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vol. 8 no. 6 university of north Carolina at asheville ridgerunner november 16, 1972 UNC-A Who'S Who Named Front, left to right - Ms. Formato, Ms. Harrower, Ms. Arrowood, Ms. Weir, Ms. Wyatt, Ms. Lyons and Ms. Napoli. Rear - Mr. Graham, Ms. Hill, Ms. Passmore, Mr. Wilkerson, Mr. Reece, Mr. Figart, and Mr. Gasperson. Not shown, Ms. Grier, Mr. Dosier, Mr. Wacaster, Ms. Cohen, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Babcock and Ms. Peterson. \ Students PoUed On Ridgerunner Twenty-one University of North Carolina at Asheville students have been chosen to appear in Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. The nominees to Who’s Who from UNC-A were selected by a joint student-faculty committee that accepted nominations from the campus at large. Students representing UNC-A in Who’s Who are: Ms. Mary Joyce Arro wood, Ms. Kay Remington Babcock, Ms. Lesley Anne Cohen, Mr. John Franklin Dosier and Mr. Coy Muckle Duncan, Jr. Ms. Arrowood is a senior Art major from Asheville. She was editor of the 1971 Summit. Ms. Babcock, also from Asheville is a senior Biology major. Ms. Cohen is a senior Philosophy major from Asheville. She has edited Images, the literary magazine for two years. Mr. Dosier is a senior Political Science major and serves UNC-A as Vice-President of the Student Government Association. He resides in Asheville. Mr. Duncan is a Biology major from Edneyville, N. C. Also Mr. Earl Wayne Figart, a senior majoring in French and German, is from Hendersonville, N. C. He has served as student chairman of the Chancellors Committee for Curriculum Re form. Ms. Formato is an Art major from Asheville, N. C. Mr. Gasperson, an Asheville native, is a senior Political Science major. “There is absolutely no truth to the rumor that Western Caro lina Unviersity is gonna take over the UNC-Asheville campus,” states William E. Highsmith, Chancellor of UNC-A. In the preceeding weeks vari ous rumors have been circulated to the effect that the present day UNC-A campus was to become part of Western" Carolina Uni versity at Cullowhee. Dr. Highsmith states that he finds these rumors “amusing and totally unfounded.” Since the 1930’s Western Caro lina University has been offer ing extension courses in the Asheville area. Over the years these classes have met at various locations. Western Carolina’s program has all through their years in Asheville have had the problem ' of finding adequate facilities to hold their classes in. Presently, Western Carolina is holding night classes in an old nursing building in Oteen and are desperately in need of better facilities. On July I, of this year Western Carolina came under the juris diction of the same board of gov- He also presides as chairman of the Student Senate in his capacity as SGA President. Mr. Graham, also from Asheville, is a senior Biology major. Ms. Grier is a senior Drama-Literature major from Charlotte. She is active in Theatre-UNC-A and is proctor of Scott Dorm. Also Ms. Linda Rodermund Harrower, Ms. Nancy Eve Hill and Ms. Sharon Cathleen Lyons of Asheville. Ms.»Harrower is a senior Psychology major. Ms. Hill majors in Political Science - B. Ms. Lyons is a Soci ology major and is president of Alpha Nu Lambda. Ms. Jac queline Rose Napoli, Ms. Barbara Jean Passmore, and Ms. Maureen Lambert Peterson. Ms. Napoli is a Psychology major from Bayside, N. Y. She was elected to the Student Senate in 1971 as SGA Secretary. Ms. Passmore is majoring in Biology and Classics. She resides in Canton, N. C. Also, Mr. David Hugh Reece, Mr. Grady Lee Wancaster, Ms. Dianne Metcalf Weir, Mr. Andrew Fitzgerald Wilkerson, and Ms. Rena Alice Wyatt. Mr. Reece is a senior Political Science major from Asheville, N. C. Mr. Wa caster, a resident of Marion, N. C., is a senior Social Sciences major. He is Community Services Com missioner of the SGA. Ms. Weir is a senior Psychology major from Asheville, N. C. Mr. Wilker- continued on page 5 ernors that UNC-A is under. The situation arises from the fact that there are two state funded institutions operating in the same area and could be beneficial to each other, continued on page ^ Student Rights Committee Formed Due to the recent issue of the Instrument of Government, the Gasperson Administration has proposed a Student Right’s Com mittee to act as a “watchdog” to study and appraise all matters concerning the student body of UNC-A. It is the hope of the Student Senate that this commit tee becomes a permanent fix ture in the make-up of the S.G.A., because it is a means by which the student body could be inform ed, accurately and factually, of crucial events that crop up dur ing the academic year. President Gasperson envisions the Students Right’s Committee as a “Nader’s continued on page 5 THE RIDGERUNNER polled various members of the campus community to test reader opinion of the campus newspaper and preferences in reading material. The first question that was asked was “Do you read THE RIDGERUNNERT’ The re sponse was that 72% said yes, 17%, sometimes, and 10% replied no. The, next set of questions consisted of personal preferences. The first question in this group was “What part of THE RIDGE RUNNER do you always read?” Those who liked it all made up 24% of the responses, 17% read just what catches their eye, 17% favored the comics, 21% always read the editorial page, and the rest favored such things as the features page, the astrology column, headlines, front page and sports. The next question that was asked was “What part of THE RIDGERUNNER do you enjoy the most? The least?” The response was 22% enjoyed the editorials the most, 21% comics, 13% favored news, and the remaining 19% enjoyed the features page, sports, astrology, and the pictures; 25% had no opinion. The least liked articles was the sports section with 24%, 16% did not like the features page, 12% the editorials, and the remaining percentages were divided pretty equally be tween the ads, campus news, and “uninteresting things.” The sixth question that was , asked was “What changes do you think should be made in THE RIDGERUNNER?’ There were many good opinions expressed. Some of these included more student opinion, more controver sial articles, to make the paper more relevant, and to change the comics in some way, referring either to increasing^ them or decreasing them. Some replied that there should be no changes. The next question asked was “What role do you think THE RIDGERUNNER should play in the UNC-A Campus Community?” The most given response (48%) was that it should serve as an information and communications center. The last question con cerned taking a stand on campus issues. The replies were 51% in favor of it 19% no, and 3% thought that it depended on the issue. The remaining 27% felt that the paper should present both sides of the issue. Space was provided for any additional comments that were not included in the questions themselves. A minority of these polled thought that the paper was too biased and that it needed to loosen up (not be so formal). One comment was that the in terviews were too monotonous. Several said that the paper needed to come out more frequently continued on page 5 INSIDE... Editors Review Page 2 Health Fees Equalized Page3 Straw Ballot Results........' Page3 Features: Eddie, by Mary Alice Arrowood Page 4 WCU Conducts Classes at UNC-A Page 5 “Virgin” Aired Page 5 Political Science Department Page 5 Sports Page 6 Dr. Highsmith Denies Rumors
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