The Register, 1974-01-29

              University Tribunal
Undergoes Change
THj4«5 REGISTER
By John Kerns
The University Tribunal is in a
period of transition. With the
resignation of the SGA attorney
Clarence Jones and the
representative of the Men's
Council going to Africa under
the AID (Agency for
International Development)
Program, there exist two
vacancies on the Tribunal.
In an interview with Dr.
Waverlyn Rice, head of the
Tribunal, it was learned that no
cases will be tried before the
Tribunal until these vacancies are
filled.
Dr. Rice stated that he was
surprised that the attorney
general would resign in the
middle of the year. The
remaining student member is the
representative of the Women's
Council, Agnes Evans.
The function of the attorney
general    is    to   prosecute    cases
brought before the University
Tribunal. A common
misconception held by many
students is that attorney general
serves as a defense attorney; this
is not true^said Dr. Rice
iStudents give  us
insight and allow  for leeway in
judging each case.
An example of this, "Students
pushing drugs are dismissed and
attempts are made to rehabilitate
those using drugs. The direction
we (the University Tribunal)are
moving toward is counseling
rather than discipline. There are
approximately five counselors,
he said.
Dr. Rice further stated, "I am
not here to prosecute students.
Students are allowed to have
lawyers. Each case is judged on
its own merits. Beginning last
yea^ student representatives on
the University Tribunal have
done an excellent job."
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VOLUME XLV   NUMBER 35      _ A&T STATE UNIVERSITY
JANUARY 29, 1974
AYANTEE Meets Deadlines,
Yet Plagued By Problems
How much progress has the
yearbook made thus far this
year? In past years, the annual
edition of THE AYANTEE has
been late in getting back to the A
& T student body. This has been
due to tardiness of the
yearbook staff in sending in
materials to the ineptitude of the
company in returning those
materials sent in.
When queried as to the
objectives set for the yearbook at
this time, a spokesman said it is
more than half-way completed,
with expectations that it
will be three-fourths completed
at this time next week. It was
also learned that the yearbook
staff had set four deadlines, two
of which have been met; one of
which was met earlier, with the
expectation of meeting the third
deadline on time.
One problem which has been
encountered    is    that   the   first
Marilyn Marshall:'I Made No Promises'
Letter To Editor Ignites String Of Rumors And Accusations
As the fall semester came to
an end, the officers of the
Student Government Association
were in good standing with the
students. A survey taken of over
200 students in November gave
the SGA an overwhelming rating
of "good" for the work it was
doing.
The spring semester may not
be as favorable. At the beginning
of the spring semester, the
students had some apathy in their
feelings toward the workings of
the SGA. One could say the
students were tied down with
registration, planning for
graduation, and maybe just a loss
of interest and respect for
government since the implication
of Watergate.
A letter to the editor from G.
Jackson criticized Marilyn
Marshall, president of the SGA,
for her performance and her
failure to live up to her campaign
platform. The letter ignited a
string of rumors, questions,
accusations and the search for
old school newspapers to find
Marilyn's campaign platform.
__And A&T basketball games were
the only subject that topped
students' conversations over the
letter.
In an exclusive interview with
Marilyn, Floyd Weatherspoon of
THE A&T REGISTER discussed
questions from students, rumors
and accusations, leaving it to the
students to separate reality from
myth and politics. This is the
first interview since the letter
was printed.
Weatherspoon: Why, as
President do you not have office
hours?
Marilyn: I don't kow a
president that has office hours.
As president, many times I am
representing the students at
meetings in Raleigh, Chapel Hill,
Durham and other cities. I have
meetings with the
Administration and the Board of
Governors on problems that face
the student. The Executive
Board knew this in advance and
was able to help students with
problems along with the
vice-president.
If they can't help a student
with a personal problem, I can be
contacted at the dorm, High
Rise. If I'm not there, the
student can leave a message
which will get a ready reply.
Weatherspoon: Would you say
there is a conflict between you
and Lloyd Inman, vice-president
of the SGA?
