8The Daily Tar Heel Friday, September t Q84
JEFF HIDAY, Editor
JOEL BROADWAY, Managing Editor
MICHAEL TOOLE, Associate Editor
MARK STINNEFORD, Associate Editor
KELLY SIMMONS, University Editor
WAYNE THOMPSON, State and National Editor
MELANIE WELLS, City Editor
VANCE TREFETHEN, Business Editor
STUART TONKINSON, News Editor
Frank Kennedy, sports Editor
JEFF GROVE, Arts Editor
CINDY DUNLEVY, Features Editor
JEFF NEUVILLE, Photography Editor
All above board
A 50-year tradition of lying has been
laid to rest. Instead of writing "potato
chips" or "party supplies" next to $50
on their expense reports, dorm
treasurers can now come right out with
it: Yeah, we spent the 50 bucks on a
keg of beer. No longer will they be
forced to disguise alcohol purchases as
had been required in the past because
of University protocol.
The cause of all this soul-baring is
the recently adopted campuswide
alcohol policy. The two-page document
specifies where on campus at
Ehringhaus field and in the immediate
areas around residence halls students
of legal drinking age can possess and
drink beer. It also spells out certain
provisions that sponsoring
organizations must follow.
In its explicity, the document also
removes doubt as to official campus
policy, which did not exist previously.
Instead, the University's unwritten
policy simply had been to advocate
compliance with federal, state and local
laws. As subject as laws are to the
whims of personal fancy, it makes sense
Does God need
With elections still two months away,
voters could not be faulted for invoking
the Almighty to spare them from the
thickening political rhetoric. But from
what certain politicians and their
supporters are saying, God is too busy
with campaign work to give ordinary
citizens some relief.
There's a disturbing tendency on the
part of some office seekers and their
backers to talk as if God were their
running mate. This 'politicization of God
is not only unseemly, it may strike some
believers as bordering dangerously close
to taking the Lord's name in vain.
One of the most blatant examples of
the "God is in my corner" politics is a
recent fund-raising letter issued by the
campaign of Sen. Jesse Helms. The
letter, signed by singer Pat Boone, states
in part: "As God-loving Americans, you
and I need Jesse Helms in the United
States Senate." But the letter goes still
further, contending that the Lord is
solidly in the Helms camp: "You and
I need Jesse in Washington. America
needs him. God needs him."
The letter leads readers to assume that
liberal groups working to defeat Helms
are heathen. Charging opponents with
spreading "Un-Godly" lies about Helms,
the letter criticizes groups including the
National Organization for Women, the
NAACP, the American Civil Liberties
Union, "the ultra-liberal national news
media", Planned Parenthood, the
National Education Association and
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week
Tuesday: The Campus Governing Council
has made it clear it wants to raise the Student
Activities Fee, but it doesn't want to work to
do it. Instead of trying to convince the holdouts
and no-shows the need for a fee increase,
council members have voted to change the rules.
The CGC voted to make a simple majority
(with at least 20 percent of the student body
voting) sufficient to raise the fee. Council
members seem to believe the old rule of
requiring a two-thirds majority is too tough
a task.
However, we believe that the two-thirds
majority rule should be returned and made a
part of the Student Constitution. That will
ensure that there will be overwhelming support
if such an important referendum as the fee
increase is to be passed.
Wednesday: UNC's lack of coherent guide
lines or objectives on campus parking has
unfortunate consequences on students and
faculty each year as more parking permits are
denied and people find it almost impossible to
park near campus.
Building a multi-level parking deck in the
Bell Tower lot sounds like a quick-fix solution
to the problem, but right now too many
questions surround the proposal to make such
an expensive committment.
An extensive and open investigation into the
parking situation must be conducted before any
proposals for improving the situation can be
seriously considered.
Thursday: The plan this year to have sorority
rush only on weekends should be applauded
for allowing the rushees and the sisters more
time during the week for their studies.
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that the University boil them down into
plain English.
So, besides squashing the practice of,
er, shading the truth, the policy clarifies
state alcohol-related laws. In doing so,
it helps ensure compliance with those
laws. This, we hope, will promote
sensible drinking.
