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  • PAGE 2 TUESDAY APRIL 23, 1974 THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN Confused again Confusion must be Cullowhee's central characteristic. Take, for example, this year's round of SGA elections. The campaign was going smoothly, although much too quietly, until last Tuesday. It was then that SGA's elections committee decided, for obscure reasons, to remove from the ballot the names of Wardell Townsend, a candidate for SGA president, and Rich "Turkey" Hall, a candidate for vice- president. The next evening the student senate, stupidly, concurred. Those who voted early on Thursday, then, did not know until they went to the polls who would be on the ballot. Although Townsend and Hall mounted surprisingly successful last minute write-in campaigns, both of them maintain—and they are right—that their absence from the ballot hurt their chances of being elected. Townsend in particular seems insistent on pressing the matter, and that brings us to the latest development in the case. Suit has been brought in the student courts to declare the last week's election invalid and to have a new election, this time with the two previously stricken names on the ballot. But it appears that no court decision will come until—you guessed it—the night before Thursday's scheduled run-off. Will Townsend and Hall get another chance? Will Thursday's run-off come off? Tune in again next issue for another exciting episode. Protest at UNC-A Administrative problems are not rare at WCU, and so it is with sympathy that we look upon the student protest strike at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. Essentially, UNC-A's administration has fired faculty members with disregard to AAUP guidelines, instituted an expensive, mandatory board plan, refused to relinquish control over student publications, and disallowed student opinion, rights, and representation. That's quite a list. Apparently, under UNC-A's liberal arts veneer lies a crude, atavistic tyranny unworthy of any academic community. What is it about North Carolina's university system that makes it prone to so much administrative abuse? Perhaps such questions should be directed to Chapel Hill. TItet V^srri^Qjk Qai^oLiMian Published twice weekly through the academic year and weekly during the summer by the students of Western Carolina University, ber: Collegiate Press Serviee. Mem- EDITOR-IN-CHIEE JAMES W. BARDEN BUSINESS MANAGER MIKE KILLAM Offices, first tloor Joyner, phone 293-7267. Mailing address, Box 66, CuUowhee, NC 26723. Subscription rates, $4.00 per year. * Election . . . FROM PAGE 1 However, Townsend is contending that since he received no refund for dropping the course, he remained a full-time student. The registrar's office has said it continues to consider a student "full-time" when he drops below 12 hours as long as he has paid the full- time rate which is higher than part-time rates0 Townsend said yesterday the senate and the elections committee "acted incorrectly in not allowing my name on the ballot." He said he thought the supreme court would rule in his favor, Townsend said that not being on the ballot hurt his campaign. The students did not know- why his name was taken off the ballot until the Western' Carolinian came out, and by then a majority of the students had voted, he said. Townsend urged students to come to the trial today in order to get all the facts. He said the university definition of "full-time'' student should be followed, He said the senate had developed a new definition contrary to the one followed by the registrar's office. * UNC-A . ..FROM PAGE 1 The Ridgerunner, an elected position. Currently, the editor is selected by the newspaper's faculty advisor, Highsmith and the vice chancellor for academic affairs. Cooksey said the protest had been "very peaceful" so far. She said the protesters planned to continue the protest as long as necessary despite "rumors that nasty things will happen if it isn't ended." She said the student snack shop was "almost deserted" yesterday due to boycott. Highsmith rejected a request by student body president Ken Wright that classes be cancelled for a day long conference on the issues the students are protesting. According to an Asheville paper, Highsmith said that commencement was May 1, and the last two weeks of classes were important to the completition of the year0 Faculty members were told by Highsmith that they must meet all their scheduled classes. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who came out last Thursday and supported me as a Vice- Presidential candidate. As you know, on Thursday, April 25, there will be a runoff for the offices of President and Vice-President of S.G.A. Last week 1,299 people voted; hopefully the turnout this week will be as good if not better. I'd like to urge all eligible voters to come out and vote for me in the upcoming elections. Thanks again, Charles Mackie Popular Black poet Nikki Giovanni will speak Tuesday (April 23) at 8:15 p.m. in the Grandroom of Hinds Univer- - sity Center, Ms. Giovanni has written several volumes of prose and poetry, and has recorded an album of her poetry called "Truth is On Its Way." Her appearance is sponsored by the Lectures, Concerts, and Exhibitions Committee. Admission is free to WCU students and subscription series members of the LCE, and $1 for others. Clubs & Organizations: Requests for appropriations must be submitted to the office of the SGA Comptroller no later than April 30, 1974. Forms are now available at the Comptrollers office in the SGA offices in the UC
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The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University’s student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolin...

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