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Serving the students and the University community since 1893
Volume 97, Issue 123
Wednesday, February 7, 1990
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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By ERIC LUSK
Staff Writer
In an attempt to stand up to ongoing
racial tensions, members of the Kappa
Alpha Order at Tulane University sus
pended two members for burning a
cross in the back yard of their fraternity
house.
The two members, both juniors, were
tried by the other KA members and
later suspended for one year from fra
ternity involvement. Later this week
they also face charges from the
university's judicial office, said Lou
Stark, assistant vice-president for stu
dent affairs.
Another member involved was sus
pended for a short time while KA presi
dent David D'Herete investigated the
incident. He was later reinstated.
D'Herete complained to Stark after
the occurrence, and Stark then filed a
complaint w ith university judicial offi
cers. "According to our code of conduct,
the university w ill not tolerate any form
of harassment or intimidation, includ
ing sexual, racial, religious or age dis
crimination," Stark said. "In my opin
ion this is a violation of that code."
Official charges for the students have
not been released. Stark said.
"I've had a lot of support from the
students," Stark said. "No one has come
out against my decision."
Dean Gooden. a freshman KA pledge
at Tulane. said he felt the members
involved should have been expelled
and not just suspended from the frater
nity. "I don't support this at all," he said.
"We're all pretty upset over this. This is
something that we (members of KA)
just don't stand for."
Gooden also said that some of the
campus minority groups were mildly
upset at KA members and that the fra
ternity recently received a bomb threat.
The students involved with the cross
burnings said the incident was a joke
and the events did not in any way re
semble the ones found in the movie
"Mississippi Burning" or those by
members of the Ku Klux Klan.
Jack Rosenzweig, editor-in-chief of
Tulane's campus newspaper, The Hul
labaloo, said a Martin Luther King road
sign was recently reported to have been
found with the cross in the fire rubble.
"Students are over-bombarded with
this kind of stuff," he said. "Most of
them have seen it before and are kind of
numb to it."
This is the second cross burning this
year, he said. The first incident oc
curred in September at another frater
nity that gave a bid to a black student.
The day after the bid was given, a
burned cross was found in the front
yard of the fraternity.
No one was found in relation to that
incident, Rosenzweig said.
"We have really vocal students here
from the Old South persuasion that
have no problems with cross burnings.
Some of these guys have never even
been in a classroom with a black stu
dent until now."
Stark said he was impressed by the
progress the university has made con
cerning racial issues.
- "I'm proud of the guys (at KA).
They took action and came to me with
their complaint."
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By ROBERT BROWN
Staff Writer
Student Body President Brien l ewis
in a "Pit-Side Chat" Tuesday called for
a task force that would set ground rules
for campus development.
Student Body Vice President Joe
Andronaco has been working on a task
force that would work to improve the
present building process, Lewis said.
In addition to setting building stan
dards and policies, the task force would
develop a long-range building plan for
the University, he said.
UNC needs a priority system to de
termine what University academic or
administrative departments would
move into buildings made available by
new construction, he said.
Lewis also spoke about elections,
campus development, academic issues
and his recent talk with Gov. Jim Mar
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Architects slate forums to
By JENNIFER PILLA
Staff Writer
Architects will discuss concerns over
plans for the Student Recreation Center
(SRC) with physical education depart
ment faculty today, and with interested
students Thursday.
Frank Pleasants, acting chairman of
the physical education department, said
faculty members would meet w ith archi
tects today and were likely to express
concerns about long-term considera
tions for the building.
"We have to think ahead so that it
will be designed in such a way that
possible future needs can be built into
the existing building, and we won't
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The forum was meant to keep stu
dents abreast of current student gov
ernment activities and to encourage
student input and involvement, he said.
Lewis spoke in support of the pro
posed parking deck on the Hinton James
tennis courts. The deck, which would
have new tennis courts on the roof,
would be reserved for student parking
when not needed for special events at
the Smith Center, he said. "It would be
a badly needed addition to student
parking."
Lewis said he wanted to receive
student input on the parking deck be
fore meeting with the Rams Club, which
would be working with students to build
the deck.
Lewis also noted that student gov
ernment had submitted a report which
voiced objections to proposed business
have to build a whole new one," Pleas
ants said.
"We want to provide some ideas so
we can produce the best building pos
sible one that will meet the per
ceived needs of the students and one
that will blend in well with Fetzer."
