The Daily Tar Heel Wednesday, January 7, 19873
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By TOM CAMP
Staff Writer
Drop-add is about as pleasant
as having root canal surgery
performed by the sadistic dentist
Steve Martin in "Little Shop of
Horrors" without anesthesia.
In fact, a shop of horror is a
fair description of the two-day
chaotic trading and bidding of
classes that are required for
students' majors.
Scheduling classes, waiting in
lines to receive a dean's signature
and checking from department to
department to find the right class
are just a few of the painful
ordeals even the most patient
student faces in the drop-add
shop. For some, not getting a
particular class delays
graduation.
On Tuesday, business classes
were among the hardest to get.
"I'm trying to get in Business
School, and all my classes are
closed out," said Chris Abbot,
who was to arrange his schedule
amid the chaos. "1 need BA 72,
and 1 carrt pick it up. They ought
Housing
dence Hall and a 22-year University
employee, said that in the past,
supervisors just filled out requisi
tions when they needed something.
They would never communicate
face-to-face with area directors or
higher-level administration, he said.
Now, supervisors meet regularly
with area directors, have more direct
input in needs assessment and hiring,
and are being held responsible for
the funds allocated for their use,
Utley said.
Bill Sposato, who oversees about
120 housekeepers and maintenance
workers as associate director of
operations, said the new system's
better communication channels had
" boosted his department's morale.
Utley agreed. "Now you have a
chance to express yourself and how
you feel," he said. "That means a
lot to a person."
Also part of University housing's
evolution is the department's use of
more student improvement pro
grams on campus.
Kuncl said he is trying to develop
a closer relationship between aca
demics and residence living by
encouraging special programs like
Ithe foreign language suites in
' Carmichael.
To strengthen the department's
outreach and development program
ming, Kuncl said, the position of
associate director of student and staff
development was created about 18
months ago.
Al Calarco, who now holds that
position, oversees and trains the 9
area directors, 13 assistant area
directors and 170 resident assistants
(RAs) within the department.
"Our students change every year,"
Calarco said. "We should never stop
thinking about potential new ideas."
Last year over 500 programs were
given in the residence halls, Calarco
said.
Programs, which are usually
arranged by resident assistants, cover
a variety of topics, including time
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to give you the classes you need.
This whole thing is a bunch of
mess."
Classes in philosophy were also
popular and difficult to get. "I'm
looking for English 32 now,"
freshman Danny Howat said.
"IVe checked here twice before.
Philosophy now that's a dif
ferent story. I checked all day
yesterday and today, but every
thing below 100 has been closed.
They won't even tell you where
the classes are held, so you can't
go sit in on the class."
Problems with schedules were
as diverse as the courses offered,
but frustration seemed common
among all students. "There are no
counselors now, and all my
classes are closed out," freshman
Tracey Pennywell said. "There is
no organization here, and I need
to consult with someone. IVe
been here a total of five hours,
and that's long enough."
For some in the last-minute
rush, hope was all that was left.
"IVe been here about two min
utes," freshman Marjorie Carson
management and study skills and
alcoholism, Calarco said.
Besides planning programs, RAs
are also responsible for counseling
and discipline, Calarco said.
Maria Morgan, an RA in Alex
ander, said about 75 percent of her
job was being available when stu
dents need her. "Each RA is striving
to create a community atmosphere,"
she said.
Walls said area directors also work
to improve the living conditions of
the residence halls, and he hoped that
more students would realize their
input is valued by area directors.
"If at any time a student has a
concern, the first person they should
go to is the area director," Walls said.
Collin Rustin, associate director
for administration, said the depart
ment was working harder to enforce
policies designed to ensure students
a proper living environment.
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said. "1 didn't pre-register, so I
have to pick up all my classes
today. 1 stood in the cashier's
clearance line for five hours
yesterday, and when I finally got
to the front, they sent me back
to Hanes and Steele. They never
sent my parents last semester's
bill.
"I have no classes. I'm in big
trouble."
In all the confusion and ten
sion, there were advisers, coun
selors and checkers to help relieve
the pain. "We're checking to see
that people have class cards that
match with their schedule," said
Myrna Bower, director of the
Graduate School.
