10The Daily Tar Heel Tuesday, October 21, 1986
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94th year of editorial freedom
JIM ZOOK, Editor
Randy Farmer, Managing Editor
ED BRACKETT, Associate Editor
DEWEY MESSER, Associate Editor
Tracy Hill, News Editor
Grant Parsons, unhenity Editor
LINDA MONTANARI, City Editor
JILL GERBER, State and National Editor
Scott Fowler, sports Editor
KATHY PETERS, Features Editor
ROBERT KEEFE, Business Editor
Elizabeth Ellen, Arts Editor
DAN CHARLSON, Photography Editor
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In Glaxo venture, use caution
; Since the University announced a
research partnership with Glaxo, Inc.,
a. private drug company, one aspect
of the venture has been anxiously
disputed: Would the University sac
rifice or tarnish its scholarly reputation
by working alongside a profit
motivated company? While that
danger exists, there is much to out
weigh such fears.
: As part of the deal, Glaxo will build
a $2.5-million biology laboratory for
lhe UNC School of Medicine. The
company will also spend $1.2 million
to renovate part of Venable Hall for
a chemistry lab. In return, Glaxo will
be allowed to use the lab for the next
four or five years. The labs will remain
University property.
Fundamental to this unprecedented
cooperation between a N.C. public
university and a private company is
that both parties stand to gain from
the union. Glaxo would receive
research assistance from UNC faculty
members and students, which could
provide fresh insight into discovering
treatments for diseases. The research
could also provide Glaxo a solid
research base when it moves into its
new Research Triangle Park lab.
: The most tangible gain for the
University would be $3.7 million in
improved research facilities. These
improvements would be especially
helpful in light of Gov. Jim Martin's
request that the University prepare for
(but not necessarily expect) a 3 percent
budget cut. The status of the budget
will not be known until mid-1987.
But the economic gain for the
University is perhaps less important
and lasting than the knowledge and
experience UNC could acquire from
this research opportunity.
Despite these positive features, some
see the association with Glaxo as a
threat to the sanctity of academic
research. Skeptics fear that the Uni
versity will be inhibited in publishing
its findings, given the fact that Glaxo
will be motivated to protect any drugs
that might spring from the enterprise.
This concern may prove to be justif
iable if the research tends to concen
trate on developing drugs for Glaxo's
profit, instead of researching for the
sake of knowledge and truth.
University officials have said that
the project would allow Glaxo to focus
on developing various drugs if it
wished, while UNC would conduct
basic research separate from Glaxo.
Furthermore, University participants
would direct the scope and focus of
all research conducted. In its relation
ship with Glaxo, the UNC adminis
tration must deny any shift toward
emphasizing the development of
marketable drugs. Only if the Univer
sity maintains control of the direction
of the research can it avoid becoming
the first N.C. university to mingle in
the sciences for a profit.
If due caution is exercised, UNC can
benefit from collaborating with private
enterprise. In the partnership with
Glaxo, the University will receive
laboratory space and the fruits of
significant applied science, which are
always welcome. If the danger to
UNC's independent scholarship is
contained and it can be the
University and the scientific world
would benefit from such public-private
cooperation.
Serious talks appropriate
" Diplomatic jargon has been whiz
zing between Moscow and Washing
ton at record speeds in the last two
months. Tensions soar, then cool, then
intensify again. First the Daniloff
Zakharov ordeal, then the Reykjavik
summit. The perpetual wave machine
that ebbs and flows relations between
the nations has ranged from tidal wave
to barren desert.
The Soviet Union announced Mon
day that five U.S. diplomats would be
expelled for activities "incompatible
with their official status." That's
bureaucratic slang for calling them
spies.
- U.S. response was predictable.
Secretary of State George Shultz said
the United States "will protest and will
take some action." White House Chief
of Staff Donald Regan called for
"appropriate action" by the United
States.
What is "appropriate action?" Who
determines how appropriate an action
is? If the Soviets think a U.S. action
to be inappropriate, can they send it
back and ask for a new one? These
questions are indeed silly, but they are
no more ridiculous than the level of
thought dominating U.S.-Soviet Ra
tions. The two nations are pro
grammed like a pair of computers.
