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F -4 : .4 t . Thundcrful More temperatures in the 60s today, iow tonight around 40. Eighty percent chance of showers or thundershowers, tapering off tonight. Volume 88, Issua 1)2 J TRift ATI J77 VTsnOft Lpy ohorpmge. j nouomg Dy DIANE LUPTON Staff Writer Since UNC students moving off cam pus axe displacing some of Chapel Hill's low-income residents, some Planning Board members said Tuesday night they thought the University should be respon sible for its own students. They are plan ning to draft a letter to the UNC Board of Trustees protesting the student housing shortage. Student Body President Bob Saunders said he agreed that there was a shortage, but he said he feared the Planning Board might overreact to the problem by trying, as they did last summer, to restrict the number of students who could live in the town's rental dwellings. The decision by the trustees Friday to delay plans for building a student apart ment complex on the Couch property spurred the board's decision. "(Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance) John Temple's account makes it seem he docs not see a problem," board member John Rohe said. . The Planning Board decided that since many trustees lived out of town, they should receive a letter explaining another view of the Chapel Hill housing situation. "There's a shortage of very low-cost housing for students," said board mem ber Donald Francisco, an engineering lecturer at UNC. "Apartments are not going to meet that demand. The Univer sity has to put up the cheapest thing pos sible, and that's dormitories." Planning Board member Ronald Rind fuss, a UNC associate professor of sociology, said he did not think the board should tell the University what kind of housing to build, but he agreed to help Rohe draft the board's statement for the trustees. Saunders met with Temple Wednesday to discuss possibilities for expanding student housing. One suggestion was trying to get the U.S. Department pf Housing and Urban Dcvelopment-to ap-" prove Section 8 (low-income) housing for an Airport Road property the University owns. Saunders said he thought this would in crease Chapel Hill's housing stock. Since HUD only requires that 20 percent of the residents of section 8 dwellings have low incomes, many students would be al lowed to live there. Also, other housing would be made available as low-income residents of other complexes moved out, he said. Saunders said this property would cost less to develop than the Couch property, a UNC-owned site near Kroger Plaza. He said there could be problems, however, if f See PLANNING on page 2 Ashing for fee increase Dy DAVID POOLE Sport Editor The UNC Athletic Department is feeling the crunch of inflation and Director cf Athletics John Swofford says the department must take a "positive approach" to maximizing revenues if the program is to be maintained at current levels. Part of that positive approach is a request for a $15 annual increase in the student athletic fee, one of three fee increase proposals awaiting approval from the Board of Governors. "A fee increase is very necessary if we arc to continue the type of pro-ram we have now," Swofford said in explaining why he thinks the fee should be raised from $35 to $50 a year. "I'd like to never ask for a student fee increase and we certainly never ask for or.e to make money. "We are not increasing our program; we are simply trying to maintain something we feel is a very positive thing for the University." Carolina's current fee of $35 is the lowest among the 16 schools in The University of North Carolina System and is the second lowest among Atlantic Coast Conference schools. Yet UNC's program of 25 varsity sports is amenj the largest programs in the nation. The tthletic department's annual operating budget is nearly SS million and cf that amount some $750,000, or about 12 -percent, cores from student athletic fees. The program is self supporting and gets no money from the state. Student fees are the only funds the department is assured cf each y ear, as ether revenues come from ticket and program sales, television con tracts and other sources tied directly to atten dance and support cf the program. If the increase is epproved, the tctsJ amount cf student fees would te t bout $1.07 million or stout $320,000 in addition?.! revenues. That would not make up all cf a projected, deficit cf 13 '5.1! 