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TeChnician North Carolina State University's Student Newspaper Since 1920 Volume LXl. Number 62 Monday, February 23, 1981 Raleigh, North Carolina Phone: 737-2411, 2412 \ DH. Hill Library reaches goal of 1 million volumes by Fred Brown Littleton said the library's drive to Beta Kappa chapter." he said. “There acquire 1 million books had nothing to are some schools that have Phi Beta Assistant News Editor do with the proposed 1981.82 budget. Kappa chapters that have smaller D.H. Hill Library’s drive to reach which requests an increase of approx‘ libraries than we do." the goal of 1 million books will be imately $400,000 over last year's Philosophy and Religion Depart- realized when the February statistics budget. or last year's budget pro ment Head Robert S. Bryan. who are compiled at the end of the month. blems. headed the committee that compiled The drive officially began Jan. l. The library had to adopt such State's Phi Beta Kappa application. 191:), when the library had approx- measures as a book moratorium and agreed with Littleton's assessment. imately 850.0w :olumes. the cancellation of over 300 periodical “The number of volumes in the “We are adding enough so that we subscriptions in order to keep from library was not a factor in the applica- have reached the million-volume level running out of money. tion being turned down." he said. already." Library Director Isaac T. “The reason for the increase (in the Littleton said Friday. “At the end of 1981-82 budget) is purely to give us Planning expansion January we only lacked 3.000 enough money to meet inflation." he volumes." said. Littleton confirmed reports that the ' The library will celebrate the Littleton said the moratorium. library is planning expansion but said cataloging of its one-millionth volume which was applied to book purchases any future expansion of the library at a Friends of the Library dinner as a result of the effects of inflation on will depend on the N.C. Legislature April 21. Littleton said. the 1980-81 fiscal year budget. and the UNC board of governors. “We also expect to announce the ac- prevented the library from reaching ”We have made a capital~ quisition of a major (book) collection at the million«volume level sooner. improvement proposal and we hope to that dinner." he said. “The moratorium definitely slowed expand the library by the mid-1980s." Reaching the 1 million-volume level us down." he said. he said. is one of the requirements for The additional volumes have caused Littleton said that even though the membership in the Association of students to lose some study space in library now has 1 million volumes it is Research Libraries. Littleton said. the bookstacks. Littleton said. still far behind the libraries at Duke “We had to remove some seating to University and [INC-Chapel Hill. ARL requirements allow for shelving space in the "We just got a late start." he said. bookstacks." he said. “They were “They had much higher budgets for so He said membership in the ARL is originally designed for shelving but long. We didn't start growing much also based on the size of the book- the shelves were not put up earlier until the 1960‘s. They have had higher periodical-binding budget and the size because we didn't have enough books. budgets for decades." of the library's staff. among other re- We have added seating in other Littleton said he expects private quirements. places. however. squeezing in extra donations to the library. in the form of “We will be applying (for member- seats wherever we could. either money or book collections. will shipl." he said. “but you have to main- “We are still short of seating space be equal to or greater than that tain a certain level for four years in a but we probably won‘t get more until received this year. row. we get more space for the library." "We've gotten some very good col~ “We will probably be able to meet There have been allegations that lections." he said. ”and we have a their requirements within the next the rejection of State's application for group of private citizens. the Friends two years." a Phi Beta Kappa chapter last spring of the Library. who donate money and Littleton said the library purchased was due in part because the library book collections." 70.282 books in fiscal year 1978-79 and did not have 1 million volumes. Littleton said that in acquiring the 1 “2.0.x.assist-‘13s . ' .. , .11. 