Speaking For Ourselves
The Voice
Volume 40 Number 2
Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina
November 6, 1985
Tickets Right and Left
In the past several weeks
when people walked
through fayetteville State
University’s parking lots,
there have been plenty of
pink slips laying on
windshields. Due to the use
in tickets many questions
have been asked. To get to
the top of things one of The
Voice reporters went to^
interview Ralph Burwell,
director of Security who
holds office. hours from
8:00a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
daily. Although he works in
his office, the other security
officers patrol the campus.
Their duties range from
keeping peace and order, to
regulating traffic. All of
Burwell’s officers take
different shifts protecting
the campus. Over half of
the officers .have a college
education. The department
encourages a four year
degree. The rest of the
officers who do not have a
degree are working toward
a degree. All of the security
officers take 500 hours of
entry-level training with
the city police. Several of
'the security officers
received promotions in
January 1980 to lieu
tenants: They were Officer
Chips Jr., Officer Casey,
Officer William, and
Officer Baker.
The first day tickets were
issued was September 7.
Temporary tickets were
given for one to two weeks.
The regular parking
New Library
stickers are $20.00 for two
semesters. They cost $7.50
if they are paid for within
72 hours after which the
price doubles. The tickets
do not effect the points on
your licenses, but other
areas such as obtaining
transcripts fromthe
University, graduation and
licenses. For visitors with
tickets, the security officer
handles the preliminary
procedures. If they are not
paid, the ticket is sent to the
Fayetteville Police Depart
ment.
The revenue received
from these tickets goes to
the security office for
expenses such as uniforms,
lighting and heating, new
patrol cars and a computer.
The question many
students have been asking
is, “Why we need a new
library?” The answer is
“Because we outgrew the
library we are using now”,
said Mr. Griffin, director of
the library.
The first library site is
now the Communications
Center. Then in 1968 the
library we now use was
built. Some expansions
were made in 1981-82, but
we have now outgrown
them. The library has
journals and microfilm but
there is no place to put
them. Another reason we
need a larger library is
because FSU is growing
therefore, the graduate
school students as well as
the undergraduate stu
dents need to expand their
retearch.
The third site of the
Chestnutt Library began
early in April with a
ground breaking cere
mony. The actual con
struction began in late
May. The state appro
priated slightly more than
$8 million toward the
equipment and con
struction of the four story
library. The fully equiped
60,000 square feet of usable
space will consist of a
student lounge, media
center, multipurpose room,
administrative office, work
areas, books, etc. The plans
also include special service
features such as a variety of
group study rooms, typing
rooms, study carrels,
computer terminals, and
micro-compui*rs.
The library is going to be
a unique structure on the
FSU campus. The building
is described as having a
“slanted roof’. It will be
completed by December
1986. The “new” library
will be available for use in
the spring of 1987.
To all students who are
impatiently awaiting the
construction of a new
physical education com
plex and stadium they
should remember the old
proverb “and these to shall
come to pass.”
Students Display Talent
On Wednesday October
2,1985 the Freshman Class
sponsored a Talent Show in
Seabrook Auditorium. The
purpose of the talent show
was to raise money for the
Freshman Class treasury.
The money will be used for
any operating expenses of
the Freshman class.
Sam Cole, the Freshman
class President, was
responsible for organizing
the show . President Cole
said, “I was surprised at the
amount of money we
raised, pleasantly I might
add.” The total amount
raised at the talent show
was $447.28. With long
hours and a great deal of
initiative, Sam Cole has
worked harding trying to
improve the Freshman
class.
The audience shouted,
“Let’s get the show going,”
so the ball got to rolling at
7:22 p.m. Other than minor
audio problems, the show
went along successfully.
The Fayetteville State
Bookstore donated prizes
and the Freshman Class
gave money to the top three
winners.
The first place winners
were Jewel Burt and
Wayne Evans who sang,
“How Many Times Can We
Say Goodbye.” For first
prize, the winners were
given a sweater and a
jersey along with $25. The
second place winners were
Tim Rogers and his crew.
They called themselves,
“Luther and the Crew.”
“The Crew,” consisted of
Gary, Shawn, Dee, and
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Lawrence. They sang
Luther Vandross’ “If Only
For One Night.” They won
two jerseys and $10. The
third place winner was
Julia Bentley who sang,
“I’ll Never Love This Way
Again.” She won a hooded-
jersey and $5. The fourth
place winner was Daryl
Fletcher who performed a
music melody. He won a
jersey. The fifth place
winner was Danny Pearson
who danced. He won a
ceramic mug. The sixth
place winner, Kim Verbal
won a pennant and some
FSU Stationery. She
sang “Memories.” The
seventh place winners were
Dawn and Dennis, singing,
“He Is A Friend Of Mine,”
who won a plastic FSU
Tumbler.
Historically, Fayette
ville State University has
been a teacher’s college. In
the past decade however,
FSU has become a business
oriented University as
revealed by the figures
obtained from the Regis
trar’s Office. Of the 2,956
present students, only 164
are registered in our School
of Education; 464 are
registered in our School of
Business; 432 are regis
tered with our College of
Arts and Sciences; and
1433 are registered in our
General Studies Program
(GSP) who upon com
pletion of GSP courses will
register with the different
schools.
Other figures released
from the Registrar’s Office
indicate that there has been
an increase in minority
! recruitment. For example,
in 1981 the ratio of black
students to white students
was 5-to-l as compared to
this semester figures in
which there is just a 4-1
majority. The actual
figures of 1981 and this
semester are 1,981 black
students and 438 whites;
2,236 black students and
635 white students
respectively.
Of the total 2,567
undergraduate students
and 389 graduate students
enrolled this year, 1469 are
female students and 1098
are male students. These
figures show definite signs
of continued social change
in the status of today’s
woman.
The number of under
graduate students with
resident status is more than
two-thirds the total student
jx)pulation; 1887 with full
time status and 340 part-
time status. The total of
out-of-state students has
held in the 300 bracket
over the past few years. The
Registrar’s Office projects
a 3 percent to 3.5 percent
increase in the total student
population over the next
two years. Therefore, be
ready for a little more
squeezing in the dormi
tories .
The big issue raised by
the 1985 fibres is “Where
are we going to get the
math and science teachers
needed in NC?” Nearly 90
percent of those majoring
in math are looking to
business for their future.
The remaining 10 percent
are concentrating in the
computer science area. The
need for good math and
science teachers seems
acute ^Who will heed the
calling to be the dedicated
educators of the youth of
the next decade; to instruct
them in the arts of numbers
and scientifice experi
mentation? Truly, the
social make-up of Bronco
land indicates we will not
be the institution that will
answer that call.