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89th year of editorial freedom
Calendar call
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After a great deal of discussion, disagreement and more discussion,
Chancellor Christopher C. Fordham III apparently is ready to make a
final decision on a proposal to change the academic calendar for fall
1982. Judging by the reaction over the last week from students and some
faculty members, Fordham should reject the plan to delay the opening of
school by one week and leave the schedule as it is now.
Proponents of the calendar switch argue that opening the semester
Aug. II (with classes beginning Aug. 23) would cause problems for
students who might want an extra week of summer employment. They
also say University personnel would have little time to complete paper
work between the end of second session summer school and the fall
semester. While these concerns are valid, the negative aspects of delaying
the schedule by one week (with classes starting Aug. 30) merit rejection of
such a move.
Under the plan, final exams would end on Dec. 22, with Christmas
break shortened by a full week, as there would be no adjustment of the
spring schedule to make up for the lost vacation time. In addition to caus
ing problems for students who have to travel long distances, the plan
raises other serious questions about practicality.
Faculty members would have little time to grade exams before
Christmas and buildings would have to be heated an extra week during
one of the coldest months of the year. And while it is true that starting
later would allow students an extra week in summer to earn money, some
students have said they would rather have additional time off over
Christmas. to be with their families or to work at home.
After the calendar change was proposed, many students expressed con
cern over the plan. Since then, Student Body President Scott Norberg
and Residence Hall Association President Robert Bianchi have told Ford
ham they opposed the plan to change the calendar. It should be obvious
by now that the majority of students at UNC oppose the change, given
the number of complaints Student Government and other organizations
have received about the proposal.
The .chancellor should take into account this sentiment and the compli
cations that could arise from such a switch and reject the plan. Doing so
would eliminate the potential for problems next fall and serve the best in
terests of the University community in the long run.
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The remarkable story of the North Carolina women's soccer team began
on Sept. 12, 1979 with a 7-1 rout of UNC-Wilmingtbn. Few wins have
come as easy as that initial one, but none was as satisfying than the 1-0
victory over Central Florida Sunday at Kenan Stadium for the AlAW na
tional soccer championship.
The victory was the culmination of efforts by Coach Anson Dorrance and
others who believed three years ago that North Carolina should take the
lead in promoting women's soccer
as a varsity sport. Because of those
efforts the quality of play of both
North Carolina and its opponents
has increased each year. Few spec
tators at the tournament could deny
that the sport deserves serious con
sideration for affiliation by the
NCAA.
The tournament was also a credit
to the many people at North Caro
lina and the AIAW who put many
hours into staging this first women's
soccer national championship Giv
en the limited financial resources of
the AIAW it was no small feat to
get the best teams from across the
country to North Carolina.
The story does not end here.
With freshmen accounting for nearly half of the starting team, North
Carolina should be in the running again for next year's title. But for now
there is no need to look beyond Sunday's win. As pioneers of an emerging
sport, the North Carolina women's soccer team deserves congratulations
on winning the national championship for 1981.
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The Daily Tar Heel
, News Editon David Jarrett
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Letters to the editor
tection usamsi racial violence needed
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To the editor:
Within the last few months matters
of racial violence have erupted on this
campus that deserve close scrutiny by
the entire community.
We refer specifically to an incident
two weeks ago in which a black female
student was physically and verbally as
saulted by a white male classmate
during a physical education class. A
medical examination determined that
the scuffle resulted in physical injuries
to her arm.
This matter was brought before the
University Police who stated that they
were unable to issue a warrant for the
assailant's arrest. The victim then
took the matter before the Chapel Hill
Police who responded by stating that
incidents between students are affairs
of the University.
Recently, incidents of this type have,
been occurring with increased fre
quency. Other such incidents include:
1) a black female being attacked in
Hinton James dormitory by fellow
white residents, 2) a young black cus
todian on north campus being trans
ferred after receiving threatening notes
from area residents and 3) complaints
from various minority students con
cerning verbal abuse and aggressive ac
tion on the part of white students.
The fact that the University has
failed to take any decisive punitive
action against the assailants in the
above cases is indicative of the Univer
sity's condoning such actions by its
students. It is unfortunate that racial
harassment and bodily abuse are still
found in a university community
which prides itself on its progressive
ness, scholarship, equality and tradi
tion of developing good character.
At a time when the University has'
professed its commitment to equality
through the UNC consent decree, the
existence of such attitudes and ac
tions, in themselves, constitute a clear
rebuttal of this University's claim to
civility and racial sensitivity.
