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vol. 7 no. 9 the university of north Carolina at asheville I monday, december 20,1971 Russell Johnson to Speak Here “Inside China; A Personal ^Report” will be the title of the talk to be delivered here by Russell Johnson on January 3 at 8:00 in the Humanities Lecture Hall. Johnson, a prominent mem ber of the American Friends Service Committee and pre sently Peace Secretary for the New England office of the AFSC, has just recently re turned from a month-long visit to China as the guest of exiled Cambodian Prince Norodom restructuring: Sihanouk. Russell, whose talk here is being sponsored by the special Programs Committee, in his frequent talks, presents a critical view of present Ameri can economic and social in stitutions and offers an al ternative view of the new society required and possible here and abroad. In the Summer of 1970, the Johnsons made a fact-finding mission to Asia, Africa and Europe. During the mission, he made this llth visit to South Vietnam. He also visited Laos and Cambodia. In October, '69, the John sons visited Cuba and travelled through the six provinces to observe the effects of the Re volution on the many facets of the Cuban society. Johnson is well known as a world traveller and “unoffi cial American” in his many journeys in the “Third World”. Both of the Johnsons have been involved in domestic U.S. efforts for peace and human equality. Highsmith Cites Need To Reestablish Goals Russell Johnson, prominent member of the American Friends Service Committee and “unofficial Amer ican” world traveller will speak at UNC-A January 3 at 8:00 in the Humanities Lecture Hall. The title of his talk will be “Inside China: A Personal View”. “We’re going to have to re-establish what type of school we intend to be and what our goals will be if we expect to receive the same funding that we now receive,” Chanceller William Highsmith described the position UNC-A finds itself in under the new Restructuring Plan now in effect for North Carolina’s institution of Higher Learn ing in a recent interview. Highsmith was specifically addressing himself to the A Budget or operating, budget UNC-A now functions under. The A Budget for UNC-A is the highest in the state on a per student basis among the state-supported Universities. Under the present plans, the A Budget would remain the same since all costs under that heading are operational and used to support existing programs. Highsmith was re ferring to any actions which the newly established Board of Governors may take when budgets are discussed some time next year. “Frankly, I think there’s going to be a fight, since that’s one of the characteristics of the system we’re under. We’re still in the position of having to apply for funds, especially Writer’s Symposium to Feature Women’s Liberationists Here Jan. 12 by Sukey Durham In addition to the annual North Carolina Arts Council Poetry Reading in the Spring, Images, the campus Fine Arts magazine will host a symposium of five women writers on January 13, 1972. Made possible through the combined contributions of the UNC-A Special Programs Committee and the SGA as well as the North Carolina Poetry Council and the North Carolina Arts Council, the program will include Charlene Whisnant, Kate Millett, Bertha Harris, Carolyn Kiser and tentatively, Denise Levertov. Charlene Whisnant has participated in poetry readings at UNC-A for the past two years. She is currently man ager of the Red Clay publishers and she has written a volume of poetry, “Stompin’ for Love”. She is much involved in the Women’s Lib Movement. Kate Millett is acclaimed for her controversial book. Sexual Politics, noted as the first Woman’s Liberation Manifesto. She is a sculptress and lives in New York City. Bertha Harris teaches at East Carolina University in Greenville, N. C. and has just published a book en titled, "Catching Saradove". Carolyn Kiser is Poet-In- Residence at Chapel Hill. She was in charge of the National Arts Council during the Johnson administration, and has written two volumes of poetry, “Knock upon Silence” and “The Ungrateful Garden”. Denise Levertov is a highly acclaimed poet and has published eight books of poetry since 1945. She is married to Mitchell Goodman and both have been active in anti-war movements. They live in New York City. The January 10 issue of the Ridgerunner will carry a full feature story on the reading with full details. in the cases of the B and C budgets,” Highsmith said. “We still don’t know what the Board will be like in its dealings at present.” The Board of Govornors will be gin its meetings as a planning committee in the first week of January and will meet for mally for the first time on July I, 1972, according to the Chanceller. Whether or not the Board will question UNC-A’s A Budget being the highest in the state on a per-student basis is open to conjecture. UNC-A’s A Budget is presently around $2 million. There was speculation that UNC-A was already facing budgetary problems due to the money shortage faced both in the Computer Center and the Learning Resources Center, particularly. Chanceller Highsmith re sponded that funding short ages in those areas were due to different reasohs. Learning Resources The changes this year in the funding and supplying of the Learning Resources Center see page4 Images is Underway The 72 Images, Fine Arts magazine for the UNC-A cam pus is well on its way, accord ing to Editors, Lesley Cohen (Literature) and Diane Har- gus (art). The first reading of litera ture submitted to the magazine took place Monday, Decem ber 13. The deadline for sub mission of material to Images is February 1, 1972. The second reading will take place sometime after the holidays, according to Mis« see page 4 J.n.sJ.de = Homecoming Festivities Are Male Chauvinism (Editorial) see page 2 Meagher Opens Forum Theatre Series see page 5 Bulldogs Host Tourney see page 7 UNC-A Swim Team Surprises Appalachian see page 7
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