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Town Banel "picks ffnrst stuadeirit
By LOU ANN JONES
DTH Staff Writer
Wende Watson, a senior Afro-American studies major from
Durham, has been appointed the first student to the Chapel Hill
Housing Authority Board of Commissioners.
, "I'm really excited about the a job," she said. "I'm so
pleased that I got the appointment."
Watson, also vice chairperson of the Black Student Movement,
was appointed by Major Joseph L. Nassif and sworn in on Labor
Day. Her term extends to Aug. 31, 1986.
The housing authority makes and carries out decisions regard
ing public housing in Chapel Hill.
In addition to general responsibilities as commissioner, Watson
has been assigned to the Operations Committee, which monitors
and reviews maintenance procedures and changes; reviews the
biennial town inspection procedures and responses by the hous
ing authority; monitors, reviews and updates the commissioners'
manual, and reviews grievance panel procedures and responsi
bilities of housing personnel.
"I'll be getting public administration experience," Watson
said. "That's really great."
Watson said her first job as commissioner would be to name
one of the streets in Colony Woods West, where new public
housing units are located. She said she planned to name it after a
black man who had contributed significantly to public housing.
"I'm so new, but I'm already learning," she said.
In addition to attending board meetings once a month, Watson
said she would attend Town Council meetines.
BSM seeks increase in membership
and expansion of student awareness
By LOU ANN JONES
DTH Staff Writer
The Black Student Movement has added
almost 300 students to its number this year
and has set a goal of 600, members said
recently.
"We're really pushing for the largest
number of dues-paying members in BSM
history," BSM Vice Chairperson Wenda
Watson said. "We think we're going to
make it. It's going really good so far."
Following the Aug. 20 membership par
ty, 282 new members joined. In addition,
BSM collected $640 in dues, which met the
dues requirements that the Campus Gov
erning Council set last spring.
"We're pretty well pleased," Member
ship Chairperson Allen Russell said. "Up
perclassmen are just joining now. Most of
them weren't here for the membership par
ty." '
To become a member of BSM, a student
must complete an application in which he
pledges to pay $2 dues and confirms his
agreement with the purpose of BSM. -
Another membership party has. been
scheduled for Tuesday, and a membership
drive will be held next week, Chairperson
Mark Canady said.
"There's a lot of interest, a lot of things
going on," Canady said. "We already
have twice as many readers as we did last
year at this time."
Canady said the group's larger office in
the Carolina Union was helping BSM mem
bers work more closely, together and was
improving unity within the organization.
"We're much more closely knit this
year," he said, adding that student aware
ness of the BSM and its activities was one
of the organizations goals this year.
"A lot of people should know what BSM
is all about," he said.
'
Canaday said he was organizing an in
formation seminar that would disseminate
information about the BSM to UNC stu
dents. A job seminar and career day and a
political coalition to inform all students
about Chapel Hill and Carrboro elections
are also planned for this year, he said.
"We need, in this particular climate, an
organized body moving in a positive direc
tion," Minister of Information Teresa
Blossom said.
"BSM is the focal point for the needs of
the entire black student community. The
larger the group, the more effective the
organization.
"We like to feel we are speaking for the
majority, so we'd like to have a majority
involved so that when we do speak, people
will listen to what we have to say.
"The most fantastic thing is for everyone
to join BSM," she said.
Although Blossom said she realized that
not everyone would become a member of
BSM, she said the organization would still
be effective this year.
"We're still doing our job," she said.
"That is providing information to the
black community about events in the
black community.
mdmiy&der act ow decree
By ELAINE MCCLATCHEY
DTH Staff Writer
Sixteen UNC student body presidents
agreed to draft a letter expressing four
major concerns to UNC President Wil
liam C. Friday over the recently signed
desegregation consent decree.
The presidents, members of the
University of North Carolina Associa
tion of Student Governments, called
for implementation of a retention pro
gram for minority students going to pre
dominantly black colleges.
