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Blood drive
Today is the last chance to
donate blood in the two-day
campus blood drive. Anyone
interested in giving blood
should meet between 1 1 a.m.
and 5 p.m. in Great Hall.
Serving the students and the University community since 1893
Volume C3, Issue No
Tuesday, November 14, 1978, Chapel Hill North Carolina
Please call us: 933-0245
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By CHERYL CARPENTER
Staff Writer
They pour entire six-packs out cn the ground. They empty full
kegs down bathtub drains. They've even poured half gallons of
whiskey down sinks.
They are RAs at Shippensburg State College in Pennsylvania.
To compare R A roles and living situations, nine UNC residence
hall staff members visited RAs at SSC this past weekend. Two
weekends ago, Hinton James staff members played hosts to IS
SSC residence hall staff members to exchange ideas and party.
UNC RAs said they were amused and shocked by .the
differences among the roles each school's RAs are expected to
play; particularly concerning discipline.
Shippensburg RAs are required to report any student on
campus possessing alcoholic beverages.
Pennsylvania state law requires a person to be 21 years old to
drink liquor, beer or wine. Since 90 percent of the students are
under 2 1 , no alcoholic beverages are permitted on SSCs campus.
If an RA sees a student on campus with any form of alcohol,
the R A must confiscate, and usually pour out, the contraband
and write a report on the offender. The offender is given a
citation on which he can plead guilty or not guilty. After four or
five citations, the warning turns into disciplinary action which
could involve suspension from campus housing.
An R A at SSC, Phil Magaro, recalled a campus party when he
had reported several students.
"I heard some wild partying coming from an apartment, so 1
went and got another RA for help. When they opened the door,
we could see beer in their hands, so we identified ourselves and
asked to come in. You could tell they were real scared, but they let
us in. .
"In the bathroom, they had a bathtub full of cans of
Michelob," he said. "We had to pop every top and pour it down
the drain. They got upset about that, but then we had to check
IDs as they left so we could write a report on everyone there."
Another RA, Lyn Black, has emptied kegs at campus parties.
It was a party of about 23 students, and they were just too drunk
for it to be a case," Black said. "When they let me and another
staff member in the room, everybody was trying to hide in closets
and bathrooms so they wouldn't get reported. Meanwhile, we
emptied the whole keg down the bathtub."
R A Annette Rowe saidthe most upsetting write-up for her was
when she busted students with two six-packs of Lowenbrau and
one six-pack of Michelob. "I had to pour every bit of it out," she
said. "They just stood there and watched me pop every can."
Some SSC RAs said they had poured out as much as three kegs
at a party and had to write reports on 30 persons.
SSC RAs also have to inspect rooms at least once a month for
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By CAM JOHNSON
Staff Writer
The North Carolina Office of Alcohol
and Drug Abuse has contracted with a
Durham-based research organization to
study whether adoption of liquor by the
drink will change North Carolinians
drinking habit' and attitudes about
liquor.
"We have a unique opportunity now to
gather data that will not be available after
liquor by the drink begins," said Earl W.
Griffith, assistant secretary for Alcohol
and Drug Abuse in the state Department
of Human Resources.
A spokesperson for the research
organization said Monday the survey
series, which will cost the state $10,000,.
will be the first of its kind in the United
States. "Nobody has studied whether the
way liquor is dispensed has an effect on
the amount people drink," said Richard
B. Williams, director of market research
for NTS Research Corp.
NTS will pick 500 names from the
phone book in areas that have approved
liquor by the drink, and 500 from the rest
of the state. Those surveyed will be asked
a series of 50 questions concerning their
drinking habits and attitudes about
liquor, Williams said. The survey will be,
conducted between now and
Thanksgiving.
Another survey, using a different
random sample of 500, will be conducted
at the same time next year, said Williams,
and the results of the two surveys
compared.
"For example, if we find that people
drink more in counties that are dry, or
where people have to brown bag, you
can't blame it on liquor by the drink,"
Williams said. "People will just have
drunk more, and you'll have to find some
other reason to explain it."
Williams said some questions used in
the study came from surveys used
previously in Mecklenburg County and
Boston, Mass. Questions concerning how
much and how often people drink are
standardized. "We want to test whether
the time people drink changes after liquor :
by the drink is adopted," Williams said.
"We want to know whether people that
were drinking at home start drinking
out."
Assistant Secretary Griffith said no
one knows how liquor by the drink will
affect drinking in North Carolina. But he
said, "We anticipate some measurable
change down the road."
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fire hazards, contraband, excessive messiness and pets.-If they
find alcohol or drugs during their inspection, they confiscate the
drugs and report the student.
During a room inspection UNC RAs witnessed this past
weekend, two SSC RAs confiscated a bong and two bags of
marijuana from a campus apartment.
All drugs confiscated are turned into the campus security
authorities to be analyzed, and sometimes alcohol is sent to the
laboratory.
