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6The OsilyTcr HrcrTUcay; U&zxSzr5 1 :r"V?! 4 m s dm? PJtf j-ear of Arne Rickert Stuart Tonkinson Catherine Cowan Anjetta McQueen Janet Olson Jami White AndyTrinoa Managing Editor Associate Editor Production Editor University Editor News Editor State and National Editor For mayor, Wes Hare This endorsement reflects the majority opinion of the papers desk editors. Facing a cross roads in the devel opment of Chapel Hill, town legisla tors seem to be board opinion exiting the campus-community route and heading toward Research Triangle Park suburbia on a yuppie bandwagon. The decisions of the next few years will influence Chapel Hill long after they're made, and all residents should be able to voice their views without having to rely on upper-middle-class representa tives as mouthpieces. Wes Hare is ready to seek out and hear that voice. The student voice is among the weakest. Yet the rapidly rising cost of living an exclusive RTP import is hurting students who struggle to make ends meet on very limited budgets. Because of busy academic and extracur ricular schedules that demand a focus on campus, few students participate in local government and even then, usually only at election times. Hare promises to recruit feedback from such constituents, whose participation in local government has been lacking but is certainly needed for effective representation. Another group that must have their say are University laborers, who might not even be able to afford the Rosemary Square parking rates, let alone its wares. When assistant professors complain that they cant find affordable housing in the area, one can imagine the pickings available for laborers, the people who A reason for being here suouiu-Dc-reieaseo vreport on undergraduate college education in the nation promises to kick some sand in the face of a 98-pound weakling the college educational system. The report, by the Carnegie Founda tion, claims that colleges suffer from a lack of purpose that disillusions both professor and student. Symptoms of this malaise have been spotted here on campus, and the report bears notice if only to anatomize a flawed situation and prescribe a remedy. The main criticism against the current system is that the role of the undergrad uate curriculum has not been clearly defined for today's society. Economic pressures on both the faculty and the student body have overshadowed the undergraduate education's original intent and damaged its integrity and value. The report states that of 5,000 faculty surveyed, almost 40 percent considered leaving the profession in the next 10 years. The large number of dissatisfied teachers reflects discontent with a system that measures merit by prodigiousness in writing, not teaching ability or peer approval. Anyone iamihar with the A modest proposal Bumperstickers everywhere proclaim a vital part of the UNC creed: If God is not a Tar Heel, Why is the sky Carolina Blue? But if youVe looked recently, the sky's been awfully grey. No, God's still a Tar Heel, but . . . This is a tender issue to address, but something has to be done. The Carolina blue has got to go. But before you get angry, hear these points out. Carolina blue's been around for a thousand years or more, but there comes a point when tradition outlives its usefulness. Admit it, you're a bit sick of the color, too. Dont feel guilty. You wear a Carolina blue garment almost every day because someone's got to wear those sweatshirts you bought. You see Carolina blue at every sports event, and in your nightmares. This is a liberal arts institution and all that kind of stuff; part of the idea is to acquaint students with diversity. Having merely one set of school colors runs counter to the University's purpose. Carolina blue and white make a refresh ing combination. But sky blue is powdery and weak all the more reason for it to go. This calls for a number of school colors to be adopted: Navy blue and yellow. These comple mentary colors signify strength and richness and are a natural together; Red, black and white. These are Georgia's editorial freedom and David Schmidt Loretta Grantham Mark Powell Lee Roberts Elizabeth Ellen Sharon Sheridan Larry Childress City Editor Business Editor Sports Editor Arts Editor Features Editor Photo Editor keep this town and University going They contribute to Chapel Hill as much as the academicians and professionals, yet they have been excluded by exhor bitant property rates. Their place must be restored and preserved. Hare has concentrated on moderate and low-income housing as part of his campaign platform. Though Beverly Kawalec and Jim Wallace have shown a welcome desire to control growth, , Kawalec is concentrating on maintaining existing neighborhoods and Wallace's plan to down-zone areas would preclude high-density, low-income housing as well as expensive condominiums. Communication between the Univer sity and the town of Chapel Hill may be even more important in the coming years than in the past. Hare has no inhibiting ties with either's power structure to interfere with keeping their needs and goals in balance. Finally, Chapel Hill has a great