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Chancellor Responds to women's
concerns
Addresses group
of campus women and createes committee
Vanessa Urruela
Editor-in-Chief
Yesterday evening Chancellor Francis T. Borkowski held a meeting with campus women leaders to discuss women's issues at Appalachian. According to Borkowski, the meeting was held to inform students of measures the university is taking to better serve the female population and to get feedback from women.
Topics covered in the open discussion ranged from campus safety to a lack of concentrated resources for women at Appalachian.
Borkowski said he feels that, "campus safety issues" need to be examined on a regular basis and that the justÐforming Campus Safety Committee will "constantly assess policies, procedures and security issues and make recommendations to the various divisions within the university."
Borkowski said that an outside consultant will visit Appalachian to examine the university's overall policies, procedures and campus. The consultant will work with the new committee and senior administrators.
Jane Helm, vice chancellor for business affairs, reported that Mountaineer Escort has been turned over to the university and that it will begin its new seven-days per week service from 5 p.m. until 1 a.m. on Monday. She also said that University Police are making other efforts to better serve students like the installation of more blue lights and the addition of a female investigator to the force.
According to Helm, another avenue being explored by the Police is that of outside consultation. February 2-4, three heads of campus security from different colleges around the country will meet with university officials to critique the ASU Police Department. The police chiefs will work with ASU officials to improve the existing police system.
How students get information about crimes was an issue at the meeting. Barbara Daye, associate vice chancellor for Student Development said that the administration has begun running information for women and safety information on the "Backpage" of The Appalachian.
Kaye Cranford, student government association president, said that any time students need information or resources, they can call the SGA office for help.
"The important thing is for students to know what resources are out there," said Catherine Brown, an ASU student.
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New
coffee house opens
Tradewinds caters
to all tastes
Jay Konstantaras
Asst. News Editor
The metamorphosis is complete.
What was once the empty, dimly lit Hawksbill Pub has been transformed into the Tradewinds Coffee House, a plush new cafŽ which will open its doors to the public January 13.
Tradewinds Coffees, a roasting and distributing company based in Raleigh, has been chosen to operate the new coffee house, which shares the companyÕs name and logo.
ÒWe felt that [Tradewinds] was pleasant sounding, appealing and just as good as anything we could come up with,Ó said Dave Robertson, director of Student Programs.
Tradewinds was one of five vendors who bid for the right to operate the new coffee house. Robertson said that Tradewinds was chosen by twelve home economics students who sampled coffees from each of the bidding vendors.
ÒWe think students will enjoy the product they put out,Ó Robertson said.
Besides coffee-type beverages such as espresso and cappuccino, Tradewinds will serve frozen drinks and ice creamÐbased beverages. Also on the menu will be cream and Italian sodas.
ÒWe want to be able to accommodate non-coffee drinkers,Ó said Tres Watkins, manager of the new coffee house. ÒCoffee houses are half about coffee and half about atmosphere.Ó
One thing Tradewinds wonÕt accommodate is meal cards. Because Tradewinds is operated by an independent vendor, students wonÕt be able to use their meal cards to purchase their beverages.
Robertson said that Tradewinds and Food Services are currently negotiating a deal that would make the coffee house meal cardÐaccessible at some point in the future. Ò[Tradewinds] would like for students to be able to use their meal cards, we just have to work out the details,Ó he said.
In addition to serving coffee, Tradewinds will also play host to low-key entertainment such as poetry readings and open mic nights for jazz musicians, pianists and acoustic guitarists. In the future, students will also be able to check out board games and playing cards with their student ID.
The decision to renovate the pub into a coffee house came in October, when administrators and students decided that the pub could be put to better use as a place that, according to Robertson, Òwould be used by students on a more regular basis.Ó The pub had been practically deserted since additions to the student union provided better areas for students to study and gather.
Students from AppalachianÕs interior design classes provided the designs for the renovations, which far exceeded administratorsÕ expectations.
ÒItÕs got a real feel and class unlike anything else on campus,Ó Robertson said.
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Fee increase for 1997-98 year
Danny Sink
Staff Writer
The Appalachian State University Board of Trustees endorsed a $211.50 per student fee increase last month for the 1997-1998 academic year.
The largest part of this increase is $120, which will be contributed to room subsistence. Bob Feid, the associate vice chancellor for Student Development said the increase is due to higher utilities costs. One of the main reasons for the increase in utilities is the new steam plant, which is under a 30 year bond.
Starting in 1998, the payments on the bond will come to $300,000 per year, accounting for almost 1/4 of the room subsistence increase.
