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Special Campaign Issue The Carolinian it is the job of the University to make free men wise...." -Adlai Stevenson VOLUME X1XXXX UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO Tuesday. March 17. I>>70 NUMBER JC THREE VIE FOR SGA PRESIDENCY Sallie Baute I see the executive branch of student government as a coordinating unit and a liason between the student body and the administration. Up to now the president of student government has had to devote a great deal of her time to do r mitory matters-an area that deserves full-time attention. I see the creation of a President of Resident Students as Tilling this need. This person would work specifically with house presidents, the Deans of Men and Women, the judicial system, the office of Resident Halls, and the president of student government. She would coordinate all information pertaining specifically to resident students by conducting HPA and gathering questions and answers from students and administrators alike. I think that this position should be classified as a Gass A office, qualifications being a rising senior, 2.0, former house president, and voted on only by resident students. I feel that it is vital that the President of Resident Students would have had first hand experience in running a dormitory, otherwise she will not have an adequate understanding of the problems of the people she will be working with. At the same time that I think this office should be won in a campus-wide election, I think that for the coming year this position should be jointly appointed by the Dean of Women and the president of student government. This is to insure these people that they will have someone they can work well with in setting up the office and defining its functions. Along with the creation of the office of President of Resident Students. I would like to see the office of President of Town Students strengthened. Town students are too often a distinctly separate group, and a real effort is needed to more effectively incorporate them into the executive branch. I see organization and cooperation as ihe theme ol student government in the coming year and feel that a major step in this direction is a weekly meeting of the president and vice-president of student government, the judicial coordinator, and the president of resident and town students. This would be the time that everyone would be briefed on the activities of the other branches and also see this group as a decision making body. Not only does UNC-G need to improve its image in this state, but it needs to get a larger share of the university's budget than it has in the past. I think the way to attack both problems is to begin involving students in a public relations effort. I think SPAR would be most effective as a core group of students; this would NOT prevent any interested students from applying to participate. The students that go out into the state must be very well informed on ALL aspects of the university, and the Development Office is very interested in working with such a group. UNC-G students would meet with alumni, trustees, legislators, parents, guidance counselors, and prospective students, discussing academic, social, and campus concerns. I think it is particularly important that members of the state legislature be contacted before they get to Raleigh, so they go with an insight into UNC-G's merits and needs. As for student government finances, I would like to see Finance Board "tighten the pursestrings." I hope that next year the Board, along with an active faculty advisor, will take a long look at what plans organizations offer and how many students participate in each organization. I think that the Board should pay particular attention to funds requested for conferences-and that persons who do attend should upon return be required to submit a written report about the conference, whether or not it was helpful to them, and what applications the material might have to this campus. Elliott Hall is the center of social life on this campus, and I think that students should have more to say about what type of entertainment is brought here. Students would have more voice if Elliott Hall Council were to be restructured: the President cont'd on p.7 Nancy Burnette The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is not a community college, but a university, and in order to have meaning to the students, must encompass the interests of a university. As I see it, these interests fall into three categories: academic, community, and campus. Since no one person can be completely informed or effectively active in all three of these categories, I'm proposing that an executive cabinet he established. This cabinet would include executive secretaries for campus affairs, community affairs, and academic affairs. These three people would coordinate SGA linked activities in their specific realms, with the president coordinating all three. Through this method of restructuring, student government could be expanded to more effectively deal with activities and better relate to the students on this campus. LINDSAY LAMSON It is my purpose in this platform to discuss my concept of Student Government organization and examine each issue before the campus today, not just to describe il. but to suggest specific-approaches and procedures for solving our problems so we may pursue and achieve new goals. ACADEMIC CHANGE Over the past two years, the need for academic change has shitted the major c o II c e r n o f Stud e n I Government from social regulations to academic reforms. As each semester passes, it becomes increasingly obvious that our curriculum is quite outdated, and that many university policies were designed during, and lor. past periods of academic life. Therefore. I am calling for a complete and thorough review of all university academic policies. I am not suggesting that SGA draw up a list of non-negotiable demands to be implemented immediately, or else. Events on other campuses have proven thai such tactics are not successful. Rather. I propose lo use the approach which has proven successful lor me over the past year and a half. In this approach. concrete goals musi be defined. Simplx being in fax or of change i\ nol could on pp.''