The Carolinian [October 23, 1970]

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Volume L The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, October 23,1970 II
Legislature Passes
Self-limiting
HoursProposal
Legislature moved its session fromClixton to Cone Ballroom anticipating of a large
crowd in support of No Closing Hours. Over 1300 people showed up to endorse
self-limiting hours.
UNGG GETS TELESCOPE
UNC-G News Bureau- The
new Social Sciences Building
at the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro
contains more than
classrooms and faculty
offices, it also has a unique
observatory on top, complete
with a rotating dome and a
high quality telescope.
The telescope arrived
several weeks ago and has
now been permanently
mounted. It is a 10 inch
Schmidt Cassegrain made by
Celestron Pacific.
Celestial objects viewed
through the new telescope
appear approximately 1,000
times brighter than to the
unaided eye, explained Dr.
Hughes B. Hoyle III, assistant
professor of math. "This
means that you will be able
to reach stars of the 14th
magnitude under dark sky
conditions and resolve
planetary and lunar details
separated by as little as 0.45
seconds of arc. As an
example, you can see distinct
objects on the moon within
about a half mile of each
other."
Dr. Hoyle, who teaches
astronomy in the Department
of Math at UNC-G, explained
that the useful powers of the
telescope range from 110
power, to 540 power
"The thing I like about
it is that it is extremely easy
to use with Urge groups of
people. It gives a high quality
image. Also', it has a finely
machined clock drive, large
setting circles and excellent
slow motion controls."
Located atop the fourth
floor of the Social Sciences
Building, the observatory's
dome routes 360 degrees and
opens by means of an electric
motor. The dome structure
was built into the new
building at a cost of
approximately $6,400 and
the telescope and accessories
were purchased for about
S3.000.
Overall, the Social
Sciences Building was
constructed at a cost of
approximately $1.5 million.
Completed during August, it
contains a maximum of
80,000 square feet.
The observatory will be
used by astronomy students
and teachers, as well as by
interested persons on campus
and in the community.
"It's primarily a teaching
piece of equipment, but we
want to encourage others in
the community to make use
of it as well," stated Dr.
Hoyle. He added that, in
particular, it is hoped that
interested teachers in the
public schools will bring their
students by. Anyone
interested in seeing or making
use of the telescope should
contact the UNC-G
Department of Math, he said.
"As time goes on, we
hope to have regular viewing
nights," added Dr. Hoyle.
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"For once, even if we
have to sit here all night, I'd
like to see this legislature do
something right, the FIRST
time, for a change" stated
Jim Lancaster, TSA
Legislative Representative, at
this week's meeting.
In a general session that
lasted nearly five hours
Wednesday night, Student
Legislature tried to do
exactly that as it passed the
Self limiting hours resolution
intact with a vote of 82 to I.
The body then passed an
additional amendment
extending its applicability to
first semester Freshman
women with parental
permission and sent the
whole package to the
Chancellor's office for
administrative approval.
After the opening
ceremonies, the house voted
unanimously for a suspension
of the house rules so that
SGA President Lindsay
Lamson could read the bill
and postponed all other
business until the Self-limiting
Hours resolution was
decided upon. After Lamson
read the bill, the floor was
open to debate.
Dianne Whitfield
proposed an amendment
eliminating all aspects of the
resolution which restricted
freshman women in any way
from participation in the
program, citing the fact that
freshmen men are granted self
limiting hours already, and
that the policy should be
made equitable for both men
arid women.
Nancy Ross objected to
the amendment, stating that
freshmen needed the first
semester as a period of
adjustment. Jerry Nelms thn
spoke against the resolution,
stating that while he believed
that women should be equal,
added: the amendment might
jeopardize the bill. After
further discussion, the
amendment was voted on
with two for, 80 against, and
two abstensions.
Jim Lancaster then
proposed an amendment to
make ail aspects of the bill
JIM LANCASTER
which applied to freshmen
women applicable to
freshmen men also; in effect,
taking away the freshman
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