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Volume XIV, Number 4
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February 16, 1989
Asheville Police
disagree with Brown
by Micbael Gouge
Assisiani News Editor
In the Dec. 8 issue of The
Banner, Chancellor David
Brown stated that he "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."
But according to Maj. J.H.
Breedlove of the Asheville
Police Department (APD),
that is not the case. "We feel
that the primary responsibility
is with the security people
working at UNCA."
Breedlove further ejq)lained,
"We do have a responsibility
to UNCA, but that’s
secondary. If they have
people there and if they need
assistance or help, it’s their
responsibility to call us."
Breedlove said any entity,
such as a college or hospital,
that provides a security force
receives only supplemental
assistance from APD.
Breedlove said in creating a
security force, "they realize
there is a need present in
their facility that is greater
than the average public."
That, Breedlove explained,
"indicates they have t^en the
primary responsibility (for
security)." Breedlove
confirmed that the police
would always provide
assistance, but the main
burden of protection lies with
the security forces.
Commenting that APD has
to protect a large jurisdiction
already, Breedlove stated, "1
would hope you realize if
those others entities I
mentioned are expecting that
level of service from the
police department, the cost
to the taxpayers of this city
would be astronomical."
Breedlove said, "I have
become aware of the
difference in opinion
regarding UNCA’s security."
The police department "sent
a letter to Mr. Brown stating
our position. In his reply he
indicated that there was no
problem with our level of
assistance."
Yet, the SGA feels strongly
that the campus does have a
security problem. In a recent
resolution, SGA presented
Brown with recommendations
to improve the security of the
campus. According to the
resolution, the main points
SGA advocates are the
staffing of the security office
24 hours a day and the
addition of trained law
enforcement officers to the
staff.
Chris Sampson of the SGA
see Police, page 10
Student Government
to hold elections
by Scarlet Bell
News Edilor
The Student Government
Assocation (SGA) will be
accepting nominations
through Feb. 22 for the SGA
elections to be held March
6 and 7, said Donna Hudgins,
elections commissioner.
Offices are available for
president, vice president,
treasurer and senators, she
said.
"There aren’t many
qualifications (for candidacy).
But, the biggest one is that
the person (who will be
running for office) realize
how much time goes into
this," she said.
Hudgins said the SGA
president and vice president
devote at least 20 hours a
week to their office, and
senators spend at least 10
hours per week on the job.
"It takes a lot of time," she
said.
Other than the amount of
time SGA officers spend in
the office, there are other
qualifications for the job,
according to Hudgins.
Students interested in running
for president, vice president
or treasurer must be either
a junior or a senior, have a
2.0 grade point average,
have attended UNCA for two
semesters and be
registered for at least six
credit hours, Hudgins said.
Students interested in a
position as a senator must
, have a 2.0 grade point
average, be registered for at
least six credit hours, and be
within six hours of being a
senior, junior or sophomore
by the end of the spring
semester, Hudgins added.
The campaign period will
last from Feb. 20 until March
1, and candidates are allowed
to spend no more than $50
on their campaigns, according
to elections procedure.
'The $50 includes materials
candidates are given and
publicity they receive from
organizations on campus,"
Hudgins said.
To keep track of their
expenditures, Hudgins said
candidates must keep receipts
of their campaign spending.
However, she said it might
be tough to catch minor
offenses in overspending and
that she will be concerned
mostly with major offenses.
"Candidates are required to
keep receipts and to submit
them no later than 24 hours
after the opening of the
elections polls. The problem
with this is if it’s a small
violation, it’s impossible to
catch. But, what we’ll be
looking for is the blatant
violations (of the policy)."
For example, Hudgins said
she might become suspicious
if a student submits receipts
for 100 sheets of paper arid
then finds 2,000 posters for
the candidate posted around
campus.
In preparation for the
elections, the SGA will be
sponsoring several forums so
that students can meet the
candidates, Hudgins said.
