111? f tl T' CO' Serving the students and the University community since 1893 1990 DTH Publishing Corp. All rights reserved. Volume 98, Issue 50 Monday, August 27,1990 Chapel Hill, North Carolina NewsSportsArts 962-0245 BusinessAdvertising 982-11 S3 nun phlh V School of Education gets new dean Donald J. Stedman, associate vice president for academic affairs for the University of North Carolina system, has been appointed dean of the UNC Chapel Hill School of Education. Stedman, a professor in the school of education, was named dean Aug. 10 by the UNC Board of Governors. His ap pointment is effective Sept. 1. The new dean succeeds Frank Brown, who has been dean since 1983 and is returning to teaching and research. Stedman graduated from St. Bonaventure University and received a master's degree in psychology from the University of Rochester as well as a doctoral degree in clinical and develop mental psychology from George Peabody College for Teachers at Vanderbilt University. 5 selected as Lilly teaching fellows Five faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences have been selected as inaugural Lilly Teaching Fellows for 1990-91. The fellows will be develop ing new courses in areas related to theii research. The fellows, along with their de partment and area of research, are: Patrick J. Breuer, assistant professor of political science, "Rethinking Cases in Constitutional Law;" Glenn D. Hinson, assistant professor of anthro pology, "Anthropology of the South;" Delia Pollock, assistant professor of speech communications, "Poetry in Performance;" Mark W. Stegeman, as sistant professor of economics, "Ratio nality;" and Terry O. Sullian, associ ate professor of political science, "Reasoning Skills and Learning." The Lilly program is designed to allow recently appointed professors in the arts, humanities and humanistic social sciences the time and opportunity to explore the special challenges they face teaching at a research university. Students take part in summer energy study Two UNC students were among 60 who took part in the U.S. Department of Energy's Student Research Participa tion program this summer. The pro gram is sponsored by Oak Ridge As sociated Universities' ScienceEngi neering Education Division. Sara Elizabeth Haire, a junior bio chemistry major, and Jack G. Gold smith, a chemistry graduate student, are from Oak Ridge, Tenn., and conducted their research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Haire spent her 10-week research appointment in the Biology Division studying enzyme changes re lated to ion concentrations, and in the Environmental and Health Protection Division Goldsmith studied applicabil ity of photo-ionization screening for field samples contaminated with gaso line. compiled by Jenny Cloninger Ps isn't the regular DTH What it is is the last issue of the Daily Tar Heel Summer Edition. The Daily Tar Heel will resume publication each weekday beginning the first day of classes, Thursday Aug. 30. The fall football preview will be published Friday , Aug. 3 1 . The summer staff of the Daily Tar Heel welcomes every one back and gladly relinquishes the duties of publication to the regular staff effective yesterday. Attention all Daily Tar Heel staff ers: If you have not yet reported to your respective desk editor please do so immediately as it is your responsi bility to the Daily Tar Heel and its readers to do so. Besides, we really need you. vchlThis 0 IMC ibni More reductions likely, administrators say By KELLY THOMPSON Editor The University faces a 4.5-percent budget reduction this year which may worsen if state expenditures increase or revenues decrease, according to Uni versity officials. The General Assembly decided in July to cut state agencies' budgets in stead of raising taxes to compensate for a $336 million shortfall in revenue from what was predicted in the 1989-90 bi ennial budget. Legislators cut 3 percent from the UNC system base budget, and reduced the University's cash allotment for the first quarter of fiscal year 1 99 1 by almost Course cancellations fewer than predicted By KELLY THOMPSON Editor Although campus administrators predicted nearly 300 classes could be canceled because of budget cuts, Uni versity officials said last week that students should be able to take full class loads. University Registrar David Lanier said 58 class sections were canceled by Aug. 22. However, the University nor mally cancels 10 to 15 classes each year for reasons unrelated to monetary issues such as staff turnover. "That's not a whole lot in the scheme of things," he said. "Students should be able to get the loads they need." More cancellations this semester are University to contest dliscjniimation railing By THOMAS HEALY Assistant Editor The University has decided to contest a judge's ruling that UNC police officer Keith Edwards was the victim of racial discrimination in a 1987 reorganization of the department. Lars Nance, associate state attorney general representing the University, said Thursday that Delores Nesnow, a state administrative law judge, incorrectly applied the law when she ruled in July that Edwards was passed over for a promotion because she was a black fe male. "It was Edward's burden to prove the reason she wasn't promoted was based on her race and sex," Nance said. "And in fact what the judge decided was she Fore! 0 tJLjm V " f m III 1 Lee Travino hits his fairway shot on the fron nine at the Paine Webber Invitational held at Piper Glen in Charlotte. He finished the day at 6 under. 