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Partly cloudy High in upper 50s Weekend: Fair High around 60 m w m to tor nml Last day to preregisterfor spring semester Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Volume 97, Issue 83 Friday, November 3, 1989 Chapel Hill, North Carolina NewsSporlsArts 962-0245 BusinessAdvertising 962-1163 UNC - eader NCSU By SARAH CAGLE Assistant University Editor UNC-system President CD. Span gler admitted Thursday that he made mistakes in his handling of the Board of Governors' (BOG) investigation of the N.C. State University (NCSU) basketball program. "I know when things have gone well and when things have gone poorly," Spangler said in a telephone interview Thursday. "In this situation, things didn't go as well as they should have." Spangler said he agreed that the Poole Commission's seven-month investigation proceeded too slowly and that his communication with BOG members curing the investigation was lacking. Spangler and Samuel Poole, BOG vice chairman, have been criticized by several BOG members for keep ing the results of the Poole Commis sion report from the public and from BOG members. Spangler instead gave the board a general oral summary of the commission report along with his recommendations for reform of the NCSU basketball program Aug. 25. Poole did not release the original report to the public until Oct. 21. "I wish that the whole matter had proceeded more rapidly," Spangler Stydeots By DIONNE LOY Staff Writer Recommendations in a recently re leased report for improving the cur riculum at UNC are a step -in the right direction, students said. Students were interviewed Thurs day about the Report on the Status of General Education at UNC-Chapel Hill. The reports were released earlier this week. Student Congress rejects Davos' calS for By JASON KELLY Staff Writer Student Congress members tabled a motion to have a vote of confidence in Speaker Gene Davis in a Wednesday night -session. Davis initiated the motion to have a vote of confidence in his competence as speaker after the Student Supreme Court found him guilty Tuesday of violating the Student Code. Davis used campus mail instead of U.S. mail as specified by the code to send notices of a special meeting of Student Con gress. The congress postponed the vote Slogging to lunch Four-year-old Christine Richards of Carrboro braves the rain Thursday afternoon as she visits ytem admits eirroirs said. "The fact that it was drawn out was not beneficial to anyone." Spangler said the findings should have been more available to the en tire board. "I need to communicate the good things and the areas where we're weak. They (BOG members) deserve that, and I'm going to try to make sure I do that." Spangler said he viewed criticism of his performance as constructive, and he sought suggestions from BOG members as to how to improve. "I expect to talk to individual board members as I already have. Should the Board of Governors wish to dis cuss the matter with me in an open meeting, I would. "It's easier to look at something with 20-20 hindsight than when in the heat of the activity," Spangler continued. "You would hope you learn from your experiences, and I think that I do." The BOG has a regular meeting Nov. 10. No specific plans to discuss the issue are on the agenda, he said. Spangler said he was confident that he still had the trust of BOG members. "We need to understand each other. I'm willing to listen to what they have to say, and theyre See SPANGLER, page 7 stand behind sygsested cyriricylym Many students are extremely encour aged because the report is oriented toward them, said Ruffin Hall, director of academic affairs for student govern ment. - " ' '. .' :" "Student input was especially vital in the report. I am encouraged by most of the recommendations, because they were based on the opinion of the stu dents." Hall said Student Congress supported indefinitely, but it can be brought back for debate at any time. Davis said he would have resigned the post of speaker if the vote had gone against him. Although he had hoped for a vote of confidence, Davis said he would remain as speaker because the congress did not express a lack of con fidence in his leadership. Davis said he had received personal communications encouraging him not to relinquish his position. Jeffrey Beall (Dist. 7), the congress representative who brought the case to the supreme court, said congress did not want Davis to step down. "The fact Qroevamice talks tfatair By AMY WAJDA Assistant University Editor The administrative grievance hear ing of University police Officer Keith Edwards began four hours late Thurs day after negotiations for an out-of-court hearing broke down. The hearing, presided over by Judge Delores Nesnow, began at 1 p.m. with the presentation of prima facie evi dence, meant only to prove that there might have been discrimination. Later in the day Nesnow, Edwards' attorney Alan McSurely, and Lars Nance, associate N.C. attorney general and the University's representative, agreed to have Edwards' entire case presented before the University's case was presented. The witnesses called were Edwards, the only black female officer in the University police, and Collin Rustin, associate director of housing and a member of the Chancellor's Commit tee that heard Edwards' Step 3 hearing. Attempts at an out-of-court settle ment go back to Oct. 27, when Nance called McSurely to ask for a settlement proposal, Edwards said. McSurely said during a recess Thursday that Edwards asked the University for $75,000. Edwards said the University then countered with a oral offer of $25,000 and a non-paying University position in which she would help the University improve the UNC workplace. In return, Edwards would drop the case and would not be able to sue the University for anything that occurred between 1987 and 1989. Edwards said she refused the offer Wednesday night. Nance came to the hearing Thursday morning with a oral offer of $50,000, she said. McSurely three of the proposals in particular: classes in a student's major fulfilling perspectives, one less required perspec tive for bachelor of arts degrees, and an academic minor. These three points will relieve sev eral of the problems surrounding the perspective program, Hall said. "Drop ping a perspective will help especially with regard to philosophy. By requir ing fewer perspectives, many students that we didn't vote does not count against Gene Davis at all. Congress is simply stating that there is no need for a vote of confidence. This is not the British government. We will not set a precedent in this situation." Rep. Jiirgen Buchenau (Dist. 3) said the vote of confidence was unneces sary because most