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By MARS SCIIOEN
Staff Writer .
Second of a tfcree-part series
A stranger to Carolina would probably think it was a raffle.
A crowd of students intently watches cards being pulled from a
wire drum. The names on the cards are announced and
recorded, and chances are good that the person named will
celebrate tonight.
But the prize in this raffle is not a stuffed animal, a color
television set or cash. The winners will not even be able to take
their prize home with them. This raffle decides who will be
guaranteed on-campus housing at UNC for the next academic
year; the winners get a space in one of 29 UNC residence halls. .
For the losers, life may be difficult for some time to come.
For the past six years, Carolina has used this lottery system
to decide who is guaranteed on-campus housing. Only 112 men
End women were closed out in the 1975 drawing. This past spring,
ten times that number 1,192 students were told they would
be placed on the waiting list. Some of those people may not get
back in. .
There were two reasons why the lottery system, called the
random selection method of assignment by University Housing
Director James D. Condie, was adopted. The first was evident:
the demand for rooms was greater than the supply.
The second reason was that the previous method of
assigning rooms had become unmanageable and sometimes
dangerous. , .
"Prior to using the random selection method of assigning
housing, they used what I called the 'persistence method' of
. getting a room," Condie said. "Students stood in line. Some
students stood in line for three days. They slept, they sat, they
had friends who came at regular intervals to hold their spot
while they went to the bathroom or took a shower."
Simply maintaining order in the lines became impossible.
"We had shoving, kicking, hitting and pushing," Condie
said. "People away on athletic trips, intramural games, classes
or church didn't get in line. We had problems from every part
of the community about the persistence method."
After visiting colleges and universities to see what they did
about the problem, Condie approved the present method
the lottery.
"It's safer," he said, "Students have three weeks now to
turn in their .application." The lines vanished too.., . ,
' The decision was not well-received by. the student body, The
Daily Tar Heel, on March 17, 1976, said that more than 70
percent of approximately 300 students opposed the new system.
Today, opposition is tempered by resignation the lottery
exists and students can not change it.
"It was really shocking," said one student about being
closed out. "You don't really think it'll happen to you. But I
can't think of a better way."
"I was real upset," another student said. "At first I simply
couldn't believe it. There ought to be something to do, although I
don't know what."
"I was really thrown for a loop," said one Winston resident
"I didn't know what to do. It's probably the fairest way, but
the University should have some other .way of deciding."
Condie said he felt that by taking into account the number of
people left on the waiting list every fall, one could see that the
lottery was doing its job.
"In the fall of 1979," he said, "we had no students on the
waiting list. There were about 900 on the list that spring. This
past year, we had fewer the 50 people on a waiting list of over
1,100. Now that says something to me."
Although it is run by humans and therefore has flaws, the
lottery serves its purpose, Assistant Director Phyllis Graham as being totally amateur."
said.
"The University is providing equal treatment," she said.
"We don't like closing out students, but we have to be fair.
When we make a mistake, we try our best to rectify it."
When 11 students were inadvertently left out of Connor
dormitory's drawing earlier this spring, they were promptly
guaranteed housing on campus.
One other factor besides the rising cost and the lowering
availability of apartments makes the lottery more exclusive.
"Students who enter the University as freshmen, must reside
in University housing (or Granville Towers) through their first
academic year of enrollment," according to the Undergradu
ate Bulletin. :
Condie said he liked the freshman-residency requirement and
did not sec it charging any time soon.
"It's the way that a responsible university should go," he
said. "If you're concerned with the young adult leaving home
for the first time in most cases, they need a support system for
when they leave home."
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"The record demonstrates that they
acted not with criminal intent, but in the
belief that they had grants of authority
reaching to the highest levels of govern
ment," he said.
Felt was once then-FBI Director J.
Edgar Hoover's principal deputy and
Miller headed the FBI's Intelligence
Division. '
Felt and Miller were fined four days
after charges were dropped against L.
