8The Daily Tar HeelMonday, November 2, 1992
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Established in 1893
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PETER WALLSTEN, Editor Office hours: Fridays 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
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David Price for Congress
If you care about higher education, affordable
housing, women's reproductive rights and improv
ing the economy, then vote to re-elect Chapel Hill's
own Rep. David Price to continue serving the 4th
District.
As a professor of political science and public
policy at Duke University for 13 years before win
ning a seat in Congress in 1986, Price understands
the importance of education as the key to economic
prosperity in the future.
And he believes government has the responsibility
to provide opportunities for quality higher educa
tion. During his first three terms, Price has intro
duced and passed Congress bills to decrease the tax
burden on recent college graduates trying to pay back
tuition loans, to promote better math and science
teaching and to support university research.
As an indication of his understanding that higher
education will reap the benefits of better teachers in
the public schools, he introduced in 1 989 the Science
and Technological Literacy Act, which aimed to
improve the science curriculum in the public schools.
He also was an originator of the Adult Literacy and
Employability Act, which is designed to improve
basic skills of adults.
Price also supported legislation aimed at school
improvement, employee education and vocational
education.
In this year's budget package, Congress funded
Price's initiatives to help lower-income families
fulfill the American dream by putting off home
payments for five years. Allowing more families to
i
get a foothold in the country's
economic infrastructure eventu
ally will help improve the ailing
economy.
On the environment, Price's
voting record is clean. He sup
ports closing the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge to all oil drilling
and wants to designate it as a
wilderness area. He has worked
to protect tain forests and wants
to ban the dumping of plastics in
the ocean. Price also has sup
ported initiatives aimed at preventing groundwater
contamination and oil spills and has worked to pro
mote recycling and energy conservation.
Although the Democrats have billed 1992 the
"Year of the Woman," members of the party in the
4th District hope it doesn't spread to Price's race.
Republican Vicky Goudie, an executive on the N.C.
Board of Cosmetic Examiners, doesn't have much of
a platform. She espouses the same "clean up Con
gress" rhetoric as many other conservatives, but
doesn't have much to back it up. She supports term
limits (a virtual non-issue) and a constitutional balanced-budget
amendment, and she doesn't support
Affirmative Action. The Independent Weekly re
ports that she's opposed to the Equal Rights Amend
ment. Price has been ranked as one of North" Carolina's
most effective representatives in Congress. Vote
Tuesday to keep him there.
Carey, Marcoplos for county commissioners
The Daily Tar Heel endorses Mark Marcoplos and
Moses Carey for the Orange County Board of Com
missioners. Marcoplos, the only independent candidate run
ning for one of the two vacant seats on the board, has
many interesting and fresh ideas to offer Orange
County residents.
Although Marcoplos' main platform has been the
environment, his concerns have traveled to other
areas of importance as well: attracting new busi
nesses to Orange County, district representation and
increasing public input. Marcoplos' idea of keeping
businesses in Orange County small and locally owned
isn't just reasonable but something the board of
commissioners needs to think about. Small, locally
owned businesses based in the community not only
would help stimulate the local economy, but also
would provide residents with the opportunity to
become entrepreneurs while contributing to the
growth of Orange County.
Marcoplos has demonstrated that he cares about
what the public thinks and getting public input. If
elected, we hope Marcoplos holds true to this and
continues to act as the go-between for residents and
county government.
While the DTH is not in agreement with all of
Marcoplos ideas mainly his opinion that the most
effective way to have representation is to divide the
county into nine 10,000-person districts the can
didate does present enough new ideas and differing
opinion to add a twist on the discussion of district
representation and other issues.
Although Marcoplos appears to be a bit idealistic
in his platform and his vision for the county, it's an
idealism that is good and lacking on the board.
County Commissioner Don Willhoit, who is running
for his sixth term on the board, has served the county
well. But Marcoplos is someone who could serve the
board better. At a time when issues such as district
representation and the environment have yet to be
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resolved, county commissioners
could use a new face and list of
refreshing ideas, and they could
use someone willing to listen to
all sides, including the people
whom they are there to serve
Orange County residents.
On this same note, Orange
County residents should once
again support Moses Carey, the
Democratic incumbent. In his
eight years of service to the resi
dents of Orange County, Carey
has emphasized a variety of important issues that
affect all segments of the county's population. In
addition to the issue of providing children with a
quality education, Carey has brought attention to the
needs of the county's poor.
While Marcoplos will offer idealism to the board,
Carey will offer rational thought on other matters,
such as how to deal with the drug problem in Orange
County or the co-existence of business and the envi
ronment. On the drug issue, Carey stresses the need for
public education and treatment. On the other, he
recognizes the value of natural resources and realizes
that the county cannot accommodate all kinds of
businesses.