UNCASG President Scott Norberg
said the consent decree did not even
mention the concept of retention. An
attempt must be made to keep minority
students at the predominantly black or
predominantly white universities, or
the recruitment program will not serve
any purpose, Norberg said.
The letter, drafted by the Black Ad
Hoc Committee, also requested a pro
gram of educational enhancement that
went beyond the 29 new bachelor's and
master's programs provided for black
universities in the decree.
Clarification was also requested on
the issues of duplication of programs
and the provision that calls for doctoral
degrees on appointments and tenure
approval at the predominantly black
universities.
Another problem discussed but not
acted upon by the committee was the
threat to close down programs at pre
dominantly black schools if their
graduates do not reach certain stan
dards. ' ' '
Norberg said this would only lead to
more problems for the predominantly
black schools.
"When you take away programs,
you're lessening its (a university's) at
tractiveness," Norberg said. "Attention
should be paid to upgrading the pro
gram rather than closing it down."
In other action, the UNCASG tabled
decisions on proposals to the N.C.
General Assembly for $18 million in
student loans for all N.C. students and
for the appointment of a student repre
sentative to the UNC Board of Gover
nors, an advisory board to the
16-campus UNC system.
Norberg said the board voted to table
the decisions until more information
was available on the issues.
Norberg said the group expressed
concern over legislative cuts in aid to
public institutions while the legislature
increased aid to private colleges.
The tabled proposal requested that
$18 million in aid to private institutions
be switched to financial aid loans for
public or private universities for three
' "nrs.
Figures on how much money was
lost, how many students were affected
and how much financial aid per student
was lost will not be available until Oc
tober, Norberg said, adding that the
proposal would be reconsidered when
the figures were available.
Another proposal a bill for the
appointment of a student representative
to the Board of Governors was dis
cussed at an executive session Saturday.
Norberg said the decision was to wait
until further dialogue with Friday was
developed. The proposal was over
whelmingly backed by the other presi
dents, Norber said.
The consent decree is a primary ex
ample of decisions being made by Friday
and the BOG with no official student
input, Noberg said.
The president also decided to send a
resolution to President Ronald Reagan
and the N.C. Congressional delegation
in support of the extension of the Voting
Rights Act, a law designed to protect
minority rights that is up for
reauthorization next year.
Norberg said he was very pleased
with the work done in committee at the
UNCASG weekend.
"We have a very cohesive, coopera
tive group," he said.
Symposium panel staff sought
Tutorial program starts
Applications are now available for stu
dents interested in working on a Carolina
Symposium committee. The Symposium
brings noted people from around the
country to speak at UNC on a specified
subject each year.
Any student interested in serving on the
programming, publicity, fund-raising, cor
respondence or liaison committees should
pick up an application at the Carolina
Union desk.
Applications are due at the Union desk
by Friday. Applicants should also sign up
for interviews in Suite A, room 210F.
The Bottom Line takes a
lighter look at the news.
Look for it every Tuesday
and Thursday on the
editorial page of The Daily
Tar Heel.
A campus wide tutorial program starts
today, Student Body President Scott Nor
berg said Sunday.
Becky Walser, chairman of the Student
Services Committee of Student Govern
ment, said that about 50 students had
already signed up to help students with
courses ranging from English 1 to Political
Science 76.
The service works through Student
Government's Action line, Walser said. A
student who needs help should call the Ac
tion Line, 966-7084, and and operator will
call a tutor, she said.
Tutors are expected to call the student
within the next few days and set up a.
meeting.
"It's very personal," Walser said. "It's
arranged to your own schedule."
Most tutors offer help in introductory
level courses, but help is sometimes also
available in upper level classes, Walser said.
The service is free and available to any
student on campus, she sad, adding that
this year the, tutorial program head, Lee
Anne Baer, was working on improving
publicity so that more students would
know of the program.
Baer is also trying to get tutors from all
across campus. Almost 80 percent of
residence halls on campus have tutors,
Baer said. When the program was started
last year, it was focused in the Spencer,
Triad and Old Well area and in Hinton
James Residence Hall.
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