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University Leadership Mulls S4OO Tuition Hike
BYBRONWEN CLARK
UNIVERSITY EDITOR
Although the N.C. General Assembly
approved a tuition increase of $75 for in
state students and a 7.9 percent increase for
those from out-of-state attending UNC or
N.C. State University, students on the two
campuses may incur an even greater in
crease in their tuition bills.
The General Assembly this summer
gave the boards of trustees at both schools
the power to increase tuition by as much as
New Open-Container Law Leads
To Crackdown At Campus Party
BY WENDY GOODMAN
CITY EDITOR
The influx of students and anew crop of
freshmen have brought an inevitable in
crease in partying and bar-hopping in down
town Chapel Hill. And the students’ ability
to drink is matched only by law enforce
ment officers’ ability to issue citations.
Due to a recently-enacted ordinance
prohibiting open containers of alcohol in
public areas in Chapel Hill, students will
face tougher regulations and patrolling A
conviction carries SSO plus court costs,
which are presently S6O.
This has increased patrolling by the
Chapel Hill police, UNC police and Alco
hol Law Enforcement. Many students no
ticed the increase in police at the annual
back-to-school party at Fraternity Court.
Nearly 60 citations for various viola
tions relating to drugs and alcohol were
served to students at Sunday night’s first
big party of the year. And violations will
continue to be served at future campus
parties, particularly in the next few weeks.
“We have police there every year to
deal with any alcohol violations,” Chapel
HUT police spokeswoman Jane Cousins
said. “Our officers were out there as usual
Sunday night.”
Ginny Smith, a sophomore from Char
lotte, said she was surprised by the number
of officers around Fraternity Court.
“They are getting a lot stricter,” she
said. “Usually the police just wait across
the street and watch, but this rime they
were coming up to people with flashlights
looking at their identifications and what
they were drinking.”
The ordinance that brought about the
crackdown was approved by the Chapel
Hill Town Council June 26.
The new ordinance bans the posession
The Seeds of Sheba Artist Guild celebrates black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey's birthday
Pride Unity
BYWENDYMITCHELL
SENIOR WRITER
Ten-year-old Shamika Mills and her friends danced to
“Freedom (The Theme from Panther)” as the song’s lyrics
proclaimed black fe
male empowerment:
“We will not bow
down to racism, we
will not bow down to
injustice.”
Shamika and her
friends were not just
dancing in their back
yard; they were per
forming in the the
Marcus Garvey Day
Roots Festival held at
Chapel Hill’s Seeds of
Sheba restaurant and
cultural center Satur
day afternoon.
Shamika said she
knew little about
Marcus Garvey, ex
cept that his name
was attached to the
day’s celebration. But
the lyrics Shamika
was dancing to ech
oed Garvey’s ideals
of racial pride and
unity.
Garvey was a
black nationalist
leader in the 1920s
who founded the Uni
versal Negro Im
provement Associa
tion. He coined
phrases such as "Up
You Mighty Race”
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and “Back to Africa.” He encouraged black entrepreneur
ship and supported black businesses, eventually launching
the Black Star Steamship Line.
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S4OO if they desired. The revenue raised
would not, however, be sent to Raleigh but
would remain on the individual campuses.
“We have to distinguish between tu
ition increases and an academic enhance
ment fund, ” Student Body President Calvin
Cunningham said. “Tuition increases can
be used to build roads and prisons. This
money (the possible S4OO increase) can be
invested in teachers, libraries and access
for people with need to the University.
This money stays on the Carolina campus
implemented by the local trustees.”
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Back-to-Schoo Bash
The crackdown by law enforcement officials on Sunday night
came in response to the town's new open-container law.
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of open containers of “malt beverages and
unfortified wines” on any town property
and areas that have temporarily been closed
to regular traffic for special events. “We
were hoping the limiting of alcohol will
make the events safer and more pleasant
for the people who attend, ” Cousins said.
Cousins said safety was an issue when
the law was considered.
“The new open-container law makes
our jobs a whole lot easier,” said John
Simmons, ALE District Supervisor.
Simmons said ALE officers would be
out in full force throughout the year, but
especially during the first few weeks as
King Ayola, a local reggae performer, sings of black unity u SAFER
of lynching and ‘separate but equal, ’ ” Thomas said. “Garvey
See GARVEY, Page 9A
Chancellor
Michael Hooker
said he had not yet
formulated a clear
opinion on the pro
posal because he
saw compelling ar
guments on both
sides of the issue.
“I have said be
fore to The Daily
Tar Heel that I have
strongly mixed feel-
students return, and he suspected the po
lice would be the same.
“We’re going to be a whole lot tougher
than we have been in the past because there
is a need for the enforcement,” he said.
Ron Binder, the Dean of Greek Affairs,
was also out at the campus party Sunday
night. He said he was pleased with the way
things had gone at both ends.
