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Monday, February 14, 1972
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by Mike Fogler
Staff Writer
Carmichael Auditorium will be filled
with fast, frantic and furious action
February 27 - thanks to the Roller
Derby.
Roller Derby is being sponsored by the
Senior Class Scholarship Committee in
order to liquidate the debt left over from
the Homecoming mum sales and to raise
money for the Molly Ellen Nicholson
Scholarship Fund.
The Order of the Grail, the Student
Aid Office and the junior class officers
are also helping with the project.
Profits from the Roller Derby, after
erasing the $80 debt left from the mum
sales, will go toward the Nicholson
Scholarship, called the "freest"
University scholarship by William Geer,
director of the Student Aid Office.
The scholarship was created "to open
the doors of educational opportunity at
UNC to ambitious young people whose
family circumstances cannot support
thier higher education."
The scholarship was begun by the
Class of '69, of which Molly Nicholson
was class treasurer. Miss Nicholson was
killed in an auto accident two days before
her graduation.
Senior Class President Lee Hood Capps
and Project Coordinator Chuck Sears
expect a large crowd from the entire
surrounding community to attend the
clash between the San Francisco Bay
Area Bombers and the Southwest Red
Devils. They expect to raise at least
SI, 000 to $2,000 for the scholarship
fund.
Sears said, "We are going to put our
whole energies behind this project to
liquidate our debt and to add as much
money" as possible into this most worthy
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scholarship."
Many groups and organizations have
supported the project by either helping to
overcome the debt from the mum sales or
contributing to the scholarship. They are
King Residence College. Order of the
Grail, Inter Fraternity Council, Order of
the Old Well, the Dean of Student Affairs
Office, Order of the Fleece, Grimes and
Mangum dormitories and former
chancellor J. Carlyle Sitterson.
Any organization that would like to
volunteer services as ushers or concession
managers may leave a message for Whit
Bodman in Suite C of the Student Union.
Tickets for the Roller Derby are now
on sale at the Union Information Desk
and will soon be on sale at all Record
Bars in the Triangle area and the Daniel
Boone Skating Rink in Hillsborough.
Reserved seat prices are S2 and S3 for
students and S3 and S4 for non-students.
General admission tickets will be sold for
S2.50 at the door.
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TODAY: sunny and mild; highs
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by Jessica Hanchar
Staff mter
Cam West, special assistant to Student
Body President Joe Stallings, resigned
Sunday to campaign for implementation
of the reorganization plan drawn up by
the Presidential Commission on the Goals
and Organization of Student
Government.
"I have enjoyed working with Jo. the
past II months, and respect him for his
constant effort in behalf of student
interests," West said.
"But I could not with good conscience
continue to serve on the executive staff
while working "in a political campaign,"
West said. "I leave the staff with Joe's
blessing and his support of the Campus
Governing Council amendment, and I
know his support will be a key factor in
the campaign."
"Although Cam is a tremendous asset
to this office, I agreed to his leaving the
office so he can devote full time to
working on reorganization," Stallings
said.
"Because of the importance and
complexity of the report, a great deal of
time will be required in explaining the
issues to the student body," he
continued. "Because I am committed to
the proposal's passage, I will keep in
touch with Cam and assist him in any
way I can." ; i
The reorganization report supported!
by Stallings and West reduces the-55-member
Student Legislature (SL) to a
15-member Campus Governing Council.
In addition, it guarantees proportional
Kesselman announces
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Gary Kesselman, a freshman from
Short Hills, N.J., Sunday announced his
candidacy for chairman of the Residence
College Federation (RCF).
Basing his campaign on the idea that
RCF "should be a driving force for
improvements and innovations in
dormitory living," Kesselman said this
had not been the case for RCF this year.
As RCF chairman, Kesselman said he
would attempt to bring coeducational
living into Ehringhaus Dormitory, as well
as the second and third floors of Morrison
and James dormitories.
Kesselman also proposed
"self-determination of sex-status" for
North Campus. "Dorms, such as Spencer,
should not be forced into coed status if
they do not want it," he said.
Kesselman pointed out that presently
17 percent of all dorm students, those in
independent houses, are not represented
by RCF. He believes RCF should not
' only represent all dorms, but should act
as a coordinator between the residence
college governors, dorm presidents and
the constituents.
He said he would also like to see RCF
represent students as a united consumer
force, allowing dorms and students to
buy goods at reduced prices.
"Being a freshman," Kesselman said,
"you really get hit with what's going on
in the dorms. I hope that I can help to
spring the 'trap' of dorm living."
"The major efforts of Steve Saunders
(current RCF Chairman), have yielded
little," he said. "There's still no
room-painting nor water beds."
Kesselman also said Saunder's
organization has become too concerned
with its public image and self-preservation
to be of any effective use to the students.
"Political offices here are designed for
one-shot tries," he said. "Saunders hasn't
accomplished anything this year. I don't
think he should expect to be re-elected to
get something done."
