University of North Carolina Charlotte - Rogues n Rascals or SiSi Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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HI MONDALE Walter Mondale fought long and hard against the president but it was all uphill and the further the Democrats climbed the higher the hill got. Mondale ' s main assurance of remembrance in election ' 84 will be his choice of running mate, Geraldine Ferraro: a big step for politics in recent years. FERRARO The selection of Geraldine Ferraro as Walter Mondale ' s running mate will have to go down as the most exciting thing to happen in this election. Ferraro made quite an impression on most Americans and she, like Bush, gave strong support to her running mate. 23

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REAGAN Incumbent Ronald Reagan began election ' 84 with the threat of a hands down landslide; and while this idea carried through most of the election year, the Democrats and Walter Mondale flared twice with new hope. But in the end it was Reagan carrying 49 states and the election. BUSH Vice President George Bush rode high and courageous on the public image of Ronald Reagan during this election. His words praised the present administra- tion and promised a brighter and stronger future for America during the next four Reagan years. The height of Bush ' s exposure was his debate with candidate Ferraro, in which his estatic support of the Reagan administration made his perfor- mance work. 22

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ttw tfm DR. FRANK C. BARNES, COL OF BUSINESS Perhaps learning and building are what we, as students and faculty, perceive as Dr. Frank Barnes ' major contribution to this University. The two attributes, learning and building are enhanced by his hobby of collecting antiques and restoring them. This promotes learning history through reading and travel, adding diversity, as well as culture, to his teaching style. Frank further explains, An analysis of the past or an understanding of the past is one of the best ways to figure out what ' s going on in the present. Dr. Barnes ' academic specialty, production management, is very closely related to his hobbies. In production management you have to figure out what ' s reality, what ' s going on, so that some tasks can be done better, or accomplished. This is something I do 16 hours a day, 365 days a year, continues Barnes, who is well-known for viewing all aspects of life as a system — and always suggesting or searching for a better way! Dr. Barnes received his Industrial Engineering degree from Georgia Tech in 1960. Over the next ten years he worked for 4 national corporations and a major consulting firm, earning a master ' s degree in management at night school. He then entered a Ph. D. program and began his career of teaching. I think I personally belong and am happy at a univ ersity because I am strongly driven to learn and because I am an idealist who believes the human race is going somewhere. ' Startrek ' was a show which assumed the human race would get some place better. Technology has made the world better and it should continue to do so, if we don ' t ' waffle ' and decline. The University ' s task is to prepare students to go somewhere in life and seek the higher ideals. Last year we established the Small Business Institute, a cooperative project with the Small 24 Business Administration, at UNCC to provide consulting to help local small businesses and learning opportunities to students. Small business and entrepreneurship are exciting areas; with hard work there is a real opportunity for a person to become successful and independent. I believe that the opportunities for entrepreneurship are greater today than they ' ve ever been. People must simply prepare themselves and try. Through his years at UNCC, Dr. Barnes has added much to the growing University, both administratively and academically. His objectives are to prepare students to develop open minds so that much can be achieved after graduating and UNCC students contribute their expertise in related fields. UNCC is the fourth largest university in the system and I believe the College of Business is already the second best in the system. If our students don ' t lose their commit- ment while at school and afterwards, I believe that within 20 years UNCC ' s College of Business will be considered by most people to be the best in the state. Dr. Barnes ' unique personality and interests build character not only in the classroom, but to those who carry his zeal for understanding life by learning on with them in their future endeavors. — Sonya Wiley