“My observation was that it seemed to
go well, and clearly there was a big police
presence,” he said. “I suspect the police
will be out heavily the first couple of weeks;
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Larry Thomas, publicity director for the Seeds of Sheba
Artist Guild, said that Seeds of Sheba had been considering
honoring Garvey for several years, and the timing was right
because Garvey’s birthday is Aug. 17. Seeds of Sheba, an
organization founded to support the cultural enrichment and
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ings about this,” he said. “We need the
money. We need the salary increases if we
want to build a world-class faculty.”
But Hooker said he had reservations in
throwing full support behind the proposal.
“The argument against it is that it sets a
dangerous precedent that if the legislature
wants to give more money to the Univer
sity, it can charge the student,” he said.
Cunningham said he thought the pos
sible increase would provide the Univer
sity with a unique opportunity to keep
funds on the Chapel Hill campus.
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Undergrad: New Spot for All-Nighters
BY STEPHEN LEE
STAFF WRITER
Starting Sept. 5, the Undergraduate Li
brary will be open 24 hours a day Sunday
through Thursday.
David Taylor, undergraduate librarian,
said this would be a trial period which
would last the entire semester and that a
combination of factors would determine
whether the library would maintain the 24-
hour schedule in the spring semester.
“If it’s a trouble free operation and we
serve a few students who benefit, then it’s
worth it,” Taylor said. “If there is a lot of
trouble and few people are using the li
brary, then it’s not worth it. There’s no set
criteria. Personally, I think it’s going to be
a success.”
The library will close at 6 p.m. on Fri
days and 9 p.m. on Saturdays.
Taylor said students would not lack
services late at night. They will be able to
check out books and will have full access to
education of the local
black community, has
held similar celebra
tions honoring Harriet
Tubman, Malcolm X
and Martin Luther
King Jr. Seeds of
Sheba, located on
North Graham Street
between Franklin and
Rosemary Streets, will
be holding a cultural
arts fair from 10 a.m.-
6 p.m. Sept. 9.
Thomas said he
was inspired while he
was in Jamaica for the
1987 centenary
Garvey celebration.
He emphasized that
Garvey’s teachings
are important today.
“The community has
to overcome some se
rious brainwashing
and years of damage
not physical (but)
mental. Alotofpeople
don’t know who
Marcus Garvey is,
and a lot can be
learned from him.
Marcus Garvey came
about during a time
when African Ameri
cans had low self-es
teem. This was a time
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“This is the most ideal tuition plan Caro
lina could ever hope for,” he said.
Although Cunningham said he was en
thusiastic about the academic enhance
ment fund, hesaidhe was open to students’
concerns and needs. “My ear is to the
ground. This is a major policy change. We
want to air all opinions for and against this
type of investment in Carolina.”
Hooker said he was also interested in
listening to community concerns before
judging the proposal.“(l don’t think it will
impair student accessibility) because the
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the reserve collection and computer lab.
Two people would work at the front
desk and would be able to monitor the
computer lab using a camera, Taylor said.
Also, a security guard will be stationed at
the door to check student IDs after mid
night.
Taylor said people hired to work during
the late hours would not be students, but
would come from Tar Heel Temps, an
employment agency within the University’s
Human Resources Department.
The change came about when John
Dervin and Dean Hondros, the 24-hour
study center coordinators for student gov
ernment, surveyed students through infor
mal polling to fold out who used the library
late at night and to assess their needs.
Hondros said they had to meet with
various administrators to gain approval of
the plan after finishing the proposal, which
also contained information about other
universities that have 24-hour libraries.
Hondros said that even if a few students
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legislation explicitly says that we have to
devote 35 percent to financial aid.
Interim Provost Richard Richardson
said he had decided to support the plan. “I
have had very mixed feelings. The funds
are so extremely needed. It is hard to de
cline the opportunity. After much consid
eration, I am coming down in support of
the legislation.”
Richardson said he did not know
whether the BOT would take action on the
issue. The board will hold a special meet
mg Sept. 7.
use the library at night, it was worth it to
have the long hours. “That is still a success.
We are still supporting their educational
future. I know it’s a worthwhile project.”
As far as costs go, Hondros said that
since the lighting was on from 2 a.m. to 5
a.m. because of the housekeeping staff, the
lighting will be on two hours more than
normal. He said any new costs would
mainly come from the new workers.
Amy Swan, student body vice presi
dent, said she hoped students would take
advantage of the opportunity. “We’re go
ing to work with the library and OIT to
advertise this and to really try to pump it
for studentst”
Swan said the library would be a quiet
place for students to study. “Anybody who
lives in a dorm knows that’s hard to find.”
Hondros said student safety was the
most important factor in providing the
service. “We tried to keep safety a as p
number one issue. It will be a safe place to
study. I think it will be used readily.”
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