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It was a mild, very autumnish day Monday and this pair took advantage of the cool
temperatures by relaxing in McCorkle Place and watching the Franklin Street scene.
(Staff photo by Cliff Kolovson)
GPSF denied
departments
by Jessica llancbar
Staff Writer
Student Legislature (SI.) is now
disbursing funds from its student activity
fees allocation to individual graduate
departments rather than to the Graduate
and Professional Student Federation.
The announcement was made Monday
by Robert Grady, chairman of SL's
Finance Committee. GPSF refused to
cooperate with us this summer in working
out a policy for the disbursal funds." said
Grady. "They turned down all
compromises offered. With them, it's all
or nothing.
"Their hope was to deny the
individual graduate departments money
and let them think the only way they can
get money is through GPSF." he
continued.
Grady pointed out more than 40
percent of the graduate schools have
already submitted budgets to Student
Government.
"GPSF had the right to the funds."
said Joe Stallings. student body president.
"I felt since no compromises could be
worked out with them we should proceed
on this system.
"I felt it was my responsibility to
ex eaiLicaiiioiii
by Doug Hall
Staff Writer
A University course on human
sexuality is suffering from a lack of funds
and may be forced to close, the chairman
of the course's administrative committee
said Monday.
"Topics in Human Sexuality." has
been taught for two semesters in the
health education department of the
School of Public Health.
Robert Wilson, chairman of the
Human Sexuality Committee, said the
course has received no official funding
from the University since it was formed.
The committee is investigating several
possible sources of revenue. Wilson said,
but it has not received favorable
responses from the University
administration.
Dr. Takey Crist has taught the course
without pay, Wilson said. Crist is an
assistant professor in the department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology and assistant
professor of health education.
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money,
funded
provide the opportunity for graduate
departments to get their money through
GPSF," he said.
The GPSF- Fxecutive Board said Sept.
(), "We are going to make a formal
request that SL release the funds to the
graduate departments."
"That's what we're already doing,"
said Grady. "The process of disbursal is
already set up.
"They never made that formal request
after the Sept. l) meeting," he added.
Walter Baggett, GPSF president, said
Monday, "This system was obviously
devised to undermine our strength. The
departments will no longer have to come
to us for the money but go to the
Student Legislature.
"I also object to having to go through
this every year," he continued. "Every
year we will have to fight to get GPSF
allocated in the Student Government
budget."
Baggett and GPSF would rather
submit one budget for all graduate
departments. "I'd like to see an easier
procedure, a more efficient procedure,
but I won't oppose this system now," he
said. "But anything above this would be
an improvement."
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Crist submitted a budget of S4.S00
per semester for the course last spring.
Wilson said, which included his salary.
Wilson said after the budget was
rejected. Crist taught the course free and
other expenses of the course were met
through about $700 in contributions
from individuals and schools of the
University.
"By the middle of the summer, we
found that there would be no funds to
continue the course this fall." Wilson
said. "An ad hoc committee of students,
faculty and administrators met and gave
100 percent approval of the course but
there were still no funds."
He said the health education
department decided the only way to
continue the course was through the
Human Sexuality Committee, formed
Aug. 3.
The committee, composed of Wilson
and students Lana Stames and Bill
Griffin, handles administrative duties of
the course and will provide information
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Tuesday, September 14. 1971
imMiiimcedi lb
SI
by Doug Hall
Staff Writer
Student Body President Joe Stallings
announced Monday the formation of a
presidential commission to evaluate the
structure and goals of Student
Government and make recommendations
for changes.
The Presidential Commission on the
Goals and Organization of Student
Government will hopefully make
recommendations before the end of the
semester, Stallings said, and he will ask for
a referendum to amend the Student
Constitution.
Stallings said he considers the work of
the commission "to be the most
As unrepresentative
GPSF
by Norman Black
Staff Writer
The Executive Board of the Graduate
and Professional Student Federation
(GPSF) has denounced Student Body
President Joe Stallings' Commission on
Goals and Organizations of Student
Government.
"The Stallings commission proposal
does contain certain constructive aspects,
but I am against committing any less than
30 percent of its composition to graduate
and professional students," GPSF
President Walter Baggett said
Monday. 'Three out of 20 is one of the
poorest forms of tokenism yet provided by
constituancy.'
Stallings had announced in a letter to
the GPSF the composition of the
commission was "of utmost importance."
"I would like the GPSF to nominate
three graduate and professional students
who accurately reflect the composition of
the graduate and professional student
body," continued Stallings' letter.
"It is unfortunately typical of the
attitudes and actions which have
precipitated the exodus of graduate and
professional students from Student
Government," said Baggett in attacking
the committee composition.
"I strongly suggest Stallings should
reconsider his proposal and amend it
appropriately," he added.
