The Caroltiva Joernal
- Student Publication Of Tlie University Of North Carolina At Charlotte
Vol. 5
The CAROLINA JOURNAL April 22, 1970
No. 24
Tom Rush
UNCC Folk Festival
Features The Finest
For three years Bud Stewart has been
trying to convince people that this
'^mpus should sponsor a major folk
'^ncert. He has finally succeeded,
^rdon Lightfoot, Tom Rush, and Doc
^atson will be appearing at Metrolina
l^irgrounds this ^turday at 6:15 p.m.
concert is being sponsored jointly by
tt'e SGA and the Union.
The music festival is being dedicated to
Watson because, “...Doc Watson is
Watson, a living museum of Southern
"'hite music and folklore as well as
probably the best guitar-picker in the
"'orld. He’s a wonder in both his misic
®*rd his humanity.”
Watson is from Deep Gap, North
^rolina. He has been playing the guitar
^oce he was a small boy, and is
Acknowledged by most folk buffs as one
the finest pickers there has ever been,
•re usually plays with his son Merle.
Tom Rush is a man in his mid-twenties
)^o was in on folk music just as it was
■^Coming popular and now is rising to the
top.
. Rush is known for his sensitive
"'terpretation and fluid handling of a
^■tg. Since his undergraduate days at
*^rvard. Rush has been able to translate a
l^tg into his own style. Many consider
"At translation a compliment to both the
^■rg and the man.
The New York TIMES said of him,
Rc is that artist none of us thought
l^ssible: a singer guitarLst who ranges
"rough the whole of American folk song,
"'Sh and low, deep and wide, with
^uiplete confidence, competence, and
taste.”
His voice adds to the drift of a lullaby
"d drives home the feeling of a blues
timber. And his voice is “...supporteed
magnificent musicianship and
^chnical virtuosity. As America has
"aiiged since the early 60’s, so has Tom
tjsh.” \ listen to his albums will show
"ts. The man and his music arc evolving.
- Rush has recorded the music of James
.Aylor (“Sunshine, Sunshine"),
^mething In The Way She Moves;”
Embassy Series
p Representatives from the Russian and
^uth Vietnamese emhassies will be on
hipus this week to speak to UNCC
fH'dents about their respective
""htelands.
f^^tiri Babenka, the Russian
Presentative will be here Thursday at
11:.10 a.m. in U-231-232. and Le Quang
Mini), of South Vietnam will appear
Friday at 11:30 a.m. in U-209-210.
The purpose of this embassy series is to
inform students about the cultural
aspects of the country.
If you want it, come and get it.
and
“Rainy Day Man), Joni Mitchell (“Circle
Game”; “Urge for Going”) his own
“Rock Port Sunday” and “No Regrets”
and enough other songs to fill three
well-received albums.
Gordon Lightfoot is unquestionably
The king of Canadian folk music’ and is
fast becoming one of the most popular
recording artists here as well.
His so'.igs have been recorded by an
amazing variety of performers. One of the
best selling singles of Peter, Paul, and
Mary was his “For Loving Me.” His songs
have also been recorded by Johnny Cash,
Whelan Jennings, Flatt and Scurggs, The
Kingston Trio, Chad and Jeremy, Judy
Collins, The Sand Pipers, Ian and Sylvia,
Andy Williams, and Harry Belafonte.
Four of his songs, “Ribbon of
Darkness,” “Steel Rail Blues,” “Early
Morning Rain,” and “I’m Not Saying”
have won him the ASCAP
Writer-Publisher Award.
Lightfoot dislikes being typed and
given the breadth of his abilities, it is easy
to understand why. As the Los Angeles
Times reported, following a Lightfoot
concert at UCLA, “Though billed as a
folk singer, his varied material exceeds
the boundaries often associated with the
term. Like Bob Dylan, he weaves folk,
country, and mainstream pop influences
into a distinctly contemporary sound of
his own.” Lightfoot’s own discription of
himself is perhaps most accurate: “I am a
musician. I like to make music and be in
tune and write good songs. I'm not a
politician or a spokesman. Just a
musician.”
Stewart, as spokesman for the
sponsoring agencies, is expecting a large
turnout from other area colleges.
Students here are getting an excellent
deal. Their tickets will cost only S2.00.
Other tickets will be S3.50 and S5.00.
Tickets will be sold on a first come,
first serve basis. There will be no reserved
seats. Early Arrivers will not be bored.
Their waiting will be enlivened by the
music of UNCC's rising young folk singer
John OIney.
they
came.
and they came.
By Susan Sutton
and they came
Contrary to popular belief and vulgar
inference, the girls in SAiiford Hall do
wear panties! ...And they proved it
Thursday night when UNCC had its first
panty raid. *
No one actually knows who to credit
with starting the panty raid. However, the
following note was posted on the 4th
floor bulletin board of Moore Hall,
beneath an exerpt from Mike McCulley's
JOURNAL column asserting that the girls
didn’t wear panties.
