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Stmdent government day strives to inform students By HEATHER HAY Staff Writer Students interested in working with or finding out more about UNC Student Government will have the opportunity today in the Pit during Student Government Day. Most of Student Body President Patricia Wallace's specific project committees will set up tables in the Pit between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to disseminate information about Stu dent Government. Wallace said she had filled almost all of her specific project chairman ships, and she is still taking appli cations for the Student Academic Advising Service and Drive-a-Drinker committees. Julie Beaver, who had originally been appointed to chair the Drive-a-Drinker committee, resigned to spend more time on academics and job interviewing, Wallace said. Students interested in protesting the tuition hikes being considered in the General Assembly can join People Against Tuition Hikes (PATH), a Student Government group organized by executive assist ant Ray Wallington. Postcards protesting the hike will be available at the State Affairs table. PATH and the State Affairs committee are also looking for about 30 students to lobby the General Assembly on April 23, said Jane Gordon, chairperson of the State Affairs Committee. Interested stu dents can sign up at the State Affairs table. "We just want to let the General Assembly know what we think about raising our tuition $300," Gordon said. Wallace has also announced the remainder of her appointments to Student Government project chair manships, who will also have tables set up in the Pit today. Todd Hart, a freshman from Dallas Texas, has been appointed head of the Special Projects com mittee. Hart said his committee was trying to set up an interview bank that would allow juniors and seniors with job interviews to borrow money from the bank before the interview to pay travel expenses, and they would repay the bank after being reimbursed by the company. Hart's committee is also trying to sponsor a concert next semester with the proceeds going to a hunger relief organization. Original plans for a WXYC summer Anyone interested in joining the WXYC news staff during summer school should come by the station, 234 Student Union, between 1 and 2 p.m. HASSAN ...Well, we have an urgent need for you! If you have never been a donor with us, bring in this coupon and receive an extra $5 on your first donation, for a total of $12. Not bad helping yourself while helping modern medicine! But hurry, offer expires siti-nc 1091 E. Franklin Street (Above Rite-Aid Store) Please Note our new hours 8:30 am-6.00 pm Mon-Fri Monday - Friday before 9 am and after 5 pm All day Saturday All day 105 No. 933 Student Government concert this semester fell through, Hart said. Ray Jones, a sophomore from Buies Creek, is in charge of the Parking Committee, which is respon sible for allocating student hardship parking permits. Any student who was denied a parking permit through regular channels but who has exte nuating circumstances that make parking near campus a necessity may apply for a hardship permit, Jones said. "We aren't accepting applications until August, though," Jones said. "IVe already had several people call me, but there's nothing I can do for them until the fall semester starts." Jones said his committee would post list of students receiving hard ship permits by Aug. 30. Steve Zorn, a junior from Ashe boro, has been appointed chairman of the Task Force on Alcohol. His committee will make recommenda tions involving undergraduates and alcohol use on campus and the effects of raising the drinking age, Zorn said. "Alcohol may be banned on campus if and when the drinking age goes up," Zorn said. "One member is researching a policy some other schools have allowing students to have alcohol in their rooms." James Wellons, a sophomore from Wilson, has been appointed chairman of the University Relations Committee, which will research problems with minority relations on campus, including the retainment of minority faculty. The committee will also address women's issues and prejudice awareness. Vicki Houck, a sophomore from Raleigh, will chair the Campus Security Committee. Houck said her committee would look into getting more on-campus emergency tele phones and better outside lighting. Brian Bailey, a freshman from Charlotte, was selected to represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to the Association of Student Governments. The ASG is an organization of student govern ment representatives from the 16 state universities in the North Carol ina system. Richard Hayes, a freshman from Indian Trail, and Sharon Stegall, a junior