one million youths sign
the pledge by Hlection
Day to "make dean, just
energy a top priority in
llheirj vote this election ”
It t(X)k Baker less than
a week to collect 116
signatures on campus.
Power Vote has a six-
part platform, which calls
for a cut in global warm
ing pollution and taking
dirty money out of poli
tics, among other goals.
An early-August train
ing in St. Paul, .Minn,
prepared Rhys Baker for
his role as an organi/er.
The training conference,
sponsored by the non
profit advocacy group
Energy Action Coali
tion, attracted about 2(K)
young people from across
the country. Baker said.
“We have to be telling
the politicians that this is
what we want, because
they can’t really make
change if we the people
aren’t telling them to do
it,” Baker told the group.
The group plans to
celebrate months of
hard work with a pre
election party in BtHine.
“We are going to ar
range a party for the
Saturday before the elec
tion and it’s going to
be insane, and it’s just
going to be to thank ev
erybody who worked on
the project and to have a
giHKl time," Baker said.
MEG RAWLS- EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Students attending a meeting of the UN('A chapter of I’ower Vote, a national organization aimed at mobilizing youth around energy and
environmental i.ssues, divide into groups to develop strategy. The chapter intends to collect 3,000 local signatures for a national petition
aiming lor one million youth signatures before election day. It is planning a pre-election party in Boone to celebrate its efforts.
Many students cited
Baker as a major factor
in their decision to get in
volved with Power Vote.
" The lirsl day of class
es. Rhys spoke in my last
class, and like I said, he
was really enthusias
tic about it," said Lucas
Reyes, sophomore eth
ics and social institutions
student. “So I checked
out their Web site and
read the party platform
and thought it was a great
idea for the youth to real
ly have their voices heard
in political campaigns.
That appealed to me.”
Baker and his fam
ily moved to the United
States from England in
September 2003. He at
tended Appalachian State
University for two years
and transferred to UNC
Asheville this semester.
"My heart feels a lot
lighter. When I came
to school the first day,
I was so nervous that
nobody would be inter
ested,” Baker said. “It’s
really inspiring to see
so many people having
such a good reaction.”
For more informa
tion on Power Vote, visit
www.powervote.org.
Notice from Chancellor Ponder
^ As IS our cu.stom. Chancellor Ponder will have an hour set aside each week to meet with students. Students do not
need an appenntment, they just need to show up in the Chancellor’s office on the second floor of Phillips Hall and they
can see the ^'hance lor during this hour, hollowing are the Student Open Hour times for the first half of the semester All
,m 'he Master Calendar and at www
unca .cuu/ad rni n/co/hours .him I.
Student Open Hours
Thursday
August 21
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Thursday
- August 28
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Wednesday
- September 3
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Monday
- September 8
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Monday - September 15 -
(Student Affairs Conferenee Room,
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm -
Highsmith)
Tuesday
- September 23
2:30 pm -4:30 pm
Tue.sday
- September 30
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Thursday
- Oetober 9
10:00 am- 11:00 am
Housing
about $I(X).(KK), not in
cluding the costs of new
OneC’ard machines and
cards, Barnwell .said.
Housing officials plan
to add more card access
points within the next
few years in addition to
increasing the number of
residence halls.
“We’re actively look
ing at expansion of resi
dential facilities and new
construction and options
related to that." Barnwell
.said. "We’re working on a
strategic plan to increa.se
the number of resident
students."
A larger residence hall
to replace Governors Vil
lage. which house
100 students in
nxvms. would help in-
crea.se residential capac
ity. Replacing the Village
would require finding
spaces for those UX) resi
dents in temporary hous
ing or off-campus. Barn
well said.
Despite the lack of air
conditioning and older
buildings. UNC .Asheville
students continue to fill the
Village’s private Rxims.
"Students continue to
want to live in the \ illage
for the privacy, Uxation
and atmosphere. .All our
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gam access to all resident halls. ”
residence halls are that way.
they're all so unique." he
.said. "Some love the Ridges,
the location and quiet atmo-
We’re work
ing on a stra
tegic plan to
increase the
number of
resident stu
dents
VOLLIE B..XRNWELL
Director of
Housing
Operations
sphere. Some love Founders
and Mills becau.se they're
right next to Highsmith and
so social."
Housing operations also
revamped the dorm laun
dry equipment, replacing
many machines and install
ing Laundry View, an online
tool that allows residents to
check the progress of their
laundry online.
“We’ve had a lot going
on this summer, as we al-
ways do,” Barnwell said
Even with all these things
parting off, this opening hL
been very smooth for us.”
Katie Bachmeyer - Staff Photographer
Student Health Services, located in
Weizenblatt Hall, embraced the
implementation of mandatory student
health insurance.
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or students suffering from depres
sion getting the medication they need.
The health of all of our students
IS our primary concern,” Pyeritz said.
ay Cutspec, director of Student
Health and Counseling, said imple-
mentation of the policy has gone well.
When the board of directors initial-
y adopted the policy, there was a small
group of people, students, who did not
think It was the right thing for the univer-
f- ^ oppressed their opposi-
•on, Cutspec said. "'What I heard was a
general mistrust of insurance companies.
But after a senes of communications,
general, things have gone pretty
All the parents seemed
• e the idea, Cutspec
Pyeritz invites
ry^ students to shop
, Look at the cost,” he
Its the best deal in
Pearce and Pearce are also
Lutspec acknowledged.
College students are generally he ”
ler than older adults, and Pearce and
Cearce only cover them for a limited time.
After graduation, students
sri'd" coverage,” Cutspe
• here is no rebate or cash back.
Pyentz also pointed out that UNC
Asnevtlle receives noportionofthispayment.
omas said she is not complain-
Ue- After overcoming her
ca crisis and avoiding a financial
sis she returned to school
J>he describes health
^ good investment.
inc of it, not want-
g to pay, she said. “But it’s cheaper
e ong run if something happens.”
in
well.”
to
said,
wea-
around.
said,
town.”
getting
/ledged.
health-
and
:ime.
will
Cutspec
back.”
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