APRIL 1981 THE
RAG BONE
SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHFVILIE
SG ELECTIONS
Elections for Student Government Presi
dent and Vice President and nine seats in
the senate will be held on Monday, March
30th from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
The present administration extended
the deadline for nominations until March
25th because of the limited number of
candidates filing nomination bids. Elections
Commissioner David Bradley said, “The
response has been disappointing. We ex
tended the deadline hoping nr\ore people
would come forward. So far, that hasn’t
happened.”
When nominations closed, only three
nominations were received in the contest
for SG President. The candidates; are
Kerry Lonan, Jay Fine and Brenda Poplin.
The Rag & Bone has contacted these can
didates and their positions and reasons for
seeking office are given on page 2.
The Vice Presidential race has attracted
only two candidates. David Carscaddon
and Rafe Allison are the nominees for the
position.
In the races for senate seats, there will
be fewer choices available on the ballot. In
each of the three races for the senior,
junior and sophomore seats, there are
three seats available. None of the three
contests had attracted more than three
candidates as nominations were closed.
The candidates for the senior seats on
the senate are Chris Frank, Tim Vogler
and Mike Rusnak. Both Frank and Rusnak
are presently holding seats.
The three candidates for the junior
seats are Tom Krug, Judy Huneycutt and
April Buckner.
The three sophomore candidates for
the senate are Lee Rosen, Ann Cantrell
and Ken Cagle. Cagle is presently a
freshman senator.
Originally, nominations were to close
on March I 3th, the final day before spring
break. The week following spring break
was designated as a campaign week, with
the election to be held the following Mon
day. The date set foir the election will not
be changed despite the small nurnber of
candidates.
Bradley said that candidates can still
conduct a write-in campaign for office.
This has become traditional in recent SG
elections and it is expected that there will
be several write-in candidates receiving
votes on election day.
All full-time students are eligible to vote
for SG President and Vice President.
Students wishing to cast ballots can do so
in front of Lipinsky Student Center bet
ween 9 and 3:30. Student I.D. must be
presented before a student can be issued a
ballot.
Chancellor
Recovers
Chancellor William Highsmith is back at
work after a short stay in Memorial Mis
sion Hospital.
Highsmith returned to work this week
after his nine day hospital stay for a minor
thrombosis in his brain.
According to Dr. Highsmith, he is feel
ing well and anticipates no further pro
blems. “They are treating me with
medication only. It seems to be working
well and I am feeling just fine," said
Highsmith.
Highsmith is feeling sufficiently
recovered to resume not only his regular
duties as chancellor, but spoke at the
Black Mountain Great Decisions program
Tuesday, March 24. The meeting, open to
the public, featured Highsmith’s speech,
“The World in 1981
New Editor Not Named
Tuition, Dorms, Food
UNC-A
Receives
Grant
Funds to Provide
Jobs, Rides
UNC-A has received a grant from
the Department of Transportation that
will create jobs for students on-
campus and provide transportation to'
handicapped persons off-campus.
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Eric lavicchini announced the award
of the grant, saying, "This is another
way of opening up the UNC-A campus
to the Asheville community."
The grant of $6250 will provide for
tVie creation of a student taxi service to
bring handicapped persons to classes,
athletic and cultural events presented
on campus. Students will be hired to
drive people in the program to and
from their homes. First priority in hir
ing will be given to handicapped
students living on campus.
The drivers must provide their own
vehicle and will be reimbursed for gas
as well as being paid either on a
mileage or per trip basis.
Final approval of the grant had not
been received as of presstime, lavoc-
chini said he expected the program to
begin.in July or August.
The March 24th meeting of the Campus
Publications Board was cancelled when
only two of the six members arrived for
the noon meeting. The meeting was called
to select an editor for The Rag & Bone
for the 1981-82 school year. Members
who attended were Dr. Marie Devine and
Vice Chancellor Eric lavocchini. Among
the members who failed to attend were
Board Chairman John Parce, Heather
Harrison and Alma Johnson.
Doctor Jeff Rackham addressed the
board concerning student funding of The
Locust Post. He told the board that the
staff of the journal intends to seek funding
from sources in the community in the
future. Rackham said a “token” amount
would be sought from student fees next
year.
The Publications Board has received ap
plications from three students for the
editor position. Two of the applicants,
John Quigley, a junior, and John Edwards,
a sophomore, were formerly assistant
editors on the staff of The Rag & Bone.
The third applicant, Jim Harrison, is a
freshman and currently works as the
paper’s illustrator.
The next meeting of the Publications
Board has been scheduled for Tuesday,
March 31 st at noon in the private dining
room'of the cafeteria.
TRAFFIC APPEALS
COURT MEETS
The Traffic Appeals Court will meet
Thursday, April 2 at 12:30 p.m. in Room
202 of the Phillips Administration Building.
Anyone wishing to appeal traffic or park
ing violation citations issued on campus
should attend.
Student Costs
To Rise
Ed.-’Inflation and fedeal budget-cutting will mean increased educational costs for UNC-
A. In his article below, Chancellor William Highsmith addresses some of the key issues of
cost increases that concern students. The Rag & Bone will provide information on specific
increase as they become available.
UNC-A has done its best over the years to provide as good a program as possible
and, at the same time, to keep the cost to the students as low as is consistent with
reasonable budgetary requirements. It is very clear now that some financial
developments are occurring which all students need to be aware of:
I. There is a practical certainty that there will be an increase in tuition. Tfie
amount will be determined by the General Assembly of North Carolina. All students
should be aware of the fact that there has been no tuition increase of any significance
among campuses of the University of North Carolina since 1971. The increasing
costs of operating the institutions have come from additional state appropriations.
All students can be assured that the increase in tuition will only be what is absolutely
necessary.
II. It will also be necessary for us to increase the cost of dormitory rooms and
food. In the past we have kept the rate of increase below the rate of inflation and
also below the increase in cost of operation. The price increases for dormitory
rooms and for food will be held as low as is consistent with providing a reasonable
program.
III. There are hundreds of students on our campus at the present time who
are attending our Institution with some type of financial assistance from the Federal
Government. It comes in many forms, such as Pell Grants (formerly called Basic
Educational Opportunity Grants), College Work Study, National Direct Student
Loans, and the Guaranteed Loan Program. The Congress of the United States is cur
rently grappling with the problems of appropriating money for these programs at in
stitutions all over the United States. It is the policy of the Reagan administration to
cut all governmental costs and the college support programs have not been excused
from this activity. There will probably be changes made in the eligibility requirements
for the various Federal programs. It will not be possible for students to receive
specific information as to the amount of their grants until much later than is normal.
At the present time, it is impossible for us to say when we will actually know.
IV. Locally financed scholarships are not affected by these problems.
As soon as further information is available concerning the financial aspects of at
tending UNC-A, we will use all means available for such communications.
I hope that all students will be patient. The decisions concerning these matters will
be made in Raleigh and Washington.