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The Daily Tar HeelMonday, August 27, 1990
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In the coming year, this University is
going to go through some difficult
changes. Our glossy image has been
tarnished, and it is going to be up to us
as students to make sure that the sub
stance behind the gloss is not damaged
any more than it already has been.
The reality is what counts the
reality in the grass in the Polk Place
quad, in Carroll 1 00, in the dorm rooms
on the eighth floor of Morrison, on the
east side of the Pit, and in the basement
of the Undergrad.
We don't need the gloss because the
reality of this University is just as good,
if not better, than the hype. Being a part
of UNC is something that is sought after
by many, just as I sought after it four
years ago.
But nothing is permanent, and if we
wish to keep being sought after, there is
much that the University needs to face
up to. Many of you have heard about our
current budget crisis. This article is an
attempt to get behind that crisis to the
roots of the problem, and to describe
where we are headed.
We are facing what might be called
an "institutional crisis." After 20 or 30
years (200 by some estimates) perched
at the top of higher education, UNC is
about to go through a period of dramatic
change. Whether we emerge from this
stronger and prouder, or weakened and
mediocre, will depend entirely on the
next five years.
' Some believe all 16 schools in the
UNC system should be brought to the
same level in all departments. Sort of
like high schools. The prevailing logic
here might be that somewhere along the
line these people unsuccessfully ap
plied for admission to UNC at Chapel
Hill.
Their logic is indefensible and non
existent. The only purpose in uniting 1 6
schools is to serve a diverse body of
people with different needs and abilities.
The University system is set up for this
purpose. For music, you go to Greens
boro. For marine biology, Wilmington.
For engineering, State. And, for ad
vanced liberal arts. Chapel Hill. This
specialization means that every student
can find a place suited especially to his
or her goals. It also means that each
school will invigorate a different region
of North Carolina with a unique group
of faculty and students.
Convincing the rest of the state of
this is another matter. In the meantime,
we have huge problems resulting from
our current budget crisis, including a
shortage in faculty pay.
This leaves our future up to us. To
continue to be not just a flagship for the
state, but for the entire country, we will
have to take control of our own destiny.
When one comprehends the grip that
the state has on everything from our
finances to our buildings, though, that is
much easier said than done.
It's even interesting to watch the fall
of socialism in Eastern Europe and to
note that centralized power is not work
ing any better here. For that is the key:
UNC at Chapel Hill in fact, all of the
campuses must wrest control away
from the General Assembly to survive.
The problem is less that there isn't
enough money and more that it isn't
being put in the right places. No elected
body 25 miles away can be expected to
make the right decisions about how an
educational institution will spend its
appropriations.
Coming to school at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a
powerful experience. There is a quiet,
confident twinkle in the eye of every
alumnus and alumna. When they first
arrived here, that twinkle was often a
fiery, passionate gleam that betrayed a
desire to consume, and to be consumed
by, life at this University.
And generations of students have
been affected by this place. They have
cherished it, and they have made UNC
proud. This generation must go one step
further, you must fight for the survival
of the University as a leading institution
in the state and nation. What once was
taken for granted is now threatened.
Preserving this place for further
generations of fiery-eyed freshmen is
crucial. It wil I require the joint efforts of
everyone who knows the effects of four
years spent here. Much like my time at
Carolina, the efforts won't always be
easy, but they will be more than worth
it.
In the struggle for preservation and
improvement, we may come to appre
ciate UNC even more.
Bill Hildebolt is a rising senior eco
nomics major from Winston-Salem. He
will serve as student body president
until April, J 99 J.
By CAMERON TEW
Assistant Editor
Incoming freshmen and all
Carmichael Residence Hall residents
will receive a new type of student
identification card this fall which could
serve several purposes in the coming
years, according to school officials.
The card, part of a pilot program
being implemented by the University
this fall, will be similar to the Carolina
Dining Service meal card in design,
with a magnetic strip on the back.
According to Rutledge Tufts, general
manager of Student Stores, the main
idea behind the card is to have one ID
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Fall ooeiittatioinL helps freshmeiii adjust to UNC
Each residential area offers programs on drop-add, academic and social life at Carolina :
By ANDRE HAUSER
Stan Writer
Freshmen arrived on campus in late
August with many questions concern
ing the University and student life, but
they have found 400 new friends who
are helping them adjust to college life
and making them feel at home during
this first week.
