6 The Daily Tar Heel ' Wednesday, Novembpr 8. 1978
Lor Bii.ionis, Editor
Chuck Alston, Managing Editor
Don Woodard, Associate Editor
David McKinnon, Associate Editor-
Rkrnif Ransbottom, University Editor
Mary Anne Rhyne, City Editor
David Stacks, State and National Editor
Richard Barron, Sews fcditor
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Betsy Flagler, Features Editor
Mark Scandling, Arts Editor
Lee Pace, Sports Editor
Billy Newman. Photography Editor
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86th year of editorial freedom
Greek lifet U s never too late for some of us
Don Woodard's
Paradox Lost
Change in Iran
The news from Iran the installation of a military government by the
shah after weeks of violent protest of his rule is bad enough. The signs
are still worse.
' In Tehran, the capital city and center of the weekend disturbances
which1 brought the shah's government to the brink, of collapse,
thousands of rioting students Sunday set fire to movie theaters, banks,
hotels and the British Embassy all the overt symbols, in short, of the
shah's ill-managed and ill-fated modernization program. The Iranian
radio and television facilities, as well as the American Embassy, were
cordoned off by troops and tanks during the riots. Many-of the
demonstrators, comprised mostly of students, chanted "Death to the
American shah!" as they marched (and later ran) through the streets of
the capital.
Thousands of motorists-in thecity turned on4heirheadlight& and
shouted "Death to the shah!" in support of the protesters. On Sunday,
the peak day of the demonstrations, employees in many of the city's
office buildings threw portraits of the shah and the royal family to the
streets. Bank records and computer printouts poured from windows as
well, in something like a ticker tape parade for the demonstrators.
The demands for an end to the shah's rule, based equally in liberal
opposition to his autocratic repression, conservative Moslem
opposition to his modernization, and general opposition to his faltering
economic policy, appears to be heavy, perhaps irresistible. Yet the shah
has installed a military government and strict martial law, closed the
nation's newspapers, occupied the major cities with armored divisions
of the Iranian army and authorized mass arrests of the opposition
leaders. And for these actions he has received the blessing and strong
support of the Carter administration.
The explanation of the shah's actions is clear enough. He has,
characteristically, grasped the straw of political survival in the desperate
hope that his repression of the opposition can succeed long enough to
quiet the current clamor for his head, and long enough for him to
institute reforms on his own terms terms which will guarantee the
survival of his regime. His dream of making Iran into one of the world's
great powers apparently shattered, the shah's greatest desire seems to be
to establish a dynasty.
But the reasons behind the Carter administration's support for the
shah's moves are less clear. The shah is after all a despot; and there is
every chance that his regime will simply dissolve in bloody rebellion in
the next few months.
The explanation of the Carter administration's support for the shah
appears to lie in its fears of what might happen if the shah were to ab
dicate or otherwise be removed. And "given the oppdsttioTi oTThe
Iranians to the shah's American-sponsored modernization program
which has apparently resulted in disaster- there is some chance that the
United States would stand to lose not only Iran's oil supplies, but Iran's
conservative influence in OPEC and the Middle East as Well.
We can only hope that the shah's current crackdown will insure the
continuation of his "liberalization" of Iran, as he has promised. But we
can only hope too that the U.S. support of the shah will be mollified by
every effort to bring the essentially conservative opposition to quick and
just terms with both the United States and the shah.
Freedom of choice
The current visitation , policy and its enforcement have been the
subjects of continued controversy since early this semester. While some
residence areas have witnessed a harsh crackdown on limited-hour
visitation, other dorms seem to be ignorant of any policy at all.
A great deal of the conf usion and inconsistency has stemmed from the
unidentifiable source of the crackdown. Whether a stricter enforcement
of the policy has been mandated from the housing department, Student
Affairs or the chancellor's office remains unclear. What is apparent is
the need for a change in current policy.
Amid the controversy there is an attempt to dispell the confusion.
Under the direction of the Residence Hall Association, a committee was
formed to study the current visitation policy and investigate the
possibility of its revision. That committee surveyed dorm occupants,
finding that 74 percent of the respondents felt the present policy should
be changed. -
One basic principle the survey takes into account is the varying
distribution of male to female ratios in residence halls across campus.
The survey also indicates while almost three-quarters of the sample
disfavored the current policy, opinions varied extensively regarding the
"ideal" visitation situation.
