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Volume XVII, Number 13
The University of North Carolina Asheville
December 6, 1990
Students voice opinions on
military presence in Gulf
Steve Peake
Slalf Writer
Photo by LeeAnn Donnelly
Richard Maas, associate professor of environmental
studies speaks out against U. S. miiitary buiid up in
Saudi Arabia.
"Students For No War," a
group of UNCA students opposed
to the U.S. military presence in
Saudi Arabia, sponsored a forum
Nov. 21 in the Humanities Lecture
Hall. The forum focused on the
prospect of U.S. military
intervention in the current Iraqi
invasion of Kuwait.
The forum featured a short
tape of the recent "Berkeley
Teach-in Against War" at the
University of California . at
Berkeley, as well as live remarks
from UNCA faculty members
Anthony Coyne, Richard Maas,
and William Sabo.
An open discussion included
members of the audience, who
voiced varying opinions on the
U.S. role in the Middle East
conflict.
Coyne, associate professor of
philosophy, said President Bush
has taken pains to turn American
public opinion against Saddam
Hussien, leader of Iraq. "We’ve
been subjected to a carefully
orchestrated campaign to make us
hate Saddam," said Coyne.
That campaign, said Coyne, has
portrayed President Bush as taking
a moral stance against Saddam.
"He (Bush) has staked out the
high moral ground," said Coyne.
"He’s been trying to make his
position the only morally credible
position, To lure us into a war by
making us hate someone, though,
is not taking the high moral
ground."
Coyne said President Bush has
avoided talking about the U.S.’s
real concern in the Middle East -
oil. "George is telling us the war
has a just and moral cause. He’s
not talking about oil, though. He
doesn’t want to talk about the
prospect of fighting a war for
cheap gasoline."
Maas, assistant professor of
environmental studies, said the
money spent on the U S military
buildup in Saudi Arabia could help
solve the U.S.’s dependence on
foreign oil. "You could take the
money we’ve already spent (on the
military operation) ' and put
insulation in houses all across the
country," said Maas. "Over the
course of 20 years, you’d probably
save more oil than Kuwait has
beneath it."
One UNCA student in the
audience said the current crisis has
less to do with oil than with the
continued concentration of power
in the hands of a few Americans.
"This whole thing is just an
attempt by the few men who
control the oil to hold on to what
they really value: power," she said.
"Anyone who thinks this is just a
struggle for cheap oil is crazy."
Tempers appeared to flare at
one point, as an audience member,
who identified himself as a U.S.
Army Reservist, expressed his
support for President Bush’s
handling of the crisis. "I’d go and
fight. All anyone talks about is oil
and money," he said. "I’d be glad
to go and help someone to get
their freedom back." Several other
audience members responded to
his remarks with jeers.
Another audience participant
said the.President had to respond
militarily to defend the freedom of
the Kuwajti people.
Sabo, assistant professor of
political science, disagreed, citing
the reign of the deposed Kuwaiti
monarchy. "We’re talking about
repelling an aggressor, not about
freedom," -said Sabo. "Replacing
one dictatorship with another is
not freedom."
To those calling for a U.S.
invasion based solely on freeing
the Kuwaiti people, Sabo asked,
"Where was your concern one year
ago? Why now?"
The same audience member
said the U.S should stop Saddam’s
aggression because of the Iraqi
leader’s willingness to use
Please see War, page 5
Chancellor search continues
LeeAnn Donnelly
Staff Writer
UNCA’s Chancellor Search Committee continues its quest in
finding a qualified individual to fill the position Dave Brown
left in July, according to John F.A.V. Cecil, chairman of the
committee.
According to Cecil, the committee is still reviewing
applications, and plans to make a decision when the right
candidate comes along. The committee, he said, could make
their decision as early as February or March, but will keep
looking for someone if they don’t arrive at a decision by then.
"We aren’t on a specific time schedule. We will make the
decision when we find the right candidate," he said. "If we
don’t find the candidate by then, we’ll continue looking."
Cecil said the committee is still receiving applications and
nominations for the position.
"We have had people apply from overseas and across the
United Sates," he said.
Gulf crisis
vigil planned
The committee has received approximately 110 applications
and has narrowed that down to approximately 40, according to
Cecil. He estimates receiving many more applications and
nominations before the committee meets again on Dec. 12 and
13.
"We’ll cut down the next swell of applications at next week’s
meeting," he said.
