the
January 20,1977
Asheville, N.C. 28804
Volume XII, No. 11
INS to be combined with WCU
to reach area high schools
An Interscholastic Simulation Program
involving some two dozen Western North
Carolina high schools will be sponsored
jointly by the University of North Carolina
at Asheville and Western Carolina Uni
versity.
Announcement of the program was
made today by spokesmen for both univer
sities and members of both the WCU and
UNC-A political science departments
launched advance planning.
High school simulation competition in
WNC was initiated by UNC-A in 1971
with eight Buncombe County high schools
taking part. To date, the program has
involved schools in Madison, Haywood,
Transylvania and McDowell as well as
Bumcombe.
Dr. Robert E. Stoltz, vice chancellor for
academic affairs at Western Carolina, and
Dr. Roy A. Riggs, vice chancellor for
academic affairs at UNC-A, announced
the cooperative venture.
“The joint UNC-A—WCU venture,
which sill take the Intemation Simulation
Committee on
Cultural Events
Is Re-worked
The former Special Programs Commit
tee has undergone some major changes
during the last semester, and has emerged
as the Campus Committee on Cultural and
Special Events. The duties of the Com
mittee are obtaining information from stu
dents, faculty, and staff concerning their
interests in “cultural festivals, theatrical
productions, arts and crafts exhibitions,
music, speakers, and other programs
which will enrich the lives of all members
of the campus community.”
The Committee is different from the
Special Programs Committee mainly “in
the direction,” according to Assistant to
the Dean of Students Zollie Stevenson. He
states that because the direction was lost,
the Special Programs Committee em
phasized entertainment types of programs
instead of educational types of programs
such as lectures and concerts. Because
there was no document outlining the
duties, there was a wide range of interpre
tation (or “misinterpretation,” says
Stevenson) as the members changed from
year to year. A consistent policy was
needed, as well as a reworking of the
purpose of the Special Programs Com
mittee.
The Campus Committee on Cultural
and Special Events will emphasize pro
grams aimed at a wide variety of interests
in the Asheville area. Six students, two
faculty or administrators, the Vice
Chancellor for Finance, and the Dean of
Students or his designee will be members
of the Committee. Students are en
couraged to seek positions on the Commit
tee, and should contact the Dean of Stu
dents’ office or the Student Government
office.
Program to a much larger number of high
schools in the western part of the state, is
another indication of the determination of
both institutions to cooperate in providing
better educational opportunities for more
people in our area,” Dr. Riggs said. “It
responds to a charge given us by the Board
of Governors in its Five-Year Plan; it
follows the already announced coopera
tive arrangement in nursing education; and
we are quite pleased to be working with
WCU in this educational undertaking.”
“Western Carolina University wel
comes this opportunity to extend the re
sources of the University to high school
students in the region and to expand upon
the educational opportunities being pro
vided through our cooperative activities*
with The University of North Carolina at
Asheville,” Dr. Stoltz said. “The Simula
tion Program represents a new area of
cooperation between WCU and UNC-A
that lends an added dimension to our
service to the people of the region.”
Dr. Barham Farzanegan, associate pro-
By KEN JOHNS
The Publications Board decided not to
approve payment for artwork done for the
1975-76 Summit by former S.G. President
Gary Aiken.
The resolution adopted at the Dec. 14
meeting of the Board in executive session
stated that since “No proper legal docu
ment existed to prove remuneration was
warranted... no supporting witnesses can
attest to the existence of a verbal contract
between Ms. Stephenson and Mr. Aiken...
and the burden of proof historically falls on
the part of the claimant, we starxJ resolved
that Gary Aiken should not be paid for his
art contributions.”
S.G. Attorney General Tom Zumberge,
By GARY STONE
Ms. Mary Beth Penland, a commuter
student and resident of Asheville, has been
unanimously selected by the Faculty
Senate as the UNC-A candidate for the
Harry S. Truman Scholarship.
Ms. Penland is the daughter of Mrs.
Mabel M. Penland, also of Asheville. She
is a 1975 graduate of Clyde A. Erwin High
School and was salutatorianof her graduat
ing class.