from Weaverville, have been selected as delegates to the American Association of University Students. news positions on Monday, Wednesday or Friday and between 4 and 5 p.m. on Tuesday or Tursday before April 24. Ask for the news director. IT i u April rz, ivob. itoiosiais Sunday Columbia - 2679 V L iii nil 10 2 Offbeat comedy k3 By FRANK BRUNI. Arts Editor No wonder Roberta, an upper middle class New Jersey housewife, is unfulfilled. Her unctuous entrepeneur of a husband pays more attention to" his hot tub business's tacky television commercials than to her; her chief domestic responsibilities involve getting the car stereo fixed and preparing dinner under the tutelage of Julia Child. She cannot help but imagine what Susan, the nomadic recipient of news paper personals in which a man named Jim arranges times and places to meet her, is like. And she cannot help but spy on the couple when they arrange a meeting in nearby Manhattan. So begins director Susan Seidelman's refreshingly offbeat comedy Desper- Campus Calendar The Carolina Student FundDTH Campus Calendar will appear daily. Announcements to be run in the expanded version on Mondays and Thursdays must be placed in the box outside the Carolina Student Fund office on the third floor of South Building by 3 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Wednesday, respectively. The dead lines for the limited editions will be noon one day before the announce ment is to run. Only announcements from University recognized and cam pus organizations will be printed. Hot pot pots became hot enough to ignite a desk and dresser. "The fire burned through the desk and the dresser," said Gina Jacobs, area director for Cobb and Joyner dormi tories. "If someone had not smelled smoke, it could have been the whole room. That scared me a lot." Although the Avery fire was detected before it became as severe as the one in Cobb, the hot pot involved almost burned through the dresser top, and it caused a lot of smoke. "I was surprised because I didn't think hot pots could burn up like that," said Eanne Clauss, the roommate of the Avery resident whose hot pot burned. Rustin said he was concerned about the smoke that resulted from these incidents. Most people think that most deaths come from fires, he said, but actually, most people die from smoke inhalation. The main problem with hot pots probably is. that they aren't equipped with an off setting, Flury said. "There is a chance with anything that you can leave it on," he said. "But I think when Oversized sSr Vestl - f . f wmmmmmmmmMmmmmmi mmmmmf mmmmmmmmmmim; 'MMMMlflIIili. 4? . f - WmSmsmimmi , iiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii i - I I !l!f ;P : 1 4llllllll SKWKf 11 Pi -1 : lllllill i w :: m iiiip wmmmm mmmmmmmBmMsmmmn Kmmm ' '' ' t ! liliif ;lf illC "ill ill ' illllliillill,. 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An equal portion of the prodigious humor in Desperately Seeking Susan is attributable directly to the performan ces of stars Rosanna Arquette and Tuesday 12:30 p.m.Dr. Shimon Scharf will speak at International Health Forum on "Treating Mass Casualties: the Israeli Expe rience," 107 Berryhill Hall. 3:30 p.m. ABS general meeting, T-2 Carroll. 7:00 p.m. "The Use of Media in Medical School," lecture by Dr. Fidler, 105 Berryhill Hall. 8:00 p.m. Open discussion meeting of the Campus Alcoholics Ano nymous, Union. you don't have an offsetting, sometimes people get the misconception that a low setting means off." The hot pot might have to sit for several hours before it caused any damage, Flury said, and people are not aware of this when they forget about it and leave the room. An alternative to banning hot pots is to require students to use only those pots with an on off switch or a thermostat that would allow heat to be decreased to a point where the liquid would not boil out. But Jacobs said that would have little effect. "If someone is going to leave the pot plugged in (a fire) could also happen with an (appliance that has an) on off switch," Jacobs said. ". . . It's forgetting the appliance that is the problem." Rustin said student negligence was definitely the problem. "All we (the Housing Department) want is responsible behavior from the residents," Rustin said. "If the behavior of students continues to be irresponsi ble, then we will have to create policies appropriate to that behavior." Elsewhere to $34 Sale prices last one day CARY VILLAGE SQUARE 673 Western Blvd. Ext Cary Ave. Raleigh Madonna. Arquette registers Kooeria ! domestic disillusionment and subse quent enthrallment with an eccentric urban lifestyle with complete credibility. Wide-eyed and waif-like, she is the perfect ingenue, the hapless but ever