Beverly Shepard
Black Greek Council
Mark Canady, president
. Black Student Movement
Calendar calamity
To the editor:
As out-of-state residents who attend
the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, we would particularly
like to express our disapproval , of
changing the exam schedule so that
the first day of school may be moved
forward one week. We may compose a
small percentage of the student popu
lation, but it is a significant one: We
paid increased fees to attend this
school and faced tough and competi
tive entrance requirements.
Many out-of-staters come from
neighboring states, but a great many
travel from places as far away as Cali
fornia, Texas, Pennsylvania, Florida,
New York and so on. These long dis
tances mean that an out-of-stater can
not afford to go home very often. For
some, Christmas vacation is the only
time they can make it home. As it
stands, the vacation is long enough to
make a trip home economically feasi
ble and also compensates for the time
one cannot be at home during the
school year. -
If the last day of exams were to fall
on Dec. 23, only a day and a half
would be left for out-of-staters to
make it home for Christmas. For
those traveling by car to places of
some distance, this would be cutting
things rather close. Those traveling up
north by car or plane may find incle
ment weather delaying their trip and
preventing them from reaching home
with a comfortable margin.
Apparently, the Calendar Commit
tee is concerned with synchronizing our
schedule with those of other schools.
They feel there is not enough time be
tween summer session and fall semes
ter. Is it so important to match sche
dules with other schools? Would it not
be possible to shorten orientation
period or begin school on a Thursday,
as was suggested? As also was stated,
in a time of limited resources, wouldn't
it make more sense to keep school
closed when increased amounts of
energy are needed to heat dorms and
so on? The concerns of the Calendar
Committee seem, as Scott Norberg
was quoted in the Nov. 12th DTH,
"insignificant." ,
Although this was written to address
specifically the . concerns of out-of-state
students, we know many in-state
students that are unhappy with the
proposal. Both in-state and out-of-state
students would prefer starting
the school year early so that they can
have a longer winter break. Perhaps
the Calendar Committee should take
the concerns of the student body un
der consideration before they start
making changes in the school
. schedule.
Janet Hurley
Karen Popovich
Hinton James
Criminal clones
To the editor:
UNC is acknowledged as a haven of
free speech, freedom of expression, a
place where conformity is scorned.
Unfortunately, this tradition is being
swallowed in the arrogance of those
self-satisfied clones commonly known
as "preppies". While their bland and
interchangeable dress and allegiance
to brand-name safety initially made
them easy to identify and ignore, their
growing numbers have fostered indul
gence that is dangerous if not criminal
in an educational community.
The notion that "clothes make the
man" has no place at UNC The
pushiness of these pampered status
seekers is an embarrassment to the in
stitution and all it has traditionally
encompassed. Does a university edu
cation encourage the shattering of
boundaries or is it the foundation of a
"good ole boy" network that the
three-piece suit crowd can exploit as
insurance salesmen in later life?
These docile followers believe social
consciousness means rushing the best
fraternity; racism and sexism are not
problems that enter their little ordered
realms. If others are abused or ig
nored, so what? They should have had
the foresight to choose the right pa
rents. The UNC I attended was a vital
community of questioning, socially
concerned thinkers who sought to im
prove the world, not . fade into the
madras of the Junior League. I be
lieved this questing spirit was a dedi
cation to the diversity of thought.
That to me was the meaning of a uni
versity education.
Lynn Whitener
Class of 76
GH syndrome
To the editor:
In response to your editorial, "Back
to reality" (Nov. 17), I'd like to
proudly announce that I was one who
missed the famed marriage of Luke
and Laura and I'm damn glad I did.
As a matter of fact, the last time I
happened to view those shows with
any amount of interest was when
"Girl meets boy. Boy rapes girl. Girl
falls in love with boy." Good God!
Let's get serious.
There has been growing concern
over graduate and undergraduate
mentality on this campus (i.e.
W.O.C.T). It's phenonfenal to me
how such shows on TV attract the
viewers on this "academic and intel
lectual" campus. I think the viewer
ship of "General Hospital" and the
like say more about the graduate and
undergraduate mentality on this cam
pus than any other issue.
Ted Koinis
28 Old East
Out of humor
To the editor:
I had always heard that if you paid
your dues at the DTH doing whatever
was necessary to convince your cronies
that you indeed had ability, eventually
you could get a column in the paper.
I never quite believed that. Lmean,
look to th& past. Don Woodard's
"Paradox Lost" was editorial satire at
its college best. And David Poole,
lacking the depth or desire to deal with
important issues, at least had natural
wit and the ability to convey that
humor on paper.
