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Speaking For Ourselves
Volume 37—Number 1
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.
September 30,1982
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DRESSY CONSTRUCTION WORKERS--(l-r) Mr. Felton Capel, chairman of the
FSU Board of Trustees; Dr. Charles “A” Lyons, Jr., FSU Chancellor; and Mr.
Thomas Warren, area manager for CaroUna Power & Light, throws the first
shovels of earth at the groundbreaking ceremony for the WFSS broadcast tower.
WFSS Prepares
For Power Increase
By Carlton Bell
Preparations are currently being made for tiie long-awaited increase in power
to 100,000 watts at WFSS. The campus station, which specializes in jazz music,
currently has only 10 watts. The increase will allow for a potential listening
audience of 350,000 throughout North and South CaroHna. The station’s
frequency will also change from 88.1 to 89.1.
Construction is now underway for erection of an antenna which will be located
behind the Rudolph Jones Student Center.
The entire project is to be complete in 150 days or by January 15, 1983.
Along with this expansion, WFSS plans to provide more information and
greater variety in programming through services such as National Public Radio.
A satellite disc, also a recent addition, will provide various national programs.
These syndicated programs will include radio drama, educational and cultural
series and news.
Communications Center staff will remain basically unchanged with students
working as announcers on a volunteer basis. Leon Brooks, a recent staff ad
dition, will continue to serve as news director providing local and state news.
The project is being financed with $315,000 from state and federal agencies, in
addition to a $90,000 grant from the Federal Government for operating expenses.
These are one-time grants which do not cover salaries or continuing operating ex
penses.
Senate Holds Lively
First Session
After the President of the Senate, Tommy Bumpers, conducted the formalities
of election of other officers, the excitement of the first Student Senate meeting
began. Senators Gary Snapp, representative of Day Student organization,
proposed a resolution that the senate construct a letter of formal protest against
students having to pay parking fee to park on Saturdays for games. Senator
Snapp justified the proposal by reasons of “unfair burden on off-campus studen
ts, since they paid an already unfair increase of $20 for a parking sticker.”
Opposition to this proposal came from Senator Brian Nixon, of ROTC, who
said that the Administration was not the recipient of the funds, but that they were
divided between the ROTC and athletic department, and before the senate send
this resolution it should consider that new revenue is needed for the upgrading of
these programs and the money had to be made. He also felt that the senate should
talk to Administration personnel to find out their position.
At this point, Senator Nero B. Coleman, President of Off-Campus Day
Student Organization, stated that where the funds go was unimportant, because
the students from off-campus should be excluded from this unfair double
taxation situation. Those students who brought $20 stickers may not wish to at
tend games, but need to park to use the library or attend Saturday classes.
Soon the floor was full of filibustering senators arguing back and forth, when
Senator Snapp, originator of the resolution asked for it to be referred to Commit
tee for further study, which was done immediately by the President.
The next student senate meeting is planned for September 30.
Fall Enrollment Down
By Jacquelyn Stewart
FSU is following what appears to be
the trend in higher education across the
nation. While freshman enrollment is
higher again this year, the number of
returning students is down.
Mr. Frank Barreca, registrar, said
this year’s enrollment is down by 76
students. He attributed this largely to
Pell Grant applications not being com
pleted in time for fall registration. The
Pell Grant now requires copies of
parents’ W-2 forms and Mr. Barreca
feels this new requirement caused delay
on the part of studens’ completion of
their financial aid packets. He does,
however, expect many of those studen
ts to enroll in the Spring since their
grants should be approved some time
this Fall.
FSU currently has 2,407 students
enrolled, with freshman enrollment up
by 150 students from last year.
Mr. Barreca emphasized that while
returning student enrollment is down,
with the exception of Fayetteville
Technical Institute, the school fared
better than other colleges and univer
sities in this area.
The university now has a minority
enrollment of over 20 percent this year,
putting the school well within the
guidelines of the Consent Decree.
The loss of returning students has a
direct effect on the university not only
in the loss of tuition, but in the money
allocated by the state which bases its
count on the number of semester hours
taken, rather than actual headcount.
According to Mr. Barecca, the 76
students, for budgetary purposes,
equate to 100 students as computed by
the Full-Time Equivalency (FTE)
guage used by the state.
Bronco Briefs
FSU’s Biomedical Research
Program has received a $545,804
Minority Biomedical Research Support
(MBRS) grant from the Division of
Research Resources of the National In
stitute of Health in Bethesda,
Maryland.
The grant will be awarded in three
yearly increments of $290,000;
$136,038; and $118,866. Activities of
the grant will be administered by the
program director. Dr. M.E. Edwards,
through the office of Dr. Valeria
Fleming, chairperson of the Division
of Physical and Life Sciences.
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Dr. Jarvis Hudson has received, on
behalf of the University, a $2,000
donation from Miss Mildred Yeatman
to aid in the development of the Plant
Preserve in the area of biology.
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Mr. David El-Amin has been named
new Superintendent of Buildings and
Grounds.
Mr. Charles Willis has been named
new Head of the Computer Center.
Inside
NAACP Status Report Page 2
Local Night Life Page 3
Editorials Page 4
Unique Freshmen Page 6
Sports Pages 7,8
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