Thursday, February 26, 2009
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Student arrested on DWI, property damages charges
By David Milton
Staff Writer
DEMILTON@UNCA.EDU
A UNC Asheville student, arrested on
charges of drunken driving and underage
drinking, allegedly struck a wall and two
cars in the Founders parking lot on Feb.
11, campus police said.
“He was so inebriated he didn’t remem
ber,” said UNCA campus police investiga
tions sergeant Betty Jo Bayne.
The incident occurred shortly after 11
p.m.
“In a year and a half, this is the first
one,” said Steve Lewis, chief of police,
referring to Ryan Beierlein’s DWI charge
and resulting property damage. “We
mostly see marijuana and some underage
drinking, not this.”
The two parked cars Beierlein alleg
edly struck were both student-owned.
Sophomore student Robert Rives said
his 2001 Subaru Forester suffered exten
sive damage from the accident.
“The drunk driver pulled into the park
ing lot and after hitting a brick wall, hit
my car first, and from what I hear he may
have hit it one or two more times,” Rives
said. “I have a couple of busted taillights
and the hatch door is broken-the lock is
smashed in so I can’t get in the back.”
Robert Rives' Subaru Forester was hit in
Originally upset about the incident.
Rives said he now looks on the positive
side of the situation and the reality that
nobody was seriously hurt.
,, . , .... Pamela Stringer - News Editor
an alleged drunk driving incident in the Founders Hall parking lot.
I was a little bit angry. Rives said, according to campus police. History stu-
“But the story just sounded so ridiculous I dent, Patrick Brown said his 1999 Pontiac
couldn’t help but laugh a little.” Bonneville was the other car hit in the in-
Beierlein also allegedly hit another car, Sffi DWI Page? I
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ation profession is no different, and we
just want students to know how much
pride we take in our history and in our
work.”
Friday will include numerous
events and is open to all students at no
charge.
“The day kicks off with a Health
. Parity seminar in HFC 205, where
Sharon K. West will be talking about
health disparities among cultures in the
Asheville community,” Moffitt said.
“The bike shop will be represented,
door prizes will be given, and we will
ask students to complete a 2-minute
questionnaire and receive a free hot-
cold mug provided by Association of
Outdoor Recreation and Education.”
Representatives from REI, an out
door apparel company, will attend the
event along with the National Intramu
ral Recreational Sports Association,
which will provide banners, photo
graphs, history and other information
regarding the founding of campus rec
reation.
This educational information will
be spotlighted in the Lobby as students
enter the facility, she said.
Aubri Brodfuhrer, a psychology
major, said this event will create more
participation at the HFC from the stu
dent body.
“More events like this would bring
more people out to the gym. Maybe
they could add a rock diming competi
tion,” said sophomore Karis Roberts.
“I don’t use the gym on campus very
often, however, I think it’s great that
the HFC hosts these types of events
to get students involved and active,”
Brodfuhrer said. “I have only heard of
other health fairs held at the HFC, so I
think they could have more events like
this to get students up and moving.”
Brodfuhrer, like many students, is
excited to try new things at the event.
“This sounds like a great event to
learn some interesting things while
having active fun with peers,” Brod
fuhrer said. “I’m excited for all the
games and especially for the kayak roll
session becuase I’ve been interested in
trying it for a long time.”
Moffitt hopes that “REC-ognizing
Your History” will be successful and
continue to happen annually.
“We hope to make this an annual
event that improves each year,” Moffitt
said. “We won’t know until we see the
result of our efforts. We hope people
will come check it out and learn more
about the African-American men and
women who founded a profession that
now serves 5.5 million students nation
wide.” ...
REC-ognize
your history events
Friday 8 p.m. - midnight
Human Fooseball
Inflatable Twister
Bungee Cord Relay
Group Fitness Classes
Kayak Water Polo
Health Parity Seminar
Kayak Roll Session
Wii Sports
Racquetball
Door Prizes
Free Food