6The Daily Tar HeelMonday, February 7, 1983
90th year of editorial freedom
John Drescher, Editor
AiW PETERS, Managing Editor
KEN MMGIS, Associate Editor . LlNDA ROBERTSON, Associate Editor
Rachel Verry, University Editor Elaine McClatchey , Projects Editor
LVCY HOOD, City Editor TERESA CURRY, Features Editor
JIMWRINN, State and National Editor JEFF GROVE, Arts Editor
S.L. Price. Sports Editor Jane Calloway, Weekend Editor
LAURA SEIFERT, News Editor , ,AL STEELE, Photography Editor
GELAREH ASAYESH, Contributions Editor
residential candidates5 Q&A
By KEVIN MONROE
By HUGH RECKSHUN
By JON RECKFORD
Vote for fee increase
The most important vote taken in Tuesday's campus elections will decide
whether student fees will be increased next year by $1.25 per semester. Student
fees are used to fund a variety of University organizations and programs, from
the Carolina Union and The Daily Tar Heel to the Campus Y and Student Legal
Services, and help shape the quality of education UNC students receive outside
the classroom. Because of the higher costs facing campus organizations, and to
prevent future cutbacks in programs offered to students, the student fee referen
dum should be approved.
The most obvious reason for a fee increase is that student fees haven't been
raised since 1977. At the same time, inflation has caused prices to rise by more
than 30 percent, while the amount of money available to campus organizations
has increased only as the number of UNC students has risen. It hasn't been
enough to cover the rise in costs.
The evidence for that is becoming clearer each year student fees remain the
same. "Free Flicks" shdwn by the Carolina Union aren't always free now. In
stead, students often have to pay to see many top-rated and popular movies on
" Admission Night." Carolina Union President Wayne Plummer has said that
unless there is a fee increase, the day may come when students will be charged $1
or $1,25 for every movie. Plummer also pointed out that the costs of finding
speakers that the Union could afford such as Garret Morris, who is speaking
tonight, was becoming more difficult.
The lack of funds also has hurt The Daily Tar Heel. Eight- and 10-page
papers, which were common only a few years ago, have given way to frequent
four-page newspapers. Usually the first stories cut are those features and sports
stories most students enjoy reading. But increased printing costs for the news
paper have not been matched by more student fees.
Other organizations will fare even worse in the future years. The Union, the
DTH and the Graduate and Professional Student Fund all receive a set percent
age of student fees; other campus groups don't. These organizations will be com
peting with each other for the same amount of funds. As a result, organizations
won't get the money they need for their programming. Students will be the
losers.
Another event that would be hurt in future years if fees aren't raised would be
the spring concert. Money for that concert comes from the General Reserve,
which is money that has been built up from unallocated student fees from past
years. Last year for the first time, the Campus Governing Council was forced to
borrow 520,000 from the reserve to give to campus organizations. That much
alone does not endanger the concert, but if $30,000 to $40,000 were needed at
one time, a spring concert would be more difficult to put on.
No one likes the thought of a student fee increase, but if the quality and quan
tity of the programs provided for UNC students is to continue, an increase is
needed. If the proposal is voted down, students will be the ones to suffer.
For president, Reckford
Maybe "getting off like a big dog," as student body presidential candidate
Hugh Reckshun advocates, isn't such a bad idea after all. Reckshun is not just
tilting at windmills. He has some valid points regarding the inef ficacy of the Exe
cutive Branch of Student Government. There is some serious thought going on
under that Black Label helmet.
Though; as Hugh G. says, it is true that there will be no alcohol allowed at this
year's spring concert, without Student Government's efforts there might have
been no concert at all. Believe it or not, the Executive Branch does perform some
important tasks; those accomplishments just aren't always visible to the students
its serves.
There is some validity to candidate Kevin Monroe's "responsive, in touch"
theme. He seems genuinely concerned about molding Student Government to the
needs of the average student. He would like to see the organization respected and
trusted. The problem is that Monroe has yet to develop specific policies or ideas.
Without well-focused plans, Student Government would sink back to the same
muddy rhetoric about "direct communication" and "better relationships."
