New Buildings Start Soon
Most newspapers will give you at
most a one-week review of the news,
to let you know what you might have
missed. For our first edition of The
Paper we will do better than that. In
case you were out of town, didn't
read a newspaper, listen to a radio,
watch TV or talk with anybody from
UNC-A all summer, here's what's
been going on at the university since
last spring.
The biggest news was Chancellor
Highsmith's announcement on June 7
that the University of North Carolina's
Board of Governors had approved
construction of a new seven-story
residence hall and adjoining student
center at UNC-A.
The project will cost $4.8 million
and should take about two years to
complete. Construction will probably
not begin until sometime early next
year.
The residence hall will provide 150
double rooms for 300 students. The
Theatre UNC-Asheville
Theatre UNC-Asheville will hold
auditions for AAoliere's comedy
"School for Wives" on Wednesday,
August 29 at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. at the
Carol Belk Theatre. Numerous roles
for men and women are available,
and no previous experience is
necessary.
Student Guide—1979-80
The "Student Guide" is here for
those students who want a copy.
Copies are available on a first-come
basis in the Office of Student Ac
tivities, first floor Lipinsky Student
Center.
The "Student Guide" is a concise
handbook of important information
including a campus map, the
Academic Calendar, telephone and
office numbers, University policies.
Academic regulations, campus
organizations, student services of
fered, hours of the Library, Campus
Store, Cafeteria, to name a few. In
other words, this "Student Guide" of
fers a lot of information that can be
found quickly and easily within its
pages; it has been so designed that it
can be tacked to a bulletin board or
wall. Be a well-informed UNC-A stu
dent! Get your "Student Guide"!
present dormitories have space for
only 218.
The student center will occupy
38,000 square feet on one floor. It will
house a new university cafeteria and
a connecting "fast food" section.
Together they will be able to seat bet
ween 500 and 600 people.
There will also be two television
viewing rooms, a news stand and
sales counter, a room for vending
machines, a photographic darkroom
for student publications and large
restrooms.
The complex will be located bet
ween the Phillips Administration
Building and the University Botanical
Gardens.
The campus is also growing
physically with the new Charles D.
Owen Arts & Management Building. It
is expected to be finished in October
and fully operating by the spring
semester. The three-story building
will cost $1.6 million and will provide
new accommodations for the fast-
growing art and management depart
ments. The Owen Building is placed
just east of the Zageir Social Sciences
Building.
Fanfare For Alumni
With the fall season approaching
and vacations over, the Alumni
Association is "bubbling" with en
thusiasm for an ACTIVE and BUSY year
ahead.
We have already begun on our ac
tivities. The first event on our schedule
will be the concert by the U.S. ARMY
FIELD BAND AND SOLDIER'S CHORUS
on Sunday, October 7. This will be
held at the civic center in the Thomas
Wolfe Auditorium at 2:30 p.m. Admis
sion is free (by ticket only).
Watch the Asheville Citizen-Times
for more information on tickets—or
call the Alumni Office at 258-0200, Ext.
306. DO NOT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO HEAR THIS WONDERFUL BAND AND
CHORUS!!!!!
Tickets may be gotten at the UNC-A
switchboard, the Asheville Citizen-
Times front desk, Schandler's Pickle
Barrel at 50 Broadway and at High
Country Crafters, Inc., 29 Haywood St.
The concert is sponsored by UNC-A,
the UNC-A Alumni Association and
The Asheville Citizen-Times Publishing
Co.
You Call This News?
This first issue of The Paper is
burdened with heavy information for
students beginning a new term. For
that reason other news of conse
quence (perhaps more entertaining)
is given less space than we might
wish.
After we've gotten this all taken
care of we will turn to other matters.
Meantime, we certainly hope you will
find it useful to save this printing for
future reference about policies and
schedules.
N.C. Symphony
The North Carolina Symphony will ’
appear in Asheville four times during
the 1979-80 season. The first Concert
will be September 12, 1979 in the
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium.
The Office of Student Activities,
located in Lipinsky Student Center,
will be selling discount student tickets
on a first-come basis, Monday
through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
If faculty and staff are interested in
tickets, please see Director of Student
Activities, Sharyn McDonald, Office
of Student Activities.
Committees are busy preparing for
the publication of the ALUMNI NEWS
QUARTERLY in September or early Oc
tober.
The Board of Directors is making
plans for our Annual General Alumni
Meeting in December, at which time
new officers and board members will
be elected. All alumni are urged to at
tend this meeting. More information
will be coming on this in later news
letters.
We are constantly trying to contact
alumni of the University to invite them
to join us and support the Association
and the University. If you know any
news or information of former students
of the school from the early years to
the present, please contact the Alumni
Office with this information so that we
may contact the alumnus. Your help
will be greatly appreciated.
Your Alumni Association needs you
and your support. Please come join
us!!!
Chris Royall
Alumni Office
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