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Sewing the students and the University community since 1893
Monday, October 29, 1990
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Thousands arrested
in shrine conflict
AYODHYA, India Police arrested
thousands more Hindu pilgrims Sunday,
including a member of a Hindu royal
family, in an attempt to avoid more
bloodshed in a dispute over a Moslem
rhrlna in thlC fnWIl.
The Hindu-Moslem conflict over the
shrine claimed at least 96 lives in rioting
last week and has jeopardized Prime
Minister V.P. Singh's government.
More than 60,000 people were ar
rested by Saturday as troops sealed off
Ayodhya and the borders of the Uttar
Pradesh state from Hindu pilgrims.
Police gave no figure for the number
of arrests Sunday, but Press Trust of
India and United News of India said
15,000 were detained at one southern
border crossing.
Among them was Vijaya Raje
Scindia, vice president of the right-wing
Hindu party Bharatiya Janata. She was
the maharani, or princess, of Gwalior
before India abolished princely states
20 years ago.
Israel allows re-entry
of some Palestinians
JERUSALEM Most Palestinians
returned to work in Israel Sunday after
a four-day ban, but some found they had
lost their jobs to Jews and others were
turned back at roadblocks.
Police had new orders barring Arabs
with a record of hostile activity against
Urael. About 8.000 Palestinians carry
green identity cards that ban them from
Israel as security risks, according to the
daily Haaretz.
"We will increase the list of those not
allowed into Israel," Shmuel Goren,
government coordinator in the territo
ries, said on Israel radio.
The Cabinet, meanwhile, left its po
. iice minister to decide the fate of senior
police officers criticized by an inquiry
into the Oct. 8 killings of 20 Palestinians.
The killings on Jerusalem's hallowed
Temple Mount prompted a wave of
Arab-Jewish clashes inside Israel,
leading to the four-day closure of the
West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The closure was lifted Sunday. But
Defense Minister Moshe Arens warned
he might reimpose it if violence con-
tinnec
"I hope we won't have to take such a
step," he said on army radio. "There are
tens of thousands who work in Israel
who are trustworthy ... and we want to
allow them to make an honorable liv
ing." U.S. Marines search
Iraqi tanker in Gulf
DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia An
Iraqi tanker was boarded by U.S. Ma
rines Sunday after two warships fired
warning shots across its bow when it
refused tn ston. U.S. Navy officials said.
For the first time during the sea
blockade against Iraq, two warplanes
from the carrier USS Independence flew
six low-level passes near the ship as part
of the interception, Navy Cmdr. J.D.
Van Sickle said.
As of Oct. 26, some 2,738 ships had
been intercepted in the Persian Gulf
region as part of the blockade.
The ship was allowed to proceed,
however, after a search party conducted
an inspection and found no goods banned
under the U.N. sanctions imposed on
Iraq in retaliation for its Aug. 2 con
quest of Kuwait.
From Associated Press reports
By JENNIFER PILLA
Assistant University Editor
The University Police Department is
setting quotas, does not have enough
officers to provide adequate safety and
is failing to provide equipment to pro
tect officers, a group of police officers
said Sunday.
Many of the officers said they felt
pressure from department administra
tors to issue citations. The department
sets a quota for the number of tasks they
must perform before they can be con
sidered for a merit pay increase, the
officers said.
John DeVitto, interim director of
public safety, refused to comment on
any of the allegations made by the of-
c
Tasks counting toward quota include
making arrests, issuing citations, issu
ing warrants and making service calls.
About a month ago, the department
began posting in the training room the
number of tasks each squad performed.
Department officials said they must
"meet expectations" in the number of
tasks they perform to be considered for
a merit raise increase, the officers said.
This is actually a quota, the group said.
Administrators keep statistics on the
officers, and if they do not meet "ex
pectations," their salaries are affected.
According to the Work Planning and
Performance Review, a set of guidelines
established by the department, an offi
cer must be within 5 percent of the
squad average for issuing citations
during a review period to meet depart
ment expectations.
Other requirements are that 75 per
cent of all motor vehicle or pedestrian
stops must result in a citation and 60
percent of all citations must be for se
rious traffic violations.
