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8The Daily Tar Heel Thursday. February 28. 1985
A history of progress, disappointments
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Budgeting time
How would you spend a quarter of
a million dollars? After your Spring
Break fantasies fly off to Tahiti, be
honest with yourself. You would spend
that much money in an informed and
responsible manner. And how would
you spend a quarter of a million dollars
if you were a Campus Governing
Council representative?
The sad answer in the past has been
that the CGC lias spent our money
(about $12 each) in an uninformed and
irreponsible manner. The majority of
representatives probably will spend no
more than about 15 hours considering
how to allocate some $220,000. This
money is the life-blood for many
organizations and their programs, to
which literally thousands of work-hours
are devoted.
The budget process is notoriously
tedious, inefficient and controversial.
The controversy over STV's loan is just
the first shot in a long war over the
bucks. What is wrong with the process
and what if anything can be done to
improve it?
Ultimately the problem comes down
to the responsibility of the representa
tives and the electorate that voted them
in. Organizationally, the budget must
The gift of music
Pop music seems to run in trends.
There was the late, unlamented disco
period of the late 70s, when everyone
from Alicia Bridges to KISS cut at least
one 1 2-inch atrocity. And remember the
medley craze? From "Stars on 45" to
"Hooked on Classics," it's a period best
forgotten as well. Just when we think
we've caught ourselves between genres
comes a new trend, one that stretches
beyond the boundaries of the United
States across several continents. But
there's a difference this time: This is a
trend with a cause.
The concept started in London late
last year, when Boomtown Rats leader
Bob Geldof watched a BBC report on
famine-stricken Ethiopia. Appalled by
conditions over there and dismayed over
the inadequacy of world powers to do
anything about it, he organized Britain's
pop superstars into the one-shot super
group Band Aid. The result: "Do They
Know It's Christmas," with sales of more
than 6 million in England and the United
States alone. With all the proceeds of
the record going to benefit starving
Ethiopians, it's proof that rock 'n' roll
has a heart.
The effort hasn't stopped there. A
Canadian Band Aid, Northern Lights
including Bryan Adams, Joni Mitchell,
Neil Young and others has recorded
"Tears Are Not Enough." There's a
German Band Aid as well. Australian
entertainers organized a Band Aid
telethon for radio and television. But the
biggest project so far is "We Are the
World," a Lionel Richie Michael Jack
son collaboration bringing together 45
of the top pop artists of our time,
including Grammy winners Bruce
Springsteen, Tina Turner, Cyndi
Lauper, Stevie Wonder, Willie Nelson,
Diana Ross and more. Bigger than a
Endangered spokesman
Is nothing sacred?
After nearly 50 years of chubby
cheeked success, Big Boy may be making
his last stand in front of the restaurants
bearing his name.
The marketing director for the Sho
ney's restaurant chain says the firm
doesn't plan to trash Big Boy entirely
but will "downplay him significantly"
unless restaurant patrons support him
with their votes next month.
Big Boy looks a bit old-fashioned, it
seems, in contrast to modern-day burger
hucksters like Ronald the socially
conscious clown, feisty senior citizen
Clara Peller or the love-it-or-leave-it
Marines chanting praises for low-budget
burgers.
And what of Big Boy? In these days
when even the Campbell's Kids have hit
the sauna for a fitter look, Big Boy
remains broad-bellied as ever, straining
the seams of his red-and-white checkered
overalls.
We can imagine the model restaurant
founder Bob Wian had in mind when
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wisely
come relatively soon after the elections.
Incoming representatives should
zealously apply themselves to attending
meetings and informing themselves. The
budget is their greatest challenge while
in office. Meet it head on.
Other changes could help as well.
Current Speaker Wyatt Closs has
initiated a promising program of legis
lative assistants to lighten the council's
load. Student Body President Patricia
Wallace has tried to pitch in by drawing
up an alternative budget, but this will
hamper as much as hinder what must
be a decision by the legislators
themselves.
In the future the decision should rest
with us, the student community. The
electorate must force candidates to run
on concrete positions and promises,
especially cocerning the budget. And the
electorate ought to take an interest in
this important aspect of our community.
Perhaps students should receive an
itemized accounting of where their fees
went, and they certainly ought to inform
their new representatives of what they
want.
For the present, however, the best
hope is to encourage, to implore, even
to beg not to mention demand
the representatives: Prepare for your job.
K-tel collection.