None of this does much to help
absolve the University of liability if a
student goes to a dorm party, gets
drunk and later drives his car head-on
into another. As Donald Boulton, vice
chancellor of student affairs puts it, the
only way to that would be for the
University to shut down. No, the
policy's primary help is that it
demonstrates an attempt on the part
of the University at responsible control
of student drinking.
We do not expect that the policy,
in all its wisdom, will alter UNC's
typically excessive drinking habits.
What it does, as Dean Fred Schroeder
puts it, is strike "a happy medium
between personal freedoms, the
enjoyment of life and necessary social
constraints."
politicians?
"militant homosexual groups" for
attempting to "destroy" Helms.
The theme of conservative piety is
being sounded from the top of the
Republican ticket. Not only has Pres
ident Reagan said that religion and
politics are inseparable, he has questi
oned the faith of opponents of a school
prayer amendment, suggesting they are
"intolerant of religion." Reagan's view
insults those devout Americans who fear
the amendment could lead to the
persecution of school children who do
not care to join their peers in prayer.
The Democrats, although more subtle
in their references to God, are not
blameless either. Vice presidential
nominee Geraldine Ferraro said Rea
gan's budget priorities were un
christian. Referring back to her cate
chism lessons, Ferraro suggested that
social programs advocated by the
Democrats are more firmly rooted in the
Judeo-Christian tradition than the
Republican programs.
But politics is not a battle between
the godly and the ungodly. Office seekers
of both parties are often deeply religious
men and women who differ only over
how to provide maximum prosperity
and justice for our citizens. They would
do best to heed the words of Abraham
Lincoln when looking to heaven for
support: "We trust that God is on our
side. It is more important to know that
we are on God's side."
World and nation
"Our special thanks to the ice
busters. "
Mission Control in Houston,
responding to the news that the
astronauts aboard the space shuttle
Discovery had succeeded in knock
ing off a block of ice that had
formed on the side of the orbiting
ship. The block, which never posed
a threat to the astronauts, did cause
some discomfort by taking the
shuttle's toilet out of commission.
"Every day we fail to open nego
tiations with the Soviets is another
day we slip toward Armageddon.
World War III will be nothing like
WWII. There will be no winners;
we will all lose. "
Walter Mondale, speaking to
the American Legion convention
Wednesday on the need for "sens
ible" arms control.
" can 't think of anyone who favors
the government establishing a
religion in this country. I know I
don't."
President Reagan, defending his
view of the religion and politics in
a speech before the American
Legion convention.
"The postponement of an individ
ual's death is becoming a federal
affair and one whose implications
we cannot ignore. " '.
conclusion of the federal report,
"Death and Taxes: The Public
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By MARGARET RYAN
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Sometime after being accepted
into graduate school I received my
first issue of The Daily Tar Heel
at my Mass. home. "Daily Tar Heel?
What kind of a name is that?" I
mused, suppressing a smile. Not
being a basketball aficionado, and
after being out in the work force
for 10 years, the name seemed
quaint. I began to wonder about this
UNC place where I'd be spending
the best, of the next two years.
My immediate reactions, I being
a Yankee female grad student, to
the people, the immense campus,
the sobering reality of sharing one
bathroom with eight other people
in Craige Hall and the smooth and
not-so-smooth registering processes
at UNC were mixed.
Every university has its good and
bad points. I know, having attended
three of them in undergraduate
school. The first lonely days at
UNC, before classes started and
studying would rule one's waking
hours, impressed on me the realities
of attending a large state school.
For all its good intentions, the
orientation programs at UNC
struck me as one disastrous bomb
after another. The opening day
barbecue, where approximately
100 people silently chewed on pieces
of pork while watching 20 others
happily play volleyball, seemed to
underscore our individual isolation.
The Graduate Orientation, which
was held in Chase Hall, proved to
be a maze of arrows that ultimatily
directed us to an almost empty room
and a small stack of mental health
pamphlets. The other students who
managed to find the room were
laughing in disbelief.
