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4 THE CAROLINA TIMES SAT., FEBRUARY 27, 1 982 ' V NCCUStudent Protest (Continued From Front) ) " ; tv. he insists that another warning would be fairer i there's just one student on the Search Committee is than publishing the drop list just before exam time. ; because Central's committee is consistent with the However, he does not suggest a type of warning , design of similar Chancellor Search Committees "that would be any more effective than the drop list. . formed at other state schools. According to Massey, an administration-student ' . To support that 'position. Whiting pointed to a committee is currently studying this problem and report which shows four such committees that have will make a recommendation as to when the list functioned at North Carolina universities since 1974. In each case, the committee has one student, and .the other membership is reasonably consistent with the makeup of NCCU's current committee. In some instances, such as is : the case with North Carolina State University in Raleigh, the school's student population is larger than Central's, and in some instances, such as Winston-Salem, it is f smaller. . . -:i , Another issue cited by the students, as a problem, is the "drop list", a report of students who owe thei university money and who will not be allowed to! take final exams until the bills are paid. According to Massey, that list was published so late last year that it caught some students by sur prise, it embarrassed some, and unfairly accused other students because the business office, had mistakenly charged them with bills they had paid. Massey could not say what percentage of the list involved mistakes made by the university, but Whiting says the drop-list involves a larger issue. The issue is money. Central's annual operating budget, according to Whiting, is about $31 million, of which approx imately 45 per cent comes from the state. Tuition provides another 1 1 or 12 per cent, and the universi ty must raise the remainder of the budget. "But the state budget office says you cannot get all the state money unless you've collected all your accounts receivables," Whiting explained. "They reduce your allocation by the same percentage of your collectible deficit." In order words, if 15 per cent of the students haven't paid their school bills, the state deducts 15 pet cent from the school's quarterly allocation. The impact is far reaching: the state's 15 per cent is more in actual dollars than the students' 15 per cent because the state's share of the university's budget is larger. "We grant student postponements on their bills largely because most of them are getting govern ment aid, and often those checks are late," Whiting said. "But we ask them to pay the bills as soon as the money comes in. If they haven't paid the bills by the time we have to apply for our quarterly alloca tion from the state, we must try to get the money quickly in order not to have an operating deficit for the cbming quarter." Whiting noted that around Christmas the univer sity was in a position of not being able to issue staff a faculty checks because of the combined impact of students' unpaid bills and the resulting deficit in state allocations. "We understand that unpaid bills hurt the university," Massey said, "but all we are asking is Jiat the university give the students an early warn ing so they will have time to get the money before time to take final exams." While Massey admits that the postponement itself is a "warning" that students owe the universi- New Housing (Continued From From) passed the House, I had to personally lobby 45 of "the 50 Senators , to ex plain the bill's purpose. It barely passed the Senate." V But then, even though the ' law ' had beenv clarified, it met consis tent resistance on the Durham City Council when it tame time to nominate Mrs. Steele for the post. Councilmen Paul Vick and Kim Griffin voted against the nomination, saying that they , still believed that ,a voting resident on the board of commissioners' has a conflict of interest: The new law concedes that there is a possibility of ' conflict, but notes that in those instances, the resident board member shall exempt hi in herself from the discussion and the vote. "The law says that a resident. commissioner should not vote on those matters that affect their individual tenancy," n Spaulding explained. j "In many instances, the' Housing Authority's at torney will have to. decide if an issue affects a board member's in dividual tenancy.',' ' While the law satisfies the legal problem, Mrs. Steele does define her : tenancy on a community level. "I believe that I am' here where I live to help . as. many people at .1 can,,",,. she said, "and that's the same way I feel about that seat on the' board of commissioners." Moving about her neatly cluttered