The Carolinian [April 10, 1970]

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Buildings Near Completion
DR ASHBY AND DEAN MILLER
flew College To Begin
Two-Year Program
by Melanie Bassett
A residential . College
within the University will
begin its two year program
in September, 1970, with
110 freshmen. It will offer
students the opportunity for
a personal and interdis-ciplinary
education for their
freshman and sophomore
years.
The New College, as it is
now being called, will be
withinn the present
University structure. Dr.
Warren Ashby, Director of
the College said, "We want
to achieve again, as many
have in the past, the aage-old
ideal of the University."
FORMULATION
Plans for a Living/Learn-ing
unit began a year and a
half ago, when Chancellor
James Ferguson appointed a
committee to develop the
idea, and to test its
feasibility.
Dean Miller, Dean of Arts
and Sciences and a
committee member, feels
that we arc at a "crucial
stage in the development of
this institution." As the
university is expanding he
feels that two thngs might
occur. One that
communication with the
faculty might be lost, and
two, with the growth of the
graduate school the faculty
will become graduate
oriented to "disciplinary
specialization." Before this
goes too far there should be
an educational development
to unite the general student
body.
FRESHMAN
The freshman will be
selected from among those
who apply, to provide a
representative cross-section
of the freshman class.
The students will live in
Mary Foust. Sophomores
and upperclassmen will share
the activities. Dr. Murray
Arndt and his wife, Frances
Arndt, will reside in the
dormitory with the students.
Dr. Arndt sees his and his
wife's position in the
dormitory as "not in any
major part disciplinary." He
will be teaching while his
wife assists, but their
capacity will be more as an
'available resource" to turn
to for help in other areas
other than academics. Dr.
Arndt hopes also to see
more faculty student
communication.
The other faculty of the
college include Jean
Gordon.(history); James E.
Helgeson.(English); Eugene
E. Pfaff.(History); Machael
Riley, (English); Charles
Tisdale, (English), Dougles
Windham. (Economics).
These faculty members will
have offices in the
dormitory, and be available
for as much time as their
other activities permit.
CURRICULAR
REFORM
Dean Robert Miller stated
two major reasons for the
New College. First, he feels
.that it will provide an
"academic home" for
There are plans for several
new buildings and
completion of other
buildings now underway on
UNC-G's campus.
There is a new classroom
building being efected on
Spring Garden Street. It is
expected to be occupied by
the beginning of next
semester. A new Life
Sciences Building is going up
on the corner of Mclver
Street and Walker Avenue.
Its present, tentative date of
completion is September S,
1971. Grading began on that
site on March 9. There has
been a widening of the
section of College Avenue
from Spring Garden Street
to the Front of the
Administration Building.
The classroom building on
Spring Garden Street has
been under construction
since the spring of last year.
Work has appeared slow, but
progress is about on schedule
for that building. It should
be in use by next
September.
The Life Sciences
Building on "Mclver Street
will be the new home of the
Biology Department. Grading
began this month and bids
for the actual construction
will be let at the end of this
month. Eventually, the
Psychology Department will
occupy the building also; but
tor immediacy, only the
Biology Department will be
the tenants. The building
will be constructed as to
facilitate additions later to
accomodate the Psychology
Department. The old Science
Building will be renovated
for more extensive use by
the Chemistry and Physics
Departments.
badly-needed new surface.
But widening of the street
will not occur beyond its
present point. The
construction of speed checks
(from the SGA Defense and
Security Report) had not
been let but will probably
have to wait till summer.*
The utilities construction
down Gray Drive is bringing
the whoje utilities system un
NEW CLASSROOM BUILDING NEAR COMPLETION
The work on the south
section of College Avenue
was done over the Spring
Vacation. It was undertaken
to allow two-way traffic
arounnd the loop in front of
the Administration Building.
The remainder of College
Avenue is due for a
J»ITE OF LIFE J* IENCES BUILDING
Resolution Encourages No Class Gov't
A resolution to abolish
class government was
introduced in regular session
of Student Legislature
Wednesday night. To replace
class government, the
resolution urges the
establishment of a standing
committee on university
rings, blazers, and graduation
invitations.
After discussion, motion
was made and passed to
table the resolution until the
next meeting, and that
election procedure and
investiture involving Second
SGA elections be suspended
until action is taken on the
resolution.
Legislature discussed a bill
concerning the Finance
Board membership and
appeals procedure. Finance
Board members present were
given speaking privileges, and
chairman Mrs. Karen
Knighton tried to answer the
body's questions on the
matter.
The bill, if passed, will
alter the membership of the
board by deleting the SGA
treasurer and the Freshman
Class Treasurer as ex officio
members. It will also
establish an appeals
procedure through which
any student may question
any decision made by
Finance Board. The bill was
automatically tabled until
the next meeting.
The body sent back to
committee a bill on
visitation policy, with the
stipulation that the
committee meetingbe open
to all students. The bill
would establish a formal.
official visitation policy for
resident students, and
attempts to designate wasy
in which visitation may be
decided in each dorm.
In other business of the
session, the bill for the
^classification of officers r
was withdrawn by its
sponsor.
A State Student
Legislature General
Committee Report was
submitted. The report was
felt to be incomplete, and a
further account will be
submitted at the next
Legislature session.
Monday, April 27, was
approved as a referendum
date in the case that any
legislation was ready to be
voted on by the student
body at that time.
to date. Those pipes carry
heating, steam, water,
sewage, and electricity to
take care of future
expansion and to bring the
present system up to par.
The money for all of this
comes from the state. All, or
just about all, of the
finances come fromthe N.C.
General Assembly. The moey
to build dorms comes from
student fees. Our next dorm
will be built beside Cone
Dorm, but at present time
this space is not needed.
Construction of an
II-room home management
fiousc has been completed
also here and the facility will
be placed in use next
September.
The building, which
contains 4,700 square feet,
includes two separate living
units and apartment space
for a full-time counselor.