10The Daily Tar Heel Monday, February 20, 1989
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Election Forum.
96th year of editorial freedom
Karen Bell, New s Editor
MATT BIVENS, Associate Editor
KlMBERLY EDENS, University Editor
JON K. RUST, Managing Editor
Will Lingo, cay Editor
Kelly Rhodes, Arts Editor
CATHY McHUGH, Omnibus Editor
SHELLEY ERBLAND, Design Editor
Jean Lutes, Editor
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
A chorus of yeas
Fund a center for fun and fitness
We support the referendum to
increase student fees in order to
construct the proposed Student
Recreation Center. The SRC would
be an extension of Fetzer Gym and
would include a 10,000 square foot
weightroom with Nautilus, universal
and free weight equipment, a 10,000-square-f
oot aerobics multi-purpose
exercise room and the UNC Wellness
Center, where students would receive
free, professional advice on health
matters and workout programs.
The Carolina Athletic Association
proposed building the SRC in
response to complaints about the
inadequacies of the current facilities
for students. The weightrooms in
Woollen Gym are crowded and poorly
ventilated, and hours of operation of
both Fetzer and Woollen are severely
limited due to classes and reserved use
times for varsity athletes. The con
struction of the SRC would alleviate
these problems.
As unpopular as this idea may be,
it's important that students shoulder
the project's entire cost $4.5 million.
A student board, much like the one
that runs the Carolina Union's pro
gramming, would manage the SRC,
but funding from non-student sources
could jeopardize future control of the
facility. The lesson comes straight
from our experiences in the Smith
Center; a facility serves best those who
paid to build it. Thus, it will be
necessary to raise student fees $13 per
semester and $4.35 per summer ses
sion, beginning in fall 0 at the earliest.
If you would benefit from the
construction of this facility and it
seems obvious that just about every
student would vote in support of
the Student Recreation Center
referendum.
Make the attorney general's life easier
The referendum to amend the
appointment date for the student
attorney general would make a minor
but sensible change. The student body
president now appoints the new
attorney general after the spring
elections, but this measure would
allow the outgoing president to
appoint the attorney general before the
elections.
The technical change in the student
constitution would give the new
attorney general time to choose a staff,
making the transition smoother.
Give undergraduate teaching a boost
The referendum to increase student
fees for undergraduates by 75 cents per
semester offers students a chance to
prove that excellence in undergraduate
teaching; is. a priority for them. This
doesn't' mean that student fees should
be uSed"to attract better faculty
that's the University administration's
job. However, students should be able
to use their fees to reward excellent
teachers, and that's what this referen
dum would do. It would send a
powerful message to the faculty:
Students want good teachers and they
appreciate good teachers.
This award, which would give a
$5,000 grant to four recipients each
year, is unique because a 10-member
all-student committee would select the
teachers and because any instructor
would be eligible, from teaching
assistants to department chairmen.
This referendum offers students a
chance to remind administrators that
the quality of undergraduate; teaching
must continually 'be evaluatedritalso
offers a rare incentive for faculty
members to be good teachers, not just
a good researchers. Research is central
to the University's mission, but too
often it is pursued at the expense of
students who can't benefit from a
professor's elevated level of expertise.
Seventy-five cents a semester isn't
too much to pay for a chance to show
the University administrators and
faculty that undergraduate students
care about excellence in the classroom.
Establish a second-in-command
The creation of a vice president's
position in student government could
be considered the most important
referendum on this spring's ballot,
especially from student government's
point of view. The vice president would
represent the student body at meetings
the student body president could not
attend and would generally make the
president's life a little easier.
One of the busiest people on this
campus is Kevin Martin. As student
tody president, he is a member of
hearty every significant board and
committee on campus, from the Board
6f Trustees to the temporary commit
tees established to conduct national
searches for top administrators.
But, as Martin is acutely aware, he
is only human and can only be in one
place at a time. He is very supportive
of the proposed vice president's
position, because he knows how many
demands are placed on the student
body president. A vice president would
free the SBP, and allowing him or her,
and indeed student government's
entire Executive Branch, to function
more effectively.
And the proposed selection process
is designed to ensure a well-qualified
choice, not just a politically expedient
one. The student body president-elect
would appoint a vice president from
a group of candidates submitted by
a special student search committee,
and the appointment would have to
be approved by a two-thirds vote of
Student Congress.
