THE RIDGERUNNER
VOL. 5, NO. 3 THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1969
CALENDAR OKAYED BY UNC
The final word has been
spoken on the controversy of
the calendar.
Chancellor William E.
Highsmith nriet with the officials
of the Consolidated University
of North Carolina, Sept. 15 to
propose a calendar which
modified the calendar standard
with the rest of the UNC
branches.
It was approved.
The system which Dr.
Highsmith offered, explaining
that it best suited the
educational process'of UNC-A
and represented the desires of
the vast majority of both the
student body and faculty, was a
modified four-term, nine-month,
four-year degree plan calendar.
The calendar's unique
characteristic is that courses may
be offered on a 42-day term
COONAJM
KELSO
KOONTZ
basis or extend for an entire
semester—two terms.
Theoretically, UNC-A will be
on a two semester calendar.
However, these two semesters
are each broken into two
: segments each, providing a
four-term year. There will be
two summer sessions composed
of 28 days each. The maximum
load for each session is six hours.
This schedule will allow students
to pick up more hours during
the summer than under the old
system.
Under the system for next
year, the full-time student load
will be 30-32 hours per year.
The faculty load will be eight
courses of three semester hours.
Some courses in each division
will be taught for 17 weeks on
the Monday-Wednesday-Friday
or Tuesday-Thursday basis,
probably at 8 a.m. and in the
afternoons.
The newly approved calendar
provides a nine-month program
leading to a degree in four years.
However, acceleration can be
handled on basis of individual
need and demonstrated
competence. The sophomore
class will be reinstated.
The essential point of the
calendar is that no drastic
changes will be required in
course structure, requirements,
pre requisites, major
requirements, sequential or
interdisciplinary arrangements.
This calendar, effective the
first summer session in June, is
basically the same as the present
one. Final exams will not be
liven in the new calendar.
Small Turnout
Elects Officers
by JIM ADAMS
RIDGERUNNER Staff
Class elections marked by a
fantastically small turn out
Wednesday, Sept. 10.
The students of UNC-A went
to the polls and selected the
officials to represent their
respective classes for the
1969-70 year.
Most of the voting was
extremely close and ended with
all but one office
filled-Freshman class secretary.
As of press time, the run off
election was to be held Tuesday,
Sept. 16, between Virginia
Fulling and Anne Womble.
The presidents of the three
classes are Bill Coonan, Bob
Kelso, and Tom Koontz.
Coonan, senior-economics, is a
native of Asheville. The sports
editor of last year's Summit,
Coonan is a member of the
Yahoos, Circle K and the soccer
team.
Kelso, who finished a tour of
duty in the army in time to
begin first term last year, is a
member of the Communications
committee, and runs a part time
poster business. Koontz is a
beginning freshman from
Asheville.
Backing up the executive
class officer are vice-presidents
David Barnes, Kathy Reusing,
and Sarah Propst. Barnes,
junior-political science, ran
unopposed. A member of the
Huns, Barnes was a class officer
in last year's freshman class.
Kip Reusing,
senior-philosophy, is originally
of Asheville. Transferring from
Anherst College, she is a
member of THE RIDGE
RUNNER Staff. Sarah Propst, a
biology major, is from Maiden,
N. C., and is a beginning
freshman.
The two finalized secretaries
both running unopposed are
Mimi DeSaix and Ginni
Me E wen. Mimi, senior-social
sciences, is a member of K-ettes
and served on the Elections
commission last year. Ginni,
junior-political science, is from
Tampa, Florida. A member of
the Miss A-B Court last year,
Ginni is also an honorary
member of Alpha Sigma Sigma,
and is a member of THE
RIDGERUNNER Staff.
It is hoped that the new
leaders of the classes will get all
the support they need.
Campus Leaders Meet Governor
Marking a first for this state,
Gov. Bob Scott extended an
invitation for campus leaders to
help him eliminate the
communication gap between the
state government and the
universities.
On two separate nights, the
governor met with the student
body presidents and the campus
newspaper editors of the state
supported colleges and
universities for dinner and an
informal discussion.
Representing U NC-Asheville
were Student Government
president, Donald H. Meyers of
Asheville, and THE
RIDGERUNNER editor. Laurel
K. Richards, a native of
Houston, Texas.
It was an attempt on Gov.
Scott's part to gain insight into
the problems afflicting each
individual campus and those
problems common to every
campus.
The presidential session
devoted three hours to a
discussion of student unrest. The
student body presidents of 13 of
the 15 state-supported campuses
revealed that the students were
not being listened to, and that
there was not enough student
involvement in the normal
college process.
It was brought out that in the
(see GOVERNOR on pg.6)
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photo by LAMONT DEBRUHL
Ballot Power
At every UNC-A election, students are learning the power
of the individual vote, even at slight turn-outs as the recent
class officers elections. Sylvia Smith, senior-psychology,
symbolizes the few students who exercised their responsibility
by voting.