Another factor taken into consideration is the raise in minimum wage which will soon take effect. This will require that security and office personnel associated with housing gets their share. Feid said there has not been a decision as to whether or not Resident Assistants and Resident Directors will receive any increase in pay.
Other increases include a $48 increase to the standard meal plan and a $26.50 increase in transportation fees. This includes a $7.50 increase toward AppalCart and $1.50 toward the Mountaineer Escort service.
According to Feid, the increase represents a move toward the building of the proposed parking deck. There is currently a $75,000 per year discrepancy between the amount charged students to ride the AppalCart and the actual tab sent to the university. The $7.50 increase replaces the amount currently being taken out of parking fees to cover this discrepancy and allow the university to save up for the parking deck.
The $1.50 Mountaineer Escort charge will go toward hiring drivers rather than relying on volunteers. Because of past problems with driver reliability, the university hopes that implementing a paid employee status will make the service more efficient.
Athletics will receive another $10, as will the educational and recreational programs. The Student Union gets a $4.50 boost and $3 will go toward book rental and the education and technology fee.
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Daye honored for service to the
university
Laurie Lyda
Staff Writer
Appalachian State University administrator Barbara Daye has received an outstanding service award from the Alpha Chi national honor society. It is the first time that Alpha Chi has presented the award.
ÒI was totally surprised and very honored,Ó said Daye. ÒAny time you receive an award it is special, but because this is the first time this award has been presented, it is even more so.Ó
Daye first came to Appalachian as a graduate assistant, and has worked in a variety of administrative positions before being named associate vice chancellor for student development in 1986.
ÒI still love coming to work,Ó Daye said of her work with students. ÒYou never know what youÕre going to be doing from one minute to the next.Ó
She has a number of responsibilities which include working with the Office of University Recreation and the Appalachian Child Development Center. Daye also coordinates programs in student development and works with students in crisis.
She organizes Family Day weekend, Parent orientation and many Honors Day programs in addition to coordinating WhoÕs Who and dealing with issues of academic integrity.
In addition to her work in student development, Daye coordinates the universityÕs Parents Association. She mainly works with the board of directors, whose objective is to inform and involve parents about university affairs.
One of the Parents AssociationÕs projects is the Career Info Network. The project links students with people in the career world. Parents and friends of the university are invited to agree to bring a student into their workplace for an internship, or just to allow the student to observe interaction in a real workplace.
Daye is a member of both the National and North Carolina Associations for Women in Education, as well as the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators and the American College Personnel Association.
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The Office of General Studies is seeking Student Orientation Leaders for Freshman and Transfer Orientation sessions in the summer and fall of 1997.
Applications can be obtained at the Academic Advising Center in 107 Dougherty Hall. An information session will also be held On Jan. 28 at 5:30 p.m. in the Linville Falls Room of Plemmons Student Union, where students can ask questions and speak to previous orientation leaders.
Completed applications and references are due by February 7. Employment will be from June 28-Aug. 2 and Aug. 17-19. Compensation is $1000, a single room and some meals provided.
For more information, contact Micki Riggsbee at 262-2167.
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The North Carolina Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators will hold an informational phone-a-thon Jan. 28-30 to answer questions about applying for financial aid.
The phone-a-thon is part of Financial Aid Awareness Week observed the last week in January.
Trained representatives can be reached between 6 and 8:30 p.m. during the phone-a-thon by calling (800) 400-0678.
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Appalachian State UniversityÕs Chorale will begin rehearsals for their Spring concert Monday.
Rehearsals will be held each Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center, Room 214. There will be no rehearsal on Jan. 20.
This semesterÕs concert will be April 29 at 8 p.m. They will perform the second and third parts of HandelÕs ÒMessiah.Ó
The chorale is an 85-voice group open to community members, as well as Appalachian faculty, staff and students. No audition is required.
For more information, contact Brian Bailey at 262-6467 or 265-1991.
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Five computers have been donated to Appalachian State University as part of the Women in Science Scholars Program sponsored by the Glaxo Wellcome Foundation.
The foundation gave the laptop computers and printers to the university for use by two students participating in the scholars program and other women science students. The computers will be passed on to the next generation of scholars in the program when the current participants graduate.
The scholars program, established by the foundation in 1993, is designed to encourage young women to enter science-related professions.
The two Appalachian students currently in the program are Donna Culton of Charlotte and Lori Harmon of Boone. Culton is a biology major and Harmon is a senior math education major. They are among 46 students from 24 North Carolina colleges and universities involved in the program this year.
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