1 in the cperatirjs b-adt for next year. 2;i4 we e e :t Csrmkhat! for C I Serving ' M ell Tower Springtime? Or is Mother Nature just fooling us? The February scene above may only be temporary, and winter could blow back in any day. The Bell Tower has withstood decades of winter storms. Maybe it won't have to face any more this year. Lotteries will wlko csiei reiMaiim inn dloFms By MELODEE ALVES Staff Writer Approximately 1,380 students will be closed out of dormitories after the general drawing for rooms to day, said Phyllis Graham, administrative assistant for University Housing. Last year's figure was slightly lower with 1,179 students closed out. -':----"i--iniai:liXthe. increase in-;' applications) --hasr something to do with the rent in off-campus housing going up," she said. "It may not be that great with cancellations coming in." There were 4,557 applications submitted with only 3,177 spaces reserved for upperclassmen. Graham' said all dorms would hold lotteries except Craige be cause the number of residents returning did not ex ceed the number leaving. "Enough graduates leave by graduation to allow students to return to Craige without going through a lottery," she said. With an expected enrollment of 3,200 freshmen and only 2,409 spaces reserved for them, approxi mately 791 freshmen will be placed in temporary housing, Graham said. Junior transfer stu4ents were allocated 149 spaces from the freshman quota and the other rooms were reserved for resident assistants. Graham said canceled contracts would be given to freshmen until around July. 15, after which students every game and it is still all we can do financially to keep up and do what we rightfully have to do to increase our women's program," Swofford said. "Intercollegiate athletics is going through a phase across the country where a lot of institu tions tKat are very reputable from an athletic standpoint are having to de-emphasize their programs," Swofford said. "Our philosophy is to have a comprehensive and extensive pro gram that maximizes participation by the student body." , Payment of the athletic fee allows students ad mission to home athletic events. Where admission has to be limited, such as for home basketbaO games, the athletic pass grants the student the opportunity to obtain a ticket. Additionally, the fee allows students to play at Fmley Go'f Course, uhich is operated by the athletic 1 i i Swofford department, for reduced rates. The department also maintains all outdoor facilities at the University, pays for publicity" for a!! sports, provides about $23,000 a year to the band and cheerleaders and pays two-thirds of the costs of the sports medicine program. The student athletic fee, as part of the overall budget, supports these functions. Soffcrd said the increase, which amounts to a 43 percent increase in the fee, v.oulJ r.t offset all the department's financial prob'err.s. He said that the athletic department jtaff v,cuU work both to increase revenues front ether .v w .:: .1 i:.e pr "V.'c : re tr.';, to i! a o:d n-ar;;;.:..:ut j ) a. v - 'A ts te uc'.r.e in Jevi-ir,-. wa& ta ir.a;nu.'e revenues," Swofford ssU. "it would'! 1 e at all proper to fook to itu. 8 :.-.:' as the c . ! vource of increasir? cur revenue base. "V'e are in a l.c lu.rj pattern in our pro-ram, but I don't think we can stand still. If jouhavc M ; i in ! i the students and the University community since 1893 Thursday, February 19. 1981 Chapel Hi!!, North OTKW Owen determaiime on the waiting list would be given the contracts. Canceled contracts are given to freshmen first to minimize the number of students closed out, she said. Granville Towers, which has 550 spaces reserved for freshmen, will not hold a lottery because its man agement takes contracts on a first come, first serve basis, said Dennis Erney, assistant general manager, There are approximately 200 names on the Granville . Tower waiting --list- -...-.-- , . $ ' "A lot of people may have turned in applications who plan to live in apartments or dormitories next year," Erney said, "so the waiting list will decrease." Although students on the University housing waiting list will be placed in study rooms next year, Graham said that the housing department would sponsor a symposium March 4 to assist students who were not about to find housing. Representatives from the Student Consumer Action Union, Student Legal Services, Chapel Hill Housing Authority and area apartment managers also will attend the symposium. "It's going to take some planning and effort on the student's part," she said. "If they take advantage of the services we have here, it will make the job much easier." . . ... . Carr Building will remain open on Saturdays beginning March 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and an off-campus housing coordinator will be available, Graham said. the attitude that you're standing still, then in reality I think you are falling back. . "We certainly have to be careful in making decisions that would result in any significant increase in our budget." Most of the fees paid by students go directly to the support of the non-revenue sports pro gram. The department spends about $700,000 a year to finance 13 women's sports and about $650,000 annually on 1 1 non-revenue sports for men. Football and basketball are revenue producing sports and profits from them go to support other parts of the program. One of the first areas where expenses are likely to be cut is travel. Plans to take the bas ketball team to Hawaii for a series of games this spring were scrapped and it is likely that other non-revenue teams will be playing games