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Voice of the Students
Vol. 9, No. 5
The University of North Carolina at Asheville
Sept. 21, 1973
Police Baffled In Olson Slaying
Financial Aid
Still Available
For Students
Although fall reg
istration has been
completed, funds are
still available for
students needing
financial aid for the
upcoming academic
year, according to
Jim Almon, director
of financial aid.
Presently, there
are funds available
through the National
Direct Student Loan
Program and the Fed
eral College V7ork
study Progrcim.
The following
work study jobs are
available for stu
dents : Rcimsey Library,
one position; foreign
language lab, one po
sition; and two posi
tions in the mainten
ance building. The
jobs are for 15 hours
a week at $2 per hour.
Emphasis will be
placed on the new
Basic Educational
Opportunity Grant
Program. If a stu
dent wasn't enrolled
in any type of sec
ondary education pro
gram prior to July i,
1973, and his com
bined family income
was less than $1,500,
he is eligible for
this program.
These grants have
no pay back obliga
tion, and a student
may receive from $25
to $450 through this
program.
The following
scholarships*are also
available for stu
dents to apply for:
Beacon Dormitory
Scholarship for a de
pendent child of a
Beacon employee;
Shapiro Scholarship
for a pre-medical
or pre-nursing stu
dent; and the Kimber
ly-Clark Scholarship
for a Henderson
County high school
student qraduaut;.
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Incomingchief of security, Eugene J. Ray, (center) demonstrates the work
ings of a walkie-talkie to William H. Pott, Vice Chancellor for Finance,
(left) and to P. Thomas Deason, Dean of Students, (right) (Staff Photo by
Sam Ferguson)
Ray Named Security Chief
3y GILCHRIST GAINEY
Staff Writer
The recent appoint
ment of Eugene L. Ray
as chief of security
for the UNC-A cairipus
marks the latest move
hy university officials
to insure the safety
of students.
Ray, an officer
with prior experience
in the Buncombe Countv
Sheriff's Department
and the Biltmore
Forest Police, fills
the new post requested
last February by the
university. At the
same time approval
was given for the
hiring of an addition
al guara to t>ring the
•total security force
to six men.
In a recent inter
view, Ray pointed to
new measures being
taken this year by the
UNC-A security force
to protect students
and university prop
erty. In the past
security guards had
only limited arrest
powers. This year,
the guards have full
arrest powers, where
needed.
Traffic on campus
has been a problem in
the past with speeding
motorists, but that
may also be a thing
of the past. This
year security guards
have access to an un
marked state car to
use when patrolling
the campus.
A two-way radio
communications system
has been installed in
Vance Hall for use by
the new security
force. Regular
meetings between mem
bers of the security
force, dormitory proc
tors , Associate Dean
of Stuaents, Mrs.
Alice Wutschel, and
Mrs. Mary Gilpin,
dormitory coordinator,
have been scheduled
to improve communica
tion between the se
curity patrol and
students.
Beer Policy Changed
The SGA administra
tion has declared
that beer will not
be served on a regu
lar basis at the
Coffeehouse this year.
David Randall,
vice president of
SGA, said that em
phasis will be placed
on acquiring quality
artists tliat wiix art-
tract a good listen
ing audience.
"The budget this
year is strained and
it is unlikely that
SGA would be able to
have frequent Coffee
house performances
with quality perform
ers and support beer
costs," Randall said.
Beer costs for a
regular Coffeehouse
performance run ap
proximately $99.
A^iother reason
cited by Randall for
discontinuing beer at
the Coffeehouse v/as
the complaints re
ceived about the poor
listening atmosphere
last year.
Stuaents v^ill be
permitted to bring
their own beer and
wine to performances.
Soft drinks and snacks
will be served at most
performances. Beer
will continue to be
served at all dances,
beer busts and at
some special events.
Appea;ring Friday
night at the Coffee
house will be
Morrison and Swann
Plus, an Asheville
folk group.
Search Widens,
But Assailant
Remains Free
After more than
five months of intense
investigations, the
Asheville Police De
partment and the
State Bureau of^h-
vestigation remain
baffled in the April
15 slaying of UNC-A
co-ed Miss Virginia
Marie Olson.
Miss Olson, known
to her friends as
Ginger, was found
brutally raped and
murdered at 3:30 p.m.
Sunday April 15, on a
hill across from the
University Gardens on
campus grounds.
"We're no further
along in the investi
gation today than we
were the first day,"
said Capt. W. M. Nail,
chief of detectives
for the APD.
Continued on P-^
Michael Quatro
Concert Slated
Here Saturday
The Michael Ouatro
Jam Band along with
Asheville's first,
light show will be
presented at 8 p.m.
Saturday in the UNC-
A Gym.
This will be the
first in a series of
rock concerts sponsor
ed by SGA along with
local talent promot
ers. The only cost
to SGA will be in
siting up the _ gym
for the concerts
and cleaning up
afterwards.
Admission for UNCrl^
students will be
$2». 75. General ad
mission will be $3.50
in aavance and $4.50
at the door.
SGA plans on having
a concert at lecist
once every other
month, if student re
sponse is favorable.