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Susan Miller, Editor
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Students who wish to vote in the
November elections have the
opportunity to register today and
Wednesday on campus.
Students may register to vote
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Woollen
Gym. Anyone who will have been
here 30 days by the time of the
election November 6 may
register to vote in Chapel Hill.
Voter registration for November's
elections ends.Oct. 8.
students who have changed
addresses except moving within a
dormitory must change their
addresses on their voter registration
to be eligible to vote.
Students make up a significant
part of the town of Chapel Hill. A
AcHnoim Committee
inrasfc add sfadeinite
Chancellor N. Ferebee Taylor
appointed the 18 members of the
Affirmative Action Committee last
week with extreme care.
Not only did Taylor make an
effort to appoint an equal number of
males and females (that is, not
counting chairman Douglas Hunt),
but he also made an effort to make
minority representation on the
committee somewhat balanced. Of
the 18 members on the action
committee, seven are black.
However, there are no students on
the committee.
Student Body Vice President Juli
Tenney requested of the Faculty
Council Friday the addition of
students to the Affirmative Action
Committee. No action was taken
by anyone.
This response or rather, lack of
response is indicative of the attitude
some members of the University
community have .towards students
one of avoidance, and
unresponsiveness.
This attitude is ludicrous in light
of the existence of the University as
an instutute of learning for the
students who attend it. The
University does not exist merely to
provide jobs for the highly educated
to spread their learning. It exists for
the students.
Yet, when Tenney presented a
clearly worded and thoughtful
request that students be added to the
Affirmative Action Committee, the
importance of students to the
University was shoved under the rug
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expressed oa its editorial pa-e. All"
of tzt editor. Letters and cchmrs
September 24, 1973
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recent N.C. Supreme Court ruling
made it possible for students to vote
in the towns in which they go to
school. So students who consider
Chapel Hill thier permanent
residence may register to voter here
and should do so.
The concern most important to
students in this fall's elections are the
elections to the Board of Aldermen.
If a large number of students vote
in the town elections, students
might, for a change, find themselves
with some input in the way Chapel
Hill is governed!
Students should become more
involved in Chapel Hill town
government and register to vote.
Woollen Gym is only a few steps
away, so register today.
with excuses.
Chancellor Taylor, having
already decided that student
representation on the committee is
unnecessary, passed the buck to the
Affirmative Action Committee
itself, but only after making the
feeble excuse that the 18-member
committee was large enough already
and that too many members might
reduce the committee's
effectiveness.
Taylor did say, however, "If the
Affirmative Action Committee feels
it can perform more effectively with
student representation, I will
consider a resolution by the
committee that students be
included."
Taylor's response was not the only
response to Tenney's request that
was inadequate. The Faculty
Council took no action on her
request and barely even discussed it.
This is another indication of this
avoidance and unresponsiveness
attitude towards students as
members of the University
community by some decision
makers. The Affirmative Action
Committee should pass a resolution
requesting that students be included
on the committee and should make
every effort to convince the
Chancellor that student
representation is necessary to the
functions of the committee.
"Affirmative Action" is not just
the name of a committee; it is a way
of thinking and acting. The
University of North Carolina has a
long way to go.
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by Lena Starnes
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Dr. Takey Crist
Question: Tm curious as to how sperm b
frozen for future use. Do frozen sperm really
work? Any statistics on the success rate?
W here might I jo to put my sperm on "ice"?
Roughly, what would the cost be? Signed,
Ineterested Male.
Dear Interested Male: The business of
sperm banking is a new and rapidly
expanding one. The two leading companies.
Genetic Laboratories, and Idant Corporation,
own and operate sperm banks in New Yord.
Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles San
Francisco, Minneapolis and Ann Arbor.
Mich.
Tom Pritchard
Frat expenses not really different
For some time it has been accepted
opinion at UNC that expenses incurred by
the members of social fraternities are
necessarily reater than non-members. We
can distinguish two types of expenses: fixed
or "mandatory," costs and variable or
"voluntary" costs.
In the tormer group we include tuition,
fees, rent, meals, books, supplies, etc. In the
latter we include new clothes, travel,
entertainment, etc.
The first group is either legally required for
matriculation or are necessities of life at the
university. The second group is more or less
extras or incidentals that very with the taste
and financial ability of the individual.
With regard to fixed costs, it can be
demonstrated that there arc many
fraternities w hose fixed costs are equal to or
less than the fixed costs associated with
living in the average dormitory.
