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Western Carolinian Volume 45 Number 20

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The^ster n Carolinian Voice of the Students Thursday, February 14,1980 Vol. XLV, No. 20 Politics-it s as dirty as you think POLITICAL FOOTNOTES By Lee Grant News Editor February is upon us now and the 1980 campaign is heating up as each day goes by. It should be remembered that while the Presidential race is grabbing all of the headlines there are a few more offices literally up for grabs. This year 435 seats will be up for election in the U.S. House of Representatives and 34 in the Senate. On the state level there are 13 governorships at stake, one of them being North Carolina where Jim Hunt will try to become the first NC governor to succeed himself. Also it is very easy to forget that North Carolina will be selecting eleven representatives to Congress this year as well as a U.S. senator. Robert Morgan will be seeking re-election this year and as of the final filing date he will be unopposed in his own party and will be facing Republican James East in the November general election. For those of you who think that state politics is not as rough as national politics then perhaps you should talk to Kenneth Brown, the former Deputy Insurance Commissioner here in N.C. Mr. Brown had thought that his boss, Insurance Commissioner John Ingram, would be running for a higher office such as Lt. Governor or possibly for the U.S. Senate. As the final filing date for Insurance Commissioner came, Ingram had not filed for re-election. Brown felt that Ingram was making way for him to move up the ladder so Brown went and filed for the office. Upon returning to work, Brown then learned that Ingram was going to indeed run for re-election and was immediately fired. As the saying goes, that's politics. On the national scene everybody was busy last week either greeting or dodging reporters. Eight Congressmen were supposedly involved in a vote bribery racket in which FBI agents posing as Arab sheiks offered over 500,000 dollars to various congressmen and businessmen in return for using their influence in Congress _to the agents' benefit. Among the congressmen accused by the FBI and the Attorney General's office is John Jenrette, D-S.C. The Republicans are having a field day with the accusations as only one member of their party has been reported to have been involved. Back on the campaign trail Ronald Reagan won the first GOP primary of the election year in Arkansas. Reagan has just begun campaigning personally in South Carolina and has changed his strategy somewhat. Reagan, who had refused to take part in the Iowa debate, now sees his failure to do so as a big mistake and he plans to take part in the next debate in New Hampshire. Both Baker and Connally are working hard in South Carolina. Connally's strategy is to win big in S.C. and turn the tide becoming the frontrunner. Baker is hoping for a first, second, or third place finish. Connally is beginning to run into some problems, though. He has raised over 9 million dollars for his presidential bid but he has used up most of that money already and has recently been forced to take out a $500,000 loan to keep his free spending drive going. Also, polls in S.C. show Connally running third behind Reagan and George Bush. Back on the democrat side of the race President Carter announced his proposal for the registration of the draft. Carter stated in his proposal that the registration would only affect young adults between the ages of 18-20. This is far below the previous age group of 18-26. A possible explanation could be that the lowest percentage of active voters is the 18-20 age group. Carter's main competition on the democrat front is Senator Edward Kennedy who has been hitting the college circuit attacking Carter's stand on the draft. Turn to Page 20, please Up, up, ana away In marked contrast to the twisting, sweating drives of basketball, WCU Gymnast Laurie Budd seems to experience a moment of inner peace mingled with the concentration of performance during the vaulting event. For more on Gymnastics, see the story on page 15. Photo by E.S. McDaniel. SGA Comptroller He handles the money By Russ Randolph Staff Writer "What in the world is a comptroller?" That's what many students say when they hear that the student government has an officer under this title, and that's who Duane McPherson is. and has been for the 1979-80 school year here at Western. For those of you who maybe don't know what a comptroller is or what he does, then maybe the term "treasurer" is more appropriate, though "money advisor" would really be better since the duties he undertakes are far more than most club or organization treasurers ever do. A native of Burlington, N.C, Duane took his position as SGA Comptroller at the begining of the fall semester of 1979. He had gained some student government council representative for two years, but this job was council representative for two years, but this job was the biggest thing he'd ever took on in the line of student government. It was a job he was somewhat familiar with, due to the fact that one of his best friends, Roger McKinney (now president of the SGA) held this same position during 78-79. He had seen what went on, and after hanging around quite a bit, he went on to be appointed as Roger's assistant during this term last year. When McKinney was elected president in August, he immediately picked his assistant (Duane) to take over his former job, by virtue of experience he gained while working with Roger. McPherson was pleased. "I really learned a lot while working as assistant comptroller under Roger," he said. "This has reallyproven valuable to me now as I direct the whole thing." "Just what does a comptroller do?" you might ask. Well that is something that requires a lengthy answer. First of all, most students do not know that $13 is taken out of every student's tuition and goes to a special fund called the Student Government Association's Fund. With a student body of about 7,000, you can see where this can add up, and it did. The total amount taken in the fund came to $118,000 this year. It is through this fund that all clubs and organizations are appropriated the amount they request to function during a year. Of course, those requested amounts almost always exceed the limit of the fund, therefore, someone must decide just how much each club or organization gets, and with 40 different organizations asking for money, this job can be very hectic at times, especially since there is only so much money each group can get. This is where the comptroller takes over. Receiving a total of $600 a year, he spfenuS approximately 15 hours a week in his office. He also has the not-so-easy task of heading up a finance committee of about ten people who meet with each club or organization's president and treasurer, who make their money request at a meeting held once a semester. The committee listens to the requests, reviews the needs, and then has to make a decision as to how much money they can be alloted. This is always very tough since organizations such as the Western Carolinian, WWCU Radio, the yearbook, and the SGA all fall under the request list. Also most students aren't aware that all approved clubs have access to a motor pool, a privilege that ah clubs have where they can use school cars and vans free of charge, to take trips or visits in. "This is where people get the wrong concept about my job," said Duane. "Many clubs think that 1 can just write checks right and left for any amount I choose, but they are very wrong. For one thing. I do not have Turn to Page 18, please

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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 Carolinian in 1933.
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  - Western Carolina University
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  - Date original: 1980-02-14
  - Date digitized: 2018-09-21
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  - Dimension: 15" x 11.5"
  - Pages: 20 pages
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  - Jackson County (N.C.)
  - Cullowhee (N.C.)
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  - HL_WesternCarolinian_1980-02-14_Vol45_No20
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