Premier producer Quincy Jones is
assembling unreleased tracks by these
artists and others who don't appear on
the record, such as Prince and Linda
Ronstadt, for an album of the same
name. The project, under the umbrella
title USA (United Support of Artists)
for Africa, will hit record stores some
time in March. "
Impressed? The Band Aid concept
means more than music. There's Builders
for Band Aid, Truckers for Band Aid
and Farmers for Band Aid. Soft Aid,
containing the top 10 selling computer
programs of 1984, is in the works. And
the Fashion Aid, a series of fashion
shows by the industry's top designers,
expects to raise $250,000. The project
comes full circle with a huge summer
concert originating in New York and
London to be beamed around the world
simultaneously. All told, the Band Aid
concept should raise more than $500
million.
All this through the vision of one man.
GeldoPs work defies comparison, simply
because we've never seen anything of this
magnitude before. Geldof himself
remains unimpressed. As he told USA
Today, "No matter what we do, it is
only a drop in the ocean until the massive
aid that governments can and should
supply to these people is given."
GeldoPs right. While Band Aid, in
GeldoPs words, "has made compassion
fashionable," one out of every three
Ethiopian children remains malnour
ished. Buying a record which The
New York Times, incidentally, calls "an
artistic triumph that transcends its
'official' nature" may seem immaterial
in a country with 7.75 million starving.
Don't believe it. One, record like one
man can make a difference.
he designed Big Boy in 1936. He must
have been thinking of that little fellow
down the block who always cleaned his
plate and always knew when someone's
mom was baking sweets. Indeed, the
images Big Boy conjures up are heart
wrenchingly suburban: little league ball
games, field trips to the zoo, visits from
Aunt Peggy from Lynchburg.
Chapel Hill had a Big Boy once, across
from University Square. It was a good
place to bring your family when the
whole carload came down from Hickory
to help you move (again).
Since Big Boy left. Chapel Hill has
become more chic and sophisticated.
We've come to enjoy quesadillas, Sze
chuan stir-fries and sprout sandwiches
more than double-decker burgers.
Well stick with our old friend Big
Boy, though and so should Shoney's.
When ethnic cuisine and super-speed
burgers fail to satisfy, there will still be
something wholesome and comforting
about Big Boy that clowns, Marines and
wacky old ladies can't match.
By MARY MELD A HALL
'I "he current display lining the wails of the
Student Union art gallery never would have been
there 30 years ago. .As part ol Black Histor
Month, which ends lodav. large posters trace
the roles ol black women in such fields as
medicine and the military.
"Black History Month seres to remind people
f rom whence they came and how they got there."
said Benjamin C'hisholm. a member ol the Black
Cireek Council. " I oo often people at I INC forget
that."
But the "from whence they came"did not even
begin at UNC until 1951.
J. Kenneth l.ce. Henry Beech and Floyd
McKissaick were the first black students to enter
U NC in the summer of 1 95 f . I hey were attending
N.C. College in Durham, now N.C. Central,
which was not an accredited college then. I hey
were admitted to UNC under a U.S. Supreme
Court ruling allowing blacks to apply to white
professional schools where no comparable black
schools existed.
Black undergraduates were admitted in the fall
of 1955.
It was not until 1967 that black undergraduate
enrollment began to increase significantly, due
partly to the establishment of the Carolina Talent
Search and the National Achievement Scholar
ship Program. But it was the students themselves
that helped to strengthen the position of blacks
at Chapel Hill.
November 1967 saw the creation of the Black
Student Movement. Black students were dissat
isfied with the conservative stance with the
NAACP. and BSM objectives included a full
credit black history course, more black faculty
members and seats in the Student Legislature.
The next two years were fraught with racial
confrontations, as on Feb. 15-16, 1968. when
students protested the deaths of three blacks in
Orangeburg. S.C.. and demonstrations on the
days following Martin Luther King Jr.'s
assassination on April 6. I96X. On April 9. the
day of King's funeral. Chancellor J. Carlyle
Sittcrson enacted a half-day recess for the
University, and black students and faculty
boycotted classes.
Black students were far from satisfied with the
minority policies on campus, and on Dec. II.
1968. BSM representatives presented 23 demands
to university officials. Demands included
increased recruitment of black students, faculty
and administrators, establishment of a depart
ment of African and Afro-American studies,
minority representation on the student courts,
and appropriation of Student Government funds
to the BSM.
Although these demands initially were
rejected, some progress has since been made.
In 1969. the University established a Commit
tee on the Status of Minorities and the
Disadvantaged and a Curriculum in Afro
American Studies. The Student Legislature
READER FORUM
Hint on
To the editors:
John Hinton's article,"Moorman
verdict does blacks injustice" (Feb.
