page ten/the journal/february 20,1974
legislature
of
fob. 11
-by rita mccloskey
At the legislature meeting of
February 11th in response to
several legislator' s frequent
demands, President Richard B,
Butterfield submitted perhaps one
of the longest presidential reports
in the history of the UNCC
Student Legis, lature.
Approximately 65 minutes in
duration, the report Itemized and
elaborated upon every executive
committee even remotely
associated with Mr. Butterfield.
The probable reason for this act
of overcompensation might have
been the fact that several motions
were brought onto the floor at the
previous legislature meeting and
voted upon, either "reminding" or
"requesting" specific actions to be
taken by the president, when
perhaps a simple informal
suggestion may have sufficed.
However, one item of definite
interest to the entire UNCC
student body was noted by Mr.
Butterfield. The possibility of the
sale of beer and wine on campus is
under consideration and this idea
is said to be looked upon
somewhat favorably by the
administration, especially now
because of the construction of the
Rathskeller.
Mr. Jim Yates of WVFN was
present to request that the
legislature initiate some sort of
action which would guarantee a
referendum concerning the radio
station to be placed on the ballot
during the major spring elections.
The referendum asks for an
allocation of $15,000 from the
Fees Commission for next year so
that WVFN can be confident of a
specific amount of funds to
enable the station to eventually
complete the process of going FM.
Sophomore class president, Ms.
Debbie Maynard, made a motion
to guarantee that a referendum to
this effect would be placed on the
ballot of the first spring election,
and the motion was subsequently
passed.
Four voting machines will be
used during the UNCC major
spring elections, for dorm
students as well as commuters.
The Engineering Club of UNCC
has been allocated $1,700.00 for
their engineering exhibition and
the Southeastern Clean Air Road
Rally. Details of dates and time
will be available at a future date.
An Investigation has begun
concerning the possibility of
contracting a bus to serve all
components of the university and
the Ways and Means Committee
will conduct an investigation into
the profits received by professors
at UNCC for the implementation
of their own books in their classes
with a complete survey of the
findings to be published in the
Journal.
Money has been allocated to
purchase books to be placed in
the UNCC library in memory of
Ms. Cindy Holmes.
As a result of open
nominations from the floor,
members of the legislature
nominated the following persons
as candidates for University
Senate positions: Denise Somers,
Marva York, Debbie Maynard.
Gwen Chronister. W. B. Jenkins.
Diane Williams,.Rhonda Minshew,
Sheryl Westmoreland, Esther
Bruce, Terry Smith. Clyde Howe,
Chris Houlsumbe, Claudia Jordan.
Rick Edwards. Six positions are
available.
Explaination - legislature?
Editors Note: In a legislature
meeting two weeks ago, the body
voted unanimously for more and
better coverage of the workings of
the organization. The Journal
presently has one reporter there
full time, and the effect of the
legislature's request was to have
two reporters to spend some two
hours each week trying to
understand what goes on in the
meetings.
To comply as best we could
with the request of the body, the
Journal staff congregated in the
back of the legislature meeting
room to give thorough coverage of
Monday's meeting.
However, it didn't quite turn
out that way. What we came up
with was an assortment of views
of the legislature meeting. We're
reprinting those for the
amusement of the student body,
if not the legislature itself.
Since legislature passed the
motion in question in all
seriousness, so we have covered
the meeting held Monday.
official legislature
In the meeting of February 18,
the student legislature made
tremendous breakthroughs in the
world of campus politics.
The Ways and Means
Committee represented by Eric
Stenstrum announced that Evil
Knievel did not make his jump.
Following this, Dennis Hall,
representing the Judicial
Committee, added that Knievel
broke his record by two yards.
After granting the Outing Club
and College Republican Club
secondary charters. Jack Dunne
made the observation that
everyone was sleeping.
Fish Foster, representing the
Rules Committee made a motion
that the Executive Committee
perform all legislative duties
during the summer session. After
brief discussion and ever briefer
debate, the motion was carried.
Following these committee
reports was a round of motions
relevant to nothing In general and
no one in particular. Bill Kincaid
started off the session with a
motion to light the Belk Tower in
either a white or green shade after
home and away victories. Jack
Dunne made a motion to give this
immediate consideration and was
joined by a chorus of ayes from
the lines.
Business resumed with a heated
debate concerning the
coordination of Spring-In and the
10th Anniversary Committee. In
calling order to the mass
confusion that ensued. Jack
Dunne slammed his ashtray on the
table and onlookers snickered as it
fell apart.
After order was restored,
nominations were opened for the
Student Government Award. In
the running were Richard
Butterfield, Dennis Hall, Jane
Sigmon, Mike Thompson, and
Fish Foster and Jack Dunne who
declined. After a quick succession
of hand-raisings, Jane Sigmon
emerged victorious.
Eric Stenstrum then made a
motion that the SMB remind all
the media, in particular the
Carolina Journal, of their duties
according to the Student Bill of
Rights. Due to confusion as to
what this meant, on the part of
the legislators, Tom Martin
simplified Stenstrum's motion in
saying that the media "needed to
get their shit together." Dennis
Hall made the observation that
the administration had not passed
the Student Bill of Rights and was
thus invalid but the motion was
carried anyway.
