8 The Daily Tar Heel Tuesday, March 31, 1987
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Editorials
An opportunity
As a result of a
missed deadline.
Black Student
Movement
members will
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probably not receive as much funding
this fall as in the past.
By missing the March 20 deadline
for submitting budget proposals for
the hearings that began last week, the
BSM will not receive money through
the usual budget process. Instead, it
must wait until fall to receive money
from a reserve of summer student fees
and whatever left after this semester's
appropriations. The group is unlikely
to get as much money this way as it
would have through the usual budget
process.
But the BSM may receive the money
it hopes for if the budget committee
appropriates funds this week as if the
BSlVTs budget were included. Accord
ing to Finance Committee Chairman
Neil Riemann (Dist. 1 2), such has been
the course of action. He said that in
light of the BSNTs needs, the commit
tee has been "conservative" with the
funds.
Although Student Government says
it is trying to save enough money to
. adequately fund the group in the fall,
the severe lack of communication
Drag testing: you're in trouble
This one's for those about to receive
a diploma, or for those who will get
one some time in the future.
As graduation day approaches,
most students probably think they're
through taking tests. But there, loom
ing on the proverbial horizon, is an
icon to which increasing numbers of
graduates must pay homage before
passing into the working world: drug
testing's urine specimen bottle.
Those entering the work force soon,
that is, college seniors, are prime
candidates as potential specimen-bottle-fillers.
Now, only a small
percentage of American businesses
drug test potential employees, but as
the current drug-testing fanaticism
spreads, the percentage of people
taking drug tests could easily rise.
By virtue of their position as
potential employees, this year's grad
uates will be the first to fill bottles in
such large numbers. If the trend
continues, a larger percentage of next
year's graduates will be beaker-bound.
And that brings drug testing out of
the realm of theory and into reality.
Members of the class of 1987 (and
all future graduates) should begin
considering what it'll be like to fill a
beaker, maybe while wearing that nice
interview suit with an attendant
observing. Reality has a way of
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It's no skin
Today's non sequiturian word is "chrom
osome," as in XY chromosome, as in men.
Macho men. The kind who drink straight
whiskey and drive big American cars.
The field of plastic surgery has too long
been dominated by women. Women can
have their tummies tucked, breasts filled
with silicone, fannies tightened and faces
lifted. The only option open to men is hair
transplants, which involves sticking tufts of
horse hair in the scalp.
Thanks to a San Francisco group called
the National Organization of Circumsion
Information Resource Centers, men may
soon have another option in the plastic
surgery game. The NOC1RC, as the group
is known, wants to stop what they claim
is the barbaric and unnecessary practice of
circumsion.
Beyond ending circumsion, NOCIRC
wants to restore the circumsized to their
natural state through a process called
foreskin restoration. The group claims to
have received many letters from American,
men detailing the medical problems with
being circumsized.
Foreskin restoration would be perhaps
the ultimate non sequiturian surgical
procedure. It offers the chance for creativity
and experimentation that should permeate
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missed
between Student Congress and the
BSM has already hindered these
efforts.
After the BSM had missed the
deadline, Riemann suggested to pres
ident Camille Roddy that the group
still turn in its budget proposal. This
would have helped the congress help
the BSM by giving the budget com
mittee an exact amount with which to
work.
But the BSM has yet to submit its
proposal. Apparently, that bureau
cratic fiend communication is to be
blamed for this continued tardiness.
Roddy said she has postponed
submitting the proposal because she
had questions about Riemann's
request and hasn't been able to contact
him. In the meantime, budget hearings
are in progress and will be finished
on Thursday.
But lack of communication is not
a valid excuse. The BSM is essential
in serving the needs of black students,
and its future depends on the budget
process. Its leaders have a responsi
bility to secure that future. When the
congress displayed a willingness to
help, the group's leaders should have
made every effort to take advantage
of the offer.
shaping opinions, and people standing
in bathrooms holding their past
month's dietary history in glass jars
is a heavy dose of reality.
Thinking about it now will help
seniors decide how to react to a drug-
testing request. Such a breach of
personal rights should not go without
comment.
