The Daily Tar HeelFriday, October 6, 19893
Gity and -Campus
Residents oppose
By CAMERON TEW
Staff Writer
Despite criticism by some Carrboro
residents, the Carrboro Board of Alder
men has made arrangements with the
U.S. Postal Service to place the town's
new post office on two acres of land
adjacent to Westwood Cemetery on
Fidelity Street.
Area residents who feel the new post
office will cause traffic problems in the
area and destroy the natural surround
ings of the aea have criticized the plan.
Some residents have requested that a
public park be built instead.
The new post office will replace the
Carrboro Post Office on South Greens
boro Street. The present location can
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H
ouse passes bill on obscene art
By CRYSTAL BERNSTEIN
Staff Writer
An amendment blocking government
funding for obscene art was passed by
the U.S. House of Representatives
Tuesday.
The amendment states that none of
the public funds authorized to be ap
propriated for art grants by the National
Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the
National Endowment for the Humani
ties can be used to promote or produce
materials which the NEA considers
obscene.
, .The House also approved allocation
of $250,000 to set up a 12-member
commission to review the grant-giving
process, said Dennis Szakacs, director
of communications at the Southeastern
Center for Contemporary Art in Win-stpn-Salem.
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Obscenity, in this case, is defined by
the 1973 Supreme Court ruling of Miller
vs. California, which says a work must
pertain to a prurient interest, contain
patently offensive portrayal, of sexual
conduct and lack political, literary,
artistic or scientific value to be ob
scene. I Proposals for grants must pass three
3?0dies in the NEA, said Virginia Falck,
JJEA public affairs specialist. Grant
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not be expanded to meet the town's
needs.
The aldermen based their decision to
sell the land to the Postal Service on
their inability to find a private land
owner and the board's desire to keep
the post office in downtown Carrboro.
Alderman Judith Wegner said, "We
don't think it is a terribly terrific site,
but it is the only one viable with our
downtown plan."
Wegner said other sites in down
town were examined as possible
choices, but the U.S. Postal Service and
the private property owners could not
reach agreements on the 'sale of those
sites.
Jim Porto, candidate for mayor, said
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applications are thoroughly reviewed
by a panel. They are then considered by
the National Council on the Arts, a
body that meets four times a year to
advise on policy and procedure and
lopk at recommendations for grants.
The chairman of the NEA ultimately
decides whether someone will receive
a grant. Any of these bodies could re
ject grant proposals, she said.
The amendment is a revision of a
measure introduced by N.C. Sen. Jesse
Helms in July. Helms' amendment
proposed to block funding for obscene
or indecent material, material that de
fames objects or beliefs of a religion or
non-religion and material that defames
a person or group on the basis of race,
creed, sex, handicap, age or national
origin.
Helms proposed the amendment to
prevent works such as Andres Serrano's
photograph of a crucifix submerged in
urine and Robert Mapplethorpe's pho
tographs of homosexual acts and chil
dren in explicit poses from receiving
government funding. His amendment
was blocked by the House on Sept. 13.
Both proponents and opponents of
Helms' amendment were reasonably
pleased with the new provision.
"It's heartening that we will be re
post office site
the post office needed to remain lo
cated in the downtown area because it
was important to the town's vitality.
Porto said the opposition's recom
mendation to place the post office off of
N.C. 54 was hard to consider, because
it goes against the policy the board has
set for the post office staying in down
town. Resident Bob Proctor began a peti
tion to request that the board find an
alternate spot for the post office. Proc
tor said 148 people had signed the peti
tion before it was sent to the aldermen.
"We don't think it is our responsibil
ity to relocate the post office. We would
like to see it located downtown if pos
sible." sponsible for judging whether some
thing has artistic merit or not," Falck
said. Sexually explicit works can still
receive government funding if they have
literary, artistic, political or scientific
value, she said.
