2The Daily Tar HeelTuesday, November 20, 1990
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By JENNIFER DICKENS
Assistant City Editor
Carrboro may amend its employment
policy to include prohibiting discrimi
nation based on sexual orientation in
response to an alderman's request.
The board had been aware for some
time that the town's policy needed the
clause, but it had yet to be mentioned.
Alderman Jacquelyn Gist said.
The present employment policy
within the town code says hiring must
be based on merit qualifications, with
out regard to sex, age, race, color, reli
gion, national origin or handicap. It
does not prohibit discrimination in hiring
based on sexual preference.
Students, staff concerned
over Native American aid
By ALISA DeMAO
StaN Writer
University .students and employees
expressed concern Monday night at a
Carol ina Indian Circle presentation that
a proposed federal bill to decentralize
aid to the Native American population
would be more harmful than beneficial.
During a discussion led by J.T.
Garrett, deputy director of the N.C.
Commission of Indian Affairs, par
ticipants talked about what some saw
as one more step in a continuing trend
toward abdication of responsibility by
the U.S. government.
The federal bill, which would
probably decrease the amount of
money Native Americans receive for
services such as health care and edu
cation, would inadequately replace the
government's responsibility to Native
Americans, Garrett said. The govern
ment's responsibility developed from
treaties with tribes following their
displacement and persecution.
Archie Ervin, assistant to the vice
chancellor of University Affairs, said,
"Where the money can't be made up,
the conclusion is very simple and very
mean. It says perish."
The New Federalism for American
Indians Act of 1990, a bill developed
in response to a U.S. Senate special
committee investigation of services
provided to Native Americans, would
take money currently distributed
through administrative agencies and
give the money directly to tribal or
ganizations. The bill is a step forward in some
euro
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policy to prohibit sexeal orientation discrrnimatioii
"Carrboro planned on dealing with
the issue in the near future," she said.
"Bringing it up was no great move on
my part. I just brought it up because it
was going to be brought up anyway."
Town Manager Robert Morgan said
the clause had not been included because
it had not been an issue in the past.
"It has never been brought up to be
considered," Morgan said.
Gist said a possible change in the
present policy would be a response to
standard personnel policy, not to com
plaints. "(Discrimination based on sexual
orientation) has never, in the 15 years
that I have lived in Carrboro, been an
respects, Garrett said. In the bill, the
U.S. government is finally taking of
ficial notice of its mistreatment and
mismanagement of Native Americans
and recognizing the need to turn re
sponsibility over to tribes, he said.
"The government is saying, yes,
we've mismanaged this, yes, that was
done inefficiently ... So now we can't
do the job, and we're going to turn it
over to you,'" Garrett said.
But several problems exist with this
solution, he said.
'The tribes are not ready," Garrett
said. "They're not organized or
structured enough. They don't have
the manpower to be responsible for
administrating the money.
"... How many of the tribal organi
zations could do that now? If all of a
sudden you had to do your own health
care and all the things the government
does, what would you do?"
Forty percent of the money a small
tribal organization receives would go
toward setting up administration of
the funds, he said. This expense is not
a factor now and would decrease the
amount available per individual for
services like health care and education.
The funds distributed to the tribal
organizations would come under the
same scrutiny as other federally dis
tributed funds, Garrett said.
The government is unwilling to turn
over federal positions and federal funds
to the tribes, he said. "If we're going to
actually negotiate, let's negotiate.
Let's throw everything out on the
table."
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issue that has affected an individual,"
Gist said. "Because nothing bad has
ever happened, it hasn't been consid
ered." In effect, no amendment has been
added to this section of the town code in
years, Morgan said. "At least not in the
last six years that I've been here."
He attributed this fact to the timeli
ness of the issue. "The issue is recent,"
he said. "Sexual preference is a new
concern."
G ist said the subject had come before
the board because of an agreement
Carrboro had made with Durham and
Chapel Hill. The three entities made the
agreement to govern federal transpor
Search to begin for second county
By SAMANTHA GOWEN
Staff Writer
Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange
County expect to find a new landfill site
within one year to replace the existing
location on Eubanks Road in Chapel
Hill, officials said Monday.
