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A THI4-5 REGISTER "COMPLETE AWARENESS FOR COMPLETE COMMITMENT" VOLUME LH NUMBER 2 NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL & TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY, GREENSBORO, NC Friday, September 5, 1980 SGA Meeting Addresses Visitation Rights Policy By Richard B. Steele wishing to state that the The Student Government existing problem was not a Association staged a meeting misunderstanding of the last night at 7:30 p.m. in policies Harrison Auditorium "We have read the policies; concerning the termination of the point is what is going to coed visitation. Dr. Jesse be done about termination of Marshall, vice chancellor for coed visitation?" said one student affairs,discussed to a female resident. three-fourth filled auditorium reasons leading up to the "Two people have an action taken against the entire argument; why punish the student body because of an remaining 3,998 students for alleged incident that recently their actions?" questioned occurred. "I had to put a stop another student. Clarke Baldwin, SGA vice president, Dr. Marshall and SGA members entertain students' questions concerning suspension of to chaos," stated Marshall, co-ed visitation in Harrison Auditorium Thursday night.(Photo by Tyson) attempting to answer said that not only should the questions raised as to why students receive respect as students were given notices students but also as adults. It and not consulted. Marshall was revealed during discussion stumbled through the coed and debate that the students McCorkle Battles 'Sexism' visitation policy which was had no warning that coed adopted "7 years ago, but By only to the extent that the visitation was terminated Andrew McCorkle "Yes I am a woman," she and numerous; one of the university wanted it." indefinitely. Again, the In her first semester as said emphatically; "but, basic dilemmas concerning "There have been flagrant student requested to know Student Government when I get down to business, students living on campus is abuses of the policy," said what was being done to reverse Association president Pam I'm serious." the upgrading of the Marshall to a disbelieving this decision made by the vice McCorkle spoke candidly "But can she be an effective dormitories. crowd chancellor. about problems facing the leader?" her critics have Amid cries of "There have been flagrant university, goals of the SGA asked. discrimination last year by abuses of student funds," said Using Curtis Hall as a and her personal battle against "Is she strong enough to cope Black college officials in the one Aggie during the question defense, or model, Marshall sexism - with the pressures the SGA University of North Carolina and answer session. suggested that each dorm elect The SGA office is hot and president has to deal with?" ystejn, Applause and ovation were the its residence hall officials if humid. Phones ring The sen jor accounting representatives from the support of the some 300 sporadically as people wander major said she also faces Department of Health, not already. officials students. These in and out of the front office, barriers put up by members of Education and Welfare visited meet dorm A somewhat nervous should with McCorkle finds herself A&T's administration, the five predominately Black supervisors up with Marshall said that there was and come having many problems simply "They are constantly universities and ultimately better procedures that abide "more heat and less light on because she is a woman. reminding you you're a allocated $40 million to be by the existing university the subject...I'm committed to However, she is no novice woman," she said. "They targeted for general policies on coed visitation. doing a professional job; I when it comes to student want you to lose your trainof renovation and updating of don't hesitate to look at the government work. thought," and, then she the campuses proposals added, right and wrong and how it Those are to be in After spending three years" as if to make certain her point A&T State University, the by Tuesday affects other people Marshall's hands under previous SGA wasclear,"Theydidn't:ome up largest of the other Black (students?). and, if all the dormitories co- administrations in various and kiss Kelvin Buncom's schools, is slated toreceive $14 Marshall began to quote operate; the coed visitation ban capacities, she has gained first hand." million, said McCorkle. from the policies of coed- experience realizing will be lifted on Thursday, hand the McCorkle said she has The monies will be spent on visitation when he was problems according to Marshall. ofthe university and encountered administrators "the renovation of the library, interrupted by students avenues to go about solving that openly wince once they the classroom buildings, (See Procedures, Page 2) them find out she is head of the educational equipment and SGA other major projects." It's frustrating,-" but At least $1.2 million will be McCorkle shrugs the sexism spent on the revamping of University Takes Broad View off as a strategic ploy designed Scott Hall,_- an almost to cause her to "lose the legendary structure that battle." houses nearly 1000 male A&T State University's and director of international train paraprofessionals to The university is always residents increased involvement in programs. "We have assist farmers there. plotting and scheming to stop McCorkle wants a "unified international programs is established linkages, contracts Three A&T faculty anyone who is getting close to student body." paying rich dividends for the and relationships with a members will be leaving next uncovering wrongdoings going "It's pretty hard fighting univeristy's development, number of developing nations. week for a second tour in on within the university. The for students when you don't according to the "professor These are mutually Tanzania to assist small administration is not beyond know what they want," she who heads that program. beneficial." fafmers with technology and covert activity, she said. said. "We feel that a university is Among the recent marketing problems. "They look at your September 29th will be supposed to take a broad view international activity The university recently weakness," McCorkle nationally recognized as Black of the world," said Dr. sponsored by the university developed a new program in explained, "and then devise College Day and McCorkle is William Reed, associate dean Two A&T faculty members the master's program in different tacticsto stop you." issuing a plea to all instructors of. the School of Agriculture left for Tanzania last month to (See 400, Page 2) A&T's problems are diverse (See Black, Page 5) Page 2 The A&T Register Friday September 5, 1980 Parential Concern Bans Coed Visitation Rights By Andrew McCorkle listened closely as he spoke Women being physically "One girl was on the hall of abused, and men taking her dorm," he explained,"A showers in female dorms are a group of men entered on the few of the reasons coed hall and one of them said visitation has been indefinitely something to her." suspended said Dr. Jesse E. A verbal argument ensued Marshall Wednesday night in and ended in the girl's being Curtis Hall. injured. Marshall told a jammed "The man struck her in the lobby that a crackdown was mouth," said Marshall, "and essential and that many knocked out three of her parents were concerned about teeth." the safety of their daughters He said coed visitation will be on campus. abolished until "halls can couple of Aggiettes a tree game of backgammon.(Photo by Jackie) In what he called an provide proof that coed A relax under with a "emergency" situation, visitation can be carried out Marshall pleaded for the with violation." cooperation of male students "If we have problems on to stamp out the "physical campus, let them be in other abuse" of their female areas not coed visitation." 400Foreign Students On Campus counterparts Student Government If dorm counselors or other Association vice president (Continued From Page 1) technology Right now A&T officials establish "physical Clarke Baldwin accompanied is also agricultural economics and at A&T have involved in a Title presence" of the opposite sex Marshall on his tour. Officials had XII rural sociology to improve the recent program to an a dorm room then both Baldwin chastized students discussions with anti-famine in university's strength in program designed parties will be suspended from for the practice of leaving officials of Southern Africa to assist development economics. and the developing the university. If one of the trays on cafeteria tables. He Carribean about nations in Three educational becoming more parties "is not a student on also asked for greater student international involvement. self-sufficient specialists spent much of the in then he will be concern and empathy for the Reed said A&T is also feeding themselves and to campus, past summer in two improve trespassing," cafeteria workers. providing education for many their overall quality charged with African nations, familiarizing "There are people's mothers students and faculty members warned Marshall.