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~ Vol. 47, Issue 2
THE
NEWS
IN BRIEF
By Ben Smith
Managing Editor
Appalachian
downs No. 5
^ Michigan
On Saturday, the Division I-
IjAA Appalachian State football
team defeated No. 5 ranked
Michigan 34-32, a victory many
critics are calling the greatest in
the history of college football.
AThe win marks the only time a
l«%eam from I-AA beat a first tier
Division I team ranked in the
top 25 since the 1978 split of
Division I into two leagues.
Trailing 32-31, the
Mountaineers drove 69 yards in
1:11 to set up Julian Rauch with
the winning 24-yard kick.
On Tuesday, ESPN reporters
visited the Boone campus to
tape a segment for Saturday’s
inji
tra\'
Lee
IFi
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GameDay program.
I'"' The Mountaineers won two
consecutive Division I-AA
Championships and their win
ning streak of 15 games is the
longest in any division.
' Republicans
lack
candidates
for N.C. race
N.C. Sen. Tom Apodava
' declared that he will not run for
the Republican 11th district
i congressional seat against fresh-
j man U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler on
I Tuesday. Previously, the
Hendersonville Republican said
I he was considering a run against
’ Shuler for the 2008 election.
Former representative Charles
I Taylor, who held the seat for 16-
years, declined to declare a
campaign for the spot when the
Henderson County Republicans
questioned him last month. As
of yet, no Republicans have
declared a campaign for the
seat.
— Far from home
Students studying overseas, in the States bring lessons learned back
By Clary Tedford
Staff Writer
When students grow tired of
their current surroundings, they
need only look to UNC
Asheville’s study abroad/away
programs, whether they want to
travel across an ocean or just to
another state.
The Study Abroad/Study Away
department will host a Study
Abroad Fair on Sept 13 from 1-3
p.m. in Alumni Hall at Highsmith
University Union to give students
information concerning ways to
earn their degrees abroad.
“Students can pretty much go
all over the world,” said Bonnie
Parker, interim director of the
department.
The most popular places are
Australia and New Zealand,
although more and more students
are choosing to go to Africa and
Central America, according to
Parker.
“Study abroad is an invaluable
experience,” said Valerie Thelen,
senior political science student.
“It challenges you in ways that
you would never predict or could
ever really prepare for but the out
come is that you are a much
stronger, adaptable, open-minded
and driven person.”
Thelen participated in both the
study abroad and study away pro
grams, which are affordable ways
for students to earn their degrees
while exploring different places,
according to Parker.
Students may be surprised to
know how inexpensive studying
abroad can be, according to
Parker.
“The cost of a lot of the pro
grams equals the cost of attending
UNCA,” she said. “If you choose
to go on an outside program,
those are private programs and
they tend to cost more.”
One of the direct exchange pro
grams UNC Asheville tuition cov
ers is Cheshire of City University
in Hong Kong, and students only
pay for their airfare and living
expenses once they arrive,
according to Parker.
Thirty to 35 students at UNC
Asheville participate in the study
abroad program during each fall
and spring semester, according to
Parker. This number increases to
around 100 in a typical summer
Top; Sophomore Clayton Crowhurst overlooks the Colorado River on
his way to New Mexico, where he currently attends the University of
New Mexico as a part of UNC Asheville’s Study Away program.
Bottom: While in Gallup, N.M., Crowhurst attended an inter-tribal
pow-wow and took this picture of a man in traditional dress.
Photos Courtesy of Ci.ayton Crowhurst
semester.
Jane Hartsfield, assistant pro
fessor in the mathematics depart
ment, took 13 students to Greece
and Turkey for the Study Abroad
Summer 2007 program, a trip
costing students $3,800 for four
weeks.
“The cost included transporta-
Students can pretty much go
all over the world.
Bonnie Parker
Interim Director,
Study Abroad/Away
Department
tion, so that was the flight over
there, all of the hotels, all the site
entries and guides, all the local
transportation, all breakfasts and
some of the meals,” Hartsfield
said.
On a faculty led trip, students
don't have to worry about the has
sles of transportation and coordi
nating schedules, according to
Hartsfield. At the same time, they
feel more comfortable in a new
country.
Thelen, who studied abroad in
Germany during the 2006 spring
semester, also participated in the
university’s study away program,
which allows students to attend a
university in the United States.
“I spent last semester in
Washington, D.C. doing an
internship at the Washington
Office on Latin America,” Thelen
said. “I accredit my desire and
ability to get the internship and do
it successfully to my study abroad
in Germany. Without the experi
ence in getting to know many
internationals, and particularly
people from Colombia, I probably
SEE Abroad page 21
SPORTS
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Bulldogs sink teeth into Eagle;
TrA Bouvier - Staff Photooraphf.r
ior forward Robyn Busha blows by a Tennessee defender last
kend. The game signaled the Bulldogs’ first win of the season.
By Devon Dow
Sports Editor
Junior forward Robyn Busha scored the
winning goal in overtime last weekend as
the women’s soccer team won their first
game of the season at home, 1-0 against
the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.
“It was a great win for the team,” said
Head Coach Michele Cornish. “The
freshman contributed well for us. Overall
I am very pleased with the entire team’s
performance.”
The Bulldogs went into overtime tied 0-
0 with the Golden Eagles. With 9:26 sec
onds left in the first half of overtime,
freshman forward Dana Sroka crossed the
ball in front of the Golden Eagles goal
and Busha scored the only goal of the game.
“This win feels really good,” Sroka said. “It
is my first game of the season and 1 will admit
1 was a little nervous when 1 got out on the
pitch, but I wanted to show the older players
what I could do and our coach believed in me
enough to have me out there and I was happy
about that.”
The freshman not only impres.sed the coach
but her teammates as well.
I wanted to show the older
players what I could do, and
our coach believed in me
enough to have me out there. I
was happy about that.
Dana Sroka
’Yeshman b'orvvard
“1 was really proud of the way our freshman
stepped up today,” goalkeeper Veronica Lazar
said. “It was good to see Dana be a part of the
winning goal. When she crossed the ball it
looked like it was going to make it in, but it
bounced off of the woodwork and Robyn
tapped it in to give us the win.”
The defense played a critical role in the I -0
victory. Junior Juliana Duncan and sophomores
Keri Skelton and Meghan Bradham led the
defense that kept the Golden Eagles
scoreless.
“1 felt that our backline did an excellent
Job today,” Busha said. “They did well
defending on set pieces, and giving our
goalies time to make good decisions on
balls. Their play really helped seal the
deal for the victory.”
Sophomore goalkeepers Lazar and
Shanna Brown kept the Golden Eagles
out of the scoring column with seven
combined saves.
“It felt good to get out there and finally
play a game,” said forward Joy Haynes.
“We have been practicing for two weeks
straight without a game and to finally get
out there and show what we can do really
showed me that practice has paid off for us.”
While winning the game in overtime, the
Bulldogs overcame not only a 0-0 tie, but
injuries to win the game, according to Cornish.
“A lot of girls were playing hurt, a lot of
them,” Cornish said. “Injuries are a part of
sports and our ladies realize that. I was
impressed watching them go out there and give
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