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Volume 24, Number 9
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE
November 2, 1995
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Clarification
Student Ray Williams, senior psychol
ogy major, was pictured in the Oct. 26
issue of T/>e Blue Banner because he
participated in the Million Man March
in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 16.
Williams was in no way conncected to
any other story on the front page. We
hope this will eradicate any miscon
ceptions students may have had con
cerning his identity.
NEWS IN BRIEF
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Amy Cannon
The Vice Chancellor for Academic
Affairs Search Committee is looking
for a candidate to fill the position at
UNCA.
Dr. Shirley Browning, professor of
economics and chair of the commit
tee, presented a status report to the
UNCA campus community reporting
on the standing of the search. The
committee has advertised the position
to other colleges and universities, sev
eral professional organizations, and
plans to place the announcement on
the World Wide Web, according to
Browning’s status report.
The committee will start reviewing
applications in November, according
to the report, and some candidates will
3e invited to UNCA’s campus in late
March or early April.
The vice chancellor for academic af
fairs is responsible for internal admin
istration of the university, such as the
development and enhancement of aca
demic programs and the curriculum.
The vice chancellor will report to Chan
cellor Reed, and is responsible for
UNCA during her absence.
Mark Dann, a senior senator in SGA,
says he hopes students become in
volved this year and attend meetings
with candidates. He believes the stu
dents need to get to know the candi
dates and voice their opinions in the
meetings.
■ Flu hits campus
Renee Slaydon
UNCA Student Health Service clini
cians have already identified five stu
dents with influenza-like symptoms
this semester. The health service staff
lad not expected the flu virus to affect
UNCA’s campus so soon, and are
trying to inform students, faculty, and
staff to be aware of the symptoms.
According to Karen Weinberg, fam
ily nurse practitioner for Student
Health Services, the state of North
Carolina does not allow the center to
technically identify students with the
influenza virus. There is a throat cul
ture test available that can correctly
identify influenza, but the test takes a
couple of months to get the results
sack, said Weinberg.
August, December graduates required to pay fees regardless of participation
Renee Slaydon
Staff Writer
UNCA’s graduation fees are the same
amount for all students, regardless of
whether or not August and December
graduates participate in the May cer
emony, according to university offi
cials.
The $50 fee covers the cost of diplo
mas, commencement awards, and the
preparation site on the quad. In addi
tion, the fee usually includes the rental
of the Asheville Civic Center, which
serves as a back-up facility in case of
inclement weather.
However, this year the Civic Center
will not be available to UNCA. The
total cost of the graduation ceremony
in May averages approximately
$15,000 per year, according to Tom
Cochran, associate vice chancellor for
academic affairs. Cochran said 1992
figures showed the total cost of gradu
ation to add up to $14,820, which
included the rental of the Civic Cen
ter.
UNCA does not offer a ceremony to
students graduating in August and
December, but strongly encourage the
graduates to come back and partici
pate in the May ceremony. “We’ll
probably have 50 percent of the Au
gust and December graduates coming
back as well,” said Cochran.
Some Decerhber graduates said they
are angry that they have to pay the
same fees as the May graduates, and
only receive a small reception in re
turn. Some students may plan to come
back for the May ceremony, but job
opportunities or other circumstances
could get in the way of that. “You
don’t really know where you’re going
to be,” said Karen Slough, a senior
majoring in computer science.
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Local shelter exhibits work of abused
women and children in library display
ffio by Amy Snnon
Shirts such as this one were displayed in the lobby of the library to heighten
awareness about domestic violence
Amy Cannon
Staff Writer
Helpmate, a local shelter for battered women
and children, displayed a clothesline in
Ramsey Library last week hoping to bring
awareness to students about domestic vio
lence.
Helpmate was responsible for the clothes
line, which held shirts made by abused women
and children in Buncombe County. The
abuse victims were allowed to write their
feelings about their abusers on the shirts that
were hanging on the line, according to Brenda
Tuckey, a Helpmate volunteer.
“We call it domestic violence, but I really
hate that,” said Tuckey. “I mean, it’s wife
battering. It’s beating someone up.”
T uckey said the clothesline was a part of the
healing process for the women and children,
and she hopes it will bring more awareness
about abuse to the people who view it.
“People act like this is a feminist idea and
a radical thing,” said Tuckey. “Like it is
radical to not abuse people.”
