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September 17, 1985 Ink News Page 7 Hinton James gets Black art director conti luied from page 6 a colony at NSCU, but it is not a fraternity yet,” he added. He attributes his involvement with Greeks to his belief that the Greek organizations are very wor thwhile. He said, “Sometimes I feel that Greek organizations, both Black and white, get a bum rap. Greek organizations are instrumental in campus leadership and in promoting interaction between students.” Wall has never pledged because, he said, he didn’t have the time. ‘1 went through Freshman Rush at State and was ready to pledge when I was offered a job as A.R.A.,” he said. He decided that being an R.A. was more important than pledging and continued to put off pledging because of lack of time, he said. “I feel we need more non-Greeks that are pro-Greek. This way so meone like myself who is not a Greek can speak positively on the behalf of Greek organizations. Wall said he feels that it is impor tant for students to involve themselves in something other than academics. “Students can be bulldozed at UNC, however, it is important for them to realize that they can operate the bulldozer. After all, students run the University.” Need academic help? Minority Advising Program is available Housing, still a problem by Shirley Hunter Staff Writer The number of freshmen who are still living in triples is slowly dwindling from the original number of 300. But, Sheri Outlaw, a business administration major from Greenville, S.C., is still waiting to be moved, she was not very happy when she discovered she would have two instead of one. “I was very upset, because I felt that I should be able to have as much room as anyone else.” But, like many other freshmen whose housing contracts were received late by the housing office, Outlaw was placed in a room already occupied by two students. Of the 300 originally tripled, about half were female and half were male. Most of them. Outlaw who lives in Hinton James, were placed on South Campus because there were more spaces available there than on other parts of campus. Still, most dorms on campus are experiencing the problem. Usually, there is an housing problem on-campus every year, according to Wayne Kuncl, director of housing at the University. But, this year’s 300 tripled is double that of last year. This increase made the problem worse than it has ever been, Kuncl said. Other campuses around the state are experiencing similar problems. For instance, North Carolina State housed students in area hotels until spaces could be allotted. This year, more freshmen desired on-campus housing, a primary reason for the increase. Kuncl said in past years students have wanted to live off campus because it was fashionable. Now, students see several advantages to living in dorms. He said many students see that living in an apartment is more expensive than living in a dorm. “Economics is a factor, he said. It does cost less to live on campus.” Kuncl also said designated parking and closeness to classes are major factors. But t h e biggest reason more freshmen decided to live on a campus this year was to be closer to social funtions. “Social activity is important to students and parents,” Kuncl said. Also the University guarantees campus housing to all freshmen, another factor in overcrowding, he said. The problem is not compounded by the delay opening Carmicheal Dorm, Kuncl said. “We didn’t plan on the building being completed, he said. Spaces were not allot ted.” Now, however, spaces are being allotted to tripled students. They are being vacated for several reasons, but mainly because housing contracts are being canceled either by students who decided not to attend the University, or those who live off cam pus. Female temporaries are moving faster than males because there are more spaces available to them. However, it is impossible to predict how fast any student will move. Vacancies are filled according to placement on a waiting list, and the speed in which people are moved varies. According to Vernon Wall, Area Director of Hinton James, the moving process is speeded after Labor Day. “Labor Day tends to be a reckoning day when people decide they don’t want to return to school.” But Wall said that a few weeks after the holiday the process begins to slow. The students who are left in triples after this period may have a long wait — maybe until continued on page 8 photo by Ralph Ward by Deidre E. Booker Staff Writer In times of academic and social need, a freshman minority student can turn to someone for help. Minority Advisors, are provided shoulders for freshmen minority students to lean on, academic counselors and friends. Grandison F. Wells, M.A., a senior RTVMP major from Winston Salem, described an M. A. ’s job as a friend and a source of information, some one you can depend on.” The Minority Advising Program is a peer counseling service implemented in achievement and persistence of incoming Blacks and American Indians. The program also has two major aspects. One is to help accomplish ade quate adjustment of students in order to aid in the reduction of the retrition rate and facilitate a smoother adjustment to the university environment. The other is to actively involve minority students in developing the maximum potential of in coming minority freshmen. This year the program is headed by Assistant Dean D.R. Croslan. Who said, “the Minority Advising program over the years has been most effective in assisting the incoming minority student in his or her educational, emotional and social ad justment to college life.” Minority Advisors are up perclassmen who have a 2.5 grade point average or better. They submit an ap plication which accompanies a recom mendation form. A selection committee then examines these forms and makes a decision. Most M.A.s said they are par ticipants because during their freshmen year their advisors were a great in fluences on them. Sharon Gaskins, a junior pharmacy major from Bayboro, N.C., said she wanted “to help out” minority freshmen like she was helped in her freshmen year. “My M.A. showed genuine concern when I felt no one cared. She made me realize that if other people could do it, so could I. Vaunzell Wells, a sophmore radiology major form Wagram, N.C. said, “I just wanted to pass the warmth and friendliness to others.” This year, 50 M.A.s will visit the six to seven advisees they have each been assigned at least once a month also the M.A.s will attend a group sessions em phasizing academic survival at the university. These sessions will cover how to succeed in college, how to build writing skills and how to prepare for ex aminations. The M.A. will also promote an outgrowth of the tutorials. At the tutorials, all subject areas in the general college education re quirements will be covered. These tutorial sessions are available Monday through Thursday from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at various campus sites. Each M.A. is required to tutor at the academic skills sessions, and each site is supervised by a graduate student. Unfortunately, the attendance rate of the academic skills sessions are low. For the 1984-85 school year, an average of 30 students per week attended the sessions at all campus sites. Croslan attributes the low attendance to students associating the sessions with remedial work, students saying they do not have the time and the sessions not be ing mandatory. Croslan does feel that the attendance rate can be improved if the skills sessions were mandatory, had faculty support, parental support and other incentives. photo by Ralph Ward
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