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Volume XVI, Number 7
Striving for Excellence
March 8,1990
Schoultz and
Leaks to lead
1990-91 SGA
By Vicki McCoy
News Editor
John Schoultz and Gigi Leaks
have been elected to the positions
of president and vice-president of
the Student Government
Association for the 1990-91 school
year.
Chris Brown, current vice
president, said the elections went
well.
"All the candidates campaigned
hard. Any of them would have
done well," he said. "We are very
satisfied with the voter turnout."
Markus Roeder^ SGA president,
agreed with Brown, saying the
candidates did a good job of
handling their campaigns.
Both Roeders and Brown said
they had confidence in the
leadership skills of Schoultz and
Leaks, but the budget cuts would
be the most immediate and
important issue they would face.
"Gigi and John know what is
going on, and I feel comfortable
with them," Roeders said. "They
are going to have to take up some
of the issues that we’ve been
doing.
"John wants to start a newsletter,
which is a good idea, but the
budget cuts will put the pressure
on them," Roeders said.
Even though there are other
problems to be dealt with,
Schoultz said he was already
considering alternatives to closing
the library on Saturdays to deal
with the cuts.
"One alternative to the problem
is possibly cutting the bookstore
hours since students don’t use it as
much as they do the library," he
said.
Schoultz also said that during the
five-week transition period before
he takes office, he will be trying to
learn all he can about the
workings of SGA.
"During the next five weeks,
Markus will be informing me of
the duties and roles I need to be
familiar with," he said.
Schoultz also said he is looking
forward to working with Leaks. "I
think she (Leaks) will do a good
job in the position," he said. "I
think it will be an exciting year."
Schoultz said talking to people
and taking their suggestions was
one of the strong points of his
Schoultz
successful campaign.
"Some of the suggestions people
gave were very much to the point,"
he said. "One of those suggestions
was to have Dante’s open on the
weekends, and to have a big
screen TV so students can watch
television, like sports events, on
the weekends."
Leaks said she was surprised by
the results of the election.
"I really had no idea," she said.
"It was a great surprise."
Leaks said she was looking
forward to being the vice
president, but she said she hoped
she was prepared for the job.
"It is such a tremendous
responsibility, but I feel like I’m
pretty prepared," she said. "The
next four weeks will be like ’on-
the-job training’."
Leaks also said she has worked
closely with Schoultz in the past.
"We won’t have any problems
Leaks
working together," she said.
Other SGA election winners
were Josh Bernstein as senior,
senator; and Mark Johnson, Mimi
Molina and Darren Poupore as
junior senators.
Brian Corbin, Marius Harding
and Charlotte Rix won the
sophomore senator seats, and
Keith Goode won as commuter
senator.
Elected residential senators
include Stephen Alexander, Jay
Bowers and Heather Zanzig.
The new administration, led by
Schoultz and Leaks, will assume
office on Wednesday, April 11,
1990.
With the election of new officers,
Roeders said he felt that his
administration was successful in
accomplishing its goals.
Please see SGA, page 5.
Budget cuts force
library closings
By Vicki McCoy
News Editor
In a joint decision made by the
administration and University
Librarian Mel Blowers, Ramsey
Library will be closed on Saturdays
from March 24 through April 21
due to comprehensive UNC
system budget cutbacks.
"The library had the largest
budget reduction of any unit on
campus," Blowers said.
Beginning in January, the budget
was reduced $60,000, but,
according to Blowers, $50,000 of
the money cut will be from the
book budget.
"We will be acquiring at least
2,000 fewer books this year," he
said. "This is a short-term cut with
a long-term impact. When you
start cutting books, you not only
affect students today but also
students in the future."
Blowers also said ^e dollar value
of the book order^m thousands of
dollars in excess of what the
library has to spend on books.
"If the invoices come in, we just
wont be able to pay our vendors,"
he said. 'That’s what happens
when you receive a budget cut in
the middle of the year."
According to Blowers, the
administration imposed a freeze
on faculty book buying Jan. 31 of
this year.
