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NEWS
BRIEFS
Ryan Sniatecki
News Reporter
Jason McGill
News Editor
UNCA
UNCA jazz ensembles will
resent vocal and instrumen-
Jmusic in LipinskyAudito-
umat4p.m. Nov. 2. David
Jilken, assistant professor of
lusic, will direct. Admission
five dollars at the door or
reewith a valid student ID.
ASHEVILLE
Drivers stuck behind school
KS will breath easier next
tar once new pollution con-
olsare installed. The West-
tn North Carolina Regional
ir Quality Agency will ret-
jfit 320 buses used in Bun-
)mbe, Madison, Haywood
ntl Transylvania counties,
liesel oxidation catalysts will
educe carbon monoxide
missions as well as other
l^micals that contribute to
tone depletion and haze. The
275,000 grant for the retro
tting directly stems from the
Hvironmental Protection
gcncy’s (EPA) Clean School
us USA program. Federal
gulations requiring cleaner
iesel engines won’t take ef-
n until 2007, but older die-
Ivehicles will remain on the
Jads for many years, accord-
ig to an EPA official.
NORTH CAROLINA
Police investigating a bomb
loax in Concord discovered a
tal bomb plot at Concord
figh School involving home-
"ade napalm and incendiary
lly. A 15-year-old student
as arrested after police found
etailed plans, aerial maps of
w school, explosives and a
torpse list” in his possession,
le list included 20 nick-
®es and descriptions of
Eople based on how they
Pcssed. The boy’s own name
appeared on the list, as
fdl as that of an adult not
avolved with the school. The
|bt had been planned since
St Spring, according to po-
The University of North Carolina at Asheville
October 30, 2003
UNITED STATES
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WORLD
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tliree-tier system for coun-
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positives.
Sorority organizes Halloween philanthropy for disabled
Erin Bereit
News Reporter
The Zeta Tau chapter of Alpha Xi
Delta organized a Halloween carni
val for developmentally disabled
adults and children at the Irene
Wortham Center Oct. 25. The phi
lanthropy event marked the first time
the center has held such an event.
“We can see a need in our commu
nity,” said Brittany Kemp, a sopho
more member of Alpha Xi Delta.
“It’s great because we see where we
are needed and immediately see the
results.”
The women of Alpha Xi Delta
dressed in costumes and hosted a
variety of events including arts and
crafts, cupcake and pumpkin deco
rating and a beanbag toss with people
at the center.
“(Alpha Xi Delta) just came in and
were so relaxed with the people like
they had always been involved with
them,” said Ann Hensley, program
director for the Irene Wortham Cen
ter. “So many times these groups at
the Irene Wortham Center have
outings amongst their own commu
nity of special needs people, but it’s
so good when they can socialize like
this. I just think this is so wonder
ful.”
The Halloween carnival is one of
several events in which students from
UNCA’s Greek organizations have
participated in as a part of ongoing
philanthropies.
“Service to others is one of the
important pillars that national so-
See GREEK Page 2
White Houseyields por
tion of Iraqi control af-
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ter mounting criticism
Ryan Sniatecki
News Reporter
JAY ADKINS/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Stafif nurse Sheila Kindleyjots down information in Weizenblatt as the cold and flu season draws near.
Students prepare for sick season
Kristen Ruggeri
News Reporter
Students will need to formulate
plans for staying healthy this win
ter season, and student health
services can help by offering ad
vice and prescriptions.
“I plan on getting plenty of sleep.
Go to bed at a decent time and
don’t wake up too early,” said
Hazel Willis, a junior sociology
major.
For college students it is espe
cially important to get plenty of
rest, according to Carrie Bradley-
Koppe, a professor of Health and
Fitness.
“When you’re tired, you are
more likely to get
sick and catch the I
colds and things |
that are going
around,” said Bra-
h Rsliueit Ni^'fiUiim Breatfimg
dley-Koppe.
Justin Flunnicutt, an undeclared
freshman said he will get a flu
shot in the winter.
Flu shots are especially impor
tant for students living in dorms
or sharing close quarters. It’s also
important to keep stress under
control, according to Bradley-
Koppe.
Shanna O’Farrell said she also
tries to get plenty of exercise and
eat a nutritional diet in order to
stay healthy.
“Basically, I just try to eat right,”
said O’ Farrell. “I try to get enough
meat, which I don’t usually do.”
Bradley-Koppe recommends
moderate exercise to boost the
immune system, which helps the
body fight off viruses.
“I’ve been working out a
whole lot lately and I take
vitamins, ” said Keith White,
a senior psychology
and sociology
double major. “I rarely ever get
sick.”
Dressing warm in the winter is
also important to staying healthy,
according to Willis.
“I think the biggest thing for me
is that I never wear hats or gloves.
