University of North Carolina Asheville - Archive Yearbook (Asheville, NC)

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Christmas Dance Christmas Dance DEC 5 UNC-A STUDENT GOVERNMENT DANCE 6 RICHARD ROBERTS 6 ASHEVILLE SYMPHON 6 STAR FORCE CLUB 7 WRESTLING 12 December

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November November proved to be victorious for some, and heartbreaking for others. Campus buzzed with the excitement of the Claude Kipnis Mime Company, delighting its audience with renditions of The Apple , The Pianist , and others. Victor Hermann amazed and terrified people with his stories of escape from Soviet imprissonment during his lecture. Reagan emerged victorious in his bid for the presidency while Voyager beamed photographs of Saturn to Earth as it orbited the ringed planet. Greensboro shuddered when a jury found six Nazis and Klansmen not quilty of murder during a rally one year ago. The hostages were sent to Algeria, awaiting results of negotiations for their release. Natural disasters were rampant: a wild fire in California destroyed more than $254 million in personal property. Naples, Italy trembled under a devastating earth- quake that destroyed homes, churches, businesses, and took more than 3500 lives. A hotel fire in Las Vegas claimed 85 lives. The basketball teams officially began their season, and the volleyball and soccer teams retired for the winter. Students heartily and hungrily welcomed Thanksgiving break, for it was the first vacation since school started. The mountains stared leafless and frigid at the sky, waiting for snow and the eventual sunshine that would return their greeness. Frozen slide

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December The month of religious celebration brought death and unhappiness with its family feasts and bright ribbons. The Christmas Dance enticed students to celebrate in their holiday suits at the Civic Center, the first off-campus event of the semester. Students struggled with final exams, saving the last day of class to shout and sigh with relief. The world mourned the tragic murder of singer- songwriter John Lennon, a member of the Beatles . Movie celebrities Mae West and George Raft also died. The prime interest rate soared to a record high of 20%%, causing people to wonder if houses would ever again be part of the American dream. John Jenrett of South Carolina, to his tearful dismay, was convicted of ABSCAM charges; the charges were brought against him by the FBI. The hostages were filmed in captivity by their Iranian captors. The films were shown to the families of the prisoners and all Americans on national television. The old Manor Inn in Biltmore burned when the fire department could not start its trucks due to dead batteries, causing the Biltmore community to question its safety in the case of fire. Several dorms had Christmas parties of their own, preparing their hearts for the expected, and longed-for, warmth and gaiety of home. Christmas Dance Christmas Dance December 13