“How about it Men;; When are we
going to show those poor helpless things
in Sanford Hall what we’re made of? Are
we going to let others schools get all the
glory? Hell no-Men of Moore Hall Unite-
Rise up It’s time for a Panty Raid!”
Thus began the siege of Sanford Hall.
Just after midnight, male students
made anonymous phone calls warning the
girls of the impending raid.
Remarks like, “I hope so,” “I’m
locking myself in,” and “They wouldn’t
dare” resounded througli the girls’ halls,
accompanied hy squeals of delight and
the slamming of doors.
The boys in Moore Hall did dare. They
charged over to the girls dorm crying “We
want panties.”
Giggling girls appeared at the windows
along the front of the dorm, and applause
broke out from the boys as the first pair
of panties floated down to the mob of a
hundred or so waiting men, who raced for
the first trophy.
The boys were prevented from entering
Sanford Hall, since John Simmons and
the security guards locked and guarded all
entrances to the girls’ dorm.
The panty raiders eagerly snatched at
the various undergarments which rained
down upon them. Two boys almost came
to blows over a nightgown they had
caught at the same time. They resolved
their dispute by tearing the gown in half.
Its former owner in Sanford Hall was
heard to say, “I wish they’d fight like
that over me!”
Many of the girls were hanging out of
windows seranading the guys with “If
you want it, here it is, come and get it,
but you’d better Hurry ‘cause it may not
last.” Some of the boys tried.
They scaled the dorm to the applause
of their colleagues below and the
encouragement of the girls above.
Not all the girls were encouraging
them, however, for more than one guy
received a shower, as water by the
bucketsfull was tossed out of windows by
the defenders of Sanford Hall.
A spotlight from Moore Hall
illuminated the midnight marauders as
they tried to gain entry to the dorm.
At one point, several men ran up the
fire escape hoping to persuade some coed
to open the fire door from the inside, hut
no one would.
As the men took their battle to the left
side of the dorm, rolls of toilet paper
unfurled as they were thrown out by the
girls. The guys threw them back. On the
right side of the dorm, the guys got more
water, confetti, and cookies, than panties.
It was here the panty raid ended.
Friday morning, however, it was
rumored that many of the trophies were
discovered flapping in the breeze from
the flag pole.
Commuter students and profe.ssors
were surprised when they heard of the
previous night’s activities.
“Well, it’s about time,” stiid one
student, “I was wondering when they’d
get around to it.” Another (juipped, “The
only thing wrong with a panty raid is that
it’s good clean fun!”
The general concensus is that UNCC
has come of age. Now the (|ucstion is,
who'll mid whom next?
THE BACCHAE
By Eric
Euripides' THE BACCHAE will begin a
three day run Thursday. It will be
presented in C-200 with an admission of
$1.00. The play will begin at 8:15;
latecomers will not be seated.
Directing this modern production is
Dr. Catherine Nicholson, assisted by Jack
Shaver. Set design is being done by Eric
Anderson as the alterations in C-200
Stenstrom
show. Costuming assistance is by Bertha
Harris, Mrs. Robert Grey, and friends.
The nuclus of the cast is thj Theatre
Workshop class with outside members of
the "artsy-craftsy set" completing the
roster.
Notables among the cast are the
English instructor Robert Gray, students
Richard Abernathy, Jack Shaver, Miss
Vicki Eason, and James Culpepper.
Legislature Recognizes
New Union Charter
In order that the “union program
sliould express the students’ needs”, the
University Union constitution is no
longer in effect, as of April 17. An act of
legislature replaced it with a statement of
intent and purpose drawn up by the
Union Governing Board and presented to
Legislature by present Union chairman
Mary Lou Ingram.
Mrs. Ingram said she had found in her
year of office that the Union government
was top-heavy and told Legislators “what
we have right now is not working.”
Under the new program student
demand will determine the programs. In
reply to the fear that the Union activities
would cease to exist, Mrs. Ingram said
that student participation in Union
sponsored activities was generally so low
that a new approach was a necessity.
T he statement defines the purpose of a
“union-type” student organization “is
primarily to develop a program of
activities for students.”
Also chartered was .Soul Phi Soul
Sorority and a UNCC Young Democrats
Club.
Ways and Means Committee Chairman,
Ed Waysoii asked that several members of
the Course Evaluation sub-committee be
dropped because they’d shown no
interest, and made no effort to be present
at any of the meetings. Other people who
have shown interest will replace the
dropped members.
The sub-committee has been broken
into discussion groups to decide on the
evaluation form.
Mr. Wayson brought the attention of
the Legislature to the fact that the Board
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