. 10.11 and I. In the past, student government limited itself to campus affairs. Through this concern, we achieved greater freedom from overly restricting rules. This year progress was made in academic reform, such as progressions toward the elimination of Saturday classes, the obtention of Pass-Fail, and progressions toward a new academic calendar. But there is one area that cannot be ignored, and this area lies outside of the university. This year we've started to become more community minded. Examples of this are the projects of the Service League. Project Arts, SPAR's volunteer day, and other service oriented groups and projects. I feel that activity in the community is good. We can only be self-contained for so long. We are residents ol Greensboro for four years, and there are now 3,400 alumni of UNC-G living in Greensboro. We know that education doesn't exist only in the classroom. What we learn there is meant to be1 carried over into the "real world." and no time is too soon to begin. Through the help of organizations interested in this area, such as the Jaycee's. we can accomplish this expansion. In light of this, the possibility of credit hours for volunteer work is of great importance, since it is in actual working experiences that practical knowledge is acquired. I am not saying we should limit ourselves to this university and city only. It is also time thai we let residents and office of this state know that we are not a girl's school, but a co-ed university of women and men with certain needs. ideas and opinions. During (his progression to the "outside" world, we cannot forget the existing problems here on campus. For no specific reasons, no closing hours was not carried cont'd on p. .*
Object Description
Title | The Carolinian [March 17, 1970] |
Date | 1970-03-17 |
Editor/creator | Sharpe, Millie |
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 March 17, 1970, issue of The Carolinian, the student newspaper of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. |
Type | Text |
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 |
Rights statement | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
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 | 1970-03-17-carolinian |
Date digitized | 2011 |
Digital publisher | The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries |
Digitized by | Creekside Digital |
Sponsor | Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation |
OCLC number | 871559386 |
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Title | Page 1 |
Full text | Special Campaign Issue The Carolinian it is the job of the University to make free men wise...." -Adlai Stevenson VOLUME X1XXXX UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO Tuesday. March 17. I>>70 NUMBER JC THREE VIE FOR SGA PRESIDENCY Sallie Baute I see the executive branch of student government as a coordinating unit and a liason between the student body and the administration. Up to now the president of student government has had to devote a great deal of her time to do r mitory matters-an area that deserves full-time attention. I see the creation of a President of Resident Students as Tilling this need. This person would work specifically with house presidents, the Deans of Men and Women, the judicial system, the office of Resident Halls, and the president of student government. She would coordinate all information pertaining specifically to resident students by conducting HPA and gathering questions and answers from students and administrators alike. I think that this position should be classified as a Gass A office, qualifications being a rising senior, 2.0, former house president, and voted on only by resident students. I feel that it is vital that the President of Resident Students would have had first hand experience in running a dormitory, otherwise she will not have an adequate understanding of the problems of the people she will be working with. At the same time that I think this office should be won in a campus-wide election, I think that for the coming year this position should be jointly appointed by the Dean of Women and the president of student government. This is to insure these people that they will have someone they can work well with in setting up the office and defining its functions. Along with the creation of the office of President of Resident Students. I would like to see the office of President of Town Students strengthened. Town students are too often a distinctly separate group, and a real effort is needed to more effectively incorporate them into the executive branch. I see organization and cooperation as ihe theme ol student government in the coming year and feel that a major step in this direction is a weekly meeting of the president and vice-president of student government, the judicial coordinator, and the president of resident and town students. This would be the time that everyone