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The Blue Banner
“People who love the law and who love hot dogs should watch neither being made." -- Anonymous
Volume 19, Numbers
The University of North Carolina at Asheville
Thursday, November 14, 1991
AIDS Awareness Rises
Higher On Public Agenda
Photo By Eric Connor
In Case You Missed It...
Approximately two inches of snovyfell between 10 and 11 p.m, Nov.5, according to the UNCA ,
atmospheric sciences department, Most of the white stuff, alas, disappeared by the following afternoon.
With Earvin “Magic” Johnson’s nation-wide disclosure
on Nov. 7 that he tested HIV-positive, campus counselors
and health-care workers expect to see an increase in AIDS
awareness, according to Myra Zeller, family nurse practi
tioner (FNP) at Weizenblatt Health Center.
“The fastest growing number of people in the United
States contracting the AIDS virus are between the ages of
20 and 29,” Zeller said. “This means it is possible that they
contracted the disease at age 15.”
Although the health center does not offer AIDS testing,
Vicki Brunnick, program coordinator/counselor for sub
stance abuse education, said she expects to see an increase
in students expressing concern about AIDS.
“College students definitely have a high risk of contract
ing AIDS,” Brunnick said.
“In talking about the traditional student population, 184Q
22-years-old, you’re talking about people who are likely to
have multiple partners,” Brunnick said. “It could take 10
years or more before a person tests positive for the AIDS
virus. They (students) are technically at risk for at least 10
years after they come into contact with the virus.”
“That is the way this virus catches up and multiplies,”
Brunnick added.
In USA Today, the American Association of Blood Bank
Polls reported that in 1991,22 of every 100 people know
someone with the AIDS virus.
“A report came out last week and according to this report,
in North Carolina, the cases of syphilis and gonorrhea are
higher than the national average,” Brunnick said. “Sexu
ally transmitted diseases (STDs) among young adults and
teenagers are rampant.”
According to Zeller, the statistical information on the
number of people who have AIDS is based on the number
of people with the full-blown AIDS virus. Reporting the
number of people who are HIV-positive is not mandatory.
“Once a person has been exposed to the AIDS virus, it
will not show up on a test for six months,” Zeller said.
UNCA Foundation Faces
Fundraising Challenges
Leslie Bell
Staff Writer
The UNCA Fotmdation elected new
officers and seven new members to
the board of directors at its armual
meeting Oct. 24 on the UNCA cam
pus, according to Beverly Modlin, vice
chancellor for university relations and
secretary for the UNCA Foundation.
The foundation elected two new di
rectors. The faculty director, Joyce R.
Dorr, is a UNCA lecturer in music.
The student director, Kevan Frazier,
currently serves as the Student Gov
ernment Association president
The other members of the board are
people from the community, some who
live in Asheville, and others who re
side out of state. All the members have
hadsome relationship with the univer
sity in the past
According to Modlin, the foundation
keeps the community involved by
making them aware of activities and
programs at UNCA, and by the board
members bringing the interests and
needs of the community back to the
foundatiorL
“The foundation serves as a liaison
between the university and the com
munity. It serves as an important means
of involving key leaders in the life of
UNCA,” said Modlin.
The responsibilities of the board
members include the raising, invest
ing and distributing of non-state funds
forstudentscholarshipsandforUNCA
programs.
According to Frazier, this is the sec
ond year that the SGA president has
served as the student director. In the
past, the chancellor chose a student
Frazier also explained the importance
of having a board of directors. “Hav
ing a board of directors is very benefi
cial because they provide funds which
are above and beyond what the state
can provide or what the normal oper
ating budget provides.”
According to Modlin, the donations
show a considerable increase ingener-
osity since the late 1960s. In 1969-
1970, donations totaled $25,417. Com
paratively, in 1990-1991, donations
soared to over a million dollars. In
fact, it was $1,099,228.
Modlin said because of these types of
large gifts, the foundation has been
able to name buildings.
“We now raise money formany things
Please See 'Funds," Page 8
Warrant Issued In
Summit Fraud Case
Volleyball Wins
UNCA Lady Bulldogs (from left) Elissa Steffen, Jennifer Hutchins
and Ilona Fekete helped clinch the Big South Tournament win in the
championship game against Davidson Nov. 9.
An /^eville magistrate issued an
arr^t warrant Nov. 13 for a former
UNCA student suspected of fraud in
cormection the now-defunct Summit
yearbook, according to a copy of the
warrant on file at the campus security
office.
The warrant charges Ronald Lee
Angel, whose last known address was
listed as 151-B LaMancha Apartments,
with violating North Carolina general
statute GS 14-100 — obtaining prop
erty under false pretenses. Angel had
been the focus of an investigation by
campus security for the past several
weeks, according to Jeff Van Slyke,
chief of campus security.
The single count against Angel stems
from his allegedly obtaining a camera
from a yearbook publishing company
by misrepresenting himself as having
authorization from UNCA to purchase
equipment, according to Van Slyke.
"fri addition, we investigated over 30
checks from the Summit account which
were returned from the bank marked
'insufficient funds'," he said. "There
were also 30 students and nine busi
nesses that lost money through adver
tising fees and yearbook sales."
Christine Streppa, who had served
as the Summit advisor, told The
Blue Banner Sept. 5 the person im-
der investigation was not an en
rolled student at UNCA. "He was
apparantly on academic suspension
for a very low grade point average,"
she said.
“We took a very thourough investi
gation to the district attorneysaid
Van Slyke, showing a 30-page docu
ment. "We investigated 39 seperate
counts against the suspea before
presenting the information to the
district attorney's office last week."