Except for a few brief respites, the two
have traded turns one-upping the
other. Because of the stubbornness and
hubris of both sides, no seriously
"appropriate action" such as an
arms treaty is attained.
Sunday's expulsion is obviously in
response to the dismissal of 25 Soviet
employees to the United Nations. To
the less astute observer, the "score" in
this latest diplomatic showdown now
stands at United States 25, Soviet
Union 5. But the rules aren't so simple.
Until President Reagan and Soviet
leader Mikhail Gorbachev realize this,
the entire situation will be totally
inappropriate.
Move over, Coffee Generation
Are you a member of the Coffee
Generation? "What s the Coffee Gener
ation?" you ask.
You know. The Coffee Generation
i that group of Mary Lou Rettonesque (well,
it .should be a word) go-getters who always
start their day with bodacious gulps of The
Beverage That Refreshes. Several cups of
the stuff and they're ready to take on the
world and do the impossible, such as
comprehend what goes on in their 8 o'clock
: class.
Well, if you are a member of the Coffee
Generation, you should know that your
; "counterparts in the beef industry, never ones
'to be outdone, are after their share of PR,
too. The National Livestock and Meat
Board has announced a $70 million ad
; campaign to extol the virtues of beef under
thc theme, "Beef real food for real
, people."
Tom McDermott, a vice president of the
Livestock and Meat Board, says the group
. is looking lor big stars to aid its campaign,
someone "with down-to-earth qualities."
'. Nothing's official yet, but word is that Sally
'. Held, James Garner, Cybill Shepherd and
Tina Turner have the inside track at
The Qoiiom Line
becoming beef spokesmen. At least one star
David Bowie - doesn't stand a snow
ball's chance, though; the rock singer just
"would be wrong," says McDermott.
The eat-beef hoopla comes in response
to dwindling beef sales in an increasingly
tolu-istic (well, it should be a word) society.
The campaign is reminiscent of recent radio
ads hawking sugar, another old favorite
that's been all but forgotten.
But Sally Field in a beef commercial?
That sounds about as incongruous as
having Kurt Vonnegut Jr. plugging coffee,
as he did for the Coffee Generation's TV
push a few years ago. Vonnegut's arguably
a go-getter, sure, but he's certainly a misfit
in the incessantly perky Coffee Generation.
Field would be similarly lost among the
macho-men-and-tough-ladies-only Beef
(ieneration. -
And what's wrong with David Bowie?
He'd be perfect for the part provided
he's in his macho phase, ol course. ;
Food no payoff
To the editor:
I find "Pizza payoff (Oct.
15) utterly appalling and plain
stupid. ' '
Let me ask you: whenever a
large number of people gather
together where there is music
and or speehes and banners
and the chance to see newsmak
ers and respected people, is
there usually some type of
beverage and food available?
Sounds quite a bit like a pep
rally or even a UNC basketball
game, doesn't it? So what is
wrong with offering food
especially when it is during
lunch anyway?
And another thing: How can
someone feel that the pizza was
"nothing more than a gaudy
attention-grabbing device for a
political race?" Is a piece of
pizza, let alone any food, going
to change a potential voter's
preference? Is someone going
to vote for a candidate because
he (or a supportive organiza
tion) gives out free pizza?
II one answers "Yes," then
I highly recommend he sit
down and search his values.
Also, if the Sanford people
really were interested in using
this as a "gaudy attention
grabbing device" ala Steve
Cole then perhaps they
would have made ads with
"FREE PIZZA" in capital
letters.
Did they? No, "Terry San
ford Rally" and all the essen
tials (time, date, place)
appeared. Then the pizza was
at the bottom in smaller letters.
That is not trying to "lure"
anyone in my book. 1 would
not think college students
would be so naive, anyway.
Finally, I take it that Stephen
Cole thinks the Sanford
Broyhill Senate race is compar
able to the Hunt-Helms race in
1984. Well, he's right: just as
before, one is a Democrat and
the other is a Republican. That
is the only comparison that
may be made. I believe this has
been and is an issue-oriented
campaign and is very clean.
I resent the fact that anyone
thinks I could be out to sell my
vote. Any rational college
student knows that a campaign
and a theme needs a gathering
of its supporters and those who
wish to know more about a
candidate, whether they are for
or against the campaign and
a rally is one of the best ways
to do that.
