,10The Daily Tar HeelMonday, February 13, 1989
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96th vear of editorial freedom
Jean Lutes,
Karen Bell, News Editor
MATT BlVENS, Associate Editor
KlMBERLY EDENS, University Editor
JON K. RUST, Managing Editor
Will Lingo, aty Editor
. Kelly Rhodes, Am Editor
',' CATHY McHUGH, Omnibus Editor
mf SHELLEY ERBLAND, Design Editor
Say 'I do' to married housing
- A shadow of doubt has been cast
over the future of married student
housing at UNC.
A proposal to expand North Carol
ina Memorial Hospital and to build
.'a road to relieve campus traffic is part
:'pi the University's budget request. If
the proposal is approved by the N.C.
General Assembly, 10 of the 49
buildings that comprise Odum Village
would be destroyed to make way for
the road. Furthermore, the hospital
.expansion itself could lead to the
complete elimination of Odum Village.
' Odum Village now has a waiting list
' of 400 people. Clearly there is already
,'a substantial demand for married
student housing on this campus.
Odum Village provides an ideal
environment for married students.
First, the location is especially suitable
' for married students. Not only is it
convenient a less than 20-minute
walk from the Pit but it is removed
' from traffic and noise of the residence
halls.
Secondly, the rent at Odum Village
is affordable, at either $230 or $260
per month. This is vital for a student
trying to support a family and put him
or herself through college.
Thirdly, as anyone who's visited it
can attest, Odum Village has a
neighborhood-like atmosphere. Such
;an environment is important for
Stealing the right to free press
A Triangle newspaper has lost an
'.important court decision which could
:set a dangerous precedent for free
distribution papers.
The Independent, which is pub
lished every other week in Durham,
.'filed charges against the campaign of
Harold Hardison, who was seeking the
Democratic Party's nomination for
lieutenant governor last spring. A
Hardison campaign worker took 7,500
copies of the April 21 issue, in which
the Independent printed endorse
ments. The cover story lambasted
Hardison and encouraged readers to
.vote for his opponent.
But Superior Court Judge Howard
'Manning Jr. ruled people could pick
up as many copies as they pleased
.because The Independent's front cover
clearly says it is free.
' Certainly readers of The Independ
ent can get a paper out of the box
without depositing a quarter. But The
Independent is not free. Hardison's
campaign worker took 7,500 copies
no small number and replacing
those copies at the emptied distribu
tion boxes cost The Independent
;$20,000.
And who will pick up that tab, as
well as the costs for the litigation that
followed? The advertisers. It is not
.their fault the copies were taken, but
advertising is the main source of
It's about this hate mail.
Since I became sports editor, I've been
getting a lot of letters, notes, death threats,
etc.
Now, I like letters, but I'm a little worried
about the prevailing "Carolina-can-do-no-wrong"
attitude among these Tar Heel fans
who are so confident that their way is better
than my way when it comes to writing about
UNC basketball.
For the moment, I'm willing to ignore
the fact that a few alumni who called me
had trouble with their subject-verb agree
ments and many of these letter writers (who
mysteriously, but consistently, forget to sign
their names) have more problems with
spelling and grammar than your average
high school freshman.
"Their way" involves pretending that
everything about UNC basketball is perfect,
or at least, anything that is not perfect has
no place on the pages of The Daily Tar
Heel. It also tends to question my right and
or ability to make negative comments about
Tar Heel basketball players and coaches.
Assuming that other misguided readers
share this view, I offer one humble
suggestion wake up to the real world.
If you know anything about basketball,
listen to the following statements without
laughing. If you can.
Jeff Lebo has had a tremendous year
from the perimeter. His shooting touch is
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KAARIN TlSUE, News Editor
LAURA PEARLMAN, Associate Editor
KRISTEN GARDNER, University Editor
WILLIAM TAGGART, State and National Editor
Dave Glenn, sports Editor
LEIGH ANN McDONALD, Features Editor
BRIAN FOLEY, Photography Editor
Kelly Thompson, Design Editor
married student housing. In addition
to classes, married students often work
at least part-time, and some are raising
children. These extra responsibilities
put added strains on a new marriage.
These strains can be alleviated if
married students can come home to
a supportive environment to a home
that looks like a home not a dorm
room or even an apartment. A sup
portive environment can also be found
among a sympathetic community of
other married students.
