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The Daily Tar HeelWednesday, December 6, 19893 Campos and City , i Campus officials say no WASHINGTON Since March 989, 3 million college students have taken a mandatory drug-free oath in order to be eligible for federal stu dent financial aid. Many campus officials are just saying no to tne u.;. Department of Education's demands to enforce the oath. "I don't think a university is a law enforcement agency," said ohn Shattuck, vice president for government and public affairs at larvard University. The Education Department is also considering using urine tests to en- orce compliance. In response to this idea, the Oregon Student Lobby, representing six state campuses, is raising a constitutional issue. They believe the practice would consti tute a violation of the Fourth Amend ment which guarantees prohibiting search and seizure. They also fear Jhat some schools will abandon Shattuck's position that schools are not drug enforcement agents. MBA degree brings satisfaction EVANSTON, 111. The era of Reaganomics brought a great in crease in enrollment at the nation's MBA schools. The schools may have to brace themselves for another flood of applications as there now may be a reason better than money to tuck that coveted degree in your belt. Research showed that people with MBA degrees scored highest on a 'sexual satisfaction index." The research was done by Jennifer Knopf at Northwestern University. She surveyed 80 married couples and based her index on the presence of sexual problems, frequency of activity and general satisfaction. The owest score was posted by Ph.Ds, with doctors and lawyers falling somewhere in between. By virtue of using married couples, college stu dents were omitted from the study, Knopf said. Police patrol Arizona bathrooms TEMPE, Ariz. The restrooms at Arizona State University are to be used exclusively for purposes of answering nature's call." The administration was concerned about an increase in sexual activity in men's restrooms. In response, local police stepped up surveillance of the area and tallied sixteen ar rests. These arrests reduced the ac tivity and lowered fears that gay ASU students were the source of the problem. The offenders tended to be married and bisexual. Kentucky students "tucked in" BOWLING GREEN, Ky. Bedtime stories have taken on a new meaning at Western Kentucky Uni versity. Female students were "tucked in" one night by residents of a nearby male residence hall. Being tucked in included having milk and cookies and being read a bedtime story. For the sake of variety, the women were given a choice of hearing a "hot (risque) story or a "cold" story in the more traditional sense. The risque stories had been clipped from issues of Penthouse and Penthouse Forum magazines. It turned out to be a Grimm day for the likes Cinderella and Little Red Rid ing Hood. All of the girls chose the spicy variety of stories. There was no report of any "untuckings" as a result of the readings. Do ya wanna dance? COLUMBIA, S.C. - Football fans at the University of South Carolina find winning games to be worthy of dancing, but the dean of student affairs doesn't like it. Out of fear of Williams-Brice stadium collapsing, he asked the band director to stop playing songs like "Louie, Louie" in order to cur tail dancing in the aisles. The band director agreed and removed the song from the playlist. However, dancing favorites "I Feel Good" and "Under the Board walk," remain. A spokesman from the company that insures the sta dium acknowledged the possibility of metal fatigue, but dismissed any real concern over dancing bringing the house down. "It will fall down from old age long before that." Tennessee college bans MTV NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The rock band Dire Straits might not be wel come at David Lipscomb University if they sing "I Want My MTV". Campus officials have jumped on the bandwagon of rock music censorship and pulled the plug on the music video station in dorm lounges and the student center. The rationale for the censorship was noise pollution because of the volume at which the channel aired and the suggestive content of some of the videos. compiled by Alan Martin New aldermen sworn in, old steps down By SAMANTHA GOWEN Staff Writer CARRBORO Amid tears and laughter Tuesday night the new mem bers of the Board of Aldermen took their seats as one former member stepped down. Alderman Judith Wegner turned down the chance at another four-year term in exchange for a dean's position at the UNC Law School. Leaving the board was not easy as Wegner struggled through tears to say her goodbyes. "I'd just like to say how thankful I am for the five friendships I've had with you," Wegner said to the board. "I urge you to listen to each other and learn to compromise. You don't need me to make all those motions. You can do it by yourself." Wegner stressed the future of the fiscal year, personnel, planning and inter-government improvements. "We have the opportunity for con sensus," Wegner said. "It's not always possible in a place as diverse as Carrboro. We have old Carrboro. We have new Carrboro. We have the students." Replacing Wegner is Jacquelyn Gist who was sworn in along with Mayor elect Eleanor Kinnaird, and aldermen- Multicultura accepting aop By STACEY KAPLAN Staff Writer UNIT AS, the multicultural living and learning program on the fifth floor of Carmichael Residence Hall, is now accepting applications for next year. Applications are available at the Union desk, and should be returned to Suite C by December 20, with a special extension to be announced, said Harold Hunter, chairman of the UNITAS committee. Interested students are in vited to visit the floor to observe the program, he said. The program is divided into UNI TAS I and UNITAS II, each having a different structure. UNITAS II was developed to meet the needs of students who wanted to spend an additional year in the program, said Jerry Edwards, treasurer and committee member of UNITAS. "We're looking for students who Campos most maumtaDini recycling committment By CAMERON TEW Staff Writer The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will have to maintain a strong commitment