Let Student Congress set this date
, Another referendum on the ballot
would allow Student Congress to set
the date of its annual budget process.
The change is necessary because the
Student body president will be inaug
urated in April beginning this year; in
past years the final budget hearing has
been in April.
This referendum would give the
congress much-needed flexibility in
setting the date, to make the budget
process run more smoothly and to
accommodate the needs of student,
groups.
We firmly support anything which
would make the budget process less
of a headache for congress members.
Summer programming (some' re not)
Th is referendum would eive
Summer School students their just
share of benefits from student fees,
without increasing student fees for any
term.
It would automatically allocate to
the Carolina Union 20 percent of
summer student fees, so the funds
could be used for summer program
ming. Under the current system, about
20 percent of the fees remains unspent
at the end of the summer, so that it
is used later to support organizations
which benefit only spring and fall
students.
This change won't cost anyone any
more money; instead, it will channel
summer fees into the Union, which is
already well equipped to provide
quality programming for students.
Expecting summer students to fund
programs they may not even be around
to appreciate is blatantly unfair, and
the system should be changed.
Senior class officers affect all students
Editor's note: The author is the senior
class president.
Every year, The Daily Tar Heel's
editorial board prints their endor
sement of candidates for student
body president, RH A and CAA presidents,
DTH editor and senior class president and
vice president. Every year, candidates and
voters argue the appropriateness of the
DTH's active involvement in affecting the
outcome of the elections. This year, the
DTH has decided not to endorse well,
at least not the senior class candidates.
The reasons for not endorsing the senior
class election are seemingly twofold. First,
the editorial board feels like their lack of
knowledge about senior class activities
would make it difficult for them to judge
the candidates fairly. Second, this year the
board differentiates the senior class from
other elected offices because it does not
represent the entire student body.
I would like to commend the board on
their honest and ethical decision not to
endorse an office they know very little
about. However, I would encourage future
editors to learn more about the senior class,
not only because UNC's senior class has
Steve Tepper
Guest Writer
become a national model but because its
purpose encompasses the entire University
community.
I'm not comfortable with the notion that
the vitality of an elected office stems solely
from the number of DTH readers that
happen to be constituents. By using this
criteria for selecting who to endorse, the
focus is on the voting process rather than
the relative impact, importance or scope
of the elected office. Perhaps the DTH
should consider the number of people
affected by an office not only the
number of people voting.
Will our class gift of a $500,000 endowed
teaching chair affect only seniors? How
about our "Alumni Outreach" program,
which promotes student and alumni
interaction in an effort to facilitate career
placement? Surely this will affect more
than just the Class of 1989. What about
our class's initiative in bringing home the
University's 200-year-old charter? The
chancellor has noted the historic signifi
cance of this project as being the Univer?
sity's first bicentennial event. Is this a
limited impact? What about the class's
recommendation to create a new category
of student . activities awards which will
affect every student organization on
campus? What about the Senior Buddy
Program, in which seniors, juniors and
sophomores help freshmen adapt to UNC?
Would revitalizing Carolina's tradition of
an a7-campus Fall Germans Dance be
considered narrow in focus?
Regardless, evidently juniors will have
to make a decision about their class officers .
without the help of the DTH. There are
plenty of criteria to judge on: creativity,
responsibility and hard work are just a few.'
Take the time to learn about both teams:
Hancock Harris and Rosin Brayboy..
Please try to make a responsible choicer.
Your class officers will not only affect your
senior year, but they have the potential
to significantly affect the entire University;
for years to come.
Steve Tepper is a senior international,
studies major from Winston Salem. j
Vote yes
to summer fees
To the editor:
I strongly support your edi
torial stance urging students to
set an example for us all and
to set a pattern in their own
lives by voting in the student
elections. This is particularly
important for any referendum
on the ballot since a minimum
total vote is required for
passage.
On behalf of the UNC
Summer School and its stu
dents, I urge a yes vote for the
referendum on a new distribu
tion of summer student activity
fees. This change will not affect
the amount of student activity
fees in any term fall, spring
or summer.
Currently, activity fee money
is allocated by a budget process
that occurs in March and April,
when there is seldom anyone
seeking specific funds for
summer activity programming.
