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volume viii, number % September 5,1972
UNCCs
student
newspaper
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feeling, as it were a mist, cloaking the perplexities of fact,
tmistence on darity at all costs is based on sheer super
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tions. Our reasonings grasp
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for deductions.
Jealth service
policy explained
3w policies at the Student Health Service will make it easier for students to
antraceptives or abortions quickly and confidentially, according to the new
:h Center doctor. Dr. Bill Davis.
Davis will prescribe birth control pills for any woman who asks for them
vho is willing to have a physical examination.
a pregnant student wishes to have an abortion, the Health Service will
ge for her to fly to Washington, D.C., for a legal abortion. The cost of the
Aon is $150. For $230, a woman can fly to Washington, have the abortion,
eturn to Charlotte the same da\', with a little money left over.
II this is done confidentially. Although Dr. Davis will encourage a pregnant
an to inform her parents, he v/ill not tell the parents himself without the
permission. Neither will administration officials be notified,
hese policies were not stated explicitly in the Student Health Service booklet
I out at registration. Dr. Davis said, because "they might fall into the hands of
imies and daddies” who may not be overly understanding,
aving a full-time doctor on the staff will mean that other health needs can be
lied more efficiently. Many laboratory tests, including tests for venereal
ise, can be conducted at the Health Center.
lost medications will be stocked at the Health Center. Although the student
be charged for most medications, the cost will be less than one would pay at a
store. Since the Health Center buys drugs at cost, and cannot mark up the
?s to make a profit, the student can get medication cheaply,
tight financial situation necessitates charging for some drugs and laboratory
c. The Health Service is supportec entirely by student health fees; no state
Is can be appropriated for the operation of the Center.
lealth fees here. Dr. Davis said, are "ridiculously low" — $10 per student,
ipared to $28 per student at UNC—G. Since the Health Service must be
pletely self-supporting, the addition of a full-time doctor and laboratory
ities has put a strain on the budget that only additional charges to the student
rectify.
he policy of charging for some medications and lab work may be temporary.
■ by sharon deck
Dr. Davis plans to try this approach for a year to see how it works. At the end of
the year, he will examine other possibilities.
"A raise in the health fee is inevitable," Dr. Davis said, "but we will try to keep
the fee low and equitable.”
Although Dr. Davis anticipates an increase in the number of students coming
to the Health Center with minor ailments, he does not believe the crowds will be
overwhelming. A screening procedure will enable the nurses to treat patients who
do not need to see the doctor. Dr. Davis emphasized, however, that any student
who needs or wants to see him will be able to do so.
Apparently, Dr. Davis runs the Health Center with little or no pressure from
other administration officials. He hopes that a student advisory committee can be
established in the near future. The Health Center, Dr. Davis believes, is different
from other areas of the University, because it is supported directly by student
fees.
"In a sense, the Health Center is a student function. Students should have a say
in how It is operated. ! would like student input, whether formally through a
committee, or informally,” Dr. Davis emphasized.
Almost all university health services have some sort of student advisory
committee, and Dr. Davis thinks that such a group could be beneficial here. This
does not mean that students will operate the Student Health Service, Dr. Davis
emphasized; he believes that the operation of the Center is his job. But he will be
open to any ideas and suggestions from students.
Dr. Davis, an affable general practlcioner, gave up a private practice in
Davidson to come to UNCC. He had done some part-time student health work at
Davidson College and enjoyed it. When administration officials asked him to come
to UNCC ("I got recruited like a seven-foot basketball player," he said), he
decided to forsake his private practice for full-time student health work.
No plans have been made yet for adding more doctors to the staff. Doctors are
hard to get, and the income from student health work is far below that of a
private practice. As the student body grows, however, the University must find
more doctors.
...AM ANALYSIS
In the wake of the busts...
You may have heard that nineteen UNCC students have been charged with
ling drugs. It rated a six column headline in the Charlotte News. The Observer,
th a better sense of proportion, put It on 1 2A with the obituaries. The News
ly come on like an emasculated National Enquirer, but they know what sells
wspapers. A big drug bust/scandal at UNCC appeals to the prurient interests of
2 panting masses they write for.
D. W.Colvard, our Chancellor, was put in a very ticklish spot. His prepared
itement was the source of three quotes in a related article entitled, "Chancellor
ixious to Nip Campus Drug Sales." They are as follows;
"...we are anxious to have any person involved apprehended."
"We are cooperating fully with the State Bureau of Investigation ar»d are
couraging them to apprehend persons who may be dispensing drugs In our
•rmitories."
"We shall make every effort to prevent any person from illegally dispensing
ugs on our campus."
In view of the fact of the drug arrests, these statements are not suprising,
deed, they are what should be said.
Many students have blamed various University agencies for the busts, most
eminently Security. The story goes something like this; In January, February
»d March the SBI had an undercover agent, or rather a student informer, by the
ime of John Walker, sign up for courses and come to UNCC for the purpose of
iding "pushers.” He did. Recently he "surfaced” i.e. blew his cover and signed
Jt the nineteen warrants — all people he has allegedly purchased drugs from,
ere s where security comes in. On August 25, the agents came to campus
curlty chief Jerry Hudson and told him they had warrants for nineteen students
id In effect asked him did he want to get them or did he want them to do it.