All candidates will be
available to meet students at
mixers on Feb. 27 from 11:45
see Election, page 10
Uncas Winston is the newest member of the
UNCA athletic department. Winston will oversee
Staff Photo--Susan Dryman
the Bnlldogs as the basketball tournaments
begin.
UNCA chooses “Winston” as mascot
by Vicki McCoy
Staff Writer
UNCA has a new mascot.
His name is Uncas Winston.
Uncas Winston, Winston
for short, is a three-month-
old English bulldog that has
been chosen to represent the
UNCA athletic teams and the
school, said Chris Curry,
Winston’s owner.
According to Curry, English
bulldogs are very rare in the
United States. "They were
originally bred as sporting
dogs in England, but there
aren’t that many in this
country," Curry said.
Curry has been interested
in UNCA’s athletic program
and other sports for several
years. "I’ve always been
interested in athletics," Curry
said. According to Curry, she
has played tennis and
professional golf. She is also
the owner of the St.
Petersburg Cardinals baseball
team.
Curry said she felt UNCA
needed a team mascot.
According to Curry, Valerie
LeMoignan, director of
physical education, and Didi
Allen, assistant athletic
director, helped Curry choose
Winston as the team mascot.
"We watched him (Winston).
We chose him because he
was especially laid back,"
Curry said.
LeMoignan and Allen also
helped Curry select a name
for Winston. He is named
Uncas after UNCA, and
Winston after Winston
Churchill, Prime Minister of
England during World War
II.
Curry said Winston has
see Mascot, page 10
Federal aid is denied to drug users
(CPS) - In a move some
student advocates are calling
reminiscent of "1984’s" Big
Brother, the federal
government said Feb. 3 it
would start asking students
who get Pell Grants to prove
they don’t use illicit drugs.
TTie measure was pubhshed
in the Federal Register, the
list of regulations and rules
the government produces to
enforce federal laws. The
drug rule, which will
automatically go into effect
if it’s not formally challenged
within 90 days, was created
to implement the Drug-Free
Work Place Act of 1988. It
asks that all federal grant
recipients like weapons
manufacturers, highway
builders and apparently even
students work in "drug free"
environments.
Applying it to students, said
Sheldon Steinbach of the
American Council on
Education, the campus
presidents’ lobbying group in
Washington D.C., was "a
strained interpretation (of the
law) that strikes me as being
beyond the pale of what was
intended."
The U.S. Dept, of
Education, which issued the
rule, disagrees.
Somehow, students will
have to swear they’re not
drug abusers.
"We’re deciding if students
will have to sign a separate
form or just check a box on
the grant application form,"
said department spokesman
Jim Bradshaw. "But they will
have to certify they are drug-
free and not using the funds
for drug related activities."
If students lie on the form,
Bradshaw said, they could
lose their grants.
Still, no one knows how to
determine if they are lying.
"We don’t have the resources
to check on every student,"
Bradshaw admitted.
"We’ll base our information
on tips that students have
gotten involved in drugs or
on newspaper articles about
drug activities," Bradshaw
said.
Past convictions for drug
possession or sales shouldn’t
affect a student’s Pell Grant
application, Bradshaw said,
but it is an issue the
Education Department is
considering.
"If the money is going to be
used for drugs, then it’s
better if they hand it to
someone who would make
good use of it," said a Pell
Grant recipient at San Diego
City College, who asked that
her name not be used.
"It’s great," she said.
But Kevin Harris,
organizing director of the
United States Student
Association in Washington
D.C., called the regulations
"an invasion of the personal
right to privacy," and a poor
signal for the new Bush
administration to send to
students.
"I think you’ll hear a large
outcry from students in
opposition to this reflation,"
Harris predicted. "It’s another
signal of Big Brother looking
down on the student
population. They want to
blame youth for the drug
problem. It’s crazy."
In fact,- students are not the
only ones being attacked in
the war on drugs. In early
January, Florida Gov. Bob
Martinez announced that,
starting in August, all new
state employees -- including
faculty members,
adminstrators, staffers and
student workers at State
University System of Florida
campuses -- would have to
pass drug tests before being
hired.