sfrh'e Daily Tar HeelMonday, October 29, 1990
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98th year of editorial freedom
Jessica Lanning and Kelly Thompson, Editors
JENNIFER WING, University Editor
L'yNETTE BLAIR, Forum Editor
PTJER F. WALLSTEN, City Editor
VjCKI HYMAN, Features Editor
Jamie Rosenberg, Sports Editor
JO&MUHL, Photography Editor
Lisa Lindsay, News Editor
MelaNIE BLACK, Layout Editor
NANCY WyklE, University Editor
Crystal Bernstein, Opinion Editor
STACI Cox, State and National Editor
CHERYL ALLEN, Features Editor
ALISA DeMaO, Omnibus Editor
JoANN RODAK, News Editor
ALEX De GRAND, Cartoon Editor
James Claude Benton, Ombudsman
Thanks a million
Generosity reflects well on athletic department
-The UNC athletic department is per
forming well on and off the field lately. The
fbdtball team has already won five times as
many games as it did last year. And the
Department of Athletics has pledged $1
million from post-season revenue for aca
demics, giving the University community
reason to cheer for heroes at the adminis
trative end of sports as well.
vAthletic Director John Swofford and
Chancellor Paul Hardin jointly developed
the donation plan, which was announced
Friday at the Board of Trustees meeting.
The plan has been billed as a creative
solution to a critical and unusual time of
monetary shortage.
Every year for the next five years, the
plan takes $200,000 from profits made at
post-season football bowl games and Na
tional Collegiate Athletic Association
basketball tournaments and puts that money
toward academic programs affected by the
budget cuts. Although this is far from
enough money to solve the University's
shortage problems, the donation is a nice
gesture from a department that is not ob
ligated to provide any funding for aca
demics. .This is not the first donation the athletic
department has made to academics, how
ever. The athletic department has a small
history of sharing its wealth with non
sports related programs at the University.
IrLl989 it donated $100,000 to UNC's
libraries. The department also implemented
a trademark licensing program that allots
75 percent of the revenue generated from
the sale of items bearing Carolina logos to
academic and need-based scholarships.
Of course, athletics at the University
would cease to exist without academic
programs. But it can hardly be said that the
athletic department has chosen to make its
donation to academics in the interest of
self-preservation. Though it may appear
that financial upheaval is about to crumble
the foundation of the University, destruc
tion will not be forestalled by the
department's additional $200,000 annually
for a few years.
True, the athletic department might have
appeared gluttonous if it used its profits
this year to enhance athletic programs while
the quality of University libraries and class
offerings falters. Gluttony, however, is not
a crime, and the athletic department, being
financially self-sufficient, is free to do as it
wishes with its excess revenue. Thus, its
donation to academics appears to be
untainted by ulterior motives.
The UNC athletic department is fortunate
to be a part of a well-respected institution.
And the University is fortunate to have an
athletic department that not only produces
nationally ranked teams, but that recognizes
when the academic departments of the in
stitution need help. Crystal Bernstein
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READD
Hanging in there
Voters endure last campaign week
'u Politics are such a torment that I would
advise every one I love not to mix with
them. Thomas Jefferson
f-"Unfortunately, anyone in America who
wnts to watch television, listen to the
radio or read the newspaper doesn't have
mtich choice but to mix with politics these
dgys. In North Carolina, the situation is
particularly sickening; the senatorial race
is, reaching the level of mudslinging that
citizens have come to expect only from a
Jesse Helms campaign.
;Fear not, only about a week to go.
But oh, how long those days will be. The
jamming and slurs will reach a fever pitch
as-candidates try to win over the mythical
'undecided" voters. At least that's what
everyone says the key to the election is.
Some campaigners seem to have a differ
ent tactic in mind: using absurd accusations
tp beat voters into a senseless stupor from
which they won't emerge until Thanks
giving at the earliest. Yeah ... that's the
ticket!
'The new federal budget should add an
interesting wrinkle. The plan, which will
reduce the budget deficit by $500 billion
over the next five years, has most Repub
licans as upset with the White House as
they are with their opponents. Although an
average $30,000-income household will
only pay an increase of $109, according to
the National Taxpayers Union, many GOP
candidates are going into tax-hysterics
because the rate for people with incomes of
$225,000 will pay $3572.
These two factors will combine to make
the next week especially hectic. And al
though voters everywhere will be tempted
to tune out, turn off and never look at
another political announcement again, they
cannot afford to. The savings and loan
crisis, the prospect of war in the Middle
East, abortion and the environment these
are just a few of the issues which will be
decided by this election and the people
who triumph in it. It's good and fine to
complain about politicians who do not rep
resent our beliefs, but we have no right to
criticize if we don't share our viewpoints in
the first place.
