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\ Dr. Mary Leakey Capacity Crowd Hears Anthropologist Noted Anthropologist Mary Leakey came to UNC-G almost immediately after the announcement of significant new fossil findings in South Africa in Washington, D. C. last week. The new discoveries center around a unique bed of volcanic ash in the Laetolil, region of Tanzania, less than 40 miles from the Oldnvai Gorge made famous by Dr. Leakey and her late husband. Photos By Arthur Donsky BY RIC MARSHALL Copy Editor Aycock Auditorium was filled to capacity for the first time in twelve years last night when Dr. Mary Leakey appeared as guest speaker for the annual Harriet Elliott Lecture. More than one hundred people were turned away, according to Philip Meyers-Reid, who told The Carolinian that even the auditorium's standing room was filled. Public lectures by Dr. Leakey are rare events. This particular appearance carries special significance in that it follows so closely upon her announcement last week in Washington, D.C. of important new discoveries she has made at Laetolil, Tanzania in South Africa. Of primary importance is the discovery of the oldest known footprints of Hominid origin, footprints that may date back as much as three million years. Leakey spoke for nearly an hour and a half, going back over the history and geological make-up of the region where she is working, including the Olduvai Gorge Sites. Her work there dates back to the thirties, when her husband, Dr. Louis Leakey began investigations into the pre-historic fossils working with "...paintbrushes and dental picks..." which abound there. Laetolil lies less than forty miles to the south of the Olduvai. The lecture was accompanied by slides of the area and maps and drawings of the various sites and fossils the Leakeys' have uncovered. Dr. Leakey, refering to one such site of considerable dimension, explained that much of the digging was done with "paintbrushes and dental picks," revealing the painstaking nature of her work, which has often been noted as the most complete ever done in the field. The work of the Leakeys has also provided some of the most important discoveries ever made in the search for man's early relatives. The most famous of these was found in 1939, a nearly complete skull of a previously uncovered hominid which dated back much further than had previously been thought possible. Following her lecture Dr. Leakey answered questions from the audience. One questioner asked if Leakey had ever found any evidence to support theories regarding unequal development of intelligence with regards to race. Dr. Leakey replied with a succinct, "No," as the audience breathed a collective sigh of relief and laughed. Other questions regarding more specific factors of her work were answered briefly and clearly, even including an occasional, "I have no idea." The noted anthropologist also held a brief press conference earlier here at UNC-G, reiterating her goals and current plans and signing autographs for several admirers. The conference received coverage from local TV and radio stations as well as area newspapers. The Harriet Elliott Lecture is presented each year as a part of the University Concert/Lecture Series. Dr. Leakey's appearance falls within the week of Elliott University Center's twenty-fifth anniversary. Dr. Bardolph of the UNC-G History Department gave a brief introductory statement concerning the contributions of Harriet Elliott to the University's past. The Harriet Elliott speaker is chosen each year to commemorate these contributions by a committee of students and faculty members. Local TV crews catch Mary Leakey at UNC-G press conference. Women's Basketball Tournament This Weekend! The Carolinian Biff Grows Up! See Page 3 "Serving the academic community since 1893." February 2S, 197S Volume LVII1 Number 33 The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Please Call Our Hotline: 379-5041 Male Suspect Leads Security In Chase Through Campus BY ELIZABETH HUTCHINSON News Editor A man suspected of stealing a UNC-G cafeteria truck led Campus Security and Greensboro Police in a dramatic chase Friday in a stolen Datsun. The chase ended when the Datsun crashed ito a telephone pole on Spring Garden street but the suspect, who got out of the car and ran when the crash occured, still has not been apprehended. The pickup truck belonging to the cafeteria was stolen on Friday; February 21, from a service drive near the cafeteria. The truck turned up the following Tuesday, when the suspect drove it into the parking lot of High Point Datsun and parked it next to a 1978 Datsirn 280-Z, which, being a demonstration vehicle, had the keys in it. The suspect than went into the office of the Datsun dealership and asked if there were any jobs available. When told that there were no jobs available, the suspect left. It was not until later that the management found that the suspect had left in the demonstration vehicle, rather than in the truck in which he had arrived. Friday. February 