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Mm j lift S3) ) -r A.;;' ru! FntJ, Thursday. September 16. 1971 Vol. 80. No . 13 FcKjdd Fb-jv 23. 1333 27i(C rurohibitins iaccentablet' ivaterbeds A 1 by Evans Witt Staff Writer Waterbeds which meet all L'nr.cr My safety regulations are available in Chapel Hill, a local businessman says, but the University will not allow them in dormitories. "This water bed meets al! the University's regulations, according to Bob Kepner (director of Residence Life)." said Duffy Gilligan, manager of I he h.xpenment waterbed store. In response to (iilligan's charges. Kepner "At present, water beds are not legal tor use in the dorms." he added. When new regulations for dormitory li:e are finalized next month, a specific rule on waterbeds will be included. Gilligan claims one model waterbed hi store sells meets the state-impo-.-d restriction of 42 pounds of pressure per square foot of floor space in dorms. Hi model exerts only 28 pounds of preurv per square foot, he said. "This bed has been tested and allowed on the campus of the University ot said an evaluation is underway on all dorm Michigan," he explained, "we thought it Jin: Little, another waterbed distributor and ow r.er c t" Chiwken Little's waterbed store, suid he h.:J a source for waterbeds that net state regulations but bureaucratic turtles wit); the University stepped him trc-m bu r.z ur. . otratin. ' t 12'" Mr. i! 1 1 ;p tr!:ve to talk to the .' he said. "1 iumeJ they ov. tfiem up on campus room policies. would be accepted here. He said several people hae purchased regular waterbeds to use in dorms, although they do not conform to the state regulation-. "If they do allow waterbeds on campus. we will get the waterbeds which meet the standards." Little added. Gilligan detailed negotiations about waterbeds between the administration and The Experiment, located above Tro Stereo Center. 1 13 N. Columbia St. In late May. the owner of the Experiment contacted the administration about this new model waterbed. Gilligan said. "Kepner came out twice to see the waterbed and asked a lot of questions" he said. Gilligan claims Kepner found the new waterbeds met all Universitv regulations and promised an o:;:c..:l dc before tall semester began "BureaUcr2c is the r.as, been appro ed." (iiihgan s,.u "He vent :ne to Pea Car.sler. who had t regulation the waterbed i ' ! As up, extra a:et l'n:ersit . Gdhgan vr.d 1 1 h would install and till waterb for use in donns The model waterbed frame, hner and installation 535 extra Its total weight is including frame. Gilhsz.m said. J..--es ... , t i v vl . I i .tor :t e 1 p:r--n eds p..rvh, s vm tor I 1 .2iV po-.o o 1 v A t - r v to air complaints The semester has barely begun and already students are beginning to fall asleep in class. John Spence's Psychology 26 professor sure won't be too happy when he sees this photo. (Staff photo by Cliff Kolovson ) by Doug Hall Staff Writer Student Body President Joe Stallings Wednesday announced the formation of the Student Food Service Commission to voice student complaints to the campus f o xl service. "Many students have expressed dissatisfaction with the service and the actual quality of food offered here." Stallings said. "Because of these problems, we see the need for a group open to complaints and suggestions." The nine-member student group will hold an organizational meeting next Thursday, Stallings said, and an open forum will be held within two weeks to allow students to present their views. Stallings said the group will work closely with Servomaiion-Mathial Inc., the campus food service. Robert Greer, director of UNC araora jdsicks Bowerrai Boara United Vrs.v International RALEIGH Duke University president Terry San ford Wednesday made a detailed and explicit pica for a new 100-man board of trustees to govern North Carolina's public colleges and universities. Sanford, a former state governor, made the appeal in an appearance before a joint hearing of the House and Senate higher education committees. "Such action is necessary because we must structure higher education in a way that will enable the General Assembly to apply our resources in an orderly and Universit efficient manner for the good of each institution and for the benefit of all the citizens of North Carolina," said Sanford. He proposed the 16 state-supported schools be brought gradually under the new board's control, beginning at next month's special legislative session with the six campuses of the University of North Carolina. Four additional