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Women s basketball falls to Birmingham Southern College during o\'ertime at the Justiee Center Peatiires • NC restricts sale of cold medicine in hopes of curbing meth epidemic* 2 askctball Brawl Student band Dash\ ara hojx;s to sign with reeord label after graduation r y^mmingOut rill anner (t ifi See Sports 5 See KN l KKl AlNMEN'r 4 Volume 44, Issue 3 Serving the University of North Carolina at Asheville sinee 1982 February 9, 2006 Tensions rise as Zageir faculty move By Anna Lee Staff Writer With New Hall opening this week, professors shuffle into the new building or move from Zageir Hall to Carmichael Hall so reno vations could begin in Zageir. The faculty who moved out of Zageir Hall have concerns about the move, according to Bill Haas, sociology professor. “You cannot tell me that I am going to be performing real well on Tuesday of the move when 1 have three classes,” Haas said. However, the professors who moved from Carmichael Hall to New Hall feel pleased with their new accommodations, accord ing to William Spellman, associ ate vice chancellor for humani ties. The administrators who over saw the move did not consider faculty input in their decision making process, according to Haas. Allowing professors to choose the days of their moves, as Haas suggests, would have been impos sible, according to Lisa Friedenberg, associate vice chan cellor for social sciences. “However we did it, there would always be people moving on days i when they had classes because we ] vould only move during the ‘ »eek, and faculty teach during the I week,” Friedenberg said. The administration could have managed the moves more effi ciently, according to Haas. “Whoever makes these deci sions are coming to us and saying, ‘These things will happen,’ not coming to us and saying, ‘What would make it easier, and how can it happen?’” Haas said. The administration did consider faculty input, particularly con cerning the timing of the move, according to Friedenberg. By Jim MacKenzie Staff Writer sift's ua , 06P' ■Kt-A BAA itaAmi Shanna Arney - Staff Photographer Scott Walters, associate professor of drama and director of the arts and ideas department, takes a break from unpacking, surrounded by a sea of boxes. Faculty members had one day to move into their new offices, which conflicted with many professor’s class schedules. “I did talk with several of the departments and several faculty and chairs, and also facilities about doing this over spring break,” Friedenberg said. “The ones that I spoke with said ‘I don’t want to give up my spring break to do this.’” The timing of the move is unfor tunate, but the administration aimed to make the move go as quickly as possible in order to minimize disruption, according to Friedenberg. “In the best of all possible worlds. New Hall would have been finished on schedule, which would have been in August,” Friedenberg said. Professors can take actions to make their moves less of an inconvenience, according to Friedenberg. “If you can give your students an out-of-class assignment for that day, that would be a very useful thing, so that on the partic ular day that you are moving, we don’t have you trying to do too many things at once,” Friedenberg said. Faculty are also concerned that they will not have keys to their new offices until the day they move, according to Haas. “I wonder if people had their key, say Friday before they move in, and they could go in, maybe paint their office and feel good about the environment, dust their office, maybe move personal pos sessions they don’t want the movers to move, if that would lower the angst about moving into a building,” Haas said. Faculty had a lot of things to pack. “People have been in these offices for five, 10, 15, 25 years,” Haas said. The administration is trying to help faculty figure out how to pack their stuff, according to Friedenberg. Administrative help with the details of moving has not been enough to dispel rumors, accord ing to Haas. “Somebody said that one of the rumors is that they won’t take your filing cabinets if they are full, and somebody said they will take your filing cabinets (even if they are full),” Haas said. “Another rumor is, you have to be in your office at the exact moment they move you, or they won’t move you.” Guest speaker addresses diversity issues By Paige Reinhard Staff Writer Nontombi Naomi Tutu calls for a reconciliation at UNCA during her visit to the university last Thursday. “One of my challenges to you here today is about thinking of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission for this university and this community,” Tutu said. Tutu spoke about the difficulty that comes in accepting the less desirable aspects of our history. “For all of us, there are times "'hen it is difficult to face the truth, some truth, about our selves,” Tutu said. In his welcoming address, Tarik Glenn, president of UNCA’s Student Govermnent Association, brought the same subject home, relating it to the problems which face UNCA. “UNCA doesn’t necessarily have a strong black history,” Glenn said. “We’re still struggling to enroll, to retain and to graduate black students.” The third daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, spoke about her influential role in the 66 For all of us, there are times when it is dijficult to face the truth, some truth, about our selves. Nontombi Naomi Tutu UNCA guest speaker Truth and Reconciliation Commission meetings, which brought an end to apartheid in South Africa. “I was left there hosting these meetings, I made the tea, the cookies, I made dinner,” Tutu said. “Had it not been for my tea and cookies, my excellent dinners, that thing might not even have gotten off the ground.” Tutu said people cannot choose their own history or which part of their history they want remem bered, relating the subject to the South. “My greatest problem with those who fly the Confederate flag is not that they fly the Confederate flag,” Tutu said. “It is that when you ask them ‘Why are you flying the Confederate flag?’ they say, ‘It is a part of our history, our ances tors fought bravely, they showed their dedication.’” Tutu