24, at approximately 3:00pm., a campus policeman noted that a Datsun which was parked in the counselors parking space at Mary Foust dormitory was apparently the stolen 280-Z. After running license checks on the vehicle, this was found to be the case. At this point the police had several suspects in the case, and each was considered to be dangerous. Therefore, in order to aviod a direct confrontation with the suspect. Chief of Security Jerry Williamson called the Greensboro Police and the CampuspoUceseal off all streets leading off the campus. Then he had the hostesses in Mary Foust and the highrises page that the car would be towed if it was not moved in fifteen minutes. This page quickly brought out the suspect who jumped in his car and drove off down North drive and turned the wrong way down Mclver Street. From there he went the wrong way down Walker avenue, where he encountered a Greensboro Police car going in the opposite direction. The suspect evaded the oar by foinc up on the sidewalk around '•• A chase ensued, in which three to five Greensboro Police cars pursued the car down Oakland, Forest, and Spring Garden Streets. The chase ended when the suspect's car crashed nto a telephone pole on Spring Garden in the vicinity of Springdale Court. At this point the suspect fled on foot, and although the police combed the area, they still have not apprehended the suspect. "We could have taken him right in front of Mary Foust," said Director Williamson. "I could have pulled up behind him and waited for him to come out, and taken him there. But with as many people as there were in the area at the time, it could have been a dangerous situation. We didn't know if he was armed, or what he would do if we tried to take him. We didn't want to risk a shoot-out. So we just tried to get him off campus before we tried to capture him." Police at this time are looking for a black male, Michael Matthew Roper, on charges of grand theft, auto, which is a felony. Roper is 5'10" with a light complexion and a large afro. Anyone with information about the suspect should contact the Campus Security. On The Inside Arts 4 Editorial 2 Etceteras $ Record Reviews .. 6 Sally Highrise 3 Sports Review 7 Students Monitor Cafeteria Due to spring break, The Carolinian will not publish again until March 14. Watch for Class A Officers' nominations in that issue! BY CAREN TATUM Staff Writer The newly organized Ad Hoc ARA Food Service Committee is fastly becoming beneficial to our campus by "looking into all affairs of ARA food service that students have an interest in," explained Adrian whitney. Chairman of the committee. A monitoring program has been established in the dining halls and has been in progress for the past two weeks. Student monitors observe and ask any students found soliciting meals to leave the cafeteria complex. If a student refuses to leave after being asked by a student monitor, the cafeteria management is consulted. The management reiterates what the student has said. Then, if the solicitor still doesn't leave, the maagement personel informs the solicitor that he is trespassing and campus police is called. "The reason why we are now using a dual civilian system," said Whitney, "is because regular students are civilians and don't have the authority to arrest." This is an advantage because if a policeman is used, the situation would be one in which the solicitor versus authority. This sometimes causes bad feelings and results in disciplinary actions taken by the police. StudentsVoiceOpinionsOn Visitation BY ANDREW LING Staff Writer Although there is much disagreement over whether a twenty-four hour visitation policy should be placed into effect on this campus, a recent survey of UNC-G dorm students shows that many favor a change of some kind in the existing policy. The survey randomly polled students on their opinions concerning Student Government President Randy Sides' proposal to the Board of Trustees; a revisement of the existing visitation system; and ultimately, whether or not they would support a twenty-four hour visitation policy ROOM Davis While most students were in almost complete agreement that some sort of change be made, there was dissension among the students polled over adopting the open visitation policy. The problems that arise from the current policy are readily, apparent: Kathleen Vliet of Moore Hall echoed a common feeling, that, "visitation on the weekends is ridiculous, occasionally, I'll have friends over partying past 2:00am and I think it is stupid to have to rush them downstairs just because of the time." "Yet Many students demand the need for a stria policy." One unnamed coed from Mary Foust commented. "I've gone through my share of visitation problem* . . . and I fed it is necessary to have such a policy because I don't want to see guys in the shower at all hours of the night. It's bad enough in this dorm now as it is." Reaction to the proposal by Sides to lengthen visitation till 4:00am in the public areas of the dorm on Friday