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Page two/Carolina Journal/March 8, 1979 Fretwell opens office to campus By Nancy Davis Chancellor E.K. Fret- well calls his open office sessions an extra set of eyes, even though he has had to develop an extra set of ears in the pro cess. This past Monday, from 2-4:15 p.m., Fret- well met with several members of the Univer sity to listen about what they had to talk about. Appointments were made in advance for 15 minutes to allow persons “to talk about anything they wanted concerning the University,” Fret- well explained. He also said in this set of ap pointments, there were “no unusual or personal problems concerning the University.” For Fretwell, it has been a time to get ac quainted with a variety of people and areas of the University. Many in vitations have been gi ven to Fretwell by groups to attend their meetings or programs, while others use the time to ask questions. “Most people just want to tell me about what it is they're doing,” Fretwell said. After Monday’s after noon of appointments, Fretwell seemed very pleased. He smiled and said it had been a “great” day. He had met with a University staff member about a particu lar organization and a fa culty member about some research he was do ing in his particular area. Fretwell was also visited by a member of Baseball Kappa (a group of students organized similar to a mock frater nity) who brought along the scrapbook. “That was just plain fun,” Fretwell said. Another student representing the Model United Nations, talked with the chancellor about the organization and invited him to at tend one of their meetings before the group left for their New York session. He also had a visit from a de partment chairperson and was issued another invitation to have lunch with the department. Fretwell said there were two appointments with students who didn't show. Fretwell plans to “de finitely” continue with the open office hours. “Time is the chief prob lem,” Fretwell said. "There are so many in teresting things were talking about; I wish we could have more time...” He is planning to have these appointments “a couple of times a month on the average.” He feels more relaxed now in the appoint ments, even though he said he enjoyed it from the beginning. “I enjoy it more now ... I'm com ing closer to getting my feet on the ground,” Fretwell said. He also thinks open office hours could be useful in other areas of the University. Besides the 15-minute appointments, the new chancellor has other means of getting to know what is on the minds of University members. Every chance he gets, he will walk around the campus and just chat with indivi duals. He also tries to at tend as many University events as possible. “It’s much more fun when you're invited,” Fretwell explained, because he knows they were really interested in having him there. Alcohol awareness week planned to promote responsible drinking Chancellor E.K. Fretwell during one of the 15-minute meetings he held during his open forum. By Bill Whittaker The Dean of Student’s office has announced plans for an Alcohol Awareness Week to be held March 26-30. The theme of the program will be “responsible drinking," with activi ties designed to educate students and faculty to the abuses of alcohol. There will be a huge fair on Monday, March 19, with booths holding anything from educa tional films, literature and treatment program activities to beer tasting and bartending skills. Other interesting fea tures will be a breatha lyzer test for those who haven’t experienced one already, and a dexterity test, which will involve two students with differ ent tolerance levels for alcohol. The students will have a drink at the start of the program. At half-hour intervals thereafter another drink will be served. Before and after the program, the test will be adminis tered. The result should be an interesting after noon. More information will be available before the fair starts on Monday. To start the week right, however, one should have a conception of how much he/she knows or pretends to know about alcohol. Following are a number of questions concerning alcohol and its myths. Each ques tion is true or false. 1. Drinking milk before drinking an alco holic beverage will slow down the absorption of alcohol into the body. 2. Alcoholic beverages Representatives of campus fraternity to discuss community relations on TV By Kathy Espin Two members of the Kappa Alpha Psi frater nity will appear on the “Open-Up Program” on WRET-TV. Alex Pearch, presi dent of the Zeta Delta chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi and Mike Davis, re gional undergraduate di rector, will be interview ed by Art Norman of WRET on positive fra ternity community rela tionships. Pearce and Davis will do not provide weight in creasing calories. 3. In America, drink ing is usually considered an important socializing custom in business, for relaxation and for im proving interpersonal re lationships. 4. Alcohol is usually classified as a stimulant. 5. A blood concentra tion of 0.1 percent is the legal definition of alco hol intoxification in most states in regard to driving. discuss ways in which the fraternity serves the community. Davis said the frater nity is concentrating their community service efforts in two areas: tu toring elementary stu dents at Bethlehem Cen ter and raising funds for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. "You hear a lot of complaining about the results of the high school competency test, but we are trying to do something about it 6. Approximately 10 percent of fatal highway accidents are alcohol re lated. 7. It is estimated ap proximately 85 percent of the adult Americans who drink, misuse or abuse alcoholic bever ages. 8. A person cannot be come an alcoholic by just drinking beer. 9. To prevent getting a hangover, one should sip his drink slowly, drink (continued on page 9) by teaching the elemen tary school students. The NAACP Legal De fense Fund has for 30 years been instrumental in the struggle for justice for all,” Davis said. Davis said the frater nity has raised about $500 for the fund state wide, so far this year. The program, which will be taped on Tues day, March 13, will air on WRET, March 25, at 7 a.m. By Gary Nelson It’s official. Women’s Week will be held April 2-6, with a great deal of activities for women planned. On Wednesday, April 4, the group will hold their awards luncheon with awards given to outstanding female representatives of student, faculty and staff. On Thursday, a Resources Fair will be held in the breezeway near McKnight Lecture Hall. Maik your calendar and drop by the Awareness Resources Center (ARC) for additional information or call Robin Hoerber at 597-2558. Plans for the second reentry student party are well underway. The party will be held on Friday, March 30, from 8 p.m.-midnight in the Rathskeller at UNCC. Cost is $2 per person. For additional informa tion, contact Theo Robinson at 597-2558. Support group meetings are being held. For addi tional information, contact Richard Garris. Renee Gaddy or Mary Brown at 597-2558. It's not too late to sign-up for the assertive train ing class being offered by the Counseling Center, on Tuesdays from 3-4:30 p.m. in Atkins 14. For addi tional information, contact Charlotte Hoffner at the Counseling Center, 597-2104. Brochures have been printed specifically for the reentry student population. If you know of someone who is considering returning to school or if you know of a place where the brochures might be distributed, drop by or call the ARC at 597-2558. Remember, we’re here to help. Let us know how we might help you with your return to school. For evening information, drop by the Evening Program Information Center (EPIC) or phone 597-2225.
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