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^fie us ‘^cRo Non-Profil Organization PAID Permit No. 374 Durham, N.C. The official student newspaper of North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC 27707 February 14, 1982 New rules in effect for spring elections By Marion McKinney New rules governing a student officer’s credit hour requirements and the power of the chairman of the Election Board in mediating electoral func tions will be enforced during the spring elections, according to student government officials. A resolution added to the student constitution last fall states that class of ficers must satisfy the academic and credit hour requirements necessary to maintain their offices by the end of the second summer session or, accor ding to former Election Board member Leon Rouson, they “will forfeit their offices.” This resolution was passed in the wake of the discovery that some students did not have the necessary number of credit hours to qualify for their offices. The changes became necessary because the consitution was vague in regard to the class officers’ qualifications on the basis of credit hours. “The previous constitution allowed everyone to use their own interpretation regarding elections,” Rouson said. Another bone of contention was that the Election Board re-checked all elected officals’ credit hours. Previously there was no provision stating that the Election Board could re-check an officer’s grade point average or credit horns. Now with the new rules, the board can check out the candidates and make sure that officers qualify. Another rule added to the constitution now defines the chairman of the Election Board’s role as the mediator at electoral functions who may allow or reject questions direced at the candidates during the rap sessions. Rouson said that previously that it was an understood function for the Election Board chairman to chair such events, but adding it to the constitu tion now makes it a defined duty. Rouson that spring elctions will start next week with candidates picking up petitions on Wednesday Feb. 16. Election day will be the Feb. 24. New GEP being revised Task force reduces hours from 65 to 59 By Randy G-. -Vestal The General Education Program (GEP) Task Force has reduced the number of required course hours from 65 to 59 under the new General Col lege Studies (GCS) Program, which is expected to replace the current GEP this summer. Dr. Arthrell D. Sanders, associate professor of English and director of the Faculty Advising Service, and Mrs. Mary F. Vogler, assistant professor of modem foreign languages, submitted a proposal to reduce the number of required elective hours from 15 to three and to include six course hours in social science electives. After some discussion, the task force overwhelming ly accepted the proposal. The change resulted from the comments of Dr. Walter H. Pattillo Jr., dean of the undergraduate school of arts and sciences, at the Dec. 13, 1982 meeting of the task force at which Pattillo addressed the problems that would be created for some academic majors by initiating a cmriculum with a large munber of required hours. Under the adopted proposal, each student will take 29 GCS hours during his freshman year. These courses will consist of nine hours of English (1100, 1200 and 2100), six hours of a modem foreign language (1100 and 1200), six hours of mathematics (1100 and 1200), six hours of world history, and two hours of health education/physical education. During a student’s sophomore year, he will take 20 GCS hours consisting of six hours of world literature (English 1300 and 1400), six hours of physical or natural science, six hours of social science electives, and two hours of health education/physical education. During his junior year, a student will take seven GCS hours consisting of four hours of art/music/drama appreciation and three hours of a general elective available under the general areas of social science, humanities and fine arts, mathematics and sciences, health education and physical educa tion, and communications. During his senior year, a student will take the GCS seminar, a final inter disciplinary three hour seminar in which emphasis will be placed on the stu dent’s extensive reading of primary and secondary materials, on synthesis of knowledge, and on analytical and critical thinking in the solution of pro blems. To prepare students for the GCS, three new courses will be developed—English 1000, Reading 1000 and Mathematics 1000. A student will take these courses until he has successfully completed them. Each course will carry three credit hours, will be counted in the total academic record of the student, but will not be counted as GCS hours. However, entering freshman will not be required to take these developmental courses if their Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores are sufficient. This level of sufficiency has not yet been decided upon. According to Dr. G.W. Reid, chairman of the GEP Task Force and the assistant dean of the undergraduate school of arts and sciences, the recent decline in the graduate examination scores of NCCU students prompted the development of the GCS program to replace the current GEP. Having worked two years on formulating a new GEP, the task force—comprised of faculty, administrators and student represen tatives—submitted the GCS program for approval to Dean Pattillo and Chancellor Albert N. Whiting in the spring of 1982. According to Reid, the chancellor, after reading the proposal, held a meeting in October 1982 with Pattillo, Reid and Dean Tyronza R. Rich mond, dean of the school of business. As a result of that meeting, Pattillo then met with department chairmen and conferred again in November 1982 with Reid, Richmond and the chancellor. The results of these various deliberations were a slowing of the implementation process and a reconven ing of the task force on December 13, 1982. At this meeting, Pattillo expressed a number of administrative reserva tions about the implementation of the proposed curriculum. He first ad- See TASK FORCE, p. 3 School named for Thompson The late Dr. Ray Thompson, a former NCCU professor whom the Ray Thompson Student Loan Fund was establish ed, was honored on January 4 hy his hometown of Gadsden, Ala., by the naming of a new elementary school after him. The resolution by the Gadsden board of education naming the school cites Thompson as an educator and a human rights advocate of “highest integrity and spirited foresight.” Thompson died in 1978, having retired from NCCU in 1971 for health reasons. His widow, Clara A. Thompson, is a teacher at Pearson town School. At NCCU, Thompson was director of counselor- education. He established the university’s practicum pro gram in guidance and counseling. Trustees meet Board keeps mum on chancellor picks By Edwin Horsley N.C.Central’s Board of Trustees met Thursday at 2:00 p.m. in the con ference room of the new Health-Science Building, but the names of the two finalists for the