That’s not entirely fair, but you
can’t keep ordering books without
paying for them," blowers said.
Blowers said the administration
had no choice but to impose the
cuts on the library. Other funds
that will be cut are computer
services in the library and the
purchase of some supplies.
"In some cases, we totally
eliminated entire budgets," he said.
"The cut in library horns is simply
a part in the overall effort to cut
back."
Blowers said when trying to
decide which parts of the library
budget to cut, . he took into
consideration the patterns of
library use by .^the students.
Currently, the library is open 98
hours per week. When the cuts go
into effect, the hours will be cut to
90 per week.
Blowers also said that closing the
library any hours affect some
students, but he hopes the
Saturday closings will affect fewer
students.
"My original thought was to cut
back some (hours) each evening,
but a lot of the users on Saturday
Please see Library, page IZ
Bulldogs finish 2nd in tourney
Coastal downs
Bulldogs 76-73
in conference
final
By Guy Stuart
Asst. Sports Editor
On March 3rd, the UNCA men’s
basketball team advanced to the
finals of the Big South tournament
for the second year in a row. The
defending champion Bulldogs lost
to USC-Coastal Carolina, 76-73.
Third seeded UNCA went to the
finals after defeating #6 Augusta
in the first round, and #7 Radford
in the semi-finals. Top seeded
Coastal received a bye in the first
round, and defeated fourth ranked
Winthrop in the second.
In the finals. Coastal defeated
the Bulldogs for the third time this
season, in a game played at
Winthrop Coliseum in Rock
Hill,SC. Coastal finished the
UNCA posted an 18-12 mark.
The Bulldogs were behind by
three with only, a few seconds
remaining and possession of the
ball. After UNCA inbounded,
Milton Moore and Kurt Samuels
collided but managed to pass the
ball to senior point guard Maurice
Caldwell. Caldwell fired up a three
pointer at the buzzer that hit the
front of the rim and fell away.
"We got the ball to the open
man, Caldwell," said UNCA coach
Don Doucette. "He got a wide
open three point shot that didn’t
go. I thought we were in good
shape to cheat them out but that
wasn’t in the script tonight."
Early in the game. Coastal got
out to an eight point lead on a
three point play by player of the
year, Tony Dunkin to make the
score 13-5. UNCA battled back to
tie the Chanticleers, 14-14 on a
Moore three pointer. The Bulldogs
would lead by as many as seven in
the first half, but Coastal would hit
three consecutive three pointers
and finish the half leading 38-37.
Moore, who scored a tournament
record 33, had 19 points in the
first half on 100 per cent shooting
from the field. "This was the best
game I’ve played all season," said
Moore.
UNCA fell behind again by ten
in the second half after all-
conference center DuWayne
Cheatam connected on a reverse
slam. After a timeout, UNCA
weift on a 15-4 scoring run to pull
witl^ one at the 3:33 mark.
Doucette attributed the Bulldog
come backs to their defense.
"Nothing came easy for
them(Coastal). We have the best
man to man pressure defensive
team in the league and I really
believe it’s what got us back a
couple of times when we got
behind."
Coastal sank 11 of 12 free throws
in the last 42 seconds to win the
1990 championship, 76-73 after
Caldwell’s missed shot.
"We had designed the shot to
come to me," said Moore, "but it
got messed up. A couple of
players went the wrong way and
brought their men to me and I
couldn’t get the shot off."
Coastal coach Russ Bergman
said the Chants had planned to
foul Moore if he tried to shoot.
"We knew we weren’t going to let
Moore shoot. As hot as he was, it
would’ve only hit bottom."
All five of Coastal’s starters were
in double figures led by Brian
Penny with 17 and Robert
Dowdell who had 16. Dowdell also
handed out seven assists.
UNCA, led by Robert Watson
with eight boards and Brent Keck
with six, out rebounded the.Chants
42-30. Watson also scored nine
points.
Before advancing to the finals on
Saturday, the BuUdogs first
defeated, the Augusta Jaguars, 79-
73 in the first round.
