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Vol. VIII, Number 14
Serving the students of the University of North Carolina Asheville since 1982
Thursday, May 8, 1986
Colleges will face
challenges in future
By David Proffitt
Colleges and universities
in western North Carolina
face many challenges in the
coming years, and chief among
those is how to deal with the
decreasing number of 18- to
24-year-olds and the possible
loss of some federal funds
due to budget-slashing bills
such as the Gramm-Rudman-
Hollings Act,
Interviews with the presi
dents of several two- and
four-year institutions indi
cate that two solutions to
problems brought on by a
smaller pool of applicants,
decreased funding and in
creased costs are 1) identi
fying an area of strength and
Concentrating on developing
that area and 2) doing a bet
ter marketing job to attract
niore students.
"We need to identify an
ftrea where we are the premier
institution in the state, and
possibly in the nation, and
develop it, said Dr. David
Brown, UNCA chancellor. He
added that, for UNCA, one
such strong point is the ex
pectation that students have
a strong grounding in the
liberal arts regardless of
their major.
"Our four-course humanities
requirement is a direct sig
nal to schools and students
of the area that they need
this kind of background,"
said Brown.
The strengths of an insti
tution depend, in part, upon
whether it is a liberal arts
or technical college.
Thus, for schools such as
Asheville-Buncombe Tech and
Cecil's Junior College, the
strong point is not liberal
arts but an emphasis on giv
inff students personalized
service in their particular
field of interest. Many of
those students are adults who
have already graduated and
are returning to school in an
attempt to redirect their
careers.
’’We’re dealing with older
students, a lot of whom are
taking single courses instead
of a full curriculum, said
Harvey Haynes, president of
A-B Tech. "In addition. weVe
got more and more students
coming to us who already have
a four-year degree. Many
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to the campus community eaon we
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FORMER GOOD TIMES STAR ESTHER.
ROLE describes her experien
ces in acting to students To-
wanna Beam (L), Lisa Crawford
(Photo by Michele Samuel)
(C) and Barbie Johnson (R).
Rote was at UNCA last Thurs
day to speak and gwe advice
to drama students.
Survey says cafeteria
service is inadequate
Weekend Weather
By Julie Ball and
Margaret Powell
Most students who eat in
UNCA’s cafeteria do not be
lieve that the current meal
plan is a good one, according
to a recent Blue Banner sur
vey.
The response was less than
staggering, probably due in
part to end-of-the-semester
blahs and general burnout on
the part of many students
about the shortcomings of the
current food service.
Only eight students re
sponded to the cafeteria sur
vey published in the April 24
issue. The Banner staff com
piled the results of the un
scientific questionnaire to
find out what students think
about the cafeteria, and how
they think it could improve.
On May 8, bids for the next
food service company will be
opened, according to Sharyn
McDonald, Highsmith Center
director. Over the summer,
the administration will
choose a new food service
company which will begin in
the fall of 1986.
The present company. Pro
fessional Food Service Man
agement, recently asked to be
released from a three year
contract signed in 1984 be
cause of "financial reasons."
According to Jack Merriman,
UNCA director of PFM, the
company can no longer afford
to provide meals for students
at the current rate of $3.56
a day per student. He noted
that PFM plans to submit a
new bid on May 8 and that the
new bid will be higher. A
company official at the Char
lotte, N.C., headquarters has
said, however, "that (PFM) is
not too confident of being
successful (in negotiating a
new deal with UNCA.)"
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