6 The Daily Tar Heel Tuesday. March 25. 1980
George Shadroui, Editor
Dinita James, Managing Editor
Brad Kutrow, Associate tu&tor
Thomas Jessiman. Associate Editor
Martha Waggoner, News Editor
Pam Kklley, University Editor
Anne-Marie Downey, City Editor
Jim Hummel, State and National Editor
Bill Fields, Sports Editor
Mark Murrell, Features Editor
Laura Elliott, Arts Editor
Andy James, Photography Editor
Melanie Sill, Weekender Editor
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88th year of editorial freedom
Unfortunate delay
Now that the 1979 Yackety Yack has been delivered safely.into the
hands of editor Chrisann Ohler, important questions as to the future of
the Yack must be resolved. .
The disputes between Ohler and Hunter Publishing Co. resulted in a
late book and demonstrated the control of a printer over the Yack.
Student publications are particularly vulnerable to delay pressures
because of the transient nature of the staffs.
The many problems that existed between Ohler and Hunter are much
too complicated to delve into. here; just let it suffice to say that Ohler was
dissatisfied with some of Hunter's work (And if one looks at some of the
color photographs in the football section, it becomes painfully obvious
that Ohlef s concern was justified).
It is regrettable that DTH coverage caused a delay in the delivery of
the books, three to four weeks according to Ohler, yet Hunter's
penalizing the Yack staff for DTH coverage was but the culmination' of
problems that already existed.
But these snafus have passed into the pages of the 1979 book. Mary
Beth Searle, editor of the 1980 Yack, will no doubt pursue a course of
action that will help alleviate any problems "with this year's book.
Searle should, and probably will, seek a more concrete proofing
approval system in order to eliminate any difficulties pertaining to the
book. Signatures on proofed sections may be one possible solution. A.
better working relationship between the Yack editor and Hunter also
seems in order; more communication between the Yack staff and
Hunter and less with third parties would perhaps eliminate some
controversy and confusion.
Some of the problems of this year's Yack were due to Hunter's
moving to another location, and despite the unfortunate delays, Ohler
and Searle both consider Hunter an excellent publishing company.
Hunter could further enhance its image by being open-minded and fair
in its dealings with the Yacki any problems deriving from DTH mistakes
should not have affected the arrival time of the book. ,
But there are other pertinent questions still to be answered. Given the
ever-increasing budget and book size that has transformed the Yack into
a substanial operation, it may be appropriate for the Yack to seek its
own board of directors instead of remaining within the auspices of the
Media Board. If such action is not imminent, then certainly the Yack
needs its own advisory board to help mediate contract disputes and
business operations. Smooth transition periods between editors and
staff also must be maintained, for such continuity improves the
effectiveness of incoming staffs.
Finally, the Yack staff should continue to demand excellence in its
book. Important decisions that will affect the Yack in the future, such as
changes in portrait companies, must be made prudently to ensure
stability in the future. The Yackety Yack, for many students, serves as a
lasting remembrance of their days at Carolina. Late books and waiting
customers only undermine a tradition of excellence that must be
continued.
The golden grail
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On graduation revelations and happy hour
By A LLEN JERNIGA N
In the twilight of those pseudo-radical chic
wicker and chrome restaurants on East Franklin Street,
a revelation suddenly came and sat at my table. It
opened the door, sauntered past the hostess, and sat
down with all the self-assurance of the uninvited, but
vaguely welcome guests I have known.
"Son, I have something to say to you," the revelation
began.
"Hey, let me buy you a beer," 1 interrupted,
motioning to the raven-tressed waitress, who hesitated,
but coyly shuffled our way.
"A Budweiser for the revelation," 1 said. The waitress
nodded, and went off to wherever it is that good
waitresses go.
"You still drink Bud, don't you?' 1 asked.
The revelation nodded. It had been quite some time
since a revelation had come to me. He was clearly
impressed with my memory.