With regard to variable costs several
things need to be said. Basically, it can be
argued that it is unjustifiable to assert that
fraternity variable costs , are unavoidably
greater than normal for any student who
wishes to keep his expenses limited.
In order to refute this statement, one must
show why fraternity membership whould
generate pressures that would make a
student spend more on variable costs.
One attempt to do this would be to say
that social pressures would exist if the
sutdent joined a specific fraternity whose
members are reported to be wealthy, but this
overlooks the fact that there are 28 houses on
campus and that this sutdnct could just as
Idant charges $80 for collection, analysis
and the first six months storage, and SI 8
annually thereafter. Genetic Labratones
charge $55 per deposit (three are usually
required), stores sperm for one year free of
charge, and requires $15 annually thereafter.
All banks use a similiar process. The
collected semen is tested for motility, then
diluted with glycerol, which acts as a
protective fluid and is them put into a dozen
or more plastic straws or tubes. The straws
or tubes are sealed and stored in larger
aluminum tubes. The tubes are them cooled
to about -321 degrees F and stored in liquid
nitrogen.
The sperm are stored in several different
tubes and in several different locations to
insure against loss, such as a cooling system
failure.
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easily join a house whose members come
from financial backgrounds not so different
from the campus average.
Another attempt to refute the above
statement would be to maintain that;
because fraternities have an avowedly social
emphasis, pressures would rise not from
differences in financial background, but
from the expected increase in social
activities.
With the advent of the residence college
system, however, dorm housing has
provided the same pressure, as a basic
purpose of the system is to provide an
adequate social outlet for those in the dorm.
We would thus challenge the assertion
that financial pressures, with respect to the
comparative variable costs, arc greater in
fraternity environments than in dorms. We
further challenge the use of this argument as
a basis for supporting the assumption that
fraternities cost more. The statement is pure
conjecture without empirical evidence. Any
person contending that fraternity variable
costs would be greater would have to show
that a student would in fact be influenced to
spend more money against his better
judgement.
Since there is no substantiated evidence to
Letters to the editor
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To the editor:
After reading Seth Effron's column in the
September 22 issue. "Billy (sic) Jean King
tops Bobby Riggs," 1 can only hope that the
women's cause on campus has a more
intelligent or at least, literate vocalist.
Being a Carolina alumna, I was appalled
r-J :'... "'. ..vuicn have to put up with
such embarrassing patronizing from such
"writers" as Effron. I am also amazed at the
DTH for allowing a top-notch professional
athlete as Ms. Kine to he ridun'icd by the
likes of Effron.
As for Mr. Effron, before you so nobly
take up the cause of paying homage to the
fair sex again, I suggest you learn to spell her
name.
Ms. Joan Stacy
Greensboro
Runge should
remain on earth
To the editor:
While I am quite happy over many of Mr.
Runge's achievements in Students
Government and SCAU I would hope he
stays on earth with us mortals.
I write especially in reference to his quote
in reference to SG loan funds "The
students are pretty damn sick of w atching all
this politics and they just war t to get to use
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All the statistics are not in as yet as to the
effectiveness of the thawed sperm. Over 500
normal deliveries have been made. The
American Health Association has withheld
approval, warning that frozen sperm has not
yet been proved efficacious. But several
leading specialists attest to the success
they've had with frozen sperm and there
seems to be a substantial market for this new
business enterprise.
Question: About an hour or so after beinj
with my girlfriend I expreienced a severe
pain in my testicles which lasted an hour or
so. We engaged in heavy petting but nothing
more. W hat can I do to relieve the pain? Is
this normal?
You're certainly normal and the best I can
do is suggest that you allow yourself to
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show that variable costs for a student living
in a fraternity would be necessarily greater
than for one living in a dorm, it logically
follows that if fraternities are turly more
expensive that dorms, the fixed costs of
fraternities should be higher than those of
residence halls. Through a comparison of
compiled statistics, we will attempt to refute
this assumption as well.
The estimated costs for living in a
residence hall in the 1973-74 academic year
are as follows: room, $350; meals, $630;
miscellaneous. .5295.
In an average of figures taken frcrn ten
fraternities, (three small, three large, and
four medium houses), the following are the
expenses for living in an average fraternity;
room, $305.10; meals, $557.40;
miscellaneous. $297.20.
From these figures one may draw the
conclusion that not only is fraternity living
no more expensive than dorm living, in some
. aspects it can be cheaper.