If elected, Carey has promised to stimulate dia
logue on district representation. Rather than create
divisiveness among residents, Carey would like to
see a type of representation designed to accomplish
objectives that it's designed to do.
With Mark Marcoplos and Moses Carey on the
Orange County Board of Commissioners, residents
are getting two men interested in the issues and in
hearing public concerns. While one will be a new
comer offering fresh and innovative ideas, the other
will be a veteran, continuing to serve all of Orange
County young and old.
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Vote to end tide of oppression aimed at gays
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Haiiuwecn ... w nai tan i say :
I mean, it's not every night
that fraternity boys and athletes
parade down Franklin Street decked out
in evening gowns and pink chiffon
nighties. I tell ya', if you want to see one
confused homosexual, try finding me in
downtown Chapel Hill on Oct. 31
the night gender-bending goes main
stream.
I've heard it said that the only differ
ence between a straight man and a gay
man is a six-pack, but I think Saturday
night proved otherwise. Halloween
showed that the only difference be
tween the two is fashion sense and the
ability to walk in high heels. After all,
some of those frat boys did look a little
too comfortable in their pink panties
and purple pumps.
Kind of makes you wonder, doesn t
it?
But, alas, I'll have to wait a week or
so before I can ponder the true meaning
behind the costume choices of the
University's macho men. After all,
there's something a little more frighten
ing afoot than ghouls, goblins and jocks
in bad drag.
That something will be played out
tomorrow in the polls.
It started with the phrase family
values" just a harmless phrase used
to bludgeon us with a fundamentalist
view of morality. And although it was
first tossed about from the pulpits of the
most conservative of churches, this
ambiguous phrase found its way into
the national media coming from the
lips of our nation's leaders. And as I
squirmed and shuddered my way
through hours of a hate-filled Republi
can national convention, I began to get
a little scared.
I got a little scared as people cheered
for Pat Buchanan and his tirade of igno
rance and fear. I got a little scared as
Barbara Bush removed the red nbbon
she had been wearing (in respect for
those who have died from AIDS) before
she took the stage with her husband. I
shrank back from the signs held proudly
by convention-goers that declared:
Family values forever; gay rights
never!"
I was scared . . . scared as hell. But I
had faith in the American people to see
through the code words. I had faith in
the American people to vote with their
hearts and their minds. I had faith in the
Doug 1 1
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American
people to dis
card the. mind
less rhetoric for
the ideals of jus
tice and equal
ity for all
people.
My faith
might have been
misplaced.
Because, al
though the calls
for "family val
ues" might have faded into silence, they
were replaced by something much more
frightening proposed legislation in
two states to require discrimination
against gays and lesbians. In Colorado
and Oregon Tuesday, gays and lesbians
will be voting for their very lives.
In both states, initiatives are being
considered that, among other things,
would wipe out any anti-discrimination
legislation already in place. In Oregon,
it's called Ballot Measure 9; in Colo
rado it's called Amendment 2. But the
different names don't mask their same
effect: legislating hatred, promoting
discrimination.
The campaign has not been a pretty
one. In Oregon, local gay leaders have
had the windows oftheircarsandhomes
shattered in the middle of the night. A
lesbian activist was run off the road by
a driver who screamed, "Queer!" Com
puter lists in the offices of Campaign for
a Hate Free Oregon were stolen and
people whose names were on the lists
began receiving threatening phone calls.
In both states, neo-Nazi groups linked
arms with fundamentalist Christians in
the crusade to pass the initiatives.
Strange bedfellows, huh?
Somewhere, Hitler is laughing.
Ballot Measure 9 would even ban
certain books in Oregon libraries. It
would require schools to teach that ho
mosexuality is comparable to
pedophilia. It could prevent school coun
selors from helping a struggling gay
student through the "coming out" pro
cess. Is this the America I know? Is this the
land that was founded on religious tol
erance? Is this the place that so values
equality?
Proponents of the legislation say gay s
and lesbians are seeking "special rights."
They say we're already protected under
the U.S. Constitution. They say we are
seeking to promote homosexuality with
our nation's youth.
They're wrong.
Gays and lesbians seek equal rights,
not special rights. We don't deserve to
be fired because of who we are. We
don't deserve to be kicked out of our
homes because of our sexual orienta
tion. We don't deserve to have our love
compared to malicious acts of criminal
violence.
Right now, the U.S. Constitution does
not protect us. Right now, we can be
stepped on with the full approval of the
U.S. government. Right now, we are
just fighting for our right to be left
alone.
