Run-Off Election Results
PRESIDENT
Braswell
Slemple*
VICE PRESIDENT
Kincaid
Trotter*
JOURNAL EDITOR
Eaker
I'ivans''’
DORM COMMUTER ABSENTEE
195
349
231
282
220
289
61
101
72
67
93
62
TOTAL
263
450
304
354
317
354
^Winner Declared
Total voting - 723
Dorm Total - 553
Commuter - 174
Absentee — 7
Patricia Rose
Chairman of the
Election & Publicity Staff
Media Board reverses
Sanskrit decision
Student Media Board
reversed their decision on the
Sanskrit funds and constitution
in the meeting of March 18. The
Board also decided to approve
further spending for WVFN for
equipment needed for the FM
station.
The Board's most crucial
decision of the meeting
concerned Sanskrit. Joe
McCorkle moved "that the
Sanskrit constitution be
approved, and all Sanskrit funds
be returned to the Sanskrit
account so that issues two and
three can be printed before the
end of this semester". Michael
Evans, proxy for Jane Ross,
seconded the motion. A long
discussion followed the
proposal. McCorkle read a letter
from H. Joseph Beard, a lawyer
working for Sanskrit,
concerning the situation. The
letter in its entirety, which was
originally sent to Betty Chafin,
follows;
Dear Ms. Chafin,
Miss Beth Griffith and Mr.
Joe McCorkle have consulted
me with regard to a somewhat
involved situation connected
with the student literary
magazine, Sanskrit.
From the information given
me, there appears to be an
effort upon the behalf of the
Student Government to exercise
control and direction over the
magazine, thereby violating the
First Amendment rights of not
only Miss Griffith and Mr.
McCorkle but also the generality
of the student body.
I should very much
appreciate your informing me of
internal administrative means of
appeal within the University
community by which Miss
Griffith and Mr. McCorkle
might seek immediate relief
from the confiscation of the
financial and physical properties
of Sanskrit until- some final
adminstrative decision, properly
subject to judicial appeal, is
made by the University. At the
present time, issues of the
Sanskrit planned for this
semester are delayed
indefinitely because of this
confiscation.
With best regards, I am,
Ma'am,
Very Truly Yours,
Hugh J. Beard, Jr.
McCorkle added, "Going to
an outside court sure wouldn't
help things".
Dick Wyzanski was the first
member of the Board to
respond. "I first of all think that
the motion and documentation
of charges have served their
purpose. The purpose of these
whole proceedings was not to
screw anybody, its to make it so
the student organization, in this
case Sanskrit, can pull together
and put out a good literary
magazine and have everything
run as efficiently as possible".
Bill Strieker said, "I think
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the charges have been brought
up and a lot of attention has
been brought toward Sanskrit. I
kind of feel like that things are
beginning to pull together and
are going to work out next
year."
Michael Aldridge, the
presenter of the original
motion, also spoke on the
matter. "The reason I made the
motion was to make the media
aware that the Media Board is
responsible for $60,000 and
next year it's going to be more.
That's a lot of money. There
needs to be a lot tighter
control."
Davis Trotter added, "I
think a lesson has been learned
and I am sorry, I guess, Sanskrit
had to be the one".
The motion passed 7-0 with
two absentions.
Steve Morris provided the
Chairman's report. Morris read a
letter from Vice Chancellor
Louis Moelchert concerning the
internal audits of each medium
which should be taking place
soon. Morris told the Board that
the locks on the Sanskrit office
had been changed by the
Student Superior Court but if
the Board had no objections, he
would have the original locks
returned. The Board had no
objections. The committee to
document the charges against
Sanskrit, consisting of Michael
Aldridge, Steve Morris and Bill
Strieker, presented a report
Ford on campus
for conference
Dr. Nick Aaron Ford, who
was the head of the Department
of English at Morgan State
University in Baltimore
Maryland for 23 years, gave the
keynote address for the Black
Studies Conference held at
UNCC.
Dr. Ford had an
autobiography session in the
bookstore for his book Black
Studies: Threat or Challenge?
which is an evaluative study of
Black Studies in American
colleges.
In the two years of reserach
study at over 100 campuses all
over America, Dr. Ford found
that there is approximately 200
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organized programs in Black
Studies. Dr. Ford also found
that only about 10% of Black
Studies students major in that
field. Ironically enough. Ford
said, a larger number of white
students enroll in Black Studies.
More so than black students.
Dr. Ford said he felt there
was a definite need for the
Black Studies program because
"it gives the opportunities for a
student to get a better
understanding of the culture,
history, and achievement in
Black America." Ford added,
"Blacks helped build this
country, they were the first
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Dr. Nick Aaron Ford
which follows:
Apparent Uncooperativeness:
1) falsely reporting the
progress and publication dates
of the literary magazine to the
Student Media Board.
2) circumventing the Board
on approval and payment of
salaries.
3) expenditure on stipends
not approved by the Student
Media Board.
4) payment of a
"commission" from an account
designated as an Arts Council
award account without Student
Media Board approval.
5} falsely reporting the
amount of material available for
the literary magazine to the
Student Media Board (i.e. the
W.F. Frye material and the Jan
Cadwallader material both
submitted during the 1973-74
academic year.}
Blatant Irresponsibility:
1) no issue first semester.
2) disregard for the Student
Media Board restrictions.
3} procrastination on last
two issues of magazine.
4) unethical distribution of
campaign material with a
student publication.
5) disregard for agreements
made with students as to
publication and placement of
contributions.
Bill Keith moved that the
committee charges be acccepted
by the Board. Strieker
seconded. The motion passed
4-1 with four abstentions.
In the only other major
matter of business, Wyzanski
moved that the Board "approve
WVFN's necessary expenditures
in regard to equipment and
services needed for the FM
station". The motion carried 3-0
with six abstentions.
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