"Let me see," 1 continued, "it was the spring of 1976,
in the oddly herbal-scented smoking lounge of Raleigh's
own Jesse O. Sanderson High School. 1 had been shot
down by Harvard, but accepted by both Bowdoin and
Carolina. 'Don't go to Carolina,' you said. 'Chapel Hill
is a town of many temptations, both of the flesh and of
the spirit.'"
"And where has it gotten you?" the revelation asked.
The waitress arrived, and the revelation sipped timidly
at his beer. "A notably lack-luster academic record," he
continued, "a depraved and perverse social life, and 47
$10 parking tickets. And though you will soon depart
these, formicaed halls, imitation sheepskin in hand if
you pass Drama 15, that is there are few who will
mourn your passing, although some assistant professors
in Greenlaw Hall might take more joy at your leaving."
At this 1 knocked back most of my Bud, and the
revelation took a longer pull at his. In Chapel Hill, in the
letters to the editor
Legal smoke
cleared up
To the editor:
Your editorial of Wednesday (March
19 "Legal smoke"), struck a harmonious
chord in our thoughts. You state, "The
functioning of the American judicial
system is hampered increasingly by
complex ... languageLegal documents
seem to be so full of 'heretos,' 'herebys
and 'heretofores' that they are nigh
unintelligible to those without specialized
education." We agree. In an attempt to
demystify the law and legal problems, we
would like to remind the UNC student
body that Student Legal Services is
available to serve them. Furthermore, we
would be more than happy to provide
students, through the medium of The
Daily Tar Heel, with a plain language
column on legal questions and processes.
We hope you'll take us up on our offer as
an opportunity to clear away some of the
"legal smoke" shrouding the campus.
Dorothy Bernholz
Director of Student Legal Services
Mark A. Sternlicht
Staff Attorney, Student Legal Services
radiance of springtime, beer-drinking can become
infectious, a passion not unlike the perspiration
steeped, Carolina true-blue traditional lusf of male
jogger after female jogger, or the ill-bespoken, but
nonetheless revered pastime of scrambling after the big
bucks by frantically applying to professional schools.
"You, my friend," the revelation continued, "entered
these hallowed halls confidently unsure of your
direction; you leave even more confused." He loosened
his dark-brown Scottish-knit tie, and relaxed into the
comfortable wicker mesh of his chair. "Inexplicably," .
he went on, "you have come to believe that the
unmitigated reward for your labors is happy hour in the
dim stickiness of a basement bar, watching MASH
and playing electronic games, all the while stuffing the
decaying shell of your body with beer and sour cream
and onion potato chips."
"Well, that's no revelation to me," I replied, and
ordered another round of brew.
The revelation looked hurt. He stuck his hands into
the pockets of his Brooks Brothers jacket and pouted. "I
was just warming up," he said.
"Hey. I'm sorry. It's just that you were starting to
sound like my conscience, and you know how well we
get along."
"OK, OK What I have to say is that..."
A mug of beer sliding across the table, as well as the
lithe figure of the coy, raven-tressed waitress bending
over him, abruptly altered his train of thought.
Blinking, and taking an earnest pull at his beer, the
revelation glanced around the restaurant.
"As you were saying?" I prodded him.
"Oh, of course. Now where was I? It's these beers in
the afternoon, before supper." He belched. "You
know," he said, winking, "I usually don't touch the stuff
until after Walter Cronkite."
"Me neither," I lied, watching the waitress all the
while, as she slipped back to her station with the
arrogance ol the totally indilterent.
The revelation, however, ' stared into the foamy
vastness atop his beer. "As I was revelating," he said to
the mug. "the real world awaits you. And you are
notably unprepared for anything realer...ah, more real,
as it were...than uh...man, you ain't ready for nothing
but...uh" downing his beer, he said, rather loudly, "Hey
barmaid! Miss, that is, another round here for myself
and the graduated cylinder...uh, that is, here, uh."
"Nearly graduated senior, I would say," I corrected
him.
"Nearly graduated cylinder, of course. Which leads to
the salient, uh...point, that is." Pause, gulp. "Which is,"
he continued, "having taken four years in order to
become properly nearly graduated, (hie) just what are
they filling you up w ith, Mr. Gradually Nearated Senior
Cylitizenylinder?"
