What’s Inside...
Election results
Brown resigns; Frye appointed
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Volume IX Number Nine
Student Newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
October 24.1973
journal photo/john baynard
Alsop Found
Guilty of
Violations
Sunday, Oct. 14, UNCC
attorney general Gary Brown and
the Student Superior Court
brought former Rogues 'n Rascals
editor Tom Alsop to trial for
failure to pay a $10 fine levied
against Alsop during the spring
editorship campaign.
In the spring of 1973, Alsop, in
running for re-election, allegedly
violated the Elections Code by
campaigning within 25 feet of a
polling place.
The court, after two hours of
hearing testimony and a half hour
of deliberation, found Alsop
guilty of violating tbe code and
failing to pay the fine.
The court session was closed
by a request from Alsop and his
defender, Terry Fulbright, and,
according to Chief Justice Tom
Duley, much of the proceedings
are confidential as a result.
Brown, who has since resigned
his post as attorney general, (see
story in this issue), said that
"Alsop wanted to test the
iurisdiction of the court to the
fullest.
"A lot of stuff was just
tepetitive," said Brown. "He
hadn't paid his fine and hadn't
appealed it. He said he wasn't
guilty, but testimony of Jane
Sigmon and David Freeman
indicated that he had violated the
tule numerous times."
by charlotte porter
Brown compared Alsop's case
to whether one should stop at a
stop light at three in the morning
even if there is no one around —
"It all boils down to a respect for
authority."
The court sentenced Alsop to
pay $20 fine in addition to the
$10 already owed, gave him an
official reprimand to be put on his
record and then wiped out after
three months, and informed Alsop
that he could neither run for nor
hold an elected office this year.
Alsop is preparing an appeal to
the University Court.
'The proceeding left a lot to
be desired," he said. "One of the
witnesses, David Freeman, was the
clerk of court — he testified
against me and then took down
my testimony. I don't think it's
fair for one witness to take down
testimony of another."
Alsop asserted that the
sentence was strong in light of the
offense. He said that he talked to
someone over the line but didn't
step over it, and then said the 25
feet measurement was incorrect
due to careless measuring.
When asked about his appeal,
Alsop stated that "Even if I was
found guilty, I don't think they
could justify the sentence."
BSU Marches After
Budget is Vetoed
“Butterfield Spread the Bread!"
"Butterfield Another Nixon?"
"Blacks Pay Tuition, Too! We
Demand Equal Rights!"
"BSU Vetos Butterfield's Salary
of $1,200!!"
"SMASH RACISM"
These are a few of the slogans
displayed by approximately 120
well-organized, agitated black
students who participated in a
silent march Friday morning on
campus. The march was In protest
of Richard Butterfield's cut-off of
funds for a banquet proposed by
the Black Student Union (BSU).
The BSU had made a request for
$600 for a banquet, which would
also include a speaker whose
Identity is still undetermined.
The massive group of students,
which comprised well over half of
the BSU, and over one-third of
the entire black student body,
congregated at the Belk Tower at
11:30 and marched silently Into
Butterfield's office in the Student
Union. The entire parade was
filmed by WBTV, and recorded by
WAYS. The students crowded
Into halls and surrounding offices
to listen to irate spokesmen and
to offer their support.
Butterfield, the elected student
body president, was at first
unavailable due to a "Friends of
the University" luncheon which
he was attending, but with
remarkable timing showed up at
the head of the march and braved
the crowd that filed Into his
office.
Two spokesmen for the group.
Fish Foster, President of the BSU,
and Arthur Griffin, verbally
accosted Butterfield demanding
an explanation of why, after
student legislature had okayed the
funds on Monday, he had vetoed
their approval.
Butterfield explained many
reasons, such as "The BSU will
receive money along with
everyone else... but funds for a
banquet have never been
approved." He Insinuated that the
BSU had not gone through proper
channels to receive the money in
the first place and insisted that all
funds must be investigated before
coming to the Legislature. He also
insisted, repetitively, that it was
not the Blacks nor the BSU that
he was "attacking" but merely
by jennifer knight
procedural policy. He stated that
all clubs and organizations are
treated alike in Legislature, at
which time many people angrily
denied the BSU as being a "club."
The BSU asked what
percentage of designated money
was theirs and Butterfield replied
"approximately twelve percent."
One Black girl then asked him the
percentage of his salary to the
same budget and again he replied,
"twelve percent," causing the
entire crowd to start laughing and
booing. They pointed out that he
was receiving, by himself, the
same amoung as a group of
three-hundred persons.
Butterfield, visibly shaken after
an hour of relentless questioning
and arguing finally agreed to
repeal his veto, an act which many
persons considered "practically
unthinkable."
After the conference,
Butterfield left the Student Union
Building and was unavailable for
comment. One comment
overheard during the march - that
of an amused professor, was "I
guess they know they're missing
out on a good Pinochle game."
Serling to
Visit
Oct. 30
by lynn pope
Rod Serling, brilliant writer, critic, and fascinating
person, will speak in the Parquet Room of the
University Center on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 8 p.m. Mr.
Serling will lecture on "The 20th Century and Other
Insanities." Partially due to his very provocative
personality, there will be a reception at the Northeast
Lounge at the University Center for those who would
like to meet and talk with Mr. Serling after his
lecture.
Serling created the long-running "Twilight Zone"
TV series and is on-screen host of the current NBC
TV "Night Gallery" series with its tense tales of inner
man and outer space. He also wrote such TV dramas
as "A Storm in Summer," starring Peter Ustinov,
"Requiem for a Heavyweight" and "Patterns"; and
the screenplays "Se^fen Days in May" and "Planet of
the Apes." He has received six Emmies, four Writers'
Guild Awards, two Sylvania Awards, the Christopher
Prize, and the first Peabody Award ever present^ to
a writer. Because of his tremendous impact on the
television industry. Rod Serling is the first writer ever
to be elected National President of the Academy of
Television Arts and Sciences, a post he held for two
years. Among his most recent pleasurable kudos Is an
honorary Doctor of Humane Letters awarded to him
by Emerson College, Boston, Massachusetts.
Yet, executives, sponsors and producers are wary
of this accomplished writer. He says it is because
"they know I'm temperamental, irrascible,
controversial — and a perfectionist."
Despite such problems. Rod Serling offers himself
as an enthusiastic apologist and champion of what he
calls the little screen and big screen: the 20th century
art form. "In 25 years of writing I've been part of —
and I've been impressed by — the way film relates to
the times. Right now, film is reflecting the cycle of
relevancy," says Serling. "No other art form matches
It."
Serling is a visiting professor at Ithaca College in
upper New York. He was born in Syracuse on
Christmas Day, 1924, "an unwrapped Christmas
present," as he describes himself. He attended
Antioch College in Ohio where he combined studying
with writing freelance for radio network programs.
By the time he graduated college, he was a
professional writer. His television writing career began
in 1949. To date. Rod Serling's list of TV credits
numbers more than 200 plays on every major
television dramatic show. He also has a pocketful of
career distinctions: he wrote the first original ninety
minute drama created especially for television — the
widely acclaimed "Requiem for a Heavyweight." His
script, "Patterns," presented by the Draft Television
Theater, was the first live TV drama to be repeated in
the history of television.
No doubt, Tuesday, Oct. 30 will be an exciting
night for all who attend.