Moore,^ a first team all
conference selection, led the
Bulldogs with 20 points and seven
rebounds. Keck contributed 12
points and a team high eight
rebounds.
Top performers for Augusta
were freshman Derek Stewart and
sophomore^ Keenan Mann and
Brian Schmall. Stewart scored a
game high 23 points and had six
blocked shots. Mann was the
game’s leading.rebounder with 10,
and also had 18 points. Schmall
handed out six assists and
contributed 16 points to the loss.
"Hats off to Coach Doucette,"
said Augusta’s second year coach
Clint Bryant, "They have a senior
dominated team that kept their
composure. In games of this
calibre, it’s very important you
don’t turn the ball over a lot and
you shoot free throws well. They
did that today."
Augusta shot well in the first
half(51.7) and built a 10 point lead
at the 9:22 mark when Stewart
completed a three point play.
UNCA fought to within four with
almost seven minutes remaining, , . i i
only to see the Jaguars again go JuniOr Jjrcnt Kcck DRttiCS Rsoforcls TyrOflC TlRVis
ahead by ten, 35-25. for the tip-off at the Start of the Big South
tournament semi-finals.
Photo by Diane Maney:
Please see Bulldogs, page 6.
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Inside
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Moore MVP
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Women’s History Month Scheduled
By Jackie Gasperson
.Staff Writer
In recognition of Women’s
History Month, UNCA will host a
number of activities and programs
celebrating the accomplishments
of women.
Women’s History Month, a
nationally recognized campaign,
has received support from UNCA
for about seven years, said Anita
Rose, assistant to vice chancellor
of student affairs.
In developing the programs.
Rose takes information distributed
by the committee on Women’s
History, and applies that
information to the interest of the
students.
"Women’s History Month is an
awareness tool, and a chance to
pat yourself on the back," said
Rose.
However, the outcome of such
an event may also have negative
consequences.
"What ends up happening
sometimes is everybody tries to
schedule all the women’s history
programs in March, and all the
black history programs in
February, and I think that is
inappropriate," said Rose.
"We should be trying to
incorporate all this into the
curriculum and programs all of the
time," she said.
Also, Rose argues that although
she thinks awareness of women’s
accomplishments should be
recognized all the time, in reality,
it is not.
"By designatmg a month, we at
least insure that people are
thinking about these things for at
least part of a semester. In
addition, it makes people aware
that history is not just about white
males," said Rose. '■
Another way that UNCA is
insuring such awareness is by
incorporating a new women’s
studies minor.
A women’s studies minor is not
an innovative idea. There are over
400 such minors available at
various schools, said Nilan.
It’s important to develop such
programs of study because most
history courses concentrate on
white males.
"Now, women are kind of
included in the studying of history.
A little bit is said here and there,
like it is with other minorities,
then we get back to so called real
history," said Nilan.
Other events scheduled for
Women’s History Month are:
* A brown bag discussion on the
new women’s studies minor at
UNCA, with Pamela Nickless,
Kathleen Nilan, and Jeff Rackham,
March 20, at the Highsmith
Center, room 37, 12:15 p.m.
* A lunchtime musical by
"Womansong" March 23, in the
Highsmith Center Lobby at 12:15
p.m.
* A brown bag discussion - "For
.Women, It’s Never Too Late’ with
Peggy Parris, March 26, at the
Highsmith Center, room 37,12:15
p.m.
* A lecture/demonstration with
the Elisa Monte Dance Company,
March 27,in Lipinsky Auditorium,
at 12:15 p.m.
A performance by the Elisa _
Monte Dance Company, March
27, in Lipinsky Auditorium, at 8:00
p.m.
* A brown bag discussion -
"Women and Revolution" with
Kathleen Nilan, at the Highsmith
Center, room 37, at 12:15.
* A lunchtime lecture - "Changing
Perceptions of Medieval Women"
with visiting scholar Carol J^wn,
at the Highsmith Center Private
Dining Room, at 12:15 p.m.