Monroe and the third contender, Jon Reckford, have addressed many of the
same issues. Both would like to upgrade the image of Student Government. Both
want to improve race relations. Both want to expand the academic advising ser
vice. Both see the necessity of reforming chancellor committees. Monroe,
however, has only mapped out a general direction.
But Reckford seems to have blueprints, rather than rough sketches. He plans
to set up seminars for teaching assistants, dorm resident assistants and students
on race relations similar to the one conducted on campus by Dr. Charles King
last year. He would encourage RAs to conduct more seminars and black-white
dialogue programs within each dorm. Reckford wants to inject some life into the
chancellor committees by limiting the terms of faculty members. Reckford also
proposes to reduce the size of executive branch committees to cut out some of
the bureaucracy and further motivate the students serving on them. Right now
only a few leaders on each cumbersome committee really do anything.
One of the most common complaints voiced by UNC students regards the
qualify of professors and classes. By placing a higher priority on the Carolina
Course Review and promoting undergraduate teaching awards, Reckford hopes
to improve student involvement in the tenure process.
Reckford also stresses taking a strong role in his seat on the Campus Govern
ing Council, an important function of the president. Reckford's experience on
the CGC Finance Committee should help him in that area. Reckford, a Chapel
Hill native, also is prepared to work with the town on two crucial issues: the
possible new drinking age and proposed thoroughfare plan. Reckford appears to
be much more knowledgeable about the problems inherent in these two possible
changes of the future. He has talked to legislators, town officials and UNC ad
ministrators. He has sought solutions and compromises on issues relevant to
students.
Much of Reckford's preparedness is because of his experience as executive
assistant in charge of academic affairs under current Student Body President
Mike Vandenbergh, which should make the transition smooth and enable
Reckford to get started quickly. Considering students' present malaise toward
Student Government, he will need to. Reckford is ready to implement specific
answers to specific problems. Vote for him on Tuesday.
For editor, DeRochi
, Both candidates for Daily Tar Heel editor, John Altschuler and Kerry
DeRochi, want the paper to become more involved with students and more rep
resentative of what is happening on campus. It is clear both have the right objec
tive. It also is equally clear that DeRochi is the only candidate with the experience
and knowledge to take the paper in that direction.
Altschuler is correct in wanting the DTH to lighten up and be more reflective
of life at UNC. Yet other than possessing a vague idea of what he would like for
the paper to be, he has virtually no ideas for how to get it there. Other than add
ing a "Revolutionary Activist of the Month" feature, he can think of few
changes to make in the paper's news coverage. He would like to open up the
editorial page, but again he has no specific plans to accomplish that goal and
fails to realize that the DTH already prints almost all of the letters it receives. His
qualifications for the job of DTH editor consist of being editor of his third grade
newspaper and working for his junior high school newspaper.
DeRochi has both the ideas and the experience to lead the paper effectively. To
make the paper better reflect students, she proposes a weekly series of articles
about campus organizations. She also would establish writing seminars spon
sored by the DTH but open to all students. She has the creativity to seek new
ideas to brighten and liven the paper.
She also has the experience. She has worked two summers for The Greensboro
Daily News and Record and three and one-half years for the DTH, where she
was associate editor. Unlike Altschuler, DeRochi has sound ideas to raise much
needed money for the paper. Kerry DeRochi is clearly the best choice for DTH
editor.
What is the biggest problem with the executive
branch of student government?
The biggest problem with the executive branch of Stu
dent Government is that it sometimes gets so caught up in
its dealings with the administration that students view it as
a place simply to bicker with South Building. Students
must feel that they are a part of and represented by Stu
dent Government. I will be firm with the administration;
however, I will not go to the point where the students best
interest, the respect of the student body and the integrity
. of student government is lost or compromised.
What would you do about the problem?
Thejsolution to the problemjs not a simpleone. Gaining
the respect of the students and showing "them that Student
Government has purposes besides representing them with
the administration is part of the solution. Programs like
the Student Part-Time Employment Service and Hotline
are the types of programs Student Government should be
more concerned about. I am not advocating creating new
agencies or programs for every problem, but making stu
dents aware we do or try to do things in response to their
needs. Making Student Government a more open body by
bringing in fresh ideas from the student population, not
from Suite C, is what I would do about the problem. '
What would you do differently than the current
student body president?
