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, A Weekly Journal Of News And Event, At St. Andrews Presbyt.
erian College
'oLUME 17, number 9 LAURINBURG, NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14,1977
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CUB Answers
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Charges
“S . •
iii The Executive Committee
I'Uie C. U. B. would like to
too ike this opportunity to ad-
brcss itself to the charges in
le petition circulating
I'siroughout the campus. We
[j,d tiiat a number of these
Ijiarges have been miscon-
,j, rued, and we would like to
,(^-esent the following factual
formation, to enable you to
ijjive some knowledge of the
I U. B.’s function.
(, 1. The peition alleges that
I je C. U. B. has committed
^;er 3/4 of it’s budget
ready. At this time the C. U.
, budget stands ap-
'^'oximately at $8400
maining for the 77-’78
hool year. Expenditures in-
ude approximatley $1000
ent for the film series, ac
uities during Homecoming
eekend. Orientation,
eekend Activities including
nds, disco’s, alcohol, Casin-*
“‘night and co-sponsored
“ents with various dorms
y organizations. Committed
under vote by the C. U.
® members include $800 on
Vs dance, $2000 for
"Jchannalia, and $3000 for
,;e film series, of which 1/3
‘pproximtely) has been
'ent. Future allocations of
nds may involve the
possibility” of monies being
“oted to the dorms for the
‘fing semester. This alter-
tive has not as of yet been
on by the C. U. B. mem-
rs. A complete copy of the
,pt will be presented in the
lursday edition of the Lan-
The petition has stated
9' committed
of it's budget to a circus
Mout adquate con-
wation, preparation or
“ty. There is an error to
j ®'i'*ount of monies
geted to the circus. The
^21 amount paid to the cir-
s was $1600. Amount collec-
‘rcm ticket sales v/as $226.
‘ 'City iiicluded po.sters in
■J^'Sidential haik and f-ome
academic and activity
buildings as well as the down-
ton area. The Laurinburg Ex
change and on the local T. V.
weather station. Poor at
tendance and financial loss
was a result of poor timing
and interaction between St.
Andrews community and the
Laurinburg community. The
Board recognizes the fact that
some of the responsibility for
the financial failure lies
within the Board itself.
3. The petition states tha the
C. U. B. has forced through
confiscatory agreement with
Concord and Highland’s Halls
requiring them to put all their
money toward the X-mas dan
ce and yield all profit to the C.
U. B. The C. U. B. is respon
sible for allocating a set
amount of money to be used
as they (Concord and
Highlands) see fit. This year
the X-mas Dance has been
given $800. It is the custom of
the dorms involved to decide
how much money vnll be used
from the dorm’s budget and
not a C. U. B. decision. Any
profit over and above costs,m
made from this years X-mas
dance has been voted on by
the Board (the vote being 8
for, 0 against and 1 ab-
stential) that these monies be
given to the C. U. B. The Con
cord and Highlands represen
tatives were present at the
meeting for the vote.
4. The petition states the C.
U. B. has acted without by
lav.'s since September, and
has discus.sed the removal of
several members without
grounds for doing so. 'fhe fact
is that we have been
operating without by-laws,
but a committee was set up on
September 27, 1977 that was to
draw up said by-laws which
consisted of 3 members and
the Board’s advisor. At the
November 3 meeting, the
Board members voted to
abolish the committee due to
the fact that no by-laws had
not bf,:en submitted to the
(tc'fftngerl on PaoeZ)
Story
Substantially
Correct
BY STEVE NEWTON
Lance editor Michael
Greene and this reporter were
invited to meet with the CUB
executive board on Sunday
night to discuss alleged
inacurracies in the report of
the November 9 meeting of
the CUB in last week’s paper.
These objections to the article
were raised by CUB chair
man Ed Wilson, vice-
chairman Shannon Huff,
secretary Peg Kays,
treasurer Grada Byrd, and
advisor Kathy BenzSquin,
director of student activities.
The Executive Board first
contended that there had been
no attempt to cut the fihn
series in half. Instead, they
maintained, they were merely
attempting to cut showings
from four a month to two,
allowing film series director
Lin Thompson to schedule
other fihns only with money
gained from admissions. This
was intended, according to
the Executive Board, only to
protect Thompson from run
ning a deficit and to allow him
to order “better movies” in
order to draw larger crowds.
Further, they objected to “in
sinuations” in the article that
this consideration was made
“after a budget report had in
formed the Board that it was
in serious financial dif
ficulty,” and that an effort
was being made to ap
propriate money from the
series for other uses. Chair
man Ed Wilson stated that it
had been him, and only him.
Apologies
THE LANCE incorrectly
reported that the Lee
Kesselman’s and Emily
Ellsworth’s recital was held
November 8. 'Ilie recital will
be held tonight November 14,
at 8 p.m. Ln Vardell.
that had mentioned the tigure
$3,600, but only in connection
with the amount he un
derstood Thompson intended
to spend.
Next, the Executive Board
contended that it had not been
Jim Cresimore who had
“demanded” that Thompson
be present for a vote. Instead,
they said,, all motions had
been tabled when Granville
Social Chairman Casey Mid-
dleditch “offered to find Lin
Thompson in the cafeteria ”
because “the CUB wanted to
clear up the problem promp
tly.”
Further objections were
raised both to the LANCE
reporting of Thompson’s
statements to the CUB and
the tally of the voting on the
issues. Thompson’s argumen
ts, they said, were neither as
cogent or as complete as prin
ted in the LANCE. Tlie voting,
according to the official CUB
minutes was first 4 to 4 with 5
abstentions on the motion
which was reconsidered
because “several m*embers
wanted to cast a vote varying
from their original decision.”
This vote ended in the motion
the limit showings to two a
month losing 2 to 4 with 8 ab
stentions.
The group also argued that
Thompson had presented
them no written report, no
budget statement, and had
become very angrj' and taken
the motion as a personal affr-
nt. They also challenged the
quotation from Craig Eiiassen
for veracity.
It should be noted that the
report the LANCE published
was gathered from four mem
bers of the CUB present at the
November 9 meeting, whose
accounts independently
corroborated each other.
These members provided
these accounts to the L.\NCE
upon the condition that
neither their names nor tlieir
positions on the CUB or CUB
(conbnt/e^ of) Pc^e^)