ri (ID Sunny sida up Sunny today with a high near 70. Fair tonight with a low in the mid 40s. ' Come and check All those who took the DTH writing test should come by the office to check the re sults. New writers need to see their editor's. V a Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Copyright The Daily Tar Heel 1983 Volume 91, Issue j(0$ Thursday, March 3, 1983 Chapel Hill, North Carolina NewsSportsArts 962-0245 BusinessAdvertising 962-1163 f i i 1 1 Budget cut may affect aid, loans By IVY MILLIARD Staff Writer The good news is that college students shouldn't have to worry about large losses in financial aid for the coming year. But proposed federal cuts in financial assistance for medical education and stu dent loans, in addition to budget cuts to the UNC system by the state, may have great impact in the future, several campus officials said. State officials say the federal govern ment probably will not cut student aid funds before school opens this fall, but are not sure if Congress will agree to more cuts in the following year, 1984-85. "Federal (student) aid cuts are not necessarily a timely issue now. It's not something that's going to change by next week," Eleanor Morris, director of Stu dent Aid here at UNC, said. Stan Broadway, director of the North Carolina Education Assistance Authori ty, said his agency expected the same level of funding for 1983-84 as for last year in the area of loans. Unfortunately, President Reagan's re cent budget indicates that he wants stu-, dents and their parents to contribute a larger percentage of the cost of a college education, Broadway said. One proposal to remove $67.6 million from four assistance programs, the Health Education Assistance Loans, Health Professions Student Loans, Ex ceptional Financial Need Scholarships and National Health Service Corps Scholarships, may mean that qualified low- and middle-income students would miss out on medical school. Kathy Bartlett, the media relations coordinator for the UNC Medical Center Public Affairs, said the ef fecf of 'such" legislation on the UNC School of Medicine was not certain, but that finan cial aid was a very sensitive subject for the school at this time. '. Bartlett stated that a policy statement which will be released by the School of Medicine soon deals with this subject. Although UNC is now one of the most affordable schools for those who wish to See AID on page 6 Heels triumph in the Omni over Ga. Tech By LINDA ROBERTSON Staff Writer ATLANTA The irony was palpable from the start when the two stars ex changed a quick handshake on the -sidelines before the opening tipoff. This was Atlanta's cavernous Omni, 10 minutes from the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology, but fans voiced just as much admiration for UNC as for Tech. Yes, they wanted to see Mark Price, the freshman who can't miss. But they had to admit Michael Jordan's presence had something to do with their presence Wednesday night when UNC beat Tech 85-73. "I'm a season ticket-holder," one man said, "but I'm really here to watch the number one and number two scorers in the ACC a freshman and a sopho more.' Price didn't waste any time, scoring first from 17 feet. But he was silent for the rest of the half and missed seven shots. Tech's catalyst only hit seven of 25 for the game. "Being outplayed . and outskilled are two different things. Tonight we got outplayed and that's not good," Tech coach Bobby Cremins said, "I was hop ing Mark could get hot in the second half, but Mark just wasn't sharp tonight." Neither was UNC during the schizo phrenic first half. After running out to a 22-9 lead by capitalizing on Tech's ag gressive play and six team fouls, the Tar Heels failed to score for almost five minutes. The frustration really showed when UNC missed a shot and, during the ensuing rebound scramble, three tip-in chances before Brad Daugherty was called for a foul. Warren Martin, who started in place of an injured Daugherty, ended the drought with a three-foot hook. UNC led at halftime 32-27 despite shooting only 36 percent from the field. That first half lapse brought up the bothersome question of UNC's con sistency. Or lack thereof. "People make too much of our sup posed streakiness," Coach Dean Smith said. "A very demanding schedule has had more to do with our wins and losses .i " ' ' ' ' . --:.--:-.... :-:o;v:-: -::X':':-::-:-;-x:"::v-.