Not even hope seemed to be
enough for some in drop-add,
despite help from the faculty. "I
just walked in," junior Shelley
Smith said. "I'm trying to pick
up Concrete Building 69 and
intermediate beehive investiga
tion. They're all requirements,
and they're all closed out. I'm
really pissed off."
Rustin, who is in charge of con
tracts, Odum Village, summer and
conference housing and discipline,
said most of the discipline appeals
he deals with involve improper
respect for others, destruction of
property or unsafe conduct.
"(Resident assistants, area direc
tors and University housing admin
istrators) have simply made no bones
about it," Rustin said. Inappropriate
behavior in the residence halls will
not be tolerated, he said.
Rustin is also a member of the
Residence Hall Association's Lot
tery Assessment committee,
designed to determine the future of
how students are assigned on
campus housing.
Kelly Clark, area governor for
Morrison and chairman of the
lottery assessment committee, said
by challenging University housing's
stand on issues like guaranteed
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Criminals
By TOM CAMP
Staff Writer
Crime on campus dwindled when
students left for the holidays, taking
pressures off campus police, said
University Police Sgt. Ned Comar.
"A lot of the officers took time
off for Christmas," Comar said.
"Sometimes it was real slow, but
there was somebody on call all the
time." Other than recovering a stolen
Marriott Food Services safe, most
police activity was service-oriented,
rather than crime-controlling, he
said.
"There were quite a few instances
where police assisted somebody who
was sick or injured or who was
locked out of his car," Comar said.
University police also opened locked
buildings, jump started dead batter
ies, responded to water leak com
plaints and investigated unsecure
Deaths
national desk.
"He was an extremely good wri
ter," Ethan Hadley, one of Patter
son's fraternity brothers, said Tues
day. "He wanted to write a novel."
Hadley said Patterson was a very
intelligent, interesting person. "He
was well-adjusted to college because
sophomore housing, RHA was
taking a more active role in repres
enting student concerns to admin
istrators in the department.
"There's been a lot of conflict (in
the relationship between RHA and
University housing), but that's led to
good things;" Clark said.
Kuncl said strains in the relation
ship between the department and
RHA, which is independent from
University housing, probably stems
from different leadership styles
between himself and Ray Jones,
RHA president.
But, Kuncl said, "We couldn't get
along without (RHA). The RHA is
the only true voice of the students
who reside in the residence halls."
Although Jones said he also felt
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University police have the same
jurisdiction as the Chapel Hill police
everywhere inside the Chapel Hill
city limits and one mile in every
direction from there. There is no
interference between the two police
forces, Comar said, because both
groups are paid by the state. In fact,
they often work together on big
events like football weekends and
concerts, he said.
The crime rate on campus from
August to December 1986 was
higher than for the same period in
1985, Comar said. For instance,
there were 179 reported larcenies
involving sums of less than $200 in
1986, compared to 165 in 1985.
Larceny involving sums of more than
$200 also increased slightly, to 73
from the 1 985 figure of 5 1 .
Assault cases, both verbal and
he took the time off before he came
to UNC," Hadley said. "He did very
well in everything he tried. He was
a great friend."
Patterson also worked as a cook
at Molly Maguire's Irish Pub on East
Rosemary Street. He was well-liked
among his co-workers and easy to
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physical, increased from 15 to 22,
and vandalism rose from 100
reported cases in 1985 to 1 12 in 1986;
Although these numbers reflect an
increase in criminal activity on
campus for 1986, it is not a signif
icant rise, Comar said. Frustration
from the higher drinking age may
explain the slight increase in crimes
like vandalism, he said. "When a
student can't go out with his friend
because he isn't old enough," Comar
said, "he might go home and bash
in a window instead."
Comar said a law that needed to
be re-emphasized to students
involved mopeds on sidewalks. "In
1984, we passed an ordinance against
riding mopeds on public sidewalks,"
he said. "I think a lot of students
who do ride, dont know the law,
but we will have to do something
if this doesn't stop."
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said.
"He was a real laid-back guy,"
Huggins said. "Quite often when he
got off work, his frat brothers would
come and they'd sit together at the
bar. He was always be-bopping
around. He seemed to enjoy life."
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Building is not just a signature at
the bottom of a document," Calarco
said. "Our doors are open to con
structive criticism.
"We are only as strong as we are
collectively."
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