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By KIM WEAVER
Staff Writer
Some students say apartment life could become more
attractive because of the 6 percent average increase
in dormitory rent next fall.
Frank Linkous, a junior who lives in Townhouse
Apartments, lived in Morrison dorm last year. He said
that although fiving in an apartment mighFTTa little "
more expensive than living in a dorm; it was easier
to pay monthly rent than a large sum of money at
the beginning of the semester.
"Right now, including the meal plan, . . . (students)
will be paying over $700 a semester, sharing a small
room . . . and paying a small fortune," Linkous said.
He said he paid $98.75. a month plus utilities.
Cheryl Miller, a junior who lives in Carolina
Apartments, moved out of Cobb dorm last year
because, she said, she didnt like paying $500 for one
room. Miller has three roommates and pays $150 a
month plus utilities.
She said privacy, apartment facilities, good
maintenance and the opportunity to make an
apartment "more like home" had influenced her
decision to leave the dorm. ,
"I think there will be more (off-campus students next
year)," she said. "If they're smart, they'll look into it.
They're better off financially."
The apartment complex a student chooses can affect
whether he will like apartment life better than dorm
life, Miller said. For example, Carolina Apartments
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Staff Writer
Students will be able to voice their
opinions Feb. 4 on whether to transfer
control of the dormitory enhancement
fund from the University housing
department to the Student Activity
Funds Office.
The Campus Governing Council
voted unanimously Wednesday night to
put the enhancement fund referendum
on the February ballot. The enhance
ment fund is a $2 addition to on-campus
housing bills.
H.F. Watts, governor of Scott Res
idence College, said the referendum was
an attempt to return control of the
enhancement fund to students. "In 1972
students voted to voluntarily add the
$2 to housing bills so they wouldn have
to use social fund money to pay for
dorm upkeep," he said.
The bill was introduced by Residence
Hall Association President Tim Cobb,
who said the money needed to be back
under student control.
In a separate action, the CGC voted
8-2 to allow the student attorney general
to prosecute students who provide false
information on their admissions appli
cations. The new law puts the appli
cations under Honor Court jurisdiction.
Rules and Judiciary Committee
Chairwoman Jaye Sitton said the new
law was necessary because some stu-.
dents failed to mention previous college
experience on their applications.
The CGC also voted 11-1 to attach
a continuous referendum on the man
datory meal plan to the February
general election ballot. The referendum,
which will run until 1990, gives students
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houses mainly students, and that appeals to a lot of
people, she said. '
Managers from four out of six apartment complexes
contacted in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area said their
business could increase because of the University's
proposed rent increase.
i- 1 think so, because-we're ot increasing (our rent),"
saicHDonna Mooney, resident manager of Old Well
Apartments. "I think price b the main reason" students
are attracted to Old Well, she said.
Mary Ruggeri, rental agent for Triangle Commun
ities, said: "It may help us out. A lot of students go
for our apartments because we allow four to a room."
Triangle Communities owns Kingswood, Royal Park,
University Lake and Booker Creek apartments.
"I just did a market survey, and we're the cheapest
(apartments) around for students," Ruggeri said.
The two managers who said they felt their businees
would be unaffected by the increase in dorm rent added
that students were attracted to their apartments for
more than merely the price.
"We only have so many apartments," said Janice
Carr, assistant manager for Foxcroft Apartments. "We
stay pretty well booked-up anyway."
The managers cited several reasons why students
were attracted to apartment life, including privacy,
more living space, location and the money saved on
campus parking by riding the bus.
"I think money-wise, it's a little more expensive, but
it works out better in the end," said Robin Locklear,
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a chance to voice their opposition to
the meal plan.
During the meeting, Student Body
President Patricia Wallace said that a
Board of Trustees committee studying
the meal plan said not enough students
voted against the plan in the election
last year. But several Council members
said the 5,000 plus turnout should have
been more than enough.
