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2 /The Daily Tar Heel/Thursday, March 18, 1993 'Local artists anticipate art-friendly policies from Clinton administration By Lori Krimminger Staff Writer b-. During his first few months in office, President Bill Clinton has not taken official action affecting the arts posi tively or negatively, but that hasn’t dampened the optimism local artists /eel for the administration. Adam Barr Bill, a local illustrator, said he had a “wait and see” attitude about the Clinton administration. ■ Clinton will give the elements of the community that support censorship of controversial art more of a fight, Bill 'said. Artists can relax for at least four years now that Clinton is in the White House, artist Sudi Rakusin said. “He’s a possibility, there’s hope now,” said Rakusin, whose own art work caused a censorship controversy last year. . A woman who had scheduled her fredding reception at the Horace Will- NolitCamfinsms jprefer rncwma over radio for finding information and prices. When North Carolinians turn through the pages of their newspaper *lf they've turned their attention to finding \ I 111 J So, if you’re looking for customers, we \ V. V \ know a place where your customers are \ looking for you... In their newspaper. North CmEnkaisComton Their Newspapers! Opinion Research, August 1992, Tuscaloos; §*s■* * "Jfvilij wSL 111 • i § *: jE* * liN, iams House moved to the Siena Hotel at the last minute because she thought a bare chested female warrior featured in one of Rakusin’s paintings was too risque. According to Rakusin, President Clinton stands for Bill Clinton less censorship of the arts. Clinton has indicated that he plans not only to end content restrictions but also to continue federal arts funding and help the arts become an integral part of education in all communities. But promoting the arts means more than just bankrolling them by invit ing poet Maya Angelou to participate in his inauguration, Clinton demonstrated the importance the arts have to him and his administration. Debbie Selinsky, deputy director of the Duke University News Services, said she was pleased with the new president’s policy on the arts. “Money’s the thing,” Selinsky said. “We’re all realistic enough to know that Clinton can’t do much to increase the amount of federal funding for the arts. But the presentation President Clinton has offered definitely says something good about the arts.” Clinton has a feel for the arts and respects them, she added. Clinton does not favor content re strictions on projects funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. The philosophy has already earned him popularity points among endow ment officials. Linda Downing of the NEA in Wash ington, D.C., said she hoped her organi zation would benefit from the new ad ministration. “He’s pro-art and pro-Endowment,” Downing said of the president. VISTA VOLUNTEERS. • serve full-time for one year in low-income communities • help people mobilize to overcome poverty in their neighborhoods. • are assigned to local protects in the 50 states. Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. • set up projects to reduce hunger and homelessness, organize people to rebuild urban housing, create employment and literacy projects and much more • are U S. citizens or permanent residents, age 18 or older VISTA VOLUNTEERS RECEIVE... • a modest living allowance plus a $95 monthly stipend paid upon completion of service • training before and during service • unique experience and new skills which enhance career development. • possible deferment or partial cancellation of student loans • easier access to federal employment after service Recruiter on campus CAREER FAIR, MARCH 31, STUDENT UNION, 12 NOON - 4 PM Bibbs she thought Bibbs had a right to seek a place on the board but would not com ment on his abilities. “Asa member of the board, I should not comment on another board member’s abilities,” she said. But Woods said anyone, especially a student, who met the requirements for the position was free to seek it. “Students are directly affected by the decisions of the board,” Woods said. “Anyone who is eligible for the seat has a right to run for the board. All of us have a right to seek seats on the Board of Governors.” Woods said that while students were not active participants in the processes of the BOG, there were representatives of both the Faculty Senate and the Stu dent Government Association on the BOG. “1 definitely think there should be more interaction with students,” she said. “They are the heartbeat of the institu tions and should guide our policies about them,” Woods said. Robert Jones, former chairman and present member emeritus of the BOG, said Bibbs had gained valuable experi ence through his dealings with the board. “I think Mark, by being on the board as a non voting member, has a good feel for a lot of activities of the board,” he said. “He has taken it very seriously and is now trying to become a full-fledged member.” RHA said. “This year there are other issues taking students’ attentions, as well as the problem with the weather holding students back from returning to cam pus.” Presnell said that the plan had a lot tery system in the event that there were more applicants than spaces available but that it would not be needed this year. LSAT JUNE 14,1993 GET RESULTS •5-8 students per class • Unlimited tutorial •Continual diagnostic testing •Graduate level instructors Several Schedules Available! Call NOW! Space Limited! FREE LSAT DIAGNOSTIC! W3EE23SM OlOSelect Test Prep EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC. i^^o6WeslFraji!clliiSgeet i-^ Potato Chips I J t|y|i { $$ X Great Lunch iHighbdllsr & Dinner Specials! {W\ MS I nnnw \ will be Friday night' tR/V _ 2-lOfl. Wide Screens! ( / WED. Caleb all the ACC >S / IpEJ Action hete! VISTA Jones said he thought the board al ready had a good understanding of stu dents’ feelings and campus issues due to the diverse nature of the board mem bers. “The purpose of this board is to cre ate policy for the operation of our school system, and we have a very diversified board; and bring together the experi ences of many different people,” Jones said. Jones said Bibbs had been a respected member of the board despite his age. “He has been given every courtesy and been respected by every member of the board,” he said. “He has not been acting like a young upstart trying to make a mark, but in stead been very mature,” Jones said. “He represents the kind of person you would want to see on the board.” R. Phillip