Letters to the editor
83rd Year
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Managing Editor
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The Daily Tar Heel, UNCs student newspaper since 1893, has
its editorial, news and business offices in the Student Union on
campus. All unsigned editorials represent the opinion of the
Daily Tar Heel, while signed columns represent the viewpoint
of the individual contributors. Monday, April 7, 1975
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"IVe stood all I can stands, and I canst standst no more."
Popeye, the Sailor.
Let us start with a simple hypothesis: it is normal to expect a company,
which has a captive audience, to produce a quality product at a reasonable
price.
Let us follow that with a scenario: a typical UNC student waiting in line
for a hamburger at lunch timc.and waiting in line for a hamburger.. .and
waiting some more. Upon receiving said hamburger, the student hands over
the purchase price, then unwraps this little gem to find something more akin
to a breadburger. . '
The average UNC student has surely found that food prices and service
at the Carolina Union snack bar is a classic case of the "raw deal.
Servomation has a contract with UNC, granting them the right to serve
Carolina students, staff and faculty. ;
" This contract, along with the snack bar's location in the Union, gives
Servomation a virtual monopoly on food sales for the main portion of the
UNC campus.
UNC students waged a small scale war with Saga, another food services
company, in the early seventies. The main issue concerned the employee's
low salaries, but food quality and price became the vital issues to most UNC
students.
It seems we have now jumped from the frying pan into thefrench frying
vat in recent years. We traded in Saga for Servomation, and have gotten
little profit for our trouble.
Wimpy, the rotund friend of Popeye, would always say he "would gladly
pay you Tuesday, for a hamburger today." Servomation has been telling us
it will gladly bring us better food soon, for our money today.
Something isn't quite right with that situation.
We are making two, simple suggestions to Servomation: one) imorove the
service at the Union snack bar, speediness being a necessity to most UNC.
students between classes, and two) improve the quality of the food. (Is it too
much to ask?)
We are not declaring war on Servomation; that is for the student body to
decrde:' We, Popeye a'nd Wimpy included "are' just 'gbih fb abstatfi'frohi
buying at the Union snack bar until Servomation improves the overall
quality.
Until then, you can meet Popeye, Wimpy and myself at MacDonalds.
On distribution
There have been so many letters and irate telephone calls about the
distribution of the DTH we are going to try to explain some of the reasons
everybody has trouble obtaining copies.
The DTH is printed Monday through Friday in quantities of
approximately 17,500 copies. There are over 19,000 students at UNC. When
one adds in the number of faculty and staff members of UNC, the readership
demand far out-reaches the amount of available copies.
But, contrary to popular belief, simply increasing the circulation will not
cure the "I-can't-find-a-paper" syndrome.
The problem with distribution has been two-fold. Besides the
aforementioned-number of readers, drop-site placement has been poor in
the past.
There have been several reported cases of empty D TH boxes at the Union
and the Y-Court, while hundreds of copies remain at various and sundry
spots all over campus. The solution to that problem seems easy to
understand, but somewhat more difficult to execute.
A realignment of the DTH distribution points must be examined, studied
and completed. Such an examination is now taking place, but it will take
some time to actually relocate the papers.
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increasing tne circulation oi me uitixo arouna zu.uuu, in conjunction
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with revamping the distribution system, should alleviate the problems. The
increase in circulation cannot begin just yet, since the DTH is in the process
of renegotiating its printing contract. Once the budget for the 1975-76 DTH
is settled, the increase can take place. The process for improving circulation
will always be a day-to-day affair, but the majority of problems should be
solved by the end of this semester. W.E.W.
Carl Fox
Office Makeuip illustrates 'spoils
The recent shakeup of office space in Suite C is an observable instance of the
"spoils system" and "petty politics". The Student Body President has "ordered"
ECOS out of the Union and moved the Human Sexuality Information and
Counseling Service to Smith Building (across the street from Phillips for those of
you who don'jt know where it is.).
While the movement of ECOS out of the Union may be quite justifiable, the
displacing of HSICS may well spell the end of one of the most beneficial arms of
Student Government. While the President promised to cut "wasteful spending" by
SG, he has offered reassurances to HSICS that SG will pay for its move to Smith
which may cost around $100, or 20 per cent of the 20 per cent he promised to reduce
his own expenses by. Is this "Student Government delivering?" You bet!
To add insult to injury, members of the organizations "expected" to occupy these
newly available offices proceeded to inspect these offices during the business hours
of HSICS and attempt to decide where to "put things." What organizations am 1
referring to? Why RHA and the Campus Program Council. I thought you knew.