Chancellor Paul Hardin has said
NCMH must be allowed to expand
and that "married student housing is
not the optimal use of that land." But
Hardin has also indicated that Odum
Village could be relocated, not simply
eliminated.
The University must continue to
offer married student housing. If the
expansion is approved, perhaps a
satisfactory new site for Odum Village
could be found. But before any final
action is taken, a new site should be
approved by a representative group of
current Odum residents. Odum Village
should rema?"- ' it is. or at least
be moved only alter another location
has been found that would provide an
equally convenient, supportive envir
onment for married students. Louis
Bissette
revenue for newspapers.
But the bottom line at The Inde
pendent is not the only thing threa
tened by the court's decision. There
are a lot of newspapers which are
distributed for free yet are politically
active. You're reading one now.
The Daily Tar Heel is publishing
its endorsements for campus offices
beginning Thursday. What if Joe
Candidate's campaign manager did
not like the DTH's endorsements and
decided to remove the papers to
prevent people from reading the back
page?
DTH readers would complain about
not having their papers when they got
to campus. Advertisers would demand
their ads run another day because no
one saw the ones they ran on the day
the copies were taken. The DTH
would have wasted the $900 or more
it takes to print a single day's copy.
And the DTH could not sue, because
it is "free."
The judge should have considered
the long-reaching effects of denying
The Independent the $20,000 reimbur
sement it asked for. The court's short
sighted decision could seriously
hamper the freedom of the press.
Disagreeing with a newspaper's opin
ions does not justify stealing copies so
others can't read those opinions and
make their own decisions. Sandy
Dimsdale
the last word
better than we could have possibly
expected.
King Rice is a true force in the half-court
offense. Opposing coaches stay awake all
night trying to figure a way to stop him.
Scott Williams is Mr. Consistency. When
he goes out there, you just know you're
in for a 20-point, 10-rebound performance.
The Tar Heels are an incredibly quick
team, and they go after rebounds with a
vengeance every night.
Well, maybe they're not perfect, you say.
But why must I be so harsh?
Well, I'm not really. I say many more
good things about the Tar Heels than you
might think.
I simply chose to throw away my
Carolina-blue colored glasses when I
became sports editor. If I see something
negative, I write about it. If you don't like
it or agree with it, that's fine. After all, the
world would be a pretty boring place if we
all agreed on everything, wouldn't it?
Try to remember one more thing. The
Tar Heel basketball players are big boys
now. Nothing I say is going to shatter their
lives.
Finally, to answer some of your ques
tions. Yes, IVe played organized basketball.
Yes, I like the Tar Heels.
But no, I don't think I know a lot about
sports.
I know I do. Dave Glenn
A genuine alternative to the
As a late entry to this election, an
appropriate question I must
address is that of my reasons for
running. My purpose in running for this
position is to offer the student body a
genuine alternative to the mainstream
candidates that I will be running against.
As such, I have two main goals that, if
I am able to achieve, will make my term
a success.
First, as a student at Carolina for the
past three years, I have recognized a severe
deficiency in the attitude of students,
faculty and administrators alike. This is
demonstrated by the selfish attitudes that
each of these groups have displayed during
the recent parking crisis. An effective
solution to this problem, and others like
it, can only be reached through a sharing
of mutual respect and understanding for
the needs of each group. As a student
Quality of life, education and leadership
0 ne year,
j That is all the time any student
' body president has in office. If the
year is to be productive, the SBP must
have a clear set of goals and the experience
and drive to accomplish them. I have
developed goals in three areas: quality of
life, quality of education and quality of
leadership.
Quality of life:
n Bring student parking allocations
under student government and fight to
protect student parking in all areas.
D Eliminate the $100 mandatory meal
plan and make the food service more
desirable for students.
B Advocate student concerns about
treatment at Student Health Service.
B Work for a fully developed and
constitutionally funded Black Cultural
Center.
B Expand SAFE Escort and improve
campus lighting.
Quality of education:
B Ensure the implementation of the
academic minor and a 24-hour study area.
B Make financial aid a priority for state
and national governments and work for
more scholarship funding from Student
Stores and the bicentennial fund-raising.