-::-::-: X Alpha Kappa A Ipha Cherie Morrison, a sophomore from Hamlet, and Tangela Watts, a junior from Winston Salem, are both Alpha Kappa Alpha pledges. They danced and sang in a pledge step show in the Great Hall on Wed nesday afternoon. than our overall play. I think we've been gradually improving all along." UNC rapidly improved with the start of the second half when Jordan sank a three-point shot from the left baseline. Those anxious for an ACC shooting dual watched as Price struggled and Jordan took control. In his first dunk of the evening Jordan moved toward the basket as if ascending an invisible staircase. Price was taken out of the chase by va wayward referee. His next shot was an air ball. After a 10-foot Jordan jumper that made the score 53-36, Martin fouled out with 10 points and four rebounds. Daugherty came in and promptly scored five. Sam Perkins dominated the board. The Tar Heels were clicking again. "Jordan got the hothand and we put a lot of pressure on Price," Matt Doherty said. "Price is filling a role that requires him to take a lot of shots he might not want to take." Jordan extended UNC's lead to 23 with a steal and dunk off Price. : "I wish everyone wouldn't make such a big deal about the conference scoring ti tle. This wasn't a game between Michael and I," Price said. "I'm not trying to take anything away from Carolina, but without Perkins and Jordan, they'd be down here with the rest of us." Price sank the parting shot, a 20-footer to close the final gap to twelve. "Mark is a great scorer, but he's also a good passer with lots of court savvy," Jordan said. "We both know it doesn't matter if you score 46 or four, the game is between two teams." Despite their love of celebrities, fans know it too. North Carolina: Perkins 16, Doherty 7, Mar tin 10, Jordan 24, Braddock 6, Brownlee 2, Exum 2, Hale 7, Daugherty 9, Makkonen 2 Georgia Tech: Pearson 11, Bradford 3, Salley 8, Thomas 8, Price 19, Harvey 12, Byrd 12, Mills 0 North Carolina 32 53 85 Georgia Tech 27 , 46 73 Three point goals: North Carolina 5-12: Per kins 1-1, Doherty 0-2, Jordan 2-5, Braddock 2-3, Hale 0-1. Georgia Tech 7-19: Thomas CM, Price 4-9, Byrd 3-6. " , Turnovers: North Carolina 12, Georgia Tech 12, 1 ;' f ' SS y '--IS Wl'.',At5:-lC-svA;- ! rn wyyrjrjM r U p X'-.'-v 'fi "AH0L1P V - - W x - h, -.V r S , - r X I y 1 - ; ; kj' i c .h ;? I -i . k ! '-A Michael Jordan up against Ga. Tech in Greensboro, Jan. 20 . he led the Tar Heels to victory Wednesday night in Atlanta m 1 1' DTHJamie Francis DTHCharlea W. Ledfofd Full CGC calls ior rei on tee increase By MARK STINNEFORD Staff Writer Students again will have the opportunity to vote on whether their Student Activity Fee should be increased. The Campus Governing Council voted unanimously Thursday night to approve a student body referendum on a proposal to raise the activity fee by $1.25 per semester. No date was set for the referendum. The student body voted on a fee in crease referendum Feb. 8, but the vote was thrown out by the Student Supreme Court because the CGC did not-allow enough time between approving the referendum and presenting it to the students: According to the Student Constitution, no referendum can be held less than a week after approval by the CGC. The original fee referendum bill was passed by the CGC on Feb. 2, only six days before it was voted on by students. Before an activity fee increase can be enacted, it must receive a two-thirds ma jority vote in a student body referendum. And at least 20 percent of the student body must cast votes in the referendum, accord ing to the Student Government Code. CGC member Steve Reinhard (District 1) said he doubted that the required number of students would vote in a fee in crease referendum. "Even if we put in all the time, money and effort (to hold a referendum), I don't think we could get this passed. I don't think 20 percent of the students would come out," Reinhard said. In presenting the bill, CGC Finance Committee Chairperson Doc Drpze 0?!!;i22i i a fee. increase was necessary to adequately support student organizations. "We need to make sure we'll have money to allocate when the groups come before us with requests," Droze said. At the beginning of the current fiscal year last May, the CGC was forced to take Economy indicators The Associated Press WASHINGTON The government's main economic forecasting gauge shot up ward 3.6 percent in January, the biggest gain in three decades and an apparent new sign that the nation's recovery from reces sion may be more robust than many have predicted. , Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige called his department's report Wednesday! "highly favorable" for recovery. And a national business group quickly raised its own forecast of 1983 U.S. economic growth. " If anyone still doubted the nation was pulling out of the 1981-82 recession, Baldrige said, "There has never been a gain in the leading index in the past this large without an economic recovery." The January gain in Commerce's Index of Leading Economic Indicators