While many on-campus organizations and units advocate for specific groups, the newly formed Equity Office is committed to providing all Appalachian State University students, faculty, staff and administrators with a neutral and completely confidential starting place for obtaining information or advice about equity issues. The Equity Office also provides assistance with resolving perceived conflicts, misunderstandings, or other concerns regarding inequitable treatment involving some form of discrimination or other unjust conduct.

The Equity Office reports to the Provost, and our staff works closely with the Assistants to the Provost for Minority Concerns and Women's Concerns, the Compliance Office, Personnel Services, Athletics, the Vice Chancellors, and other supervisors to ensure that Appalachian State University complies with federal and state laws and university guidelines and policies. The role of the office's director is to facilitate the understanding and resolution of differences of the kinds detailed below as well as to coordinate the other on-going activities of the office.

Services now available to all members of the Appalachian community:

• Advocacy, information, and referrals
• Resource Center
• Publications
• Programming and training
• Information via e-mail

Concerns to Bring to the Equity Office

If you believe you've been treated unfairlyÑthat is inequitablyÑby another member of the Appalachian community, the newly established Equity Office offers you a place to start in resolving your problem.

While the University can't promise what the resolution to your problem will be, it does promise that your concerns will be taken seriously, that you will be treated with respect, and that the matter you bring to the Equity Office will be handled with the highest degree of confidentiality. Issues that would be appropriate to bring to the Equity Office include, but are not limited to, race, age, religious, sexual and other forms of discrimination; sexual harassment, equal opportunity matters, affirmative action concerns, issues related to academic freedom, employment and pay inequity concerns.

At your request, a staff member will meet with you to discuss your concerns and to explain to you the procedures available for resolving a problem. A staff member can also assist you in preparing any necessary forms and other materials, accompany you to meetings with others who may be involved in the problem, and refer you to other helpful resources available to you at the university.

Currently the staff consists of Dr. Melissa E. Barth, Director; Ms. Alexa N. Maddox, Program Assistant; 3 Graduate Assistants, and a Work Study assistant. An advisory board of 18 faculty, staff, administrators, and students assists in planning, programming, outreach and development matters. By the fall semester 1997, the Equity Office staff will also include 8 advocates: 2 faculty, 2 staff and 4 graduate and undergraduate interns who will also assist persons with their individual concerns regarding equity issues.

Be assured that every member of the Equity Office staff maintains the strictest level of confidentiality and that your concerns will be heard with impartiality.

The Equity Office
Room B4 East Hall
Phone: 262-2144
e-mail: equity or barthme

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The Looking Glass Gallery invites you to attend the exhibit Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design by Students in Art 2009 and 3009, running Jan. 13-31. Work in the exhibit focuses on designing and fabricating integrated mechanisms, stone and object settings, hollow form construction and incorporating articulated elements and casting metal. The Looking Glass Gallery is located on the first floor of the Plemmons Student Union.

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Learn to swim through # 13498, PE 1000-101, Swimming for the Non-Swimmer. The course is a one credit hour course, and is graded on the satisfactory, non-satisfactory method. The class is held Monday and Wednesday from 9 to 9:50 a.m. You will learn to swim.

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Leadership 101 is a series of workshops designed to provide club and organization members the basics for making their organization more effective and making workshop participants better leaders. Students are welcome to participate in the entire series or just the workshops that are of personal interest. If you would like further information about Leadership 101, contact the Center for Student Involvement and Leadership, 2nd floor, Plemmons Student Union, or call 262-6252.

Leadership 101 workshops for the spring semester are:

Fundraising 101 Thursday, January 16

Conflict 101 Thursday, January 30

Communication 101 Thursday, February 13

Time Management 101 Thursday, February 27

Recognition 101 Thursday, March 13

Burnout 101 Thursday, April 3

All workshops will be held in the Roan Mountain Room in the Plemmons Student Union from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

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Career Counseling: The Peer Career Center is open for students to stop by and work on making good career decisions. No appointments are required. Hours are:

Outreach Programs: The Peer Career staff is also available to present other programs to your classes, organizations, teams, or residence halls. Various programs and activities are available to assist in learning about oneself, the world of work, and decision making. Call 262-2029 for more information.

Internet: Visit us on the Internet at http://www.appstate.edu/www_docs/students/peer/web.html

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Rohypnol is the most rapidly spreading abused sedative-hypnotic drug of choice for young adults in some parts of the country. After administration of one 2mg tablet, sedation occurs within 20-30 minutes and lasts for approximately 8 hours, which is enough time to commit an act of rape or other type of physical assault. The price is extremely attractive and affordable to almost anyone at $2-3 per tablet. Typically, this drug is used in combination with alcohol to create a more lasting effect. As a matter of fact, college students have been reported using the drug to enhance the effects of alcohol and the feeling of drunkenness. The main cause of concern is that it is reportedly being given to females without their consent to produce "disinhibition," which can lead to rape in almost every circumstance. In fact, it wipes your memory clean and most victims have an extremely difficult time remembering anything.

• it is odorless, tasteless, and dissolves immediately in any liquid, so you would never know if it was slipped into your drink by someone
• those who ingest the drug become relaxed and can even lose bodily control, maybe even stop breathing. To most they appear drunk and thus, victims are difficult to spot before it is too late
• One victim gives this report ... "she recalled drinking a soda, then she felt first really hot, then really cold. She was unable to raise her arms. She asked the man she was with what was happening to her. He just laughed and told her later, 'I've waited 5 years for this.' When she awoke, she had been raped."
• Other names include: rpies, ruffies, roofies, roche, R-2, mexican valium, rib and rope.
• "I won't take a drink from anyone but a bartender now. A lot of women don't realize that a couple of drinks and a nice-looking man can end up in horror," said the victim.
• At Clemson University in 1996, two college males were arrested for possesion of over 200 tablets of Rohypnol each. That is potentially 200 date rapes each, and it only takes one time. In fact, anything that can be reclosed is a potential danger as a host for the drug.
• It can even be mixed with marijuana and cocaine, as well as heroin, so no one is free from its wrath.

