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  • The Western Carolinian VOICE OF THE STUDENTS VOL. XXXVI, No. 53 Thursday, May 13, 1971 The Western Carolinian Cullowhee, N.C. SGA President may represent students on board of trustees The N, C. Senate approved legislation last week to allow the student body president to serve on the board of trustees at state-supported universities. The overwhelming approval of the bill came after the Sen- ate had rejected amendments to: (1) put them on the ex- ecutive committee of the boards, and (2) not to let them have votingpowers on the board. The bill now goes to the House. Senator L. P. Mc- No parking zone expected on Dick's Gap Road The N.C. State Highway Commission is expected to pass a resolution on June 3 prohibiting parking along South Central Drive (Dick's Gap Road) and to authorize the highway patrol to give tickets to violators. The resolution will apply to both sides of the road throughout its 1/2 mile length. The expected action stems from meetings that student leaders, administrators,' and faculty have had with representatives of the Commission concerning the dangers presented by the stretch of road. The WESTERN CAROLINIAN, for two years, has urged that South Central Drive be improved. Three accidents, one fatal, involving WCU students, have occured in 1970. The accidents resulted from violation of the 20 mph speed limit and parking along the road which forces pedestrians into the path of traffic. Professor William Scott, legal counsel for the University has visited all residents and explained the situation to them. Signs will be erected shortly after the resolution is passed. Sixth Annual Cullowhee Olympics The Sixth Annual Cullowhee Olympics will be held this Saturday morning, May 15, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. There are seven men's teams and four women's teams entered in this year's competition. A few of the scheduled events are the Volkswagen Tote, and Tug-of- War for men, and the Zipper- Strip and Tug-of-War for women. Cullowhee Olympics are to be held on the Football Practice Field beside the WCU baseball diamond. The events are being sponsored by Alpha Phi Ome«B, National Service Fraternity and aU are invited to come down and watch what is shaping up to be the best Cullowhee Olympics ever. Lendon, D-Guilford, sponsor of the bill, told the Senate that "the coUeges are operated for youths and not for our benefits." WCU president Alex S. Pow, who is not a member of the Board of Trustees, stated quite frankly "I am optimistic and hopeful about it, but I would be lying if I said that I support this notion." Pow stated that the success of this move will depend largely on the ability of the student body president to broaden his perspective enough to be a board of trustees member. A board member is responsible to the public, saidPow, while the student body president is responsible first to the students. The student body president must "become a board member first and a student body president second", said Pow, "The problems will lessen and the advantages will become greater to the extent that he is able to do this." "I am looking forward to sitting on the board," said Greg Lockamy, President-Elect of the student body, "but lam acutely aware of the problems that will face me as I represent students as their president and as a board membert" Only one objection to the bill was aired in committee, and that from Carl Killian, D-Jackson, who said he would "prefer" not allowing student leaders to »ote. Constitution recommended to Dr. Pow The Student Government Constitution has been recommended for approval to President Alex S. Pow by Dr. Herb Reinhard, Vice-president for Student Development, The constitution, before being approved, under went modifications by several student leaders and administrators, who met last Monday to discuss changes in the constitution. One of the changes made will give any student a channel by which to bring student court action against his Student Government or its agencies. Another change provided the University President the right of referral of any case to the next level of appeal "if he feels that such referral is in the best of justice." SGA will retain the authority to approve student organizations, student appropriations, internal structural changes, and Presidential and Vice-Presidential appointments. All other resolutions will be subject to "reviewandcomment and/or approval by the appropriate administrative department," The constitution also requires that the review and comment and/or approval must be made in writing % the Senate President no later than 14 days after receipt of the statute. THE IMPACT OF BRASS, a ten-man instrumental group was in concert here Tuesday night as a part of the week^long Spring Festival. They were well-received by the audience. Last night, comedian Pat Paulson was featured. See Page 2 for an exclusive interview with Christy Martin, CAROLINIAN News