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March 14,1978 Volume I VII Number 34 The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Please Cat Oar Hotline: 37«-3t41
S.G. Presidential Race Begins
Electionsfor Student Government Class A Officers will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, March 28 and 29. All
of the offices are uncontested with the exception ofSG President. The candidates are Ralph Wilkerson and Steve
Lambert.
The Carolinian interviewed the two candidates, exploring the personalities, drives, and intentions which have
motivated these individuals to run for political office. Despite the low voter turnout for the recent Constitutional
Referendum and the uncontested SG and media offices the presidential race promises to be hotly contested,
ARTICLE BY KENT ROBERTSON AND ELIZABETH HUTCHINSON
S.G. President hopeful Ralph Wilkerson
CARY: Could you give us a general background of
your college academic career?
RALPH: I've been attending UNC-G for two
semesters. I attended Rockingham Community College
for two years, receiving an Associate in Arts Degree.
CARY: Did you participate in extracurricular ac-tivities?
RALPH: Yes, I served as vice-president, president and
first student trustee in 1975, 76, and 77. At one time I
helped the campus newspaper and the dance committee,
but I quit to run for Student Government because I felt
there was a conflict of interest. As Vice President I
submitted legislation requiring all Senate records
opened to the press as well as having budgets posted in
every building. I wish something like this was done
here.
CARY: If you get elected would you try to institute
something like this at UNC-G?
RALPH: Yes, if elected. There are over 6000 full time
student enrolled this semester. At $70.00 each in ac-tivity
fees that amounts to around $400,000. I think the
students would like to know where the hell it's going
and just exactly where the buck stops.
CARY: What's your major and what are your post-graduation
plans?
RALPH: 1 am majoring in Political Science and I plan
to attend graduate school. After that I hope to go into
politics.
CARY: What other qualifications do you feel you
have?
CARY: First of all 1 would like you to give me your
background in Student Government.
STEVE: My first year here I was a prosecutor for the
Student Court. This year I am a justice for the Superior
Court. I started out being a prosecutor but had to quit
due to time limitations. I am a member of Elliott
University Council. I am additionally a board member
of Town Student Executive Board and a Town Student
Senator. As far as SG goes this is by far the most time
consuming. I learned a great deal as far as the workings
of SG go.
CAR Y: What year are you academically?
STEVE: I'm a sophomore.
CARY: 1 would like to know your opinion of the
present politics at thisuniversity.
STEVE: I view Randy Sides' administration, I guess
that's what you're asking me, the students at large
aren't really aware of what Randy Sides did. For them
they don't really see any concrete results as far as
benefiting them. I think next year I would like to see a
continuation of his administration in that he opened the
avenues so that the next president could get a lot done. I
think the person who get's elected could do a whole lot
because of the rapport he has set up with the ad-ministration.
I don't know wheter students value that
now or not. I think next year they will come to realize
that what he has done is in their best interest. I think
more concrete results will be seen next year as far as
what I would like to do.
S.G. President hopeful Steve Lambert
Sec GusrfUrres, pace 3 Candidates Run Unopposed
BY MARION ROBERSON
Staff Writer
Since the office of president for
the 1978-79 school year has been the
only one contested, the candidates
for the other class A offices have
won unanimously.
David Payne, a sophomore, is the
only candidate for vice-presidency of
Student Government. David has
been in Student Government since
the last semester. He was a Senator
for Bailey dormitory and served as
chairperson of the Elections Board
andasa member of the Social Com-mittee.'
David recently resigned
from both positions "The biggest
thing I want to work for is student
services and public relations,"
commented Payne. Payne said that
he was disappointed in the student
apathy. "I want the students to
recognize that Senate is doing
something besides taking their $2.
But I also find it very disappointing
that no one ran against me," added
Payne. He is also a Political Science
major.
Bob Kecnum, a first semester
junior, is running for Media Board
Chairperson. Keenum says that his
main objective is "to keep things
smooth between students, ad-ministration,
and media." "I would
like to see to it that there is a
training program for disjockcys.
Pine Needles cover organizations in
its publicaions, the Corredi
published monthly or bi-weekly,
and encourage The Carolinian to
pay more attention to students and
their affairs than editorials sent to
the paper from off-campus in-dividuals,"
stated Keenum. He is an
ex-collegiate president of Town
Student Executive Board. When he
attended UNC-Asheville, Keenum
was president of his freshman class.
