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Volume 29 Issue 8
April 1, 1999
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UNCA chancellor candidate visits campus
By Dru Martin
staff Writer
One of the four final candidates
;o take over as UNCA’s chancellor
lext fall spoke to the campus and
ommunity on Monday in the
Owen Conference Center.
“A goal that I’ve picked up on
lince I’ve been here is to review and
ind ways to strengthen the student
iffairs program,” said Barbara
Hetrick, vice president for academic
iffairs at the College ofWooster in
Si'ooster, Ohio.
Hetrick visited UNCA Monday
and Tuesday, according to a news
release from the UNCA Chancellor
Search Committee. The other three
candidates, James H. Mullen Jr.,
James T. Harris, and David C.
Danahar, also scheduled two-day
visits to UNCA. Danahar and
Mullen have already visited the cam
pus, and Harris is visiting Thursday
and Friday, according to the news
release.
Hetrick said she believed it was
important that the chancellor work
with the board of trustees, as well as
others.
“I think it’s important that every
one knows what direction we’re
moving,” said Hetrick. “I insist on
a plan no matter what position I’m
in. I learned the hard way that with
out a plan, the budget becomes the
plan. I think it should be the other
way around.”
Hetrick, 53 years old, was vice
president at the Maryland Indepen
dent College and University Asso
ciation from 1995 to 1997, accord
ing to the release. She filled several
positions at Hood College in
Frederick, Md. from 1973 to
1995, including vice president,
assistant to the acting president,
and dean of academic affairs.
“I was at Hood for almost 25
years,” said Hetrick when asked
about her brief stay at Maryland
Independent College and Univer
sity Association. “So take that
into consideration when looking
for longevity. I would stay as long
as you would have me, as long as
the trajectory was up and posi
tive.
“I am not a job hopper,” said
Hetrick. “I lived in Maryland all
my life except for the last two
years. I like to know the people I
live with and work with. I like to
be part of the local community, I
like to see friends at the local
grocery store. I don’t like being
in strange places.
“I would ask the members of the
trustee board and members of the
faculty to tell me when it’s be
coming too long,” said Hetrick.
“There is no magic number. I’ve
seen presidents stay vital and pro
ductive for 25 years, but I’ve also
seen people overstay their wel
come and that’s not pleasant.”
Five years ago, Hetrick was one of
the two candidates that was sent
to the central administration along
with Patsy Reed, UNCA’s cur
rent chancellor, according to
Hetrick. President C.D. Spangler,
Jr. chose Reed, but Hetrick said
that she had already “fallen in
love with the institution.”
“I got a phone call from Presi
dent Spangler that was really nice.
even though he has a reputation
for being a hard-nosed business
man,” said Hetrick. “I felt very
good about what he had to say,
but it was still a disappointment
because I wanted the position.
The next day my mother died,
and somehow the people on the
search committee from UNCA
found out. Sure enough, the first
beautiful plant that arrived was
from the UNCA search commit
tee.”
Hetrick is not only interested in
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Carmichael still
looks dumpy
By Krystel Lucas
staff Writer
Carmichael has undergone renovations
during the past year, but faculty and stu
dents say the building’s condition is still
not good enough.
“They should paint this building yel
low, and write Sunkist on it because it is
lemon,” said Milton Ready, professor
of history.
The air conditioning and heating sys
tem in Carmichael has been under reno
vation since summer, according to Paul
McDonald, chair and associate professor
of French.
Since the renovation started, the house
keeping staff hasn’t been keeping the
uilding as clean, according to
McDonald.
“There is a lot of frustration with con
struction, dust, debris, the moving of
furniture, and footprints on desks,” said
Steve Baxley, facilities management di
rector. “The project has not gone as rap
idly as anyone would have liked it to.”
The housekeepers were put on the
evening shift, and the renovation con
tractors also came in during the third
shift, according to Baxley.
“Contractors had cleaning responsibili
ties,” said Baxley.
“We tried to get back with the house
keepers and keep the circulation toler
able, but there’s no way we could main
tain the same level of cleanliness we had
before the renovation,” Baxley said.
The housekeeping staff wanted to keep
the standard of cleaning up, but they had
to wait until renovation was done for the
evening, according to Baxley. There was
not enough time left in the day.
“We tried to explain that to the occu
pants of Carmichael,” said Baxley.
We worked with the contractors to make
sure they were cleaning their mess. We’re
doing the best we can with our available
resources,” Baxley said.
The consensus among the faculty in
Carmichael is for cleaning services to
return to a day schedule, according to
William Spellman, chair and associate
professor of history.
“At night, the staff is simply emptying
waste baskets and doing nominal clean
ing,” said Spellman.
That’s not to blame them. They are
short-staffed,” Spellman said.
There has been a cut in four house
keeping positions, according to Baxley.
However, the housekeeping staff will
continue to work during the third shift.
“We were coming to work at 5 a.m. in
the morning, and by 8 a.m. classes were
going on,” said Baxley. “We had a lot of
lost opportunities to go in and do some
cleaning.”
The housekeeping staff plans to get the
cleaning done before faculty and stu
dents go to class, according to Baxley.
“Previously, we had personal interac
tion with housekeeping, and now that
has disappeared because they come in the
middle of the night,” said McDonald.