With this in mind, establishing campuswide visitation hours becomes
ludicrous. It should be up to theindividual residents in each dorm to
decide collectively the visitation policy for that residence hall alone. It is
time the University understood that what is good for the goose isn't
necessarily good for the gander.
Bonzo pledges a fraternity.
Letters will pour in. Readership will go down.
Xs will be carved on my door. I am not moved by
these things.
My senior year needed that something extra.
Some of us get part-time, jobs keeping books off
the red shelves in Wilson Library. Others are
content to roam the dust bowls and asphalt
prairies in flourescent vests, ticketing stickerless
autos. (I feel guilty walking across the Union lot-.)
As for myself, I went Greek.
I've lost a few friends, amazed countless others.
But 1 make no apologies. All of us look for new
roads; mine happened to lead down Cameron
Avenue.
Fpr three years 1 had been pure dorm rat and
proud of it. Damn the baggers and all that. Water
fights on the hall. Community dishes piled in the
kitchen. The Commodores "Brick House"
reverberated off my walls, and my room didn't
house a stereo. I could never leave all this.
(Somewhere there is a commune waiting for me
when I graduate.)
tetters to the editor
So here I am. enjoying the best of both worlds; 1
am a living over-lapping sfereotype. though not
'the only one. I own a rare album of Ted Nugent
singing "The Great Pretender." Mv khakis fit. My
western-cut shirts have button-down collars.!
wear one sock. I can"shisco"(an incredibly simple
dance that looks like you're shagging to "Love to
Love You. Baby"). My tri-color belt hasa"Coors"
buckle.
I have been questioned by friends who suspect
my motives lor pledging a fraternity were purely
social. While visions of non-stop mixers crossed
my mind a time or two, my intentions extend
beyond paying big social fee bucks to learn how to
balance a draft in one hand and a Kappa in the
other. (The sorority selected here was an
arbitrarily chosen one.) But there are those who
will tell you that joining a fraternity is like the old
days when you sent off for Tony's bowl and spoon
set on the back of the Frosted Flakes. Nothing to
do but sit back and wait for the prizes to roll in.
So I waited.
And sure enough, the Big Day came. 1 have been
invited to a sorority pledge formal.
The preparations have been entertaining,
although there seems to be very little the invitee has
to do. as ancient social norms are tossed out the
window. How difficult could it be for me to find a
tuxedo?
Very difficult... in a way. There's only one formal
wear shop in the immediate area (nameless here,
forever more), and its variety leaves little to be
desired. You can't really go by the pictures in the
shop's stylebook. either. The male model's faces
seem to hint at the idea that their cummerbunds
are too tight. -
Nor does thumbing through the racks turn up
anything substantial. Crushed red velvet? No,
w on't do at all. How about the white one with little
blue sailboats? No, I've heard the liquor flows
freely at these pledge functions, but it's hardly a
maritime affair. And Paisley? Hmm...don't seem
to have it in my size.
Through it all 1 finally settled for basic white. In
my closet it waits for me and the approaching
weekend, as it probably has done for scores of
pimply 16-year-olds who have worn it to their
juniorsenior prom.
I'm not sure I'm cut out for fraternity life after
all. Nostalgia has begun to set in, and with it come
t he doubts of making it on my own. It won't be the
same without Dad up there in the front seat,
driving my date and me to the Ranch House this
weekend.
Don Woodard. a senior RTV MP major from
Fort Worth. Texas, is associate editor for W Daily
Tar Heel.
G
Yack9 at
t at RSC photos in vain
To the editor:
In response to Alan Dcssen's letter on
Oct. 30 ("RSC got less than royal
treatment here"), we would like to answer
his charges against the Yack and its
photography staff. Mr. Dessen. in his
rash accusations, failed to recognize that
the unfortunate misunderstandings
which arose during the residency of the
Royal Shakespeare Company were
largely due to his unavailability.
As soon as the RSC visit was
publicized, members of our staff made
repeated attempts to contact Mr. Dessen
regarding press passes and photographic
coverage. However, when the day of the
first performance arrived and Mr. Dessen
still could not be reached in his office, his
secretary assured us that there would be
no problem obtaining press passes and
that the photographer should see Mr.
Dessen at the door. Consequently, we
were totally unaware of the stipulations
of RSCs contract with the University.