and Saturday nights, and until 2:00am Monday through Sunday was met with disatisfaction in both the proposal and its Student Government President Randy Sides. "Ultimately, the Sides' proposal has to be viewed as a cop out," observed Hinshaw resident Tim Pons, "as one of the students who spoke in favor of such a policy at the Board of Trustees meeting, I was very disappointed with the final proposal." The conditions of the proposal drew much criticism, with LsfiyOsatlil Robin Davit of Cone Hall expressing a widely held sentiment, "there are lots of people in my dormitory, and I feel that there would be no privacy at all in the lobby of a highrise." Transfer student Dan Swanton cued a future problem that such a proposal might lead to. "I fed the Sides proposal will only lengthen the time it takes to get a twenty-four visitation policy own moral protection, but what about the adult dormitory resident? Senior Luray Crumbling, a 21 year old Strong Hall resident stated. "Society believes we are old enough to take care of ourselves, so why shouldn't we be able to?" Even though the prospect of an open visitation polcicy seems to have been at least temporarily shelved by the Board of Trustees, Guilford resident Bill Ranieri summed up the feelings of many open visitation advocates, when he staled. "Ultimately the decision should lie with the individual student. If enough students demand it (24 hour visitation). I feel the Administration should designate specific dorm for full visitation privileges. Graduate student Sieve Sherman hoped that if u were economically possible that the extra hours would be added in a different fashion than that of Sides, "If any extra hours of private visitation would have alleviated many proMeeat." For many dorm Mudcsus visual ion rules are imposed for thesr
Object Description
Title | The Carolinian [February 28, 1978] |
Date | 1978-02-28 |
Editor/creator | Innes, Rich |
Subject headings |
University of North Carolina at Greensboro--Newspapers College student newspapers and periodicals-- North Carolina--Greensboro Student publications--North Carolina--Greensboro Student activities--North Carolina--History |
Place | Greensboro (N.C.) |
Description | The February 28, 1978, issue of The Carolinian, the student newspaper of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. |
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Original format | Newspapers |
Original publisher | Greensboro, N.C. : The University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
Language | eng |
Contributing institution | Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries |
Publication | The Carolinian |
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Additional rights information | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES. This item has been determined to be free of copyright restrictions in the United States. The user is responsible for determining actual copyright status for any reuse of the material. |
Object ID | 1978-02-28-carolinian |
Date digitized | 2011 |
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Sponsor | Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation |
OCLC number | 871560068 |
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Title | Page 1 |
Full text | \ Dr. Mary Leakey Capacity Crowd Hears Anthropologist Noted Anthropologist Mary Leakey came to UNC-G almost immediately after the announcement of significant new fossil findings in South Africa in Washington, D. C. last week. The new discoveries center around a unique bed of volcanic ash in the Laetolil, region of Tanzania, less than 40 miles from the Oldnvai Gorge made famous by Dr. Leakey and her late husband. Photos By Arthur Donsky BY RIC MARSHALL Copy Editor Aycock Auditorium was filled to capacity for the first time in twelve years last night when Dr. Mary Leakey appeared as guest speaker for the annual Harriet Elliott Lecture. More than one hundred people were turned away, according to Philip Meyers-Reid, who told The Carolinian that even the auditorium's standing room was filled. Public lectures by Dr. Leakey are rare events. This particular appearance carries special significance in that it follows so closely upon her announcement last week in Washington, D.C. of important new discoveries she has made at Laetolil, Tanzania in South Africa. Of primary importance is the discovery of the oldest known footprints of Hominid origin, footprints that may date back as much as three million years. Leakey spoke for nearly an hour and a half, going back over the history and geological make-up of the region where she is working, including the Olduvai Gorge Sites. Her work there dates back to the thirties, when her husband, Dr. Louis Leakey began investigations into the pre-historic fossils working with "...paintbrushes and dental picks..." which abound there. Laetolil lies less than forty miles to the south of the Olduvai. The lecture was accompanied by slides of the area and maps and drawings of the various sites and fossils the