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Campus Question: Did You Give Blood to Bloodmobile, and Why?
Williams
Moore
Thomas
Evans
Whalen
Dwayne
Taylor
McFadden
Boyd
Whitaker Lomoore
By HARRY PICKETT
Editor
The Bloodmobile motored to Hertford County and Chowan College on Thursday, Sept. 26 in hopes of receiving at least 200
pints of blood from the school — one pint from each student. However, when the mobile headed back to its hideout in Green
ville, N.C., it carried a little more than that because a pint of blood from some 285 Chowan students was taken.
The 285 figure doesn’t represent, by any means, half the total enrollment of the college; but it was a mark unexpected.
Many of the students on campus failed to give blood because they were either underweight, had low blood pressure, had
some sickness,or were just “chicken”.
Smoke Signals went out on campus and asked students and faculty members: Did you give blood, and why?
BRENDA WILUAMS, Uttleton N.C. - “No. My iron is too low. ”
TODD MOORE, Roanoke Rapids — “No. I don’t know why, it was just something I didn’t want to do.”
HAYWOOD EVANS, Tarboro — “Yes. I gave blood because I thought it was for a worthwhile cause. ”
SUSAN WHALEN, Virginia Beach — “Yes. Because I feel that it was a good thing to do.”
JIM THOMAS, Rocky Mount, N.C. — “No. It was medical reason. I had to have oral surgery that day. I’ve given eight
pints in my life.”
DWAYNE PARTMAN, Petersburg, Va. — “Yes. I believe if I give blood, one day someone will give blood tome.”
DR. R. HARGUS TAYLOR, Murfreesboro — “No. I was at Caraway Conference. I’m also a chicken.”
CECILIA YAU, Hong Kong — “No. I’d love to, but I went there three times and the line was too long.”
KEITH McFADDEN, Charleston, S.C. - “No. I had a footbaU game.”
GEORGIA ROSS, Charlotte — “No. Because I probably would have slapped the nurse if she would have come towards
me with a needle. ”
JANET BOYD, Wilmington, Del. — “No. I don’t weight enough for one thing. I doubt if I would have given it anyway. ”
MRS. ESTHER WHITAKER, Murfreesboro — “No. For the first time in my life I weighed enough. I’ve never weighed
enough to give blood before, but I didn’t give it this time. I don’t know if that’s an excuse or not.”
ZELBA LAMOORE, WILMINGTON, N.C. - “No. I’m scared of needles.”
■» (Photo by Larry Stukes)
Volume 11 Numbers Chowan College, Murfreesboro, NO October 12, 1979
SGA Officers Feud Over Constitution
Judiciary
Changes
Advanced
By HARRY PICKETT
EMitor
Roy Winslow, associate dean of
students, has recommended to the
Student-Development Council, ideas for
establishing a College Judiciary Coun
cil. The Faculty-Student Relations
Committee in its September 12
meeting, first suggested the recom
mendation that would have students
and faculty involved together in judg
ing fellow students who are accused of
breaking campus rules.
Under Winslow’s plan the Judiciary
would consist of three members and
one alternate from the student body and
four members and one alternate from
the faculty and administration.
Members of the Student-
Development Council when first
developing the recommendation, felt
that in order for the SGA to have a more
authoritative role in student govern
ment it would be a much better system
if the Student Judiciary and Faculty
Judiciary Committees were combined.
After reviewing the Faculty-Student
Relations recommendation, Clayton
Lewis, dean of students, asked Winslow
to make revisions where needed.
“I’m not saying that this is the best
idea,” observed Winslow, “I’m saying
this is an alternative.”
The Student-Faculty Judiciary would
decide whether the accused student is
guilty or innocent as charged, ac
cording to the dean. All members, in-
(See Judiciary, Page 3)
I i
Blood Gifts
Exceed Goal
By DONNA SWICEGOOD
The Red Cross Bloodmobile visit to
the Chowan campus on September 27
was deemed an “overwhelming suc
cess” by Steve Nelson, director of
Student Activities.
Chowan exceeded its 200-pint goal by
85 pints. 308 persons participated, while
23 were given medical referrals which
brought the total donations to 285 pints.
This was the largest single collection of
blood in Hertford County in the last five
years. Nelson-emphasized.
The Blood Cup was won by Halifax
Community College last year with
nearly the same percentage of donors
as Chowan had this year, according to
Nelson. “We could be in the running for
the Blood Cup this year. Nelson
maintained.
Cris Roe, Red Cross regional
representative, presented programs in
assembly on Monday (Sept. 24) and
Wednesday (Sept. 26) where he ex
pressed his appreciation to Oiowan. He
also said that the Chowan Program is
one of the best programs ever, ac
cording to Nelson.
Donors React Differently to Needle (Photos by Dennis Loan)
Interesting People on Campus
Litfle Wooden Whale Spawned Large Collection
Suzie and Her Whales (Photo by Bob Lumpkins)
By BARBARA PARKER
To jump from “one of the girls” in the
dorm to associate head resident over
night is a whale of a leap, but then Suzie
Whalen knows all about whales.
When the original associate head
resident withdrew from school at a time
when a head resident was sick off--
campus, Suzie was actually elevated to
acting head resident for the interim.
Suzie has a knack for collecting whale
objects.
“I bought my first whale in
February, 1977, in San Francisco,” she
recalled. “It was a little wooden whale
on little wooden wheels. Since then, I
have accumulated a number of other
types of whales.”
She has T-shirts with whales on them,
stuffed whale pillows, and a lot of other
types.
As for her job here on campus, Suzie
is now the associate head resident of
both Belk and Jenkins Halls.
“I was definately surprised when I
was asked to take over the job. So far, it
has been two hectic weeks, but now it is
settling down.”