Unfortunately, the assigned
photographer was admitted without
speaking to Mr. Dessen. but when we
learned of the regulations against
photographing their performances, the
negatives were destroyed and a letter of
apology was promptly sent to the tour
director.
At this point, we were instructed to
contact the members of the company
themselves regarding photographs. The
tour director was gracious enough to
suggest that a photographer be available
about 35 minutes before curtain time. As
no date was specified, we assumed that
either the Friday or Saturday
performance would be convenient for the
actors, and since all of our photographers
had previous assignments for Friday
night, the Saturday performance was
assigned. (Whereas the actors had been
available on Friday night only.)
Clearly, both incidents resulted from a
lack of communications on both sides,
and were not, as Mr. Dessen suggests, the
blunders of a mismanaged organization.
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We would advise that Mr. Dessen
consider the position of the party he is
attacking before he makes such flagrant
accusations.
Chrisann Ohler, editor
Tom Barnes, photography editor
1979 Yacketv Yack
Omnipotence
To .the editor:
When the
competing
Flying Ducks began
for the College Bowl
Championship, the administration of the
questions was well organized and
efficient, resembling the o!d television
version.
On Nov. 6 we competed within the
losers' bracket, hoping to advance to the
finals. As we entered room 206 in the
Union, the previous match was ending
and the questioner was organizing the
material for our match to begin at 8 p.m.
To our utter amazement, the questioner
for the previous match became one of our
four opponents. Although the questions
change from game to game, the questions
for our match were on the table beside
those of the previous game. This
naturally brought an element of suspicion
to the situation. We would not stoop to
accuse this questioner and player of
blatant cheating, but he was the winning
force for the team Murphy's Lawyers. He
by far answered more questions than any
other player on either team.
Probably the Murphy's Lawyers are
among the better teams in College Bowl
competition, but this incident certainly
left a great deal of suspicion in the minds
of several of our members. In the future,
we hope that all people associated with
the administration of questions in the
College Bowl will be excluded from active
competition.
The Flying Ducks of
7th floor Granville West
Ernest Carter. Sebastian Alston
Kendall Suh. John Levine
CAA again plans to motivate
UNC student athletic interests
The Daily Tar Heel
Assistant Managing Editors: John Hoke, George Shadroui
Ombudsman: Chris Lambert W eekender Editor: Michele Mecke
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Carol Carnevale, Mike Coyne. Kathy Curry. Dru Dowdy. Anne-Marie Downey. Ben Estes.
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Dinita James, Thomas Jessimanc George Jeler. Cam Johnson. Ramona Jones. Pam Kelley.
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News Desk: Chuck Burns, Lisa Cartwright, Bernie Cook, Pat Daugherty.Sue Doctor, Mary
Gibbs, Jere Link, Cathy McJunkin, Debbe Moose, Laraine Ryan, Mary Beth Starr, Mary
Thomas and Robert Thomason.
Sports: Pete Mitchell, assistant editor; Evan Appel. George Benedict. Alan Boyette. Norman
. Cannada, Bill Fields, John Fish, David McNeill. Brian Putnam. Rick ScoppeF rank Snyder
and Isabel Worthy. ,
Features: Vikki Broughton, Cheryl Carpenter, Tern Garrard, Debra King, Margaret Lee,
Bill McGowan, Mary Ann Rickert, Cathy Robinson, Clive A. Stafford Smith, Sudie Taylor.
Donna Tompkins and Pat Wood.
Arts: Ann Smallwood, assistant editor; Buddy Burniske, Gregory Clay, Marianne Hansen,
Steve Jackson, Jere Link, Melanie Modlin, Mark Peel, Judith Schoolman and Anthony
Seideman.
Graphic Arts: Dan Brady, Alan Edwards, Bob Fulghum, G. Douglas Govus, Kathy Harris.
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Business: Claire H. Bagley, business manager; Linda L. Allred, secretary receptionist; Kim
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Advertising: Neal Kimball, advertising manager; Nancy McKenzie, advertising coordinator;
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By DAN HEN EG HAN
This column is intended as a
general introduction to the Carolina
Athletic Association for those new
members of the student body at
Carolina: freshmen, junior transfers
and first-year graduate students.
As part of the registration
procedure, all students pay an
athletic fee of $35 which is
automatically contributed to the
athletic department, a total of about
$700,000 per year. This fee entitles
the student to an athletic pass, which
is used by the students in gaining
admission to varsity football and
basketball games and also serves as a
membership card in the CAA. The
CAA president, being elected by the
student body, is the active
representative and voice in Carolina
athletics, sitting on the chancellor's
Athletic Council and advising the
athletic department on athletic
matters pertaining to the students.
