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Rain likely High near 70 Weekend: Cloudy High in low 60s "sex, lies and videotape" 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m. and midnight in the Union Serving the students ami the University community since 1S93 Volume 97, Issue 130 Friday, February 16, 1990 Chapel Hill, North Carolina NewsSport sArts BusinessAdvertising 962 0245 962-1163 able TV ye for vote Pcanidlidate P! LU ll1x II II c u Separate ballots will solicit student By MARCIE BAILEY Staff Writer Students should let the housing department know what they think of proposed cable TV installation by voting on a referendum Feb. 20. said Wayne Kuncl. housing director, at an open meeting Thursday. The referendum, if approved, would increase on-campus rent by $30 per semester for the next 1 0 years. On Feb. 20 a cable referendum w ill appear on a ballot separate from Elections Board referendums to en able students to voice their opinions as to w hether they w ant cable TV and are w illing to pay the $30 per semes ter increase. About 15 to 20 students, including members of the Residence Hall As sociation Governing Board, attended the session in the Carmichael Resi dence Hall Ballroom. Liz Jackson, RHA president, said that after the election, the Governing Board would decide whether to pres ent a Final recommendation to the housing department. The decision will depend on fac tors such as voter turnout, as well as the number of votes for and against the measure, she said. One board member said he had talked to some residents who were concerned about paying the $30, because they did not want the serv ice. Larry Hicks, associate director of business affairs for the housing de- allot to By ROBERT BROWN Staff Writer Students w ill have more than candi dates to think about when they pick up their election ballots next Tuesday. Three referendums will be included on the ballot two proposals that would increase student fees and a third that calls for a return of student fees. If passed, a campus security fee would raise student fees 35 cents per semester, and a student body scholar ship fee would add 50 cents per semes ter to student fees. Another referendum calls for The Daily Tar Heel to return gradually the student fees it receives. A brief survey of students Wednes day show ed an overw helming majority of students support all three referen dums. Here's a look at each of the referen dums: Campus security fee Proposed by Rep. Mindy Friedman (Dist. 12), this referendum calls for a 35-cent fee increase per semester to increase campus security. If passed, the money would be used to hire safety escorts to serve the campus from mid night to 3 a.m. SM releases election endorsements By AMY WAJDA University Editor The Black Student Movement Cen tral Committee announced Thursday night that it would endorse Mark Bibbs for student body president, Jessica Lanning and Kelly Thompson for Daily Tar Heel co-editors, Lisa Frye for Caro lina Athletic Association president and Gretchan Diffendal for Residence Hall Association president. The BSM endorsed Bibbs because of his concern for student and minority welfare, according to a statement pre pared by committee members. "He Police search By SHEILA LONG City Editor Police have had no luck in locating Election efficiency Elections Board announces computerized voting 3 The dark side of the moon Planetarium features unique Laser Floyd show 5 Campus and city .. State and national Arts and features.. Sports Classifieds .3 .4 .5 .6 .8 inside Experience is the comb r""vi i "Hi i i-ra V ' fl .1 I f J Jit . :w.va" " -v-v.: " V5f ; - " sC v--iK .ri' 5- -4 : i. ! ' : "" 5 If ,s Wayne Kuncl (left), Larry partment, said the proposal now under consideration is the best one the depart ment has received. Other proposals offered cable TV only not data and telephone service. This proposal is also offer choices on student fees Friedman said she realized extra escorts were needed after a friend pointed out that campus security is dismal after midnight. SAFE Escort stops service at midnight while the undergraduate library remains open until 2 a.m. "You need someone who is capable of coming to you and taking you ex actly w here you want to go," Friedman said. "Paying these escorts is important for a number of reasons. One, it allows for the screening and training that is required for the position; two. it will attract people who are qualified for the position yet reluctant because of the late hours. Also, it hopefully allows for a larger pool of applicants. Three, get ting paid for this position does not support greed. It allows students to help other students and allows them to provide a needed service." If the referendum is passed, the Stu dent Activity Fund Office (SAFO) and a security committee established by the student body president would be in charge of the program. The program could be an extension of the SAFE See REFERENDUMS, page 9 (Bibbs) is sensitive to minority con cerns and needs. This is seen with his previous experience with Student Congress and the budgeting process. "Also, his proposal to establish an office of minority affairs to work on minority retention and recruitment was a solid and feasible plan." The statement also cited Bibbs' proposal for a 24-hour study center and a student day-care center. Lanning and Thompson's receptive ness to DTH reform, such as improving accuracy, gained them BSM support, the statement said. "They w ere informed for ax-wielding man who the man who raped a woman in the Pritchard Avenue Extension area of Chapel Hill Wednesday evening. Police are looking for a black man betw een the ages of 25 and 35, w ho is about 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs about 170 pounds. He has black hair, brown eyes and a beard. The victim told police the man was wearing dark slacks and a white, or light blue, dress shirt and square-framed glasses at the time of the rape. Jane Cousins, Chapel Hill Police planner, said a man carrying a pickax knocked on the woman's door just before 5 p.m., asked the apartment number and left. A few minutes later, he returned and entered the apartment. After the rape, the man pulled the phone out of the wall and left the apart ment. The victim called the police from a neighbor's house. DTHEvan Eile Hicks and Liz Jackson discuss dormitory cable hook-ups the most economical, he said. The proposal's disadvantage is the fixed price that all on-campus residents would be required to pay, Hicks said. There are two possible ways for the Referendums '90 S" ' v ! affirm El 1. The DTH return of student fees years and change the constitution as required by the return of fees. E53 2. Campus security fee Establish a 35-cent per semester student fee to provide added cam pus safety seven days a week be tween midnight and 3 a.m. and amend the constitution as required. 