institutions could be combined under the new structure July 1, ll72. and the remaining five on Jan. 1, ll73. to bring a statewide consolidated university into effect. The concept had been declared unweildy in earlier testimony by Dr. James Milfer, a consultant for the University of Michigan, but Sanford disagreed. "I think it's just as easy to manage 16 chancellors as it is to manage six." he said. The governing board suggested by Sanford would be empowered to name the president of the system, its chancellors, and. most significantly, would "be given complete budget control over all institutions within the system." He proposed the board initially be made up of trustees from the combined institutions, replaced on Jan. 1. 1 o 74 . with a newly-elected group. heads own restructurin d O United Press Internatii DURHAM - While a hearing on reorganizing higher education continued in Raleigh, the presidents and chancellors of state-supported universities devised and approved their own restructuring plan here Wednesday. Fast Carolina University President I eo Jenkins announced details of the plan would not be divulged until after it was presented to Gov. Bob Scott. Jenkins is president of the N.C. Council of Presidents of State Supported Universities, which include regional 1 evise an university presidents and the chancellors of the six University of North Carolina campuses. Jenkins said 15 of the 17 university heads were present and they approved a majority plan after voting point-by-point on the entire proposal. In other action, the council voted to ask the General Assembly to repeal the stale law which requires students who register early to deposit $100 for their first year in college and S50 if they are returning to the institution. Jenkins explained the college presidents believed this discriminates pi against the poor and raises administrative problems because the money must often be returned and many students avoid the deposit by registering late Jenkins said the council passed a resolution encouraging students to vote where they are duly qualified, but without missing any class time. Jenkins said the presidents believed if adults who can hold full-time jobs can still find time to vote without missing work, so can students. Pembroke State University President Fnglish Jones and UNC Chancellor J. Carlyle Sitterson were the two university heads absent. The board members would be chosen by the legislature with the Governor as chairman and have an executive committee of at least 20 persons. Sanford also recommended that separate boards be established for each campus, consisting of six persons named by the legislature and six by the Governor. "I wouldn't get too disturbed about giving the local boards all the nnworc not specifically retained," he said. Sanford said he would contend reorganization "somewhat in this fashion would not damage the capabilities or impair the future development of the institutions involved. "Rather, I believe sincerely that such action would enhance the potential of our world-renowed graduate universities, UNC and N.C. State University, and would assure the fullest possible development of every other institution." Sanford said he appeared reluctantly before the legislators because of his position as president of a private university, but he received the warmest welcome of any speaker since the start of the eharines MOndav. WEATHER TODAY: increasing cloudiness today with highs in the mid 80s; lows tonight in the mid 60s; the probability of precipitation is 20 percent today and 40 percent tonight. By conservation group Fnnds for Bald Head sought by Jessica Hanchar Staff Writer Fund-raising plans for purchase of Bald Head Island were mad Tuesday night by the N. C. Conservation Foundation. Bald Head Island, located at the mouth of the Cape Fear River near Wilmington, ts the last remaining island on the eastern seaboard still in its natural, unspoiled condition, said James Wallace, council president. The Carolina Cape bear Corporation, owners of the 17.000-acre island, wants to develop it in to a "plush ocean resort with a population of Id .000 with beach homes," he said. Both state government and conservation groups have protested these plans. State officials have said they would not issue a permit to dredge or fill the island, according to Wallace. The Army Corps of Engineers has also expressed concern about the high cost of prprotecting commercial development of the island. Conservationists want it either to remain in its natural condition or become a