closer to home in the future. As for increasing revenues, Swofford said that increased ticket prices are a practical if not attractive alternative. Swofford also mentioned cable television's potential as a revenue source and said the new Student Activities Center also would broaden the revenue base. Swofford said the request for a fee increase "is probably a little tardy." He said the depart ment has anticipated that it would have to in crease its revenue but that this year is the first time the staff has projected needs three jears . in advance. . . s. "We talked ourselves out of a fee increase last year," Swofford said. "We don't like to ask for student fee increases unless we abso lutely have to have one." The alternative to fiadir.. ways to support the. current level of the athletic program at UNC is simple, Swofford said. "You can't run a program and spend money on sports when you don't have the money," he said. "If we reach that pc!r.l, v-e will have u cut t ' "1 rc-Hy hope we don't ! 2etop-t into thai. That is the rea art we are tair. the positive rifCi.'- -" H "I think we have re :ud the pe-ni fn.,;.rso;,.:;y whcicwedcn'l r.e;J lariz-y funh,:r w:h the rro-ram." Swofford sa J."lhe.h.j:er:eHto ir.tal.1 what we have, both in quant.ty and h e?r;-.!y in cjua-.ty. v 1 t j s " '- '"'S Carolina t i ; i v ' ( ( I ' y f ! t v .(DM. WASHINGTON (AP) President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the government "out of control" Wed nesday night and urged Congress to reverse course with $41 billion in spending cuts and tax reductions worth $1,500 to a middle-income family of four over the next three years. His program for economic recovery would put the government on an untested path leading away from spending and regulatory trends that date to the New Deal. Reagan said his plan, if enacted in full, would halve the inflation rate, create 3 million new jobs and balance the federal budget by 1934. "There is nothing wrong with America that we can't fix," he said. Reagan's fiscal program is designed to trim the functions of government and stimulate business growth. In his declared war on the costs and purposes of federal regulations, Reagan said: "The taxing power of government must be used to provide revenues for legitimate government pur poses. It must not be used to regulate the economy or bring about social change." He also said the nation's poor could "rest assured that the social safety net of programs they depend on" would not be cut. In his prepared remarks to Congress and a national television audience, Reagan warned against procras tinating and hoping things would get better. He said if strong measures were not taken, the economy would worsen. "Can we, who man the ship of state, deny it is out of control?" the president asked in his address. "The people are watching and waiting," he said. "They don't demand miracles, but they do expect us to act. Let us art together.... There is nothing wrong with America that we can't fix." The president was greeted by a prolonged standing ovation from Congress, his Cabinet, his wife, Nancy, and spectators who watched from the House galleries. His audience interrupted the speech for applause twice when he mentioned his budget cuts but was silent when he pledged to save major social programs from the budget knife. Many of the specifics of the Reagan plan were re leased in separate reports earlier this week, and all effected -large -cuts 4n- ms.?y:p.ro2:rani,i as:well as a renewed call for greater defense expenditures. Reagan wants to boost military spending by $169.5 billion through 19S6 "to rebuild the nation's inade quate defense capacities." Heels iimke eausy over Weclvil By CLIFTON BARNES Assistant Sports Editor WILLIAMSBURG, Va. The North Carolina Tar Heels took control from the outset and took an easy 81-55 college basketball victory over the William & Mary Indians here Wednesday night. The victory gives the 13th-ranked Tar Heels an overall record of 20-6 and marks the 1 1th straight year in which North Carolina has won at least 20 games. The Tar Heels managed to prevent William & Mary from slowing down the tempo of the game as Carolina played a very active defense in the first half and forced a much faster game than the Indians had wanted. . "They took us right out of the game at the be ginning," Indian coach Bruce ParkhiU said. "They played really well. We couldn't even get off a shot. "They really played us tough and took us riht out of our offense." "We wanted to pressure them early to up the tempo," said Carolina guard Jimmy Clack, whose defense and ball handling were key factors for the Tar Heels. "We thought they'd slow it down, but they really just ran their offense." "I think we played extremely well in the first half," UNC coach Dean Smith "Our defers was extremely apressivc in the first hadf and we did all the things a good basketball team has to do. "We just kind of held on. I don't feci quite as good because we didn't play wt3 in the second half, but it was a good win." The Indians