The Council also "approved eight
students for this year's Elections Board:
Bruce Kalk, Scot Davenport, Edward
Gilgor, Chris Shearer, Katie Candler,
Betsy Candler and Bobby Smith.
The council rescinded the resolution
to put the finance committee chairman
and the student body treasurer on the
Audit Board, a student group that
audits spending by campus organiza
tions. Wallace said having them on the
board would create a conflict of interest.
Concerning students' recent protest
about their relationship with the
Division of Student Affairs, Wallace
told the council she was disappointed
in the communication breakdown
between the administration and Student
Government, the contradictory infor
mation provided by the administration
and the way the administration cut off
Student Government requests.
"IVe talked to Dean (Donald A.)
Boulton, (vice-chancellor and dean of
Student Affairs) and Chancellor (Chris
topher C.) Fordham, and I'm convinced
there's a resolution coming," she said.
"If . . . (the resolution) weren't so late,
I'd call off the rally. I think with the
way things stand we have an obligation
to protest."
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bookkeeper at Estes Park Apartments.
The average rent for the six apartment complexes
contacted was $395 per month for a two-bedroom
apartment.
Larry Hicks, business manager for the department
of University housing, said the increase would mean
a monthly expenditure of about $136 a month for each
student.
Hicks said the increase was due to inflation, higher
utility costs, increases in salary and higher maintenance
costs.
"We are not a profit-making entity. . . . (We are
concerned with) how to provide the best service possible
without getting the rates too high," he said. "I dont
think that we will be pricing ourselves out of the
market."
John Fox, chairman of Student Consumer Action
Union, which publishes The Southern Part of Heaven,
an annual housing guide for Chapel Hill and Carrboro,
said apartment life could be cheaper, especially if four
people shared a room.
Fox said SCAU also offered a roommate referral
service in the spring. Students fill out a preference sheet,
and the organization puts the information into a
computer. The students are then given a sheet listing
potential roommates students with preferences
similar to their own, he said.
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By KERSTIN COYLE
Staff Writer
.Demonstrators advocatingboth sides
of the abortion issue marched in front
of N.C. Memorial Hospital Wednesday
morning to commemorate the 13th
anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court
decision that legalized abortion.
About 210 people marched in cele
bration of the decision, while about 45 .
others protested, saying abortion was
legalized murder.
In other action Wednesday on the
abortion issues, opposing demonstra
tors held a noon rally in the Pit. Also,
a multi-media presentation "Where
Were You When They Were Killing
Babies?" was shown in Carroll Hall .
Citizens, local legislators, and
members of the National Abortion
Rights Action League, National Organ
ization for Women and Women's
Health Counseling Service joined forces
at NCMH to represent what they said
was a growing majority of North
Carolinians who favor freedom of
choice.
"At a time when a small faction seeks
to override our nation's fundamental
principles of democracy and to impose
their own personal views on the rest,
we believe it imperative that we stand
up for the overwhelming majority of
Americans who support individual
freedom of choice in reproduction,"
NOW spokeswoman Diana Altman
said. "Pro-choice is clearly pro
American as well as pro-family."
Ronnie Lewis, pastor of Maranatha
Ministries, said of the Roe vs. Wade
ruling: "The Supreme Court can make
a mistake. They made a mistake in the
1800s when they said black people were
not people they were slaves.
"It's a medical fact that human life
begins at conception. We are here today
to speak out for therights of unborn
children. They, too, have a constitu
tional right to life."
Although local demonstrators
marched peacefully Wednesday, dem
onstrations about abortions have not
always been without incident in other
parts of the country.
Last month in Portland, Ore., an
abortion clinic secretary recognized a
letter bomb in time to escape injury,
Altman said. Arson has destroyed a
number of clinics across the country and
is suspected in the recent fire that closed
a Charlotte clinic.
Harrassment of clinic officials and
patients has been reported in Jackson
ville, Raleigh and Chapel Hill. Also,
anti-abortion pickets were successful in
disrupting abortion services in Fayet
teville and Wilmington.
