6 The Daily Tar Heel Wednesday, March 29. 1978
Lou BlLIONIS
Editor
Chuck Alston, Managing Editor
Betsy Flagler, Associate Editor
Don Woodard, Associate Editoi
Bernie Ransbottom, University Editor
Mary Anne Rhyne, City Editor
David Stacks, State and National Editor
Jaci Hughes, News Editor
Leslie Scism, Features Editor
Mark Scandlino, Arts Editor
Lee Pace, Sports Editor
Allen Jernigan, Photography Editor
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86th year of editorial freedom
Advice from Student Legal Services:
Don't drive while on drugs, need not give search consent
Take a look at charities,
shake your piggybank hard
Members of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity will line up pennies side-by-side
on a strip of paper running from the Morehead Planetarium to University
Square April 1. No fooling.
It's all part of ZBTs Eighth Annual Mile of Pennies, a charity project to
raise money for Campus Chest. To reach their goal of two miles of pennies
more than $ 1 500 the ZBT brothers need you to give your piggybanks a
good hard shake.
Campus Chest, operated by the Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity, helps
fund more than 12 local organizations including the N.C. Heart
Association, Student Aid and the campus YM-YWCA. Many
organizations that benefit hundreds of students look to Campus Chest to
help finance their activities.
APO will provide thousands of balloons Saturday for those who donate
to the Mile of Pennies. But the Miles of Pennies isn't the only way you can
help contribute to Campus Chest. On April 6 in Great Hall, APO will hold
its Annual Campus Chest Auction. Woody Durham will serve as auctioneer
and will bark out items ranging from the "bigot special," a book signed by
Carroll O'Connor, to a pennant autographed by Roger Staubach of the
World Champion Dallas Cowboys.
The Mile of Pennies and the APO Campus Chest Auct ion depend on your
interest and support, just as local organizations depend in part on Campus
Chest for their existence.
Go to the Mile of Pennies Saturday to see if it really does take 84,480
pennies laid side-by-side to make a mile. Make your way to the auction and
check out Woody Durham's performance as an auctioneers. And be sure to
bring along a simple sum your few pennies will stretch into miles of help
for groups that help you.
No deck on South Campus;
yes on a deck for North
When the Chapel Hill Planning Board voted unanimously to oppose the
University's proposed parking deck to be built behind the existing deck on
Manning Drive, a step was made in the right direction. The board evidenced
a commitment to develop parking facilities only when they were justified by
need and only w hen less-costly alternatives were unavailable or unfeasible.
The proposed deck is still under consideration, though, and still fails to
satisfy the basic prerequistites.
One difficulty with the University's parking deck proposal is its apparent
misdirection in attacking the problem of space shortages. To date, there has
been no emphasis placed upon the possibility of constructing fringe lots to
accommodate University employees. These lots could conceivably save
UNC two-thirds the cost of a parking deck. With the aid of a shuttle system,
the campus traffic flow would certainly ease as employees would park well
beyond the congested Health Sciences area.
A University construction proposal also includes the use of student
money. The small number of students that would use the $2.6-million
addition on South Campus surely can't legitimize the tapping of student
coffers.
The Chapel Hill Board of Aldermen is expected to act on the deck
proposal on April 10. The board should recognize the advantages of fringe
lots handling the crunch at the Medical Center. At the same time, it should
realize parking decks on campus are not necessarily out of the question
when seeking solutions to the limited-space problem.
If all goes as planned, work should begin by the fall of 1979 to build an
extension of the library system. This will wipe out about 500 parking spaces
in the lot at the Carolina Union. Not only do these spaces currently afford
bearers of N-2 and N-3 stickers room to park during daylight hours, the lot
provides a visitor's parking area in the evening and on weekends.
You do not need a crystal ball to foresee the problems involved in
accommodating the crowds attending events in Carmichacl Auditorium,
Great Hall and the Paul Green Theatre, which will open soon. Asking
students and faculty to park in and shuttle from a fringe Jot is not
unreasonable. Expecting visitors to park off of campus to attend these
activities is out of the question. The need for a parking deck in the North
Campus area, then, is evident.
A second University proposal calls for the construction of a 600 to 800
space deck which, if approved, would stand between the Institute of
Government and the School of Law.
Whereas a South Campus deck seems to manage little justification of its
construction, this observation should not hinder any plans to build one near
the soon defunct Emerson Field lot at the Carolina U nion. At the same time,
progress should continue on the development of fringe lots to be used by
University employees and commuting students. Solutions to the parking
problem are readily available, but all reasonable avenues need to be
considered.
