Student legislature proposed for UNC system By MARK ST1NNEFORI) S(af f W rier The Student Government is promoting the establishment of a student legislature to consist of representatives from the 16 schools of the UNC system. Sharon Moylan, executive assistant to Student Body President Kevin Monroe, outlined a plan for the proposed student legislature at a conference of the UNC Association of Student Governments held at the Carolina Union on Saturday. The association consists of the student body presidents of the schools in the UNC system. A student legislature for the UNC system would give students more muscle in dealings with the N.C. General Assembly, Moylan said. Under the existing organization, UNCASG is ineffective as a representative voice for students, she said. "I think the General Assembly realizes UNCASG doesn't speak for students in North Carolina because students don't know what the hell UNCASG is," Moylan said. The student legislature could tackle such issues as the drinking age, tuition and financial aid, she said. "It would bring in a fresh outlook focusing on student-related issues," Jim Yocum, a delegate from N.C. State University and a former president of the UNCASG, said. As part of the w ritten proposal, the student body presidents of the UNC schools would serve as a board of directors for the stu dent legislature. A proposal to allot seats on the legislature to schools in propor tion to their student population came under fire. Small schools in the system would suffer, particularly the predominantly black schools, said Sheila Arnold, who was representing UNC Charlotte. "Predominantly black schools would have a much tougher time getting something through," Arnold said. "You could block almost anything they want to put out. It's happened before, it could happen again." Yocum proposed that the legislature have an equal number of delegates from each school. Individual schools could decide whether delegates to the legislature should be picked by election or appointment, Moylan said. . The student legislature would probably cost 25 to 50 cents per student in the UNC system, she said. Moylan proposed a system by which students could indicate on their tuition bills whether they '. i. n;n : snwl! f-v Mipport the system, she said. -Clip and Save FREE COFFEE with airy Breakfast Croissant Sandwich! 6:30 a.m.-l0:30 a.m. 'JuOD AT NEW JONES FERRY RD. LOCATION ONLY cup and Save Expires Dec, 15, 1983 BURGER KOKl FREE MEDIUM SOFT DRONl with any sandwich purchase! 5 p.m.-Midnight GOOD AT NEW JONES FERRY RD. LOCATION ONLY Clip and Save Expires Dec. 15, 1983 I J PROFESSORS PREPARING SPRING CLASSES? I (Surse-Pak I J , . From fully bound custom notebooks to a few pages of duplicated notes, Course-Pak reduces student costs while offering you great freedom to select class readings. 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Monday, November 21, 1983The Daily Tar Heel3 Carrboro viewers want more cable TV channels By JOEL BROADWAY Staff Writer Cable television viewers in Carrboro want more channels and a local studio as part of the town's new contract with Alert Cable TV of North Carolina, but it could be some time before an agreement is reached. Alert had proposed to the Carrboro Board of Aldermen in a public hearing Nov. 9 that the town approve a 15-year extension on their present contract. The board had wanted to reach an agreement to upgrade the town's 20-channel system to 35 channels before the terms of Mayor Robert Drakeford and several aldermen ended on Dec. 13, according to E.R. Pettis, the vice presi dent of operations in North Carolina for Alert. But since the board concluded that Alert needed to work out some details in the new contract, Pettis said Alert would not be on any time table for expanding its system. "We'll be in discussions with the town in what they want and what we can pro vide," Pettis said. The original idea to upgrade the system came from residents and aldermen, he said. Under the present contract, which does not expire for six years, Alert would have had to borrow money to meet the town's request, Pettis said. "That was based on the fact that they were wanting local origination and more channels," he said. At the public hear ing,, the board agreed with citizens that Alert should also provide details in the contract for building and operating a local studio. Carrboro town attorney Mike Brough said that until a new contract was agreed upon, the old contract would remain in effect, and new channels would probably not be added. "I don't know there is anyway the town can require them to upgrade under the present franchise," Brough said. Alert had mentioned to town officials several times in past years that the com pany would like to upgrade the system, he said. Norman Vogel, a cable TV hobbyist who has been acting as a consultant for the, town, said that the proposed 35-channel system was good, but that many towns, such as Raleigh, were mov ing toward a 55-channel system. Pettis said Alert would have to care fully consider the economies of expan ding to the 55-channel system, as oppos ed to Ow .o lUaiuicl system. "We're talking about probably a half million