"I'm looking for no great
changes," concluded Keenum,
"just refinements."
The new editor of The Carolinian
isprospectively John McCann. John
is currently Sports editor of the
school newpaper. Prior to
enrollment at UNC-G John served
as an Associate Editor of Cougar
Cry at Wilkes Community College
at Wilkesboro, N.C. He was News
Director at a radio station, WIFM-FM
in Elkin, N.C, program editor
of WWWC radio station in
Wilksboro and WHIP in
Mooresville, N.C McCann says,
"My ultimate goal is to publish
three issues per week instead of two.
If other colleges and Universities
can publish three issues, why can't
UNC-G?" McCann added, "I will
be actively seeking people to help in
all areas of newspaper to see The
Carolinian continue the tradition set
this year."
Keith Kolischak, presently
associate editor of Pine Needlesjs a
prospective candidate for editorship
of Pine Needles. He has been a
photographer for three years and
business manager of the yearbook.
"My aim is more continuity in
which we can develop the yearbook
into more of a media type book."
Kolischak said, "I want more
student involvement. We try to per-ceive
what students want in the
book, but it's hard to read their
minds. If they would come by and
talk to us it would help us alot."
Kolischak concluded, "I think I'm
the most qualified person and have
worked in the publishing business
prior to coming to school." He also
added, "I want to give the students
a good book for their money."
Richard Marshall is a candidate
for the editorship of Corradi. Mar-shall,
a sophomore, was
Managing Editor of The
Carolinian last semester. He is
presently serving as Copy Editor .
Marshall commented, "Coraddi has
been a weak part of campus media,
it should be something worth-while."
Marshall who has also ser-ved
as Photography Editorsaid, "I
would like to see it published more
frequently, on a monthly basis if the
money is available. Corradi should
solicit material rather than wait for
the material to come in. There is
good quality material on campus. I
think it's important to see work
published and increased amount of
respect given to Corradi. Students
who have shown creative worth on
campus should be given credit.''
The other students seeking class
"A" offices could not be reached
prior to publication of this article.'
They are Jay Butler, Attorney
General; Lavern Totten. EUC
President; Betsy Lane, TSEB
president; and Waverlyn Jones,
Chief Marshall.
UC/LS Ticket Policy Changed
BY RICH INNES
A new policy governing the sale
and use of student tickets for
UC/LS events will require students
to present a student ID in addition
lo their student ticket when entering
a UC/LS event, according to Cliff
Lowery, chairman of the University
Concert/Lecture Series.
The new policy will not, however,
restrict the number of student
tickets a student can buy provided
he has a valid UNC-G ID for each
ticket purchased.
In an effort to cut down on the
number of student tickets being
used by non-students, Lowery has
authorized the use of a stamp which
explains that a ticket marked
"student" will only be accepted at
the door of an event when accom-panied
by a student ID.
A student ticket costs SO*, as op-posed
to general public tickets
COM inn as much as $5 to $7.
Lowery changed a lormer pokey
thai restricted students lo buying
only their own liekei when nc
realized ii prevented students from
buying tickets for their dates or
friends. "The idea of a person
needing to buy a ticket for their dale
did nol occur lo us," he said.
Lowery said that three different
students had approached him about
this problem.
The policy of checking ID'a at the
door was suggested to Jim Lan-caster,
assistant to ("lilt Lower), by
students working at the box office.
According to Lancaster, people
would find out the cost of a general
public ticket, and move to the back
of the line and ask a siudem to lend
out their ID. ."These were our own
students who were seeing the
abuses." said Lowery.
Lancaster said that the checking
of student ID's "doesn't really slow
down the progression" of people
entering the auditorium. "Students
just flash iheir IDV'hc said.
"The crush would only come if
everyone decided lo come ai 8:00
pm." added Lancaster.
