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December 8, 1988 Proudly serving the UNCA community since 1982 Volume Xn, Number 13
Confusion exists
over security
by Maria Horton
News Editor
Security is an essential
service to students, but a
controversy exists on campus
as to whose responsibility it
is to provide that security.
"Our primary responsibility
is to provide a safe and
secure environment for the
UNCA community," Charles
Carreno, chief of Campus
Security, said.
The Administration,
according to Chancellor
David G. Brown, "sees the
Asheville Police Department
as the law enforcement
agency in charge of the safety
of the students with the
security office serving as a
supplement to that
protection."
Vice-Chancellor for Student
Affairs Eric lovacchini called
the conflict over who should
be in charge a "difference in
philosophy as to what
Security wants to do and
what the Administration
wants them to do."
Philosophy is not the only
conflict between the two
groups. Carreno said the
officers need to be able to
carry guns during the day in
order to do their jobs while
the Administration says no.
At present, university policy
allows officers to carry guns
at night and on weekends.
"Asking an officer to work
without his gun is like asking
an electrician to do his job
without a . screw driver
because it could be
dangerous," he said.
"As it is right now, if a
crime was being committed
during the day, all we could
do is be a good witness,
though I would not hesitate
to act if someone’s life was
being threatened," Officer
Dennis Gregory said.
lovacchini said he knows
that restricting the officers to
no fire arms during the day
makes it difficult to do their
jobs.
"I’ve told them not to risk
their lives if they are not
carrying a weapon," he said.
"Ultimately, it’s up to the
chancellor to decide if they
can carry guns."
"It’s important for the
Asheville Police Department,
as well as our own Security,
to understand we are not a
conclave with arras here,'
Brown said. He added that
it is important to limit the
prospects that shots might be
fired on campus.
The Asheville Police do not
consider UNCA a priority
and therefore have been
reluctant to respond to calls
on campus, according to
Carreno. 'Tm not saying they
wouldn’t come, but they have
been slow in coming in the
past," he said.
The amount of response
time necessary to answer a
call is a concern to Security
and Administration.
"The time needed for a staff
person to respond to a call
can be maybe ten minutes if
.there is not threat of bodily
injury or even 15 to 30
minutes if we are busy and
must prioritize the call,'
Gregory said.
There has been no real
growth in the security office
despite the growth in
enrollment on campus and
increases in all other
departments, Carreno said.
He also said that he
requested additional funds to
cover 24 hour telephone
service for the campus, but
the request was denied.
"We just can’t afford it yet,"
William Potts, Vice
Chancellor for Finance, said.
The security office is
expected to have staff
Please see SECURITY, page 8
River clean up
costs reduced
by Joan Schnyder
Editor
UNCA researchers have
devised a new combination
of color-removal additives
that will reduce the cost of
cleaning up the Pigeon River
by 10-15 percent, according
to Richard Maas, associate
professor of environmental
science.
This decrease lowers the 10-
year projected cost of 90-
percent color reduction to
$52 million. This figure is
down from their original cost
estimate of $58,000 made last
August, said Maas.
"We’re very optimistic that
we will achieve further cost
reductions in the near future,"
said J. Philip Neal, a retired
Buncombe County scientist
who devised the original
color-removal process using
chemical additives.
The estimates are based on
Artists offer Navity
A unique Nativity scene created by the UNCA art
; department as a Christmas gift to Western North Carolina
[is currently on display in the Owen Gallery.
' The 50-foot long tableau includes 12 larger-than-life
Nativity figures, several animals and a Corinthian arched
' manger.
Construction of the Nativity has been a collaborative
effort between UNCA and St. Joseph’s Hospital, where the
scene will be installed on December 9 with an official
. lighting ceremony at 5:45 p.m. complete with holiday
readings and carol-singing.
"UNCA and St. Joseph’s Hospital are working together
! to bring something to the community," said Tucker Cooke,
■ associate professor and chairman of the art department.
The hospital funded the project, J.M. Westall and Co.'
donated lumber, Ramsey Electric Inc. provided lighting -
- and UNCA art students and faculty created and executed j
the designs.
UNCA’s art department donated a 20-figure Nativity!
scene to the city of Asheville four years ago. Figures ini
that Nativity were drawn in the traditional style of the "Oldj
Masters".
By contrast, this latest Nativity used UNCA students as|
models and incorporated "found objects" into the design. •
The Nativity figures are 10 percent larger-that-life, cut
from five-ply wood coated with fiberglass, painted with
acrylics and sealed polyurethane. i
capital cost estimates from
a major pollution-control
equipment manufacturer plus
cost estimates for chemical
additives based on
experiments run on a small-
scale waste water treatment
plant at UNCA.
Estimates of this sort are
generally accurate predictions
of full-scale costs, however,
unforeseen costs for scale-
up problems are always
possible, according to Neal.
The $52 million estimate
does not include operating
costs such as extra personnel
or energy costs, nor does it
include sludge handling and
disposal costs, said Maas.
TTie controversy over
Champion polluting the
Pigeon River began when
Tennessee residents
Please see RIVER, page 8
Related story, page 3
Sulock and students travel to conference
by Kiis Ikddlngfield
Assistant News Editor
The subjects of peace and
good will are often discussed
and desired during the
Christmas season. However,
during an era of nuclear
weapons, peace seems
almost impossible.
Dorothy Suiock, a lecturer
in mathematics at UNCA,
and four students attended
a conference in Washington
D.C. on nuclear
disarmament on October 13
and 14, which was funded by
the UNCA Honors and
Humanities Programs.
"The main theme of the
conference was striking a
balance between
disarmament and
maintaining national
security," Sulock said. "The
overall tone was weapons
provide security and we
should be careful how we
disarm, which was totally
opposite to our viewpoint,"
she added.
The title of the conference
was "Science and Security;
Technology and Arms
Control for the 1990s."
Speakers were from defense
suppliers, scientific
organizations, the CIA,
weapons laboratories and
universities, Sulock said.
"The speakers had a
military industrial point of
view. It wasn’t a peace
conference like we
expected," she said.
"The big topic was should
we violate current treaties to
proceed with others. Most
people there thought we
should," Sulock said.
The conference was a good
experience for the students
even though their views
differed from the other
people there, Sulock said. "In
order to have a strong
viewpoint and be able to
support it, you have to be
familiar with both sides. We
received up-to-date and first
hand information," she said.
She compared the situation
to David and Goliath. "In
order to win, you have to
understand Goliath better.
David did win, which shows
some hope. The key is
education. We need to
understand where the other
side is coming from, to really
listen.
"Now is when we can make
cutbacks. The Strategic Arms
Reduction Talks (START),
which were started by
President Reagan, could be
the solution. They’ve come
close to an agreement to
reduce each side from 12,000
missiles to 6,000. That’s a 50
percent cutback in strategic
weapons. It would be a step
in the right direction," she
said.
The future depends on
George Bush, Sulock said.
"We should hope and pray
and get educated."
Have a merry Christmas and a safe New Year