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■emembers
he life of
Job Moog
By Kevin Schaeffer
Staff Writer
Robert Arthur Moog, electronic
jsic pioneer and former research
tofessor of music at UNCA, died
igust 21 at his home in
[sheville. Moog, 71, had been
lagnosed in April with glioblas-
ima multiforme brain cancer,
[oog was most well known for
:veloping the line of electronic
isied instruments that share his
ne.
according to Wayne Kirby, pro-
Issor of music and chair of the
jpartment of music at UNCA,
AJoog “changed the musical land-
Aape forever. He created a whole
W palette of sounds that never
listed before and made them
failable to the average musician,
well as the accomplished com-
Dser.”
oog (whose name rhymes with
igue) was bom in New York City
May 23, 1934. The son of an
ctrical engineer and a piano
cher, he built his first theremin
at age 14, and began selling do-it-
yourself theremin kits from his
jhome in 1954.
^n 1957, Moog earned bachelor’s
legrees in physics from Queens
\illege and electrical engineering
om Columbia University. In
1(164, he introduced the Moog
lodular synthesizer to the conven-
n of the Audio Engineering
iety, laying the groundwork for
paradigmatic transformation in
lusic.
Until 1968, electronic synthesiz-
s were considered mere novelties
|y most people outside of the aca-
lemic world of Vladimir
ssaschevsky, Milton Babbitt and
e Columbia-Princeton Electronic
usic Center.
That year, Walter Carlos released
e Grammy-winning album
Switched-on Bach,” recorded
ntirely with Moog synthesizers,
he album sold over a million
opies and catapulted the Moog
ynthesizer from academic curios-
ty to popular music phenomenon,
oon, musical acts from the
leatles to David Bowie to Stevie
Wonder were using Moog’s instru-
nents.
The Moog sound was a comer-
itone of the progressive rock
novement, including bands such
s Yes, Emerson, Lake, and
palmer, and Pink Floyd, and con-
inues to appear in contemporary
tiusic from artists like Beck, Nine
nch Nails and Phish.
Moog introduced the Minimoog
Model D in 1971, in response to
ustomer requests for a synthesizer
that could be easily transported to
loncerts and recording sessions.
Ole Minimoog went on to be the
hest-selling monophonic synthe-
■'■izerofthe 1970s.
“Because they were portable and
so affordable, lots of people could
Experiment and a lot of those peo
ple went on to become very influ
ential, well-known musicians,”
l^by said.
“As a result, those people were
able to disseminate their music and
the Moog sound. Every period of
^usic since “Switched-on Bach”
has used his equipment or instru
ments derived from his technolo-
gy.
*That’s because of Bob Moog.”
^Izby brought Moog to the
UNCA Music department in 1989,
^here he served as a research pro
test of music until 1992.
He had moved down here (to
Asheville) in 78 and I hooked back
jtp with him in 83 when I moved
I , We’ve been really, really
I Close friends and done a lot of
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September 8, 2005
The Grove still tying up loose ends
Students say
complex has
many issues
to resolve
By Rebecca Taylor
Staff Writer
The Grove apartments have
some unfinished business to take
care of before residents are satis
fied with their new home.
The Grove is located on
Bulldog Drive, across from
UNCA. The new complex is an
off-campus community designed
for student living. The Grove fea
tures a two-story clubhouse, high
speed Internet access and on-site
maintenance.
“There are problems that should
have been dealt with before we
moved in, but they weren’t,” said
Laura Deeprose, a junior student.
Two major inconveniences
include construction and machin
ery because students have to
dodge the equipment when they
drive through the parking lot,
according to one resident.
“With all of the construction
going on, it just gets aggravating
trying to get around all of the
machinery,” said Ashley Knapp,
an undeclared junior. “I almost
think they rushed to get every
thing together so people could
start moving in, and it probably
would have been a lot nicer if they
could have already had everything
finished.”
Parking is also a concern for
students. According to Knapp,
there is a shortage of parking and
visitor parking is too far away
from the apartment buildings.
