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Volume XI, Number 17
The Student Newspaper of tlie University of Nortli Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina
December 9, 1975
Legislature sends letter of censure to Student Affairs
Results of Election
*STUDENT BODY CONSTITUTION
For-51 Against-25
tSTUDENT FEES COMMISSION STATUTES
For-46 Against-28
*The Student Body Constitution fails. A two-thirds
majority of all votes cast were necessary for passage of the
document. The student body will remain under the
operation of the present constitution, not approved by the
Chancellor, until revisions can be made in the proposed
constitution and it can be brought before the students
again.
tPasses.
anJ
By Michael Evans
In the November 25, 1975 meeting
of the Student Legislature, the body sent
a letter of condemnation and censure to
the Student Affairs Department on
campus.
The bill stated, “The Student
Legislature of the Student Government
of the University of North Carolina at
Charlotte does condemn and censure the
Office of Student Affairs in response to
the arbitrary decision by that office to
revoke the student body’s right to direct,
organize and structure the new student
orientation and the Orientation
Committee.
“This function, a traditionally
student-directed venture, stands as one of
the more viable student directed
functions on this campus, one which
lends itself to the concepts of students
exerting influence in their own existance,
insofar as determining and creating
means for conveying freely thier own
opinions and constructive evaluations of
the purpose, functions and future growth
of the University.
“The Student Legislature further
“I am not going to say you’ll
go to hell if you don’t vote for
this issue. That’s not for me to
decide.” - Greg Davis.
“I believe that prayer during
Legislature would be an
infringement of my personal
rights.” — Gene Russell.
Senate organizing
three committees
By Brad Rich
According to Barry Jenkins, the first
student chairman of the University
Senate’s Long Range Planning
Committee, “Basically the Senate is
composed of students and is an advisory
body to the Chancellor. We are charged
with specific issues by him, and are
supposed to make recommendations to
him.”
In the next year, the Senate will be
doing a number of things. The first
article of business will be to investigate
the need for additional building space on
campus. Also, the committee will look at
the five-year plan, and attempt to project
facilities needs by the year 1980. Jenkins
puts part of the blame for the difficulty
of campus expansion on East Carolina,
“ft is exceedingly difficult to receive
funds from the state legislature,” he said,
“And ECU has made it more difficult.”
Professor Gary Liner of the Business
Department is Chairman of the Senate’s
Finance Committee, and says, “the
“The Serrate is just now
contacting people to serve on the
standing committees. Specific
problems have not even been
dilineated yet, but work will
begin next semester.”
Senate is just now contacting people to
serve on the standing committees.
Specific problems have not even been
dileneated yet, but work will begin next
semester.”
Budgeting also must be included in
the Planning Committee’s work. Jenkins
said, “there must be budgeting
limitations, of course. We could plan an
entire new campus, but that would be
rediculous.”
Another duty of the Senate is to
nraintain a chose liaison between the
University Administration and the
students. “We could call for a review of
programs or proposals of the
Administration if something off campus
affected the University, but this is
expensive and would only be done in the
most dire circumstances.”
Both Jenkins and Dr. Liner
emphasized the fact that to serve on a
Senate committee, a student need not
have any Senate experience. Interest is all
that is required, and lots of help is
needed. The committees had not been
formed yet, so interested members of the
University community should get in
touch with Senate members in able to
serve.
Doug Lemer, Chairman .of the Human
Relations Committee, said, “it serves to
make recommendations to the University
Senate and the Chancellor on all matters
that bear on a University Citizen’s
relationship with the University. The
subjects and areas of concern of the
Committee are perhaps the most diverse
of any of the standing committees of the
Senate due to the circumstances that
bring things before us. While the Long
Range Planning and Finance Committees
serve in areas that, because of their
nature, require following priorities
established by the University
administration, the Human Relations
Committee must meet needs as they arise
within the University. These needs and
functions include the origination of
University policies that establish rights
and responsibilities for citizens.
