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by Evans Wjtt
Staff Writer
Chancellor J. Carlyle Sitterson said
Thursday he did not object to the
attendance of the Student Government
(SG) lawyer with Student Body President
Joe Stallings at a meeting Wednesday, but
felt it was necessary for the other parties
at the meeting to have a chance to have
counsel present also.
"He (Stallings) was entitled to bring a
lawyer to the, meeting," Sitterson said.
"But it would not have been fair to
the other people involved for him to have
a third party counsel present, when we
have not had a chnace to have a lawyer
present," he continued.
The meeting over which the
controversy arose Wednesday concerned
the positions of the graduates and the
undergraduates on the proposed
separation of the graduate students from
the . present Student Government,
according to Sitterson. - . .
The participants in the meeting were
to be Sitterson; Stallings; Walter, Baggett,
president of the Graduate and
Professional Student Association (GPSF);
Dr. Claiborne Jones, assistant to the
Chancellor; and Dean of Student Affairs
CO. Cathey.
"I was hopeful to get the views of
both the graduate and the undergraduate
students in the discussions," Sitterson
said.
Stallings said Wednesday he felt it was
necessary for the SG lawyer, John
Brooks, to be present at the session to
provide continuity on the issue from the
last SG administration and to handle the
legal problems which might arise during
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The new leaves on the trees by the Lower Quad are sure signs that the warm
weather of the past week has accomplished something more than having classes moved
outside. (Photo courtesy of Nick Arrovo)
Hehabilitatipiri clinic
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by Lana Starnes
Staff Writer
A 128-acre farm just outside of Chapel
Hill is the only one of its kind in eastern
United States.
The farm, called Genesis House, is a
residential rehabilitation house for drug
addicts. Nine people live there, three girls
and six boys, most of whom are still in
their teens.
To get into Genesis House the person
must convince Dr. Robert J. Senior, a
Chapel Hill pediatrician, that he -wants to
quit and get off ,the drug. He must
convince Senior that he wants to live a
life without heroin and that he is serious
about breaking the habit.
Once a person is taken into Genesis
House he may stay there as long as he
wishes, as long as he feels it is necessary.
So far no one has dropped out.
Started only about two-and-a-half
"months ago, Genesis has already
graduated its first member. The boy is
now working and going to night school
and still keeps in. touch with the other
members of Genesis House.
Genesis House was started through the
efforts of Senior, the Drug Action
Committee and Switchboard.
Everything at the house is very
informal. Everyone has his own
responsibilities to himself , and to the
other people in the group. There is no
regular full-time staff.
The residents have 50 sheep, some
goats, chickens, roosters and a few horses.
These raise organic food and keep the
farm in order. They are getting ready to
build a workshop for leather . goods,
woodcraft and sewing. They plan to sell
these goods in Chapel Hill.
They live and work together, all with
the same goal in mind to leave Genesis
House, to re-enter society and to make a
life for themselves without drugs. . -
Persons interested in helping with
Genesis House, making a contribution or
in finding out more about the house
should contact Cathy Hollifield at
933-1843 or Joel Dvoskin at 933-2424.
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the discussion.
Stallings said he felt the presence of
Brooks at the meeting was necessary for
him (Stallings) to represent the students
adequately.
In reply, Sitterson said he felt the
nature of the meeting was to have been
such not to require a lawyer on either
side.
"I did not anticipate getting to any
legal questions at all." Sitterson
commented.
t I did not see any need for a lawyer at
the meeting," he added.
; A misunderstanding, apparently from
lack of communication, arose between
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Sitterson and Stailir-gs over Stallings
notification that he would bring Brooks
to the meeting.
"I did not know he was going to bring
the lawyer to the meeting until about two
minutes before it was scheduled,
Sitterson said.
"As far as I am concerned if we had
enough time to procure- counsel to he
present at the meeting, the meeting
would have been held as scheduled, he
added.
Stallings said that he had called
Claiborne Jones secretary early
Wednesday morning to inform the
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by Jessica Hanchar
Staff Writer
"It is my sad responsibility tonight to
report to you, the Student Legislature,
that the administration of this University
has once again, during the past two days,
unilaterally altered . and revised the
procedures for the handling of student
fees," said Joe Stallings, president of the
student body, in his State of the Campus
address before Student Legislature
Thursday night.
"This seizure of authority blatantly
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violated the Student Constitution and the
historic authority of Student
Government," he continued. .
'; Stallings reviewed the history of the
student fees controversy, which has raged
since early this semester, and brought the
legislative body up to date on the most
recent actions.
Morehead Residence College was
denied a requisitions Wednesday
afternoon for "social expenses" of the
dorms in the college because there were
"no substantiating documents."
"Stallings explained both the
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University's reasons for apparently not
approving block requests from student
fees as well as Student Government's
position and reasons.