said. “You can’t claim their bravery and not claim their cause.” Tutu was asked to speak because her message is important for UNCA students to hear, according to Deidre Wiggins, assistant director of UNCA multi cultural organizations and events. “1 think what Naomi has to say Marijuana busts • Campus Police received a call regarding loud noises in a room of Mills Hall on Feb. 1. Police found Karl Erik Reinhartsen in the room, apparently intoxicated, according to the police report. Reinhartsen refused to cooperate with the police, and was then placed in handcuffs for the safety of the offi cers. Officers found alcohol, drug paraphernalia, four containers of compressed nitrous oxide and a i syringe. Police charged Reinhartsen with being drunk and disruptive, resisting and obstruct ing officers, possession of a toxic i substance for the purpose of intox ication, pos.session of less than a half ounce of marijuana and pos session of drug paraphernalia. • Police observed Kelyn Salvatore, who is banned from the residence halls, near Vance Hall on Feb. 1. Police asked him to come to their office for investigative pur- I poses. Salvatore consented to a I search of his backpack, according to the police report. Police found a I small amount of marijuana, a set of scales and a small mirror and a j plastic bag, both containing a white, powdery residue. Police ' charged Salvatore with possession of marijuana and drug parapherna- ; lia. ! • A member of the UNCA hous- ! ing staff reported two students to I the Campus Police who appeared intoxicated came in late to a room in Governors Hall on Feb. 3. ! Police went in to do a well-being check. Police identified them- \ selves, but there was no answer. After letting themselves in for safety reasons, police found Daniel I Taylor and Corey Pynigar sleeping in their beds. Police found in plain view a glass pipe, a bag of psilocy bin mushrooms and three bags of marijuana. Police charged Pynigar with possession of alcohol under the age of 21. Police arrested Taylor and charged him with felony possession of a schedule 1 controlled substance, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. SEE Tutu page 81 Underage drinking • Campus police responded to what sounded like a party in room 306 of Mills Hall on Feb. 4. Lilyan Avery answered the door. From the hall, police noticed unopened beer cans lying on the floor. Michael Whitton admitted to being over 21. Everyone was given a student con duct citation, according to the police report. Whitton admitted to having bought the alcohol and police charged him with providing alcohol to underage persons. UNCA parents dispute chancellor’s response to recent student deaths By Kristen Marshall Staff Writer 66 99 In an array of e-mails responsing 'n the news of Benjamin Goldstein’s death in December, parents of both current and former students lashed out at the chancel lor, the university’s procedures and 6ach other. Tus is not the first time the ^rvices the school provided were uninformed, misguided, ignorant und ineffectual,” said parent one, *n e-mail form. The argument started after an e- on Jan. 3, sent out by . ancellor Anne Ponder, inform- the parents of UNCA students nf Goldstein’s death. Many parents tusponded, thanking the university This is not the first time the services the school provided were uninformed, misguided, ignorant and ineffectual. Parent of UNCA STUDENT for the information. Others attacked each other for their responses. “We aU knew about it in a decent amount of time,” said Nathan Watkins, junior management stu dent. “But at the same time, we don’t know all the personal infor mation that hasn’t been released yet because sometimes the cause of death isn’t known, so they want family and friends to know that before the general population. It’s better than just a bunch of kids gossiping and fueling the rumor miM.” The e-mails were sent out to numerous parents in the UNCA community because the authors of the e-mails were hitting “reply to all” instead of just “reply.” “Would those thinking of post ing a message to ‘all’ on this list consider that many of us are unwilling recipients,” said parent two, in e-mail form. “The com- see E-mails page s j King’s death sparks diversity concerns UNCA students question progress Since Livit Rights Movement By Allie Haake Assistant Editor The death of civil rights leader Coretta Scott King gives students and faculty a chance to commem orate her life and to reflect on race relations in the university and the nation. The way our nation responded to the wife of Martin Luther King Jr.’s death represents something significant, said Deirdre Wiggins, assistant director of multicultural organizations and events. “1 think it speaks as to how far we’ve come, and how far we have yet to go,” Wiggins said. King died on Jan. 30 after strug gling with ovarian cancer and a recent stroke. Throughout her life, she advocated women’s rights, gay and lesbian’s rights and racial equality. She also spoke out against the war in Iraq in 2003 and support ed HIV and AIDS prevention. The university flew the flag at half-mast on Tuesday to commemorate the leader’s achievements. “I would hope that this is out of a matter of respect for what Coretta Scott King did and tried to accomplish in her lifetime,” Wiggins said. “What she did with so little accomplished so much.” King was a crucial factor in the success of the civil rights move ment, said Dan Pierce, associate professor of history. “1 think, in some ways, she helped to put a human face on the movement,” Pierce said. “When white America, especially, looked and saw Coretta King there in a march—it’s kind of a sexist thing, but I think it helped to bring sym pathy to the movement in an important way. Even if it doesn’t necessarily speak well for white America that she did, she played a key role.” While civil rights is still an issue, we have come a long way since the movement began, according to Pierce. “All the attention that (the funer al) got shows how things have changed and how important the work of Martin Luther King Jr. SEE King page 8 j •• ZlE At! !•, • . • i, ♦ '
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