to its recycling program now that the program's recy cling coordinator has resigned. Philip Prete, who became the University's first recycling coordina tor in January 1989, said the program would continue on without him and could be very successful if people on campus will stay involved with recy cling. Prete will leave his job Dec. 8 to become a solid waste management consultant for Hazen and Sawyer, a Raleigh environmental engineering firm. Prete said his successor will need to continue programs that are already started and expand participation on campus. He said one drawback will be a lapse in time between his departure and finding a new coordinator. Herbert Paul, physical plant direc tor, said he would give one member of his present staff extra duties related to recycling "to keep the ball moving while R ape center to to raise money and'suppor By CHRISTINE THOMAS Staff Writer The Rape Crisis Center of Orange County will hold its second annual holiday auction to support the center's programs and services. The auction will be held Sunday, Dec. 10 at the Windy Oaks Inn on Old Lystra Road in Chapel Hill from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Mary Ann Chap, director of the center, said the auction will be festive, with good food and colorful decora tions. In addition to artwork and food items, Chap said there was a least one clinical service being auctioned. A licensed acupuncturist has donated an acupunc ture treatment. The center has set a goal of $3,000 to be raised at the auction. Chap said she hopes 100 items will be donated for the auction. , Some of the money raised at the auction will be used to train volunteers. Chap said the center now has about 70 volunteers. While the auction will raise money for the center, it will also serve as an X I A, - A V ' 4 I if :-A?;.- t k - : Hilliard Caldwell elects Hilliard Caldwell and Tom Gur ganus. Each of the newly sworn in alder men expressed a common interest in new and exciting issues that will take place in the future. As a new alderman, Gist said she looked forward to work- have a general interest in learning about cultural, religious and political persua sions outside of their own experiences," he said. "We strive for maximum di versity of individuals who can cause stimulation within the given environ ment." Hunter said interested students should be willing to have their ideas tested. "The program strives to break down racial stereotypes, and it is not a foreign language program," he said. Students who participate in UNI TAS I receive six credit hours for the year. The program is organized by professors from the College of Arts and Sciences. A two-and-a-half hour class, sometimes with guest speakers, is held once a week on subject matters decided on by the students and the professors, Edwards said. In addition, students must keep a we look for a new coordinator." Paul added that Prete is making complete., files of projects which are already in progress, so the new coordi nator will have a historic perspective of what has happened and who is involved with each project. "I hope that this documentation will make the transition easier for Prete's successor," Paul said. Paul said the physical plant would continue to support recycling on cam pus. "When we hired Phil Prete, we became the first state agency to create such a position," Paul said. "We plan to maintain our commitment to the Uni versity and the city." Prete agreed that his hiring made a statement that the University was con cerned about recycling. "My being here said the University was prepared to take an active role in recycling and build up awareness on campus." Paul said that the program has worked and will continue to do more. During the program's first year a private recy cling firm was contracted to run a paper recycling route on campus, and the Student Environmental Action Coali tion (SEAC) received help with its hold outreach tool to let the community know the center exists. "We are always trying to enhance the community's knowledge about us, we hope people will turn out and meet us and have a good time," Chap said. Paige Burns, administrative assis tant at the center, said the Orange County center is the oldest continually running rape crisis center in North Carolina. The Rape Crisis Center has been oper ating in Orange County for 15 years. Burns said the fact that the center has been operating in Orange County for this long says something about the amount of community support for the center. She said support is important for financing the educational and sup - port services offered. "Support from the community gives us the opportunity to expand our serv ices and teach more," Burns said. One way the community is showing support for the center is by donating the items that are being auctioned. Burns said area artists and merchants donated paintings, pottery, dinners and other items to be auctioned. The proceeds from the auction will Tom Gurganus ing with the board and town. "It terrifies me to be sitting in Judith 's (Wegner) chair," Gist said. "I have a long way to go to reach her level. I hope to use her as my role model." In preparation for Tuesday's public hearing, the board sent over 100 indi- LDrosramm BCatBOOS running journal. "It's a place for stu dents to record their personal reflec tions, and it is used by the housing department as an evaluation of the program," Edwards said. A research paper is also required at the end of the spring semester. UNITAS II, which is organized by three student coordinators with a fac ulty adviser, has no required classes and students receive no academic credit. Students in both programs are usu ally placed with roommates of differ ent races, political persuasions or cul tural backgrounds, Edwards said. L.D. Newman, coordinator of the living and learning programs for the housing department, said the three-year-old program has been very successful. "It has the stability and commitment from the students necessary to create a good program," she said. aluminum can recycling program. Blair Pollock, Chapel Hill's solid waste planner, said the town would be willing to help the University find a new coordinator if asked. "We could post the job opening through the North Carolina