were expected to try to deny Carolina the fast -paced game the Tar ifetls tie, but UNC would have none cf that. Carolina opened quickly and never alio- a J the hosts to get .control of the game's (km. The score was tied at 44 before Clock began to assert himself as the Carolina catalyst. He fired a pass underneath to Jar.es Worthy for a layup, then made a stead and scored a hyvp of his own to make it Less than a mlnate Liter, Mark ; .in found Worthy for an easy shot underneath rtJ Carcl.ru led by si. That lead mass ID at IS S cfter flask made another steal z?A scored tl the 1 1:43 mark in the first half. Carc&ra continued to the margin end nsana-ed to run the fast treak effeasl.d due largely to their t-r.lt y to co-nucl the d: fen she boards End male the co'let f.v.ses. ram Peri hi and Worthy cemtlnej U 14 f;t s sds in the f.r.t half !or.e. Perkins fhLheJ wi;h 13 f; .?-adv, 7onhy v,Uh thht. 1 X t ' t I I i t. I I - 9 ( J,JJ.ii up ft ! 1 Intrcsmurcls This week's I Ms and Clubs column explains the revised intramural point system and talks about some of the dy nasties that have been estab lished. Story on page 5. 'V News. SportsArts 933 0245 Business Advertising 933-1 163 o nig Reagan said a U.S. military buildup in the face of steady Soviet growth in armed power was an over riding priority in his plans for the years ahead. "The consequences of permitting a growing diver gence of military power to persist during the 1930s are so fraught with danger that a major effort to improve our defense posture must be made over the next five years," the president said. Under the president's projection, defense spending would rise by $1.3 billion this fiscal year, by $7.2 billion in the 1982 fiscal year and then soar in the following four years as major ship-, aircraft- and other weapons-buying gathers momentum. Tax cuts were another big item on Reagan's list. Personal income tax rates would be reduced 10 per cent a year for three years in a row, beginning July 1. Tax rates now range from 14 percent to 70 percent of income, but would be reduced to a range of 10 percent to 50 percent by 19S4, according to the plan. Business taxes also would be cut by giving com panies an accelerated schedule for writing off the cost of capital purchases on their tax forms. Social programs bore the brunt of Reagan's bud get ax, as social aid, or "entitlement," programs would be restricted to limit help to the neediest. Spending cuts for food stamps, child nutrition, ex tended unemployment, import-related jobless bene fits, student loans, black lung, Medicaid, disability insurance, Social Security for students, minimum Social Security payments, low-income housing sub sidies, welfare and federal retirement would save $9.4 billion in 1982. According to the Reagan proposals, programs considered "non-essential" or "ineffective" would be eliminated or cut back. Public service jobs would be phased out, and spending would be reduced for Amtrak and other mass transit subsidies, the Postal Service, education, health care, the arts, public broadcasting and foreign aid. Also affected by cuts, elimination or funding delays would be dairy price supports, the Appalachian Regional Commission and other economic develop ment programs, synthetic fuel and alternative energy development, sewage treatment and water projects, highway and airport construction and subsidized "loans provided "thiwlrihe Rural Electrification Administration, Farmers Home Administration and Export-Import Bank. All of the president's proposals must be approved by Congress. Sam Perkins lakes a hook shot ... 13 rebounds Wednesday night The Carolina lead grew to as much as 22 points and the Heels went to the dressing room at inter mission leading by 40-20 behind 63 percent shooting from the fiocr. William &. Mary came out in an epgressive man-to-man defense of its ow n to begin the second half and made an effort to cut into the UNC lead. The Indians managed fa pat as close at 16 at the 14:25 mark, but that was a? close as the Tar Heels would allow them to come. Smith called for the four Corners with about cirht minutes left anJ the Tar HccU ahead by 17. A! the tier.;, Wood and Worthy had four fouls each and lilac k al.o ; :.' i up l is fourth shortly thereafter. The Tar ilcett had some trouble lurninj; the ball Over twi-.e tat W.l." on ! -ry could not raanage to cot into the L". J. 1 1;: t: rows by Clack moved the lead b..;k to 2.) and ba.lets by Worthy and Matt IX !,.: ty gave Carol. ru a 67-43 lead ' before the starters were pulled from the game. Wood was the L-sJlng scorer for the I fed, with 16 point, fhsik h-i 13 points Stlor. with several ley steals and cl.ht e Cu. Wcihfy UJ 12. 10 in the first half. Wulharn A Mary i I ad!, the site for the fans?, wa where the 1977 "3 Taf If. -'.-Most a 7:4-75 shod a in Dtfverr.r cf 1977 when the Tar Ifei! were ranked a, 2 m lie ration. I he acik of ft year In wh'r Dean -J teams la-e won ') or more ioi.es .-. the h:vr.! SUvh MttzX.. 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