March 2012
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Virtual Blue Banner →
We may not be publishing every week, but you can find us on Issuu.
January 2012
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Email from UNCA about BSC decision
School officials sent an email out this morning with a short Q&A to help clarify issues surrounding recent decisions regarding the Big South. Q: Did you waive the opportunity to host the Big South men’s final championship game on campus? A: Yes. When faced with the possibility of not being able to host any tournament games, Chancellor Ponder and Janet Cone decided that it was in the...
December 2011
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“All you can do at this point is chug a few 40s and hope for the best.”
– Overheard at UNCA
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November 2011
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Okay, we’re a day late to the whole “give thanks” shenanigans, but we are so thankful to have the privilege to go to school and report in such a beautiful city: Asheville, N.C.
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Got a question for us?
Just click submit at the top of the page and we’ll answer anything and everything.
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No more email reminders about student ticket...
In an email sent today from Harmon Turner, the ticket manager of UNC Asheville Athletics
UNC Asheville Students, Information about student ticket pick-up for men’s basketball games will no longer be coming to you via email. Check out www.uncabulldogs.com on a weekly basis for information regarding ticket pick-up for upcoming games. To find this information, go to the website, scroll...
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Bus detours for UNCA bus on Monday
Blame construction: From the press release from the City of Asheville:
ASHEVILLE – Asheville Transit will detour Route #2 and #18 for on Monday, Nov. 14 from 7a.m. – 5 p.m. due to construction on campus. During this time only two bus stops will be served on the UNC Asheville campus: • Bus-stop at the Main Entrance to campus below the Humanities Lecture Hall on Edgewood Rd. • Bus-stop at...
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Some more info about Sunday's basketball game
In an email sent to UNCA students, the university wanted to remind us of a few things to keep in mind and remember (in addition to how to get a free T-shirt!):
We hope that you are as excited about Sunday’s men’s basketball game as we are. Here are a few quick things to keep in mind.
1. The fan fest will be on Alumni Way starting at noon and will feature a DJ, Bojangles chicken (for...
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WatchStudents singing UNCA’s new fight song: This is kind of painful to watch, but hey, at least we have a song now.
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We've got a fight song, UNCA Bulldogs
According to the university, we can now say that UNCA’s fight song is lyric-less no more. After associate professor of mathematics Ed Johnson (who is also the man you see walking Rocky around campus) hosted a contest that called for lyric submissions, we now have something to sing about. Assistant professor of music Lyn Burkett wrote the lyrics. Just in time for Sunday’s big game...
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Survey Finds Cheating Among Students at All GPA... →
infoneer-pulse:
Over a third of undergraduate students admitted to some form of cheating at one of America’s top research universities, according to a survey published November in the journal Science and Engineering Ethics.
Students surveyed at the University of California San Diego shared a common perception that “everyone is doing it”, a notion that contributed to the cheating prevalence,...
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Student Energy Conference Panel at UNCA this week →
poorinavl:
Wednesday, November 9 - Student Energy Conference Panel with UNCA
“On the weekend of November 4th-6th, hundreds of students from around the Southeast will attend the Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference at UNC Asheville to talk about how to replace coal & nuclear with green power and conservation. Over 300 students will be making plans for clean energy campaigns to...
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Can't live without Facebook? Studies show social...
The addiction to social media extends its influence from the recreational to the professional, UNCA teachers and students said.
“This is one area that we really need to do some good research in, and really find out what impact it makes on student’s learning,” Heon Lee, associate professor of sociology at UNCA, said.
Social media and online networks have become an integral part of student’s...
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“It makes us wonder whether the extraordinary amount of resources we spend on...”
– Harry Holzer, labor economist and public policy professor at Georgetown University.
U.S. Wealth Gap Between Young, Old Is Widest Ever
(via huffingtonpost)
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And they're (back) on: campus radio station...
Senior Tim Sawicki hosts an online radio program for the Blue Echo last Thursday. The campus radio station returned to the airwaves this fall after a two-year absence. Photo by Dustin Stuart, photography editor
The Blue Echo, UNC Asheville’s student organized online radio station, offers listeners the chance to discover new music, win prizes and learn about local events, said Shawn Hiatt,...
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Letters to the Editor
Reminder: If you would like your opinion expressed, we always accept letters to the editor. Letters should be emailed to the editor-in-chief or the appropriate section editor.
Letters should also include the writer’s name, year in school, and major or other relationship to UNCA. Include a telephone number to aid in verification. All letters are subject to editing for language and length,...
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“Asheville is just a real draw, and it’s really gotten a name for itself....”
– Executive director of Asheville Cinema Festival Wyman Tannehill, on the importance of the city to ACF. This is the Asheville Cinema Festival’s first year and will feature more than 39 films of different genres.