'agony over 2 percent more. If gas prices continue to increase as a result of tension in the Middle East or fewer taxes are collected than expected, the state will further reduce cash allot ments later in the year, Provost Dennis O'Connor said Aug. 22. "My guess is. it ain't over yet. We have no way of knowing what our second quarter allotment will be," he said. "Another 2 percent? Another 3 percent? Who knows? "My real concern is what's going to happen in January and April. It's going to be difficult," O'Connor said. Chancellor Paul Hardin, who spoke to about 350 faculty and staff in a unlikely, Lanier said. "They don't ap pear to be doing many more cuts as far as instructors go, so there shouldn't be many more cancellations." Seniors probably would not have trouble filling graduation requirements because most of the cuts were lower level classes, Lanier said. "It's possible, but not too many upper-level classes were canceled." Donald Jicha, dean of the General College, said freshmen and sophomores would be affected. "There will be a fairnumber of people who will have to postpone taking the math or language class they placed into until this spring," he said. "I hope there won't be many, but I can't be sure." was not promoted because of favorit ism." Nance said that although favoritism was not agood thing, it was not dis crimination, and Nesnow incorrectly applied the law by confusing the two. Edwards said she was not surprised the University was going to contest the decision. "The University has never ever dealt with discrimination," she said. "Whenever someone charges the Uni versity with discrimination through the grievance process, they (University officials) always avoid the issue." Edwards said that favoritism, when it involves a black or someone of the opposite sex, is a form of discrimina tion. "I think if you print the definition DTHJoe Muhl You can't go home again.- Thomas meeting Aug. 21, said the University was unsure about the total amount be ing cut from its budget because the allotments were being adjusted each quarter. "We don't know how to compare this year and last year yet," Hardin said. "I've handled some (cuts) deeper than 5 percent with far less impact because I had more budgetary control." Feeling the effects At the meeting, Hardin stressed that the University was not exaggerating the problems caused by the cuts. See BUDGET, page 2 Few add cards are available for math, French and Spanish classes, but more seats are available in English courses, he said. Placement tests during Orien tation will provide more cards by ex empting students from some of these classes. Provost. Dennis O'Connor issued a memorandum last week asking all schools and colleges in Academic Af fairs to make the following changes in dropadd to help students cope with cancellations: B Extending departmental dropadd through Sept. 1 3, a week past the original deadline. However, professors will be See CLASSES, page 2 of discrimination, you will find that favoritism is in there," she said. Nesnow, in the fourth and final step of the University grievance process, awarded Edwards reasonable attorney's fees and ordered that she be promoted to lieutenant for four months. That rec ommendation will go before the State Personnel Commission this fall for a final decision. Nance said he met with UNC's senior legal counsel, Susan Ehringhaus, on July 31, and they decided to fight the decision on the grounds that Nesnow incorrectly applied the law and omitted the testimony of one of the University's main witnesses, former UNC Police Chief Charles Mauer. According to Nance, Nesnow did not Fees, out-of-state tuition rise due to state financial shortfall. By CAMERON TEW Assistant Editor Students will face higher fees and in some cases tuition raises as a result of the budget shortfall, in addition to other cuts around the University. In late July, the N.C. General As sembly approved a one-time fee increase for the UNC system to help offset the state's budget shortage. As a result, in state students will pay $41.50 and out-of-state students $93 more this year. This fee was proposed by the assembly to offset budget shortages, and UNC system student leaders supported the proposal as a compromise after last year's battle to stop tuition from increasing. Hardin reverses previous stance, opens University police recor By DEVON HYDE Staff Writer A decision from Chancellor Paul Hardin to open University police records to the public will allow more informa tion about campus crimes to be reported by local media. Reversing an earlier stance, Hardin decided in June to halt University police access to education records so crime and arrest reports could be opened. Campus police officials have not maintained an open-records policy previously because of legislation pro tecting students' confidentiality. Under the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, also known as the Buckley Amendment, the release of students' education records to the public is prohibited. Because many campus police forces have access to that infor mation, they do not release incident Ibwdlget vm Course Section Chem011 001 Comp 004 005 Comp 004 006 Comp 096 001 Comp 241 001 Econ101 005 Geol011 L016 Geol011 L021 Geol 01 1H L002 Germ 002 001 Germ 003 002 Germ 003 005 Hist 021 003 Hist 022 006 Ling 030 001 Math 000R 001 Math 010 002 Math 010 011 Math 022 005 Math 031 017 Math 031 021 Phil 021 004 Phya 01 1. 