position of chancellor were not revealed to the spectators and members of the press in attendance. Some members of the press had been notified that Hillary Holloway, Chairman of both the search committee and the board of trustees, would annouce the names of the two men who are the search committee’s final choices as the next chancellor. Instead, Holloway said before the meeting that he was instructed by the UNC Board of Governors not to reveal those names to the press. The names were revealed to the board of trustee members in executive session. However, the name of Dr. Charles Daye, NCCU’s law school dean, has appeared in recent editions of The Carolina Times and The Durham Sun as one of the finalists. In a related matter, the board had alloted time for Reverend Lorenzo A. Lynch, pastor of White Rock Baptist Church in Durham, to make a prepared statement concerning the activities of the search committee lea^ng to the selection the finalists. Rev. Lynch has publicly denounced the activities of the committee and the candidates brought before the board as chancellor nomoniees. However, Rev. Lynch was not present at the time designated for his state ment. Chairman Holloway promptly moved the meeting on to new buisness. Another area of great importance, NCCU’s financial situation was discussed in a report to the board. Vice-Chancellor for Financial Affairs, George T. Thorne, candidly detailed the financial picture of NCCU at the end of 1981-1982 school year. He noted that a large part of the money crunch felt at Central was due to restrictions placed on the university by budgeting officials within the UNC School System. NCCU lost six paid positions from various areas of the university, was prohibited from buying office equiptment and was restrain ed from transferring any unused monies from one budget to another, accor ding to Thorne. The imposed restrctions affected the moral of facidty and staff and hindered Central’s efforts to stay in the black financially said Thorne. In lighter buisness. Chancellor Albert Whiting annouced that Los Angeles mayor, Tom Bradley will be the keynote speaker at this May’s com mencement ceremoney. The board also unanimously approved honoring William S. Jones and Catherine Ruth Edwards by placing their names on the Old Law building and the Music and Fine Artsbuilding respectively. Both Jones and Edwards are former NCCU instructors and pioneers in their fields. Caf’ upset over trays left by students by Michael L. Peoples The Food Service Committee decided, in a meeting Tnursday, Feb. 3, that they will no longer pick up trays that students leave on tables after finishing their meals. Mr. Robert P. Smith, director of food services, said the problem of get ting students to take their trays up is not the cafeteria personnel’s respon sibility. “Me nor my staff should have to waste our time monitoring human be ings with getting their trays off the table,” he said. Smith sees the taking up of trays as the responsibility of the students. He also feels that they should give the cafeteria the same respect they give a restaurant. “This (not taking up trays) is customary in restaurants, not in cafeterias on college campuses, not in your McDonald’s, or your Burger King’s, not even in your K & W and Picadilly’s. If it it is done, you usually tip the waitress for doing it.” At the suggestion of hiring more workers to pick up the trays Smith said, “the biggest problem I do have with persons picking up trays are students. The students we have employed in the cafeteria are peers and homepersons of the students who are leaving the trays, and it’s very difficult to get a col lege work student or a student, period, or even an adult person to accept the job of just picking up trays.” Smith added that another reason for not hiring persons to pick up trays is SEE CAF’ on page 3 NCCU remembers King at observance By Edwin Horsley N.C. Central’s memorial observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, held in B.N. Duke Auditorium on Jan. 15, was highlighted when Ben S. Ruffin, special assistant to Gov. Jim Hunt, told the au- diencey proclamation to President Ronald Reagan and the rest of the world that King’s dream of equality for black citizens has not died and continues to become a reality thanks to the leagacy left by the great civil rights leader. The 7 p.m. observance capped an eventful day during which the North Carolina legislature approved by a, special vote a motion making King’s birthdate a legal state holiday. The motion was introduced by Durham representative Kenneth B. Spaulding. A candlelight procession, led by NCCU Chancellor Albert Whiting; Lori Grier, Miss NCCU; SGA president and vice-president, Duane Howell and James Webb; and several other student leaders and members of the Durham community, left the Alphonso Elder Student Union at 6:30 p.m. The group walked toward B.N. Duke and sang “We shall overcome.” Many of the near capacity audience were seated as the pro cession entered the auditorium single file, singing very softly. After the welcome by George Jackson, president of the junior class, and a selection by the University Choir, James Webb did his rendition of King’s famous “I Have A Dream” speech. Ruffin opened his adress with a joke, but then turned very serious in citing the present economic situation of America. He linked the economic woes faced by many blacks to the administration of President Ronald Reagan. On two separate occasions Ruffin directly addressed the president. “Ronald Reagan, you ain’t no good!” charged Ruffin, which brought a thunderous applause from the audience. Later on, Ruffin said boldly, “Ronald Reagan, we have news for you,” referring to blacks and whites not satisfied with Reagan’s economic policies. He went on to say that blacks were going to Washington to make their displeasure known to the president. In a more solemn tone, Ruffin spoke to the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. He told King that the dream of racial equality lives on. He thanked King for all that he accomplished during the height of his work in the Civil Rights Movement. “We’re not going to let you down, Mar tin,” said Ruffin. In closing, Ruffin noted the accomplishments of Jackie Robinson, the first black baseball player in the major leagues and a legendary athlete, and Henry Frye, the first black appointed to the N.C. Supreme Court, as role models for black youth. He then charged the students of NCCU and other blacks in higher education to “use their time wisely and chart the course of the black movement.” The observance ended with several campus fraternities and an NAACP representative making a presentation of flowers, awards and money in honor of Dr. King. Several people in attendance, including Chancellor Whiting and Dr. Charles Gilchrist, director of the University Choir, called the memorial observance the best they had ever attended while at NCCU. Ruffin fires up audience (staff photo by Mike Murchinson)
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