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4The Daily Tar HeelMonday, December 1, 1986
eg work leads to success for High Kicking Heels
By LYNN PHILLIPS
Staff Writer
Sophomores Christina Benfield
and Kimberly Waller say the High
Kicking Heels have made great
strides since their debut last year as
the first drill team in the Atlantic
Coast Conference.
Benfield and Waller, who founded
the group last year, say the year's
work has been worthwhile. "Getting
to perform at a football game and
having people recognize us as the
High Kicking Heels is just incred
ible," Benfield says.
When the two dancers decided
that Carolina needed a drill team last
fall, they ran up against obstacles.
We got a lot of run-around at
first," Waller says. "We'd go to get
a form in one building and then get
sent somewhere else. But altogether,
getting recognized as a student
organization was the easiest step."
Last year, one of the squad's
biggest problems was getting perfor
mances, Waller says. The squad still
tries to perform as often as it can
and is getting performance dates.
"We started out doing a J.V.
basketball game because that's what
we could get," Waller says. "It's
difficult to be a new group that
nobody knows. People don't want
to let you perform if they dont know
your reputation, and we were so new
that we didn't have a reputation."
This year they Ve performed more
frequently and at events with larger
attendances. They have danced at the
Georgia Tech football game, in the
Pit during Spirit Week and in the
Homecoming parade. Dancing at
wrestling matches and varsity bas
ketball games is in the works.
"Of course, we still have our
problems," Benfield says. "We have
only been able to perform at one
football game so far. Maryland just
began a drill team, and they've
already performed in our stadium as
well. It's very frustrating."
Sophomore Carolyn Williams,
who made the squad last spring, says,
"We really had to fight for those
performances, but the results are
worth it. The public response to the
football game was great."
The 24 members all feel the
frustration at one time or another,
but their practices and their love of
dance continue.
Their precision dance routines are
choreographed by the entire squad.
"At practice we each contribute
moves that we like until we have an
entire routine," Williams says. The
squad sometimes watches tapes of
other teams to pick up new moves
and techniques. They also pick up
moves from dance camps each
summer.
When the team held its first
tryouts, 70 people auditioned for 18
spots. "It was obvious that there is
a real interest in dancing." Benfield
says.
Tryouts were held again in the
spring to fill extra spots, and turnout
was high again. In the future, tryouts
will always be in the spring, and each
girl must try out, even past members.
Tryouts consist of learning a
routine and performing it for the
judges. The girls must also be able
to do the splits, and of course, high
kicks.
The dancers all have some pre
vious dance experience. A majority
of the girls were on a dance squad
in high school.
Williams says she danced ballet for
13 years. "The dancing has always
been there," she says. "Not only do
I love the dancing, but it keeps me
in shape and gets me involved on
campus."
The 58 blue ribbons that the squad
won at dance camp this summer
prove the practice, talent and skill
of these girls.
They take the squad very
seriously, and say their dedication
shows in their fight for recognition.
"Our squad is very young, but I
know we have the ability," Waller
says. "We really work well together
and I am looking forward to the
future."
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Bias ruled out of classified ads
The High Kicking Heels strut their stuff during intermission at Sunday
Outreach Program to
By MARIA HAREN
Staff Writer
Have you noticed that the clas
sified advertising in the Daily Tar
Heel is looking a little different
lately?
The change is due to the appli
cation of federal policy to newspap
ers, maintaining that any classified
ads that contain preferences based
on race, gender or religion are
discriminatory.
The change in DTH policy on
Nov. 19 came after a civil suit against
the Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Ledger.
The Justice Department obtained a
court order requiring the newspaper
to discontinue publishing rental
housing ads that specified racial,
religious or gender preferences.
"In our ads, we will not have any
discrimination in regards to sex,
race, national origin or religion,"
said Anne Fulcher, DTH director
and general manager.
The new policy especially effects
the "roommates wanted" ads. "Stu
dents can still let readers know who
they want for a roommate by stating
what they are," Fulcher said.
Students can specify any other
requirements besides those big four
like color of hair, personal tastes,
smoking or drinking habits, she said.
For example, a classified stating
"A white, Christian, non-smoking
male seeks non-smoking room
mate," is an acceptable ad. But one
that states "A white, Christian, non
smoking male seeks an Asian,
Moslem, female roommate," is not.
"It's going to hinder the University
community because (students) know
what type of roommate they want,"
Fulcher said.
Dorothy Bernholtz, director of
Student Legal Services, said if people
felt discriminated, against in the
classified advertising, they could
contact the Department of Justice,
which would intervene on their
behalf.
A paper could be taken to court
if anyone wanted to press charges.
After the Justice Department has
moved against one newspaper,
Bernholtz said, any lawyer would
advise his paper not to run those
types of ads. "The prudent news
paper will adhere to that ruling," she
said.
The DTH is not taking any
chances, Fulcher said. If someone
decided to sue for discrimination, the
paper would be held responsible, she
said, not the person who placed the
ad.
She said that people had been
informed of the change in policy
when they called in to find out why
their ads had been changed.
"It's going to be tougher for the
classified department," Fulcher said.
The department cannot just look for
errors but also innuendoes.
She said the paper had also been
advised to change its personals
policy by not printing last names and
by watching out for sexual
innuendos.
By TOM CAMP
Staff Writer
As exams approach, tension
increases. So does the tendency to
pick up old habits.
The Drug and Alcohol Outreach
Program is' there to help students
with any drug- or alcohol-related
problems, says Dana Hefter, pres
ident of the program. The Outreach
office in the Student Union will be
staffed during exam week, she said.
"One of the busiest times for us,"
Hefter said, "is during exams
because many people's old habits like
drinking or doing drugs start catch
ing up with them. Sometimes they
can't handle it alone."
The Outreach Program, which
will change its name to Project Well
next semester, is an informative
service and a referral service, Hefter
said. "We can answer questions like
what drugs can do," she said, "and
we can also refer students to a place
where they can get help at little or
no cost."
Members of the Outreach Pro
gram go through a training period
before they are allowed to counsel
students, committee member Sara
Page said.
"We go through intense counsel
ing training," she said. "Represen
tatives from Student Health, Mental
Health, the police department and
other organizations come and talk
to us about drugs and alcohol. They
help us learn about the type of person
that can become addicted."
The maximum period that a
member of the Outreach Program
is qualified to counsel a student is
two or three sessions, Page said. If
the student needs additional treat
ment, or if the problem is severe, the
Outreach Program will recommend
an agency that can help.
"Someone will call or come in
about a boyfriend or girlfriend they
are concerned about," she said. "We
will try to get them to come in and
talk. If the problem is severe, we will
refer them to a place like the Mental
Health Department of Student
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service of Orange, Person and ;
Chattam County) or the Alcohol '
Annonymous agency of this area,"
she said.
One of the biggest projects for the
Outreach Program will be an Alco
hol Awareness Fair in the Pit this
spring. Last year, the fair focused
only on alcohol awareness. This year
drug problems will be added to the
theme, said Emily Wilson,i co
chairwoman of the Education
Committee.
Through the Alcohol Awareness
Fair and other services like speaking
at fraternities, the Outreach Pro
gram helps educate people on cam
pus on drug and alcohol problems.
"Right now, we're pretty new,"
Hefter said. "Our biggest goal is to
educate people and let them know
the difference between drinking and
having a real problem. We're doing
that through services like the fair and
letting them know we're there to
help."
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