Bulldogs stun Golden Bears
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Proposed requirements tabled
for management majors
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The Banner
Volume Xn, Number 1
Proudly serving the UNCA community since 1982.
January 21, 1988
Writing
Center
to reduce
services
By Andy Rhinehait
News Editor
Over the final seven weeks
of the 1987 fall semester stu
dents filled the appointment
book of the Writing Center in
Carmichael Hall, taking an ad
vantage of a unique opportunity
to improve the quality of their
written works.
But in the spring of 1988,
those students may have to go
elsewhere for assistance, for
financial pressures have re
duced funding for the paid tu
tors that served in the center.
As a result, the Writing Center
doors will swing open far less
in the weeks ahead.
"Our problem has always
been finding out how many
dollars we’re going to have
available for the center," co
coordinator Dr. Dee James said.
"At the end of the year I am
supposed to prepare a budget
and give it to my department
chairman, who submits it to
Tom Cochran.
"This year, the state legis
lature was late in appropriating
funding, and no one knew how
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Retirees flock
to CCR debut
By Kris Beddinglleld
Staff Writer
Area retirees gathered in the Owen Conference Center for the grand opening of the
North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement. Featured at the opening was the
introduction of the College for Seniors.
Over 200 retirees filled Owen
Hall Friday as the Center for
Creative Retirement (CCR) held
its open house to aimounce its
newest component, the College
for Seniors.
Dr. Phillip Secor, planning
consultant for the center, said
This is an exciting event for
UNCA. Everyone will be en
riched by our greatest
resource, our older generation."
Members of that older gener
ation came to see the latest
attempt at involving a grovring
area, retirement-age population
in UNCA campus life, and few
came away disappointed.
T’m really impressed," said
Pat Bonner, a retiree from
Hendersonville. "The facilities
are outstanding, and it’s won
derful to see people excited
about this program."
Fred and Janelle Lindhorst,
retirees from the Asheville
area, said they were "very in
terested" and plan to attend
next year.
“Everything looks just won
derful," said Shirley Andrews, a
retiree from Asheville.
All, however, were not im
pressed. One guest said, T
have more important work to
do, like accomplishing things
that Ronald Reagan won’t."
Controversy has surrounded
the CCR since its opening.
Concern has risen among UNCA
students and faculty regarding
the amoxmt of space that will
be given to the center. For
now, classes will be held in
Owen Hall, but one student
asks, "What will happen when
the CCR outgrows the rooms it
has now? How many more
rooms are they going to take
away from us?"
The College for Seniors will
hold classes from March 2
through April 28. There are
five courses available and each
meets one day a week. Cost
for the classes is $75, regard
less of the number of courses
taken.
Among the topics being of
fered are a class on foreign
policy, taught by Richard Sam
pson, which will focus on key
international trouble spots such
as Central America and the
Middle East.
"The History Behind the His
torical Novel: 1763-1815" is a
Please see RETIREES page 10
(right) It was 24 years ago that Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. gave his landmark "I have a dream" speech at the
Washington Monument.
(below) Years later the Washington Monument stands
empty, as some say the progress of blacks has been
limited.
(UPI)
Progress of blacks limited
By Julie BaU
Editor
The Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday brings
about much reflection on the progress of
blacks in American society, but that progress
has been very limited, according to one UNCA
professor.
Although overt racism is not as big a
problem as it once was, there is a "long, long
way to go" before real changes take place for
blacks in American society, according to Dr.
Dwight Mullen, assistant professor of political
science.
"The problems now are much more sophis
ticated," said Mullen.
"They don’t call you names, but you see
people not completing the (university) program.
The number of these people are dispropor
tionately black," he said.
In general, support services for black
students are lacking, according to Mullen.
Another factor that decreases retention of
black students is the lack of black faculty,
according to Mullen. Black faculty provide
positive role models, and they can "culturally
relate to the needs of black students," he said.
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Campus celebrates King holiday
By Tina Moore
Staff Writer
"In many ways blacks are not
as well off as they were 20
years ago," said Dr. Dwight
Mullen, assistant professor of
Staff Photo—Rudi Schwab political science. Mullen made
the remarks in a keynote ad- for black men has grown from
dress at a celebration marking being double the rate of un-
the birthday of Dr. Martin Lu- employment for white men to
ther King, Jr. triple that of white men. ac-
Mullen said that statistics cording to Mullen,
measuring various economic and Mullen also said that a col-
social trends prove his belief. lege educated black man is four
The rate of unemployment Please see KING page 10