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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE
The Blue B anner
Thursday, March 27, 2008
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UNCA waves goodbye to 200 spaces
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The construction of the new North Carolina Center for
,to transportation officials. This move prompted several transportation
Health and Wellness breaks ground on April 29. The construction means the loss of approximately 200 parking spaces, according
transportation forums, which invited students, faculty and staff to share ideas about how to ease the university's parking woes.
Administration seeks to solve upcoming loss of200 parking spaces in the fall
Caroline Fry
Staff Writer
CMFRY@UNCA.EDU
• UNC Asheville rolled out a se-
; ries of transportation initiatives
!|designcd to reduce the number of
jparking spaces needed on campus
during an open forum held March
20.
The new initiatives include
the creation of a UNCA campus
^shuttle, day parking permits, park-
Jjing scholarships for commuter
jstudents, an improved online ride-
Iboard and carpool Web site, a
^commuter assistance program to
encourage capping carbon emis-
;sions, as well as parking manage-
I ment changes.
"The new transportation pro
grams we hope to offer could make
-the campus more sustainable, pre
serve campus green space and re
duce the cost of attending college,”
[said Yuri Koslen, transportation di-
■ector at UNCA. “They could also
_improve the health and wellness
ijof students by encouraging them
jto walk and bike, and generally
Jimprove transportation equity by
diversifying transportation options
to meet different groups’ prefer
ences.”
Recent transportation planning
forums in March were open to all
(students, faculty and staff to dis
cuss changes concerning campus
ansportation. The forums gave
articipants the chance to comment
'n six draft initiatives that could be
implemented in the future.
“The transportation planning
forums were a success,” Koslen
^aid. “More than 100 people par
ticipated at both forums and were
given the opportunity to communi
cate with the campus ahead of time
regarding transportation and park
ing changes.”
Senior student Alex Bowser,
who participated in the forum,
agreed it was informative and suc
cessful.
"Quite a few students, faculty
and staff showed up to voice their
concerns and discuss the future of
transportation at UNCA,” Bowser
said. "However, in order for trans
portation issues to actually be
solved, students need to change
their mindset regarding transporta
tion, perhaps giving up the notion
that they have to have their car
to go to their destination on their
time schedule. I'd argue that most
students would fall into this cat
egory.”
One possible change is the re
moval of parking spaces due to
campus construction on the new
North Carolina health and well
ness building as well as the new
science building, according to
Koslen. Since these pirojects will
not be completed until 2011, the
administration held the transpor
tation forums to get campus feed
back on how to reduce the parking
demand.
"The construction will mean
the campus will temporarily lose
about 200 parking spaces,” Koslen
said. “In holding two transporta
tion forums, we were attempting
to get campus feedback on differ
ent draft initiatives. After review
ing the comments and suggestions
made at the forums, the transpor
tation office will suggest which of
the initiatives would both be most
effective in reducing parking de
mand and have the strongest cam-
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TRI.Y BoUVII-R - S lAl I PHOriXIRAI'HI.R
Citv of Asheville Energy Coordinator Maggie Ullnian and senior environmental studies student Harry .John
son discuss alternative transportation means to UNCA students at the transportation forum held March 20.
example.
pus support.”
Transportation options cur
rently in place on campus include
the UNCA bicycle shop’s practice
of renting commuter bikes free
to students; the ability for all stu
dents, faculty and staff to ride the
local bus for free; as well as the
ride-board for students to arrange
carpool s.
“While we have been steadily
moving toward having a more en
vironmentally friendly transporta
tion policy at UNCA, 1 think the
school can do more in the future,”
said Julie Williams, junior com
muter student. “For
think the school should push for
students to carpool daily, not just
during breaks. If students begin
to utilize these options and being
environmentally friendly becomes
the norm. I think we can help pre
vent a potentially serious problem
in the future.”
Although the recent forums
were helpful, there are other trans
portation problems that currently
face UNCA that have not been
addressed, according to some stu
dents.
“I'd like to see the removal of
those hideous brick speed bumps
they recently installed,” Bowser
said. “They don't even (it in with
our campus. Also, it would be cool
if our parking fines money didn’t
have to go to the Buncombe Coun
ty School System, and actually
stayed within UNCA.”
Other students said the parking
situation will only worsen in future
years and students should begin
utilizing options like the bus or
carpooling.
“It is already hard to find a
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Respected
teacher
departs
university
Dylan Schepps
Staff Writer
DCSHEPP@UNCA.EDU
Danelle Cauley of the tlrama
department (ought back tears,
anger and disappointment, sit
ting in the olfiee she has to say
goodbye tc) at the semester's
eiul.
Af ter six semesters at UNCA,
the drama department replaeed
Cauley over spring break.
’Tm really sadilened and
devastated." Cauley said ‘Tve
had students crying in my office,
colleagues calling me and tisk-
ing what's going on ;ind there is
no way I can answer their ques
tions.”
Cauley. native of Erie, I’a.,
took over for Fat Snoyer as vis
iting assistant itrofessor in Fall
2()0.‘t, while Snoyer took a then
undetermined leave of absence.
Snoyer eventually informed
the university she would not re
turn and the position was posted
nationally to fulfill a full-time
tenured spot in the depiirtment.
The department asked Cau
ley to stay for another year with
a tiemotion to lecturer. An indi
vidual c;in only hold the posi
tion of visiting assistant profes
sor for two years, accortling to
university protocol.
"I really like it here, so I
decided that even though it’s a
little embarrassing to take a step
backward in your career, I would
accept that,” Cauley said.
Cauley said she was the only
eandidatc with experienee and
accomplishments already estiib-
lished within the department.
Cauley directed a perfor
mance of Litt le I louse Christmas
in her first year; a performance
of Jungal Hook showcased at
the Diana Wortham Theatre last
semester and directed and eho-
reographed a rendition of Caha-
ret perfortnetl at the Carol Belk
Theatre in Fall 2006.
"1 was thrilled with the talent
that showed up for that audition
at such a small university,” C’au-
ley said of the Caharet perfor
mance.
Cauley specializes in teach
ing drama to youth audiences, as
well as training students inter
ested in drama teaching careers
how to provide instruetion for
the various branches of theater.
“When I got here, there was
one senior and one freshman
in theater education, now there
are nine seniors doing student
teaehing,” Cauley said. “The li
censure program has grown im
mensely.”
The position advertised for
people who could teach acting,
direct theater for young audi
ences and boost drama teaching
licensure.
“These are all things I’ve
been doing sinee I got here, but
I’m sure that's because it was
that kind of position, a lot of
people applied,” she said.
When a full-time tenured
position opens at the university
level, a search committee is
formed and the application and
subsequent interview process
begins, according to Dean of
F'aculty Sam Schuman.
Initial phone interviews are
conducted with all considered
applicants, whether the candi
date is local or national.
Those interviews are evalu
ated and a smaller number of
applicants are chosen to visit the
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