he Daily Tar HeelWednesday, October 1 1, 1989
State and National
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WINSTON-SALEM Parents of
incoming freshmen at Wake Forest
University are eligible to participate in
a series of seminars that are designed to
help them adjust to their children leav
ing home.
Wake Forest psychology professor
David Catron, who with his wife has
been active in helping married couples
improve their relationships, developed
and directs the program.
In the program, parents are taught
how to adjust to home life without their
child and how to start seeing their child
as an adult.
He first thought of the program when
he noticed the number of incoming
freshmen and their parents at Wake
Forest.
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Drug testing to begin
By WENDY BOUNDS
Staff Writer
Random drug testing will begin this
fall in N.C. minimum security prisons
to determine if there is a significant
problem with inmate substance abuse.
The Governor's Crime Commission
has allocated $51,999 to the Depart
ment of Correction for random drug
testing of state inmates who are al
lowed community leave. Eight prisons
will be involved, according to Gregg
Stahl, executive director of the
Governor's Crime Commission.
"After initial testing in all eight pris
ons, four will continue to be tested over
a series of months and four will not. At
the end of the designated time we will
look to see if the threat of detection in
the four tested prisons is enough to
curtail substance abuse."
The problem of substance abuse with
Grievance
he needed additional time to interview
McSurely's witnesses, and had 1j re
vise his own list because the issues in
the case had apparently changed.
Nesnow denied McSurely's request
to subpoena three black female appli
cants who were turned down for jobs at
University police as witnesses, but
agreed to subpoena their job applica
tions and the applications of the white
officers hired in their places.
McSurely unsuccessfully argued that
the witnesses were necessary to estab
lish the racist context for Edwards'
grievance.
Before the hearing, reporters from
three television networks, a radio sta
tion and three newspapers crowded into
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"It started out as a see if it would fly'
proposition," Catron said in a telephone
interview. "I went to the provost and he
thought it sounded good."
That was nine years ago, and the
program is still going strong.
"We had 350 parents sign up this
year. That's probably the biggest regis
tration we've had."
Catron said parents were very appre
ciative of the program and often re
membered him years after the seminar.
"I hardly go to graduation these days
minimum security inmates lies with
their using drugs on community leave
and also smuggling these narcotics back
into the prison. There are a variety of
ways the inmates can sneak these drugs
past the guards, said Lattie Baker, as
sistant secretary of correction for alco
hol and drug abuse.
Drugs can be enclosed in balloons
and then swallowed by the inmates
who eventually will either regurgitate
the balloon up or pass it in another
fashion, Baker explained.
"The drugs can also be stuffed up
any body cavity and retrieved later.
Inmates also sew drugs into clothing
items, hide narcotics in books and
conceal them in objects with compart
ments specially designed to hold drugs."
Some officials question whether the
mandatory testing is the most efficient
way to approach the abuse problem.
the tiny conference room in the Student
U.:. . r ic preventatives
of Student Government read prepared
statements denouncing the delays in
the hearing.
Banu Ogan, co-chairwoman of the
Network for Minority Issues (NMI),
said, "If these allegations are true, then
the UNC police department is blatantly
racist and sexist. Racism or sexism
existing on this campus is a blight upon
the reputation of our great University."
The statement was signed by Student
Congress Speaker Gene Davis, Student
Body President Brien Lewis, members
of Students for the Advancement of
Race Relations and the Black Student
Movement, and executive members of
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parents
without someone saying they were in
the program."
New clinic offers rehabilitation
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.
Rutgers University students who are
dependent on drugs or alcohol can now
check themselves into an on-campus
rehabilitation center to receive treat
ment The Hurtado Health Center is a 15
bed in-patient rehabilitation center
where students can spend up to 28 days
recovering from substance abuse, said
Jackie O'Herron, director of the center.
The clinic is in its first year of opera
tion. The on-campus clinic enables stu
dents to receive treatment for their
in prisons
Anthony Mulvihill, executive direc
tor of the Alcohol-Drug Council of
North Carolina, said he didn't want the
program to simply become a means for
getting more prisoners in trouble.