The officers also said campus safety
was being jeopardized by the dwindling
number of officers in the department.
A recently employed officer who
requested anonymity, said the number
of employees in the department dropped
from 43 to 27 in the last three years.
About 1 1 officers have left or retired
from the department since DeVitto was
made interim public safety director
about a year ago, he said.
The University announced Friday that
it has begun actively recruiting to fill
the position of public safety director.
Ben Tuchi, vice chancellor for busi
ness and finance, said the University
hoped to have the position filled by the
end of January.
"The police department needs its own
stability," he said. "Now is the appro
priate time to have that post filled per
manently." The anonymous officer said between
eight and 10 grievances had been filed
since DeVitto became director.
Many of the problems are a result of
management style of Maj. Robert
Porreca of the public safety department,
he said.
"Porreca is running the department
like a paramilitary organization," he
said. "DeVitto is a decent man, but he's
gotten bad information from Porreca."
Part of the problem is that DeVitto is
not qualified to be director of the police
department, he said.
"He's not a police-officer," he said
"You cannot take a plumber and make
him into an electrician."
The anonymous officer said there
were about 20 line officers, or uniformed
police officers, who patrol the campus.
"With 25,000 students, that's really
only one officer per 1 ,000 students," he
said.
Line officers work 12-hour shifts
three or four days a week. One squad is
responsible for patrolling all campus
and off-campus properties during each
shift. One of the four squads does not
have a captain and another does not
have a lieutenant, he said.
Sgt. A.J. Womble said squads in the
past had 10 officers, but that number
has dropped to about five or six.
"I think this is jeopardizing a lot of
state property," Womble said. "I think
the taxpaying public needs to know
what' s going on at this place. It shouldn't
be covered up."
Tuchi said vacancies in the depart
ment had not been filled because several
of the duties held by the police depart
ment would be transferred to the trans
portation department. Those duties in
clude helping motorists who have locked
their keys in their cars and whose cars
have dead batteries.
The number of police officers in the
department is adequate, Tuchi said.
.The anonymous officer said police
had asked the University to buy pro
tective vests twice, but administrators
had denied those requests. The vests
would cost more than $10,000 to buy
and more than $30,000 to maintain over
seven years, he said.
"We're the only department in the
county that does not have protective
vests," he said. "That's a small price to
pay. Is it going to take someone getting
shot before they'll get them?
'They're blaming it on the budget
crunch, but even in a budget crunch you
don't cut back on your police depart
ment," he said.
Police officer Keith Edwards said
the department had four vehicles, while
the Parking and Transportation De
partment has 10 to 12. The police
department's cars are in poor condition,
she said.
"Sometimes they work, sometimes
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donation to aid ;
fotaff e academics
By STEPHANIE JOHNSTON
Assistant University Editor
The UNC Athletic Department will
give $1 million over the next five years
from post-season revenue to support
Chancellor Paul
Hardin announced Friday at the Board
of Trustees meeting.
As part of a revenue sharing plan
developed by Hardin and John
Swofford, director of athletics, the
athletic department will donate
$200,000 of post-season revenue each
of the next five years.
"This commitment by John Swofford
and the Department of Athletics is an
example of how people from all corners
of this campus are pulling together to
ensure the integrity of the University's
academic strength," Hardin said.
Gillian Cell, dean of the College of
Arts and Sciences, said specific de
partments had not been targeted to re
ceive the additional funds.
"It will be up to the chancellor to set
the priorities," she said. "They (the
athletic department) have helped with
projects in the past. It's a very positive
thing" . .
The athletic department in ine pabi
has given its post-season revenue to
academic programs. The athletic de:
partment contributed $ 1 00,000 in 1 989
to University libraries. The money was
generated by the men's varsity basket
ball team's 15th appearance in the Na
tional Collegiate Athletic Association
tournament.
The athletic department receives no
state funds. Its revenue comes from
sources such as ticket sales and team
appearances in post-season bowl games
and NCAA tournaments.
Swofford said money generated by
post-season appearances was not part
of the athletic department's budgeted
revenue.
Hardin also announced that at the
NCAA conference in January, the
University would vote in favor of ath
letic reforms proposed by NCAA
commissions.
