Serving the students of the University of North Carolina Asheville since 1982
Volume V, Number XII
Wednesday, November 28,1984
New SGA vice president
plans to stay in office
By Penny Kramp
Staying in office is the
number one priority of new
Student Government Vice
President Pat Cabe.
Past l^CA student go\r-
emments have seen offi
cers come and go but Cabe
plans to stick with this
position for the duration
of her term,
SGA President Ken Cagle
appointed Cabe, former ju
nior senator, as vice
president to replace the
recently ousted Doug Mil
ler.
Cabe is reluctant to
talk about the recent
discord in student gov
ernment and skirts the
issue with an ease that
would make any politician
proud.
"I feel we had an obli
gation to stick to the 2.0
GPA policy, but there is
no personal strife between
Miller and inyself," Cabe
said.
In fact, Cabe, editor of
UNCA*s proposed yearbodc,
works closely with Miller
on producing the annual.
"Doug is my right-hand
man," said Cabe.
The changeover created a
new spirit among SGA, ac
cording to Cabe.
**Now that the shift is
done. I've seen a positive
mood spread among the of
ficers," said Cabe.
Overall, Cabe is eager
to put the controversy
behind and get down to
business. ,
"I intend to do a super
job," promised Cabe.
Staff photo by Penny Kromb
PAT CARF.
She already has a long
list of goals she hopes to
accomplish while in of
fice.
One of her major pro
grams is an investigation
into the housing-meal
plan. "It is unreasonable
for students to pay for
three meals day when most
students don't eat three
meals a day," said Cabe.
Finding an option to the
exorbitant book prices is
another concern of Cabe's.
She said a student book
exchange where students
can buy and sell their own
books is one possible
solution.
"I think some students
view SGA as just a group
of people who meet once a
week. If they pay atten
tion, they would see we do
a lot," said Cabe.
As vice president Cabe
wants to change that
image.
"I want to put the sena
tors more in touch with
their constituents. I
would like to begin a
"meet your senator day"
just so people would knew
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Board approves master's degree
By Debbie Weeks
The UNCA Board of Trus
tees unanimously approved
two new degree programs
Nov. 15.
Two proposals will be
sent to Raleigh, one for a
a Middle School Teacher's
Certification program, and
one for a Masters' Degree
Program in Liberal Stu
dies .
Peg Downes, associate
professor of literature,
spoke briefly on behalf of
the Masters degree program
and said," With our audi
ence for non-traditional
students, and the interest
shown in the continuing
education courses, I think
it would fly."
Chancellor David Brown
emphasized that, "this
Board's decision will not
authorize a Masters Degree
program at UNCA," but it's
iii5)lementation will depend
upon the Board of Gover
nors (headed by UNC Presi
dent Bill Friday) and
their approval.
"Vfe would no longer ex
clusively be an under
graduate college. I think
a modest entry into a Mas
ters Degree program de
serves your considera
tion," said Brown, addres
sing the Board.
UNCA will also offer a
new health psychology
track to students begin
ning in the fall semester
of 1985.
Other topics covered by
the Board of Trustees, in
clude the following recom
mendations which await ap
proval by the UNC Board of
Governors: tenure for
Hr
Ueana Grams, assistant
professor of philosophy;
contract reappointments
for second one-year terms
for Charles James Jr., in
structor in chemistry, and
Deborah James, instructor
in language and writing.
After re-evaluating the
leave of absence requested
by Dr. Jeff Rackham,
chairman of the literature
department, the board
changed the leave of ab
sence to a special assign
ment to teach and study at
the New University of Lis
bon, Portugal in conjunc
tion with the Fullbright
Award.
The board reported UNCA
received an excess of
$516,070 in non-state aid
within the last 12 months.
The W.K. Kellogg Founda-
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UNCA GREATIVE ANACHBOmSI Paul Gouge hernlderf tfae
start of the yuletlde season in last week's AsbevlJle
Ghrlstmas parade. Staff photo by SyMa Hawkins
Big Brother lives
By Phil Ross
Big Brother is alive and
well and living in Wash
ington, says Victor Mar-
chetti, former agent for
the Central Intelligence
Agency and bestselling au
thor.
Marchetti spoke to a
small grop of students and
community members Nov. 14
in the private dining room
of the Highsmith Universi
ty Center.
His seminar was patt of
a UNCA Political Science
Asociation program enti
tled "Big Brother Over A-
merica?—1984 and Beyond."
"Throughout history peo
ple have been willing
to sacrifice their liber
ties in turn for some kind
of security," said Mar
chetti.
American citizens en
joyed a great deal of per
sonal freedom until about
the time of World War I,
according to Marchetti.
Then under the leadership
of President Woodrow Wil
son, Congress pushed
through a series of laws,
such as the "sedition"
laws, designed to limit
personal freedom.
While these laws were
wiped out shortly after
World War I, but "other
laws similar to them are
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