WAYNE GOODWIN
Sophomore
Political Science
RHA no enemy
To the editor:
Blaise Byron Faint is a junior
who is misinformed about
some of the administration on
this campus. I agree with the
basic content of his Oct. 13
letter, "RHA Red Tape." The
lounge use policy he spoke of
is ridiculous and I don't think
that anyone beyond the resi
dents is more aware of that fact
than the Residence Hall
Association.
The RHA is the organization
that represents the students.
They are the ones who voice
the students' response to the
policies that Faint spoke of.
This organization is not to be
confused with the Department
of University Housing. They
are the ones responsible for all
of the asinine policies and rules.
In his letter. Faint accuses
RHA of "converting the dorms
into 'residence halls life assim
ulation modules'." If he had
paid closer attention to his
Daily Tar Heel articles, he
would have known that it is the
DUH who is attempting this
conversion, not RHA. In fact,
RHA is opposed to this worth
less attempt to make the dorms
something contrary to what the
resident desires.
1 suggest Faint pay attention.
He should know with whom he
is having a problem instead of
misdirecting his attacks. If he
wishes to have action taken
against a policy, he can direct
his grievances to his governor,
Neal Keene or to the RHA
office. I would venture to guess
he has not done this.
It angers me when a misin
formed individual discredits the
people who are working for the
benefit of dorm residents. It
further angers me that his
statements should appear on an
editorial page where others
may form inaccurate conclu
sions. Let it stand that Faint's
information was inaccurate
and that the RHA is doing a
"bang-up job".
RONI HARBERT
Junior
Speech
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Star Wars has research merits
To the editor:
It seems almost everyone
finds problems with President
Reagan's Strategic Defense
Initiative (SDI) the presi
dent's unwillingness to limit
research, SDI's effectiveness,
its cost and so on.
However, SDI does have
merits that tend to be ignored.
First, most current SDI
research is directly related to
questions in the field of physics.
It is true that a lot of research
is tied to the defense industry.
The big question is not whether
the Department of Defense or
the Department of Energy is
funding the research, but
whether or not the government
should fund important, basic
research. In a technology-based
society like ours, it is important
for scientific research to
increase its scope and explore
all areas, including potential
defensive weapons.
Second, even if SDI does not
stop all of the Soviet Union's
missiles, it reduces the potential
effectiveness of these missiles
and the chance of a first strike;
in today's world, if you don't
destroy the other guy first time
around then it's too bad you
won't get another chance. SDI
would only be effective against
land-based ICBMs. This would
leave Western Europe fairly
vulnerable, but the Soviets
realize that the United States
would defend Western Europe,
and if we had SDI we could
launch our missies without
having to worry too much
about the Soviets retaliating.
Submarine-launched and
cruise missies would be harder
to deal with, but we outnumber
the Russians in both categories.
Third, it would be cheaper
to rely completely on nuclear
missies no strategic defense
and a very limited conventional
force. But nobody likes that
option. Since most of the
defense money goes for basic
research, it is hard to prove that
money is either lost or wasted
until years later.
SDI has some very weighty
advantages and the Soviets
realize this. They know that a
strategic defense race would
paralyze and possibly destroy
their already lagging economy.
To prevent this, they have made
killing SDI a prerequisite for
arms reduction. What Ameri
cans and Russians can't see is
that if nuclear missiles were
eliminated there would be no
need for SDI to be deployed.
The knowledge gained could
then be applied full-force in
other areas and the world
would be a whole lot safer.
After all, isn't that what we
really want?
CURTIS HEDGEPETH
Sophomore
Psychology
Hidden kickers
To the editor:
Past weekends have marked
the return of the pep rally and
perhaps an increase in school
spirit. But what many students
may have missed was the intro
duction of possibly another Tar
Heel tradition, the High Kick
ing Heels. The High Kicking
Heels are a squad comprised of
22 of UNC's finest dancers who
might be likened to the famous
Rockettes. These girls do a
number of marvelous, complex
dance routines.
In its short existence, the
group has gained support by
both the school administration
and a large part of the student
body. Unfortunately, this
group's debut was missed by
many. Placed behind the band,
majorettes and flag girls, the
High Kicking Heels have per
formed their energetic routines
to the visitors' side, receiving
the definite approval of those
fans as well as our otherwise
lifeless alulmni, while we, the
students, missed out on these '
routines.