This organ iat ion. which is not a part
of Student Government, keeps
abreast of athletic issues at all levels,
from varsity and junior varsity to
sports clubs, intra murals and
individual athletic opportunities.
In the past, the extent of the CAA
president's role has been limited to
input on ticket distribution for
students and the running of the
homecoming queen election. This
year, however, the activities planned
by the CAA will rnake Carolina's
Homecoming 78 weekend, Nov. 17
19, the biggest and best celebration of
a once forgotten tradition that this
University .community has ever
witnessed. The Carolina-Virginia
weekend festivities start with a
Homecoming78 Parade on Franklin
Street at 3:30 p.m.. Friday, Nov. 17.
Later that night at 9 p.m.. The Tarns
will be playing in the New Tin Can
for $1 a ticket andthe Carolina Union
will present Pablo Cruise at 8. p.m. in
Carmichael Auditorium. On
Saturday, our 78 Homecoming
Queen will be selected, the athletic
department will feature the annual
Blue-White Basketball fame at 4:30
p.m. in Carmichael and the Alumni
Association will present the famous
Glenn Miller Orchestra at 9 p.m. in
Woollen Gym for only $5 a ticket for
students.
The functions of the CAA
however, are not limited to those
mentioned above. In accepting the
wider, scope of responsibilities
mandated by the students in last
year's election of the CAA president,
and in fulfillment of our campaign
Commitments, we are proceeding
across a broad front in initiating and
continuing our objectives designed to
enhance athletic enjoyment and
athletic participation for all Carolina
students. These pursuits have
included: extending the use of
campus athletic facilities, advocating
the strengthening of JV and club
sports programs for men and women,
exploring the feasibility of P.E. credit
for participation in some club sports
and organizing a student's five-on-five
"backyard basketball"
tournament 'for the spring semester
and much more.
Above all. the Carolina Athletic
Association needs the input and
support of it's members the student
body if it is to become a more active
representative of campus athletic
interests. If you are interested in
being an active part of the CAA,
please call 933-1624 or 933-1013.
Dan Herfeghan, a senior history
major from Washington. D.C.. is
president of the Carolina Athletic
Association.'
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Child care credit
Editor's note: This advice is prepared
by Student Legal Services, which
maintains an office in Suite A.
Carolina . Union. UNC students have
prepaid for this service and may
obtain advice at no additional charge.
If you have children under 15 years
of age. and you incur expenses for
their care so that you may work, it is
possible to get a tax credit for those
expenses. A tax credit is a dollar for
dollar cut in you tax bill. Before this
credit is available, you. the taxpayer,
must meet certain IRS criteria.
If married, you need to Hie a joint
return: however, both spouses need
not be working. You can obtain the
credit even if one spouse works part
time or is a lull-time student, if
divorced, you can still qualify for the
credit if you have been awarded
custody. This holds true even if you
are not entitled to a dependency
deduction for the child.
Computation of the credit goes as
follows: If the child is under 15. you
can take a credit equal to 20 percent of
the first $2.(X)0 spent n child care, up
toa maximum ol S4(M). li there are two
or more children, the credit is 20
percent of the first $4,000 spent, with a
maximum of $300. Also, the credit
cannot exceed 20 percent of the earned
income of the spouse with the smaller
earned income. For example, if your
spouse works part time and earns
$1,500 per year, vou are restricted toa
$300 credit.
The law gives a break to couples
where one spouse has no earned
income because he or she is a full-time
student. That spouse is treated as;
earning $ 1 66 for each month ($333 for
two or more children) during which
time he or she is a full-time student.
These couples can be eligible for
almost a full credit.
Two types of expenses qualify for
the child care credit. First, household
expenses, like the cost of of a cook or
house-keeper who looks after your
child. (A chauffeur or gardner may
not qualify.) Second, the expenses
must be for the care of the child. This
would include money paid to a relative
to care for your child.
ADVICE FOR THE DAY:
1) Keep all records of expenses you
incur for the care of your child who is
under 15.
2) Expenses subject to the tax credit
are only those incurred which allow
you or your spouse can work.
3) For further tax information you can
call the 1 RS toll free at ( 800) 822-8800.