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May 6,1999
The Banner
Page 3
Perspectives
Student
Government
Association
New SGA: A breath of fresh air
By Wiley Cash
Here it is, the end of the
i-ear already, but so much
las changed. I know that
iome of you know me, at
least those who read The Ban
ter last semester, as a snide
and facetious columnist.
Surprise, I now speak to you
sSGA president. Anything
) possible in this land of
pportunity we know as
UNCA. •
But I am not writing this
rticle to tell you about my
self. I am writing it to tell
you about what you can ex
pect next semester, from me,
from SGA and from the new
chancellor. I was able to meet
with Jim Mullen, UNCA’s
new chancellor, on the
morning of April 14, and it
was a nice chance to really sit
down and talk with him
about his plans and how he
feels he can affect the uni
versity.
First of all, he asked to meet
with me, which already
shows his interest in the stu
dents.
I was a little nervous about
the meeting, mostly because
I have very little SGA expe
rience, and I am still learn
ing my way and meeting dif
ferent people. Sometimes I
don’t know which questions
to ask and what is expected
from me. Mullen, however,
was a different experience al
together.
The first thing he said when
he sat down was, “I don’t
want to wear a tie, but they
said they’d be taking pic
tures.” I was surprised to
learn that we both shared
the same concerns, ideas and
solutions.
Of course, the issue most
talked about was diversity,
the most important issue fac
ing UNCA.
He explained how many
predominately white univer
sities long to improve their
minority enrollment and,
once the numbers are up,
don’t possess the programs
and opportunities that ben
efit the minority students.
Therefore, the enrollment
decreases and the university
starts over again. I believe
that this is the case with
UNCA.
We pride ourselves on di
versity and our acceptance
of it. However, it is difficult
for us to constructively take
advantage of the power and
amazing leadership that lies
in our minority groups.
Mullen said he would like
to have an extremely active
role in increasing the minor
ity enrollment. He said that
he would love to go to high
schools and tell minority stu
dents, “You should come to
UNCA and here’s what we
can offer you...”
Mullen also expressed a
desire to have close interac
tion with students. He said
that his job was not to work
for the state or the adminis
tration, but for the people
enrolled.
He said he realizes that the
only way he can do that is to
establish a personal relation
ship with the students and
listen.
He told me that he would
like to keep students more
informed of what’s going on
since it is first and foremost
“their school.”
I look forward to Mullen
being part of UNCA. I can
almost guarantee that you
will see him at student orga
nization meetings, basketball
games and other student-ori
ented events, not because
he’s supposed to be there,
but simply because he wants
to be there.
SGA this year is a little dif
ferent, as well. Everyone in
volved is extremely anxious
about the opportunities they
have to make a real differ
ence. I am so excited to have
a vastly different group this
year, with two international
students, mingled with nov
ices and seasoned veterans. 1
know that they all will work
hard to help out and do ev
erything possible to address
student concern.
I haven’t forgotten about
the issues on which I ran.
Chris Green, SGA’s vice
president, and I are already
planning things for next se
mester that benefit different
groups of students.
Right now, we are greatly
concerned with commuter
privileges.
I want to push for one all-
night computer lab and
longer library hours, both
things that could greatly ben
efit commuters who often
have a difficult time getting
to campus during the day.
We are also working on
ways to increase minority
enrollment, and I am excited
about speaking personally
with high school students
across the state.
If any of you ever want to
voice your concerns over
anything, please feel free to
attend SGA meetings,
Wednesdays at 9 p.m. in
Highsmith 37.
Or, you could call me at
251-6587. I promise to re
turn all calls and suggestions
made to myself or anyone in
SGA. I am ready for the new
year and the possibilities that
it brings.
Wiley Cash is the president of
the SGA.
t’s all Greek to me
)ear Editor,
As a member of one of UNCA’s
jreek organizations it is my belief
bt the road to Founders Hall
buld be reserved for our letters,
his would keep with the tradition
wt was started in the early 1990s
*hen we were told to remove our
etters from University Heights.
