The Banner
Volume XI, Number 13
Proudly serving the UNCA community since 1982
December 10, 1987
News in brief
Bible stories return
The Bible is back. Stories from the Bible are being
resurrected by publishers of children's books this holiday
season, says a children’s literature authority at UNCA.
Not since the 1950s have so many new children’s books
dealt with Bible stories, says Charlie Reed, editor of the
ALAN review, a national journal which monitors children’s
literature.
Reed says the new books are written and illustrated by
some of the top writers and artists in the field of
children’s literature.
The books are aimed at well-educated book-buyers who
appreciate excellence in writing and illustration and are
willing to pay for it, she says.
Job openings still rising
College Press Service
Students graduating from college this school year will
find job opportunities scarcer than before the stock
market plunge in October but more plentiful than last
year, according to a study released Nov. 30.
Michigan State University’s annual survey of employers
in business, industry, government and education showed
that employers had planned to hire 5.5 percent more
graduates than last year.
But after the "crash" of Oct. 19, companies scaled back
their hiring plans by 1.7 percent.
Like other surveys, the MSU study found that students
in technical fields like engineering can expect tc find the
highest starting salaries and the greatest demand. Starting
salaries for students with bachelor’s degrees should
average about $22,600. Chemical engineering graduates can
expect offers of about $30,190.
More religion in ’88 race
The injection of religion into American politics, firmly
established with the 1980 election of Ronald Reagan, is
likely to intensify during the 1988 presidential race,
according to political scientist Dr. Gene Rainey of UNCA,
The demise of presidential candidates Gary Hart and
Joseph Biden, and Supreme Court nominee Douglas
Ginsburg, shows that "the American public is becoming
more sensitive to ethical, moral and religious concerns,"
said Rainey.
Though Republican candidate Pat Robertson is the most
obvious beneficiary of religious activism, the religion
factor in American politics is not limited to conservative,
right-wing ideology, he said.
Rainey cited advocates of "social Gospel" theology as
examples of "activists who bring religion and politics
together" by calling for an end to American aid to the
Nicaraguan Contras or, by promoting sanctions against
South Africa’s apartheid.
Banner holiday notes
After a semester full of deadlines, bylines and cutlines,
this issue marks the final appearance of The Banner
before the Christmas holidays and the end of the fall
semester.
But don’t worry, TTie Baimer will return to a newsstand
near you on Jan. 21, 1988. Have a Merry Christmas.
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Santa's helper
Staff Photo—Rudi Schwab
This little elf seems to be having fun as he hangs
onto the holiday spirit. He’s part of the Christmas
display featured at the Grove Park Inn this holiday
Food service
inspections
spark concern
By Julie Tilka
Staff Writer
Inconsistent sanitary grades
at UNCA’s cafeteria, including
a Grade "C," in mid-November
are a cause of concern,
according to a Buncombe
County Environmental Health
sanitarian.
The cafeteria’s inspection
grades during 1987 have been
inconsistent, said Lee Roberts,
sanitarian with the Buncombe
County Health Department. For
example, in March they
received a B, in April a B, in
July an A, and in November a
C.
The Highsmith Center
cafeteria, which serves
dormitory residents and
provides dining services to
various groups on campus,
received a 75.5 percent rating
in a Nov. 17 inspection, Lee R.
Roberts, sanitarian with the
Buncombe County Health
Department, said. In that
inspection, "There were
violations in almost 80 percent
of the items listed on the
(inspection) sheet," he said.
The cafeteria later received a
94.5 percent rating in a second
inspection Dec. 4, which the
cafeteria had requested. The
service running the cafeteria is
owned by Marriott.
"They can legally operate
with an A,B or C. Naturally.
I’m concerned if they go down.
I don’t like to see it go Jhom
B to C," Roberts said.
Eric Emory, Health
Department food and lodging
supervisor, said, "It’s (Grade C)
not life-threatening. It
certainly needs improving. We
don’t want Grade C’s in
Bimcombe County."
"Our rezil concern is if they
keep a Grade C and don’t
improve. It was obvious that
they were concerned," he said.
According to Roberts, there
are three basic paits to an
inspection; (1) food handling,
including refrigeration, cleaning
of equipment and eating and
drinking utensils; (2) physical
condition of the building (3)
physical condition of the
equipment. All inspections are
unannounced.
The health department
grading system works on a
iObO-point scale with points
looked at in terms of
percentages. A Grade "A" is
90-100 percent. Grade "B" is 80
to 89.5 percent, a Grade "C is
70 to 79.5 percent, and
anything below a Grade C is
automatic closure within the
law.
