The Carolinian [October 10, 1978]

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October 10,1978 Volume I.viH Number 11 The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Please Call Our Hotline: 379-5041
Falderal Provides Exciting
Weekendfor UNC-GStudents
Crowd enjoys "Sunday Suds and Sounds." See pages 4 A 5
Bakke Denial Causes Uncertainty
Among Education Lobbyists
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CPS)-
Tim Bradley of the American
Society for Engineering Education
only shakes his head and says,
"Nobody knows. They're all
wondering."
That, in a nutshell, is the
"consensus" that has developed
among education lobbyists here in
the four months since the U.S.
Supreme Court ruled that 38-year-old
Allan P. Bakke was. illegally
denied admission to the University
of California-Davis Medical School
because he is white.
The court also ruled that the
school's admissions policy, which
reserved 16 seats in a class of 100 for
minority students, was
unconstitutional. Yet it was the
court's third ruling—that colleges
may consider race as a factor under
some circumstances— that
generated the kind of confusion
Bradley noted.
For admissions officers are trying
to determine what those
"circumstances" might be. Their
task is not made easier by the
court's split opinion on the issue.
Only five of the nine justices
concurred in the "special
circumstances" opinion, and there
was considerable dispute among
those five over what constitutes an
acceptable race-conscious program.
News Briefs
JERUSALEM—After days of inter-party
maneuvering, Isreals Cabinet
has picked Foreign Minister Moshe
Dayan and Defense Minister Ezer
Weizman to head the Israeli
delegation to Thursday's peace talks
in Washington.
By restricting the Israeli
contingent to two ministers, the
Cabinet effectively put an end to
several days of inter-party dispute,
as each member of the coalition
sought to be represented in the
peace talks with Egypt.
Prime Minister Menchem Begin
did not attend Sunday's Cabinet
meeting, and he's remained home
since the Knesset approved the
Camp David peace plans. Aides dose
to Begin said the Prime Minister
was not ill, but fatigued after the
summit conference and its
aftermath.
colleagues in the transitiona
government, the Rev. Ndabaning
Sithole, appeared on the program as]
part of their controversial weeklong
American visit to win support for
Rhodesia't move to majority rule.
"The fighting continues only]
because it is supported by the
American and the British," the
Prime Minister asserted Sunday.
Smith also acknowledged that
coming to grips with the "one-man,
one-vote principle," has been
traumatic experience for the white]
minority that has dominated
Rhodesia since it gained its freedom
from Britain in 1965.
BEIRUT, Lebanon—After ten days
of intensified fighting, East Beirut's
Christian forces emerged from their
basement shelters with the hope that
the Saturday's Syrian-Christian
cease fire will hold.
Politican leaders in the war torn
land were skeptical of the three day
peace truce, and felt that unless the
talks between Christian leader
President Elias Sarkis and Syrian
President Hafez Assad were
successful, the country would once
again be plunged into war.
The Damascus-based talks
involve the formation of a new
cabinet to introduce political reform
that would redistribute power in the
half-Christian and half-Moslem
country. Christians have always
been dominant in both the Lebanese
government and army.
Both the Moslem and Palestinian
factions have remained neutral
during the current Syrian-Christian
conflict. The Syrians, who
constitute the bulk of the Arab
League peacekeeping forces that
halted the civil war, are trying to
disarm the Christians and are
unhappy with the alliance the
Christians have made with Isreal in
southern Lebanon.
WASHINGTON-Appearing on
NBC's "Meet the Press."
Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian
Smith charged Sunday that both the
United States and Britain are
the guerilla fighting in his
government.
one of hit black
WASHINGTON—According to]
sources close to a Justice
Department perjury investigation,
the CIA counseled two
International Telelphone and
Telegraph executives about their
testimony before a Senate
Subcommittee in which they denied
the ITT had any links with the CIA.
ITT executives Edward J. Gerrityj
and Robert Berrellez have been
accused of perjury for alledgedly
lying to the subcommittee about
ITT's financial role in the Chilean
presidential campaign of 1970.
The pair denied any knowledge of]
an alledged SI million payment
from ITT with CIA concurrence to
the political rivals of the late
Salvador Allende, a socialist who
was elected president of Chile in
Oct. 24. 1970.
Allende died in a September 1973
military coup that replaced his
marxist government with a military
junta. The junta said that the leader
committed suicide, but Allende's
widow said he was murdered.
