The Student Newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Volume XIV, Number 8
Charlotte, North Carolina
October 17, 1978
Elections to be held October 18-20
By James Braswell
r-’Tom Chumley has had his problems
labile trying to get elections under:
/ay. Finally, after having the elec-
ions postponed once and controversy
urrounding Chumley's salary that
ould have further put off the elec-
gins, the days to visit the ballot
ixes have arrived.
Chumley, the chairperson for elec-
ins committee, had originally
heduled the elections for the end of
■ptember, but had the elections
inked out from beneath him by the
,udent Legislature on a technicality
his salary and it being approved.
But now things are set and
, (photo by Robin Colby)
■hancellor D. W. Colvard and past Charlotte College president Bonnie Cone
ut the ribbon marking the opening of the Awareness llesource Center.
Chumley says things are “so far so
good." But after all this controversy,
elections will be somewhat of a farce,
at least in Chumley’s opinion.
“This is an apathy ridden campus
and I expect no more than a five per
cent turnout," Chumley said of the
elections. “Though they will be well
publicized, the students won’t vote. I
guess they just don’t give a damn
about what gos on. Or if they do, they
just talk about it, not do anything
about it."
Regardless of Chumley’s feelings,
the elections will go on. Several com
petitive races are developing where
several students are competing for
just a few spots.
The most interesting race could be
the election for commuter represen
tatives. Fifteen candidates are vying
for the six spots. The 15 are: John
Graham Alexander, Randall Jarrette
Boyce, Darrell Cook, Bruce Ferguson,
Renee Gaddy, David Gay, Mark Grif
fin, Jeff R. Hall, Elaine Howell,
Michael Kemp, Roger Davis
McMahon Jr., Robert Monaghan,
Stephen Neal Rierson, Eric Schultze
and Glenn Roy Sigmon.
In the freshmen class president
race, Daniel Lee Robertson and Ricky
Barger square off. In the dorm
representatives races, Jim Austin
Grand opening for
new resource center
By Kim Burns
Have you ever watched the Men-
nen's Skin Bracer commercial, where
the man gets slapped in the face twice
and says, “thanks I needed that?"
The purpose of the Awareness
Resource Center (ARC) is to give
students a proverbial slap in the face,
waking them up to resources UNCC
offers them through special programs
and the peer counseling service.
The grand opening of the ARC was
last Thursday with a ribbon cutting
ceremony conducted by Charlotte
Mayor Ken Harris.
Harris introduced Chancellor D.W.
Colvard and other special guests to a
and Doug Phillips vie for the Scott
Hall seat and Karen Lynne Houston
and Alice Beck try for the Holshouser
position.
Two candidates on the ballot will be
running unopposed. Lynn Black is
running for the Sanford Dorm
representative and Jeri Ingram tries
for the editorship of Rogues 'n
Rascals (yearbook).
Voting begins Wednesday, Oct. 18
at 10 a.m. The polls will be open from
10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday and
Thursday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday. Voting takes place in the
Cone University Center.
crowd of_ 50 or more interested
onlookers. Colvard then presented a
plaque to Bonnie Cone, making her an
honorary member of the Women's
Studies Committee. He commended
her as "the woman who set an exam
ple for all other women of this univer
sity to follow.”
After this Colvard cut the ribbon
signifying the official opening of the
ARC. Refreshments of animal
crackers and coffee were served.
Following the ceremony, a political
forum with U.S. Senate candidate
John Ingram was sponsored by the
Women s Studies Committee and
Student Body Government.
John Ingram the "people’s choice"
By Lynne Black
and Kim Burns
jUNCC was blessed “with the
yysical presence" of U.S. Senate
jndidate John Ingram in a political
yum sponsored by the Women’s
ludies Committee and Student
Idy Government last Thursday.
|lhe forum was the second half of
■he grand opening ceremonies of the
lareness Resource Center (ARC). A
a^ge audience ranging from Roger
yld from CBS News, to local politi-
-ians, to UNCC students, filled the
^as Room at 1 p.m.
Ingram's opening remarks, he
Jessed he is the “people’s man" —
only candidate who will hear the
people’s voices in Washington.
J In this fall campaign you have a
choice, a people's man or a
Pedal interest man funded by
Billions and millions of dollars from
of state," he said.
Ingram's main objectives, if
(photo by Robin Colby)
Democratic Senate nominee John In
gram spoke to the UNCC community
in a political forum last week.
elected, are to sponsor a bill to
strengthen anti-trust legislation, and
to help establish a good national
health system through free enter
prise.
Panelists Harvey Gantt, Charlotte
City councilman; Larry Springs, stu
dent body president; Karen Popp,
member of the Women's Studies
Committee, and Kathy Roche,
reporter for the Charlotte News quizz
ed Ingram on issues ranging from the
Wilmington 10 to foreign policy. In
gram answered the panelists ques
tions adequately, but experienced
some difficulty with questions
directed to him from the audience.
Ingram closed the forum by
stating, "If Helms had a record of do
ing things for the people of North
Carolina after six years of work would
he need to spend five million dollars?"
Editor's Note: A representative for
Jesse Helms will be in the ARC on
Thursday, Oct. 26 at 12:30 p.m.
Inside
this
issue
Whispers of rape turn in
to cries of fright page 4
Student Legislature
spouts back page 5
Always something to do
with UPB paS® 10
Leadership Retreat put
ting the “heads”
together soon page 14
Women’s intramural
football league — how it
stacksup page 18