^'^UDENT NEWSPAPER OF CHOWAN COLLEGE
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Wednesday, February S, 1975
Volumne 6 — Number 7
New Privacy Rights Act
Passed for Students
Cathy Challenor, Chowan's first Woman SGA President
Cathy Challenor Is
Woman President
By CAROL LONG
This semester, Chowan College
has a new S.G.A. president Cathy
Challenor.
She is from Richmond,
Virginia, and is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Garland H.
Challenor. She is a graduate of
Randolph Tucker High School
and attended V.C.U. in Rich
mond. When asked why she came
to Chowan, she replied, that there
were many reasons, but the most
important on was that she wanted
to live away from home. She is
majoring in Physical Therapy
and plans to transfer to either the
University of Maryland or to go
back to V.C.U. Some of her
hobbies are the “beach,”
waterskiing, boating, camping,
hiking and biking.
When asked how she became
president she replied, that she
had been elected to the S.G.A.
student legislature and was
asked to run for vice-president.
When Drew Rivenbark withdrew
she was then asked to take over
the office of president an a new
vice-president was elected.
She was asked about the S.G.A.
of Chowan, she replied, “I had
come to realize that “change” at
Chowan is highly unkikely;
however, we must try to make
the best of what is offered here
for us.” The S.G.A. is working
hard this semester to acquire
enough money to bring a decent
group for the Spring Concert.
They are selling $3.00 tickets now
for the concert. After enough
tickets are sold to get a good
group, then tickets will be sold for
$5.00 The S.G.A. has made many
plans for upcoming movies,
dances and hopefully a Spring
Concert.
By DARRELL NICHOLSON
In recent weeks the Congress
has approved and the President
has signed into law changes or
revisions to the Family Rights
and Privacy Act of 1974. The
changes, originally initiated by
Senators Buckley and Pell and
passed by Congress as Sen. J.
Res. 40 on December 19 and
signed by President Ford on
December 24, are retroactive to
November 19, 1974, the effective
date of the original act or
amendment to the Educational
Amendments of 1974. Both the
original (Sec. 513 of P. L. 93-380)
and its revisions (S. J. Res. 40)
establish provisions whereby
elementary, secondary, and
higher educational institutions
face the loss of fund ad
ministered by the U. S. Com
missioner of Education if they do
not conq>ly with the provisions
governing greater access and
control over educational records
by students and their parents.
The following paragraphs will
be an attempt to summarize
some of those provisions which
concern the accessibility of
educational records to the college
student. However, it is strongly
recommended that the interested
student go directly to the full Act
as it has been published for the
public in Volimie 40, Number 3
(January 6, 1975) of the Federal
Register. The following
paragraphs can only serve, at
best, as a brief summary-
interiH-etation of some of the
highlights of the Act. The reader
is encouraged to resort to the
above publication for his own
interpretation.
Although the amendment was
passed with school children and
their parents in mind, it also
applies to the college student but
By TERESA LANE PIKE
In the fall of 1974 the Chowan
College Freshman class was
asked to take an American
Council on Education (ACE) test.
On this test were questions like:
Should a man and woman live
together before marriage? Do
you expect to be well-off finan
cially? Should college grades be
abolished? In answering these
questions it is concluded that
college freshmen are seemingly
more conservative.
Results of parts of the test
indicate the majority of Chowan
students were average in hieh
school academics. Fifty-three
and one-half percent of Chowan’s
freshmen indicated that the
reason they chose to come to
not to his parents, unless he
waivers certain rights. Any
consent required or right ac
corded to a parent by the
amendment is automatically
transferred to the child on his
attaining age 18 or if he is in
college. When the rights of access
are discussed in the so-called
Buckley Amendment, the rights
are designated for both the
present student and the former
student. They both have the
rights of access of their
educational records. A former
student’s non-attendant status
does not waiver his rights.
Within 45 days of receiving a
request from a present or former
student, the petitioned college
official who has authority over
such records must allow the
student to inspect his
“educational records, “which the
By PHIL ROYCE
Opportunities to participate in
^rts have never been greater
than the present for Chowan
College’s women students.
Women compete in two in
tercollegiate sports, volleyball
and basketball. Making the team
assures a player a jump to much
stiffer competition over high
school. The reason is Chowan’s
lady Braves must compete
against senior college varsity
clubs as well as junior colleges.
Coach Janet Collins of the
athletic department must send
untried freshmen, and
sophomores, who are her
“veterans, ” action against
Chowan was because of its good
academic reputation. More of
these freshmen’s parents
finished high sdiool and did not
continue on to other schools or
colleges, than those that did not
finish high school although the
percentages were very close.
Percentage
of Chowan
Students
Political Orientation:
Far left 2.5
Liberal 21.1
Middle-of-road 60,7
Conservative 14.5
Far right 1.2
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act defines broadly as including
“those records, files, documents,
and other materials which (1)
contain information directly
related to a student; and (2) are
maintained by an educational
(x-ganization or institution, or by
a person acting for such agency
or institution.”
The act or amendment goes on
to state that the term
“educational records” does not
include: (1) records of in
structional, supervisory, and
administrative personnel and
educational personnel ancillary
thereto which are in the sole
possession of the maker thereof
and which are not accessible or
revealed to any other person
except a substitute, (2) records
kept by a law enforcement unit
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squads that are sometimes
dominated by juniors and
seniors.
That Chowan fares as well as it
does is a tribute to the coaching
and determination of the players.
In volleyball, Chowan’s
women’s team recorded its first
wiiuiing season ever during the
recently completed fall
semester. To do it, the lady
Braves had to defeat two senior
college teams, Meredith and St.
Augustine, on the final day of
ttieir 11-game schedule. The wins
pushed Chowan’s record to six
wins against five defeats, its best
mark ever.
The record was achieved in the
face of competition against five
senior colleges and only one two-
year school, Louisburyg. The
lady Braves recorded five wins
against senior colleges defeating
North Carolina Wesleyan twice,
15-5, 15-6, and 15-7, 18-16; and
Atlantic Christian, Meredith and
St. Augustine once each. C^howan
split with Louisburg.
The women’s varsity
basketball team is playing a 14-
game slate during January-
March. Chowan will meet five
senior college clubs as well as
two junior colleges and the East
Carolina JV's. Six of the eight
players are from North Carolina:
Linda Anderson of Greenville and
Libby Kanipe of Lincolnton
both soi^omores; and freshmen
Annette Guyton erf Oxford, Terry
Jennette of Buxtonn, Cindy Ward
of Tner, and Aleph Woodard of
Enfield. Completing the team are
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Financial Aid
The objective of the Financial Aid office at Chowan
College is to make it financially possible for students
to attend college.
There are three Items we wish to call to your at
tention:
(1) Now is the time to file the Parents' Confidential
Statement for next fall. You can get them in Mr.
Collins' office.
(2) Check with your work supervisor about the
number of hours you can work. Do not work more
tiours than you are assigned as you will not be paid.
(3) Reminder - Work-Study checks are to be picked
up the tenth of each month.
Sports Opportunities
Offered Women
ACE Finds Freshmen
More Conservative