Patrick Gray, one-time acting director
of the FBI under former president
Richard M. Nixon.
Reagan, ina five-paragraph statement,
said that in 1972, when the offenses for
which the men were convicted occurred,
"America was at war ...."
The president said the two "followed
procedures they believed essential to keep
the director of the FBI, the attorney
general and the president of the United
States advised of the activities of hostile
foreign powers and their collaborators in
lawyer, Thomas A. Kennelly, said the this country,
practice was long-established and would , "Four years ago thousands of draft
be possible under current guidelines as evaders and others who violated the se-
long as the bureau's director or the attor- lective service laws were unconditionally
ney general approved. pardoned by my predecessor," Reagan
WASHINGTON President Ronald
Reagan issued "full and unconditional
pardons" Wednesday to two former FBI
officials convicted of authorizing unlaw
ful break-ins during the Nixon admini
stration's search for radical opponents
tf the Vietnam War.
The two, W. Mark Felt and Edward S.
Miller, were appealing their U.S. District
Court convictions of violating the civil
rights of friends and relatives of members
of the Weather Underground, a leftist,
occasionally violent offshoot of the anti
war movement of the 1960s.
Felt was fined $5,000 and Miller,
$3,500, by U.S. District Judge William
B. Bryant after their conviction last
December.
The maximum penalty was 10 years
imprisonment and a $10,000 fine on the
single conspiracy charge.
Both men admitted approving break
ins of private residences, but Miller's
During their careers the two served the
FBI and the nation "with great distinc
tion," Reagan said.
"To punish them further after
said. "America was generous to those
who refused to serve their country in the
Vietnam War."
three years of criminal prosecution pro- men who acted on high principle to bring
ceedings would not serve the ends of
justice," he said.
The president said that their convic
tions "grew out of their good-faith be
lief that their actions were necessary to
preserve the security interests of our
country."
an end to the terrorism that was threat
ening out nation," Reagan said.
Upon his sentencing, Felt said he did
not get off lightly with the fine because
his conviction "was a very serious ble
mish on my career. I am a convicted
felon," he said.
Fall schedule Meludes the uniuQua
" ' : Staff Writer - ; " :- " K "
On no, it's the time of year when students
must preregister for the fall semester. As stu
dents look through the seemingly endless list
of courses offered, everything begins to look
the same. On closer inspection, however,
several courses might stand out a little.
For instance, William West, an associate
professor of classics, will teach "Athletics in
the Greek and Roman World (Classics 43)"
at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Last
fall West offered the class as a freshman
seminar. .
West said the department planned on asking
for 40 tickets for the course, but that no more
than 25 were expected to enroll.
"Athletics is an important social institution
in ancient times and today," West said. "By
studying it over ten centuries, one can learn
not only a lot about sports but how profes
sionalism developed out of sports that began
,,,In orderlto see the trends that have devel
oped in athletics, one needs to study several
' centuries, West explained. The class will study
ancient texts translated into English. In addi
tion, there will be several handouts.
West said he planned to structure the class
around lectures, discussion and practical acti
vities. Since he prefers discussion, the class
will frequently break up into small discussion
groups. ' .
West hopes to broaden students' apprecia
tion of ancient times. He also wants them to
see what the ancient people have to offer them.
"Photography of Modern American Cul
tures (History 90)" is another out-of-the-ordi-nary
course. Peter Filene, professor of history,
will teach it at noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
According to the course description, students
"will learn to read photographs and to relate
them with trends in American culture." Also,
students will be introduced to the great photo
graphers of the 20th century.
The course is limited to 15 to 16 students
who wust get permission for this course in 556
Hamilton Hall.
"Permission is required partly due to limited
enrollment, and partly because I want people
to understand what they are getting into,"
Filene said.
Filene said he had taught the course for four
or five years and that, on the whole, he
thought student response had been excellent.
Students are often most excited about taking
the course because they want to know how to
look at photographs.
"I ask people to really stretch their eyes and
minds when looking at photos. Most of them
are not used to reading visual aids," Filene said.
