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The Campus Echo NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY, DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA 27707 VOLUME 37 — NUMBER 2 OCTOBER, 1978 anie Hardin Is Miss Homecoming Truth And Service through Information Much controversy has come about after the elec tion of Miss Homecoming. Eva Hudson who won the election, was disqualified because it was discovered that she was not a senior. After Ms. Hudson’s disqualification, Stephanie Hardin, who was runner-up, was given the title. The disclosure of Ms. Hudson’s situation was leaked by an annonympus caller who informed the Election Board that Ms. Hudson was not a senior. Sharon Redmond, Elec tion Board Chairperson, stated “the election board had no idea that any of the candidates weren’t seniors.’’ When asked why the election board did not check the qualifications of the candidates before the election, Ms. Redmond responded “there wasn’t a need before this election. The cause of all the confu sion comes down to the annonymous call.” Wednesday after Miss Hudson had been proclaimed Miss Home coming an annoymous female called the Student Government Office and informed one of the secre taries that Eva Hudson was not eligible for her position. Mike Howell, President of the S.G.A. had the records checked through Dean Blue’s office and dis covered that the informa tion was correct. As a' result, Stephanie Hardin was awarded the title of Miss Homecoming. N.C. Central University Recruits Older Students North Carolina Central University is into some thing new. During the last decade, a trend has develop ed of the more mature or older individual to pursue higher education. The average age of students now enrolled at Central is from eighteen to twenty-one years. This average age is expected to rise and the number of eighteen to twenty-one year olds will dwindle due to an increase in older student enrollment. Under a program co ordinated by Chancellor Yearbook To Reflect Campus Unity The ^ 1978-79 Eagle Yearbook will be a written and pictorial essay on the most important and interest ing facet of this university, the student body. The yearbook staff is made up of a very formid able group of willing and able student workers who decided that since the bulk of credit, in steps being taken to better our university has come from the students themselves, then there is no party more worthy of this year’s year book dedication. The yearbook for ’79 will also be done on a dif ferent format than those in the past few years. There will be much more copy in the book than in recent years as well as some new and we hope, controversial features. “We are cutting down on space allotted for faculty pictures,” says Patsy Watts, of one change, “this will allow for more scenes and stories on student life.” Ms. Watts added that this change was being made because of the increasingly small number of faculty members that actually pur chase the book. “There will also be fea tures on clubs, people, and athletic teams who have in recent years been neg lected,” mentioned Bobby Andrews. This year’s Eagle staff has received many words and letters from campus organizations who were left out of the annual last year. They truly deserved recog nition. “They will not be forgotten this year,” says Patsy Watts. Panel discussions for athletes, greek and non- greek organizations and any student who wishes to parti cipate will be held though- out this semester for copy publication in this year’s eagle. The annual will carry the theme of the S.G.A., “Together We Can Make The Struggle Complete”, and will expand on this theme throughtout the book. “We are trying to make our work as much fun as possible,” added Bobby Andrews, “and it’s still not too late to join the staff!” And why not, after all, it’s your book! Whiting and Dr. George W. Reid, who is Assistant Undergraduate Dean, North Carolina Central is attempt ing to recruit the older adults as students. The enrollment of older adults will help maintain a current budget of twenty-two million dollars, also to better utilize facilities on campus and to adequately recognize Central’s acade mic potentials, such as Graduate’s and Master’s Schools. Althougli North Caro lina Central’s enrollment is not in a crisis situation yet, a decline in student enroll ment would cause a budget decline which in turn would cause a depletion in faculty. Through an organized and systematic process Central is trying to halt this domino effect by providing the older adult with night courses and open accept ance in day course. At this point, over three hundred of Central’s five thousand students are involved in this facet of the university. The older adult Central wants to reach has to have intellectural potehtial. This program is not designed just to reach enrollment quota. The older student generally has a full-time job at a semi-professional or skilled level. He has experienced the need for higher educa tion to maintain his job or to seek higher positions in his field. Many older adults have discovered that they are competently trained for their jobs, but they lack the education required, for advancement. The difference between being trained and being educated has become apparent to the older student. He is enrolling in schools of Law, Business, Education and the Liberal Arts. There are a signifi cant number enrolled in Schools of Sciences and MS. HARDIN Challenging Year For NX. Student Legislature Students of the’North Carolina Central Delegation of the North Carolina Student Legislature recently attended an Interim Council Session, along with various Colleges and Universities throughout the state. The organization edu cates students in the legisla tive processes of North Carolina. The NCSL also provides a forum for student opinions which may be addressed to the General ■'assembly and other rele vant governmental bodies. At the Interim Council, meeting, held at .Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C. members discussed plans for the ensuing year. Resolu tions were presented by various schools. John Ingram, Democratic Candi date for the U.S. Senate, addressed the body. NCCU is contemplating a joint sponsorship of a resolution with Western Carolina concerning the re jected Labor Center, which would have been located on NCCU’s campus. The NCC Delegation is now seeking interested students to join the organi zation. The officers for the 1978-79 academic year are: l-.rvin Baker, Cliairperson; Dorcas Adams, Vice-Chair person: Came la Green, Secretary; F-'rances Perry, Assistant Secretary; Willie Truesdale, , Treasurer; Richard Smith, Assistant Treasurer, Math, The older adult has been motivated by former experiences in life. Being an eager student he competes at a high level. Realizing his potential, the older student is determined to succeed. Although the older student has a later start in completing his edu cation, his experiences on the job and from life make his achievement high and his determination pros perous. Dr. Reid can foresee a time when Central will be come a twenty-four hour school. Classes will extend through the weekends to meet the educational de mands of the students. Large, prestigious universi ties will not experience pro blems in maintaining their enrollment. In March of 1978, CBS aired a program commenting on the dwindl ing enrollment in universi ties comparable to Central. The program indicated that although top Black students attend historically white universities in North Caroli na, the average grade at graduation is a “C”. The majority of these students never complete their under graduate education. An astounding ninety-seven per cent of the Black profes sional athletes have not graduated from these pre dominantly white universi ties. Ironically, prospective students are still being lured away from predominantly Black universities. In retaliation to this problem. Central plans on capitalizing on the educational needs of the older adult.
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