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UNC cultivates a bevy of
U niversity-recognized organizations,
activities, honor societies and campus
publications to suit virtually every
interest. Here's a brief description of
some of them:
The Association of International
Students, located in the Frank Porter
Graham Student Union, meets every
Wednesday. Its purpose is to orient
foreign students to American culture
and life at an American university
through campus activities.
The Black Student Movement,
located in the Student Union, oper
ates through several committees that
concentrate on increasing awareness
of the black experience and culture.
The Cultural Committee sponsors
programs such as workshops, lec
tures and the Black Arts Festival. The
Freshman Class Committee, made
up of 15 to 20 freshman chosen
through interviews, sponsors the
BSM's Freshman Class Talent show,
among other activities. The Black
Ink, the BSM's official newspaper,
is also located in the Student Union.
The BSM Gospel Choir plays
historically-influenced gospel and
non-gospel music throughout the
year at various locations, including
cities around the nation. The Opeyo
Dancers perform a variety of dances
at campus locations to convey the
significance of dance in the black
experience.
Campus Y, located in the Y
Building on campus, sponsors many
programs designed to help local
charities, educate the Chapel Hill
area about world issues and promote
change. The group's ideals are
embodied in their slogan this year,
"Think Globally, Act Locally." Y
projects include the Big Buddy
Program, in which UNC students
volunteer to become a companion to
a young child; Campus-Community
Link, which pairs a UNC student
with a homebound elderly member
of the community; and Y-Outreach,
which works toward solving local
problems such as hunger and heating
for the poor. Y committees include
the Committee for Hunger Respon
sibility, which aims to educate the
public about local and world hunger,
and Students Taking Action For
Nuclear Disarmament.
Carolina Gay and Lesbian
Association, located in the Student
Union, serves to educate the public
about being gay and provides social
activities on campus. The group
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sponsors an annual "Gay Awareness
Week" every spring and publishes the
newsletter LAMBA twice each
semester.
Carolina Students for Broyhill
exists as part of a statewide organ
ization to support N.C. Rep. Jim
Broyhill in his race for the Senate
seat against Democrat Terry San
ford. The group will campaign for
Broyhill and hopes to sponsor visits
by the congressman to campus.
Carolina Symposium provides a
two to three week series of lectures,
exhibits and films concentrated on
a cultural theme. The symposium
occurs every two years; the topic of
the 1986 program was "Technology,
Society, and the Individual,"
Carolina Union Activities
Board, located in the Student Union,
operates through several committees
to provide entertainment and educa
tion to students through movies,
speakers, concerts, seminars and
workshops. The president and board
members are selected in the spring
through open interviews and com
mittee members are chosen in the fall.
Committees include Film, Human
Relations, Performing Arts, Public
ity and Public Relations.
Chimera: The UNC Fantasy and
Science Fiction Club is a social
organization that meets every two
weeks to provide discussion, guest
speakers and video showings for
those who share an interest in science
fiction. The group sponsors an
annual convention held at the end
of January called Chimera Con.
The Clef Hangers is an a capella
men's singing group that annually
tours the East Coast twice and gives
two or three concerts on campus. The
group has 12 to 14 members and
holds auditions periodically.
Nihongo o Hanasu Kai provides
students studying Japanese with a
opportunity to meet others
means of practicing the language
with other students and native
Japanese. The group meets every
Thursday from noon to 2 p.m.
North Carolina Student Legis
lature involves students in the legis
lative process of government through
a mock general assembly. The indi
vidual school branches of the NCSL
write and vote on bills, which are then
presented to state poltical leaders.
The NCSL holds an Annual Session
in March, when all the delegates from
the state present bills to the branches
of different universities around the
state. In March, UNC's delegation
was the largest. It meets weekly and
its office is located in the Student
Union.
The Radio, Television, and
Motion Pictures Student Association
allows RTVMP majors to meet
others in the field, including students
and faculty. The organization spon
sors guest speakers and other
activities.
Rape and Assault Prevention
Escort is a service that was estab
lished six years ago to guard the
safety of women walking across
campus at night. Women can call the
service's operator, who then dis
patches an escort to meet her. Escorts
are selected by their dorm RAs.
y The Residence Hall Association,
located in the Student Union, serves
as a go-between for students and
University Housing, voicing the
concerns of dorm residents to Uni
versity offcials. RHA also helps to
fund and plan all-campus events,
such as Springfest, and makes policy
decisions concerning students. The
RHA president "is elected in the
spring, at the same time as the student
body president, and other appointed
positions are available.
Sociedad Hispania Carolinesa
sponsors events designed to increase
awareness of Hispanic life and
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culture. The organization's office is
Dey Hall 014-A.
Student Congress, the legislative
branch of Student Government,
decides how to divide student funds
among University-recognized organ
izations and votes on other issues
concerning the campus. Members are
elected by their districts in the spring.
Student Consumer Action
Union, located in the Carolina
Union, looks out for the student
consumer. It publishes, among other
things, the "Southern Part of
Heaven," an area apartment guide,
and the "Franklin Street Gourmet"
restaurant guide. SCAU also oper
ates a Roommate Referral Service in
the spring, a Comparison Shopper
service and complaint mediation.
Positions are available for students
in writing, editing, complaints, the
computer staff and other areas.
Student Government, Executive
Branch includes the offices of pres
ident, vice-president and executive
committee members. This body
researches various issues such as
drinking on campus and parking
problems, among many other things.
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Students can become involved by
filling out an application in Suite C
of the Student Union.
Student Government, Judicial
Branch, part of the University Honor
System, comprises the Office of the
Student Attorney General and the
Undergraduate Honor Court, which
hears the cases of student honor code
violators. Applications for the staff
and court are also available in Suite'
C.
The UNC Anti-Apartheid Sup
port Group is designed to educate
students about the injustices being
committed in South Africa. The
group regularly holds protests; last
year they constructed shanties on
campus to simulate the conditions
facing blacks under the apartheid
system of government. The group
meets weekly in the Student Union.
The UNC Loreleis is an a capella
singing group of 12 women that
performs two concerts at UNC
annually, as well as for alumni and
community organizations.
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