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Dave's Raves
A bill making Charlotte College part of the consolidated
University of North Carolina will go before the House to be
voted on today. We can only urge each Representative to give
it his full support and ask for the bill’s unanimous passage.
The creation of a branch of the University in the Char
lotte area will indeed be a wise investment for the state. The
reasons for this were pointed out in an editorial which ap
peared Sunday, Feb. 21, in The Charlotte Observer.
The editorial pointed out that the area within a 50-mile
radius of Charlotte contains 1.1 million persons. An area of
this population surely deserves to be served by at least a
branch of a state supported university. Also, there is no state
supported institution in this area where graduate work beyond
the Masters Degree can be done. This area has more “engi
neers and scientists” than any other area in the state to whom
this work is vastly important.
Secondly, nobody is planning on making Charlotte College
a “full fledged” university with the calling of a role in the
House. It will, of course, be a matter of years before the Char
lotte institution can in every sense of the word be a univer
sity. However, we feel that the university that is bound to
develop here will become a much better institution if it ma
tures under the guidance of the present University system.
Thirdly, the editorial pointed out that the proposal has
the unanimous approval of both the University of North Caro
lina Board of Trustees and the State Board of Higher Educa
tion. Who would be a better judge than these two groups?
College Needs Bus Service
Does College Ever Get Bored?
Need Honor Code!
By SHARON DAILEY
Tne pros and cons of an honor
code have been widely discussed
recently among Charlotte College
students. The following are some
of the students’ varying opinions.
“It’s a good thing,” says Bob
Andrews. “I think we should have
an honor code. But, if it's left up
to the student body, we’ll never
have one.”
Ed Jones doesn’t think we should
have one because those who are
going to cheat would do so with or
without a written honor code.
‘‘I think we need an honor code
■that will be effective but will in no
way infringe on student’s rights,”
says Jerry Williams.
A reasonable and just penalty
system is important to Roger
Crosswald.
Jo Granger states, “It’s nice to
be able to say that a school has an
honor code, but . . .”
Terry Helms feels that there
should be more publicity about it.
“Too many people don’t really
know what an honor code would
mean to a college.”
Mot Boney thinks that the pro
posers of the honor code should
get down to logical sane judg
ments.
“The honor code should be in
each student’s conscience. Howev
er, we need the written honor code
for those who are not conscious
of their conscience,” says Rasmi
Shalibi.
Letters
A petition asking for bus service from Charlotte College
to downtown Charlotte is available to college students and per
sonnel in the College Union. We urge that this petition be
signed by every person in any way connected with Charlotte
College or who lives in this community.
Anyone who lives or works in the Charlotte area can
readily see that this measure would prove to be of great ben
efit to the College. The service of a bus line would make tra
versing from Charlotte College to anywhere within two miles jc RdVfiS
of the Charlotte city limits much more convenient. 1/0
As the situation now stands, Queen City Trailways has
the franchise to operate on Highway 49. However, this bus
line refuses to give Charlotte College service. Charlotte City
Coach Lines wants to give the college downtown service but
is allowed to go only two miles outside the Charlotte city lim
its. Charlotte College is four miles outside. The petition will
be referred to the State Utilities Board for consideration and
they will decide what to do about the matter.
Therefore, we urge all who have anything to do with
Charlotte College or who live in this area to sign this petition.
People do different things to reheve boredom. I browse through
the philosophy shelves at times, and it happened recently that my
boredom was transformed into fire with a book entitled “Bertrand
Russell Speaks His Mind.” Russell lived at Penrhyndeudraeth, Wales.
Educated at Cambridge, he later served a prison term for writing pa
cifist propaganda, and has since devoted himself to scientific and philo
sophic fact.
Fascinating opinions flare up throughout the book, but the chapter
thait appealed to me so instantaneously was on values. Russell’s values
are interrelated, but he lists them as follows; (1) happy personal rela
tions including those of the family (2) means such that one never
thinks about them (3) health and (4) successful work.