The reforms include improving aca
demic integrity, reducing the pressure
on student athletes through in- and out-of-season
regulations and by giving
them a day off each week from sport -related
activities, and reducing costs
See B0T, page 7
Donors postpone
By MATlntW tl&LtT
Staff Writer
The donors of a controversial sculp
ture near the entrance of Davis Library
postponed its formal dedication Friday
to allow further discussion about
whether the artwork should be removea.
Julia Balk's sculpture, a series of
seven bronze figures titled "The Student
Body," was scheduled for dedication
Saturday at 10 a.m.
Chancellor Paul Hardin said the of
ficers of the Class of '85, which donated
the $65,000 sculpture, asked him to
postpone the dedication. "I felt it was
the right thing to do."
'The campus was in some turmoil of
discussion," he said. "Some people were
asking us to move the sculpture. We felt
the mood was not right to dedicate it and
make the decision to leave it mere per
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"A lot of us felt that we were not sure
what the final outcome should be, and
let's let the campus consider it for a
while before deciding."
The sculpture's dedication has not
been rescheduled, Hardin said.
William Massey, associate vice
chancellor for University relations, said
the sculpture might never be formally
dedicated, even if it was not moved.
"There is not any need, from (the
donors') point of view, for any real
dedication. For that matter, I'm not sure
there would ever need to be, from their
point of view, a formal dedication."
A growing storm of protest arose
after the sculpture was installed Tues
day in front of Davis.
stnrtent Rodv President Bill Hildebolt
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has called a campus meeting to discuss
the sculpture Tuesday at 8 p.m
UoTiltrn Hall
Some students have said the sculpture
was demeaning to African-Americans
nnH women, nromotine racist and sexist
stereotypes that implied African
Americans studied less than white
people and women were subservient to
men.
Others sav the statues convey posi
tive images and represent student life
anA interests fairlv.
The. Black Student Movement orga-
niori a ctnHv-in at the sculpture
Thursday to highlight the academic side
of black student lite, wnicn memoes
cnirl was neelected in the sculpture
The sculpture's future has been hotly
debated. Many students have demanded
See DEDICATION, page 7
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Local artists have different reactions to 'Student Body
By STEVE POLITI
Staff Writer
While students have debated the
images portrayed by the sculpture in
front of Davis Library, "The Student
Body" has drawn mixed reviews based
on artistic value from local artists.
Timothy Riggs and Bill Gambling,
two members of the local art community,
had different viewpoints on the statues.
Riggs, assistant director of the
Ackland Art Museum, said he thought
the sculpture was poorly done.
"Every figure in it is a cliche," he
said. "The modeling of the figures is
sort of stylish, and they're kind of pretty,
but there' s nothing very distinctive about
them.
"I personally would be delighted
never to see the thing again. It belongs
in a shopping mall, not at a umvcibuy
campus."
People are protesting the statues be
cause they are stereotypes, Riggs said.
"I doubt that was the artist's inten
tion," he said. "I feel the sculptor is
well-intentioned but not very perceptive.
"Someone will have to make a deci
sion whether or not this is removed, and
I don't necessarily know who that per
son should be," he said. "I'm sure there's
a legal answer, and I'm sure there's a
political answer that is different from
the legal answer."
Gambling, a local artist who now has
work on display at the Carrboro
ArtsCenter, said he thought protesters
were too picky in their complaints.
"It's a matter of minor interpretation
of what the artist had in mind," Gambling
said. "Most public sculpture seems to
draw controversy wnen it s new.
The. nlacement of the basketball and
placement of books are slight details in
the sculpture and do not warrant such
-i-itiiicm he said.
"That's fnr the. birds." he said. "That's
rp,iivnnta:; tmificant criticism. I would
stand up for black rights if there was
anything overtly racist, out inai : icaujr
not the case (with these statues;.
t thJnt students are erasDing at straws
to look for something to be pickish
about. I think it will blow over and the
statues will be seen as an interesting
part of the decor in tront ot rie norary.
who worked at the State
University of New York at Potsam for
oq vears hefore retiring, said he was
grateful he would not have to decide the
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