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Volume XIV, Number 7
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March 9, 1989
Bulldogs bring home Big South championship
by Bill Vickery
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Rock Hill, S.C. - UNCA
knocked off Campbell
University 93-78 to win their
first Big South Men’s
Basketball Championship
here on Saturday in the
Winthrop Colisium.
The Bulldogs (16-14) used
a balanced offense and a
stingy defense to break open
a close game in the second
half. Campbell went the first
five minutes of the second
half without a field goal, as
UNCA outscored them 12-
3 during that time to open up
a 55-40 lead.
"A lot has been said about
our defensive intensity," said
UNCA Head Coach Don
Doucette. "We pride
ourselves on being a great
defensive team. We had to
be to beat a team as good as
Campbell University."
Campbell’s Head Coach
Billy Lee agreed with
Doucette on the defensive
ability of the Bulldogs.
"Asheville did play great
defense," said Lee. "They
played very well."
Doucette has now won 11
straight postseason games.
Last season he guided Lowell
(Mass.) to the NCAA
Division II National
Championship, winning eight
tournament games.
The Bulldogs never trailed
in the second half of the
Campbell game, leading by
as many as 21 points (77-56
with 8:29 to play). Campbell
(18-12) could get no closer
than the six-point halftime
deficit (43-37).
"I thought that it would be
a gut-bucket of a game,
decided in the last minute,"
said Doucette. "I was
surprised at how hot we were
at the start of the second
half."
UNCA had a tournament
record seven players score in
double figures and shot a
season high championship
game record 60 percent from
the field.
Brian Combs led the
scoring with 15 points
including 4-of-5 three point
shots. Harvey Shropshire
added 14 points on a 6-for-
8 shooting game, Milton
Moore 13, Brent Keck and
Maurice Caldwell 12 each,
Brandt Williams 11 and
Robert Watson 10 points for
the Bulldogs.
The Bulldog’s did not
surprise Lee’s Camels with
their offensive game plan.
The Camels just could not
stop them
"We knew what they were
going to run (on offense),"
said Lee. "We could see the
train coming; we just
couldn’t get it slopped."
Moore was named the
tournament Most Valuable
Player. Keck and Shropshire
were named to the All-
Tournament team. (See
related story, page 5.)
Campbell was-led by their
two All-Tournament
selections, Mark Mocnik and
Henry Wilson. Wilson scored
25 points, and Mocnik added
21 for Campbell. Chris
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UNCA’s Lance Mitchell cuts down the net after the
Bulldogs defeated Campbell for the Big South
Championship.
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Staff Photos-Bill Vickery
Bulldog Head Coach Don Doucette speaks to
students and faculty at the Bulldog Recognition Day
on Wednesday in the Highsmith Center.
Springs tossed in 12 points
for the Camels.
UNCA started the game by
scoring the first six points of
the game, with Keck and
Williams leading the way.
Keck scored four points on
assists from Williams, while
Moore scored on a driving
layup for the 6-0 Bulldog
lead.
Campbell’s Steve Bruce
broke the ice for the Camels
at the 18:20 mark with a
short jump shot to make it
6-2 in favor of the Bulldogs.
Williams followed that with
a three-pointer from the top
see CHAMPIONSHIP, page 5
SGA election results are in; VP still undecided
by Scarlet Bell
News Editor
The Student Government
Association (SGA) elections
are over and some winners
have been chosen; Junior
Markus Roeders won his
campaign for SGA president,
running uncontested.
However, the race for vice-
president between Junior
Chris Brown and Senior
Benny Smith will not be
decided until this evening,
when the results of today’s
run-off will be announced.
According to Roeders, the
difference in votes each
candidate received was not
sufficient to name a winner,
which forced a run-off
between Brown and Smith.
However, the vice-
presidential race was the only
race left undecided after the
elections on March 6 and 7.
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Karen Buckley, a junior
accounting major, won her
bid for treasurer uncontested.
