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t TO n O mm If i Hi i Mun i ! ill' ft i i 0 71 . n i I i f0-x T 1 i Mill rr M M V 1 j 1 1 Opinions, of The Daily Tar Heel are expressed on its editorial page. AH unsigned editorials are the opinions of the editor and the staff. Letters and columns represent onh the opinions of the individual contributors. Tuesday. March 9, 1971 Tom Goading. Editor qe&My cam cfflly by 184 The Daily Tar Heel has compiled an impressive list of awards and achievements during its 79-year history. The past decades have seen the paper establish itself as one of the foremost college publications in the country. The current issue of The Daily Tar Heel was informed Monday that it had been awarded an All-American rating by the Associate Collegiate Press. The Associate Collegiate Press, which has provided the standards for judging college newspapers for nearly half a century, designates the 1 award for "superior papers." In order to qualify for an All-American award a paper first has; to compile a total fo 3,200 points for a First Class ranking. The DTH amassed 3,570 points out of a possible 3,950. Papers receiving a First Class ranking are then judged in the following five categories: 1) Coverage and Content, 2) Writing and Editing, 3) Editorial Leadership, 4) Physical appearance and 5) Photography. To receive the top ranking, a paper "must receive from the judge 'Mark of ' Distinction' credit for unusually high quality and especially creative or distinctly lively, appealing work in at least four of the five areas." Site Sailtj Sar Steel 79 Years of Editorial Freedom Tom Gooding, Editor Bod Waldorf .. Mike Parnell . . Rirk Gray Chris Cobbs .. Frank Parrish Ken Ripley . v. John Gellman . Terry Cheek . . . . . . .Managing Ed. News Editor . . . . . Associate Ed. . . . . . Sports Editor . . . . Feature Editor . National News Ed. Photo Editor ...... Night Editor 1 Robert Wilson Janet Bernstein Business Mgr. . . .Adv. Mgr. 30 Ir arty poMnc It use to (Editor's note: The following is the first of a four-part series giving a brief history of campus politics from the mid-60s through last spring. Today the topic is the campaign of Spring, 1966-Bob Powell versus Teddy OToole versus Sonny Pepper-a campaign which marked the early beginnings of a move away from party politics. by Rick Gray Associate Editor The campaigns have been quiet this year, but it hasn't always been that way. Go back to November, 1965. Fall elections. In 1970 they came and went with little hoopla, with only a few faint please for votes. But five years ago there was plenty of noise. The two student political parties-the Student Party and the University Party were running full slates of candidates for class offices and legislative seats. ' On tadleetts The Daily Tar Heel received a Mark of Distinction in all five areas. This year marks the first time since the 1966-1967 school year that The Daily Tar Heel has been recognized in all five judging areas. The ACP judge said that through the DTH news coverage and content "readers get a real picture of what appears on the scene." The DTH's writing and editing were labeled a "professional job." The judge said the paper's "writers show talent and training." Concerning editorial leadership, he said "your editors are real leaders they don't skirt the issues." The paper's physical appearance was catagorized as "bright, airy, inviting." On photography, the comment was "great job." The Daily Tar Heel was judged on papers from the orientation issue through the end of December The category in which the paper was judged included all daily college newspapers. The paper is indeed proud to have received such praise from the ACP. We have worked since the beginning of the school year to provide the students on this campus with the best possible newspaper. The final product has not been the result of work by a handful of individuals. The combined efforts of the editors, the staff writers, the copy editors, the photographers, the advertising and business staffs and the personnel in the print shop have been required to produce the newspaper. We hope we have reached the point where students expect and depend on The Daily Tar Heel as a normal day-to-day part of campus life. The Associate Collegiate Press, while providing a constant, objective viewing of this newspaper can present only that an unbiased outside judgment. The Daily Tar Heel staff is far more concerned with fulfilling the needs of the students on this campus than in winning national awards. Throughout its 79-year history The Daily Tar Heel has existed solely for the benefit of the Carolina student body. The final judges of The Daily Tar Heel's quality must be the 18,130 Carolina students. assessed be close conventions and bitter Early in the month the UP scheduled a "meet the candidates" gathering in the main social room of Morrison. The UP candidates and the party hacks assigned to run their campaigns sat patiently in the social lounge, talking to the few students who happened to wander in. The action was upstairs on the tenth floor. There the SP had their strength, or at least part of it. And while the UP politicos were sitting downstairs waiting for the masses to come to them the SP politicos were upstairs showing a stag movie at 25 cents per person to keep people away from the UP meeting. It worked. And although several students came close to leaving school, the Student Party found itself in a good position to make a run for the presidency after the fall elections. All year long the talk had been that Bob Wilson, a presidential assistant for Paul Dickson, would head the SP ticket, but then the day before the SP met in convention to nominate their candidates, Bob Powell, a well-known student who lacked major , involvement in Student Chris Daggett In the past few years we have seen Student Government rendered largely ineffective by petty politics, archaic parties, a passive and stolid administration, and a lact of concern for the students. This trend must be reversed. Students axe right in expecting their Student Government to fight for then rights as individuals. As Vice-president, I will stay in touch with student opinion and insure the student budget is reasonably allocated for the good of all students in Chapel H2L Furthermore, I will work to guarantee each student control over his own life, as well as Student Government's financial independence from the University. There are several issues I feel are of primary importance which I would like to discuss. The University must recognize