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To the editor:
Yesterday's editorial criticism ot Mike
York struck us as particularly unfair. While
Mike received well-earned praise for his
editorial platform, he got a thorny and
somewhat offhand response for his
proposals for general expansion.
The point is simple: any candidate who
promises more national news, more sports,
etc. becomes obligated to support the pledge
"with a plan to provide more news space. It is
not just a business decision - it has an impact
on the entire paper. The suggestion that
Mike could make better use of his time by
applying for membership to the Media
Board was incredible; Mike has been a
member of the Media Board for two years,
and has served as chairperson.
M ike's plan for a larger paper seems
w orkable and well-conceived. We believe he
can do it.
Ran Coble
President. Student Bar Assoc.
William Gibson .
Vice president. Student BarAssoc.
John Meuser
President, second-year law students
Sarah Geer
President, third year law students
Recycling already underway
To the editor:
Karen Millers' article of Feb. 8 was an ;
excellent expose of the almost impossible
promises being made by every candidate for
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commeoiy
February 9, 1977
Royle, CAA president
Approximately $700,000 in student fees goes to the athletic department
each year more than twice the amount that is distributed by Student
Government. But while students haggle over each of their dollars
appropriated by Student Government, they pay little or no attention to the
much larger amount distributed by the athletic department.
Candidates for the Carolina Athletic Association (CAA) usually run not
to assure responsible spending of that 5700,000, but to take advantage of the
handouts and the free tickets that areprovided to the CAA president.
David Royle, a candidate for CAA president, wants to take a look at how
that money is used. He justly believes that past presidents of the association
have been negligent in monitoring the athletic department budget. As
president of the Sports Club Council, he has proven his desire to provide
athletic opportunities to everyone on campus not just a select few. He
recognizes that the varsity football and basketball budgets are sacrosanct,
but he would like to see more support of junior varsity and club teams.. He
knows the Carolina sports system well, and has apparently thought
carefully about its values and its problems.
Unfortunately, Royle may lose the race to Gary Mason. Mason became a
candidate after dropping out of the race for student body president. His
platform for that office included a proposal to end all tuition for in-state
students, a proposal to cut tuition in half for out-of-state students, and other
absurdities. He ran for the office of student body president a year ago on a
similarly absurd platform, and dropped out of that race one week before the
election.
There is no good reason to vote for Gary Mason; he is purely a political
opportunist. But his appearances in and out of various campuswide
elections have made his name a familiar one and he may well win the
election because of name recognition alone.
We hope not. The potential of the position of CAA president has been
neglected for too long.
SatUf
84th Year of Editorial Freedom
Alan Murray
Editor
Joni Peters
Managing Editor
Dan Fesperman
News Editor
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Thomas Ward
Features and Freelance
Merrill Rose
Arts and Entertainment
Grant Vosburgh
Sports Editor
Charles Hardy
Photography Editor
Rob Rosiello
Wire Editor
Campus Calendar: Tenley Ayers
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Advertising: Philip Atkins, manager; Dan Collins, sales manager; Carol Bedsole, Ann Clarke.
Juhe Coston, Cynthia Lesley, Anne Sherrill and Melanie Stokes.
Composition Editor: Reid Tuvim. Circulation Managers: Tim Bryan and Pat Dixon.
DTH Composing Room Managed by UNC Printing Mary Ellen Seate. supervisor. Jeffrey
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Steve Quakenbush.
Printed by Hinton Enterprises in Mebane, NC. the Daily Tar Heel publishes weeKaays
during the regular academic year. , .
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president this year. However, I have one
question for her. and it is the same question
that 1 asked Mark Miller: How can you
implement something that has already
begun?
In Mark's literature, and then again in
Millers' article, there is mentioned a
proposal to "implement" a recycling
program. .1 have been working in Student
Government lor over three months on the
exact program that Mark intends to
'implement." and 1 frankly don't appreciate
Mark using the work that I have done for his
own political gain.
Greg Underwood
207-C Bolinwood Apts.
