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The Daily Tar Heel Wednesday, January 18, 19895 Carmochael programs offer chance to live and leam By SARAH CAGLE Staff Writer Applications are now available for positions in the living and learning programs in Carmichael Residence Hall for the 1989-90 academic year. These programs, which are prim arily run by students, include the foreign language halls, the health sciences program and UNITAS 1 and 2. "There is a significant difference between living and learning halls and regular halls in trie intellectual atmosphere and the sense of com munity," said L.D. Newman, assist ant housing director and coordinator of- living and learning programs at UNC. ;Students participating in the pro grams are learning a lot, both cul- TlC!C6tS from Pa9 quantity of seats. fit's not that we weren't consulted before the change," Worley said, "but that we weren't even consulted after the change. ;Kecently, the upper-deck seating was changed so students are concen trated in sections and not spread out in; rows W, X and Y. Geer said. But the problem in the lower deck is still being discussed. T4 A. A ; i ne laa nas only been given control over how tickets are distrib uted, she said, rather than where student seats are located. r'Smce 1982, the CAA oresident has felt that one of the most impor tant things is that the CAA should have a permanent student voice in the seating arrangements." Geer said. "Maybe this is something that should be up lor discussion. rThe problem that arose on Sun daV showed us that our expectations wre not being met. Decisions made ddring the building of the SAC have not been followed, and students were not consulted when changes have been made." Carmichael Auditorium, where th Tar Heels played before the Smith Loiter was built, students received atjout 3,600 out of the 9,000 available stus. Although the Smith Center's lower level alone seats 9,000, students reteive about half as many "good seats as they did in Carmichael. Animals from pase 1 V U$e Committee and research projects, bUt the University has not yet pro vided this information, Smith said. "If no information is forthcoming, we w Il consider the possibility of seeking a legal remedy," he said. Faculty :f!;?mpase1 different kinds of faculty perfor mance: teaching, scholarship, research and service, he said. Failure to consider all would damage the Faculty Council, Gooder said. "It would undermine faculty governance, which is solely depend ent on an individual faculty member's commitment to serve." In other business, Sanford reported on a survey of employee fringe benefits conducted by the Huett Association. The state signed a three-year contract with the consulting firm in August, Sanford said. Huett was chosen because it had more expe rience with public universities than the other firms that applied, Sanford said. lluett is also one of the "premier" consulting firms for installing cafeteria-style, or flexible benefit plans, Sanford said. Under a flexible benefit plan, employees can choose among a variety, or "menu," of benefits for ones better suited to their individual needs instead of accepting a set benefit plan. "A flexible benefit plan would be ode option for UNC following Huett's survey, Sanford said. Fringe benefits the state provides toIUNC employees include a retire ment system, health insurance and disability insurance. UNC offers grtjup life and dental insurance, accidental death coverage, an optional disability insurance and free tuition one course per semester. Sanford said he was not sure how much Huett's services would cost the U diversity . The cost would partly depend on the length of Huett's contract. The three-year contract may be; cut short or extended, depending on; the University's needs. Jvloney was not the object when choosing the firm, Sanford said. "The Uoiversity made a decision to go with a fery good firm and get results that are useful to it," he said. Huett would dec 'a "full and extensive job," Sanford sad. jfluett will come to UNC next week to present the first of its comparative analyses to the chancellor's staff and advisory committee, Sanford said Mpnday. The firm will compare UNC fafulty benefits with those at 13 major research universities, Sanford said. ;ffuett will be administering a benefits survey to about 1,000 of the 7,01)0 employees under UNC's fringe benefits plan. The survey will gauge employees' opinions of the current benefit plan and what they would like to lee as improvements in the plan. Sanford said the results initially wdjjld show where the benefit plan neeis improvement and help UNC make a proposal to present to the stae legislature. turally and individually, she said. "As far as we're concerned, this consti tutes success." The foreign language halls have two divisions: the Romance Lan guage Hall, which includes French and Spanish suites, and the German suite. The primary purpose of the foreign language halls is for students to use that language every day and to understand that country's culture, Newman said. Robby Diseker, co-coordinator of the French suite, said the students enjoy the program. "Participants are motivated individuals who have an interest in foreign language and culture," he said. The language programs are open to all students, not just those who are majoring in a particular language, said Michael Semon, a senior nursing major. "The German suite has allowed me to retain some of my proficiency in German, since German is not my major," he said. Students who are majoring in pharmacy, nursing, pre-med, pre dental, medical technology, radiation technology and public health meet for weekly seminars in the health sciences program, Newman said. The topics of these seminars relate to current health issues, with the hope of bridging the gap between various future health professionals, she said. . Vinay Dakoriya, student coordina tor for the health sciences program, said the students learn from each other. "It is very advantageous to live here with people in the same field," he said. "We do a lot of our work together and study together." UNITAS is a multi-cultural and multi-racial program, Newman said. The purpose of UNITAS 1 is primarily individual growth and understanding of cultural differences and conflicts," she said. "The partic ipants in UNITAS 2 have taken UNITAS 1 or are more mature and therefore can go into application of understanding of cultural differences to the campus." Mark Bibbs, a UNITAS particU pant, said the program is a broad ening experience. "UNITAS can help a person grow socially because it gives them an opportunity to experience many of the different lifestyles represented on this campus, in the U.S. and all over the world," he said. Applicants for next year's pro grams will submit regular housing contracts, because notification of acceptance may occur after the housing lottery, Newman said. Interested students can pick up applications at the desk in Carmi chael Residence Hall or Carr Build ing. Applications for UNITAS are due Jan. 30, and applications for all other living and learning programs are due Jan. 27. 1 1 1 mm III - x I 1 7 v r f i i "x r-v . V J V J V 1 Y ) Y V X ; I f 1 . I II u i k . ; i it i i t tii t i i X X . 7 III III ! Y V I i u X Y x , v i ill r rX X' w - "X . J V I x- : co c y j c r ; v e I II 301 W. FRANKLIN STREET (Next to Hardee's) Fr(B IfenEdiDM M . tiiln dlif . 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