Doug Clark
Thursday, October 16, 1975
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The lighter side
Stimulus response,
jobs and G -strings
In the spirit of academic reform,
the University and its Faculty
Council ought to consider a few new
curricula changes in light of the
current economic situation. While a
liberal arts background is good for
just about anything, in an
employee's job market, it is good for
nothing in the current market.
For those with an eye only on the
job market, other schools exist to
train them in basic skills. History
majors who know that they will end
up as bus boys or waitresses or as
auto mechanics can enroll in more
technically-oriented schools like
N.C. State in Raleigh, Philosophy
majors who may end up becoming
barbers or beauticians might as well
study in beautician school as at
Carolina.
But some scholars with liberal arts
backgrounds find jobs that even
studies in the evening or in place of
liberal arts degree programs cannot
prepare them for. The Associated
Press reported yesterday that in the
Boston area, dreamlike haven for
aspiring law or art students, more
and more women with liberal arts
undergraduate degrees are joining
the ranks of the city's strip-teasers.
The publicist for Boston's adult
entertainment district says
approximately 15 of the 40 strippers
there have college' educations and
average S250 to$ 1,000 a week.
Apparently they are not in it just
for the money, but also for the
pursuit of academic and educational
interests.
"I've gained a lot of
sophistication," says 26-year-old
Elaine, a psychology graduate from
Indiana University and a stripper at
(Fit?
Cole C. Campbell
Editor
Satla
83rd Year of Editorial Freedom
Ben Steelman
News from the political front
CHAPEL HILL(UPI) Nov. 13 In an
unprecedented move this morning. Student
Body President Bill Bates announced in a
Suite C press conference that he was
dismissing his wife of two years, Debbie, on
the grounds of "extreme divergences of
opinion."
"It just didn't work out," the dapper ex
husband . explained in a halting voice.
"Debbie is an extremely intelligent,
personable girl with a wide range of talents
and abilities. Unfortunately, these abilities
could not be contained within the bounds of
her office as wife."
In response to reporters' questions. Bates
(frequently mentioned as a possible
Democratic candidate for iivUtenant
governor in 1976) explained that he did not
believe conventional divorce statutes would
bar the dismissal, citing the Student Body.
Constitution as the source of his power.
As I read the law," he remarked, "the
power to appoint obviously implies the
power to fire."
Debbie Bates, currently serving as acting
Executive Secretary, was dumbfounded
when contacted by reporters. "I thought that
everything was fine between us until
yesterday afternoon, when I walked in and
found a note from Bill on my desk, ordering
me to pack up and get out.
"I tried to go in the President's office to
talk to him about it, but he had changed the
the Two O'clock Lounge in Boston.
"This happens to be a really
relevant form of social work," says
Boston University psychology
graduate Pamela, 22. "It gives you
an understanding of people in an
unusual social context." (Pam is
saving her money for graduate
school.)
If this is the trend of the future,
then perhaps Carolina's psychology,
sociology or physical education
departments ought to consider some
curricula changes in order to
prepare undergraduates for the
world of work. Women
undergraduates could sign up for
topless modern interpretative dance,
the sociology of bar room brawlers
and the role of stimulus-response
theory in the use of G-strings.
Men undergraduates, on the other
hand, could study for the
microeconomics of pimping and
sexploitation, interpersonal gigolo
ing and modern critical thought
concerning The Midnight Cowboy
and other occupational literature.
If the faculty would devote time to
implementing these kind of
programs, maybe the
unemployment of University
graduates would show a decline.
After all, it will help keep ex
students off the streets.
And even if the economy
improves and other jobs become
available, stripper Pauline (a
student in Oriental culture) indicates
that these skills are like money in the
bank should the' economy slide
again:
"It's something you can always
fall back on."
Jim Grimsley
Managing Editor.
Greg Porter
Associate Editor
Ralph J. I race
Executive Editor
Jim Roberts
News Editor
Robin Clark
Features Editor
Susan
Shackelford
Sports Editor
Barnie Day
Projects Editor
Joyce Fltzpatrick
Graphic Arts Editor
locks."
Sources close to Suite C meanwhile
announced that applications for a new wife
would be available in Suite C later today,
and that interviews for the position would be
scheduled as soon as possible.
CHAPFX HILL (UPI) Nov. 14
Erstwhile Student Body Treasurer Mike
O'Neal today performed what may well be
the last act of his UNC political career.
