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INSIDE: SPORTS: Steffen and Osborne receive OPINK)H: conference honors p. 5 universif/ Game could benefit p,2 The Blue FEAJURES: JOth annual fall concert COMICS: bck of focus: Jhe living GAP sales will be held this weekend p.4 associate p. 6 "Many can argue, not many converse. ''—A. Bronson Alcott BANNER WEA THER: Partly cloudy this weekend. Highs in the 60s. Lows in the 40s. VOLUME 23 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE NUMBER 11 NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM OFFERS WORLD-WIDE ACCESS TO INFORMATION Greg Deal Staff Writer Ramsey Library recently began offering a new integrated, on-line computer system which gives library users easier access to a variety of databases. The name for the new system, HidenSeek, was submitted by a freshman in a contest. “It’s an integrated computer system which will allow us to have, on a single computer system, most all of the library activities,” said Malcolm Blowers, university librarian. The name for the new system was selected from entries in a campus-wide contest. The winner, Susan Wilson, UNCA freshman, was awarded a designated parking space for the spring semester. Blowers said that the name was chosen because it is novel, and also because it is born of the library’s name, D. Hiden Ramsey Library. “HidenSeek will be the gateway information service to information world wide,” said Blowers. “The value of this [sys tem] is that it is going to provide many students, for the first time, with an opportunity to know what is avail able.” Blowers said that the library’s old catalog system, LS 2000, was in the process of being phased out. He said that the old system had several prob lems and was difficult to maintain. “You can do things you couldn’t do with the older system,” said Blowers. “The new system is fast, and it pro vides for more specificity in search- mg. Blowers said that in 1993 the North Carolina General Assembly appropri- ated funds to all 16 University of North Carolina institution libraries. He said that UNCA, along with nine other institutions, bid for Kent Thompson, junior, uses the computer system at the Ramsey libra^. Photo by Randy Marrs the same system, Inopac. Appalachian State Uni versity (ASU), UNCA, and Western Carolina University (WCU), pooled their funds to create a single catalog system, ac cording to Blowers. HidenSeek, the new catalog system, includes several databases, oneofwhich is Inopac. “One of the characteristics of [Inopac] is that when a user keys in to the catalog, they’re going to see the holdings of all three schools [WCU, ASU, UNCA], which we call the West ern North Carolina Library Network,” said Blowers. “It’s a much larger data base than just ours alone.” Blowers said that the new catalog system provides users with one single outlet for many of the library’s elec tronic research databases. “We have created a unit catalog,” he said. “We Please see "Computer," page 8 International Week Festivities A Latin Dance demonstration was held in the dining hall at Highsmith Center during International Week. Photo by Rob Jordan Annual Fundraiser Will Help Fund Scholarships Janice Sitton Staff Writer Two associations on campus are spon soring a phone-a-thon November 13- 22 to raise money for UNCA projects and scholarships. The Alumni Association and the Parent’s Association hope to raise $33,000 by calling UNCA alumni and parents of current students. Last year $28,000 was raised, according to Mary Chakales, director of alumni relations. “The Parent’s Association is also call ing, and we have alumni, faculty, and students call alumni, but we just have parents and students call the parents, so there are actually two phone-a-thons going on at the same time,” said Chakales. On the first night of the phone-a-thon this year, $3,609 was pledged, and $3,300 was pledged the second night, according to Chakales. Several student groups on campus have volunteered to participate as callers for the duration of the phonathon, although individual students may volunteer as well. The student organizations which will help with this year’s phone-a-thon are Pi Lambda Phi, the Civitan Club, the MUD 500 club, the Black Women’s Coalition for Improvement, the Afri- can-American Student Association, Psi Chi, Underdog Productions, the Ac countancy Association, Undergraduate Research, and the Society of Physics, according to Chakales. Other organizations and departments on campus have also volunteered to help during the phone-a-thon, and in clude the literature and economics de partments, Campus Alumni, the UNCA Bookstore, Admissions and the Alumni Association Board, according to Chakales. “As you can see, we have a bunch of folks calling, and if we did not have their support, it just wouldn’t work,” said Chakales. Each volunteer will have dinner pro vided for them, and