This is not to say that other school
>rganizations should not have a
Jace to display their letters. As a
natter of fact, I agree with An-
hony Wilson when he said that
ther organizations should be al-
owed to display their letters, too.
The first logical place to come to
nind would be, like he said, in the
iilldog prints in front of the caf-
teria. Other organizations like SGA
nd Underdog have their names in
he bulldog prints, so why can’t
rganizations like ISA and BUA
lave their letters out there too?
Greek organizations are a differ-
nt kind of group then the others;
Jthough we do service as well as the
ither student organizations, Greeks
re mainly social organizations,
iecause of this difference it is my
lelief that as members of the Greek
ommunity, we should have a sepa-
ate place to show off our letters.
Michelle Lefler
reshman, history
Winters’ facts
iinfounded
)ear Editor,
The Parking Appeals Commit-
ee, mentioned in Eric Winter’s
banner column of April 8 (“Hold
'ublic safety accountable”), wishes
to publicly correct inaccuracies pub
lished in his article.
Eric’s statement that committee
meetings were scheduled without
informing him are incorrect. When
the committee met for the first time
in the fall of 1998, Eric and another
student were specifically asked what
day and time would be best for
them to meet monthly.
The time they indicated was used,
and the schedule set accordingly for
the duration of the semester at that
stated time. Everyone on the com
mittee—students and staff—are re
minded of meetings by e-mail. It is
the responsibility of each individual
to check their own e-mail on a
timely basis.
Further, if Eric did experience dif
ficulty attending the meetings at
his preferred time, he did not con
tact any committee members-even
once-to relay his scheduling con
flicts.
He chose instead to complain to
A1 Donaldson, SGA president at
the time, Vice Chancellor of Stu
dent Affairs Eric lovacchini, and
most recently. The Banner.
It would be helpful at this time to
keep in mind that the “adults” on
the parking committee that Eric
refers to in his article, are staff mem
bers who are donating their time to
this service. We are overburdened
with work, spread as thin as we
possibly can be. Our schedules, too,
are full and very demanding. And,
for further clarification, there are
no members of the public safety
office who are members of the P ark-
ing Appeals Committee, as Eric
also stated.
To insinuate that you were ex
cluded from committee meetings,
or from receiving timely notifica
tion of meetings, for any reason, is
totally false.
You, alone, are responsible foryour
lack of attendance and contribu
tion to this committee. Previous
student members of this group have
not only attended regularly, they
have taken their charge seriously
and with a mature, responsible atti
tude that reinforced and strength
ened the abilities of the committee
as a whole.
As with other areas at UNCA,
student participation has always
been valued, respected, and very
much appreciated by the members
of the Parking Appeals Committee.
The UNCA Parking Appeals Com
mittee
Anita White-Carter
Sherry Ceallaigh
Terry Bailey
Megan Wolfe
Sandra Glass
The Declaration on
Civil Behavior
Dear Editor,
At their April 8 meeting, the
faculty senate approved the fol
lowing Declaration on Civil Be
havior:
The University of North Caro
lina at Asheville is a liberal arts
community of scholars dedicated
to personal and academic growth
and excellence. In order to suc
ceed in its mission, all commu
nity members are responsible for
building an intellectual and social
climate which is conducive to the
free exchange of ideas essential to
attaining knowlege and wisdom.
Membership in the community
demands that people act honor
ably, responsibly, and humanely,
respecting each other’s dignity.
Any disrespectful, intimidating,
or hostile behavior based on gen
der, sexual orientation, disability,
social class, race, enthnicity, or
religion is an affront to the com
munity and all of its members.
These actions demonstrate disre
gard for the goals of the UNCA
community and cannot be toler
ated.
In adding my strong endorse
ment, I must note that the recent
acts of unthinkable violence un
derscore the paramount impor
tance of civility to the free inter
change of ideas. For all involved,
we at UNCA must actively seek a
non-hostile, non-threatening en
vironment if we are to achieve a
respectful standard of freedom of
expression that should typify a
liberal arts university—whether our
topics be race, sexual orientation,
athletics, or some other facet of
campus life or society.
Patsy Reed
Chancellor
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