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February 25, 1971
The Carolina Journal
Page 3
Consortium writers
hold first meet in Belmont
T he Charlotte Area
Educational Consortium will
sponsor the first annual
CAROLINA WRITERS AND
READERS CONFERENCE
April 1, 2, 3, 4, 1971. The
host for this first conference
will be Belmont Abbey
College. Membership and
participation in addition to
Belmont Abbey include
UNCC, Davidson College,
Johnson C. Smith University,
Queens College, Sacred Heart
College and Wingate College.
The Conference shall consist
of 16 sessions each one hour
in length. The first session
starts at 4:00 on Thursday,
April 1 and the 16th session
ends the conference at 4:00
Sunday, April 4. All but
Sunday’s sessions will last
until 9:00 at night.
Conference participants
include: William Brown,
poet, writer-in-residence and
associate professor at
Johnson C. Smith University;
Lisa Drew, Associate Editor,
Doubleday and Company,
New York City; Lloyd
Kropp, poet, novelist, and
creative-writing instructor,
UNC-G; Max Steele,
short-story writer, novelist.
Program
March 3,1971
Parquet Room
9:30
a.m.
Parquet Room
Presiding:
Mrs. J. L. Winningham, Council
Co-Chairman and Professor Emeritus,
Political Science
Greetings:
D. W. Colvard, Chancellor
Introduction:
Nish Jamgotch, Jr., Program
Chairman 1971, and Associate
Professor, Political Science
Speaker:
_ R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER,
Distinguished University Professor,
Southern Illinois University—
'OPERATING MANUAL FOR
SPACESHIP EARTH
2:00 p.m.
Presiding:
Loy H. Witherspoon, Council
Co-Chairman and Associate Professor,
Philosophy and Religion
Greetings;
Bonnie E. Cone, Vice Chancellor for
Student Affairs and Community
Relations
Introduction:
Irving Edelman, Director.
Instructional Television,
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Speaker;
HERMAN KAHN, Director, Hudson
Institute, New York FORCES FOR
CHANGE IN THE ‘70s AND ‘SOs
4:30 p.m. WTVI Studio
Interdisciplinary Seminar;
Professor Kahn and Selected UNCC
Students
iKERLOCKERSUReER
and head of the
creative-writing program at
UNC Chapel Hill; Charleen
Whisnant, poetess, critic, and
editor of the RED CLAY
READER, Charlotte.
The Board of Student
Publication of UNCC
through SANSKRIT
(UNCC’s Literary Magazine)
will defray the costs for any
20 UNCC students wishing to
participate. Students
participating with a
manuscript for review may
receive 1 semester hour
credit for Belmont Abbey
College if all sessions are
attended. This credit should
be honored at UNCC. The
fees are S25.00 no credit and
no manuscript and $35.00
with manuscript whether or
not credit is sought.
Students , desiring more
information or application
may contact Humphrey
Cummings, Sanskrit editor,
during regular afternoon
business hours in the
University Center Basement
room B-6 or leave convenient
times Mr. Cummings may
contact you at the Univ.
Center Information Desk. All
applicants participating
through Sanskrit must have
applications in by March 5 th.
Priority will be given persons
with manuscripts, however
applications by all interested
persons are welcome. In
addition, transportation to
and from UNCC can be
arranged by SANSKRIT if
necessary.
Humphrey S. Cummings
Editor, SANSKRIT
SGA Challenges
University Senate
(continued from page 1)
number of Senators
appointed by the Chancellor
increases, so shall the number
of Student Senators and the
number of Senators
appointed by the President
of the SGA increase.
-The students have a
minimum of two judges on
the University Court.
■ Hick ok then read a
statement from the Faculty
Executive Committee stating;
“It is the sense of the general
faculty as interpreted by the
Executive Committee that
students on this campus be
self-governing, and that
ratifications on the UNCC
Constitution to preserve this
self governing feature may
well be in order.”
The Ways and Means
committee, from which
nominations of students to
run in the University Senate
had no report.
Miss Whitley, Ways and
Means Committee chairman
stated that when the
committee it was with the
understanding that the
committee would screen the
candidates and ask questions
of them.
She fufther added that
when the committee met, all
the candidates were
accepted, and no questions
were asked.
“As the chairman, 1 do
not have the right not to
present the candidates,
however, I will not present
the candidates,” said Miss
Whitley.
Stan Patterson, a member
of the Ways and Means
committee read the list of
candidates and moved that
they be submitted as
nominees. The motion was
tabled.
In old business, an
amendment to a SGA bill on
the number of absences that
a SGA member may have
froip legislature and
committee meetings. The bill
allows 2 absences from
legislature with proxy and
two without, and 7 absences
with proxy and 3 without
from committee meetings.
Ed Wayson introduced a
resolution calling for the
meetings of the University’s
Architectural planning
committee be announced 1
week prior to the meeting
and that future destruction
of the natural environment
also be announced 1 week
prior to the action.
Stan Patterson introduced
a petition to the
administration that they (the
administration) reply to all
actions concerning them in
student legislature.
Both the resolution and
the petition passed the
legislature.
Students
BECAUSE OF YOUR OVERWHELMING RESPONSE TO THE RECENT
PIZZA AND DRAFT SPECIAL AT THE RED LION TAVERN. IT IS OUR
PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THAT "THE LOFT" UPSTAIRS AT THE
RED LION. IS NOW OPEN CONTINUOUSLY IN THE EVENINGS -
SPECIFICALLY FOR YOU AND YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS.
A PRIVATE STUDENT ENTRANCE HAS BEEN ADDED FOR YOUR
EXCLUSIVE USE. UPON PRESENTATION OF YOUR STUDEINbT l.D.,
A MEMBERSHIP CARD (NO CHARGE) WILL BE ISSUED. THIS WILL
ENTITLE YOU TO REDUCED PRICES ON FOOD, DRAFT BEER. AND
ACCESS TO SPECIAL STUDENT PARTIES.
"THE LOFT" IS NOW YOUR PLACE TO GO IN CHARLOTTE. BRING
YOUR FRIeIsIDS, ENJOY THE WARMTH OF OUR FIREPLACE, AND
THE ATMOSPIiERE OF YOUR OWN CROWD.
“tbe Loft”
Located at The Red Lion Tavern
5100 N. Try on St.