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UNCCs
student
newspaper
lOnSSBAL
volume viir number 14
jonuary 31, 1972
Giving voice, fair play
Court's job
by John merrill
Insuring fair play and equal voice
®r all members of the University
l-ommunitY is the goal of the
. hewiy established University Court,
^cording to Dr. E.L. Rogers, Chief
"•ustice of the Court.
The University Court and the
University Senate are the two most
''hportant aspects of the newly
Enacted UNCC Constitution.
The court hopes to provide a
Process by which individuals and
flroups of the University Community
ppp be insured complete review of
grievances. The primary goal of
"le court is to enforce the UNCC
Constitution, as well as to recieve
8nd review complaints. It will also
andle appeals of individuals and
groups are not satisfied with the
®sults at lower levels.
Dr. Rogers commented that until
establishment of this University
ourt, there was no other
fernative for getting a complaint
fought to the attention of the
'9her echelon of the university.
Dr. Rogers emphathetically added
Pat the court is not to be abused
Prl used for petty complaints, but
l^old be used when there is a
®9itimate complaint.
Guidelines for anyone wishing to
the court are available at the
y'Udent Union. If anyone desires to
^ the court, he or the group
^ost present a petition, which
Pould be in accordance with
?oidelines set down in the
diversity Constitution.
The petition must. be filed with
ne .^096rs. He will direct anyone
6ding assistance to the appropriate
p Prces. A hearing will be set,
^ oviding all persons involved in the
sufficient time to prepare,
'lowing the hearing, the opinions
. at least three of the judges will
mailed to the persons involved.
P, Opinions and other publications
court will be placed in the
®>erve room of the Dalton Library
' ovi/er.
Pg^.P.Vone wishing to submit
f'tions can receive assistance
Pcerning university regulations and
from Mrs. Lea Goble, a
'’arian at the reserve book section
fhe library.
P addition to Chief Justice
the^^r*' court is comprised of
1^, following associate justices: Dr.
R Thomas Burke, College of
jj^fhan Development and Learning;
g • Newell Bush, department of
1^ siness Administration; and Miss
Whitley student
^asentative.
Q^^lternate justices are Dr. James
^*vvai te, department of
qp^P*'stry; Dr. James Matthews,
S^®'^'oient of Biology; Dr. Alfred
ap department of Geography;
ror.'^ James Cuthbertson, student
®Pfesentative.
Lambda Chi/ A
National Fraternity
Steve Patterson, High Alpha of Lambda Chi Alpha at
UNCC, receives his fraternity's national charter from Mr.
Bareford, Grand High Alpha of Lambda Chi. The
40-member UNCC chapter. Beta Upsilon, received its
charter faster than any colony in the nation.
The Lambda Chi's chartering banquet was a lavish
affair held on January 15, 1972, at the Holiday Inn,
and many campus officials attended. The night of food,
fellowship, and music topped Lambda Chi's year and
brought to five the number of UNCC fraternities with
national affiliation.
by Sharon deck
Most untenured professors
understand and accept the reasons
that their contracts are not
renewed, Vice-Chancellor Hugh
McEniry says.
But sometimes the students do
not.
The cause celebre of the tenure
controversy at UNCC is Dr.
Leonard Jordan, a sociology
professor much respected by his
students.
Although Dr. Jordan declined to
comment on his dismissal, some of
'his students see him as a victim of
political persecution, presumably
because of his espousal of Marxist
social theory.
The Student Legislature is
investigating the cases of all
professors whose contracts have not
been renewed, and a group of
students is circulating a petition
calling for Dr. Jordan's prompt
reinstatement.
Two years ago. Dr. Jordan
disagreed with the rest of the
sociology department about what
the department should be, according
to Dallas Owens, one of the
petitioning students.
He is being made the scapegoat
because of his ideology," Owens
said.
In each of the past two years.
Dr. Jordan had been advised that
his contract would not be renewed.
He did not protest, Owens says,
because he had not yet earned his
doctorate and recognized this as a
valid reason.
Jordan earned his doctorate in
social theory from Louisiana State
University, this fall. He assumed that
this would change the minds of the
reviewing committee.
When he was again notified that
his contract would not be renewed,
he atternpted to re-apply for his
own position and waived tenure.
The department of sociology
unanimously approved his
reappointment and the College of
Social and Behavioral Sciences
tentatively approved his
reappointment without tenure.
Owens said that the
administration refused to accept
these recommendations and advised
Jordan not to appeal the decision.
Owens feels that there are no
valid reasons for Jordan's dismissal.
"We believe Dr. Jordan's moral
conduct, teaching ability and
professional competence are well in
excess of University requirements,"
the petition states.
In addition, Owens pointed out.
Dr. Jordan is the only social theory
specialist in the department and
may be hard to replace.
Dr. McEniry has said that he
does not feel that being the lone
specialist in a field is sufficient
reason to be given tenure. A
diligent search can uncover other
such specialists, he said.
Students'
helping
consumers
BILLINGS, Montana (CPS) — A
student directed group, MONTPIRG
(Montana Public Interest Group), is
attempting to organize state college
students into a force capable of
representing and giving voice to
Montana consumers.
Following the successful examples
of similar organizations in Oregon
and Minnesota, Montana students
have formed local organizational
groups on the public and private
college campuses in Montana.
Representatives of the various
campus groups held a statewide
organizational meeting in Helena in
November. The student delegates
discussed financing the organization,
communications among the local
boards and formulation of a general
timetable for the further
development of the organization.
The delegates voted to apply
immediately for status as a
non-profit corporation and then
chose one student from each
campus to serve on a temporary
board of directors for MONTPIRG.
MONTPIRG will attempt to
Increase public university student
fees by $3 a year, thereby creating
a financial base from which the
organization can hire a staff of
lawyers, scientists, doctors or other
professional people who would
represent consumers in the courts.
These professional people would
be under control of a state board
of directors composed of students
elected from each campus.
Participating schools would elect
one representative for each 2,000
students. MONTPIRG board of
directors would be responsible for
deciding which issues would receive
priority and would direct their
funds accordingly, resorting to
lawsuits if necessary to protect
consumers in the areas of
environment, business-consumer
relations, health care for workers,
discrimination cases, or other public
issues.
The area campus groups will
spend the next months discussing
their plans with community leaders,
interested clubs and persons in their
communities.
SPACESHIP
EARTH
. . .1 mete and dole unequal laws unto a sav
age race, that hoard, and sleep, and feed,
and know not me. I cannot rest from travel
• . .1 am a part of all that I have met; yet all
experience is an arch where thro’ gleams that
untraveled world whose margin fades for
ever and forever when I move. . .
This gray spirit yearns in desire
to follow knowledge like a
sinking star, beyond the ut
most bound of human thought
. . .The lights begin to twinkle
from the rocks; the long day
wanes: the slow moon climbs: the deep
moans round with many voices. Come my
friends, ‘tis not too late to seek a newer
world. . .
ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON/ “Ulysses” -1842