December 1985
The Columns
Rose, Helms Confer
By JEFF BULLARD
Representative Charles G.
Rose, III, D-N.C. and Senator
Jesse A. Helms, R-N.C. met in
Washington on December 4th
with , more than 20 other
senators and representatives
from tobacco producing states.
The meeting was to discuss
both Helms’ and Rose’s
proposals for revamping the
failing federal tobacco
program. Sen. Helms and Rep.
Rose have been political
opponents for a very long time
and rumors lay this as an excuse
for this being the first time the
two have met in over a year.
Rep. Rose’s plan calls for
keeping the 16-cent-per-pack
federal excise tax on cigarettes
and using 1 cent of this to aid
the tobacco program. Helms’s
plan calls for tobacco
manufacturers to buy out more
than 800 million pounds of
surplus tobacco. In return for
buying the surplus the federal
government would change
legislation to suit the needs of
tobacco farmers. Rep. Rose’s
plan has been endorsed by the
N.C. Farm Bureau but there is
little hope it will be
implemented.
In the meeting Rep. Rose
expressed an interest in having
restraints on imports of
tobacco. Although Sen. Helms
felt that it may jeoardize the
agreement with tobacco
manufacturers. The plan
introduced by Sen. Helms will
probably be the one that is
passed because of the senator’s
refusal to budge on the issues.
Rep. Rose will however submit
a list of suggested changes in
the senate package to Sen.
Helms.
Both Sen. Helms and Rep.
Rose put political difference
aside that stem several years
back to a congressional race
that Rep. Rose was involved in.
The National Congressional
Club, a conservative organiza
tion founded by Sen. Helms,
ran negative political
Television Ads against Rep.
Rose which resulted in Rep.
Rose filing charges with the
Federal Communications
Commission.
The Administration Cares
By JEFF BULLARD
Being fortunate enough to be
a member of the Student Senate
has allowed me to witness first
hand a recent move by the
Student Government Associa
tion to improve some much
needed aspects of Louisburg
College. At the November 21
meeting of the Student Senate,
several prominent members
brought up some areas that
they felt the Louisburg College
Ho
Ho
Hargrove
MERRY CHRIS 1 MAS! As
we approach the end of the first
semester, I look back upon a
very successful SGA year. The
Entertainment Committee has
held eight events so far and all
have been successful.
Attendance and participation is
up to an all time high. The
Homecoming activities held in
November were enhanced by
the Spirit Week put on by the
Cheerleaders.
The Senate has also been
busy this semester. As a body
we have set up a committee to
look at Open House policy and
to propose a change. We have
also begun talks with top
administrators about some of
the security and parking
problems that have surfaced
this year. We hope to report our
findings to you in the next issue
of the Columns.
Finally, I would like to wish
each of you a Merry Chriatmas
and a Happy New Year! May
your Holiday Season be truly
happy.
MARK HARGROVE
Administration had been
negligent in. Some of these
areas were campus security,
inadequate lighting for
parking lots and not enough
steps taken to discourage on
campus theft. The Student
Senate felt a step towards
solving these problems was to
meet with Dean Craig Eller,
Dean of Students and Dr. J.
Allen Norris, Jr., President of
Louisburg College. Which was
set for December 5.
At the December 5 meeting
Dr. Norris was unable to attend
but Dean Eller was able to
attend the meeting. This
meeting gave the members of
the Student Senate some
insight as well as allowing us to
voice our problems to the
Administration. Dean Eller
answered questions and
clarified- certain reasons for the
The Quote:
‘One cannot pay the Evil One in installments - and
yet one perpetually tries to do it.”
—Franz Kafka
FRANKLY SPEAKING
phi! frank
misunderstood problems.
The December 5 meeting was
a step in die right direction.
Even though little more than a
question and answer session
was accomplished, this
meeting showed the willingess
of the Louisburg Colege
Administration to work with
the Student Government
Association in finding a
solution to the problems.
As a member of the student
senate, I feel confident that
many problems that concern
students, will be eliminated if
the SGA will work hand in
hand with the Louisburg
College Administration. The
dedication of the SGA to
combat these problems and the
Administrations willingness to
help in solving them, joined
together, can only move
towards a better Louisburg
College.
Cnlumns
Edijor-In-C:hief Rob Dunninu;ton, Jr.
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Marion Peace
Ginny Henderson
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