Having worked very closely with Mike Vandenbergh
the past years, I have watched him interact and work with
the cabinet, the administration, the Board of Trustees and
the students. Mike has dealt with the administration very
sternly with a fair degree of success. Many students,
however, felt this administration did not represent them in
their best interest. I disagree. The problem was that
Vandenbergh did not interact with the student body
enough nor at the right times. Staying in touch with
students is an ongoing process.
I would keep a more open flow of communication be
tween Student Government and the students that Mike
did not have, and I would also try to tone down the power
image that Student Government has acquired.
How does your experience qualify you for the
job of student body president?
My experience in Student Government qualifies me
greatly for the office of student body president. I came in
to student government as a freshman wanting to work for
the simple reason of making a contribution to the Univer
sity. When I felt what I was doing, working on action line,
was not enough, I got on another committee, State Af
fairs. Then, I received an appointment to the National Af
fairs Committee, as well as an appointment to the Hous
ing Advisory Board. This is where I started to work with
members of the faculty and administration and where my
work has a greater impact on students. On the National
Affairs Committee I worked to get the University in a
book review list of a well-respected academic journal. On
the HAB I got to relate student opinions on issues like the
tripling policy. When the administration changed again, I
was appointed Chairman of the Food ServiceHealth Af
fairs committee by Mike Vandenbergh. I dealt with and
helped to form policy on complex issues like the cooking
and food service policy. I have learned over the years how
the CGC works and how personalities and relating to peo
ple are important. I do not see working in all areas as an ,
advantage. How well you have worked and how well you
are respected by your co-workers, however, are impor
tant. I have the open support from the chairpersons of the
Academic Advising, Academic Procedures, Educational
Pnlicv. and University Relations Committees.
What is your major strength and weakness ?
My biggest strength is my concern for the students. I
come from the general student population. I interact with
them daily, not because I should but because it is my
nature. I have taken a stance on the issues. The ones I am
not up on I am willing to learn. My main weakness is that
maybe I am a little too altruistic in my beliefs. Maybe I am
counting on the students too much. Maybe I want to do
too much "good" to the point of being blinded by how
students really feel. However, I am willing to try.
Kevin Monroe is a junior political science and speech
major from Lillington.
What is the biggest problem with the executive
branch of student government?
Aftera forum last week, a woman came up to me. "You
said the Executive Branch" spends more than $40,000 a
year," she said. "What dothey spend it on? What do they
do?"
I stood there thinking. I thought about all I had read
and heard about the Exec Branch in the last two years. I
thought about all the electioneering and promising I had
heard in the past two weeks.
"I really don't know," I said.
That's the biggest problem with the Executive Branch.
They don't do anything.
It wouldn't be so bad if we got some influence for our
money. But students are never around long enough to
gain any power. For an administrator who has been here
25 years, the president is just another in a long line of
bright, ambitious faces.
The dorm cooking policy is a good example. Student
government formed committees, made pronouncement.
got in the DTH The issue was decided by the state
Fire Insurance Commission.
The Exec Branch had nothing to do with it.
What would you do about the problem?
Nothing can be done about the lack of influence. I
could promise, promise, promise 'till I turned blue, but
that wouldn't change anything.
What would you differently than the current stu
dent body president?
I would do everything differently. I would close the
Executive Branch for one year. I would return the $40,000
to the Student Activities fund where it could be distributed
by the CGC to student organizations, making a fee in
crease unnecessary. I would ask for just enough money to
keep the phones working. I would have three volunteers to
keep track of any administrative decision affecting the
students. I would ask the Union to take over the concert
committee. I would make the Student Part-Time Employ
ment Service independent.
I'd spend my $1,600 presidential stipend on a massive
aitcampus party with multiple keg trucks and local bands.
I'd give away my basketball tickets and keep the all-zone
parking permit. I'd also keep my seat on the CGC and the
Board of Trustees.
