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Volume XIII; Number four
The Student Newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina
September 20, 1977
New Office/Classroom Complex Designed To Save Fuel, But Older Buildings Weren t
Ayers: Fuel Supply ‘Appears To Be Adequate’
Ed Ayers, Director of the Physical Plant. (piioto by
Jack Green)
By Steve Bass
“Often its a case of productive
procrastination. We try to stall , the
inevitable long enough to get a good look
at our cards,” said Ed Ayers, Director of
the Physical Plant. “Right now our fuel
supply for the winter appears to be
adequate to meet the demands. Of
course, at this point last year we thought,
we had adequate supplies too.”
Ayers and his staff are the people
responsible for keeping UNCC warm in
the winter and cool in the summer.
UNCC demands 250,000 gallons worth of
fuel per winter to keep.the buildings at an
average temperature of between 67-68
degrees. “It we don’t have a great many
problems in getting fuel on time this
winter, we should be able to keep the
University community fairly
comfortable.”
Ayers said part of his job includes the
problem of rising prices, “Right now the
prices are the same as last year. Of course,
I rather expect them to go up during the
winter. Fortunately, we’ve spent about
$15,000 on improving the controls in the'
buildings which should, in the long run,
save us money and create fuel savings.”
The new office/classroom complex
being built is designed specifically for fuel
savings. It will be about 10 per cent more
efficient than our present buildings.
Basically, the problem we've got is that
our other buildings were not designed to
be particularly fuel efficient and they arc
getting old. I’m not saying that the
buildings were poorly built. Rather, 1
believe they were built pretty well, but
they weren’t designed for fuel efficiency.
Foi example, imrst are based on the air
mixtuie system. In the air mixture
system, a sample of air is taken from •
every room in a building and the system
adjusts itscit. It’s comfortable, but hardly
effective.
“People have accepted the cooler
temperatures in the winter and the
warmer temperatures in the summer,”
said Ayers. “As long as we keep the
tcmpeiatuie no liigher than 78 degrees in
the summer and no lower than 68 degrees
in the winter most people don’t
complain, sometimes when even 1 would.
“Basically we can summarize the
situation like this, if we have a mild
winter, which is highly unlikely
considering what the prognosticators and
the wooly worms tell us, then we should
make out all right. II the winter is severe,
and I believe it will be, then the students
should prepare to be uncomfortable. My
only suggestion is that everyone get a
sweater. The days when we had all the
heat we wanted in the winter and all the
cool we wanted in the summer are over.”
WFAE Offers European Rock On ‘The 49th Parallel
By Brad Rich
Contrary to popular belief, WFAE,
UNCC’s radio station, does play
something besides classical and jazz
music. On Monday and Friday nights
from 11 ;00 p.m. to 1 lOtta.m., “The 49th
Parallel,” a mixture of early and recent
“underground” rock can be heard. Chris
Wright, WFAE Program Director and host
for the Friday night show, (Bat
Humphries is the host on Mondays) said
the name of the show was chosen for two
reasons. “We wanted it to have something
to do with the school, so at first we tried
something like the ‘Mineshaft,’ but that
didn’t work out, so I thought of the ‘49th
Parallel.’ It (the 49th parallel) runs
through Europe, and we play mostly
European music, and it has something to
do.with the school.
Wright says one of the major
problems with the program is that he has gotten
no feedback from students, so hel doesn’t know
if they like the music, hate it, or simply
are not listening. He feels part of the
problem is that students don’t know the
show is on the air, so station staffers
flooded the dorms with program guides
last week.
At first the show consisted almost
entirely of recent European rock, but
lately, Wright said, “I’ve toned it down to
include some old stuff that’s not heard
around here anymore.” Examples of
artists heard on the show include: Yes,
Rory Gallagher, Tangerine Dream,
Family, Vandergraff Generator, John
Lennon and Steve Winwood.
Wright said the lack of student
response is not only difficult to deal with,
'but also disappointing. “It gets
! discouraging when you know nobody is
listening. It’s kind of like playing albums
'for yourself.”
The program so far has not included
any mainstream American rock like Little
Feat or Bruce Springsteen, but Wright
says he is not opposed to including it.
“That’s why I need people to call me
with requests,” Wright said. “1 haven’t
even thought much about bands like that
When you only have two hours to work
with, it’s hard. 1 go a lot by what I like,
and a lot by my mood. If 1 can blend
something in that someone has requested
I’ll play it.” ^
“The more people we get working in
rock, the better it will get,” he said.
“More people means more personalities
and it will show up in the type of music
that is played. Of course, we have to be
careful that we don’t turn into WROQ,
with too many people in rock.’’
Hudson Says Parking Crisis Will Ease Soon;
He’ll Discuss It With University Senate Thursday
By Steve Bass
“I suppose I’m the Bert Lance of
UNCC,” said Jerry Hudson, Director of
Campus Police. “On September 22,1 have
my day in the University Senate to face
the thundering herd about the parking
situation. If people want to take their
shots at me then, they should contact their
senator.”
Hudson’s problem can be
summarized in the following figures: ‘ A”
designated cars registered - 37, “B” cars
- 1,182, “E” cars - 3,320 and “D”
stickers issued - 1,215. “We have
approximately 4,600 spaces on campus.
Of course, 400 of the spaces are under
construction and 700 are unusable
because of the construction. When you
consider that many of the cars we have
registered are “duplicates,” or second cars
people have registered, we have enough
parking spaces on campus. Come October
1, when our new deck opens, we should
be in outstanding shape.
“Right now though,” said Hudson,
“I’d say all the gripes student and faculty
members about parking are justified.
People who have to park in Lot 6, or the
“East Harrisburg Lot” or “Moelchert’s
Memorial” do have a legitimate
complaint. Of course, even Lot 6 isn’t
real far if you have classes in the Denny
area. If you have to walk to the gym from
there, its a pain. The only thing I can say
is that things should get better come
October 1.”
Hudson said the much discussed
heirarchial allotment of parking spaces is
a creation of the Chancellor’s Parking
Committee. “Quite frankly, from an
enforcement standpoint, it would be
easier to have parking on a first come,
first serve basis. We have five different
elements who visit the campus daily: (1)
faculty-staff members, (2) commuter
students, (3) dorm students, (4) parttime
students, and (5) visitors. When the
University was established the desire was
to interact with the community. If the
community is coming to the campus, we
must provide parking close to the centers
of activity. The committee figured that
faculty and staff members needed close
parking.due to the many materials they
carry home. Still, with the resulting
problems this leaves for the students,
commuter parking is still pretty good.
‘‘Dorm parking is a unique
situation,” said Hudson. “Because the
dorm room is the student’s home, the
parking must be in close proximity to the
dorms in order to provide the so-called
“living learning experience.” People will
be coming and going for visits, dates, etc.
Parking cannot be a major worry.
Hudson said that in a growing
university like UNCC, parking would
continue to be a concern, “The deck was
built to accomodate the visitor problem
primarily. 01 course, commuter parking
will be a problem to be dealt with in the
future. Off hand. I’d say the next lot will
be built near the Physical Plant. But,
that s a problem ot the long-range future.
Come October I, I believe things will get
better.”
Jerry Hudson, Head of Campus
Police said the parking problem
should ease by October 1.
(photo by Lisa Lancy)