4The Daily Tar HeelFriday, November 1 1, 1988
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but it's not perfect, so it's going to boys," Whistel said. "I don't try to
be up to us." be. I can't say that I have ever been
1 he session on women in business purposely discriminated against
By JENNY CLONINGER
Assistant University Editor
Executives from more than 50
companies provided UNC students
with information on business career
opportunities Thursday at the Under
graduate Business Symposium, spon
sored by the UNC School of Business
Administration.
The symposium's panel discussions
included the topics of minorities in
business and women in business.
The panel members for the minor
ities in business discussion pointed
out that with the exception of white
males, every other group in the
business world is a minority.
The group discussed ways to
handle racism and discrimination in
the workplace.
"Racism in corporate America
today is very subtle," said Christine
Wilson, vice president and office
manager of Barnett Bank. "You do
not let it become a barrier. You
recognize that it exists and you just
work around it. I can speak to the
fact that it can be done."
While affirmative action quotas
can be an advantage when minorities
apply for jobs, the panel members
pointed out that performance, not
quotas, leads to promotions and pay
raises.
"If that does get you in the door,
once you're hired, you've still got to
perform," said Martina Ballen, direc
tor of business and finance for the
UNC athletic department. "Use it as
a motivator prove you can do it."
The future is brighter than ever
before for minorities in business, the
panel members said, but changes still
need to be made.
"We can pave the way for other
minorities in corporate America,"
Catlett said. "Things are changing,
addressed situations women lace in
the corporate world.
One of the concerns addressed was
juggling a career and family. The
panel members said it was possible,
but required a little extra effort.
"You can do both, but it's not
easy," said Barbara Whistel, corpo
rate treasurer for Burroughs Well
come Co. "YouVe got to want to do
both, you've got to make some
sacrifices and youVe got to ask your
husband and children to make some
sacrifices."
The group said a major problem
women have in the business commun
ity is stereotyping themselves. This is
often more of a problem than facing
outside discrimination.
"I'm not necessarily one of the
because I am a woman. Women are
the ones who are saying, 'I'm
stereotyped.' "
Ballen said she has experienced one
aspect of special treatment. "I think
some male managers have a hard time
criticizing you for your work," she
said. "They handle you with kid
gloves."
Margie Backus, executive director
of external affairs at AT&T, recom
mended a way to overcome stereo
types. "Have enough confidence in
yourself to turn it around," she said.
"Make it work for you. Don't let it
bother you. Don't take it upon
yourself to let it hinder you in where
you can go and what you can do."
Whistel said, "Dont see yourself
as a woman. See yourself as a person
working with other people."
Mocktail' coo
testt
o promote drinking safety
By SIMONE PAM
Staff Writer
Students will be urged not to drink
and drive as part of a "koalaty holiday
season" campaign at UNC, sponsored
by student government, a University
peer counseling group and the
CHAPS Koala Center in Research
Triangle Park.
"Koala is an Aboriginal word
meaning no drink, " said Clay
Thorp, co-chairman of student
government's Drug and Alcohol
Abuse Committee. "If one of the
members would not drink, they
would say 'Koala.' "
The program involves students
from UNC, Duke University, N.C.
State University and N.C. Central
University.
WRAL, a Raleigh radio station,
is also one of the supporters of the
program.
"We came up with the idea to give
some awareness to the students of the
use of alcohol at UNC," said Bill
Riddick, substance abuse coordina
tor with the health education pro
gram of Student Health Services.
The program is a competition in
which campus groups create a recipe,
make their own mocktail (a non
alcoholic cocktail), and name their
drink so that it relates to some person
or theme on campus. They are then
asked to sign a printed contract
discouraging drinking and driving.
The entries will be judged Nov. 30.
The groups may be composed of
individuals or members of campus
organizations like residence halls or
fraternities, said Riddick.
The program began with a kick
off on Nov. 10, and will continue
through Dec. 2, highlighting the
Thanksgiving and Christmas season,
Riddick said.
to judge the contest.
The winning drink will be
announced on WRAL's noon news
show. "The winner will receive a
$1000 contribution to their school's
drug and alcohol awareness program
in the name of the organization,"
Thorp said.
Students participating in the pro
gram will be asked to sign a contract
pledging not to dnve while under the
n Robert Phay, director of the
Principals' Executive Program,
has been named William Rand
Kenan Jr. professor of public law
and government.
Through the Principals' Exec
utive Program, Phay has directed
the nation's only program
designed to enhance management
skills for more than 500 of the
state's principals and
superintendents.
"Phay attained national recog
nition in school law and wrote
widely on the subject," said John
Sanders, director of the Institute
of Government. Since 1984, Phay
has been responsible for the design
and quality of the principals
program, he said.
d Steven Rosefielde, professor
of economics, lectured on "Ruble
Convertibility: A Cooperative
Approach to Integrating the
Soviet Union into the World
Economic Community" at a meet
ing of the Foreign Policy Institute
of the Johns Hopkins School of
Advanced International Studies in
Washington, D.C., on Nov. 11.