The result is that summer
students are under-represented
and once the summer begins,
there is no funding and no
student organization prepared
to plan or present summer
-activities' . " v
The new distribution will
automatically allocate a por
tion of funds to the Carolina
Union so that the Union can
plan and program summer
activities such as films, concerts
and Cabaret evenings. This
proposal is wise in terms of
fairness and effectiveness.
Summer students pay a student
activity fee for each session and
deserve some programming.
The Union already has the,
expertise, contacts, student
board and personnel to do the
programming indeed, it
exists for such a purpose. Thus,
we can expect nearly the full
amount of redistributed funds
to go for summer programming
and not toward establishing
' extra bureaucracy, which
would be needed if the Summer
School or a new student group
became responsible.
JIM MURPHY
Dean
Summer School
Support
teaching awards
To the editor:
I am pleased to announce
that nominations are being
sought for awards for Distin
guished Undergraduate Teach
ing at UNC-CH. This year
there will be six awards valued
at $2,000 each: five Tanner
Awards and one Nicolas Salgo
Award; ; '' '; ' 7 """" w-
In the selection of recipients
for these awards, students will
play a vital role by participating
in the process by which can
didates are nominated. Please
consider nominating those
teachers with whom you've
studied who have demon
strated excellence in the
classroom.
Don't allow the opportunity
to nominate candidates pass
you by. Nomination forms for
the Distinguished Teaching
Awards are available at key
locations on campus and in 102
Steele Building. Please take the
time to respond to make sure
that those faculty members
deserving of special recognition
in this University receive it.
Your help is greatly
appreciated.
PAUL HARDIN
Chancellor
FerrisZeeman
verdict harmful
To the editor:
The Student Supreme Court
made a decision Thursday
night that has harmed the
junior class. The candidates
who filed the appeal, Hancock,
Harris, Rosin and Brayboy,
seem to be motivated by inter
ests that would benefit their
particular campaigns more
than that of the class in general.
Student Chief Justice James
Exum said that "the plaintiffs
must 'establish that (they) were
harmed by an error." The
senior class candidates must
have considered Ferris and
Zeeman competition for weeks.
So it doesn't harm them that
Ferris and Zeeman were
allowed to run.
Their obvious motivation is
to eliminate some competitors':
from their election race. Aren't'
they confident enough in their
own experience and abilities to
try and win on their own merit?
By attacking the system rather;
than the issues in this senior
class campaign, they are'
exploiting the very Elections
Board itself, and the process it"
uses to ensure fair campaigns.
They contest the Elections
Board decision to allow Ferris
and Zeeman on the ballot,
because the board "should
include a number of graduate
and professional students in
proportion to the number of
those students in the student
body." The Elections Board.;
chairman himself said there
really isn't any way to achieve
this if not enough graduate j
students apply for the board, j
By granting this point, all
actions taken by the Elections
Board this year, including the I
candidates' own election bid as J
well as all other campus cam- '
i paigns, will be invalid. Do they
have the student body's best
interests in mind, or are they '
just interfering in a situation
which had already been
resolved? r
i
MATT LOTSPEICH $
Junior $
History political science
ALLAN YOUNGER $
Junior '
Industrial relations
Letters of support for senior class hopefuls ;:
HancockHarris .
To the editor:
On Feb. 21, all of us juniors
are going to take the first step
toward shaping our final year
at Carolina. Your choice for
senior class president and vice
president will represent the
qualities you feel are important
in making our last year the best
one weVe experienced. Let me
tell you why I am voting for
Peter Hancock and Ranchor
Harris.
These guys are natural lead
ers who seem to have a knack
for commanding respect from
others. Over the past two years
IVe known them, I've noticed
this esteem and the high value
others associate with their
friendship. Their communica
tion skills and unaffected rela
tions with others have been
demonstrated through their
door-to-door campaigning and
appearances before University
organizations. Their desire to
lead our class and apply their
personal qualities on a more
official level seems to be a
natural product of their
personalities.
More importantly, I'm vot
ing for Peter and Ranchor
because I appreciate their com
mitment to making an impact
on this University. I think
facilitating the job hunt by
making professor and alumni
references and recommenda
tions more accessible will be
fully appreciated once we all
start planning our careers.