"Well, I'm not really..."
Once again.- the coy waitress interrupted, her dark
hair softly framing the deep brownness of her eyes. 1 was
in love. She sat the beers before us, and turning to thank
her, I elbowed mine across the polished wood table-top
soaking my well-dressed revelation with the coldness of
freshly drawn Budweiser. Up he leapt, taking w ith him,
in a sort of volcanit eruption of glass and liquid, the
ashtray, salt and pepper shakers, and of course, several
empty mugs, along with his brimming mug, which
splashed me before crashing atop the coy waitress'
extended left foot, its contents drenching her rave
tresses. Meanwhile, the table and the ashtray landed in
my exposed lap as the revelation tripped over his wicker
chair and tumbled bass-ackwards onto the floor. The
waitress and I groaned in a graceless unison, and as I
searched for my knees, she hopped away on one foot to
where-ever it is that sore-footed waitresses go.
Allen Jernigan is a senior history and English major
from Raleigh.
A student was rummaging
through the lost and found at the
Carolina Union the other day
when he came across a tall trophy
cup, its gold exterior dulled and
scratched. Ashes and dirt were
inside; apparently someone had
used the cup as an ashtray. The
student held the cup to the light
and read the inscription"Student
Government Scholarship Cup
awarded to the fraternity
attaining the highest academic
average." He rubbed his eyes and
looked again. Down below the
winners were etched in black:
Sigma Nu in 1957, Pi Kappa
Alpha in 1958 and BetaTheta Pi in 1959-1961. And then there were four
stars and the names stopped. 1961 was a long time ago. In 1961 JohnF.
Kennedy drew 32,000 people to Kenan-Stadium for University Day and
pledged "We shall never be red nor dead."
But since that time the good old cup has somehow fallen on hard
times. Wednesday night some of the cup's spirit will be resurrected,
however, when the Interfraternity and Panhellenic councils award
plaques to the fraternity and sorority with the highest averages. Records
have been kept of the grade' averages of the fraternities and sororities
over the years but the people who are running Greek Week this year
thought they were starting something new with their plaque no one
had sifted through the dirty clothes and worn shoes in the Union lost and
found.
Still, no matter what people say about the Greeks, they get their
homework done. Every year the Greek grade average is very close to or
above that of the rest of the students. And the IFCs constant refusal to
consider a minimum 2.0 grade average for fraternity members and
prospective initiates may not be all that significant. All that's needed
here is to continue to uphold those time-honored collegiate values that
once kept the golden cup glistening a grail well worth seeking.
The Bottom Line
Digging dope
A great deal of the marijuana that is
imported into North Carolina comes in
through the section of the Intracoastal
Waterway that runs through Brunswick
County, because it has more water and
fewer law enforcement agents.
Occasionally, though, the local finest do
make a bust; earlier this month they
seized a drifting trawler and found 18
tons of dope, a new county record,
stashed in its hold.
Then came the tricky part. The
trawler's contents were turned over to the
county sheriffs department for disposal.
Sensibly enough, they decided to do w hat
most people do with marijuana; burn it.
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must protest South African policies
By BO YD GILMA N
President Carter has affirmed once again the
relationship between sport and politics by calling for a
boycott of the Moscow Olympics because of the Soviet
invasion of Afghanistan. A similar connection was
made with the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, only this
time not so apparent to the United States. Through the
efforts of exiled black poet Dennis Brutus, president of
the South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee and
speaker at 8 p.m. in 101 Greenlaw Hall, more than 46
countries joined together in protest over South Africa's
racial policies to bring about the withdrawal of that
country's 1968 Olympic invitation. The United States,
neglecting to see the connection between politics and
sport, did not support the protest. The proper
relationship between international athletic events and
politics is a tricky issue.
Regardless of one's opinion of President Carter's
efforts to boycott the 1980 Olympics, the distinction
between sport and politics becomes meaningless when a
country's political policies completely overshadow the
institution of sport in that country. As Dennis Brutus
wrote in 1971, "All sport in South Africa is apartheid
sport."