A clear vision for student
rmoeether. we can fundamentally
1 1 change this campus. Trey Loughran
JjL understands that we must continue
to assert student participation and lead- ,
ership in all matters of University life. Trey
Loughran is committed and uncomm'only
qualified to meet these goals and recognizes
that we can only succeed together.
Trey has unique experience from work
ing with student self-governance at UNC
for nearly three years. Trey has been
involved in shaping the most critical
student issues on campus, co-authoring the
current student government proposals to
eliminate the mandatory meal plan and
defend sophomore parking. As the first
student liaison to the Chapel Hill Town
Council, Trey has proven his ability to act
as the only link between 22,000 students
and a governing board experience that
will be instrumental as student body
president on UNC's Board of Trustees.
Trey's breadth and depth of experience
enables him to bring continuity to student
participation in campus affairs. He is
firmly committed to the projects student
government has worked on this year and
continues to pursue, such as the establish
ment of an academic minor, the 24-hour
study area and the student allocation of
parking permits.
UNC also needs innovative change, and
Trey offers an understanding of what those
new directions should be. Academically,
both the perspective and advising systems
should be re-evaluated and examined for
Accurately representing student opinion
I he three underlying goals of any
student body president should be
letting the students have a say in
student government, serving the student
body and improving the campus environ
ment. As student body president, I will
work toward accomplishing each of these
goals to enable UNC to become a better
place for the students currently enrolled
here and to make the University more
attractive to prospective students.
The most pressing problem facing us as
students at UNC is the lack of student input
in administrative decisions. On many
occasions the opinions of students are
known but the administration and or
student government continues to act
contrary to student opinion. This should
not happen. This campus is for the students
and the students should decide what goes
on here. Utilizing polls, referendums and
surveys, as well as regular visits to dorms
and student group meetings, will allow me
to sit down with the students and find out
exactly what their concerns are. I feel I
will get more valuable feedback if I go to
the students rather than waiting for them
to approach me. After determining student
opinions and concerns, I will go to the
administration and Student Congress and
see that these opinions are not only
considered, but acted upon. In one specific
case, this means working to defund the
Carolina Gay and Lesbian Association
(CGLA). Through last spring's referen
dum, the students made it clear tfiat they
do not want their fees going to fund the
Election Forum
Rod Bell
SBP Candidate
leader, I will bring a more positive attitude
toward the relations between students and
other groups on campus. This is one way
in which I am different from the three other
candidates.
Secondly, Student Congress has been far
too reactionary since I have been at
Carolina. Of course, this stems in part from
the adversarial relationship that the
students currently have with administra
tors on campus, as I previously discussed.
Nonetheless, a combination of accurate
foresight and amiable interaction with the
University leaders will help students
Brien Lewis
SBP Candidate
We must remove the debt burden from
students so that they can benefit from a
full college experience. We can set an
example by setting up a Student Assistance
Fund through which students can help
students.
B Relieve the research teaching conflict
by developing a sabbatical program for
professors. This will retain and attract top
professors and improve the undergraduate
classroom experience.
B Work to get TAs the benefits and
recognition they deserve and ensure
proficiency in spoken English.
Quality of leadership:
B Be visible and accessible to the student
body by holding office hours in the Pit
and a monthly Pit Forum outlining
government activities, initiatives and
opportunities.
B Reorganize the executive branch to
make it more responsive and efficient.
There is no time to waste, yet student
government does exactly that by not
Trey Loughran
SBP Candidate
changes that can best benefit students, both
during their time on campus and in their
future. Campus security is one area where
we need a renewed commitment. Let's
work for safety in better lighting and the
expansion of SAFE Escort to all parts of
the campus and adjacent neighborhoods.
We also need to maintain and open new
lines of communication and cooperation
within the student body and with the
administration of the town. Trey will
establish an Off-Campus Outreach Com
mittee addressing the unique needs of more
than 15,000 students who live in Chapel
Hill and Carrboro.
At the same time we are taking these
new strides, we should reach out to broader
agencies. Trey is committed to creating a
State Affairs Committee (StAff) to advo
cate student concerns on a statewide level
on issues such as tuition rates, faculty
salaries and construction needs by going
directly to state legislators.
Trey's understanding of student life and
government has given him a vision for
where student involvement needs to go.
Unfortunately, students are far too often
excluded from the very beginning on
projects directly affecting student interests.