Pleasants said it was not likely that
faculty members would express further
concerns about the site of the building.
"I would be shocked if there were
any major concerns voiced about the
location again. That's a past issue, that's
history," he said.
Norma Burns of Burnstudio in
Raleigh, the SRC architect, said she
believed concerns expressed by faculty
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By DIONNE LOY
Staff Writer
Seven fraternities are being investi
gated for alleged violations of UNC's
first official dry rush, according to Rob
Beatty, Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC)
president.
The dry rush policy, which banned
alcohol from all rush functions during
the week of Jan. 24 to Jan. 30, was
unanimously passed by the IFC in
December. The written policy was is
sued to each fraternity Jan. 19.
Beatty said he had received reports
of violations through telephone calls
and personal visits from rushees and
people not involved with fraternities.
Beatty would not give the names of
the fraternities under investigation.
He said he had expected more viola
tions to be reported. "Out of 23 possible
fraternities, only seven were reported.
That's really not that bad considering
this is the first year of any type of
formal dry rush."
Frederic Schroeder, dean of students,
agreed that dry rush had been effective
overall. "Anytime something is new,
you're going to have some confusion
and some violations.
"I'm sorry that there were seven
violations, but I'm happy that the other
fraternities upheld the policy," he said.
Reported incidents ranged from late
night parties including rushees to the
school sites and outlined other possible
locations.
Lewis said he expressed his concern
over cuts in educational funding during
his meeting with Martin. He said he
told the governor he was fearful that
further cuts would lead to cuts in per
sonnel as they did at N.C. State Univer
sity. He also said he spoke with the
governor about his Tuition Defense
Initiative, a plan that would combat
rising tuition costs.
The academic minor should soon
become a reality, Lewis said. The Fac
ulty Council will vote Feb. 23 on the
minor. If the minor passes, it may be
implemented as soon as next semester,
he said. Lewis said he had heard a lot of
support for the minor and that he was
confident it would pass.
With student elections two weeks
away, Lewis told students to get in
would be similar to concerns voiced by
students at previous sessions.
According to Burns, concerns of
students seem to fall into three major
categories.
"First, students want to make sure
that the building will function properly
for the kinds of activities that will take
place in the building," she said.
Burns also said students were con
cerned about access to lockers and
bathrooms in Fetzer gym. Architects
had not planned to include lockers in
the building but to allow students to use
lockers and bathroom facilities in Fet
zer gym.
Pleasants said because of security
Canmpus recycling site possible
By MARCIE BAILEY
Staff Writer
A proposal to place a town-operated
recycling site on campus is still being
considered by UNC administrators and
the Physical Plant, said Mark Chilton,
co-chairman of the Tar Heel Recycling
Program, a committee of the Student
Environmental Action Coalition
(SEAC).
The recycling bin would be emptied
by the city for virtually no cost, and
monthly maintenance fees would only
be $15, Chilton said. But an 8-foot-by-30-foot
fence would be required for the
site, he said.
"The reason we want this recycling
bin is because the University uses 24
tons of newspapers and 4-5 tons of
glass a month. It would cost $15 a ton
for the University to throw away or $ 1 5
dollars to recycle.
" It would save a lot of money and
cut down on air and water pollution by
significant percentages."
The Physical Plant received the
proposal a few weeks ago, Chilton said.
He said he thought the Physical Plant
had not been "extremely keen" on the
idea but that students would support the
proposal.
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purchasing of alcohol for rushees,
Beatty said. Most of the problems dealt
with issuing early bids, he said.
Some fraternities may have tried to
end their dry rush early by issuing bids
sooner than usual, Beatty said. But
issuing early bids had been against IFC
policy even before the dry rush policy
was created, he said.
Presidents and rush chairmen of the
fraternities in question will meet infor
mally with Beatty and the Panhellenic
Council president next week to discuss
the severity and consequences of the
violations, Beatty said. More formal
meetings will proceed if punishments
need to be issued, he said.
"We're not going to go strictly by the
book because it's obvious some of the
fraternities just didn't know the rules.
"It isn't that nothing is being done
we just have to keep in mind that the
policy was not actually concrete be
cause it was the first year dry rush was
tried."