"I was walking toward this guy and he chugged whatever he
was drinking before I could see what it was," Magaro said. "1
thought it was beer, so I sent the cup to the lab. They confirmed it
was beer, so 1 busted the guy."
SSC RAs have to enforce drinking restrictions strictly but they
don't have to deal with intervisitation problems like UNC RAs.
Shippensburg has a 24-hour intervisitation policy which each
residential unit can vote to accept or reject for a shorter visiting
hours.
Almost, all of the RAs in Seavers Apartments, the coed
housing unit where the UNC RAs stayed, said they had been'
harrassed for writing reports on students. One said she's been
yelled and stared at several times. "I wrote up a student who had
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four friends in one of my classes," she said. "After their friend was
; found guilty, she just stared at me every time I'd come to class.
Finally 1 decided to stare back and they left me alone."
Another R A said. "They were real nice to me when I was
explaining that I had to write them up. But after they shut the
door, they yelled, 4R As suck.' "
Jim Ptaszynski is a graduate counselor who supervises Seavers
Apartment RAs and formerly has worked for UNC housing.
"The SSC RAs have a more complicated role than UNC RAs
because of the drinking policy." he said.
"At SSC, they deal more with discipline than with student
growth. It's very difficult for them to be a friend and a resource
person when they have to be strict. They don't make a judgment,
when they write a student up. they just tell what happened. But
that still makes them a bad guy." s
The SSC RAs who visited UNC said they were overwhelmed
by the liberal drinking policy and the rapport that RAs had with
residents.
"I really admired the way the UNC RAs could just talk with
their residents without the students feeling like they were
checking them out," Magaro said. "It was great that they could
party together and not worry about regulations."
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Homecoming court
Rrst row, left to right: Vickie Marmarose, Carson Joyner,
Marion Hanes, Jackie Wines, Heather Weir, Malvina
Camejo. Second row: Carol Edwards, Karen Smith, Carol
Hopper, Martina Kendrick, Sharon Jarvis, Paula Nichols,
OTHBiHy Newman
Leslie Smith, Chrisann Ohler. Third row: Kim Shavlik,
Nancy Aycock, Sharon Mazurek. Debra Mixon, Ruth
Lineberger and Kathy Harris.
Queen bids get mixed reaction
By DIN1TA JAMES
Staff Writer
Campaign posters clutter every
available space on prominent bulletin
boards. Give-aways, concerts and even an
underhanded trick have been reported.
You would think it was Jessie vs. John,
Part Two.
But it's only the election of a
homecoming queen.
Some of the candidates have run hard
sell campaigns: others have done nothing.
After today's election, it all will be over
but the crowning.
Dan Heneghan. Carolina Athletic
Association president, saip he is amazed
at the amount of interest in the election.
"It's getting to be a circus," he said.
"There's more around homecoming this
year, and the big thing is that the winner
gets a chance to go to the Orange Bowl. A
lot of people want the publicity.
"Some of the girls have come to me and
said, 'What's all this with the
campaigning?' I just say it's whatever you
want."
Twenty names appear on the 1978
ballot: Nancy Aycock, sponsored by
Sigma Sigma Sigma; Malvina Camejo,
Spencer; Carol Edwards, Phi Delta Chi:
Marion Hanes. Pi ' Beta Phi; Kathy ,
Harris. Kappa Alpha Theta; Carol
Hopper, Kappa Psi; Sharon Jarvis, Phi
Mu; Martina Kendrick. Black Student
Movement, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta
Sigma Theta, Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa
Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi and Groove
"Phi Groove; Ruth Lineberger. Scott
College; Vickie Marmarose. Alpha Delta
Pi; Sharon Mazurek.' Zeta Tau Alpha;
Debra Mixon, Granville; Paula Nichols,
Air Force ROTC and Angel Flight;
Chrisann Ohler. 1979 Yackety Yack
photography staff; Kim Shavlik. Delta
Delta Delta; Karen Smith. Alpha Phi
Omega; Leslie Smith. Kappa Kappa
Gamma; Heather Weir. Chi Psi; and
Jackie Wines, Morrison.
Several of the candidates said Monday
they think the campaigning is a good
addition to the homecoming events. "I
think it shows my interest." Leslie Smith
said. "1 think the sororities and other
organizations are trying to create more
interest in homecoming. All the
See HOMECOMING on page 2
By TERRI HUNT
. Staff Writer
By the beginning of next semester,
students will jbe able to ride the F bus all
the way to Carrboro. The route which
now travels down West Franklin Street
will be extended then into downtown
Carrboro.
Robert Godding. Chapel Hill
transportation director, said Monday he
is working on scheduling and cost
proposals for the extension, and he hopes
to submit the proposals to Carrboro
officials for approval within the next few
days. Godding said the proposals will
then be presented to University officials
for approval.
