The Carolinian [December 6, 1977]

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First Case Heard Under New
Academic Honor Policy
BY RIC MARSHALL
Managing Editor
UNC-G's newly approved Honor
Policy was put to the acid test last
Wednesday as a 7 member panel of
students and faculty heard its first
Honor Code violation at 2:00 p.m.
in Phillips Lounge, EUC.
The student before the board was
accused of falsifying data and
forgery.
Attorney General Kevin Jarvis
presided over the panel which con-sisted
of Dr. Anne Baecker, Dr.
Ronald D. Cassel, Gary Eblan ,
Thomas G. Hewitt, Dr. Walter
Puterbaugh, and Vonna Viglione.
The hearing was conducted in an
informal manner. Both the student
and the professor were given an op-portunity
to relate their side of the
case and to call witnesses for
testimony.
The student allegedly called his
professor on the evening prior to an
exam, and explained that he had
broken his arm. He said that he was
unable to study because of
medication that he was taking, and
that he would have to go to his per-sonal
physician the next day to see
about possible re-setting of the arm.
The next day, however, the pain had
WUAG Business
Manager Reprimanded
Paul Cecere
BY RICH INNES
WUAG business manager, Paul
Cercere, was issued a formal letter
of reprimand and placed on a three
month probationary period
following a University Media Board
(UMB) hearing last Thursday con-cerning
a payroll overdraft by the
radio station.
Appropriations Chairperson,
Thomas Devine noticed on Nov. 15
that paychecks for the station for
the months of August and Septem-ber
were more than was alloted by
Student Government. Devine, con-ceerned
that Student Government,
(SG), might lose money on the over
expenditure, reported the matter to
UMB Chairperson Peter Rutledge.
According to Devine, the over-draft
involved a total of 25 hours, or
S57.50.
Cercere, who was appointed
business manager last spring, had
filed for payment of more weeks in
August than were alloted for. "I did
not know how many weeks were in
the pay period," he said.
According to Cecere, Devine had
informed him that he had-over-filed
for salaries for August, and that this
amount would have to be taken out
of September checks. WUAG did
not file for September on time, but
submitted September payroll along
with the October payrole to the
newly formed UMB for approval.
Lora Lynn Johns, Business
Manager for UMB, stated that
Cecere did not inform her that fun-ds
needed to be deducted from the
September payroll.
Devine found when picking up
the October payroll that the August
overdraft by WUAG had not been
balanced, and there was an ad-ditional
overdraft for the month of
September.
Cecere maintained that he had
never filed for more than the alloted
number of hours in any given week,
and attributed the problem to a lack
of communication between himself
and Devine. "At this time I did not
know that there were partial weeks"
said Cecere, refering to the fifth
calander week in some months.
Joyce Ramsey, station manager
for WUAG, said that any mistakes
in the payroll were "not
deliberate." Addressing the UMB
Cecere said, "I have no intention of
taking anything that doesn't belong
tome."
Jim Allen, Vice Chancellor for
Student Affairs, speaking as an ex-officio
member of the UMB said
"There appears to be no deliberate
attempt to falsify the time sheets."
According to Rutledge, the
disciplinary action taken by the
board was for "negligence" of
bookkeeping practices on the part
of WUAG.
Cercere is required to meet
regularly with Lora Lynn Johns for
the duration of the probationary
period to discuss WUAG's books. If
no infraction occurs during the
three months, the probation will
cease.
A sub-committee of the UMB has
been appointed to study ways of
preventing the re-occursance of such
problems in the future.
On The Inside
Arts Page 5
Campus Calendar Page 3
Editorials Page 2
Etceteras Page 6
Herold The Worm Page 5
Letters To The Editor Page 2
Sally Highrise Page 6
Sports Review Page 8
WUAG Playlist Page 5
Cafeteria Escapes
OamageFrom Fire
■Y KON All) KOI SI
Staff Writer
Last Thursday, the Greensboro
Fire Department dispatched a truck
to UNC-G in response to a call of a
fire in the school's cafeteria.
At 10:25 p.m.. one of the
hostesses, Pat Harris, noticed some
smoke In the North Dining Hall.
Miss Bea Harris, the supervisor, was
summoned to the scene and she
notified bar superiors. Later, Ms.
Harris toid this reporter that
when she had arrived at the scene of
the disturbance, she could see the
smoke coming out of one of the
furnace outlets in the wall.
Within minutes of the fire truck's
arrival, the source of the smoke had
been found (in the bascmenU and
was extinguished. One of the fur-nace's
motors had evidently burned
up and produced the smoke. No in-juries
were reported and the
building escaped damage
subsided and the student decided
not to report to his physician until a
previously scheduled appointment
three days later.
