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Volume XIII; Number Three
The Student Newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina
September 13,1977
New Apartment-Style Dorms
Slated To Open In January;
Stress Conservation, Privacy f
By Steve Bass
A new innovation in dorm living at
UNCC, low-rise, apartment style units
stressing privacy, energy conservation and
a secluded environment, will open in
January of 1978.
Chuck Lynch, Director of Resident
Life, said the apartments have been
designed with “home style ..living; in
mind. The units will consist of four
private bedrooms and a communal
living-room-t dining-roomi area. The
kitchen will have a built-in niaowave oven,i
a built-in range and a full refrigerator.
The buildings are designed for the single
student who desires additional privacy.”
Lynch said the buildings will be low
rise, in order to blend in with the
environment.
“The apartments are being built in
the woods behind Holshouser. They’ve
been built to fit in with the wooded
surroundings. This will aid in the feeling
of privacy and quiet. We’re constructing
seven buildings with eight-ten units per
building.
“I doubt married students will be
attracted to the apartments as we
originally planned, The bedrooms, are
small, only 814 x 1014. However, the
student will get the illusion of space
because each room will feature a 4 x 4
picture window,” Lynch said.
“What we really want to do is to get
the student who is tired of high density
living, probably an upperclassman. I don’t
anticipate us establishing pre-requisite
rules like ‘You must be quiet.’ However,
when the students move. I’m going to get
everyone together from student
government to make some house-rules.”
The cost of the apartments will be
$400 per semester, as compared with
$525 per semester for dorm students on
the seven day meal plan. “Of course, the
difference is that the j apartment
student will pay more. Still, in all the
apartments have been designed with
energy .savingin; mind,.so the cost will
not be outrageous,”iexplained Lynch.
Lynch said student inquiries about
the apartments have begun but that no
waiting lists are being drawn. “We even
decided how to allot spaces. We plan to
discuss the problem at the next Residence
Life Co- Ordinating Council meeting. I
would imagine something like a lottery
system with upperclassmen and present
resident students getting first choice
would be in the offering. To date, we
haven’t made up any lists for prospective
students. When the selection process is
finalized then we’ll make a general
announcement for interested students.
“I will say that regardless, students
will know by Christmas if they have
gotten in, because barring any problems
we’ll be ready to move in come January.”
Construction of the new apartment-stvle dorms
behind Holshouser Dorm is right on schedule, according to
Residence Life Director Chuck Lynch, photo by Jack Green
Trustee Addison Reese WasDevoted To UNCC
By Brad Rich
The death of Addison Hardcastle
Reese, the only man to serve as
chairperson of UNCC’s Board of Trustees,
leaves a void almost too big to be filled.
Opinions on the man differ only in
vocabulary; it seems everyone who knew
him or worked with him held him in the
absolute highest regard.
First elected chairperson by the
Board of Trustees after its creation in
1972, Reese served the University and the
Charlotte community with zeal and
dedication. UNCC Chancellor D.W.
Colvard, a close personal friend of Reese
as well as a trusted associate, said, “Mr.
Reese was completely committed. By this
I mean he didn’t dabble in a lot of things,
but gave himself totally to whatever he
was involved in. He was personally
involved in two things after his retirement
photo by Jack Green
“He was one of ihe four or five most
outstanding men I’ve been associated
with m my career. In a lifetime, you
meet only a few people you trust and
Colvard
respect in must ways, and fewer still you trust in all ways.
Reese was one of the four or five men I’ve known that I’d
consider great men.” — UNCC Chancellor D. W. Colvard
Addison Reese.
from the bank (NCNB), UNCC and Mercy
Hospital and was totally dedicated to
both.”
Colvard also spoke of Reese as a man
of “wisdom, vision and great perception.”
He said, “He had a great perception of
what a university should be and was a
good interpreter to the business
community. Mr. Reese always did his
homework,” he said, “and was always
thoroughly knowledgeable about the
matter at hand.”
Generosity was also a key in
Colvard’s description of Reese. “He was
generous with both this time and his
money,” Colvard said. “He made the very
first contribution to Charlotte College, I
think, before I got here, and his bank
donated the money for the teaching
excellence awards .given by the school.
Also, his was one of four banks that gave
money to create the University Research
Park and just recently he gave a sizeable
personal contribution to creat the merit
scholarships named after Mrs. Colvard
and myself.”
Reese’s style of operation was
interesting. “At meetings of the Board
there was always the feeling that
everyone would get their chance to speak,
but also that no time would be wasted,”
Colvard said. “He was a no-nonsense man
with a sense of humor, and he never
played the ‘vested interest game.’ There
were other bankers on the Board, and I
can’t speak for them, but I don’t think
any of them ever felt he was taking
advantage through his position. I mean,
they knew that building the University
was a big business, and that the
community would grow with the
University, but they never felt Mr. Reese
had been unfair.”
Dr. Douglas M. Orr, Jr., Vice
Chancellor for Student Affairs, also
commented on Reese’s style. “Working
with him from time to time,” he said,
“you were struck by his utterly extreme
confidence and his keen intellect. He was
always well prepared, and never came
into a meeting not having done his
homework thoroughly. He frequently
•'.ailed me to get more information on
student affairs, and despite his crowded
schedule he always took the time to learn
about the subject.”
Orr said it is important to note Reese
was always extremely fair in his dealings
with people. “He was gentlemanly,
almost even courtly in demeanor. You
often felt almost like you were in the
presence of a judge, and whether he
agreed or disagreed with you, he always
felt like everyone should be heard,” he
said.
Chancellor Colvard said that as a
close personal friend, he often went to
Reese to talk over problems. He cited one
instance where he (Colvard) was offered a
chance to make a move, and he went to
Reese to get his opinion. As usual, Reese
answered Colvard’s question with a
question - “Is that really a part of your
game plan?” Colvard said he answered
“no.”
“In a sense,” Colvard said, “he got
me to answer my own question.”
In conclusion, he said of Reese, “he
was one of the four or five most
outstanding men I’ve been associated
with in my career. In a lifetime, you meet
only a few people you trust, and respect
in most ways, and fewer still you trust in
aU ways. Reese was one of four or five
men I’ve known that I’d consider great
men.”
Reese’s shoes will be hard to fill. The
Board of Governors will meet to pick his
replacement on the Board of Trustees,
then the Trustees will choose a chairman
from within their ranks. Colvard said
while there will certainly be changes in
the Board of Trustees’ style, he forsees no
major changes in its operation.