"Fall Orientation is a chance for them
(incoming freshmen) to meet other
freshmen" and get settled into their
residence halls, said Chris Shelton, an
orientation leader (OL) from
Thomasville, N.C.
During the first five days of the se
mester, the 16 OLs, who were already
familiar from this summer's C-TOPS
program, and about 400 orientation
University receives
fewer applications
in both '89 and '90
By IY1ARISSA MILLS
Staff Writer
Members of the Office of Under
graduate Admissions say the quality of
UNC's applicantpool has remained high
despite the fact that the number of ap
plications to the University has declined
for the second year in a row.
A profile of the class of 1994 is
comparable to freshmen classes from
the past few years in every aspect except
that the total number dropped 9 percent,
from 16,831 in 1989 to 15,143.
Assistant Director of Undergraduate
Admissions R. Kern Hairston attrib
uted this decline to a drop in the number
of graduating high school seniors, not
only in North Carolina, but across the
nation.
Hairston said the number of appli
cants to all colleges is decreasing, and
that the decline is expected to continue
until 1995. However, he stressed, the
change will not affect the numbers or
the quality of students admitted to the
University.
Anthony Strickland, associate di
rector of Undergraduate Admissions,
said this year's freshmen class will
that will serve several functions.
"A couple of years ago, an ad hoc
committee was asked to gather all the
possible uses a single card could be
used for: student ID, semester enroll
ment, athletic pass, food card, parking,
keys, copy card," Tufts said. "And it
looked at a number of schools around
further in the development of this, like
N.C. State and Duke."
The program is still in the planning
stage and could change with new tech
nology, according to Tufts. "We're
taking the pilot approach where we
experiment with what seems to be best
from the technological standpoint, and
counselors (OCs) have helped the
freshmen adjust to life at UNC, he said.
This year's OCs were chosen during
spring semester after going through an
application process and interviews with
the OLs, Shelton said. After they were
selected, the OCs met weekly to train
and plan activities for fall orientation,
he added.
The OCs returned to campus four
days before Freshman Move-In Day to
prepare their programs and for some
last-minute training with the orientation
leaders, who conducted the C-TOPS
program throughout the summer, ac
cording to Christine Santos, an OL from
Jacksonville, N.C.
"On move-in day we helped with
traffic control and helped the freshmen
number approximately 3,250, in com
pliance with the limit set by the Board
of Trustees. It will be made up of:
B 82 percent North Carolina resi
dents, 18 percent out of state
59 percent females, 41 percent male
B 15 percent minority students (12
percent African American).
Strickland said the average SAT score
and class rank of incoming students
have remained the same for the past
three years. The average SAT for the
class of 1994 was between 1114 and
1118; in-state students averaged 1 100,
and out-of-state students averaged 1 300,
Hairston said.
Similarly, in-state students rank in
the upper 8 to 10 percent of their gradu
ating class. Out-of-state students were
in the top 3 to 5 percent of their class,
Hairston said.
Hairston also said he did not believe
that recent budget cuts had discouraged
students from applying to the University.
Jacquelyn Nelson, director of under
graduate admissions, agreed and said
she didn't think it would affect the
number of applicants in 1991.
over a period of the next semester or
two, we can get feedback from users."
Tufts said the card will not replace
other forms of identification right away
because its effectiveness needs to be
tested first. "I think it's really not going
to be that interesting until the next year
(1991-1992), but the possibilities are
exciting."
He said the University will try to get
as many uses as possible out of the pilot
so it can analyze what the project needs
and make recommendations.
The card will be of further importance
to Carmichael residents, who will need
it to gain entrance into the building after
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move into their rooms," Santos said.
The OLs and OCs spent most of the day
helping the freshmen check in and car
rying their luggage, she said.
Once the freshmen moved in, the
OCs and OLs conducted several pro
grams to help them prepare for the
coming semester. Each residential area
runs its own set of programs, although
there are certain guidelines everyone
must follow, Shelton said.
In addition to social activities, each
area offers one procedural program
explaining dropadd registration and two
or three programs concerning academ
ics, he said.