Jrry.^icturing riots and all sorts of trouble, volunteered to apprehend the people
amed in the warrants. He did this by going to the person's room and telling them
lat the SBI was on campus with a warrant for their arrest and would they please
amedown to the security office? And so it went.
Back to the Chancellor. When asked to clarify his statements to the press, he
immented, "We are not trying to bust students. We're trying to help students
nd preserve a desirable living environment on campus.”
Disciplinary actions should be used...our desire is to have the student courts
andle each situation on its merits." "We want to help students have maturing
xperiences... providing the maximum of freedom within the bounds of the law
nd with respect to the rights of other students.”
Dean of Students, Dennis Rash, said that there are two things that students
lust realize. First, that the University is not a sanctuary from the law. The laws
New
buildings
needed
-by jay eaker
are enforced here the same way they are in the community. Second, the SBI will
come on the campus without the permission or knowledge of University officials.
And when they investigate, they don't let anybody know what they 're doing...
nor do they have to. The same goes for any lawful investigatory agency.
Rash also said, "Once the spotlight is turned... many other things will follow."
This means that now that there has been one bust, in all probability other
agencies will launch investigations on this campus.
Rash said that he has just ordered a book on both the prosecution and defense
of narcotics cases and that jf anyone is interested it is available in his office.
There is some doubt as to whether the University actually passes along
information about drug offenses. In the News article Rash said,"lf we get hard
information about anyone pushing drugs on campus, we pass it along, too. They
told us a long time back that if we run into instances like this'to let them handle
it.” He said when University officials get information about drug activities,
"usually rank rumors” —the information is passed to the SBI.
However, an article on the University's drug policy which appeared in the
November 1, 1971 issue of the Journal said this;
But Rash says the University does not call the SBI to alert them to drug
offenders and does not ask them to come on campus.
"When they come, we have an obiligation to cooperate. But cooperation
doesn't mean initiating investigations,” Rash said.
Although these statements are seemingly contradictory, they needn't be. The
overall impression is that the University doesn't really care to involve itself with
passing information to law enforcement authorities. This is as it should be. One
reason is that it results in bad publicity.
As Rash said in the Journal article, "Our function is to educate, not to
investigate.”
The University has a discipline committee which is in the process of being
reconstituted. The disciplinary action taken ;anges from probation to suspension,
however the case is not referred to civil authorities. The aim of the committee is
to educate and rehabilitate - not primarily to punish.
The thing that cannot be stressed strongly enough is that if you are doing dope
- be cool about it. Smoking at concerts is not cool - smoking before you go is.
Going door to door with garbage bags full of lids is uncool — getting some for a
very trusted friend is. Discretion, it is said, is the better part of valor. Until the
drug laws are changed it is very wise to cover your ass in every way possible. We
are living in the height of a period of prohibition, which we hope will someday
end. Until that time all you have to do is be cool and hope for the best.
by susan regan
The University of North Carolina at
Charlotte's long-sought earth-life
science building has been placed in a
top priority category in building
requests recommended by the Board of
Governors of the University of North
Carolina system.
University officials stressed the
urgent need for the 4.6 million dollar
science building because of crowded
conditions in the present science
building, which was constructed in
1961 before UNCC's enrollment
explosion began.
Dr. Hildreth, dean of the college of
science and mathematics, stated that
the building will consist of 100,000
square feet and will encompass two
200-seat lecture rooms, some 100-seat
lecture rooms, and some 50-seat
lecture rooms. Also included in the
building will be laboratories for
biology and earth sciences. Office
space will be provided for 45-50
people.
Dr. Hildreth said they hope to have
audio-tutorial labs which students will
be able to use during specified hours.
The students can go on their own time
and get the information at their own
paces.
If the request for money is granted,
the earth-life science building should
be completed by 1975 and will be
located behind the Kennedy building,
alongside the Smith building.
Along with the $4.6 million
building in top priority are $100,000
for landscaping and $225,000 for a
maintenance building. A $2.5 million
request for recreation fields was placed
in a third category.
Additional requests are $8.4 million
for a high-rise office and classroom
building, a $3.25 million renovation of
Kennedy, Winningham, and other
buildings, roads and walks at $2.5
million, and $3.4 million for parking
facilities.
In outlining the space problem at
UNCC, Chancellor Colvard said the
classrooms have had to be taken out of
service to provide offices for faculty
members, the College of Nursing had
to be located in the gymnasium, and
the Colleges of Human Development
and Learning and Architecture had to
be housed in the Atkins Library along
with the University Store and the Post
Office.
He said that the Institute for Urban
Studies and Community Service is
being housed in a new portion of the
library along with the offices of
Personnel, Placement, Purchasing, and
Financial Aid.
The basic problem behind these
conditions, the Chancellor said, cannot
possibly be remedied before the fall of
1975, since it would take that long for
a building authorized in 1973 to be
completed and occupied.
"Yet by 1975,” the Chancellor said,
"UNCC's full-time equivalent
enrollment will have increased by 67
percent over this past year's figure, 127
new faculty members will have joined
the staff, and the administrative and
service functions will, of course, have
expanded."