“That personal touch has been lost,”
said Spellman.
“As soon as the contractors finish, we’ll
go back and, hopefully, make our cus
tomers happy,” said Charles Shivers,
housekeeping administrator.
The renovations are almost complete,
according to Baxley. They are testing the
air conditioning and heating system.
“The dirty work is done,” said Baxley.
“The challenge now is with housekeep-
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Class times may be extended
PHOTO BY CARRIE ENDERS
Art and science labs may have scheduling problems if classes are extended to later in the afternoon
New scheduling will minimize conflicts for stu
dents who have day classes offered at same times
By Meghan Cummings
staff Writer
UNCA’s academic affairs committee is
considering scheduling changes that
would allow classes to be more spread out
throughout the day. However, some stu
dents are concerned that longer class days
will make it difficult to have other, non-
school-related commitments.
“We want to try to make scheduling
easier for the students by spreading classes
throughout the day,” said Tom Cochran,
associate vice chancellor of academic af
fairs.
Spreading classes out throughout the
day may create problems for non-tradi-
tional and part-time students, according
to Kay Patrick, a senior biology major.
“I do not think it would work for non-
traditional students because it does not
take into consideration that we have only
so much time to spend at school,” said
Patrick.
The proposed scheduling changes could
also make it difficult for students who
have to work part-time jobs after school.
“Personally, it would hinder me be
cause I have to work in the evening, and
it would prolong my day and make it
harder to work,” said Laura Best, a junior
biology major.
However, the rise in full-time enroll
ment means classes will have to be of
fered on a more spread-out schedule to
allow students to take the classes they
need to graduate, according to Shirley
Browning, associate vice chancellor of
academic affairs.
“There is a tendency for both the stu
dents and faculty to bunch the classes up
in the middle of the day,” said Brown
ing. “As we get larger, it is obvious that
we can’t have all the classes between 9
a.m. and 2 a.m., you would never gradu
ate from here.”
“I think it would help out a lot,” said
Damion Brookshire, a senior industrial
engineering and management major. “I
have problems with making my sched-
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Lack of support taking a toll on athletes
By Mike Bryant
staff Writer
The lack of priority-class sched
uling and consistent fan support
Way be the two biggest disappoint
ments for student athletes attend
ing UNCA.
Athletes spend a large amount of
their time practicing, traveling, and
Preparing for games,” said Mike
Vlatthews, a senior management
Tiajor. “It is extremely difficult for
an athlete' to arrange a workable
-lass schedule without some form
of priority-class scheduling.”
In addition, it can be very disap
pointing not to see more of the
community and students support
the athletic programs,” said
Matthews, a four-year player.
Matthews said he does not believe
that the general student body is
aware of the huge amount of time
and work required of the student
athlete.
“Classes are only a part of an
athlete’s daily routine,” said
Matthews. “His day begins in the
early morning and ends in the
evening, after hours of condition
ing and practicing. Fatigue and ex
haustion make classwork and study
ing a real challenge.”
Matthews said he is disappointed
that the athletic teams at UNCA
have not received more student and
community support.
“It seems as though the commu
nity has never really gotten behind
the teams at UNCA,” said
Matthews. “Even with a pretty good
team my junior year, there were
only a couple of sellouts. The fan
support this past season was no
better. Actually, it was even less
than last year.”
Matthews thinks the negative pub
licity surrounding the Nick Perkins
case may have discouraged some
fans.
Perkins took part with several oth
ers in a sexual offense against a
teenage girl in his Georgia home
town. UNCA administrators chose
not to withdraw the university’s
basketball scholarship to the high
school senior. Perkins’ court case
was resolved earlier this year after
he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.
Perkins has remained in school at
UNCA, according to Matthews.
“There was a lot of talk around
campus about Perkins,” said
Matthews. “I think it was mostly
negative. Also, I think the commu
nity took a somewhat negative ap
proach to the university after the
school honored his basketball schol
arship following the incident back
in Georgia.”
Perkins was a good player, team
mate, and a very likeable person,
according to Matthews.
“I have gotten to know Nick as a
player and a person,” said Matthews.
“From my association with him, 1
think he is a good guy. He was
never able to really concentrate on
basketball this past season. It was
an unfortunate situation.”
Though disappointed with stu
dent and community support for
UNCA athletics, in general,
Matthews is appreciative of those
faculty members and students
whom have been loyal and support
ive for the past four years.
“There has been a very loyal group
of faculty and students whom have
been in attendance at almost every
UNCA basketball game, especially
at the Justice Center,” said
Matthews. “A number of profes
sors, like Dr. Phyllis Lang and Dr.
Wayne Lang, have been very sup
portive of UNCA basketball and
UNCA athletics. There are a num
ber of other faculty members whom
have been equally supportive, as
well as some very loyal students.”
Matthews had hoped fan support
for this past season would have in
creased from the positive signs that
appeared during his junior year.
“There was reason to believe that
fan support might be building fol
lowing my junior year, especially
after pretty dismal support my first
year,” said Matthews. “However, it
seems that the community and
many students have returned to be
ing very lukewarm about support
ing UNCA athletics.”
Matthews is discouraged by dis
cussions of one other topic that
seems to be popping up more often
in the last couple of years.
“It is really disappointing when I
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