Stallings attributed this criticism to a
misunderstanding on the part of Baggett.
N.Y. universities described at hearing
Unite J Press International
RALEIGH - An official of the State
University of New York told N.C.
legislators Monday the size of the
mammoth New York system is both its
strength andweakness.
Dr. Harold Delaney, vice chancellor of
the system, told a higher education
hearing 70 campuses, including 37
community colleges are included in the
State University of New York.
"That size with its administrative
problems is difficult," he said. "It's a
question of whether you'd rather have
that set of problems or have individual
campuses dealing with the legislature."
course
on various aspects of sexuality to
students on campus.
Wilson said the committee stripped
Crist's budget from S4.S00 to SS00 and
began attempts to locate funds, but so far
has received only S250 from the School
of Nursing.
Wilson said none of the professors are
being paid for the course but expenses
incurred include class materials and
visiting speakers.
Attempts to contact officials at the
Department of Health Education and the
School of Public Health were
unsuccessful.
Dr. Guy W. Steuart, chairman of the
health education department. Dr. W. Fred
Mayes, dean of the School of Public
Health, and Vice Chancellor for Health
Sciences Dr. Cecil G. Sheps were all
unavailable for comment Monday.
The committee wrote letters Thursday
asking for funds. They were sent to
Consolidated University President William
C. Friday. Chancellor J. Carlyle Sitterson
and various college deans and department
ttiray commigsion
important of my administration and
perhaps the most important of any
student administration at Carolina.
"When I ran for student body president
last spring. I pledged to make Student
Government more responsive to student
needs." Stallings said in a statement.
"In many areas. Student Government
has stood up for students since last
March," he said. "But Student
Government over the years has also failed
miserably in many areas.
"Student Government is going to be in
trouble if it doesn't bend. So many
people a,-e more concerned about the
organization than what it should do."
The commission will be composed ot
15 to 17 persons, according to Stallings.
attacks committee
"The important point is that my letter
to Walter was not the first time I had
talked to him about this." Stallings said.
"As far as the number of grads in relation
to the total number of students on the
commission, I fully expect to have a
representative number of grads in relation
to the percentage of grads on campus.
"There probably won't be 20 people
on the committee. A more likely number
would be 12 to 15 people. If it does
exceed 15, we would add grad students to
reflect their composition on this
campus," Stallings added.
"I asked for three nominations
because several graduate and professional
students had come to me in try capacity
as student body president and asked to
serve on the commission rather than go
through the GPSF."
At this point, Baggett believed the
issue had essentially been solved.
"How was I to know that other
graduate students had come to him
requesting a seat on the commission?"
Baggett asked.
"When Joe and I talked, he was very
vague about the whole thing." he said.
"When he put his proposal in writing I
made Firm objections, and evidently he
has now made firm changes. After hearing
his comments, Fm pleased he has
accepted my criticism and will change the
composition of the commission.
The GPSF President then went on to
question the effectiveness of graduate
students appointed by Stallings.
Delaney, who taught at North Carolina
A & T University and later at North
Carolina Central before going to New
York, was a witness at a joint hearing of
the House and Senate Higher Education
Committees.
The committees are meeting in the
first preliminary to October's special
legislative session on higher education
reorganization. At issue is a proposed
board of regents that would have control
over all the public universities in North
Carolina.
A regency system would eliminate the
state Board of Higher Education and the
present six-campus Consolidated
University of North Carolina with its
may close; no
chairmen, Wilson said.
He said no replies have been received
yet. but administrators have said in the
past there were no funds available for the
course.
The committee has also contacted
pharmaceutical companies asking for
funds. Wilson said, "but it is sort of hard
to explain to them why the University
won't fund the course."
The committee has also formed a
board of directors consisting of 10
professional persons to assist m locating
funds. Wilson said. The directors meet
tonight.
Wilson said. "The only wav to get ex
away from the jokes and whispers is to
bring it out in the open and realize the
problems and not be afraid to speak out."
The "Topics in Human Sexuality
Course." Health Education 33. has had
waiting lists both semesters ot trom 400
to 500 students. Wilson said if funds are
located, "we hope to expand and obtain
more sections."
"We want the University to pick up its
y
He said he attempted to get pt
of various groups on campus to mjke the
commission representative of the student
body.
Mo! of the commission appointments
holdup now is getting the nominations
from the Graduate and Professor..;!
Student Federation." he added.
Sellings said at least four b'.ucks. three
graduate students and representatives
from off-campus students, women and
other minorities w u be on the
commission.
"Regardless of the percentages, we
hope to make changes that will reflect
evervbody in the student bodv." he said.
Stallmes said he formulated the idea of
'The GPSF is a very apolitical
organization. There are some graduate
students who are much more interested in
politics and would gravitate to a Suite C
atmosphere. As likely as not. these people
aren't too very representative of graduate
students."