And for those who believe they
won't pass such a test, a number of
things can be done to make the results
negative. The following come from an
article in last month's Harper's:
a Diuretics speed up the process by
which drugs are passed through the
system. Unfortunately, some tests will
register positive for diuretics,
n Water and other liquids can dilute
the specimen, leaving a smaller con
centration of substances which can test
positive. Drink lots of water a few
hours before testing, if possible.
a Nasal decongestants, for example,
can yield positive results in a drug test.
Advising the tester of the taking of
such medicines could lay the basis for
an appeal.
a Ammonia causes chemical reac
tions that will show negative results,
but care should be taken because
ammonia can easily be detected by
smell.
And be careful, it's a jungle out
there. CP.
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non sequiturian circles. Through groups
such as NOCIRC, foreskin restoration may
become a non sequiturian pastime.
Although foreskin restoration seems to
hold much potential, there are still several
questions about the procedure. First, where
will restored foreskins come from? After
all, if NOCIRC wants to end circumsion,
foreskin supplies will wither. Animals
wouldn't exactly be suitable for use in this
procedure. Perhaps foreskins could be
made out of condom rubber or waxed
paper.
Second, perhaps the new foreskins could
come with options. They could be remov
able, like a convertible top. If they are made
out of artificial substances, they could come
in different colors. Maybe they could even
be made to change colors, like mood rings.
Mood foreskins? Foreskins could be
equipped with heavy duty batteries for cold
weather starts.
Well, after years of silent discrimination
in the offices of plastic surgeons across the
land, men are finally being recognized for
their unique cosmetic features Thanks to
groups like NOCIRC, they will soon be able
to end this vicious cycle of oppression that
has draoped them down for centuries Men
must unite under the common motto. It s
a sin to lop the 'skin."
CGLA ftaedltag: Here we go : again
Budget hearings will soon take place,
and our Student Congress will finalize
decisions concerning organizational
funding for the upcoming school year. Out
ot nearly 250 recognized organizations and
clubs on this campus, only 27 are currently
receiving student tunds. Obviously, funding
for clubs and organizations is definitely the
exception rather than the rule.
Our Student Congress operates under the
general principle that organizations which
address private concerns not unanimously
supported by all students cannot be funded
with our student activity tees, l he only
proper and permissible exception to this is
that UNC does fund several racial and ethnic
minority organizations such as Black
Student Movement, Carolina Indian Circle
and Association of International Students,
since the University has a worthy goal of
bringing more of these students to our
campus.
UNC has a large number ol outstanding
religious clubs and organizations such as
Campus Crusade, InterVarsity and Fellow
ship of Christian Athletes, but none of these
groups is receiving student funding. Fur
thermore, we have many line political
organizations such as Young Democrats,
College Republicans, Students For Amer
ica, and Students Against Apartheid, but
none of these groups receives funding either.
Most students acknowledge that many ol
these non-funded groups and organizations
represent worthy purposes and make
valuable contributions to this campus, yet
it would be wrong to use student activity
fees to support them. Logically then, it is
totally incongruous for our Student Con
gress to continue funding the Carolina Gay
and Lesbian Association.
CGLA does not and cannot profess to
address the concerns of this entire campus.
because only a small portion of Carolina
students are of that sexual orientation.
CGLA is largely a strong and active political
entity that is bent upon promoting homo
sexuality as an acceptable alternative
lifestyle. One need only look to the last
campus election to realize how active its
Student Health
really hurts
To the editor:
I propose that we change the
name of "Student Health Ser
vice" to "Student Hurt Ser
vice." You may think of this
as a drastic change and not
worth the cost of new station
ery, but I believe a title should
reflect the service or organiza
tion it represents. You may
think, "They're not so bad, I
had a planter's wart removed
by them successfully." I don't
doubt the doctor's ability to do
a good job; it is their policy that
1 believe brings hurt to
students.
Case in point: Before leaving
for spring break, a girl was very
sick. She had a high temper
ature, chills, aches, nausea and
felt very weak. Her throat hurt,
her ears hurt and she even
missed a midterm because she
couldn't make it to class. As
it turned out, she had a 104
degree temperature, a virus,
mild anemia and an infection
where her wisdom teeth were
coming in. But it was not
Student Health that told her
this. Why not? Because they
wouldn't even see her. The
reason for this is that she didn't
have an appointment.