It seems to me unfair that we
should be denied the privilege
of watching these girls, who
have worked so hard for the
opportunity to perform. It is
also ironic that all the half-time
shows including the band,
cheerleaders,, flag girls and
majorettes performed facing
the students, while the High
Kicking Heels were placed out
of our view. Should these girls
again be placed where we
cannot see them perform, 1
would ask you to join me in
showing your support and
respect for these girls' efforts by
walking to the visitor's side at
half-time to see their routines.
TOM MCCUISTON
Sophomore
Unfair food
To the editor:
In response to Steve Cole's
letter, "Pizza Payoff", I want
to say that 1, too, was shocked
by the free pizza offered at the
Terry Sanford rally. The gall
it took these liberals to think
they could sucker me with a
slice of pepperoni and cheese
and an ice cold coke after 1
hadn't eaten all day was
incredible.
I also thought the mud, or
should I say food, slinging
tactics of the 1984 senatorial
race were gone forever. Appar
ently, in their losing struggle
against the successes of Reag
anism. Democrats have been
reduced to hiding their inadeq
uacies behind the mask of
Italian food. Beware, civic
minded students! Don't let
these blatant efforts to influ
ence your vote by taking advan
tage of your empty stomach
fool you. What is this great
country coming to when people
think my vote can be bought
for the paltry price of junk
food?
Do what 1 did. Next time one
of these corrupt rallies is held,
consume the free stuff and
don't listen to what the candi
date has to say. That way, you
can kill those mid-day hunger
pangs, keep your conscience
free and preserve your civic
virtue.
DAN TIKVART
Senior
History Political Science
A push to show Tar Heel pride
To the editor:
All Tar Heel football
fans. It is long overdue to
see if your vocal cords still
operate. Loosen those ties,
wake up your dates, focus
vour eyes on the field and
'yell.
Why? What is there to
cheer about, you ask? Ill tell
you. This 1986 team is good.
Our defense has been a
stonewall. Led by pre
season AU-American
Reuben David, Wild Man
Mitch Wike and others, the
Tar Heel defenders have
humiliated their opponents.
The likes of Harris Barton.
Creighton "The Big Man"
lncorminias, and Derrick
Fenner lead an offense wait
ing to explode.
This team is packed with
enough talent to win the
conference and a prestigious
bowl game. The fans in the
past have not been medio
cre. We have been hapless,
noiseless and non
supportive. It is time to
change.
Our players sacrifice
many hours, not to mention
their bodies, to prepare for
60 minutes of football. We
can't show support for 30
seconds. Too many of us are
more interested in who is at
the game than who the Heels
are playing. Let's get off our
seats, open our mouths and
give the team what they
deserve and need loud,
obnoxious, loyal fans they
can rely on for a deafening,
rocking Kenan Stadium.
DAVID W. SMITH
Senior
Pharmacy
To the editor:
1 agree with Ufuk Tukel
("Tar Heel fans could be 6th
man." Oct. 14) when he says
that Tar Heel fans lack
enthusiam when it comes to
supporting athletic teams.
Tukel, however, speaks of
poor participation at the
basketball games when the
real problem is crowd sup
port at Kenan Stadium.
From hearing the silence of
the crowd at Kenan, one
would think the Heels
hadn't won a game all year.
Aside from the quiet, few
people bother, to wear
Carolina blue. It would be
an awesome sight if eve
ryone were to wear the color
on football Saturdays.
Anyone who has been to a
Clemson football game in
Death Valley can attest to
that.
1 disagree with Tukel's
definition of crowd support.
One of the things that separ
ates Carolina's athletic pro
gram from the others is our
"class." Waving arms
behind the goal during foul
shots and yelling obscenities
at opposing coaches or offi
cials is a show of poor
sportsmanship and has no
place at UNC. Carolina's
excellent recruiting record is
based largely on the ablility
of coaches to sell high school
athletes, on Carolina's tra
dition of class and poise, not
on showing films of wild
parties. Yes. let's be loud
and supportive at both bas
ketball and football games,
but let's do it in a way that
will maintain Carolina's
reputation as a class
institution.
JOHN BOONE
Sophomore
Business