Gerrity testified at Senate
hearings that ITT was concerned
that Allende's anti-business and
anti-USA platform in the 1970
election would lead to a Chilean
nationalization of am ITT
investment of over SI S3 million in
the national telephone company.
But Gerrity said he had "no
knowledge of money being offered"
to any Allende forces, "and it is not
my understanding that any money
was offered to the CIA."
The 1973 Senate subcommittee
hearings, chaired by Sen. Frank
Church, produced evidence that the
CIA channeled some SI million
dollars to candidates opposing
Allende. and that the CIA and ITT
coordinated their activities.
As a result, the academic
community is busily running off to
various conferences to see if it can
concoct an acceptable affirmative
action program on its own.
Professional organizations like the
American Council of Education and
the National Assessment of
Educational Progress, as well as
schools from the University of
Maryland to Mount Martv College
see Bakke, page 7
BY MARION ROBERSON
Staff Writer
Sunshine and cool weather
greeted flocks of UNC-G students
as they enjoyed Falderal's weekend
offering of beer, craft displays,
fireworks, and music.
During the 87th birthday
celebration of UNC-G Friday night
was the first time that a featured
band had failed to show up. Eastern
Seaboard, featured through Hit
Attractions, Inc. and sponsored by
Elliott Council did not appear for
the Falderal Dance that was to be
held in Cone Ball Room, Friday
night.
According to Liz Carriker,
sponsor for EUC, the manager of
Eastern Seaboard did not know
where the band was. The contract
drawn up between Eastern Seaboard
and EUC states that if the band fails
to appear for scheduled
performance they in turn must pay
the sponsor. Therefore, for their
failure to appear. Eastern Seaboard
must pay EUC $500 for Friday
night. The band reportedly had a
previous engagement elsewhere.
Wednesday night the fireworks
on the soccer field were
extraordinary. Sponsored by EUC,
Student Government, and the Town
Students, approximately SI600 was
spent on the fireworks display.
The display consisted of star
bursts, trinklets, and fire crackers.
The finale was the prettiest and
received a fantastic response from
the crowd. At least seven rockets
were shot into the air spontaneously
and popped one after the other. The
students watching were
flabbergastered by the multi-colored
display that lit the sky.
"Hello Dolly" opened
Wednesday in Aycock Auditorium
and the cast received a standing
ovation every night of the
performance.
Saturday was a fun-filled day in
the quad. Beginning at one o'clock,
various artists displayed their
works. The works included
basketry, hand paintings, nature
scenes, and various wood displays.
Artists from Greensboro
demonstrated their techniques to
students and explained the
intricacies of their craft work.
The mime troupe performed all
Results Reversed
in Nursing Boards
WUIiam Holden
Staff Writer
While graduates of North
Carolina's three traditionally black
nursing schools made considerable
improvement on their State Nurses'
Licensing Examinations this year,
graduates of the traditionally white
programs suffered disappointing
performances on the same test.
Of the 78 students who graduated
from NC AAT, North Carolina
Central University, and Winston
Salem State University with nursing
degrees, 41 percent passed the exam
on the first writing, as compared
with 30 per cent of 113 who passed
the test on their first try in 1977.
Disgruntled by the high failure
rate on the state exam, the North
Caroling Board of Governors
decided last year to consider
terminating any program if at least
two thirds of the graduates fail on
their first attempt at the test by
1981, and that a minimum of
seventy-five percent of the
graduates should pass the exam on
their first try by 1983, if the
respective programs are to remain
operative.
NC A&T grads made the greatest
improvement on the exam,
improving twenty-eight percent over
last year's scores, while WSSU and
NCCU increased 6 <»nd 2 percent,
respectively.
At UNC-G, seventy-nine percent
passed on the first testing,
compared to eighty-nine percent last
year.
Associate /ice President for
Academic Affairs for the UNC
system. Dr. Jeanne M. McNally
called the results of the exam
"disappointing," and added that
the "performances of the
baccalaureate nursing programs is
not desirable" when compared with
that of other states.
Schools whose passing
percentages have dropped this year
are taking action to find out why
and to try to raise their overall
results.
Special measures have been
implimented by these achoots to
improve the curriculum and to
better prepare the graduates to pass
the licensing examinations on the
first attempt.
Assistant Dean of the UNC-G
School of Nursing. Catherine
Turner cited a national trend that
licensing tests scores have dropped
all over the country, and that "this
problem is not unique only to North
Carolina, as the local papers have
indicated." She further added. "It
is a national concern that licensing
exams have not kept pace with
nursing education".
