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of The Daily Tar Heel staff
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student body president.
He is the spokesman for
Carolina students; he is head
of the executive branch of stu-
nKgovernmenti he is the
number one student leader on
campus. .
Bob Travis got to be student
body president by iimning for
the office. He got elected by
politicking and telling students
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' New students should actively
enlist in Student Government's
fight ty better the style of life
on campus, Student Body Pres
ident Bob Travis said.
Travis, speaking at the open
ing convocation in Carmichael,
asked specifically for support
in the areas of educational,
judicial and women's rules re
form. "We are a new generation,
and I believe that Student
Government exemplifies the,
finest in the spirit of the new
generation," Travis said.
He told the large crowd that
Student Government should'
"be a process .through ' which
all the hidden hopes and pri
vate dreams of the individual
student are brought to public
concern.
Travis listed specific aims
of student government on this
campus and asked for the new
students' support in pursuing
those aims. He said incoming
students:
"MUST HELP in the quest
for a strong voice in deter
mining our curriculum.
"MUST HELP us to achieve
more realistic rules regulat
ing women's social life.
"MUST HELP stand guard
against administrators who
would make inroads in the
students right to handle their
own judicial affairs.
MUST HELP us as we try
to insure that the Book-Ex
doesn't use book prices as a
form of "side-door" tuition
increase.
In so many other ways
many yet unknown you will
become responsible for what
Carolina amounts to while you
are a student here," he said.
"I do not pretend that this
will always be easy or con
venient, but I believe you will
find it a pleasing burden since
you are managing your own
affairs," he said.
"There will be setbacks and
defeats for student policy," he
warned, "but if you will re
spond to these adversities with
a renewed spirit to convince
others of the rightness'Of the
cause and determination to
succeed, then I am confident
that student government will
become stronger and more in
dependent." Travis told the audience of
several cases in the past where
student government had push
ed ahead for reform while the
University administration did
nothing:
"It was students , acting
through student government,
not the University Administra
tion, who brought about the
integration of Kenan Stadium
in the early 1950's years be
fore the administration took
any decisive action on race re
lations on this campus " he
said.
. "Again, in the early '60's,
it was student government that
pressed business establish
ments in Chapel Hill to. treat
equally all UNC students with
out regard to race."
"It is UNC Student Govern
ment," he continued, "which
has initiated action to remove
the speaker ban law from the
fcooks in North Carolina. The
results of this case will effect
the academic atmosphere of
every student attending a
what he could do for them as
their leader.
But student leaders are still
students. His is a prestigious
position, but even the most
prestigious student in . the
tradition of Carolina student,
government is not autonomous.
For across McCorklc place
from the Graham Memorial of
fices of student government is
South Building, the home of
University Administration.
And herein lies the causes
of Bob Travis's anger. Why?
Because the Administration
has its ideas about how a
University should be run in
sofar as the students are con-
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state-supported institution of
higher . education in North
Carolina.
"Yet on such a vital issue
as this one involving academic
freedom which is a corner-;
stone of the American dem-'
ocracy, only UNC student gov-,
eminent has been willing to
take the initiative, accepting
all the risks inherent in this
action. You are heirs of this
tradition of courage and in
itiative." In' other examples of action
pertaining . to the campus,
Travis told of how student gov
ernment had organized an ex
perimental college, established
a residence college system and 1
conducted a cooperative book
exchange as a result of the
high cost of books, at the Uni
versity book exchange.
New Dean Fights Against
By JOE SANDERS
of The DoUy Tar Heel Staff
"The Dean of Men's office
takes on the characteristics of
a dungeon," said J:4ves Cans
ler wlho new 'fills that office.
He looked around his office
in the basement of South
Building and smiled.
"Our location doesn't help
the Imiage (Of a dungeon any,"
he said, "but I hope we will be
constructive in helping people
find their maturity."
Cansler, who was UNC's 1
Baptist Chaplin until his recent
appointment, replaced William
hong as Dean. But he insists
that his ties with the Baptist
church will not affect his new
duties.
