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The Student Newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Volume XVI, Number 5 Charlotte, North Carolina
Monday, July 7, 1980
Legislators
Looking To
Oust Bsa
By Rick Monroe
Carolina Journal Editor
The Student Legislature tabled a motion to oust
the Black Student Union from their offices in the
Student Government Office Complex.
The motion, sponsored by Leah Williams and
seconded by the Executive Committee, called for
all clubs and organizations which have offices in
the Complex be notified by the Chair of Legislature
to vacate their offices by a set date. The BSU is the
only organization in that category.
Barry Brown, who supported the bill, said the of
fice space was needed by the Student Legislature
Committee Chairs and the Class Presidents. “The
BSU will get use out of the office along with other
students.” Williams added.
She said that while the BSU represents over 800
black students, the legislators who are slated to
take over the office represent all 9,000 UNCC
students—including the 800 blacks.
Mike Kemp, unsuccessful Student Body
Presidential candidate and head of the BSU said
his organization encompassed much more than any
of the other clubs and organizations on campus. He
also said there was a conflict of interest in the Ex-
cutive Committee working on the bill since the
vacated offices would be given to committee chairs
and class presidents—the same legislators who
comprise the Executive Council.
In answering allegations tnai past BSU presi
dent Karen Houston said the BSU office was never
fully utilized during the previous year, Kemp con
tended the office would be “used extensively this
year.”
Rodney Hinson spoke against the measure. He
felt moving the BSU would further separate black
and white students. “In West Charlotte (High
School) blacks and whites got along fine. When I
came here it seems to me blacks and whites are
more apart, and go their separate ways.”
Student Body President, Ron Olsen, noted the
possibility of getting office space in the old ad-
uunistration building once the new Reese building
is completed. It was suggested that a committee
be established to look into alternate locations for
the BSU. “No matter how this comes out, we’ve
got to push for office space immediately.” Olsen
said.
49er Mascots...
...were painted on the road leading into campus last week by several menbers of the Student
Legislature. The project was headed by Leah Williams (center) who was head of the Promotions commit
tee of the Legislature last year. At the end of the school year, she and other workers took the project on
forthemselves.
Executive Committee OK’s
Debate
By Rick Monroe
Carolina Journal Editor
The Excutive Committee of the Student
Legislature passed a motion allocating $1,820 to
the UNCC Debate Team during last night’s
meeting. The motion will come before the full
legislature Thursday.
The motion passed even though the team is not a
club or organization chartered by the legislature
and would not have been otherwise eligible for
funds.
J^ e motion, sponsored by Finance Committee
Chair Barry Brown, gave the funds to the team on
a one-time basis as a special academic group. The
motion originally read to give the funds to the
team as a “special interest group,” but it was
amended in order to prevent other groups from ap
plying under the those circumstances.
Representative Vaughn Winborne objected to
funding of the team without it going through the
usual chartering process. “The debating team is a
favored child.” he said.
The the team was established last year by a
Team Budget
group of interested students. In march of this year,
the group submitted a proposal to the College of
Social and Behavioral Sciences asking for a class in
debating to be established.
The proposal was accepted and Chancellor E. K.
Fretwell earmarked approximately $2,000 for the
instructor for the course.
The team, which was organized with the help of
Student Body President Ron Olsen, will, according
to the group’s proposal, “reflect very well upon
the University’s intellectual commitment.”
In other action, the Committee passed a motion
by Senior Class President Laurah Van Poole call
ing for all clubs and organizations which had failed
to recharter to loose their Student Fees funding.
The clubs involved are: the Gay Student Union,
Alpha Phi Omega, The Way Campus Outreach,
UNCC Honor Society, Student Alumni Associa
tion, Eakantar, Sora Area, and the Philosophical
Society.
The total funding involved in with the organiza
tions is approxamately $5,000.