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Senior gift donation well spent
An education from this university may
be priceless, but for many it simply isn't
affordable. Scholarships aren't quite as
available as high school guidance counse
lors make them seem to be, and financial
aid has very rigid standards of income
families must meet before receiving any
funds.
Because there are not enough funds to
help all needy and deserving students, any
contribution to the scholarship pool is in
valuable. Senior class officers should be
commended for their drive to create two
new scholarships and to buy new software
for the computerized resource center
through this year's senior class gift.
Seniors should be encouraged to pledge
'money to this worthy cause. Volunteers
have called members of their class this
.week to ask for $200 donations that can be
paid over the next five years.
The class of 1992 has an opportunity to
"Set a new trend in senior class gifts by being
'the first to give money for University schol
arships. Since the first scholarships will be
awarded as early as next fall, students will
see the fruits of their donations. There is
also a good possibility that the endowment
could increase in years to come, thus creat
ing more scholarships.
Additionally, the money spent on soft
ware for the financial aid computer center
will aid all students. It can be a time
consuming as well as futile exercise to sort
through the folders stuffed with scholar
ship information in the financial aid office.
A computer system in which students could
enter information about themselves and
receive a list of scholarships that apply to
them would greatly simplify the process.
Seniors: If you told the senior class vol
unteer who contacted you that you weren't
interested in donating money, please re
consider the offer. You have a unique op
portunity to give something back to the
University that has given you the education
and the experience of a lifetime. It is an
opportunity to benefit other students like
you, who have a dream of graduating in a
Carolina blue cap and gown.
Tyson fails as black role model
- The phrase "stranger than fiction" sel
dom has seemed more applicable. It was
strange when sometimes-millionaire
Donald Trump last week asked Indianapo
Jis legal officials to consider waiving the
sentence of convicted rapist and former
heavyweight champion Mike Tyson.
Trump seemed to think justice would be
served if only Tyson would donate revenue
rom ensuing bouts to rape awareness or
ganizations. Justifiably, Indianapolis offi
cials did not even consider Trump's re
quest. It was even stranger when a group of
Indianapolis ministers announced Mon
day that they had gathered 10,000 signa
tures in a petition drive seeking a sus
pended sentence for Tyson. The Mission
ary Baptist Ministers Alliance hopes to
gather 100,000 signatures before Tyson's
sentencing on March 27. They contend that
Tyson is a positive role model for black
youth and that to put him in jail is to do a
disservice to the black community.
; A positive role model? Tyson? Even
;before the rape, Tyson was hardly consid
ered a pillar of the world community. His
years in the public eye have been littered
with early-morning scuffles, suspicious car
accidents, charges of wife abuse and a
rather embarrassing promotion of last year's
fight with Razor Ruddock, in which Tyson
told the fighter, "I'm going to make you my
girlfriend."
If the ministers truly are concerned about
losing a black role model, their fears are
unjustified. The sports and political worlds
practically are bursting with positive black
role models, such as Atlanta Mayor An
drew Young, Gen. Colin Powell and NBA
star Michael Jordan. The list of positive
black role models is a long one and
Tyson's name is nowhere on it.
While the petition drive will probably
prove ineffective, it is a disgrace that it
even began: That 10,000 people have signed
the petition is an insult to rape victims
everywhere. The ministers' actions wrongly
suggest that rape is a frivolous crime and
that a slap on the wrist is a sufficient
penalty. Tyson was found guilty of rape,
and he deserves to go to jail as any con
victed rapist would positive role model
or not.
Athletes' grad rates deserve an 'A'
; Amidst social pressures and extracur
ricular activities, most of us have adifficult
time keeping up academically. Add twenty
hours of physical exercise each week, and
this task becomes nearly impossible. This
is what it's like to be a varsity athlete
: However, a recent report measuring the
graduation rates of students within five
years of enrollment showed that UNC student-athletes
were winning the fight and
graduating at a rate of more than 70 percent
J a figure that nestled atop the rates for
UNC-systcm schools.
: ' The athletes' graduation rate is a tribute,
not only to the coaches who recruit and
encourage players to excel on and off the
field, but to the players' own work ethics.
Playing a varsity sport at any school is a
huge time commitment that brings added
pressure to an already hectic academic and
social schedule. In addition, scholarship
athletes have monetary pressure, which
Serves to further entwine academic and
sport priorities. Players in big name sports
are often lured by the immense salaries at
the professional level. Some believe they
can sacrifice a degree for this possibility.
This commitment to academics is epito
mized by former Carolina basketball star
Rick Fox. Fox attended summer school to
complete his degree after he had already
been chosen in the NBA draft by the Bos
ton Celtics. It is likely that Fox will be
comfortable financially for the rest of his
life because of his pro career, but he has a
college degree to rely on if an unforeseen
injury occurs.
A spot on a pro-team roster is out of
reach for a vast majority of student-athletes.
The report indicates that UNC student-athletes
understand this and have made
a sincere effort to graduate.
In the heat of the football, basketball,
soccer or volleyball season, it would be
easy for student-athletes to forget the pri
mary reason they are at Carol ina: to receive
an education. The recent high graduation
rates show that this isn't the case. Student
athletes know why they are here and are
getting the job and a degree done.
