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the Journal
volume X. number 2,‘!
“llie Student newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.'
charlotte, north Carolina
march 5, 1975
Morrill talks about the growth of UNCC
(n recognition of UMCC's
10 years anniversary, the
Journal will talk to selected
members of the UNCC faculty
to get their views and (opinionsjs
of how the University has
changed, grown, and developed.
Here is the first of the series of
interviews.
UNCC today is a modern
and ever-expanding state
institution of higher education,
with an enrollment of close to
7000 students. A decade ago,
however, the college consisted
of 900 commuting students, the
Macy and Kennedy, buildings,
and a large barn. This
tremendous growth and the
changes it has brought about
were among recollections and
observations of Dr, Dan Morrill,
history instructor who has been
at UNCC for 12 years.
Sheer growth is the most
significant change which has
occurred here in the last ten to
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Election Returns
PresiilcMsl
Dorm
(k)nnnnler
Total
*Kat Braswell
176
129
305
Dennis J. Hall
119
65
184
Steve Morris
•198
47
245
*Jamie Stemple
246
88
334
Vice President
*Davis Trotter
218
52
270
Steve Hammock
140
49
189
*Biil Kincaid
230
104
' 334
Ian Larlee
94
81
175
Uliairinaii, UPli
**John Knight, For
475
176
651
John Knight, Against
174
71
245
Vice ('.hailman, UPl!
Gary Bridges
277
111
388
*Greg Reynolds
343
123
466
Koines & llascals Udilor
Terry Fulbright
276
184
. 460
**Robert Van Gill
409
103
512
.loiinial l''.(lilor
*Jay Eaker
211
147
358
*Michael Evans
249
76
325
David W. Ledbetter
178
59
237
WVKIN Station !Vliniaj;er
**Wyzanski, Simmons
391
198
589
Hughes
Ted Cannady
339
99
438
Sanskiil I’.dilor
**Beth Griffith
356
154
510
Ed Rollins
288
123
411
Mediil lioard \l LaiTte
Jim Eddings
213
80
293
**Mark Griffin
397
155
552
**Bill Shields
437
140
577
**Bill Strieker
392
148
540
Bob Verdineck
293
94
387
**Tommy Wofford
424
145
569
Sliidciil Siincrioi C.ourl
**Robert Hull
443
131
574
**Clay Elder
411
141
552
** David Graham
439
171
610
**Doug Lerner
505
215
720
Mike McLain
404
139
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**Lori McOwen
444
*Run-off
**Winner Declared
200
644
twelve years. Dr. Morrill talked
about the assets of growth to
the school, which include a
larger and more diverse student
body and the hiring of capable
and varied faculty. A greater
variety of academic programs
has also come with the growth.
"Any concept of a black
studies, BCA or HDL program
was unimaginable in the early
years", said Morrill.
Inevitably, however, growth
and change eliminated to a large
degree the sense of identity the
faculty and students had with
the school, known then as
Charlotte College. The smallness
of Charlotte College made
everyone feel important and
significant in its activities and
development. Dr. Morrill
attributes much of the work in
the early development to
Bonnie Cone. Like many others
here at the time, she had a
dream of the school becoming
an institution of academic
excellence. Dr. Morrill longs for
"the sense of community and
warmth of those early years",
Physical growth is only one
aspect of change during the past
few years. The early sixties was
a time of "the rational search
for truth, a time when values
were secure and clearly
defined". Dr. Morrill feeels that
we now live in times of
"pessimism and self-doubt". He
also stated that he doesn't feel
that UNCC is the special place it
was meant to be, rather it is just
another school in the system.
In the history department.
Dr. Morrill has observed a
slower change than in most
other departments, which is
unusual considering that only
seven of the 63 faculty members
were from the history
department when he came here
in 1963.
Dr. Morrill, who received
his BA degree from Wake Forest
in 1960, and his MA and PhD
degrees from Emory University,
feels he has established himself
and his family enough to remain
at UNCC. Only 25 when he
came here, he considers himself
" not primarily a faculty
member, but a human being".
Talk of the early change to
a mo're conservative
administration brought mixed
feelings from Dr. Morrill.
Overall, he considers UNCC
"richer in traditional terms,
poorer with loss of sense of
community, and there are fewer
oddballs around these days".
Security tightened
in Sanford
A new security procedure
has been initiated at Sanford
Hall. The procedure which
includes an I.D. check was
started on Friday, February 21.
Anyone entering Sanford
after 11:30 p.m. any night of
the week is required to show
some form of identification to
the security officer on duty.
Any person, male or female,
who presents a valid UNCC
student identification card will
be allowed to enter the dorm.
Non-students are required to
show a driver's license or some
other form of positive
identification. The person's
name is written down and if
they are unescorted, they are
asked who they are planning to
visit in the dorm. That person is
called and permission must be
given before the non-student is
allowed to enter the dorm.
Residence Life Director
Chuck Lynch and Sanford Hall
president Donna McCollum
could not be reached this week
‘for comment on the new
procedure, but Marian Beane,
Resident Coordinator for
Sanford Hall made it clear that
the ID check was initiated by
the students in Sanford, not the
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administration. According to
Ms. Beane, the girls felt that
security needed to be tightened
after several thefts. She added
that one night someone entered
the dorm and wandered around
with a knife and gun. He didn't
use either, but episodes of this
sort made the girls realize that
stronger security measures were
needed. Ms. Beane said the girls
would have preferred full-time
security, but available
manpower and funds do not
allow for this.
The reason that Sanford is
the only campus residence hall
employing the new procedure is
that no other halls have
requested security of this kind.
Most of the students
interviewed from the other
three dorms stated that they
thought the procedure was a
good one, but they hoped their
own dorm didn't go that far.
One Dorm '73 resident said, "!
agree, it's pretty bad that stuff
gets stolen, but I hope my dorm
doesn't do that. That would be
just like living back home with
Mom and Dad and that's just
what I came to school to get
away from!"