By the time I got there, the ice
cream social had dissolved into a
mess of melted pink and brown
gook, surrounded by a rubble of
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
'Enough already, point taken, ' we say
To the editor:
After reading The Daily Tar Heel last
Thursday and Friday, I have to question the
qualifications and or the motivations of the so
called journalists who write for the paper.
In Mike DeSisti's Thursday article ("Is East
Carolina for real? Tune in Saturday," Aug. 30),
he implies that the UNC-ECU football series was
discontinued because ECU coaches were found
watching the Heels practice shortly before their
last meeting in 1981. As a sports writer for the
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Policy of Living Longer." The
report urged the government to
anticipate the economic burdens
caused by increased life span.
" have decided to make this
statement based on the injustice of
these allegations and the far
reaching trauma those who feel
close to me are suffering. "
Singer Michael Jackson, den
ying allegations he takes hormones.
In the statement, Jackson also
denied having cosmetic surgery on
his eyes and cheeks. Jackson said
he hopes to marry and have child
ren some day.
State
"The problems are worse than we
thought. Not only is the lighthouse
unsafe for visitors, but we have a
serious concern about its overall
stability. "
Thomas Hartman, superintend
ent of the Cape Hattaras National
Seashore, announcing Wednesday
that the Cape Hattaras Lighthouse
will be closed indefinitely because
of the discovery of severe cracks
and other structural problems.
"My guess is . that they (the state
Supreme Court) will try to fiave
these opinions issued before the
legislature gets back into sessions,
or at least before they get too deep
into the session. "
Supreme Court clerk Greg
Wallace, commenting on the status
of several cases challenging the
state's 1983 Safe Roads Act.
Campus
" We can 't force fraternities to clean
up, but we can make suggestions. "
Student Body President Paul
Parker, after sending a letter to
Interfraternity Council President
Ellis Zaytoun expressing concern
that hazing and racism were pre
valent in the fraternity system.
" could have just shut up, said they
(the bills) had gone by consent and
let it be fine and dandy. I'd rather
be be out in the open, find my
mistakes and take steps to correct
them. "
Patricia Wallace, chairman of
the Campus Governing Council's
Rules and Judiciary Committee,
commenting on a bill that she
authored that requested the appro
val of Honor Court members
although the acceptance would
have been illegal under CGC
bylaws. She had attached an article
to the bill, which was to be
approved in a meeting Wednesday
night, that said the approval would
not be permanent and therefore did
not violate the bylaws. Student
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broken arm, who attempted to
scoop out the glop, presided over
the ghastly scene, while small groups
of people who seemed to know each
other already stood talking.
Later in my room, I realized the
unadvertised square dance that
sprang up directly below would
keep me awake until the last guitar
chord sounded, so I ventured down
to where 50 people stood around
while those lucky Southerners
already acquainted with the intric
acies of the Virginia Reel demos
trated their skills.
I was happy the beer didnt run
out until I a.m. Unfortunately, I had
an 8 o'clock the next morning, of
which I remember little.
That day at my dorm floor
meeting, which consisted mainly of
our two RAs underscoring the
house rules, my floor mates mostly
sat around quietly, waiting to
receive their packets of free samples
(pink for girls, blue for boys) so that
they could return to their rooms.
The bottles of Coke and bags of
chips set on a small table sur
rounded by couches did little to
compel me to socialize: All anybody
wanted to do was get out of that
hot, cramped room.
Speaking of food, it took my two
suite mates and I an hour of futile
wandering the first day to find, by
trial and error, that the dorm snack
bar wouldn't be . open until that
afternoon (which was just as well
unless you wanted Twinkies for
breakfast).
My department orientation, a
Dutch treat lunch for the 10 new
grad students, was a happier occa
sion, but the only real kudos should
D TH for some time now, DeSisti should already
know that UNC's football schedule is etched in
stone many, many years in advance, thus
rendering his implication an irresponsible waste
of a sentence.
In Friday's DTH, the "Week in Review"
section contained a reference to East Carolina
University as "Eastern Carolina University."