Tuckey said the clothesline was used to
symbolize “people airing their dirty laun
dry.” She said the exhibit is difficult for some
people to observe, but she believes it is a very
powerful experience.
“One hundred seventeen women were
killed last year by domestic violence,” said
Jim Coughlin, a Helpmate volunteer.
Coughlin is one of the few men working
with Helpmate and counseling victims on
the Helpmate 24-hour crisis line.
He said nights seldom pass that the agency
does not receive at least one phone call, and
some nights they have received as many as six
calls.
Helpmate is also a shelter where women
and children can stay up to two months
while they become independent from their
abusers, according to Tuckey.
She said the group needs more volunteers
for the crisis line and anyone interested
should call Helpmate.
According to Helpmate, it is estimated that
52 percent of all female homicide victims are
killed by their partners. A woman is physi
cally abused every nine seconds in the U.S.
UNCA students to compete in local pageant
Todd Hagans
Guest Writer
Four UNCA students will compete
this year in the 1996 Miss Asheville
Scholarship Pageant.
While pageants have created dontro-
versy in the nation recently, the stu
dents said they view pageants as a
steppingstone because they can ob
tain much-needed scholarship money.
However, other students feel that pag
eants are a stumbling block for women,
especially the swimsuit competition.
“It takes confidence and inner
strength to compete in the swimsuit
competition, ” said Nicole Host, a fresh
man majoring in psychology and el
ementary education, and a pageant
contestant.
Molly Zink, a sophomore majoring
in sociology and a pageant contes
tant, said she does not believe there
should be a swimsuit competition. “I
really don’t see the point in it.” Jen
nifer Harrell, a freshman majoring in
atmospheric sciences, said she entered
the pageant because she always wanted
to compete, and she described the
issue of swimsuits being part of the
pageant as “a touchy subject.”
“It doesn’t bother me,” said Staci
Postel, a pageant contestant and a
sophomore majoring in psychology.
Postel said the swimsuit competition
is an important part of the pageant.
“Pageants give girls a chance to make
a name for themselves,” said Keith
Dills, a senior majoring in business
management and administration. “If
a contestant wins a title, it gives her the
opportunity to make a difference and
be a role model. They may not have
that chance otherwise. I also enjoy
watching pageants.”
“I think pageants are okay because
they are fun to watch,” said Erin
Landers, a sophomore majoring in
psychology. “The pageants done now
are much more realistic to how women
really are as opposed to the air-head
idea most of the old pageants showed.”
However, other UNCA students have
different views of pageants and the
swimsuit competition.
Cristina Alonso, a junior majoring
in sociology, said pageants are a tradi
tion in this country, and pageants give
young women a chance to become
leaders. However, Alonso does not
agree that the swimsuit competition
should be part of the pageant.
“The swimsuit competition has no
place in a pageant, because I don’t see
how a woman’s physique effects her
leadership potential, her presentation,
her ability to speak competently, and
to be an asset to this country,” said
Alonso.
“Pageants teach young girls that
beauty is everything,” said Elizabeth
Randles, a freshman majoring in cre
ative writing. “I don’t think we should
teach our children that outward ap
pearance matters more that their per
sonality and mind.”
Amy Cunningham, a senior major
ing in history and education, said she
believes pageants are a great opportu
nity for women, but there needs to be
Pageant contestant Molly Zink confers with Miss Asheville, Heidi Holloway.
Ptioto by Todd Hagans
an alternative to the swimsuit compe
tition. “I don’t see any need for them
to run around in swimsuits,” she said.
Harrell said an alternative to the
swimsuit competition could be to in
corporate a physical fitness or aerobic
routine into the competition in place
of the swimsuit competition.
The four UNCA students, alongwith
six other young women from Western
North Carolina, will compete for the
title of Miss Asheville 1996 on Nov.
11. The 8 p.m. pageant will be held in
the Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack
Place.
The contestants will be evaluated in
four areas which include an interview
with the five judges, talent, evening
wear, and swimsuit. During the talent
competition, Harrell will perform a
flute solo of “Tambourin”, Zink will
sing “How Could I Ever Know” from
"The Secret Garden,” Postel will sing
“On My Own” from Les Miserahles,
and Bost will perform a lyrical dance
to “Natural Woman.”
She will represent Asheville in the
1996 Miss North Carolina Scholar-
PAGEANT cont. on pg.