kitchen in her small apartment, Mrs. Steele is the picture ' of involvement. First she 1 rushes in from visiting a family whose relative had died the night before. While she talks, a neighbor knocks to return a borrowed ink pen. The phone rings almost constantly. One, call is from a colleague asking about a meeting the two of them are to at tend. Mrs. Steele ad-! monishes the caller toj phone everyone and let i them know Uiat they' would have to get out of this meeting on time because, as she said, ". . . .people have to learn to move while the wind is blowing." The wind blows in a lot of directions for this tall, hefty woman, whose right leg was amputated when ' she was eleven years old- In addition to the authority's board, Mrs. Steele is an alternate SnuUlU DC ICiCasCU. ' : - I Another issue was a recent ruling that women students at Central would have to bring a notarized ; statement to the school in order to validate absences that were clearly unrelated to medical needs or -business. i Students object to this policy, mostly because it applies to only female students, and because, accor ding to Massey, it is a policy that circumvented established channels of student input. The policy is currently being restudied. Another policy to which students objected that is currently: being restudied is the compulsory class attendance' rule. . -. -v-i.. This rule grew out of the fact that several federal ;, agencies require the school to monitor student pro-!'' gress as part of qualifying for federal student aid, according to Whiting, and compulsory class atten dance was one way to monitor student progress. And so it continues on, issue after issue. There always seems to be more documentation on the ad ministration side than on the student side. "I blame students for sometimes not going after more information before they give their opinions," Massey said, "but then I also blame the administration- for not bringing some of that information to the students without our having to go get it." Whiting responds: "Sometimes these things become a matter of conflicting priorities. A good example is the Monday morning meetings I used to ; try to have with the SGA President. The idea was for us to sit down and discuss problems and issues, . and see what could be done to resolve them. Our ex perience, however, was that all of them would at tend those meetings fairly well in the beginning, and then taper off as the school year went on as other ' things assumed a higher priority in their schedules." Massey says he intends to take the Chancellor up on his challenge .to reinstate those weekly meetings as an effort to bridge the communications gap,, and hopefully begin addressing some of the deeper issues that threaten to split the institution. ' "If there is anything I want to see accomplished before I leave school," said Massey, a senior public administration major, "is the realization both by students, faculty and , administration that we all need each other. Without the faculty and ad ministration, there would be a lot of uneducated students in Durham, and without the students there wouid be a lot of unemployed faculty members and administrators." , Dr. Whiting agrees that the major crux of the problem is often a major communications gap. "We have to close that gap," he said, ''but by the same token students have to understand! that there are some things in which they simply cannot be in- -volved, either because the law, or university system rules don't allow it, or because I can't delegate that authority." with board member O p e r a t i o n Breakthrough, a com munity faction agency. She also works with, the N AAGFy. the Communv hard to find people like that who will go out of the ; "way -V to help someone,'! she said. Mrs. Steele takeher involvement -. fnor e ty Planning Club, and is philosophically: "1 fc-ve an active member of her ; people, and I feel sirry church, St. John's Bap-' for those people who'will not Tight for what s right. I feel that-we all have to fight for those things we believe in." Thus it must be obf vious that Mrs. Steele believes in the housing authority, because ishe. has fought for seven; years, with a lot of help, to do more than sit in a .seat. She wanted a voice. tist. According to one co worker, Ms. Alice Anderson, chairman of the. Tenant's Steering Committee, who has worked with Mrs. Steel for the past five years, "She is a good, understanding woman who will go out of her ' way to help you." "It's mortgaged their home. The loan ran lor .16 in stallments. Williams had earlier slated thai he knew of no such com pany when asked during his testimony. ..' The prosecution is ex pected to produce a Wayne Gano whose name is said to appear as a witness on the Williamscs contract, ft is also expected that this in formation will be used to prove .thai I he Williamscs purchased their "rare" carpel in 1971 as originally claim ed and "a more expen sive carpel" that Williams I est i lied lo will Williams (Continued From l ioiii) be used to support thai the carpet is indeed rare as i he prosecution con tends. The I rial, is now in its second month and the Williams defense team is attempting to call a list of character witnesses who will attempt to refute some of the previous lest imony given for the prosecution and -thereby raise ,a 'reasonable doubt" in the minds of the jurors that Wayne Williams could in fact be guilty ot itic biarrc murders ihal terrified I he poorer com munities of Atlanta for nearly l wo vears. , ,; j. L fc-iA- iTTFm 'h v, . SKI.MA, AI.A. Rev. Joseph l.owcry, president of the Southern Christian leadership Conferencehis wife, F.vclyn, and John l ewis (l-r) led several thousand civil rights marchers across the Fdmund Pettus Bridge here February 14 lo continue their 160-mile trek from Carrolllon to Montgomery in protest of the im prisonment of two black women on vole fraud charges and lo dramatize support of the Voting Rights Act. John I .e wis-was one of the original Selma lo Montgomery marchers who was severely beaten on the bridge in ivw. .s ;. iri rwan Durham Academy of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy Meets In its first meeting of the year, held at the Downtowner Motor Inn on February 17, William H. McLaughlin III con vened the members of the Durham Academy of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy as it's newly elected president. The Durham Academy has served as a forum for the interaction of minority professionals in medicine, dentistry and pharmacy. Through its bimonthly meetings, continuing education is provided members through lectures directed at each of the disciplines involved, community support for student in volvement in the health careers is fostered, and changes within the, pro fessions as . they affect the community are Miss Scott Named To Who's Who Miss Portia Scott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Scott of Durham, has been nam ed to th 1981-82 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges. She is a student at Ferrum Col lege in Ferrum, Va. for the 1982-83 year are John T. Daniels, M.D:, vice president, a surgeon in private practice; Ms. Ada M. Fisher, M.D., M . P . H . , secretarytreasurer, pro gram director, Alcohol Detoxification Unit, Brookes, D.D.S., pro gram chairman, a dentist in private practice in Durham. Health professionals coming to the Durham, Roxboro, Butner, Ox ford and Raleigh com munities to practice their John Umstead Hospital, respective disciplines are Butner; and Theodore encouraged to affiliate. IN DEBT? routinely examined. McLaughlin represents one of the younger members in the health careers communi ty. He was born and grew up in Durham. A 1966 graduate of Hillside High School, McLaughlin received his Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy in I97J. He served a brief term as manager of Bialek's Pharmacy in Washington, D.C., before returning to Durham in 1975 to establish McLaughlin's i Medical Arts Pharmacy, at 2520 Fayetteville Street, in 1979. As president of the Durham Academy, McLaughlin and its members - see the organization's role as ex- panding community ser vices of the Durham Academy members, en-P A I CKlflAR couragirig andu"LC,1u"n stimulating youth of the community to seriously consider the health pro fessions for careers, x disseminating to the community information s v on issues of health which The Durham City Council will hold a regular meeting Monday night at will impact upon . their 7;30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of City Hall. The meeting is lives and assisting open ,0 ,n' Pub!ic' members in maSni ffi G0V9fnm9n, ""'0 scheduled during h. ne two weeks in their historical perspec- . MARCH 1, 1982 tive about the role of 5:00 p.m. I health care providers in the development and progress of the black community. Other officers elected A Watte Earner Plan: stops all creditor contact stops wage attachments stops or reduces interest on most debts stops repossessions and foreclosures reduces and extends payments to creditors There is no fee for a consultation to discuss your eligibility- . . Evelyn B. Jacobs, Attorney at Law 688-3115 TWO-WEEK 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Juvenile Delinquency Is A Grinding Society Headache and Prevention Is The Cure But current juvenile delinquency prevention programs and the needs of troubled youth dally grow more complex. There is also need for more creative approaches on the local level to get max imum use of local resources. These and other issues will be addressed during the three-day M.C. Conference on Delinquency Prevention, March 10, li and 12. ' . PLUS... JESSE JACKSON ' Jesse Jackson, this year's keynote speaker, will address the con