The Fxecutive Board then went on to
consider a request from Stallings for
nominations to the Student Union and
Publications Boards.
"Asking me to make these
recommendations was a nice move on
Joe's part," Baggett said.
"But we have no guarantee that all
undergraduate governments will do this in
the future. In order to insure this, we
would have to play their political games
and we don't want to do this."
However, Baggett did recommend
William Perreault for the Union Board,
and Jerry Harder was nominated to fill
the Publications Board seat.
The Fxecutive Board formally
announced election of new officers would
take place Thursday. Sept. 16, at the first
regular GPSF Senate meeting. All
departments were urged to send
representatives.
Graduate departments must draw up
an itemized budget and give it to Donnie
Dale, student body treasurer, in order to
receive a departmental allocation.
"The budget should be based on S3. 50
per full-time student in the department."
said Grady.
Board of Trustees. I hat . proposal has
drawn stiff opposition from the trustees.
The presidents of Fayetteville State
University and Western Carolina
University are scheduled to appear before
the committees. William Friday, president
of the Consolidated University, has been
invited.
Delaney told the lawmakers New York
has a Board of Regents, appointed by the
legislature, charged with overseeing all
education in New York, both public and
private from kindergarten to college.
He said the regents have nothing to do
with the fiscal policies for the state
university, which is the responsibility of a
responsibility m this area." Wilson
continued. "The University has a
secondary responsibility to provide
instruction for a three-hour credit course
such as Health Ed. 33."
The course meets on Monday n.ghts
from 7-1 0.
Wilson said in addition to its
responsibilities with the sexuality course,
the Human Sexuality Committee will a!v
attempt this fall to provide students with
information about contraceptives,
abortions and venereal diseases and other
sex-re!ated problems.
The committee hopes to start a
referral and counseling service O.t. 1 in
Suite C ot the Student Union. Wi'-aon
said.
"We will soon bfgin training about 20
undergraduates and graduates to work as
counselors." Wilson said. The service
would provide personal counseling and
phone counseling trom 2-5 p.m. and 7-10
p.m. every weekday, he added.
The service will make abortion and
contraceptive referrals. ilvjn sjid. The
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"One of the most serious shortcomings
of Student Government has been the
traditional exclusion, ot graduate and
professional students from pohev making
Nsiies."' Stalimgs said.
'These exclusions have frustrated
some graduate students enoueh that thev
have asked tor a separate government,
and while I ppose this request, I
understand their frustration and want to
do something to alleviate their
u n d e r -r e p re so n f a 1 1 o n . " '
Stallings s.iul .mother failure of
Student Government is the contlut
between the executive office and Student
legislature. 1 he student bodv president
lias "little to sav" about the budget he
operates under, he noted.
"These are just a lew ot the problems
with our present Student Government
structure. There are manv others, and
frankly sometimes I completely
sympathize with the disgust manv
students hold tor their Student
Government .
"I have concluded that radical action
is needed t erase the poor performance
records of past Carolina Student
Governments."
"If Student Government at Chapel Hill
continues on its present course of limited
responsiveness, it is doomed ultimately to
a loss of all student support." he said.
TODAY: sunny and mild:
temperatures in the mid to upper
70s: near zero chance of
precipitation today and toniyht.
Board of trustees appointed b th-.-governor.
'I he trustees, said D'Jan.v. cjrrv the
system's budget requests to the General
Assemble after conferring with the
chancellor, chief administrative officer '-t
the umversilv .
Delanev said the chancellor and
trustees oversee a ur.r.ersitv system that
is the "most complex in the nation."
He said the complexity lies in the
grouping ot two-year community colleges
with four-year institution m a single
university system.
"The advantage is a maximum
potential to coordinate two-year
institutions and make transfers among
campuses easier." he said.
money
committee w ill also coordinate programs
on sexuality at campus dormitories,
fraternities and sororities.
Wilson 'said the committee hopes to
rewrite "Elephants and Butterflies and
Contraceptives." a campus sex
information booklet, within the next two
months and reprint it in a cheaper form
"Since we don't have any funds, we can't
reprint "Elephants and Butterflies' m its
original form." he said.
The committee alo plans to produce a
30-minute color film with sound this fall
on services concerning sexuality ottered
by the University community.
Wi!v,n said the committee is also
working with the Carolina Jorum to
bring nationally-known speakers on
sexuality to the LAC campus.
The forum has tentatively Scheduled
Dr. Martin Weinberg, senior sociologist al
Indunj University , for Nov. 2'. Weinberg
specializes in deviants in sexual behavior.
Wilson said. "We want to try to reach
the students through as many outlets as
poss.ble."