Cecil addressed a Nov. 20 memo to UNCA students, faculty
and administrators which summarized the outcomes of two
open forums sponsored by the search committee in October.
Students and faculty participated in the forums and discussed
the qualities desired in the new chancellor. They drew up a job
description for the position.
Included in the job description:
*"Thc new chancellor should possess leadership skills to
further the mission of the university."
"The new chancellor should be able "to enhance both the
Please see Search, page 6
Photo by Diane Maney
Here comes Santa Claus
Santa and his sleigh full of toys reminds us the Christmas season is
near. Santa is displayed in the window of the Early Music Shop in
Biltmore Village.
Lane Hollifield
Asst. News Editor
A group of UNCA students
calling themselves the Concerned
Students for Action will hold a ten
minute vigil to help prevent loss of
life in the Persian Gulf. The vigil
will be held on the steps of
Ramsey Library Dec. 7, according
to group spokesman Mark Hopey,
a senior environmental studies
student.
"We’re trying to pull in anybody
that is concerned about actions
that our government is taking in
the Persian Gulf and coordinate
that concern into action that
makes a difference, that affects a
change in our representatives,"
said Hopey.
The group hopes the event will
heighten the level of student
awareness on the seriousness of
the U.S. action in the Persian Gulf
and will prompt students to take a
closer look at the unfolding events
in the Middle East.
Hopey emphasizes that the
religion or politics of a person is
not important, just that they are
concerned about the present
situation. He urges anyone who is
concerned about the actions and
wants to see an expedient and
peaceful end to the crisis to
attend. "We are real concerned
about the loss of life," he said.
"Everyone is invited to attend,
even if you are just a little unsure
that we are doing the right thing
over there," said Hopey. There
has been a lot of positive response
10 the vigil, said Hopey, with about
20 faculty members endorsing the
event.
He admits to having some
difficulty getting official
endorsement from the
Chancellor’s office. This was due
to the fact the vigil was not
sponsored by any official school
organization. Oddly enough Hopey
says all the members of
Concerned Students for Action are
members of official university
groups, but none are in the
individual groups hierarchy.
Hopey is quick to point out that
this vigil is not a flashback to the
sixlies.'This is the 90s and our
people are very aware of that fact,"
said Hopey.
Hopey feels that this is kind of a
backlash to the "going to sleep" of
the 80s and the Reagan era. He
feels that people are just frustrated
with the way things are working in
Washington.
Changes made for
spring semester
From Staff Reports-
Quiz Bowl champs Phow by O-ane Maney
(L-R) Dana Weiss, Daryl Autry and Shannon Fox
are the members ot the UNCA Quiz Bowl team,
which was the youngest team in the competition .
Due to recent budget cuts, the
administration has decided to
make changes in the spring
.schedule, according to Caroline
M i Her, assistant vice-chancellor for
enrollment management.
Miliqr said the changes were
implemented to assure the best
po.ssible use of resources to meet
•smdcnls’ needs.
"The recent budget cuts have left
us with very little flexibility in
adding course sections, and our
enrollments give us few options in
terms of dropping lowly enrolled
sections," Miller said.
"The following changes are being
initiated so that we will better
know that the students on the
class rolls truly intend to take the
class," she said.
Bills arc due on Jan. 11 (not the
14th), which is the last day before
the spring semester.
"This will allow us to know
availability before the new students
register," Miller said. "If students
do not pay, they (their schedules)
will be cancelled, and their seats
will likely be given to new
students.
Miller encourages all students to
pay on time, saying 90 percent of
the degree-seeking students are
already registered.
Payment of bills can be made by
mail or in person at Phillips Hall
before Jan. 11.
Classes will begin at 6 p.m. on
Monday, Jan. 14. According to the
spring schedule, if students have a
Monday night class, it will meet
the day of registration.
"This change has been made to
the calendar because the Martin
Luther King Holiday is the next
Monday, and if we were not to
start class on Monday the 14th,
Monday classes would not begin
until the third week of the
semester," Miller said.
If students do not attend the first
session of any particular class, they
may be administratively dropped
from the class by the instructor.
"If for some reason you cannot
make the first session, you should
call the department and ask that
the instructor be notified," she
said.
According to Miller, students
may also be dropped from a class
if they do not have the required
pre-requisites.
Miller said these changes are an
attempt to "minimize surprises" for
students when they return in
January.