I 3-i 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. 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