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The Uniuersity of north Carolind at Hsheuille
Uolume 32 Issue 8
October26,2000
KituuPdh festiual
celebrates flmerican
Indian culture
See page 5
Ulomen’s cross country
wins state championship
atUICU
See page 7
“Is democracy just too
confusing?” by
Shaun Cashman
See page 4
Third-party candidates garner support
UNCA debate stresses issues of
third'party candidates Oct. 12
Lauren Owens
staff Writer
Active Students for a
Healthy Environment spon
sored the People’s Political
Debate Oct. 12 to help stu
dents understand the basic
platforms of Asheville Young
Democrats
and the third
party group,
Mountain
Greens, ac
cording to
Candice Carr,
a junior ecol
ogy major and
co-chair of
ASHE. The
debates were
meant to stress
certain ideas
that were not
mentioned in
the presiden-
tial-^-^lrtTa^wr
sfeen on television.
“The debates helped me see,
although I do not support
the Democrats overall, that
there are some local green-
minded Democrats,” said
Heidi Plowe, a junior envi
ronmental studies major. “It
helped me see that they are
concerned about green issues,
(and) it gave me an overall
better opinion of the Demo
crats.”
ASHE sponsored the de
bates specifically for students,
according to Carr. The de
bate was organized so envi-
ronmentally-concerned stu
dents would be less confused
in understanding the candi
dates’ environmental view-
in televised debates.
“The main reason the de
bates are George W. Bush v.
Al Gore is because no one
sees that Ralph Nader is ac
tually running,” said Plowe.
“The media and the com
mission on public debates
make the rules about the de
bates, and say that only can
didates with 15 percent of
votes in the polls can de
bate.”
According
to Bill Sabo,
professor of
political sci
ence, the
rules in dif
ferent states
give only the
centrist party
a chance to
win.
“We have
the plurality
rule, which
means the
winner gets
the most
votes, and this biases the
American system to two par
ties,” said Sabo.
The debators were Brownie
Newman of the WNC alli
ance (a local environmental
organization) for the Demo
crats, and Darcel Eddins, a
Green party organizer who
has tried toget71,000signa-
tures so Nader could be on
the ballot in N.C., according
to Carr.
According to Carr, the ba
sis of Newman’s discussion
for the candidate he was rep
resenting was to point out
how detrimental he feels
Bush would be as president.
“The main reason
the debates are
George W. Bush v.
Al Gore is because
no one sees that
Ralph Nader is ac
tually running.”
-Heidi Plowe, a
junior environ
mental studies
major.
Students protest exclusion of candidates at
Wake Forest University presidential debate
Rachel Grumpier
staff Writer
pointsthatwerenotdiscussed See DEBATE page 11
Around 12 UNCA stu
dents, along with 700 other
individuals, protested the
Wake Forest presidential
debate Oct. 11 becauseN.C.
officials excluded third party
candidates from the debate,
as well as the election ballot.
However, several other stu
dents believe third party can
didates are not important.
“Third parties do not have
enough money to win (an
election),” said Margaret
Lee, a sophomore creative
writing major. “No third
party has ever won. It
(wastes) the time of people
who count the vote.”
A junior independent
(Causes and Consequences
of American Poverty) ma
jor, Elizabeth-Allen said that
by taking away the third
party option, N.C. takes
away our democratic rights.
“Two parties is just one
party away from a fascist
state,” said Allen, who par
ticipated in the debate, in an
e-mail. “Ifeveryone is equal,
then everyone has the right
to representation. Let the
people make decisions for
the people.”
Allen, and most of the pro
testers from UNCA, wanted
Ralph Nader, a member of^
the Green Party, to speak in
the debate. Because Nader
does not possess as much
monetary support as George
W. Bush and Al Gore, Allen
said she felt he would better
represent the people.
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY WRAL (CHANNEL 5)
Kevin Rollins, a freshman economics major, right,
participates in one of many protests around N.C.
Oct. 21. Dave Goree, a write-in Libertarian presi
dential candidate, walks next to Rollins.
Nader “takes a stance on
issues without the influence
of moneyed interests,” said
Allen. “He does not need
their backing to make deci
sions. That makes the likeli
hood of true representation
much more probable.”
A private commission
formed from both represen
tatives of major parties and
the staffs of the two major
candidates now sponsors the
debates. Nader is not on the
N.C. ballot because he failed
to receive the minimum
number of names on the pe
tition to appear on the bal
lot, according to Alan Hantz,
professor of mass communi
cation, in an e-mail.
The commission, which is
not elected or appointed,
contracts with television net
works for coverage, which is
donated as a public service,
according to Hantz in the e-
mail.
“Private organization can
invite anybody they want to
their functions,” said Hantz
in the e-mail. “Conversely,
See WEU page 11
Caliendo becomes director of public safety
Keith Cromwell
staff Writer
PHOTO BY SARAH LACY
Louis Caliendo, newly named director of public safety,
plans to start relation building programs with students.
