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NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY. DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA 27707
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TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1980
BAKER, BROWN, PRICE WIN
ELECTIONS HELD
North Carolina Central
saw a surprisingly light turn.
out in its annual student e-
lection held April 8 in the
Alfonso Elder Student
Union.
Ervin Baker was victori
ous in his quest for Student
Government Assoication
President with 432 votes.
First runnerup was Audwin
C. Jones with 373 votes and
second runnerup was Carl
ton O’Neal with 282 votes.
Quinton Brown, a Dur
ham native defeated his
four competitors to assure
himself the office of SGA
Vice President.
Obtaining the highly ad
mired and envied office of
Miss North Carolina Central
University was Cathy Price.
She received 414 votes.
First runnerup was Sabrina
Patterson with 386 votes.
By TERESA SUTTON
Echo Staff Writer
Tanya Prunty backed out
of the race for CAMPUS
ECHO Editor thus giving
Teresa Burke a clean sweep
for the title.This is the first
time in over ten years that a
female has become Editor
of the student newspaper.
Micheal King ran unoppos
ed for Editor of EX —
UMBRA, Central’s literary
magazine. Orlando Ned
managed to edge by Phyllis
Steadman for the office of
Editor of the EAGLE
YEARBOOK.
All of the senior class of
ficers ran unopposed. They
are; Willie E. Reese, III,
President; William Earl
Mills, Vice President; Shelia
Bazemore, Secretary; and
Gerald Price, Treasurer.
Emma Deese achieved the
title of Miss Senior. The
senior congress consist of;
Rose Barlow, Clevie D.
Brandon, Evelyn Brown,
Philathea Dixon, Cornell
Jones, Calvin Kearns, Erwin
“CC” Keaton, Bernice Jef
freys, Ellen Hector, Debo
rah Nance, Hazel Watson
and Clara M. Winborne.
The junior class officers
are; Curtis Massey, Presi
dent; Karen D. Langford,
Vice President; Reginald
Smith, Treasurer; and Marie
L. Parker, Secretary. Wanda
Hyatt will become the new
Miss Junior. Junior class
congresspersons are; Caro
lyn Graham, Patricia A.
Hardy, Wanda Little, Lorri
Love, Donald Perry, and
Calvin L. Williams.
Darryl T. Banks, who was
the President of the Fresh
man class will become the
new President of the Sopho
more Class. The other offi-
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A rehearsal scene from the NCCU production of “The
River Niger, ” with Thomas McDonald (left) as Jeff and
Michael Lee White as Mo. The award-winning drama will
be presented in the University Theatre, located on the
corner of Lawson and Fayetteville streets April 23
through April 27. NCCU student admission is $1.00 ad-
vance and $1.50 at the door. See story on page 4.
NCCU GETS SOLAR ENERGY VAN
Students in the depart
ments of home economics,
and physics at North Caro
lina Central University will
help the Environmental Pro
tection Agency evaluate
three systems for reducing
energy use in the home.
A van built for EPA and
incorporating a solar energy
system, a heat pump, and
“catalytic” heating and
cooking appliances will be
Used by NCCU home econo
mics students to practice
household management.
The van is located beside
the home economics
building.
Home economics students
will use the van in their
home management practi-
cum. Physics students will
examine the operation of
the equipment and monitor
its effects on energy con
sumption and the environ
ment.
EPA will receive reports
on the energy consumption
resulting from the use of
the van and its equipment.
NCCU holds a $5,000
contract from EPA to pro
vide regular reports on the
van’s energy consumption.
Coordinating the arrange
ment for EPA is Dr. Arthur
Eckels of the Special Stu-,
dies Staff of EPA’s Indus
trial Environmental Re
search Laboratory at Re
search Triangle Park. Dr.
Beverly Nichols, chairman
of NCCU’s Home Ecnomics
Department, and Dr. K.H.
Kim, chairman of NCCU’s
Physics Department will
direct NCCU’s use of the
van in the University’s aca
demic program.
The EPA van has the ap
pearance of a mobile home
with a high roof of solar
panels. Inside are living
quarters; a sitting room, a
kitchen with a refrigerator,
range, and sink, and a bath
room. Also inside the van is
a control center containing
equipment for its operation.
The van’s low-pollution
energy supply system in
cludes a solar energy col
lector, a heat pump, and the
catalytic appliances
(cooling range, water heat
er, and auxiliary heater.)
A solution of ethylene
glycol circulates through
the collector, collecting the
sun’s energy and delivering
it as heat either to the living
quarters or to the storage
tank.
The solar energy system is
integrated with an electri
cally-driven heat pump.
The iiquid-to-air heat
pump extracts heat from
the glycol solution in the
storage tanks, rather than
from the outside air as do
most heat pump systems.
The solar heat causes Freon
in the heat pump to vapo
rize. The vaporized Freon is
then compressed and used
to heat air which is deliver
ed to the living area.
The heat pump used in
the connection with the so
lar energy system permits
the use of stored solar ener
gy even when the tank
temperatures are below
room temperature. (Most
solar heating systems re
quire that the storage tanks
be above room temperature
to be used.)
The catalytic appliances
(auxiliary heating, water
heater, and range top) burn
hydrogen catalytically. Hy
drogen and air pass over a
platinum-catalyzed surface,
causing the hydrogen to
burn without flame.
Ignition of the hydrogen
is spontaneous at room
temperatures when the hy
drogen and air mix over the
catalytic surface. The low
ignition temperature virtual
ly eliminates the formation
of nitric oxide, a pollutant.
Combustion of the hydro
gen produces only water va
por. Any unburned hydro
gen is exhausted to the out
side of the van, and is not
polluting in any case.
The absence of pilot lights
in these appliances could re
duce their fuel consumption
by as much as 40%.
The solar collector, sto
rage tank, heat pump and
catalytic appliances func
tion not indepently but as a
single integrated system.
An electric controller
automatically selects
heating and cooling func
tions and determines the ap
propriate mode for heating
purposes.
If the room temperature
is above 78 degrees, cooling
is called for.
When room temperatures
are below 68 degrees Fah
renheit, the controller calls
for heating. If the sunlight
is intense, direct solar
heating is used. If there is
no sun but the fluid in the
storage tank is hot, stored
heat is used. If the storage
tank is just warm '(near or
below room temperature),
the heat pump is brought
into action. If the tank is
cold and there is insuffi
cient sun, the catalytic
auxiliary heater is used.
The EPA van is heavily
insulated in walls, floor, and
ceiling, has storm doors,
and double-pane windows,
and has accurately control
led ventilation.
ECHO NAME
MAY CHANGE
Results of a recent sur
vey conducted by a Journal
ism 200 class at North Caro
lina Central University indi
cated that campus reaction
is split over the suggestion
that the campus newspaper
THE CAMPUS ECHO be
given a new name. The poll
came about after editor,
Larry D. Revelle suggested
that a new name is needed,
and proposed THE CEN
TRAL ISSUE.
Of the 221 students poll
ed, 110 were in favor of a
name change, although 82
of these did not favor Re-
velle’s suggestion. There
were respondents who were
not in favor of any change
and eight people were in
different.
The survey left open the
opportunity for other sug
gestions for a new name..
The following were submit-
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