march 23, 1973
Summit Applications
Accepted
Applications for editor and
business manager of the campus
yearbook, The Summit, are being
accepted for consideration
through April 1, 1973.
Applications can be picked up
at The Summit office.
Election Schedule
Announced
The SGA Judicial Commis
sioner has determined when
student government elections
will be held.
Nominations for various sen
ate seats will begin on April 5
and will end on April 16.
Campaign speeches will be
heard on April 17. Campaign
posters may be circulated after
the seventeenth.
Elections will be held on April
25 with run-off elections to be
held on April 27 if necessary.
Speech Contest
Scheduled
A public speaking contest for
UNC-A students will be held
Sunday, April 15, in the Carmi
chael Humanities Lecture Hall
at 2 p.m.
Competition is for the “Roy A.
Taylor Public Speaking Scholar
ship Prize.”
First prize is $150, and second
prize is $100.
Mrs. Patsy Clarke, speech
lecturer, is the competition co
ordinator. Deadline for entry is
March 30. The topic may be any
national or international issue.
Length is 6-10 minutes. A typed
manuscript must be submitted
by April 11.
Complete details may be ob
tained from Miss Peggy Simp
son, in the UNC-A literature de
partment.
Thoughts Before Leaving:
Ben Spangler
There comes a time in every
man’s life when he must clean
out his desk, pack his bags, put
on his hat, and leave his job.
Such is the case with UNC-A
Director of Admissions Dr. Ben
Spangler who will leave his
post effective April I. He has
held the admissions position
since August, 1967.
In an interview with THE
RIDGERUNNER, Spangler
released a letter of resignation
addressed to Chancellor William
E. Highsmith, stating that he
would be leaving . UNC-A be
cause he had been awarded a
post-doctoral research fellowship
sponsored jointly by Florida
State University and the Univer
sity of Florida’s Institute of
Higher Education.
Spangler said that following
completion of the program he
intends to assume a post in com
munity college administration.
' As Director of Admissions,
Spangler said he had “person
ally cultivated a close relation
ship with the people of Western
North Carolina” and through
this relationship he had “come to
realize what the public demands
of UNC-A.”
Citing a decline in applicants
for the past three years and the
“phenomenal growth of the com
munity college system,” he said
that many institutions of higher
learning “are currently facing
a depression period in admis
sions”.
When asked about solutions to
the admissions crisis, Spangler
said that “current admissions
standards are unrealistic and
need reviewing and changing
where necessary.” He urged that
the university “offer more op
tions for future students.” The
35 year old Auburn graduate went
on to say “it stands to reason
that more options in the curricu
lum would attract more students
and a wider diversification of
interests.”
Spangler said during the inter
view that he “definitely favors
the recent action of the Board of
Trustees in their request to the
Board of Governonrs for new
programs”. He urged that new
Senates Work Reviewed
The Student Senate has been
active in many areas of student
interest this year. Their ac
complishments range from the
formulation of the Student Rights
Committee to the writing of a
new constitution.
The Committee on Student
Rights was formed to protect
and safeguard the rights of
students in the academic area
and in other areas.
The Senate appointed a spe
cial committee, chaired by Frank
Dosier to rewrite the student
constitution. The new constitu
tion has many new distinct fea
tures which include the separa
tion of powers between the three
main branches of student govern
ment; the executive, legislative,
and judicial.
The Senate has provided the
funds for the^ rejuvenation of
the campus radio station WUNF.
The Senate also outlined guide
lines for its operation.
In the interest of protecting
students rights and to insure that
their funds will be spent in the
wisest manner, the Senate has
appointed committees to investi
gate the Summit and the Campus
Store.
In an important development,
the Senate passed ‘legislation for
the equalization of health fees
for both commuter and dormitory
students.
In action to insure equality and
equal opportunity for all students
the Senate passed the Equal
Rights Amendment.
In an effort to improve the
food service on campus the Sen
ate supported the SELF (Stu
dents to End Lousy Food) Pro
posed
The Senate made the recom
mendation that the infirmary
dispense birth control pills and
that an educational program ac
company this dispersal.
Further more the Senate made
the suggestion that the infirmary
personnel refrain from moralizing
about the usage of birth control
pills.
The Senate Passed legislation
permitting a full-time student’s
spouse to attend SGA functions
at the same cost that regular
students do.
The Senate approved the crea
tion of a special fund for usage
by student organizations wishing
to sponsor an event but needing
additional funds.
A material exchange service
was established by the Senate
for the convenience of students
wishing to buy or sell miscell
aneous merchandise.
Recently the Senate held a
Student Forum in the Snack Shop
for the purpose of discussing stu
dent government with students.
The Senate has resolved to con
duct a Student Forum at least
once every six months.
In other action the Senate
approved the by-laws of the new
ly formed Commuter Student
Union. *
The Senate has recommended
that Chancellor Highsmith give
consideration to adding an
additional faculty member.
The Senate furthur more recom
mended that this new member
be a Black with a background in
intercollegiate track and field.
The Senate took stands on
the Proposed Instrument of
Government and on the proposed
new major programs by Chancel
lor Highsmith. And in both cases
made contributions toward shap
ing student opinion.
Throughout the academic
year the Student Senate has
worked long and hard to bring
new programs and new ideas to
UNC-A.
Next edition a look at what
the executive branch of SGA has
accomplished this year.
programs be implemented “as
soon as possible and with great
enthusiasm.” Such action
would “go a long way toward
solving the crisis we are now fac
ing in admissions.” “Without
these changes,” he said, “the
institution cannot continue fis
cally at current standards and
meet the public demand with
our current academic posture.”
As Director of Admissions,
Spangler said he had “processed
over 6800 applications and en-
Preregistration
Announced
Jo Cadle, UNC-A Registrar,
has announced thdt preregistra
tion for the 1973-74 fall semester
will be held April 9 through 18.
Students will be required to
pay the $50.00 deposit in order to
register and all students who are
receiving financial aid are urged
to contact the Financial Aids
Office for a waiver of the fee.
Students will pick up packets
in the Registrar’s Office and will
then take them to their faculty
advisor for assistance. All
students registering for the fall
term during April are urged to
make appointments with the
advisor in order to speed the reg
istration process.
Schedules for the Fall and
Spring semesters of next year
will be available during the
registration period.
Kathryns
Cheese
House
Gourmet Foods
Selected Cheeses
Fine Selection of Wine
5 Boston Way
Biltmore Village
254-1640
Till March 31
10% Discount
on All Wine to
Students and Faculty
with I.D.’s.
rolled more than 4380 students.
With such contact as this,” he
said,“you cannot help but
learn what students want and
need. We must face their needs
in the near future.”
The time has come in the life
of Ben Spangler when he gets
his hat and leaves his job. In
this case he will return to school
for a year and then return to
education — the field he loves to
the point of “seeing that it is
time for a change.”
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Alumni Funds
Scholarship
The Alumni Association plans
to offer a scholarship honoring
the memory of former UNC-A
student Ron Goodwin who was
killed recently in an airplane
crash(
The scholarship of four hun
dred dollars will be awarded
annually to a student selected
by the Alumni Association.
Goodwin was an honor gradu
ate of UNC-A and was named to
Who’s Who in American Colleges
and Universities.