"The problem exists at all levels
I don't want this program to concen
trate on getting more people in deeper
trouble."
Mulvihill also said if testing was
going to be effective, prison employees
also would need to be tested.
"The testing will need to include all
those involved with the prisoner's who
may have abuse problems. Otherwise
the program will be ineffective."
Earl Beshears, eastern geographic
command manager for the Division of
Prisons, said the purpose of the pro
gram was to determine whether testing
was an effective means of curtailing
substance abuse.
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the Campus Y.
NMI co-chah woman Shilpi Somaya
said that if Edwards' case were not
heard, the group-would be "forced to
take further action," but declined to
elaborate on what the action might be.
Edwards said that her life had "been
like hell" since she filed the grievance.
"I have to be aware at all times that
the University has this policy to silence
me. It's just tension and stress every
day, but I have to keep on pushing,
because I believe in what I'm doing."
Davis said, "Officer Edwards' claims
of racism and sexism in the department
must be thoroughly investigated in order
to restore confidence in the police
department and the University."
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addictions and continue to go to class,
she said in a telephone interview.
"It is set up like a small dormitory.
We have full-time counselors plus
medical and nursing staffs."
Once the students complete their
treatment, they are released to return to
university housing, she said. Each
patient's situation and condition is fol-lowed-up.
Insurance money picks up the tab for
most patients, although a limited amount
of grant money is available, O'Herron
said.
The clinic has received several in
quiries from other universities, she said.
"We would accept referrals from other
colleges."
Fire causes
By JANNETTE PIPPIN
Staff Writer
A fire that ignited in one of the
three main electrical transformers at
the Shearon Harris nuclear power
plant led to an automatic shutdown of
the plant, but officials said the fire
never posed a threat to the public.
"Since the fire was located on the
steam side of the plant in the turbine
deck at the transformer, it remained
external to the concrete buildings
which house the nuclear systems of
the plant," R.B. Richey, Harris Nu
clear Project manager said in a press
release. "At no time was there any
danger to the public."
At approximately 11:15 p.m.
Sunday, the fire was reported and the
Holly Springs and Fuquay-Varina fire
departments were called to the site
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vide for the needs they may feel in the
future and that are not felt by the other
group."
Student Congress Speaker Gene
Davis proposed the third referendum,
which will change The Daily Tar Heel 's
bylaws to document the addition of five
seats to its board of directors. This
referendum received a 194-61 votes.
"I am very pleased with the outcome
of The Daily Tar Heel referendum
because it allows for the correction in
the bylaws in order to expedite the
incorporation of the DTH," Davis said.
"The incorporation of the DTH is one
of the most important actions taken on
this campus in many years. The Stu
dent Congress is excited that they have
had a part in this historic action."
Russell Dula, a senior from Carrboro,
won the District 16 seat over senior
David Turlington of Tarboro. Dula
received two votes, and Turlington
received one.
Nick Kontogeorgopoulos, a sopho
more from Toronto, won the new seat
for District 1 8. Kontogeorgopoulos won
with a 13-1 1 vote over Ginny Hewitt a
junior from Wilson.
"I am really disappointed with the
turnout (of the election), but I thank
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HOUSTON, TEXAS Students at
the University of Houston want Presi
dent George Bush to designate their
campus as the eventual site of the Bush
Presidential Library.
In August, Student Association Presi
dent Mikal Belicove met with White
House officials and presented them with
a framed resolution that was passed in
the University's Student Senate. The
resolution was a formal invitation for
Bush to designate Houston as the site of
the library.
Belicove is cautiously optimistic
about Houston's chances for receiving
the library.
nuclear plant
near New Hill to assist in the firefight
ing effort. A hydrogen leak resulted
from the fire, and the hydrogen used to
cool the generator ignited.
By 2:43 a.m., officials reported that
the fire had been extinguished and the
hydrogen leak had been contained. No
injuries were reported in the efforts to
control the fire.