that, while many students are forced to live in University housing, they should still retain their rights as individuals. I will push for a selfetermination policy that includes n jt only visitation, but also the right of a student to decorate and furnish a room as he wishes. With the aid of a full-time lawyer next year, I hope to look into legal precedents which have been set across the country in this area and apply them to this university. No student should have to give up his rights as a citizen to attend UNC. Unfortunately, in the past, there have -been very few waysvby which a student may effectively voice his complaints concerning the University. In an effort to eliminate this lack of communication, I want to establish a University Information and Complaint Bureau which will be totally controlled by students and operated for students. As well as its function as problem-solver, this Bureau will also be able to provide information to students concerning every organization, every department, every University office, every University committee, every University rule and regulation, and every possible apartment or housing unit. Another area of concern is the monopoly held by the Student Stores and Chapel Hill merchants. I will work to expand and support the Consumer Protection Service to protect the interests of students and Chapel Hill townspeople. In an effort to overcome some of the parking problems in Chapel Hill, I will work to establish large parking facilities off-campus with frequent bus transportation to and from them. Hopefully, money from parking tickets can be directed to this end. Educational innovation is another major area of concern. It is extremely important that evaluations of courses and professors be available to students prior to pre-registration. ZBT fraternity is working on this now and hopefully will be able to work with SG in order to get their work published. The University has also largely ignored opportunities for Independent Study which should be available to all students. Academic credit could be awarded for many off-campus educational experiences. Such opportunities are prevalent in many institutions across the country, but have not been fully expanded at this University. Other general educational innovations I would like to see implemented would be an all-campus tutoring organization for basic UNC courses and an all-campus exam file, indexed and available to all students. Finally, I plan to publish and distribute records concerning all legislative appropriations and actions, as it is vitally important every student know how his money is being spent and exactly what actions are being taken by the student government members. Joe Stall ings and I have agreed on the importance of these issues and our joint platform discusses them in more depth. I f nope tnat you will teel tree to contact us concerning any questions you might have. Government, announced for the SP nomination. Wilson made the nominating speech, and all was well. Or so it seemed. What had happened to Wilson was what often happens to the party hacks in the real world-they displease someone in the upper echelons, like Dickson, and they find themselves out of a job. Bob Wilson was out, but Don Wilson, no relation and only slight connection found himself running for vice-president on a ballot headed by Bob Powell who had just suddenly appeared dressed in the shining armor of Paul Dickson. Meanwhile, in the University Party camp, the fight was more rugged. Sonny Pepper, chairman of the Men's Residence Council, announced for the UP nomination with strong support from South Campus. Teddy OToole, one of those students who is always doing everything that he can possibly do and pleasing a lot of people at the same time, announced as his opponent. OToole won a bitter convention fight, and Pepper and his backers walked out in Ray Moretz The role of Student Government should be to increase the opportunities for the individual to maximize his own talents, to further his own development, and to further the realization of his own desires and goals-whether educational or social. Student Government should be geared toward the individual and responsive to his needs and problems. We need a Student Government which will defend student rights, expand services and work for improvements in residence college living, and which will take an active role in reforming an educational system which is becoming stagnant and is not responsive to the individual's needs or potentialities. Student rights is not something that should have to be fought for. Students have the same rights as all other citizens and they do not surrender any of these rights just by becoming a member of the academic community. Some of the most important rights are some of the most basic, such as privacy, which is consistently violated at this University. Student Government should take the . initiative to protect such rights. I believe students are individuals and have the right and obligation to make the decisions . concerning the things which affect only themselves, such as drug usage and visitation. The University has no right to make arbitrary, moral decisions for individuals. Student Government has the right to operate with student fees, without interference or control from the administration, but if it becomes necessary, I would favor a financially-independent Student Government. I would favor this concept only if it becomes necessary, because I question whether a student-run co-op would provide sufficient funds for a viable Student Government. First, I would favor fighting for the students' right to have a Student Government -wut interference, censorship, or LOOK. STUP&NT GOVERNMENT is m. . . m 1 A TOTAL. WA5TE- L&AST THE (urnaiiriCj vdsiiJl -mt- fiOVf X 5E. VtftfAT - r floor fights disgust. Bill Purdy, a "golden boy" from Chi Psi fraternity, was picked to run for the vice-presidency. Pepper, feeling strong because of his South Campus support, announced as an independent, but only after he had decided not to run and then changed his mind at least twice. He got into the race late and never caught up. Purdy won the vice presidency easily, but Pepper's 960 votes, an unprecedented amount for an independent candidate, were enough to throw the Powell-O Toole race into a run-off. Pepper, still stinging from his loss to OToole in the UP convention, broke the party fold just before the runoff and endorsed Powell. Although Purdy followed his party and supported OToole, Pepper's support was enough to give Powell and the SP the presidency. For