Is that asking too much? They think
so in Oregon and Colorado. The initia
tives are given a good chance of pass
ing. So where does it end? Another holo
caust, perhaps? Gays and lesbians were
in the concentration camps with Jewish
people during World War II, and I don't
think the notion of it happening again is
entirely inconceivable. ;
And if you do, think again. The fire
bombs are already flying in Oregon and
Colorado. Activists even have been
murdered in the night. A whole class of
people is being targeted for a campaign
of hatred. . ;.j
Sound familial"? "-:"' '';
We can'ljrilow this to happen. We
can't use the polls' as a weapon of preju
dice and bigotry. We can't let our gut
level fears and anger motivate thought
less action. ;
Because if the initiatives pass in Or
egon and Colorado Tuesday, groups
around the nation could start similar
movements in every state in the Union.
A tide of oppression could sweep this
land a land known and respected for
its democratic ideals.
Dan Quay le might not be able to spell
hypocrisy, but I hope that you can.
Vote with your hearts tomorrow, but
don't leave your minds at home. Think
about the power you have in the polls.
Think about the responsibility you have
to your fellow Americans. Think about
Oregon and Colorado.
And with those thoughts in mind, I
hope you'll make the right choices.
Doug Ferguson is a senior journal
ism major from Charlotte.
Invest in education: Vote
yes on school bond
Editor's note: -Mark Chilton is a
member of the Chapel Hill Town Council.
To the editor:
As students at UNC and residents of
this community, we have a special con
nection to education here in Orange
County. Tuesday, the students of UNC
have an opportunity to show their com
mitment to public education from kin
dergarten to graduate school.
Orange County s $52 million school
bond referendum is worthy of our sup
port. The growing population of younger
people in our county needs and de
serves the expanded facilities that the
school bond would provide. The bond
would pay for the construction of two
middle schools and one high school and
for the installation of computer technology.
America and especially North Caro
lina cannot afford to pass up an oppor
tunity to invest in our future by invest
ing in our next generation. Please vote
yes on the school bond.
MARK CHILTON
Senior
Geography
Applications available for
Peer-Advising Program
To the editor:
When you were a first-semester fresh
man, did you ever wish you knew a
junior or senior in your possible major
to consult for advice on classes?
Wouldn't it have been great to learn
from others' experiences with courses
and professors? Next semester, the Gen
eral College will create such a program
with a pilot Peer-Advising Program.
Freshmen and sophomores often are
confused as to which classes to take and
which areas of study to pursue. The
General College is usually jam-packed
during pre-registration because students
understand the importance of choosing
an appropriate blend of classes for a
particular major. It is intimidating to
decide on a schedule of classes from a
brief few words mentioned in the regis
tration packet.
The Peer-Advising Program will give
freshmen and sophomores the opportu
nity to consult with their upper-class
peers for insight on their own personal
experiences at UNC. Peer Advisers will
act as "goodwill ambassadors" and be a
positive supplement to the General Col
lege advising staff. They will be a vol
unteer group of juniors and seniors,
chosen through an application and in
terview process by a selection commit
tee. These trained volunteers will allow
student perspectives to enter into the
advising process.
During the next two weeks the Gen
eral College will be accepting applica
tions from juniors and seniors inter
ested in becoming Peer Advisers. Peer
Advisers will enhance the entire advis
ing process, contribute to student needs
and develop personal attributes. The
program will allow students to assist
their fellow students in academic problem-solving
while working alongside a
faculty adviser. Each individual greatly
will improve interpersonal and group
communication skills, learn more about
general education and campus resources,
and build an impressive resume.
Peer Advisers will have several re
sponsibilities, the most important of
which is the opportunity to utilize and
share personal experiences as a UNC
student. Each person will serve as an
information source for underclassmen
and as an advocate for students' needs.
By participating in advising projects
and activities, Peer Advisers also will
teach long- and short-term planning to
the new students at our University. In
addition, this group of volunteers will
assist in exploring degTee options, class
scheduling and course selection.
Applications for the Peer-Advising
Program are available in 116 Steele
Building, at the Union desk, Campus Y
and the Sonja Haynes Stone Black Cul
tural Center. Currently, we are looking
for students who are majoring in: busi
ness, history, political science, philoso
phy, music, art, dramatic art, public
allied health, geography, sociology,
anthropology or interdisciplinary stud
ies. Each student is requested to submit
one letter of recommendation from a
faculty member and be available for
interviews. Motivation, enthusiasm and
the ability to communicate effectively
are all qualities that greatly will contrib
ute to the position of Peer Adviser. If
you will be at least a junior by the spring
of 1993 and have a 3.0 grade point
average, the Peer-Advising Program is
a fantastic outlet to give back to the
University in a positive manner while
helping your peers. Not only will it
provide a worthwhile experience for
your future, but it also will bring a sense
of satisfaction by allowing others to
leam from your experiences and les
sons at UNC.
It is time for students to take the
initiative and bring a student perspec
tive to the advising process. Let's all
work to provide such an enhancement
to our already outstanding advising pro
gram. RASHMI AIRAN
Senior
Speech communication
KATHLEEN BENZAQUTN
Assistant Dean
General College