Developmental studies teaches *write* stuff
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Qp.p Jfimp.s and student Susan E11 i o t Caroline Brown
By Debbie Weeks
The Developmental Stud
ies program has undergone
a transformation begin
ning tMs semester. The
Writing Center has re
placed the old writing
lab.
The Writing Center, "is
no longer a grainniar and
punctuation lab", said
Deborah "Dee" James, Co
ordinator of the Writing
Center. "It is now a
place where anyone can
come to work on various
individual problems in
writing.”
James believes the old
term, writing lab "under
mined the work we did
there."
"This year we want to
emphasize that this pro
gram is not limited in
any way. Students can
bring in any form of
writing. Whether it be
short essays, lab re
ports , or research pap
ers," said James.
Interested students can
make an appointment in
room 102 of the Carmi
chael Humanities build
ing.
"Unfortunately we don’t
have a phone so students
will need to stop by,"
James added.
The schedule for the
writing center is ^ a.m.
to 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. to
5 p.m. on Monday and Wed
nesday. Tuesday and
Thursday hours are, 9
a.m. to 3 p.m., with a
late session from 6 p.m.
to 9 p.m. on Thursday
evening. Friday hours
will be y a.m. to 11 a.m.
Students need permis
sion from their instruct
or to receive help with
specific assignments.
Most instructors iiave a
supply of the peronssion
forms said James, 'fttcr-
wise the forms may he ob
tained from the Writing
Center.
"We are not tliere to
rewrite papers, make cor
rections, or proofread,"
said James, "but, we are
willing to answer ques
tions and assist the stu
dents who need help."
Madelyn Moseley and
Juanita Stock serve as
supervising tutors at the
Writing Center. The Writ
ing Center employs eight
student tutors at pres
ent .
James applied for funds
to cover the cost of the
new program through Tom
Cochran, Assistant Vice-
Chancellor for Academic
Affriirs. Final approval
for the funds came from
the UNCA Board of Direct
ors. Partial funding for
the program Is coming
from the Temporary Wage
Program, the Student
Affairs Fund, and Adult
Services at Ul'iCA.
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Serving the students of the University of North Carolina Asheville since 1982
Volune V, tiuaber 111
Formerly KALEIDOSCOPE
Wednesday, September 19, 1984
UNCA receives grant for 80 thousand dollars
By Debbie Weeks
UNCA is the recipient
of a j?83,8b2 grant, said
Winifred A. Pizzano, Fed
eral Co-Cliairman of the
Appalachian Regional
Commission (ARC), at a
press conference held
Sept. 11.
The grant was the re
sult of a request made by
Governor James B. Hunt,
Jr., in July.
The grant money will
fund a feasibility study
linking UNCA to the
Microelectronics Center
of North Carolina.
"The system would be
something similiar to
tele-conferencing al
though not through AT &
T," said Wally Bowen,
Public Information Dir
ector at UNCA.
Alan Blatecky, tianager
of Communications Servi
ces for MCNC, will direct
the feasibility study. He
said some preliminary
work has already been
done. He expects to com
plete the study in six
months, according to a
news release by Bowen.
In her speech, Pizzano
said,"the increasing nunr*
ber of electronics firms
in this area can be lin
ked into the state's tot-
Aimounclng grant: Winifred Pizzano
al communications sys
tem."
She added that such a
system is "cited by the
ARC as an example of gov
ernment, industry and ed
ucational institutions
working together."
The possibility of
microelectronics training
available in this area
will increase job oppor
tunities for North Carol
inians .
UNCA Chancellor David
Brown said, "the program
would give UNCA the op-
Staff photo by Phil Ross
portunity to serve Wes
tern North Carolina in a
more up-to-date, signifi
cant manner and will aid
in the economic develop
ment of the region."
Two other grants an
nounced include, (1)
$200,000 to liaywood Tech
nical College to assist
in equipping a Regional
High Technology Training
Demonstration Center,"
according to a press
release by Lewis Helms,
Public Relations Advisor
to Pizzano.
And (2) a $2,280,000
grant for "an improved
interchange at 1-40,"
said Helms. Tne project
will improve access to
the North Carolina Farm
ers Market complex and
the new Wang Laborator
ies, inc., plant site.
nie Wang Laboratories
project IS worth $32 mil
lion will bring 300 new
jobs in ttie microelect
ronics field to the Ashe
ville area.
Helms stated according
to "a survey by the Re
search Triangle Insti
tute, over 1,100 jobs
will be created in these
fields (microelectronics)
within the next two
years."
Graffiti: reflections
of a culture
By Donna Obrecht
All over the country >
on bathroom walls and
stalls, you'll find
drawings and words that
reflect our culture. Here
at UNCA we have our own
distinct style of
intellectual graffiti.
So, what do university
people think about? I
have spent the week
prowling around "j ohns"
to find out just what
was on the student body's
mind.
I wasn't suprised to
find that one of the an
swers was "drugs, sex,
and rock n' roll."
Another student disa
greed, saying "sex, drugs
and rock n’ roll. Get
your priorities straight."
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