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Volume X, Number 10
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April 16, 1987
Nicaraguans discuss
Contra war
By Julie Ball
News Editor
The controversy over U.S. aid to
the Contras came to light at UNCA
last week as two speakers from Ni
caragua were on campus describing
the conditions of the people in Ni
caragua.
"Cut aid to the Contras; we want
life, we don’t want these liberators
of death," said Juana Moran Valas-
quez, a delegate of the .World for
Cristo Ray Parish in Bocana.De Pal-
was, Nicaragua.
Valasquez, who works with the
cooperative gardening in Nicaragua,
described an attack on the region of
Jorgito, Nicaragua. She said the
Contras attacked Jorgito, killing 37
people in May of 1985 driving the
people out of their homes and into
the town of Bocana De Palwas.
She said her trip to America
marked the first time she has ever
ridden in a plane, "but the clamor
of my people have given me strength
to come here so North America will
know the situation in Nicaragua."
The United States has been sup
porting the Contras in their attempt
to overthrow the Sandinista govern
ment headed by Daniel Ortega.
"In Nicaragua, we don’t believe
that the people in the United States
know what is happening there or
what your government is doing," said
Valasquez. The money sent to the
Contras by the United States is used
to terrorize the citizens, according
to Valasquez.
Valasquez was accompanied by
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Staff photos—Casey Baluss
A new perspective
Piloted by UNCA communications major Scott Wilhelmi, Banner
editors Scott Luckadoo and Casey Baluss viewed the campus
from a new perspective Friday.
Highrise may house
classes in the fall
By Michael Pauciello
Assistant News Editor
With the changes in housing con
ditions next fall and the increase of
student population, it is possible
that UNCA may have classes in the
highrise next semester, according to
Pete Williams, director of resident life.
If the administration makes the
move, classrooms, academic offices,
storage and meeting room areas w-
ould fil^ the first and second floors
of the highrise, said Williams.
Because housing plans to fill the
new dorm first, the space will be
available for this move.
According to Williams, both halls
of the third floor of the highrise
will be quiet halls. Williams said he
does not think this will pose any
problems.
"The classrooms will only be useii
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