Maybe your editor(s) cannot help being so
ignorant, but someone should prevent them from
blatantly making their ignorance puclic in the
Body President Paul Parker and
Attorney General Keith Johnson
learned the bill was illegal just two
hours before the meeting and it had
to be called off.
Sports
" was very pleased with Gary's
performance. I felt he had that kind
of game in him. We're blessed to
have two good quarterbacks. "
Dallas Cowboys football coach
Tom Landry, speaking about quar
terback Gary Hogeboom's perfor
mance against the Los Angeles
Rams Monday night. Hogeboom
completed 33 of 47 passing
attempts for 343 yards in directing
the team to a 20-13 victory. Danny
White, who was replaced last week
as starting quarterback, rode the
bench.
"We hope to accomplish a couple
of things first, to find out in a
confidential manner if any of our
athletes have problems with drugs.
We then provide rehabilitation
through the Student Health Ser
vice. Second, that it will serve as
somewhat of a deterrent to exper
imenting with drugs. "
UNC Athletic Director John
Swofford announcing that the
University will begin voluntary and
confidential urinalysis testing of
athletes. UNC is one of four
Atlantic Coast Conference schools
that will begin testing athletes for
drug use.
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gentleman who conducted the
library tour. He found my class
mates and me after we had been
misdirected to stand in the lobby.
The point here is that graduate
students, just like new undergrads,
are also strangers in a strange land.
I watched my roommate, who is
from France, go off to one Inter
national Center-sponsored event
after another while I stumbled
around campus alone with my map.
Apparently, if you're not from a
foreign country, you're expected to
quickly and easily acclimate your
self to UNC. My experiences proved
otherwise.
Margaret Ryan is a first-year
graduate student in the School of
Journalism from Provincetown,
Mass.
name of journalism and at the expense of a fine
school. Also, referring to ECU as a "veritable
tower of academia" is a good example of the
pseudo-elitist, institutional snobbery that
prevails on the campus. Please print this letter
so that those that are not already brainwashed
into thinking UNC is inherently better than any
other school may made aware of the mindless
propaganda in your newspaper.
David C. Clark
Chapel Hill
What, no 1st!
To the editor.
As an American, I hold my constitutional rights
in high regard. Imagine my shock, then, to learn
from a front page article in The Daily Tar Heel
that the First Amendment has vanished! ("UNC
, Christian groups differ," Aug. 31) Someone is
quoted in the article to the effect that the principle
of separation of church and state is not in the
Constitution or the Bill of Rights. I beg to differ.
The First Amendment to the Constitution
begins, "Congress shall make no law respecting
an establshment of religion, or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof."
To me, that means that the government can
neither tell me what religion to exercise, nor
prevent me from exercising the religion of my
choice the very esseence of separation of church
and state.
I think we should consider very carefully the
possible consequences before we give up that
religious freedom. Do we really want the
government to endorse one form of religious
expression over another?
Patricia Anthony
Carrboro
Opinions from
News and Observer
Monday: Whether Reagan or Mondale is
elected, strong action must be taken to bring
federal income and outgo into better balance,
bring down "real" interest rates and make
American wares more competitive against those
of other industrial nations.
Tuesday: The Federal Election Commission
has taken much too long providing answers to
the questions that hang in the air about the
political organization of Jesse Helms. The voters
of North Carolina deserve to know the exact
nature of the relationship of the National
Congressional Club to its sister organizations and
how this relates to Helms' campaign.
Wednesday: Reagan has shown, by the
endorsement of the powerful International
Brotherhood of Teamsters, that he is just as
prepared as Mondale to wear a union label.
Thursday: With the election of Progressive
Conservative Party leader Brian Mulnoney,
Canada has a new government. The United
States should mark this new beginning by
establishing a stronger trade relationship with
our prosperous neighbors to the north. American
government and industry has taken Canada for
granted too long.
The climate for the recent violence in South
Africa was created by the nation's white
minority government. While the United States
has condemned apartheid, the Reagan
administration has not acted to condemn the
adoption of a new, discriminatory South
African constitition.