3. Student body scholarship fund DTH Graphic and enthusiastic about proposals initi ated by the Black Student Movement." The pair's proposal for an ombuds man to handle complaints also made the DTH "more personal," the state ment said. The team's plan to include minority activities in the Omnibus calendar also appealed to the BSM. Frye's move to include minorities in Homecoming '89, her incentive pro gram for Carolina Fever attendance at non-revenue sports events and her handling of the Student Recreation Center (SRC) received the Cousins said the call came in at 5:04 p.m., and the police responded imme diately. When they arrived at the apart ment, the man could not be found. The police aired the description of the man over the police radio. The woman did not receive injuries other than the rape, Cousins said. This rape follows closely on the heels of another assault that also occurred in the Pritchard Avenue Extension area. On Feb. 7 Chapel Hill Police confirmed that a rape had taken place Jan. 27. In Jan. 28 police reports, police re ported the incident as a sexual assault pending further investigation. Cousins said the rape took place at the house of the victim's mother. This incident is still under investiga tion, and Cousins said she could not comment on it any further. In the 1989 calendar year, Cousins said there were 12 rapes reported to the that Nature gives opinion 7 housing department to pay for the cable service, Hicks said. One would require immediately paying instal- See CABLE, page 9 : t5 T I - f s S "! A Si S: Return The Daily Tar Heel's 16 percent of student activities fees to the student body over the next three Establish a 50-cent per semester and 25-cent per summer session stu dent fee, which would create a stu dent body scholarship fund for need based financial aid and amend the constitution as required. Source: Elections Board organization's support. "She's willing to relate to the student body in changes for the SRC and to make the public aware of accommoda tions for the building," the statement said. Diffendal's enthusiasm, as seen in ideas such as dormitory recycling and including SAFE Escort in RHA, earned her the BSM's support. Committee members said they hoped Diffendal would work in the future on programs about racism and multi-cul-turalism in residence halls, the state ment said. raped woman Chapel Hill Police. Already in 1990, there have been two rapes reported, both in the Pritchard Avenue Extension area. Cousins cautioned about the accu racy of the numbers, citing that these were only the reported rapes. "You have to be really careful with the rape statistics that you get from the police department, because rape is not always reported. In all reality, it's a small portion of the real number. We mostly get reports of stranger assaults and hardly ever get reports of acquain tance rapes." A 1989 report from the Orange County Rape Crisis Center said the majority of sexual assaults reported in Orange County from 1986 to 1988 were committed by family members or ac quaintances of the victim. Forty-one percent of these assaults occurred in the victim's home. us when we are dDcytydemi1!: nimvouvemeiniu By JASON KELLY Assistant University Editor Student apathy and lack of involve ment in student government espe cially among women and minorities -were issues student body president candidates debated at Thursday's Pit forum. Candidates John Lomax, Jonathan Martin, Mike Strickland, Mark Bibbs and Bill Hildebolt attended the forum. About 50 students attended the af ternoon forum, more than at any of the forums held so far this week. Lomax said that sexism was inher ent in a mostly-male student govern ment. "There is sexism in the institu tion. If you don't believe me, I dare you to sit in (Room 217) Suite C (the stu dent government office) for a day. I've noticed it, and I'm not a woman." The president must be able to com municate with all campus groups, he said. "Many student body presidents have said 'I would like to go back to the Greek organizations and come out in the Pit.' These are admirable goals, but it takes commitment. I will do that." Lomax said the key to motivating students was making sure they know and understand the implications of administrative policies. "For example, if they're going to build a new road next to a sorority house, the student body president needs to go to that sorority and make sure they understand the implications of how it will affect them." Jonathan Martin said active recruit ment was necessary to combat a lack of involvement in student government. "A lot of times student government takes the approach of letting students come to Suite C and sign up. I want to go to the students. I want to go to the dorms, go to the small groups on campus, and get them involved. "This year there were only three blacks and three women on Student Congress. Blacks and women may not get involved because they don't see that people want them to get involved." Student government needs to imple ment better methods of communica tion between its own branches and the student body, Martin said. "The SBP (student body president) has to go out and talk to students. Student govern ment needs to strengthen its ties to r" -? x if1 ' r L V V 4 . " s hi .--' ' ..'V ; ) Waitin' on a friend Roy, Chastity and Jason Byrd and friends Jamaal and John Watson relax on Franklin Street Thursday afternoon. bald. Belgian Proverb A CAMPUS? bDTH, CAA, RHA 3 other campus organizations to keep the students informed. The DTH-student government relationship could be stronger to get events published." Strickland said The Daily Tar Heel was the most effective way to inform students of "what goes on behind closed doors. What touches most people on campus is the DTH. I want to improve the paper. If elected student body presi dent, I want to put editorials on the paper. You can't go out and talk to everybody, but they can read it in the paper." Strickland said his remark about a plan to fill up the Pit with water and put a Cupid statue in the middle was just a joke that came up in his interview. Bibbs said the student body presi dent had a responsibility to get the student body involved in student gov ernment. "Apathy is a problem at this university the fact that there are no people here is one example. The SBP has to be a dynamic and effective leader to involve the people in student govern ment. I will go to dorm meetings and be out in the Pit f nding out the concerns of the student body." Bibbs said he would like to see more women involved in student govern ment. "I will not hazard a guess as to how many women will be in my cabi net, but I am even considering a female VP (vice president). "I would like to see a female candi date for student body president. For some reason females are in key leader ship positions across campus the RHA (Residence Hall Association), and DTH but not in student govern ment." Hildebolt said the commonly held belief from which much of the campus' apathy stems that student government had not or could not do anything for students was false. See PIT, page 2 J -iMhu DTHAmi Vitale 90 si J J ! 1 TA y - - T( S
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