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Page 5 The Age - Old UNC Problem Of Human Relations Revisited i: BernaDine Ward Features Editor Perhaps the most awesome and long ranged project of not only stu dent government, but the Universi ty administration, is that of improv ing human relations on campus. “If there is a place in this state anywhere in the South or anywhere in this nation or world where peop le should exist as people as closely as possible to the ideal,” Bill Moss, Student Body President, stated, “then it is on this University camp us. This should exist but that’s not the way it is now.” He believes that the first step to improving the situation is realiza tion that conflict is not limited to Black and white issues but between other races, zind homo-heterosexual situations as well. Moss added that the race rela tions problem was difficult because “There are various forms of racism and various ways of ignoring it.” A large Human Relations Com mittee has been formed to work with the union, housing association and student government. This com mittee is composed of any interes ted persons and is headed by Brian Delany; smaller groups will be formed from The Human Relations Committee. When asked about the feasibility of trying to change values that had been ingrained over a period of years. Moss replied, “We hope this program will develop with the freshman class. We realize there isn’t much you can do with people already in college. You can’t say you must behave this way, but on the other hand, you can’t be pa tronizing to minorities. We want it to be realized that minority rights are infringed upon, sometimes bla tantly, sometimes quite accidental ly.” elitists would like to believe that it is.” Along with committees, this year’s student-faculty conference will focus on breaking down social and racial barriers. Moss said he was concerned about the KKK and Last year's chairperson of the Human Rights and Relations Committee, Roland Staton. “What you can do is create an atmosphere so that people who are behaving in a way that they don’t mean can begin altering their beha vior.” “A lot of people aren’t racist, they just don’t realize that what they are doing is racist. That’s the person we want to tell ‘Look, you need to be more careful and open up.’ ” A cultural awareness week in which various cultural and racial groups on campus can be discussed and represented may be held. Moss hopes this will be one way of de stroying what he cidls “the myth that this is a white elitist campus.” According to Moss, “A lot of white water ballooning of Black students, but that he was even more con cerned about voluntary segregation on campus — a problem he attri butes to both races. Elaborating, Moss explained, “I’ve seen the letter. I can only assume that if it (KKK) is an orga nization it keeps well hidden. My speculation is that it’s one or two people; I know it’s not a common feeling among whites on campus.” “With the percentage of Blacks being so small as it is, it puts an aw ful burden on Black students and it makes it easier for white students to just ignore the situation. It will be difficult, but beliefs can be changed.” AVERY INCIDENT (Continued from Page 1) or nine or ten bags of water and throw it on someone. “How many people pass by there after 12:00, coming from the libra ry or whatever? Definitely not enough to hit with such a large quantity of water.” Avery residents involved in the incident contend that the water- throwing was a mere prank and not racially motivated, although some admit to the fact that racial obscen ities were directed at the Black pas- sersby. Wrote Avery resident Scott Young, who admitted to being in volved in the water-throwing from the start: “This incident was not at all planned toward the Blacks but anyone that walked down the side walk. I am not a racist or KKK member as neither was anyone else involved.” “The Blacks totally blew this thing out of proportion and just wanted some added attention. Be cause of the Blacks’ falseness, etc. of the facts concerning this inci dent, my opinion of the Blacks is considerably lower.” Added another Avery resident, David Osnoe (also in a written de position submitted to the Univer- .sity police): “There is no need for a BSM (Black Student Movement) because it is a separate (sic), dis tinct, racist organization. ’ “It should be changed to be cedled (sic) ASM (All Students Movement) to promote brother hood and friendship between all races here at the University.” Black Life On The Hill iS'
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