Why RHA needs a new office I'll never know, but could it have something to do
with the President's former association with RHA. Possibly, I might think. Just
possibly. And currently the Campus Program Council has its office over in, of all
places, Smith Building, Surprise, of surprises'. Could this be the site to which
HSICS is moving? I guess it could be.
Fellow students, watch closely the appointments of the President and see if you
can trace back many or most (whichever is closer to all) of them to association with
RHA, CPC, Scott Residence College, etc., etc. This does not mean there is
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W.E.W.
To the editor
If the scales of justice are to he tilted out of
balance in the Little case, as they surely will,
be, it will not be until after the trial starts. It
is evident that any research done by Bella
English for her column of 2 April was
minimal at best. It is also evident that Miss
English knows very little about the
American judicial system. She makes several
assertions that are either blatantly
misleading or false.
First of all, the trial will not be held "in a
small courthouse one block away from the
scene of the alleged crime,' unless Miss
English measures blocks vertically. The trial
will be held in Beaufort County Superior
Court, in the new courthouse two stories
above Miss Little's former cell. Secondly.
she asserts that Miss Little cannot get a fair
trial in Washington, even though the judge
and jury will not be from Beaufort Co., due
to editorials in the Washington Daily Sews
and a "hostile" climate. '
Here Miss English shows her ignorance of
the judicial system. Both the solicitor and
Miss Little's attorneys will be able to
challenge any juror they feel to be prejudiced
if they can show just cause why that juror
should not sit. In addition, each side will
have 1 2 challenges where they do not have to
show cause. Furthec, the jury will have
several choices of action before it. They can
find her guilty of first degree murder, second
degree murder, or manslaughter or they can
release her. As for Miss English, she stands
guilty by her own words of appealing to
passion rather than reason. 1, for one, am
tired to ad hominem, ad infinitum, ad
nauseum.
Edward Rodman, Jr.
. 29 Old West
Prison 'clarification'
needs clarification
To the editor
In reading Mr. Walter E. Daniels' letter in
the 4375 issue of the DTH responding to
your editorial decrying the housing crisis in
Gregg Suhm
Baha'i faith: univer sal, lasting peace
Many have seen the word Baha'i on campus and may know that it is an
independent world-wide faith whose teachings center on the unity of mankind. But
many have asked, "What is it about?" The purpose of this article is not to
proselytize, but to inform.
- The Baha'i faith is neither a sect nor merely a synthesis of religions, but rather an
independent world religion. It began one hundred and thirty years ago in Iran. The
founder, believed to be the latest Divinely inspired "manifestation" of God, was
titled Baha'u'llah (the Glory of God). For his teachings he was exiled from his
homeland and imprisoned for 40 years.
His message is a weighty one. He teaches that religion is cyclical in nature in that
God never leaves man alone. A new manisfestation is born to the world every five
hundred to a thousand years to bring new spiritual as well as social teachings
according to the needs and capacity of the people of each age. Their ultimate
purpose is to help man to know and love the Creator. Past manisfestations include
Krishna (2,000 B.C.), Moses (1,300 B.C.), Buddha (560 B.C.), Christ ( 1 A. D.) and
Muhammad (622 A.D.).
Each prepared man for the next step. Each told of the age of universal peace. To
this day the Buddhists are still waiting for the coming of the h itth Buddha, the Jews
are waiting for the Messiah, Moslems are waiting for the Twelfth Imam and the
Christians are waiting for the Second Coming of Christ.
But Baha'is (followers of the Glory) believe that mankind must wait no longer,
because the Promised One of all religions has now come. They accept the Glory of
God, Baha'u'llah, as the Messiah and the return of Christ in fulfillment of the Old
and New Testaments. They view the age we are living in as the time of the End the
end of the old world order and the beginning of a new world civilization in
fulfillment of Christ's promise, "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on Earth as
Jim Buie
'DnsposaMe cams
For the past two weeks, Carolina students
have been exposed to a variety of viewpoints
concerning man's survival in a world of
.dwindling resources.
The survival symposium's emphasis on
education and long-range goals is all well
and good. It must not, however, obscure the
something "wrong" with any of the above, but just to say this is not an open
administration. No appointment of the other presidential candidates to important
posts like last year. There seems to be a visible pattern of "cliqueness" and
"chummery" (formerly known as comradery) in this "open administration." And
why not? Nixon did it and he was a fine President, wasn't he?
If Student Government is ever going to mean anything to the students and be able
to deal with the administration it must be composed of students united for the
common good. It must never be a "select elitist group" such as those which ruled
Germany under Hitler or Russia under Czar Nicholas.
Perhaps the best answer to the question of U nion office space might be to form a
panel of students outside of SG to allocate space on a priority basis to eliminate
"Presidential petty politics" or "Romper Room roulette" in the future. Something
needs to be done immediately to defeat this attempt to display and flaunt
Presidential power. 1 suggest that every student who opposes this type of politics on
any scale, be it national or local, visit our President as soon as possible to let him
know how you feel.