was the fifth monthly increase in a row and the largest since the 4.1 percent of July 1950. The index, a compilation of 12 separate economic measures, is designed to show Bipartisan jobs proposal passesHouse committee Tbe Associated Press WASHINGTON The House Ways and Means Committee rejected President Reagan's recommendation Wednesday 'and approved a bipartisan plan providing up to 10 additional weeks of unemploy ment benefits for jobless workers who have exhausted their eligibility. The proposal was passed on a voice vote, and in a move to assure its approval, the committee attached it to "must" legislation to rescue the ailing Social Security system. Those now eligible for unemployment benefits or who become eligible after April 1 could receive up to eight additional weeks of assistance, to a maximum of 63 weeks in states hardest hit by the recession. For those who already have lost their benefits, the extra 10 weeks would mean an overall total of 65 weeks. Workers in states where the recession has not hit as hard would receive less than 10 additional weeks. ' -a erenaum $21,000 from the General Reserve fund to add to the $240,000 it anticipated receiving through student fees during the year, Droze said. The financial situation will be about the same during the next fiscal year, Droze said. The General Reserve, which currently stands at about $58,000, consists of activi ty fees received by the CGC each year that are not spent. The ravages of inflation have made the fee increase imperative, said CGC member Tim Newman (District 11). Newman said that prices Tiave risen 35 percent "since the last fee increase. "Because of it, we've had to cut and cut and cut," Newman said. Failure to approve a referendum would actually be a vote to cut fees, said CGC member Ron Everett (District 13). "To leave the fees as they are is a decrease in real dollars," Everett said. "We should bring this issue to the students." Student Body Treasurer Brent Clark, speaking to the CGC following the vote, urged the council members not to misre present the financial position of Student Government in lobbying for the increase. Clark estimated the General Reserve would amount to more than $150,000 at the beginning of the new fiscal year on May 16. The General Reserve fund will grow for two 'reasons, Clark said. First, the Carolina Concert Committee should be able to return most or all of the $100,000 allocated from the General Reserve for the event. . Second, student organizations will return funds not spent, during the fiscal year. ' J'l hope you'll goout and let them know ybiTfe sitting on all this money," Clark said. "It's not like Student Government is going broke." In other action, the CGC approved a subsequent appropriation of $2,200 to the See CGC on page 8 climbing future trends of the economy as a whole. The companion Index of Coincident In dicators, designed to measure current con ditions, rose 0.6 percent in January, the second gain in three months and a new in dication the recession is over. Baldrige, in a statement distributed by aides, cautioned that the January figures "should not be taken as a sign of a coming economic boom" since the index was pushed up by such special factors as unusually mild weather and a new type of bank account that swelled the measured money supply. "However, the report can only be viewed as highly favorable," he said. Most economists were assuming an , economic rebound had begun, and Under secretary of Commerce Robert Dederick had said Tuesday the recovery almost sure ly will be stronger than the administration's forecast of a 3.1 percent overall business expansion from the fourth quarter of last year to the fourth quarter of 1983. See ECONOMY on page 8 The new provisions would begin April 1 and last six months and are estimated to cost between $2.4 billion and $3.3 billion, depending on whether administration or Congressional Budget Office estimates are used. . Reagan had proposed a simple exten sion of the current program, which pro vides a maximum of 55 weeks, and Demo crats had countered with a plan providing a maximum of 65 weeks to include work ers now drawing benefits. Key negotiators of the compromise were Rep. Dan Rostenkowski, D-Ill., and Rep. Bill Frenzel, R-Minn., who said afterwards that the administration appears to have "lost its stomach" for resisting the Democrats on the issue. The legislation was approved as House Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. said he favored adding $200 million for health care programs to a $4.6 billion emergency jobs program and wants to strip out "pork barrel" provisions setting aside transporta- See JOBS on page 3

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