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Bomb threat shocks campus
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Campus Police blocked off certain sections of University Heights after recieving an anonymous bomb threat.
Authorities investigate anonymous call
NEWS BRIEF
Student found dead in
off-campus apartment
GRACE RARER
graper@unca.edu -
Editor-in-Chief
UNC Asheville student
Nick Igou, a junior from
Huntsville, Alabama,
died last weekend in his
off-campus apartment.
In an email sent out to
faculty and staff Sunday,
Bill Haggard, vice chan
cellor for student affairs,
informed the UNCA com
munity of Igou’s death.
At this time no informa
tion regarding the circum
stances of his death have
been made public.
University officials said
health and counseling ser
vices through UNCA are
offered Monday through
Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Services remain avail-
ible for all students, res
ident and non-resident
alike.
Officials also said if stu
dents need help outside
. of normal business hours
they should contact Cam
pus Police.
SG A provides
voting resources
VALERIE McMURRAY
vrmcmurr@unca.edu -
Asst. News Editor
UNC Asheville police
responded to an anony
mous bomb threat affecting
Highsmith Student Union
last Thursday, closing the
affected section of Univer
sity Heights temporarily.
Law enforcement found
no bomb or other threat,
according to a university
press release.
Around 3 p.m., universi
ty police alerted students,
faculty and staff about the
threat via phone, email and
text, with a system known
as Bulldog Alerts. Just af
ter 4 p.m. they sent a fol
low-up message relieving
recipients of the threat.
Police searched students’
cars outside of Highsmith
University Union. They did
not have to evacuate any
buildings and classes were
not affected.
The threats are part of
a series of threats investi
gators say may be coming
from out of state, which be
Photo by Austin Hanna - Contributor
Campus Police closed off access to Brown Hall during their investigation.
gan on Oct. 20.
Natalie Bailey, an APD
spokesperson, said the
caller made disparaging
comments about the issu
ance of same-sex marriage
licenses.
All responded by evac
uating and searching the
premises. None of the
searches yielded a bomb or
other danger.
On Oct. 14, Asheville
Police and bomb-sniffing
dogs responded to a bomb
threat at the William H.
Stanley Center, but no
bomb was found.
SHANEE SIMHONI
ssimhoni@unca.edu -
Political Correspondent
As early voting period
begins, SGA members
work on providing re
sources that will encour
age UNC Asheville stu
dents, to vote.
“We are trying our
very 'best to provide stu
dents access to their own
voting location,” said
James Whalen, SGA
president.
Whalen said shuttles
provided students access
to the North Asheville
Library Thursday. Vot
er turnout totaled 551
people including UNCA
students.
SGA sponsored shut
tles to and from voting
sites for the first two
days plus Election Day,
Whalen said.
Whalen said SGA will
also hold March to the
Polls on Election Day,
November 4.
“Right now, what SGA
is looking to provide is
transportation, informa
tion and motivation to
go vote,” Whalen said.
Keith Knox, execu
tive of multicultural
affairs, said MOSAIC
week went well. He also
said he continues work
on the popup street store
to aid the homeless.
Gardner Goodall,
co-executive of sus
tainability, said he and
Harper Spires continue
work on the divestment
from nonrenewable en
ergies campaign.
“We’re working on
getting more student
involvement, so we’re
having our first inter
est meeting on Nov. 6,”
Goodall said. The meet
ing will be in Karpen
038 at 7 p.m.
Goodall said a compa
ny working on develop
ing sustainable invest
ments will give a talk
next week in the Sherrill
Center.
Krisi Freshour, the
director of retail at dip
ing services at UNCA,
said staff with dining
services surveyed diners
in Highsmith Union at
2mato and Austin Grill.
“Some of the things
that came out were in
teresting, and I really ap
preciate that feedback,”
Freshour said.
Improv club continues preparation for first show of season
CALLIE JENNINGS
cjenning@unca.edu -
Staff Writer
No Lifeguard on Duty,
UNC Asheville’s improvi-
sational theater group, has
new members hoping to
further promote comedy
and community within the
student body.
“I’d never thought of
myself as being good, or
even a fan of improv so 1
had no interest in going to
see the shows; however,
somehow, one night I end
ed up at a NLOD improv
show with a couple of my
friends. I recognized most
of the people up onstage,
but believe me there was
no bias in my mind while
watching the show - it was
funny, hilarious even, and
it seemed like so much
fun,” said Nathan Singer,
junior and member of
NLOD.
Singer joined the group
last fall with his friend and
current teammate, Olivia
Medoff.
“After the show, I re
member the team members
had a promotional meeting
for their upcoming audi
tions, so I got all the infor
mation I needed and ended
up going out for the team,”
Singer said. “Olivia and 1
went to every workshop,
then callbacks and finally
got in. I was so excited to
make it that I couldn’t stop
jumping around my room.
I made sure my room
mates. friends and parents
all knew I was now part of
the improv team.”
NLOD’s faculty advis
er is Laura Bond, chair of
the drama department. The
team currently has eight
members, three of whom
are new this fall.
“We have not had any
shows this year due to
scheduling issues mostly
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