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Volume 43, Issue 6
Serving the University of North Carolina at Asheville since 1982
October 13, 2005
Campus community greets new chancellor
By Rebecca Taylor
Staff Writer
UNCA faculty and students
xpressed hopes that Chancellor
inne Ponder is the best fit for the
leveloping university.
Ponder officially took her post as
JNCA’s Chancellor on Oct. 1.
;he was named chancellor May 12
fter Jim Mullen decided to step
own from his position as
hancellor of UNCA. Ponder
erved as president of Colby-
awyer College in New
lampshire and as acting dean at
luilford College in North
arolina.
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to make a dif
ference,” said
Ellen Perry,
Assistant
Director of
Advising and
Registration
Services. “We
all have a pretty
good feeling
that she is
going to help
everyone feel
better about the institution.”
At Ponder’s inaugural State of
the University Address she
explained her desire to work
together with everyone that is part
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Chancellor
of the university.
By working together, UNCA
will be successful in building a
stronger university according to
Ponder.
“We will prevail because we will
be planning strategically and
together,” Ponder said. “As we
become more and more able to
determine ways to make our uni
versity better and better, we will
harness and celebrate our passion
ate engagement.”
Chancellor Ponder grew up in
Asheville, where her mother and
grandmother were public school
teachers. The fact that Ponder is
from the area is a major benefit for
the university and the surrounding
community as well, according to
Perry.
“\^at is really unique about her
is that she is from here,” Perry
said. “I think that is going to give
her a sense of concern for the place
and the people that maybe we
haven’t seen before.”
Jim Mullen, former Chancellor,
was very involved with the stu
dents here at UNCA and observers
could see him interacting with stu
dents on a daily basis. This will be
a hard act to follow, according to
Jenny Stanley, a junior music stu
dent.
“I played in the quartet at lunch
eons and Chancellor Mullen
always remembered my face,”
Stanley said. “He always told me
to keep up the playing. But I
haven’t seen Chancellor Ponder at
all, I’m not sure if she will do the
same.”
Ponder also wants to make sure
that people know that she is excit
ed to be at UNCA and ready to ful
fill the legacy of interacting with
the community, faculty, staff and
students, according to Perry.
“I liked the fact that she spoke so
clearly about her connections to
people and her interest in being
here,” Perry said. “She also talked
about students, faculty, staff, and
all of us learning from each other
and helping one another.”
While faculty and staff maintain
hope in the new chancellor, there
are some changes that need to be
made and issues that need atten
tion, according to Perry.
“The are definitely issues with
staff morale,” Perry said. “I think
there have been a great deal of
emotions regarding discourage
ment on the part of the staff, like
uncertainty about positions and the
direction that we are going. We do
have hope in her, I think she will
address these issues and take them
SEE Chancellor page 12|
By Melissa Dean
Staff Writer
Students can protect themselves
:om the threat of a peeping Tom at
home using certain precautions so
they can avoid being targets.
•f'Sadly, regardless of where you
R'l today, some people are going
to take any opportunity available if
' u give it to them,” said Bruce
' shift supervisor of Campus
slice. “It is definitely more of an
lan thing where people are liv-
g closer to one another and you
ve a higher rate of people on
ot traffic.”
People can take all the regular
ecautions that one would take
irmally. If this is not enough,
lere are many other things that
meone can do to feel safe,
iccording to Martin.
“Being that this is a privacy mat-
r. if you are on the ground floor
ir in an area where people could
« looking in, keep the blinds
ulled when it is after dark,”
artin said. “Make sure to check
ound and to call your local offi-
«rs if you think there are people
ut there doing that. You can also
all your neighbors and see if they
ave had anything like this happen
r if they have noticed anything
inspicious. You just need to pay
ittention to your surrounding, just
ke you would at anytime.”
Lady Godiva first coined the
rm “peeping Tom” when she
ok her legendary nude ride in
Tder to persuade her husband to
lower taxes. Her husband told
weryone in the village to close
eir shutters so they could not see
per ride. The only person who wit
nessed that famous ride was a man
amed Tom who did not listen to
e orders.
Most cases of a peeping Tom do
not involve people that the victim
ows. It is a random act that
most anyone can fall victim to,
cording to Martin.
“I think that anybody can fit the
nrofile to be a victim of this,”
artin said. “It is more of a crime
opportunity. Somebody just
calizes that there is a chance that
key can look in on somebody. It is
Probably incidental who they end
pp picking. My experience with it
that if it is someone that you
now, it is probably more a case of
Parassment. Most of the time the
person probably does not even
now them.”
Although most cases are solved
Without many problems, the possi-
pility always exists for something
larger to happen if someone does
Ft report the threat of a peeping
Fm.
“I think it is important to call
thorities and let law enforce-
ent know so the problem won’t
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Chris Bubenik - Staff Photographer
Keith Krumpe, Lorraine Walsh, Betsy Wilson, Mike Padilla, Chancellor Anne Ponder participate in the groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 11
for the new chemistry, biology and multimedia arts and science building.
Students, faculty break ground for $24M project
By Allie Haake
Staff Writer
School officials took the first
step in the construction of a new
chemistry, biology and multime
dia arts and science building
Tuesday.
The 88,500 square-foot Steve
and Frosene Zeis Science and
Multimedia Building will include
44 teaching and research labs,
two multimedia lab classrooms, a
computer lab, seminar rooms and
36 offices.
“We are at a critical juncture in
our collective dre2un to provide
state-of-the-art science and mul
timedia experiences for our cam
pus community,” said Chancellor
Anne Ponder at the groundbreak
ing ceremony.
