the journal • sept. 2, 1971 • page two
a iournal report
‘Law and Order’
Another American Dream?
by joe h. mccorkle
Years ago, people who worried
about police were usually robbers,
killers, or other societal rip-offs.
Today, with “law and order,” the
bureaucratic emphasis on
conformity, and the surveillance
of private citizens, people other
than criminals are becoming
concerned. Even United States
senators and representatives, who
have congressional immunity from
arrest, are worried about bugs and
phone taps. The role of the police
and related agencies has increased
and so has the number of people
affected by them.
The policeman’s role in society
should be limited to apprehending
people who have already broken
laws. Police, who viligantly look
for reasons to arrest people, are
aiding the development of a police
state because if everyone were to
be “secure,” everyone would have
to be watched to make sure no
one does any harm. The net result
of such “security” would be no
freedom for anybody. This is why
freedom and security are
incompatible. Our society has
tried to maintain somewhat of a
balance between the two but the
scales have shifted in favor of
security or, to use the current
slogan, “Law and Order.”
L’reedom without security or
laws is hardly conceivable today
because people are
psychologically conditioned from
birth to accept rule-bearing
cultures. Yet, it is possible to have
security with little or no freedom
because the power situation that a
government has over its people
can be increased. Often power
increases are made so slowly and
subtly that the citizens are
conditioned to accept them.
If definite lines are not drawn
to limit police power in the
United States the Brave New
World of 1984 could reach us.
One aspect of such negative
utopian novels is already with us
because many Americans are now
afraid to openly express their
political or social views which, by
the way, are constitutionally
guaranteed.
James Madison, aware of the
need to balance freedom and
security, drafted the Bill of Rights
and helped establish a philosophy
of justice which said it is better to
let criminals go free than to throw
innocent people in jail. “People
who are willing to sacrifice their
liberty for a little security deserve
neither liberty nor security,” said
Ben Franklin.
Don’t think that none of this
applies to you just because you
are a UNCC student. Aaron
Newlander, a UNCC political
science major, was enjoying
Freedom Park with his wife and
children when he was approached
by four men dressed in casual
clothes. One of these men
demanded that Aaron show some
identification. In reply, Aaron
demanded his I.D., name, and
badge number. After this formal
introduction, the vice squad asked
Aaron some “routine” questions
like “Is that your car? Are the
children yours?” Aaron said the
question about his kids really
shook he and his wife. “It was like
they didn’t think 1 was good
Appointments Approved
Seven Members Join
Facnlty for ‘71-‘72
The administration of UNCC
has announced the appointments
of seven new faculty members in
the departments of Education,
Architecture, Psychology, and
Mechanical Engineering.
The actions have been
approved by the Executive
Committee of the University of
North Carolina Board of Trustees.
The new faculty members are:
-Dr, Herbert G. Zerof,
associate professor of education.
He comes to UNCC from a
position as consultant at the
National Institute of Mental
Health and as a private
practitioner in marriage and
family therapy and clinical
psychologist (part-time) at
Swarthmore College.
He has served as visiting
lecturer in pastoral counseling at
Crozer Theological Seminary and
Eastern Seminary and is a former
associate director of the
Department of Pastoral Care at
Bowman Gray School of
Medicine. He holds the A.B.
degree from Stetson University,
the B.D. and Th.M. from
Southeastern Seminary and the
Ed.D. from the University of
Pennsylvania.
-Sidirey Dykes Stotesbury,
assistant professor of architecture.
He holds the B.S. degree from
Florida State University and the
M. Arch, degree from the
University of California at
Berkeley where he is a candidate
for the Ph.D. degree.
— Dr. Charles D. Fernald,
assistant professor of psychology.
He holds the B.S. degree from the
University of Massachusetts and
the Ph.D. degree from Indiana
University.
— John Altman Seevers,
assistant professor of mechanical
engineering. He holds the B.S. and
M.S. degrees from the University
of California at Davis where he is
a candidate for the Ph.D. degree.
—Hassel Dean Marion,assistant
professor of education. He holds
the B.S. degree and the Master of
Social Work degree from the
Chapel Hill campus of UNC. He
has lectured at Southeastern
Community College and has been
associate director of the County
Mental Health Center at
Whiteville, N.C.
— Anthony J. Maitland,
assistant professor of psychology.
He holds the B.S. degree from
Columbia University and is a
Ph.D. candidate at the University
of Pittsburgh.
—Marvin C. Armstrong Jr.,
assistant professor of education.
He holds the B.S. Ed. degree from
Texas Technical College and the
M.Ed. degree from the University
of Florida where he is a candidate
for the D.Ed. degree.
1 ■“ brief
enough to have kids.”
Another UNCC student, who
wishes to remain anomymous, had
a similar encounter at Freedom
Park. He was taking pictures in
the direction of an oncoming car.
The car stopped, the vice squad
members got out, demanded to
see his identification, and asked
what he was taking picutres of.
“We don’t like our pictures
taken,” they told him. He was
verbally threatned with physical
harrassment and his camera
received physical harrassment.
“They grabbed my camera and
dropped it.”
The vice squad seems to think
it has Gestapo-like power as it
interrogates the people at will.
These officers are sworn to
uphold the U.S. constitution and
the Fourth Amendment
guarantees the “right of the
people to be secure in their
persons... against unreasonable
searches... ”
The Constitution was also
violated here on campus when six
dorm students were evicted for
“incompatible lifestyles.” They
were not charged with violating
any specific rules or regulations
(due process) and they had no
way of defending themselves or
facing their accusors (Sixth
Amendment).