The Daily Tar Heel
Ombudsman: Chris Lambert Weekender Editor: Rcid Tuvim
News: Laura Alexander, Karen Barber, Richard Barron, Shannon Brennan, Rachel Brown,
Carver Camp, Leslie Chilton, Mike Coyne, Meredith Crews, Carol Manner, Lou Harned,
Stephen Harris, Kathy Hart, Terri Hunt, Dinita James, Jay Jennings, George Jeter. Cam
Johnson, Ramona Jones, Will Jones, Pam Kelley. Susan Ladd, Eddie Marks, Amy McRary.
Elizabeth Messick, Beverly Mills, Vann Mills, Diane Norman, Laura Phelps, Evelyn Sahr,
George Shadroui, Barry Smith, Melinda Stovall, Robert Thomason, Howard Troxler, Michael
Wade, Martha Waggoner and Ed Williams.
Newi Desk: Michele Mecke and Nancy Oliver, assistant managing editors. Copy editors: Carla
Bagley, Lisa Cartwright, Kathy Curry, John Hoke. Cam Johnson, Mike McCann, Lisa M.
Niernan, Carol Scott, Mclanie Sill, Sarah West and Bryan Wirwicz.
Sports: Pete Mitchell, assistant editor; Evan Appel, Dede Biles, Bill Kiclds, David McNeill.
Elliott Potter, Chris Powell, Ken Roberts, Rick Scoppe, Frank Snyder. Doug Townscnd and
Will Wilson.
Features: Bill Allen, Beth Blake, Zap Brueckner, Amy Colgan, Tracie Cone, Meredith Crews,
Peter Hapke, Susan Jurgelski, Etta Lee, Nell Lee, Eddie Lyons, Tony Mace. Kirnbcrly McGuire,
Michele Mecke, Debbie Moose, Chip Pearsall, Stuart Phillips, and Lynn Willilord.
Arts: Ann Smallwood, assistant editor; Pat Green, Marianne Hansen, I ibby Lewis. Jcre Link
and Melanie Modlin.
Graphic Arts: Artists: Dan Brady, Allen Edwards, George Govus. Cliff Marlcy, Jocelyn
Petti bone, Lee Poole and Johnlornlmson. Photographers: Sam Kulwood 111. Nancy Gol. Andy
James, Scott Johnston, Billy Newman and Michael Snctd.
Business: Claire Bagley, business manager. Michele Mitchell, assistant business manager. Linda
James, secretaryreceptionist. Liz Huskey, Mike Neville. Kim Painter, Das id Squires and
How aid Troxier. Circulation manager: Bill Bagley.
Adertisiiig: Dan Collins, manager; David Smith, assistant to the manager Arje Biown.
classifieds. Sales Staff: Wendy Hmthcock. Chip ILghsmith. Beth Hoggatd. Dee Jovce. Neal
Kimball, Cynthia Lesley. Becky Robbins, Melissa Swiccgod
Composition d Makeup: I'NC Printing Dept. Robeit Jasuikiewii. supmivii; KoU-it
5fw.tr. Geanie MiM.I'an. Judv Dunn, Bern I cicht-e. Deivk li;m-vCi..viiKi.!,n, H.1I I aPivi.
I),!id Parker, Jum Peters, Sieve Qjkenbu'sli and Di.Ve vV..,r!
Editor's Note: This advice was prepared by the Student Legal Services
whic h maintains an office in Suite C of the Carolina Union. UNC students
have prepaid for this service and may obtain advice at no additional charge.
When most people hear of "driving under the influence," they think of
driving while drunk. Yet driving under the influence of drugs is just as illegal
as driving under the influence of intoxicating liquors.
N.C. General Statute 20-139 makes it an offense for any person "who is
under the influence of any narcotic drug or who is under the influence of any
other drug to such degree that his physical or mental faculties are
appreciably impaired" to drive a motor vehicle. Thus, driving after smoking
marijuana can result in a violation of this statute, and penalties for a first
offense include suspension of driving privileges (although it may be possible
to receive limited driving privileges), a fine, of $100-5500, and or
imprisonment for 30 days to 6 months.
Another hazard of being charged with driving under the influence of
drugs is that the arresting officer can conduct a search for drugs. If he finds
them, additional charges are likely.
ADVICE FOR TH E DAY: I. If you have been using drugs, don't drive. 2.
Never throw any contraband from the car. 3. You need not give your
consent to a search of your automobile; if you give consent or permission
any evidence obtained from the search is admissible against you in court; if
you volunteer information it may be used against you. 4. Seek legal advice
immediately.
Roll windows down, cruise town in spring
By JENNIFER CALDWELL
Many things pick up in the spring hearts and
minds and lives. Franklin Street has more feet on its
pavement. The Arboretum .has more bodies on its
ground. Tennis courts are lull all over the area and
volleyball nets are pulled out from under beds.