Breaking into the Treasurer's office early
this morning, he barricaded himself inside
with furniture, smashing his window open
with the butt of a Thompson submachine
gun, and shouted to the students passing
below, "You'll never take me alive!"
-Chapel Hill police, who quickly
surrounded the Union shortly after the
incident was reported, believe that O'Neal, a
58-year-old journalism graduate student, is
armed with a bazooka, two M-I6 rifles, a.
sawed-off shotgun and 12,000 rounds of
ammunition.
"That son-of-a-gun won't come out for
love or money," said Police Chief Eno
Frobish. According to Frobish, attempts
earlier in the day to force O'Neal out with
tear gas had failed miserably. The gas bombs
exploded in the office as planned, but O'Neal
still would not budge.
Late this afternoon, University,
University athletic departments have
come under a lot of fire lately to tighten their
belts. They've been pressured to cut down
expenses, share with women's programs,
reduce scholarships and rosters and do with
fewer coaches. They've been complying with
these demands, but not without a great deal
of screaming and crying.
Maybe this reluctance to cut down stems
from the fact that many athletic directors,
most of them former (or present) football
coaches, feel a need to keep up with the
CGC District VII has 'too large a voice
To the editor:
In the excellent article which appeared in
Tuesday's DTH under the headline,
"Referenda, CGC seats on campus ballot,"'
Big Ben Steelman took the opportunity of
seeing his name in print to criticize the job
Brad Lamb and I have done on the Campus
Governing Council.
"Hinton James dormitory has been left
essentially without a voice in CGC because
that dormitory's co-representatives, George
Bacso and Brad Lamb, have abstained on a
large number of major issues," Steelman
stated. At least that's" how Ben's quote
appeared in print. My CGC experience leads
me to believe that the actual quote was ten
times as long and filled with empty rhetoric.
Ben's constituency has too large a voice.
In the" true tradition of campus politicos
(please, not me!), petty issues and the DTH
editorial page, in an effort to save my
tarnished name and with a sense of duty to
my constituency, I reply:
First, the issue of co-representation. Being
co-reps has given Brad and me a greater
opportunity to educate our constituency on
issues before CGC and seek their views. And
when one of us cannot attend a CGC
meeting, the other can. Nuff said.
About abstention. Abstentions sometimes
come about when Brad and 1 disagree on an
issue, but this is usually not the case. When
we abstain, it is most likely because we just
cannot make a definite decision on a multi
sided issue. CGC reps sometimes vote just to
vote. 1 believe it is the duty of a CGC member
to cast an abstention when a clear-cut
decision cannot be reached in his mind or
amongst his constituency.
And if Ben is so concerned about the
casting of abstentions, why did he abstain at
least twice at the last CGC meeting?
It is also quite humorous to observe Ben's
turnaround on the issue of co-
spokesmen announced that O'Neal's mother
and his pastor, "Fightin' Father Frank"
O'Flaherty, had both arrived on the scene
and were pleading with O'Neal, via
loudspeaker, to give himself up peacefully.
The same source, however, denied rumors
that O'Neal's political mentor and boyhood
idol would be flown in directly from San
Clemente to join in amnesty negotiations.
CHAPEL HILL (UPI) Nov. 15 The
suspense over the outcome of the Bates
O'Neal case ended today, as the UNC
Student Supreme Court, in a surprise move,
declared Student Government
unconstitutional, null and void.
In the interim until a new SG is established
and free elections called, the Court
announced that it would act as a five-man
junta.
"We had to do it," explained Chief Justice
Darrell Hancock of the Court's unanimous
decision. "One more asinine case like this,
and I'd flunk out of law school."
Meanwhile, students in the Pit, asked to
respond to the abolition of their
representative democracy, generally
responded that they had not noticed
anything was different . . .
Ben Steelman is a senior history major from
Louisburg, N.C.
increasing trend toward professionalism in
sports in this country. It's a trend that, as pro
football and basketball proved, once started
is nearly impossible to reverse.
The same is true with "big time" college
athletics. To be successful today, it seems, a
college team must have enough money to
attract quality athletes. In the ca-e of
football and basketball, the "money
makers' " revenue depends to a large extent
on success, and success depends on money
spent to obtain the best athletes, coaches.
representation. When the constitutionality
of our status as co-reps was brought before
the Supreme Court last year, it was Ben
Steelman who served as our chief counsel. 1
assumed this was because Ben was
sympathetic with our case or cause but
perhaps it was only a result of his love for
oratory and Supreme Court cases.
