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Parking
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student parking, according to lovachinni. He
said that the first two levels of parking spaces by
the tennis courts were made resident parking
lots for students that live in the Governors
Village.
Jonathan Fisher, a sophomoredrama major
living in Governors Village, said that he has had
several problems parking his car. Fisher said
that he has already received four parking tickets
this semester and does not understand the rea
son. He said that he has parked his car in the
two parking lots across from the Weizenblatt
Health Center and still received parking tickets.
Fisher said that he thought that lovachinni
had declared those spaces as residents parking
lots for students living in the Governors Village,
but campus police indicated to him that they
were faculty/commuter parking lots. He also
said that he had paid the fines from the tickets
to escape the troubles of making an appeal.
Some commuter students said that they were
upset because spaces have been taken away from
them although they make up the majority of the
school population.
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Changes in campus parking have created confusion across campus. Here, cars are ticketed by Public Safety for parking
illegally.
“Why are commuter students losing parking
spaces?” said April Braswell, junior. “We make
up about 75 percent of the school’s population.
If anything, they need to be taking parking
privileges away from resident freshmen. That
would free up a lot of spaces.”
lovacchini said that resident students who
have received parking tickets while parking in
the former commuter lots should appeal their
tickets. He also said that campus police should
not be giving tickets to resident students who
are parked in those two lots across from the
Weizenblatt Health Center.
“A flyer was sent out to all resident students,”
said lovacchini. “As far as I know, parking
regulations were discussed in hall meetings and
during new student orientation.”
lovocchini said that there are enough spaces
for everyone on this campus.
“You may not find a parking space near your
dorm or building, but you can find a space. It
may not be convenient and you may have to
walk some, but you will find one somewhere.”
“We should be happy that several of us are
fortunate enough to have cars,” said Elliott. “In
many countries, there aren’t even cars, paved
roads, or parking lots.
“Students need to stop taking things for granted
and be thankful for what they have.” said Elliott..
Professors
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life.
“It was a good experience, but I
decided that there are a few very spe
cial people that were put here on this
earth to teach ninth grade general
math for thirty years,” said Whitlock.
“I am definitely not among them.”
The math department is better than
most because the faculty focuses on
teaching students, instead of compet
ing for grant money, said Whitlock.
“I’ve been impressed with the way
most of the folks here are dedicated
teachers, and they don’t spend all of
their time working on grants,”
Whitlock said. “Most of them really
are here because they want to teach.
“They are excited about trying new
things, and working with students,”
said Whitlock. “It’s really kind of
unusual.”
“Most^university people hire people
based on their ability to earn money
via grants and research,” Whitlock
said. “While there are good teachers
at major universities, I think this de
partment has a higher than average
number of people interested in that.”
UNCA hired a total of thirteen new
professors this semester. In addition
to Whitlock and Konz, they include:
Dr. Mark Baker, assistant professor of
environmental studies; Ms. Virginia
Derryberry, assistant professor of art.
Dr. Dorothy Dvorsky-Rohner, as
sistant professor of classics; Dr. Timo
thy G. Forrest, assistant professor of
biology; Dr. Volker K. Frank, assis
tant professor of sociology.
Ms. Carmen V. Harris, instructor in
history. Dr. Mark L. Harvey, adjunct
assistant professor of psychology.
Mr. Daniel B. Henderson, visiting
instructor in political science;
Dr. Thomas F. Hubbard, visiting
assistant professor of literatiire and
language; Dr. Mark S. Latz, assistant
professor of education; Mr. Anthony
J. Perrello, visiting instructor in lit
erature and language.
A dialogue on organizational racism
will be held from 6-8 p.m. every Mon
day from Sept. 30 to Nov. 18. at the
MAHEC building on Biltmore Ave. For
more information call Carolyn Briggs
at 251-6671 or Ed Katz at 251-6411.
The flu vaccine will be available at
Student Health Services starting Sep
tember 23. There are a limited num
ber of doses available, so please re
serve a shot for yourself. We encour
age everyone on campus to take the
vaccine, especially those with
chronic heart and lung disorders.
The cost of the vaccine will be $7.
Call SHS at 251-61)20.
Survival tips for first-year students
(CPS)-For 18-year-old freshman Sharon
Monaghan, the adj ustment to campus life at the
University of Iowa has been close to trouble-
free.
Except, “I forgot my robe,” she said. “I’d really
like that.” Also, she’d like a laundry bag.
The toughest part for her, she said, is getting
used to the academic demands of college.
“It’s a lot more work than high school,” said
Monaghan, who plans to major in biochemis
try. “I feel like a dork. I come home, do work,
and then I go to bed by nine. I’m just kind of
waiting for the homework to pile on.”
So far, she gets along well with her new room
mate, and they’ve lofted their beds to squeeze a
couch into their tiny dorm room. And she’s not
too homesick.
“You think about going home, but all your
stuff is here,” she explains.
Being away from home. Coping with studies.
Dealing with roommates.
Those are just some of the concerns that nearly
every incoming freshman has during the first
few weeks on campus.
A number of publications—many written by
recent grads—offer helpful tips
on surviving campus life. They
list tips on how to manage with
the “roommate from hell,” how
not to gain the “Freshman 15,”
and how to keep in touch with
Mom and Dad.
For instance, Joe Turton, a 1994 graduate of
Denison University in Granville, Ohio, re
cently finished writing “My Freshman Manual:
The Official College Handbook.”
At Denison, Turton was a psychology major
and an athlete, and he describes himself as
“someone who recently has been in the trenches
and is willing to share these lessons with oth
ers.
“If I had known all the things I included in
this book beforehand,” Turton said, “I would
have avoided many problems myself.”
Here’s his advice for college freshmen:
-Get a phone card for calling home. It will
save you a lot of money, and you won’t have an
excuse for not calling your parents.
-When you fill out your maintenance report
at the beginning of the year, mark every single
detail, as well as a few extras. School fines can
be outrageous for very small damages to your
room.
-Buy an alarm clock that has a battery back
up. The power always seems to go out in the
middle of the night..
The FYI ads that appear in
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your programs free of
charge. Deadline to submit
information is noon on Fri
day. Call Wendy at 251-
6586.
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