1 am not connected with the
office of chaplin anymore and
my - ties are merely af
fectionate," he said.
One big headache was
removed from Canster duties
at the outset. The traffic pro
blems, which have been moun
ting through the years, will
now be handled by a seperate
department.
Although the traffic depart
ment now shares offices with
the Dean of Men's staff, it will
soon move to BattleVance
Pettigrew. But the new dean may find
himself dealing with several
traffic problems this coming
year as objections to the price
of T-stickers become more
vocal.
When asked how he would
deal with students who fould
refuse to pay the $5 fee he said
he, 'would rather cross that
bridge when I come to it."
But after a moment's reflec
tion Cansler added, "The new
traffic committee has a
tremendous job and cannot do
that job without money.
"They must get money from
those who are creating the pro
blemsthose with cars. I hope
the students will be as helpful
as possible in settling these
problems." ,
Cansler also expressed a
desire for student co-operation
in improving the University's
imaga
I'd like to see a new
cenred, and. Travis has his
ideas. - '
Arid it looks, as if never the
twain shall meet. .
For example, Travis feels'
that students are being fleeced
by a book , exchange that ad
mittedly charges high prices in
order to finance a new book
exchange where, as he puts it
"students can be fleeced in
nicer surroundings."
Likewise, he feels that local
off-campus students are charg
ed $5, unjustly, for a "T" park
ing sticker which entitles them,
to leave their cars at home
everyday. .
On this particular issue",
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'Carolina Gentleman' image. I
don't think we should be known
as the hard-drinking party
boys.
"Students are far more
serious about their studies now
than ten years ago. They
undergo a . great amount of
stress and they need ap
propriate means of getting
release. But this release should
not be detrimental to the
academic community," h e
said. . .
"As for the image of the
University, we cannot ignore
the view that others take of
us.
WMO Expands Broadcast
Mighty Mo is going to be
mightier next year.
Morrison Residence College's
WMO radio is expanding its
broadcast area to include
Granville Towers and Scott
Residence College, which con
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POZO-SECO SINGERS will appear in concert Wednesday, 8 p.m.,
in Carmichael Auditorium. The Graham Memorial program is
free to students.
Travis said he nas consul ed a
lawyer for advice on challeng
ing the legality of the "T"
sticker and has said he may
appeal to students to refuse to
pay for the stickers.
He says he feels that the ad
ministration has acted in bad
faith a number of times,
especially regarding his pro
posal to furnish residence hall
rooms with refrigerators.
As one who is attempting to
represent h i s constituency,
which includes every student
on campus, Travis sees the
! Administration as an en
trenched bureaucracy with
Outdtated concepts of how a
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75 Years of Editorial Freedom
HILL, NORTH CAROLINA,
"We must assert our own in
dependence, but we must
realize that we depend upon
the state legislature and can
not exist without the support of
the people of this state."
When the topic switched to
the people here at the
University , , Cansler took a
stand on women's rules.
"A double standard exists in
all of western culture and will
continue to exist until complete
equality of the sexes is realiz
ed. "But there may be some
ramifications of equality of the
sexes that would not be
sists of Parker, Teague, and
Avery. The present broadcast
area includes only Morrison
and the Nurses Dorm.
"Better reception, more
varied programs, and more
polish", says William Blair,
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University should be run.
He is not necessarily an ad
vocate of "student power" in
the context that the radical
educational reformers define
student power.
He is, and has been con
sidered, moderately con
servative on most issues
outside the University.
But in dealing with problems
that face the students, Travis
believes that there is a dire
need for more student power
on the campus.
In some matters, however,
Travis can act with authority
without interference by the
Aclministration.
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Sitterson Address Orientation Convocation
. told them that traditions are not sacrosanct.
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desirable. As long as we
recognise the differences
between the sexes, we must
have different rules for men
. and women.
"We must not run roughshod
.over the different functions of
the sexes in the interests of
equality."