Based on the fire and hydrogen leak,
an alert the next to lowest classifica
tion prescribed by the Nuclear Regula
tory Commission (NRC) was de
clared. Appropriate notifications were
made to state and county officials and
to the NRC.
An investigation into the origin of
the fire and damage estimates are being
conducted, said Kyle Hampton, a
spokesman for Carolina Power and
Light (CP&L) Co., which owns the
those who turned out for showing they
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any aspect of congress or off-campus
district issues."
Davis said: "The Student Congress
is excited to have both vacant seats
filled. We now have a full congress
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only a restricted education in a particu
lar discipline, Milan said.
"We hope this curriculum will foster
a broader understanding of many areas
of education," he said.
The program suggests a strict course
curriculum concentrating in five main
areas of discipline: cultures and civili
zations, foreign language, mathemat
ics, natural sciences and social sciences.
Colleges adopting the program would
require specific courses for freshmen,
sophomores and some juniors.
Many schools substitute a core cur
riculum for what are known as general
distribution requirements. UNC-CH
mandates that freshmen and sopho
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"It's coming along very nicely," he
said in a telephone interview. "Presi
dent Bush is not in a position to say
where the library will be.
"It's a little presumptuous for a presi
dent to say where his records will be
kept (this early in his term). It's just a
little too early."
Catron said he was presently asking
the University of Houston system to
come out in favor of the students' posi
tion. "They're coming along very nicely.
I expect an announcement by the end of
the month."
Bush has said he wanted the library
established in Texas. Houston is com
peting with Texas A&M for the library.
shutdown
plant.
"The thing to remember is that the
fire involved an electrical trans
former. This, on a larger scale, is the
same kind of transformer you would
find on a utility pole in Chapel Hill,
Raleigh or anywhere else."
Hampton said the plant will re
main closed for the next eight to 10
weeks.
The plant was scheduled to go out
of operation Oct. 21 for routine refu
eling. Because of the fire, the plant
will begin the refueling process early
as well as repair any damage to the
transformer, Hampton said. The re
fueling for the plant will include
routine testing and inspections.
Service to CP&L customers has
not been disrupted because of the
fire, Hampton said.
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which allows for the best possible rep
resentation for the student body, znd
we are excited about working with these
two people.
"We were down to 27 seats for a
brief time, and it is very important to
have all 29 seats filled. It expresses the
confidence the student body has in the
Student Congress."
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courses, one or two math courses and
three or four foreign language courses.
Students must also fulfill a "perspec
tives" requirement and choose nind
courses from five academic areas con
sisting of natural sciences, social sci
ences, history, aesthetics and philoso
phy. This program effectively gives stu
dents a broad education, according to
Lee Meyer, assistant dean of the Gen
eral College.
"My impression is that our perspec
tive program is ahead of all of the
others."
Duke University operates under a
program that divides all offered courses
into general "areas of knowledge."
Students then pick courses in five of
these six areas. Although this type of
program is far from being a core cur
riculum such as "50 Hours," it specifi
cally meets the university's needs, said
Richard White, dean of arts and sci
ences at Trinity College.
"We are pretty set in the way we are.
We just revised our program two years
ago, and we feel that it provides both
breadth and depth to students."
White also questioned the value of
some of the questions asked on the test
administered by the NEH.
"I'm not sure even if the students are
taught these facts, that they will re
member them. I might have trouble
with some of those questions myself."
UNC-Asheville has a core curricu
lum similar to the one proposed in "50
Hours." The school is a new school
compared to most of the other UNC
system schools, and thus operates under
a somewhat different approach to edu
cation, said Merritt Moseley, director
of humanities.
"We were founded with a conscious
mission to be a different kind of public
liberal arts school. Unlike other distri
bution or smorgasbord programs, ours
concentrates on trying to provide a
common core of knowledge for all
people."
The NEH will send copies of its poll
and "50 Hours" proposal to colleges
across the nation, Milan said.