Many of the violations in the
Please see FOOD page 8
Masters program approved for funding
Inside. . .
In a mountain rivalry that is developing quickly into a
full-fledged feud, the UNCA Bulldogs have fired all the
shots.
Monday night marked another big win for Jerry Green
and Co., as the Bulldogs defeated Western North Carolina
neighbor Western Carolina 76-71 in the Asheville Civic
Center. The win marked the third consecutive triumph
over the Catamounts since UNCA’s jump to Division I play
last season.
For more on the big Bulldog win, see Page 5.
Weather
Friday: Cloudy with a chance of rain. Morning lows around 40.
Afternoon highs around 50.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Lows in the low 30s. Afternoon highs
around 50.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. Afternoon highs in the
upper 40s.
The UNCA Atmospheric Science department provides
this information to the campus community weekly in
the Banner. The 24-hour weatherline service is also
available at 251-6435.
By Phil Alexander
Staff Writer
The University of North
Carolina general administration
has approved funding for the
proposed Master of Liberal Arts
program at UNCA, according to
Dr. Jeffrey Rackham, chairman
of the department of literature.
Rackham, who served as
acting vice chancellor for
academic affairs during the
1986-87 academic year, said
recent confusion surrounding
the funding for the program
has resulted because of a
misunderstanding of a complex
budget.
"(The source of funding) is
not an issue. It’s a rumor that
got out of control, and that’s
unfortunate," said Rackham. He
explained that university
funding is dependent upon a
projected, full-time equivalency
(FTE) ratio, and that the
graduate program has been
accounted for in the projection.
"Graduate students generate
more money per student than
the undergraduate students,"
Rackham said, adding that the
additional money will be used
to hire new faculty to teach
undergraduate courses that will
be vacated by faculty who opt
■ to teach in the graduate
program.
Under the current
arrangement, instructors who
teach graduate-level courses
will be exempted from teaching
two undergraduate courses for
every graduate course they
teach, according to Dr. Shirley
Browning, chairman of the
University Planning Council.
Meanwhile, the faculty senate
is set to vote on the program’s
structure and its catalog
requirements in its monthly
meeting today. Paul Sweeney,
chairman of the Academic
Policies Committee, said
Wednesday that questions of
resources will need to be
answered in the meeting before
the program will be passed.
"If (these questions) are
satisfactorily answered, then
the chance of it passing are
very good," said Sweeney. "1
think it’s a good program, and
I think most people think it’s a
good program, quite apart from
the issue of funding."
Rackham said that the
funding had been provided for
the program. The only part of
the program which has not
been addressed is the
secretarial position, according
to Rackham. "If (the general
administration) doesn’t give us
a commitment for that, we will
have to take it out of the
regular budget," he said. The
graduate student FTE will
provide for the secretary in
this case, Rackham noted.
Browning said that finding
adjunct faculty to fill the
undergraduate courses is a
problem that needs to be
addressed. He said that too
many adjunct faculty positions
on campus could be detrimental
to the university, and that, if
full-time faculty decided to
teach all undergraduate courses
the next year, the adjunct
faculty would be put out of
work.
"By definition, an adjunct is
a one-semester position,"
Rackham said, noting that
adjunct faculty may be rehired
for subsequent semesters. "I
agree that, at the current time,
we tend to be relying too much
on adjuncts."
Rackham attributed the need
for adjunct faculty to the rapid
growth on the UNCA campus.
The budget will not adjust for
growth that is higher than
projected until the following
year, according to Rackham.
However, Rackham cautioned
that adjunct faculty are
qualified in their fields.
"Neither students nor faculty
should assume the adjuncts are
lower quality," he said. "Most
of them are publishing scholars,
and all of them have (at least)
master’s degrees," he said.
Browning said the budget is
based on projections made
several years in advance. The
university sends an enrollment
projection to the general
administration, and, after a
discussion of the projection
between general administration
and university officials, the
administration determines a
final FTE projection, according
to Browning.
Browning said that, if the
projection is much less than
the actual FTE ratio for a
year, the projection could be
revised the following year. He
added, however, that the
general administration checks
to make sure the actual FTE
and the projected FTE are
similar. "If we don’t hit the
target that they funded us for,
then (the university) has to
Please see MASTERS
page 8
hVhere’s Rudolph? Staff Photo—Rudi Schwab
Although temperatures have been in the 50s lately, it
isn’t hard to imagine snow on the rooftops and Ae
sound of sleighbells when viewing this holiday scene
at the Grove Park Inn.