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wave a magic wand and make
everything all right,"
said McDevitt.
"I want the opportunity
to look back a quarter
century from now and be
able to ask, 'Have I had
an inq)act on this univer
sity? *" continued Mc
Devitt •
The inq>act McDevitt
hopes to make is mainly
through governmental af
fairs , specifically by
developing "partnerships
with local and regional
governments."
"We should not only ask
what the government can do
for the university but al
so what the we can do for
them," said McDevitt.
McDevitt sees the big
gest change in DNGA.*s fu
ture as one of expansion.
"There is no question that
expansion is a very real
factor in UNCA*s future,"
said McDevitt.
"To be an asset to the
university you need a
knowledge of the political
system," said McDevitt.
McDevitt * s office will
also deal with special
projects, special events,
and external relation
ships.
The special projects and
events will enable the
university to meet saone of
its growing needs. "Exter
nal relationships" refers
to McDevitt's role as the
chancellor's right hand
man.
"I will be representing
him in various roles such
as memberships and public
speaking," said McDevitt.
McDevitt has high praise
for UNCA's new chancellor.
McDevitt met Brown five
days after he came to the
college and the tvro have
worked on various programs
together since.
"Dave Brown has a vision
that is rarely seen. He
can look ahead and envi
sion the college two de
cades from now. He has an
enthusiasm that is conta
gious," said McDevitt.
McDevitt feels this po
sition will be a lasting
one. As far as his future
in politics, McDevitt said
only, "Hunt is ray friend
and will remain my
friend."
"I love public service
whether at the political
or university level. Hunt
was every man's governor
and Jim Martin will also
be. We are all North
Carolinians and we all
want what is best for the
state," said McDevitt.
McDevitt has previously
served as manager of the
Asheville regional office
of the N.C. Department of
Natural Resources and Ccmr*
munity Development, and as
director of the statewide
campaign for the state
Democratic party in 1980.
Staff Photo by Sylvia Hawkins
SOME STUDENTS ARE BLOIfING their horns about the UNCA music departaent but
Troabonist Matthew Borril of the UNCA Coonuiiity Band isn’t one of thes.
Music department strikes sour note
By Debbie Weeks
The UNCA Itisic Depart
ment denied Students tak
ing the audio-engineering
course, offered through
the music department, ac
cess to the audio-engi-
neering equipment for a
full week this semester,
according to Tony Frank
lin, a stxident currently
enrolled in the Audio-En
gineering I class.
"It costs $140 to take
the course in addition to
the regular tuition and
fees," said Franklin, "and
it seems imfair that a
professor could tie up the
system for that long a
period for his own uses."
The professor Franklin
refers to is Wayne Kirl^,
assistant professor of
music at UNCA.
Kirby is "shocked" by
Franklin's accusations.
He said, "The syllabus
stated at the begiiming of
the semester that the stu
dio would be closed on
certain days." He also
stated that $32,000 of the
equipment belongs to him
personally.
"The students are given
far more access to the e-
quipment than was origin
ally allocated, and I have
bent over backwards to
give extra time," Kirby
added. "In fact, if the
studio is closed during
regularly-open hours to
students, the time is made
up the following week."
The studio's hours are
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Fri
day. According to Kirby,
closing time, for the last
two weeks and through the
end of the semester, was
and is 11 p.m. or mid
night.
Joyce Dorr, chairman of
the music department,
said, "We are not doing
anything to deprive stu
dents . They are getting
what they paid for and a
whole lot more."
Franklin, along with
other music students (who
wished to remain anony
mous), have other con^)-
laints about the depart
ment relating to attend-
ence requirements.
They are concerned with
the policy of an entire
point being taken of the
final grade for each ab^
senoe.
"This is not high school
and we shouldn't be treat
ed this way," Franklin
said.
"Each student is evalua
ted every day on what they
do in class." Dorr said.
"How can they be evaluated
if they're not there?"
Kirby follows Dorr's
opinion on attendence al
most verbatim.
Two other points of con
tention among students in
the music department deal
with the 3.0 grade point
average requirement for
students taking applied
music courses in order to
continue to the next le
vel; and the 3.0 GPA re
quired for students to do
internships.
"It has to do with qual
ity." Dorr said. "You
either control quality as
it comes in or as it goes
out. Since we check it as
it goes out, the student
has the added benefit of
being able to improve his
skill while at the
school."
Some universities, \m-
like UNC^, require an aud
ition of its music stud
ents before they are
granted admission into the
program. UNCA requires
this before graduation.
In addressing the 3.0
GPA requirement for an
internship applicant. Dorr
stated, "It is quite clear
that what people want is
above average students who
would get something out of
it. Internships are not
required for graduation,
but are reserved for those
who merit it."
The music department's
grade point requirement
for graduation is 2.0.
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