The Carolina Joernae
HOWARD L. PEARRE, Editor
Rick D^cy, News Editor Jimmy Price, Sports Editor
Bettye Trapps, Feature Editor Tommy Estridge, Chief Photographer
« Staff: Robbie Snipes, Robert England, Francis Kendrick, Barbara Sue James.
Sharon Dailey. Sam Scott, Dick Raley, Ellison Clary, Martin
Rchek. Nick Stavrakas, Wayne Howard, Jim Cunning.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1965
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Josh White
By definition, social committees are small groups of
people (in our case, students) who are responsible for the
preparation of the social activities of others. This year is no
exception.
So far, the committee has given us two dances, a picnic,
and a fashion show. Next on the agenda comes a perform
ance bv folk singer Josh White.
Josh White, one of America’s finest folk musicians, will
be at Ovens Auditorium (next to the Coliseum) Sunday, Oct.
3, at 3 p.m. Understand, this is for UNC-C students. True,
students must pav to see the performance, but it is only
because of the high expense required to bring White to
Charlotte.
Students may pick un tickets at the Universitv Union
information desk for $1.00 before Friday, Sent. 24. After
that tickets will go on sale to the general public for $2.00.
The sunport of this enterprise will determine future
endeavors. Next year’s names depend on this year’s support.
Don’t miss this show.
One Apple^ Please
FAC stands for Freshman Advisory Council. As for
purnose, this group holds the responsibility of “aiding
freshmen and transfers in their transition from high school,
etc., to the UNC-C v/.ay of life.’’
FAC also stands for workhorse. A workhorse is some
thing or someone who takes orders and carries them out.
He does what is commonly known as the dirty work.
FAC did just that this year. It was a lot of fun, of
course, running around impressing everyone in sight with
that little blue ribbon with FAC printed vertically in white.
It was a lot of fun for the boys on the Council walking
around, chest stuck out, displaying and new silk tie and
that ribbon.
It was also a lot of fun coming out here Tuesday
morning to push chairs from the Student Union to the
Library. That same afternoon it got to be fun pushing them
back.
Wednesday, it was loads of fun pushing chairs around
again. Then came the discussion groups. Ah, what fun.
Thursday and Friday, FACers were on campus at 8:30
a m. and the last left long after the hour h,flnd passed the V
sign.
Saturday night it was “Boom Boom Room” time.
“Boom Boom Room” time stopped around 12:30 a.m. Said
room was again a cafeteria.
FAC was again in action Sunday. Tours for parents and
students takes energy. FAC stands for energy.
Sunday afternoon, FAC disbanded. Yes, they are still
big brothers and big sisters, but now without the little blue
ribbon that stands for workhorse.
An apple and a cube of sugar for a job well done.
Parking
Gripes seem to be very numerous around our campus
these days. One particular gripe steams from the mass of
construction being done to enlarge facilities for learning.
That particular grip concerns parking.
This branch of the Consolidated University, by its very
recent birth, is a commuters’ college. No housing facilities
now exist on campus, so students have to live some distance
from the campus. This fact creates a variety of problems, the
most noticeable at present being the parking problem.
Solutions are not really very complicated. The most
direct solution would be to build additional parking areas.
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte has access to
nearly a thousand acres of land. Land it is now using is but
a fraction of one thousand acres.
But for the realization of this solution, two very valuable
quantities are needed — time and money. Time is almost
gone for the project to be useful during the fall semester,
and money just isn’t available at this time. Another solution
is needed for the immediate present — a temporary one.
A temporary solution to our parking problem would be
fewer cars. The campus is now populated bv approximatelv
1,800 students. If four students came to school in each car,
the number of cars would be reduced to 450. And there is
space for 450 cars.
Another way the number of cars could be reduced
would be for a greater number of students to use the bus
service. The Universitv worked very hard on .getting this
service. Now that we have it, it seems a share that it is not
used to its fullest potential. . . . ,
Parking is a problem. Until we obtain the facilities for
proper parking, we should put into effect temporary solu
tions. The cooperation of every student is needed here.
With this cooperation we can successfully overcome our
temporary problem.
Letters To The Editor
Park That Camel.
At UNC-C? Never!
Have you ever tried to stick a
camel through the eye of a
needle? I haven’t. But, I imagine
it would be as easy as finding a
parking place at UNC- C when
you have a 9:30 or 10:30 class. I
try not to spend more than thirty
hours a day complaining — but,
this is ridiculous! With all the
acres of land around here you
would think there would be room
somewhere else to stash the
overflow of cars besides on the
bushes, in the woods, or in the
middle of the driveway.