She has already painted her apart
ment on second floor Belk and is look
ing forward to setting it in her own
mood. This job and her involvement in
the volley ball team has kept her very
busy.
Suzie is in her second year of
photography. She would like to believe
she would become “a famous free-lance
photographer”. She enjoys out-door
photography and specializes in sunrise
photography.
“Every time I watch a beautiful
sunrise, I feel beautiful along with it
and my whole day seems to go by
without any worries,” she mused.
Although she may not make
photography her career, it will always
remain as her favorite hobby.
Traveling has always been one of
Suzie’s favorite pastimes. She has
never been in the mid-Southem states,
but she has traveled to almost all of the
other states. She visited Canada in 1973
and 1975.
“I would like most of all to visit the
South-Pacific Islands,” she reflected.
“They symbolize peace and harmony to
me.” Most of her traveling has been
done with her parents and their trailer.
Virginia Beach is where Suzie now
lives. She likes living near the ocean.
She also likes the benefits — swimming,
sailing, diving, and water skiing.
“It is a nice place to live, but I would
not want to visit there,” she asserted in
a neat reversal of the old cliche. “The
tourists are cheated blindly by most
business, but I guess that is what they
expect.”
Suzie enjoys listening to mellow
music and classical jazz. She lik'es
(See Whale, Page 6)
Kaserman Walks Out
After Quorum Protest
s.
By HARRY PICKETT
Editor
Disagreements over guidelines
within the Student Government
Association’s Constitution, led to one
SGA officer walking out of the October 1
general legislative meeting in rage.
SGA Social-Chairperson for Men
Greg Kaserman stormed out of the
meeting after citing that the meeting
was not official because the represen
tative body did not meet a quorum. Ac
cording to the SGA Constitution, Article
1, Section 10, two-thirds of the members
of the Student Legislature shall con
stitute a quorum. Only six of the 12 hall
representatives showed for the
meeting.
“We can't have this meeting,” Kaser
man told Vice President Nancy Loy
who presided over the session,
“because we don’t have a quorum.”
After a much heated confrontation
between the two officers, Loy called the
meeting adjourned and rushed out of
the room in tears.
When Loy left the room, SGA Presi
dent Mike Burke said, “We’ll have a
meeting among the executive officers.”
He brought Loy back in the room, red
faced and still crying. “Anybody who
wants to stay can,” Burke told SGA
members.
With Loy standing behind the presi
dent at the podium, Burke recommend
ed that the meeting be called back into
open session. Kaserman objected to
Burke’s recommendation, and Loy
blurted, “If you don’t want to stay for
the meeting, why don’t you just leave!
Loy went on to comment that the
“U.S. Constitution doesn’t go by the
rules always.”
“I think we should be flexible and I
think we have a good representation
and should have the meeting,” Mrs.
Alice Vann, club advisor offered.
Kaserman retaliated, saying the
representatves voted at the meeting
before without a quorum and it wasn’t
suppose to be official.
Burke responded, saying, “If
something _ happens. I’ll take full
responsibllty with the administration
for voting.”
“Are you going on with the
meeting?,” Kaserman asked Loy.
“Yes,” she replied. Kaserman then
picked up his books and walked out,
with several members applauding his
departure.
Following the meeting, Burke said of
the incident: “Greg neglected his
duties; that’s a serious offense. He
walked out on a meeting I called.”
“I don’t know his reasoning for doing
this. I think he’s trying to uphold the
constitution. I didn’t swear an oath to
uphold the constitution, and none of the
other officers did either,” Burke recall
ed.
Kaserman told Smoke Signals that
his entire purpose was to adjourn
"meeting because it wasn’t official. I’d
do it again.”
In other business, SGA approved a
proposal by Burke that representatives
vote on “important” issues without
notifying their dorm floors.
Eddie Butler, a freshman represen
tative, disagreed with Burke’s pro
posal, saying,“We should have time to
go back to the dorm and see what the
floor thinks.” Burke retorted, “That’s
why we have people to represent us in
the U.S. Senate.”
lOY
KASERMAN
In other action, the government voted
to replace five broken canoe paddles.
Burke said that the broken ones would
be replaced with fiberglass or
aluminum ones. He could not estimate
a price, however.
SGA approved a plan for an
Emergency Student Loan for students
who need extra cash, medical
assistance and other necessities. Burke
said the students getting the aid would
have to meet standards set by SGA.
Members opted to work jointly with the
office of Financial Aid.
SGA approved purchase of a handle
for a rake broken during its clean-up
campaign at Lake Vann. The rake
belongs to the maintenance depart
ment. “It’s got to come out of
somebody’s budget, why not ours,”
Burke told members. Some members,
however, felt the maintenance depart
ment should pay for the broken handle.
SGA rejected a proposal recommend
ed by Burke that students who pay to
see the play, “Don’t Drink the Water”
be allowed to get in SGA-sponsored
movies free with the half-tom play
ticket.
In other business, the government ap
proved an allotment to students who go
to Ferrum for the football game of $2
per person. The total cost of the trip
would be $12.00 a student. Dr. R.
Hargus Taylor, chaplain to the college,
also had alloted $3 from the religious
activities budget, Burke announced.
East Hall sponsored the trip.
SGA unanimously approved reim
bursement of Belk Hall for purchasing
sodas and hotdogs for the canoe races
on September 8. SGA and Belk were
supposed to co-sponsor the entire event.
The SGA will vote at their October 15
meeting on the proposal to purchase
new sound systems used at the movies.
Burke said some students had com
plained about the quality of sound.
Burke will find out a probable price
from Phil Royce, director of public
relations.
All officers were present except
treasurer Steve Whittemore.