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The Student Newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Volume XVI, Number 58 Thursday, April 9, 1981 Board Denies WFAE Request D.. re - chair, acting as proxy for Rogues ’n getting for their money. They see the to extena budget deliberations t By Teresa Skipper , acting proxy Rogues getting money. They extend budget until Carolina Journal Editor The Student Media Board denied a budget request for public radio sta tion WFAE Tuesday, during budget hearings for UNCC media. Budget requests for Sanskrit arts magazine, Rogues 'n Rascals year book and the Carolina Journal were approved by the board. The Student Broadcasting Associa tion, the campus-involvement arm of WFAE, requested $10,000 in student fees to pay the salaries of three workers for the FM station. According to the request submitted by SBA chair Barry Gordemer, a pro gramming assistant and two produc tion assistants would each be paid $3,640 per year. The student workers would be required to work 20 hours per week to be paid at minimum wage rate of $3.50 per hour. The station request met with stiff resistance from media board mem bers. Rick Monroe, past Media Board Rascals questioned the amount allocated for individuals. “You can tell by the Carolina Jour nal budget request that the people who work down there certainly are not going to be paid minimum wage for the time they put in.” Monroe said. Gordemer contended that the assistants would be doing a variety of jobs for the station, while the Carolina Journal staff members were assigned specific writing and editing duties. Monroe responded, “When I was managing editor of the Carolina Jour nal I did a lot of things. I proofread, I typeset, I did layout and directed the business operations. The people there do a number of jobs and are paid a lot less.” The at-large representatives also debated against the proposal. “I’ve been talking to some of the people in the dorms and they are con cerned about the product they are newspaper. They see the literary magazine. But we have no radio station on-the-air,” said Tommy Warlick, a newly installed member. “Can we be sure that students will have the chance to work with the sta tion?” “We have not turned away anyone who has walked in our door willing to help,” Gordemer responded. Frank Talbert, former SBA chair, stressed that if the funding request were denied, so would the potential for student involvement with WFAE. After a roll-call vote, board members Sandi Constantino, Michael Roseman and Walick voted against approving the WFAE/SBA request. At-large representative Utahnah Chick abstained. Gordemer requested that the media board meet to reconsider a revised re quest for SBA, since total cutoff of funds would eliminate the station as a campus media, under the Student Body Constitution. The board voted another meeting next Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. Carolina Journal Go-Editor Chip Wilson presented the newspapers budget request. The total student fees request will be $37,900, Wilson said, though the total expenditures were reduced. “We have made severe cuts in some areas, including stipends, trans portation and in news services,” Wilson said. “However, we could not keep many costs down including prin ting, typesetting and communica tions.” Wilson also said projected advertis ing revenues were reduced, also caus ing the Carolina Journal to increase its student fees request. Sanskrit editor Sandi Constantino was granted an allocation of $14,810 to produce one literary magazine. She said her staff would do much better to double the size of the magazine and produce one time a year. (continued on pape 3) Starting Fresh Chair Bids Legislators Farewell By Ray Gronberg Carolina Journal News Editor Student Legislature officers, including the chair of legislature, will be elected April 21, despite the efforts of two legislators to have the elections held next week. Simms Culbertson and Rick Barger opposed a motion, introduced by Leah Williams and Eric Moore, that would have provided for nomination and election of can didates for chair of legislature, government representative to the Fees commission and the chairs of all legislature standing committees on the twenty-first, following Ricky Bagger the announcement April 14 of the fact nomina tions would be taken. The debate followed the swearing in of the newly elected legislators and the farewell speaches of those members leaving due to graduation or defeat. Williams explained that many legislators would be in New York City next week atten ding Model United Na tions, including legislature chair Barry Brown. She said, “It’s a tradition that the outgo ing chair presides over the election of cessor.” In response, son said, “I his suc- Culbert- hate to break tradition, but I think it’s essential to get our officers nominated and elected. There’s a lot of work that needs to be done before the end of the year.” Holding the elections on April 21, he said, would waste two weeks because the com mittee chairs would be unfilled. Ginny Newton said the assumption nothing would be done until the elections was false, say ing, “We do have acting chairs in place.” An ad ditional consideration was the influx of new legislators. “They don’t know these people (who will be nominated). They should have the chance to see them in action and see their leadership abilities before being asked to vote on them,” she said. Barger pointed out in negative debate that there would be only one more legislative session before exam period started, insisting along with Culbertson it was necessary to get the of ficers in place. Debate ended at this point. When the vote was counted, the legislators had voted 21-12 to hold the elec tion on April 21. However, a two-thirds majority was required, so the motion failed and it was announced elec tions would be held next week. It was already after 2 p.m., and legislators were rapidly filtering out for class. Jan Hobbs moved for adjornment. _ Brown, who had said earlier he would save his farewell speech for April 21, did not recognize the motion. “There’s something in my ear, Jan. I didn’t hear that, since this is my last time before you.” Speaking quietly to a silent audience, he con tinued, “It’s your body now, and you can do with it what you want. I’m pretty hurt that I was not granted that privilege (presiding over his successor’s election.)” “I’m still going out with a good feeling, because its been great... Thank you all for being good friends, and thank you for your help, because I sure as hell needed it.” He then quoted the “Paradoxical Command ments of Leadership,” which concluded, “Give the world the best you have, and you’ll get kick ed in the teeth. Give the world your best anyway.” When he was finished, debate erupted over whether a special ses sion could be held later in the week, so as to allow Brown to preside over elections while at the same time getting the officers in place before the 21st. This was precluded by legislature by-laws, which provide (continued on page 3) Student Court Juatices (above) prepare to take oath. Student Body President Ron Olaen (below) congratulates new Commuter representitlvea. £ Photos by Rick Monroe --—————i Pre-registration for summer and fall classes begins next Monday, the 13th and will continue through Fri day the 17th. The schedule is as follows: Mon.-Thurs., 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Fri., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Course descriptions and times for summer classes are out now, and the fall itinerary should be picked up in the Registrar’s office.
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