If the type of co-representation Brad and I
have offered has left James "essentially
without a voice in CGC," then 1 can only
hope that the rest of CGC becomes equally
silent. As for Ben, he is already "dumb."
George Bacso
854 James
Against co-representation
To the editor:
Perhaps some clarification is necessary on
my quote concerning co-representation in
the Campus Governing Council, which
appeared in yesterday's DTH.
George Bacso and Brad Lamb, James' co
representatives in CGC, have worked hard in
CGC committees, and each have nearly
perfect attendance records of meetings.
From what I've been able to tell, they have
gone out of their way to keep their
constituents informed on what's going on,
have sought their constituents' opinions on
major issues, and have done a better job in
.this than most of their colleagues on the
Council.
What 1 meant to say, when asked about
the feasibility of co-office holding, was that
on most controversial issues, where the CGC
has been deeply divided, Brad and George
have disagreed, and have abstained, as the
roll call records in the CGC minutes will
indicate. This has severely handicapped their
effectiveness as representatives.
True, Brad and George do agree and
exercise their vote on most bills that come
before CGC. But most bills that come before
CGC are relatively uncontroversial. Most
people agree on them anyway, and they
usually pass by unanimous consent or with
only one or two dissents.
In other words, the outcome would have
been the same if no Hinton James
representative had voted at all.
It is where a vote from James might have
decided a question or helped to decide a
question as in the Mike O'Neal
confirmation last spring or the more recent
controversy over the Treasurer's "freezing"
powers that George and Brad have divided
Brad and George can't really be blamed
for this state of affairs. They're both
intellectually honest, knowledgeable
persons, who simply see things differently
"and vote their consciences. The fault is with a
system which leaves one vote in the hands of
two individuals. There is no way such a
system can work equitably, no matter who
the co-officers are give them each a half
vote, for instance, and they'd cancel each
other out.
The only answer 1 can think of is the anti
corepresentation amendment, and for this
reason, I have urged its passage.
Ben Steelman
CGC representative
403 Grimes
Response from James Dorm
To the editor
As a concerned resident of James dorm, I
feel it is my obligation to respond to a
statement made by CGC member Ben
Steelman in last Tuesday's DTH. In the
equipment, etc. So it takes money to make
money. Meanwhile other teams have to
spend more to remain competitive and so on.
The entire situation has the potential to get
out of hand, if it hasn't done so already.
The NCAA has taken a step in the right
direction towards averting an uncontrollable
situation. Besides occasionally penalizing
the institutions it happens to catch
overstepping NCAA guidelines, it has ruled
to reduce the allowable number of
scholarships available to each college team.
article, "Referenda CGC seats on campus
,ballot" Steelman questioned the
representation which James has received
from our co-representatives, George Bacso
and Brad Lamb.
I would like to question Steelman's
criticism. Not being a resident of James, he
does not know how well these two have
indeed represented us.
I have been a recipient of and an observer
to the concern which Bacso and Lamb have
shown for those they represent. Instead of
taking matters into their own hands once
elected, like many campus politicos seem to
do, our co-representatives have consistently
sought our opinions on major issues. If every
CGC representative did their job as well as
Bacso and Lamb, then the CGC, those they
represent and the University as a whole
would benefit greatly.
Edmund Joyce
1042 James
Abstaining votes effective
To the editor:
After living in Hinton James Dorm for
three years, I feel most informed on campus
activities since George Bacso and Brad
Lamb have been my Campus Governing
Council representatives. In "Referenda,
CGC seats on campus ballot," Ben Steelman
makes the quote that James Dorm is
"essentially without a voice in CGC,"
because of the number of abstentions that
Bacso and Lamb have made. To this
argument I say, who are you Ben Steelman
to say what the people of Hinton James
Dorm are thinking?
Just because someone abstains from
voting doesn't mean they don't care. An
abstaining vote can be as effective as a "yes"
or "no" vote. It can show that Bacso and
Lamb disagree with a bill and that the only
way they can get the views of the people they
represent public, is to abstain.
I feel that if other members of CGC would
make themselves as available to the people
they represent as Bacso and Lamb have, all
this talk of recall could be pushed aside.
