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The Student Newspaper Ot The University Of North Caroiina At Ghariotte
Volume Xri; Number 20 (^Kt. ^etO
March,.Jt^978
, Liiiergencv conservation measures shut ott ‘non-acaaeniic’ ligiians
Lights Go Out At UNCC
By Steve Bass
The grim reaper is preparing to dance
over the UNCC campus and the nation
because of the national coal strike. Night
activities in the Cone University Center
have already fallen victim to the reaper,
along with gymnasium free play periods,
warm buildings and well lit rooms.
According to Ed Ayers, director of the
UNCC physical plant, “fun and games time
is over. This is serious business we’re
dealing with. Unfortunately, the private is
not doing its part to conserve. The burden
of example is on us, the public sector, to
conserve. If the situation does not improve
quickly, we’re dealing with everything,
except hospitals, having the juice cut off.
“Our immediate goal is to get through
spring break. These are short-term efforts,
but we’ve got to do what we can.” The
Cone University Center has already started
closing after hours. Activities which were
previously planned have been cancelled.
The gymnasium will be closed except for
'“intramural playoff games and scheduled
intercollegiate activities. All buildings’ heat
will be reduced to 62 degrees, and ail lights
not necessary for health and study areas
will be dimmed. Tentative plans call for all
offices to be closed during the spring break.
: According to Ayers, “I’ve found most of
the people on campus cooperative. They
grumble a bit, but when they discover what
we’re trying to do they will work with us.”
Ayers said the response to the crisis
was triggered by Governor Jim Hunt’s
directive to state affiliated institutions to
conserve. “The directive does not really tell
us how to conserve, it only gives general
guidelines like shutting off lights, turning
off water heaters, etc. What I hope they do
is tell us to cut back, say 40 percent of our
usage, then just have someone check on us,
and if we don’t make it then cut off the
juice. If they make strict guidelines and
establish a bureaucracy to enforce the
regulations it will be unfortunate. Those
things have a tendency to backfire.
“We are trying not to shut off anything
related to academic goals. This is getting
late in the semester and at least a few
people are concerned with graduating. We
certainly don’t want to interfere with those
noble goals,” Ayers said. “That’s why we
are eliminating nonessential usage. The
more we can expand these policies then we
get trade-off credits for essential usage. Joe
Boykin, director of the library complex, is
really working with us. There is an attempt
to reduce lights in areas not concerned with
study.
“Our whole concern is to make the
coal supply last (at deadline time it was
(cont’d. on p. 6j
Tee Rose, UNCC head basketball coach and athletic director for the past three
seasons, held a press con ference Monday to squelch rumors that he might be leaving
here to take the head coaching job at the University of Tennessee.
(photo by Frank Alexander^
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By Nancy Davis
Bryan Edward Burns, a
unior history/business
administration major, is.
concerned with student
relationships, student
faculty relationships and
d o I m c o m m u t e r
relationships in his
campaign for student body
president.
‘ ■ T h e CO nvm u t e r
students and the residents
are in two different
worlds,” said Burns. .He
feels, they need “a place
where they can get together
and have rap sessions.”
Burns would also like to see
activities that the whoh'
student body can get
involved in.
A 20 year old graduate
of. South Mecklenburg
High School, Burns went to
high schrrol with opponents
Jeff Hall and Jack
Summerlin. He has served as
president of St. Mark’s
Lutheran Church’s Youth
Group and of Charlotte’s
chapter of Youth .Against
Dystrophy.
When asked why he had
decided to run. Burns said,
“I just felt there’s student
apathy...” He plans to try
(cont d. on p. 2)
Model United Nations and
NCSL. These organizations
receive academic credit and
are funded by the
Legislature...This type of
spending means that
organizations on campus
that need funding and serve
a large number of students,
are excluded from legislative
budget considerations,” said
Davis.
He also made reference
to the fact that two of his
(contd. on p. 9)
Jett
Hatt
Gary
Uavis
By Nancy Davis
The allocation and
spending of student
activities fees is a major
issue for ■ student body
president candidate Gary
Davis. A sophomore
■engineering major, Davis
says he is running “because
t I have seen the waste of
student government during
the 14th 1 e g islat ive
assembly...The first thing I
will cut will be student
government salaries.
“1 support cuts ui
Student Legislature funding.
For example. Matt Barhydt
has already proposed
icutting funds that go to the
By Steve Bass
Junior political science
ma j oI Jeff Hall has
announced his candidacy
for student body president.
Hall, presently serving as
attorney general in the
student government, has
submitted his resignation as
attorney general so “no one
can say I’m using one office
as the stepping stone to
another.” In an interview
last week Hall discussed the
issues confronting the
candidates, and his decision
to run.
“Orisinallv, I had
considered running ,for the
office, but later changed my
mind. Then I began to
witness people 1 supported
dropping out of the race,
and other people constantly
asking me to run. This.
ca used me to again
reconsider and I made my
decision to run,” said Hall.
“I am convinced that 1 can
do a good job.
“I believe 1 have good
qualifications,” said Hall. “I
have served in student
government ' as a legislator,
(contd. on p. 5)
awareness of students’ rights
and better comn'iunication
between government and
the students if he is elected
student body president.
Springs, 24, ' is a
Huntersville native and a
member of the Huntersville
Community Development
Association. Springs said the
commission’s work included
“...getting streets paved,
assisting people in getting
weatherization for their
homes... We’ve helped to
organize a Head Start
program for Huntersville,
and we act as liaison for
people who need social
services.”
With regard to election
publicity. Springs said he
favors a disclosures act that
would require publicity
expenditures to be made
public, would like to see a
ceiling set on the amount of
money candidates can
spend, and would seek to
limit money contributed to
candidates by clubs and
organizations.
“Right now,” Sorings
I contd. on p. 6)
Larry
Springs
By Les Bowen
Junior political science
major Larry Springs says he
hopes to work for better
publicity guidelines for
elections, increased
jack
Sunmierliii
By Brad Rich
Jack Summerlin, a
junior political science
major who is running foi
st udent body president,
arrived at UNtLC from
Charlotte’s South
Mecklenburg High School in
the fall of .1975. and has
been involved to varying
degrees in campus politics
ever since. Recently, he has
served as chairperson ol' the
Student Legislature.
Last week, Summerlin
was interviewed in an
alter,npl tp.s.ee ,wh,at jie fcels^
are the' important' issues in'
the upcoming election, and
why he feels- he is qualified
for the job.
“Well,” Summerlin said,
“When I’ve talked to
students on campus, f’ve
gotten the feeling that they
aren’t too interested in
money, or how the Student
Assoeiation itself operates,
or how our constitution
operates... the feeling I’ve
gotten is that they want to
be represented better.
“The s Indent body
president appoints a great
many sludents to all student
(cbiit d. 'on p. 7)