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Caps and umbrella . . . Who needs them? Today's temperatures should top out near 65. and skies should be clearing - which would pretty much follow, considering how warm it's going to be. Copyright 1 985 The Daily Tar Heel ... a capcfla The Loreleis, along with the Harvard Din and Tonics, will sng tonight at 8 in Gerrard Hal! So take note, and call 962-2224 for more information. Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Volume 93, Issue 21 Tuesday, March 26, 1985 Chapel Hill, North Carolina NewsSpomArts 92-C2S Business Advertising 9.2-l'fi3 mo(D)illlM(gini ji spilt J. L (Q vn ifttlT 1) IT drops By DAWN BRAZELL Staff Writer With black enrollment declining, it will be harder for UNC to fulfill minority goals set by the federal government. University officials said recently. The goals were set in a consent decree issued by the U.S. District Court in Raleigh on July 17, 1981, to end a dispute between the 16-campus Univer sity of North Carolina system and the then-U.S Department of Health, Edu cation and Welfare's Office of Civil Rights. The dispute began in 1969, when the Office of Civil Rights accused 10 states, including North Carolina, of operating racially discriminatory higher education programs. The decree stated that by 1986, all predominantly white public universities in North Carolina should have 10.6 percent minority enrollment. UNC-CH's minority enrollment dropped this year from 8.7 percent to 8.3 percent, slightly lower than the level the University was at in 1981. Com pared to other state universities, UNC CH falls in mid-range, between Appal achian State University's 4.3 percent and East Carolina University's 10.9 percent black enrollment. UNC-CH is one of the only state universities showing declining minority enrollment. Richard Robinson, assistant to the president of the system, said the court required an annual report to check progress made in attaining goals of the consent decree by all 16 members of the system. In December 1986, if the consent decree goals are not met, the system will have to show it made all possible good faith efforts to accomplish the terms of the decree, Robinson said. At that point, the court can agree that the system has done everything possible, or it can extend the period of time to account for what still needs to be done. Only 66 percent of the blacks admit ted to the University in 1984 enrolled. A recent study of 46 blacks was conducted to learn why they decided not to attend. Respondents cited the size of the University, distance from home, lack of financial aid and unavailability of the desired field of study as major reasons they chose not to attend. Though only three of those surveyed said lack of black culture was a major reason not to attend, several black student leaders at the University feel efforts are needed to create a more comfortable atmos phere for blacks that would help the Percentage of Black Enrollments by Year 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 East Carolina 10.09 10.06 10.34 10.98 10.91 UNC-Greensboro 10.37 10.24 10.10 9.94 10.00 UNC-Charlotte 8.38 7.96 8.00 8.13 8.61 UNC-Chapel Hill 7.78 8.33 8.67 8.65 8.22 N.C. State 6.40 6.81 7.40 7.95 8.16 UNC-Wilmington 6.35 6.27 6.17 6.68 6.40 Appalachian State 2.48 2.48 2.96 3.67 4.31 Source: Linda Balfour, director of data collection for the University's general administration. University meet the goals of the consent decree. Sherrod Banks, 1983-85 president of the Black Student Movement, said that a black cultural center was needed to send a message that the University is aware and concerned with black culture. "It would be a positive message to send across the state," Banks said. "(Black) students are asking, 'Will I fit in at UNC?' That's a legitimate fear. "(The University) should be able to attract the (minority) students. To have only 8 percent is not quite up to par." Banks added, "If 1 were (UNC system President) William Friday, I would keep encouraging the University to meet the consent decree goals not only in recruitment but to also be more aggres sive in recruiting minority faculty members." UNC-CH senior James Exum, a member of the Committee on the Status of Minority and Disadvantaged Stu dents, said he felt the University was far from meeting the goals of the consent decree. "Black students here do not feel a part of the mainstream of the Univer sity," Exum said, mentioning the failure of the BSM to receive constitutional funding in a recent election as an example of the climate of racism at the University. Exum said he supported mandatory tutorial programs as a way of retaining black students already admitted. As far as recruitment, Exum said, efforts need to be intensified. "If we're serious about meeting the goals of the consent decree," he said, "then we need to recruit minorities the way we recruit our star athletes ... we need to take our black leaders' out and let them tell the story of Carolina from a black perspective." Harold Wallace, vice chancellor of University affairs, said that in 1980 he was optimistic that the 10.6 percent goal could be reached, but now he is unsure. "I have not given up," he said, "but we have only two recruiting classes left fall of 5 and "WeVe declined from a high rate. If our success hadn't been so great, the decline would not have seemed so large." Wallace said the statistics covered a short period of time and warned that they should be interpreted accordingly. "Yes, weVe declined but this does not mean we're doing less than others," he said. "Chapel Hill got up to a plateau and was not able to sustain it." Wallace mentioned several reasons for the decline of black enrollment. Federal finacial aid cuts arc sending out negative signals to first-generation college students, requiring a