There are three clinics at
Student Health Service, and
she was supposed to go to clinic
No. I. However, they were out
to lunch. The receptionist told
her that they should be back
at 2 p.m., but to call at 2:20
in case they were late getting
back. Then she could see if the
nurse would make a "same day
appointment." The girl asked
to see another doctor in
another clinic because she was
very sick. "Student Health
Service is on the appointment
system," the receptionist said.
Students were
To the editor:
Of all the news I've read in the DTH,
the most disappointing was to be found in
the bottom right hand corner of the back
page of Friday's (March 27) edition. In that
corner I saw the following notice: "Grant
Parsons and Jo Fleischer dedicate this
week's 'eggs to the six people who greeted
the Tar Heels at the airport."
This is an outrage. I can't believe that
just two baskets can make the difference
between a riot on Franklin Street and
oblivion at RDU. Why is it that when the
Tar Heels are successful, we all say, "We're
number one," but when they aren't, all we
can find to say is, "They choked," or "Lebo
wasn't feeling well," or "Dean Smith has lost
his inspiration""?. Those guys played some
fantastic basketball against some of the
toughest opponents in the country, and they
came away not only with a great record,
but also, unfortunately, with a great
disappointment. .
But it was primarily their disappointment,
not ours. It's easy for us to throw our
popcorn at the TV and scream and yell when
we realize that we arent going to advance
to the Final Four, but they were there. They
had to watch those final seconds tick off
the clock; they had to watch Syracuse cut
the net from the basket; they had to wait
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Allison Matheny
Guest Writers
political goals have been. CGLA reportedly
now controls at least 35 percent of the seats
in our newly elected Student Congress,
which is incredible when you consider that
homosexuals probably constitute less than
2 percent of our student enrollment. Perhaps
it is an overstatement to say that CGLA
exists only for the purpose of promoting
deviant sex on campus, but we challenge
each of you to peruse its newsletter,
"Lambda," and try to draw a different
conclusion.
The bottom line is that homosexuality is
moral anathema to many students on this
campus, and it is immoral to ask us to fund
such an organization, just as it would
likewise be immoral to ask us to fund a club
for prostitutes or child-molesters. Now,
before you accuse us of bigotry and narrow
mindedness, remember that we do not
challenge CGLA's right to exist as a non
funded club, nor do we challenge homosex
uals rights to be enrolled here as students,
nor do we challenge their rights to take part
in any University activity. Homosexuals
already have the same guaranteed consti
tutional rights shared by all students, but
as a group this does not give them entitle
ment to be funded by all.
There are many grounds upon which the
majority of Carolina students oppose the
funding of CGLA. Ours just happen to be
moral and scriptural ones. In terms of
morality, homosexuality can never be
sanctioned and recognized as a proper
alternative lifestyle, neither on this campus
nor in this country. Every notable nation
throughout history condemned homosexual
practices as being detrimental to its society's
well-being. Homosexual practices were a
capital crime under Roman law, and the
great English jurist. Sir William Blackstone,
described their behavior as "an heinous act
the very mention of which is a disgrace to
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"and I don't believe you're an
emergency. I think you want to
go home for spring break."
Is not Student Health Ser
vice here to provide services
promoting good health? Do we
not support them just by being
here, with our tuition and fees,
expecting help when we are not
in good health? I believe we do.
Ethically speaking, under the
policy that Student Health
Service has now, it does not
provide the services that its
name implies. Therefore, if
Student Health Service keeps
its appointment policy in its
present state, which will con
tinue to hurt students, J think
we should change the name to
"Student Hurt Service." It can
even keep the same initials.
LOR1 TAYLOR
Senior
Political Science
Send postcards
to a dying child
To the editor:
In Scotland a small boy is
dying, and we have an oppor
tunity to help make his remain
ing days more fulfilling. The 9-year-old,
known as "Little
Buddy," has been stricken with
leukemia. His one wish is to see
his name in the "Guiness Book
of World Records." The record
he wants to set has nothing to
do with pogo sticks, hot dogs
or facial hair; he wants to
receive more postcards in his
lifetime than anyone else. It is
a simple goal that we can all
help him achieve.
