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XI, Number 28
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The Student Revenge Newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina
May 1,1976
New Cone Center Extension Collapses
By Mrs. Lyerly
On Saturday, May 1, UNCC
experienced perhaps its greatest
architectural disaster. The immense, new
Bonnie E. Cone University Center
Extension collapsed in its entirety around
3:00 pm, fatally trapping about 30
students who were banging on the
gameroom door trying to get in.
The catastrophe marks another first for
UNCC; building cave-ins are, on the
eti*'ion“"’"°" campuses of higher
Lost in the disaster is the large C. A.
Lecture Hall where dedications for the
new building were jusi held within the
last few weeks, the new gameroom with a
whole bunch of pinball machines, pool
tables and a Trivia Game, a music
listening room, the main lounge, several
meeting rooms and scores of students.
When reached for comment.
Chancellor Colvard said, “I do not care
to comment on issues such as these. As a
matter of fact, I do not even care for
issues such as these.
The highest ranking UNCC official who
could be reached for comment was
Coach Lee Rose who remarked, “I think
this will gain a certain amount of
recognition for UNCC, it will put us oi,
the map. People always say, '‘Sure, they
enn go to a national baskelball '
tournament but can they collapse a
building? This is a d.cfinile answer."
One Architecture student has already
sjen a way to capitalize on the calamity.
As soon as the news of the collapse
spread, the enterprising senior
iminediately printed 2,000 cleverly
designed green and wliite bumper slickers
Wilh a picture of a pile of rubble on it
reading, “UNCC: One Down...". Business
IS said to be brisk.
Several students reached the Urinal
office shortly after the incident to recall
that they had commented that the
building lookes slightly tilled months
before completion. As one student jTut it
when asked why ho didn't come forward
and point out the Haw .sooner, “You
know how these things are, first they
make if committee to look into the lilt,
then they maker a recommendation to
Ilie Chancellor, tiicn he does what he
wants to do anyway, which isn’t usually
a hell ol a lot. I figured that as .soon as
something like this happened, they’d find
out about it."
see CONE CENTER page six
Rash and Orr Battle it out for Chancellory
By Schley Lyons
rpdo rumors of his impending
*^*'3"cellor Dean Wallace
tohrfv 2 plan
ot, ^ deadlock in selectog
PoskioJ'n'^” candidates for the
po ition. Dean of Students Dennis Rash
« Vice Chancellor Doug Orr
outBnVn Chaired, by
Dickey,
pontest h'l ^ calling for a special
aaneellor n?" “n"" ^‘oe
Orr. Basically, what we
plaTTh^two' at a scheduled time and
'» the death ”^°atd "ft*"
*'""Pr will have d 'he
'dents for work-in unique
tltninistration aL current
’"h will be the n» i-u ^ bureacracy
heaven The Inner
a eulopv Pt'd ''neial
Letincilwonim^R “ delivered by
her sincere and Ohafin, known for
. Rash'warfh:?'"""^"^"'
know that when I get going, I can
double-talk the best of them on this
campus, including Orr.”
Dr. Orr, attempting to gain the edge
on Dean Rash refused to comment on
the specific proposal. “In reference to
that issue, 1 can say that all is well and
under advisement by the staff over here
at Student Affairs, so that to speak prior
to that time woulci be inadvisable and as
such and so forth, the records clearly
show and indicate this trend. Try and top
that one Dennis!”
The most excited person around
Student Affairs thopgh is undoubtedly
Betty Chafin herself. She is reported to
be arranging for full media coverage' of
the event, although her office has not
confirmed this as yet. The ‘debate’ will
be open to any member of the University
community and will be announced in the
green and yellow sheets as well as by
posters. According to Dr. Dickey. "I
think it is all for the best. This way we
can look forward to years of
uninterrupted progress in forwarding and
sustaining the institutiona) policies we
create and i look forw-ard
‘tip pronoL Y* *i^t to respond create and I look forward
e I. heartily endorsing it. “I congratulating the new Chancellor."
Rash Examines Site of Upcoming Battle With Orr