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Durham, N.C.
The official student newspaper of North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC 2770
December 10, 1982
Students
critique
Echo
By Jacquie Reid
For the students and by the
students—that’s what a school
newspaper is all about. However,
there’s always room for improve
ment, right? Just what could be
done to The Campus Echo to make
it better? What are the good points
about our newspaper at N. C. Cen
tral University? Five students were
randomly selected to voice their opi
nions of The Campus Echo.
Cassandra Hawkins, 20, a junior
political science major from
Washington^ said, “The school
newspaper could be improved by in
cluding those things which occur on
campus but aren’t given the proper
write up. For example, the article on
Black College Day was small and
easily overlooked. It is a big issue to
the students at Central. The article
from last year was more prominent
and informative than this year’s
article.’’
Jerry Kelly, 20, a junior informa
tions systems major from Oakland,
Calif., said, “This year The Cam
pus Echo has come out more fre
quently than in the past. The con
tent of the articles has been very in
teresting, but some of the articles
have over-exaggerated the facts.
The article pertaining to the
business department was really un
true. There are also too many ar
ticles which axe unrelated to Cen
tral’s campus.
Ernest Smith, 19, a sophomore
English major from Spartensburg,
S.C., said, “The sports section
should acknowledge our conference
rather than conferences outside the
campus. More personal views from
athletes would be interesting.
Deborah Davis, 18, a freshman
health education major from
Wilsbn, said, “The last issue of the
newspaper was good. I would like to
see more information on women’s
athletics. The entertainment page
needs a lot more! It lacks reviews on
plays, movies, records, and fashion.
It isn’t interesting at all. There’s
always one or two storie;s and a big
ad which covers most of the page.’’
Stephanie Davis, 21, a senior
English major from Charlotte, said,
“It’s a newspaper that doesn’t have
a lot of student response. Too many
UPI photos are taking up room.
The advertisements like the Fowler
ad in the one of the issues should
have been edited more carefully.’’
Brasila, Brazil—President Reagan is con>
fronted by a fist-waving White House Chief of
Staff Michael Deaver explaining that Reagan
was delaying the departure of Brazilian Presi
dent Joao Figueiredo. (UPI photo: Don
Rypka)
State auditor finds problems
with NCCU financial records
By Edwin Horsley
A state auditor’s report has
recommended that N.C. Central
routinely send bills to persons who
owe the university money in overdue
student accounts.
NCCU’s student stores also need
immediate improvement in their
operating results, according to the
same report.
Central’s financial operations
records for the fiscal year that ended
in June of 1981, were checked by the
auditor. The negative report sent to
the university, resulted from that
record check.
One point of criticism was that
Central has not established proper
proceedures for the complete recor
ding of institutional trust funds.
The report went on to further ex
plain that the university did not ac
curately match revenues and expen
ditures in trust funds.
The lack of a system for recording
fixed assets, and inadaquate
documentation to support expen
ditures for capital improvements,
were two other problems cited by
the auditor.
The auditor’s report concluded;
“The university is experiencing an
excessive number of accounting and
procedural errors in maintaining the
financial records, especially concer
ning trust funds.
It appears that there is a general
lack of supervision and the assign
ment of responsibility in the fiscal
affairs area.’’
The report noted a $67,098 in
crease in overdue student accounts
from June 30, 1980 to June 30,
1981. The present amount of over
due student accounts is $201,089.
Student stores had a net operating
loss of $37,092 for 1981.
NCCU Chancellor, Albert N.
Whiting, said Tuesday November
30, that the university is taking a
number of steps to solve the pro
blems sighted in the report.
However, Whiting also said that
some of the problems were the result
of Central’s not having the money
to hire the personnel needed to ada-
quately maintain the financial
records. A state freeze on hiring
prohibits Central from filling its
personnel needs.
The university is now computeriz
ing its accounting sytem. This
should alleviate some of the record
keeping problems, according to
Whiting.
'Th^ chancellor also added that
the university’s student stores are
being studied to see where im
provements can be made.
Faculty vote slated
on chancellor picks
By Marion McKinney
Continuing controversy among the faculty concerning the four chancellor
candidates will come to a head next Wednesday, when the entire faculty will
meet in the Taylor Building Auditorium and vote to either “accept, reject,
and/or prioritize’’ the names of the chancellor candidates.
Dissatisfaction among some faculty members was apparently fueled by
reports in The Carolina Times that Central’s Dr. Walter H. Pattillo, dean
of the Undergraduate School, and Dr. Tyronza Richmond, dean of the
business school, had sent a letter to the Search Committee expressing their
reservations about the finalists the committee has selected.
The letter stated that NCCU “can ill afford to gamble on the outcome of
such an unproductive search—unproductive from the standpoint of produc
ing a highly competitive total final group of individuals who meet the ex
pected criteria at superior levels of excellence.’’
Soon after the reports appeared in The Times, an anonymous “faculty
position statement’’ was circulated last week criticizing the committee’s
selection of the finalists.
According to the statement, the procedures of the Search Committee con
tributed to a selection of “inadequate final candidates.’’ The statement
critized the selection of faculty representatives. Dr. Arthrell Sanders and
Dr. John Myers, stating that they were appointed “without the knowledge
or benefit of the faculty’s collective views.”
The statement also cited the committee’s “inital failure to implement a
participatory decision-making process” and accused the Search Committee
of creating a credibility gap between itself and the permanent campus com
munity over the issue of faculty input in the chancellor selection process.
