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RAG BONE
SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVIILE
LONON WINS
SG RUNOFF
Student Government elections for president, vice-president and
sophomore, junior and senior senate seats were held March 30 in front of
Lipinsky Sttiaent Center to a sparse voter turnout.
While the presidential race between Kerry Lonon, Brenda Poplin and Jay
Fine had results so close that a run-off between Lonon and Poplin was
scheduled for April 6, the vice presidential and senate seats (which were vir
tually unopposed) were decided by relatively wide margins.
Rafe Allison won the vice presidential post over his opponent, David
Carscaddon in that election bid.
Elected to the senior seats were Chris Frank, Mike Rusnak and Tim Volger.
Winning the junior senate positions were April Buckner, Judy Hunneycutt
and Tom Krug.
The sophomore senators are Ann Cantrell, Lee Rosen and Ken Cagle.
None of the senate contests had more than the three nominees for three va
cant seats. Any opposition was write-in candidates.
The only heated campaign was for the Student Government Executive seat
run-off election, between candidates Kerry Lonon, a dorm resident, and
Brenda Populin, a commuter student.
The April 6 run-off date saw sunny skies and a high voter turn out of 154
students.
Elections Commissioner David Bradley credited part of the high turn-out on
the heavy campaigning of the two candidates and the rest on the Up With
People performance that coincided with not only the election time, but the
location on the quad.
After the voter tallying was completed, Kerry Lonon had been elected presi
dent by 103 votes to Brenda Poplin's 51.
Nader Slams
Business
by Robert Koenig
Consumer activist Ralph Nader addressed a capacity audience in the Lipin
sky Center auditorium on March 27. Nader's speech followed a press con
ference in The Phillips Administration Building. The consumer crusader of the
60's addressed the audience on the role of big business in America.
Nader prefaced his speech by relating the Reagan administrations' inten
tion to review standards in the textile industry for worker protection against.
black lung. Nader lashed out at the North Carolina congressional delegation,
charging them with being "more interested in protecting corporations than
individuals." At several points in his address, Nader leveled heavy criticism at
the delegation, particular Sen. Jesse Helms.
While politicians bore the brunt of Nader's criticism, EXXON and other oil
producers also were the target of many of Nader's remarks. He charged the
multinational oil companies with promoting energy inefficiency in order to
maintain their sales volume. Pointing out that Canada and the U.S. are the
world's biggest consumers of energy, Nader told the audience that, "Efficien
cy is the first priority to solving the energy crisis. It's the ethical thing to do. It's
anti-inflationary. It's a fantastic alternative to what we're facing."
"The North Carolina delegation to Washington is the
pride of EXXON. Some know better but don't have the
courage of their convictions. Others just don't know any
better. Only Virginia has a worse delegation."
Citing an article published in the Wall Street journal, Nader said that the
price of oil would plummet if the U.S. became self-sufficient in oil. The price
of oil is determined by what Nader called the "EXXON OPEC cartel". The
consumer activist charged that EXXON is dictating energy policy in th«
Reagan administration, as well as influencing government policy on off-shore
drilling and strip mining. "If there ever was a synonym for greed, it would be
EXXON. If OPEC didn t exist, EXXON would want to invent.it." Nader pointed
out that the company'^s gross revenues increased by $24 billion between 1979
and 1980.
Nader expressed concern about the increasing share of the national
economy controlled by the oil companies. "The oil companies took 40 per
cent of industrial profits in America last year. The oil companies are resting in
an ocean of cash. They will seek to buy companies outside of the oil
industry. Continued on p. II
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Student Government President Kerry
Lonon[l], and Vice President Rafe
Allison[rj.
Photo Courtesy of Asheville Citizen
ROCKMONT
As the 1980-81 academic year comes
to an end, students can see a bright spot
on the horizon-Rockmont.
This year’s Rockmont, sponsored by
student government, is to be held Satur
day, April 25th from I p.m. to I a.m., and
will feature three bands to provide all-day
music. The first band to play will be
StateLine Band, a very versatile band that
will play rock and roll, bluegrass, and
country rock from I to 4 p.m. Silverspr-
ing, a Washington D.C. based band will
play rock and roll and bluegrass from 4 to
7 p.m. Chaser will play for the dance and
feature top 40 and bleach music.
During the day there will be swimming,
boating, hiking, tennis, volleyball, softball,
and plenty of beer and beverages available
for students.
The dinner for this year’s Rockmont
will be catered by the Fireplace
Restaurant. Everyone must have a ticket
in order to be served dinner and to get in
to the camp. These tickets are available, in
advance, from the Office of Student Ac
tivities or Student Government Offices.
Tickets will be available at the gate.
Tickets are free to all full time students:
$2.50 for part-time students, faculty,
staff, and spouses; and $5 for guests .
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Gullickson
Appeals
Forced
Retirement
The Rag & Bone has learned that
Professor Christine Gullickson will be
forced to retire at the end of the cur
rent academic year.
Professor Gullickson, who turned 65
last year, was allowed to return for the
current school year when Chairman
Henry Stern of the German Depart
ment approved her application for an
extention last year, under provisions
for exemption from the retirement
rule. Doctor Stern declined to recom
mend that Mrs. Gullickson be retained
after the conclusion of the school year.
Mrs. Gullickson has told the Rag &
Bone that she has received no ex
planation from Stern for his decision
beyond a one line statement informing
her of his decision.
When asked for comment regarding
his decision by reporters. Stern
answered, "Because of the profes
sional considerations involved here
don't feel I should say anything about
Mrs. Gullickson."
Mrs. Gullickson, who has taught at
Asheville Biltmore College and later,
UNC-A, since 1965, has expressed her
desire to continue teaching. Following
the decision rendered by Chairman
Stern, Mrs. Gullickson appealed to the
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs,
Dr. Laurance Dorr, to overrule the
decision. Dr. Dorr concurred with the
decision of Chairman Stern.
continued on p. 16
Quigley
Named
Editor
The Student Publications Board met
on March 31st and named John
Quigley editor of The Rag & Bone for
the 1981-82 year. Quigley won the
election by a vote of 4-1 over Jim Har
rison. John Edwards had also appliec
for the position.
Quigley is a junior and former assis
tant editor on the staff of the paper
The Rag & Bone will remain a monthly
publication next year. The editor-elect
has indicated that The Rag & Bone wil
devote greater attention to the univer
sity's cultural events next year. Other
members of his staff have not been an
nounced.
The student publications workshop
which began this spring, will be con
tinued in the fall. The workshop wil
be conducted by Bill Moore, Associate
Editor of the Asheville Citizen. The
workshop is a one credit course in
which students work on the produc
tion of The Rag & Bone.