I’m not knocking the school,
mind you. I think it is a fine
institution of higher learnng. I
am learning to love it more each
day. But this parking problem is
enough to drive the proverbial
crazy college student stark rav
ing mad!
Being the pessimist that I am,
I know these few thoughts I’ve
shared with you will never
amount to more than another
work of art destined for “file
thirteen.” However, it makes me
Parking Permitted
Behind Union
Dean of Students Donald M.
MacKay has announced that
parking facilities are now avail
able behind the Student Union.
Students who park here are
cautioned to be particularly care
ful of construction work.
’Those who park here may
enter the Student Union through
the emergency exit and follow
signs directing them to the Union
lobby.
feel better to know I’ve gone on
record as being solidly in favor
of more parking areas at UNC-C.
KAREN KAY KAVENDISH
Intramurals
I am a sports enthusiast with
much school pride. I am very
disappointed with the sports rep
resentation that our University
has, yet I realize that it is not
the fault of the University itself.
I know we lack the facilities and
equipment, but I believe that
arrangements can be made to
remedy this. I further believe
that an intramural program
would be a step in the right
direction. Such a program would
help prepare non-participants as
well as team athletes for sports
competition that our University
will undertake in the future and
make it easier for UNC-C to
enter into collegiate sports. For
these intramural events, the only
cost to the University would be
the time of interested faculty
advisors. At first the equipment
could be furnished by the players
until the University could acquire
funds to pay for it. A place to
hold the activities will be the
biggest problem, but that can
easily be solved. I am sure that
adequate space can be found on
the campus. If not, however, we
can always play at one of the
neighboring high schools, across
the street at someone’s house, or,
if we have to — on HIGHWAY
49-!!
GEORGE LUSK
DEAR
BOSS
i don’t see why
there is so much
controversy
over what our school
colors ought to be
all one needs to do
is spend a few moments
pondering our recent
history
remembering such great
and progressive steps
as the speaker ban law
the ridiculously low
budget passed by the
state general assembly
and the recent threat
by the deputy attorney
general to exercise
control over the
university by cutting
the budget still lower
the answer is very simple
the colors should be
black and blue
i am beginning to feel
sorry for the non beetle
element of our campus
because
at the rate that the
servings in the cafeteria
are being reduced in size
it will soon be impossible
to get enough food to feed
anyone but a beetle
profit is our most
important product
starvingly yours
vw the beetle
Ground
Rules
In the last issue of he
Journal, we asked that stu
dents submit letters to the
editor. The message seemed
to get through and two of
the letters submitted are
present on this page.
As for a schedule this
semester. The Journal will
be on the stands every
other Tuesday.
It is most important that
all letters be received by 4
p.m. on the Wednesday be
fore publication date. Fur
thermore, all letters must
be signed, though the name
of the writer may be with
held from publication by
request.
The 4 p.m. Wednesday
deadline also applies to all
other copy submitted for
publication.
On Second Thought...
By HUGH J. HORSLEY
On second thought, I don’t
think that I will write about
registration after all.
Question: to what may we
attribute the spread of anti-
nationalistic feeling and paci
fism?
There has been such a spread,
you know. Most, or at least a
large portion ,has taken place on
school campuses. I’m not saying
that this is the first time this has
occurred.
Prior to World War II a
number of students at Cambridge
and Oxford stated that they
would vote against any govern
ment which advocated war. How
ever, in 1940 His Royal Majesty
King George assumed emergency
powers and appointed the son of
a former Duke of Marlborough
Winston Churchill to the post of
Prime Minister. Students who
had been so pacifistic before
now rallied behind their king and
defended their national interests
more strongly than perhaps any
peoples in the world.
The question Is, therefore,
will our young men who burned
their draft cards rally behind
their king. If not, then our
nation, as well as our way of
life and freedoms, might as
well give up the ghost, for with
no one to defend them they
cannot last Hmg.
I have heard that the average
life span of a nation is some 200
years; we are fast approaching
that mark. The Roman empire
and the British empire are two
notable exceptions to this general
rule. The Roman empire existed,
in one way or another, for some
two thousand years while the
British empire has lasted nine
hundred, but their citizens de
fended these nations with great
tenacity.
EPILOGUE
“What is this that gentlemen
ask; life. Peace? Is peace so
sweet or life so dear as to be
purchased at the price of chains
and slavery? Almighty God for
bid it. I know not what others
may ask, but as for me; give me
liberty or give me Death” —
Patrick Henry