But some things slow down in Chapel Hill and
across the nation when a series of sunny days causes the
first blush of a burn on more than those who made the
Florida trek. The things that slow down, quite oddly,
are cars. College students have not forgotten with their
high school diploma the springtime habit of cruising
town. Sophisticated, time-efficient and energy
conscious? No. Tacky? Emphatically yes. But it is still
done. This illicit motor behavior does not take place in
the back seat but all over the car. Seventh heaven is a
convertible.
Cruising in its true form is art. learned best from the
masters of the genre in the early '60s. I remember as a
little girl being at the Dairy Queen, open only in
summer, when my idol and sometimes-babysitter
drove through the parking lot, laughing loudly with'a
trio of friends. Amazed why she didn't stop, I asked my
mother what she was doing. "Cruising," was the
mystifying reply.
From hindsight it is obvious my babysitter was a
failure at cruising. To be most successful the cruiser
must be unobtrusive. Even if caught alone in a ditch on
a dead-end road, the driver must have a perfectly
plausible excuse for being in exactly that spot. Once
the means for cruising has been established the car
must be well-known. The girl's swimming team coming
out of practice must know Johnny's blue Mustang so
intimately that it can be distinguished from every other
in the world. Johnny must know Katie's mother's
station wagon well enough to go in the Short Shop on
Sunday afternoons to find Katie and company arguing
with the clerk to accept their fake I.D.
It would be impossible to survive high school
without cruising. One would never know who was out
with whom or if Robert's father made him rake the
yard on Saturdays.
Likewise, it is necessary in spring to lift the spirits of
older, more academic types. The real trick in college is
smoothness. When the object of desire waits daily at a
bus stop at 2:40 p.m. careful synchronization is
required to cruise by at 2:39 p.m. When the object goes
to Roy's for a bottomless Coke every weekend to cure
cottonmouth, one must cruise sporadically beginning
about noon.
Where the curiosity comes from is unclear. There is
really nothing new to see in Chapel Hill in March as
opposed to January. Of course, no coats are needed to
sit in the car, and the radio is fun to turn up loud when
you can roll the windows down and nod at the man
driving the Schlitz truck besideyou. More people smile
back.
And contrary to popular opinion, this malady will
not vanish with a second diploma. Notice how much
more willing parents are to cart their kids this time of
year. Mother has never outgrown the affliction either.
Cruise by her one afternoon in April. She'll be tapping
fingers on the dashboard, wanting so badly to
remember a song.
Jennifer Caldwell, a junior, is a journalism major
from Southern Pines.
letters to the editor
Symposium success depends on students
To the editor:
Although there have been complaints
recently concerning events which are part of
the 1978 symposium, the Carolina
Symposium committee and its chairperson.
Sam Sockwell, should be commended for a
fine job in preparing for a forum on
communications. The problems' the
symposium has encountered of late have not
been the fault of the committee or its
chairperson. They had no control over the
troubles they unfortunately were forced to
face and therefore should not be blamed.
In any case. I urge the members of this
academic community to attend the events of
the symposium forum. The Carolina
Symposium can be both educational and
enjoyable, but the extent to which it is
depends on the students and their
involvement, the schedule for this year's
symposium incorporates a variety of events
and indicates that during the past year the
committee has kept in mind the diverse
interests of the students at UNC. The
students and faculty members are
encouraged to obtain a copy of the schedule
and participate in the symposium activities.
If the symposium is to be a source of
excitement for this community, and it can
be, the support of the student body and
faculty is necessary.
Glen D. MacDonald
137-B Pureloy Rd.
Response to Grajewski
To the editor:
1 would be more sympathetic to Mr.
Grajewski's criticisms (DTH. March 28) of
the recent symposium on Soviet media if his
own conduct at that event had been less
reprehensible.
Mr. Grajewski accuses the panel of cover
up and manipulation, but the only person at
the symposium who would not permit a
rejoinder to his remarks was Mr. Grajewski.
Mr. Brumberg would have been happy to
reply, if he could have gotten to the floor, but
he preferred not to speak over Mr.
Grajewski's abusive language.
Mr. Grajewski accuses the moderator and
panelists of shouting him down, but in fact,
the only shouting that evening was done by
Mr. Grajewski himself.
Rob Shalcr
Dept. of Linguistics
Support of Graphics Manager
To the editor:
As a personal friend of former Student
'Graphics manager. Steve Gould. I feel
compelled to object to the charge of the
Graphics board of directors that he
"obstructed" financial investigation of the
organization. On the contrary, Gould very
much wanted the board to investigate
Graphics finances even more thoroughly. He
insisted their conclusions were based
primarily on an appraisal of Graphics'
financial viability compiled belore he took
over as general manager. Gould maintained
that the corporation was doing better,
indeed was making money, under his
direction, and that the board refused to look
at the figures representing cumin Graphics
operations. In addition he claimed that he
w as, I or niystei ions leasoris. denied access in
Graphics' linancial records liotn eats past.