limited state public park. The N. C. Wildlife Federation and other state conservation groups have gone on record for island preservation. The foundation expects to receive tunds from public, private and civic sources. The Conservation Council announced it was donating SI. 500 for the purchase. Carl Renlro. foundation treasurer, said he had already received checks totaling over 5500 trom private citizens, some from out-of-state. The foundation will also work closeh with Nature Conservancy, a national privately -funded group that buys ecologically valuable land and assists other groups by lending money. lor land purchase. The Conservancy would attempt to raise the over 55 million purchase price betore it seeks to buy the island, according to Gilliam Horton. head of the Conservation Foundation. "The foundation will fill a need in the state by acquiring Lnd which may later be used for public parks." said Wallace. "We are assisting the Male b act ting its prominent, round, sandy surface, is the southernmost point in the state. It is combination of sand dunes, tropical vegetation, live oak forests and marshes, according to Wallace. Animal and bird life are abundant. "It's mam value is. biologically, that the marshes provide a nursery for marine life." he said. "It is a modern wilderness paradise, one of the tew left in the state." added Lee Barnnger. found Jtion member. "It is uninhabited except for one caretaker." titles to parcels ot land now." BjUI Head ULmd. so name- The foundation has set the purchase of Bald Head Island as its first priority. It is jlso working on preservation of the Lno River Valley, the Great Dismal Swamp because of jd other ecologically valuable areas. Servomation said. "I'm looking forward to working with the committee, and I hope it will remain active and continue. "I can think of no better tool of management than to listen to complaints and suggestions of employees and customers," he said. "Hopefully, this committee will provide us with inforrriation from our customers, and we can use that information to do a better job." Greer is a non-voting member of the commission and his three unit managers - at the Pine Room, the student Union Snack Bar and Chase Cafeteria-will alternate as additional non-voting members. He said food service officials are often "too close to the woods to see the trt.es. We're tickled to death to receive this criticism." In j letter fn commission members Stallings and Robert R. Wilson, presidential assistant on residence life, listed the purposes of the commission: food service w h ire Serv om j! i Voting members ot th are iresnmen minc i ;;. i v Brown, sophomores Mi Bohck. Miss J .-etle steenh Step!..; "u J .,: I.v ampsen. sernois Miss v.-. and Bhkc S. Wall and .J. dekewer. a."J sec-rd-e law student l Martin 1 he commission will meet rue eve two week other planned. Wilson sau! "Servomation has been here two and is just beginning to expenmer.: make changes." Wilson said. ";:-.! s of those chances .ire mistake- ok renovation ot the Pine He said Scrvomaf io?j pi :s changes and the com mis: -- n m to prevent future misraVes. "The commission . ,i take sf p t desiim fii prpvn ' " '.i-!r'ci students desires," Wilson sai l , 1. 1 W !U -"To voice the specific and general complaints of individuals of the student body, as consumers, toward the food service '"To voice the recommendations of the student body toward the improvement of the food service. -"To provide critical evaluation of the present food system in light of these complaints and recommendations. -"To design practical alternatives to the present services wnicn ao not meet the needs of the students. "To review the major changes in the complaints, but students h iven't h.i.l r place to take them." St.sHmg- s.si i be mentioned formation o! a .! commission to Servom.M n i!iu;.il during the summer and they agreed .iih the idea. "We have invited the m mageme'it come and participate in the meet i' ." Stallings said, "but the vomrni si-.-i w i ! I be an advocate for student mUre-i . r a commercial interests. "Although w e r e ,i 1 1 e ; fi . Servomation ) are a private firm ,-.nA jf here to make money'" he added, "we !e- I they should provide a service .iep'j! ' to students' desires." p i ' ; ; v ! i ; '" r L:-r ,-' -i -.. ' , i ' 2 V -k 'f i a, . . . w o'V t r'lT J ' ' s) V, I 1 fc- ... iA'ti - -: w 1 '; The bicycle craze began when you were a kid. remember? Those warm summer and fall davs when you'd take your bike downtown and just look in all the windows. (Staff Photo b Cliff Ko!own )