Louis Caliendo, a UNCA
alumni, will become the new
director of public safety Nov.
4. He said he plans to propose
several programs that would
bring officers and students
closer.
“ My past experiences as a resi
dent assistant, security officer
and police officer at UNCA
allowed me to understand how
all these services interact with
each other, and I know what
they expect,” said Caliendo.
“Having a working knowledge
of the university, along with
strong community policing
and crime prevention experi
ences, will help me serve the
university.”
Caliendo, currently a bomb
technician and patrol sergeant
for the Gaston County
Sheriff s Office, will take the
place of Dennis Gregory, cur
rent director of public safety.
who will be retiring after five
years as director.
“The best part of working
on a (college) campus is being
able to see your population in
a positive light,” said
Caliendo. “Working in a city,
you always see the negative
aspects of life.”
Caliendo graduated from
UNCA with a B.S. in man
agement. His past experiences
include security and police
officer at UNCA, head ofpub-
lic safety at the N.C. Arbore
tum and a Vice/Narcotics
Agent assigned to a Federal
Organized Crime and Drug
Enforcement Task Force.
“Students (who) talked to
him overwhelming liked
him,” said Eric lovacchini, vice
chancellor for academic af
fairs. “They saw his ideas, they
knew his age and thought he
was a bit more approachable.”
According to lovacchini, two
other candidates were inter
viewed for the position. They
included Patrick Meyers from
Grand Junction, Colo, and
UNCA arrests
student for theft
Lauren Owens
staff UJriter
John Warren from Pensacola,
Fla.
“Both these candidates were
very experienced campus law
enforcement people,” said
lovacchini. “Both candidates,
though, come from a school
where the student body was a
little more local, and Meyers
(comes from) a school with
different curriculum then
UNCA.”
Caliendo said he has some
specific programs he would
like to implement, one of
which is a “citizens’ police
academy.”
“The citizens’ police acad
emy is a program in which
interested UNCA community
members would be instructed
in different areas of law en
forcement and public safety,”
said Caliendo. “These would
be taught by UNCA public
safety officers and allow fac
ulty, staff and students to see
George Robert Martin, a
freshman resident in Mills
Hall, was arrested and charged
Oct. 11 with two felony counts
of breaking and entering in
student dormitory rooms, and
two counts of larceny Oct.
12, according to Jerry Adams,
public safety investigator.
“I do not think he should
have been ar-
"I think some
of the charges
are bogus.”
-Natalie Bock, a
freshman history
major.
rested, and I
do not think
it should
have gone as
far as it did,”
said Natalie
Bock, a fresh
man history
major who
helped Mar
tin hide some
of the stolen
goods. “I un
derstand eviction from the
dorms. I do not think he
should go to jail because it was
in a dormitory, the doors were
unlocked and it was petty
stufi\”
According to Adams, Mar
tin walked into unlocked
rooms during the early morn
ing when residents were asleep.
Altogether, $1,000 worth of
merchandise like compact
discs, computer games, alco
holic beverages and video
games were taken from the
“I got up at about 8:00 or
8:30 a.m., and I saw him in
my room,” said Kevin
Johnson, a sophomore psy
chology major. “He went
through all of our stuff, but he
did not take anything. He said
‘is John in here?’ and I said
‘you have the wrong room
buddy,’ Then he said ‘sorry’
and left:.”
According to Johnson, his
suitemate recognized Martin,
and they were able to give a
positive identification to cam
pus police.
“I think some
of the charges
are bogus,” said
Bock. “A
couple of times,
he just walked
in the rooms
and did not
take anything.”
Martin has a
prior record of
breaking and
entering, ac
cording to
City County
Buncombe’s
Identification Board. On Nov.
11,1999,hewas charged with
two counts of misdemeanor
larceny and was sentenced to
45 days in jail with one-year
probation. He received vol
untary dismissal for shoplift
ing and concealing goods on
Nov. 11, 1999 as well, and
also received voluntary dis
missal for larceny after break
ing and entering for another
See THEFT page 11
Alumni strive
to save history
See OFFICER page 11
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY EWART M. BALL COLLECTION,
RAMSELY LIBRARY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
Biltmore School, former campus of UNCA, is antici
pated to become a WNC museum.
rcplace historic monuments
Lauren Owens
staff UJriter
Biltmore School, the former
campus ofUNCA, is slated to
be torn down and replaced
with office space and com
mercial development. How
ever, UNCA alumni and two
organzations are attempting
to keep it from being demol
ished. Their goal is to turn the
location into a WT^C mu
seum, according to Mary
Chakales, director of alumni
relations.
“It is just not a good idea to
with commercial buildings,”
said Nathan Mann, a senior
economics major. “It will not
add anything unique to the
city. Historical architecture
can never be regained, espe
cially if it has added history to
UNCA.”
UNCA alumni in partner-
with the The WNC His
torical Society and The
Asheville-Buncombe Chapter
of the N.C. Symphony Soci
ety said they believe the former
campus is a very important
See SCHOOL page 11
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