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Volume 24, Number 4 UNIVERSri'Y OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE September 21, 1995
Students fight back with self-defense training
Safety concerns drive students to
take extra precautions in dorms
Tracy Singleton
Staff Writer
UNCA students are learning
self-defense information and
techniques in a half-semester
health and fitness class. Stu
dents identified five problem
areas with campus securirj? and
the campus itself.
“They (campus security)
should be patrolling the cam
pus on foot, especially at night,
instead of cruising around in
their cars,” said Jen Brame, a
creative writing major. “It is
hard enough to look for a park
ing space when you are driving,
let alone (look out for) some
crazy standing behind a bush.”
David Torbett, director of
outdoor programming and the
class instructor, said the class
addresses self-defense in rela
tion to one’s “lifestyle.” He
said it is both an informative
and physical class.
“I don’t feel like I can beat
anyone up, but I feel more aware
j ust walking,” said Dennie Belk,
a political science major. “It is
amazing what is in the parking
lot when you pay attention.”
Some suggestions from a class
assignment were made on im
proving security, especially in
problem areas.
Brame said that some of these
areas are the “Sisters of Mercy”
garden, the corner of
Carmichael Hall underneath
the trees, the bushes on quad,
and the back of Karpen Hall.
Other suggestions were to lock
room doors, change the outside
locks on Governor’s Village ev
ery semester, or have master
keys instead of combinations.
Brame said the recent harass
ment of a Governor’s Village
resident, “has everyone locking
their doors.”
Tyra Blanton, a psychology
major, said that she would like
to see the campus security offic
ers on foot patrol.
“We know they are qualified
to drive cars,” said Blanton. “I
would like to see them put more
effort on safety, instead ofpark-
ing tickets or driving in circles. ”
Torbett described an incident
he had just witnessed on his
way to teach the class at Lipinsky
Hall. He said he saw three men
in awhite truckstare at a female
that passed in front of them.
“They took time to observe
and appreciate her backpack,
discuss probably where she
bought it, and how much she
paid for it,” said Torbett.
“Chances are she was never
aware that she was being looked
over.”
Torbett asked his students if
they are looking at their sur-
DEFENSE conf. on pg. 8
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Photos by Marti Parson
Dennie Belk, left, practices a maneuver witti instructor David Torbett. Tracy Walker and Jason Minardi, upper right, practice self-defense techniques. Torbett, lower right,
demonstrates a "ready stance" to Rob Montgomery.
Students boycott cosmetic products based on claims of animal cruelly
Amy Cannon
Staff Writer
An animal rights activist group has
displayed posters on campus showing a
10-year-old photograph of a partially
shaved rabbit in order to persuade buy
ers to boycott the Gillette Company
until all animal testing is abolished.
“We do not test our blade and razor
products on research animals,” said
Alfred M. Zeien, chairman of the board
and chief executive officer of The
Gillette Company in a printed state
ment. “We have not tested our fin
ished cosmetic products in research
animals for several years.”
The posters stapled to bulletin boards
on campus instruct viewers to tell
Gillette their products will not be
purchased as long as animals die.
“It is an old picture, but it causes
interest,” said Nova Stuart, sopho
more majoring in mass communica
tion and atmospheric sciences. “It kind
of motivates people.”
Stuart says she, recently attended a
meeting on campus of the A to Zebra
group, where she was given the posters
and received information.
“Animal experimentation is a real
issue for most people, and they feel
like humans are more valuable,” said
Rhonda Ross, founder of A to Zebra.
“But before you can argue that case,
you have to educate yourself about
what has really happened. Animal test
ing has not gotten us anywhere.”
“I’ve been told that they (the compa
nies) don’t do it any more, but there
was a certain point and time they were
using stray animals (cats and dogs) off
the street (for experimentation),” said
Stuart, “but they don’t do it any more.”
“That’s nonsense,” said Danielle
Frizzi, public relations representative
for The Gillette Company. Frizzi says
Gillette has “never” used stray cats
and dogs off the streets. Frizzi says
when animal testing is absolutely nec
essary, healthy animals must be used
in compliance with federal Animal
Welfare Act regulations to obtain
healthy and accurate results.
Stuart said she does not know when
the alleged stray cat and dog testing
took place, however, she said she is
still looking into that information.
According to Gillette, during the
1993-94 period, 97% of the animals
used were rodents. The remaining 3%
were rabbits, and in 1993 only 16
rabbits were used in connection with
drug products as required by the Food
and Drug Administration (FDA).
“And in 1994, no research animals
were used to test cosmetic products or
ingredients,” said Zeien. “No rats, no
mice, no rabbits. None.”
“It’s been a nine-year campaign for
them (animal rights activists),” said
Frizzi. “The general public doesn’t
know both sides of the story.”
TESTING cont.
on pg.
'1995 UNCA FRESHMEN STAT
Overall Statistics
Geographic Statistics
Total Freshmen Class
690
From Piedmont, N.C-
119
New Freshmen
395
From WNC
171
T ransfer Freshmen
133
From ENC
32
Returning
16
Outside N.C.
69
Continuing
147
International
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Academic Statistics
Housing Statistics
Average SAT Score
1044
New Fresh. In Dorms
306
Top 20 H.S. Rank
55%
Freshmen Commuters
89
Racial Statistics
Gender Statistics
White
349
Freshmen Females
273
African-American
31
Freshmen Males
158
Other minorities
15
^New freshmen have higher test scores, class rank
James Hertsch
Staff writer
UNCA’s new freshman class
is predominantly female, lives
on campus, and has high SAT
scores and class rank, accord
ing to UNCA's Office of Insti
tutional Research.
“This year’s freshman class is
very, very similar to last year’s
freshman class in many respects,
at least in terms of academic
preparedness,” said Caroline
Miller, assistant vice chancel
lor for enrollment manage
ment.
The new freshmen scored an
average of 1044 on the SAT,
compared to 1046 last year,
and 60 percent of the students
were in the top 20 of their high
school classes, compared to 55
percent last year.
“Rank in class is a far better
predictor of collegesuccess than
SATs,” said Miller.
According to the Office of
Institutional Research, 349 new
freshmen are white, 31 are Af
rican-American, and 15 are of
other racial minorities. The
number of African-American
students has risen, but the num
ber of white students and stu
dents of other racial minorities
has dropped.
“We have been trying over
the last several years to take
steps toward the diversification
of the student body, and that
means enrollment in the Uni
versity of North Carolina at
Asheville should reflect per
centages of all kinds of stu
dents, and should not be too
terribly different than the
population of the state in which
we live and work, " Miller said.
“Asheville and the mountain
region ofWestern North Caro
lina (has) far less minority (stu
dents) than other regions of
North Carolina,” Miller said.
“That has made that recruiting
process a little tougher than if
we were in a more urban center
or a place where the popula
tion (is) slightly more diverse.”
UNCA has drawn more new
freshmen from the piedmont
region of North Carolina this
year, said Miller. There are 119
new freshmen from the pied
mont region of North Caro
lina, 171 from Western North
Carolina, and 32 from Eastern
North Carolina.
According to Miller, there are
69 new freshmen from out-of-
state and four new international
students. Miller said there are
more out-of-state students than
there are students from Eastern
North Carolina.
“With the exception of
FRESHMEN cont. on pg. 8