As for the role of the campus
fraternities, Cansler said: "I
don't think the fraternities and
residence colleges are in op
position to each other.
"We need to provide smaller
communities for each student.
Each student cannot join a
fraternity."
WMO's engineering director,
"are our progamming plans
for next year. We're con
sidering a means of broad
casting in the mornings
broadcast hours are now from
3 p.m. to 1 a.m. and we'll
have more news and music for
the minority, such as a
classical hour".
Blair estimates that the
Granville Towers Scott
College reception will be com
pleted in a month or more.
Money for the transmitters has
to be furnished by the
residence colleges . The
transmitters are hooked up to
power lines in the buildings
which serve as antennas, and
some work must be done n the
buildings to install them.
Mighty Mo "550 on your
dial" is the stepchild of
stations tried before in the
residence colleges which fail
ed. In high-rise dorms such as
Morrison, fluorescent lights in
terfere with AM radio recep
tion. Residence college stations
not only overcome that pro
blem but also promote residen
ce college unity.
Morrison student leaders
brought up the idea again last
fall, and the station was of
ficially dedicated last March.
Since then it has been the sub
ject of surveys, one of which
was a graduate thesis, which
brought about the changes in
programming.
His administrative program
for the fall includes many bills
to be introduced in student
legislature. Included will be a
financial reform bill calling for
student government budget ap
propriations to be made once a
year, and for those ap
propriations to be made on a
year-round basis to include
summer school.
Under the present policy, a
summer school budget request
is submitted to the Summer
School Planning Council, and
the council determines how
much money is appropriated
for the summer student
government budget.
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Cansler then switched back
to talking about his
"dungeon":
"Well," he said, "we've
spent the first few weeks
trying to keep our water pipes
from leaking, but I hope in the
long run we will be productive
and the scene of some hap
piness. Cafeteria
Food Prices
Are Raised
Food prices in University
dining halls have been raised
again.
Eflective July 1, the popular
stuaent special was raised
from 60 to "G cents and the
price of other "sheeted items"
was also rtised, according to.
G.W. Pril'aman, director of
University Food Services.
The increase was
necessitated by rising raw food
costs and two pay raises en
forced by the State.
The format of the student
special will be altered,
however.
Customers will have a choice
of oae entree with two
vegetables, one salad, bread,
butter and tea or they may
substitute scup for. one of the
vegetables.
PriKaman said there would
be ''selected" price hikes, in
seme other entrees and that
desse prices would also go
up.
The price hikes followed a
state wage increase of six per
cent which went into effect Ju
ly 1 for aH food handlers. In
addition, a federal student pay
raise of 15 per cent goes into
pffect next February 1.
Prillaman said that the
predictions in trade magazines
indicate that the rise in raw
food costs could be as much as
15 per cent over the next 15
months costs which must be
reflected in retail costs in
cafeterias.
Travis also plans to offer a
bill to abolish the student
government treasurer and
replace him with a paid part
time employee.
Travis said he will request
student legislature to review
the rules and bylaws of all
organizations on campus, rang
ing from the Students for a
Democratic Society and the
Young Republican's Club to the
Men's and Women's Residence
Councils.
If any inadequate rules or
bylaws are found among the
organizations, Travis said, he
will request that any Universi
ty funds given to them be
frozen.
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TIrarsday Classes
Follow Students'
Orientation Week
Classes begin here Thursday
for the largest student body in
Carolina history.
A record 14,595 students
3,714 of them freshmen and
transfers are enrolled for fall
Class Of 97l
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By Sitterson
In welcoming more than
3,500 new undergraduates
freshmen and transfer stu
dentsto Carolina here Sat
urday night, Chancellor J.
Carlyle Sitterson told the new
comers they are the largest
single group ever to enter
UNC. He declared that they
are also "academically the
best."
He spoke at a general con
vocation of men and women
students in the Carmichael
audiaorium.
He said, "You will be en
tering an academic en
vironment in which you , will
have maximum freedom,
freedom to develop your
talents to the full in , every
respect, but also an en
vironment in which much will
be expected of you.
