The Student Newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Volume XIV, Number 43
Charlotte, North Carolina
April 23, 1979
Students recognized
in Awards Program
By Kathy Espin
Thursday night, around 40 stu
dents and 'seven campus organiza
tions received special recoginition at
What a weekend. Students celebrated their last fling before exams at Jam
Up '79. Story and photos onpage 4.
New officers installed
in legislative meeting
By Bill Peschel choose the treasurer and the
Karen Popp Was sworn in as stu
dent body president the day after the
Student Superor Court lifted the in
junction against the installation of all
elected officers. The swearing-in took
place at a special meeting of the Stu
dent Legislature Thursday.
Also installed were legislators,
justices of the court, University Pro
gram Board Chairperson Kenny Par
tin and Carolina Journal Editor
Kathy Espin.
In her inaugural address, UNCC’s
first female student body president,
declared “a beginning of a new era.”
She said to be a good president she
“needs everyone’s help."
“I need your input, I need your
ideas and I need your constructive
criticism. Each of us must work
together in harmony. A unity is form
ed within our Student Association,
between the old and new members,
working together for the student
body. I have a high amount of con
fidence we can get things done this
year.” ■
She ended her address by naming
Kevin Ashley her attorney general
and Betsy Cross as student advocate.
Speaking for the last time as stu
dent body president, Larry Springs
outlined several things he wanted the
legislature to get involved in. His
first item, and one he says plagued
him throughout his administration,
was the “imbalance of power” bet
ween the three branches of the
government. A “more equitable type
of balance of power" could be achiev
ed, he said, by letting the president
the Honors and Awards Program
held in McKnight Lecture Hall.
District Court Judge Larry Thomas
Black, a part-time criminal justice in-
legislature confirm the appointment.
Now the body chooses and confirms
candidates for treasurer.
Springs also talked about the legis
lature getting involved in . aiding
minorities, women, foreign and han
dicapped students on campus. He
wanted the body to become more
politically active in cases such as the
Wilmington 10 and the Charlotte 3.
“The student government has never
focused in on this issue,” he said. He
pointed out three of the 13 are former
UNCC students.
Springs promised to work with stu
dent government in the future and
closed his speech with a quote from
Marcus Garvey, "Look for me in a
whirlwind."
Popp agreed with much of what
Springs said, but reserved judgement
on any possible imbalance between
the branches. “I would have to do
some research first," she said. She
called Springs a “valuable resource"
and will probably work with him.
After the speeches, the body got
down to some business. Barry Wise
was approved by the legislature to be
student body treasurer after giving a
hazy set of responses as to his quali
fications for the job. Despite repeated
questions, Wise, who is an accounting
major, never went beyond saying he
had “prior experience” in bookkeep
ing. He was approved for the post by
the Ways and Means Committee and
endorsed by incumbent treasurer,
Ward Simmons, during two
legislature meetings.
structor, delivered the keynote ad
dress on leadership. Chancellor E.K.
Fretwell welcomed the recipients and
their families and friends.
Frank Joseph, assistant dean of
students, served as master of ceremo
nies, and Vice Chancellor of Student
Affairs Douglas M. Orr Jr., along
with Dean of Students Chuck Lynch
introduced the presenters of the
awards.
The Society of 49, a campus
honorary society created for the pur
pose of recognizing outstanding
leadership and achievement among
junior and senior students, tapped 25
new members. The new members of
the society are: Kevin Ashley, Sharon
Baker, Matthew Barhydt, Lynne
Black, Reginald Blackmon, Sharon
Byrams, Mac Cochrane, Judith Col
lora, Gary Davis, Gregory Eller,
Suzanne Fritts, Esther Gunn, David
Henderson, Reginald Irby, Yvette
Miller, Anne Monk, Alexis Pearce,
Karen Popp, Michael Shields, Edwin
Simpson, Ray Swagerty, Donald Tur-
byfill, Susan Wells, Bill Whittaker
and Linda Williams.
The Society of 49 also named
Sharon Byrams as the recipient of the
Cindy Holmes Au/ard which honors
an outstanding member of the socie
ty-
The Bill Mitchell Award, given an
nually to two members of the
graduating class who have shown
outstanding qualities of scholarship
and leadership and maintained an at
titude of unselfish interest in the
welfare of their fellow students and
the university as a whole, was
presented to Nancy Davis and
Clayton DeCamillis. Mitchell, who at
tended the awards ceremony, died the
(Photo by Debbie Miller)
Beach music. .. Its what happens when 2,000 kids get together on the parking
deck. More about its history on page 3.
next morning (see related story).
Student Association awards were
given to the following. The individual
media award was given to Nancy
Davis, while the Carolina Journal won
the organizational media award for
the second consecutive year. Larry
Springs received the Student Govern
ment Award and Karen Popp won the
Student Legislature Humanitarian
Award. The Clubs and Organizations
Award was given to two organiza
tions, Sigma Phi Epsilon and Lambda
Chi Alpha fraternities.
A new award was added this year to
recognize outstanding courage and
strength displayed in overcoming
physical impairment. The award, the
James A. Scott Award, was given to
Scott in its initial year.
Sharon Stevenson won the Alpha
Kappa Psi Scholarship Award; Karen
Popp the Alumni Association Merit
Scholarship Award; Mary Ellen Scul
ly the Charlotte Panhellenic Award,
and Randy Meisner the Chi Phi
Scholarship Award.
Peggy Partin and James Don
Carter were presented the Education
Award; Thelma Freeze and Robin
Yeager received the Francis M. Fit
zgerald Award, and the Greek
Woman of the Year awards were
presented to Lisa Ann Moore
(sophomore), Anne Monk (junior),
Debbie Horton (senior) and Susan
Blair (overall).
The Inter-Fraternity Council
Scholarship Award was given to
Alpha Sigma Phi; the McEniry
Award to Jackie Ogburn; the United
Way Award to Delta Zeta (sorority)
and Holshouser Hall (general organi
zation), and the Student Service
Award to Joel Gilland.