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New leaders conference planned for February By Rebecca Brown If you say you're a leader, you can attend UNCC’s New Leaders Conference Feb. 9-10 in the Cone University Center. Or if you just want to see what these people are up to, accor ding to Barbara Torres, assistant dean of students for campus programs, you’re more than welcome to. Torres emphasized, “People who just want exposure to leadership practices should come.” Last semester, a leadership conference was held at Camp Dogwood, 30 miles north of Charlotte. The turnout was less than expected, according to Frank Joseph, coor dinator of student development programs, “We had people who'd committed themselves and didn’t turn out for various reasons. Around 40 students registered, but only 28 attended the two day event. Students who attend ed the fall seminar were basically those involved in leadership positions such as club presidents, peer counselors, student representatives and media people. This time, Long awaited elevator repairs finalized for dormitories By Bill Peschel The Ways and Means and Finance committees took center stage in the Student Legislature meeting Tuesday. The Ways and Means Com mittee reported on the results of the two in vestigations into the health center and the elevators on the campus. Committee Chairman David Currie said during the Christmas break, the UNCC administration gave an ultimatum to the elevator contractors, Montgomery Ward, to “give full service” or their contract with the University would be cut. The result was satisfac tory. Repair work was done on the lights, but tons and doors. Mon tgomery Ward will also send a serviceman out to UNCC once a week to coordinators Torres and Joseph are contacting people in the arts, department heads, and just generally announc ing the conference publicly so the event will bring in more diverse types. The purpose of the New Leaders Conference will be to bring together students in leadership positions and students who want to be leaders and put them in contact with each other and the Student Development staff. The leaders and possible leaders will be discussing skills in leadership, human rela tions, and communica tions. In order for students and facilitators to get acquainted, a dinner and informal discussion ses sion have been schedul ed for Friday, Feb. 9. The first session will also allow the staff to in troduce the program and goals for Saturday. During the day Satur day, the students and staff will have workshops in self- assesssment, motiva tion, teambuilding, leadership experience, goal setting and pro blem solving. check on the elevators. Currie was also promis ed there would be faster response to problems and Residence Life “would take a more ag gressive stance” with vandalism. The Ways and Means Committee is also in vestigating complaints from students about the health center. Commit tee member Dan Robert son said the complaints range from malpractice in prescriptions and diagnosis to their in ability to handle emergencies. An accident resulting in the totalling of the Venture bus forced the legislature to allocate $225 to the Society of Physics Students. The club originally wanted $450 for two cars to a conference in New York, According to the facilitators, “Through out the experience, you will be in a supportive, team atmosphere. Ex- perential, “hands on" learning and skillful facilitators will help you experience and practice new skills which will benefit you in future academic, leadership and social experiences.” Those who attended the fall retreat said the best things that came out of Camp Dogwood were an increased knowledge of people and discussion and solution of common problems. One participant noted, “the conference gave us a chance to see a bunch of those stuffed shirts loosen up." Another stu dent appreciated “get ting to meet new people, learning about how I act, and learning other’s first impressions of this.” The fee for the con ference is $3, and reser vations may be made with Betty Taylor, in the Dean of Students office, Cone University Center, before Wednesday, Feb. 7. Those on the seven day meal plan will only be charged $1. but agreed to $225 if they would take the Ven ture bus. Finance Com mittee Chairman Joel Gilland reported to the legislature the Venture bus was destroyed in an accident and the club needs $225 for the trip this Sunday. Gilland said the committee made a verbal agree ment with the club to help them if the bus was not available. The legislature passed a mo tion allocating the club an additional $225 for the trip. Scott Hall legislator Rosalind Small resigned her seat citing a conflict in her schedule. The legislature ended the meeting by awar ding a plaque and resolu tion to former Chancellor D.W. Col- vard. Page two/Carolina Journal/January 25, 1979 Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.): in the running and "Carter's main worry in the 1980 presidential election." Carter and Kennedy: Off and running for 1980 presidency By Tom Chumley President Carter may have serious difficulty getting reelected in 1980, but it won’t be from a member of the Republican party. His most difficult challenge, should he choose to run, is not Ronald Reagan, Jerry Brown, Phil Crane or Robert Dole; it is Senator Edward Moore Kennedy of Massa chusetts. Should the Massachusetts Democrat decide to run, it would by far provide Carter his stiffest challenge of 1980. Taking all issues into consideration, the Carter administration has steered a course of being in the dead center of the political spec trum. He has both pleas ed and offended everybody on some issues and has inspired almost no one in the pro cess. Carter's stands on issues so far can safely be said to be left of center on non-money social issues, right of center on economic issues and vaguely cen trist on military mat ters. These stands would enable him to easily win reelection over any Republican candidate to the right of him, barring economic catastrophe. Where Carter is vulnerable, however, is in the Democratic primaries, where the electorate is narrower, and in most cases, to the left of Carter. Carter could most likely over take a little known liberal, or a challenge from California Gover nor Jerry Brown. Brown, whose only chance for victory over Carter would have been with liberal voters, has shocked liberals with his new right wing stand on a balanced budget, Pro position 13, etc. Liberals don't trust Brown’s cynical opportunistic ploys while moderate and conservative Democrats have little to complain about in Carter. Carter’s main worry is Ted Kennedy. In your typical non Southern Democratic Carolina Journal “I must Create a System or be enslav’d by another man’s.” — William Blake Editor Nancy Davis Production Editors ... Kathy Espin, Rick Monroe Business Manager Jeff Nash News Editor Luann Whitley Arts Editor Terri Feimster Feature Editor Bill Whittaker Sports Editor JimDedmon Graphic Editor Ed Miller Advertising Manager Greg Lane Typesetter Michael Evans Proofreader Theresa Herlevsen Layout Debbie Laney Distribution Bob Mellnik The Carolina Journal is the student newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC). The Carolina Journal is published each Monday and Thursday of the academic year. Journal Publications typesets the Carolina Journal and it is printed by the Weekly Newspapers, Inc., located at 4433 North 1-85 in Charlotte, N.C. Please address all correspondence to: Carolina Journal; Cone University Center; UNCC Station; Charlotte, N.C. 28223. Our telephone numbers are 597-2325 and 597-2160. The opinions expressed in the text and/or advertisements of the Carolina Journal are not necessarily those of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, of the student tx)dy or of any agency or individual affiliated with the University. The opinions expressed in signed editorials are those of the writer, and not necessarily those of the Editorial Board. Opinions expressed in unsigned editorials express those of the Editorial Board. The Carolina Journal will print any correspondence to the students within the limits of good taste. We reserve the right to edit for grammar, length and clarity. Cor respondence not wished to be published in the Carolina Journal should be designated as such. primary, there are several important blocks of voters one must have in order to win: (a) urban city dwellers, (b) organized labor, (c) liberal suburban voters, (d) minorities, (e) women's groups. Carter has managed to alienate everyone of these groups. By contrast, these groups are the very ones in which Ken nedy draws his most en- (continued on page 5)
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