"These tactics tend to anger people,"
Altman said, "and rather than intim
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By UNDA MONTANARI
Staff Writer
Ray Jones, a junior journalism and
political science major from Buies
Creek, has announced his candidacy for
Residence Hall Association president.
RHA can be doing a lot more than
it is now, Jones said.
"I know dorm governments work,
and I know that residents caul get a lot
of benefits out of it," he said. "It's
maddening to think how little RHA has
done to capture that and to put it to
work all over campus."
The annual budget for RHA is almost
$20,000, but students aren't getting a
return on that money, Jones said.
To be able to function efficiently,
RHA must be made independent of
housing, Jones said. RHA has to be
the voice for residents when the housing
department starts to do something that
will affect them, he said.
RHA needs to discuss dorm rent
increases with the administration before
anything is approved and has to. ask
why trash cans are removed from dorm
rooms, he said.
If elected, Jones said, he would
concentrate on the meal plan and
campus parking.
On-campus sophomores probably
will be targeted first if the University
wants to eliminate some parking spaces.
Jones said. The RHA president should
be ready to voice their concerns.
Meal-card holders under the $100
meal plan may find that figure rising,
he said.
"RHA needs to be there, ' because
people have forgotten that any. (meal)
plan minimum can be raised." he, said.
"Who's going to say no?"
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idating them, the extremists have caused
many neutral men and women to
commit themselves to a pro-choice
stand."
Charles Fernandez, a junior from
Fayetteville, said he believed that
abortion simply was wrong. WI feel that
abortion is one of the most selfish acts
a woman can do," he said. "Even in
cases of rape and incest, conception did .
take place and, the fetus has a definite
God-given plan for being there."
Jenny Lanier, a pro-choice demon
strator, said the large pro-choice
turnout had been a celebration of the
American process. "We are celebrating
the fact that we have the right to
choose," she said. "I think it's interesting
that there seems to be a majority of
older people over here (on the pro
choice side) and a lot of younger people
over there.
"People who have lived longer are
saying, 'Yes, Roe vs. Wade was a good
decision, and we are glad we still have
this right. "
Pro-life demonstrator Tom Jackson,
a sophomore from Black Mountain,
said he wanted the abortion law
changed because "the sanctity of life is
something Americans seem to discredit
now."
Jackson said he felt so strongly about
the abortion issue that he was willing
to take his vigil further than a dem
onstration. "If somebody told me they
had an unwanted pregnacy, I would tell
them not to have an abortion and to
let me adopt," he said.
Lorna Chafe, NARAL representa
tive, said: "We believe that only the
woman faced with an unwanted or
problem pregnancy can make the best
decision for herself with help from those
closest to her and advice from her
jjh.ysician. Parenthood h a difficult and
tiemandmgTesponsibility thai requires
maturity and lifelong commitment, and
not all who find themselves pregnant
are ready for this task. Birth control
measures are not 100 percent reliable,
and some pregnancies result from rape
and incest, and, therefore, we feel it is
imperative that access to safe and legal
abortion be preserved."
Michael Dunn, a senior from Garden
City, N.Y., said: "I have a very mixed
view of the whole concept. Changing
the law won't change the fact that
women will still have abortions."
Immediately after the demonstration,
pro-choice supporters sponsored a
breakfast honoring state senators
Riissel Walker and Wanda Hunt of
District 16 and representatives Joe
Hackney and Anne Barnes of District
24, all of whom favor freedom of choice
and have worked to retain the state
abortion fund.
Ray Jones
elections
21 in September, he said, RHA should
be there to help with the transition.
"A lot of what dorms do is social
events that involve drinking, and that's
fine," he said. "But when that drinking
age goes up, that's nvt going to be nearly
as possible."
In addition, dorms should be able to
come to RHA for miscellaneous expen
ditures, he said, such as dorm orien
tation handbooks.
Jones is president of Avery and ha
worked with Student Government on
parking. proMems.
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