Beatty said he thought warnings
would be issued to most of the fraterni
ties if they were found guilty of violat
ing the dry rush policy. Violators would
also be monitored for the next two
semesters, he said. If they committed
further violations, they would be placed
on one or two months of social proba
tion. A compromise between the fraterni
volved and support a candidate. He
also explained referendums that will be
appearing on the ballot and encouraged
students to support his "can of Coke
scholarship" referendum. The referen
dum, if approved by Student Congress
and if approved in the Feb. 20 general
election, would raise student fees 50
cents to increase financial aid.
Lewis also asked students for input
on how to improve Chapel Hill Transit.
The service has asked student govern
ment how students can be better served,
he said.
Lewis also praised students for show
ing their support for undergraduate
teaching through the various teaching
awards on campus. He said he was
pleased that the number of teaching
awards had been expanded.
Student government is also conduct
refine SRC plans
problems that might arise from this
plan, it would probably be necessary to
build some lockers and bathroom fa
cilities in the new building.
Burns said her third concern was that
students raised questions about the
appearance of the building.
"Students want the building to be
open, hospitable and friendly. They
have also expressed concerns about
respecting the current landscape and
preserving the character of the present
area," Bums said.
Thursday's meeting is open to all
students and will be held at 5 p.m. in
Murphey 111.
Lisa Frye, president of Carolina
"We have enough student support
that it will get done. I have made it clear
that the location site is not as important
as just having the recycling center.
We're willing to negotiate on the site
we just want it."
Physical Plant Director Herbert Paul
could not be reached Monday for
comment.
Blair Pollock, solid waste planner
for Chapel Hill, said he and Chilton
together came up with the idea to have
a recycling site on campus.
"I proposed that if they put a site for
the bin, we would service it," Pollock
said. "We want to have a cooperative
relationship between the town and
University in recycling."
Chilton said the proposed site for the
bin was the parking lot between Wilson
Library and the Kenan Labs because it
was centrally located and was acces
sible for most students.
"It is currently possible to recycle
but not really feasible for students
because most students don't have cars,"
he said. "This place would be conven
ient enough that students could carry
their stuff to it."
Provost Dennis O'Connor suggested
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ties and IFC will probably result from
the proceedings, Beatty said. "If we
just issue warnings, then we (the IFC)
in turn can work together with the fra
ternities as a tighter group."
The council is in the process of trying
to form a subcommittee with one repre
sentative from every fraternity to dis
cuss the ambiguities of the dry rush
policy, he said.
Questions about the policy seem to
focus on the true definition of a rushee,
Beatty said. "If he's not rushing your
(fraternity), is he a rushee? That seems
to puzzle the fraternities and is a tough
question. People might see it differ
ently." The council will work on restructur
ing and redesigning the policy in prepa
ration for next semester, Beatty saidv
"Next semester, with a lot more help
from the (fraternities), the policy should
run a lot more smoothly. The more that
it is understood, the better it will work."
Schroeder said he also thought the
policy would be more successful next
semester. "We need to look very care
fully into the future. I'm very hopeful.'!
Fraternities agreed that the policy
was unclear. "Since we didn't get the
written policy until so late, we had to
replan several of our activities," said
David Harvey, president of Delta Sigma
Phi fraternity. "It was difficult and very
frustrating."
ing a survey to determine the effects of
research on undergraduate teaching, he
said.
The student ambassador program is
also getting under way, he said. Initial
training programs have been completed
and the program, which will send stu
dents to inform N.C. groups about the
University, should be in full swing
shortly.
Lewis said he would hold another
"Pit-Side Chat" next week to talk about
the UNC Board of Trustees meeting
this Thursday. The pit forums allow
him to be more accessible to students,
he said.
It is important for him to be available
to receive student input, Lewis said.
"The student body president is the
mouth of the student body, but he also
has to be the eyes and ears."
Athletic Association (CAA), said archi
tects would present students with a
preliminary line drawing of the SRC at
that meeting. Students will then be given
a chance to critique the plans and give
their input. Frye said students would
likely be given the opportunity to form
small groups and give feedback to archi
tects. "Students want the architects to
design the building so that it will have
an open atmosphere combined with an
atmosphere of privacy while they're
working out," Frye said. "They also
want the wellness center to be acces-
See SRC, page 2
the Bell Tower Parking Lot as a pos
sible site and seemed interested in the
idea, Chilton said.
Liz Jackson, Residence Hall Asso
ciation (RHA) president, said she
mentioned the idea to Chancellor Paul
Hardin in a meeting Monday and said
he seemed interested.
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