Non-whites, including blacks, coloureds (of mixed
decent) and Asians are allowed neither free
participation in national sports events or membership
on national teams. Though laws are slowly changing, it
has been illegal for non-whites in South Africa to use
white facilities and compete against white teams. They
have been refused equal fields and equipment, press
coverage, coaching and funding. They are directly and
indirectly excluded from all levels of national South
African sport. And to cement the impact of apartheid
sport, any non-white voicing discontent with the system
suffers the threat of arrest and imprisonment.
What causes the South African government to be
singled out as a violator of international sports code is
the institutionalization of its racial sports policy by
pieces of legislation such as the Group Areas Act and
the Riotous Assemblies Act which restrict and control
non-white movement. It thus becomes difficult, even for
the United States, to overlook South African sports
policy while ascribing to the Chapter of the
International Olympics Committee which states "there
shall be no discrimination on the grounds of race,
religion or politics."
Due to the efforts of Dennis Brutus and SAN-ROC in
bringing about increased international pressure. South
Africa has been forced to implement changes in its racial
sports policy. Under the threat of total international
isolation. South Africa has recently changed the face of
its sports bodies. Non-whites have gradually begun to
be included on national teams and allowed to
participate abroad as representatives of their country
albeit with one condition: All non-whites wishing to
participate on national teams must first state their
support for apartheid sport. Because of such conditions
and the realization that cosmetic changes cannot
conceal the pernicious effect of racial policies, most
South African blacks have refused to participate on
national teams and most, although not all, international
sports organizations continue to deny South Africa
membership.
It has grown increasingly clear that South Africa has
no intention of changing the fundamental, determinate
structure of apartheid sport. South Africa refuses to
divorce the institutions of politics and sport, and
therefore precludes the possibility for other countries to
dismiss the issue. When a country publicly and
institutionally violates the International Olympic
Charter there is no other alternate action than to deny it
membership to international competition. It thus
becomes the responsibility of all member countries to
discuss the issue of politics and sport. Countries must
continue to pressure the South African government to
accept a sincere willingness to end its racial sports policy
and indeed, its apartheid system as well.
If President Carter continues to campaign for the
close tie between sport and politics, his policy should
be consistent and unalterable. Until South Africa has
begun to include non-white citizens in all levels of sport,
and to do so unconditionally, the Unites States has no
other choice than to support the international pressures
for political change in that country.
liovd Oilman is a senior international studies major
from Salisbury.
Mix-up harms American, Israeli relations
Workers dug a sort of giant bong bowl
in the county landfill, dumped in the
dope, poured fuel oil over it and stood
around waiting for it to burn up. It didn't.
After eighteen hours, they either gave up
or got too stoned and buried the
unburned weed.
Since then, people have been heading
out to the dump for the evening, and most
of them carry shovels and flashlights.
Said one neighbor "It looks like fireflies
scattered all around the dump when it
gets dark." The locals estimate that as
much as 3.000 pounds has been dug up
and hauled away.
That means a lot of people are getting
trashed v
And that's the bottom line.
By A L ROSENTHAL
When Secretary of State Cyrus Vance
testified in front of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee last Thursday it
may have been the last chapter in the
often bizarre and always embarrassing
string of incidents that began with U.N.
Ambassador Donald Mclienry's
mistaken vote almost a month ago. The
hearing was an insightful and
illuminating session in a number of
respects, but it did not achieve its
intended purpose: the investigation of
any new directions President Carter's
Middle Eastern policy might be taking.
The penetrating questions asked by a
politically diverse but uniformly irritated
gang of Senators did. however, manage
to cast aspersions on Carter's ability to
govern.
As background for those who found
the litany of diplomatic jargon too
confusing to fathom, the disaster began
when our McHenry shocked the world by
voting for U.N. resolution 465. For the
first time, the United States joined the
Soviet Union. China, and many of the
Third World nations in calling for the
dismantling of Israeli settlements on the
West Bank of the Jordan River and
censured Israel for occupying East
Jerusalem. However, whether to assuage
an irate Israel and its supporters or. as he
claims, to acknowledge a simple mistake.