On Monday mornings, these quali
ties are appreciated.
Now, however, we have Tom
Moore, a writer (in the loosest sense of
the word) who has neither a grasp of
satire and its necessary subtleties nor
the literary disposition to develop any
thing but the most thinly-worn humor.
O.K. So he's bad. Or maybe, even
more1 unlikely, somebody likes his
column. Whatever.
At least in past issues, "Out to
Lunch" was the product of his own
mind. Tom tried and failed on his own
merits.
No longer. Nov. 16's column deal
. ing with a Nancy Reagan letter reads
so much like National Lampoon fea
ture that if it had been written as an
assignment, the honor court at any
university would skip charges of pla
giarism and nail him for unlawful re
production. Really, Tom, save your
self the trouble of changing a couple
of adjectives and just Xerox it. Or
maybe you could start taking photo
copy requests for our favorite features
in other publications.
In short, Tom, if you can't come up
with your own ideas for. "Out to
Lunch," find someone who can.
And I don't mean National Lampoon.
Greg McNeill
216 Finley Road
Conversational dos and don9t for students
By TOM MOORE
"Hey girl, how you doing? I haven't seen you in such
a long time how's Carolina?"
"It's great, I really love it. There's just so much to do
with parties and all. I really can't wait for basketball sea
son to start."
Pause. , . k
"What classes are you taking this semester?"
"Oh, I'm not sure I can remember them all; it's been
so long since I've been to some of them. There's Intro.
Econ., Music Appreciation, Intro. Poli. Sci. and some
math course and some history course."
Pause. -"Well,
have you decided on your major yet?" .
"I was pre-med but now I'm thinking about pre-law
or business." ' .
Pause.
"Have you seen any of the rest of the old high school
gang since you've been home?"
"No,, not really." ,
PAUSE.
Do you have a hard time talking with old friends when
you go home on vacation? Do you find yourself won
dering why you ever ran around with certain people be
cause now you seem to have nothing in common with
them? When with such acquaintances of old do you
often wish that you were home watching "The Love Boat"
instead? '
Don't fret, vacations don't have, to be tedious breaks
between fun-filled semesters. If you pay attention to cer
tain conversational rules you can maximize the pleasure
of breaks and end up having as much fun as you do each
semester in college. AH it takes is the knowledge of which
topics to avoid in conversation and which ones to pursue.
As a veteran of several long vacation breaks in my col
lege career I have slowly acquired expert conversational
skills to use on those old high school buddies of mine,
and I'm willing to share a few with you.
Talk about How Much Fun You're Having In
School. This means lie a lot. The rule goes the bigger the
college the easier the college and since Carolina is a big
college it has the reputation of being easier than many
schools in the state." So play up this reputation when with
your misinformed friends. Tell them the smallest class
you're in has only. 500 people in it and the lowest grade
you have in any class is a "B--." Tell then that all you
do is party and have a good time. And tell them the last
time you had work so easy was the first semester of kindergarten.
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They'll eat it up and it'll keep the conversation going
because old friends will get intensely jealous and will
want to know all about the good times you're having
since they never have any fun at Hayseed U. A word to
the wise don't use this method on relatives because
word will surely get back to your parents and you'll have
a lot of explaining to do.
Carolina Basketball andor Carolina Football.
Well, you can talk about either of these subjects but
you're bound to alienate many people. Remember Caro
lina is the team to hate and the more you talk sports with
old friends the more hatred you are going to milk out of
them. Merely say "We're going to beat the hell out of
you because we're so much better," and leave it at that.
Sex. Lie about it, everyone else does. Tell people
since you go to Carolina you have a lot of time for recre
ational activities ... and since there are a lot of people at
Carolina there are a lot of opportunities for ... well, the
rest I'll leave to your imagination. But if your friends are
religious this is probably not a good topic to bring up
before them unless you enjoy being the center of a
lengthy morality lecture.
The Weather. Reserved strictly for conversations
with grandparents or great aunts. Even then your imagi
nation should be more fertile than turning to this subject.
The Future. A conversation-stopper among college
students if there ever was one. Your friends and pro
bably you too don't want to talk or even think about
things to come. If they did they could just stay at home
and hear their parents lecture about unmailed resumes.
Friends are to relieve this kind of tension, not aggravate
it. So while at home on vacation, eat, drink and be
merry, for tomorrow you shall work nine to five.
Tom Moore, a senior history major from Greensboro,
had a hard time coming up with his column this week
since the new issue of National Lampoon, a magazine he
hasn V read in three years, wasn V on the stands yet.
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