The Student Newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Volume XIV, Number 36
Charlotte, North Carolina
March 29, 1979
Karen Popp wins presidency in landslide
By Rick Monroe
In a landslide decision, Karen Popp,
a junior political science/business ad
ministration major, won the balloting
for student body president. Popp,
with slightly more than 67 percent of
the total vote, nearly doubled that of
her nearest contender, incumbent
Larry Springs, who gathered a
quarter of the vote.
Following Springs was Jack Sum
merlin with eight percent and Kim
Burns with five percent of the vote
cast.
“I can't believe it,” the president- dent constitution passed by a wide
(Photo by Debbie Miller)
Karen Popp celebrates landslide victory in student body presi
dent race.
elect said, “I really didn't expect it to
be that wide of a margin.” Popp, who
left soon after the returns came in for
a North Carolina Student Legislature
convention in Raleigh, had nothing
but praise for her campaign Workers
and supporters. “They really came
through for me,” she said.
Springs, whose controversial reelec
tion campaign netted him 355 votes,
wished Popp success and offered his
full support, saying, “I will be an in
valuable resource.”
In other important voting, the stu
margin, 397-82, much more than the
two-thirds necessary for ratification.
A particularly heated race, that for
junior class president, was narrowly
won by David Currie with 141, a mere
four votes over opponent Jamie
Willeford’s 137.
Tom Chumley, Elections and
Butterflies abundant as
candidates await results
By Nancy Davis
Somewhere in the Cone University
Center, a clogging class shuffled and
stomped to the beat of Earl Scruggs.
Down the hall, a Woody Allen film
entertained a crew of faithfuls and the
Candy Counter was making its last
sale of ivory-covered pretzels.
An ordinary night except that in
side the student government office,
ballots were fixing to be counted. Ad ¬
Publicity Staff co-chairperson, said,
“1,432 votes speaks for itself. Cathy
(Allred, Chumley’s co-chair), myself
and the staff did a helluva good job
and I'm proud of them. Turnout was
great and I thank the student body
for being so actively involved in the
election.”
jectives can’t describe the feeling in
the pit of a candidate's stomach while
the ballots are laying there in another
room. As soon as Tom Chumley, elec
tions chairperson, said, “It’s nine
o'clock; time to close up,” people
began to move towards the student
government office.
Representatives of the candidates
were allowed in the conference room
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Student Body Election Winners
Women’s Week features Abzug
By Nancy Davis
Women's Week at UNCC will be
held April 2-6 and is “chocked” full of
events. The five-day affair is the se
cond one of its type at UNCC,
however, this year it has a title, “Col
or Me Woman,” and even a purpose,
"To celebrate women in all aspects of
their lives.”
According to Joann Wolfe, co-chair
person of the program planning com
mittee of the Women's Studies Com
mittee, “We want to give as much
weight to the woman who chooses to
stay at home . . . who chooses a career
... who chooses to return to school
. . . the woman as an artist, craftsper-
son, poet, filmmaker ... the woman
who chooses to work in politics ...
We have tried to focus to each one of
these areas.”
The schedule of events for the week
includes everything from a Greek
Pastry Workshop to a speech by
Bella Abzug, former congresswoman
and feminist leader. Wolfe did admit
one omission in their planning.
"There is one area we didn't focus in
on ... women and sports.” She did
say next year they would be planning
some events around the female
athlete.
The committee is very pleased with
the fact they were able to use many
university resources. Many of the
programs will be led by UNCC
women and most of the art exhibits
and workshops have university
women working with them. Two
women, Mary Brown, of the creative
arts department, and Sandy Beck, a
former member of the creative arts
department, will perform a "choreo-
poem.” The poem, written by Beck,
will be danced to by Brown.
The poem, “Mother Madness
Moonlight Madonna Images,” is, ac
cording to Brown, a journey inward
by a woman who comes to terms with
three characters or aspects of herself.
There will be three parts to the dance.
Brown said her dance is “an attempt
to create movement that relates to
the poem.”
The keynote speaker of the week,
Bella Abzug, will speak on “Impor
tant Issues Facing Women Today,”
at noon in the McKnight Lecture Hall
Monday. Abzug, known mostly for
her hats and outspokenness on
political issues, will also be honored
at a reception following the program.
A special emphasis has also been to
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President
Karen Popp
Senior Class President
Alex Pearce
Junior Class President
David Currie
Court Justices (7 seats)
Teresa Pardue
Mike Shields
William Faquin
Wanda Luck
Robert Finnegan
Mike Dunn
Ronald Olsen
Sophomore Class President
Jeff Devine
Commuter Representatives (7 seats)
Perry Childers
Thomas Griggs
Eddie Odom
Robert Monaghan
Chip Ferguson
Clay Fitzgerald
Business Representatives (3 seats)
Joe Austin
Doug Phillips
Debra Ann Brown
Social Sciences Reps (3 seats)
Jennifer Street
Molly Thompson
Kevin Ashley
Sanskrit Editor
James Kirkpatrick
UPB Vice Chairperson HDL
Jo Dawkins Jamie MacDonald
WFAE Chairman
Frank Talbert
UPB Chairperson Engineering
Kenneth Partin Carol Nunnally
Rogues ’n Rascals
Editor
Joe Griffin
UPB At-Large (2 seats)
Tom Moose
Vickie Simington
Nursing
Carolina Journal Editor Linda Russell
Kathy Espin
Humanities
Steven Sowers
Senate Seats
Math/Science
Business Mark Freeman
Joe Austin David Ormond