The Journal cover this week features an original photograph by
John Bavnard. This particular exposure was made at the UNCC wildlife
refuge on the Rocky River in Stanley County
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lOVRHAL
volume ix^ number 13^ december 6. 1973
Alsop Removed from office by
Court; new editors put into position
After almost a semester of
assorted court cases, hearings,
'nnuendo, and ill-feelings among
parties concerned, the Alsop
case has been resolved.
Top Alsop, editor of Rogues 'n
Rascals, was removed from office
y the Student Superior Court
^uoday night, and new editors
ave been installed in his position.
Alsop had been removed by
Student Media Board in early
ctober, after an investigating
committee had uncovered due
^ose so bring action against him.
. ’sop was charged with fiscal
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^^esponsibility, mismanagement
of staff, and failure to put out a
yearbook within a reasonable
length of time.
After the SMB action, new
candidates were interviewed for
the R'n R editorship, an election
was held, and Steve Morris and
Anne Slaughter were elected as
CO-editors.
Meanwhile, Gary Brown, the
attorney general, placed an
injunction on the media action
and the election in order to study
the situation and to determine if
due process has been carried out.
Brown resigned from office,
and in so doing, lifted the
fact that seemingly
the
injunction, a
went unnoticed.
Also at the same time,
Student Superior Court
considered the fact that Alsop had
blatantly refused to pay a $10
fine levied on him by the
Elections Committee after he
violated the Elections Code when
running for reelection last April.
The court then pronounced Alsop
guilty and told him that he could
not run for nor hold an elected
office during the 73-74 academic
year. Alsop decided to appeal this
to the University Court.
As he was petitioning the court
for a hearing, the student
legislature impeached him and
tried him for various offenses.
After three weeks of the trial, the
legislature lacked the votes
necessary to remove him from
office.
Alsop petitioned twice for an
appeal to the University Court,
and both times the court rejected
his petition due to inaccuracies in
fact and form. The court gave him
until noon Tuesday to file a third
petition, but Alsop failed to do
so. Thus ending the case.
Also, Sunday night the Student
Superior Court ruled that since
the injunction has been lifted,
Alsop was in office illegally. He
was ordered to clear out of his
office by noon Tuesday so that
the new editors could take office.
He did so.
Anne Slaughter and Steve
Morris are now installed in their
office and are beginning the work
of putting out the 73-74
yearbook.
Alsop was not available for
comment.
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