For the remainder of the
week, the UNC Circle K club
will have a table set up in the
Pit where postcards will be
available to send to him for 50
mean to Dean
for the interviews to be finished; they had
to drive back to the hotel with the game
still in their minds and in their muscles; they
had to get up the next morning while the
memory of what could have been still
tortured their dreams; they had to make the
flight back home alone; and they had to
face the ultimate indignity of getting off the
plane at RDU to find only six people waiting
for them. How the mighty have fallen! It
would have been better if no one had gone!
Six people. Were those six dressed in blue,
or were they too ashamed?
I did not know when the Tar Heels were
due back, but had I known, I surely would
have been there to greet them, all the more
so, had I guessed what sort of homecoming
was in store for them. Never in my wildest
dreams did I imagine that such a great team
could be so abandoned by their supposedly
loyal fans.
The irony lies in the fact that had they
won the championship they would not have'
needed our moral support or our riot on
Franklin Street. They would have floated
through the rest of this year on their own
clouds without any help from us. This is
the time when a crowd of screaming people
can do the most good, but there are no
crowds to be found between RDU and
Chapel Hill. If we pass Joe Wolf or Kenny
human nature, and a crime not fit to be
named." We are not speaking of some
innocuous practice and lifestyle. Homosex
uality is without question a serious moral
problem. This is made clear in Scripture,
although the Bible likewise reminds us that
all sexual acts outside the marital relation
ship are immoral premarital and extra
marital sex by heterosexuals as well.
Fortunately, we do not have clubs on
campus that are using student monies to
extol the virtues of these practices.
Whatever one's feelings about this issue,
it is clear that morality is not up for vote
in our generation nor in any other. The
moral absolutes that guide humanity were
established long before any of us arrived.
Furthermore, the Bible makes clear that
God, who said certain things are wrong, has
also provided the means through which any
sinner can be cleansed and forgiven. The
testimonies of those who have turned to
Christ and have been set free from misery
and bondage is proof of that.
Last month eight brave students gave the
administration notice of their refusal to pay
any more student activity fees until this
situation is remedied. More students may
be called upon to take similar stands if
Student Congress insists on giving CGLA
the student monies they request for the
upcoming year, especially if the CGLA asks
for more than double the funds they received
last spring, as rumor says they will.
Homosexuals are not to be hated or
feared, but we should continue to remain
vigorously opposed to becoming associated
with the lifestyle and practices they repre
sent. Neither this nor any other university
can prosper by continuing to use student
activity funds to support an organization like
the CGLA. Therefore we urge Student
Congress not to bow to the special interest
pressure applied by this group.
F. Eugene Allison is a second-year law
student from Cary. Steve R. Matheny is a
third-year law student from Raleigh.
cents. The cost will cover the
oversees stamp and a small
donation to the Leukemia
Foundation.
Sending Little Buddy a post
card would certainly brighten
his day, and it just might
brighten yours too.
RICH PECC1E
Senior
English
Letters policy
B All letters and columns
must he signed by the
author, with a limit of two
signatures per letter or
column. Name, year in
school, major and phone
number should be
submitted.
and the team
Smith on the street, will we avert our eyes?
Can any of us hit 60 percent from the field
when we're surrounded by big, mean
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them any more if they live in our dorm or
in our neighborhood? When was the last
time you sank a three-point basket when
someone was sticking his fingers in your
eyes? Was this defeat something they did
to usl What have we ever done for them?
What about their feelings? What about their
hopes and dreams? I used to find all those
letters about the lack of enthusiasm at home
games tedious. My feeling was, "Who cares,
anyway?" What a jaded attitude that seems
now.
We live in a selfish society that places such
a premium on victory that we even co-op
with others when we are incapable of victory
ourselves. The corollary to this is that we
project our own feelings of inadequacy onto
them. In the case of the Tar Heels, such
behavior is blatantly, unfair. 1 suggest we
eo downtown and have a riot on their benalf
anyway.
SCOTT CARSON
Class of 1986
Chapel Hill