Van Slyke said the district attorr ey
decided to consolidate the counts
into a single warrant, in order to
expidite Angel's arrest. Angel's cur
rent whereabouts are unknown, he
said.
Dermis Gregory, chief investiga
tor for campus security, had told
The Blue Banner three weeks ago
the dollar amount under investiga
tion totaled "close to $1500."
The case first gained the attention
of UNCA administrators in early
September, when a Summit staffer
Please See "Fraud,' Page 8
For Your Information...
New Snowline
UNCA’s Snowline, which lets callers know if inclement weather has
delayed classes, will have a new number and expanded service beginning
November 18.
The new Snowline number is 704-258-4646.
“We knew we needed to expand our ability to handle the high number of
calls we get on snowy mornings,” said Meriaime Epstein, UNCA public
information director. “We found the most cost-effective way was to
contract with a local service. Our on-camptis service had only one incoming
line. With the new service, we’ll have four incoming lines, which should
help callers get through faster.”
The new service, provided by Daniels Answering Service Inc., is esti
mated to cost $500 annually. The former service cost $492 a year.
UNCA will continue to contact local media with class delays and closings.
The decision to cancel morning classes is usually made by 6:45 a.m.
Aimouncements will be aired on the following television stations: WLOS,
WYFF, WSPA and WHNS; and radio stations: WWNC/KISS-FM, WISE,
WSKY, WCQS-FM, WNCW-FM, WHKP, WFGW, WMIT-FM, WTYN,
WPNF and WMYI-FM.
UNCA also provides 24-hour weather information on its Atmospheric
Sciences Weather Line, 251-6435.
Syllabus Collection
In an effort to assist students in selection of their Spring semester courses,
syllabi from nearly 90% of the Fall 1991 UNCA courses are now on reserve
in Ramsey Library, according to Larry Wilson, vice chancellor for aca
demic affairs. The syllabi are listed in alphabetecal order, and are available
during regular library hours.
” From Staff Reports
UNCA Nominees Accepted For Who's Who Annual
Connie Krochmal
Staff Writer
Fifty-eight UNCAstudents have been
selected by Who’s Who Among Stu
dents in American Universities &
Colleges for 1992, according to
Tammerah Dean, resident director of
housing.
The Who’s Who honor program,
which began in 1934, selects students
from over 1,400 schools in 50 states
and the District of Columbia, accord
ing to Dean.
“They will be put in a huge annual
with a write-up about each student,”
Dean said. “They can also send in a
portrait to be included in the book If
they would rather not have their name
published, or if they would rather not
send in their picture, they don’t have
to. They will still get a certificate.”
“The certificates will be given out at
one of the chancellor’s receptions in
late November,” Dean said.
According to Dean, there is no charge
to the student for being listed in the
reference book or for the certificate.
“The only charge is if the student
chooses to buy a copy of the book,”
Dean said.
The book is a reference bought by
colleges, public libraries, government
agencies, andbusinesses, according to
a Who’s Who brochure.
Dean said students must meet re
quirements set by Who’s Who before
they can be nominated. “The student
must have 75 or more hours,” Dean
said. “This listing is for juniors and
seniors. The student needs to have a
grade point average of 3.0 or better.
They need to be involved in extracur
ricular activities on campus, and they
need to be involved in community
service work off campus.”
Dean said she sent a preliminary list
of students who had grade point aver
ages of 3.0 or above to faculty and
staff. “The students are nominated by
faculty and staff,” Dean said.
Dean said faculty and staff picked 58
students from the list she sent out, and
she sent that list on to Who’s Who.
“Who’s Who sent me back a letter
stating all had been accepted,” Dean
said.
“I didn’t notify the students they had
been accepted,” Dean said. “Who’s
Who will do that.” She said the stu
dents should have been contacted by
now.
“The size of the school determines
the number of students that a school
can nominate,” Dean said. “We had to
send in the number of students we had
on campus, which is 3,200. Then
Who’s Who sent back the number of
nominees we were allowed to have.
We were allowed up to 61, and if we
had a tie we could have sent in 63.”
The nominations are made in the fall,
according to a Who’s Who brochure.
“I had about a week and a half to get
the nominations in after I heard we
were going to be allcw?5d 61 students,”
Deansaid. “It was really hectic getting
the lists to faculty and staff and getting
the nominations back from them to
meet the deadline.”
According to the program’s brochure,
the students who are chosenhave dem
onstrated their leadership qualities. The
brochure listed 15 people who were
chosen in previous years, including
Tom Brokaw, Elizabeth Dole, Jesse
Jackson and Roger Mudd.
“The former recipients listed below
have not only demonstrated wise lead
ership and an ability to accept awe
some responsibility, but have also
made great strides toward improving
the quality of life,” according to a
Who’s Who brochure.
According to the brochure, the hon
ors program will also provide recipi
ents with services. “The program
will, at any time, prepare individual
letters of recommendation and/or
supply the employer with necessary
biographical material.”
“Or the student may list the pro
gram as a reference on his applica
tions for employment,” according to
a Who’s Who brochure. “The em
ployer then has the option of con
tacting the program for whatever
information is needed.”
“I would say those students who
were selected are ones who are out
standing in their departments, and
those who are involved in campus
activities and student development,”
Dean said. “They are students who
stand out in general. We have stu
dents in Student Government Asso
ciation that were nominated.”
“We had a girl that worked with
drug rehabilitation and several who
were orientation leaders,” Deansaid.
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