The Student Newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Volume XIV, Number 5
Charlotte, North Carolina
September 19, 1978
Chancellor D. W. Colvard hands donation to United Way Chairman Jim Mecredy.
(Photo by Bob Henderson)
United Way campaign
kicked off by chancellor
UNCC no exception
Crime rate rises
By Kim Burns
Chancellor D.W. Colvard started off
the United Way campaign on the UNCC
campus Thursday by pledging his share to
United Way Chairman Jim Mecredy.
The United Way campaign will run
from Sept. 14 to Oct. 26. According to
'Mecredy, the UNCC goal “for this year
will be 512,000 and last year's goal was
511,000. Last year we had 59,938 in
contributions which represented 21
percent participation by the UNCC
community. Of this 21 percent, 44
percent was contributed by
nonmanagement individuals. It is pretty
obvious that if there were greater
participation on campus, there would be
no reason why we couldn’t meet our goal
of 512.000.
“Events sponsored by students to
help raise money have not been
established yet. I am in the process of
New yearbooks ready to go
First come, first serve. It may not be
■ the easiest way to distribute yearbooks,
■ but it's the fairest. The 1978 Rogues 'n
^Rascals have arrived and are ready for
Rally to be held
at Belk Tower
In response to the many questions
I and interest shown by students concerning
I the UNCC Judicial Act. an opportunity
I for questions and answers has been set for
I Thursday, Sept. 21 at 12:30 p.m. at the
I Belk Tower. Members of the Judicial
I Committee of the Student Legislature will
I be present to distribute flyers explaining
I the act. This will also be a chance for
I concerned and interested students to find
I out how the Judicial Act will affect them.
The Judicial Committee is presently
I revising the act that was voted down in
[ the 1978 spring elections. Because of the
■ importance of the act. the committee
I feels students should have more input into
Hits writing. This act will govern the
■ judicial procedures for campus cases,
[dealing with everything from dorm
I damages to cheating in class.
Students are encouraged to come by
[the Belk Tower and take part in the
[proceedings.
trying to get the fraternities involved and
asking them to assist us in this campaign.
The year they held the Rock-a-thon,
51,100 was raised, which helped to put us
over the top of our goal,” Mecredy said.
“Events sponsored by students to
help raise money have not been
established yet. I am in the process of
trying to get the fraternities involved and
asking them to assist us in this campaign.
The year they held the Rock-a-thon,
51,100 was raised, which helped to put us
over the top of our goal,” Mecredy said.
Every UNCC employee will be sent an
application to contribute. Each will be
asked to give a fair share. Fair shares are
determined by one hour pay per month if
earnings are up to $12,000 per year.
Any students who are interested in
donating to United Way may leave their
donations with Mecredy in the Bookstore.
distribution on Monday, Sept. 25., at the
Information Desk, at no cost.
Students with a valid ID or any
student enrolled in UNCC last year are
eligible to pick up a yearbook. Freshmen
are not allowed, and names will be
checked on a registration printout from
last year. The information desk is located
infront of the McKnight Lecture Hall in
the Cone University Center.
There are only 1.500 copies of the
1978 Rogues 'n Rascals available. This
year, students must order their yearbooks
and pay an extra amount to receive one.
However, this will assure each student
who desires a book that he or she will get
one. This will also allow the staff to
budget for more pages and pictures.
This year’s book features an
outstanding section on women's athletics
and includes all sports, both men's and
women's. Individual pictures are separated,
by department, which is a different twist
from most yearbooks. Pictures also
include commuter, as well as dorm life,
academic, as well as social, and includes a
very thorough section on clubs and
organizations.
The cover is very unique. The
off-white material used this year is called
buckrum. and adds greatly to the
professionalism of the book.
By Scott Gardner
With the ever increasing enrollment at
UNCC, it has become evident that the
reported criminal activity has increased
right along with it.
