page two/the journal/february 20, 1974
WVFN
Plans are set for the opening of
the WVFN studios on March 11.
The campus station had been out
for the past two months due to
construction delays in the
building of four new studios.
During that time WVFN has taken
a step forward in the attainment
of an FM frequency, although the
addition of FM will not be
possible until next fall. "Before
this year, no one had really
looked into FM," said Jim Yates,
Station Manager. "The idea was
always there, however no one had
really studied it or knew how
much work was involved in it.
After we looked into it we
realized there was a tremendous
amount of work to do. We feel
like we have laid the ground work,
we've done the feasability study,
we've met with the
administration, bought the
necessary equipment, constructed
the studios, developed
programming ideas, and have set
up initial contracts with the FCC,
and providing we get the
necessary funds, we should have
no problem going FM in the next
few months."
A referendum will be brought
before the student body this
week, which if passed, will allow
the WVFN studios to make plans
for an FM frequency next fall.
The referendum will allocate
$15,000 from the student fees to
the WVFN Station for use in the
attainment of FM. The remaining
portion necessary for the funding
of FM will probably be provided
by HEW or the Corporation of
Public Broadcasting.
While the plans for FM lie in
the future, AM resumption will
bring new programming to
WVFN. Many of the programs
scheduled for airing last semester
will resume this March, including
an interview show on Wednesday
nights. Campus Top Forty will be
played during the day, and a
variety of shows featuring sports
and assorted topics will be aired at
night.
Vote - Feb. 21 & 22
One day during the course of
political history, people In general
(Americans in particular) are
going to realize that the persons
best suited for public office are
not necessarily those who can
finesse the population, rip-off the
pocketbooks and destroy the
platforms of a given constituency
and justify his actions by the use
of executive privilege.
One day during the course of
political history, candidates are
going to be interested not only in
the glamour of the public office
but also in seriously trying to be
of service to the community.
Once again, elections for
Student Government
representatives are upon us. In
these times of political upheaval
and social concern, the role of the
individual citizen can no longer be
taken for granted.
In taking a look at the
forthcoming Student Government
elections, the UNCC delegation to
the North Carolina Student
Legislature has seriously examined
the platforms of the candidates
vying for the office of President.
NCSL
The North Carolina Student
Legislature (NCSL) is an
organization in which
undergraduate students are
exposed to the processes of policy
making and are given the
opportunity to enact the role of
legislators.
Each year, students from
North Carolina colleges and
universities meet in Raleigh, N. C.
for a week long session of
exercising their ability in the areas
of politics and policy making.
This year a 21-member
delegation will represent UNCC at
the NCSL during the week of
March 6-10, 1 97 4. Each
participating school is requested
to submit at least one bill or
resolution to be presented in the
legislative process. The UNCC
delegation plans to introduce a
bill concerning model maternity
benefits to be incorporated into
insurance policies and a resolution
calling for the establishment of a
law school within the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg area.
Under the leadership of Dr. Bill
McCoy in the political science
department, the delegation is
"learning through experience" the
techniques (or politics) involved
in committee sessions, the skill of
trading and bargaining, and even
the art of skillful manipulation -
for the sake of constituents, of
course.
It's hard to imagine any
legislature without Robert's Rules
of Order. So, playing an ever
important role in the training
process will be the use of Robert's
Rules to familarize the delegates
with the subtile points of
parlimentary procedure.
This is the first year that a
UNCC delegation has actively
participated in the NCSL. From
the indications thus far, all
systems are go while the best is
yet to come.
Elections
The choice of the delegation is Ed
Hendricks.
In the past, lines of
communication between the
students, the legislature and the
Administration have proved to be
difficult to penetrate on some
issues of concern. Hendricks has
based his platform on
communication — the ability to
listen and to be heard.