Sports Club Council endorsement
To the editor:
The Sports Club Council would like to
thank -all -the presidential and editoiial
candidates who talked at their meeting on
Monday. After eareful deliberation the
Council , has decided to endorse Sam
Fulwood lor editor of the DTH and Tal
Lassiter for student body president. We
believe that they will stimulate the growth
and improvement of the many clubs on
campus and that they have a genuine interest
in all student, activities. The Council also
endorses David Rovle for president of the
Carolina Athletic Association. We urge all
members of the sports clubs to vote for them.
:i . - ,' . Lee Zia
Vice-President. UNC Sports Club Council
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Gregory Nye
Associate Editor
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News: Keith Holiar, assistant editor; Jeff Cohen, Marshall
Evans, Chris Fuller, Mary Gardner. Russell Gardner, Toni
Gilbert, Jack Greenspan,, Tony Gunn, Nancy Hartis, Charlene
Havnaer, Jact Hughes, Will Jones, Mark Lazenby, Pete
Masterman, Vernon Mays, Karen Miilers, Linda Morris, Chip
Pearsall, Elliott Potter, Mary Anne Rhyne, Laura Seism, Leslie
Seism, David StaGks, Elizabeth Swaringen, Patti Tush, Merton
Vance, Mike Wade and Tom Watkins.
News Desk: Ben Cornelius, assistant managing editor. Copy
editors: Richard Barron, Beth Blake, Vicki Daniels, Robert Feke,
Chip Highsmith, Jay Jennings, Frank Moore, Jeanne Newsom,
Katherine Oakley, Karen Oates, Evelyn Sahr, Karen Southern,
Meiinda Stovall, Merri Beth Tice, Larry Tupler and Ken
Williamson.
Sports: Gene Upchurch, assistant editor; Kevin Barris, Dede
Biles, Skip Foremah,Tod Hughes, David Kirk, Pete Mitchell, Joe
Morgan, Lee Pace, Ken Roberts, David Squires, Will Wilson and
Isabel Worthy.
Arts and Entertainment': Betsy Brown, assistant editor; Bob
Brueckner, Chip Ensslin, Marianne Hansen, Jeff Hoffman, Kim
Jenkins, Bill Kruck, Libby Lewis. Larry Shore and PhredVultee.
Graphic Arts: Cartoonists: Allen Edwards, Cliff Marley and Lee
Poole. Photographers: Bruce Clarke, Allen Jernigan, Bill Russ
and Rouse Wilson.
Kaleidoscope: Melissa Swicegood
estions, criticisms, endorsements,
Standout in Presidential Pageant
To the editor:
"Honesty." "truth" and "realistic" have
become the catch-words of the Campus
Presidential Pageant for this winter.
Clouding their platforms in traditionally
nebulous, uncommitted and inconclusive
terms: the presidential candidates contrive to
show themselves as persons who honestly
believe they can resolve the issues raised
during the campaign while being realistic
enough to understand they truly don't have
the power to resolve them. Thus, we receive
pledges from the candidates that the office o.
president will be transformed into the Great
Ocular of Student Interest that shall focus
the potent, but diffuse, power of Student
Input into the proper bureaucratic channels,
seeking resolution through committee, i.e.
oblivion (out of sight, out of mind: out of
mind, out of existence).
In keepingwith the spirit of this Campaign
Season, I should like to urge the students
who vote, to vote for Blue Sky Party
candidate Robert Lyman - the only
exception to the above described candidates.
Here is a man truthful, honest and realistic
enough to recognize Student Government
for the farce it is, and thus deal with it in
farcical terms. According to the criteria of
this campaign, he is the only qualified
candidate for the office of president; for,
indeed, he is the only one who has displayed
the integrity and pragmatism to treat a
ridiculous campaign with ridicule.
Kenneth A. Edahl
102 Pinegate Cr. Apt. I
Why leave 'real world'?
To the editor:
Regarding Ken Smith's letter (DTH. Feb.