Also, giving back our time and
resources to the University and
community through their
senior enrichment and campus
participation programs is a
great way for some of us to say
thanks for the fantastic college
environment we've been given.
Their goal of allowing seniors
to award an honorary docto
rate to the commencement
speaker would not only bring
notoriety to the University but
also more prestige to the com
mencement speakers in the
future. I can't write about their
entire platform, but these ideas
have a lot of appeal to me. I'm
voting for Peter Hancock and
Ranchor Harris, and I encour:
age all juniors to consider my
recommendation in making
their own decision.
MIKE CONNOR.
Junior.
Political science,
international studies,
RosinBrayboy
To the editor:
As a senior at UNC, I have
been unaware of what is going
on with my class. Part of this
may be my fault, but I can't
accept all of the blame. Elected
senior class officers should
understand that commitment is
part of the job. This is one of
the many reasons why I highly
recommend Danny Rosin and
Bryan Brayboy as next year's
senior class officers.
Through their responsible
approach to researching,
Danny and Bryan will bridge
the gap between the seniors and
the opportunities that await
them. Facilitating the transi
tion into the business world is
definitely a priority, but Rosin
and Brayboy are also commit
ted to increasing senior unity
through social events with ideas
like "Blue Heaven" (a summer
blast), more senior nights out
with frequent bar specials and
senior privileges for seating at
athletic events. This is what
commitment is all about.
But commitment is not all it
takes; it also takes the quali
fying experience that Danny
Rosin and Bryan Brayboy
possess. Because Danny has
formed an organization that
works with Operation Smile
(up for a presidential award),
he has firsthand experience in
creating a successful service
project. As a member of the
Campus Y Executive, Danny
has the ability to effectively
work with the many senior class
committees. Bryan, with his
experience as one of 14 ambas
sadors to UNC, has already
proven that he can bring job
recruiters to our campus. He
was also the chairman of a
committee that raised more
than $7,000 for Chapel Hill's
Children's Hospital.
T, like many other Carolina
students, see the senior class
offices as hardly political.
Rosin and Brayboy are.
genuinely interested in provid
ing a memorable senior year
and helping seniors find the
best jobs attainable. They are
not motivated by trying to
"brown nose" the administra
tion. Juniors, you have a
chance to know what's going
on with your senior class by
taking time out to vote for
Danny Rosin and Bryan Bray
boy on Feb. 21.
CLARENCE CARTER
Senior
Speech communication
psychology
To the editor:
Over the past few weeks,
Danny Rosin and Bryan Bray
boy have clearly distinguished
themselves as the most innov
ative and qualified pair running
for the offices of senior class
president and vice president.
Innovative As part of
their six-point platform,
Danny and Bryan have pro
posed a senior class service
project in conjunction with
Operation Smile, a non-profit
organization composed of sur
geons, psychologists, educa
tors, physical therapists and
student volunteers who provide
free medical attention, health
education and school supplies
to the needy across the world.
Qualified As a high school
senior, Danny Rosin traveled
with Operation Smile and
found his experience so reward
ing that he started a club at his
school to directly contribute to
and participate in the program.
The club, named the Happy
Club, has since expanded to 16
other high schools and cur
rently is being considered for
a presidential award. Danny
brings that expertise and expe
rience to the senior class.
Innovative Danny and
Bryan have also submitted a
thoroughly researched and
modified proposal to facilitate;
in conjunction with UNC's
Career Planning and Place
ment Services (UCPPS), 3
revolving database consisting
of an up-to-date list of Carolina
alumni, their jobs and loca
tions, to allow seniors to "get
their foot in the door" with job
openings across the nation, i
Qualified For the past
year, Bryan Brayboy has
worked as a student ambassa-s
dor for UCPPS. As a student
ambassador, he has worked to
successfully convince major
corporations to recruit on this
campus. Bryan has already.
made it possible for UlC
students to get that "foot in the.
door." Bryan brings that exper
tise and experience to the senior
class.
Danny and Bryan now feel
they can best apply their talents
as our senior class president
and vice president. Innovative
and qualified. Demonstrated
commitment and experience.
Give them a chance to work for
you.
BROCK WINSLOW
Junior
Philosophy
speech communication