Nursing students from other NC
universities passing the licensing
test on the first writing are as
follows; 90 percent of 112 at UNC-CH,
86 percent of 62 at UNCC, 76
percent of 50 at ECU, 68 percent of
27 at WC, 83 percent of 30 at Duke,
37 percent of 23 at Atlantic
Christian, and 84 percent of 16 at
Lenoir Rhyne. .
Flu Vaccine
Advised
For
Susceptible
Students
There is a limited amount of
influenza vaccine available at
the Health Center on Campus.
Annual vaccination is strongly
recommended for adults and
children of all ages who have
such chronic conditions as: 1)
Heart disease of any type, 2)
chronic bronchopulmonary
diseases, such as chronic
bronchitis, bronchiectasos,
tuberculosis, emphysema,
chronic asthma, and cystic
fibrosis. 3) chronic renal (kidney)
disease, and 4) diabetes mellitus
and other chronic metabolic
disorders.
Vaccination is not
recommended for normal,
healthy adults but will be
available to anyone (student or
faculty) on,a "first come, first
served" basis beginning Monday,
October 9, 1978.
afternoon and impressed the crowd
with a variety of pantomime
sketches. Their skits were hilarious
and everyone enjoyed their
performances. They did acts
between the Gaelic Singers and the
Cedarcreek band performances.
Both bands were good. The musk
played consisted of folk music,
jazz, and rock.
Carnival atmosphere was induced
with the selling of cotton candy,
candied apples, doughnuts, and
apple cider. Everybody munched
and ate the goodies.
Saturday night, the Doobie
Brothers performed at the
Greensboro Coliseum. According to
some of the students who attended
the concert, the Doobie Brothers
were a smash. There was also a
Falderal Disco in Cone Ballroom
that began at 9 o'clock and ended at
1 am.
According to students around
campus, Sunday was the "Hottest"
and best day of Falderal weekend.
Sunday Suds and Sounds with
Bluegrass Blend and Visions was
great. Everyone in the quad enjoyed
the beer and the musicand, for once,
the beer lasted for the duration of
the afternoon.
There were approximately 34 kegs
of beer in the quad Sunday. By six
o'clock that evening the last keg had
been drained. Everyone seemed to
have had a great time and enjoyed
all the festivities.
"Visions," was the hit of the
afternoon. They played all kinds of
music and approximately one-half
of the students in the quad jammed
along with the band. Some students
were so enthralled that they formed
a group and joined the band on
stage.
"This Falderal has been the best
ever," commented one student.
"It's a turn about for UNC-G,"
exclaimed another.
Commented a band member,
"This is the first I have seen UNC-G
students party so hard and have so
much fun on a Sunday afternoon."
Overall, Falderal was a total
success. The responses from
students after every activity was
"We want more!" It was great!
EUC, and Student Government
officials should be honored to have
sponsored such touching, involving
activities for the students at UNC-G.
Governor Hunt
Visits Greensboro BY JILL LOVINGS
Staff Writer
An address was given by
Governor Jim Hunt for the
Guilford County Democratic
Committee's reception for the local
Democratic candidates on October
5. The Democratic Headquarters, in
downtown Greensboro, was gaily
bannered and cake and punch were
served to anyone who happened to
stop by.
Hunt opened the reception by
giving a speech listing some of his
accomplishments while in office. He
also had words of praise for the
Democratic candidates for 1978.
The candidates are listed as
"community leaders with different
backgrounds, professions, and
abilities...men and women who
have proven they can get things
done for our county and our
people."
The star of the show was
Governor Hunt, however, his
genuine dedication to the
Democratic Party was evidenced
with the following strong
conviction, "there is only one Party
that really stands for progress and
that istheDemocratk Party."
Hunt had only words of praise for
UNC-G and still thinks "it's the
best campus." Hunt feds UNC-G is
.a campus where students have
developed new ideas about where we
will go in the future. Overall he feeb
the students are "committed to
progress" and for that reason he
commends the progressive
Democrat >c Party to them.
Hunt said he was also very
impressed with the work that some
UNC-G students are doing at the
Greensboro home for battered
women. Some UNCrG students
work as interns at the home and
Hunt frit this is a "fine cootnbutioa
from the campus.''
Mike Brow, President of the
Young Democrats at UNC-G, feels
that this year there is - "a very
qualified Democratic slate." When
asked about student participation
however. Brown replied that it was
"very apathetic", a condition which
might be due to the fact that no
candidate mmnnian at I INf%0.