Ponder, who welcomed stu
dents to a free luncheon on the
quad Tuesday afternoon, put the
first shovels in the ground with
the help of Chemistry
Department Chair Keith Krumpe,
Multimedia Arts and Sciences
Department Chair Lorraine
Walsh, Biology Department
Chair Betsy Wilson, Board of
Trustees Chair Charles Tolley,
and Provost Mark Padilla.
“It is at this point where our
dream is about to develop an
actual physical presence in our
midst, on our campus,” Ponder
said. “It begins with the first
shovelful of earth that will be dug
today.”
One student said the new build
ing will create more opportuni
ties for students on campus.
“I’m excited about the possibil
ities of a new building,” said
Hayley Schiebel, senior chem
istry and drama student. “I know
with more advanced equipment
and better facilities, the prospects
are endless.”
Schiebel said a new science
building is a great way to discov
er innovative and better ways to
do things in the world.
“Science has the ability to
change our lives, to find comfort
in medicine and to give us insight
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I know with more advanced
equipment and better facilities
the prospects are endless.
HAYLEY SCHIEBEL
senior chemistry and
drama student
into our environment,” Schiebel
said. “In such a nuituring setting
as UNCA, I can only expect great
things.”
The building will be utilizing
many environmentally-friendly
techniques including advanced
storm water management, low-
emitting interior materials,
water-efficient landscaping and
significant use of natural light
throughout the structure.
While many students agree
with the decision to create a new
building for science and art, oth
ers said the money could be used
elsewhere.
“I’ve had a class or two in
Rhodes-Robinson Hall and the
rooms are nicer than Zageir,”
said Daniela Grunfeld, senior
sociology major. “I wonder why
the don’t put up a new building
for sociology.”
Although Grunfeld said she
wishes the new building would
benefit the sociology department,
she thinks the added classrooms
will improve campus overall.
“I think the addition of more
places to learn is always good,”
Grunfeld said. “There’s probably
a lot of science majors at UNCA,
so they should get more space to
work in.”
The statewide Higher
Education Improvement Bond
Referendum of 2000 supplied
$22.2 million for the $24 million
project.
Construction on the building is
scheduled to begin in the upcom
ing months and be completed in
spring 2007.
By Leah Shellberg
Staff Writer
The Blue Banner filed a com
plaint with Campus Police about
the theft of the last edition, when
1,500 copies of the paper were
stolen.
“I wish more people realized the
amount of time and work we put
into this paper,” said Maribeth
Kiser, editor-in-chief of the Blue
Banner.
Public Safety and the Office of
Housing and Residence Life inves
tigated the situation and will con
tinue to do so until the situation is
resolved.
Nancy Williams, director of
Housing and Residence Life, said
she heard rumors about who stole
the papers and nothing more.
“I did not see it—I would have
had to have actually seen it to file
a report,” Williams said.
Williams also said she would
notify Sgt. Adams in Public Safety
immediately upon the discovery of
more reliable information.
Williams also said this is the sec
ond time a complete edition of The
Blue Banner has been stolen in the
past 19 years.
As for the legal ramifications of
the theft, Alan Hantz, mass com
munication professor, explained
what actions The Blue Banner
could take if someone is identified
and charged with the theft.
“The Banner is put out for con
sumption free of charge to stu
dents- free of charge to anyone. To
my knowledge, there is no rule that
says, ‘One per customer.’ So,
there’s no mechanism to prevent
that,” said Hantz.
However, the missing papers
may present a problem in terms of
the advertising contracts the
Banner holds.
‘The advertising has commercial
value, so there might be an issue
there. The person stealing them
prevented the Banner from reach
ing a broader audience,” said
Hantz.
Transportation, air quality among topics discussed by city’s mayoral candidates
By Lisa Gillespie
Staff Writer
Active Students for a Healthy
Environment sponsored and mod
erated a candidate forum, featur
ing topics such as transportation,
air quality and affordable housing.
Sept. 29 with more than 50 people
in attendance at Alumni Hall.
“I think it went really well, I did
not expect such a mmout,” said
Erin McDonald, environmental
smdies junior and vice-chair of
ASHE. “I think they answered a
lot of questions that we needed to
hear.”
The candidates addressed the
issues of construction of the park
ing garage located near the Grove
Arcade during the forum.
“One of things that we have
done is to put testers on the dome
on the Basilica,” said Terry
Bellamy, candidate for mayor.
“We know if it moves a tenth of an
inch. We have a contract with the
church that if the dome starts to
fall, we have to stop. We do not
have a Plan B if the dome starts to
fall.”
Holly Jones, Executive Director
of the YWCA of Asheville, is run-
Results of Tuesday’s primaries:
h^AYOR:
Terry Bellamy
Joe Dunn
City Council:
Holly Jones
Robin Cape
Carl Mumpower
4,383
45%
2,905
30%
5,718
22%
4,156
16%
3,864
15%
ning for city council for the fifth
year.
“I am a fighter, it’s not necessar
ily a good thing, but that is just a
part of who I am,” Jones said.
“I’ve fought hard for affordable
housing. I want to make city hall
a more open place to the people
that own city hall. I want more
affordable housing on public
property. It might be the highest
dollar remrn, but in the long run, it
is probably the best use of public
property. When you factor in the
long-term, you are doing a service
for all of Asheville. We also need
to cut down on vehicle miles.”
Terry Bellamy, marketing and
development manager for
Mountain Housing Opportunities,
has served six years on city coun
cil.
“We should offer better bus
service to residents of the commu
nity,” Bellamy said. “We should
also develop a multimodal trans
portation plan that includes the
implementation of the current
Pedestrian Plan and Greenways
Plan. We should purchase more
low-emission vehicles, including
additional electric, hybrids and
. compressed-natural-gas vehicles,
in the future to be used for city
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