See your CGC representatives and ask what they intend to do about the situation
(some of them must have "mandates"). And finally, write letters to the editor to let
people know how you feel. Because if students are allowed to step on each other and
we remain silent, what then can we say about the administration, since we should be
more considerate.
Carl R. Fox is a Senior speech major and former CGC representative.
the state's penal system (4 2 75), let me offer
some facts to correct Mr. Daniels own
"clarifications."
The combined felon-misdemeanant
population in North Carolina as of 4575
was 12,840. Mr. Daniels, apparently relying
on his experience working for the
corrections department last summer, states
that of the approximate 13,000 figure, 10,000
are misdemeanants and the remaining 3,000,
felons. This is inaccurate. I checked with the
department's Office of Research and
Evaluation and at the end of 1 974, there were
8,908 felons and 3,101 misdemeanants in the
system. There has since then been a
disproportionate increase in the number of
felons committed to the state custody.
It is in fact true that North Carolina,
unlike the preponderant number of other
states, confines misdemeanants to state
facilities rather than county jails and I
should like to be first to applaud this
practice. Nothing can be more devastating to
a human being's mentality than to cage him '
in a forty foot long cellblock where he is
deprived of every liberty imaginable. Most
county jails, allowing in part to their
frightening suicide rate, compel inmates to
live a virtual monastic life no televisions,
radio, books, personal possessions "
nothing. Even belts and shoestrings are
withheld. Inmates shower and eat in the
cellblock, in fact, they don't leave the
cellblock.
If confined to the state's custody,
misdemeanants serving short terms for
relatively -minor violations of the law, are
extended the simple liberties of being able to
exercise on the recreation field, make
purchases at the canteen, speak with
counselors, and in general, conduct one's self
with some semblance of normalcy.
Ironically, committing misdemeanants to
terms in the county jail would have
considerably greater retributive severity
than felons who have been convicted of
much more serious crimes receive in state
correctional institutions. Such is the
miscarriage of justice.
need for forceful student action now.
There is a bill now before the North
Carolina General Assembly which gives us
students an opportunity to demonstrate
how committed we really are to conserving
energy. The bill, sponsored by the North
Carolina Public Interest Research Group
system'
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Some of the state's more archaic county
jails are no better than the Tower of London.
, Without Lee Bounds, N.C's correctional
system is still in the vanguard among other
states in behavioral improvement programs
and modern penology. When Bounds
departed from office, there were 97 inmates
participating in the study-release program.
The following year under David Jones
tutelage, that figure increased dramatically
to 523. Far from stifling inmate-participant
opportunities, Secretary Jones has
encouraged expansion of these programs.
Other accomplishments since Jones began to
minister the affairs of the prison system have
been creation of additional diagnostic
centers; hiring of a long-awaited registered
dietician to develop nutritional and cost
analysis of meals served; eliminating
regional administrative offices and staff at a
savings of 1 1.2 million dollars; establishment
of an Office of Public Information to better
familiarize the public and news media with
the department's activities and planning
research efforts; implementation of
minimum pre- and in-service training and
certification requirements for the hiring and
retention of professional staff. There are
numerous others.
Bounds initiated much, and Jones .has
responsibly advanced many of the
correctional programs his administration
inherited from the preceding one in addition
to instituting new ideas.
Occasionally it takes, a "layman" with a .
different hue of perspective to redefine and
assess certain elementary needs that a
"professional" with specialized knowledge
innocently but not inconsequentially
overlooks.
Ralph J. I race
. " 407 E. Franklin
BARE to sponsor
another big streak
To the editor
To all UNC students:
it is in Heaven."
Baha'u'llah teaches that the world is now experiencing the birth pangs of a new
world order. It is said to be an age of transition in which a new world civilization
based on God-like qualities will supplant the now crumbling institutions.
The major principles1 of the Baha'i Faith are as followsMhere-is but one God,
mankind is one, religions essentially agree, man' must Independently 1 search' f6r
truth, all prejudices should be dropped, men and women are equal, science and
religion ae in harmony, there is a need for a spiritual solution to the economic
problem and there should be established universal education, language, and court
systems, as well as a world parliament. The central underlying purpose is no less
than the establishment of a universal and lasting peace.
The Baha'i teachings require a high standard of moral conduct. Monogamy is
enjoined on all Baha'is and a chaste conduct is extolled. Marriage requires the
consent of all living parents in order to preserve family unity. Alcohol and narcotics
are prohibited except for medical purposes. Work is considered worship when done
in service.