According to Hendricks, this
university exists for one purpose
— to provide an education for
students. Combining this purpose
of education and his goal for
greater communication within all
levels of the University
community, Ed has promised to
strive to assure the students of
this community fair and proper
representation in University
matters.
We, as a delegation, ask that
you, the voting public, examine
the platforms of the other
candidates — compare them if you
wish (as presented in the Feb. 13,
1974 issue of the Journal.) And
most important of alt, please vote.
This is pari two of that two
part series begun last week about
the candidates that will be voted
on in the elections Thursday and
Friday.
The biggest office to come
under our consideration here is
that of chairman of the Student
Union Board, that organization
which brings us concerts, movies,
and lectures.
Garry Hill, presently
vice-chairman of the SUB, is one
of the candidates for the position.
Hill, when interviewed, has
little to say about what he would
do if he was elected to the
position.
Understandably, much of what
he would do is dependent upon
the budget for next year.
Hill is presently working on a
pooling system for SUB monies so
that there will be more money
available at a given time for a
concert or other special
entertainment.
Sherry Williams, presently
secretary for the SUB, was caught
a little off guard when asked for
an interview and so was a bit
flustered.
Ms. Williams says that in her
capacity as secretary she has come
to know all the people involved
with the SUB and is familiar with
all aspects of the organization.
She is concerned with getting
more of what the students want in
the way of entertainment. The
SUB has received a lot of flak in
the past about not being
responsive to the students, and
Ms. Williams says she'd like to see
that corrected.
She had not. she sa id,
formulated any concrete plans for
the board since she wants to
consider the budget and who
she'd be working with in the
organization.
Hugh Prather is a newcomer to
the UNCC scene. A junior
political science major, he
transferred from Campbell College
where he was co-chairman of the
entertainment committee for two
years. Through his experience
there, he said, he has come to
know booking agents and the ins
and outs of getting good name
entertainment.
Prather thinks the SUB budget
is mismanaged. He said that if the
SUB would book better concerts,
for example, they would at least
have a chance to break even and
thus make for more concerts.
Also, he said, it's a matter of
keeping up with the agents. He
cited an example: Todd Rundgren
could have been booked for
UNCC this month for half the
normal price, simply because he
was going to be in this area
anyway.
He would like to see a cutback
on the lecturers, perhaps limiting
them to three or four big name
speakers a year. Since lectures
usually don't draw good crowds,
he would like instead to institute
a medium in entertainment that
will appeal to all students, black
and white.
And as the board itself goes,
Prather expressed an interest in
getting all members of the board
working in all phases of the
entertainment scene.
Prather also said that he would
advertise meeting times so
students could come and air gripes
or ask for certain kinds of
entertainment.
Two people are in the race for
the vice-chairmanship. They are
Pam Wilson^ most recently
chairman of the 49er Festival
Committee, and Gary Bridges, a
newcomer to the campus with
some ideas on how to change
things.
Four people will be elected
from the slate of candidates for
media board student at large
positions. The candidates are Mike
Aldridge, Steve Morris, David
Graham, Patty Lawrence, and
Ricky Pharr. Aldridge and Morris
are presently in media editorships.
Five will be elected for Student
Superior Court positions. The
slate of candidates here includes
Bill Carpenter, Dale Ray Cauble,
Jamie Stemple, Julia Dewiggins,
Tom Duley, Mike McLain, and
Lori Smith. Duley is presently
chief justice of the court.
Dewiggins and McLain are seeking
re-election.
Six students will be chosen
from the following for the
University Senate; Denise Somers,
Marva Yqrk, Debbie Maynard,
Gwen Chronster, Barry Jenkins,
Diane Williams, Ester Bruce, Terry
Smith, Rhonc'a Minshew, Sheryl
Westmoreland, Clyde Howell,
Chris Holmble, and Claudia
Jordan.
live-in
Another faculty live-in has
been scheduled for March 20-22.
There will be more information
later, but all dorm students are
urged to consider inviting
members of the administration as
their guest.