pool of active and talented minds. But their potential rarely has been channeled to enect cnange outside of town and university nmits. Residents have a duty to their neighborhood, but their resour- ces anH artinnc cfcMv k& auuuiuil I lllllllCU IU it alone. With Hare's initiative, legisla tion on divestment and equal rights for women could make Chapel Hill a symbol of progressive government for others to admire and emulate. A town's concern not its demo graphics makes it "elite." Students should vote for the candidate who has shown a marked concern for everyone Who belongs in Chapel Hill. We urge support ior wes Hare. na,,; . no, . - vimiuYv icuuic tonuoversv miuwa mai iuu uiicn poiiucai in-iignting and the "publish or perish" mentality controls personnel decisions. When a faculty feels such instability, intellectual freedom is stifled and professors are deprived of their ability to fulfill their purpose, to educate. Yet students frustrate the faculty as much as the system of promotion does. The era of careerism has all but des troyed the notion of knowledge for its own sake. Most students attend under graduate school because it is a prereq uisite for professional schools. The bachelor's degree is only as valuable as the graduate school that follows it. Whither, then, the undergraduate college? Is it to be discarded as a waste of four years before real preparation for a career begins? Or to be ignored as a drain on time that might be better spent on securing stable employment? The answer to both these questions ought to be a resounding "No." Yet as the report indicates, a manifest purpose is needed to restore academic vigor to undergrad uate education. JAMES M. TONER colors, but it's in the SEC. Red signifies fierce competition (remember Herschel Walker); Burgundy and white. Bur gundy embodies quiet superiority, richness and fine breeding; Royal blue and white. Royal blue's cool vitality speaks for itself. Peach is a fine color, rarely seen except on women's Polo shirts. Making it one of the school colors would give students, particularly men, the opportunity to buy and wear peach garments. Each combination would be used for a year, then replaced by the next, in cycle fashion. Students then would become familiar with different color, combinar tions and could proudly display one of the myriad of UNC insignia on . a sweatshirt of any color. This would decrease the Carolina blue color poilution on campus, enhancing the creative atmosphere of the University as a whole. The cries can already be heard. "Change the color of the jerseys once worn by Michael J. and Phil Ford ?!" No, no. Carolina basketball is valued above all else and the traditional blue uniforms should remain hallowed. But in all other areas, we must cross the color barrier. This proposal must be heeded if this University is to remain strong into the 21st century. LOUIS CORRIGAN (TCsi no n DTKDJOda'lf Ir CED D3 OH DTDTD Chanel Hill Arthur Werner . ' " vumuumcuuu tunsuuant in air pollution and hazardous waste management was llfJ1 President of the Chapel Hill Alliance ol Neighborhoods. Werner favors rewriting the 1981 Development Ordinance to down-zone high-density tracts. He also supports agreenways system, a tree ordinance and a public facilities ordinance to coordinate development with existing road water and sewer capacity. ' Werner advocates more affordable housing in Chapel Hill and better growth planning coor dination with Orange County and neighboring communities. - He would like to see an increased push for implementation of the approved thoroughfare plan and would support impact fees for road construction and upgrading in Chapel Hill he said. ' The proposed Rosemary Square project needs more scrutiny, Werner said. Wernpr nn -John Morgan Jr.- "V e-, wililv,i icaiuc inuusiry executive a management cnnsnltant u j ' Mnroan afnm,0,w:i. j.... . m " is ,, iicu va l nn . vioiisc county energy Commission and is a past president of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce. Major campaign issues for Morgan are growth management in Chapel Hill and improved communication between citizens and the Town Council He said he wanted to "establish a two- way uiaiogue so citizens dont feel alienated He is in favor of reducing th r""4" ucvCiupmeni ana imposing developer EK? t?3ns wid.ening U.S. iu wiupirang tnenorthwest loor of the thoroughfare plan He will not trv to slow down or halt tViA proposed Rosemary Square project if elected Morgan said. r John L. Currie- Currie is an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the UNC School of Medicine. He is a former member of the Chapel Hill YMCA Board of Directors and chairman of thp n bounty Morehead Scholarship Selection wu major campaign issues are seeking a decrease in the allowable building density under 'the 1981 Development Ordinance and initiating t j- vugu m oraer 10 mcrease puduc awareness of safetv cpnc i, cu 7 TAwkx. iiw aaiu. Currie favors downscaline the Rospmarv Square project and supports the establishment of a bikeway system. Roosevelt Wilkerson Jr. Wilkerson has been the minister of St. Joseph Methodist Church for the past three years. He was a member of the Human