tremend ous recruitment effort for these families, he said. "There was no way to overcome these signals the impression that you can't afford college," Wallace said. More emphasis will be placed on financial aid, Wallace said, so that parents get the necessary information to counter the negative impressions. Besides economic factors, he said many students were applying to trade schools and community colleges rather than to the University. Two-year colleges allow students to earn employ ment without the financial strain, he said. "We're going against some forces that are just overwhelming." Wallace said the recruitment effort would be directed more toward those students who were not planning to go to college. Even elementary students should at least consider enrolling in college preparatory classes, he said. See DECREE page 2 "Vmirmtv pMv elmubMMv of fireskmem debmied committee JJ, oA J of Qjr QJ? sr.rvrs rH By TIM CROTHERS Staff Writer It will be three years ago next week when Michael Jordan sank a 20-foot jumper with time running out to give UNC a one-point victory over Georgetown and the NCAA basketball champion ship. When Jordan hit the now famous jumper, he was a freshman, and this "shot heard 'round the world," coupled with an impressive statistical season, was one example of an athlete excelling in a major college sport in his first year of college. But there have been several cases recently, including the much-publicized Chris Washburn incident, which point out the possible dangers of mixing a freshman's adjustment to the college academic routine with the glitter, glory and heartbreak of a major college sport. The debate over whether freshmen should be allowed to compete in varsity sports lies within the contrasting scenarios of Jordan and Washburn. UNC Athletic Director John Swofford supports the move toward ruling freshmen ineligible to compete, at least in the major revenue sports like football and men's basketball. "Although it is difficult to provide concrete academic statistics to support it, I think it's just logical that it would be in the academic best interests of student-athletes if they did not participate at the varsity level their first year," Swofford says. He points to the academic and social adjust ments that face the first-year student as reasons for his position. "I feel it's logical for freshmen to get their feet on the ground and adjust to college life as well as the classroom before having to deal with all of the time commitments and pressures that go along with major college (sports)," Swofford says. Duke Athletic Director Tom Butters disagrees. He points to Duke's track record to support his opinion that freshmen should be eligible to compete in varsity sports. "It is not uncommon for us to recruit and sign 24 freshmen football players who become 24 sophomore football players (the following year)," Butters says, "so weVe had , no difficulty in having them perform athletically asweltas-academically." . - - : According to Butters, many players have achieved even better marks during their playing season than in the off season because of more effective budgeting of time. Butters firmly believes that college should be a four-year institution for everybody, including athletes, and that the responsibility falls on the university to recruit student-athletes who can play a varsity sport and graduate on time. "If we get a kid who runs 4.3 in the 40, but can't get through this institution, but he might win a few ballgames for us and we take him on those conditions, then it is (the university's) fault," Butters says. Some compromises do exist on this issue, including the system used by UNC football coach Dick Crum. Crum redshirts all but the most exceptional of his freshmen recruits, thereby allowing them to practice with the team and adjust to college life while sparing them the pressures of official games during their first year. "A freshman comes in and we're usually playing either the first or second weekend that school's started," Crum says. "That's a pretty big adjust ment, trying to go to class and find your way around the campus; it's pretty tough on them." The redshirt system has worked for Kevin Anthony. Anthony, UNC's starting quarterback most of last season, was given the choice by Crum of whether or not to redshirt, and he elected to sit out of games during his freshman season and learn the offensive system during practice. "Having that first year to learn (practicing and watching films), without the pressure of having to perform was valuable," Anthony says. "It gave me time to relax, and your performance is going to come along better if you're not pressured to perform right away." Some people involved in the situation feel that if a freshman ineligibility rule were enacted, it should only affect the high-revenue sports. Athletes at UNC who are not involved in football or basketball seem to agree. Walt Weiss, a starter since his freshman year for the UNC baseball team echoes the feelings of many athletes in the lower profile sports at UNC, believing that playing as a freshman in a high-revenue sport might be tough, but that his performance academically and athletically was not affected. "You have to know how to use your time well, but it's not really a problem," Weiss says. The exact terms of the eligibility issue are still fuzzy. Whether ruling freshmen ineligible to play would reduce college athletes' careers to three years or increase their academic careers to five years allowing four athletic years, is undetermined. But See FRESHMEN page 2 Car care time I -v xy . x- w 7 -a. 4 OOs -V AW . 