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When searching for the perfect mate, watch out
My sister, Catherine, is getting married in
March. Lorraine, my first sister, got
married just last August. Including both
engagement periods, all their lovey-gooey rela
tionship stuff has been prominently displayed
before me for well over a year now. I have tried
to learn from them and from others how one
reaches this pinnacle of mutual harmony in the
hope that one day I, too, can be happily married.
It seems that the first and most difficult task
is finding a suitable significant other. Unfortu
nately, the steady decline of social values and
moral integrity in today's society has made this
job more difficult for people ... about seven
people. Despite this general lapse into wicked
ness, appropriate partners can still be found in
all corners of the land. (I should note at this
point that bowling alleys have very few interior
walls and therefore very few corners, so don't
bother.)
If you are a guy, you should try to look for a
woman who is compassionate, intelligent and
understands that as long as you make it to your
trial on time, you get all the bail money back. A
good woman will be hard to find, because
unfortunately, most of them have brains nowa
days. This means that they will eventually
realize what a schlock you are and that spend
ing the rest of their life with you would be as
exciting as making mosaics of the Partridge
family with a bag of stale trail mix. Neverthe
less, you should still try to find a bright girl. A
quick thinker will come in handy when you try
to explain to her father why you must get
married in two months.
A common mistake many men make is plac
ing to much emphasis on having an attractive
wife. This is perhaps the greatest folly any man
can make. Such shallow attitudes are an insult
to women everywhere and will doom you im
mediately to a life of pitiful bachelorhood.
Your mate's physical appearance should only
be important if you plan on looking at her more
than once a week.
If you are a woman, your search will be
slightly more difficult. The first thing you must
do is take the notion of Mr. Right and toss it out
the window. The number of National Rifle
Association bumper stickers on the backs of
pick-up trucks and the number of subscriptions
Nick Sustana
Guest Columnist
to Soldier of Fortune magazine should help you
to realize that you are looking for a needle in a
haystack. Once this realization is made, you
can begin to form more reasonable expecta
tions for your gentleman friend to fill.
The first thing you should look for in a man
is sensitivity. It is a must for your future hus
band. Sensitive men will be difficult to find,
though. Because of all the social pressure put
on them to be headstrong and unbreakable, men
often hide their feelings. It is up to you to figure
out if your prospective beau is truly sensitive.
One method is to slip into a deep fit of
grieving over the supposed death of your pet
bunny. A truly sensitive man will show up at
your door with flowers and candy and stay up
with you all night until you feel better. In
contrast, a truly insensitive man will show up at
your door with a cold 12-pack of Coors Light
and some Ding-Dongs and will probably pass
out in your closet halfway through "Letterman."
Looks are important, but not nearly as im
portant as wealth. Guys have an unusual ability
to effortlessly blurt out incredibly stupid things
that send their girlfriends to their rooms in
tears. Because of their inability toconverse like
normal human beings, they often try to apolo
gize by buying you things. This may seem
materialistic, but it is often the best they can do,
and they mean well. This is why wealth is an
important quality. There is no sense in you
bawling your eyes out just to receive some lame
Snoopy Hallmark card. A proper gentleman's
apology should start no lower than $1.75 per
tear. Remember, your relationship can end in a
split second, but diamonds are forever, and
alimony is pretty damn close.
Once a proper mate has been selected, the
dating can begin. Dating is basically an excuse
for you to blow off your classes, drink like a fish
and act like a four-year-old all in the name of
love. This is, of course, is rather pathetic behav
ior and cannot be excused after the first year
and a half.
Nothing will get you thrown out of the lime
light faster than a healthy relationship. Fre
quent trips to Ben 'n' Jerry's with a jar of
Vlasics and long walks through the arboretum
with your beloved's best friend should keep
your social ratings high. Sadly though, nothing
can last forever, and eventually some other
fresh couple will come along and dethrone you
as the talk of the town. There is only one way to
regain your previous status: Get engaged.
As far as I can tell, the engagement period is
a time to build and strengthen mutual trust,
mutual acceptance and mutual understanding
of your fiance's worries and concerns. These
concepts are slightly modified after marriage,
but they still involve the couple acting as one.
Mutual dissatisfaction over the fact that you
are eating dinner out of the dog bowl because
your spouse has made no distinct move in the
last three weeks toward washing the dishes is a
marital cornerstone. Combine that with the
mutual hysterics produced by your spouse's
idea of sexual gratification, and you have today's
typical marriage.
Mutual acceptance of the fact that you both
must have been on heavy drugs during your
engagement period usually comes after the first
poker night.