In his speech, "Student Government
In Crisis," Stallings outlined the
authority, integrity and responsibilities of
Student Government.
Student Government, he said, is
requesting before the Executive
Committee of the Board of Trustees that
it "explicitly delegate Student
Government as the University's
administrative agent for the allocation
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by Evans Witt
Staff Writer
Misunderstanding or misinterpretation
on the part of personnel in the Trust
Fund-Accounts office was blamed by
" " Vice " Chancellor : Joseph C. Eagles for
, current problems in -the student fees
requisition system.
'The people, either misinterpreted the
instructions or simply didn't understand
them," Eagles said. "
"We're just trying to have enough
information to know what the money is
to go out for," he added.
The most recent problems with the
requisitioning system instituted by the
Administration at the beginning of this
semester arose when the University Trust
Fund office refused to issue a check for
Morehead Residence College social
expenses. According to Student Body
President Joe Stallings, the reason given
for the refusal to issue the check was "no
substantiating documents" accompanied
the requisition.
The instructions which were given to
the official in the trust office have not
been followed in the requisitioning
system so far this semester, according to
. Eagles.
Eagles said requisitions for "the
operating expenses of . . . "or similar
wording was not sufficient
documentation for - the issuance of a
check.
The approval and issuance of checks
similarly justified so far this year was a
mistake according to Eagles.
Checks issued so far this semester
under such procedures; called block
grants, have been made out for The Daily
Tar Heel, the Carolina Union and the
Student Government.
Eagles released a memorandum from
Morris F. Bass, assistant vice chancellor
for finance, to Wade Atkins, head of the
Trust ' Fund division of the Accounting
Office of the University, concerning the
requisition procedures.
In section 2 of the memorandum, the
Trust Fund Office is directed to "obtain
from the Student Activities Office a
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completed requisition form properly .
signed and accompanied by invoice,
contract or agreement, or other
supporting document for each check to
be drawn."
The memornadum continues: "If an
invoice or contract is-not;available, ; the"
detail of how the amount requested was
determined should appear on the face of
the requisition."
According to Eagles, the details which
should be on the requisition form vary
according to the situation involved.
'This is a judgmental thing," he said.
"We're not interested in keeping Mrs.
Sparrow's books for her. We're not trying
to judge how the money is spent. We're
not interested in deep detail," he added.
The purpose of the system of
requisitions, according to Eagles, is to
create an audit trail for the students who
are interested ? in where the money is
going . ... (the -instructions) haven't been,
followed as I hoped they would be,"
Eagles said.
", The'.probHm'fwillr forithe
Morehead Residence College was tied in
with the issue of the amount of detail
required on the requisition.
The requisition for the check listed the
expenses to be covered by the check as
"social and other expenses outstanding
and to be incurred by the houses of
Morehead Residence College during the
spring semester." ,
The requisition then listed each dorm
in the college and the amount to be
assigned to each.
and accountability for the Student
Activities Fee collected on this campus.
"We cannot sit idly by while its
authority is shredded and consumed by
the administration," he continued. "I will
pursue every practical avenue to halt this
usurpation of authority."
According to Stallings, the integrity of
Student Government is under a twofold
attack by the administration.
The other angle of the attack, he said,
comes through the University
"unilaterally designating Student
Government exclusively for
undergraduate students and through the
recognition of a graduate student
government . without approval of a
campus-wide referendum or student
constitutional amendment."
He continued with a history of the
independence of Student Government
and the Student Constitution.
In his statement concerning the
graduate student organization, he said,
'This principle (that graduate students
should only contribute to those
University community . services from
which they personally benefit) is rejected
by Student Government."
Stallings commented on the student
health situation before Student
Legislature and he gave his opinions oh
academic reforrnT o;netf fris" campaign
issues.
He also outlined some plans for a
student co-op, another proposal on which
he based his campaign.
"It is my full intention to do
everything possible to preserve the
authority and integrity of Student
Government to the end that it will be
transmitted a year from now to the' next
student body president and Student
Legislature not only unimpaired, but
strengthened," Stallings concluded.
UNC pharmacologist says
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by Jerry Klein
Staff Writer
Two UNC pharmocologists, who were
quoted in news wire stories last week as
having found "possible cancer-producing
activity from marijuana," claimed
Monday the stories were misconstrued.
Dr. Raymond D. Magus made the
findings public in a report to the
Federation of American Societies for
Experimental Biology in Chicago. His
associate, Dr. Louis S. Harris, said the
finding indicate the effects of tar from
marijuana are identical to those from
cigarette smoke in tests utilizing mice.
This test does not prove or even
suggest that marijuana smoking causes
cancer," Magus said. "It merely indicates
that in the mouse, its effects are
indistinguishable from those of tobacco,
in a short term test on the mouse."