The Press then left the meeting
missing any dramatic ending that
may have happened.
fashions in legislature
With the coming of Spring, the
Journal staff thought that there is
nothing like a fashion show to
preview what is in for the mild
weather that lies ahead, and since
we can not afford sending a staff
member to the New York
previews of Spring fashion, we felt
the UNCC Legislature was the
next best place to go. Besides,
attending it doesn't cost anything.
Appearing first in a stunning
blue tartan plaid wool shirt was
Mr. Jack Dunne. He combined
dark navy jeans and a green long
sleeved shirt together to attain
that total look that is so in for
this Spring.
Seated beside Mr. Dunne was
Mr. Richard Butterfield in an
impressive outfit of brown, gold,
and navy blue. His chocolate
brown pullover ved at the neck to
reveal a gold shirt, matching his
tennis shoes.. He added flared
jeans to complete his ensemble.
Mr. Dennis Hall was
outstanding in an outfit that well
deserved the Best Dressed Male
Award. He was wearing a muted
blue navy and white blue crew
neck sweater with a white
seersucker shirt. Flared jeans and
a tan belted jacket completed his
award winning outfit.
Journal Associate Arts Editor
_by jane ross
Bill Hipp was next to be reviewed
in his rendition of what's in for
Spring. He appeared wearing a
gold pullover sweater with a white
shirt, flared jeans and a
continental tweed jacket. Mr.
Hipp's wardrobe was provided by
Botany 500.
In contrast to Mr. Hipp's
outfit, Mr. Jeff Mitchell was
arrayed in an original ensemble
consisting of a forrest green
t-shirt, blue flared jeans, and a
gold suede 49er hat.
Eric Stinster was next to be
reviewed. Mr. Stinster looked
lovely in a red, white and gray
shirt with gray slacks. He added
that ever famous hardware look
with his black belt complete with
brass ornamental buckle.
Mr. Kenneth Foster, seated
beside Mr. Stinster, came into the
picture with a light blue long
sleeved shirt and dark navy blue
turtleneck sweater underneath. He
added flared jeans and a navy
dutch-boy hat to complete his
outfit.
Ms. Jane Sigmon appeared in a
red tartan plaid pant length coat
with a green turtleneck and blue
slacks.
Best Dressed Female Award
goes to Ms. Barbara Sapp who was
sportly legislature
Action on the new club
football budget was postponed at
the Legislature meeting on
Monday, February 18. Asa lesult,
this reporter's sportly attention
was diverted elsewhere. All in all,
the sportly aspect of the meeting
was relatively stagnant. I noticed
Richard Butterfield's bright
yellow tennis shoes but his
paunchy demeanor detracted
from his athletic appearance.
Also, Butterfield sported a
cigarette in his hand, assuring this
writer that he is definitely not an
athlete.
Major sports events of the
meeting centered around the
recent accomplishments of
daredevil Evil Knievel. Two of the
Legislature members marveled at
Knievel's recent accomplishments
by jerry proctor
on the silver screen. This reporter
was pleasantly surprised at
Knievel's mention. However, the
meeting's only to resemblance to
the deft maneuvers of Knievel
came when Butterfield cleverly lit
his second cigarette, using only his
left hand on the lighter. To be
sure, his method was an
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_by susan cole
wearing a stunning outfit of black
and white. Her black slacks and
black and white sweater vest was
an outfit that will surely be
copied by many. She added a
white blouse to complete her
outfit.
Mr. Steve Medlin, Journal Staff
member added a most
sophisticated outfit to the
meeting. He was dressed in a blue
rib-knit sweater vest with a
brilliant red shirt. He added
cuffed jeans to give his ensemble a
finishing touch.
Dressed in blue cuffed jeans,
and a navy blue sweater vest with
a long sleeved light blue blouse
with white collar and cuffs was
Ms. Jane McGill.
Another breakthrough in men's
fashions for spring was evident in
the wardrobe of Mr. David Brown.
Mr. Brown was dressed in a tan all
weather jacket, fur lined, with
blue flared jeans and an orange
design t-shirt.
While there are many more
people who could have been
reviewed in this article on
fashions, the writer is bored.
Obviously the article is boring
also. So to give this article the
ending it needs may Oscar De La
Renta live happily ever after.
legislatu
enthralling one.
There was a time, not so long
ago but the sooner forgotten the
better, when-, as a fledgling
freshman member of the news
staff of the Journal, I was assigned
to cover the legislature.
I sat through meeting after
meeting, week after week, trying
to understand what was going on
and only thinly (very thinly)
camouflaging my disgust in the
reports I wrote later on.
When the Journal staff got
together to cover Monday’s
meeting, I was pleased to see that
legislature has not changed one
bit.
Cry in your beer for Rita
McCloskey, who has to sit
through that stuff all week for the
Journal-
But anyway, one thing has not
changed.
Legislature is still as insipid,
self-centered, comical and
relentlessly boring as it ever was.
Richard Butterfield may be
president of the student body, but
he has changed little from his days.
as chairman of the judicial
committee. He still sits quietly,
exuding an air of boredom
interspersed at times with a sense
of frustration and disgust. He can
still be heard to mutter "Jesus
Christ" under his breath when
some legislature member, in the
way legislature members are prone
to do, makes a complete ass of
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