An honors student, Kesselman said his
desire and interest are good qualifications
for the post.
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representation to graduate students, both
sexes and minority races.
West urged students to study the
amendment proposals carefully. "The
amendment will drastically change the
student governing structure for the
better, eliminating the built-in friction
between the president and legislature that
now exists in our 25-year-old Student
Constitution," he said.
The reduction of legislature to the
smaller council "is perhaps the most
important change for the individual
student," West said. "This change will
force each representative to be more
visible and accountable to his
constituents. It will also eliminate the
need for extensive parliamentary
procedure needed to operate a
55-member body.
"Too often, the cumbersome size of
legislature and the parliamentary red tape
prevents frank, honest discussion of
important student issues," he said.
West said that a smaller body would
facilitate open discussion and better
understanding among Council members
of personal philosophies, "something that
is sadly lacking in the present legislature."
Supporters of the plan will be
organizing within the next few weeks to
inform students of the plan and distribute
literature concerning the amendments,
according to West.
Petitions are now being circulated
around campus to bring the amendment
to a campuswide vote on Feb. 29.
The proposal is expected to be
introduced to Student Legislature Rules
Committee by Rep. Gerry Cohen next
week. Cohen was a member of the
Presidential Commission.
If passed by the full SL, the proposal
can be brought to a referendum.
If the legislature fails to act, the signed
petitions will be submitted to the
Elections Board, and the referendum will
be initiated outside the legislative process,
West said.
West, a senior American Studies major
from Raleigh and an N.C. fellow, has
been a member of Stallings' staff since
last spring. He is a member of the Urban
Studies Curriculum Committee and a
former member of the Publications Board
and former Daily Tar Heel reporter.
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Carolina played a tremendous defensive game against Georgia Tech Saturday, forcing
numerous turnovers. In the second half , Tar Heel forward Kim Huband leaped high to bat
away this Tech pass intended for Frank Samoyla. (Staff Photo by Scott Stewart)
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by Maik Whicker
Sports Editor
Georgia Tech did a service to the
North-South doubleheader Saturday
night. The Yellow Jackets tried to run
with Carolina.
Give them a medal for courage, a
salute for pleasing the crowd of 1 1 .666 in
Charlotte, and a 45-point loss. 118-73.
Tech, now 5 15, lost by 17 points to
State Friday night, and State was awful.
In this game, however, the Jackets gave
Carolina every chance to be great, and the
Tar Heels were.
Somehow UNC considered it just as
important and formidable as any other
game. After streaking to a 61-40 halftime
lead, the Heels displayed all of their wares
in the second half and saved a bedraggled
weekend from complete failure.
"What can you say?" said Dean Smith,
who seemed almost overcome by the Tar
Heel show. "Certainly we gave a
tremendous effort we had far too much
talent for Tech."
Steve Previs was the only Heel who
didn't score he was hurting after
playing full-throttle in the 73-50 roller
derby win over Clemson Friday night.
Dennis Wuycik scored 24, George Karl 19
(I'm glad he scored more." offered Smith,
"because he's been playing such unselfish
ball recently"), Bobby Jones, 17, and Bill
Chamberlain and Robert McAdoo got 16
each.
Smith, finding something to worry
about, pointed to Wednesday's game at
Maryland as "the toughest game of the
year" and took issue with the Coliseum
official scorers.
"I don't know what they call assists
around here," Smith said. "Our
statistician showed us with 17 assists by
halftime, and on the sheet we only got
three."
Chamberlain seemingly had 17 by
himself. On the second-half fjst breaks,
he teamed with Karl, Jones and McAdoo
for some of the year's most artful passing.
Jones may have made the defensive
play of the year, also, although he missed
only one field goal attempt in two games.
Steve Post was a step ahead of him on the
way to a layup. so Jones went over the
top to block the shot without touching
Post.
Defensively, Carolina was at its best in
the second half. Tech uas shooting 50
percent in the first half to get its 40
points, but the Tar Heels disrupted all
their plans in the last 20 minutes.
Chamberlain was forcing jump balls by
smothering his man for five seconds, and
the guards' pressure forced Tech to throw
it away constantly.
How could Carolina be so sharp '
"We look upon every game as crucial,"
said Chamberlain. "The coaches have to
inspire us to an extent, but we just don't
want to lose and now is the time that
every game is important. It'll be the same
way when they come to Chape! Hill (Feb.
23)."
A game like Carolina played hjd to
evoke some superlatives. "Ihis is
probably one of our most active defensive
games, along with the one tast night,"
Chamberlain agreed. "Plus, every game
we seem to work toaether better."
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(Editor's note: The residence college
system at UNC currently seems to be
declining. But is it, and if so, why? TTiis
article is the first in a series discussing the
history of the system, why some
residence colleges have 'decentralized' or
disbanded, and what the future holds for
the system.)
by Kathy Koch
Staff Witer
If a 1966 graduate of UNC were to
return to Carolina today and glance at
recent headlines, he would probably be
surprised and a bit dismayed to read that
the residence college system is in trouble.
