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6 Water, water, everywhere
Since 1968, Chapel Hill residents and students have become familiar
with the warning "water shortage." It seems that every time the hot, dry -summer
comes around, area residents are all once again asked to conserve. -Some
summers find University Lake looking like a parched, prehistoric
desert while in other years the drop in water level is not as severe.
This is one of the better years. While a June drought drew 50 million
gallons from the lake's supply, recent rains have almost brought the water
level back to normal.
Unfortunately, this encourages a false sense of security for residents,
who do not realize how easily the water level of University Lake can and
does fluctuate. In the past decade, the ever-increasing population of Cha
pel Hill has put more and more pressure on the water supply. What was
once sufficient is now inadequate.
Trie problem lies in the town's overwhelming dependence on University
Lake as its primary water source. In the years when the University con
trolled the area's water system, alternative supplies were never developed,
(the Orange Water and Sewer Authority did not assume control until t
1977). So, Chapel Hill is still forced to rely on 5.5 million gallons of water
daily from University Lake plus 1.5 million gallons from Hillsborough.
OWASA officials say a safe yield from University Lake is about three
million gallons a day. Since the town draws substantially rnore than that
amount, the danger of a water shortage is a constant threat.
There are no final reservoir plans to remedy the shortage in the imme
diate future, so for now even with rain it remains important for resi
dents to conserve as much water as possible.
Although the problem is not as severe as Ihe situation was a few years
ago, when students were jokingly starting a "Conserve Water Shower
With A Friend" campaign, the University will have to conserve until ad
ditional water sources can be approved and reservoirs constructed.
... not a drop to drink'
While water conservation will keep down bills and help avoid shortages,
the quality of discharged water is equally important. Unfortunately, the
state's increasing failure to enforce pollution discharge limits is seriously
affecting many streams and their inhabitants.
Across the state about one out of every three waste treatment plants is in
violation of state pollution discharge limits, according to reports from the
N.C. Department of Natural Resources and Community Development.
The result is that vater downstream from the plants is often not suitable ,
for drinking or even for swimming. The polluted water, which often be
comes low in oxygen, also will not support fish. More than 5.8 million fish
in North Carolina streams and lakes died from low oxygen levels in 1978
1979, and water pollution is getting worse.
Nearly all of the plants in violation of the law, including those at Dur
ham, Greensboro and Rocky Mount, have plans to correct their deficien
cies. The problem is a matter of money. The state rarely enforces law vio
lations because it realizes many plant operators simply do. not have the
money to meet pollution standards. ,
Without aid from the federal government, municipalities are forced to
pass the costs of plant improvements to citizens, an often expensive pro
position that -does not gain the support of taxpayers. So, municipalities
wait for federal government grants, which are slowly decreasing. Under
President Ronald Reagan's budget cuts, North Carolina will receive half
as much money for sewage treatment plants in 1981 as it did each year from
1975 to 1979.
If the federal government will not finance the improvement of disposal
plants and apparently it will not state and local governments must.
The 1972 federal Clean Water Act is not a government intrusion but a safe
. guard for the environment. Perhaps areview is necessary and parts of the
law could be relaxedr but common sense dictates that when water becomes
unfit for human and animal use, the water disposal process must be im
proved, whether it is required by law or not.
If citizens want clean water, they will have to pay for it. If increased
taxes do not suit local governments, they should realize that clean water is
a valuable resource and should be a high priority in local budgets. When
the state receives its promised flexible block grants from the federal gov
ernment, it should keep in mind that waste treatment plants desperately
need the money lost through federal budget cuts. Clean water is too pre
cious a natural resource to be polluted by a tight fiscal policy.
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By MARK MURRELL
Hammer a nail in the center of a piece of glass. Send
each fragment to an arbitrary address. "
Spring 1962, Ono's "Painting to Hammer a Nail"
Yoko Ono peers out of a window of her Dakota apart
ment in New York. It has been nine months since her hus
band John Lennon lay bleeding on the sidewalk below.
Now, a teenage tourist stands proudly in front of the gate
on West 72nd St. as her father hedges his way into the
New York traffic with an Instamatic camera to get his
daughter's picture at the exact spot where her hero died.
Such is not an unusual sight around the towering old
brownstone building these days. Guards have become
used to cars pulling up and parking on Central Park West
and unloading people who shuffle up to the gate, look
around with glazed eyes and then wander off as myster
iously as they came,
Their fascination with fame, death and legend are a
daily part of Yoko Ono's life now. For her, the past nine
months have been a search for appropriate reactions, ex-,
planations, words and gestures. She has startled some
and consoled others with a recent album and videotape
that deal directly with Lennon's death. . ... .