"You are also entering the
University, at a time when
students are more actively
concerned with the major
issues which face man than
has ever been true in history.
If students respond in an ac
tive and also thoughtful way to
the issues that face man, you
will be acting in the best tradi
tions of the University. But ac
tion without thought and
responsibility reflects no credit
either upon the individual or
upon your University."
Finally, Sitterson pointed out
that the University "has ar
rived at its high place in the
academic world through the
achievements of generations of
students who have preceded
you and who have established
the traditions of which you are
now beneficiaries."
At the same time, he
reminded them that campus
traditions are not sacrosanct
and that there would be many
opportunities for entering
students to make significant
contributions to the University
of the present and the future.
"In some ways the hardest,
the most demanding college
environment, or for that mat
ter life environment, is an en
vironment of maximum
freedom," he said. "Choice
and decision-making always
bring consequences. It has
been well said that the op
portunity to succeed carries
with it also the possibility of
failure.
"We at the University are
confident that this stimulating
intellectual community is a
good place for you. We think
that you will be better for hav
ing been part of it for these
next years. And we ask finally
one thing of you, that you
make Chapel Hill and the
University a better place for
your having been a part of
it."
In addition, Travis said he
will solicit support for in
creased psychiatric services on
the campus as a corollary Co
the "student stress" grant
received this summer by
UNC.
The $500 grant was made by
the National Student Associa
tion and was financed by the
National Institute of Mental
Health. -
How much the Travis
Administration will accomplish
this year is anyone's guess! His
successes are likely to be
measured by how much the
student body supports him, and"
how much they oppose the
university Administration.
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classes. Of the 2,576 freshmen,
523 are women." Graduate and
professional school students
account for 4,863 of the enroll
ment leaving 9,732 un
dergraduates. The faculty is also expanding
with 191 new full-time pro
fessors. The group of incoming
freshmen and transfer
students is not only the largest
hi history here, they are the
most qualified academically.
As a trustee requirement, no
freshmen were admitted whose
predicted grade average fell
below 1.6. The transfer
students are "the cream of the
crop" among those who ap
plied, especially from out of
state. A trustee regulation pro
vides that no more than 15 per
cent of freshmen class may be
out-of-state students and many
times that number apply each
year hence, only the most
qualified are admitted.
The main concern with the
large freshmen class, ac
cording to Admissions Director
Charles Bernard, lies simply in
numbers. There are 524 more
freshmen this year than last,
Bernard said, and there is a
problem of finding enough1
classroom space.
New and old students will
see many changes on the cam
pus. Major construction is in
progress throughout the cam
pus, and other buildings have
been completed since last
Spring.
Hinton James dormitory will
open its doors to 1,000 men on
South Campus. Also opening
are the recently completed
Davie Hall for psychology and
a dental sciences research
wing at the School of Den
tistry. Construction is underway on
the Frank Porter Graham Stu
dent Union, a new book ex
change and a new un
dergraduate library. Also
under construction are a nurs
ing building, a new law
building and an addition to
Bingham HalL
Orientation for new students
has been in full swing since
last Friday. There was the
usual routine of placement
tests, campus tours, rush and
entertainment. On Saturday
night Chancellor J. Carlyle Sit
terson addressed the new
students at the opening con
vocation. On Sunday night, new'
Dean of Men James O. Cansler
addressed the all-men's con
vocation and Dean of Women
Katherine Carmichael spoke to
the all-women's convocation.
Registration for all students
began Monday morning with
the usual lines of students
waiting for physical ex
aminations, I.D. cards etc.
Monday night provided the
first entertainment of the new
school year with a carnival and
picnic on Carmichael Athletic
Field followed by a concert in
Carmichael Auditorium featur
ing David, della Rosa and
Brooks.
At 9 p.m., a dance was held
is the Tin Can featuring the
"Fabulous Five" combo.
Classes begin for all students
Thursday and sorority rush
begins.