Although our own campus
police force had nothing to do
with these evictions, we should
examine it closely to see its role in
the campus community. Ideally,
the role of a campus police force
should be to live in harmony with
the students in a friendly,
communal atmosphere in which
both feel a part. Its primary
concern should be the students
and its relationship with them.
If the chief interest of a
campus police force becomes
“making sure nobody does
wrong” or giving out tickets then
the relationship is no longer
communal or friendly and the
campus police become alienated
from the students.
Alienation would result in the
police becoming insensitive to the
needs of the students, which are
the most important part of any
university.'
The UNCC security force will
undergo some expansion in the
years to come. Its director, Jerry
Hudson, told the Journal on May
6 that campus security”.. . is a
challenging area to go into
because the department will grow
and I can grow with it. . . ” What
is the role of campus security at
UNCC? In Mr. Hudsons own
words. . . “The main role of
security is working with Dean
Rash’s office to keep an incident
from happening. Physical security
is tantamount. We’re concerned
with traffic, of course, and in the
future we will be concerned with
fire protection and safety.”
When asked what his
relationship with the students
would be Hudson said, “I want to
be able to think that I know and
can feel the mood of the students.
1 will work closely with Dean
Rash and Miss Cone.”
The force now has eight
full-time men. How large should a
campus police force be? At
UNCC, police are always visible.
At other campuses, 1 rarely see
police.
Mr. Hudson assured the
Journal that he was not in charge
of an investigative agency. “1
won’t be looking behind the
bushes,” he said. 1 trust Mr.
Hudson will live by those words
because we don't need any more
“Big Brothers” around.
...The Central Duplicating Office has moved from the basement of the
Administration Building to its new quarters, which are accessible from
the east side of the lower concourse of thhe new library. The phone
number remains Extension No. 249.
The Institute for Urban Studies and Community Service has also
moved from old quarters in the Smith Engineering Building to new
offices located in the west side of the lower concourse of the new
library, retaining their Extension No. 307.
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...The library at UNCC has received a $17,761 federal grant for the
purchase of books and library materials.
The grant was approved through the College Library Resources
Program under Title II-A of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
This year’s grant is a substantial increase from last year’s federal
grant of approximately $3,000.
Joseph Boykin, UNCC librarian, said, “This year’s grant is
particularly welcome because of a lack of “B” Budget funds from the
North Carolina Legislature.”
MR
UNCC is a new school and has no traditions as such, but there are
some who would like to have some sort of tradition to cling to. David
Sanders, chairman of the Alma Mater Committee, is one who would
like UNCC to have an alma mater. He met along with 7 others at their
organizational meeting on March 26, 1970.
Throughout history the term alma mater has been an expression
(either through a song or poem or a term directly applied to a school)
used by a student or graduate to refer to his university or college. The
expression came to be applied to universities during the Middle Ages.
Students probably first used it in this way at the University of Bonn in
Germany.
The Alma Mater Committee is running a contest for an Alma Mater
and entries will be accepted until October 1, 1971. All music and words
should be submitted with a piano accompaniment. All interested
persons should contact David Sanders, Moore Hall.
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...Jerry E. Hudson, Director of Safety and Security, has issued a
statement concerning parking regulations for guests on the UNCC
campus. The statement reads as follows:
“Visitors with cars not registered on campus are expected to abide
by local parking regulations. To insure your visitor does not receive a
citation for illegal parking, college deans, department heads, and
resident managers in residence halls have been provided with
Temporary Permits to issue to visitors.
“To be valid, a Temporary Permit must be dated, indicate lot
parking is authorized, and be signed by an issuing authority. Limits of
parking privileges should be explained when a Temporary Permit is
issued, and in no circumstances does a Temporary Permit authorize free
parking in a metered zone.
“Temporary Permits are also available for persons with a car
registered on campus who are required to drive a non-registered car for
a short period while the registered car is being repaired, in other use,
etc.
“For further information or to have questions answered, contact the
Security Director, Extension No. 200.”
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Through the aid of the N.C. Arts Council, The Miscellany
Organization will be conducting a literary contest throughout the state
of North Carolina. Entries will be accepted in the area of poetry and
fiction during the following months. There are no regulations
concerning submissions.
Deadline for submissions will be November 20, 1971.' Fin^
contestants and award-winning submissions will be published in the Fall
1971 issue of The Miscellany.
Awards will consist of SI00 for first place in each area and S50 fn^
second places.
Further information concerning this contest or any inquiries about
procedure should be obtained from the Miscellany Organization, Bott
696, Davidson, N.C. Entries may also be mailed to this address.
Citing uncertainties caused by the present lapse in induction
authority. Selective Service Director Curtis VV. Tarrr today asked all t’
his 4,100 local boards to make a maximum effort to inform draft-a^^
men about the present status of the draft and the registrant
relationship to the Selective Service System.
In a two-page letter mailed today, the Draft Director said, “B '
essential that we communicate to all registrants that the registratiott’
classification, and examination functions of the Selective Servic^
System are continuing on a ‘business as usual’ basis and that there i* ^
high probability that the induction authority for those who have nev
had a deferment will be reinstituted in the near future.” .
Tarr’s letter said that he believes that many young men erroneous >
think that the Selective Service Act has expired and that the System F*
been terminated. Accordingly, he urged the local boards to inform ^
young men that they may be unintentionally breaking the law
failing to register at age 18, by failing to notify their boards of chaug
in status, or by failing to report . if ordered, for their preinducti
physical examinations.
Earlier this month, Tarr instructed his local boards to continue
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registration and classification of draft-age men and to continue order*
for preinduction examinations those who may be needed to fill
during the remainder of 1971.