2008 Woodie Awards
Lead Stories
Despite concerns raised after a recent incident at N.C. State, SGA moves ahead with plan for new public forum
A free speech graffiti wall might adorn the UNC Asheville campus soon, despite recent controversy over such a forum at North Carolina State University.
"We're banking on the good will of UNCA students to typically want to live in a good, coexisting environment," said Courtney Galatioto, chair of the Student Government Association Aesthetics Committee.…
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Bulldogs sweep the visiting Wofford Terriers 3-0
The UNC Asheville volleyball team's 2008 season ended last Tuesday as the Bulldogs swept the visiting Wofford Terriers 3-0.
"Wofford didn't make their conference tournament, so it was a nice match for two teams to come together and celebrate our successes," Head Coach Julie Torbett said.…
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UNC Asheville club experiments with varying sounds, utilizing improvisation
UNC Asheville musicians experiment with musical improvisation in "Decomposition: New Solutions for Sound," a club founded early this year that meets every Friday.
"The experiences I've had playing music with local musicians and students inspired me to organize a place where people can group and exhaust their ideas, sounds and influences," said Sijal Nasralla, junior student and founder of Decomposition.…
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Featured Stories
Storyville'Tis the season for Slow Foods
A fire rages in the middle of Barbara Swell's kitchen and she has no intention to
put it out. In fact, she slowly and methodically keeps adding wood to it.
She is searching for the right temperature, poking and prodding the conflagration
into a symphony of cracks and ticks, waving flame and smoldering wrought iron. Why
would someone build a fire in the middle of their kitchen with such care and precision?
Why, to bake a pie, of course.
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Know-Nothings still affect politics"I know nothing but my country, my whole country and nothing but my country." This slogan appeared on the 1856 presidential campaign posters of Millard Fillmore, a candidate backed by a nativist group known as the Know-Nothings.
The Know-Nothings were notorious for their harsh limits on immigration and their tendency to offer simple and straightforward answers to difficult problems.
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New development raises hopes, concernsA luxury gated golf community brings Western North Carolina the first American golf course designed by Tiger Woods, along with environmental concerns and hopes for economic revival.
"We don't know what will happen when you put 800 houses up at 2000 feet," said Rebecca Williams, 47, chair of the Land Use Task Force of the Swannanoa Pride Community Coalition, a local organization formed in reaction to development.
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Vandals strike school buildings
Large scratch marks decorate a pane of glass looking into room 104 in Highsmith Student Union, one of many acts of vandalism that have occurred around campus since the start of the semester.
"A lot of the vandalism that has been reported has been vulgar words, different people's nicknames like T.
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Fear plagues American lifeA man from Trinidad stopped me in the laundromat. We chatted for a few moments about reggae, dreadlocks and marijuana.
Then he hit me with it.
"Only one other person has spoken with me today," he said. "Americans are so scared. They hide in themselves and don't care.
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Infant mortality rate needs definition overhaulThe United States is 41st for infant mortality rate, with 6.3 babies of 1,000 born dying this year, so far. Big deal.
The Congressional Budget office released this statement in August in response to the lower-than-others infant mortality rate of the U.
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Television viewing affects media biasRepublicans and heavy television viewers likely perceive unfavorable bias in the news, according to research conducted by mass communication students at UNC Asheville last October.
"It was very interesting to see the responses of television viewers in relation to their political beliefs," said Susan Terry, 26, senior mass communication student.
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Financial accountability needed in schoolsThere is a significant gap between rich and poor in this country.
This gap is the result of a natural class separation inherent in a capitalist economy. Whether you're a Marxist, a free-market utilitarian or anywhere in between, this gap in wealth is undeniable.
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A Letter from Student Government AssociationThe Student Government Association at UNCA does the majority of its work in committees. The Student Affairs Committee is the one that works on student concerns, issues and problems.
This semester Student Affairs has tried to tackle the new Card-Access system to gain entry into the dorms.
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