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VOL. XI No. 12
February 11, 1976
University of North Carolina at Asheville
AsheV111e•N.C*28804
Trustees Endorse Dorm Change
The UNC-A Board of
Trustees endorsed a
plan by Chancellor
Highsmith to convert
all dormitories on
campus to single oc
cupancy, at a meeting
last Wednesday. The
Board went on record
agreeing with the
Chancellor who said
"when feasible, all
dorms in the Gover
nor's Dormitory Vil
lage should be made
single."
Chancellor High
smith stated that the
change will not be im
mediate and the Board's
action should be taken
"as a matter of intent,'
It was not explained
exactly when the dorms
would be converted.
According to the
plan, two men's and
two women's dorms would
be converted initially
The beds in the dorms
which will remain dou
ble will be replaced
by bunkbeds.
In response to a
question by S.G. presi
dent Gary Aiken, at his
last Board meeting as
a Trustee, the Chan
cellor said the in
crease in dorm rental
fees would be no more
than 5% of the present
rate. Dr. Highsmith
said "this step is the
first step toward the
eventual solution to
this problem.
The Wednesday, Feb.
4 Board of Trustees
meeting was called to
order by chairman
Francis Buchanan, a
Hendersonville dentist.
The Board heard a
report from Dean of
Students Tom Deason on
the progress of the
Five Year Plan on Stu
dent Services. A final
draft of the plan was
to be presented to the
Board, but was delayed
by the late report of
the subcommittee on
the dorms, food ser
vice and student cen
ter.
Dean Deason said
that better student
services on campus
would (1) improve stu
dent moral, (2) pro
vide recreation for
dorm students, and
(3) help keep commu-
tors on campus with
new facilities.
Deason reviewed the
first draft of the
Five Year Plan and
highlighted many of
the recommendations of
the study group. For
mal adoption of the
plan will presumably
come at the next Board
meeting scheduled for
April 21.
Also at the Feb. 4
meeting was a review
of the faculty tenure
document passed by the
Trustees at their pre
Food Services
Meet Students
A hard way up?
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By AMY ARNOLD
and ERWIN COOK
Representatives of
the Servomation Food
Service sought sugg
estions from students
at a recent meeting.
The meeting, held
Thursday, February
5th, was attended by
Dean of Students
Deason and over ten
students.
Servomation re
presentatives said
they had already met
with Chancellor High-
smith and Deason,
both of whom had sug
gested the meeting
with the students.
The representa
tives said they would
implement improve
ments in three areas:
(1) sanitation, (2)
more diversity in
meals, including a
choice of entrees,
more salads, and more
desserts, and (3)
uniforms on the em
ployees.
When asked if they
would consider hiring
CONT. 6, Col. 1
On The Inside
Candidates' Statements Page 2
Editorial and Letters Page 4
Student Services Meetings Page 5
Bullfrog Sports Page 8
Play and Book Reviews Page 9
The election of a new Student Government
egime will bring to the forefront the compe-
itition for commission positions and new heads
f student organizations. While old appoint
ees, especially of commission positions, will
probably remain for most of the fourth term,
new appointments should come before the end
of the academic year.
Political appointments will most likely
characterize many of the president's cabinet
positions. Attention should be paid to key
campaign personnel and close friends of the
Victorious president. At this time, the only
I [probable appointee for the non-political Fi-
jjnance Commissioner's post is Summit business
ijmanager Ray Brown.
II A battle for next year's Ridgerunner ed-
iitorship is quickly shaping up. Ideological
jopposites Erwin Cook, present managing editor
of the paper and Forrest Reid, writer for
both the Summit and Ridgerunner, are pres
ently the only realistic contenders.
Most of the top radio station personnel
graduate this year, so next year's WUNF-FM
manager position is open. In contention for
the spot are WUNF business manager Randy
Luquire, DJ Curt Wright, and WKKE member
iDavid Anderson. According to present sta-
jtion manager Larry Warren, Anderson is the
^ront-runner.
vious meeting. The do
cument had been return
ed by the General Ad
ministration in Chapel
Hill with suggested
"editorial" changes.
Dr. Roy Riggs, Vice
Chancellor for Acade
mic Affairs, said
three particular chang
es were noteworthy. He
reported that changes
had occured in refer
ence to: (1) faculty
ranks, tenure, and
hiring, (2) special
faculty appointments
and (3) responsibili
ties of departmental
chairman regarding
new^appointments.
Dr. Riggs said the
changes "do not make
substantive changes"
from the previous docu
ment. Faculty Senate
Chairman Shirley Brown
ing agreed that chang
es made were largely
editorial and not sub
stantive. The document
was approved by the
Board with two absten
tions.
Vice-Chancellor for
Finance Pott outlined
11 specific capital
requests on which the
university is asking
for cost estimates.
Included in the re
quests are a new ceil
ing for the Zipinsky
auditorium which Mr.
Pott said "is literal
ly falling down."
Also requested are
estimates on rennova-
tion of the library
basement which can
house an additional
29,000 volumes, a cam
pus "master plan," new
paths and landscaping,
and a rebuilt back-
porch for the Chancel
lor's resident.
Several announce
ments were made at the
Feb.4 Trustees meet
ing. It was reported
that $73,000 is now
available for rennova-
tion of the adminis
tration building.
Trustees were reminded
of the March 23 bond
referendum which, if
it passes, will pro
vide a $1.9 million
classroom for UNC-A
Chancellor High
smith said Dr. Harring
ton Raymond White, an
Oxford historian, will
be at UNC-A fourth
term. Sponsored by a
Breman Foundation
CONT. Pg. 6, Col. 1