Leakeys' have uncovered. Dr. Leakey, refering to one such site of considerable dimension, explained that much of the digging was done with "paintbrushes and dental picks," revealing the painstaking nature of her work, which has often been noted as the most complete ever done in the field. The work of the Leakeys has also provided some of the most important discoveries ever made in the search for man's early relatives. The most famous of these was found in 1939, a nearly complete skull of a previously uncovered hominid which dated back much further than had previously been thought possible. Following her lecture Dr. Leakey answered questions from the audience. One questioner asked if Leakey had ever found any evidence to support theories regarding unequal development of intelligence with regards to race. Dr. Leakey replied with a succinct, "No," as the audience breathed a collective sigh of relief and laughed. Other questions regarding more specific factors of her work were answered briefly and clearly, even including an occasional, "I have no idea." The noted anthropologist also held a brief press conference earlier here at UNC-G, reiterating her goals and current plans and signing autographs for several admirers. The conference received coverage from local TV and radio stations as well as area newspapers. The Harriet Elliott Lecture is presented each year as a part of the University Concert/Lecture Series. Dr. Leakey's appearance falls within the week of Elliott University Center's twenty-fifth anniversary. Dr. Bardolph of the UNC-G History Department gave a brief introductory statement concerning the contributions of Harriet Elliott to the University's past. The Harriet Elliott speaker is chosen each year to commemorate these contributions by a committee of students and faculty members. Local TV crews catch Mary Leakey at UNC-G press conference. Women's Basketball Tournament This Weekend! The Carolinian Biff Grows Up! See Page 3 "Serving the academic community since 1893." February 2S, 197S Volume LVII1 Number 33 The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Please Call Our Hotline: 379-5041 Male Suspect Leads Security In Chase Through Campus BY ELIZABETH HUTCHINSON News Editor A man suspected of stealing a UNC-G cafeteria truck led Campus Security and Greensboro Police in a dramatic chase Friday in a stolen Datsun. The chase ended when the Datsun crashed ito a telephone pole on Spring Garden street but the suspect, who got out of the car and ran when the crash occured, still has not been apprehended. The pickup truck belonging to the cafeteria was stolen on Friday; February 21, from a service drive near the cafeteria. The truck turned up the following Tuesday, when the suspect drove it into the parking lot of High Point Datsun and parked it next to a 1978 Datsirn 280-Z, which, being a demonstration vehicle, had the keys in it. The suspect than went into the office of the Datsun dealership and asked if there were any jobs available. When told that there were no jobs available, the suspect left. It was not until later that the management found that the suspect had left in the demonstration vehicle, rather than in the truck in which he had arrived. Friday. February 24, at approximately 3:00pm., a campus policeman noted that a Datsun which was parked in the counselors parking space at Mary Foust dormitory was apparently the stolen 280-Z. After running license checks on the vehicle, this was found to be the case. At this point the police had several suspects in the case, and each was considered to be dangerous. Therefore, in order to aviod a direct confrontation with the suspect. Chief of Security Jerry Williamson called the Greensboro Police and the CampuspoUceseal off all streets leading off the campus. Then he had the hostesses in Mary Foust and the highrises page that the car would be towed if it was not moved in fifteen minutes. This page quickly brought out the suspect who jumped in his car and drove off down North drive and turned the wrong way down Mclver Street. From there he went the wrong way down Walker avenue, where he encountered a Greensboro Police car going in the opposite direction. The suspect evaded the oar by foinc up on the sidewalk around '•• A chase ensued, in which three to five Greensboro Police cars pursued the car down Oakland, Forest, and Spring Garden Streets. The chase ended when the suspect's car crashed nto a telephone pole on Spring Garden in the vicinity of Springdale Court. At this point the suspect fled on foot, and although the police combed the area, they still have not apprehended the suspect. "We could have taken him right in front of Mary Foust," said Director Williamson. "I could have pulled up behind him and waited for him to come out, and taken him there. But with as many people as there were in the area at the time, it could have been a dangerous situation. We didn't know if he was armed, or what he would do if we tried to take him. We didn't want to risk a shoot-out. So we just tried to get him off campus before we tried to capture him." Police at this time are looking for a black male, Michael Matthew Roper, on charges of grand theft, auto, which is a felony. Roper is 5'10" with a light complexion and a large afro. Anyone with information about the suspect should contact the Campus Security. On The Inside Arts 4 Editorial 2 Etceteras $ Record Reviews .. 