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SENATORS;
self-examination
Leslie Deane
At the October 28
Senate meeting, held
at 9:00 in the Coffee
house, a faction of
Senators presented some
convincing arguments,
for the suspension of
Senate activities un
til the actual worth
of Senate proceedings
could be established.
The efficacy of
Student Government le
gislation has long
been a subject of
campus debate. Sen.
Bulmer argued at the
meeting that in all
practical terms, there
was nothing the Sen
ate did that could not
be done more expedi
ently and efficiently
by one of the commis^-
sions.
Senator Stephenson
spoke briefly to the
members of the Senate
on the worthlessness
of student legisla
tion. She argued that
the ^roup did little
more than play Senate
since there was no
bill in the consti-
tutution providing for
bill enforcement.
There is also no body
on campus for enfor
cing student legis
lation.
Vice president Da
vid Ramseur replied
that while the week
ly meetings may be
little more than dra
matics as far as the
worth of legislation
goes, the Senate has
a responsibility to
the students that
could not be carried
out by abolishment
of the Senate.
Senator Swift re
plied that the faction
of senators promoting
the investigation did
not, at this time, ad
vocate abolishment of
the Senate, but mere
ly requested that sen
ate proceedings be sus
pended until the com
mittee could complete
investigations on Sen
ate power and position
on campus.
Senators Swift and
Stephenson further ar-
aued that until the
committee had reached
a conclusion, all le
gislation and procee
dings could not be.
considered permanent
or in the best inter
est of the students,
the constituency. They
called for adjournment
of the meeting.
Senators Hickey and
Click replied that « ’6
there were several o*
pressing issues that
needed to be decided
on that night, such
as the allocation of
funds for student
intramurals. To sus
pend proceedings un
til the committee
could meet and decide
would needlessly delay
the execution of cer
tain senate procee
dings. This, they
argued, is not duly
representative of the
constituency.
Those members of the
university community
who are interested in
voicing an opinion on
the abolishment of
student government at
UNCA should contact
one of their senators
or come by the Ridge-
runner office.
CLIHBIITG CLASS
HJBLD
The Middle Earth
Society, newly formed
arganization for out
door aesthetics and
appreciation, spon
sored a rock-climbing
class on Nov.2.
Under the tutelege
of Brad Shaver, veteran
rock climber from
Mountaineering South,
and Crover Cable, a
senior mathematics and
philosophy major from
UNCA, the group was
taught the delicate
art of scaling rock
walls.
The techniques of
belaying and propel
ling were explained,
as well as the use of
equipment and the
proper tying of knots.
The class was taught
at Looking Glass Rock,
located about seven
miles from the Blue
Ridge Parkway, on the
far side of Mt. Pis-
gah. It is an in
teresting rock face
with a wide ranae of
faces to scale, both
for the beginner, and
the veteran. Mr. Sha
ver introduced the
group to the south
side to Qive them a
true taste of what
climbing is like.
NATTOHAL STUDY llEVIALS
(CPS)fie or she may be
the forgotten student
a member of a surpri
singly large minority
of students who go to
college but do not
live there—the com
muter student.
A growing number
of researchers have
found that commuter
students have very
different problems
than residents and
for one reason or
another, are connec
ted with their col
leges solely by their
classes. According
to a survey of near
ly 200,000 incoming
freshmen at 360
schools by the Co
operative Institu
tion Research Project
(CIRP), A2% of the
students reported that
they resided with
their parents.
A recent issue of
Research Currents,
published by the
Washington-based
ERIC Clearinghouse
on Higher Education,
has compiled some
of the major studies
done on commuter
students and their
characteristics.
The primary reason
for commuting is fi
nancial benefits,
concluded a study in
the late 1960*s, by
Robert Frenske and
Craig Scott of al
most 33,000 students
COMMUTER QUIRKS
at 800 different col
leges. These "local
attenders" lived at
home while commuting
to classes and were
mostly from lower in
come families.
Yet a study this
year by Elizabeth
Suchar for the College
Entrance Examination
Board revealed that
the actual difference"
in college costs be
tween residents and
commuters is only
about $300 per year.
Some of the differ
ence, if not all of
it, Suchar pointed
out, may be elimina
ted by higher trans
portation costs that
residentstudents do
not have tc^.pay,
making the actual
finance commitment
of both commuters
and residents about
the same.
Nonethelt^s, fi
nancial considera
tions play a big role
for commuters. A stu
dy done at Wayne
State University in
Michigan found that
the typical commuter
at that school spent
six hours a day com
muting or working.
With that many hours
involved, these stu
dents usually sche*=^
duled courses grouped
together and often
left the campus im
mediately after the
classes were over.
With such a sthe> -
dule, commuters of
ten have little time
for normal, college
related extra-cur-
ricular activities
and for developing
relationships with
other students and
faculty.
A number of stu
dies have tried to
discover what ef
fects this has on
the typical commu
ter student. Two
studies done in con
junction with the
American Council on
Education explored
the impact of college
on commuters.
In one study con
ducted at 13 liberal
arts colleges, Ar
thur Chickering and
Ellen Kuper disco
vered that commuters
participated in a
narrower range of
activities, and had
a smaller range of
friends. They tended
to have more formal
relationships with
members of the oppo
site sex.
The Chickering-Ku-
per study also found
that resident students
tended to change more
rapidly in non-lntel-
lectual areas than
commuters, because the
residents saw a sharp
contrast with values
(continued,p.5)
LAV SEMINAS
TO BE HSI.I
All minority stu
dents in North Caro
lina who have an in
terest in studying
law are being invi
ted to attend the an
nual Minority Recruit
ment Weekend Confer
ence on Saturday, Nov.
9, 1974, sponsored by
the Minority Recruit
ment Committee of the
SBA.
UNC law students
are currently making
preliminary visits to
Ccimpuses throughout
the State to encourage
participation. Dis-
cdrssion will include
practical aspects of
gaining admittance to
law school such as
the Law School Ad
mission Test (LSAT),
helpful undergradu
ate curticula, and
financial aid sources.
The conference is
informational and not
directed specifiaally
toward recruitment
toward the UNC law
school.
The conference will
be highlighted by a
panel discussion on
the topic of "Social
and Political Dimen
sions of the Lawyer's
Role." Speakers who
have been invited are
Atty. Henry E. Frye;
Atty. Walter T. John
son , Jr.; The Honor
able Judge Elreta
Alexander; The Honor
able Justice Susie
Sharpe; Atty. Julius
L. Chambers; and Atty.
Arnold Locklear.
Registration for
the conference will be
held between 8:00 am
and 8:50 am.