“There has been a marked increase in
reported crime over the years, whether
that indicates a rise in crime is.
questionable. We like to feel it is because
the student body has confidence in us and
are reporting more suspicious activities
than they used to,” commented Jerry
Hudson, director of Public Safety at
UNCC.
The damages that occured last year
were in excess of 540,000 worth of
automobile accidents, vandalism and
property theft. Even with the large
amount of property damage and stolen
articles, there has never been much
physical violence committed on campus.
So far this year, starting January 1,
there has been 40 incidents where
automobiles on campus were either stolen
or stripped, compared to the 71 which
occured all last year. Property loss is at an
alarming height so far this year, at an
astonishing 526,500. Property damage is
at 53,500, which presents us with some
very staggering figures for this year’s
statistics.
The most recent and most expensive
individual robbery occured over this past
Labor Day weekend when entrance was
gained into apartment B-104 and when
the occupants returned to their residence,
after the weekend, they found that the
stereo system they had all chipped in for
had been stolen. The occupants claim that
someone had broken into the apartment
by lifting the sliding glass windows out of
their tracks; although no sign of forceable
entrance could be found. This
investigation is still underway.
Due to the fact that the campus
police department consists of only 16
men, there are numerous times when
more men are needed but unavailable.
“The neighboring police departments are
always available if an emergency arises in
which we feel more assistance is needed
and they (the county officials) work hand
in hand with us on a lot of big cases
because they have the facilities to handle
investigations more rapidly than we
could,” commented Mark Hawkins, who
works in the campus investigation and
crime prevention department.
Hawkins later went on to say that the
“campus police department is one of the
most professional forces in the state and
can compare with any other anywhere. At
least one half of our officers have their
degrees one even has a masters, which just
adds to their professionalism.”
The crime which occurs inside the
dormatories is usually a student entering a
room which isn’t theirs, but they found
the door unlocked; therefore inviting a
thief to come in and take something.
Dorm students found guilty of
committing crimes in the dorms or on
campus can have charges brought against
them from the administration. Residence
Life office, or county officials, depending
on the severity of their actions. “Usually
when confronted with the fact that they
can be removed from their campus
residence students deter from actions
which would bring about such drastic
measure.” Charles Colby, assistant director
of residence life, commented.
Colby added that “we realize that
college is an institute of learning and
growth. Part of this growth includes a
party or two and a time to get roudy,
therefore we are extremely lenient
because we by no means want a student
to leave college with a record but by the
same token won’t stand for other
students’ rights being infringed on, so it’s
really a two way street.”
Presently, the security precautions in
the dorms are as good as they could be.
At night a security guard is assigned to
the different dorms for protection and
service of the residence students. These
guards do not have police authority but
serve as an additional set of eyes for the
police. In addition to that if a student
locks his or her key in their dorm room
they must go to Residence Life to get a
duplicate key which is in reality not an
easy thing to get a hold of without the
proper identification. “The best
precaution I know of is just that the
students always lock their doors whenever
they leave their room whether they’re
going down the hall or just next door
because it doesn’t take long for someone
to walk in and pick up a wallet or purse
then leave,” commented Jerry Hudson,
director of Public Safety at UNCC.
“The campus police do a good job
with the men they have, but I believe
they are understaffed. Therefore, not
being able to handle an emergency, as
well as they could if they a few more
men, due to the time it takes them to get
a man to the site where they are needed,”
Colby commented.
When asked if he felt the campus
police force was understaffed, Hawkins
stated, “Hopefully we will be able to add
some men to the force by next year,
which we will need desperately since the
new apartment complex will be opening
and with all the new residence space
available the student population living on
campus will increase by 50 percent.
If you observe what you believe to be
a crime in progress don’t hesitate to
inform the campus police immediately
because they’re there to serve the public
and protect its rights. Any information
leading to the apprehension of a criminal
will be held in the strictest confidence.
In this issue
Carowinds
playday p.6
Charlotte’s
night life p. 10
Volleyball
preview p. 19