005 Phya011 011 Phya 015 001 Phya 026 001 Phya 029 004 Phya 029 006 Phya 029 011 hear Mauer's testimony because Mauer was not available at the time and she didn't want the case to continue any longer. But the State Personnel Com mission could order Nesnow to hear Mauer's testimony if they found it was important for the case, Nance said. Edwards said the fact that the Uni versity is contesting the decision is example of University talking out of both sides of their mouths. "They're sending out double mes sages. On the one hand they are saying they want to do something about race relations on campus, but on the other they refuse to deal with it," she said. "If he (Chancellor Paul Hardin) is truly committed to improving race rela tions on campus, contesting my case is Wayne Jones, associate vice chan cellor of business and finance, said the University divided the fee into two payments to make it more fair. "Some students will only be here one semester, so it is only fair to make them pay their part," he said. Out-of-state students will also face a tuition increase this fall. At their August 10 meeting, the Board of Governors approved a 2.4 percent or $124 increase for the year to help cope with a 5 percent cut in the INC system budget. But students will also face fee in creases which are not shortfall-related. Fees will rise a total of $17.35 from 1 989 to help fund programs and services for students, including: reports for fear of violating the act. The University police have been issuing summary reports that omitted certain information. "The University police will continue to have access to directory information about students because that is available to anyone," Hardin said June 7 in a letter to The Daily Tar Heel. "Similarly, the University police will have access to relevant student information in a health or safety emergency involving a stu dent." Hardin also said the University pol ice, like other Orange County law enforce ment agencies, would not release sexual assault victims' names on reports and juvenile records would remain closed to the public. The chancellor, acting on the advice of N.C. Chief Deputy Attorney General Andrew Venore and Susan Ehringhaus, Wolfe mm cm 1th Course Section Phye 041 003 Poli 041 004 Poli 087 001 Poli 041 R222 Psyc 024.: 001 Psyc 028 009 Fren 023 004 Ital 001 001 Ital 004 002 Port 001 009 Port 051 001 Span 001 013 Span 001 014 Span 014 002 Span 023 004 RTVM105 Spch 031 .. Spch 031 .. Spch 031 .. Spch 031 .. Stat 011 ... Stat 023 ... Busi 186... Busi 285... Edci 283.... Edfo 120 ... Edsp 288.. Edsp 296.., HPAA 296 ...002 .R001 .R002 .R003 .R004 ...003 ...001 ...002 ...001 ...001 ...001 ...001 ...001 ...001 not a sure-fire way to get started," she added. Apart from her grievance case with the University, Edwards also filed a civil suit on June 22. That suit names Hardin, the UNC Board of Trustees and various University officials as defen dants and requests $250,000 in punitive damages, which cannot be awarded through the University grievance pro cess. Edwards said the University's actions would have no effect on her civil suit because her lawyer would present new arguments, including the retaliatory acts taken against her by her superiors while her case was pending. See EDWARDS, page 2 n In last year's campus elections, voters approved two referendums which increased fees by almost $1. Students will pay 50 cents per semester to es tablish a scholarship fund and 35 cents to fund SAFE Escort. The fee will allow the group to operate until 3 a.m. D More than half of the fee increase comes from the Student Health Services (OHS) operation fund. Students will be paying $ 105 per semester, up from $95 in 1989-90. The $10 increase was rec ommended by the Student Health Ad visory Committee to cover operating expenses for the service. Judith Cowan, OHS director, said See FEES, page 2 senior University counsel, denied a re quest by the DTH to open incident re ports in January 1990. University offi cials have met several times since then with members of the local press to strike a compromise. John DeVitto, director of public safety, said the decision will not have a major impact on investigations and day to-day procedures. "It will be a little more difficult, but nothing that's insur mountable," he said. '. Kevin Schwartz, general manager of the DTH, said he was pleased with the chancellor's decision. "They (the ad ministration) were remarkably coop erative and prompt in acting upon our request." ;- DTH Co-editor Kelly Thompson See RECORDS, page 2 as

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