Granville Towers, where Shelton will
be coordinating the orientation with
fellow OL Tracy Hawkins, had a pizza
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the main doors are locked, according to
Wayne Kuncl, director of University
Housing.
Morrison Residence Hall was origi
nally selected for the pilot program, but
housing decided to use Carmichael be
cause it already had electronic doors
and thus would be less expensive to
install extra wiring for card locks.
The card will electronically unlock
the outside front doors of Carmichael,
allowing residents access to the build
ing. Kuncl said both front doors will
probably be on the system, but he was
not sure yet.
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By KENNY M0NTEITH
Staff Writer
The freshmen class of 1990 is prob
ably the luckiest group of students to
enter the University because they will
never have to endure the long, tedious
dropadd lines in Woollen Gym, ac
cording to University Registrar David
LanieY.
Freshmen will go through fall drop
add and registration by appointment
schedules with their advisers from Aug.
27 to 29, he said. "So these freshmen
(1990) won't really have to go through
the dropadd lines in Woollen."
Spring registration for all students
will be conducted over the new phone
system, Lanier said.
"Freshmen are treated special when
they first come here," Lanier said. "We
try to make it easier for them.
In October, UNC students will begin
spring registration on "Caroline," which
can be used from anywhere in the world,
Lanier said. The phone lines will be
open from Oct. 27 to Nov. 28, 1 990, and
each class, beginning with seniors and
ending with freshmen, will be given a
week to register and dropadd forclasses.
Freshmen and sophomores will be
divided according to their Social Se
curity numbers, Lanier said. "Seniors
and juniors will register depending on
and pool party with a disc jockey and a
cookout with the CobbHenderson
Joyner orientation area, Shelton said.
Morrison Residence Hall's orienta
tion staff, coordinated by Santos and
OL William Sudderth, held a scavenger
hunt, Santos said.
The usual way to explain registration
is an ice cream dropadd program,
Shelton said. Instead of a list of classes,
participants are given a list of ice cream
toppings, and they go through the drop
add process to get the toppings they
want, he said.
The academic programs cover a va
riety of issues, but most try to help
freshmen get acquainted with the cam
pus, their residence area, and various
situations that commonly occur on
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the program is once everyone is photo
graphed if a card is lost you can invali
date the one card and not have to change
all the locks," Kuncl said. "This makes
for a more cost-effective system." -.. '
Students will still receive regular
room keys that will permit entrance to
suites, bathrooms and rooms in the
building, Kuncl said. .'
Kuncl said the University will use
student evaluations to determine
whether the program is a good ideaJ
"Carmichael will give us chance to
test the system out and see if we want to
apply it to other residence halls," he
said.
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the number of hours they have passed,''
he said. Any student can continue to use
the system after their designated week
has ended.
According to Lanier, students will
begin their registration by dialing an
action number which will activate
Caroline. Students will then enter in
their term, identification number and a
personal identification number (PIN),
he said. ;
The PIN is a four-digit number that
students will get from their advisers and
it will probably change each semester,
Lanier said. "It's the number used so
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one student can't get into another
student's registration," he said. ;
Students will also be able to use
Caroline from Dec. 3-20, 1 990 and Jari.
8-25, 1 99 1 , so they will have additional
opportunities to try for classes. j
N.C. State University (NCSU) stu
dents have been using a similar system
to register for their classes, Lanier said.
UNC and NCSU are both using the
same kind of equipment in their system
, but UNC will be more advanced, he
said.
Although this fall's dropadd will be
the last one in Woollen Gym, there
probably will not be any fanfare cel
ebrating the end, Lanier said.
campus, Santos said. Morrison Resi
dence Hall will present "Late Night in
Chapel Hill," a program about campus
life, she added.
Although most fall orientation ac
tivities are conducted at the residence
hall level, there are two events for the
entire incoming freshman class, Fresh
man Convocation, which was held Sun
day, and a pep rally in Carmichael
Auditorium Wednesday night, Shelton
said.
During Freshman Convocation, the
class met in the Dean E. Smith Student
Activity Center, where they were ad
dressed by several UNC officials, in
cluding Chancellor Paul Hardin, Shelton
said.
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