members of con gress did not question Davis' leader ship. "What Gene and the other defen dants were found guilty of was not their fault, but the whole Student Congress' fault. The whole Student Congress got slammed, not just Gene." Buchenau added that Student Con- DTH Kathy Michel campus to eat in Lenoir Hall with her babysitter on her way home from kindergarten. M T s, - j, : j j i x. . , - . ; I -if ) s wMr 7 1 n. I f If I I kSJ " J l-V i i f I " j S 4 " I f . vy,-twliaMM,..miMIMMiMMiiiiiii 4aiMirff':',i' v mi" it iimhm i mid" Hi mm mniMniMiiiMiniiniiyi-iliii iMMmiimiiniinriliiiMiiiiiiiirniiinwTi jliimfitrttto Officer Keith Edwards (center) with her attorney Alan McSurely (left) and Lars Nance and Nance met with UNC administra- tors at South Building for about an hour and then returned to the hearing and met with Nesnow, and Edwards then will probably omit the philosophy. This will be a big relief." The academic minor will increase broadening of studies, Hall said. "The minor will relieve some 'smattering' and put the student on a broad yet direct track." Another attractive point is the en couragement for instructors to provide comments on student writing, said Mark Bibbs (Dist. 12), Rules and Judiciary gress should carry the responsibility for the supreme court verdict. "We must think about the way we do our business. We must be consistent and abide by our own bylaws. Congress cannot violate the constitution. If we don't like it, we'll have to change it. The supreme court couldn't help ruling the way it did on this unnecessary case." Davis said he felt that being found guilty by the Student Supreme Court brought into question his competence as speaker, and he had to bring the question before congress. "Because of the supreme court ruling I felt I had to ask the body (of Student Congress) if they had confidence in my leadership. "This was not a political maneuver. Part of my job is abiding by the code, and because I failed in this measure and was found guilty by the court, I thought I had to ask the body if they still wished me to continue as speaker." DTH board By MYRON B. PITTS Staff Writer Four members of The Daily Tar Heel Board of Directors expressed delight at being reinstated to the board as a result of a Student Supreme Court ruling earlier this week. Because of the ruling, the DTH board has added positions for the Student Congress speaker's appointee, a gradu ate student representative, a Student Congress Finance Committee appointee and the student body treasurer. The positions were dropped in early October to avoid possible conflict that might hinder the DTH incorporation process, which calls for student fees to be repaid beginning in the spring. The board's bylaws must be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in order for the newspaper to incorporate. Though the Student Constitution indicates the board should have five members, the board's bylaws allow for five additional members who were approved in an Oct. 10 student body referendum. Congress Rep. Jeffrey Beall (Dist. 7) called the legality of the referendum into question because he said the con gress was not properly notified of an Oct. 8 meeting where members voted the referendum onto the ballot. In the resulting Student Supreme refused the second offer. "They had nothing concrete to show me, nothing in writing," Edwards said. "I feel I was discriminated against, Committee chairman in Student Con gress. "One good thing is for professors to actually critique to actually care." Students expressed a desire to con centrate on their majors, and many thought lessening the perspectives would help. "You should be able to concentrate on your major," said Jennifer Berces, a freshman from Durham. "It seems like vote of confidence Buchenau added that the vote of confidence was not only unnecessary, but it set a bad precedent for the future. "This is an extremely dangerous idea despite our confidence in Gene. A vote of confidence is a destabilizing factor with no positive consequences. Votes of no confidence in European countries have positive elements, because at the same time they call an officer into question, they offer a new candidate at the same time. "It's nothing more than an opinion pole, but it can be used to implement or hinder a candidates' success," Buch enau continued. "The vote of confi dence is a dangerous political tool which could bring down a Student Congress leader through repeated votes of dis trust. We elected Gene, and votes of confidence are redundant. See DAVIS, page 7 members return to posts Court hearing, the referendum was judged invalid, but four new positions were added because of a 1983 referen dum that was omitted from the Student Constitution. Congress Rep. Mark Bibbs (Dist. 12), the defense counselor, found the old referendum while researching in Wilson Library. "The night before the trial there was some digging done in the archives at Wilson Library," said DTH board member and general manager Kevin Schwartz. "It was a good thing we found it (the referendum). One of the things the plaintiff said is we were operating ille gally and secretly." Despite the supreme court decision, the board still lacks two members pres ent before the issue of referendum va lidity came into play. The now 12 member board is without an editor's appointee and an outside professional representative. According to Schwartz, these mem bers would likely be reinstated after incorporation by amending board by laws. Self-appointed Student Congress speaker representative Gene Davis said he would introduce another referen dum after incorporation that would have an editor's appointee and outside busi DTHDavid SurowiecKt and I feel I would be selling out against myself." See HEARING, page 2 chaoses you've already gotten your broad out look in your General College perspec tives. People who want to take those classes could take them anyway." Implementation of an academic minor would help indecisive students, said Scott Suddreth, a freshman from Greensboro. "I came here wanting to be a busi- See CHANGES, page 7 . Gene Davis ness appointee on the ballot. ; ; ; 'There will have to be another refer endum before the student body to de cide the necessity of these positions,'-; he said. The student body voted overwhelm-; ingly for the five appointees in the Oct'.' See DTH, page 5 Mi Tn: Inside 1 Cup d'etat Marriott, campus groups seek safe food containers 3 ; Who they are, how they; stand Information on the Carrboro; election candidates 4.' They're baaa-aack ; The K-Tel hits you knew and loved return 5 City and campus 3 Features 5 Sports 6 Classifieds 8 Comics 9 i n Keep walking and keep smiling. Tiny Tim
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