would be briefed on the activities of the other branches and also see this group as a decision making body. Not only does UNC-G need to improve its image in this state, but it needs to get a larger share of the university's budget than it has in the past. I think the way to attack both problems is to begin involving students in a public relations effort. I think SPAR would be most effective as a core group of students; this would NOT prevent any interested students from applying to participate. The students that go out into the state must be very well informed on ALL aspects of the university, and the Development Office is very interested in working with such a group. UNC-G students would meet with alumni, trustees, legislators, parents, guidance counselors, and prospective students, discussing academic, social, and campus concerns. I think it is particularly important that members of the state legislature be contacted before they get to Raleigh, so they go with an insight into UNC-G's merits and needs. As for student government finances, I would like to see Finance Board "tighten the pursestrings." I hope that next year the Board, along with an active faculty advisor, will take a long look at what plans organizations offer and how many students participate in each organization. I think that the Board should pay particular attention to funds requested for conferences-and that persons who do attend should upon return be required to submit a written report about the conference, whether or not it was helpful to them, and what applications the material might have to this campus. Elliott Hall is the center of social life on this campus, and I think that students should have more to say about what type of entertainment is brought here. Students would have more voice if Elliott Hall Council were to be restructured: the President cont'd on p.7 Nancy Burnette The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is not a community college, but a university, and in order to have meaning to the students, must encompass the interests of a university. As I see it, these interests fall into three categories: academic, community, and campus. Since no one person can be completely informed or effectively active in all three of these categories, I'm proposing that an executive cabinet he established. This cabinet would include executive secretaries for campus affairs, community affairs, and academic affairs. These three people would coordinate SGA linked activities in their specific realms, with the president coordinating all three. Through this method of restructuring, student government could be expanded to more effectively deal with activities and better relate to the students on this campus. LINDSAY LAMSON It is my purpose in this platform to discuss my concept of Student Government organization and examine each issue before the campus today, not just to describe il. but to suggest specific-approaches and procedures for solving our problems so we may pursue and achieve new goals. ACADEMIC CHANGE Over the past two years, the need for academic change has shitted the major c o II c e r n o f Stud e n I Government from social regulations to academic reforms. As each semester passes, it becomes increasingly obvious that our curriculum is quite outdated, and that many university policies were designed during, and lor. past periods of academic life. Therefore. I am calling for a complete and thorough review of all university academic policies. I am not suggesting that SGA draw up a list of non-negotiable demands to be implemented immediately, or else. Events on other campuses have proven thai such tactics are not successful. Rather. I propose lo use the approach which has proven successful lor me over the past year and a half. In this approach. concrete goals musi be defined. Simplx being in fax or of change i\ nol could on pp.''. 10.11 and I. In the past, student government limited itself to campus affairs. Through this concern, we achieved greater freedom from overly restricting rules. This year progress was made in academic reform, such as progressions toward the elimination of Saturday classes, the obtention of Pass-Fail, and progressions toward a new academic calendar. But there is one area that cannot be ignored, and this area lies outside of the university. This year we've started to become more community minded. Examples of this are the projects of the Service League. Project Arts, SPAR's volunteer day, and other service oriented groups and projects. I feel that activity in the community is good. We can only be self-contained for so long. We are residents ol Greensboro for four years, and there are now 3,400 alumni of UNC-G living in Greensboro. We know that education doesn't exist only in the classroom. What we learn there is meant to be1 carried over into the "real world." and no time is too soon to begin. Through the help of organizations interested in this area, such as the Jaycee's. we can accomplish this expansion. In light of this, the possibility of credit hours for volunteer work is of great importance, since it is in actual working experiences that practical knowledge is acquired. I am not saying we should limit ourselves to this university and city only. It is also time thai we let residents and office of this state know that we are not a girl's school, but a co-ed university of women and men with certain needs. ideas and opinions. During (his progression to the "outside" world, we cannot forget the existing problems here on campus. For no specific reasons, no closing hours was not carried cont'd on p. .* |