The Student Newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Volume XIV, Number 41
Where does all the money go?
Fees allocations made
in four-hour meeting
By Rick Monroe
The student activity fees pie was
cut by the Student Activity Fees
Commission (SAFC) Thursday and
Friday with the Student Media Board
and the University Program Board
taking cuts over last year to support
an increase in student government's
budget. The commission, whose hear
ings have taken days, hours per day.
completed the allocations in near
record time, meeting only five hours
each of the two days.
The final division of the $200,000
was student government, $58,000, up
$1,700 from last year; Student Media
Hoard, $70,750, down $250 from last
year; and UPB, $71,250, down $1,350
from last year.
SAFC also approved several capital
expenditures for the upcoming year.
UPB’s ampthitheater fund received
$4,000 which is to be set aside for
future improvements to UNCC s am
phitheater. 'The reason for student
fees being spent on physical facilities
of the school is to prompt "so the
students will have some say in the im
provements made to the am
phitheater," said Clayton DeCamillis,
1978-79 UPB chairperson.
Another capital request approved
by the commission was $3,000 to the
student bank to be deposited in their
loan account, which has become
depleted due to forfeited loans and
bad checks. The ('arolina Journal also
received a $2,945 capital expenditure
request for photo reduction equip
ment, which will allow the Carolina
Journal to do a large amount of work
now being contracted to commercial
printers. The equipment will save
$2,045 in the first year of its use.
The commission failed to approve
capital requests from the Consumer
Union and the Student Handbook
Committee totaling almost $5,000.
The commission felt it would be un
wise to set a precedent of financially
Charlotte, North Carolina
bailing out groups, like the Consumer
Union, who have not qualified for
funds under the Student Legislature.
In the case of the handbook, SAFC
was not satisfied with the justifica
tion for the number of handbooks to
be printed and thought the book
should seek status under the Student
Media Board.
Students count down to
By Nancy Davis
Jam-Up is set. All that's needed
now is for the weekend to get here and
the rain to stay away. Beginning on
Friday, April 20, with Chairman of
the Board, the weekend is full of
bands, games, acrobatics and beer.
At 9 p.m. Friday, on the parking
deck beside Cone University Center,
the Residence Housing Association
(RHA) is sponsoring Chairman of the
board, a top-40/beach band. Then on
Saturday, beginning at 2 p.m. on the
track behind the gym, it's Henry Paul
and Band and main attraction Wet
W illie. Paul used to be the leader of
the Outlaws before he split with them
to go on his own.
Sunday, 1-6 p.m., will be game
booths and concessions. John Stan
field, a guitarist with Doc Watson,
will start off the afternoon, followed
by the acrobatic team ol Loco-motion
Circus. Wrapping up the weekend will
be Silent Partner. A favorite at the
Rathskeller earlier this semester.
Silent Partner is a rock band, featur
ing original music and strong vocals.
Because of the construction going
on around the amphitheatre, the
usual site for Jam-Up, the University
Program Board (UPB) had to find
another spot to hold the weekend
event. According to Lisa Brower.
UPB special events chairperson, ob
taining the athletic field area was dil-
licult. Students are encouraged to use
trash containers and not to drive in
April 16, 1979
I get high with a little help from my friends.
It was kite flying weather with sunshing, wind and a little help.
the athletic field area. Special con
sideration to the saplings in the area
is requested also.
No vehicles will be allowed beyond
the entrance to the road to the
athletic field or in the athletic field
No changes on injunction
in legislature meeting
By Bill Peschel
Nothing was settled concerning the
injunction filed against the elections
and anger increased against the Stu
dent Superior Court during a special
session of the Student Legislature
last Thursday.
The meeting was petitioned for by
sophomore class president David Cur
rie and four other legislators. There
was difficulty finding a. quorum for
the meeting, which was delayed for
about 15 minutes. They had a quorum
after one member was dragged from
the cafeteria. The meeting adjourned
an hour later after an emergency mo
tion failed that would have dismissed
any member present who tried to
leave. Nevertheless, one member tried
to leave for an appointment 45
minutes later.
Currie, who initiated the meeting
petition, tried to introduce a motion
Jam Up
area. An UNCC ID or driver's license
will be required in order to obtain a
wrist ticket. Wrist ticket wearers will
be allowed to get beer. No one will be
allowed to pass the roped area in front
of the stage.
lifting the court's injunction against
installation of the winners of the spr
ing election. The motion was ruled
out of order by the chairperson of the
legislature, Joel Gilland, as being out
side the body's powers.
A second motion was introduced
asking Chief Justice of the Student
Superior Court Reginald Irby for “a
full explanation concerning the legali
ty of the present injunction. Irby
said the court halted the installation
"for the very fact the material that
will be presented in that case could
have some bearing on some of the
other offices that were elected."
Neither Irby nor Attorney General
Billie Stickell was willing to discuss
the evidence, and their argument was
based on the possibility the un-
contested races may be somehow
tainted bv the alleged violations in
the class presidents
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