Carter appeared several days after the
vote to explain that his wish that the
United States vote for the measure be
conditional upon the removal of two
clauses pertaining to Israel had not been
transmitted to the Ambassador. Thus,
the vote was cast contrary to the
President's current and thus far
consistent policy. Secretary of State
Vance subsequently claimed full
responsibility for the error.
It was with great deference and
courteousnessthat the Foreign Relations
Committee addressed Secretary Vance,
knowing that he. the quintessential
diplomat, might well be assumingthe role
of sacrificial lamb for the
Administration. However, the Senators'
disgust for the government's
incompetence surfaced throughout the
proceedings as their questions and
comments were as scathing as any
criticisms heretofore directed at Carter's
foreign policy. Save venerable Sen. S. I.
Hayakawa. whose capacity for sleep is
surpassed only by Rip Van Winkle's,
every member scored points in shots to
the executive's midsection.
Sen. George McGovcrri. hardly an
ardent supporter of Israel, landed the first
blow by asking the most fundamental
question: why censure any party at all by
public resolution, w hen through the quiet
push and shove of negotiation we have
succeeded in gaining concessions which
had been previously deemed
unthinkable? He attacked the
Administration, saying its action had
been "detrimental toour tulfillingthe role
of an impartial arbiter." lo condemn.
Israel, which has atrcadv taken
significant risks for the cause of peace, can
hardly encourage their leaders to take
more chances: unlike other Mideast
leaders. Israeli Prime Minister Begin has
an electorate to placate. Vance's mild
response was that the United States had
chosen "a different tack in pursuing the
ultimate goal of peace." He spoke with a
lack of enthusiasm that suggested the
authority for the censure might have
come from higher up than he.
Even our own Sen. Jesse Helms was in
rare form. In persistent questioning, he
forced the Secretary of State to admit
that Israel had never made cither written
or verbal agreements to refuse Jew the
right to settle on the West Bank, but also
got Vance to slate his support of the
traditional U.S. stance backing an
undivided Jerusalem. Both views are
slightly antithetical to the resolution, and
pointed out Carter's reneging of promises
made before the United Nations vote.
Vance refused to comment on the
Senator's observation that the vote had
hardened Israel's po.ition instead of
influencing it toward moderation. Vance
was aware that, in a show of
independence following the resolution.
Begin had appointed a right-wing Wot
Bank settlement fanatic as foreign
minister.
The issue at hand was not the
legitimacy of West Hank, settlement
Rather, the mercurial nature of American
foreign policy, which leaves friend and
foe alike befuddled, was questioned.
Senators Jacob Javits and Kit hard Stone
asked that the president simply disavow
the entire resolution rather than qualify
it. Said Javits. "I knew exactly where the
United States stood before, when (U.N.)
Resolution 242 was standard policy, and
would feel the air cleared about our
position if we could go officially back to
that time." But Vance could not authorize
such a complete return to our prior
position, which left the Committee
confused in light of Vance' repeated
pledges that American policy had not
changed
Whatever motivated Carter
qualifications, he has been politically
hurt by them If he intended to respond to
public opinion in the midst of the
presidential pnmaric. he appear a
spine less world leader sacrificing security
for political expediency. If it was. as he
asserts, a communications foul-up. he
appears to be a humbler who might be a
better president after a few ear in
M B A school
I he incident further alienated Arab
governments by indicating that U.S.
policy wasswirigmg in their direction and
then abruptly reversing that trend, lot
Israel, which for 32 year has seen every
agreement made with another nation
unilaterally broken, this incident can
mean a more intensely independent,
security -mmded stance It i. as Jacob
Javits said three times on Ihurvday, "an
unmitigated disaster," and cannot help
Carter gain primary votes tday in Javttt
home state, New York.
Aif-rrt Hornthal, a erutr poltlual
u trrh e mur t'i'fH Hu'i'Ji aiirnded Irur
Striate foreign HeUn'n Committee
fieariri on the I '. V. vote.