Public officials estimate the Orange
Regional Landfill, opened in 1972, will
reach maximum capacity by 1997.
Despite local recycling efforts, gar
bage continues to accumulate in the
landfill, saidGayle Wilson, Chapel Hill
solid-waste administrator.
In March the Public Works Depart
ment organized a citizens committee to
include public interests in the search. In
the past 18 months, the 13-member
committee screened tracts of land in
Orange County based on state and fed
eral regulations.
"The process involves screening out
tracts that are not suitable," Wilson said.
"By doing this we will hopefully single
out a few tracts that will meet our needs."
After the search committee deter
mines two or three potential sites, the
selections are sent to the Landfill Owners
TUESDAY
12:30 p.m.: The Office of Child Care Coordi
nator announces that the first parent support group
will meet in the Frank Porter Graham Lounge on the
second floor of the Union until 1:30 p.m. Call Betty
Boling at 962-1483 for more info.
3 p.m.: Study Abroad will hold an informational
session for students interested in our programs in
Siena and Bologna, Italy, in 12 Caldwell Hall.
3:30 p.m.: Career Planning and Placement
Services will hold Job Hunt 101: Basic information
on how to use the UCPPS office for seniors and
graduate students, in 210 Hanes.
4 p.m.: The Office of International Studies will
have a meeting for all International Studies majors
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tation funds, she said.
"Chapel Hill has a law, and Durham
has a policy prohibiting discrimination
based on sexual preference in hiring,"
she said. "And I thought it was our
responsibility in entering an agreement
with them to include such a clause."
The board voted 6-1 Tuesday night
to include the clause in the town's trans
portation agreement. Alderman Tom
Gurganus voted against inclusion.
Gurganus declined to comment on
his vote.
Gist said she wanted to point out that
anyone who would vote against adding
the clause to the town's overall em
Group. LOG members are elected of
ficials: Nancy Preston, Tom Gurganus
and Don Willhoit. All three LOG
members must agree on one site before
it can be approved.
The landfill search, design, approval
and creation could take up to eight years,
Wilson said. Therefore, it is necessary
to begin the procedures now.
"Approving the design plans through
the state could take up to three years,"
Wilson said. "We submit one plan, they
return it with comments. This happens
not once but many times."
The new landfill will differ from the
present landfill, Wilson said. Under new
state and federal regulations, it will have
both a synthetic and a natural clay liner
to protect ground water sources.
The landfill also will include a
complete leachate collection and de
tection system. Leachate is a landfill
byproduct, formed by water mixing with
decomposing garbage. It will be col
lected in holding ponds and later taken
to a waste treatment center.
The present landfill has no liner, and
the leachate forms in a small pond.
and other interested students, in Toy Lounge (Dey
Hall). A faculty panel will discuss graduate school
options and application preparation.
4:30 p.m.: Student Health invites women with
diabetes to attend a talk on "Having a Healthy Preg
nancy with Diabetes, by Dr. Watson Bowes at Stu
dent Health Service, second floor, in the Health
Education Conference Room. Partners are welcome.
5:30 p.m.: The Juggling Club will meet in 310
Peabody until 9 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
6 p.m.: Students for the Advancement of Race
Relations (SARR) will meet in 226 Union. Anyone
interested in working on Race Relations Week please
attend. All are welcome!
6:30 p.m.: The Black Pre-Professional Health
Society will hold a meeting in 220 Union. Dr. Hadzija,
associate professor for the UNC School of Pharmacy,
and Margaret Cambell, associate professor for the
UNC School of Nursing, will discuss admissions and
undergrad preparation at their respective schools.
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ployment policy in the future is not
necessarily voting against a group of
people.
"They would not be voting against
people who are gay and lesbian," she
said. "But they would be voting against
what they would see as government
interference."
Gurganus said in response, "She's
entitled to her opinion."
Gist said the clause needed to be
added to the present policy in order to
comfort both present and future gay and
lesbian town employees.