‘There is not a lot of parking,”
Knapp said. “Visitor parking is
all the way on the other end of the
parking lot. Nobody is going to
inuntm^i
Chris Bubenik/staff photographer
Anna Stokke, senior art student, and Fleming Talton III, freshman art student, above, survey a full dumpster located in the
parking lot of The Grove apartments where they reside. Below, two signs seen on Zillicoa Street, which runs in front of The
Grove, advertise emminities that are not currently available to residents.
park down there when all of the
buildings are on the other end.”
Another issue for residents to
deal with is the absence of
Internet access. Internet availabil
ity might not seem like a big deal
to some people, but according to
one student living at The Grove it
is a concern.
“I think that the major problem
is the Internet,” Deeprose said.
“We didn’t get access until almost
two weeks after we moved in.
They didn’t even know that it
wasn’t working. It took a lot of
time and frustration.”
There have been hold ups
involving the Internet, cable,
water, and a delay on finishing the
clubhouse. The Grove is aware
that there have been some prob
lems since the new residents
moved in. In order to compensate
for any inconveniences that stu
dents have endured. The Grove is
taking $50 off of each resident’s
rent for September.
“We expected something,”
Deeprose said. “I knew that if we
had not gotten something there
would have been a lot of com
plaints.”
According to one resident, the
Grove staff are doing a good job
dealing with the mishaps.
“I’ve talked to the general man
ager a couple of times, and she
has been great,” said Dusty Hicks,
a sophomore history student.
“The maintenance people have
also been so helpful.”
It has been almost a month since
students made The Grove their
new home. Even though there are
still some kinks to work out. The
Grove is a pretty good value
according to Hicks.
“A three-bedroom apartment is
$495 a month per student,” Hicks
said. “Everything in the apartment
is included in the rent. You get a
microwave, refrigerator, oven,
dishwasher, and your own washer
and dryer. Compared to other
things that I’ve checked out, it’s a
really good deal. “
Residency at The Grove is made
up of-students, and that makes it
easier to meet other people that go
to UNCA, according to Knapp.
“1 like that it’s an easy place to
meet students,” Knapp said. “You
can just walk out of your apart
ment and find something to do.”
Katrina relief in the works
By Allie Haake
Staff Writer
Several UNCA student organi
zations are planning benefits to
raise money for the victims of
Hurricane Katrina.
With maximum sustained
winds of 150 mph. Hurricane
Katrina brought devastating
destruction and loss to
Louisiana, Mississippi and
Alabama, according to the
Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA).
“If we can have more people
come and give a little bit, that lit
tle bit will make a whole,” said
Underdog Productions (UP)
Committee Chair Jay Nadolny.
UP is coordinating an event
with the Student Government
Association (SGA) for
September 21, but the specifics
are not yet confirmed, according
to Nadolny.
“I want to do a New Orleans-
style casino night, but we’re still
working out the lepl issues with
the company who is donating the
goods,” Nadolny said. “Either
way, we will definitely have
good food and music.”
Nadolny said although she is
not completely sure of the
specifics, she wants 100 percent
of the proceeds to go towards
helping the victims of Hurricane
Katrina.
“We haven’t decided on the
charity we’re donating to yet,”
Nadolny said. “I’m sort of lean
ing towards the Salvation Army,
because I know what they re all
about.”
Students want to help because
they reahze how difficult it is to
recover after a disaster like this,
according to Nadolny.
“They genuinely feel bad to
see other people go through
something like this,” Nadolny
said. “It could have been our
families and loved ones.”
SGA President Tarik Glenn
wants to work with UP to bring
all of the organizations together
for one event.
“The Student Government
Association is going to help with
the labor, calling outside sources
and things of that nature,” Glenn
said. “It will probably make it
easier for students to donate
because they will know that all
of the organizations are working
together.”
SGA wants to provide the
basic, essential items to the vic
tims of Hurricane Katrina,
according to Glenn.