When her album Season of Glass appeared, many cri
tics thought the cover showing John's glasses caked with
dried blood was in poor taste. Others said the song "No,
No, No" beginning with four gunshots and Yoko scream
ing was simply too painful to be subjected to, since later
she screams, "Hate us, hate me. We had everything."
There was also the opinion that her work bordered on
exploitation since it included a track of the Lennons' son
Sean saying, "Once there was a little boy and he asked
his father to tell him that old, old story.... I learned this
from my daddy, you know ... you see, it can end any
where." Although these details seem to be graphic public
mourning, they are at heart optimistic because they ac
cept Lennon's death. Yoko seems to be trying to get peo-
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pie to accept Lennon's death and to find a way to deal
with loss in life.
"Goodbye sadness
goodbye goodbye
f don't need you anymore
' I wet my pillow every night
But now I saw the light...
I never want to cry again
Or hold my breath in fear again.'
Yoko's recent work has been just as much a favor to
Lennon's fans as a cathartic release for her grief. By hav
ing the strength to make a lasting public statement about
the most tragic event in her life as well as face the accom
panying criticism, Ono has proved she is a sensitive artist
in her own right. -
Although an album so intensely personal is bound to
make some listeners uncomfortable, it's almost flattering
that Yoko would want to share something like that with
Lennon's fans and her own followers. The album was a
therapeutic project for her and contains some encourag
ing end notes to the shock of last December.
"Music was my salvation," Yoko wrote on the album
sleeve. "When I started to sing I noticed my throat, was
all choked up and my voice was cracking. I seriously
thought maybe I should quit making the album because
as some people had advised me, it was not the time.
. "But the question was, when would it be the time? I
thought of all the people in the world whose voices were
choking and cracking for many reasons. I could sing for
them."
Yoko is to be admired for not going into an easy and
convenient seclusion, but keeping in touch with the many
people all over the world who were concerned.
Shortly after the beginning of 1981 , she took out a full
page ad in The New York Tunes, The Washington Post
and London's Sunday Times titled "In Gratitude" for
all the people who were wondering about her thoughts,
plans and her reaction.
Continued criticism of Yoko for exploiting Lennon's
death seems to be cold, ignorant criticism.
Both Lennon and Ono were always very public in their
expression of personal feelings, joys and disappointments.
They appeared naked on the Two Virgins record sleeve,
celebrating their love; they cut their hair and sold it at
their bed-in for peace and even recorded and released on
album the. heartbeat of the fetus that Yoko later lost
through a miscarriage.
. Therefore, it does not follow that Yoko would now be
accused of exploiting Lennon's death by releasing a video
tape of the couple making love to "Walking on Thin Ice,"
a song they were in the process of recording when Mark
David Chapman appeared in New York.
Yoko has always been controversial. When Lennon
was alive, he encouraged that quality in her because his
tastes were much the same. She has a way of thinking
and writing that blows people out of their socks and
shakes up their thoughts. Some people are encouraged,
while others feel violated, but everyone stops and notices.
She didn't jump on any Beatles bandwagon. She had
been creating avant-garde works when John was but a
boy, writing instructions for pieces to be performed by
whoever would listen.
"Go to the middle of Central Park pond and drop all
your jewelry. " Autumn 1956, Central Park Pond Piece
That's a typical creation.
She became known for corning out on stage, placing a
clock on a table and walking off, directing audiences to
wait until the alarm went off.
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Ono's album, Fly, released in 1971
She explained her work by saying: "Common sense
prevents you from thinking. Have less sense and you will
make more sense."
To Lennonists who knew Yoko as John's wife before
this album-video controversy, these glimpses into the
woman's mind could prove frightening or exciting.
John and Yoko complemented each other and Yoko
would be the first to admit that while her relationship
with her husband was somewhat maternal, he undoubtedly
held much influence over her as well.
Her statements on vinyl or film aren't exploitative.
They are only wanderings, thoughts, dreams, hopes and
the grief of a soul that has been physically separated from
half of itself. We see and hear her struggle to stay in con
tact with Lennon's spirit.
Both John and Yoko realized their unique mysterious
relationship. Yoko says now there is only physical dis
tance between them. "John was right there," she said
when talking about the production of her album. "That
is why the album is not dedicated to him. He would have,
been offended. He was one of us."
They had always enjoyed working together as artists.
"Some critic recently commented on John and I as being
lollipop artists who are preoccupied with blowing soap
bubbles forever," Yoko said in the early '70s. "I thought
that was beautiful. There's a lot you can do with blowing
soap bubbles."
Yoko was right. They kept blowing soap bubbles to
gether, but just as the public started to realize what a cre
ative pair they were, the dream suddenly and violently
burst, leaving only Yoko to try to fit the jagged pieces to
gether and make some sense of it all.
neither of them
O' neither of them
ever left each other
yes, my love, it's okay
Half the world is always dying you know
Yoko Ono's "Mrs. Lennon," 1971
Mark Murrell, a senior journalism and English major from ;
Jacksonville, is associate editor for The Daily Tar Heel.