"We need to make present employ
ees feel like no one's going to bother
Wilson said funds for the Chapel
Hill, Carrboro and Orange County co
operative effort would most likely come
from a bond issue.
"Costs for this project will be too
high for the landfill itself to fund,"
Wilson said. "The tip fees from dump
ing the garbage go toward paying our
eight employees and maintaining the
landfill."
Wilson estimates that construction
on the new landfill would cost between
$250,000 and $400,000 per acre. The
landfill will cover 100 acres of a 300
acre tract.
The 1 8-month search for the landfill
was a process that had and always would
include the public, he said.
"We are doing everything in our
power to make all the information
concerning the landfill open to the
public," Wilson said.
Wilson has compiled all the data
related to the search into a ledger
available at the Chapel Hill Public Li
brary. Increased public awareness toward
garbage disposal and recycling has
7:30 p.m.: The Student Government Tutoring
Program offers free tutoring in ECON 10, STAT 1 1
& 23. Math 22, 30 & 3 1 , Spanish 1 -4 and French 1 -4
every Thursday night until 9:30 p.m. Come to third
floor Greenlaw.
Sigma Theta Alpha, the coed service fraternity,
a division of HOSA, Inc., invites all interested in a
health career to come to our meeting in 209 Union.
Open to all future health care leaders.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
UCPPS announces a resume drop for employers
recruiting Jan. 14-18, 1991 to be held today, and
employers recruiting Jan. 22-Feb. 1, 1991 to be held
on Tuesday, Dec. 4.
Tar Heel Recycling Project announces that the
mobile drop-off site for today is behind the dumpster
between Davis Library and Hamilton Hall.
The Bicentennial Class Committee wants you to
create an original design with an exciting theme for
the class of 1990 T-shirt! Turn all designs into the
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them," she said. "Even though nothing
ever has happened, we want to guaran
tee them nothing ever will.
"We also want to make those consid
ering applying for a job with the town
more comfortable about doing so," Gist
said.
There is no record of Carrboro dis
criminating in hiring on the basis of
sexual orientation, she said. "But it is
important to have it in writing."
Gist said that she expected the deci
sion to appear on the agenda within the
next quarter and that she was hopeful
that the clause would be adopted to
Carrboro's employment policy.
landfill site
brought more community involvement
in selecting a site, Wilson said. "Many
people are now thinking of what they're
buying and how they will discard of it,"
he said.
According to the Windstar EarthPulse
Handbook, if all the newspapers in
Orange County were recycled, oyer
3,600 trees per month would be saved.
The same study said that American:;
consumed an estimated 2.5 million
plastic bottles every hour, and that it is
typical for a person to use and throw
away over 3,500 plastic razors in a
lifetime.
Wilson said that in the last three
years there was a noticeable but
undramatic decrease in the amount of
garbage brought to the landfill. Such a
decrease in the tonnage deposited at the
landfill resulted in increased "tip" fees.
A $20 tip fee is required for every ton of
garbage deposited, he said.
The Public Works Department has
considered using the land along Eubanks
as a passive recreational area once the
landfill is closed. The area could be
used for hiking and horseback riding. :
Student Government Office in Suite C of the Union by
Nov. 28. There will be a cash prize for the best design.
Call 933-5 163 for details.
Carolina Week by Week lovers: Please send in
the evaluation form at the back of the calendar to lot
us know of any changes or additions you would like
to see made in the 1991-92 edition.
The Carolina Students Credit Union is ac
cepting applications for the credit committee. PIcim:
come by the CSCU office to pick up an application
from 10 ajn.-3 p.m., Monday through Friday, and
from 12:30-2 p.m. on Saturday.
PlayMakers Repertory Company will present
"The Nutcracker. A Play, Nov. 28-Dec. 22 at the
Paul Green Theatre.
The Carolina Union Activities Board Theatre
Arts Committee presents William Shakespeare's
Twelfth Night" in the Cabaret Viv. 29-Dec. 2. The
play is set in the 1920's. Admission is $3 for students
and $5 for the public. Call 962-1 157 for more info.
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