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December 2^ 1976
Asheville, N.C. 28804
Volume XII, No. 8
BULLDOGS WIN ‘ ‘SUICIDE BILL’ ’
TIPOFF TOURNEY
The UNC-A Bulldogs bit back hard
Friday night as they struggled to fight off
the Carson-Newman Eagles in the 9:00
game.
The Bulldogs controlled the tap, but
failed to score any baskets in the first
minutes of play, but as the clock ticked on
fans on both sides could see that the “once
underdogs” were playing to come out on
top. With the fine shooting of Bumphus,
Jones, Devries, Redd, and Gilbert the half
time score was 39-33-UNC-A’s favor.
Carson-Newman had a slight edge in re
bounding 24-21 over the Bulldogs in the
first half.
The Bulldogs basically stuck to man-to-
man defense, as Carson-Newman played
zone against the Bulldog offense. They
later reverted to a man-to-man situation.
The last quarter kept fans on pins and
needles as they watched both teams try to
outshoot the other. With 3 minutes left in
the last quarter, Carson-Newman had a
chance to score a basket and take the game
with 1 point over a tie. They blew their
chance and freshman George Gilbert
pumped in two foul shots to put the
Asheville fans at east. The game ended
with a score of 71-68.
Pre-tourney favorite Gardner-Webb
was beaten by Pembroke in the 7:00 game
Friday night 80-78, while Gardner-Webb
opposed Carson-Newman in the consola
tion game and won 89-72.
Saturday night the Bulldogs played
Pembroke Braves in the 9:00 game. Led
by Bumphus, Jones and other Bulldogs,
UNC-A led 31-17 in the first half. At first
Pembroke just couldn’t seem to get it
together but by halftime, 6-2 junior guard
Lenwood Graham scored with backdoor
layups to close the gap to 37-35.
Center Gardner and Graham shot well
and took the lead for Pembroke in the 3rd
quarter.
With 12:27 to go in the third quarter, the
score was tied 49-49. After numerous
turnovers by both sides, Pembroke broke
the tie with two foul shots with 9:48
seconds to go in the fourth quarter.
Jones tied the score again 58-58 with
5:34 to go. His second foul shot put
UNC-A in front by 1.
As the lock ticked on with 1:33 left to
play, the score was 67-63 in favor of the
Bulldogs. Jones scored two foul shots and
Pembroke called time-out. With less than
2 minutes to go, Pembroke used a full
court press to try to check the UNC-A
offense. It was to no avail, as the final
score was 71-64—UNC-A’s favor.
After the game All-Tournament tro
phies and the MVP award were presented.
Carson-Newman was 3rd runner-up,
Gardner-Webb 2nd, Pembroke runner up
and UNC-A was the Tournament
Champion for the first time since 1970.
All Tournament: Carson-Newman, Lou
Young; Pembroke, Tom Gardner and
Lenwood Graham; UNC-A, Tony
Bumphus. Bumford Jones was picked
most valuable player.
In the Student Senate meeting of Nov.
18, $200 was allocated to the Campus
Women’s Union for funding of a self-
defense program, and both a Constitu
tional amendment and a Constitutional
revision were considered.
The Judicial Board Constitutional
amendment was tabled and referred to a
committee for revision of the bill. The
amendment outlines a judicial system of
three courts, and defines the duties of the
Attorney General. Questions were raised
by several Senators, and some students
present, as to the amount of power being
granted to the Attorney General under the
document.
The Attorney General, as outlined in the
document, would be responsible for the
Attorney General’s office; would act as a
liaison between the Student Senate, the SG
Executive Branch and various Judicial
courts; would advise any Judicial Court
about procedures, formulation of charges,
and student rights; would receive and in
vestigate all complaints “to determine
whether there is sufficient evidence to
prosecute and/or defend any accused stu
dent”; would formulate charges and/or
defense; would be responsible for prose
cution and/or defense; and would inform
students of “their rights and court pro
cedures to be used.”
The Constitutional revision introduced
by Commuter Senator Chris Smith, would
abolish Student Government and have a
Social Commissioner elected by the stu
dents who would act as an ex officio mem
ber of the Board of Trustees. The Social
Commissioner would “plan, fund, and
execute the social events”; would “assist
in the events sponsored by Student Organi
zations, Intramurals, and others”; and
would be removed from office with a
petition signed by 10% of the student
body.
This bill would eliminate the positions
of Vice-President-Finance Commissioner,
Elections Commissioner (the elections
would be supervised by the Dean of Stu
dents), and the President and/or the pres
ent Social Commissioner, depending on
how one looks at it. Over three thousand
dollars per semester is estimated to be
saved if the revision should -be passed.
When asked about the bill. Smith stated
that “it calls a spade a spade,” and said
that under the Commission for Student
Services Funds the Student Government
will only be funding social events; there
fore, the excess baggage of bureaucracy
should be eliminated. A petition/survey is
presently being circulated to tap students
opinion on the bill. It appears at present
that the bill is gaining support both among
the Senate and the student body.
Several names were considered by the
Senate as candidates for the Film Com
mittee, although it was pointed out that the
bill which was passed in September specif
ically states that the Committee was to be
formed no earlier than March. Lynn
McClain was approved to be on the Com
mittee; two other names were tabled until
the parties were present for questioning,
and one failed to pass.
A bill was passed which authorizes the
transfer of $200 from the “legal fees” in
the Attorney General’s budget to the SG
travel account, since Zumberge has been
making numerous trips to Ch^l Hill and
other places as President of the North
Carolina Association of Student Govern
ments (NCASG), and in order to attend
meetings such as the Board of Governors.
Barrier-Free
Construction
By BRYNN BROWN
UNC-A was one of the three N.C. cam
puses chosen to be made barrier-free to the
handicapped. A careful tudy was made of
the UNC-A campus for needed renova
tions and a contract was signed with Six
Associates, Inc. for Phase I of the project.
UNC-A received $175,000 for the initial
funding of the project.
The front suites in Gardner Dorm and
Scott Dorm were renovated. Ramps into
each dorm, and all necessary room
changes and bathroom remodeling were
done. Vance Hall was made accessible by
ramps upstairs and downstairs.
Handicapped parking spaces were con
structed in the parking lots adjoining all
buildings except the gymnasium. At least
one telephone and one water fountain have
been made accessible to the handicapped
in each building.
The Lipinsky Student Center is the only
building nearing completion due to its
newly installed elevator. The Carmichael
Humanities Building, the Zagier Social
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