The Student Newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Volume XVI, Number 53
Charlotte, North Carolina
Monday, March 23, 1981
Candidates
Explain Views
By Ray Gronberg
Carolina Journal Features Editor
Student unity and the promotion of
UNCC were themes emphasized by
the candidates for student body presi
dent, who met in a forum last Thurs
day, March 19 afternoon.
The debate, sponsored by the Com
muter Association and the Carolina
Journal, was intended to let the can-
didatesdefine the major issues of the
campaign.
In two-minute opening statements,
each candidate specified what they
saw as the most important issues,
while questions from a four-member
panel and the audience, forced them
to address others.
John Ellison said, that while UNCC
is a growing institution, “It will grow
faster if a few doors are opened.” He
called for “an opening with the ad
ministration” and stronger efforts in
terms of student cooperation. One of
his major goals in office would be to
promote UNCC in the community
and state.
Chris Papagni said the key issue
was the quality of education here, ex
plaining later in the debate, “I want
my degree to mean something. ”
Saying, “We need a real leader,”
Gary Knox said his term would be
marked by efforts to help forge an
“identity for the student body” by
helping to establish goals for the
university committee. He also called
for more student input into faculty
policy, but was later unable to say
how he could bring this about when
the present administration was
unable to.
Polly Purgason said she sees the
president’s role as being a liason bet
ween the adminstration and students.
Her major goals in office would be to
establish a student legal advisor,
establish a biracial committee to im
prove race relations, and to promote
UNCC through the UNC Association
of Student Governments (UNCASG).
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Shopping Mali Planned
Across From Campus
By Chip Wilson
Carolina Journal Staff Writer
A supermarket, drug store, bank
and possible fast food restaurant will
be within walking distance of the
UNCC campus when a shopping
center opens in September 1982.
The John Crosland Co. plans to
build the complex at the corner of
University City Blvd, and an exten
sion of Harris Blvd.
“We don’t know when we will start
construction, but we plan to begin by
the end of this year,” said Tony Arey,
who is coordinating leasing for the
shopping center.
Available for prospective mer
chants to lease will be 178,000 square
feet, Arey said. In comparison.
David Kessler (front)
and Mark Cables
took and unexpected
swim in the lake out
side of Rowe Arts
Building as their first
year architecture pro
jects tipped over.
Photo By Debbie Miller
RHA/UPB Plan Two Spring Bashes
By David E. Griffith
The Residence Housing Association
(RHA) and the University Program
Board (UPB) are scheduling separate
spring concerts.
In the past UPB and RHA have
jointly sponsored the annual Jam-Up
festival. However, this year, because
both organizations have contracted
bands of equal popularity, and the
bands refuse to play on the same bill,
the concerts will be held separately.
UPB is sponsoring Jam-Up (the an
nual spring party) on Saturday, April
11. As in the past, the festival fea
tures free beer and rock ’n’ roll bands.
Eastland Mall is twice that size with
342,503 square feet of space.
The Crosland Co. is considering
several designs for the shopping com
plex. “The architects will make the
buildings to be complementary to
both the university and the surroun
ding neighborhood,” Arey said.
Though many students have in
dicated a demand for a fast-food
restaurant, Arey said his company
has not responded to bids presented
by chains. Plans are definite,
however, for some kind of eating
establishment.
Other facilities slated for the com
plex include a laundromat, savings
and loan association, and a bookstore.
UPB officials would not identify
the bands. “We’re keeping it confi
dential because we don’t want a lot of
outsiders to show up,” said Ross Rit
chie, chair of UPB’s Musical Enter
tainment Committee. “It was the
bands’ fault. Both of them wanted to
close the show.”
Shortly after Jam-Up weekend,
RHA is presenting “The Main
Event,” a concert featuring Mother’s
Finest. RHA officials refused to give
a date for the concert, for the same
reason UPB gave for not identifying
the bands.
“The Main Event” is scheduled to
begin on Friday and Saturday. On Fri
day the apartments will begin the
festival by showing Caddyshack and
Young Frankenstein. No beer will be
served by RHA.
“We don’t perceive it as two Jam-
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Tuesday 9 am - 8 pm
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Ups,” said RHA representative and
Sanford Residence Coordinator Julie
Keehner. “We are two different pro
gramming bodies.”
RHA is an organization that pro
vides programming specifically for
residents students. Each resident stu
dent pays $6 per semester toward
RHA programming.
“The publicity for the event will be
limited to the residence area,”
Keehner said. However, no student
will be barred from the show because
they are not a resident student.
RHA President David Russell said,
“We hope to make this an annual
event, and we feel all the students will
get more programming for their
money because of this.”
“Our main concern is to do the best
programming for the students,”
Keehner said.