e " - ? ' " -"- I
(I i V UWil
-'14 . I i,4 li i
Uir.U 50. LowSS!
Copyright 1987 The Oay Tar Heel
Volume 95, Issue 18
AnfrApsiFtlhieM gFonnp tomlds iinto
By MARIA HAREN
Staff Writer
Action Against Apartheid, a
student group standing against
South African oppression, erected
an information booth in the Pit
Wednesday to educate the University
community about all areas of South
Africa.
The gioup's members said they
hope the booth will be a permanent
addition to the Pit.
"This booth will be visible to
people," said Dale McKinley, group
member and a third-year graduate
student from Zimbabwe. "It will get
'Si::':: :i
r - :
Bye Baby Bunting
Tar Heel second baseman Dave
the second inning of UNC's
Hate senate to vote on MILK Day
By RUTH DAVIS
Staff Writer
The N.C. Senate tentatively
approved Wednesday in a 38-12
preliminary vote a bill that would
establish a paid Martin Luther King
Jr. holiday for state employees.
If the bill is approved in the final
vote today, it will become law. The
N.C. House of Representatives
approved the bill last week, 78-29.
The proposed law would schedule
the third Monday in January as a
paid holiday in King's honor but
maintain the present limit of 1 1 paid
irally
UNC students lobby against aid cuts
By LEE ANN NECESSARY
Staff Writer
Faced with a possible slash in
federal financial aid for students for
the 1988-89 term, four UNC students
traveled to Washington last weekend
to lobby against the cuts.
On Monday, 425 students held a
rally, on the steps of the Capitol as
part of the U.S. Student Associa
tion's lobbying effort, said Bryan
Hassel, former UNC student body
president.
USSA, the largest student lobby
ing conference in the nation, meets
annually, but this year members said
response was more encouraging than
in previous years. Some attributed
the increased attention to the prox
imity of the presentation of President
Reagan's education budget to the
U.S. House of Representatives,
which may occur sometime this
week.
A f ; I t t:f t
Wat
people to know and understand what
is going on in South Africa. If they
see the booth, they might come over
to find out more about it."
As long as the booth does not
disrupt activities in the Pit it can
remain standing, Howard Henry,
director of the Student Union, said
Wednesday.
"1 have no concern until some
thing comes up that we need the
space for," Henry said. "Then they
(the protesters) could move out, and
then move back if they want to.
"As long as it's not troublesome,
the Pit is a place for students to
Arendas lays down the bunt in
clash with SUNY-Buffalo at
holidays per year for state
employees.
To stay within this limit, the State
Personnel Commission, which sets
the holiday schedule, would have to
replace one of the paid holidays
observed last year with a King
holiday.
Chancellor Christopher Fordham
said Wednesday it is impossible to
determine whether the UNC System
would abide by the law.
"At this time 1 don't have any way
of knowing (if the system would
abide)," he said.
"Two or three years ago people
would say we have a deficit and we
need to cut out certain education
programs, but now a lot of legislators
realize we should start looking for
other areas to cut the budget," said
Dave Edquist, member of the USSA
board and former chairman of the
student affairs committee in the
UNC Student Congress,
Continued threats of aid cuts have
increased student lobbying efforts,
especially in the past three years,
Edquist said.
"There is a lot more constant
pressure on the congressmen," he
said.
This conference showed backers
of the budget, like Secretary of
Education William Bennett, that
students are informed and need the
money, Hassel said.
"Bennett is secretary of education,
so he's saying he wants improve
"
...... $ v - . .V" x s V. , N - X. 1 ! , t ( . -
Those who 'll play with cats must expect to be scratched. Cervantes
- ?
y kj
Serving the students and the University community since 1893
Thursday, March 19, 1987
express themselves," he said. "1 think
we need a place like that on campus."
The booth, built of wooden
boards, will be manned daily from
about 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The structure
will house posters, displays, pam
phlets and other literature most
of it gathered from the United
Nations, the Washington Office on
Africa, the American Committee on
Africa and other outlets.