Marilyn: When people are
working together there are
always some types of problems
that arise. I would be lying to say
that, in all questions, both Lloyd
and I agree; but we have a
mutual understanding. But, I can
say we have never had any major
conflict.
Weatherspoon: The
Constitution calls for a general
assembly at least once every two
months. Is this true?
Marilyn: Yes, as stated earlier
to the press, this was negligence
on my part. We have plans for
monthly meetings on Tuesday
mornings for the spring semester.
Weatherspoon: Why hasn't the
SGA sponsored more activities,
such as dances and movies?
Marilyn: We are not trying to
impress people by activities of
this type. We have tried to stress
more academics.
Weatherspoon: What is the
situation surrounding Earth-Wind
and Fire performing here at
A&T?
Marilyn: It was announced thai
it was tentatively scheduled, that
they would perform here Feb. 3.
We were informed by officials in
the gym that the gym would not
be open for use for this type of
event until after Mar. 2.
When we contacted Earth,
Wind and Fire, they stated they
would be on the coast during
March and April and had dates
open on Mar. 15 and Apr. 9. Of
course, we will be on break Mar.
15. We are again trying to book
them Apr. 9. I would like to say
again this is tentative.
Weatherspoon: What's the cost
of having a group of this caliber?
Marilyn: When they were in
this area last year, the cost was in
the area of $10,500.
They performed at Chapel
Hill, but their SGA budget is
around a half million dollars.
Earth Wind and Fire quoted us a
price of $6500 for a three-hour
show.
This group has not performed
at many Black colleges because
of a loss they incurred
performing at another Black
college. This may be a factor in
getting the group to perform
here,   but   we   are   still   trying
because many students are asking
for them.
Weatherspoon:     Have you tried
to evade the newspaper?
Marilyn: I try to evade any
type of press because what you say
and what you read may come
out differently. Personally, I
think The Register has done a
good job in relaying news from
the SGA to the students.
Weatherspoon: Have you kept
all your promises you made in
your campaign speech?
Marilyn: I made no promises.
If you remember, the opening of
my speech stated, "I make no
promises. These are ideas."
Weatherspoon: Two of your
ideas were a pass and fail system
and a meal booklet. What's the
story on these?
Marilyn:      We     traveled     and
(See No Rebuttal, Page 3)
supplies were lost in the mail.
This loss caused the yearbook
staff to be put a couple of days
behind. In spite of this fact, the
staff succeeded in meeting 'its
first deadline, and 'was able to
meet its second one early, said
the spokesman.
Another problem has been
that the photographers have not
been able to meet the schedule
set for the taking of pictures of
various organizations. There are
three photographers, one who
covers primarily sports events,
whereas the other two cover
organizations.
Because of the illness of one
photographer, some
organizational pictures have not
been taken and have been
rescheduled. Another reason for
this is the fact that some
organizations have been late in
(See Yearbook, Page 3)
New Gymnasium Still
In   Planning Stages
By Mike Hailey
To be or not to be, that is the
question. Many students are
asking about the new proposed
gymnasium. Some believe
thatsince the cafeteria is coming
at a slow rate, the new gym will
also.
You may have noticed that
construction is yet to begin, but
Dr. Roy Moore, chairman of the
Physical Education Department
stated that the new gym is "still
in the planning stages." It takes
money to do anything and the
committee in charge of building
the gym is working diligently to
get the most out of the money
being put into it, he said.
The new building is to be
located  east  of Moore Gyrr.. It
will include six class rooms,
lounges for students and faculty,
an indoor area tennis court, and
a handball court. It will also
house all of the physical
education and intramural
personnel.
Another feature of the gym is
the 7,000 spectators it is slated
to hold. It is to include a shower
component unit and will have
enough  lockers for
students to each have one.
As a final note, eight, quick
drying tennis courts are planned
to be built by spring. They are to
be located near the East Gym
and ire expected to be as good as
any tennis facility in the
Piedmont area. It will feature
lights and bleachers.
Monday's heavy rain apparently did not dampen the spirit of
these smiling students,   (photo by Lance)