The professor had alledgedly in-structed
the student that he would
be able to make up the exam after
break. When the student reported to
the professor to arrange a make-up
date he was told that he would need
a written excuse from his
physician
The student admitted that he had
gone to his physician and ob-tained
a Medical Excuse slip, which
he proceeded to have altered for the
appropriate date.
The student stated that a UNC-G
secretary had altered the slip for him
on her typewriter, but refused to
reveal her identity.
The professor immediately
suspected that the slip was altered
and explained that the student
would have to take a WF in the
course or appear before a student-faculty
panel for judgement.
During questioning by the panel it
was further revealed that the in-structor
had been approached by a
third student who complianed that
the accused had "been out
drinking" rather than in pain. This
complaint was the origin of the in-structor's
initial suspicions.
In response to questioning by Dr.
Puterbaugh, the accused stated that
he felt that a zero on the exam in
question would be an appropriate
penalty for his offense.
After a short deliberation period
the panel returned a verdict of
guilty. The student was instructed
that he would be given a WF for the
course, and that in addition he
would have to report to the Coun-seling
and Testing Center within cm
week.
In commenting on the work of the
panel, Kevin Jarvis expressed op-timism
for the future. Dr. Puter-baugh,
who headed the committee
which constructed and proposed the
new Honor Policy, stated that the
hearing had gone exceptionally well
and likewise expressed enthusiasm
for the controversial new system.
The names of both the student
and professor involved in this mat-ter
were withheld at the request of
those individuals; however, both
names are a matter of public record,
and are available in the Attorney
General's office.
Mother Nature made her presence felt yesterday la the form of driving
rain, sending umbrellas and raincoats flying, and students scurrying
about the campus like so many wet professors. «*»H»I>«';
Shipton Advises TSEB in
Consumption of
Leftover, "Illegal" Wine
BY CL PRAIRIE
Staff Writer
Clarence Shipton, advisor of the
Town Student Executive Board
(TSEB) and Dean of Student Ser-vices,
recently suggested a plan by
which the TSEB could unload a
quantity of wine left over from a
TSEB wine and cheese-tasting party
last February.
The wine was in storage in Elliott
Hall over the summer when a ruling
by Charlotte's Judge McMiUian
ruled that student tuition fees once
paid, become state funds. As such,
tuition fees cannot be used to pur-chase
alcoholic beverages, Mc-
MiUian ruled.
Shipton advised TSEB to donate
some of the wine to the Alumni
Association. In a telephone inter-view
he added, "I also suggested
they donate some to students who
were graduating, for a reception to
be held December 12. The vast
majority of the graduates this
December are commuting students.
Shipton stated that the wine was
purchased with the best intent,
TSEB having no idea of Judge Mc-
MiUian's ruling. "We can't make
the law retroactive. Mainly, my
concern is the amount of wine, that
it come under ABC Board
Regulations. TSEB members
thought they were in excess of the
amount," Shipton said, adding, "1
don't necessarily think its' best
benefit would -be pouring it down
the drain."
Town Student Executive Board
was formed in January of this year
for the purpose of bringing those
UNC-G students living off campus a
bit closer to campus life and to each
MtTSEM is
Senate Debates Changes
BY BETH HAYES
Staff Writer
In a meeting last Tuesday night,
senate discussed and voted on
proposed constitutional changes.
Following preliminary business a
motion was made to accept all the
proposals as written. The motion
was then seconded, and a period of
debate ensued.
Most of the debate concerned the
proposed policy for electing
senators. Senator Kenneth Crum-bley
proposed to delete class
senators from the proposal. "There
has been no class distinction for
some time," said Crumbley.
A number of senators disagree.
"One of the most important
changes in the constitution is the
fact that it does allow for class
distinction...Perhaps the University
should go back to some sort of a
class policy," said Town Student
Barry Frasier.
A senator then asked how the
Administration felt about the new
policy of electing senators. Vice-
Chancellor for Student Affairs Jim
Allen was given speaking privileges
by the body.
Allen said. "The student leaders
had overwhelming support when
they presented this (the proposals
to the academic committee."
The question of representation of
special students was then brought
up by tagarlih* senator Onda
Linebergcr. The class of "special
student" is one who is awaiting ad-mission
to a certain academic
program.
"If they pay the fee." said Ms.
"they should be
is affected by its academic policies,"
said Vice-Chancellor Allen. "Since
the student's identification with the
University is not so much where he
lives, the senators should be more
academically founded."
"It (the proposal) only works for
those students who are in a class or a
major," said University Court
Chief Justice Adrian Whitney, "at
the S.G. hearings November 17,
" You will have overlapping and too
large of a body...You will have no
real direct person to make contact
with."
Vice-President Debra Turner had
To be sure of this decision, Ms.
