| Rape kits still issue
for student groups, senate, administration |
David Forbes
SGA Beat
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Next semester
could see legislation by the Student Government Association (SGA)
and action by student groups to pressure the administration to provide
rape kits at Appalachian State University.
At the Nov. 19 SGA meeting, many senators mentioned
rape kits in the debate over a fee increase as something they felt
should be a higher priority.
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| Turchin Center to open
in May |
Carrie Baker
Business Affairs Beat
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The $9
million, three-phase Turchin Center for the Visual Arts is scheduled
to open May 2003.
Hank T. Foreman, director/chief curator of the
Turchin Center, said the building is currently in the second phase
of renovation.
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| AppalNET preferred access
for registration |
Hugh
Kellenberger
Chancellor/ Student Development Beat |
Due to
anticipated budget cuts set by the state, the Registrar’s Office
will no longer print hard copies of grades and schedules of classes,
said Registrar Don R. Rankins last Monday.
Students will be expected to use the AppalNET
system as the primary source for updating and changing information
such as addresses and phone numbers.
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| Proposal may give ASU
chance at I-A play |
Josh
Dernosek
Sports Beat |
James Nix | The Appalachian
The Mountaineers in play during
their first-round I-AA playoff loss to the University of Maine.
Owens Field House, shown behind the team, is in need of renovation
to add locker rooms, offices and new weight room.
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Appalachian State
University may have found a way into Division I-A football as long
as the current athletic proposal is approved by the Board of Trustees
Friday.
The NCAA is changing the requirements for Division
I-A membership, taking effect in 2004. It will make it easier for
some I-AA schools to change divisions to I-A while moving others
out.
To meet the new criteria, a school must have
17,000 people in paid attendance at football games and 200 athletes
on full scholarships, including men’s and women’s sports
and sponsor at least 14 NCAA sports.
Currently, Appalachian only meets the third requirement
but is not far from meeting the other two, said Athletic Director
Roachel J. Laney.
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| Kidd Brewer, athletic
facilities not able to compete |
Allie
Woods
Sports Beat |
Special to the AppalachianAn arial view of Washington-Grizzly
Stadium, home of the University of Montana Grizzlies. Montana
won a national championship last season
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The pounding of a volleyball,
a basketball and the unmistakable ping of an aluminum bat are familiar
sounds from Varsity Gymnasium and Brooke-Kirk Gymnasium.
The problem is between varsity athletics, club
sports and the intramurals Appalachian State University students
love so much – these facilities do not provide enough space
for everyone.
“We need to investigate the possibilities,”
said head football coach Jerry Moore. “We drastically need
a new weight room, not just for football but for every sport. There
would be never ending uses for a new facility.”
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| $1.6 million grant to
ASU for NC teachers |
Jennifer
Brannock
Faculty Senate Beat |
As classroom
sizes continually rise, the North Carolina public school system
is unable to retain qualified teachers in schools, causing cramped
learning environments and low-quality education for the state’s
youth.
In an effort to remedy the statewide teacher
shortage, the US Department of Education recently awarded a five-year,
$1.6 million grant to Appalachian State University’s Appalachian
Transition to Teaching Program (ATTP), which will allow faculty
to train and prepare anyone wanting to join the teaching profession
from another career.
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