The statement also critcized the faculty representatives for being
“unnecessarily defensive of the search process” while being questioned by
members of the Faculty Senate.
At a Dec. 3 meeting, the Faculty Senate criticized the method in which the
statements were distributed but did not renounce the statement as reported
in the Wednesday, Dec. 8 edition of The Durham Morning Herald. The
Herald quoted Dr. Sanders as saying that distribution of the statement was
“unprofessional, unethical and cowardly.
“I am not distressed that people dislike the candidates,” the Herald
quoted Dr. Sanders as saying. “But the fact that professional people should
stoop to this level disturbs me.”
The four finalists are Charles E. Daye, dean of the Law School; Dr.
Nebraska Mays, associate vice-president for academic affairs in the Univer
sity of Tennessee system; Dr. Wright L. Lassiter Jr., president of Schenec-
See CANDIDATES, p. 5
Mail room correction
The Campus Echo regrets any possible misinterpretation
of a story, “Thorne hears student complaints on mail
room,” published in its November 23, 1982 issue. Mail
room employees Laura Pierce and Dominique Walker have
requested that the Echo report that they are not the subjects
of an investigation of possible mail room infractions. We are
glad to clarify this situation.
The Editor
Michael Gatling and Harriet Johnson dance to “No Room” in “Black Nativity.”
A fresh look at Nativity story
NCCU, UW swap students
By Linda Hayes
Would you like to go to college in Wisconsin for a
semester?
Central is involved in a student exchange program
with the University of Wisconsin, but most NCCU
students aren’t even aware of it, says Dr. Tyrone
Baines, vice-chancellor for University Relations.
The Wisconsin Student Exchange Program began in
1978 under Dr. Cecil L. Patterson, vice-chancellor for
Academic Affairs. While there are no Central students
currently enrolled, there are seven Wisconsin students
on campus.
Why no Central students? Baines feels there hasn’t
been a great interest on our campus for students to go to
Wisconsin, because many black students want a black
experience. “Students could have a white experience by
going to Carolina or other places in this area,” he
noted. Baines feels the program is an excellent oppor
tunity for NCCU students to have a basic experience at
an instructive black school and have another experience
which becomes a part of the whole growth and develop
ment process. Baines noted that the Wisconsin students
have adjusted comfortably to the NCCU environment.
NCCU usually selects juniors to participate in the
program. While Baines and other school officials are
encouraging students to leave Central and go to Wiscon
sin for a semester^ they also want to encourage more
Wisconsin students to experience Central’s cultural dif
ferences.
In the past, there was a need to intergrate schools for
racial equality. “Therefore, students we sent to Wiscon
sin were blacks, and students they sent here were whites.
Recently, we had black students from Wisconsin who
wanted to experience a black school. Now we are getting
more blacks than whites coming to Central,” said
Baines.
If students are interested, they should see Baines or
Mrs. Jessie P. Parker, his secretary, in room 101 of the
Administration Building. If you are a student in good
standings and beyond your sophomore year, the next
step is to apply to the University of Wisconsin. They will
handle your application as they would any incoming
student. Baines said that school officials will find out
the courses you want to take and coordinate with him
about travel arrangements and money.
If you plan to go to Wisconsin for the fall semester,
you should see Baines in early March or April. If you’re
interested in the spring, then October or September is
fine. Wisconsin needs time to reserve rooms.
By Marion McKinney
So many Christmas programs fall
into saccharine triteness or seem
laminated in plastic, it is a relief to
see the Christmas story told with
fresh, natural simplicity.
The NCCU drama department’s
production of Langston Hughes’
“Black Nativity,” which opened
Wednesday in the University
Theater tells the story of Jesus with
tenderness and verve.
Particularly beautiful was the
pantomine-dance that Michael Gatl
ing and Harriet Johnson performed
to “No Room.” The timing of the
dancers was right and their
movments fluid.
Brenda Lovely did an admirable
job singing “Drummer Boy” and
the finale, “God Is.” Her voice had
the proper angelic etheriality for the
wistful “Drummer Boy,” but could
acquire an earthy strength for the
gutsier “God Is.”
Also beautiful were the two
original songs composed by pianist
Charles Bradshaw, “What Day Was
Jesus Born” and “No Good
Shepherd Boy,” which was per
formed in hilarious point counter
point rhythm by Lawrence Poole,
James Williams, Sheldon Harvey
and Dwight Boyd.
The costuming for the play, set,
lighting well suited the
unadulterated mood of the play. At
several parts in the show, the per
formers walked through the aisles of
the auditorium to the stage. This
sense of every open area of the
auditorium being used to tell story
was particularly effective when the
pkformers left the stage singing the
finale, enveloping the audience in
the celeration.
Thomas McDonald kept the
movement of the show going briskly
as the narrator, though at times the
timing began to sag, particularly in
the middle of the play.
Despite a rather lengthy delay at
the start and an ailing microphone,
almost all the parts of the show fit
ted well.
Rouson likes wait for Miss Homecoming
By Lori Grier
This is the first year that NCCU students had to wait until Homecoming
day to discover who was to be Miss Homecoming. Leon Rouson, special
assistant to the SGA president, explained that this was “to add more excite
ment to Homecoming Week.”
According to Rouson, approximately 940 students voted on Thursday,
Nov. 4, for Miss Homecoming.
Rouson would like to see the future elections of Miss Homecoming
follow this year’s procedure. “I will write a resolution to student congress
to let this be the official procedure for electing Miss Homecoming,” he
said.