4). I am continually intrigued by the fact that
so many non-Chapel Hillians consider
themselves experts on the history, residents
and problems of this "stubborn small North
Carolina college town" the moment they step
inside the city limits.
As a resident of Chapel Hill for the past 21
years. I have seen this town change (along
with the rest of the world): some changes
have been welcome, others have distressed
me. One irritating change is that with the
increased population there has come a
wealth of Chapel Hill experts (particularly
students). These experts must be praised for
their in-depth knowledge of the community.
In fact. Smith knows exactly what all Chapel
Hill residents are like. 1 guess mind-reading
powers are gained by living in the real world.
1 wouldn't know.
Why leave the "real world" for a
"stubborn small North Carolina college
town"? There are plenty of fine urban
universitities out there.
Jean L. Donnan
301-B Hillsborough St.
No gambling in dorms?
To the editor:
I see by the literature slipped under my
door that it will soon be lottery time once
again.
Being closed out of my dorm (in my senior
year) because of the lottery has caused me
many problems. After the first few weeks of
school 1 did get back into the old dorm. But it
still wasn't the same.
Yet I was one of the luckier ones. Others
are still miserable because of the situation
the lottery has put them -into. Many of us
were quite happy to sit in line all day to get
our rooms back in the previous year. 1 hope
those who helped to pressure the lottery
decision are happy now.
Besides. I thought Room to Live stated
that there should be no gambling in the
dorms.
Fran Furchgott
(Presently) 201 Winston
Frightening B-1 prospects
To the editor:
1 am writing this letter in reference to the
Bl Bomber Program. 1 am not, by any
means, an expert on the subject; in fact, my
knowledge of the Bl program consists only
of a few hours research and a class debate on
the B I Bomber Program.
The facts presented on the program, both
pro and con, were both interesting and
frightening, respectively. It was quite
interesting to learn of the Rockwell
Corporation's role in the development of the
program. On the other hand, it was quite
frightening to learn that the B I could be used
in a conventional war as well as a nuclear
war. At that point. I stopped listening and
reading. Speaking from experience, a
veteran of the Vietnam conflict, I saw what
we Americans did with napalm; I would be
afraid to see what we would do with the Bl.
A saddening fact is that this country
would even consider spending billions of
dollars, our defense dollars, on a project that
with the grace of G - d, will, never be used.
Defense dollars are tight; many of our
soldiers, sailors, and marines are using
obsolete equipment; yet we Americans take
those very same tight dollars and support the
Bl Bomber Program. I would not be
surprised to see our Government sell special
bonds for the program. Maybe they should
label it: BONDS FOR THE Bl -INVEST
IN WAR.
Ralph Giannola
507 Ashely Ct. Foxcroft Apts.
Greek article 'inflammatory'
To the editor:
As a member of the Greek system at
Carolina. I was offended by I im Smith's
article on alleged discrimination by
fraternities and sororities. The article was
unnecessary, inconsiderate, inaccurate and
inflammatory. -It presents a negative, and
unjustified v iew of the methods by which
Greek houses determine their membership.
Smith did not make clear the need for an
article such as his or for the investigation
suggested. He does not quote blacks or
whites who were denied membership in a
fraternity on the basis of their race.
The use of the photograph on page one. in
which people are clearly recognizable, along
with the headline: "UNC Fraternities and
Sororities: the Last Bastions of White
Supremacy?", does not take into account the
feelings of those pictured. Yo
indiscriminately associate a group of people
with the "last bastions of w hite supremacy",
whatever that may be. is not only
inconsiderate but approaches being
unethical.
Assuming that Smith labels some houses
"white supremists" on the basis of a non
integrated membership, shouldn't the
fraternities and sororities with no whites be
branded as "black supremists?" Mutual
interests, attitudes and friendships
determine where an individual pledges- if at
all. Greeks support their houses for their
own benefit, not to advance racist ideals.
The manner in which Mr. Smith presents
his findings is inflammatory. Bigotry" and
"white supremacy", even when followed by
an easily-ignored question mark, are highh
emotional terms not supported by the facts.