ference at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 11, at the Mission Valley Inn, Raleigh. The public is invited to hear Mr. Jackson. Admission is $3. Make checks payable to.NCJSADP and mail to; rfCJSADP CO Ms. Wanda Reives P.O. Box 201 61 Raleigh, M C. 27619 For moi t information, contact Jesse Gibson 493-4933. AWATER FACTS AND FANCIES A Water Thief In Your Home Like a thief in the night, one fixture in your home can ilently steal thousand of gallons of water" : Who's the thief? Your toilet bowl, a frequent felon who counts on time and care lessness to make his thefts possible. The American Water Works Association advises ' you to make at least occas ional checks, because a huge quantity of water can be wasted every week, The most frequent trouble spot is the plunger ball at the bottom of a toilet tank, al though the overflow pipe can be a problem, too. The Association ' suggests you open your tank and watch what happens during a flush so you'll better understand how to keep the system in watertight repair. The water level yuld come up to a half inch or so below the overflow pipe. Gently bend the float arm down, if necessary, so the valve shuts off the water t : that level. - Financial Aid For Vocational Study The Durham Emptoyment and Training Office (CETA) Is accepting applications for sponsorship at Durham Technical Institute in the following curriculums for the Spring 1982 Quarter: Architectural Drafting Business Data Processing Dental Laboratory Technology Opticianry Electronics Engineering Technology Respiratory Therapy Automotive Mechanics . Electrical Installation and Maintenance Machinist Pharmacy Technijcian Secretarial Science Practical Nurse Education ' ' Must be a resident of the County or City of Durham Must meet CETA Eligibility Criteria ' Must be currently enrolled or accepted for curriculum study at Durham Technical Institute ... Applicants currently enrolled at Durham - Technical Institute must, have been in one of the curriculums above for'at least one (1) quarter. , For further information or an Eligibility Appointment, call or stop by the CETA Trailer on the campus of Durham Technical Institute or call 596-9311; Ext. 326 before March 12, 1982, CETA does not discriminate on the basis of handicap in the admission of any programs or activities. An EquaJ OpportunityAffirmative Action Ejnployer. , . GOVERNMENT LIAISON COMMITTEE OF HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION (Personnel Briefing Room1st Floor) SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING ' (City Council Chambers1sl Floor) CITY COUNCIL MEETING (Council Chamberslst Floor) TUESDAY. MARCH 2.1982 10:00 i.m. PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION (City Council Chamberslit Floor) 3:30 p.m. CETA ADVISORY COUNCIL . (Council Committee Room2nd Floor) 7:30 p.m. HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION (City Council Chamberi1st Floor) WEDNESDAY. MARCH 3. 1982 9:30 COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE (Council Committee Room2nd Floor) THURSDAY. MARCH 4, 1982 1:00 p.m. SUBCOMMITTEE TO CONSIDER MERIT PAY IN CREASES (City Manager's 0tfice2nd Floor) 2:30 p.m. FINANCE COMMITTEE (Council Committee Room 2nd Floor) 7:00 p.m. RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (Personnel Briefing Room 1st Floor) FRIDAY. MARCH 5. 1982 1 8:30 I.m. SUBDIVISION REVIEW BOARD (Inspections Conference Room3rd Floor) MONDAY. MARCH 8. 1982 2:15 p.m. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE (Council Commutes Room2nd Floor) . 4:15 p.m. COMMUNITY CONCERNS COMMITTEE OF HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION (Human Relations Department 4th Floor) 7:30 p.m. CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSEO CIVIC CENTER r (City Council Chambers1st Floor) 7:30 p.m. CITIZENS' ADVISORY COMMITTEE (Personnel Brisling Room 1st Floor) TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1982 10:00 I.m. B0AR0 OF ADJUSTMENT (Council Committee Room2nd Floor) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10. 1982 NO MEETINGS SCHEDULED THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1982 10:00 a.m. C0MMITTEE-0F-THE-WH0LE (Council Committee Room2nd Floor) FRIDAY. MARCH 12, 1982 8:30 i.m. SUBDIVISION REVIEW BOARD (Inspections Conference Room3rd Root) I NOTE: AH meetings art hold in tha City Hill, 101 City Hill Pltu unless otherwise Indicated. Additional msetings may be scheduled . mi inn mi ii luumu'.iig ior uuoiiciuon. rres psrsing is i ing ins touncii meeu located serosa Mangun I IVlllahla dur ing the Council Meeting In tie Chapel Hill Street Parkina Gsrsae. located serosa Mangum Street from City Hall. The City Council meetina will be carried live on CABLEVISI0N CHANNEL 8. . . " Any Citizen wishing to be heard on agenda matters, eleate call 683-4166. City Clerks Officiate place your name on the speakers Hit.