Editor. Administrators receive threatening phone calls By DENISE SCHICKEL Threatening phone calls from the "Iron Cross" were received last week by both Dr. Pow and Dr. Reinhard, they reported today. Dr. Reinhard stated that his caller, a male voice, stated he was the "Iron Cross" and that "we know what you're doing and we're going to get rid of you." "And if I find out who they are they will be dismissed from the University," stated Pow, in reference to the "Iron Cross". North Carolina General Statute, Article 14, section 196 states that "it shall be unlawful for any person to use in New housing staff nearly completed Nearly all the positions open for the new housing staff have been filled, according to Dr. Herb Reinhard, vice-president for student development. Reinhard reported that the director and two coordinators have been appointed. The assistant director has yet to be appointed. All assistant coordinators for men's and women's lialls have been appointed. The housing director will be Dr. Tyler Combs. Coordinator for men's halls will be John E„ Marshall, and for women's halls, Miss Caryl Jean Altizer. The new staff is effective as of July 1,1971. telephonic communication any words or language threatening to Influct bodily harm to any person..." and "To telephone another repeatedly, whether or not conversation ensues, for the purpose of abusing, annoying, threatening, terrifying, harassing, or embarrassing any person at the called number..." Persons violating this section "shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine or imprisonment, or both, in the discretion of the court," Concerning the pamphlet that appeared last week directed to Reinhard, he stated "It is their right to put out the pamphlet, but I personally feel it a weak and immature way of doing things," Pritchard Smith, Director of Safety and Security at WCU, stated that "right now I don't know who put the pamphlets out or who made the calls." He continued to say that "I have some information from the past" on the "Iron Cross". Dean of Men, Doug ttivis, stated that if the administration knew who was responsible for the pamphlet they would "take action against them." Pow, in reference to the "Iron Cross", stated "If the threats and lies which have been disseminated under the name of the 'Iron Cross' are not by members of this organization, then the only responsible thing for the members of the 'Iron Cross' to do is to reveal themselves." He continued to say that "I think the organization is scurrilous, slanderous, and subject to criminal pro= secution." Black lounge proposal put on table The proposal for a Black Student Lounge was tabled in~ definitely by a slim vote in the Student Senate last night, and caused an uproar by Garrett Moore, BSUL president. The executive office of the Student Government Association introduced the proposal, requesting a lounge for the Black Students United for Liberation. Senior Senator Steve Gheen, after having an amendment to change the name of the lounge to an Ihter-cultural lounge ruled out of order, moved that the proposal be tabled indefinitely. The motion passed 12-10. "I was not arguing against their proposal, per se," Gheen said after the meeting. "I was arguing the possibility that we were breaking North Carolina State Law, or federal law, for that matter." Gheen stated that, after conferring with attorney Bill Scott, who called the Attorney Gener- al's office, that to pass the proposal could be "segregation in reverse," and "technically any tax-payer could sue the BSUL, the SGA and the University." Sager Williams, vice-president elect, about the tabling, said, "I don't know if the thing is legal or not, and right now, I don't care. The proposal was to recommend—you cant get in a law suit recommending, "The argument was against a segregated room. It isnt a segregated room—the bill said it would be open to all students. "We should have gotten it into some form that would be acceptable to blacks and whites. "Tabling was the worst thing that could have happened. It showed me thatthe senate dldnt have the guts to say yes or no." After the meeting, Moore said* "We have talked openly about this lounge for two quarters, and have known about it for three quarters, and I think that the senators have already made up their minds. I didn't get upset with any individual senator. I'm upset with the system." Moore stated that he felt the tabling action was "a sophisticated way of telling us no." CAROLINIAN meeting held W.Wat Hopkins, editor-elect of the WESTERN CAROLINIAN has called a meeting of anyone interested in working for the newspaper over the summer, or for the 1971-72 year. The meeting will be held in the WESTERN CAROLINIAN office in Joyner building at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 20. Hopkins urges any interested students, especially students with experience, to attend the meeting and apply for a job on the CAROLINIAN,
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