26) presented one legitimate issue
nested among outrageous state
ments regarding the crime of rape
and the evidence in this case: Why
were there no blacks on the jury?
Was it truly a jury of peers and a
fair trial? However, rather than
pursuing this important issue by
getting on the phone and getting the
facts, he merely states. "I wonder
whether they even tried to find any
black jurors." He proceeds, through
the shabbiest of journalism practi
ces, to vindicate the convicted. He
claims he interviewed several people
(no indication of who they were, or
what their relationship to the case
was) who claimed there were incon
sistencies in the statements of both
the accused and the victim.
Inconsistency generally implies
that one piece of information
contradicts another. Hinton pro
vides no such example from the
victim's testimony. In fact, the only
attempt he makes to discredit her
statement is his scoff at the possi
bility that she could have remained
Examine thyself,
To the editors:
I am appalled that the DTH
printed "Moorman verdict does
blacks injustice" (Feb. 26). Running
that ill-considered, pinheaded.
misogynist tripe did all women an
injustice. Hinton's article is full of
inane, unsupported insinuation and
statements that are contrary to fact.
By printing it, the DTH has pro
vided a forum for those who would
dismiss the meanest, most brutal
acts as "bad judgment." It is not safe
for women to sleep in locked rooms
because men might show the "bad
judgment" to break in and commit
a rape.
The DTH should examine the
implications of its editorial policy
lest it print such absurdities in the
future. The DTH has an obligation
to provide leadership and to show
the crassness of a mentality that
dismisses unutterable brutalities
and the subjugation of one group
by another. White black, male
female, young old. rich poor: Bru
tality is brutality and should never
be dismissed.
Unbelievable!
To the editors:
I can hardly believe John Hin
ton's column "Moorman verdict
does blacks injustice" (Feb. 26).
Hinton, how do y know that
Percy Moorman is "innocent of
rape""? How can common sense tell
you that a woman couldn't "be fast
asleep" while a man was undressing
her? Have you ever been awakened
from a deep sleep? The lapse from
unconsciousness to consciousness is
often disorienting and can last an
indeterminate amount of time.
Furthermore. Moorman admitted
to the sexual act. He mistook the
girl for her roommate? Really! In
your own column. Hinton. you
mentioned the medical evidence
supporting the girl's accusation.
Rape in North Carolina is forced
entry after a woman says. "No."
Moorman didn't date the victim,
he raped her. This is the 20th
century. Hinton. not the antebellum
period.
Alexandra Michaux
Carrboro
Prejudice goes both ways
To the editors:
I was disturbed by John Hinton's
column ("Moorman verdict does
blacks injustice," Feb. 26). Too
many people are trying to twist this
into a racial issue. The issue is. did
Percy Moorman rape a woman?
Anyone who feels this is mainly a
racial issue should question his or
her own prejudices. No one person
is free from prejudice.
Who are we to judge whether or
not Moorman is guilty? Only the
jurors and the judge have the riht
to make a decision concerning
Moorman's fate.
We should not question the
composition of the jury since both
the prosecution and the defense
have the opportunity to question
and select the people who sit on the
jury. No attorney of competence
would choose a juror simply on the
basis of race. Therefore, the public
should feel secure that a jury was
chosen that would uphold justice.
If we were to pay heed to Hinton's
opinion maybe a new plea should
be available to the defense. Guilty
by reason of bad judgment.
Lyn Cohan
Carrboro
TUE" GOOD OLE UAte?f! tiE'Bg
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began appropriating funds to the BSM that vear.
From 1971 to 1973. the BSM began estab
lishing programs of its own. including tutorial
programs for UNC students. Project Uplift.
National Achievement Weekend, inf ormation on
and campus tests for sickle cell anemia plus the
waiver for needy students of the S10 admissions
application fee.
In 1973. Richard Epps became the first black
student body president, followed by Marcus
Williams, another black student, in 1974.
Although the black community at UNC made
great strides throughout the 1970s, much
progress still was needed. This need was voiced
in the recommendations of the Committee on
the Status of Minorities and the Disadvantaged,
which were adopted April 18, 1980. In conclu
sion, the committee stated: "This report
constitutes a candid assessment of the Univer
sity's efforts to enhance the welfare of minority
faculty, staff and students. This assessment shows
that the record is one of failure. It is a failure
by omission."
Dr. Carter D. Woodson and others first
suggested observing a special period to recognize
achievements and contributions by Afro
Americans. February has been variously desig
nated for Negro History, Black History, Afro
American History. Black Heritage and Black
Expressions, originally for a weeklong period,
but more recently for the entire month. February
was chosen because it was the month containing
shoddy journalism
asleep while the accused entered and
undressed.