It should be noted, however, that every
student, upon pledging a fraternity, must
pay a set fee to the national chapter of his
fraternity. This amount is usually between
$75 100. It is only assessed once in four
years, and most fraternity men will agree
colmnnrnmi patroume
the funds." While I feel this is quite true it
seems to have become somewhat of a slur
which Runge labels those group(s) which
oppose him in SG. The latest instance Mike
O'Neal and Janet Stephens, RHA officials
who sincerely opposed his plan and put forth
a viable alternate one. Isn't this labeling only
just a variation on politicking.
Or the name's changed, but the game's the
same.
John Hudson
204 Avery
73 Yack lacks
black viewpoint
To the editor
When I was a freshman here in 1971.
several Blacks protested the lack of
representation in the 71 Yack by burning
their copies in the pit. I did not know the
story behind their symbolic burning;
however, while browsing through th: 73
edition I can understand how those B acks
felt. From the outset there is an indication of
the book's contents. The first series of
pictures shows (I) a typical student (2) 5 ilent
Sam and (3) lily white flowers. Regardless of
their intent whether subconscious or
otherwise, I see these.picturesasa preview of
ejaculate at the time or lie down quietly and
wait for it to go away. Masturbation at this
later time is ineffective in decreasing the
discomfort.
Question; A year or so ago you answered a
question about the use of sanitary napkins
and tampons throughout history. I found
your answer to be quite interesting. Could
you possibly repeat the brief history again in
your column? Signed, Coed.
Dear Coed. We're happy to oblige.
In primitive tribes menstrating women
were relegated to huts apart from the rest of
the tribe. A grass mat was put at their feet to
collect the menstrual flow. After each
menstrual period the mat was burned.
In many African tribes, even today,
women nave used bandages made of grass or
some kind of vegetable fiber. The bandages
are likewise burned after use.
Cloth bandages came into being about the
time of the Roman Empire. The cloth
bandages required washing, soaking and
during the menstrual period and presented
problems of absorbency and discomfort.
Packaged linen cloths, much like diapers,
appeared on the market by the turn of the
20th century. They were made for sanitary
protection but still needed washing, soaking,
and drying. The cloths were more
comfortable but still presented problems ot
absorbency and some discomfort.
Disposable sanitary pads or napkins were
introduced after the First World War. They
were made of cotton or cellulose or a
combination of both and wrapped in gauze
for use with pins and belts.
Internal tampons are the newest
commercial form of protection. Menstrual
tamponage, however, is not new. Roman
women used rolls of soft wool internally;
Egyption women used rolls of soft papyrus;
and African women used rolls of grass and
roots.
(Questions should be addressed to Lana
Starnes and Dr. Takey Crist, in care of the
The Daily Tar Heel. Student Union, Chapel
Hill, N.C. 27514.)
COPYRIGHT (C) 1973 by Lana Starnes
and Dr. Takey Crist. All rights reserved.
that the benefits gained from the fraternity
system far outweigh this fee.
It has thus been demonstrated that
membership in a social fraternity at UNC is
not necessarily more expensive than
dormitory living; the difference either way
will vary with the individual.
If one still feels that extra money is needed
for fraternity membership, there exist four
avenues of financial aid available to houses
to alleviate financial burdens.
Several local chapters offer scholarships
to members and many national
organizations also provide scholarships and
loans. There are several jobs in the houses for
which there is a reduction in the house bill.
Finally, many fraternity members hold pan
time jobs.
The fraternity system at UNC has much to
offer the individual student. If you are
interested in fraternities but have been
disillusioned because of money, you needn't
be anymore. There is a place for ev ery one in
fraternity life, no matter what his financial
status may be.
ed. note: The writer is treasurer of the 1FC.
the rest of the book. The student shows us
how we shall see a mass of fair
complexioned "typical" students doing
typical things. And the picture of Sam is a
memorial to those soldiers who fought and
died while endeavoring to perpetuate the
degradation of Black people. The lily white
flowers are symbolic of what seems to have
become a Yack tradition, that is to show this
campus as one only for the enjoyment of my
fairer complexioned brothers and sisters.
Aaron B. Fox
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Susan Miller
Editor
Winston Cavln, Managing Editor
David Eskridge, News Editor
f.'ary rJewsom, Associate Editor
Seth Effron, Associate Editor
Adritn Scott, Features Editor
Elliott Vernock, Sports Editor
Ted Stewart, Photo Editor
Ken Allen, Night Editor
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