serving the students of the University of North Carolina at Asheville
Volume 1, Number 10
Thursday, November 11, 1982
Two joggers are shown passing one of the worst portions of the
deteriorating track. The track may be torn up and replaced by a multi
purpose athletic field. Staff photo by David Pickett
(INCA track removal
causes controversy
By Elise Henshaw
“We are not cutting options but
increasing the use of facilities,” said
athletic director, Ed Harris, regar
ding the proposed removal of the
UNCA track and the installation of
a multi-purpose outdoor recreational
facility.
“We want to expand and offer as
many activities for our students as
we can,” said Harris. “Within the
next four to five years, our plans are
to add baseball, women’s softball,
golf and cross-country track. We’re
in desperate straits for additional
areas to {jrovide recreation for the
student body.”
“I strongly oppose taking up the
track,” said Dr. Russ Reynolds,
chairman of the athletic committee.
“I think it would be better to
develop what we have here and field
a good swimming team and a track
team.” [Harris said there is a swim
ming team which will compete this
yeat]
Hendon still believes
he is election winner
By Jonathan Austin
©Kaleidoscope-\^%2
James Schoener, the representing
attorney for Illinois Gov. James
'Thompson’s re-election campaign,
has been retained to work on Rep.
Bill Hendon’s upcoming court suit
concerning incorrect vote counts in
the 11th district congressional race.
The Kaleidoscope contacted
Schoener Tuesday in Thompson’s
Chicago election office and asked
him if he “would possibly take Hen
don’s case to the U.S. Supreme
Court.” He replied, “I certainly
think it ought to go there.”
On Monday, the board of e lec
tions in Rutherford, Transylvania
and Haywood counties, all involved
in the alleged voting problems,
denied Hendon’s request for a re
count. Henderson County denied
the request 'Tuesday.
In Transylvania County, the elec
tion board voted unanimously
against a recount, while both
Haywood and Rutherford counties
split their votes 2-1. The other coun
ty involved is McDowell County.
Hendon’s call for a recount stenis
from alleged incorrect ballot mark
ing in those counties, a majority of
which use computerized ballot cards
as opposed to lever-operated voting
machines.
James McClure Clarke, the
Democratic challenger, claimed vic
tory in the election. Asked to com
ment on Hendon’s request, Terrell
Garren, Clarke’s campaign
manager, said, “He’s wasting his
time. The official winner has been
certified as Clarke, in each county.”
Hendon contends that some
voters cast votes for him on their
ballots, but also marked the straight
Democratic ticket. According to
Hendon supporters, one reason for
that type of conflicting ballot mark
ing is that voters did not want to
have to mark 40 separate boxes to
vote for Democrats who ran unop
posed.
The Henderson County computer
ballot, a three-page list containing
133 boxes to choose for marking,
also listed instructions for the
voters.
The instructions warned the
voters that, “ If you fill in the box at
the right [for straight ticket vote]
and also fill in the box...of the name
of any candidate...your ballot will be
counted as a straight ticket vote for
all of the candidates of the party
whose box you filled.”
continued on page 8
Harris’ plan is to take out the
track and move the soccer field to
the north 40 yards and to the west
20 yards. To the south end of the
present field will be a regulation
baseball field and in the northeast
corner will be a softball diamond. A
two- lane jogging track will go
around the entire facility. “We will
take the only level piece of ground
we have and expand it to a facility
that provides for two or three sports
to take place at the same time,” said
Harris.
“Why tear up a track which is a 12'
month sport for baseball which is a
short-time sport?” asked Reynolds.
He proposes hiring someone to come
and make a feasibility study to find
another location for the field.
Harris said he walked the campus
with the chancellor, representatives
from Parks and Recreation and
others looking for a suitable location
for the proposed facility and found
continued on page 8
Sample ballot from
Henderson County Nov. 2
election. Some voters may
have marked both Demo
cratic straight party and
Bill Hendon boxes.
SAMPU BALLOT
COUNTY OFFICES
GENERAL ELECTIONS
NOVEMBER 2, 1982
HENDERSON COUNTY
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTER
g. To vote for all candidates of one party (a
straight ticket), fill in the box at the right of
the party for whose candidates you wish to
vote.
b. To vote for candidates of more than one
party (a split ticket), do not mark in any
party box, but fill in the box at the right of
the name of each candidate for whom you
wish to vote.
c. If you should fill in the box at the right of
one of the parties at the top of the ballot
and alio fill in the box at the right of the
name of any candidate of any party, your
ballot will be counted as o straight ticket
vote for all of the candidates of the party
whose box you filled.
d. If you tear or deface or wrongly mark this
ballot, return it and get another.
TO VOTE, FILL IN THE RED BOX
LIKE THIS
STRAIGHT PARTY TICKET
DEMOCRATIC »-
REPUBLICAN —
LIBERTARIAN »-
FOR MEMBER OF U. S. CONGRESS
11TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
(You May Vote For One)
James McClure Clarke Democratic
W. M. (Bill) Hendon Republican
Linda Janca Libertarian
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