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VOL. XI No. 9
December 15, 1975
University of North Carolina at Asheville
AsheVill6•N.C«28804
Fire in Dorm; Two Students Suspected
Thursday morning,
Dec.4 at 3:30 A.M.,
the public telephone
in Craig Dorm was dis
covered burning. UNC-A
Security Officer Met
calf and a student put
out the fire. Accord
ing to the official
reports, Metcalf saw
evidence of arson af
ter extinguishing the
blaze.
At approximately
5:00 A.M. the same
morniiia, Metcalf and
some students talking
in Vance Hall saw
smoke coming out of
Craig Dorm again. Met
calf and the students
found the source to
be a smoldering mat
tress in Room 204.
uui
Robert "Doc C" Cleary
was asleep on the oth
er bed in the room
but was pul led out
while Metcalf and the
students extinguished
the fire. Due to smoke
throughout the dorm,
the residents of Craig
were evacuated.
According to Dean
of Students Deason,
two UNC-A students
were summoned to a
meeting Friday, Dec.12
in Deason's office.
Also to be present at
the meeting were the
Dean of Men and the
student Government
Chief Justice, both
of whom were to serve
in an advisory capac
j
I On the Second Floor
I WUNF freshman DJ Jim Cavanagh was recently
ifired by station manager Larry Warren over a
Icontroversy concerning a promotional contest to
jbe run over the air. Cavanagh, during Warren's
[recent week and a half absence from school, ar-
jranged a contest to give away Pepsi tobogans.
[The scheme was given approval by acting manager
jlerry Price, but who said it must have attorney
■approval before going on the air.
I Upon Warren's return to school, he found.
PHOTO By Curt Wright
ity. On the request
of the administration
the Ridgerunner is
temporarily withold-
ing the names of the
two students involved.
As this story goes
to press, there are
three possible results
of the Friday meeting:
(1) if no involvement
is ascertained, the
meeting will adjourn,
(2) the minimum pun
ishment for involve
ment is a letter of
reprimand, and (3)
the maximum punish
ment is reimbursement
to the University for
damages.
According to Dean
Deason, the estimate
for damages to univer
sity property, orig
inally quoted at $500
has since been reduced
to "around $450."
The State Bureau
of Investigation is
investigating the
phone burning in con
nection with possible
arson. According to
UNC-A Security Chief
Ray, conviction of
arson is a felony and
carries a maximum 15
year jail sentence.
The evidence in SBI
possession at this time
include flashcubes and
a camera, reportedly
used by the gulity
party(ies) to photo
graph themselves in
action.
in the station, and gave away one of the tobog-
jans, not knowing to whom they belonged. Admit
ting his mistake after being reprimanded by
jCavanagh, Warren told him the scheme was illega
anyway because WUNF cannot advertise as such.
>Very heated discussion followed during which
Cavanagh, according to Warren, "threatened to
Lse his position as (a student) Senator to pre-
Ivent me (Warren) from receiving my scholarship.'
I Evidently the firing is permanent. Cav-
lanagh said that Larry "will blow me away" if an
(appeal is pursued. According to Warren, "the
[position as manager will not be used as a po
ll itical tinkertoy."
I
I On the Second Floor reported last issue
[that three students were seriously considering
[resigning thier posts: S.G. President Gary Aikenj
(WUNF station manager Larry Warren, and Veteran'^-
(Association President Fred Tone. Since that
[report. Tone has resigned his position. A re
sponse from Warren is in the "Letters to the
lEditor" section of this paper. Aiken took un-
‘''fficial exception with the use of "probably"
|0
as it referred to his denial
Isaid he will not
in the story, and
resign
I Rumors circulated on the second floor of
jthe student center last week of fund-raising
lactivities by some Ashevillians (non-students)
Ifor a possible N.C. gubernatorial run by UNC-A
IChancellor William E. Highsmith. When asked
labout the rumors. Dr. Highsmith, following
|at least 30 seconds of laughter, said he found
[the matter "hilariously funny." He denied
[knowledge of the activities and said he has no
[plans to seek the governorship.
%
Have a white Channakah.
PHOTO By Everette Corn
UNC-A Alumni Stay Close To Home
By BRYNN BROWN
According to this
survey, graduates of
the University of
North Carolina at Ashe
ville are not "far to
roam." What follows
is a sample of UNCA
alumni and their re
cent activities, as
well as could be de
termined. Friends
and classmates are
included, and the
survey may provide an
example of your future,
once graduated. Some
of the information
was published in the
Alumni Association's
UNCA Alumni Quarterly.
The rest was furnish
ed by two alumni:
Zoll'ie Stevenson and
Jane Frye.
Ken Anderson (1973)
has been promoted
assistant vice-presi
dent (by the Board of
Directors) of the
Northwestern Financial
Corporation. The
corporation is the
parent company of the
Northwestern Bank.
Grady Wacaster(1973)
is the superintendent
of the Spindale Unit
of the North Carolina
Department of Correct-
i ons.
John Bolten(1974)
is pursuing political
status by working for
the Republican party
in Washington, D. C.
Audrey Byrd(1974)
was accepted for law
school at Harvard.
She is now in her
second year.
Bob and Loretta
Cansler(1974) have
moved to Dayton, Ohio
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