Filene said he planned to encourage consi
derable outside work with the course. There
also will be a great deal of collective discussion.
He will use slides and books containing photo
graphs. Students will be asked to do three pro-
leg: Cgt K't
reasons, Filene said. "I'm a photographer, so
the course gives me a chance to do what I want
to do. I got interested in working with photos
when 1 put together a three-screen show on
North Carolina. I wanted to learn about the
jects, either alone or in teams, so that they can ' history of photography and how to read pho-
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experiment wun pictures ana images. muwu
The course was developed for very selfish See COURSES on page 4
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Oy ELAINE McCLATCIIEY
Staff Writer
Student Body President Scott Norberg dis
covered in Washington, D.C., that U.S. Con
gressmen's views on student loan and grant
programs ranged from active support to un
famiiiarity early this week.
He went with seven other University of
North CaroHna system student body presidents
to muster support for supplemental appropri
ations of money for the Pell Grants and to
discuss changes in Guaranteed Student Loans.
David Osman of the Labor and Human
Welfare Research Office of the Library of
Congress told him that discussion of the Pell
Grants was in a subcommittee of the House
Appropriations Committee.
The subcommittee has agreed on a formula
for deciding how large a grant each student
could receive and has set the maximum grant
at $1,750. About $2.16 billion was already al
located in advance funding.
Norberg said the Reagan administration
had proposed $661 million in additional ap
propriations, while the Congressional Budget
Office had estimated that more than $1 billion
must be appropriated to cover the maximum
grant level that has been set.
Larry Uzzcil, legislative assistant to Sen.
John East, R-N.C, told Norberg that East
did not support as large a cut in student aid
as the Reagan administration did but that he
did support Reagan's total budget cut.
"Mr. UzzeD told us that whatever happened,
he (East) wanted the total budget cuts to equal
the total budget cuts that Reagan supported,"
Norberg said. That means East will not sup
port more money for student aid unless there
are larger cuts in other places.
Norberg said he mentioned the large defense
budget to UzzeU. "I asked Mr. Uzzeil if he
thought it was worth students not being able
to go to school to increase, so drastically, the
defense budget," Norberg said.
Norberg said he thought he had made some
progress when Uzzcil told him that East would
consider the student aid programs in the top
10 percent of his budget priorities.
Because Ted Daniel, legislative assistant for
Rep. L.H. Fountain, D-2nd District, was not
familiar with the recent events in the student
aid funding, the student body presidents ex
plained the issue to him.
"We were able to show our intense interest
in the whole issue and make them aware of
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KENEIMAN
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Tcity'i utiklt if the fourth la fHe-fsrt strict.
Tte rc-J growth cf the Trkrc- --ca, due hrrJy
to the preserve cf the Research TLir.'; Psxk, has
r!icc4 considerable demand on the area for hous
ing and more efficient tran::pomtlon, a trend which
is ejected to ccr.tinu: in the future.
Although bs$ than 10 percent of the Research
Triirc!e Park't cnbycrs live in Chapel I I'X their
presence hs,. had a definite impact on the town's
housing, portly contributing to a housing short
te in the future, tali A.C. Rcbblns, present cf
the Cfc-pcl Hill Hoard cf Realtors.
Individual members of the .Realtors Board and
th Greater Ch.-pd Hill-Criboro Chamber of
Commerce arc working tocher to recruit Research
Park em;!oycrs, ncttins i. :J.
i:;:i If earn, executive director of the Chamber
cf Commerce, taii thecrf.tniation, which bt:tn
l: r ttive rrtruitm-. ! cf'lt ";!; Vcik employees
t . ) j. rs ; , I 11 -is..- -.t'J in its cr.-?ascrs.
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to Chapel Hill, since the company's executive di
rector purchased a home here. I learn said it was
tke!y that many cf the company's executives wcu!d
follow suit and buy homes in the area.
