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For ire information, contact ■garet Paige at 252-9667. i^sheville Revisited:” An art ibit featuring 25 paintings by ;al artist Gloria Gaffney will be in (display at UNCA’s Blowers ery. This is the last day of the ibit. The exhibit includes oil tings and pen and ink draw- igs of downtown Asheville, iwers Gallery is located on the n floor of Ramsey Library and Sj)pen during regular business 'J lEri i/ille pril 29 ring Ceramics and Art Sale: along a INCA’s Art Department will hold g to ma sjnnual Spring Ceramics and Art fulfil^ lie from 4 to 7 p.m. in UNCA’s It doea wen Conference Center. There rom,bil ill be a variety of functional and icorative items crafted by UNCA udents. Prices begin at $5. f eeds will benefit the art rtment. mt of Many Waters” minting Exhibition: The “Out of lany Waters” exhibit opens at INCA and will be on display until University Gallery. The iniCI sliibit will feature a variety of aiiitiiigs by UNCA senior Cindy il^ton. An opening reception will l^eld from 6 to 8 p.m. , dissections: Synthesis” Art 6l6f ihibition: The “Dissections: Bthesis” exhibit opens at UNCA ad will be on display until May O^n UNCA’s Owen Hall second loor gallery. The exhibit will fea- are 50 drawings by UNCA senior ton Darty. An opening recep- , ion will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in _0V6 lie^allery. “Atmospheric Conditions” U Ramies Exhibit: This exhibit is toring 60 functional ceramic i^es by UNCA senior Heather (etvinan and will be on display util May 15 at UNCA’s jlghsmith University Union >^ery. An opening reception will ’^peld from 6 to 8 p.m. in the allerv. The gallery is free and , pen to the public from 8 a.m. until iSOIll ^night on weekdays and from ^a.m. until midnight on the "Pfkends. i U April 30 I u %)ring Ceramics and Art Sale: ■INCA’s art department will hold Jnnual Spring Ceramics and Art 'ale from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 L'®- ™ the Owen Conference llli 3*ter. ;h” ho' Lost 'he leet) “Thi fa ay 1 ^CA Strings Concert: The ;4^snt Band, University Singers, ^ng Ensemble and String Cartel will perform at 4 p.m. in nsky Auditorium. Admission ^ *5 at the door. May 3 •uegrass Jam: A bluegrass jam ''Jtll feature acoustic music by ^CA students, and will be held 9 p.m. until midnight in the B ^ch Broad Room of the smith University Union. see events, page 42 by Jessica Chale Staff Reporter Several students agreed to cut their hair or shave their heads in support of Alphi Xi Delta’s effort to raise money for Mission Hospital’s childhood cancer oncology ward. “Basically, we go out in the community and the campus com munity and find people who are willing to shave their heads or cut their hair,” said Stephanie Hedrick, philanthropy chair of Alphi Xi Delta and senior psy chology student. “Professional stylists will be there doing the cutting and shav ing.” The Haircut Party is not designed to donate the trimmed hair. Instead, participants raise money by soliciting donations, according to Hedrick. “A lot of people think this is Locks of Love, but it isn’t,” said Hedrick. “With Locks of Love, you have to have 10 inches of hair and it is not offered for people who have short hair.” The hair length becomes more important to the Locks of Love project than how much money is raised, according to Hedrick. “A lot of people will call and say, T’ve been growing my hair out,”’ said Hedrick. “We will donate the hair anywhere we can, but we aren’t greatly affiliated with the organizations that would accept hair donations.” This year’s Haircut Party will take place in the Asheville Mall’s food court from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 30. “We will have all of our spon sors there,” said Hedrick. “The Asheville Tourists have been helping us, and they will have their mascot there. A lot of the kids from Mission’s cancer ward will also be there.” Six participants agreed to shave or cut their hair this year, and not “We are going to keep all of this year’s proceeds local.” Stephanie Hedrick senior pychology student all of them were students. Some people decided to join after wit nessing the event at the mall, aecording to Hedrick. “We had this girl last year who had hair down to her knees, and she shaved her head,” said Hedrick. “One lady had a grand daughter who died of cancer.” People are welcome to walk up and either participate or donate money, according to Hedrick. The group raised more money at the mall than on campus last year. That unexpected outcome result ed in an adjustment in the way the Haircut Party will be handled this year. Participants raised a total of $5,000 last year, $4,000 of which they raised off campus, according to Hedrick. “Last year’s event was at the Asheville Mall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and then we moved back on campus,” said Hedrick. “We did n’t get as much money on cam pus, so this year we are going to keep the event at the mall.” About 70 percent of the money raised last year went to the National Childhood Cancer Foundation. This year. Alpha Xi Delta felt it would be better to use the money locally, according to Hedrick. “We are going to keep all of this year’s proceeds local,” said Hedrick. ‘This year, our proceeds will go to Mission Hospital’s COURTESY OF ALPHA XI DELTA Members of Alpha Xi Delta help raise money for pediatric cancer research at the sorority’s annual Haircut Party. The event raised $5,000 last year, and raised $4,000 of that off-campus. Children’s Oncology ward.” Mission Hospital’s pediatric and adolescent cancer care treats patients from infancy to their late teenage years. Patients receive care for many different illnesses leukemia, brain tumors and other solid tumors. Participants stated a variety of reasons for participating in and raising money for the event. “Both of my grandparents died of cancer last year, and they real ly respected pediatric cancer research,” said Erin Donahue, sophomore history and education student. Participation in the event hon ored her grandparents’ wish that more money be spent on chil dren’s cancer, aceording to Donahue. “1 heard about it last year, and 1 decided 1 would do it this year,” said Megan Gray, junior environ mental studies student. “1 heard about it about one month ago at a SOC meeting.” Gray said she plans to cut her hair very short, but not shave it. “It’s a good cause, and my hair will grow back,” said Kari O’Dell, sophomore economics student. O’Dell said she has raised around $600, mostly from family. “This year, we will be on the radio on April 28,” said Hedricks. “We will also be live on 13 WLOS April 29.” 