"(The booth) symbolizes the
educational situation of blacks,"
McKinley said. "We want to keep
the situation in people's minds.
There's always room for more
Boshamer Stadium Wednesday. The Tar Heels cruised to an
11-0 victory, pounding out 12 hits. See story, Page 4.
Former Student Body President
Bryan Hassel said it is important for
North Carolina to recognize the
King holiday as a paid holiday.
"The nation and several other
states have already made it a hol
iday," he said. "So we're way behind
in that sense. I think that perpetuates
the image (of North Carolina) as a
racist state."
Hassel said he is in favor of adding
the holiday to the II scheduled
holidays. But if that cannot be done
politically, he said he supports
replacing one of the existing paid
ments, but he is not putting money
where his actions are. He has a
fantasy world view that states will
pick up where the nation will leave
off," Hassel said. ; .
Knowing the facts and creating
new arguments citing statistics and
specific cases is crucial to lobbying
efforts, said Brian Bailey, student
body president.
"People in Washington think our
generation is very greedy, so if we
say we want more money with no
clear argument, they Wont listen,"
he said.
Beside attending workshops and
the rally, the USSA members met
with several congressmen and their
aides.
. "We didn't really talk with that
many- congressmen because SEA
(Students for Educational Access, a
See RALLY page 2
5qroi i ,ir 1
;Xl y y
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
education."
Keith Griffler, group member and
a sophomore from Virginia Beach,
Va., said the booth was meant to
heighten UNC students' awareness
about where their money goes.
"This booth provides students
with an education as well as class
rooms," he said. "It's part of the
University, and students should
know where their money is going.
"The amount of money spent on
white education is 10 times as much
as is spent on blacks," Griffler said.
"Education for whites is free, but
blacks have to pay for theirs."
DTHDan Charison
holidays with one honoring King.
, Chief of Staff of the UNC College
Republicans Randy McBride said
although the King holiday should be
observed, a paid holiday is
unnecessary.
"1 think Martin Luther King was
a remarkable man, but whether he
deserves a national holiday, I don't
know," McBride said. "We're talking
a lot of expense, and I don't know
if it's worth all that. It would be too
costly on the American taxpayer to
See HOLIDAY page 2
1983 Mfflm
in pMe off UeiveFsity policy
By JUSTIN McGUIRE
Staff Writer
A Roses Department Stores
television commercial was filmed
in Carmichael Auditorium in
1983, according to store officials,'
although administrators said
Wednesday that the University
has a long-standing policy against
the use of campus ' facilities for
commercial purposes. ' -
The commercial, used to pro
mote basketballs sold in the Roses
sporting goods section, was aired
during the ACC basketball tour
nament in March. It features
James "Twiggy" Sanders of the
Harlem Globetrotters. '
Bill Blankinship, operations
manager for Videofonics of
Raleigh, the firm which filmed the
commercial for Roses, said that
( rrvn1
Although independent black
schools are being established in
South Africa, whites are still forcing
blacks to speak the white language,
Africanor, and teaching white super
iority in other ways, McKinley said.
"(The booth) is a great, although
maybe a little exaggerated, compar
ison between black and white edu
cation in South Africa," he said. "It
stands in the shadow of a great white
university."
But to understand the educational
dilemma South African blacks are
facing, as well as other existing
i i tif !
tafflennU; stftt
dnsmmflssed.
mi pireWal.
By DEBBIE RZASA
Staff Writer
The Student Supreme Court
decided unanimously Tuesday to
dismiss the suit brought by Guy
Lucas (DisL 19) questioning the
authority of the 68th Student Con
gress to pass a bill after the members
of the 69th Congress had been
inaugurated.
Chief Justice Maria Baxter said
Wednesday that the five justices
decided to dismiss the case at a
pretrial conference because Lucas
failed to name the necessary defend
ants in his suit. ;
Lucas had filed a suit against the
members of the old congress because
he said they no longer had the
authority to vote on a bill at their
Feb. 18 meeting, held two days after
the new congress members were
inaugurated. Traditionally, the out
going congress has used its last
meeting to finish "old business."