will also receive a free three-minute long distance call each night to anyone in the continental United States. A complimentary mug will also be given to each volunteer, according to Chakales. The volunteer who raises the most money throughout the phone-a-thon will receive two free tickets to any UNCA away game, according to Chakales. The Alumni Association will be con tacting UNCA alumni from a list con taining 5,000 names, although they will not be able to contact every alumni during the phone-a-thon. For this rea son, each person on the list was sent a letter prior to the phone-a-thon to ask for a donation in the event they could not be reached by telephone, according to Chakales. Approximately $4,000 in cash has been received so far from the letters, accord ing to Chakales. The proceeds from the phonathon will be used in different areas. Part of the proceeds will help provide scholarships for athletes and students whose parents are alumni, while another part of the money raised will be paid toward the new main entrance signs and given to the National Endowment for the Hu manities [NEH] grant. “The Alumni Associati9n has desig nated a certain amount of money that we wanted to give to the NEH chal lenge. We’ve donated money for the main entrance signs, so we are going to continue to pay on that,” said Chakales. The NEH challenge was a federal grant received by UNCA which would pro vide $250,000 if the university raised $750,000. The proceeds from the phone-a-thon will also be used to help fiind gradua tion receptions, homecoming, and state wide receptions for admissions and alumni, according Chakales. NEW y£4K'S CVE MATCH-UP IS CMOED TO GAIN UNCA NAIIONAL ATTCNIION Dan Clifton Staff Writer The UNCA men’s basketball team will battle it Out against the Tar Heels on December 31, at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill at 2 p.m. “We have a one-year agreement with the under standing that UNC-Chapel Hill will be coming to Asheville next year,” said Tom Hunnicutt, athletic director at UNCA. “We will be playing the Tar Heels next year, which should be in December at the Asheville Civic Center.” Hunnicutt also said that there is an option be tween Coach Randy Weil and Coach Dean Smith to expand the agreement for two additional years. For UNCA Coach Randy Weil, this will be a homecoming of sorts. Weil not only laced up his sneakers for the Tar Heels, but he was also a ttiember of their coaching staff and has had an association with Coach Smith for 20 years. For the first time though, Weil will be sitting on the visitors bench. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for UNCA,” said Weil. “And going back to Chapel Hill to coach against Coach Smith is a special occasion in my life.” According to Hunnicutt, Dean Smith has never before scheduled an in-state, out-of-conference school for his basket ball program. The Tar Heels did play against East Carolina in the eastern re gional two years ago in the NCAA Tour nament, but it wasn’t a regular season game scheduled by Smith. “We will be part of history,” said Weil. “I just hope that we make a good showing and that our players enjoy the experience.” Because of the authenticity of this game, Hunnicutt points out that the game will get na tional recognition, and will not only help the athletic program, but the entire university. “People are going to know about UNCA not only locally, but nationally as well,” said Hunnicutt. “Good students from other states will know about UNCA because they’ll see us in the sports page. Students might say ‘This is a place that I would "This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for UNCA, and going back to Chapel Hill to coach against Coach Smith is is a special occasion in my life." — Randy Weil, UNCA basketball coach. 400 tickets for the game, which are now available for sale. “You can come by the Justice Center and go to the athletic department’s main office,” said Carlton Adcock, ticket and events manager at UNCA. “They’ll direct you to my office, or you can call 251- 6919. Tickets are $18, and each student can purchase up to four tickets.” consider going." “We’re thrilled to be playing at the Dean Dome,” said Mike Gore, associate athletic director. “It’s going to be a great experience for our players. It gives credibility to what we’re doing here at UNCA and the program that coach Weil is building.” The UNCA athletic department has purchased Corporate sponsors will also re ceive a specified number of tickets that is based on the level of spon sorship, with the option to pur chase additional tickets, according to Adcock. Bulldog Club members will receive a specified number of tickets based on the level of contribu tion (minimum contribution of $500) to the Student Athlete Scholarship Fund at no charge Please see "Game," page 8
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