The amendment is not a form of
censorship, Szakacs said. No art will be
censored because nothing the NEA
supports, including the photographs
taken by Serrano and Mapplethorpe,
lacks merit, he said. "Obviously the
Mapplethorpe and Serrano photographs
do have serious artistic and even politi
cal merit. If you put those two photo
graphs in a courtroom with a jury sit
ting there, they would have no trouble
judging that the pictures have serious
artistic value."
Even those who strongly favored the
Helms amendment are satisfied. "We
feel really good about (the new amend
ment)," said David Eisner, press secre
tary for -Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R
Calif, one of the Helms amendment's
strongest supporters in the House.
Rohrabacher was pleased that standards
were set, even though "the standards
themselves were rather anemic and
vague," Eisner said.
Sen. Helms has not yet publicized
his reaction to the amendment.
Proctor said the residents' main
complaint was that they were not aware
of the Dec. 13, 1988, public hearing on
the sale of two acres of the cemetery
land. "We never were given a chance to
express our opinion, since the hearing
was only publicized two days in ad
vance in the Chapel Hill Newspaper."
The public hearing also was publi
cized in the Village Advocate and the
Durham Morning Herald.
Alderman Frances Shetley said she
hoped people had proper notification
of the hearing.
She added, "People have to realize
we can not force anyone to sell their
land."
Mike Nelson, an alderman candi
date, said the location of the post office
needed further consideration by the
board.
"I feel locating the post office at a
cemetery is inappropriate. We will be
desecrating the cemetery."
The next phase the project will un
dergo is an appraisal by the U.S. Postal
Service. Another public hearing will be
held when the Postal Service decides
whether it will use the proposed land.
Derby Days to benefit hospital
By STACEY KAPLAN
Staff Writer
The Annual Derby Days festivities,
a week-long sorority competition spon
sored by Sigma Chi Fraternity, will
begin Saturday, and the proceeds will
be donated to the N.C. Children's
Hospital.
Sororities will compete in hopes of
winning a champagne mixer on Friday
night with the members of Sigma Chi,
said Ron Sinclair, co-chairman of the
event. The sororities will receive coach
ing instructions from Sigma Chi mem
bers, he said.
Many events are planned in which
sororities can accumulate points. A
derby hunt will be one area of compe
tition. Points will be awarded to the
sorority that finds the derby, Sinclair
said.
The "Make a S ig Smile" contest takes
place Monday. The contest involves 15
to 20 Sigma Chi members wearing
derby hats; participants must try to make
the fraternity members smile. "Girls
have to do anything they can to make
them smile," Sinclair said. If a partici
pant smiles, he must give the hat to the
girl, who will then be able to redeem it
for points, he said.
"A pudding pour also will be held at
the Sigma Chi house on Tuesday..
"Pudding is poured into the coaches
mouths from the second floor of the
house," said Teresa Aneskewich, a
member of Phi Mu sorority.
Field games will be held at 3 p.m.
Friday at Lincoln Center. A variety of
competitions will give sorority mem-
D
awkins enters state speaker race
By WAGNER DOTTO
Staff Writer :
The 1991 race for speaker of the
N.C. House of Representatives will be
one of the most competitive in recent
years, said Rep. Donald Dawkins, D-
Richmond, who this week announced
that he will seek the post.
Five Democratic representatives
have announced their plans to try to
unseat House Speaker Joe Mavretic, D
Edgecombe. Mavretic, who won the
election early this year as a result of the
coalition of 45 Republicans and 20
Democrats, is seeking re-election.
"There is a lot of competition out
there," Dawkins said. "It will be one of
the most competitive races and I don't
think he (Mavretic) will be re-elected."
Heps. Robert Hunter, D-McDowell;
Joe Hackney, D-Orange; John "Jack"
Hunt, D-Cleveland; George Miller, D
Durham; and Dawkins have announced
their candidacy for the position.