Lucas' case centered around a
clause in the Student Code that says
members of congress are "to serve
one year, and until their successors
are elected."
According to Baxter, Lucas' case
was based on a legislative act, and
his complaint was against the bill
being passed by the old congress
members rather than against the
contents of the bill.
Since the case was based on a
legislative act, Baxter said, the
Student Code requires Lucas to
name as defendants the speaker of
the congress as well as any officials,
agency heads, individual students, or
organizations who might be adver
sely affected if the court determined
that the act was invalid.
Although Lucas' suit named Jaye
Sitton, speaker of the 68th Congress,
and Brian Bailey, student body
president, as defendants, it failed to
name Rob Friedman, speaker of the
69th Congress.
the company has no record of
permission having been given for
the use of Carmichael.
But he also said he's sure
permission was granted either to
Videofonics or to the ad agency
which handled the commercial.
"We would not have gone in
there (Carmichael) with 300
basketballs and a 15-man crew
without some sort of permission
having been granted," he said.
The only record Videofonics
has' of the commercial is an
invoice for Roses, which contains
no mention of a fee paid to use
Carmichael.
UNC's athletic department has
no record of permission being
granted for the commercial, Beth
Miller, business manager for the
department, said Wednesday.
John Pcrtridgo
Memorial Service
4:30 p.m. in Gerrard Hall
NewsSportsArts 962-0245
BusinessAdvertising 962-1163
oppressive situations, South Africa
must be viewed from all sides.,
Griffler said.
McKinley said the booth could
gain community and University
-support for the South African
problem.
"We want to force the Endowment
Board to have a meeting before their
scheduled one on May 15," he said.
"We'd like a drive for the BOE to
hold a special meeting on April 7,
before school is out. Students could
attend and speak their minds
show community support and the
BOE could then vote on divestment."
If the court decided to invalidate
the act of the old congress, the power
of the new congress could be res
tricted or diminished, Baxter said,
so Lucas should have named Fried
man in his suit.
The Student Code requires a
dismissal of any case that fails to
name the necessary defendants,
Baxter said. . ,
Because the dismissal was not
based on the merits of Lucas' case,
he can reinstitute the suit if he
includes the necessary defendants.
Jeff Parsons, a law student serving
as Lucas' counsel, said he felt the
decision of the court was fair. "I
think it was well thought out. They
spent a long time (Tuesday) night
making a decision."
Lucas intends to reinstitute the
suit, Parsons said.
Lucas said Wednesday that he has
gone too far with the suit not to
refile.' "It's frustrating being a non
law person 1 think they're being
nitpicky-
i"But I feel confident that by
including Rob and the 69th Congress
as defendants, we will be able to get
through the pretrial hearing and go
to trial," Lucas said. "We only made
one mistake, and that's not too bad."
Baxter said she encouraged Lucas
to refile the case by Monday, so the
trial could possibly be held as early
as next Friday. But Lucas must once
again pass the preliminary step of
a pretrial hearing before his case can
be tried, she said.
Friedman said he does not feel
personally affected by his inclusion
as a defendant, and he said he thinks
the suit is necessary to correct the
O mKl m 1 rvi 1C pIoiica okMlt roncfarrinn
u..i&uuu., w.auow auuui umuici ling
the powers of congress.
The congress will work with the
court to correct the wording of the
clause if Lucas loses his case,
Friedman said.
"Permission was not received
from our office," she said.
"1 remember having a member
of the Globetrotters in Carmi
chael," ' Miller said, "but 1
assumed it had been authorized."
The athletic department has no
policy about the use of campus
facilities, she said, but it has
always followed the university
policy.
Susan Ehringhaus, assistant to
the chancellor, said Wednesday
that the University's written
policy does not specifically
address this issue, but it says "in
effect" that buildings may not be
used for commercial purposes.
"We don't permit use of facil
ities that are not open to the
See COMMERCIAL page 2