Prayer and meditation play a key role. A spiritual approach to group
consultation is employed. Purity, honesty, generosity and selflessness are regarded
as fundamental virtues. In this day man is enjoined to love one's neighbor more than
one's self. Backbiting and gossip are condemned.
Baha'is are not straight-laced but are encouraged to enjoy the legitimate beauties
and pleasures the world offers. Moral laws are not outmoded vestiges of a Puritan
doctrine but a fresh reassurance from God that this pattern of conduct will lead to
the greatest happiness and fulfillment.
Gregg Suhm is a junior RTVMP major from Tollman, N. Y.
waste energy
(PIRG) and introduced by Orange County
Senator Charles Vickery, would outlaw
disposable, non-returnable beverage
containers and require that refunds be given
for the return of all plastic, metal, and glass
containers. The goal is to pursuade people to
turn their pulltab cans and bottles in for
money rather than to carelessly discard
them.
So what does this have to do with reducing
energy consumption? Senator Vickery
estimates that the annual energy now used
nationally to supply beer and soft drinks in
throwaway cans and bottles would supply all
the electrical needs of Pittsburgh, Boston,
Washington, D.C. and San Francisco.
Another study indicates that the energy
required to produce 56 billion containers
which Americans throw away each year is
equal to that provided by two billion gallons
ot gasoline.
This legislation is modeled after a 1 972 law
enacted in.Oregon which some officials there
claim has reduced by 88 per cent the number
of beverage containers ending up as solid,
waste.
Angry bottlers and beverage retailers
. understandably argue that the anti-litter law
would cost them heavily in the form of lost
jobs, declining sales and huge bottle
handling expenses.
We can only cite Oregon as an example.
The disposable can ban did cut operating
income of retailers and glass and can
manufacturers by $4 million in 1973. But this
was more than offset by an $8 million
increase enjoyed by brewers and soft-drink
bottlers. A study by two Oregon State"
University professors reported that the
entire industry's income from operations
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Last Thursday night 30 young hellions in
all their phallic glory bared themselves to
freezing temperatures and over 300
spectators. To celebrate this meritorious
event, BARE (Bolder Action Required
through Exposure) is bringing to you this
Wednesday night, at 10:00 at Mangum
dorm, the Spring Season
Streak Extravaganza. Highlighting the
festivities will be the Starship Commander
and his Kazoo Ensemble performing a
stirring rendition of the "Stripper." Also
present will be the UNC Pep band playing
for your pleasure such hits as "I'd Like to See
More of You" and "Ahab the Arab."
The main attraction, of course, will be
those hundreds of naked and nubile bodies
who, as they streak by. will take you to the
highest peak of orgiastic ecstasy. Come,
savor the incomparably delicious delights of
debauchery on the run.
Bring some twelve oz. friends and a willing
heart to help make this affair worthy of
UNCs reputation as themecca of high life."
Cast all cautions and inhibitions to the wind
and help us pull this off!
See you there.
BARE
Bob Williams
Andy Robbins
18 Old East
When will Santa Cole
fill the DTH boxes?
Dear Santa Cole:
My mommy always told me that if I were a
good little boy Santa Cole would come down
the chimbley in Hinton James and fill up my
DTH box with copies of the DTH.
But in the past couple of weeks I haven't
seen but two or three DTH's.
So I don't believe in you any more, Santa
Cole. 1 don't think you exist. And I won't
believe you exist until you start coming to
Hinton James with your eight tiny reindeer
and filling up our DTH box again.
Bruce Tindall
740 James
actually increased by $4 million.
Wib Gulley, director of N.C. PIRG,
admits that the shift to returnable beverage
containers would cost bottlers and brewers
an additional one to two cents per container
the first year of operation with the cost
leveling off at one cent per container after
that. He concedes also that costs would
probably be passed on to the consumer.
If students, who consume a substantial
percentage of beer and soft drinks, make it
clear to their legislators and to the public at
large that they are willing to make this
sacrifice, then this energy-conserving anti
litter bill's chances should improve
considerably.
Steve Boyd, co-author of a PIRG study of
North Carolina and a Duke University
senior, said the ban on disposable containers
would cut solid waste between five and eight
per cent, cut beverage container litter by
two-thirds, and cut annual energy use in the
state by an amount equal to heating 100,000
homes.
The most important issue is not added
cost, he said, but the negative aspect of
disposable containers.
At the very least, take a few minutes to
write or call your state legislator in Raleigh
and express your opinion on this important
issue. If we who have the knowledge and
commitment do not act now to help solve
our energy problems, the future may find us
left only with the hollow apology of T.S.
Eliot in "The Love Song of J. Alfred
Prufrock":
That is not what I meant.
That is not it, at all.
Jim Buie is a junior journalism major.