Letters to the editor
OIVC' sports not limited to varsity clubs
To the editor:
As we begin our first week of classes, it
would be wise to consider the benefits of
organized recreation to Carolina students,
faculty and staff. Everyone needs to burn
off some steam now arid then, and what
better way to do it than through rowing,
.cycling, backpacking and other activities
provided by the UNC Sports Club Council?
Unlike Carolina's varsity athletic pro
gram, club sports require no particular
time commitment. The clubs are totally
student-organized, and the individual may
choose the degree of involvement. And,
unlike the Intramural program, Carolina's
club sports often represent the University
in intercollegiate competition.
Current club sports include bassmasters
(fishing), cycling, crew, football, gymnas
tics, ice hockey, lacrosse (women's), rac
quetball, water skiing, outing, rugby, sail
ing, scuba, tennis, soccer (women's), vol
leyball and water polo.
Anyone interested in a sports club is
encouraged to stop by the Pit on Wednes
day, Aug. 26, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.,
when representatives of the various activi
ties will be available to explain their sport.
In addition, anyone interested in beginning
a new sports club should contact the Sports
Club Council office in Suite A of the
Union at 962-1013.
. Alison Pentz
President
UNC Sports Club Council
Library spies?
To the editor:
Sunday afternoon I visited the Law Li
brary for a few hours of reading. From
my carrel I listened repeatedly to whistles,
primeval grunts, and the like.
A bit curious, I strolled over to the cen
tral reading area picture window to get a
glimpse of the UNC football team at prac
tice. I supposed this would be one of my
few chances to see the team in action since
I had been informed on Friday that al
though I could attend home games, my
children, ages 6 and 11, should they care
to go, could not sit with me. The only
tickets I could buy for them were for the
other side of the stadium.
Just as I reached the window a uniform
ed policeman, accessories, beeping and
flashing, tapped me on the shoulder and
informed me that the coach didn't want
me there it disturbed his players' con
centration. The "officer, polite and a bit
embarrassed, indicated that he was assign
ed to the security squad for this session.
Peering down to the field, I saw a second
policeman, walkie-talkie, gun, mace, etc.,
at hand, scouting the perimeter of the
field, looking for peekers.
Returning to my carrel, the capacity for
study gone, I sat obsessed with the aware
ness that a coach, who apparently assigns
learning a lower rank than head-knocking,
can control the library as well as the foot
ball field.
George S. Jackson
Chapel Hill
Legal advice
Think before you down a drink
Editor's note: This advice is prepared
by Student Legal Services which main
tains an office in Suite 222 of the Caro
lina Union. UNC students have prepaid
for this service and may obtain advice
at no additional charge.
You're 17-years-old and you want to
get into a bar in Chapel Hill, or you're
21 and buying liquor for your friends
in the dorm. What happens if you try?
Who's at fault if you're caught illegally
with alcoholic beverages?
In North Carolina it is against the
law for anyone under the age of 18 to
purchase or possess wine or beer, or
for anyone to sell or give wine or beer
to those under 18. For liquor, the age
limit is 21 . Selling or possessing alcohol
illegally is a misdemeanor. Addition
ally, a seller may have his permit and
license revoked. This is why restaurants
and bars card you. If the seller sees
some form of identification showing
the age of the purchaser to be 18 years
or more, then the seller is protected.
The underage buyer is in violation of
the law. It is also unlawful for anyone
to permit the use of his or her driver's
license by another person in an attempt
to violate the liquor laws. Upon con
viction, a student loaning their license
may lose their driver's license for six
months.
Advice For The Day: (1) Always carry
some form of identification with you.
Expect to be carded at any restaurant,
bar or store in Chapel Hill. (2) Realize
that you are at fault if you illegally pur
chase or possess alcoholic beverages,
or if you sell or give them to minors.
(3) If arrested, seek legal advice as soon
as possible.
Banner theft
To the editor:
We wish to protest publicly the theft of
the Baptist Student Union "Welcome"
banner which hung between two trees on
the corner of Battle Lane and Boundary
Street. The banner was litterally "ripped
off of the grommets and nylon rope by
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This act of vandalism has been reported
to the Chapel Hill Police Department.
However, a more public response seems
appropriate to us.
Of course, we cannot know whether or
not the vandals are a part of the Univer
sity community. Nevertheless, such an act
of intolerance is a threat to every organi
zation at Carolina that seeks to advertise
its existence or simply to welcome new
.and returning students to Chapel Hill.
May it never happen again.
David L. Fouche
Norman Cannada
Baptist Campus Ministry
Editor's Note:
The flag was later found wrapped around
two intoxicated students.
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