“We want to get the people
back up on their feet,” Glenn
said. “Giving someone food or
money doesn’t mean they will
have a home, but it will give
them the time and energy to start
worrying about other things.”
Nadolny said students do not
realize how much they can help.
“I understand that students
generally don’t have money, but
if you have fifty cents on your
dresser it’s more than a lot of
people have that were hit by the
hurricane,” Nadolny said.
Everyone is welcome to attend
the event, including residents,
commuters and the entire
Asheville community.
“When people come to the
event, we will just ask for dona
tions,” Nadolny said. “We’re not
demanding a certain amount of
money or an entrance fee, just
whatever people can afford to
give.”
Many students feel that they do
not have enough money to
donate anything at all, according
to Nadolny.
“So many people think ‘All I
can give is a quarter,”’ Nadolny
said. “Well, if fifty people give a
quarter, it can end up being a lot
of money.”
UNCA Red Cross
Representative Amber Chapman
said that it is more important
than ever for students to give
blood.
“We have received several
urgent emails from Red Cross
headquarters about the impor
tance of giving blood right now,”
Chapman said. “With the
expected outbreak of diseases,
along with the injuries of those
stranded, there will be a continu
ous need for blood in the Gulf
Coast.”
UNCA Red Cross
Representative Bridget
Robinson said that she expects to
see a good turnout at the upcom
ing blood drive on Sept. 21.
“Normally we don’t get
responses until the week before
the blood drive, but I’ve already
received emails from students
who want to volunteer,”
Robinson said. “I’m hoping that
we will have double our staff for
the blood drive this year.”
Chapman said although the
need for blood donations is
always there. Hurricane Katrina
has created a national blood
shortage.
“All of the blood levels (in
Buncombe County) are on a crit
ical level, which means that
there’s less than half a day’s
blood left of that type,”
Chapman said.
No flood insurance
boom despite 2004
hurricane problems
By Paige Reinhard
Staff Writer
Asheville has not seen a notice
able rise in the number of people
buying flood insurance despite last
year’s floods and the damage done
by Hurricane Katrina.
‘There are a lot of people who
were flooded last year that did not
have it then and still do not have it,
even though they lost quite a bit of
money,” said David Cameron, sen
ior agent at Highlander Insurance
Services here in Asheville.
According to Cameron, even in a
floodplain like Asheville, flood
insurance is not very popular.
“A lot of people opt not to get it.
About the only time you ever see
people get it is if they have a loan
and someone makes them,” said
Cameron.
According to Cameron, many
people dislike spending money on
something they are not sure if they
will need.
“There is a certain amount of
denial that is natural to a human
being,” Cameron said. “We tend
to bury things, put them in the back
of our minds.”
Flooding was brought to the
forefront of the minds of many
Americans this past week with the
destruction of New Orleans due to
Hurricane Katrina.
“I think this is the worst event
we have ever seen in terms of a
flood event,” Cameron said.
But despite Hurricane Katrina
and all of the flooding problems of
last year, insurance companies are
not bringing in more money than
usual.
And, according to Cameron,
even if there were a rush of people
hoping to buy flood insurance or
up their existing policy, the insur
ance companies themselves would
not profit.
“The National Flood Insurance
Program is a federal program and,
while insurance companies write
flood insurance, there is no actual
insurance company that is behind
it,” Cameron said. “It is actually
the government of the U.S. that
underwrites it.”
According to the Federal
Emergency Management Agency,
Congress instituted the NFIP in
1986 in order to reduce future
flooding damage by utilizing
floodplain management and pro
vide people with flood insurance.
The National Flood Insurance
Program makes flood insurance
available to communities, which
agree to adhere to their guidelines
concerning developments in flood-
plains.
The NFIP has also set a time
limit for how soon a person can
buy flood insurance.
“We get a lot of calls when there
is a storm coming. People will
want it right then,” Cameron said.
“I think that is one reason why the
flood people, the National Flood
Insurance Program, does not allow
you to buy in coverage for 30
days.”