I never used to wear socks. I would
just wear flip-flops in the win
ter,” said Willis. But she added,
“I think if you keep your head
and your feet warm, you’ll be
okay.”
However, it is a myth that the
flu or a cold is caused by going
outdoors in cold weather. In fact,
flu and colds have nothing to do
See HEALTH Page 2
Wm-
Echinacea
a Immune Support
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HILARY MCVICKF:R/S FAFF PHOFOGRAPHER
Many people turn to Vitamin
C, herbal tea, Echinacea,
honey and zinc (left) as well
as traditional remedies to help
fight off sickness during the
changing seasons.
UNCA’s student health ser
vices ojfersftu and meningitis
shots.
Health services, located in
Weizenblatt Building, are
open Monday through Friday
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. They
may be reached at251-6520.
The Bush administration, facing
criticism at home and accusations
abroad, will surrender some con
trol in Iraq in exchange for recon
struction donations from Europe
and Asia.
Several nations pressured the Bush
administration to cede some au
thority in Iraq before they would
commit any funds, because they
want a say in how their money is
spent. Bush will let an independent
agency run by the
World Bank and
the United Na
tions determine
how funds from
other countries
will be spent in
Iraq.
“If I were an
other nation, I
wouldn’t want to
“If I were an
other nation, I
wouldn’t want to
give any money
to the U.S. ”
give any money to
the U.S.,” said
Matthew Farrell,
a sophomore lit
erature major.
“The U.S. has
shown a surprising lack of ability to
handle itself, both in the situation
in the war and everything leading
up to that, and in handling funds
over the last few years in general,”
said Farrell.
American officials requested $55
billion, but donations are expected
to fall far short of that goal, accord
ing to The New York Times.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi
Annan had urged potential donor-
nations to “give generously,” ac
cording to Voice of America.
Experts predict Iraq will need $36
billion for 2004 to 2007, according
to Channel News Asia.
“The United States should take it
however we can get it,” said Shelly
Hammond, a junior literature ma
jor. “Whatever can get the funds for
the (Iraqi) people.”
Hammond’s husband is an army
recruiter who knows soldiers killed
in Iraq.
Matthew Farrell
sophomore literature major
“His whole unit is over there right
now,” said Hammond. “And they
were under attack almost daily. He
wishes he was there to help out. I’m
glad he’s not there.”
Officials from 55 countries met
last week in Madrid to discuss fund
ing for the rebuilding of Iraq. Ja
pan, South Korea, Canada and vari
ous European nations have pledged
a total of $3 billion, while the World
Bank may provide $4 billion in
loans over the next four years if
certain conditions are met, accord
ing to The New York Times.
The European Union pledged
$812 million, less
than the $931
million pledged
to Afghanistan
last year, after
France and Ger
many decided to
postpone any po
tential donations.
Toward the end
of the two-day
conference,
Saudi Arabia
pledged $1 bil
lion. Half would
come as loans, the
rest will export as
credits. Kuwait pledged $500,000
on top of the $1 billion it has al
ready donated, according to The
New York Times.
The United Arab Emirates pledged
$215 million, but did not say when
the money would be available, ac
cording to The New York Times.
More than 350 companies will
also meet in Madrid to discuss “op
portunities for the private sector in
rebuilding Iraq,” according to the
Reuters news service.
The British Charity Christian Aid
accused the U.S. and British ad
ministrators in Iraq of mishandling
approximately $4 billion in oil and
other revenues meant for recon
struction, according to Reuters.
L. Paul Bremer III, head of the
U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Au
thority in Iraq, told reporters that
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Poet promotes literacy with campus visit
Cindy Steele
News Reporter
Poet Edward Hirsch read his
work to a full house in
Lipinsky Auditorium Oct. 20.
The event helped raise $600
for the Literacy Council of
Buncombe County.
“I have a special spot in my
heart for the literacy council,”
said Bunny Halton-Subkis,
director of the UNCA cul
tural and special events series,
which co-sponsored Hirsch’s
appearance. “The best thing
we could do was to assist the
community in finding out
about some of the great com
munity service opportunities
we have concerning the spo
ken and written word.”
The money that Hirsch’s
event raised for the literacy
council will help combat adult
illiteracy by training tutors to
work one-on-one with adult
students.
The volunteer tutors of the
Literacy Council of Bun
combe County worked with
more than 300 adults last year
to improve their reading and
math skills, to learn to ispeak
English or to pass the GED.
Buncombe County has
12,000 adults who did not
finish ninth grade and an esti
mated 15,000 foreign immi
grants who do not speak En
glish, according to the literacy
council.
“Taking part in events like
this is a way of getting new
volunteers for our program,”
said Janna Lutovsky, director
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Poet Edward Hirsch
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