The Student Newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Volume XVI, Number 43
Charlotte, North Carolina
Thursday, February 19, 1981
Photo By Debbie Miller
Roland VanDenBergh had his career high in rebounding against the Marquette Warriors Tues
day night in the coliseum. UNCC won the game 61-58 in what was the first meeting of the two
schools since Marquette beat the 49ers 5149 in the 1977 NCAA semi-finals. See the story on page 9.
Bus Strike Looms
As Contract Nixed
(This story was reported by Chip
Wilson and Teresa Skipper and writ
ten by Rick Monroe.)
Continued bus service for more
than 1,000 UNCC students is still up
in the air as drivers and mechanics of
the Charlotte Transit System voted
overwhelmingly not to accept the
latest contract offer.
According United Transportation
Union negotiator A. F. Warlick, it is
now up to the transit system whether
or not the drivers will strike. “We’re
willing to bargain to try to avoid a
work stoppage.” Warlick said.
“However, we can’t dilly-dally
around with them everyday.
Drivers have worked without a con
tract since midnight Sunday, when a
two-week extension of their contract
ran out. The agreement originally ex
pired January 31.
Although the system’s offer was re ¬
Election Nominations
To Begin Monday
By Karen Stout
Special to the Carolina Journal
Nominations for the 1980 Spring
Elections will be held February 23-27,
the Elections and Publicity Commit
tee announced recently.
Students who wish to nominate
themselves can obtain a nomination
form this week at the Student
Government complex located in the
Cone Center directly beside the Can
dy Counter.
All candidates will be required to
attend a candidates meeting on
March 5 in Room 6 of the Cone Center
to discuss election and publicity
ject by a 189-2 vote, Warlick won’t
predict a walkout. “As long as we see
substantial movement in the contract
talks, we won’t stop the buses.” he
said.
But system general manager David
Hines said his last offer was just
that—the last. “That was our final of
fer.” he said, “If they want to move
some of the economic items around,
that will be fine. The money is all out
there for them.”
Charlotte Transit’s latest offer calls
pay hikes totaling 56 per hour cents
over the next year, a quarterly cost of
living increase of 10 to 13 cents the
first year and 9 to 13 cents the second
year, Memorial Day off, and a clause
allowing the bus system to hire 17
part-time drivers.
But money is not the union’s main
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rules, draw for positions on the ballot,
as well as answer any questions. If a
candidate cannot attend he can send a
representative.
The positions which are open for
nominations are:
President of Student Body, President
of sophomore, junior and senior class;
Legislature representatives: architec
ture (1); Engineering (2); HDL (1); Nur
sing (1); Business Administration (3);
Arts/ Science (6); Commuters (7);
Media Board (4); Editors of Sanskrit,
Carolina Journal, Rogues-n-Rascals,
WFAE, Chair and Vice-chair UPB.
Olsen Vetos Legislature Stipend Drop
By Chip Wilson
Carolina Journal Staff Writer
At Tuesday’s meeting of the Stu
dent Legislature, 31 budgets were to
be reviewed. Only one was approved.
However, one line-item deletion of its
own was recinded.
In the first such action of his term,
Student Body President Ron Olsen
vetoed the bill eliminating legislative
stipends. The legislature voted 16-12
to cut the $10 monthly salary, which
in total forms $3600 of the student
government budget.
“I didn’t say anything last week
when you were debating this, because
this body usually makes good deci
sions,” Olsen said, “However, I sat
here for 10 months and watched all
but one of you (Vaughan Winborne)
take your stipends. Now you are say-
mg those who will come after you can
not receive them. This is wrong.”
The legislators voted not to over
ride the veto on the proposal which
would have taken effect in July, 1981.
After entanglements on the floor
concerning eligibility of legislators
who were members of certain clubs to
vote, the members recessed for 10
mintues to consult with leaders of
groups receiving funding.
Organizations to be voted on
separately were Sports Club Council,
Judicial, COA Student Council and
the North Carolina Student Legis
lature. Only the Sports Club group,
which has a budget of $4199.09,
received approval for its allocations.
The Judicial budget, which includes
funding for student court and Legal
Defense Counsel, snagged in debate
over an amendment providing sal
aries for the Chief Justice and the stu
dent legal defense counsel and two
assistants.
“We're proposing this to make the
pay compatable to the attorney gen
eral, who is paid for the summer,”
said Sharon Chisholm, Sanford resi
dence Hall representative.
Olsen, a former chief justice, spoke
to the legislators on the amendment.
“I know from my experience on the
bench that there is much adminis
trative work to do in the summer. The
attorney general now is paid for 12
months. Since the chief justice and
legal defense work in the same area,
they should also be paid.”
Jim Johnston, a member of the
Ways and Means committee, spoke on
negative debate. “This item shoulc
have been brought up in the weekenc
when Ways and Means held budget
hearings.”
However, Johnston joined nint
other legislators in voting for th(
amendment. He differed with othei
Ways and Means members who votec
against the addition. The final tall}
was 9-8, with three abstaining.
The total budget for Judiciary
along with the rest, was not con
sidered as the clock rolled past 2 p.m
and legislators filed one-by-one out o
the room, leaving the meeting with
out the needed quorum.
The legislators were scheduled t
meet at 12:30 today to finish the aj
propriation process for all othe
primary-chartered organizations.