If he is determined to champion a cause. I
suggest he confine himself to a legitimate
one. The hard feelings generated by this type
of article will hinder the Greek houses, black
and w hite, more than of the alleged solutions
Smith is seeking will help.
R. L. Adams
106 Fraternity Court
DTH bastion of inept journalism?
To the editor:
1 w as v ery disturbed by the recent article in
the DTH calling fraternities "the last bastion
of white supremacy." Unfortunately, this is
not the first time fraternities have been the
victim of the DTH's biased "journalism"
(using the term loosely). Case in point - the
editorial during Formal Rush discouraging
freshmen from joining a fraternity.
The clincher was the paragraph that tied
the UNC fraternities to the KKK and the
"southern tradition" of the Reconstruction
era. Every fraternity on this campus either
independently or through the Interfraternity
Council has participated in a conscious
effort to destroy the myths and barriers that
have hurt fraternity-campus relations in the
past. .
The (ireek Svstem at Carolina is on the
way up and is ready to make a worthwhile,
lasting contribution to the University. The
only real barriers to this growth are those
created by the DTH the last bastion of
inept journalism.
David R. Hair
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
294 W. Cameron Ave.
DTH adds to misconceptions
To the editor:
The existence of predominantly w hite and
black fraternities in 1977 is a disgrace. The
situation arises partly from prejudice;
however, the more basic problem stems from
the misconceptions and confusion that
surround fraternities and prev ent blacks and
whites from going through the rush process.
As usual. The Daily Tar Heel has added to
the misconceptions and contributed to the
confusion.
During the past three years, I've gone
'dormstorming" (knocking on doors and
inviting names from the "Freshmen
Interested in Fraternities" list) numerous
times. At least 50 of those names hav e been
black students who look up from their desks,
listen to you politely, and never come over.
Who can blame them for being suspicious -they
read the Daily Tar Heel.
Speaking for my own fraternity. Delta
Tau Delta has had a strict policy of non
discrimination since its birth in 1 858 and has
never been a "secret society." Every visitor
from the national fraternity has emphasized
the importance of this policy.
The overall image of "Frat Rats" and the
"type of people who join frats" is a difficult
one to shake; headlines like "Bastions of
Bigotry" do little to help the situation.
During the past three years, our
brotherhood has contained such "typical
fraternity men" as: Kida Yau, born and.
raised in mainland China, a black, Jews,
Catholics. Protestants and brothers who
don't drink. There is no political issue that
won't start a debate between some pair of
brothers. Unlike the infamous Elliot
WoVthabundle of last year's Tar Heel, we are
not all millionaires. In fact, many of us are
working our way through school and feel
that living in the house saves us several
hundred dollars a year. Last but not least. I
don't even own a pair of Topsiders.
The stereotype of the fraternity man as
rich, snobbish and bigoted is no more true
than the stereotype of blacks as slow,
shiftless and lazy. The barriers between the
races are built on ignorance. The only way to
tear them down is through contact and
communication.
I'd like to invite any student; black or
white, to see for himself if the Greek System,
or at least my house, is a "Bastion of
Bigotry." All houses are open during rush
periods, and many houses are open to
interested students year round. I challenge
you to see firsthand which image of the
Greek System is the real one. .
Brian Staton
Vice-President, Delta Tau Delta
II 1 Pickard Lane
To the editor: U(
Peter. Carrboro recluse and sometime DTH contributor,, died in his
bedroom yesterday, the apparent victim of a woman's underwear
advertisement from the Jan. 17 issue of the New Yorker magazine. The tragic
event promised an end to the strange series of letters, despite speculation that
he might continue to send in drawings from his new address.
Peter
Sarcastic and biased' article
To the editor:
Merton Vance attended one of our free
introductory lessons and then wrote an
article, which your newspaper eagerly chose
to place on page one of vour Wednesday,
Feb. 2. 1977 issue.'