I want to close the Exec Branch, not because they do
anything harmful, but simply because whatever good they
do is not worth $40,000.
How does your experience qualify you for the
job of student body president?
My biggest qualification: I'm not going to law school. I
can afford to raise hell. I don't usually trust politicians
who make a lot of promises, but if I'm elected, I promise
to walk into my first Board of Trustees meeting wearing a
beer helmet and quaffing an ale. Let's party!
What is your major strength and weakness?
My major weakness: I've got a weakness for blond
babes and Black Labels. My major strength: I don't take
myself too seriously. That explains the joke name and the
beer helmet. But although I'm not serious about myself, I
am absolutely serious about the Student Government. I
am absolutely serious about our money.
Hugh Reckshun is a sophomore contemplating a
philosophy major.
What is the biggest problem with the executive
branch of Student Government?
The students often don't see, or hear about, student
government's role in policy decisions. Without the execu
tive branch representing us, no student could now remain
in school with less than a 2.0, or graduate with under a
2.75 GPA. Instead of a $100 food service fee, we might
have had a mandatory 10-15 meal-a-week plan. While the
executive branch cannot always control a decision, it can
have and has had a large impact. In addition, the execu
tive branch created the Student Legal Services, the Stu
dent Part-Time Employment Sendee, the S.C.A.U.,
which collectively served close to 3,000 this year.
What would you do about the problem?
Student government must better publicize its policy ef
forts through more extensive training of the Executive
Branch Liaisons, so that they will be able to explain to
. students on their halls exactly what is going on, and so
that students will feel more comfortable coming to Stu
dent Government with problems, questions or ideas. We
must also develop specific programs to solve problems on
campus so that students can see us working for them. I
want to establish a reading room with copies of all the ma
jor textbooks on reserve so that students on financial aid
whose checks are late will be able to keep up with their
studies in the interim. I also plan to expand the academic
advising program We now have a centralized advising
program, but with the new curriculum, there is a need for
trained advisers available on the halls, so that during
orientation, freshmen, in particular, will have someone
right there who can answer all of their questions. In addi
tion, I will expand the Carolina Course Review to help
students select the best classes and professors.
What would you do differently than the current
student body president?
While keeping up with every area, I will focus student
government's attention more on financial aid, academics
and race relations. These are the areas that most directly
concern us, and I believe the programs I have proposed
will make definite progress in these areas.
How does your experience qualify you for the
job of student body president?
The president's duties include appointing and ad
ministrating the executive branch, serving on the Campus
Governing Council and representing the students to the
administration. I have more experience than any other '
candidate in each of these areas. As executive assistant to
Mike Vandenbergh, the No. 2 poiiion in the executive
branch, I worked on the selection and coordination of the
cabinet chairpersons and Chancellor's committee mem
bers, and I advised the student body president in the ex
ecutive meetings where all policy decisions are made
before presenting them at the cabinet meeting.
This top level experience would enable me to step in and
put together an administration quicldy and effectively.
I have served on the Finance Committee of the CGC.
This past year has shown the need for responsible leader
ship there, and my experience would enable me to set a
strong example, as only two current members of the CGC
are running for re-election.
Finally, I have served as the -student member of the
Faculty Council, representing the students to the faculty
and administration. - V".. :
To be effective, a president needs experience in every
one of these areas. 4' .
What is your major strength tind weakness?
My strength is that I am offering concrete solutions to
problems that need to be addressed and that I have the ex
perience in every area of Student Government to make
these solutions work for all of us.
My weakness is that because I have dealt so extensively
with the administration, some students fear that I would
be a president for the adrninistration. However, all of the
programs I am proposing are directly for the students, and
in order for them to work we need trie cooperation of the
administration.
Jon Reckford is a junior English and political science
major from Chapel Hill.
enior class candidates offer ideas
By PERRY MORRISON
and.ANGIE ROBBINS
We are seeking the offices of president
and vice-president of the Class of 1984
because we feel that we can make signifi
cant contributions to you, next year's
senior class. We hope to achieve a sense of
unity and togetherness, and to provide
programming to better prepare you, as a
new graduate, when you begin to explore
the extremely competitive job market.