The road to marital harmony does indeed
seem a bit rocky, but with a little perseverance,;
I'm sure anyone can make it. I'd like to offer my,
congratulations to both of my sisters for sucy
cessfully weeding out the maniacs and finding;
two respectable gentlemen. (My father is still,
wondering when the weeding-out period is
going to end.) y
Guys, if you're still looking, you missed outj;
because two of the best girls have been spoken!
for already. Girls, if you're still searching, take
heart. v
Today the average man only serves 10.9
percent of his sentence. If you're in doubt about,
whether someone is right for you, let me know.',
I'll check them out. My sisters have convex
niently dated every demented whacko on earth
before getting married, so I can usually spot one
a mile away. y
Nick Sustana is a junior advertising major
from Paradise Valley, Ariz. y
MLK's accomplishments
outdo others' in history
To the editor:
I write this in response to the
letter, "Leadership, not race should
be celebrated," which led the Read
ers' Forum Jan. 23. Shaun
Donegan, your point is well taken.
However, you have been seriously
misinformed about George Wash
ington and Abraham Lincoln. I do
not deny them their rightful places
in U.S. history as prominent lead
ers, but I do feel you are m isguided
in your attempt to place them on
the same level as Martin Luther
King.
King fought for human rights as
well as civil rights. In spite of the
abuse and mistreatment he received
from many White people, he har
bored neither hatred nor resent
ment toward White people. Nor
did he feel that opportunity should
be taken away from a White person
to be given to a Black person. He
sought equal opportunity for all
and saw all men and women, re
gardless of skin color, as his broth
ers and sisters.
On the other hand, George
Washington refused toallow Black
men to fight for their freedom as
White servants were allowed to do
in the Revolutionary War. Simi
larly, Abraham Lincoln did not see
Black people as his equals and was
only a leader in the fight against
slavery when it proved to be pol iti
cally profitable for him to be so.
Lincoln signed the Emancipation
Proclamation to preserve the
Union, not to preserve or improve
Black lives.
I do not hold you responsible for
not knowing these facts. There are
many students at UNC and across
the nation, Black and White, who
are as misinformed about U.S. his
tory as you are, some even more
so. I only hope that you take this
constructive criticism in the spirit
in which I give it to inform and
enlighten you and others.
King, unlike Lincoln and Wash
ington, was willing to and did give
his life to uphold his convictions
and to fight peacefully for what he
believed was right. I honestly do
not know whether Lincoln or
Washington were sympathetic to
Black slaves or not. But the record
shows that neither was strong or
valiantenough in character tochal
lenge popular belief and lead the
country in doing what would have
been morally and ethically correct
at the time.
So, this is why Jan. 20 is cel
ebrated as a national holiday and
President's Day is not. Perhaps, if
King had been president.
President's Day would be worthy
of national recognition.
EVA LADAWN DAWKINS
Senior
Political Science
Police should focus
attention on real crimes
To the editor:
A few weeks ago, I was con
fronted with something so trivial
that I never even thought it pos
sible. As I was riding my bicycle
on campus, as I always do for
transportation, I decided to go up
town to the bank after class. Riding
along on the sidewalk of Franklin
Street, I was stopped by a Univer
sity Police officer. Not only did he
stop me for riding my bike on the
sidewalk, but in addition, he is
sued me a ticket. Yes, a ticket for
riding my bicycle on the sidewalk.
I wasn't upset so much by the
fine, but by the mere fact that these
police offers wait around for bicy
clists to break laws that are prob
ably not even misdemeanors. With
the recent string of robberies of
uptown shops, I should hope these
police have their priorities in line,
which I am most certain they do.
I am not scolding the police de
partment for their in vol vement with
the sidewalks of Franklin Street,
but rather would like to refocus
their attention to the more danger
ous criminals out there. I realize
that the officer was just trying to
protect the pedestrians, but let's
face it, sidewalks are for everyone
to use, both pedestrians and bicy
clists. Let's leave the streets for the
cars, because it is much easier for a
bike to stop for one of those "ag
gressive pedestrians" on the side
walk than it is for a car to stop for
a bike on the street, where it should
have the right of way in the first
place.
QUINN L. ANTSHEL
Freshman
Political ScienceSpanish
Bibbs taints spirit of
campus elections
To the editor:
In response to Steve Politi's Feb.
13 article. "Complaint may dis
qualify SBP election leader," I am
forced to ask: MARK BIBBS
WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?!
In the past four years, I have
been duly impressed by students
who aspire to office in order to
make this university a better place.
Campus elections have also pro
vided me with a tremendous
amount of amusement: People who
take themselves too seriously are
among the funniest in the world.
But certain repeat candidates have
taken all the fun out of the eleoii
tionsforme. j!
Mr. Bibbs, your ubiquitous cam-;!
paign posters have become part of.
my college experience. I admire;;
your zeal in pursuit of campus;,
office. However, I cannot condone;;
your post-election behavior. I(,
reeks of poor sportsmanship, sour;
grapes and just plain whining! Ait!
admirable candidate (finishing
fourth!) would have endorsed one
of the remaining candidates in the:
run-off election. He or she would;
not have resorted to hair-splitting;'
concerning poll-site procedures, v
By implying that Rashmi Airait;
campaigned unfairly. Bibbs anrj;
his supporters have damaged an;
election process which is already;
far from perfect. Lighten up;
gentlemen: We are talking about a!
campus election. Mr. Bibbs, it is
important to be a gracious winner);
Perhaps more important, though!;
is learning to be a gracious loser;
Take heart: You are halfway there;
ADAM REED
Senior;
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