"What the route will do is put all the
Carrboro apartment complexes of all
sizes within the bus-service area,"
Carrboro Alderman Doug Sharer said.
"At least 95 percent of all rental property
in town will be within standard walking
distance of the new bus route."
According to Godding, the proposed
route will service the major downtown
business district and most of the town's
residential areas. However, the bus
service will center more on residential
areas where most traffic occurs. Godding
said.
Sharer said Carrboro officials hope to
extend service into downtown Carrboro
along West Main, Weaver, Hillsborough
and North Greensboro streets.
"We want to be able to provide service
to the northern part of town," Sharer
said. "We are also looking to see if we can
pick up Estes Park Apartments and
include them on the new F route or leave
them, as presently, on the N route."
Officials said C route service initially
will remain the same, but it may be
altered in the future.
"We want to tailor the new service to
meet the immediate needs of the people,
but we may make modifications in the C
route eventually to make it shorter and
more effective." Sharer said.
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Initial plans to extend the F route were
formulated in September, during
negotiations between the University and
Carrboro to reinstate C route service. At
that time, officials decided that funds for
the estimated $16,000 route extension
would come equally from the Town of
Carrboro and the University. According
to Sharer, Carrboro officials still support
this funding distribution.
John L. Temple, UNC vice chancellor
for business and finance, said the
University is waiting for Carrboro
officials to make a decision regarding the
route extension and present their plans to
University officials.
"Our interest was to maintain the
service as it was last year," Temple said.
"When we made the decision in
September, we said we would be glad to
talk with Carrboro on extending any
services and would be willing to split the
costs 50-50. Until we see some figures,
that's still our stance.
Purdy's disco opening
delayed until December
By ANNE-MARIE DOWNEY
Staff Writer
The more than 1,000 persons who
have purchased memberships to
Purdy's disco on Franklin may be
relieved to hear that owners expect
the disco to open by mid-December.
Ads in local newspapers for the
disco said Purdy's was scheduled to
open by Oct. 15. However, the
opening was delayed by problems
among building owners, said Tom
Purdie, president of the Harrell
Purdie Corp., the disco's owners.
Purdy's will be located on Franklin
Street above Sutton's Drug Store.
"There are certain agreements that
had to be reached by the owners of
the building," Purdie said. "If they
weren't happy together it could cause
problems for us."
The difficulties were resolved last
week, and Purdie said as a result,
construction may begin today.
Purdie and his partner, Jeff
Harrell, say they plan to sign a
construction contract this morning
with the Nello L. Teer Co. of
Durham.
"They'll start doing whatever it is
they have to do tomorrow. They
might even get some hammers
swung. I'd like to see that," Purdie
said Monday.
If construction goes according to
schedule, Purdie says he hopes the
disco will open in the middle of
December or at least by the time
students return for the spring
semester.
Harrell and Purdie obtained a
building permit Monday, the same
day they applied for it.
Some improvements in the
building had to be made to bring it in
line with the city building code.
Improvements include reinforcing
the floor of the disco with small metal
plates.
"Now I feel we could walk
elephants up there," Purdie said.
Purdie said those persons who
paid for memberships in cash were
given written receipts and for those
who wrote checks, their canceled
checks will serve as receipts.
Purdie said money ' for
memberships keeps coming in every
, day.
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Computerized T-shirts
Marty Ward gets her picture taken
(above) by Tom Bruneras part of
a fund-raiser for the Orange
County Arts Council. The council
is selling computer portraits
which can be printed on T-shirts,
Rosters and calendars (right).
"We take your picture and then a
computer prints it on a'T-shirt,"
computer operator Bruner said.
Bruner said T-shirts and
calendars will be on sale for $5.95
at Reflections on Columbia Street
through Monday.
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Parking
monitors
to toughen up act
nightly at Union lot
Beginning Wednesday. UNC parking control will tighten
up on the enforcement of parking regulations on campus at
night.
"This (emphasis enforcement) is due to the congested,
chaotic manner in which persons driving on campus in the
early evening hours have been parking," said Abbott Mason,
parking -control coordinator. Mason said incidents of
parking on sidewalks and grass, blocking cars by parking in
the middle of the lots, parking in handicapped and state
spaces and blocking driveways and emergency lanes have
caused a parking hazard. -
Mason suggests that drivers park in the Bell Tower lot in
the evenings. He said hundreds of spaces are unused at night,
but that University Police has increased security patrols of
the Bell Towers lot since evening school classes have been
relocated in Cokcr. Wilson and Mitchell halls.
Parking regulations, including restrictions against parking
in marked areas, are applicable at all times. Mason said. The
only regulation that is not enforced all the time relates to
permit parking: permit regulations still will not be applied
after 5:30 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends. Mason
said. ,
Mason said the parking control oliicc plans to give drivers
a chance to improve the evening parking situation
voluntarily, but if the congestion continues, citations, tickets
and towing will be used to control the illegal parking.