Haire, attorney and BOG member, said he was reluctant to com ment upon Bibb’s quest for a voting seat. “I don’t think it’s proper for an other board member to comment,” he said. Haire said the board had excellent contact and feedback from students, but that student board members would not be there for long. “You have to realize that the board is here day in and day out, but students come and go,” he said. “We try to be helpful to students, as we are ultimately working for the students, not for our selves.” But Housing Director Wayne Kuncl said the program was not losing steam. “For the first year, I think perfor mance was really good, as well as feed back from the participants,” he said. RHA President Charles Streeter said the goal of the Racial Diversity Plan was to make the northern and mid campus regions more diverse. The ma jority of African-American students typically live in the southern region of campus, said Streeter, a participant in the program. The program brings black students into the north and middle regions with out displacing current residents or in terfering with other students wishing to transfer to those areas. Presnell said RHA officials tried to advertise the plan by writing letters to all black students living on South Cam pus and by sending a letter to The Daily Tar Heel. Kuncl said he co-wrote the letter, which appeared in Wednesday’s DTH, urging students to participate in the diversity program. The letter was signed by Streeter, but Kuncl’s name was inad vertently left off the letter, he said. Michael Barnes, minority affairs ex ecutive assistant for RHA, said nine North Campus and Mid Campus resi dence halls were chosen for the pro gram based on the dormitories’ small percentage of African-American resi dents. Barnes said halls were chosen for the program if they had less than 1-percent t Bi J 3£TmN THE FEDERAL DOMESTIC . VOLUNTEER AGENCY from page 1 Haire said that students often had attended and spoken at meetings of both the BOG and the Board of Trustees but that the BOT often had more input on the day-to-day affairs of individual cam puses. “We always try to hear what students have to say,” he said. “You will prob ably find that North Carolina is at the forefront of student involvement in ad ministration.” Charles Flack Jr., secretary of the BOG, said Bibbs’s experiences on the board had prepared him for the position of a voting member. “Mark comes from what I think is a vantage point to be considered to run,” he said. “He already has his contacts and is familiar with the legislative pro cess.” Flack said Bibbs brought enthusiasm and the vantage point of a young person to his current position on the board. “The vantage point of students is very important,” Flack said. “I person ally feel like, at the level of the Board of Governors, you are once removed from the students and the campus. It’s tough; sometimes we forget about student con cerns.” Flack said Bibbs had the unique po sition of a student who could help the other members see a different view of the University. “His niche is where he is. He brings with him his view, as we all do,” Flack said. from page 1 minority residents. Individuals and pairs of residents can participate in the plan, Barnes said. An orientation meeting for the program participants is scheduled for this fall. “It was our hope to diversify the campus with this plan,” Bames said. “We think there was a lot of optimism and enthusiasm last year. This year it seems that people are doubtful of race relations on campus and don’t feel an urgent need to participate.” All the participants Bames inter viewed this year said they enjoyed the program and had experienced no racial backlash, he said. Applications next year’s plan are due by Friday at 5 p.m. and should be turned in to the housing office on the first floor of Carr Building. Applications are avail able at the housing office. In addition to turning in an applica tion, applicants need to pay the $75 room deposit or defer the deposit by 4 p.m. on Friday at the cashier’s office. Campus Calendar THURSDAY 10 a.m. Tar Heel Recycling Program will hold their TARP Olympics in the Pit until 2 p.m. 11 a.m. African-American Senior Celebration Committee will sell authentic Class of ’93 Kente Stoles for $25 in front of the Sonja H. Stone Black Cultural Center until 1 p.m. 12:30 p.m. Latin American Speaker Series will welcome Marcia Sherrod to speak on volunteer op portunities in Latin America with Amigos de Las Americas in 226 Union. 1:30 p.m. Rape Awareness Committee will spon sor a program with Ellen Plummer, Coordinator of Sexual Assault Support Services at Duke, in 206 Union. 6 p.m. Association of International Students will organize a Morris Dancing and Country Dancing Workshop with The Cotswolds in the Great Hall of the Union. Presbyterian Student Center will gather for a home-cooked dinner and a presentation from the UNC Housekeepers’ Support Group at 110 Henderson St. Information: 967-2311. Vietnamese Students Association will be selling newly arrived T-shirts for $lO in 201 Dey. 7 p.m. Chimera will hold an organizational meet ing for members interested in helping with Chimera Con in 215 Saunders. UNC Law School Forum will welcome The Hon orable Terry Sanford to speak on “The United Na tions’ Mission Without The Cold War” in Memorial Hall. 7:30 p.m. Self-Knowledge Symposium will spon sor the Zen Questions lecture with speaker Richard Rose in Toy Lounge in Dey Hall. 9 p.m. WXYC 89 J FM will present Television Personalities’ “Closer To God” on Inside Track. ITEMS OF INTEREST Alpha Phi Omega will start Blue/Gold Week today. International Relief Committee is working to help the people of Bosnia. If you want to become involved or learn about the situation, contact Adam at 914-3380. Carolina Union Activities Board Social Com mittee is looking for participants for the Dating Game 11. Applications are located at the Union desk. Masters of Accounting Students offer free tax assistance for Form 1040EZ, Form lO4OA and Basic 1040 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays at the Carrboro Baptist Church, 100 N. Greensboro St., through April 15. UCS announces a summer advertising internship position with Loeffler Ketchum Mountjoy of Char lotte for sophomores and juniors. A drop box will be available until April lin 211 Hanes Hall. A full service tegyvS florist at greenhouseU prices r Long Stem Roses”! I reg. $18.95/doz | | N0w513.95/doz. | Friday and Saturday | Save 25% on trees and shrubs at the greenhouse w/ad. 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