Other members of CGC should look up to
George Bacso and Brad Lamb for the job
that they have done. All others should be
fortunate to have the CGC representatives
that we have in Hinton James Dorm.
George E. Spantgos
942 James
No relation to declaration
To the editor:
One of the dates that I suggested in my
address on U niversity Day as an anniversary
that might have been observed by the
University was December 18, 1776, not July
4, 1776, as The Daily Tar Heel reported on
Monday. On December 18 the North
Carolina Provincial Congress adopted the
first state constitution which directed that
"all useful learning shall be duly encouraged
and promoted in one or more universities." I
am not aware that the national Declaration
of Independence said anything that might be
interpreted as having "set the theoretical
base for universities" as your report
indicated.
William S. Powell
Professor of history
From the Etheridgs family
To the editor.
My family and I would greatly appreciate
as well as limiting traveling and home
squads. But this is only a first step. For
example, starting next year each university
football team may have only 95 scholarship
players. That number is approximately twice
as many players a pro teams are allowed on
their rosters, and is 47 more than the NCAA
allows to travel to away games.
Not all college teams require scholarship
athletes in order to be successful. The Duke
cross-country team finished 1 1th in the
nation last year with only one scholarship
runner. But that's cross-country. The UNC
women's basketball team was highly
successful last year with no scholarship
players. But that's a women's sport.
A very immediate example of amateur vs.
semi-pro college teams can be seen Friday on
Fetzer Field when the Carolina soccer team
hosts the Tigers of Clemson University and
the World. It's a real life David and Goliath
story.
Clemson is currently the top ranked soccer
team in the nation. Featured is a cast of 20
foreign players, mostly Africans. They play
an extremely high quality, exciting brand of
soccer.
UNCs team, on the other hand, is made
up of Americans. However, they too are
excellent athletes, and they are exciting.
Personally. I feel that soccer games have a
great deal to offer to the sports enthusiastic
UNC community, especially when Clemson
is in town (which is once every two years).
The UNC soccer team does not have
cheerleaders, marching bands or concession
stands. But neither is admission charged, so
bring your own refreshments and come
anyway. 1 would strongly urge all amateur
sports fans to come to Fetzer Field Friday at
4 p.m. to enjoy some of the finest soccer
you'll ever see in this country, and encourage
the Tar Heels to prove that an athlete doesn't
have to be paid to play well. And if David
wins again, you won't want to miss it.
Doug Clark is a junior journalism major
from Hickory.
it if you would run this letter in your paper,
as we believe it would reach more of the
students at the University of North Carolina.
We would like to express our heartfelt
gratitude for the many kind and thoughtful
ways in which the students helped us during
the time of our great loss. So many of
Harry's friends came to the service, and
graced us later with their presence in Harry's
home. We have also. received so many lovely
cards and notes and other expressions of
sympathy. tl" has helpe'dtif stfmTuchVand we
treasure all the honors shown to our son.
Harry loved the University of North
Carolina and Chapel Hill and its friendly
citizens. . '
God bless you all and give you peace.
The family of Harry Etheridge
Wilson. N.C.
Myth-dispelling festival
To the editor.
On Saturday, October 1 1th. Morrison,
James and Ehringhaus collectively presented
"The South Campus Festival." This was the
first time in the history of South Campus
that the high-rise dorms united, for any
purpose. In hopes of dispelling some of the
widely held myths concerning South
Campus life, and in hopes of countering the
negative feelings about us. we opened the
party to all UNC students so that you could
see another side of South Campus life. Over
4,000 students drank and danced to the
music of "Times Square." and we consider
the event to have been an overall success.
For the extra effort and time they put
forth, we would like to express a special
gratitude to Dr. Condie. Director of
University Housing: Russ Perry, Assistant
Director in charge of Physical Operations:
Sherry Nesmith, secretary to the Director
and the remainder of the Housing
Administration; Ted Marvin. Director of
Campus Security Services and the Campus
Police. We would also like to thank the Air
Force ROTC who voluntarily cleaned the
parking lot Sunday morning. Finally, we
would like to acknowledge the residents of
Morrison, James and Ehringhaus for their
efforts.
Bill Fairbanks
Kevin P. Roddy
Co-Governors
Morrison Residence College
Jam Pecsok
Robert Willis
Co-Governors
James Residence College
Jack Sussman
Governor
Ehringhaus Residence College
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