The Student Newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Volume XIV, Number 31
(photo by Debbie Miller)
As recent warm weather urges the rest of UNCC to take a “seventh inning
stretch," it’s “batter up" for our new 49er baseball team.
Editorial rights challenged
The Student Media Board received
a complaint of improper editorial prac
tices on the part of the Carolina Jour
nal’s Editorial Board at an informal
meeting held this past Thursday.
Ward Simmons, Student Body
Government treasurer, presented a
statement to the board requesting the
newspaper’s Editorial Board not be
allowed to endorse candidates for stu
dent elections. The board scheduled a
hearing for Tuesday, March 6, at 6
p.m. to settle the issue.
Simmons based his statement on
the following:
“I am bringing this complaint
under Article IV, Section 1 of the
(Student) Media Board Statutes,
which provides a mechanism for
‘Complaint and Arbitration.’
“The complaint is not with the
Carolina Journal,’" Simmons con
tinued, “for publishing the editorial
position of the board. I think the
(Carolina) Journal should not exclude
any editorials. My complaint is with
the board issuing editorial opinions.
“I think no organization or in
dividual holding an official position or
title should be allowed to use this
position or title in signing editorial
comments. The Editorial Board
should see to it the (Carolina) Journal
provides (1) factual information and
(2) a forum for exchange of ideas. It
should not issue editorial opinions.
“I am asking the (Student) Media
Board to stop the Editorial Board
from issuing endorsements,” Sim
mons said.
Student Media Board Chairman Joe
Austin said, “I think it’s a very com
plicated question. I can see both sides
Charlotte, North Carolina
of it, but I think the Carolina Journal
should have editorial freedom. I’m
with them 100 percent as long as the
paper provides a recourse in letters.
They (Simmons) don’t have a legal leg
to stand on.”
Carolina Journal Editor Nancy
Davis had no comment on the situa
tion.
Dean of students office undergoing changes
By Nancy Davis
The Dean of Students office will be
going through some reorganizational
changes in the next few weeks involv
ing staff responsibilities within the
Dean of Students office and Cone
University Center programming area.
The changes come after almost a year
of planning and the recent announce
ment of Marian Beane’s resignation
as orientation director. Chuck Lynch,
dean of students, announced the
plans officially last week after receiv
ing the O.K. to go ahead interviewing.
The reorganization has resulted in a
change of some position functions
and titles within the office. Presently,
Beane serves as parttime advisor for
the international students and as
orientation director. However, as of
July 1, she will be fulltime interna
tional student advisor, thus leaving
an opening for orientation director.
Also, there was a vacancy in the
Dean of Students office, after the
resignation of Associate Dean of
Students Betty Chafin last year.
Frank Joseph and Joanne Wolfe have
been sharing responsibilities in that
office, programming for commuter
Decision released on
nursing student’s case
Phillip Hildreth, vice chancellor for
academic affairs, announced Friday his
decision to deny Donna Blunt, a junior
nursing student who claims she was
unfairly treated while trying to
register for her senior courses, permis
sion to take the senor level courese she
requested.
An official statement released by
“I was real disappointed because
students have taken courses like this
before and Hildreth said he wouldn’t
take this into account.”
-Donna Blunt
the vice chancellor’s office said, “Ms.
Blunt has been advised of the proper
sequence under standards for the Col
lege of Nursing.”
According to the statement, Blunt
was informed of the details of the
decision in a letter from Hildreth.
Because of federal regulations, the
vice chancellor was not able to
disclose the contents of the letter but
would have no objections to Blunt
releasing information contained in
the letter.
Blunt, who would not disclose the
complete text of the letter without
consulting her attorney, Julius
students, reentering students and
leadership training.
Lynch saw a definite need for these
positions to be more specific. In the
reorganization of the office, three new
titles will be formed; director of com
muter life and student leadership
development, director of orientation
and under that position, assistant
director of campus programming.
According to Lynch, the director of
commuter life and student leadership
development will be responsible for
leadership development, commuter
life, peer counselor training and
supervision, student media and advis
ing student groups and organiza
tions.
The director of orientation and cam
pus programs will be responsible for
planning and coordinating the univer
sity orientation program, program
coordination for the entire campus,
including Cone University Center
programming, Free University pro
gram, College Bowl, working with all
major campus programming groups
and women’s studies liaison.
The assistant director of campus
March 5, 1979
Chambers, did say the decision was
based on her not obtaining the
authorization of the nursing depart
ment prior to registering for senior
level nursing courses. “(Hildreth) said
I had circumvented nursing depart
ment procedure and had not gotten
the authorization of the nursing
department," Blunt said.
She commented, “I was real disap
pointed because students have taken
courses like this (and preregistered
for the next level courses before com
pleting, but while taking, lower level
courses) before and Hildreth said he
wouldn’t take this into account,”
Blunt said.
Hildreth, citing the Buckley Act,
refused to elaborate on his prepared
statement.
Dean of the College of Nursing
Louise Schlacter, who was approach
ed after leaving Hildreth’s office,
refused to answer any questions.
programming will specifically be in
charge of the Cone University Center
programming, University Program
Board committees and summer ac
tivities. This is a new position so it
will be necessary to advejji.se na
tionally for an assistant director.
Lynch said, however, “depending
upon the number of people interested
and interviewed,” the two director
positions should be filled by March
20. “The tricky thing about it is,”
Lynch said, “it makes Barbara Torres
(present director of campus program
ming) and Frank Joseph (present
assistant dean of students) can
didates for the two director
positions.”
He further explained it would be a
promotion, involving new respon
sibilities and a new title. Therefore,
these positions will be open to current
university staff.
A strong foundation has been built
this year in a student leadership
which Lynch wants to put even more
emphasis on. He also said the
reorganization would allow “more
staff involvement into the programm
ing area."