Services Advisory Board in Charlotte and the Neighborhood Advisory Council in Raleigh. Wilkerson's major campaign issues focus on the implementation of growth management and the provision of more low- and moderate-income Carrboro Board of Aldermen Hilliard Caldwell1 Caldwell is serving a Board of Alderman term that began in 1981. He also is a member of the N.C. Housing Finance Agency and the Orange County Mental Health Association. CaldwelKhas served as the coordinator for the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools since 1969. Caldwell said he was concerned about the growth of downtown Carrboro. "The board of aldermen must take the lead and do something," he said. "Growth can take place, and it can be controlled. In Carrboro, we have about 20 percent of developable land left." Tom Gurganus- Gurganus, a UNC graduate in political science, is a member of the Carrboro Board of Adjust ment and the Cable Television Committee. Gurganus also is manager of informational systems at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. Gurganus said he also was concerned with growth. He proposed the resurfacing of Carrbo ro's streets among other street improvements. f Frances Shetley Shetley, former PTA Council Representative for Carrboro Elementary School, was co orgamzer of the Carrboro Appearance Commis sion. She also is a former member of the Board of Adjustment. The top issue in the alderman race is growth and its effects on Carrboro, she said. Shetley promotes strengthening the tax base and reviewing the Land Use Ordinance to deal with ; """"", biographical each one. Town Co an c7 housing in Chapel Hill. He favors revision of the 1981 Development Ordinance and supports affordable housing through developer incentives and low-interest loans. Wilkerson also supports expansion of the Chapel Hill Police Department. The impact of Research Triangle Park and Interstate 40 will force the town to be highly selective in zoning practices in order to keep new projects compatible with existing development he said. ' r Milton Julian Julian owns Milton's Clothing Cupboard on Franklin Street and is vice president of the Downtown Chapel Hill Association. He served on the board of directors of the Chapel Hill Carrboro Chamber of Commerce for two years. Julian's campaign focuses on the downtown busmess area. He advocates minimizing traffic congestion and providing more off-street parking. He supports putting additional pressure on bidie oinciais ior road improvements, such widening U.S. 15-501 bvnass lacuities ordinance and preserving open space liii iiiivii i iiiii iiiii iTrrii rr r --p fel w m. Julian also is concerned with encouratnna the development of affordable multifamily housing in Chapel Hill and improving the relationship between the town and the University. He supports Rosemary Square as an important redevelopment project for downtown Chapel Hill. David R. Godschalk Godschalk, a UNC professor of city and regional planning, was 1984 chairman of the Chapel Hill Town Council's Task Force on Growth Management. He was appointed in April 1984 to the fill the unexpired Town Council seat of Winston Broadfoot. Godschalk favors rewriting the 1981 Devel opment Ordinance to reduce densities, add environmental design standards and make the document more readable. He also supports a bond issue referendum to add library facilities, open space and recreation areas. Other issues on Godschalk's campaign plat form include: a public facilities ordinance to keep development within water, sewer and road system capacity, increased cooperation between the town and the University on public safety and an extension of Chapel Hill's zoning jurisdiction. Godschalk said that the Rosemary Square project could prove desirable but that he would favor a less dense project with more open spaces. r Tom McCurdy McCurdy is an environmental nlanner fW the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He has been a member of the the Chapel Hill Planning Board since 1984 and is active in the Chapel Hill Alliance of Neighborhoods. McCurdy said Chapel Hill growth manage- , ment should be changed by reducing the density of residential development, increasing open space and rewriting the 1981 Development Ordinance. t One of McCurdy's priorities is improving locai traffic flow by using synchronized and demand activated traffic signals and by promoting the development. Shetley said her major concern was aldermen apathy. "Everything or most everything is at a standstill," she said. "The aldermen are not making decisions and moving forward on projects like the commercial rezoning and flooding caused by Tom's Creek." Steve Oglesbee- Oglesbee is a member of the Carrboro Board of Adjustment and vice chairman of the Carrboro Transportation Advocacy Board. He is lab supervisor at the UNC School of Public Health. Oglesbee said his main concern was long-range planning and communication between the town and its citizens. "If these problems (such as traffic) had been planned for, then they wouldn't be the complex issues that they are now," he said. Oglesbee said he wanted more input from citizens and advisory groups. "I would suggest advertising