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September 29,1977
UNC-Ashcville, 28804
VoIumeXIII, Number 5
New Dormitory
Project Considered
There has been a rumor cir
culating the campus for over a
year regarding the construction
of a new dormitory. The ru-
mors have said the dormitory
will be built where the tennis
courts are presently located or
on the west side of the track;
some have said it will be ten
stories high. Tennis players
need not worry: the courts
are not going anywhere.
According to Dean Deason
the proposed dormitory will
be constructed across from the
Philips Administration Building.
This site was selected because
it would be ideally located near
the educational buildings, cafe
teria, and library. The building
will house 300 students-l50 of
each sex. There will be a cafe
teria, snack bar, game room,
and offices for student govern
ment and clubs. It will, there
fore, serve as a center for activi
ty and dining as well as a place
of residence. Eventually, a
road will extend to Weaver Blvd.
The dormitory will be construct-
ted for an estimated total of
$4.5 million.
The proposal to build the
dormitory has passed the North
Carolina House. It is now in the
hands of the Senate. The decid
ing factor' is called the Adams-
Ramsey (no relation to the lib
rary) Bill. A bill concerning the
taxation of large companies, if
the bill is ratified, money would
beiflppropriated to several insti
tutions in the state which have re
quested funds. Money would be
given, for example, to Applachian,
N.C. State, and UNO Asheville If
the bill is ratified, UNC-A would
receive $3.5 million^ an addition-
al $1 million would be in the form
of a self-liquidating bond.
After the Adams-Ramsey Bill is
ratified and funds made available,
the long and involved process of
cnnstruction will begin. Architects
will be employed for the design of
the dormitory. (Students will have
in-put in the design of the building;
both current residential and com
muting students will be invited to
make suggestions.) Construc
tion companies will make bids
for the contract. The land will
be cleared, and, finally the
ground will be broken. Dean
Deason estimated a period of
three years from grounds
breaking to completion.
Although $4.5 million is a
lot of money, one should con
sider the advantages accompany
ing the new dormitory. Be
cause of theaddition of students
dents, the present food service
and student activities would im
prove immensely. Cultural
events would be numerous as
would student functions. Due
to an increase in dormitory
space, the array of students
from different communities
would be delightful. There
would be a greater exchange of
ideas,culture , and dialect.
Those factors, in themselves,
would be educational.
The Senate does not assemble
again i until 1978. Any action
be delayed until that time.
Until then, a student can assist
greatly by writing to his senator
and urge him to vote in favor
of the Adams-Ramsey Bill. The
Chris Mathus,as a young drifter in town,has his eye on
Rebecca Meadows,the ownwer of a truckstop in the Fall
production of Theatre UNC-Asheville,"The Rimers of Eldritch"
photo provided by drama dept.
The Rimers of Eldritch
campus would definitely im-
f)rove~both socially ana i
ectually.
Theatre UNC-Asheville opens its
1977-78 season with Lanford Wilson’s
unusual drmma “The Rimers of El
dritch,” Thursday ^October 6 at 8:30
p.m. at the new ^rol Belk Theatre.
Additional performances are Friday
and Saturday, October 7-8 at 8:30
p.m., with a Saturday matinee at 2:30
p.m.
A special low-price preview for
UNC-A students, staff, and faculty will
be given Wednesday, October 5 at 8:30
p.m.
“The Rimers of Eldritch” is a som
ber portrayal of the events surrounding
a killing in a small Iowa town. Play
wright Wilson radically breaks realistic
chronology to depict the impact of the
killing and its implications in the lives
of each of its inhabitants.
Scenes shift in time and locale and
Dance Friday Night at 9:00!
move back and forth from character
to character until the surprising truth
is revealed.
Featured in the productionis Byron
Ballard as Nelly Windrod, the mill
owner on trial for killing the town’s
eccentric hermit, Skelly Mannor.' Miss
Ballard is a junior drama and G^man
major and appeared as Lady Teazle in
last spring’s “The School for Scandal.”
Post-graduate drama student Paul
deVere plays Skelly. He is advertising
director for Kelso Associates and ap
peared as Thomas Jefferson in Ashe
ville Community Theatre’s “J776”
Tom Lee, a freshman drama student
from Hendersonville, and Toni Wili
Hams, junior dramamajorfrom Asheville
portray Robert/Conklinind Eva Jack
son, a teen-age couple whose relation
ship leads to the killings.
STUDENT SENATE MEETING
The UNC-A Student Senate
met Tuesday at 3:30 in the
S.G. Conference Room. Sena
tors present included: Hutch
inson, Mundy, Williams, Eller,
Penland, Harvey, Parham,
Garnner, Kent, and Skeele.
Others present were President
Branham, and Finance Com-
.nissioner Darrell Parker.
Vice-1 President Thomas then
announced to the Senate that
several senators were needed
to help clean up the cafeteria
after the dance this Friday
night. Six senators eagerly
volunteered their services. Mr.
Thomas then announced that
Junior Senator Richard Davis
had resigned from office, ef
fective September 23,1977. A
special election will have to be
held in order to replace Mr.
Davis.
The net point of business was
the consideration of Bill No. 2,
a constitutional Amendment,
concerning exactly what a
quorum in the senate would
consist of. The Bill stated, “A
quorum shall consist of 2/3 of
the number of Senators in of
fice.” The Bill passed easily.
The next point ot business
was the introduction of a bill
allowing for a Senate Oversight
Committee. Bill No. 6 stated,
“The Vice-President ishereby
authorized to establish a Sen
ate committee for the purpose
of examining and reporting to
the Senate, no later than Octo
ber 18,1977. A program for
administering and overseeing
the flow of funds procured oy
the Student Senate Government
via the December 14 Civic Cent
er Concert. This committee
terminates upon adoption of a
plan for administration and over
sight of these funds.” Because
of the immediate need for this
committee, the rules were sus
pended, and the Bill was con
sidered. It passed easily, also.
Final business before the Sen
ate was an executive appointment
by President Branham. Bill No.
7 states, “As an Executive Ap
pointment, I hereby appoint
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