UNCC
MerryGoRound
By Doug Lerner
GOODBYE JAMIE STEMPLE
I first met Jamie Stemple my first day on the UNCC campus as
a nev/ freshman. It was Orientation Week, August 28, 1974. I didn't
knov/ anything about our campus, where to go or what I was
expected to do. I also wanted to v/ork.
When I came to the University Bookstore, it was closed for
inventory. Undaunted (I was more naive then) I held up my placard,
Work? , to the glass door and Jamie motioned me to the back where
he set me up in the job I was to continue for almost a year and a
half.
Inadvertantly, sometimes (Dr. Frankenstein may have felt this
way) certain people set examples of participation and open doors for
newcomers that would otherwise be closed. Jamie was the first
advocate of my participating in Student Government. Without
equivocation, it can be said that I would never have found a place of
any recognition in the University if not for Jamie Stemple. Without
Jamie, I would not have had a job, I would not have worked in
Student Government or the Media or the University Senate or PIRG
or any of all that followed. In other words, without making an
attempt at becoming overly maudlin, if it had not been for Jamie I
would probably never have made my University as second home.
Finding a degree of acceptance in an institution of total
grangers is no small thing. Upon Jamie’s taking leave of the
University, I want to say that I am grateful.
Knowing Jamie personally, to some extent, 1 understand some
of the overriding philosophies of his student administration. I know
his concept of student government, student participation, student
influence in a university's development, student involvement as
atizens in a community and what the basic purpose of student
leadership means to him.
In reviewing his year as the most influential of students the
btudent Body President, I must take this into account
Jarnie has a sign in his office which reads, "Not To Decide Is To
Decide. The hallmark of Jamie Stemple's administration has been
an overriding desire to mediate and compromise for, what in Jamie’s
opmion was, the best interests of the student body Nonetheless
exceptional compromise leads to erosion of rights and the last year
has seen what amounts to a near abdication of our student
leadership roles. I sincerely believe, in looking at the actions of the
school administration this past year, that the UNCC administration
is not as concerned with student involvement and thinking in the
developnrient of the University as it ought to be. It is my opinion
that we have witnessed a general decline (at least not an increase) of
audent responsibility in many areas: student orientation, student
fiscal management and audent activities are some examples. It is
ato my opinion that the school administration has, perhaps for no
other reason than they were able to do so, taken advantage of the
fact that our student leaders, for the most part, did not actively try
to aop them from encroaching on our rights.
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As President of the Student Body, Jamie Stemple reigned over
many good things. He tried very hard to generate sense of spirit
and parncipation in many areas. The accomplishments, genuine
accomplishments, of his year as President are things that he can look
back and be proud about. He missed the point, however, and
^rhaps led the student body, without leading them, to a point of
disarray and some lack of purpose. In the interests of education and
developing our best qualities, it becomes vital that students are able
to initiate important activities that have a real impact on that
education. It is also important that students are able to actively
work to change their environment (the University and the
Community) in ways they deem important. We have perhaps missed
out on another year of working for these goals.
Jamie would consider these concepts 'radical'. They are not
foundations of any democratice instiution
which advocates free expression and the dissemination of diverse and
controversial ideas. We must not be here to learn interpretations of
school administrators, stated as fact, of what our society means and
™eans of
deciding that for ourselves.
administrative opinion. Administrative
opinion should always be taken just for what it is ■ opinion The
Faculy and the Student Body must have the right to exercise final
authority in providing the University with its basic philosophy of
development Administrators are here to serve our purposes' we
know best what direction the University should take in the long’run
Not understanding this, or simply not believing this, was the greatest'
single flaw that Jamie Stemple made in determining the extent of his
leadership and the extent of the student body's rights
And where do we go from here? We have a new student
administration to work with, one we have hopes for. Individually
we must participate in the areas that we have left untouched this
past year. Each of us has a new responsibility to come forward and
express what we feel the purpose of the University is (it may be
different from anybody else's idea), what we feel needs to be done
what we feel the students’ role is and what we will do to accomplish
the ends we think are important. Our individual opinions are as
important as the official opinion of the entire UNCC administration
We mun work, without compromising our principles, to successfully
accomplish our purposes, as we see them to be.
The present role of so-called ‘Institutional Policy' is largely a
myth No greater obstacle to achieving our goal of securing a
romplete undergraduate education exists that the threat to actively
deter the students and faculty from completely controlling
educational policy and academic development.
page two/the Carolina journal/apri| 6, l9,j
INFO line in Cone addition
By Susan Sluss
The opening of I he new
Bonnie E. Cone L'niversily
Center brines with it the new
INFO line.
INFO line consists of a
cassette tape library of recorded
information on topics of special
interest to the University
community.