resilient victim of outrageous circum stances. Affecting the sluttish Susan's aloof disregard for the chaos she has assisted in creating, pop star Madonna is a very funny foil for Arquette. Most striking about Desperately Seeking Susan, however, is the manner in which it defies categorization and eschews convention. While its plot has the trappings of a farce, its pace is langourous and its mood is meditative. Seidelman draws the viewer into the film not through an immediate activa tion of her intricate plot, but through the jarring juxtaposition of two entirely Wednesday 2:00 p.m. Meeting for juniors planning to use the Career Planning and Placement Office next vear, 103 Hanes Hall. 7:30 p.m. UNC Pre-Vet Club, Dr. 7:00p.m. Car Maintenance and Mechanics Workshop, McFa rling's Exxon, across from Granville Towers. 8:00 p.m. UNC Young Democrats pres ent former Secretary of Administration Jane Patter son: "Agenda for Action in North Carolina," 224 Union. from page 1 Wanda Nicholson, the resident assist ant who reported the fire in Avery, said she felt that two incidents did not warrant banning hot pots, especially considering the large number of stu dents who own them. "I think on the whole, students are very responsible when it comes to hot pots," Nicholson said. "Then, too, there are so many things students have in their rooms that can cause a fire .... If you ban hot pots youH have to start banning everything." Andy Carey, area director of Ehringh aus, said he didn't think hot pots would be banned. "But I think people need to be more careful when they use them," Carey said. "The only time we have problems is when people get careless with things." Carey said the probable outcome of the Health and Safety Office's recom mendation would be that students would be more educated about the dangers of being careless with hot pots. ! "If we could show (students) that the suggestion is banning hot pots that would have a real effect," Wilbur said. Wed., April 17th 8 a.m.-9 p.m, Famous Maker Lightweight, sporty jackets with polycotton outers and nylon lining. Many styles to choose from, with zipper or button fronts, pockets, quilt and novelty trims. Pastels, neutrals and brights! Elsewhere to $40 100 Cotton Crop Paotis A must-have for summer in six bold colors! Designed in 100 cotton sheeting with slit ankle and smooth watch pocket front Now just $10! onlyhurry, limited quantities! The Daily Tar Heel Tuesday, April 16, 19853 uiiierem worlds, as the initial scenes shift from Roberta's sedate, sanitized suburban world to Susan's unpredicta ble urban environment, the film estab lishes a visual poetry and quirky rhythm it never abandons. But while Seidelman's attention to detail and capacity for satire demon strate her commitment to her material, she skirts the moral implications of a story which is., both literally and metaphorically, about one woman's search for a meaningful identity. In ultimately holding Susan's disturbingly amoral existence above Roberta's banal one, Desperately Seeking Susan admits to no ambivalence. It might have ended on the kind of ambiguous, bittersweet note Risky Business did; instead, its all smiles resolution has a phony, contrived ring. Harold Rodeffer, "Foojd AnitaaJ Medicine," 204 Union. Carolina Indian Circle pres ents "North Carolina Indian Awareness," Reception fol lowing, 211 Union. "The Value of Current Arms Control Agreements with A Look to the Future," lecture by Christopher Paine, from Washington, D.C., branch of PSR, 105 Berryhill Hall. Small Business Big Money, two-hour presentation on how to start and run a small business, 224 Union. Rally from page 1 on Thursday," Stafford said. "If they dont come out and vote, then they can't live in a dorm next fall without paying $100 a semester. That's the bottom line." Terrell said he would speak about student involvement during the time the meal plan was developed. "I am dealing with the issue of student participation in policies (that) affect students," he said. "I want to show the chancellor and the vice-chancellors that when they are careless in the way they treat students and that students will stand up and fight. Students will indeed question authority." Terrell said students must learn they have a vote. "Students need to learn we indeed do have a voice in University policies and the administration needs to learn that, too." The mandatory meal plan can be changed, Terrell said. "The cards are stacked against us and it's an uphill struggle he 'said, bat that's "no reason , not to fight." Elsewhere to $38 pi i ( s THE VILLAGE PLAZA 225 South Elliott Rd. Chapel Hill ffe'$ Mon-Sak 10a,m-9p.m. Sun: 1 p.m.-6 p.m. APPAftL UTAH CORP.
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