The issue we feel that must be dealt with
at the outset is one of funding. There is no
money provided for the structure of the
senior class. No money means no pro
gramming, no events and most important
of all, no class gift. We feel this is our
primary responsibility. The Campus
Governing Council should be lobbied for
funding; the senior class should receive a
portion of its members' activity fees. Irt
addition we'd like to sell advertising for a
newsletter, as well as to seek business and
personal donations. A Homecoming fund
raiser is also on our agenda, along with the
Second Annual Franklin Street Frolic.
We plan to take a class unity trip to the
Virginia football game. This, we feel, is the
best way to take a large group on a day trip
at an inexpensive, reasonable cost. We
don't feel you should be asked to spend a
month's allowance on a class trip.
Through prograrnming, we will be able
to reach out to you, the seniors. By work
ing with the Career Placement Service, we
plan to help coordinate workshops dealing
with resumes and interviewing.
In addition, we would like to work to
enhance the Last Lecture Series. This is a
spring program where the class' favorite
professors give one short "last" lecture to
the seniors. The program is very meaning
ful, yet it has not been well attended in the
past.
Moreover, we plan to distribute a news
letter several times next year, reaching the
seniors through campus drops and by
working with the Off-Campus Students'
Association. The purpose of this tabloid
would be two-fold. Primarily, we can
maintain a line -of communication with
you, the classmembers. In addition, adver
tising will produce revenue that we can
channel into our projects.
This has been but a brief capsule of our
plans for next year not vague inten
tions, but concrete promises. The senior
class officers must possess leadership abili
ty, experience and most importantly, moti
vation. We feel that we have evidenced
these qualities in the positions of CAA
President and Governor of Morrison Resi
dence College, respectively, and we would
very much like to serve you, the senior
class, in the coming year. Juniors, we ask
for your support on Feb. 8.
Perry Morrison b a junior history major
from Wilson. Angie Robbins is a junior
journalism major from Charlotte.
By SUSAN SPARKS
and GERRY BATTLE.
The senior year in college is the last
chance for students to interact with their
peers. We as potential senior class officers
feel that this interaction is invaluable as are
many of the extracurricular activities
which our diverse campus has to offer here
at UNC. We believe that by offering
seniors a wide range of activities, both
social and academic, we can provide an at
mosphere that is conducive to this contact
and involvement among classmates.
If elected, three of our primary respon
sibilities as your senior class officers would
be to plan the class trip, the class gift and
the speaker at graduation. We plan to sur
vey the senior class by way of question
naire in order to get your input on these
matters. In this manner, we can implement
your decisions rather than simply making
decisions based only on our ideas. Our role
in each of these duties is to plan and
organize to the best of our ability what,
you, the class of 1984 would like to do.
Some of our ideas include having a na
tionally known speaker at graduation, a
class trip to an athletic event such as a
bowl game or perhaps even a cruise to the
Bahamas.
We both see great potential for expan
sion in the senior class. More social ac
tivities geared toward bringing the seniors
in closer contact is a primary concern of
ours. Ideas such as local band concerts and
a movie series serve this purpose as well as
the purpose of fund raising. The Franklin
Street Frolic, an idea from this year, is one
we would like to continue. We are also
considering sponsoring an open house
with some graduate and professional
schools.
In order to publicize these ideas, we will
publish a senior diss newsletter at least
once a month.. This; will be at a nominal
cost and will contain pertinent information
for seniors. Additionally, we want to open
up the senior class office in the Carolina
Union and make it more accessible by
creating office hours. Finally, we believe
that our expansion of activities will include
often neglected offaampus seniors as well
as those seniors who will graduate in
December.
Both of us have held many positions
which have given us leadership abilities as
well as organizatioru'd skills relevant to this
office.
We believe that th e senior class holds the
most potential of any office on campus. It
is a challenge that we both are eager to ac
cept. We hope you will give us this oppor
tunity on Feb. 8th by voting Susan Sparks
and Gerry Battle for senior class officers.
Susan Sparks is a junior political science
and speech communications major from
Charlotte. Gerry Battle b a junior
psychology major from Greensboro.
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