Experiments showed that,- like
cigarette smoke, the tar from marijuana
smoke produced an overgrowth of skin
cells in mice.
While this does not necessarily indicate
cancer, it could be a preliminary. "We
have not shown cancer per se," Dr. Harris
said in a Monday interview.
Asked if their findings showed that
cancer could be caused by smoking
marijuana, Harris replied, "We're not
making that summary or conclusion. We
can't say anymore than we found by
experimenting with mice."
He did indicate there was a "potential
hazard."
Magus called reports that it would take
about 40 "joints" to equal the
concentration of tar from cigarette smoke
"ridiculous."
"We never said anything to that effect.
That was an irresponsible statement by a
member of the press during a news
conference held on the subject," said
Magus.
Dr. Magus' speech in Chicago
concluded that "Cutaneous application to
mice of acetone solutions of smoke
condensates in high concentration
obtained from marijuana or tobacco
revealed epidermal hyperplasia and
sebaceous gland destruction. These
studies suggest that marijuana tar may
'nave carcinogenic (cancerous) activity in
long term tests designed to detect such
activity."
The summary continued "they do not
indicate that marijuana is carcinogenic in
mouse or man. In fact, these findings may
have no bearing on the toxicologic
properties in species other than the
mouse."
'. Magus said the uncertainty was
indicated by the fact that the human lung
is not mouse skin, and by the uncertainty
that "humans could consume marijuana
in concentrations great enough to be
hamrful in the same sense tobacco is,"
acoccording to aUPI report. .
Dr. Magus has been a member of the
UNC faculty since 1968 and holds a
PhJX from the University of Iowa.
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by Pam Phillips
Staff Writer
Debaters. Joe Loveland and Joe McGuire, two of
UNC's most persistent winners, put the finishing
touches on a phenomenal year last weekend.
At the National Invitational Debates at Macalester
College in St. Paul, Minn., Loveland and McGuire
made a credible showing, falling out of the
tournament only after dropping a 2-1 decision to the
University of Georgia debate team.
More remarkably, the team managed to garner
enough tournament points in the pre-elimination
rounds to place both in the top 1 0 speakers.
Joe Loveland, with 605 points, placed first speaker
in the tournament.
."I was pleased and stunned to be chosen top
speaker. I really didn't expect to get it. I thought
another guy would get the award," Loveland said of
his awards.
Loveland was given a gold watch for his efforts.
McGuire placed as seventh 'speaker.
According to Cully Clark, UNCY debate coach,
"Any speaker- who goes first-affirmative
automatically gives away 2 "points." McGuire speaks
first-affirmative or second-negative when he is
debating. ..
The second speaker, of the tournament was Joe
Angland, a senior from MET who has long been
considered UNC's personal arch-rival. Angland has
been ranked nationally in debate for three years.
1 Both debaters agree that the Nationals were a
success. Joe McGuire attributes much of the success
"thanks to Cullys coaching:" He said the Nationals
"went very well in spite of losing the quarter-finals."
The decisions in the elimination rounds were very
close, he added.
Clark concurred with McGuire's statement.
"McGuire and Loveland have dropped somewhere in
the neighborhood of 30 rounds before a panel of
judges and, in those, they have never been defeated
by other than the closest of all possible split
decisions."
Referring to the quarter-finals of the tournament
in which UNC lost 3-2 to the husband-wife team, the
Martinsons of the University of Georgia, Loveland
commented, "If we had to lose Fm glad we lost to
Georgia. We are good friends, intense rivals, and it
was a very, very good debate in which we lost."
McGuire asserted that the team would have
preferred to debate in the affirmative in the octo-and
quarter-finals.
However, he said, "Percentage-wise we have been
doing better on the affirmative." He credited the
team's-versatility with Loveland's ability to "field any
number of arguments."
Coach Cully Clark looking back over a long, yet
successful season said, "Just looking at Loveland and
McGuire's record at Nationals shows the class of the
tournament . . . Loveland and McGuire are unique in
that they are spectacular. For a first appearance on
the national debate circuit they have been most
successful."
Next year Cully Clark will go to Alabama to serve
as their debate coach.
Both Loveland and McGuire presently plan to
continue their partnership. With few of the current
debate team graduating and with the addition -of
"three tremendous freshmen," the Carolina debate
team faces another potentially successful year.
With their reputation intact, McGuire and
Loveland plan to attend fewer tournaments than this
year. Both are enthusiastic about the most tangible
evidence of their success the expansion of the Tar
Heel Invitational Debate.
Already UCLA, the team who won the Nationals,
and Southern Cal have requested invitations. This
apparently indicates that for the first time the Tar
Heel Invitational will be one of the highest national
tournaments going.
Loveland anticipates a large draw of debate teams
from the East Coast in addition to the Westerners.
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