the party it was two victories in a row, but Pepper's showing cast doubt on the party system. There would be other independent candidates in later years, but m&m-k Al m fi 1V1 administrative controL A Student Government attorney should be retained in any case, and the whole area of legal services for students should be expanded. Students should be able to live in an environment that enhances their educational opportunities rather than detracts from it. Residence college living should be greatly improved through co-education, increased use of electrical appliances, and individual freedom to make rooms more livable and less static If this University was interested in improving the quality of the students' lives, and started treating causes instead of symptoms, they would not have to initiate restrictive policies requiring Freshmen, Sophomores, and Junior transfers to live in University housing. I favor the idea of a Mini-Union in Chase and a South Campus Mail to provide services for those students a long distance from downtown. Student Government should take an active role in educational reform: There should be increased opportunities for independent study, independent majors, and more student input into the creation and reform of the curriculum. Education should be molded around the individual for individual needs and desires. Student Government should not narrow its scope to just the University community, but should take an active part in increasing opportunities for the disadvantaged to get into college, and increase their support of organizations such as Carolina Opportunity Fund and Upward Bound. For Student Government to become and remain viable, it must take into account the independence and individualism of students and increase the opportunity for a student to maximize his individualism whether it's in making his own decisions about things which affect him or in making his education and curriculum more relevant and viable to himself as an individual. 4 OF iJWz m : C X t he 3 7 71 YOU MM Pepper was the one who broke the tradition of strict party loyalty. And once broken the tradition was hard to repair. The Daily Tar Heel accepts letters to the editor, provided they are typed on a 60-space line and limited to a maximum of 3C3 words. AD letters must be signed and the address and phone number of the writer must be included. The paper reserves the right to edit all letters for libelous statements and good taste. Address letters to Associate Editor, The Daily Tar Heel, in care of the Student Union. ' -rrj Jim Parker For the past few years, students on the Chapel Kill campus have been treated like second-class citizens. I would Eke to see that situation rectified. In conjunction with this conviction, I will work for: STUDENT SELF-DETERMINATION, not only concerning visitation, but also in otheT areas of student lif e. COOPERATION BETWEEN THE LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE B RANCHES The vice president is the speaker of Student Legislature. As such, he is a key figure in executive-lesislative relations. As speaker, I would like to instill a spirit of cooperation between these two branches of Student Government. INDEPENDENT STUDENT GOVERNMENT that is responsive to students and their needs, and one whose funds are not controlled by the University. ESTABLISHMENT OF A STUDENT SERVICES COMMISSION to investigate the possibility of enlargement of student government services. Student Government should do more than rent refrigerators. These services could include having live entertainment between Thanksgiving and Easter. FULL-TIME LEGAL COUNSEL for all students. IMPROVEMENT IN DORM LIFE -Excepting first semester freshmen, I support the right of every student to live where he or she wishes. I would like to see quotas for refrigerators raised so that more refrigerators could be provided by Student Government. Specific rules governing the inspection of dorms should be made clear to all residents of University housing. I am tired of excessive fines being levied on students for room damages. I criticize University . services for exploiting students. Students are receiving low quality goods and services for high prices. Student Government needs to organize an effective voice to rectify this situation. I wish to make it clear that I am running as a real independent. I am not affiliated with any presidential candidate nor the so-called "Suite C elite." I run independently because, if elected, I feel I will be able to work effectively with the presidential winner. Student Government here has become a "closed shop." It is virtually impossible to work in Student Government unless you worked on a winner's campaign or share that office-holder's same political philosophy. If elected, I shall refuse to discriminate against any student because of his political philosophy. cfieai - ; if you drink Jby the quart: To the Editor: Though I yield to no one in my fondness for civilization, convenience, and the benefits of unBaptist Enlightenment; and though I fondly love California where both the bars and the friendly local liquor stores open at 6 AM and close at 2 AM, even on Sunday; and love still more my home city of San Francisco where, by a miracle of dvilization, the bars far outnumber the churches (gasp!); still let me mention to advocates of liquor by the drink one small point. In North Carolina two small rounds of drinks for a party of four do NOT set you back ten bucks. In this state, that sum (plus a buck and a half) commands a regal half-gallon of Beam, more than a quart of Chivas. And if you are as tight as I am, that counts for a lot. Roger G. Swearingen Department of English Dog hater replies to lover s letter To the Editor: I have read with great interest ?.ir. Richard Fahrer's letter concerning my "law and order comments on dogs." Mr. Fahrer seems to think my position (the next dog that steps in my yard is going to get its head shot off) is unjustified because I am unfairly grouping all canines in the minority that turn over trash cans, litter yards, and chase my car in packs. Please, Mr. Fahrer, be assured this is not the case. The only dogs that I am going to km are the ones who step into my yard to engage in aforementioned activities; I will leave all other stupid mutts alone. Yes, Mr. Fahrer, the best -way to eliminate such problem is to push for better leash law enforcement. And the best way to urge dog owners to come around to supporting these laws is to knock off a few of their curs. So don't set up a howl, Mr. Fahrer. Reed Stevens Hiltonhead Ct.