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Summer program in
Germany
July 1997

Trip includes Cost: $1850.00
(Financial Aid Available)

• Three day trip to Munich
• Glacier skiing and hiking in Austria Call or visit:
• Six credit hours Dr. Ulrich Froehlich
• Excursions on the Romantic Road Sanford Hall 532

262-2303
This program is open to German classes of all levels.

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APPALACHIAN - ANGERS FRENCH SUMMER PROGRAM

June 2 - July 2, 1997

The Appalachian-Angers summer program is one of the finest and most economical overseas programs in the nation. It is a join venture between the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Appalachian State University, and the UniversitŽ d'Angers. The program takes place on the premises of the UniversitŽ d'Angers, two hours southwest of Paris, in the heart of the Loire Valley. It offers students a variety of courses and cultural activities. Students will be housed in private rooms in university residence halls.

The following courses will be offered: French 2010 (3)-Conversational French; French 3530 (3) - Contemporary French Culture; French 3531 (3) - French Conversational Patterns. 3-hour classes meet 1 hour 30 minutes every morning, five days a week. Students also will have the opportunity to visit area sites and historical monuments in the afternoon.

Program fees: Five weeks to include room and board, Appalachian tuition for 6 hours, two major excursions, insurance and International Student I.D. $1850.00 For further information call the Dept. of Foreign Languages & Literatures at 262-2304 or 262-3095; or Office of International Studies at 262-2046.

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January 13, 8 p.m.
Concert
Performing Arts Series
Riders in the Sky
These three zany buckaroos will take you back to the days of Gene, Roy and Happy at the Saturday matineee. Cowboy music is alive and well in the able hands and voices of Ranger Doug, Woody Paul and Too Slim. The Riders in the Sky have been seen on CBS, The Nashville Network, countless commercials, and have even hosted their own hit radio show. Young and old alike will love the Riders as they show everybody the "Cowboy Way."
Farthing Auditorium
Students $5, All Others $12
262-4046

January 20ÐFebruary 14
Exhibit
Catherine J. Smith Gallery
Faculty Show: Marianne Stevens Suggs and Therese Zemlin
This latest in a series of exhibitions presenting ASU art faculty work encompasses such themes as the "packaging" of the human body thorugh clothing, and the relationship between natural forms/phenomena and techological structures.
Reception on January 24, 5 p.m.
Catherine J. Smith Gallery
MondayÐFriday, 10 a.m. Ð 5 p.m.
Free, 262-3017

January 22, 8 p.m.
Lecture
Forum Series
NASA Consultant and Cosmos Producer, B. Gentry Lee
"Life on Mars?"
This Cosmos producer and NASA consultant has been described as a "novelist, computer game designer, space systems engineer, and an incurable knowledge junkie," who also devotes time to writing science fiction novels. Lee's lecture topic "Life on Mars?" will review mankind's view of MarsÐpast, present, and future. The lecture will explore results of NAS's robotic investigations of the red plannet, leading to the high probabilities that life and intelligence developed in our solar system not only on Earth, but elsewhere in our galaxy.
Farthing Auditorium
Free, 262-4046

January 22, 7 p.m.
Lecture
Appalachian Humanities Thematic Festival
"You Can't Know Everything About Ethnic Literature (But You Better Know Something)" Ð A Panel Discussion
Speakers: T.J. Arant (Department of English), Bruce Dick (Department of English), and Silvio Siras (Department of Foreign Languages and Literature).
|Linville Falls Room
Plemmons Student Union
Free, 262-2488

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Belk Library will observe the following schedule for the Martin Luther King holiday:

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East Hall is currently accepting applicants who wish to llive on its International Hall for the 1997-98 academic year. The International Hall is a floor community which pairs American students with students from a variety of other countries. Candidates should possess a strong ability to communicate with others and a willingness to assist international students in their transition to ASU. Applications are currently available at the Office of Residence Life, third floor, Thomas Hall, and are due February 3, 1997. If you have any questions, contact Heather Kilmer at 262-2416 or 262-2160.

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The Residence Life Multicultural Committee and the Multicultural Center are looking for students interested in becoming "Diversity Advocates." As Diversity Advocates, students will participate in training sessions, facilitate diversity-related programs and discussions, and mediate cross-cultural conflicts. If you are willing to grow in your understanding of difference and want to promote diversity on campus, this position may be for you. Applications are available at the Residence Life Office, 3rd floor, Thomas Hall, and the Center for Student Involvement and Leadership, 2nd floor, Plemmons Student Union. Applications are due by 5 p.m. on January 24. Please direct all questions to Heather Kilmer at 262-2160.

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Quinn Recreational Center

Aerobics

Fitness Clinics:

Free specialized sessions providing personalized fitness instruction and information. See the Quinn Center console worker for weekly schedules or call the Quinn Center at 262-3035.

Weight Room

The weight room will be open the same hours as the facility, except from 9:00 a.m. - noon, Monday through Friday. The gym and indoor track are available for use at all times the facility is open except on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Racquetball

Court reservations are taken one day in advance. Reservations for Sundays and Mondays are taken on Fridays.

Mt. Mitchell Life Fitness Centre

Aerobics

Monday - Thursday, 5:00 p.m., 5:15 p.m., 6:30 p.m.

Yoga

Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m.

Karate

Tuesdays and Thursday, 6:30 p.m.

Swimming Pool (at Broome Kirk Gym)

Lap Swim

Free Swim

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