Miller said Tuesday the speaker's
job would have to be returned to a part
time post before he would serve. He
also said the General Assembly ses
sions would have to be shortened.
Dawkins' decision to bid for the
position is considered a severe threat to
Mavretic's re-election and represents
the first public crack in the coalition
that elected Mavretic. Dawkins is one
of the 20 democratic representatives
who helped Mavretic oust former
Speaker Liston Ramsey, D-Madison,
early this year.
University placement office
to sponsor 2 career fairs
Hundreds of students are expected
to explore career opportunities and
talk to recruiters during career fairs
on Oct. 10 and 11.
The Minority Career Fair on Oct.
10 and the Carolina Career Day on
Oct. 1 1 will run from 1 2:30 p.m. until
5 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Student
Union. University Career Planning
and Placement Services will sponsor
the fairs.
Computer and office systems
firms; consulting firms; the consumer
products industry; financial institu
tions; and government and non-profit
agencies are among the employers
that will be represented.
The fairs are open to all UNC
students as well as recent graduates,
said Sharon Wiatt, UCPPS associate
director.
UNC to host colloquium
Philosophers from across the
United States will gather at UNC on
Oct. 1 3-1 5 for the 23rd annual Collo
quium in Philosophy.
Sigma Chi Derby Days 1989
Schedule of Evernts
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7
Noon UNC vs. Wake Forest game
4 p.m. "Echoes Farm" on Sigma Chi front porch"
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8
7:30 p.m. Derby Days reception at Sigma Chi House
9 p.m. Trampoline-a-thon begins
MONDAY, OCTOBER 9
8 a.m. Derby Hunt clue 1
All day "Make a Sig Smile!"
Round 1 Greek 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10
Round 2 Greek 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament
3:30 p.m. Pudding Pour
4 p.m. Cross-Campus Mountain Bike Race
9 p.m. Derby Night-out at Players
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11
Round 3 . Greek 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament
9 p.m. Trampoline-a-thon ends
9 p.m. Mystery Team Events at Sigma Chi
10 p.m. Derby Darling announced
1 0:30 p.m. Derby Night-out at Franklin St. Bar and Grill
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 2
TBA Dec-a-Sig
Finals Greek 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament
9 p.m. Derby Night-out at Molly Maguire's
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13
3 p.m. Field Games , . , ,
5 p.m. CookoutHappy Hour.
(1 989 Derby Days Winner announced)
1 0 p.m. Champagne Mixer with winners
bers the opportunity to earn more points.
Many of the participating sororities will
hold fundraisers of their own and do
nate some or all of the proceeds to
"He (Mavretic) can't speak for the
majority of the Democratic Party be
cause he has to answer to 46 Republi
cans," Dawkins said.
Dawkins said the speaker has to be
picked by the Democratic caucus in
1990.
Tim Kent, executive assistant to
Mavretic, said that in spite of the number
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Sponsored by the UNC Depart
ment of Philosophy in cooperation
with the Division of Extension and
Continuing Education, the collo
quium lectures in 104 Peabody Hall
are free to the local public. Topics
will range from the meaning of local
ism to resenting one's own existence.
Seminar to focus on wealth
The wealthy and the role of wealth
in American society will be the topic
of an Oct. 13-14 weekend seminar at
UNC.
The program "Private Wealth in
America: The Second Gilded Age?"
is part of the Adventures in Ideas
seminar series. Among the areas
explored will be "Capitalism: the
Pursuit of Wealth or Happiness?"
Preregistration is required. Tui
tion is $65 for the wealth seminar.
For more information, call 962-1 106.
Sigma Chi for the Children's Hospital,;
Sinclair said. Last year, Sigma Chi
raised $7,000, and the group plans to
do better this year, he said.
of candidates, Mavretic has the support
necessary for re-election. I
"There's a long way to go. Many
unknown facts may change the entire
process." !
The results of the 1990 House of
Representatives elections are one of
the unknown factors, Kent said. !