, so Of ficer Steven Metcalf told him there was nothing he could do. They called Pete Williams, the director of housing and residence life, who confirmed that Miller had been banned from inside the dorms, and he needed to leave. Metcalf then escorted Miller out side to his car. Miller said he had spoken to Eric lovacchini, vice chancellor for stu dent affairs, and had misunderstood the instructions. Also that day, someone called the Department of Public Safety in ref erence to marijuana odor coming from room 321 in Highrise. Officer Metcalf responded, and asked if he could come in the room after explaining why he was there. Caren Grissom let him in. Kelly MacLachlan and Brent Rhodarmer were also in the room. Metcalf noticed the windows were open, there was a fan facing the windows, and there was a wet towel under the door. When asked about these, Grissom said it was because the residents next door were allergic to cigarette smoke. Metcalf smelled nothing other than cigarette smoke, so he left. Student's father publishes book By Catharine Sutherland staff Writer Instead of getting words of wis dom from Ann Landers’ column this week, a Princeton, N.J. writer hopes UNCA students will turn to his new book for advice. “Dear Abbie (Hoffman) Advice on Life, Love and Feminine Facial Hair... What Your Parents, Teach ers and Preachers Never Told You,” is a self-published book by Doug De Bias. The book aims to help “coming of agers 18-25 years old who live in this affluent crazy land called America” find their own way in life. “Think for yourself about stuff, and work hard to cooperate with other people who are doing the best they can,” De Bias said, summariz ing his main message to the college- aged generation. The book and its colorful cover stand out in the UNCA bookstore for several reasons: not only is the author a UNCA student’s parent, but his daughter, freshman Catalina Dibiase, designed the cover artwork. “I tried to stress diversity with all the different kinds of people, shapes and colors,” said Dibiase of the cover design. She aimed to present the book as a work for everybody and to show “I think there should be a wider buffer zone, because it is hard enough on women to go in there without being harassed.” Brian Hunter sophomore, undeclared “I agree with the decision, because even though we have the right to protest, we don’t have the right to impede on a privately-funded fa cility.” Keith Payne senior, psychology The UNCA Cultural & Special Events Committee presents RTE IRISH NATIONAL RADIO ORCHESTRA Wit OF \ IRELAND North American Tour The Spirit of Ireland Dancers Conductor, Proinnsias 0 Duinn Narrator, Bill Goulding A kaleidoscope view of Ireland through music, song, dance, poetry and speech, featuring a 47-piece orchestra, narrator, soprano soloist, uilleann piper and six dancers. Tuesday, March 18*8 p.m. Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place $10 UNCA faculty/staff, Tickets available at UNCA Highsmith Center. alumni and CFS For information and to charge by phone, call 704/251'6584- UNCA students WCQS A number of the 111 ASSOCIATION I I I of PERFORMING PRESENTERS ^ARTS The Universitt of North Carouna at asheviile unity and diversify in one, she said. The focus on diversity defines her father’s pen name, “De Bias.” “The idea of the book is to de-bias people in their thinking, to re move bias,” said De Bias. “And nobody can pronounce our name,” he said. In addition to helping her father with the outside of the book, Dibiase also found a way to help with the material inside. “I had some of my friends read the drafts before the book was printed so my dad could get some feedback,” she said. In the collection of one to two- page essays that range from “Don’t Get Dissed: The Disinformation Age” to “Love and Sex: The Search for Emotional and Sexual Happi ness.” De Bias seems to cover all the bases on life in any generation, which speaks to one of his main inspira tions for writing the book. The father of two college-aged daughters, he wanted to draw on his experiences in the 1960s to help his children’s generation survive the 1990s. EBANNER WEEKEND WEATHER The weekend will be cooler and sunnier than earlier this week, but temperatures will still be above normal. Clouds will return on Saturday. 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