It's almost time for the political postur
ers to move to the wings, and let the voters
take center stage. Let's use it while we have
the chance. Kelly Thompson
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Construction annoys
and awakens student
To the editors:
I am incessantly appalled by the
amount of seemingly unnecessary
construction that goes on in the
Olde Campus Area. As an Olde
Campus resident, I was awakened
at 8:06 a.m. on Oct. 22 by yet
another cacophony of construction
maintenance noises outside my
window. I usually have the ability
to sleep through just about any
thing, but this is completely ri
diculous. After a month and half of
waterproofing last year, I had
thought that this was over. After
weeks of installing air conditioning
in Manly and Lewis residence halls
that the University really cannot
afford without raising our housing
bills, I had thought this was over.
After weeks of digging in front of
Mangum and between Aycock and
Lewis residence halls, I had thought
that this was over. Besides the fact
I did not have to be awake until my
10 a.m. class, some people in my
residence hall have exams today in
their early-morning classes.
Needless to say, this is quite an
inappropriate study atmosphere.
Upon inspection, I have dis
covered that the maintenance
workers are repairing some pipes
below the asphalt driveway that
they so meticulously laid just a few
short weeks ago. That means that
they are now using an "excavation"
machine, which sounds like a
jackhammer, to cut the driveway
into sections that will be later
bulldozed in order to tear up the
asphalt and reach the bad pipes.
This pipe problem, occurring
sometime during the beginning of
last week, at least had the courtesy
to happen after we were all awake.
I would have more patience if the
job appeared terribly urgent or an
all-day job; but for a job where the
workers begin at 8 a.m., dig for 21
minutes, and then leave a quiet
block of time 38 minutes long,
beginning this early is unwarranted.
I empathize with the roof tarring
complaints of South Campus resi
dents and think that we should all
stand together and let whoever
orders these people to start their
work so incredibly early in the
morning know that we are not just
going to "get used to it." This
temporary state has already gone
too long.
DIANNE B. HELLER
Sophomore
Criminal Justice
Columnist too shallow
to deal with feminism
To the editors:
After weeks of reading John
Bland's columns about his imagi
nary friend Rainbow, we feel the
need to speak out in protest. Bland,
we do not wish to attack you per
sonally, but simply to register our
pity to for the deficiencies in your
socialization. Obviously the rigid
standards of beauty and behavior
which have been imposed upon
women by society have made a
great impression on you. Perhaps
you need some assistance in the
evolution of your mindset.
Women do not exist solely for
your visual pleasure. Contrary to
popular belief, women do have hair
on their legs and were born without
makeup. However, the main issue
to which we object is not your
petty narrow-mindedness, but your
blatant denial of equal rights for all
people. By making fun of those
who strive for equality and justice,
you belittle their efforts and erode
the few attempts made on this
campus toward progress. Equality
is an admirable, not distasteful,
pursuit. We realize that feminism
is a subject much feared and ma
ligned by those who do not un
derstand its goals. Women who
are feminists merely want to free
the world of sex discrimination; if
this is too radical a philosophy,
Bland, perhaps you were born in
the wrong century.
We realize that Rainbow is only
a fictional character, a cheap and
easy shot for Bland's Neanderthal
sexism, but the joke just isn't funny
to those who care about the state of
humanity. Maybe Bland's writing
talents would be better spent on
subjects with which he is more
familiar.
MARY CROMER
Senior
English
KATHERINE HECK
Senior
English
Anderson exemplifies
qualities of a queen
To the editors:
Almost all those in the whole
University community, I am sure,
feel appalled that the Homecoming
Queen, Laura Anderson, received
a racist, critical letter. I was pleased
to have her and her escort for
Homecoming, Peter Henry, as
students in one of my classes last
year. Both are excellent students
and fine persons. Idon't know what
the qualifications for a Home
coming Queen might be, but if
they include attractiveness, intel
ligence, personality, and generally
high standards as a human being,
then the students who voted Laura
in made a first-class choice. Con
gratulations, Laura!
HENRY C. BOREN
Professor
History
Writing Center offers
free help to everyone
To the editors:
If you have a paper due and
don't know where to begin, don't
panic, because the Writing Center
is here to help.
The Writing Center, part of the
Academic Student Services net
work, offers free writing tutoring
to UNC students, faculty and staff.
Created in the 1960s, the center
was originally used as a supplement
for English composition courses.
Over the years, however, the cen
ter has expanded to assist writers
in many disciplines. Last year
students in nearly 64 courses re
ceived help at the center. Over the
academic year, 1 ,482 tutorials were
conducted.
The center's main office is in
the Phillips Annex and operates on
an appointment basis. But the
center also has a walk-in service
available at the Undergraduate
Library. Since the Phillips Annex
has no elevator, physically disabled
students can receive help on an
appointment basis at the Under
graduate Library. Both locations
have extensive libraries, which
include books on grammar and
composition.