To correct the misquoted facts:
1. The average American reads 250-300
words per minute with 60-80 per cent
comprehension in Novel material. Vance
neglected to mention that in technical
material the speed varies from 75-100 words
per minute with 40-60 per cent
comprehension. He misquoted the original
figures and then took them out of context.
Secondly, the word retain is misused; we use
the word comprehension.
2. The Australian boy was reading 2800
words per minute with 86 per cent
comprehension, another misquote.
, 3: Beth Jaffe on the Johnny Carson Show
was able to answer all of the questions asked
her. and that seems to be more in the
neighborhood of 100 per cent
. comprehension rather than the misquoted 90
per cent figure.
4. More than 1 million people have taken
our course, not the 500,000 figure, again
misquoted.
5. Vance mentions the Evelyn Wood
Course is similar to the UNC program;
however, since he has not taken the Evelyn
Wood Course, how can be sure?
6. Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics uses
available materials found in basic college
.libraries and book stores, again a misquote.
7. Vance also mentions a "Psychology
Today" article repeatedly. . .1 wonder how
much of that article is misquoted or taken
out of context.
As for the UNC program. I have spoken
with a former Reading Major of UNC who
tells me that the UNC course is indeed a
"speed reading" course, teaching you to pick
out key words and topic sentences. The
Evelyn Wood method teaches you to break
two habits, sub-vocalization and hard focus
vision. This, like any other habit, takes time
and practice. The Evelyn Wood Reading
Dynamics Course is not magic: nor do we
make such claims. It is a simple psycho
motor skill, which we can teach to anyone
w ho is w illing to do the required amount of
work and follow our instructions, even a
nine year old. We do not skim or scan or pick
out key words or topic sentences as is a
popular misconception.
In closing we at Evelyn Wood Reading
Dynamics feel that Vance did not write an
impartial article, as he chose only the
positive information from his interview with
Powell regarding the UNC course and chose
to ignore the benefits of the valuable skill
that we teach, by taking a sarcastic and
biased approach to his new report.
And yes, we do give free red pencils.
Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics Institute
Atlanta, Georgia
Tree ride' for Carrboro?
To the editor:
' Chapel Hill students are going to continue
paying for their bus system, but Carrboro
assesments
students are going to get literally a "free
ride" at the University's expense, if Student
Government gets its way.
Student Government officials recently
stated that it would be fair for the U niversity
to give $40,000 a year to a Carrboro bus
system because (they claimed) the University
already gives hundreds of thousands of
dollars to the Chapel Hill bus system. Not
true. The Chapel Hill bus-system does get a
lot of money from the University each year,
but it's in payment for bus passes payment,
not a gift, not a contribution.
What difference does that make? Plenty. If
Student Government's plans are carried out,
we who live in Chapel Hill are going to
continue to pay for our bus service through
fares and property taxes with hardly a cent in
contributions from the University. But
students who live in Carrboro will be
subsidized by a $40,000 annual gift from the
University a gift, not a purchase of bus
passes.
Carrboro really needs a bus system, and
I'd love to see one started there but let the
Carrboro residents pay for it, with no
subsidy from the University. Or, let the
University subsidize (with gifts, not
purchases) both towns' bus systems. Any
other arrangement including the one being
hawked by Student Government would be
a special favor for Carrboro and a rip-off for
Chapel Hill. :
Bruce Tindall
H-9 Kingswood Apts.
ChapelHill
Arctic Streaking Society
To the editor: :
I direct my comments to the three young
ladies of third floor Mclver who have
unknowingly usurped the acronym of an
intrepid group known as the Arctic
Streaking Society. Four years ago. some 600
miles north of the Arctic Circle in the
Canadian Northwest Territory, a group of
explorers penetrated the ice of Resolute Bay
to make over 200 dives for science in the
frigid polar sea (see National Geographic,
August 1973). I was among the 14 men who
risked life and limb to venture into the minus
23 degrees centigrade temperature and
establish the society. I must therefore urge
the newly founded Association for Southern
Supremacy to either find a new name or
apply in person for honorary membership to
the original A.S.S.!
The Arctic Streaker
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