November 1980
THE
RAG 82. BONE
Serving the University of North Carolina at Asheville
SG Reform Proposed
by John Quigley
While Student Government met in a
closed session on Oct. 30, to discuss the
actions of President Bret Pangle the Ac
tivities Planning Committee (APC) met to
discuss the actions of SG.
The result of the meeting was to ap
point a committee to investigate charges
that Pangle had over-spent the budget for
stationary.
The weekly meeting of SG scheduled
for Nov. 6 was cancelled. The appointed
committee has yet to announce its
findings-or its existence.
The APC, which has been meeting on
an irregular basis since March of 1980,
was established by Chancellor William
Highsmith to examine problem areas on
campus and formulate solutions. It is com
posed of students, faculty and staff and is
loosely directed by Dr. Eric lovacchini.
“The members of the Activities Plann
ing Committee were drawn from a cross-
representation of as many identifiable
groups on campus as we could find,” said
lovacchini. Each of these groups had con
ferred with Chancellor Highsmith during
the ‘79-‘80 school year.
lovacchini said, “The common com
plaint of all the groups was that it seemed
like top much money was going into stu
dent government and too little was com
ing out in the way of activities. The Ac
tivities Planning Committee was formed
to resolve the dissatisfaction with the ef
fectiveness of Student Government and
review the expenditure of student fee
funds.’’
The solution which the ACP is propos
ing is a revision of the SG constitution
which will concentrate the activities of SG
into the capacity of an advisory source on
faculty or administration proposals involv
ing student concerns and a problem
solving body which can pursue and pro
pose suggestions to problems involving
student concerns.
Student concerns are defined as matters
where students can provide useful advice,
information and insight into specific pro
blems.
If the faculty or administration were
formally considering a student concern,
S.G. would have the opportunity to in
dependently investigate the same matter.
Its suggestions and recommendations
would be incorporated into the formal
decision process. This concept sees stu
dent government as a student pressure
group.
The social functions now attended to by
S.G. would be delegated to another
organization tentatively named the
University Union of the University of
North Carolina at Asheville.
General membership in the “Union”
would include all students currently enroll
ed in the university. Any registered stu
dent could be active in initiating and im
plementing programs of the Union.
The associate membership would in
clude all members of the administration,
faculty and alumni.
The Union’s purposes would be to cen
tralize and integrate cultural, educational,
recreational and social programs for all
members of the university community and
to provide opportunities for learning out
side of the classroom through participa
tion in all aspects of the Union program,
continued on p 2
Shelter Controversy
Continues
by Susan Marschalk
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The Buncombe County Animal Shelter is a waste of taxpayers’ money, said Ed
win Armstrong, member for the Concerned Citizens for Animals in a telephone in
terview Nov. 4.
“We’re going to push until something is done,” he said.
“They (CCA) don’t know what they are talking about,” said Harold Patton, tem
porary director of the shelter.
“I don’t see why they’re so concerned at all,” said a member for the North
Carolina Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NCSPCA).
The remarks came after county commissioners failed to pass a CCA-backed pro
posal Oct. 28 that would create a supervisory committee for the shelter.
“They just passed the buck,” Armstrong said. “The Democrats blamed the
Republicans and the Republicans blamed the Democrats...In turn, the animals
suffer.”
The CCA plans to push the proposal gain the first Tuesday after the new commis
sioners elected Nov. 4 are seated, he said.
The county manages the shelter but the SPCA has 24-hour access to see that
things are befng run properly, according to Patton. He was glad to see the proposal
fail, he said. “They (CCA) just want a hold on the shelter--they want to be the direc
tor,” he said.
The SPCA member said there “always can be some improvement,” but that the
society was satisfied with measures taken in the past few weeks, such as painting the
facilities, “There are no serious problems, she said. “What they need now is a direc
tor. They’ll get one soon.”
The CCA is not affiliated with the SPCA, which handles investigation of cruelty
cases, according to Armstrong. “The SPCA is doing an inadequate job in Buncombe
County and never has done a proper job,” he said. “We have a common goal, bui
we disagree with how to reach that goal.”
Armstrong said the CCA members want a distemper prevention plan and overall
improvement of shelter facilities put into effect immediately, qualified and compe
tent shelter employees hired, and an advisory board set up between county commis
sioners and the shelter to make recommendations.
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PICK OUT a lovable pet for yourself or a ball of fur for a friend to cuddle with this
Christmas. The Buncombe County Animal Shelter on Lee's Creek Rood in Leicester has a
bet for you. to adopt from 1-5 pm daily. Fees: Cats $3; Siamese $5. Dogs-City(with tax
and tag), male, $16.50; female, $18.50. County, $13.50. Puppies, $7.5a Dogs with
papers. $25. ^
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