Over the last four years, the
center has grown from seven tutors
working out of two offices in
B ingham Hall to 23 tutors working
out of both the Phillips Annex and
the Undergraduate Library. Of the
23 tutors currently on staff, 1 2 are
English Ph.D candidates who have
taught English 1, 2 and W in the
past, seven are English M.A. stu
dents, two are journalism M.A.
students and two are senior Engl ish
majors.
All tutors undergo formal
training conducted by Carol
Pinkston, center director, and Paul
Crumbley, who will be center di
rector next semester. Tutors also
go through an observation period
during which they watch veteran
tutors put teaching methods to
practice. Many tutors have been on
the staff for two or three years.
Students should always bring
their assignment sheets with them
to an appointment. Many students
schedule an appointment to discuss
the best way to approach a given
assignment, and then schedule
successive appointments to discuss
rough drafts and subsequent revi
sions. Tutors generally help stu
dents analyze their own work and
help them understand the most ef
fective way to tackle a paper as
signment. Along with general tutoring, the
center offers workshops through
out the academic year which focus
on various aspects of writing. Still
left on this semester's agenda are
workshops on the following topics:
writing a strong essay exam; the
analytic essay; and incorporating
source material in research papers.
Anyone interested in these work
shops should contact the center for
details about dates and times of
fered. The center also operates the
Grammar Hotline, which is an
excellent source for finding an
swers to tricky grammar questions,
(i.e., does one write "a" or "an"
before M.A.? Call the Grammar
Hotline for the answer!)
The center even has computers
available for use during tutorials.
The Phillips Annex has both IBM
compatible and Apple computers,
and the walk-in center has an IBM
compatible. People who would
rather work with a computer-displayed
draft of their paper, rather
than a hard copy, can bring their
diskettes to appointments. They
should also bring their preferred
wordprocessing software, as the
center is not yet connected to the
University computer network.
So, now that you know about
the fantastic, FREE services
available at the Writing Center,
you'd be crazy not to take advan
tage of them. The center's staff
wants to help you so let them!
SUSANNAH ZAK
Graduate student
Journalism
Saying Helms is "lost1
is far from the truth
To the editors:
To the DTH artist of the Friday,
Oct. 19 political cartoon depicting
Sen. Jesse A. Helms as missing,
please be informed that I have lo
cated him. Helms is employed as
senator from North Carolina.
Therefore, my search for the
"m issing senator" led me to Wash
ington, D.C. where most senators
can be found. I found him busy
serving as the ranking Republican
on the Committee on Foreign Af
fairs, a member of the Committee
on Agriculture and a member of
the Ethics and the Rules Commit
tee. He has also been very busy
negotiating the national deficit
situation. You know, for 1 8 years
Helms has maintained a lifetime
senator floor attendance record of
96 percent, the highest in Congress.
To even suggest that Helms is "out
of touch" (as it has been so put)
with national problems is foolish
because 96 percent of the time
Helms can be found debating them
on the senate floor.
Therefore, please call the search
off for the "missing senator". I
have found him fulfilling the re
sponsibilities that North Carolina
had elected him to do three con
secutive times and hopefully again
on Nov. 6.
R. HARRIS VAUGHAN III
Freshman
Political Science
Volunteers can make
SAFE Escort succeed
To the editors:
As a member of the SAFE Es
cort executive committee, I am
writing to inform students and
faculty of how SAFE operates and
how to become involved. In order
for the new SAFE to be successful,
it is imperative that all members of
the UNCcommlinity take'ari act'-'ve"'
role in promoting and working for
safety on campus.
To become a member of SAFE
Escort, you must first fill out an
application, which can be picked
up in the basement of Steele
Building, the Union desk, the B lack
Cultural Center and the Campus
Y. All applicants will be screened,
interviewed, and trained. This m ly
seem like a cumbersome process;
however, we feel that this will
ensure the safety and continuity of
the members.
SAFE Escort members will
provide students and faculty with
a safe walk home from anywhere
on campus. This service should be
respected and taken very seriously
by all members of the campus
community.
The new office will be located
in the basement of Cobb Residence
Hall. The phone number is 962
S AFE. Paid escorts will work from
this office during the hours of
midnight to 3 a.m., seven days a
week. Unpaid volunteer escorts
will be on call at Cobb from 7 p.m.
to midnight, Sunday through
Thursday. As in the past, volunteer
escorts will also be stationed at the
Davis and Undergraduate libraries
from 7 p.m. until closing, Sunday
through Thursday.
But the service cannot begin
until there are enough volunteers
to operate SAFE. Both paid and
volunteer positions are still
unfilled. SAFE Escort can be there
for you as soon as you are there for
SAFE Escort. We need you to help
make UNC a safer campus. Please
join.
CHRIS MORRIS
Senior
Business Administration
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