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Longest, a sophomore from Raleigh, must be approved by a two-thirds majority of the Campus Governing Council before he can take office. Wallace chose Longest, an English major, over two other business admin istration majors who applied for the position. Last semester, Longest took Business Administration 71, basic accounting principles. Applicants for student body treasurer are required to have completed either this course or Business Administration 74, general accounting. "I don't think you need a business or accounting background to be student body treasurer," said current treasurer Allen Robertson, an economics major. "The amount of accounting required is not that much or that difficult." Robertson said the two most impor tant qualities for the treasurer to have were the ability to comprehend, inter pret and fairly apply treasury laws, as well as to deal with people fairly in stressful or unpleasant situations. I would say it's more of a people job than a numbers job," Robertson said. Robertson added that Longest 's CGC background would help him better understand and relate to CGC members. Last year, Longest was a CGC representative from District 15. Longest agreed. "Having served on the CGC, I can deal with the special frustrations of being a CGC member," he said, adding that since he and Wallace served together on the CGC last year, Wallace was familiar with his work habits. "I think it's vital that the president and the treasurer establish good work ing relations, since they work together so much and serve on so many boards together," Longest said. At this point, the only change Longest said he wanted to make in the treasurer's duties was to require more complete financial reporting records and to keep better track of how student -e- jx t - limit 1 Patricia Wallace groups spent their funds. He also said he wanted to appoint two assistants, who would be approved by a two-thirds majority of the CGC. Last year, Robertson had one assistant. "I have a lot to learn, but I'm very enthusiastic," Longest said. "To famil iarize myself with the job, 111 be shadowing Allen (Robertson) until I go up before the CGC. If I'm approved, and I hope that I will be, Allen will shadow me until the end of April." In appointing Marshall to fill the empty executive assistant position, Wallace said she was selecting someone with a genuine interest in Student Government." "I got to know him (Marshall) during the (SBP) election, and I saw him as honest and practical," Wallace said. "His platform and the way he was talking about Student Government showed that practicality." Marshall said the focus of his cam paign for SBP was to make Student Government more accessible to stu dents, a goal he said he felt Wallace also wanted. "It sounds to me like she's giving us (her executive assistants) a lot of freedom to use our own judgment," Marshall said. "I'm really excited about it." recoiMiiieiiCiis By GUY LUCAS Staff Writer The Campus Governing Council's Finance Committee voted Thursday to recommend a Student Legal Services budget of $82,664, with about two thirds of the financing coming from a $1.75 increase in the Student Activities fee. With the new authority granted the CGC by February's referendum, the activities fee can be raised to partially or completely finance SLS. Higher increases were ruled out at Thursday's meeting because some committee members felt students did not want their fees raised too much. Yet there was some sentiment to finance SLS totally, with a $2.25 increase. Tom Vlcek (Dist. 16) said, "I think it was the intent of the referendum to remove this totally from the general funds." Wyatt Closs (Dist. 10) said the fee should be set high enough so the CGC could rebuild its dwindling general surplus. "If we're trying to be more financially stable, you should look at a higher figure," he said. But David Fazio (Dist. 19) argued against a $2 or more increase, saying student aid cuts would hurt students' budgets enough. Closs argued that a higher fee would free more money for other organiza tions that had to be severely cut in last year's budget crunch. "I'm thinking more in the range of $1.75 largely because ... the fact remains there still were programs even after that pruning that didn't get funding," Closs said. Jay Goldring (Dist. 7) agreed. "We are being asked for a lot more money (from organizations) this year than we were last year, and I agree with Wyatt 's figure," he said. But Fazio argued that a higher fee would fund groups students might not support. "Even $1.50 would be better because a lot of students don't support a lot of programs since they don't affect them," he said. The $1.75 increase passed 4-2 and would fund $62,000 of the SLS budget. Earlier in the meeting, the committee had approved the SLS budget with very little debate. Only $121 was trimmed from the budget, and some members wanted to increase SLS salaries. SLS had already budgeted a 10 percent increase in salaries. Committee chairman David Brady (Dist. 12) led support for a 15 percent salary increase. "(SLS Director Dorothy Bernholz) has been here for 10 years, and this is a way to say, 'Thank you for being here and thank you for sticking with us,' " he said. Goldring also favored the increase. "I think this would be consistent with the students' wishes," he said. But Student Body Treasurer Allen Robertson cautioned the Committee to be realistic about the increases event though he said they were deserved. "If she (Bernholz) gets a 10 percent (rather than 15 percent) raise, she will not be offended in any way," he said. Fazio opposed the increase, saying, "Next year they can put in another 10 percent raise and, I'm going to get in a political plug here, thanks to Ronald Reagan, inflation is low." The Committee finally settled on the 10 percent pay raises. The SLS budget will go before a special session of the CGC today. To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction Sir Isaac Newton