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Volume LII, Number 37
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New program offeres
guidence to students
The Women in Leadership
Mentoring Programoffers
chance to share experi-
ences/4
Gospel choir celebrates
new direction and growth
UNCWs Gospel choir, Voic
of Praise, hope to increase
thier presence on campus/13
Jordan and the Wizards'
sweet farewell check
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INDEX
News 3
OP/ED 10
Classifieds ll
UNCW Life« 13
The Scene 14
SporU 19
Serving UNC-Wilmington Since 194S|j. ^.|
UNCW remains behind in minority numbers
Marc Mar^adv ■ m
Marc Maready such schools hold a minority
STAFF WRITER representation of about 10.1
. percent of the entire student body.
UNCW is one of the ethnically With these figures, UNCW would
homogeneous universities in the fall just short of average,
state, but admissions officers say Although this year’s freshman
they are taking new steps to mix up class is the biggest in the school’s
the consistency of the campus. history, minority enrollment num-
UNCW consistently enrolls bers have not increased signifi-
fewer minority students—which cantiy.
refers to all ethnicities besides Shabazz said that more minor-
whites—than other University of ity students have been admitted and
North Carolina system schools such are coming, but that the Admissions
as Chapel Hill, Greensboro and department is now focusing on why
Charlotte, Roxie Shabazz, assistant minority students are choosing not
vice chancellor for admissions, to apply to UNCW. Lack of appli-
cations from minority students is
This is due, in part, to the racial where Bob Fry, assistant to the
and ethnic make up of the regions chancellor for planning, said the
of other schools, she said. real problem lies in creating a
This year, minority students greater sense of diversity on cam-
make up only 9 percent of the stu- pus.
dent body; 5 percent are African- “The location of UNCW—the
American, 1 percent are Indian and beach—is not a big seller for mi-
3 percent make up the remainder of nority students,” Shabazz said, but
other ethnicities. she acknowledges that the beach is
While these numbers are low, a tremendous draw for white stu-
they are close to the averages held dents,
by many other historically white
UNC system schools. On average
See Minority, Page 5
Senior Seven Vereen and Freshman Marquita McAlpind
study in the Uppemian Center located in the University Unioi
average ’ - ~ ^ me upperman Center located in the University Uniol
City elections head for run-off races
Chris W. Rogers Voter turnout through the area dates in
wasIiohtacw»ii 1,.., .. , ^ even larger t£
Voter turnout through the area daTes
..as light as well, but community eluding o
members will get a second chance mayoral
to have their voices heard in the candidates
run-off election. and 21 can-
There had been strong suspi- didates for
cions that there would be run-offs the three
in this year’s municipal elections, empty city
The crowded field of candi- council
seats—as
sured it.
The Wilmington municipal
elections ended last Tuesday
night with candidates heading for
run-offs in the mayor and city
council races, but without much
student participation.
“I think it [voter
turnout] could have
been better than it
was,” said Senior
Mike Jenkins, presi
dent of political sci
ence club. “I don’t
think there was as
much interest as there
should have been (for
students about the vot
ing), and I encourage
all students to get out
on November 6 and
vote in the runoff” Mayoral candidate Harper^telr&o^n
^ dtm't HuiA titen was as
much interest as there
have been (for sto-
tien^atMitthe¥olk^),and
/ eiH»un^ aff student to
get out on NovmHiar 6 and
vote in the nawff.”
■Mike Jen!^, pom-
sconce cHApre^deiA
even larger t,
burden when a
nexed and an s
ternative shou
be sought. The
port for Peters(
than Rivenba
in the newly a
nexed areas.
Jim Quir
and Katherii
Moore came o
..— .— votes for mayor as winners for city council seal
leading by less than one percent Jack Watkins, who has run unsu
over Charlie Rivenbark, trigger- cessfully in a previous bid for ci
mg a mayoral runoff council, came in third. Jol
Peterson said annexation Nesselroade and Jason Thom
had the r
played an important role ...
election, and the voters were
sending a message that they sup
port a candidate who is in favor
of some kind of consolidation.
Peterson said people are given an
n— both newcomers
Wilmington politics— came
fourth and fifth.
Quinn had the most votes f
one of the three city council sej
See Elections, Page