The Blue Banner
Volume IX, Number 6
Proudly serving the GISCA community since 1982
October 9, 1986
Asheville gets a chance
to meet state officials
By David Proffitt
I tor
Asheville residents had two
chances recently to person
ally observe their state gov
ernment at work without trav
eling to Raleigh.
In the most recent session,
the state allocated $100,000
to begin developing a plan to
determine the site selection
criteria for a low-level nuc
lear waste dump in North Car
olina.
The two executive commit
tees, the State Advisory Bud
get Commission last Thursday
and the Council of State on
Tuesday, held their formal
meetings at UNCA. It was the
first time the Council cf
State had ever met in Ashe
ville .
"We operate quite a lot
like any county, board of com
missioners or city council,"
said N.C. Gov. Jim Martin in
opening remarks at the Coun
cil of State meeting in the
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Staff photo-Lizzy Love
Cone crazy
Students and faculty have enjoyed a never ending summer
complete with Ice cream recently. Donna Smith seems
delIghted with her favorite flavor from the Ice cream
bar In the cafeteria.
Staff photo-Casey Baluss
Outnumbered?
N.C. Gov. Jim Martin, a Republican, listened Tuesday to
members of the Council of State, composed of Democrats
elected to their posit Ions. State Superintendent of Schools
(L) Craig Phillips looked on. The meeting In Owen
Conference was the first time the council met In AshevIIle.
Campus Commission
allocates funds
By Libby Ramsey
Staff Writer
The Campus Commission re
cently awarded $14,775 to 26
UNCA organizations which had
submitted requests totalling
more than $36,000, according
to Vivienne Lackey, Commis
sion business manager.
Lackey said that "two major
considerations were looked
for in each request; 1) Will
this activity benefit the
largest nximber of students
possible; and 2) Are there
funds from another source
which would serve this need?"
Funds disbursed by the Com
mission originate from the
$27 student fee which is part
of every student's tuition.
The total amount available is
based on the number of FTE's
(full-time equivalents) at
UNCA. There were 2,193 FTE's
this semester, bringing in
$59,211.
The majority of the student
fee funds are distributed to
various, larger organizations
which submitted budget re
quests last spring. The Busi
ness Office, under the direc
tion of William Pott, then
conservatively projects how
much the spring enrollment
will generate, and after al
lowing for about a $20,000
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