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Something for everyone involvement at the University
UNC cultivates a bevy of
University-recognized organiza
tions, activities, honor societies
and campus publications to suit
virtually every interest. Here's a
brief description of some of them:
The Association of Interna
tional Students helps foreign
students to become acquainted
with American culture and the
University through various activ
ities, such as the Campus Friends
program. The AIS also aims to
increase international understand
ing. The AIS is located in the
International Center in the Stu
dent Union.
The Black Student Movement
is composed of a central commit
tee and several sub-committees
with particular goals. The sub
committees include cultural, aca
demic and special projects com
mittees as well as The Black Ink,
the official newspaper and voice
for the opinions of the BSM about
issues that affect minorities on
campus; the Freshman Class
Committee, which sponsors the
BSM's Freshman Class Talent
show, among other activities; the
Ebony Readers, a dramatic group
that performs works by black
authors; the Opeyo Dancers; and
the BSM Gospel Choir. The BSM
office is in Suite A of the Student
Union.
Campus Y, located in the Y
Building on campus, offers stu
dents opportunities to develop
public service efforts among the
campus community by coordinat
ing volunteer work, raising funds
for charities, working for change
through political lobbying, spon
soring educational programs and
promoting awareness of social and
political issues. Y projects include
the Big Buddy Program, in which
UNC students volunteer to
become a companion for a young
child; Campus-Community Link,
which pairs a UNC student with
a homebound elderly member of
the community; and Y-Outreach,
which works toward solving local
social problems. The Y also spon
sors tutoring programs for area
schools. The Y supports a Dinner
Discussion Group, Freshman
Camp, People Acting Against
Racism and the Women's Forum.
Carolina Gay and Lesbian
Association sponsors dances,
programs, "Gay Awareness
Week," and an outreach program
to provide educational and social
services to the student community.
CGLA also publishes a newletter,
LAMBDA, twice each semester.
The membership list is confiden
tial. The CGLA office is on the
second floor of the Student Union.
Carolina Symposium is a
biennial event which offers the
campus a multi-disciplinary look
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exhibits. The Symposium office is
in the Student Union.
Carolina Union Activities
Board, located in the Student
Union, operates through several
committees to provide entertain
ment and education to students
through movies, speakers, con
certs, seminars and workshops.
The president and board members
are selected in the spring through
open interviews and committee
members are chosen in the fall.
Committees include Film, Human
Relations, Performing Arts, Pub
licity and Public Relations.
Chimera, the UNC Fantasy
and Science Fiction Club, is a
social organization for UNC
students who like playing, writing
or reading science fiction and
fantasy. Chimera sponsors an
annual convention in January, the
Chimera Con.
The Clef Hangers is an a
capella men's singing group that
performs a variety of musical
styles. The group is made up of
12-14 men who perform two to
three concerts on campus each
year. The Clefs also have annual
tours of the East Coast.
Nihongo o Hanasu Kai wel
comes anyone who desires practice
speaking Japanese. The group
provides those studying Japanese
with a chance to practice the
language in an informal structure
with other students and native
Japanese.
North Carolina Student
Legislature involves students in
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ment through a mock general
assembly. The individual school
branches of the NCSL write and
vote on bills, which are then .
presented to state poltical leaders.
The NCSL holds an Annual
Session in March, when all the
delegates from the state present
bills to the branches of different
universities around the state. The
NCSL office is located in the
Student Union.
The Radio, Television, and
Motion Pictures Student Associ
ation allows RTVMP majors to
meet others in the field, including
students and faculty. The organ
ization sponsors guest speakers
and other activities.
Rape and Assault Prevention
Escort is a service that was estab
lished six years ago to guard the
safety of women walking across
campus at night. Women can call
the service's operator, who then
dispatches an escort to meet her.
Escorts are selected by their
Resident Assistants.
The Residence Hall Associ
ation serves as a liason between
students and University Housing,
voicing the concerns of dormitory
residents to University offcials.
RHA also helps to fund and plan
all-campus events and makes
policy decisions concerning stu
dents. The RHA president is
elected in the spring, the same time
as the student body president, and
other appointed positions are
available. The RHA office is
located in the Student Union.
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and culture. The organization's
office is Dey Hall 014-A.
Student Congress, the legis
lative branch of Student Govern
ment, decides how to divide
student funds among University
recognized organizations and
passes legislation concerning the
campus. Members are elected
from campus districts each year.
Student Congress is located in
Suite C of the Student Union.
Student Government, Exec
utive Branch includes the offices
of president, vice president and
executive committee members.
This body researches various
issues, such as drinking on campus
and parking problems. Students
can become involved with the
executive branch by filling out an
application in Suite C of the
Student Union.
Student Government, Judicial
Branch, part of the University
Honor System, comprises the
Office of the Student Attorney
General and the Undergraduate
Honor Court, which hears the
cases of student honor code vio
lators. Applications for the staff
and court are also available in
Suite C.
The UNC Anti-Apartheid
Support Group and Action
Against Apartheid are activist
sutdent groups designed to edu
cate students about the unjustices
being committed in South Africa.
The groups regularly hold protests
and constructed shanties on cam
pus last year to simulate the
conditions facing blacks under the
apartheid system of government.
The UNC Loreleis is an a
capella singing group of 12 women
that performs two concerts at
UNC each year, and also sings for
local civic and alumni groups.
Theaters
from page 13
Two theaters out of town may
be of special interest to students.
The Carolina Theater, located in
downtown Durham, is famous for
its showing of current art films,
including "Man Facing Sou
theast" and "Prick Up Your Ears."
Opened in 1926 as a public aud
itorium, the theater is now a
historic landmark, said manager
Stephen Barefoot Alcoholic bev
erages are served at the theater.
The Rialto Theater, 1600 Glen
wood Avenue, is the oldest inde
pendent single-screen operation in
Raleigh. The theater shows clas
sics, independent and foreign
films, and no film stays for longer
than one week, said owner Roy
Harp.
The Rialto often shows a double
features of movies by the same
director or with the same themes,
and sometimes the theater plays
an entire film festival of one
director's work. The Rialto
opened, in 1939,, and Harp has
owned it since 1980.