“Some of our plans for this semester
will be to work with the newly forming
Staff Organization, look into problems
affecting appeal procedures for
complaints arising out of parking
violations, working with the Chancellor’s
Task Force investigating compliance with
Title IX and continuing our on-going
research into all areas related to the
citizen’s role and relationship with the
whole University.
“Our long range plans will take into
consideration the possibility of the
University growing into University City.
In order to enable such an intellectual
and . research oriented community to
flourish without a strong political base,
thorough research into guaranteed rights
of residents must be investigated and
established long before plans for a
community are developed. The Human
Relations Committee hopes to be able to
consider these important elements' over
the years.”
‘‘The Student
Legislature....does condemn and
censure the office of Student
Affairs in response to the
arbitrary decision by that office
to ■ revoke the student body's
tight to direct, organize and
structure the new student
orientation and the Orientation
Committee.”
stands resolved to be wholly, irrevocably
and unequivocably opposed to any
means, by any group or individual, that
threatens to stand in the way of free
expression, the dissemination of diverse
opinion and the right of students to
constructively and continually liave input
and direction into areas that are the
students’jurisdiction.”
Dennis Rash, Dean of Students,
spoke at the December 2 meeting of the
Student Legislature, about the letter.
Rash said there had been a strong issue in
the Legislature for the past few years as
to whether or not the Orientation
Committee should be funded out of
student activity fees. He said this year
the Committee was paid for by an
additional orientation cost to each
incoming student. Rash went on to
explain why he had chosen Betty Chafin,
Assistant Dean of Students, over the two
students who had been placed in
nomination for the cliairmanship of tire
Orientation Committee. He said, “We
feel very strongly tliere is a need for
continuity.”
The Legislature voted on wlielher
the letter to the Student Affairs
Department should stand, following
Rash’s speech, and agreed it sliould.
In the first of two meetings, tire
Legislature went into a Rules Comjuittec
as a whole to discuss having a prayer at
the beginning of each meeting. Bobby
Roberts, chairman of the Rules
Committee, said he laughed at tlie
proposal when it was first brought up,
but after investigation and seeing that a
number of state legislatures did it, he
changed his mind.
“I believe that prayer during
Legislature would be an infringement of
my personal rights. I would like to
_ remind this body that our purpose for
being here, according to our constilulion,
is, '.*tB insure personal freedom...and to
assist in the formation and execution of
the policies of the university’” said Gene
Russell.
Jeff Sturkey felt meditation before
the meeting would be more effective.
Greg Davis, chairman of tlie Fxeciilive
Committee of the Legislature said, “I am
not going to say you’ll go to liell if you
don’t vote for this issue. That’s not for
me to decide.” The issue was sent back
to committee with the Legislature still
making no decision on the matter.
Chairman Davis Trotler chose
Frances Dolley, Steve Morris, Gene
Russell and Pat Rose to be on the
Legislative Committee to investigate the
overallocation of funds by the Student
Legislature. Ms. Dolley was selected to
head the committee.
In other action, secondary charters
were approved for the Forever
Generation and the WayiCampus
Outreach, while primary charters were
approved for the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the
international Club and the UNCC
Christian Fellowship,
Speed ‘bumps^ in Dorm
lot serve as warning
By Steve Bass
Motorists driving through
UNCC’s dorm parking lot have
noticed, and have been
complaining recently about,
installed speed bumps. The
' asphalt hazards were requested
jointly by the Residence Life
Advisors’ office, and the office
of Security to aid motorists, and
at protect students walking to
and from the dorms.
Jerry Hudson, Director of
campus Security, stated the
problem had been studied by
security for some time. “We
have attempted using radar and
general police crackdowns
combating this problem. Speed
bumps seemed the cheapest.
most efficient solution.”
“Basically the bumps were
installed to protect students
from speeding drivers and give
rebel to drivers entering the
area. We were afraid we miglit
have some problems because the
vision between the cars is bad at
that point.” It is believed by
forcing cars to slow down,
hopefully the potential of
accidents will be decreased.
However, speed bumps are not
extremely popular among
students. Hudson says, “We’ve
had some students up in arms,
in here bitching about the
situation. But, after the first
time they hit a bump they’ll
remember to slow down.”