Turner called a 5-minute recess
during which she phoned two
authorities on parliamentary
procedures to establish the validity
of the vote. "There is something
very wrong with this vote," said one
observer during the recess.
Ms. Turner returned and announ-ced
that she was counted in quorum
and therefore her vote would not
bring the necessary two-thirds
majority. Therefore, the motion
failed, 18-11.
A motion was then made to
reconsider the proposal, and it was
croas-
" she
Vice-Chancellor Allen then
the ttsnasnent that moat special
students stayed in this category no
more than one semester.
Several members of the Art-ministration
M wall as nndantshavr
spoken out on the stirs policy of
senatorial election.
"»v«ry student in this university
other ideas. "I
representation as an
said.
Debate ended, and the senators
voted on the amendment. The vote
was an unusual-one, ll-ll with no
abstentions. The proposal fell one
vote short of the required two-thirds
majority, so Vice-President Turner
exercised her right to vote, as her
vote could change the outcome. Her
vote made the tally 19-11. and Ms.
Turner stated that the motion
passed. There was a challenge to the
chair.
I voted its the aifaraaativs. giving
the motion the n ternary two-thirds
vote." said Ms. Turner. "My vote
does not count hi the vote of the
body."
passed overwhelmingly. The "i
tion of senators" proposal was
voted on separately from the rest.
The other chingei were accepted
unanimously, and the senate once
more moved into debate over the
election of seators.
Town Student Senator Steve
Lambert made an amendment to
alow 30 academic senators in ad-dition
to the system of the statue
quo.
"I don't think UNC-G is ready to
go all the way (concerning
academics). We need phi ting In of
acadeaaic senators. I realise people
have worked vary hard I would like
to see the senate remain as a is
Town
Fire Scare
Reported
In Coit Hal!
BYCARENTATUM
Staff Writer
There was a fire scare in Coit Hall
Tuesday, at 7:30am. It was reported
by Eva Cowen, who "had just got-ten
up early and walked into the
hall, where I smelted smoke." In the
bathroom "the smell was even wor-se,
so 1 went down and told Kathy
May, Coit's Floor Advisor, who
pulled the alarm."
After being alerted, Kathy May
went with Eva to the smoke filled
bathroom, but didn't see any ob-vious
sign of a fire such as burning
in the trash shoot. It was then that
she pulled the alarm and reported to
the Dorm Counselor, Mrs. Taylor.
She instructed Kathy to "first make
sure the side doors were open and
that all the students were coming
down correctly." Mrs. Taylor also
intruded Kathy to "call the police."
So she called campuse police, who
in turn called the city police. After
the campus police arrived, four fire
engines arrived and the firemen
were directed to the bathroom.
Some firemen searched the
bathroom and could not locate the
cause of the smoke. The rest of the
firemen were checking second and
third floors and the basement where
they again found nothing.
By this time Coit's housekeepers
had arrived. They reported that the
bathroom fan had been in disrepair,
so the firemen went back into the
bathroom to check the fan, which
was not putting out an obvious sign
of smoke. The firemen turned off
the switch to the fan and removed
the grill, which was extremely hot.
This was then reported to Mrs.
Taylor who arranged for the
Physical Plant to investigate and
repair the fan that had caused such a
gigantic disruption of sleep in Coit
Hail.
The Great
Cotten-Bailey
Debate
Rages On!
See Page 2
proposed an amendment to the
Lambert amendment which cut
down the number of senators to one
senator for every I SO dorm residen-ts,
30 town student senators and 20
academic senators.
"I'm dismayed that a town
student would propose such an
amendment," said town student
Barry Frasier. "Cutting back the
number does not cure the apathy at
all. Town students contribute ap-proximately
63 percent of the
money dispersed by senate."
"They're (town students) just the
tame as us (dorm residents), they
just don't have to live here," said
Winfield consul Michelle Isenhour.
Hager's amendment failed by a
large margin and once more Lam-bert's
motion war on the floor.
An additional friendly amendment
was made by Kenneth Crumbley
which stated that three unexcused
absences of a senator would result in
his Impeachment.
Natarlin Best, Grogan senator,
proposed to eliminate academic
senators. a . ..
"the department heads say
they're willing to help you." said
Barry Frasier. "Some of you
probably believe in Murphy's
Law...If you eliminate academic
senators, those who say it's (senate)
a too will be absolutely right." This
■asanrtmrni also failed and Lam-bert's
on the floor.
"This (Lambert's amendment) is
not how I would like to have seen
it." said Mr. Frasier la speaking of
the amendment, but stated that be
would vote for it rather than give
the students nothing to vote on.
The immamsni. in addition to
the i—inrial changes, paseed with
a vote of 30-9.
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I the vote up when he
•I think that senate «
Worth Hague than