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volume ix
number 26
JMKSAL
april 23,
1974
Media Board Notes
A recent move by the UNCC
Board of Trustees forced an
emergency Student Media Board
meeting Monday, April 8. 1974.
Chairman Michael Aldridge called
the meeting to order and turned
the floor over to Ed Hendricks,
Student Body President.
Hendricks, in his capacity as SBG
President also serves as a member
of ,the Board of Trustees.
Hendricks began by stating
the recent issues that have arrisen
concerning the media, in specific
the controversy surrounding thee
Sanskrit and the 1973 Rogues 'n
Rascals. He also pointed out the
Carolina Journals use of specific
words which may have offended
the members of the University
community as well as the Board of
Trustees.
Hendricks said some felt the
media at' UNCC was in bad taste
detrimental to the students as well
as the individuals who may read
the publications outside of the
University community. Is is with
this in mind that a member of the
Board of Trustees proposed a
faculty review board to censor all
future publications.
It was p o i n ted out by
Hendricks that the Student Media
Board was currently the review
board for all publicationsadn that
the Chancellor was allowed
appointments of two faculty
members to the voting
membership of the Media Board.
Ail student gripes and greviances
are reviewed by the Media Board
as well..
Since this move for a faculty
review board did not gain unity
among the Trustees, it was then
proposed that all student fees
^cijnjejnl^min^oth^tudent
publications on a subscription
basis and probably eliminate
several aspects of the media.
Several members of the Board
of Trustees then suggested that
instead of taking such drastic
action, student publications
should be warned that
improvement would be necessary
within one year. This was to be
conveyed to the members of the
Student Media Board by Ed
Hendricks.
Hendricks clearly stated that
his relaying the message to the
Media Board was in no way
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reflective of his personal
judgement of the student
publications. His suggestion to the
individual members of the media
was to use more discretion in
choosing articles to be published.
He also suggested that the Media
Board send a letter tp the
Chancellor defining the Board's
position on the matter.
Hendricks left the meeting
after stating, "It is my firm belief
that students are capable of taking
care of student matters and that
outside influence is neither needed
International Studies
Program
Elections - Over
by mike evans
aa t)y Susan cole
The International Studies
Program can best be explained by
excerpts from the senate's
International Studies Committee’s
philosophy, "Our first purpose
should be the determination of
easily achieved goals which do not
lock in our program- to a future
course of action dictated by early
decisions."
The committee endorses the
concept of a flexible, varied and
evolvong plan to the goals of
promoting individual intellectual
sensitivity to foreign and
cross-national cultures and values.
Our program should afford
opportunities for the development
of attitudes unencumbered by the
limitatu limitations of our own
social and cultural condition. The
objective of such study should be a
basic understanding of man, his
human condition, his potential, his
privilege and his obligation..
The committee a concentration
in international studies as oposed
to a major. It can, however, be used
3s related work. Students taking
part in the program will plan their
activities with department advisors
and the International Studies
Director.
A proposal was put before the
senate calling for a Director of
International Studies to be hired
and that an advisory committee be
provided also. After a slight
alteration, the proposal was
unanimously passed.
A petition from the Support
Employees Association of the
library requested that their
organization be allowed one seat on
the University Senate. Each of the
group's 25 members signed a
petition.
The senate constitution states
that only a "duly organized" group
may be represented in the senate.
Members of the senate searched for
a clear definition of "duly
organized" group without great
success. One senator questioned the
number of members required to
form a group eligable for
representation in the senate. He
stated that if ail groups of 25
persons were accepted, the senate
would be overflowing with
members.
The senate did not wish to set a
precedense in voting on such groups,
and thus chose to vote according to
the character of each group. This
should serve to prevent any group
which considers themselves "duly
organized" from trying to obtain a
representative on the senate.
Discussion of the HDL degree
was postponed until April 3rd. At
that time, a member of the HDL
Department is scheduled to speak to
the senate.
In the second spring elections
student participation was low. Of
the 438 students who voted, 338
were from the dorms. Robin
Greenwald, Chairperson of the
Elections Board, was
disappoitned with the turnout
and stated. Apathy is so great that
peopel arent wilting to take five
minutes to vote for leaders, but
then complain for the next year
about those leaders.
Even so, psoitions on campus
for next fall have been filled
including SUB involvement, class
presidents, and college
representatives. In addition two
constitutional questions were
approved, the first regarded two
separate positions as dorm
president and legislature in lieu of
both duties being included in the
presidental office. The second
question to be approved was the
SUB constitutional setting new
guidelines for the program board.
In the runoff for SUB'
Chairman, Hugh Prather emerged
victorious over Sherry Williams
ina 180*172 vote. Several
committee chairmanships were
filled including Myra Martin,
Chairman of RAthskeller
Committee, Barbara Summey,
Chairman of the Lectures
Committee, J.C. Campbell,
Chairman of the Social
Committee, and Claudia Jordan,
Chairman of the Social Activities
Committee.
In the Fine Arts Committee
election, there will be a runoff
between Avis Housten and Linda
Shipp.
The new class presidents for
the fal are Susan Buell, Senior
class president, Bill Kincaid,
junior class president, and Tom
Leiendecker, sp sophmore class
president.
From the colleges, Jim Guess
was approved as representative for
the college of architecture, and
Ailex Berkely was approved for
the Colege of Engineering. Voted
for the College of Business
Administration were Alan
Lovette, Tim Luckadoo, Kenneth
Swann, and F Davis Trother.
Ester Bruce, Nell Cochran,
Mark Cox, Fish Foster were
elected to represent the College of
Humanities. From the College of
Nursing, Joan Austin and Bobbie
McLaughlin were approved, and
from the College of Math and
Science Clyde Howell, Lyndle
Schenk, and Ernie Wilson were
elected.
Representing the College of
Social and Behavorial Sciences
will be Jack Dunne, Dennis Hall,
Jeff Mitchell, and Trina Stowe..
The Commuters will be
represented in 74-75 by Kat
Braswell, David Brown, David
Freeman, and Diane Williams.
It was noted by Robin
Greenwald that the majority of
those elected into office for the
upcoming year are in fraternal
organizations. When asked her
opinion of this result Ms. C
c Greenwald said that it could result
in unfair representation fro those
not in Greek Organizations, but
she added that there were a lot of
people elected who will be
working hard to support both the
school and their respective
organizations.
Anyway elections are over for
this semester and a welcom relief
for all of us
Anyway elections are over for
this semester and a welcome relief
for the Elections Board which
operated with a small number of
volunteers during this entire
period..
skija CootJtje.