Recycling Association for interested people, and we can tell people over the phone about the job if they call us," Pollock said. Pollock said he was glad the Univer sity had started the program because it made people aware of recycling prob lems and could be a potentially suc cessful program. "If you look at the statistics, the amount of waste coming from the University is down tremendously," Pollock said. Figures show that Uni versity waste to the landfill has de creased from more than 1,200 tons in March to slightly over 600 tons in October. Pollock said there are always ways to get involved in recycling programs like SEAC and the University's pro gram. "People have to look at their own lives and decide what is the most im portant way to become involved." auction) also help finance the direct services the center offers in working with sexual assault victims. Chap said the center also serves relatives, friends and room mates of victims. Education programs throughout Orange County and with University groups represent other focuses of the center. Burns said fraternities and so rorities from the University have in vited the center to present programs dealing with a preventive approach to rape. Recently, volunteers from the center performed puppet shows to third grade students in Orange County emphasiz ing safety measures. The shows ad vised the students about who to go to for help if they were facing problems of sexual abuse. After the new year, the center will conduct programs at Orange County high schools and middle schools about acquaintance rape. Admission to Sunday's auction is $5. Tickets may be purchased from the Rape Crisis Center office, Minata Jewelry, Westminster Alley or at the auction. Jacquelyn Gist vidual invitations in addition to normal advertisements to raise public interest and input for the 1990-91 fiscal year budget and capital improvements plan. One Carrboro resident expressed her interest in improving the transit sys tem. Her suggestions to the board in 1 & .5 "?,;1V.-vff.'WVi-c -z - . v i a- .-3r. .v.v,v. - Av. - .v. - .V.v.v,v.v. - .v.v.. Out of the doghouse Mark Folk, a senior from Charlotte, takes his dog Arthur for a stroll near theBell Tower on (a slightly warm) Tuesday afternoon. University to host reservation society hoiidayfu By JENNIFER FOSTER Staff Writer The Chapel Hill Preservation Soci ety has chosen the University to host its major fund-raising event, "A Christ mas Tree Gala," which is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 16. Jo Anne Rose, committee chair woman of the event, said it was almost sold out. "We're just watching our mail at this point," she said. Rose said the festivities will com mence in the Playmakers Theatre with a performance by the Chapel Hill Carrboro Community Chorus. The presentation will be directed by Jeff Johnson, a premed student at UNC. The guests will then form an illumi nated caroling procession across cam pus to the banquet hall of the Morehead building, where there will be a silent Christmas tree auction and a catered dinner, Rose said. The preservation society hosts an annual fund-raising event each Christ mas that usually consists of a dinner and a dance, Rose said. She added that there was a new fund-raising commit tee each year. "We (the 1989 committee) chose "A Christmas Tree Gala' because we wanted to recreate a traditional Christ mas evening, a dress-up affair. The evening will be partly entertaining and partly functional to raise money." Rose said the trees will be decorated and donated by a variety of florists, interior decorators and other artistic individuals. One interesting tree is being created cluded a second park-and-ride lot, an increase in bus services and better year round service during holidays and University breaks. Margaret Martinkosky, chairwoman for the Voluntary Advocacy Program, asked for budget support for the pro gram which provides 24-hour servicje to battered women. The program would like to hire a full-time, trained, paid-in-full employee. "We would like to move towards the program used by the Chapel Hill Police Department," Martinkosky said. "Po lice now arrest a batterer rather than turn it into a civil case as done before." In addition to the speakers present at the meeting, Kinnaird read four letters sent to the board for the public hearing. One letter asked the aldermen to review the lack of "Share the Road" signs meant to protect bicycle riders. Funds for the signs were set aside dur ing the last fiscal year, but confusion concerning sign locations resulted In transferring the money to the general fund. ' Another letter asked the board to allot $25,000 for municipal parking improvements, new fire-fighting equip ment and wider sidewalks downtown. ; r --- - , - - . . -s s A -x V . .-. V.V.V ' V.T.V.V.'.V.V... .'.W.V. .X--'- ' I - .v. - .v.v.v.v.v DTHAmi Vitale no raiser by Jenny Finch of Fearrington Farms, who plans to decorate a five-foot tree with red berries, live greenery and real bird nests, Rose said. Rose said most of the decorated trees will be real, but some would be sculpted out of materials such as twigs. 'They (the decorators) can do anything they want." The decorated trees will be sold in a silent auction, said Rose. She said there 'will be sign-up sheets in front of every tree. The society will establish a mini mum bid, probably from $75 to $100, and the guests will have time to walk among the decorated trees to make a bid. Rose added that the guest of honor, St. Nicholas, would conduct the auc tion and announce the winners after a certain time period. "So there will proba bly be a flurry of activity before the bell goes off." Three hundred tickets were made available at a price of $100 each. Rose said. She also said the combined reve nue of the auction and ticket sales will go into the Chapel Hill Preservation Society's revolving fund. The revolving fund will be used to restore the Widow Puckett's house, one of the oldest homes in Chapel Hill and the former home of the University's first chancellor. "I think it's a good idea, but with such a high price range it's not going to reach that many students," said Steve McDonald, a sophomore from Gas-tonia.
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