Lowery also said thai (here are
"Reasonable reports" thai siudem
tickets were being sold lo faculiy
members. "Faculty members ihink
Strong Hall To Become Male Dorm
Beginning in the Fall semester of
the 1978-79 academic year Strong
Hall will change from a women's
cross-sectional hall to a men's
residence hall. The acquisition of
another male hall was necessitated
by the continuing increase in male
enrollment at UNC-G and the
parallel increase in requests for
housing on campus. This past Fall
saw our male residence halls over-flowing,
so to prevent a recurrence
I he Office of Residence Life made
the decision to seek another male
residence hall. Open hearings were
held early this Semester allowing the
students themselves to help deter-mine
which women's residence hall
they would prefer to have changed.
Therefore, beginning in August
1971, men will now be the occupants
of Strong Hall
With Strong Hall joining the
ranks of men's residence halls,
which now include Bailey. Guilford.
Hinshaw and Phillips, it also creates
another co-educational dorm in the
mold of Phillips-Hawkins. The Of-fice
of Residence Life cordially in-vites
those men living off campus,
those presently living on campus
(and imcommi freshmen and tran-sfer
students) to move into one of
our more modern residence halls.
Those students interested in living in
Strong Hall next year may sign up at
the Residence Life Housing Office,
room 101, Foust Building. Requests
will be taken starting March 28th.
those interested men should have
already paid their $50 partial
Housing Payment and to insure the
room you want you must sign up
with a roommate. If you do not
have a roommate, than we cannot
guarantee that you will get the exact
room requested. inCaaasM^)
by met
that they deserve it." said Lowery.
He pointed oul that oihcr in
si ii in ions do nol extend this type ol
special privelegc to their faculiy.
Referringio rcceni editorials in the
Carolinian, Lowery stated thai the
new policy was nol intended to
harass students, but lo put a slop lo
abuses connected wiih student
tickets.
Tax Dollars
For Students
<CPS>—Working students with
children may be eligible for up to
$400 in Federal earned income
credit this year, according to the
Inernal Revenue Service.
To qualify, households must
include a full-time or part-time
student and at least one dependent.
The family must have an income
of less than $8000. Applicants also
must have maintained a household
with at least one dependent child in
the U.S. for a year.
Wages, salaries, tips, self-employment
income and other
employee compensation arc
included in the $8000 maximum
earning requirement.
However, scholarships. Social
Security, disability payments and
gifts from parents do not count
toward the amount.
Earned income of less than $8000
may be used to reduce owned
income tax or be received as a ten
percent refund if there is no tax
liability.
Not only can applicants with
dependents receive earned income
credit, but they can use child care
expenses a* a tax credit against the
amount owned rather than as a
deduction from income. The tax
credit result* in a saving to
taxpayers.
When filling out income tax
fui mi. applicants still subtract
personal and standard deductions
from their gross income and check
an IRS table to figure tax owed.
Twenty percent of child care
i is then subtracted from the
Crunch
Hits
UNC-G
BY RICH INNES
Emergency energy conservation
measuresai UNC-G will cause the
temperature in campus buildings lo
drop to a cool 62 degrees. Also any
lighting that is "nol essential lo
health and safety." will be reduced
or eliminated.
Outside lighting will also be
reduced, in some cases lo as little as
'A or V» the normal lighting, accor-ding
lo H.L. Ferguson. Vice Chan-cellor
for Business Affairs.
Electric water heaters in buildings
were hoi water is not a necessity will
be shut off. Ferguson pointed oul.
however, thai most of the hoi water
on campus is heated by steam, and
will not be eliminated, although (he
temperature of the waier will be
reduced.
The strike by coal miners, which
is in its 98th day, the longest in
history, caused Governor Hunt to
issue a memorandum requiring all
state institutions and agencies to
comply wiih a number of emergency
measures.
In compliance Ferguson has cir-culated
a notice to all Deans, Direc-tors
and Departmeni Heads infor-ming
ihem of ihe urgnecy of
lowering thermostats and reducing
lighting were ever possible.
The campus community has been
advised to dress more warmly in or-der
lo compensate for the reduced
temperatures
Chancellor James Ferguson said
thai no consideration hat been given
to curtailing nighnme activities on
campus "We don'i have any in-dication
thai we will shut down
mghi classes." he said, "the use of
electricity is being cut down to the
degree possible." be added.
l-lliott University Center may
voluntarily close us doors earlier,
however, in an attempt to conserve
etectriciiv. according lo C l:ff
Lowery. Director of EUC. He will
be discussing that possibility in a
staff meeting today
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