board meetings," he said. MI would like to see those meetings advertised especially to those people most affected by the outcome of those meetings." r Pete Austin Austin, a UNC senior from Chattanooga, Tenn., is majoring in journalism and speech communications. He represents most of Carrbo ro's citizens who are students and or renters, Austin said. The growth of Carrboro is Austin's main concern, he said, adding that aldermen should encourage growth that will not detract from the area's existing appearance. He also proposed installing a stoplight at the Willow Creek Shopping Center and additional street lamps at bus stops. LETTERS Well, we know that you've all been waiting patiently to resume your roles as letter-writers. Never fear, your day is here . . . again. Beginning tomorrow, we will start up all those a To provide readers with an additional look atezx the 1 8 candidates for Town Council and Board nf A Wprmpn TUa rio.'f., TV,- FT f . 11 liiviau ldi ncci is presenting and platform information from use of peripheral parking lots. McCurdy does not support the Rosemary Square project as it is currently proposed. David A. Pasquini- Pasquini is an environmental anH rwimotmi health engineer with Dynamit Nobel Silicon in Research Triangle Park. He is currently serving a term on the Chapel Hill Town Council that began m 1981. Pasquini's campaign platform includes amend ing the 1981 Development Ordinance to manage growth and establishing criteria that would encourage development consistent with existing public faculties. Additional objectives include focusing on entranceways to Chapel Hill and creating a town greenways system. Pasquini supports holding the property tax rate at its present level by. emphasizing efficient town operation. He does not support the current plans for Rosemary Square and would like to see the project redesigned on a smaller scale. r Joe Herzenberg Herzenberg is a political activist and historian who is on the boards of directors for both the N.C. Civil Liberties Union and the Orange County Rape Crisis Center. In 1979, Herzenberg was appointed to fill a term on the Chapel Hill Town Council, a position he held until 1981. Major issues of his campaign are open government, citizen participation and protecti on of "the variety of the people who make up the town." v He supports televising Town Council meetings on local cable-TV, bringing more affordable housing to Chapel Hill, having a student on certain town boards and building a new main library for Chapel Hill. u.J?eJ?enberS 8180 favors changing the Chapel Hill Design Manual, imposing strong controls on development near Interstate 40 and creating a second historic district near Cameron and McCauley streets. He opposes the Rosemary Square project. Julie Andresen Andresen, a former teacher and property manager for a real estate partnership, is a founding member of the Chapel Hill Alliance of Neighborhoods. She also is a member of the boards of directors for both the N.C. Botanical Gardens and the Friends of Old Carrboro. Managing growth has been the major issue of the council election, Andresen said. She supports revising the 1981 Development Ordi nance to reduce permitted building densities, to protect key entrances from overdevelopment and to preserve open spaces. She also is in favor of revising the Chapel Hill Design Manual, increasing police protection and addressing some of the decision-making gaps caused by joint planning. Andresen is opposed to creating cross connector streets through residential areas. She also opposes the Rosemary Square project, citing uaiiu; congestion ana parking problems possible results. as r Will F. Ward' Ward, manager of the Triangle Cremation Services, is a member of the Board of Adjustment and the Orange County Medical Advisory Board. Ward's major concerns center around growth related problems, such as traffic and housing. "I have a plan to resolve these problems and resolve them inexpensively," he said. "It would reduce percentage of tax paid by residents." He supports an increase in the Carrboro business sector from 1 1 to 25 percent, Ward said. udith Wegner ; Wegner, a UNC law school professor special izing in land use and local government law is a member of the Board of Adjustment and treasurer of the Orange County Association for Retarded Citizens. Wegner's campaign focuses on growth man agement. "The driving force behind my decision to run is the fact that the board members have postponed a lot of important decisions," she said. Wegner said she was grateful for the endor sements of the South Orange Black Caucus, The North Carolina Independent and the Rainbow Coalition of Conscience. -Jim White- White, a Methodist minister and counselor. is serving a Board of Aldermen term that began in 1981. He also is a member of the Chapel Hill Carrboro Chamber of Commerce. White's major concern is community growth. "My opinion is that we need to manage growth without creating a severe impact on the community itself," he said. controversy-laden diatribes that make this paper great. Bring your typewriters out of cold storage just remember to triple-space and keep your thoughts on a 60-space line.