77.625 in 1979-80. ' Littleton said such allegations are million volumes the library was able Staff photo by Simon Griffiths “That figure may, go down this year unfounded. to improve many areas in the fields of because of the effects of inflation." he “fr? "‘ll‘he'library had nothing to do with am; am Library has rescind the 1 mllllonwolmarlr and on: number will be mime:- theFebruary statistics are the University's not getting a Phi * ‘ ‘ISee “Goal, page 2) compiled at the end ofthe month. said. Center prohibits company from using campus room WCPE is a noncommercial station for recruiting purposes established by five former State by Patsy Poole tatives on campus. according to Jones. students because of what they felt Writer "I had no reason. legal or otherwise. was the lack of good radio stations in to deny Southwestern Book Company the Raleigh area. ' Representatives of Southwestern a room for recruiting." he said. Book Co. will no longer be allowed a Staff photo by Clayton Brinkley room on campus for recruiting ses- No room sions because the ethics of their recruiting tactics have recently been Jones said he could not prohibit the Walter company's representatives from questioned. according to recruiting door-todoor salesmen on Jones. director of the Career Planning campus. but the room that was and Placement Center. previously used for recruiting is no A letter of complaint from one stu- longer at their disposal. dent. David Knecht. and verbal com- “I will remove my request with plaints from several other students Registration and Records to hold the prompted Jones's concern. room open." Jones said. The Planning and Placement Center Knecht said he recently attended a gets requests from'about 1.100 cor- Southwestern Book Co. meeting and porations per year to allow represen- was displeased by the recruiting methods he encountered. ansaae Knecht said he saw a poster in Bagwell Dormitory asking for “10 —-No tables left empty when hardworking. male college students" New Rhythm and Blues Quarter to work this summer “with an ex- Students establish WCPE despite disCouragement comes to Raleigh. Page 3. cellent pay of $300 per week." “Tom Boyd. the man who spoke at by Roy Lucas Road in Raleigh in a white. single the area but when he first started to Sempsrott has been awake since -—Pack's pride prevails. Page 4. the meeting. had a good sales pitch story house. The firm is barely build his own radio station. some 3:30 am. He had to work at his part- and was very charismatic." Knecht Staff Writer noticeable nestled between two people had other thoughts about the time job at a Raleigh resturant this Ali/omen cagers didn't said. “but when I started asking ques They work 65 hours a week large office buildings. Only upon a se- 29-year-old East Northport. N.Y.. morning » his only source of in- "volunteer" a win against Ten— tions he got pretty defensive." without pay at a non—commerical cond glance does one notice the native. come; part of which goes to the sta~ nessee. Page 5. Knecht said he completed a contract radio station. Ask them why and blacked-out windows and the array “i had people tell us we were crazy tion. His clean-shaven face is drawn with the company except for signing they'll say. “Because we want to." of wires and antennas atop the struc- and say it was impossible. I sent and his large frame is bent slightly. —American policy, the PLO and it. He wanted more information before Jim Sempsrott and Greg Procopio. ture. those people a copy of the FCC ap seeming to carry some invisible Israel. Page 6. doing so. he said. Media revolutionaries? FM fanatics? Inside. the visitor finds a homey proval when we got it." he said. weight. However. his voice is still Southwestern Book Co. appeals to Hardly. Working. 12 hours a day atmosphere unique to radio stations. The station operation began July filled with enthusiasm when he talks weather college students because its summer leaves little time for political action. No sterile atmosphere. No special 18. 1978. after years of research. con- about the station. jobs offer travel and a lot of money. ac- In March 1973. while attending designed logos at every turn. The struction and fund raising. it started Today — clouds and showers —- cording to Knecht. State. Procopio and Sempsrott and green carpet is worn and the neat out broadcasting only four hours a Satisfying job possibly thundershowers - He said he was bothered by what three other State students had an bundles of wires are visible along the day. Because of the many volunteers return to the area. Look for a the representative did not say about idea to start their own radio station. ceiling. Extra or old equipment is working for the station. WCPE is “This is a challenge to me. As long daytime high near 60 with the job. ‘ Today WCPE is on the air for 18 stacked in almost every corner of the currently planning for 24- hour broad— as I continue to learn I'll be here.