The Student Newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Volume XIV, Number 33
Charlotte, North Carolina
March 19, 1979
Students call for "full” investigation by HEW
By Rick Monroe Legislature and the Black Student
The NAACP and over 400 students Union in asking the Department of
have joined UNCC’s Student Health, Education and Welfare to in-
n _ (Photo by Debbie Miller)
Donna Blunt looks on as Student Body President Larry Springs reads a resolu
tion.
Measles hit N.C. campuses; not here yet
By Luann Whitley
The German measles, or rubella, are
sweeping across North Carolina col
lege campuses with the total amount
of cases reported now reaching over
100. The colleges that have reported
rubella cases are N.C. State, David
son, UNC-Greensboro, Appalachian
State and East Carolina. Like UNCC,
each of these colleges have been out
on spring break within the last two
weeks, which has given students a
chance to carry the disease across
North Carolina.
Ken Sanford, director of public in
formation at UNCC, said, “Before
spring break last week, UNCC had no
reports of rubella. We have no idea
what will happen when the students
return to campus.”
The major concern when dealing
with rubella is the fact pregnant
women, who have not been immuniz
ed or have not had rubella, can
damage the unborn fetus if they come
into contact with rubella.
The symptoms of rubella are a
slight fever, headache, enlarged
lymph glands and a rash which usual
ly starts at the head and moves
downward. Rubella lasts anywhere
from three to five days. UNCC’s
Brocker Health Center advises
anyone who has rubella should go
home, do not stay on campus. If you
think you have rubella, the health
center can confirm it by checking
your blood. Also, the blood test can
be used to check and see if you have
been immunized for rubella.
According to nurse practitioners
Kay Lackey and Willie Wachowiak,
at the health center, “No measures
have been taken yet to set up im
munization clinics on campus. We
will have the vaccine on hand and
students can come to the health
center to be immunized.”
At the health center, students will
Student Bill of Rights proposed
as addition to student body constitution
By Luann Whitley
Larry Springs, student body presi
dent, has a proposed student bill of
rights which will be included in the
constitution referendum to be voted
on during the elections. “It is essen
tial for the welfare of the students to
have certain rights. These rights
should be assured and should be a
part of the constitution,” Springs
said.
“Actually, the student body is
already operating under most of these
rights but the present constitution is
void of any ‘written rights’ concern
ing the students,” Springs said. "The
rights I am proposing passed in Stu
dent Legislature with only two
amendments.
“My main concerns are the first
two rights listed, freedom of speech
and freedom of the press. On number
six, there was an amendment added
to the end by the legislature which in
cludes university policy. Also,
number eight was amended by adding
sexual preference and affectual
preference,” Springs said.
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Student Bill of Bights
1. Students shall have the right of
vestigate alleged racial discrimina
tion in the College of Nursing.
Kelly Alexander Jr., state NAACP
vice president, said in a press con-
feren e held March 8 in the Cone
University Center, Donna Blunt, a
junior nursing student, had been the
victim of “. . . systematic acts of
racial discrimination and harassment
. . . (which) clearly violate Title VI.”
(Title VI, Section 601, of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 states, “No per
son in the United States shall, on the
ground of race, color, or national
origin, be excluded from participation
in, be denied the benefits of, or be sub
jected to discrimination under any
program or activity receiving federal
financial assistance.'’)
Blunt said her attorney, Julius
Chambers, who was out of town, had
advised her not to discuss any of the
details of her case, but, Alexander
referred reporters to an article in the
Feb. 26 issue of the Carolina Journal
which described problems Blunt was
having in trying to register for senior
be charged for the vaccine injection.
The charge for the titer or blood test,
to check for rubella, is $7.25. UNCC
students may want to note that at the
Charlotte Health Department one can
be immunized free of charge.
freedom of speech and inquiry. The
Student Association or administra
tion shall make no policies that limits
this right.
2. Students shall have the right to
freedom of the press. The Student
Association or administration shall
make no policies that limits this
right.
3. Students shall have the right to
peaceful assembly, petition, picket
and demonstrate to the Student
Association or administration for
redress.
4. Students shall have the right to
be protected against improper
academic evaluation. Student perfor
mance shall be evaluated solely on an
academic basis, not on opinions or
conduct in matters unrelated to
academic standards. Students shall
have this protection through orderly
procedures against prejudicial or
capricious academic evaluation.
5. Students shall have the right to
academic due process and procedural
due process in disciplinary pro
ceedings. Students shall have the
right to appeal.
6. Students shall have the right to
level nursing courses while taking
junior courses.
Black Student Union President
Renee Gaddy presented petitions
bearing the names of 427 students
who agree “. . . the University has
violated Title VI ... and therefore
join ... other concerned organiza
tions and individuals in calling on the
Department of Health, Education
and Welfare Office of Civil Rights to
conduct a full investigation.’’ Gaddy
challenged HEW to “find out the pro
blems of the nursing department and
come up with a solution that will
benefit all black students at UNCC.”
Student Body President Larry Spr
ings read a resolution passed by the
Student Legislature which also called
for HEW to investigate the nursing
department said, “The university ad
ministration has ignored positive
evidence of harassment and
discrimination.’’
During the press conference a
racially mixed group of approximate
ly 25 students stood outside Reese
building with signs saying, “We need
more Donna’s,” “End UNCC Nursing
Dept. Now” and other slogans. A
spokesman for the group, Steve
Powell, said the group consisting
mostly of BSU members got together
to decide how they could best help
Blunt “and this is the end result.
But,” he added, “it’s not over.”
participate in institutional govern
ment and the formulation of academic
policy and university policy.
7. Students shall have the right to
privacy and the protection against
improper search and seizure.
Students shall have the right to be
protected against verbal harassment,
mental harassment and political
surveilance.
8. Students shall have the right to
be protected against the effects of
racism and sexism. No student may
be discriminated against because of
race, sex, religion, national origin,
sexual and affectual preference.
9. Students shall the right to be pro
tected against improper disclosure of
any student records. All information
about student views, beliefs and
political association which professors
or university officials acquire in the
course of their work at the university
shall be confidential. No records shall
be kept which reflect the political ac
tivities or beliefs of students.
10. Students shall have the right to
freedom of association and the right
to from clubs or organizations to pro
mote their common interest.