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N.C. ESSAY
Tuesday, October 15, 1974
N.C. i//Ay
A RESPONSIBLE STUDENT NEWSPAPER
Pitch In!
Inflation and other budget problems have created need for unprecedented belt-
tightening for faculty and students alike. Although the administration is trying to do its
part, it is important for students to do their share.
Here are some ideas from different members of the school community.
Roland Buck, director of housing, suggests that students try to pay more attention to
the excess use of electricity in the dorms. Many students are careless about leaving
lights, radios, stereos and other appliances on when not using them. “Often doors and
windows are left open in the Commons and the dorms and this puts a strain on the air
conditioning and heating system,” Buck said.
Frank Ruark, financial aid director, brings to our attention that the United States
Congress, when considering appropriations for 1975-1976, will be faced with a proposal to
discontinue the Basic and Supplementary Educational Opportunity Grant Programs and
National Direct Student l^ans. There are about 160 students here who rely on these
programs heavily. Even if you are not directly involved in them, please write your
congressman, thanking him for his past support, and urge him to continue these
programs on a fully-funded basis.
“It pains me to see a student put a knife, fork or cup in a bag and take it back to the
dorm or their off-campus pad,” said Martin Sokoloff, vice-chancelor. “The cost will
come back to the students as they support the cafeteria.” According to Lewis Hawley,
school bursar, an average of $2000 a year is spent to replace utensils and glassware in
♦he cafeteria.
Please cut, tear or otherwise remove the rectangle below and attach or otherwise affix
in intelligent fashion to the nearest appropriate light switch (bathrooms, practice rooms,
etc.).
$ Turn It Off! ^
Thank You!
Besides ripping off the cafeteria, there are other areas where students’ indifference to
their surroundings costs the school unnecessary expenses; for example, graffitti,
littering and cigarette bums on pianos, furniture and carpets. Even the rip-off of
seemingly insignificant items (like ashtrays) will add up in cost. Chris Grace, director of
maintenance, said $154 was spent this year on the new ashtrays for the Commons and
most of these are gone already.
“I personally will report anyone leaving trash on the tables in the snack bar from here
on,” says Earlene Parmon, a Marriott employee working in the snack bar. “And I mean
it. That goes for everybody!”
On page 24, “The Unicom” states: “Littering, defacement or damage to the
(Commons) building and its contents are actions expressly prohibited in the interest of
preserving a pleasant atmosphere for leisure hours.”
In short, we suggest the student body follow these guidelines in helping the school save
money:
1) Turn off lights and appliances when not in use.
2) Write your Congressmen, urging them to support the BEOG, SEOG and NDSL
programs.
3) Don’t rip-off yourself and your fellow students.
4) Quit being careless with school property.
Quiet Hours: Patience. . .
We think that the solution to the quiet hours controversy is not new quiet hour rules, but
just a bit of patience.
People who aren’t in the School of Music often don’t realize the absolute necessity of
practicing. What’s more, for some instrumentalists, a warm up before a lesson can make
the difference between an excellent lesson or a disaster. To niake it impossible for a
musician to practice in the dorms in the morning before a lesson is totally unrealistic and
in some cases could be disastrous. ,
However, we think the musician’s can show some restraint on their part by not
practicing in the moming unless absolutely necessary. Music students say that several
teachers have advised them against using practice rooms. For those instrumentalists we
can only say to try your best not to practice in the moming.
The non-musicians should take heart in the fact that the next door neighbor who plays
the tuba shouldn’t have to do it every moming.
By the same token, the non-musicians should try not to keep everybody up late at night
.by making noise, playing the stereo, or whatever.
We think that if both parties follow these simple rules this controversy could be
resolved.
... or Segregation?
(The above editorial is one of two views which the staff of the Essay holds. Following is
a representative opinion of the opposing view.)
Although the quiet hours controversy will be resolved through the SCA in a few days,
we feel it necessary to present our views on the subject. Patience, as a solution, does not
seem feasible. From the beginning of the year, complaints were voiced throughout the
campus, with patience being tried constantly.
Now that the matter is in Council hands, patience is left as a temporary solution until a
final ruling is made.
Students not in the school of music do realize the necessity of practicing and do
understand the drastic difference it can make before a lesson or class.
We feel that restraint should not have to be shown on the part of the musician in reagrd
to necessity of practicing, for that is a n infringement on his rights to practice his art
when he chooses to do so.
On the other hand, if musicians are allowed to practice when the spirit moves them, it
infringes upon the right of others to sleep.
The counterargument that non-musicians noisily party late at night is invalid, as it
concems only a minority of students who are directly in violation of quiet hour rulings. It
is the responsibility of the resident assistant on the floor to control noise of this sort.
Although there are many inconveniences involving the moving process, we feel that it
would ultimately prove to be the best solution for all parties concerned. Neither group
would feel discriminated against with musicians practicing at any time in a practice
dorm and non-musicians sleeping whatever hours they choose.
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27V FLA"
Bored With Boredom?
By BRYANT ARRINGTON
It’s Sunday, October 6, and another
boring weekend at NCSA crawls into the
sunset. A non-student might thiiik this
was an exciting weekend from looking at
the “Happenings” list of activities. I
mean, it looks good on paper.
This weekend includ^ a bonfire, a
bass recital, two movies, and bus trips to
Thmway and Hanging Rock. Whoopee!
The bonfire Friday night was more like a
campfire, which acquired a few regulars
who became mesmeorized staring into
the flames. Most students stopped to
check out the action and moved on
looking for excitement.
Saturday night was another action-
packed extravaganza. A preview of
Sunday night’s movie was shown in
Sanford’s cubby-hole threatre. Wow!
The preview movie’s competition, a bass
recital, attracted a much larger crowd
than expected. Crawford Hall was about
one-fourth full, which is very good
attendance for a low-key weekend
activity. The music was very good, but I
noticed students left with the same bored
expression with which they entered.
The bus for Hanging Rock drove off
Sunday with twenty-one of over six
hundred students. Why didn’t I go? Like
many of the other students I spoke to, I
wasn’t in the mood for a one-sided
“adventure” with some rock.
Sunday night is not the problem. The
movies in Crawford Hall are
enthusiastically received. It’s Friday
and Saturday that are dull as spit.
When one of the more exciting
activities is sitting in (Common’s well
watching students walk through,
something has to be done. Artists,
especially performing artists, need the
relaxation and entertainment of an
exciting weekend! It is motivating to be
involved in a rock concert, dance or night
club act. The students should be allowed
to organize and operate any activity
which does not break school niles.
At the loft, I spoke with Chancellor
Robert Suderburg about the problem of
i*tiolo by Tony (iriffiii
weekend boredom. He mentioned plans
for making the loft an informal off-
campus retreat. He also encourage:
student organization of and participatior
in entertaining shows. He is seemingl}
all for it, the students want it, and I thSik
we need it.
What is “it”? It could be a nightclut
(“coffee house” sounds boring) from 8
p.m. to 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday
nights in the Commons well. There is no
reason why refreshments couldn’t be
available at less than rip-off prices.
There could be a poet’s night or a
comedian’s night. Many of the students
not capable of entertaining for two hours
would be willing to ham it up for five
minutes. Involvement, fun, excitement.
That is what we could have.
If you want to get it together, let me
know (Box 31-Z). I’ll sort of keep track oi
“it” until someone else shows up. Right
now. I’m so bored, I could just spit.
Bryant Arrington is a first year Design
and Production major.