Buffy Brown,. Maria
Dickerson and outgoing SGA
President Rosalee Hart won
their races for positions as
senior senators.
Sean Byrd, Jeff Kilpatrick
and Chris Sampson were
elected as junior senators;
Paul Folger, Roland
Leatherwood and Hugh
Williams were chosen as
sophomore senators.
Kevan Frazier, Gigi Leaks
and David Mazza were
named dorm senators; and
Shawn Fitzpatrick, J. Pascal
and Robert Straub were
named commuter senators.
Roeders said that during his
term as SGA vice-president,
he realized the concerns of
the students at UNCA on
certain issues.
"Everybody picks up the
same issues like parking and
security; but those are issues
that will always come up,
especially now that we have
all the construction. It’s just
a long process. We‘re going
to keep pushing for security.
We’re going to keep pushing
for parking. But, those are
major issues, and we can
keep working on them. But,
we’re not going to solve
something from one day to
another," he said.
Installing condom machines
in bathrooms at UNCA will
be a priority in Roeders’
adminstration, he said.
"I want to push the condom
issue through pretty quick.
With the condom machine
issue, I really don’t see where
it’s a barrier. I think that a
see ELECTION, page 10
Students evicted without warning
by Michael Gouge
Assistant News tlditor
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Dead bunny? Staff PhotO“Stacey Higdon
This Monday was off to a shaky start for
Robert Gentry, whose car caught fire as he
arrived on campus.
Last Friday afternoon two
UNCA students were evicted
from their dorm room. Told
that they must be out by
noon on Monday, Charles
Walker and Jeffery Berry
spent their weekend
searching for new living
quarters.
Walker said he and his
roommate had some people
over last week and were told
by security to turn the music
down. Walker stated they
were not written up and no
one mentioned the incident
again until they received an
eviction notice late Friday
afternoon.
"We’ve been treated very
unfairly," said Walker. "I feel
they should have gone
through the process, a three
day notice is ridiculous."
Walker said their efforts to
defend their position went
relatively unheard. Receiving
their eviction notice at close
to 5 p.m. on Friday gave the
students little time to react
to the action.
"We had to have all our
stuff out and had to find
another place to live over the
university’s judicial due
process, Williams stated, "As
far as we’re concerned it is."
Dr. Eric lovacchini, vice
chancellor for Student
Affairs, supports Williams
actions. "There are a few
“It came as a complete surprise ;
it’s obviously unfair
Jeff Berry
weekend. We were given no
time to move." Walker said.
It was my impression that
student court was there for
just this type of thing," said
Berry, adding that, "It came
as a complete surprise; It’s
obviously unfair."
Pete Williams, Director of
the Housing office, was
reluctant to comment. "I’m
really not at liberty to discuss
it," said Williams. "I went
based on the housing policy."
When asked if his actions
were in accordance with the
exceptions that aren’t a part
of our code of conduct. Our
position is that this is one of
those instances; In Pete’s
(Williams) mind this was one
of those instances." lovacchini
said that Walker and Berry
have violated the housing
contract which brought about
their eviction.
Walker, however, disagrees
with the administration’s
viewpoint. "As far as we’re
concerned, there are other
people with worse records."
Walker said. "I’ve had one
write up, I guess the party
would constitute two. In the
three years I’ve been here
that makes only two
offenses." said Walker.
Berry said, "In all my years
at UNCA, I’ve only been to
student court once, and none
this semester." Members of
Theta Chi fraternity,WaIker
and Berry felt Williams was
just making an example of
them.
"Pete Williams has always
had it out for Theta Chi. It’s
been obvious to many
people." Berry stated. "He’s
been looking for a reason."
Darryl Brown, the student
judiciary public defender,
said, "No charges have been
filed through this court. I’m
the public defender and all
charges that are filed hit my
desk." Brown said despite the
administration’s bypass of the
student judiciary, "It is within
see EVICTION, page 10