Sixty-one percent of the park's employees live
in Wake County. Jeff Neubauer, a Rakish dry
planner, said, "Raleigh, and to a greater extent.
Cary, wouldn t be the size they are if
it wasn't for the Triangle."
Steve Kelly, director of economic
development for the Raleigh Chamber
of Commerce, zzli the presence cf
park employees had rcsuhed in a h'ier
demand for mid- to upper-priced
housing, uhile Woody Davis, execu
tive director cf the Cary Chamber of
Commerce, said that despite the po
tential for more park employees to
arrive in Cary, he did not foresee any housing
prct terns.
Two percent of Research Triable Park's em
ployees live in Du:h-m County. The county hopes
to attract more peer'? by building more homes,
sasj Dick Haiti of th? Durham PUnr.irtg Office.
Tom White, chic affJes d'rectcr cf the D.
Chim rr cfCcr.n ere, iiiJ the ch :f v.
tO!tr;.t r -.'. rr;'r.iu!.jLh.:j rti
in :t t cf K e st.te. v: :c i. J J hrr:'
notions of Durham that many North Carolina
natives did.
Hcarn said the idea of Chapel Hill as a cclie-e
town centered around the student population had
kept some Research Triangle Park employees from
locating here. The Chamber, I learn said, would
stress to prospective home buyers the town's cul-
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ture, diversity and retirement benefits as well
as the University to attract people.
Rcbbins said there was an Inaeaair.g demand
for Chapel HiU hcu-.ms, and that if the economy
improved and interest rates dropped, heme pur
chases mch-t increay? to sucii an extrni that Chap!
Hiil cuhl encounter a houiinj short:;?.
The growth cf the Research Tfur.;.t Park has
rut tn ctpectatty lar:? burden c:i tho-.e trinj to
find trarpcrtatiea to the Park from the Oupd
1 1 ill area. Currently, thoie wha commute ta crk
in the park must travel on often-congested N.C.
54, but plans have been made for an additional
route.
Chapel Hill Planning Director Mike Jennings
said an extension of Interstate 40 was scheduled
to be completed in July 1S35. A 20.4-mile stretch
of highway would run from north of Chapel Hill
to the park and would cost a pro
jected S33.6 million.
In addition, a two-lane portion of
N.C. 54 that stretches from the Orar.ge
County line to where it will intersect
with the 1-40 cxtemian ill be uL'-r.ed
to four lanes. The two-mite project
has an estimated cost cf S2 million
and will be completed In the summer
cf IS33, Jennlnss said.
Jenruns C . J &scur,ed a prc;ra.m
establiihed by the Orange. Durham and Wake
county governments which Involved carpoclir.g.
"This ride-shairing has h:!ped alleviate some
traffe congestion cn a rt-ionaJ level." Jennie;?
tali. "To aid in this car pooling effort we have
comtrticted a parkirtj lot actott from the Glen
their automr't ittn."
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i said a bus rovte to the Tihr Par k arei may
be started within the r r a f.e sears.
"Some demand for a long-range route has been
voiced," Godding said. "But several things must
be determined before it is implemented. Oar system
is paid for by local taxpayers, and we're not going
to establish the rotate unkts we are rare it wiH break
even."
The UNC-owned Horace Williams Airport,
which is Oranne County's only airport, has felt
increasing pressure to expand, said University
Associate Vice Chancellor Charles Ar.tlc.
"The airport is now limited to. 53 zlrcnfU a.r.4
the University's policy Is to maintain that limit.
We have resitted requests for commercial pfoth,
because our primary Interest in the facility ii cut
Ar.tle said.
Park developers planned from the project's
conception to have major h';hway routes leading
from all directloni Into th park area.
Ted Waters, assistant to the N.C. flecretery of
Transportation, said, "When the pbrss for the park
were formulated (in the WOi). t r reposed the
very llghmy system that will soon come into
completion.".
Waters sail Raleigh wa first city to be Lnkr4
when 1-40 was curried to the park, Durham has
since been connect? J by means of its North-tuth
express ay.
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