50 Years Ago
Feb. 28, 1957
Recommendations Made On Student HousingMember of the Visiting Committees of the Board of Trustees of the Consolidated University presented their recommendations for the three units of the University at the meeting of the full board monday afternoon.
In recommendations to the Administration of the Consolidated University and the three units, the Committee suggested that action be pushed forward on the problem of married student housing. They also suggested that a thorough study should be made of teaching methods now in use, faculty salaries, utilization of faculty and facilities, and the new pre-testing program for incoming students.
State Graduate Named As New U.N.C. Chancellor
The Board of Trustees approved, last Monday President Friday’s recommendation of William Brantley Aycock as the new chancellor at Chapel Hill.Aycock is a graduate of N.C. State, where he was president of the student body. He later attended law school at the University at Chapel Hill.President Friday described Aycock as a “man of high courage and energy.”
25 Years AgoFeb. 28, 1972
Syme dormNo coeds next year due to high costsby Sara SneedenStaff Writer
Due to higher renovation costs than anticipated, Syme Hall will not be converted to a coeducational dormitory next fall. Instead, the fifth and sixth floors of Lee will become women’s floors.The cost of converting Syme to a co-educational living hall was estimated at $20,000, although now it will only cost $8,000 to house 200 additional women in Lee, a coed dorm since 1970.
10 Years AgoFeb. 28, 1997
Professor fights for her job at appeal hearingBy Krisen SpruillStaff Writer
At 8:15 this morning, a closed hearing to determine the fate of N.C. State Professor Katherine Fraizer convened.Frazier has been charged with neglect of duty, a charge serious enough to potentially result in the termination of her job.Frazier said as far as she knows, there have only been 17 tenure terminations in the history of the system.”All but three of them were due to immoral or illegal acts,” she added.Fraizer received a letter from Provost Phillip Stiles indicating the intention to terminate her tenure. She appealed the action and asked for an open hearing with the Faculty Senate Hearing Committee.
Faculty Senate authorizes policy renewalBy Dawn WotapkaStaff Writer
The N.C. State Faculty Senate voted to endorse the extension of the First Year Course Repeat Policy through the next four years Tuesday.The current policy allows students to retake up to eight credit hours at the 100 or 200 level. In order to repeat a course, a grade of D or F must have been made in the course during the student’s first year at NCSU. The course must also be retaken within one calendar year.The main reason for the extension, according to Co-Chair of Academic Policy Harriette Griffin, is to ensure enough time to gather usage data on the course repeat policy.