On the basis of his personal belief
that the average person would have
awoken while the man was undress
ing, he claims unequivocally that
Moorman is innocent of rape, not
discomforted a bit by the medical
evidence of forced penetration and
Moorman's own admission of hav
ing committed the act.
What is most frightful about this
piece of shoddy journalism is that
it perpetuates the myth that women
frequently acquiesce to sexual
'DTH'!
Consider
To the editors:
Regarding "Peaslee charged in
Berger election case" (Feb. 25):
In the future, I think, a policy
of confidentiality regarding cases
of Honor Court jurisdiction might
To the editors:
Since the DTH did not present
all the facts regarding the Finance
Committee in Wednesday's editor
ial "CGC delay inexcusable." here's
the entire story:
Finance Committee members
were elected Feb. 20. not Feb. 13.
as you implied.
"David Brady, though only a
freshman, received the council's
approval as chairman of the
Finance Committee." First, what
are you guys trying to imply about
freshmen? Be careful, guys, because
one-fourth of the student body is
freshmen. Secondly, it was only
after 90 minutes of debate that
Brady was elected.
About this "homework": We
have done our homework. The
committee has already held two
meetings, lasting a total of nine
hours, and drawn up 1 1 bills.
"The Finance Committee has
had the last two weeks to get copies
of the Treasurv Laws." Five davs.
Cindy L. Moeckel
Carrboro
guys.
in all good conscience we
UNC's open-door policy?
To the editors:
Some people are so stupid. I think
President Friday owes us all an
explanation of how someone like
Thomas Proctor got into this school
("Some people are so naive." Feb.
25). I guess he got in the same door
as John Hinton ("Moorman verdict
does blacks injustice." Feb. 26).
It's inconceivable how somebody
could get into college without
knowinu what KHrr;m is. but I
Good OLE
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Abraham Lincoln's birthday (Feb. 12) and
Frederick Douglass' presumed birthday (Feb. 14)
and death anniversary (Feb. 20).
In recognition of Black History Month, Dr.
Trudier Harris, associate professor of English at
UNC, delivered a speech on "Achievement
Against the Odds." based on the poster display
depicting black women's accomplishments.
"All of the women here are presented as being
superstars," Harris said. "Their accomplishments
would not be so stellar but for the fact that they
are black women, which means that they had
to fight those restrictions imposed by color even
as they struggled to become educators, creative
writers, lawyers, doctors, and pioneers in a
number of fields."
Halfway through the 1980s, the progress of
blacks at UNC can be noted.
Kevin Monroe was elected student body
president in 1983. Robyn Hadley was selected
for a Rhodes Scholarship in 1984. Recent efforts
have been made to begin integration of the
sorority and fraternity systems at UNC.
But a vote for constitutional funding of the
BSM failed twice this year, and black enrollment
is not making significantheadway.
And as Chisholm said. "We still have a long
way to go."
Marymelda Hall, a sophomore English
education major from Fayettevile. is assistant
features editor of The Daily Tar Heel.
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advances only to cry rape later.
They don't. The incidence of report
of false rape is statistically less than
or equal to that for other crimes.
Furthermore, unsubstantiated infer
ences of racial injustice tend to
subvert rather than aid the cause of
judicial equality for blacks.
With all the importnat events
taking place in the world, it is a sad
commentary that the DTH can find
nothing better to fill its editorial
page.
Joan Lenowitz
Carrboro
the consequences
be in order. Certainly most cases
aren't publicized on the front page
(and even before the hearing)!
Please consider the implications.
Peter McCullough
Chapel Hill
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The rest of the story
cannot say (committee members)
have gotten off to a good start." We
disagree: 1 1 bills and amendments
should smooth out the budget
process.
We feel the DTH is the one that
hasn't gotten off to the best of starts
with their coverage of the Finance
Committee two meetings, zero
journalists.
The delay was because Finance
Committee members did not fully
understand Student Governments
loan policy. The committee felt we
should know the laws before we
begin to appropriate the money to
the student body.
The Finance Committee will not
take action on any issue without
knowing the details. We feel this will
greatly enhance the reputation of
the Finance Committee and the
CGC as a whole.
Wyatt Closs
CGC Speaker
David Brady Jr.
Finance Chair
and the Finance Committee
think it s a sorry indictment on our
educational system. I get some
satisfaction out of knowing that
Proctor is from Fuquay-Varina. His
type are exactly what people expect.
Gary Davis
Granville West
P.S. Thomas, or should I say.
David. I am a freshman from
Fuquav-Varina.