We can ensure student involvement from
Kevin Sisson
SBP Candidate
CGLA, and that is why the CGLA should
not be funded. The job of a student body
president is to represent not his own wishes,
but the wishes of the student body, and
thus be deserving of the title student body
president.
As a leader of the student body, I plan
to utilize committees to address student
concerns and see that acceptable solutions
are found. I want to see the implementation
of a 24-hour study area and an academic
minor, and I want to find an equitable
solution to the parking problem. My main
goal as a leader would be to serve the
students by working closely with the
administration to see the wishes of students
fulfilled.
My final goal as student body president
would be to improve the overall campus
environment. Specific goals I intend to
accomplish are improving security and
lighting, installing more courtesy phones,
maintaining the quality of teaching at the
University and continuing to improve
town-campus relations. Other high priority
items are improving the quality of food
service, including the elimination of the
$100 minimum meal plan, and negotiating
with Student Stores for higher, buy-back
prices on used texts.
A key step in improving the campus
mainstream
successfully deal with campus problems
before they reach a crisis level. I can
provide the new leadership that is necessary
to help Carolina students be less reaction
ary and more progressive.
In conclusion, my lack of experience on
Student Congress may be questioned, and
rightfully so. However, in contrast to a lack
of congressional experience, I am able to
bring a strong leadership style to Carolina.
I'm an intense individual and am able to
use my intensity to provide the students
of Carolina with an effective style of
leadership, the type of leadership that has
not been used in past congresses to reach
the goals that I think we can reach.
Rod Bell is a junior political science and
economics major from Miami.
involving more people in more projects. -
I will bring to the office of SBP broad
experience and a fresh perspective. I have
served as a Student Congress representa
tive from South Campus and as coordi
nator of all student members on the
chancellor's and vice chancellor's advisory
committees. As a result, I know which
channels to pursue in the administration
and where student government needs to
improve.
Last year, less than a quarter of the
student body voted in the election. That
says to me that students do not see their
government as a problem-solver, so when
they have problems they do not turn to
the resources their government can offer
them. I want to change that, but I need
your help. I will listen and respond to your
concerns, but you must speak.
The SBP is the voice of the student body,
but he must also act as its ears. If he doesn't
listen, he has no business speaking for you.
Please vote on Tuesday and give a strong
mandate for action to your student body
president.
Brien Lewis is a junior political science
major from Toronto, Canada.
involvement
the beginning by initiating projects.
Student government should take the lead
in planning for the construction of a
physical extension to our badly undersized
Student Union toward South Road, which
would include, in addition to more meeting
space, a fully operational Black Cultural
Center. For several years there has been
talk about constructing a Student Services
Building to consolidate much of what is
now widely dispersed student and Univer
sity affairs. If such a project is undertaken,
student government needs to ensure
students will be included from the start,
so it goes where we want it and can best
benefit us, the student body.
Trey Loughran makes a personal com
mitment to be a visible, accessible student
body president, one concerned about self
education in all aspects of campus and
community life. Trey will work closely with
fellow students and campus organizations,
because only when we join our hands and
stand together will we move forward
together. Trey will make every student
space a battleground, every current student
government project a priority and every
issue an opportunity for student advance
ment. You can make a difference. Vote
on February 21.
Trey Loughran is junior economics and
political science major from Charleston,
environment is improving race relations;.
I support constitutional funding of a
multicultural center. This building would
have areas representing a variety of
cultures. Blacks, Asians, Hispanics and
American Indians can be represented, but
it will not just be for minority interests.
There can be representation of Northern
culture, Southern culture, different Euro
pean countries and various religious
affiliations. By having all of these cultures
represented in one building, all students
on campus can benefit. Students can go
to the multicultural center and learn about
their culture as well as a myriad of other
cultures. By being together, participating
in social functions, group activities, guest
speakers, and by working together, learn
ing about each other, and intermingling,
I believe a multi-cultural center would
promote the racial interaction that is so
desperately needed on this campus. Let's
make a multi-cultural center a reality so
every student on this campus can benefit
As student body president I will not be
looking to solve the problems of just one
group of students on campus; I will be
attempting to find solutions that would
enhance the college life of each and every
student at UNC. On Feb. 21, vote Kevin
Sisson for student body president. '
Kevin Sisson is a junior business
administration major from Deer Park,
N.Y. , :