D Richard Cole, dean of the
School of Journalism, chaired the
national accreditation team that
examined the School of Commun
ications at Penn State University
Oct. 30 to Nov. 2. He also was
one of two national evaluators of
the Department of Journalism at
Texas A&M University in mid
October. o Ralph Wileman, professor of
education, gave a presentation on
"Pre-electronic Optical Toys and
Illusionary Devices" at the Inter
national Literacy Association 20th
annual conference Oct. 20 at
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University.
a John Turner, Kenan profes
sor and dean of the School of
Social Work, gave an address on
"Structure and Organization of
the Social Work Profession: Fac
ing the Next Decade" during the
"Social Work Education Past,
Present and Future" three-day
90th anniversary of the Columbia
University School of Social Work
on Oct. 15 in New York. Turner
was the only major presenter who
was not a Columbia faculty
member or graduate.
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Riddick said. The contest will be on
Dec. 2 in the Caboodles Bar at the
Sheraton Hotel in Research Triangle
Park. Local bartenders are expected
one hundred contracts have already
been signed. Our goal is one thou
sand," Thorp said.
Students interested in information
or getting involved should call Stu
dent Health Services!
By JESSICA YATES
Staff Writer
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Clef Hangers Fall Concert in
Memorial Hall tonight.
YouVe heard the Clef Hangers
before? Believe it or not, most, ;
everyone else at UNC has too. The .
variety of music, which includes pop , -;
tunes, serious love ballads, barber-:-
shop melodies and spirituals, cer-Y
tainly has a lot of appeal. Yet you- .
can get all of these from a radio, sq
there must be something else. ,
Todd Carter, the group's publicity
manager and one of its singers, knows , -what
that something else is, but he's -not
quite sure how to describe it. "The .
Clef Hangers have to be experi
enced," he explained. "You cant just . -tell
someone about them, especially,
if they've never seen the group." , -.
Carter knows one thing for sure!
"It's a fun concert. We truly enjoy
what we're doing, and when you're"
enjoying yourself, the audience enjoysX ;
themselves." '1
The 12 member group sings all of y,
the songs a cappella (without musical ll
instruments). Though most Ivy ;
League schools have similar groups, ;
such as Yale's Whiffenpoofs, Carter ;
said UNC and Duke are probably the ;
only universities in the South that
have them. t yt
"It started in 1976 when some guysj
from a fraternity wanted to do some...?
a cappella music," Carter said. Since"-
then, the Clef Hangers have produced ;
two albums, Once in a Blue Moon 5
and The Clef Hangers, and a cassette,
You Can't Be Serious.
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popularity has especially been on the
rise since 1984. The Clef Hangers
have worked to gain lots of exposure
and name recognition, which, in 1986,
finally resulted in their first sell-out
at Memorial Hall. The group has J
even performed in Philadelphia with j
a similar choir.
Obviously, the Clef Hangers isn't j
some sort of organization you can
simply sign up to be in. Membership
in this elite club is reserved only for j
the most talented, directable and
dedicated individuals. ;
"Every spring we hold an audition, ?
where between 30 and 40 people try
out for about five spots," Carter said. ?
"The number one criterion is that you
must be a good musician and be able I
to read music." j
Carter also emphasized the impor-
tance of compatibility within the
group. "Group dynamics depend on
our getting along with each other,"
he explained. In reflection of this
attitude, the Clef Hangers have a j
"camp" a week before everyone else j
friendship bonds between the singers,
and to prepare for the upcoming
season.
Putting together a program is not
necessarily an easy task for the group.
"It takes a lot of working together,
but we really don't have any weak
nesses," Carter said. "Whoever is
stronger in one area may be weaker
in another, but someone else's
strength can counterbalance it, so v;
everything turns out to be very
successful."
The hardest part of organizing a ft
show is thinking of a creative begin- ;
ning. "We have a special opening each
concert that's very entertaining,"
Carter said. "It's kept secret, which l
adds a bit of suspense. It also sets I
the mood for the whole show."
Apparently, more than musical X
experience is gained from being !;I
involved with the Clef Hangers. "The X
first thing that comes to mind is the l
friendships. Everybody has helped me : :
grow in so many ways," Carter said. X
"In some ways, it's like a fraternity,
but in many ways, it's even better." ll
The performers make no effort to X
hide the fact that they love the X
attention. Carter affectionately called
the group "a bunch of hams," but X
stressed that "we really are a lot of X
fun." X
The Clef Hangers Fall Concert is
tonight at 8 p.m., in Memorial Hall.
Tickets are on sale for $3 at the Union'
Box Office.
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