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Volume XIV, Number 8
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March 23,1989
UNCA celebrates women’s
history during March
by Melissa Church
Staff Writer
UNCA is recognizing
National Women’s History
Month during the month of
March.
"One thing I kind of regret
is people seem to think of
this as stuff just for women,"
said Anita Rose, assistant to
the vice chancellor for
student affairs.
"We are all human and
these are human issues. I
think that having a month
like this can cause people to
stop and consider that, the
aspects of being male and
female,and to talk about it.
This programming provides
a forum for talking about it,"
she added.
Rose found only one
problem with this type of
program recognizing one
group or another.
"There is a tendency to do
women’s programming during
Women’s History Month and
black programing during
Black History Month," Rose
said. "That’s good but that’s
not entirely fair. There are
issues and things that happen
all year long that are relative
to both of those groups and
relative to everyone else.
A series of brown bag
lunches with workshops
presented by members of
UNCA’s faculty and staff is
being sponsored by the Adult
and Commuter Student
Services Office.
"Here at UNCA we have
always done some extra
things in March that have to
do with women," Rose said.
Elaine Hamrick from the
Career Center will be
speaking at the first lunch on
March 22. She will be talking
about working women and
what fields are going to be
opening up to women in the
next few years.
On March 23, Dr. Lisa
Friedenberg, associate
professor of psychology, will
be speaking on motherhood
and how it defines success for
a woman.
Dr. Ann Weber, associate
professor of psychology, and
Maggie Weshner, director of
the Counseling Center, will
be making a presentation on
relationships and
communication skills.
Eliie Kincade, assistant
director of the Counseling
Center, will be talking about
the effects gender has on
conflict on March 30.
The last lunch will be on
March 31. Dr. Marie Borroff,
distinguished visiting scholar,
will be speaking on modern
women writers.
All lunches will be held at
12:15 p.m. in Highsmith
Center room 37.
On March 13, Women’s
Festival ’89, sponsored by the
Western Carolina Women’s
Coalition, took place in the
Owen Conference Center in
conjunction with Women’s
History Month.
Elaine H. Gosnell, Home
Economics Extension Agent
with the North Carolina
Agricultural Extension
Service, said that the program
consisted of displays set up
by various women’s
organizations.
"The purpose of the exhibits
was to let other women know
about the organizations and
what they had to offer,"
Gosnell said.
In addition, Jinx Melia, a
prominent author and
business woman, spoke on
women’s potential in
business.
The month of March was
declared National Women’s
History Month by Congress
in 1987, according to Dr.
Pamela Nickless, assistant
professor of economics.
"It started as a curriculum
project to get women’s history
into the schools," Nickless
said.
Nickless is very interested
in women’s history but she
does not necessarily study the
see Women, page 10
■Staff Photo-Stacey Higdon
Spuds McKenzie celebrates St, Patrick’s Day in Asheville.
Brown leads discussion about the environment
by Vicki McCoy
Staff Writer
On March 9, Chancellor
David Brown led an informal
discussion about the
environmental issues and
parking problems currently
facing UNCA.
The meeting, held in the
snack bar in Highsmith
Center, gave Chancellor
Brown a chance to introduce
the changes being made at
UNCA.
According to Brown, many
areas of the campus will be
re-forested with new plants.
"In the next three weeks, we
will be planting around the
science building. We have
lots of plants, trees and
shrubs," Brown said.
"In the next three weeks, we
will also be planting trees and
bushes by University Hall,"
Brown said. According to
Brown, different varieties of
holly, juniper, sourwood,
rhododendron and Carolina
hemlock will be included in
the planting efforts.
Brown said April 6 is the
date set for planting to begin
around campus. "We will
begin planting on April 6
when students are back from
break," Brown said.
According to Brown, a new
plant nursery will be planted
along W.T. Weaver
Boulevard. "In April, we will
begin planting some 500 trees
along Weaver Boulevard. We
own the property from
Merrimon (avenue) to
campus along the floodplain,"
Brown said.
Brown also discussed the
possibility of re-foresting
around Zageir Hall.
However, Brown said the
project is costly. "We are
plarming to re-forest Zageir,
but the materials are a
thousand dollars, and we
don’t have the money," Brown
said.
Another issue Brown
discussed was the lack of
adequate parking on campus.
Several locations around
campus are being considered
as possible sites for new
parking lots, he said.
"There is to be a 140-car
parking lot beneath the
Highsmith lot which will go
in this summer," Brown said.
"We were planning to put a
200 car lot behind the
see Brown, page 10
Yancey man leaves UNCA $460,000
by Tina Moore
Staff Writer
An endowment of $460,000
in memory of Harold E.
"Spud" Duncan will allow
several Yancy county
residents to attend his alma
mater, UNCA.
"Two scholarships of $2000
and up to four scholarships
of $ 1000 will be awarded this
year," said John White,
director of admissions at
UNCA.
'The Duncan scholarship is
the second largest
endowment to UNCA which
is devoted to scholarships
exclusively and the third
largest overall," said Wilson.
"Anyone interested in
applying for the scholarship
should check with the
admissions office," said
White.
"The deadline has not
passed and there is money
available for resident students
already attending UNCA,"
said White.
"The money covers tuition,
fees and room for those who
receive the, scholarship," said
White.
"Any resident of Yancy
county is eligible to apply.
The requirements include a
3.0 grade point average in
college preparatory courses
in high school. Normal
procedures to apply for the
scholarships will be followed,"
said White
The deadline for
scholarship applications is
March 15, but due to the late
date of the announcement,
the deadline for the Duncan
scholarship is now April 15.
"Some money will be
allocated to students already
attending UNCA as full time
residents. Those interested
should check with the
admissions office," said
White.
Duncan was a 1930
graduate of Buncombe
see Duncan, page 10
SGA wants condom machines
Photos by Sarah Gottfried
Spring arrives at UNCA bringin
change.
a refreshing
by Michael Gouge
Assistant News Editor
The SGA is taking action
to try to bring condom
machines to the UNCA
campus.
The new SGA
administration is trying to
organize the different groups
on campus. "I contacted
various organizations on
campus to bring everyone
together to try and get
students active and know
what’s going on," said Chris
Sampson, junior senator.
This semester Appalachian
State University (ASU)
installed condom machines
in the dormitories. Gary
Greene, ASU student body
president, said "They’re
working well." Greene said
his organization did not face
the controversy UNCA faces,
"We didn’t run into any real
problems." Greene said.
"We did surveys through the
residence halls; all were
positive," said Greene. Since
the introduction of the
machines, Greene said,
"We’ve had three times less
unwanted pregnancies
reported. It’s working; there
hasn’t been any vandalism (to
the machines) so far."
Greene said the university
receives 40 percent of the
profits. "We use that for
pamphlets on AIDS and on
abstinence." The funds also
help support educational
programs on safe sex and
birth control.
Sampson said UNCA’s SGA
is planning a student survey.
The survey, drawn up by the
different organizations
cooperatively, would find out
how the students of UNCA
think of the issue.
The SGA plans to, "talk
with the chancellor to find
see Condom, page 10