13 WLOS will air the event at noon April 29. “1 think that sorority girls get a bad rap,” said Hedricks. “Even if you don’t like sorority girls, you can join us in an event like this.” “Both of my grandparents died of cancer last year, and they really respected pediatric cancer research.” Erin Donohue sophomore history and education student Panel agrees: Acquaintance rape is never the victim’s fault by Nealy Bernard Staff Reporter A panel of counselors and edu cators explored the issue of “acquaintance rape” on college campuses in a discussion held at UNCA. “I definitely got emotional dur ing certain points of the discus sion, not because I’ve been sexu ally abused, but merely because I am a woman, and I am in college. I do get angry when I hear the common viewpoint that it is the woman’s fault,” said Laura Eshelman, undeclared sopho more. “I like the fact that they brought to light that it is not the victim’s fault. They said that very straightforwardly.” Approximately 90 percent of the time, a rape victim knows their attacker, whether it’s a date or just someone they know from around campus, according to Megan Paceley, a community educator for OurVOICE. “OurVOICE is a sexual assault center for Buncombe County,” said Paceley. “We have been around for a little over 30 years. OurVOICE started out as The Rape Crisis Center, which served five counties. As of July, they will only be serving Buncombe County. The name changed to OurVOICE five years ago. VOICE is an acronym which stands for victim, outreach, inter vention, counseling, and educa tion, according to Paceley. The discussion panel included UNCA Outreach Coordinator and Counselor Maggi Saucier, Megan Paceley, OurVOICE Crisis Line Coordinator Neela Rao and Laura Walton, senior psychology stu dent and OurVOICE volunteers. “I liked it because it was really open and it was a small setting,” said Galen Goodrum, sophomore Spanish student. “People felt like “I definately got emotional during certain points of the discussion.” Laura Eshelman undeclared sophomore they could talk about it, and it was mostly guys that were talking, surprisingly. It was very informa tive.” That males in the audience out numbered the females in the audi ence is very optimistic, and demonstrates that there is a lot of concern for the issue from all gen der perspectives, according to Eshelman. Goodrum said the fact that the rape victim’s attire or looks has nothing to do with the rape is sur prising. It is a misconception that dressing provocatively is an invi tation for sex. OurVOICE doesn’t talk about avoiding or preventing rape, because can put the responsibility on the victim to prevent the assault from happening. They do talk about risky behaviors like drinking alcohol. Paceley said it is important to remember that, no matter what happens, the crime is never the victim’s fault. The blame instead belongs 100 percent to the perpe trator. “I would encourage victims to talk to somebody, whether they want to report it or not is up to them,” said Paceley. “The sooner somebody talks about what hap pened to them the less likely they are to develop post traumatic stress disorder. Talk to your friends, talk to your counselor. call OurVOICE. Just talk to some body about it.” The UNCA counseling center offers individual counseling for any problem that a student may have. It does not have to be related to academics, because any personal problem can potentially affect a student’s academic performance. Every UNCA student gets 12 counseling sessions a year at no charge, and each session lasts 50 minutes, according to Saucier. “A lot of us, and I think women do this a lot, solve our problems during the telling,” said Saucier. “A lot of people just come because they want to talk, and they want somebody to sit there and listen, and not judge them or tell them what to do.” Students also come to counsel ing to talk about depression, anxi ety, stress, relationship issues and anger management, according to Saucier. “I think if more girls knew where to go then they might seek out resources to help themselves,” said Eshelman. “They did say that most college campuses don’t have an on-campus rape crisis center. For friends of mine that have suf fered sexual assault, they said that it would help them to have a cen ter.” One in three women will be sex ually assaulted in their lifetime, compared with one in six men. Children, the elderly and people with disabilities are more vulnera ble than other people, according to Paceley. Students should know that they can report sexual assaults to the Campus Police or the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department. Victims don’t have to choose one. They can go to both, according to Paceley. “1 wish that more students, not just males, but students in general, could understand that it is not the female’s fault, and also under stand the mentality behind every one involved in the conflict,” said Eshelman. “That was my favorite point in the panel discussion. They even discussed the rapist’s point-of- view, and that was a good way to go about it.” OurVOICE currently has seven staff members and is growing. April is sexual assault awareness month, so their events are slowly winding down, according to Paceley. “I don’t know if 1 necessarily learned anything that 1 didn’t know before,” said Eshelman. “I guess 1 just gained another oppor tunity to speak my voice on an issue that I feel strongly about.” “People felt like they could talk about it, and it was mostly guys that were talking, surprisingly. ” Galen Goodrum sophomore Spanish student COME TO mama! MAMA CITAS MEXICAN CRILL 77a Biltmore Ave. Downtown Asheville we're not a chain!
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