King Residence College
dissolves . . . Scott College may
reorganize .... Morehead College Senate
to consider restructuring
The alumnus would undoubtedly
shake his head and groan, remembering
long debates, student referendums and
student-faculty conferences discussing the
possibilities of instituting the residence
college system here.
Exactly what is happening to the
tradition of residence colleges and why?
What is the future of residence colleges?
How will the changes taking place in the
colleges affect the residents?
Since nearly everyone has an opinion
on the subject, asking about the residence
college system is somewhat like opening
the floodgates of a dam. Questions about
the colleges draw a wide range of answers,
memories, complaints and predictions
from the people nearest the situation:
residence college governors, house
presidents and Office of Residence Life
personnel.
Comments on the current changes in
the college system range from "The
changes are healthy and long overdue," to
"The residence colleges are falling apart."
Where did this system of grouping
dorms together into residence colleges
originate and why was it deemed
necessary for the UNC campus?
The seven-year-old residence college
tradition was instigated initially,
according to Residence Life Director
Robert Kepner, to combat the sense of
increasing anonymity of which students
were becoming aware in the early 1960's.
"A popular phrase at the time was that
students would become 'numbers on
computer cards' and be lost in the
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growing university, Kepner saia
recently.
This sense of anonymity was a result
of the increased size of the University
with its overcrowded housing, mass
classes and mass registration procedures.
In the ten years prior to 1963 the
student population had nearly doubled.
According to a report on the
development of residence colleges by
former Dean of Men Richard G. Long,
"visible manifestations of the great
unrest felt by the residents" were panty
raids and "malicious property
destruction." Cobb Dormitory residents
began to refer to themselves as animals in
a "zoo."
Concern over these problems in the
fall of 1963 resulted in an informal
"Conversation Committee," made up of
representatives from the faculty, Student
Government and the administration.
Soon after its inception, the
"Conversation Committee" became
known as the "Ad Hoc Committee." In
May, 1964, as the needs and problems of
the men's dormitories became more
apparent, it became clear that
decentralization and the creation of some
form of "area residential units" was
needed. The term "residence college" was
born at this time. Total enrollment had
reached 1 1,303 by then.
In the fall of 1964, interest in the
potential of the residence college
structure on the UNC campus was so high
that 25 students and 25 faculty and
administration members attended a
weekend conference on residence colleges
in Reidsville. The conference results
called for a definite committee to
increase efforts to institute the residential
college system on a permanent basis.
Thus, in 1965-66, eight residential
areas were established as residential
colleges. Scott College, named after
former Gov. W. Kerr Scott, was the first
to be officially dedicated, with then Lt.
Gov. Robert Scott speaking at the
dedication ceremonies on October 31,
1965.
According to Long's report, two
University policies established in 1964,
deferred rush and freshman residency
requirement, probably contributed to the
success of the first year of residence
college activity.
"During the fall all freshmen were
living in the residence halls; none of them
were preoccupied with fraternity rush or
activities as freshman fraternity pledges."
Naturally, says the report, "they turned
toward the social, athletic, political and
academic programs ... in their residence
units."
The financial status of the colleges was
established in a financial referendum. The
present residence college fee structure
was set up at that time. Social fees were
raised to S5 per student per semester,
with S2 going to the colleges, S2.50
allocated to the individual houses and 50
cents for intramural sports.
In addition, the Men's Residence
Council (MRC), precursor of the
Residence College Federation (RCF), W3S
established as a council of representatives
from each of the colleges as a
coordinating body for the colleges.
Enthusiasm during these first years of
the colleges was extremely high.
Activities included go-go dances, the
publishing of college newspapers, a Heart
Fund walk from the coast to Chapel Hill
for the Heart Fund and the renovation
and painting of some local houses by
Morrison and Nurses' dorm.
Morrison, "Big Mo." sponsored a
Korean orphan and hosted 130 "National
Merit Semifinalists when they visited
campus. Academic activities included
informal talks with faculty members, the
holding of certain common classes in the
residence colleges and a "faculty
Associate" program in which a member
of the faculty would maintain an o'fiee in
the residence college to act as an advisor
for the residents.
Then in 1966, Grans Hie Tow ers was
completed and became not only the ninth
residence college, but also the first
coed-dorm residence college.
Thus, at the opening of the academic
year of 1966-67, the residence college
structure seemed firmly established and
on an upward swing. The Ad Hoc
Committee's report, written in August of
that year, said the University had
"reached a major milestone in regard to
the development of the reider.tial
colleges."
(Tomorrow: King Residence College
lias disbanded. Scott Residence College
lias decentralized. ' Morehead Residence
College is considering doing one or the
other. Part II of the series discusses why.)