versus 250,000 (dollars)," he said. Upgrading the system will not provide any additional income for Alert, Pettis said. ' DO YOU WANT TO FLY? Face it you've always wanted to fly! Many of us have had the feeling and for some it has never gone away. . If you have that feeling, then you're in luck Air Force R0TC Flight Instruction Program (FIP) is available to you. It's designed to teach you the basics of flight through flying lessons in small aircraft at a civilian operated flying school The program is an EXTRA for cadets who can qualify to become Air Force pilots through Air Force R0TC. Taken during the senior year in college. FIP is the first step for the cadet who is going on to Air Force jet pilot training after graduation. This is all reserved for the cadet who wants to get his life off the ground with Air Force silver pilot wings. Check it out today. Pilot Selections Being Made Now. Don't Wait See Capt. Parker At New Location in Chase Hall or Call 962-2074 It MOTC Gaiewoy to o qreo way of life. yir Fyon(o O DOT) fiXsffilfil 1 fL LQo) oo i) a. LTU(S(oj Wake Up, America! The Soviets Have No Intention of Freezing Their Weapons! Soviet Aircraft Carrier Kiev Look at the Facts ... When the SALT Talks began in November of 1969, we agreed to stop building our defenses and to begin to disarm what we had. Mean while, the Soviets were as busy as ever build ings up their weapons. Since that time, the Soviets have developed 21 new high technology systems, compared to the 2 that we have developed. I In 1981. the Soviets outnumbered us 2 to 1 In tanks, 40 to 1 in surface to air missiles, and 3 to 1 In naval vessels. At one time, the U.S. was more advanced in its technology. Today the Soviets are almost equal if not equal. Information taken from Soviet Military Power, 2nd Edition, published by U.S. Department of Defense,. 1983. Production of selected weapons 1 974-82 SOVIET UNION 17,350 6400 IP ri36,650 4800 anks 13.350 350 Other armored vehicles 16100 3050 ' PI Aiiiliery an J rocket launchers 2035 346 Tactics! cc.T.bat aircraft 85 Intercontinental ballistic missiles 61 27 72 At Major surface warships 33 m ack submarines Ballistic missile submarines American Aircraft Carrier Independence 4 ' We most solemnly, before God and the world, declare that ...the arms we have been compelled to assume we will, with unabatlng firmness and perseverance, employ for the preservation of our liberties ... being resolved to die freemen, rather than live slaves." By Order of Congress John Hancock, President Philadelphia, July 6,1775 For more information write ... P.O. Box 2287 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 V w MMere are some figures on the human costs of Com-, munism's worldwide expansionism and colonialism in just 66 years of history. Robert Conquest, the British historian, calculates that it cost between 21.5 million to 32.3 million lives to establish Communism in the USSR. This includes 5 million who died in the Soviet-inspired famine of 1932 and 12 million sent to their deaths in Stalin's labor camps. in Poland approximately 15,000 died in the Warsaw Uprising in 1944 when the Soviets allowed the German army to slaughter the Polish resistance. During the Hungarian Revolt of 1956 there were 15,000 casualties in Budapest alone with more than 200,000 Hungarian refugees fleeing to the West. In Czechoslavakia three years after the Com munists seized power at least 152.000 Czechs had been executed or sent to slave-labor camps. Human Costs of Communism In Bulgaria more than 16,000 citizens were liquidated or deported to labor camps during the first 15 years of Communist rule. In China, according to Richard Walker, director of the Institute for International Studies at the Uni versity of South Carolina, it is estimated that perhaps 64 million casualties can be attributed to Commu nism's coming to power. In the Political Liquidation Campaigns of 1949-1958 alone, some 30 million Chinese lost their lives. No figures are available on how many died in the Cultural Revolution shortly be fore Chairman Mao's death, but many experts think the figure is substantially large. In Vietnam, the "Land Reforms" of 1953-56 sent 500,000 persons to their deaths. Another 200,000 were liquidated in the "People's Tribunals" of 1956-1959. ' John Barron and Anthony raul in their remark able book Murder of a Gentle Land estimate between 1.2 to 2.5 million Cambodians were murdered during the first two years of Communist rule in that country. In Laos, with a population of fewer than 4 mil lion, more than 200,000 Laotians have fled their country. The largest refugee population in the. world today, estimated at close to 3 million, are Afghans who are living in wretched border camps in Pakistan. An unprecedented 5.000 Cuban refugees ar rived in the U.S. in 1980 on a single day fleeing the Communist dictatorship of Fidel Castro. More than 124,000 came in one year, added to thousands who fled to the U.S. following the Communist takeover. The plight of the "boat people" of Southeast Asia continues. Tie Minduentv Report (July 1983). P.O. Boa 11321. Si Loui. Missouri 63105

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