Russell seemed to think that his life had been what one would
consider happy. When asked if it were the result of planning he replied
that as regards his work it was conscious planning but part of his hfe
he left to chance and accident. As students perhaps we should try to
plan as much as possible; however, one can go to the extreme. I once
knew one of these “scientific” students Who got up in the morning
and planned such things as at what time he would lose his temper,
when to blow his nose, when to smile, when to clear his throat and at
what time to smoke a cigarette! Russell didn't get that far, apparently,
but certainly planning is necessary as well as intuitive action,
Theer is not space enough this week for me to entice you into the
library to relieve your boredom so I’ll simply say that I highly recom
mend it for those that study themselves into a stupor. It would be best,
too, if you did not plan when you’re going to get bored!
DEAR READER
The problem of the striking beetle has been solved! Frankly, it
wasn’t easy. It seemed impossivle to get vw to agree to any sort of
reconciliation. Every time we would offer a proposition for settlement,
vw would look into a little blue book for a minute, and then he would
start mumbling things, such as:
capitahstic oppression of labor
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'Taint The Great Outdoors, People
Many Charlotte College students and faculty members
seem to think that our seven modern buildings are really no
better than seven enormous ashtrays with sole purposes of
being there for them to crush their cigarette butts
on. May we remind them that this is not the purpose at all.
Charlotte Collegian
Editor
Business Manager
Photograpliers
Sports Editor
Columnists
— Howard Pearre
. Jim Cummings
Dicl Raley
Tommy Estridge
Bobby Snipes
... Ellison Clary
Dave Nanney, Martin Richek
Staff
Bettye Trapps
Nina Castles, Sliarron Dailey, Rasmi Shalibi,
Fact Or Opinion
Editors, The Collegian
In the last several issues the Col
legian has featured a column, en
titled “Dave’s Raves,” in which
the author, Dave Nanney, has tak
en it upon himself to educate the
student body on subjects ranging
from social morality to commu
nist subversion. 1 would now like
to inquire of Mr. Nanney just what
qualifications he has for present
ing such intellectual fare. Is Mr.
Nanney an expert on the ethics of
society? Is he, as he apparently
would have us believe, a philosoph
er? Has he, in researching to “im
prove . . . (his) . . . speaking abil
ity”, become an expert on commu
nism? In short, is “Dave’s Raves”
a column of opinion or a column
of fact?
I do not wish to appear critical
of Mr. Nanney's column. He is a
concise and, at times, eloquent
writer, and bis column never lacks
for interest, but I wonder if the
readers of the paper enjoy being
lectured by one of their peers who,
for all we know, is “talking through
his hat.” For example, does Mr.
Nanney, who opposes the “shel
tered hfe” of the church, attend
church? And is it a fact that the
church does indeed attempt to shel
ter its members from the harsh
ness of society, or does it merely
attempt to prepare its members
to meet the challenges of that so
ciety? These are questions which
need to be answered; I suggest
that Mr. Nanney enlighten us.
SCOTT A. MacMILLIAN
(Editor's note: Mr. Nanney's
column is a column of opinion.
And Mr. Nanney does attend
church.)
and: ;
workers of the world unite
and: - '
solidarity forever '
and other inspiring thoughts.
You can imagine the desperation we felt! Day after day of this
futile negotiation soon became more than we could stand; and one
night, after the day’s session was adjourned, we discovered that vw
had left his little blue book behind. Thinking that this was our big
break—the key to vw’s bargaining strategy—we took it home and
studied it.
There were only two pages in this book, and they read;
you are a worker !
bosses are takinug advantage of workers ^ -5
therefore bosses are taking advantage of you
for further rabble rousing information consult the
communist international the kkk J
the john birch society 1
the minutemen i
the black muslims
the cc seniors who really think they are going to make it
or any other members of the lunatic fringe
At last we could understand the problem. The solution seemed to
be the only natural thing to do. We made vw a boss.
Evidently, to a journalistic beetle, happiness is being a boss. That’s
not so hard to understand when you think about it.
Sincerely yours
Martin D. Richek
Personal Manager
vw the beetle
DEAR BOSS
i would ask one question
of our general assembly
if i may
and that is why does it take
so much longer to decide
to create a university
than it does to restrict
the scope of several
with something as narrow
as a speaker ban law
vw the beetle
also a boss