6 Sally Highrise 3 Sports Review 7 Students Monitor Cafeteria Due to spring break, The Carolinian will not publish again until March 14. Watch for Class A Officers' nominations in that issue! BY CAREN TATUM Staff Writer The newly organized Ad Hoc ARA Food Service Committee is fastly becoming beneficial to our campus by "looking into all affairs of ARA food service that students have an interest in," explained Adrian whitney. Chairman of the committee. A monitoring program has been established in the dining halls and has been in progress for the past two weeks. Student monitors observe and ask any students found soliciting meals to leave the cafeteria complex. If a student refuses to leave after being asked by a student monitor, the cafeteria management is consulted. The management reiterates what the student has said. Then, if the solicitor still doesn't leave, the maagement personel informs the solicitor that he is trespassing and campus police is called. "The reason why we are now using a dual civilian system," said Whitney, "is because regular students are civilians and don't have the authority to arrest." This is an advantage because if a policeman is used, the situation would be one in which the solicitor versus authority. This sometimes causes bad feelings and results in disciplinary actions taken by the police. StudentsVoiceOpinionsOn Visitation BY ANDREW LING Staff Writer Although there is much disagreement over whether a twenty-four hour visitation policy should be placed into effect on this campus, a recent survey of UNC-G dorm students shows that many favor a change of some kind in the existing policy. The survey randomly polled students on their opinions concerning Student Government President Randy Sides' proposal to the Board of Trustees; a revisement of the existing visitation system; and ultimately, whether or not they would support a twenty-four hour visitation policy ROOM Davis While most students were in almost complete agreement that some sort of change be made, there was dissension among the students polled over adopting the open visitation policy. The problems that arise from the current policy are readily, apparent: Kathleen Vliet of Moore Hall echoed a common feeling, that, "visitation on the weekends is ridiculous, occasionally, I'll have friends over partying past 2:00am and I think it is stupid to have to rush them downstairs just because of the time." "Yet Many students demand the need for a stria policy." One unnamed coed from Mary Foust commented. "I've gone through my share of visitation problem* . . . and I fed it is necessary to have such a policy because I don't want to see guys in the shower at all hours of the night. It's bad enough in this dorm now as it is." Reaction to the proposal by Sides to lengthen visitation till 4:00am in the public areas of the dorm on Friday and Saturday nights, and until 2:00am Monday through Sunday was met with disatisfaction in both the proposal and its Student Government President Randy Sides. "Ultimately, the Sides' proposal has to be viewed as a cop out," observed Hinshaw resident Tim Pons, "as one of the students who spoke in favor of such a policy at the Board of Trustees meeting, I was very disappointed with the final proposal." The conditions of the proposal drew much criticism, with LsfiyOsatlil Robin Davit of Cone Hall expressing a widely held sentiment, "there are lots of people in my dormitory, and I feel that there would be no privacy at all in the lobby of a highrise." Transfer student Dan Swanton cued a future problem that such a proposal might lead to. "I fed the Sides proposal will only lengthen the time it takes to get a twenty-four visitation policy own moral protection, but what about the adult dormitory resident? Senior Luray Crumbling, a 21 year old Strong Hall resident stated. "Society believes we are old enough to take care of ourselves, so why shouldn't we be able to?" Even though the prospect of an open visitation polcicy seems to have been at least temporarily shelved by the Board of Trustees, Guilford resident Bill Ranieri summed up the feelings of many open visitation advocates, when he staled. "Ultimately the decision should lie with the individual student. If enough students demand it (24 hour visitation). I feel the Administration should designate specific dorm for full visitation privileges. Graduate student Sieve Sherman hoped that if u were economically possible that the extra hours would be added in a different fashion than that of Sides, "If any extra hours of private visitation would have alleviated many proMeeat." For many dorm Mudcsus visual ion rules are imposed for thesr |