VOL. XI No. 5
October 1975
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Asheville.N.C*28804
UNC-A[s Contribution |
I To the Arts? |
I BY FOKREST REID j
I Have you noticed the quality (or basic lack!
•thereof) of grafitti here at UNCA? Or are you
one of those that could care less about the
vulgar practice? Or have you just been so
busy lately that you haven't been able to hit
the stalls, let alone read them?
Well, if you don't care for grafitti at all^
let's face it: the general caliber of UNCA's
contribution to the art form is most definite
ly not going to change your opinion. Quite
the contrary: it will probably reinforce it.
Having spent much time in bathrooms while
in the service, (-due to both the quality of
Army food and my knack for aggravating the NCO
in charge of latrine details; I have developed
a taste for grafitti. While recognizing the
merits of genuinely humorous and original ob
scenity, I have only contempt for the stock
phrases.
And unfortunately, these stock phrases and
all related progressions (or should they be
called regressions) seem to be the favorite
topic of UNCA's version of the bathroom phi
losopher. in scanning the walls for the
source material for this article, I found my
self invited (or in many cases commanded) to
become aware of many objects, animals, and al
most all of my relatives. Near these mediocre
ventures into the risque and graphic can al
ways be found at least a three participant di
gression; the subject which is what the author
of the original travesty can do, how he can
perform it, and who or what with. Aside from
the basic banality of these commentaries and
the general grade-school level of imagination
the thing that appalls me the most is the as
tronomical number'of misspelled words and gram
matical errors. But then, when one considers
the source (which at UNCA s6ems to be all too
CUNT. Pg. 3...
Social Commissioner Resigns;
Aiken Admits Pressure Applied
Stating, "I was tir
ed of the bulls--t,"
Student Government Soc
ial Commissioner Bob
Lehman recently resign
ed his $200 a semester
post.
In a resignation
dated Oct. 13, Lehman
said, "After long con
sideration of the mat
ters at hand, I have
come to the conclusion
to resign as Social
Commissioner, due to
non-productive working
relationships with
other members of the
Student Government.
He further stated,
"The atmosphere in the
S. G. office Is non-
conductive for the plan
ning and implementa
tion of social events.
The general consensus
of the student body is
that there is a total
lack of S. G. sponsor
ed social life. I am
powerless to alleviate
this prevailing condi
tion as I see fit."
Lehman served as
Social Commissioner for
three terms last year
and was Co-Commission
er with Joan Adams this
year until his resig
nation.
Interviewed shortly
after his action, Leh
man said, "We never
could get a decision
from (S.G. President)
Aiken. We were appoint
ed to do what we want
ed to do."
Lehman cited fre
quent vetoes of plans
by Aiken such as the
selection of bands for
dances to save money.
He said the contract
was signed with "one of
the best bands on the
East Coast for the or
ientation dance," but
the selection was over
ridden. Another band
was chosen, saving $200
Student Government
President Gary Aiken
said he "sort of forced
the situation." He
said one of his elec
tion promises was to
"conserve money to have
more activities-to pro
vide quality activities
and entertainment at a
reasonable cost."
Aiken said Lehman
was not doing his job.
He said Lehman, "did
not, on all occasions,
clean up" after dances
and other activities.
Aiken felt the respon-
slbi1ity for planning
should be assumed by
the Social Commission
er without him having to
"give out orders." Spe
cif ical ly citing the
Wally Wahbanger Jubilee
and Whole Earth Day,
Aiken said Lehman "did
not take responsibility.'
The remaining Social
Commissioner, Joan Ad
ams, said, "I agree
with his resignation.
He resigned because he
can't get along with
Gary, who feels the
Social Commissioners
are incompetent." She
stated, "Whole Earth
Day was not success
ful -we had very little
to do with its plann
ing- he (Aiken) didn't
consult anyone but
Nora (Aiken) and Fred
(Tone)." Adams said
she "will stick with
it and prove him wrong.
President Aiken, in
discussing a new six
member Social Commis
sion to be introduced
to the Student Senate
said, "The students
deserve more than some
one to sit up here,
make phone calls, and
expend money like Its
going out of style."
Senate Aj)proves New Scholarship Bill
The student Senate, at its regular weekly meeting Thursday, uct.
9, failed to over-ride Student Government President Gary Aiken's
veto of a bill specifying the scholarships of S. G. and studjent med
ia personnel, voting to sustain the veto were Sophomore Senators
Student Senate meets at one of it's regular meetings in the
Coffeehouse. PHOTO BY WAYNE JOHNSON
Randy Luguire and Ruth
Dickenson, Freshman
Senator Becky Goodtng,
and Junior Senator
Nora Aiken, wife of
the president.
Luguire and Gooding
immediately introduc
ed a new scholarship
bi11 ca11i ng for a
semes^ter allocation of
$275 to the radio sta
tion manager, $250 to
The Ridqerunner editor,
and $225 to the Summit
editor. Following de
bate on the quality of
work produced by each,
and their respective
status, an amendment
passed equalizing the
media scholarships at
$250 each. This bill,
as amended, passed.
The hour and a
half long Senate meet
ing also saw the
passage of five other
bills Introduced at
previous meetings.
Passed by the Student
Senate were bills for
malizing the S. G. le
gal services and pro
viding 3)300 for the
cost of the attorneys
involved. Scholar
ships totaling $350
for the cost of addi
tional radio station
personnel was passed,
as was a $500 alloca
tion for Student Or
ganizations.
Bills introduced
at the Senate meeting
included one estab
lishing a new elect
ion's commission, and
a new procedure for
the entire Student
Government budgeting
procedure.
The regular Stu
dent Senate meeting
of the week of October
13 was not held due
to the lack of a quo
rum.
The next meeting
is scheduled for Thur.,
Oct. 23 at 3:00 in
the Coffeehouse.