I no longer have anv p.n ticular interest m
the survival .-I Student (h.i pines, but I think
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it important to say that Steve Gould worked
extremely hard (often 10-12 hours a day) to
pull together an organization that he
believed in. He is a remarkably energetic and
creative man who, in trying to do his job,
apparently made some people angry. So it
often happens. I only want to support his
determination and talent (he did some
excellent work for Carolina Dancers), and to
say that I believe none of his actions to be in
any way dishonest or underhanded.
Carol Richard
Co-director. Carolina Dancers
Dept. of Phys. Ed.
Become Involved'
To the editor:
In response to Andrea Schwartz's letter of
March 21 ("Phi Eta Sigma"): I would like to
thank you. Andrea, for your very
constructive reflections on the Phi Eta
Sigma induction ceremony held Sunday,
March 19. 1 am sorry you did not feel
inclined to run for an office yourself at this
time or even express your complaints at a
time w hen they might have been of some use.
Possibly in a hurry to enjoy the beautiful
afternoon, you left the meeting before it was
over. Had you stayed, I think you would
have realized that comments from the
nominees themselves and from the floor,,
although not eloquent campaign speeches,
did become somewhat more pertinent and
informative. I believe an excellent slate of
officers was chosen for next year.
It is very easy to be a passive critic. But it
takes a good deal more of one's
"intelligence" and ability to become actively
involved in an organisation and help
improve it. I would like to suggest that you
become involved next year in at least one of
the Phi Eta Sigma activities and also present
some constructive suggestions to next year's
olficers concerning the next induction
ceremony.
Please don't "walk out" when things are
not going as smoothly as you think thev
should Become involved.
Andv He!)
I'lesident. Phi 1 t,t Sigma
MmMRiPL LA
'Yack' criticism
To the editor:
It's a shame that the 1977 Yackety Yack
has shortchanged students out of a lasting
representation of UNC and Chapel Hill.
Ten years from now, when a proud .1977
alumnus opens his senior year Yack to
refresh his memory, he won't find much help.
All he'll find is some misplaced (and
inaccurate) social commentary oh "Appetite
City" and North Carolina.
Let's hope the yearbook staff can do better
next year. ; t
Parent of two UNC students
Kids: first-class citizens
To the editor:
While I agree with D. A. March (Letter to
the editor, March 28) that the idea of a one-year-old
in a bar is extremely questionable,
his expressed views concerning the rights of
children were totally out of line. Certain age
requirements for drivers' licenses, the
purchase of alcohol, military draft and a
parent's legal responsibility for his or her
children are set down in the law. Yet children
are "first-class citizens" guaranteed equal
rights as provided by law.
What I take particular offense to are
March's unsubstantiated diatribes against
children in public education. Evidently he is "
not well-versed in the rights ot children.
Yes, March, children do make noise, as do
adults upon occasion. Perhaps the joys of
parenthood are "prohibitive" to such ass
academic as you. I assert your stated choice
not to procreate. Perhaps you took too
harshly an article w hich was simply trying to
express some of the frustrations a young
parent with children experiences in Chapel
Hill. Some of the encountered
discriminations can be deemed unfair.
Might I suggest that March stick to the
studv nl great works o! literature and not to
puhlic statements ol the nature e pressed in
Tuesday's Tar Heel. The bias of the writer
was unfortunately evident.
John W. Totten
319 Winston Dorm
Hunting, killing
To the editor:
Regarding Jack Sussman's article
("Student not ready to handle power of
shotgun," March 22): Your article on
hunting was exciting and interesting to read
and I'm writing to express my support for
you not getting "into the hunt." Our friends
in the wild are much more beautiful in their
living state than draped across the fender of
an automobile.
I come froma completely different mold
and outlook than you. My childhood was
spent in the western mountains living and
hunting in the outdoors. My family used
wild meat as a food staple and I was a
seasoned hunter by age 14. Throughout the
years I have killed countless deer, antelope,
turkeys and elk, but I hunt no more!
When one stops hunting for need of food,
and hunts for "the kill," the trophy or any
other reason, it totally distorts the picture.
The advent of sophisticated rifles, radios,
more roads, 4-wheelers, snowmobiles, dogs!
a tremendous increase in the number of
hunters and a trend of "moving to the
country" have all but doomed the big game
of the wild. Man is encroaching on his
environment at an alarming rate.
Where I used to see deer in the meadow
out my bedroom window as a child, jt is now
a tourist trap. In the summer of 1977, my
wife and I took a three day back pack' trip
through my old native mountain area. We
saw two deer. In the same place as a child I
would have seen at least twenty deer a day.
I could give you countless examples of the
depletion of our wildlife, but I hope my point
has been made.
It's exciting to see that you understand!
The beauty of living wildlife is unforgettable.
The "kill" is the greatest letdown.
John E. O'Connell
101 l ilac Dr.