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VOLUME XLIV, NUMBER 8
NORTH CAROUNA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY. GREENSBORO
OCTOBER 13, 1972
State SGA Heads Formulate
Proposal For Governors
(Photo By Lewis)
The Cloudy Question Of Health Services Still Hangs Over Aggies
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the
first in a series of articles on the
proposals to be submitted to the
Board of Governors and the
Z973 General Assembly.
By Ronald P. Topping
Editor-in-Chief
The Student Government
heads of the state's institutions
of higher learning have compiled
a list of proposals and
recommendations which they
will present to the Board of
Governors and the State
Legislature sometime after the
November 7 election.
The Proposal is slated for
after the election, according to
A&T SGA president Larry
Hinton, in order for "everyone
to be elected."
The recommendations which
deal with a number of issues call
on the Board of Governors to
establish a uniform "Bill of
Student Rights" which will
preserve the rights of all students
as citizens of the United States
and     the     State     of    North
Officials Working To Ease
University's Medical Crisis
'By Cassandra Wynn
A solution to A&T's medical
crisis may soon be forthcoming.
In a meeting Thursday night of
the Greensboro Medical Society,'
Dr. Flotilla Watkins, the
physician assisting the university
in providing medical services to
students, and Dr. William Parker,
associate dean of Student
Affairs, informed the group of
A&T's situation of not having a
doctor under contract to work
with Health Services. The group
decided to appoint three persons
to help A&T find a solution to
its medical problem.
Dr. Watkins indicated in the
meeting that he would like to be
relieved of medical duties at
A&T as soon as possible.
Officials who work with
medical services at A&T have
revealed the possibility of four
solutions to the crisis. One
solution would be to have a
rotation o_f doctors working at
A&T' Infirmary. The rotation
idea would mean a . docton. each
month rendering services for the
school. Sources indicate that the
majority of these doctors would
be Black. Another solution
would be to secure a foreign
doctor. Securing a doctor from a
local hospital to operate clinics
was offered as a solution. One
other    solution    would    be    to
recruit a young doctor just out
of medical school. Dr. Jesse
Marshall, vice chancellor of
Student     Affairs,    stated    that
for the purpose of recruiting a
young physician. Sources
indicate that the possibility of
recruiting a young doctor is not
feasible  until  the  72-73  school
term.
Mrs. Thelma Vines, director
of Infirmary, stated that
"students have accepted the
problem well." She feels that
"everything is smooth
considering the circumstances."
On the average the doctor sees
fifteen persons during a clinic.
Dr. Watkins is seeing an average
of twenty persons a clinic.
If You Failed To Register
One Last Opportunity
By Jacqueline Glisson
The November 7th election
draws closer each day. Students
who failed to register by the
deadline of October 9th, have
one last golden opportunity to
execute their civic responsibility,
according to Mrs. Jane Patterson,
chairwoman of the Greensboro
Democratic Campaign
Headquarters.
Students attending the Voter
Registration meeting in Harrison
Auditorium   last   Monday  night
were provided with recent
developments and explanations
of voter registration.
According to Mrs. Patterson, a
special temporary ballot now
exists named the PR-ballot. The
.PR - ballot allows an individual
in good civic standing to register
temporarily in his home county
to be eligible to vot only for the
president and the vice-president.
It is especially provided for
those who are eligible to vote,
yet did not register by the
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Carolina." The group asked the
Board to approve the
recommendation in order to
prevent future disruptions and
discontent on the university
camp-jsgs of the state.
The "Bill" is patterned after
the Bill of Right and asks the
University system to guarantee
the same right to students on
college campuses they would
enjoy in the larger society.
Freedom of speech, press, and
assembly, and protection from
unreasonable search and seizure
are high on the list of rights
requested by the student leaders.
The group also requests that
the Board prohibit the individual
campus administrations from
interfering with the appearance
of a .speaker because of his
political or ideological
affiliations.
Perhaps the most dymanic of
the student recommendations
was the request that the Board
"recognize that the doctrine of
In Loco Parentis" is no longer
applicable" and recognize the
students as adults and citizens.
However, notably absent from
the request was any
■recommendation for student
input into the revue of faculty
and administrators on state
college campuses.
In   calling on  the  university
system to drop the idea of the
university as "parent away from
home" the group asserted that
the "University is not the arbiter
of student morals or personal
affairs nor is it the enforcer of
societal norms." The statement
went on to assess the student's
obligation ot the university as
"an educational enterprise, not
to the University as a state
agency subject to public
censure."
The group will go before the
General Assembly and it called
on the members of the Board as
a group and as individuals, to seek
a reduction in the tuition fees
for both in and out - of - state
students. The group termed the
increases in in - state tuition
planned by the Board of
Governors a "desperation effort"
by the state to raise monies it has
lost through the decline of
out - of-state students."
The leaders recommend that
the Board reconsider the increase
in tuition in light of the present
economic conditions,
"particularly in view of the N.C.
average per family income of
$3,700 being among the lowest
in the nation."
Therefore' the group has
requested that the Board* bring
the level of tuition back to the
1970- 1971 level.
State Auditors Order
Halt To Student Loans
By Ethel Evans
Daily, students come by the
Student Government Association
office to seek a loan.
Unfortunately, the SGA cannot
give any loans to students
because of past experiences.
Over the past five years,
approximately $9,000 was
loaned out to students, with only
approximately $2,000 in return.
Due to the fact that these back
loans have not been paid, the
State Auditor's office says no
more will be given until a
method has been secured to get
those back loans.
A few possible solutions to
this problem have been
discussed, but no definite plans
have been made. The North
Carolina law states that wages of
the co-signer can be garnished;
however,    this   cannot   be
instituted because if the cosigner's (faculty and staff
members) checks are garnished,
then no one would co-sign for
student loans. Again there would
be no safeguard that the student
would pay back.
The State Auditor is suggesting that the school get rid of student loans all-together, but the
administration of the school refuses to do this.
The SGA does want to do
something about this situation
because of its concern for students who need emergency loans.
"To show our concern for the
student body, we have even gone
so far as to try to set aside a portion of the SGA budget for student loans until someone comes
up with a solution. However, we
found out that this method is
totally illegal. I, personally, have
loaned money to students who
(See Loans, Page  10)