Topics fall under catagories
such as admissions. Cone
University Center, the
Counseling Center. Ofllce of
Development, the f\x)d service,
the Librar>-. student
organizations and academics.
Brochures containing the
tape numbers and titles are now-
being circulated around campus.
There are 375 tapes available.
To hear a certain tape, the
caller should call the main
number. 597-3401 and request
the tape he wishes to hear bv
number.
S a I 1 \- Allison.
Administrative .Assistant in the
Cone University Center said.
“The are several benelils to tlie
INFO line. Increased accurac)-
ot information is one of the
benefits the staff feels is
important.
Since the information
conies Irom the responsible
otfice and made directly
available to the students by
phone, it is not distorted or
incomplete. Convenience and
centralization are two other
benefits offered by the system."
-A fourth major benefit that
'.Ms. .Allison feels is important is
that INFO line provides
information of a highly persona!
nature that students are often
reluctant to seek out. Recorded
information tin per.sonal matters
such as VD and birth control
oilers etlcctive ways t)f relaying
important information through
a convenient and personal
means.
The tape information
system idea is not unique to
UNCC. Tlie system is based
upon NliXUS and the
informatioi, tape sysie,,, „
University ot Cincini,i„i'“v '
Piii-risli, Director of ,i„; p ™
University Center iiimi,
the idea for UNCC ThT'"'-
tell the expansion oftheCc w
vas a good time to ii„p|e
Ms Allisoi,
Wo have the
porsonnel and the mo'n^:. q I
cost ot the system was iiiehi|i,|
■" the expansion btidgin. ’ "'
INFO line hours ate 8 'iin f
11 ptn Monday t|,rough Fhdiy"
0 I I Pni Satiirdav ai!d'
Ms. Allison feels the INFO
line will "eiid a loi r
Inistration. It will i„erea.se ti,
acctiiacN' of iiiforiiiai|„||
wheieas studeius, faciiliy staf
paienis and the (1,a,|„m:
oomiminity will be able |» e,
up and receive aeciiiate. up p,
date miormation. It wj|| 3,^^,
add accessibilities to comimita
.sliidciiis about activities m,
campus." ‘
Cone Center addition open8
By Brad Rich
The week of .Monday. .April
5 through briday .April 9 will bo
the grand opening for tlie new
addition to the Cone University
Center. All week long activities
are scheduled to familiari/.e
students, faculty and staff vvilii
the large number of interests the
addition will be able to serve.
The Center will open
.Monday morning at 9:30 am.
Coffee will be served in the
Main Lounge, followed by
dedication t)f the C'. A.
-McKnight Lecture Hal! at iO
am. Then, at II, the Cindy
Holmes .Memorial will be
dedicated. At 12, lours will
originate from the Main
Information Desk.
Other highlights of
week include: a week
billiards tournameiil. a
Monday showintt of the
That's Entertainment. in the
C. A. .McKniglu Lecture Hall, a
performance by the Rowe
String Quartet, a billiards
exhibition by BCA professit)nal
Paul Gerni, and a performance
count r y - I'ock gro u p
by
"Coll
•Also, thci'c will be ;i
showing ot the Him-* Alice in
Wonderland ■ n leclurc by Joe
Armstrong, piiblislicr of Rolling
Stone Magazine a Iccliiie and
Photo courte,sy of University Program Board
pcrfoi-maiicc hy John Kii-klami
the "Fi-i/. Whi/" ami .j
pcrloniKiiice hy the Muiiiy
Alexander Trio. ^
A schctiule ol all eveiiis is
listed below, excluding cveMlsiit
Monday and Tuesday^
the
long
1 pm
John Kirkland, the Friz Whiz.
Schedule of events
Tuesday, April 6
McKrflght Llrtur“ HaU
Wednesday, April 7
f 9-nn Tournament Play,/Game Room,
PiIm ^ country rock group, will perform on the
3A)0 p.m. - Film: Alice in Wonderland, C.A. McKnight Lecture
8:00 p.m. - Film: Alice in Wonderland, C.A. McKnight Lecture
• Art competition and exhibit by BCA
Thursday, April 8
9:00 a.m.—5:30 p.m.
students, Plaza
11:30 a.m. - Tournament Play, Game Room
forms "qTio' Kdirected by Dr. William Dailey, per-
toe Half Afternoon,” C.A. McKnight Lee-
S-nn o m' ’ will begin for art competition
C.A. McKniSt
Friday, April 9
° competition and exhibit
ji;?9 : Tournament Finals, Game Room
3'00 D m ^ illusion and fun. Plaza
t'nn 9m' ' w The'Friz. Whiz
7 00 n m r cctURJetition will be announced
LS’^ctfe C.A. Mc-
9:00 p.m. - Entertainment in the Rathskeller