Serving T&e Students (H The University of North Candina at Asheville sincse 1982
Volume 4. Number 5
Thursday, Febuary 16, 1984
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Sunshine rains on the moonshine runners: Last week's precipitation eased
just in time for Saturday's 19 participants in the Second Annual Moonshine
Run to hit the pavement in front of Phillips Administration Building.
UNCA's health promotions department sponsored the event as part of Alcohol
Awareness Week. t,,. . t. -j m **
Photo by David Plunkett
Campus woman raped
By David Proffitt
Asheville police re
ported no new evidence
Wednesday afternoon
concerning the rape of
a 21-year-old female
student at UNCA Mon.
Police described the
suspect as a white meile
in his early 20s, 150
lbs., 5'10", with med
ium length black wavy
hair and a full beard.
The suspect entered
the Village dorm room
of the victim, who ap
parently had not locked
her door, according to
a WLOS-TV news report.
The assailant raped
the victim and then
left the room, advising
her not to follow, said
police.
It was the first re
ported rape at UNCA in
five years, said the
WLOS-TV news story.
"We want this man
caught!" said Dr. Eric
lovacchini, vice-chan
cellor for student
affairs, expressing a
prevalent feeling on
campus.
Victims are often re
luctant to report such
crimes to the police
because they feel
shame, fear friends'
reactions, or fear the
possibility of another
attack, said studies in
the Rape Crisis Inter
vention Handbook.
Despite the fact that
rape is the most under
reported crime today,
the rate of reported
rape increased 100%
from 1965-74, according
to the Handbook.
Student Government
plans to start a campus
escort service for fe
male students in an
effort to prevent as
saults, said Ken Cagle,
SGA president.
Inadequate lighting
makes many UNCA women
fearful after dark.
"The woods behind the
Village dorms are very
dark and it's scary to
All-university
requirements
being revamped
walk to a night class
alone," said a student.
"More lights would
help," she said.
Although two security
guards are usually on
duty each night, many
feel these guards "do
nothing except write a
few parking tickets."
The Handbook sugges
ted several actions for
victims of a brutal
crime like rape to
take.
• Go to a safe place
as quickly as possible.
• Call the police, or
the Rape Crisis Center,
which is open 24 hours
a day (255-7576 in
Asheville).
• Go to a hospital for
an examination. Such
an exam not only pro
vides vital evidence if
the victim intends to
pursue the case, but
approxiamately 1 in 20
female rape victims
contracts some form of
VD, usually gonorrhea.
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By David Proffitt
Standards and prior
ities change with the
times, and UNCA all
university requirements
are no exception.
Proposed changes in
these courses (which
every degree-seeking
student must take)
reflect a nationwide
tendency to reassess
their purpose, said Dr.
Laurence Dorr, vice-
chancellor for academic
affairs.
"A liberal education
should open people up
to a variety of new
ideas," said Dorr.
"The present all-
-university require
ments, except for the
humanities program, are
inadequate," he said.
The UNCA General Edu
cation Task Force,
composed of both facul
ty and administration,
began studjnng the
courses early in 1983,
and. It is considering
these proposals:
• a foreign language
requirement:
.a course combining
the three natural
sciences:
•a coherent math
requirement:
.a social sciences
requirement:
• elimination of the
physical education
requirement:
• combination of the
bibliography require
ment with freshman
composition courses.
Most UNCA faculty
members agree that
changes are necessary
to update the general
education curriculum.
"We're trying to in
corporate a common core
of knowledge to which
all students will be
exposed," said Dr.
Merritt Moseley,
chairman of the GETF.
Although faculty mem
bers do not agree ex
actly which changes are
necessary, the proposed
addition of a foreign
language requirement
vividly illustrates a
return to earlier
standards.
Dr. Philip Walker,
history professor, was
a member of the commit
tee which reviewed the
general education
courses in the early
seventies.
"There was a nation
wide tendency to cut
Continued on page 3
Running for life!
Carole Martin, above
with husband Joel, came
in first in the Moon
shine Run by predicting
to the second the time
she needed to complete
the one-mile on-campus
course. She received
prizes of one month
membership in the Spa
Health Clubs and a $25
Dinner for the Earth
gift certificate.
Photo by David Plunkett