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Vol. 8 No. 5 the university of north Carolina at asheville thursday, november 2,1972 Karen Head is New Ms. UNC-A In voting held last week UNC-A students selected Karen Head as 1972-73 Ms. UNC-A. In ceremon ies held at the Ms. UNC-A dance, Kathy Greene crowned Miss Head and presented her with a dozen roses, a trophy, and a $75 scholar ship presented by the UNC-A Alumni Association. Karen Head will serve as the official represent ative of UNC-A at a variety of social functions as well as serving as the official hostess for the uni versity. She is a native of Weaver- ville and is a physics major. First runner-up in the Ms. UNC- A voting was Lynn Hyde, a senior drama major. Other members of the Ms. UNC-A Court were Dean-» a Briggs, Donna Glicjt, Deborah Grier, Ginnie Hollifield, Nancy Horak, Kathy Kremer, jCaren Slud- er, and Rena Wyatt. For the first time at UNC-A all women students were eligible with the exception of women who had not been students at UNC-A for a full semester prior to voting. Married women as well as singles were eligible to be contestants in the Ms. UNC-A contest. The contestants were nominated by fellow students and were chosen by the UNC-A student body on the basis of academic perfor mance as well as service to the UNC-A campus community. Karen Head is a member of Gamma Sigma Sigma service organization, the Christian Students Union, House Council and has received McClure Foun dation and the First Union Dormi tory Scholarships. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mau rice Phillip Head of Rt. 3 Weaver- ville. That Wednesday! Dorm Life Improved? Progress is slowly being made toward the improvement of the dormitories and the overall im provement of all phases of cam pus living. The credit for these improve ments must go in part to the All Campus Conference held last May 10, on the UNC-A campus and to the efforts put forth by Mr. Tom Deason,' Dean of Stu dents, and Mrs. Alice Wutschel a) '>>»Assistant Dean of Students. A specia^ dorm life committee was formed last spring to look into ways in which the dormitories and campus life might be im proved. The committee, headed by Jon Williams, came up with a list of proposals which were submitted to the college admini stration for consideration. One of the main proposals was that all dormitory rooms be con verted from semi-private to pri vate rooms with' sound proofing installed in the doors and walls. This proposal has been accepted and by next summer two of the dorms will have private rooms for a reasonable fee. There was also the request that the downstairs recreation rooms be made into study halls. In Ay- cock Dorm the recreation room will be made into a study hall for student usage this year. The dormitories now have new vending machines and the Student ' Government Association has donated a color television set to the dorms. Coffee and donuts are presently'being served in the dorms by the Inter Dorm Council. Among the other proposals was that the janitorial service and food The Student Senate passed a resolution asking for an investigation of the UNC-A Campus Bookstore. The resolution asked for ah investigation to be conducted by a special committee to be appointed by the Student Senate. The pur pose of the committee will be to investigate the resale value of books as well as the retail value of new books. service be improved. Overall many students agree that the dorms are kept considerably much cleaner this"" year than last year and the food service is slightly improved over last year. Many changes have taken place in Vance Hall to better meet the needs of the students. Vance Hall now has a kitchenette which is now available for student use. There is also a registered nurse on duty 12 hours of the day. Plans are currently underway to bring a doctor to the campus at least twice a week beginning late in the spring semester. Another proposal that came out of the All Campus Conference was that a co-ed dormitory started on campus. The Dean of Students is open to any type of discussion with regard to starting a co-ed dorm, but the final decision in the matter rests with the chancellor of the university. However, Mr. Deason and Mrs. Wutschel have not as yet been approached by any student desiring to have co-ed dorms. Last year a number of the stu dents became concerned with the prospect of there being “NARCS,” undercover police especially trained in detecting illegal drug usage, planted in the dormitories. In reply to the possibility of there being NARCS in the dormitories Mr. Deason stated, “there will never be a plant in any room or a room searched without a. warrant as long as I am Dean of Students”. Mr. Deason we;it on to add that the routine room checks were for fire and health purposes and nothing more. Mr. Deason dis counts that any of the student personnel are NARC’s as far as he knows. “We want students to govern themselves, all studehts will have their rights and freedom,” added Continued -p.5 SC A Make Initiative Mr. Harrison Salfsbury, former Op-Ed Editor of the New YorR Jimes visits UNC-A on Nov ember 8 at 8:00 p.m. in Lipinslcy Center. Mr. Salisbury will ta|K on his trips behind the Iron Curtain. The Student Senate passed a resolution that a committee com posed of Student Senators, fac ulty members and students be formed to approach Chancellor Highsmith concerning a revised Instrument of Government. The student members of this committee will include Student Government President Ray Gas- person and Student Senators Kenneth Wright and Charles King. These Student Senate members were largely respons ible for the defeat of the second proposed Instrument of Govern ment. The document was opposed by 58% of the 342 students that voted. Approximately 908 stu dents were eligible to vote. Student Opposition to the sec ond proposed document was centered around inadequate student representation, and the hopes that a new revised In strument of Government woulcJ prove to be more responsive to student viewpoint. Opposition was also centered around the clarity of the document. Student leaders feel that it is important to state that they are not against student representation in governing this campus, but they feel that a revised document will prove to be more beneficial and clear to a larger portion of the university community. An im portant fact is that student leaders and interested faculty members are endeavoring to work together to achieve this new document of governance. dLn.sJLc3.^: RIDGERUNNER Appointment Made P. 3 Psychology Dept. Broadens Scope P. 3 WUNF is Liked by Dorm Students? P. 5 Developmental Reading ? Why P. 5 Features P. 7 Sports and Loser P. 8 Special Supplement Inside
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