The Student Newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Volume XVI, Number 17
Charlotte, North Carolina
Monday, September 29, 1980
Phase II, III
Storm Darkens
Apartments
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By Donna Brumback
Carolina Journal Staff Writer
tree struck by lightning fell
across the power lines at the junction
of 1-85 and U.S. 29 thrusting much of
the UNCC campus into darkness
Wednesday night.
At 7:06 the power went off in Phase
II and Phase III apartments. Deter
mined students lit candles and con
tinued studying. “This is like living in
Abraham Lincoln’s time,” Fernando
Scott said as his neighbors strained
their eyes studying by two tiny flick
ering candles.
Without air conditioning the mug
gy night made the apartments op-
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pressively hot.
Some students were annoyed by the
loss of prime study time. Joan Fur-
phy of Phase II said “I coudn’t type
my paper on my electric typewriter,
so I drank a beer instead.”
Many students left for local bars.
One section of Phase III joined in
singing “God Bless America” and
‘‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic”
which received an appreciative round
of applause. Other students were con
tent to merely yell at passersby.
At 10:22 p.m. a weak cheer went up
as the lights came back on exposing a
nearly vacant parking lot and empty
beer bottles drowning in the mud.
Photo By Debbie Miller
These Phase II students make use of candles to help out during Wednesday’s storm which
knocked out power for over three hours. Unlike Abe Lincon, few students actully studied by
candles.
Legislature Criticizes
Election Publicity
By Chip Wilson
Carolina Journal Staff Writer
The UNCC Student
Legislature rejected a
motion to postpone the
upcoming fall voting,
Proposed by some mem
bers who said they were
not satisfied with the
performance of the elec
tions chairperson.
No student applied for
several of the vacancies
°n the legislature in
cluding the seats for
Phase I apartments,
Holshouser dorm, Unde
clared major and
Graduate students.
After reviewing the
number of empty posi-
hons, several legislators
raised questions concer-
^ng publicity on the
openings.
Student Body Presi
dent Ron Olsen said he
was displeased with the
way publicity was handl
ed for the opening of
nominations. He at
tributed this to “a
breakdown in communi
cations between my of
fice and the elections
chair (Karen Stout.)
“I’ve requested re
ports on what she was
doing and have received
nothing,” Olsen told the
legislators. “I feel
responsible for this
because the elections
chair was my appoint
ment.” He added that he
would see that the spr
ing elections were im
proved.
Other legislators con
demned the lack of infor
mation in posters and
the Carolina Journal.
Nursing represen
tative Linda Russell
favored reopening nom
inations. “Look around
here . . . We’ve got
nothing,” she said while
gesturing to empty
chairs in the meeting
room. “If we go back
and get additional cov
erage in the Carolina
Journal, we might have
students run for these
nositions.”
Kim Fortanbury, soph
omore class president,
attributed the lack of
nominees to the fact no
posters were placed on
campus.
“Many students don’t
read the Carolina Jour
nal and didn’t see the ad
placed in there. We
should have posters so
people will be aware of
the election.”
(continued on page 31
Elections
Schedule
Fall elections will be held on Tues-
or Denny. Dorm students will vote at
day, September 30 and Wednesday, the residence hall cafeteria. Students
October 1. Commuter and apartment must show a valid ID to vote,
residents will vote at the Cone Center
Tuesday, September 30
Cone Center
Denny
Dorms
(Residence Hall cafe.)
Wednesday, October 1
Cone Center
Denny
Dorms
(Residence Hall cafe.)
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
6 p.m.-8 p.m.
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
5 p.m.-7 p.m.
8:30 p.m.-5 p.m.
6 p.m-8 p.m.
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
5p.m.-7 p.m.