Ms. Penland is president of the Spanish
Club at UNC-A, a member of the Political
fessor of political science at UNC-A, and
Dr. Andrew H. Baggs, assistant professor
of political science at WCU, will work
together in directing the program.
Tentative plans call for WCU to be
involved in running the program for Hay
wood, Jackson, Macon, Clay and Swain
County high schools while UNC-A works
with high schools in Buncombe, Madison,
Henderson and Transylvania Counties.
Teams of political sciene majors from
both universities will instmct the high
school students in the intricacies of com
puter-based simulation to make decisions
on a fictional world front. Such decisions
range from the economic to the military as
students receive a first-hand experience at
the complexities of international relations.
Regional competitions will be held at
WCU and UNC-A on April 23 and April
30. First and second place winners will be
invited for the finals at UNC-A’s new
simulation laboratory in the Zageir Social
Sciences Building May 7.
(cont. on page 3, col. 1)
who presented the argument for remunera
tion to Aiken, states “I was disappointed
because precedents were established that
other people were paid for their work.
Admittedly there was some form of agree
ment that Gary would do some artwork for
the Summit, and I feel that based on the fact
that there were precedents, and that Gary
did artwork for the Summit, he should have
been paid.”
Ms. Jackie Stephenson, editor of the
1975-76 Summit, states that staff members
were not to be paid for their work, although
non-staff artists were paid.
Due to the late release of the resolution,
the Ridgerunner has not yet contacted
Aiken for his response to the resolution.
Science Association, and serves as Com
muter Senator in the Student Senate. She
plans to complete a B. A. degree in Spanish
and a B.S. degree in management.
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship is
awarded to exceptional students who are in
programs leading to careers in government.
The scholarship will provide amaximumof
$5,000 a year for up to four years of college
study.
Ms. Penland plans to go into a career of
government service representing the U.S.
government in various Spanish-speaking
countries.
Johnson
Selected
Editor
By FORREST REID
George Henry Johnson was selected
Images editor for the 1976-77 academic
year at the December 13 meeting of the
UNC-A Publications Board.
Johnson is a senior literature major, and
came to UNC-A in 1971. Since enroll
ment, he has participated on the Debate
team and in the Chess Club, as well as
serving as Images editor for the 1975-76
academic year.
Despite the late dae of his selection as
editor, Johnson intends to have Images
ready for distribution one week prior to the
end of spring semester. In order to meet
this deadline, all contributions to Images
must be in by the end of Term I.
Short fiction (up to 1,000 words),
poetry, and art work are to be included in
the publication, and are fervently re
quested. Johnson also urges anyone who is
interested in the position of Images art
editor to contact him immediately in the
office which is shared by Images and the
Summit on the 2nd floor of Lipinsky.
Johnson states that filling this position will
lead to an increase in art contributions.
Reid joins staff
as Managing Ed
Forrest Reid, a senior political science
major from Winston-Salem, was selected
as the new managing editor of the Ridge
runner. He replaces Randy Luquire, who
resigned for academic reasons.
Reid worked for the Ridgerunner last
year as a writer and reporter, and was copy
editor for the Summit from March of 1975
to November of 1976. He is a member of
the Veteran’s Organization, and was listed
in Who’s Who Among Students in Ameri
can Colleges and Universities for 1976-
77.
Reid attended Brevard College and
Central Piedmont Community College in
Charlotte before transferring to UNC-A in
1974. He writes poetry and short stories
and is interested in professional journal
ism. His work with the Ridgerunner last
year included some excellent features,
with the one on campus graffiti winning
him some amount of fame at UNC-A.
The duties of the managing editor in
clude finding the news, making assign
ments, editing the sports and entertain
ment sections, assisting with budgetary
matters, and wriu Reid, in a profound
gesture of modesty, states that as manag
ing editor he will “endeavor to contribute
the maximum effort to raise the journalis
tic standards of the publication; however,
it must be remembered that I’m only in it
for the money.”
He further states that his ultimate ambi
tion is to make a lot of money, in order to
invest it to make more money, so that he
can buy a large tract of land in the north
woods of Canada and establish his own
feudal kingdom.
Publications Board
Nixes Aiken Request
For Payment
Mary Beth Penland is
UNCA candidate for
Truman Scholarship