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Wt)e i^bgerunner Voice of the Students Vol. IX No. XIV The University of North Carolina at Asheville December 10, 1973 Ms. UNC-A Miss Gloria Annette Sanders, a sophomore psychology major from Charlotte was crowned Ms. UNC-A Dec. 1 at a dance held in the Greek Community Center. (Staff Photo by Jane Nicholson) Talks Continue With Western Continued neaotiations between UNC-A and West ern Carolina University at Cullowhee on areas of responsibility for each institution were approved unofficially Wednesday by the UNC- A board of trustees. Lack' of a quorum at the board meeting prevented official action on the request by Chancellor William E. Highsmith. Highsmith, in a pre pared statement, said he has conferred sev eral times with WCU acting Chancellor Hugh McEniry, and that he McEniry met last week with members of the two boards of trustees, a representative from Chapel Hill and members of the UNC Board of Governors. "Throughout our dis cussions, we have been concerned about using resources that we al ready have so as to provide for a system of higher education which will be at the most reasonable cost to the taxpayers and to the students," Highsmith said in his statement. "We have also been concerned about pro tecting and preserving the identity and integ rity of each insti tution," he said. "We don't want to get into situations where people get con fused about what each institution is supposed to be doing. "This action should be appreciated and applauded by all. Inasmuch as the board of trustees of WCU has taken such a positive step, I ask that the board of trustees of UNC-A do the same," Hicfhsmith said. Masters Program Planned Here A program leading to the Master's in Public Health degree will begin here in February, 1974. Offered by the UNC- Chapel Hill School of Public Health and its Department of Health Administration, the program was organized in collaJDoration with the Area Health Edu cation Center. Announcement of the program was made by Miss Lydia Holley, director of the Off- Campus Degree Program for the School of Public Health, Dr. Henry S. M. Uhl, di rector of AHEC, and Dr. William E. High- Newsweek Polls Campus Editors (CPS)— According to a poll conducted by Newsweek Magazine and the Associated Collegiate Press, 75 per cent of college newspaper editors said that they have confidence in the principles of the American political system and 70 per cent said that even though the American system may not be ideal, it is the best available in the world today' However, a majority said they do not be lieve the American system of government is democratic. The survey, con ducted during Septem ber and October, was mailed to 575 college editors. More than half of the editors strongly agreed that inflation is the biggest pro blem the U.S. economy faces today and nearly 75 per cent said they do not be lieve President Nixon will take steps to improve the economy this year. In the cultural area, one of the most significant findings of the poll was that three-fourths said the government is spending too little money in support of the arts. Sex Traded For Grades SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CPS-ZNS)—A 21-year old female student reported to a Cali fornia state govern ment investigating committee that some professors give out good grades to coeds in return for sex. Miss Christine Sullivan, a communi cations major at Sacramento State Un iversity, told the Joint Committee on Legal Equality that the policy is known as "an 'A' for a lay." Miss Sullivan tes tified that, on the basis of her discus sions with other students, she believes the. practice is very widespread on college campuses throughout the state. smith, chancellor. The program will be the second off- ceanpus master's pro- greim este±>lished by the School of Public Health artd, like the initial program at Raleigh, will focus of health administra tion. Miss Holley said the program is de signed to improve health and human ser vices administration by upgrading the com petence and perfor mance of managers, meet career develop ment needs of profes sionals working in health and human ser vices agencies and benefit participating agencies through inter- and intra agency interaction of administration personnel. "This graduate pro gram prepares student dents to advance their careers in health administration with emphasis on planning, organizing and managing health and human services at local, state and federal levels," Miss Holley said. "Working with a faculty adviser, the student develops a course of study to meet degree require ments and his of her own learning needs in areas such as health (Continued on P-4) Index Campus Fourm 3 Editorials 2 Forum Theatre 3 Jack Anderson. 2 Sports 4
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